and night My Cries to thee can tell Yet God is holy and remains The Praise of Israel Our Fathers found thy ready help When they on thee rely'd Their Hopes in thee were never sham'd Nor fervent Pray'rs deny'd But like a despicable Worm Not like a Man I 'm us'd Trod under-foot and thus in Scorn By vilest Men abus'd To own and save him he believ'd That God would now appear Let him deliver him and show That he to God is dear But from my Mother's womb by thee At first I was releas'd I was thy Charge when yet I hung Upon my Mother's Breast From my Infant Age I have been cast Entirely on thy Care And of thy Loving kindness had Lord an unusual Share 11 And now when other Succours fail In this distress appear O do not thou withdraw thy self When trouble is so near Those that beset me are like Bulls Armed with rage and pow'r No hungry Lion is more fierce Or readier to devour Part II. I 'm weak as water and my bones From one another start As wax before the fire dissolves So fails my fainting heart My Moisture's so dry'd up to move My tongue scarce strength I have To tell my griefs I seem like one Just fitted for a Grave Mine Enemies like greedy Dogs Round to inclose me meet And with inhumane Cruelty Have pierc'd my Hands and Feet My flesh with grief consum'd my bones May all be told with ease This moves no pity but their Eyes With this sad sight they please My Garments they divide and Lots Upon my Vesture cast Lord let thy Pow'r now interpose And to my Succour haste Save from their Sword my Life from what Their Malice else employs Which like the Teeth and Paws and Horns Of Savage beasts destroys To all my Brethren I 'll declare The greatness of thy Name And in th' Assemblies of thy Saints Thy Goodness thus proclaim All ye that are of Jacob's Seed And Servants of the Lord Let him be glorify'd and prais'd And with due fear ador'd He did not with disdain behold Th afflicted's Miseries Nor in displeasure hid his Face But always heard their Cries Part III. The Praises due to thee O Lord Shall in thy Church be paid Before thy Saints those Vows perform'd That in distress I made The longings of the poor and meek Thy Goodness shall supply Thou shalt revive their fainting hopes Who on thy Strength rely The Gentiles by his kindness won Shall turn unto the Lord By all the Kindreds of the Earth His Name shall be ador'd The Lord is King and under him Princes their Scepters sway All Nations to his Rule submit And Homage to him pay The Rich with plenty fill'd the poor That wallow in the Dust Both shall adore and thee alone Their great Preserver trust A chosen Seed shall to their Race His Righteousness declare All own this Work of God's and tell How great his Mercies are PSLAM XXIII As the 100 Psalm GOD is my shepherd who will see That all my wants be still supply'd I shall not be expos'd to wrong Nor left to stray without a Guide The Pastures are both fresh and green Where I have Ease and sweet Repast The Streams are cool and quiet where I quench my thirst and please my tast His Comforts which revive my Soul Life's tedious Journey pleasant make And in the Peaceful ways of Grace He leads me for his Goodness sake Tho' I should walk where black despair And Sorrow cast a dismal Shade Thy Power and thy tender Care Would chase my Fears and make me glad Thou spread'st my Table where my foes Behold thy Bounty and repine To see rich Oils anoint my Head To see my Cup o'erflow with Wine Surely the Goodness of the Lord Shall still surround me all my Days I will frequent thy House and there Display thy Love and sing thy praise PSALM XXIII Another Metre THE Lord my watchful Shephesd is I to his Flock belong I shall not stray without a Guide Nor be expos'd to wrong The Pastures they are fresh and green Where I have food and Ease He leads me to the quiet stream Where I my thirst appease His Comforts which refresh my Soul Life's Journey pleasant make He guides me in his righteous Paths For his own Goodness sake Tho' I should walk where black despair Reflects a dismal Shade Thy Rod and Staff would chafe away My fears and make me glad In presence of my foes thou spread'st My Table who repine To see rich Oils anoint my Head My Cup o'erflow with Wine Surely the Goodness of the Lord Shall crown my future days I will frequent his House to shew His Love and sing his Praise PSALM XXIV THE Earth's the Lord 's to him belong All creatures it contains His gracious Care to all the World Extends o'er which he reigns He did upon the floating Seas The Earth's great Fabrick lay And on th' unstable Floods he made Her fixt Foundation stay Into that Hill where God resides Who shall admitted be Lord who within thy Holy Place May stand and worship thee He whose unspotted hands no crimes Whose heart no stains defile Whose Tongue blasphemes not God nor swears His Neighbour to beguile This is the Worshipper alone Whom God delights to bless On whom he 'll faithfully bestow His promis'd Happiness These as God's People may with hopes Of Favour seek his Face And as true Proselytes be join'd To Jacob's faithful Race Ye Gates and Everlasting Doors Be open and make room Lift up your Heads and you shall see The King of Glory come If you demand what King is this That 's with such Glory crown'd It is the mighty Lord in Fight For Victcories renown'd Ye Gates and Everlasting Doors Be open and make room List up your heads and you shall see The King of Glory come If you demand what King is this Whose Glories so excell God who commands the Heav'nly Hosts Comes now with us to dwell PSALM XXV TO God I make my Pray'r In him my trust repose O let me not become a Scorn Or triumph to my Foes Let no Events cast down Their Souls who wait on thee Let Disappointments shame their hopes That deal perfidiously Lord set thy ways before Mine Eyes in clearer Light And teach me always to perform What 's pleasing in thy Sight From the straight Paths of Truth Ne'er let me go astray On thee my Saviour I wait To teach and guide my way Lord call to mind that Love Thou didst of Old express How thou hast graciously reliev'd Thy Servants in distress Into my youthful sins No strict Inquiry make Those early faults O Lord forgive For thine own Goodness sake Part II. God who is Good and Just Will erring Souls instruct Their wandring Steps to the safe paths Of Vertue will conduct The Humble Souls hell guide And teach the Meek his way Kindness and Truth express to such As his just Laws obey Incourag'd by thy Grace For Mercy I intreat Pardon my sins O Lord that
leave them in their pow'r Nor as they judge condemn Wait on the Lord and keep his way His promis'd good shall be Thy portion and when thou art rais'd The wicked's ruine see I 've seen the wicked rise and spread Like Lawrels fresh and green But when his hasty ruine came No remnant could be seen Mark but the perfect Man and him That 's upright in his ways Mercy attends his happy Life And peace concludes his days But bold Transgressors shall not long Escape God's righteous Doom Whose utter Extirpation Shall with a vengeance come Mean while the Lord will never fail The just to save and bless Who may securely on his pow'r Rely in all distress He 'll help them in their need and be Their rescue from th' unjust His Truth to save them is engag'd Because in him they trust PSALM XXXVIII As the 100 Psalm LOrd thy rebukes I can endure When thou with kindness dost chastise But thy fierce wrath I cannot bear It this unmix'd with favour rise I feel how sharp thine arrows are How fast they stick in a deep wound The heavy load thy hand lays on Presses me down unto the ground My unsound Body tells how sad It is th' Almighty to displease And how provoking are my Sins I know by pains that have no ease A stood of overwhelming woes Threaten to sink me every hour Too great a load for me to bear Unless sustained by thy pow'r Ulcers and noisome sores have fill'd My Body and my Follies show Distorted and with trouble bent I bowing like a Mourner go For fiery boils my loins inflame Ill humours run thro every part Feeble and worn away with pain I roar for anguish of my heart I 'll add no more for Lord to thee Both what I want and how I groan My troubled thoughts and restless mind Decays of strength and sight are known Part II. My Friends and Lovers who I thought Some pity to me would express All left me and my nearest kin Stood afar oft in my distress Mean while my foes on mischief bent Against my Life they ne'er give out This they discourse and this contrive By fraud and lies to bring about Like one amaz'd I silent stood Or like a Man both deaf and mute Who neither knew their calumnies Nor their reproaches could confute Thus I behav'd my self in hopes The Lord that heard my cause would plead Nor suffer them when I was low T' insult and proudly raise their head My weak and ruinous Estate Gives a sad prospect to my view My Sins which I with grief deplore Have made these Punishments my due Mean while mine Enemies are strong Live in prosperity and peace And by the false reports they raise Making me odious they increase Ev'n they to whom kind Offices I 've done against me all combine ' Cause I the common good pursue Which they as studiously decline But O my God in this distress Forsake me not as they have done Deferr no longer my relief Whose Safety lies in thee alone PSALM XXXIX As the 100 Psalm REsolv'd I was with care t' observe My ways and chiefly watch my tongue To stifle passionate complaints How much they thriv'd who did me wrong Neither good words nor bad I spake But like a dumb man held my peace Tho whilst I thus deny'd all vent My inward grief did more increase My musing thoughts pent in grew hot My stifled sorrows wanted ease The kindled flame at length brake forth Into such words to God as these Lord teach me when my latter end And number of my days I view To measure right my self and them How I am frail and they are few My days extent is but a span Mine Age is nothing unto thee Man in his flourishing Estate Is altogether Vanity A shadow 's all that he pursues But his Vexations real are He heaps up wealth and knows not who Shall reap the Profit of his Care Part II. Let others foolishly expect How kind the flatt'ring world will prove I 'll seek my God alone to please And be ambitious of his Love Forgive me all my heinous sins And then remove thy smarting Rod Lest Fools should fancy me cast off And laugh at all my Trust in God As yet I 've silently ador'd Thy Justice in my Punishment Remove thy heavy stroak for else My strength to bear it will be spent How weak and nothing we appear When God for sin do's man chastise Like Garments fretted by the Moth So all his beauty ruin'd lies My earnest pray'r O Lord regard And to my mournful cry give ear A wandring stranger here on Earth I am as all my Fathers were Lord my decaying strength repair And spare me yet a while that I May make my peace with thee before I go away from hence and die PSALM XXXIX Another Metre I Was resolv'd t' observe my ways And chiefly watch my tongue To stifle all complaints how much They thriv'd who did me wrong Neither good words nor bad I spake As dumb I held my peace Tho' whilst I thus deny'd all vent My grief did more increase My musing thoughts grew hot my griefs Thus stifled wanted case The kindled flame at length brake forth Into such words as these Lord teach me when my end and days I have to live I view To know my self and them how I Am frail and they are few My days are but a span mine Age Is nothing unto thee When Man is in his best Estate He 's onely Vanity A shadow he pursues but his Vexations real are Gets wealth and knows not who shall reap The profit of his Care Part II. Let others foolishly expect How kind the world will prove I 'll seek to please my God and be Ambitious of his Love Forgive me all my sins and then Remove thy smarting Rod Lest fools think me cast off and laugh At all my trust in God Thee I have silently ador'd In may just punishment Remove thy Stroak or else my strength To bear it will be spent How weak alas we are when God For sin do's Man chastife Like Garments fretted by a Moth His beauty ruin'd lies My mournful state O Lord regard And to my cry give ear I am a stranger here on Earth As all my Fathers were Repair my strength O God and spare Me yet a while that I. May make my peace with thee before I go from hence and die PSALM XL. 'T IS good with patience to attend And on the Lord rely When other succours fail'd to him I pray'd who heard my cry I that in misery was plung'd Surrounded with despair Am safely plac'd above my fears And firm my goings are And now I 'll chearful praises sing To God who set me free Whilst this thy Goodness do's invite Others to trust in thee O happy Man that trusts in God And can the proud despise With the deceitful Arts of such As turn aside to Lyes Thy wond'rous works and thoughts of Love To us so many are If I would tell
a quiet stream makes glad The City of the Lord His presence shall secure her peave And timely help afford The Nations rage and threaten War But God is on our side One word of his dissolves their force And daunts their swelling pride See what his hand has done it draws The Sword out of its sheath Which while he gives it leave triumphs In Slaughter and in Death Then by another word he makes Destructive wars to cease He breaks their Arms the Bow and Spear And crowns the Earth with peace Cease then fond man to strive with God Whose Pow'r is over all For fear he should exalt himself In your unpitied fall This is our Glory that the Lord Of Hosts is on our side We in his Care as in a Forts In Safety shall abide PSALM XLVII O All ye people clap your hands And make a joyful noise With Acclamations to your God Declare your inward joys His high Perfections do proclaim Him greatly to be fear'd This King of all the world commands Your Honour and regard By him o'er warlike Nations we Our Conquests do advance And he this happy Land has chose For our Inheritance Here he resides too and in this All People we excell A signal Token 't is of Love When God with us will dwell In a triumphant state our Lord This Holy Place ascends Loud noise of trumpets all the while Our shouts of joy attends Sing chearful praises to our God Sing Praises to our King He 's Lord of all the Earth his praise With understanding sing He makes the Heathen feel his pow'r And him their Sov'reign own He seats himself upon the Ark As on his Holy Throne Rulers and People at set times Do all assemble here And whilst they worship Abr'ham's God From foes no danger fear God who their safety undertakes Superior is to all His Rule extends o'er those whom men The Earth's Defenders call PSALM XLVIII As the 100 Psalm GReat Praises to the greatest Lord Are due from none so much as those Of his own City in that Mount He for his solemn worship chose For Situation the whole Land None so delightful do's afford Seen Northward of Jerusalem The City of our Mighty Lord. As in a Royal Palace there God keeps his solemn Residence His Divine presence makes it safe No Fort can give it such defence The Forces of Confed ' rate Kings Drew near this City to attack They saw it and like men amaz'd In great Confusion hasted back Terrour and fear seiz'd all their Host No child-bed throws come on so fast Such as the Mariners feel whose ships Tost by fierce Tempests break at last God's City has such wonders seen As heretofore our Fathers told His Mercy which has sav'd us now Will still protect and it uphold Part II. Not trusting to our Arms or Forts We to thy Temple did repair Thought on thy Love and waited there What God would do by humble pray'r Thy Name 's the Lord of Hosts we found Thee so in our Deliverance And all the World thy glorious pow'r In chearful Praises will advance Thy hand for works of Mercy Lord As well as Justice is renown'd Let Sion then begin her Songs Follow'd By Judah's cities round Go round the Holy Mount her Tow'rs Her Palaces and Bullwarks view All are intire and with what Care 'T has been by Heav'n preserved shew Record it too that after times May trust in God whom we have try'd Then he who now our Guard has been Will ever be our God and Guide PSALM XLIX As the 100 Psalm LET all the People round the Earth Their Ears with great attention bow To words that equally concern Both rich and poor both high and low Wise and grave Maxims I lay down And with attention quick and sharp My self will listen while they 're sung To the soft Musick of my Harp Why should the Man who trusts in God Affright himself with needless fear In days of evil when Old Age Approaches or when Death draws near Vain men applaud their Stores yet none His Brother can from dying save Life's purchase is too great no wealth Can buy our freedom from the Grave The Ashes of the Wise and Good With Fools together mingled lie The Rich tho' loth to go must leave The World with all their wealth and die Part II. Some think on houses that they build Their Fame eternally shall stand And to preserve their Memory Give their own Names unto their Land Death levels all their State with Beasts Makes all their splendid Titles fade Yet their posterity approves The Follies and Mistakes they made Driv'n to the Grave like sheep their strength And beauty quite consum'd away They in Death's Fold shall lie â—nclos'd Till the great Resurrection-Day A Day in which the Just shall reign And o'er the Bad Dominion have Then I shall be receiv'd to bliss After I 'm raised from the Grave Be not concern'd when one 's made rich Or honour'd here for when he dies Naked he goes away from hence And stript of all his Glory lies Tho' whilst he liv'd he bless'd himself And other Men are apt to praise His prudent Management who strives His Wealth or Family to raise It 's folly all since he must tread The Path his Fathers went before And in the Place where now he dwells Never see Light or Comfort more Man that to Honour is advanc'd And with true Wisdom is not blest Tho' pleas'd with faise and flatt'ring hopes Shall die and perish like a Beast PSALM XLIX Another Metre ALL People round the Earth your ears With needful list'ning bow My words concern both rich and poor Alike both high and low Wise and grave Maxims I compose And with attention sharp My self will listen whilst they 're sung To my Melodious Harp Wherefore should he that trusts in God Affright himself with fear In evil days to see Old Age Approach or Death draw near Men boast their Stores and yet none can From Death his Brother save Life's purchase is too great to buy Our Freedom from the Grave The Ashes of die wise with fools Together mingled lie The Rich tho' loth must leave the world With all their wealth and die Some think on houses that they build Their Fame shall ever stand And that their Names may not be lost They give them to their Land Death levels all their pomp with beasts Makes all their Titles fade Yet their posterity approves All the mistakes they made Part II. Driv'n to the grave like sheep men's strength And Beauty fades away And there shall lie inclosed till The Resurrection Day Then shall the Just men reign and o'er The Bad Dominion have Then I shall be receiv'd to bliss When raised from the Grave Envy not him that 's glorious here Or rich for when he dies Naked he goes away and stript Of all his Glory lies Tho' whilst he liv'd he bless'd himself And men are apt to praise That prudent Management which wealth And Families do's raise It 's
pow'r If God will me defend My Feet his paths shall tread my Life I 'll in his service spend PSALM LVII LOrd since I trust in thee alone Mercy to me extend I fly for Shelter to thy wings Till all my troubles end To him whose pow'r is over all In my distress I 'll cry Since thou hast sav'd me heretofore Thy help will still be nigh He will employ his heav'nly aids And save me by his Pow'r Put those to shame who would my Life With greedy haste devour God's Mercy and his Truth 's engag'd For my security Tho' rather among cruel Beasts Than Men inclos'd I lie They breath mere flames their teeth are spears Their tongue a sharpned sword Exalt thy self ' bove Heav'n and Earth In my Deliv'rance Lord. When with the Fowlers treach'rous Arts My ruine was prepar'd Their Pits occasion'd their own fall Their Gins themselves insnar'd My heart O God is now prepar'd And this my Tongue shall raise Which with my Harp shall early sing A Consort to thy Praise The Great Salvation thou hast wrought I 'll to the World proclaim The scattered Nations shall assist My Songs to spread thy same Thy Mercy reaches to the Heav'ns Thy Truth unto the Skies Then let thy Glories Lord above Both Earth and Heaven rise PSALM LVIII As the 100 Psalm YE that administer affairs And Judges in great councils sit Do ye just Sentences pronounce And Righteous Men with care acquit So far from this when all things should In equal Balances be weigh'd You practise open Violence By your corrupt affections sway'd But 't is no wonder since you were Deprav'd almost as soon as born A wicked brood train'd up to lye To flatter and all Truth to scorn Your venom'd Tongues strike at my Life No Serpent deadlier poyson bears To all true Information deaf The Asp it 's said thus stops her ears In vain on that which will not hear Charmers employ their Magick-skill And all reproofs on you are lost Who are unjust by Stubborn will But tho' there 's nothing can correct Yet Lord their wickedness disarm When they like Lions fiercely rage Leave them no pow'r to do me harm Part II. May all the wicked's power fail Like hasty show'rs as quickly spent Their Arrows prove like broken reeds When e'er their Bow 's for Mischief bent Like Snails so let them melt away Or those untimely births begun With painful throes the Mothers feel Which die before they see the Sun You 're ready to devour the poor Like thorns prepar'd to seeth a pot When by a furious Tempest rais'd All 's swept away before it 's hot This Righteous Veng'ance shall provoke The Joys and Triumphs of the Good As o'er the slain with Victory They pass and dip their feet in blood And all that see it will confess That God men's actions do's regard And will not fail as they deserve Either to punish or reward PSALM LIX As the 100 Psalm LOrd save me from mine Enemies From those that now against me rise Workers of Wickedness whose rage Blood must and onely mine asswage Lo how the mighty Men are met And with strong Guards my house beset To take away my Life they wait Who by no Crime deserve their hate Thou see'st how busily they run And Lord thou know'st I 've nothing done Thou who hast oft my helper been Behold what dangers I am in What 's all their force who thus combine Lord God of Hosts compar'd with thine Spare not these Heathens who profess They 're thine but wickedly transgress When I their Malice scape by Day They come at Evening for their prey Which they like growling Dogs do watch And hunt the City round to catch Their Malice bursts out with their words They talk of naught but death and swords For who say they minds what we do Thou Lord and wilt deride them too Expos'd to all men's Scorn they 'll be Who shall their hopes defeated see Tho' strong they are on God I 'll wait Who will defend me from their hate Part II. My gracious God will now prevent My ruine upon which they re bent And by my strange escape compleat My wish in their as strange defeat I wish not they at once were slain This would be soon forgot again If onely scatter'd and brought low Their lasting shame thy pow'r would show Since their audacious Blasphemies Their Execrations Oaths and lyes Are sins whereof their Mouths are full Just Vengeance on their heads they 'll pull Thus wandring let them pine and waste And perish in thy wrath at last That there 's a God then all will know Who governs every thing below Now let them come as heretofore Watch like a growling Dog my door Or hunt me round in every street A plague like to it let them meet Forc'd like a Dog that fain would eat To wander up and down for meat And pass whole nights in sad complaints That none do's satisfie their wants But whilst they make a howling noise I 'll early raise my praising voice Proclaim God's Care and Providence in straits my refuge and defence I 'll praise thee now my danger 's o'er My strength to whom I pray'd before Thy Mercy ever sing and shew To which my Life and Safety 's due PSALM LX. IN just displeasure for our sins Deserted we have lain Our pow'rs all broken and dispers'd Lord turn to us again Our Land by sad Divisions torn Do's strange Convulsions feel The Breaches by our Folly made Thy hand can onely heal So heavy have our sorrows been And such amazement wrought As if of deadly wine w 'had drank A stupifying draught But God his promise to fulfill An Ensign do's advance To which the Righteous may repair And find deliverance That thy beloved may obtain A Saviour in their need In answer to my servent pray'rs Thy timely succours speed Part II. God's sacred promise pass'd now makes My hopes depend on thee The Land that round Samaria lies Submits it self to me The rest of Israel's Tribes unite To own my righteous Cause Ephraim's my chiefest strength for War Judah supports my Laws Moab and Edom as vile slaves To serve me will be glad Philistia meet her conqu'ring Lord And to his Triumphs add Who then will lead me to that Hold On Edom's Frontiers lies So strongly fenc'd ' gainst all assaults Which all my force defies The Lord will do 't who heretofore Refus'd our Arms to bless He 'll undertake our conduct now And crown it with Success Man's weakness helps in vain may we Thine aids in trouble meet Our hands shall do â—reat acts our foes Lie conquer'd at our feet PSALM LXI As the 100 Psalm REgard O Lord my pray'r and cry Tho' fore'd to fly in this distress T' th' utmost corner of the Land Yet thou canst hear and help no less My heart 's with sorrow overwhelm'd Be thou to me a safe retreat Where plac'd above my foes and fears I may enjoy a quiet Seat In all assaults thou
provide Our needs are all supply'd The hardned ridges of the field Soft'ned by showers yield It s seed by clods thus gently press'd Springs up by fresh rain bless'd The fruitful year rich blessings crown Which fatning Show'rs drop down The wilderness refresht with rain Tho' parch'd now Springs again The little Hills new garments wear In youthful green appear Flocks are the cloathing of the plain The Vales spread o'er with grain All Nature seems to shout and sing Welcome t' a hopeful spring PSALM LXVI LET all the Earth with joy resound To God their Voices raise Extol him in their Songs and make Him Glorious by their Praise Proclaim his mighty works in which Such terrour do's appear As makes his Foes to crouch and feign Obedience thro' their fear Ev'n all the Earth shall worship thee And sing unto thy Name Who see the wonders thou hast done To raise and spread thy Fame He turn'd the Sea into dry Land The swelling Flood made way For Israel to pass Who there His Glories did display He views the Nations and his Rule Do's o'er the World extend Then let not men rebel for pride Will in their ruine end Let all the people bless the Lord And loudly sing thy Praise Thou great Preserver of our Lives And Guide of all our ways Part II. Through severe tryals we have pass'd In grievous straits distress'd Like Beasts of burden have been us'd With heavy loads oppress'd Insolent Tyrants as vile Slaves Have trod us under feet But through all dangers we are brought Where Ease and Plenty meet I 'll go into thine house O Lord And thankful Offerings lay Before thine Altar and the Vows I made in trouble pay To honour him from whom all good Do's come I 'll spare no cost I 'll offer what he do's require And what will please him most Ye that are pious come and hear What God for me has done His Mercies shew'd to me will be For your Instruction When I with grief opprest to him My fervent cries did raise He heard me graciously and turn'd My sighing into praise God will not favour me if I Iniquity regard But he inclin'd his Ear to me And my Petitions heard O let the Glorious Name of God Be ever magnifie'd Who neither did reject my Pray'r Nor his own Grace deny'd PSALM LXVII As the 25 Psalm SHew Mercy to us Lord Bless us with gifts divine O let the Glories of thy Face On us thy Servants shine May thy hid ways be known Thy Fear on Earth abound And thy Salvation over all The Heathen World resound Let all in Psalms of Praise Their grateful thoughts express Let all the people round the World Thy mighty Name confess The Nations now may sing Their Joys since God do's reign He rules with Wisdom this great Judge Will Righteousness maintain Let all in Psalms of Praise Their grateful thoughts express Let all the people round the World Thy mighty Name confess Then shall th' enriched Earth With Plenty overflow And God on all his other Gifts His Blessing will bestow His Blessings showr'd on us Our happy Days shall crown His Pow'r and Goodness all the World With humble Fear shall own PSALM LXVIII As the 100 Psalm LET the great God arise and then His scattered foes will flee for fear Vanish like smoke and melt like wax Before the Fire when he draws near But let the just rejoice and praise His Name to which all Pow'r belongs He rides on High above the Clouds Let him be rais'd too in your Songs He pities Orphans Widows wrongs He rights bring chained Pris'ners out He for the desolate provides But plagues the RebelsLand with drought Lord when thou brought'st thy people forth From Egypt with a Mighty hand And led'st them thro' the Wilderness To bring them to the Promis'd Land The Heav'ns before thy Lightnings dropt The Earth did with thy Thunder quake Mount Sinai when the Lord came down Did from its firm Foundation shake In that dry Wilderness thou sent'st A plenteous rain at their complaint Ev'n Bread was rained down from Heav'n For their Refreshment who were faint Thy numerous people with their flocks Found a convenient dwelling there And by thy bounty Lord the poor With all things needful furnish'd were Part II. When God had giv'n them Victories A female Army 't was their use Met the returning Conquerours And in their Songs thus told the News All the great Captains of their Hosts Have left the field with hasty flight And left rich spoils all shar'd by us Women who were too weak to fight Tho' you in Egypt's servile works Sull'ied among the Pots have lien Your Armies Wings like those of Doves Victorious now shall brightly shine And so it was for when the Kings On this Side Jordan conquer'd were They as illustrious as the Snows On Salmon's Hill did then appear And when on th' other Side the Lord Your Conquests also did advance Th' high Hill of Basan then became A part of God's Inheritance But be not proud ye lofty Hills As if God meant with you t' abide Sion's the Hill which he hath chose Therein for ever to reside Thousands of Angels there attend And God is where that Host appears Sinai had once his presence now To Sion th' Honour he transferrs Part III. Like a great Conquerour our God Ascended is above the Skies And after him in triumph draws As Spoils his captiv'd Enemies He scattered his various Gifts Around to make his Bounty known Ev'n Rebels had a share ' mongst whom He dwells and they his kindness own God that heaps daily benefits On us shall have our praising Songs He is our Saviour to whom The Pow'r of Life and Death belongs In his just Vengeance he shall wound The Heads of all that him resist On whom no Methods of his Love Prevail who still in sin persist God is resolv'd the Victories Of former Ages he 'll renew As great as those in Bashan's Land And the Red Sea his People knew Thine Arms shall so victorious be And such a Slaughter shall be made That in thine Enemies blood the Dogs Their tongues may dip and thou mayst wade All know the Pomp with which God made His entrance to the Holy place Singers and Players Virgins too With Timbrels the procession grace Who as they went along all join'd Their Voices and this Song they sung In your assemblies bless the Lord All ye that are from Jacob sprung The Tribes all with their Princes came Judah and Benjamin lay near But the remote too Zobulun And Nephthali attended there Part IV. This Union which thy God has made O Israol has made thee strong Confirm it Lord and what 's begun So happily continue long Such Blessings on Jerusalem Shall from thy Temple there come down That by rich Presents thither brought Kings shall themselves thy subjects own Check that fierce Prince like a wild beast With rage to War against us bent With Captains furious as Bulls Souldiers as Heifers insolent Prancing
ways of Providence They spring and flourish like the Grass With good success o'erjoy'd And onely grow to be mown down And utterly destroy'd Thou Lord most high dost ever live They cannot scape from thee All shall be ruin'd and dispers'd That work Iniquity Still higher to exalt my Pow'r Thou Lord wilt thine employ And crown that Pow'r and Dignity With undisturbed Joy This pleasure I shall have by those My ruine had combin'd To see them stript of all their pow'r And their own mine find ' But righteous men like fruitfull Palms Or stately Cedars grow For planted in thy Courts they 're fed With Springs that ever flow There they are fair and ever thrive And still more fruit shall bring Age that makes other things decay Makes them more flourishing Thus God appears to all the World To be both Good and Just No falseness can be charg'd on him Who is my Rock and Trust PSALM XCIII As the 100 Psalm THE Lord do's reign and like a King Puts on his Robes of glorious Light Tremble thou Earth when he appears Cloathed and girt about with Might Under his Rule th' unquiet World Will gain stability and peace Of old his Empire did begin And like himself can never cease In vain the World rebellious Pow'rs In Tumults and Commotions rise Like troubled Waters of the Sea That bid defiance to the Skies Resist not his unequal strength That 's far above your threatning noise For ev'n the Seas unruly waves Do calmly listen to his voice Lord as thy Pow'r can never fail So all thy Promises are sure It 's thy Perfection to be true And theirs that serve thee to be pure PSALM XCIII Another Metre THE Lord do's reign and cloaths himself With Robes of glorious light Tremble thou Earth when he appears Girded about with Might Now the unquiet World will gain Stability and Peace His Empire was of old and like Himself can never cease In vain the World 's rebellious Pow'rs Combin'd in Tumults rise Like Waters of the Sea that bid Defiance to the Skies Resist not his unequal strength That 's far above your noise For even the Seas unruly Waves Are calmed at his voice Thy Power Lord can never fail Tny Promises are sure Thy Glory 's to be true and theirs That serve thee to be pure PSALM XCIV THou great Avenger of all wrongs At length thy Justice shew Arise and render to the proud Rewards that are their due How long shall evil men triumph And boast their Villanies Speak scornfully of God himself And Providence despise Who whilst the ruine of the poor And innocent they plot Say that the Lord do's not discern Or else regards it not When will these brutish Sinners learn These senseless Fools be wise Shall not he hear that made the Ears And see that form'd the Eyes He the rude Nations do's instruct And teaches Man his skill Shall not he know then and chastise Thy disobedient Will O flatter not thy self nor these Impieties maintain God knows these very thoughts of thine How false they are and vain Lord he 's a happy man whom thou By chastisements hast taught And thereby to a sense of thee And of his duty brought God in his Mercy will at length From Troubles set him free Whilst Vengeance ruines wicked mens Short-liv'd prosperity Part II. Tho' good men for a while chastis'd May under Troubles groan God will not utterly forsake Nor cast away his own Neglected Judgment shall return Again to act its part And then Felicity shall crown The men of upright Heart T' oppose my wicked foes I call'd To other aids in vain Without thy succours in tha Grave I and my hopes had lain When I despair'd to keep my Feet Thy Mercy me upheld Thy Comforts eas'd my troubled thoughts And swelling passions quell'd Will ever God Tyrannick Acts Of unjust Thrones abett Who under forms of Law t' oppress The Righteous power get They meet in Council and resolve That such mens Lives they 'll have And whom their Sentence do's condemn No Innocence can save But against such unjust Decrees The Lord is my defence He 'll be my Refuge to secure Me from their Violence What Mischiefs they ' gainst me design'd Their ruine shall confess For God will surely cut them off In their own wickedness PSALM XCV As the 100 Psalm COme let us all unite our joys And to the Lord our voices raise Before his presence let us come With thankfull Hearts and Psalms of praise Our Lord is a great God and King Of mighty Pow'r and eminent Above all Gods him Angels serve And Princes onely represent The secret places of the Earth And strength of Hills are in his Hand He made the Waters of the Sea And for their bound prepar'd dry Land To him that made us let us kneel And humble Adorations give Who are the People of his Care The Sheep that on his Pastures live To day let 's hearken to his voice And not such hardened Sinners prove As those that in the Wilderness Provok'd and tempted God above They prov'd his Pow'r and saw his Works And griev'd his Patience forty year Till wearied with their murmurings That Race he could no longer bear He did their stupid Unbelief And base Ingratitude detest And in his Indignation sware They should not come into his Rest PSALM XCV Another Metre COme let us with united joys To God our voices raise With thankfull Hearts before him come And loudly sing his Praise Our God is a great God and King In Power eminent Above all Gods him Angels serve And Princes represent The secrets of the Earth and strength Of Hills are in his Hand He made the Waters of the Sea And for their bound dry Land To him that made us let us kneel And Adorations give Who are his People and the Sheep That on his Pastures live To day let 's hear his voice and not Such hardened Sinners prove As those that in the Wilderness Provoked God above They prov'd his pow'r and saw his works And griev'd him forty year Tell wearied with that murm'ring Race He could no longer bear He did their unbelief and base Ingratitude detest And in his Anger sware they should Not come into his Rest PSALM XCVI As the 100 Psalm LET all the Earth their voices raise To sing the choicest Psalm of Praise To sing and bless God's sacred Name And all his saving Works proclaim His Glory let the Heathen know His Wonders to the Nations show Let him be prais'd that is so high More fear'd than any Deity To Idols Heathen worship's paid Our Lord both th' Earth and Heavens made He in Majestick Splendor dwells In Beauty and in Strength excels Let every Tongue and every Tribe Glory and Pow'r to God ascribe The Glory give that is his due Their Off'rings in his Courts renew There fall down humbly and confess The Beauty of his Holiness Let all the Earth the Lord revere And by their Duty shew their fear Say to the
World th' Almighty reigns A Judge that Equity maintains He 'll make their Wars and tumults cease And bless the World with quiet peace Let Heav'n and Earth proclaim their joys The Ocean by its roaring noise Fields by the fairness of their crops Trees by the Fruits that crown their tops At his approach all Nature's glad And onely Sinners are afraid All whom he judges will confess His Equity and Righteousness PSALM XCVI Another Metre LET all the Earth their voices raise To a new Song of praise Sing we and bless God's Sacred Name His saving Works proclaim His Glory let the Heathen know To all his wonders show And when his praise aloud is heard More than all God's be fear'd To Idols Heathen worship's paid Our Lord the Heavens made His Honour 's great beyond compare His Strength and Beauty are Let every Tongue and every Tribe Glory to God ascribe The Glory give due to his Name Whose Courts your Off'rings claim There fall down humbly and confess The Beauty ' of Holiness Let all the Earth the Lord revere Let Duty shew their Fear Say to the World th' Almighty reigns A Judge that Right maintains He 'll make their Wars and Tumults cease And bless die World with Peace Let Heav'n and Earth proclaim their joys Seas by their roaring noise Fields by the fairness of their crops Trees by their fruitfull tops At his approach all Nature's glad Sinners alone afraid All whom he judges shall confess His Truth and Righteousness PSALM XCVII As the 100 Psalm LEt th' Earth rejoice fince God do's reign For tho' thick darkness do's surround And cloud his ways of Providence Yet perfect Justice is their ground When God prepares himself for wrath His Lightnings flame around the Skies A dreadfull Fire before him goes To burn up all his Enemies Th' amazed Earth sees this and quakes The Hills like melted wax flow down The Heav'ns his Justice do proclaim And men below his Glories own Confounded be those worshippers That to a graven Image bow And boast of Idols worship him Angels above and gods below Good men will hear the News with joy When Judgments on these Sinners fall Which tell the World their gods are vain And thou art high above them all All ye that love and serve the Lord Strictly preserve your Innocence Then tho' the wicked seek your fall God will stand up in your defence Th' immortal Seeds of Light and Bliss For truly pious men are sown A joyfull Harvest will at length Their Labours and their Sorrows crown Then let your chearfull temper show The God you serve is good and kind Praise him for all his Mercies past And wait with joy for those behind PSALM XCVII Another Metre GGD reigns let all the Earth rejoyce Tho' darkness may surround And cloud his ways of Providence Yet Justice is their ground Lightnings when God prepares for wrath Do flame around the Skies A Fire before him goes to burn Up all his Enemies The Earth sees this and quakes the Hills Like melted Wax slow down The Heav'ns his Righteousness declare And men his Glories own Confounded be those Worshippers That to an Image bow And boast of ldols worship him Angels and gods below Good men will joy when punishments Shall on these Sinners fall Which shew their gods are vain and thou Art high above them all All ye that love and fear the Lord Preserve your Innocence Then let the Wicked seek your fall God will be your defence Th' immortal Seeds of Light and Bliss For pious men are sown A joyfull Harvest will at length Their Works and Sorrows crown Then let your cheerfull temper show The God you serve is kind Praise him for Mercies past and wait With joy for those behind PSALM XCVIII REnew your Songs to God and tell What Wonders he has done Let all proclaim the Victories His pow'rfull Arm has won His Mercy which was kept before A secret and inclos'd Now to the clear and open view Of Heathens is expos'd His promis'd Goodness and his Truth Was first to Israel shown But now the Ends of th' Earth have seen His great Salvation Let all the Earth this welcome News Applaud with loudest noise Joyn Musick to their Hymns of Praise To testifie their Joys Let swelling Seas roar and excite The Joys of neighbouring Lands Let echoing Hills the noise repeat And Rivers clap their Hands Whole Nature well may feel a change When God's approach is nigh Who comes to judge and rule the World With Truth and Equity PSALM XCIX As the 100 Psalm THE Lord do's reign and on his Throne Between the Cherubins do's sit Let the Earth quake and fear possess The People that inhabit it God who in Sion dwells is great And high above all People rais'd O may his holy Name by all Adored be and ever prais'd Pow'r in this King with Equity And Justice mixt will do all right He governs always by these Rules Mercy and these are his delight Extol him in your Praises then And prostrate at his Footstool shew Your low submission to your God As he is Holy this is due Mâ—ses and other famous men Of old thus their Addresses made Before the Lord fell down and he Gave gracious Answers when they pray'd He from a cloudy Pillar spake They understood from thence his Will His Testimonies they observ'd And all his Orders did fulfill The Lord did their Petitions grant And was propitious for their sake To great Offenders upon whom Just Vengeance he began to take Extol him in your Praises then And at his holy Hill fall down By this submission show that you His Holiness and Greatness own PSALM C. LET all the Nations of the Earth To God their chearful voices raise With Gladness worship him and come Before his Face with Songs of praise Our Lord is God 't was he alone Did to us all our Beings give We are the People of his care The Sheep that on his Pastures live Enter his Gates with thankful Hearts His Praises in his Courts proclaim And by his pow'rful love inflam'd Delight to bless his sacred Name For God is infinitely Good His Mercy is for ever sure And ev'ry changing Age shall see His Truth will still the same endure PSALM C Another Metre LET all that dwell on Earth to God Their chearful voices raise Serve him with joy and come before His Face with Songs of praise The Lord is God who did alone To all their Beings give We are his People and the Sheep That on his Pastures live Enter his Courts with thankful hearts His Praises there proclaim And by his Love inflam'd delight To bless his sacred Name For God is infinitely good His Mercy ever sure And every changing Age will see His Truth the same endure PSALM CI. As the 113 Psalm MErcy and Judgment Lord I 'll sing That mercy which has made me King ' Shall wisely still direct my course Thy perfect Law the guide I 'll make Of all my ways and none shall
wealth increases with their flocks Thus are they blest but when they sin They 're punish'd and brought low again Ev'n Princes are expos'd to scorn And wander in a state forlorn But he exalts the poor on high And spreads their num'rous Family The Just with gladness this shall see And wickedness shall silent be How few there are with care record These wond'rous dealings of the Lord But wise Observers still shall find That God is infinitely kind PSALM CVIII MY Heart O God is now prepar'd And this my Tongue shall raise Which with my Harp shall early sing A consort to thy praise The great Salvation thou hast wrought I 'll to the World proclaim The scattered Nations shall assist My Songs to spread thy Fame Thy Mercy reaches to the Heav'ns Thy Truth unto the Skies O may thy Glories Lord above Both Earth and Heaven rise That thy Beloved may obtain A Saviour in their need In answer to my servent pray'rs Thy timely succours speed God's sacred promise pass'd now makes My hopes depend on thee The Land that round Samaria lies Submits it self to me The rest of Isr'els Tribes unite To own my righteous cause Ephraim's my chiefest strength for War Judah supports my Laws Moab and Edom as vile slaves To serve me will be glad Philistia meet thy conqu'ring Lord And to his triumphs add Who then will lead me to that Hold On Edom's Frontiers lies So strongly fenc'd ' gainst all assaults Which all my force defies The Lord will do 't who heretofore Refus'd our Arms to bless He 'll undertake our Conduct now And crown it with success Man's weakness helps in vain may we Thine aids in trouble meet Our Hands shall do great acts our foes Lie conquered at our Feet PSALM CIX As the 100 Psalm LORD since my glor'ing is in thee Be thou concern'd t' avenge my wrongs Who now am wickedly traduc'd By lying and deceitful tongues By odious calumnies close siege They to my Reputation lay And unprovok'd with open force Attempt to take my life away I have deserved well of those Who now mine adversaries are I sought not safety by Revenge When off'red but of God by pray'r Evil for good is my reward The more I love I'm hated more ' Gainst the chief author of these wrongs Thy Justice therefore I implore By the worst Judge may he be try'd And by a Dev'lin spight accus'd Be pronounc'd guilty and his pray'r For Pardon as a sin resus'd By an untimely death cut off His Office let another take Want on his Children be entail'd His wife a forlorn widow make May they a sorry vagrant life By begging up and down maintain And their own Houses lying waste Seek for a Lodging where they can Part II. Let an exacting Creditor Seize his Estate as lawful spoil And may a perfect stranger reap The fruit of all his care and toil Let none t' his Memory be kind No pity to his Race be shown But let them parish and their Name Be in the following Age unknown Visit on him his Parents Crimes Since he in sin would like 'em be To shew that they are not forgot Root out their cursed memory He when the poor for mercy call'd Nothing but cruelty did breath And when their Hearts were broke with grief He persecuted them to death Let all the Curses that he wish'd To others on his own head light And may he by a just reward Want all that Blessing he did slight In cursing and malicious Lyes As in rich Cloaths he took a pride And may its sad effect like drink Through all his Veins and Bowels slide Sinking into his Bones like Oyl Let it allow him no repose Cover him with it like a Vest As with a Girdle bind it close Part III. This shall be their reward from God Whose spight is on my ruine bent And question not to make it sure By Lyes and Slanders they invent But since thy Honour is engag'd And Mercy too Lord take my part Oh save mel when by all forsook And pierc'd with sorrow to the heart I vanish like an Evening shade Toss'd like a Locust up and down My Knees and all my Joints are weak My Body lean with fasting grown They add unto my miseries Reproach and all the signs of scorn Lord let thy Mercy interpose To help and save me thus forlorn Force them to own herein thy pow'r Who curse in vain whom God will bless Let me with joy see them asham'd That their attempts had no success Cloath'd with Confusion may they wish To hide themselves from their own shame In full Assemblies then I 'll sing The lowdest praises to thy Name God the great Patron of the poor Will as his Advocate stand by Defend his Cause and save his Life When he 's unjustly doom'd to die PSALM CX As the 100 Psalm THUS spake the Lord unto his Son Sit thou advanc'd on my right hand Till all thy conquer'd Foes shall crouch And wait their doom from thy command From Sion shall thy word go forth Which like a Sceptre thou shalt sway To bring the Stubborn under Rule And make them willingly obey The Conquests shall be great that day The numerous Converts thou shalt view Shall make an Army that exceeds Thy Chrystal Drops of morning Dew The Lord hath all his Truth engag'd By Oath which he can never break To make thee an eternal Priest Of th' Order of Melchizedeck And when he 's raised to his Throne Proud Monarchs that oppose his Reign Shall fall and all the wicked world That will not stoop to him be slain Whilst he pursues this work he 'll stoop To mean refreshments in the way But with a glorious reward God will his sufferings repay PSALM CX Another Metre THUS spake the Lord unto his Son Sit thou on my right hand Till all thy Foes shall crouch and wait Their doom at thy Command From Sion shall thy word go forth This Sceptre thou shalt sway Under thy Rule shall Rebels come And willingly obey Thy Conquests shall be great that day The Converts thou shalt view Shall make an Army that exceeds The drops of morning Dew The Lord hath all his Truth engag'd By'an Oath he cannot break Thou' rt ever Priest of th' Order made Of great Melchizedeck And when he 's raised to his Throne Kings that oppose his Reign Shall fall and all the Heathen World That will not stoop be slain Whilst thus employ'd he 'll stoop to mean Refreshments in the way But God with glorious rewards His Sufferings will repay PSALM CXI MY Soul's best Pow'rs I will engage And with affection join In those Assemblies where the Saints To praise the Lord combine They that contemplate thy great works Will soon with pleasure see Thy Pow'r how glorious it is How great thy Purity The wonders of thy Providence They 'll often call to mind With grateful hearts proclaim that God Is gracious and kind How in the Wilderness he gave Food with a liberal hand And made
in his Goodness trust Whom God will bless and with his Love Both crown and shield the just PSALM VI. As the 100 Psalm LOrd I can suffer thy rebukes When thou with kindness dost chastise But thy fierce wrath I cannot bear O Let not this against me rise Pity my languishing Estate And those perplexities I feel While crushed by thy heavy hand O let thy gentler touches heal Lord for thy Goodness sake return And save my Life for in the Grave None can remember thee nor thou Thankful acknowledgments canst have See how I pass my weary Days In sighs and groans and when 't is Night I drown my Bed and self in tears My grief consumes and dims my sight Depart ye wicked Foes your hopes Are dash'd for this my mournful Voice Will bring God nearer to mine aid When ye come flocking to rejoice The Lord hath heard my pray'r and those Who gap'd upon me as their prey Will vex themselves at their defeat And in Confusion turn away PSALM VI. Another Metre LOrd I can well endure when thou Dost kindly me chastise But thy fierce wrath I cannot bear O let it never rise Pity my weak Estate and those Perplexities I feel While crushed by thy hand O let Thy gentler touches heal ln mercy Lord return and spare My Life for in the Grave None can remember thee nor thou Canst chearful praises have See how I pass my weary days In groans and when 't is Night I drown my Bed and felt in tears My grief consumes my sight Depart ye wicked Foes your hopes Are dash'd my mournful voice Will bring me help from God when ye Come flocking to rejoice The Lord hath heard my pray'r and those That gaped for a prey Vexed at their defeated hopes With shame shall turn away PSALM VII As the 100 Psalm O My good God in thee I trust Save me from harm as thou art just With Lion's rage mine Enemy Will tear me whilst no Saviour's nigh But Lord if e'er my guilty mind Has such iniquity design'd Or I with ill returns of spite My peaceful Neighbour did requite If I 've not sav'd and set him free Who 's now my causeless Enemy Then let him lay as 't is but just My Life and Honour in the Dust In Anger arm'd with pow'r arise To quell my raging Enemies Great Judge Mens careless Justice here Calls for thy Judgments more fevere Oppressed People round thee wait Till thou ascend thy Judgment Seat God equal Justice will dispence Clear then my wronged Innocence Make Malice and Injustice cease And settle Righteous Men in peace God sees our thoughts and never can Be brib'd to favour unjust Man Part II. God knows my heart to be sincere And will be my Deliverer He will defend the Righteous cause Gainst wicked men who break his Laws Whose Punishment tho' he delay He 's angry with them every day But when forbearance proves a let To their return his Sword he 'll whet After fair warnings to repent God's Bow 's for Execution bent Whence 't is decreed he 'll arrows shoot Deadly to them that persecute Forbear then further to design Against a Life will ruine thine Nor be at pains to dig a pit When sure thy self to fall in it So stones with Malice upward thrown To break my head may crush thine own And violent dealing prove when bent To others harm thy punishment Lord in chase just returns of thine Thy Faithfulness do's brightly shine And as thy Name on high they raise Shall be the Subject of my praise PSALM VII Another Metre O My good God in thee I trust Save me as thou art just My Life when there 's no Saviour near A Lion's rage will tear But Lord if e'er my guilty mind Such wickedness design'd Or I with ill returns of Spite My Neighbour did requite If I 've not sav'd and set him free Who ' is now mine Enemy Then let him Jay as 't is but just Mine honour in the Dust In Angen arm'd with pow'r arise To quell mine Enemies Great Judge mens careless Justice here Calls for thine more severe Oppressed People round do wait Till this judge takes his Seat Impartial Justice he 'll dispence Clear then mine Innocence Make malice and injustice cease Settle just men in peace God sees our thoughts and never can Favour unrighteous man Part II. God knows my heart sincere to be And will deliver me He will defend my righteous cause ' Gainst those who break his Laws Whose punishment tho' he delay He 's angry every Day And if forborn they 're wicked still His Sword he whets to kill After fair warnings to repent His Bow lies ready bent From whence he 'll deadly arrows shoot ' Gainst them that persecute Against my Life cease to design 'T will only ruine thine Nor be at pains to dig a Pit When sure to fall in it So stones thrown up to break my head May crush thine own instead And violent dealing prove when bent T' hurt me thy punishment Lord in these just returns of chine Thy Truth do's brightly shine And as thy Name on high they raise Promote my Songs of Praise PSALM VIII ALL the Earth's praises to thy Name Its Greatness Lord declare Heav'n's Lustre by thy Glory is Out-shin'd in brightness far From the weak pow'rs of Babes thou mak'st Thy Victories arise They still the Triumphs of thy Foes And shame thine Enemies When I to Heav'n thy glorious Work Raise mine admiring Eye And there behold the Moon and Stars That beautify the Sky Lord what is Man that he should have In thy kind thoughts a place Why dost thou thus advance and bless His miserable Race Tho' lower than the Angels made He wears a glorious Crown Thy Works below all stoop to him And him their Sov'reign own The Beasts that in the Pastures feed Or in the Desarts lie Fishes that move within the Seas Or Fowls beneath the Sky These are his Slaves but let not Man Disown God's Government Whose Pow'r do's Rule the World whose Name Alone is Excellent PSALM IX As the 100 Psalm WIth all my Soul I 'll bless the Lord And all his mighty works proclaim Gladness and Joy shall fill my heart Whilst I sing praises to his Name All my proud Foes did turn their backs And sought their Safety in their flight When they saw God stand on our Side They wounded fell and perish'd quite When I oppos'd my self against That daring Foe who God defy'd He then maintain'd my Cause and gave An open Judgment on my Side The Heathens Insolence was check'd When their tall Champion fell with shame Thou 'st put an everlasting blot Of Infamy upon their Name Then boast no more proud Enemy Our Countries Desolation What Cities thou wilt waste and lay In ruin'd heaps these hopes are gone Th' Eternal God from Change secure Has plac'd his Throne in glorious Light When he appears to judge the World His Sentence will be just and right From him th' oppress'd will
his People to possess The Heathens pleasant Land Faithful and Just are all his Works His Word no less is sure When once his Promise is engag'd Performance is secure Isr'el from slavery redeem'd His Holiness did know Their foes the terrour of his Name Felt in their overthrow To fear the Lord true wisdom is And he that strives to please His Maker understands him best Whose praise shall never cease PSALM CXII As the 100 Psalm BLest is the Man that fears the Lord Whose pleasure 't is to doe his Will His seed shall be renown'd on Earth His happy Race shall flourish still His house with plenty shall be fill'd And as his wealth and stores increase His bounty is enlarg'd no fear Of future want do's make it less When troubles fall unto his share They 'll in his greater comfort end What kindness God on him bestows The same to others he 'll extend He lends assistance to the poor Discreetly orders all his way Nothing shall move this righteous Man Or make his memory decay No news of threatning danger can His confidence in God displace He with undaunted courage looks His foes securely in the face God his diffusive charity With sutable rewards will crown Not onely those above bestow But honour here and great renown Mean while the wicked shall repine With indignation at his bliss And melt away with grief to see This Man obtain what they shall miss PSALM CXII Another Metre O Happy Man that fears the Lord And joys to doe his Will His seed shall be renown'd on Earth His race shall flourish still His house with plenty shall be fill'd And as his stores increase His bounty is enlarg'd no fear Of want do's make it less When troubles fall unto his share They 'll in his comfort end What kindness God on him bestows To others he 'll extend He lends assistance to the poor Discreetly guides his way Nothing shall move this Man or make His memory decay His trust in God no threatning news Of danger can displace He with undaunted courage looks His En'mies in the face God his diffusive charity With great rewards will crown Both those above bestow and here Honour and great renown Mean while the wicked shall repine With envy at his bliss Consume with grief to see this Man Obtain what they shall miss PSALM CXIII YE servants of th' eternal King To God your chearful praises sing Whose Name be blest for evermore His goodness over all is great Where e'er the Sun do's rise or set Since all are blest let all adore O'er all the Earth the Lord do's reign And Heav'n's too narrow to contain His Glories that are infinite Let not poor borrowed greatness dare With his Perfections to compare Who dwells in uncreated Light He condescends so far to know Th' affairs of mortals here below As well as those in Heav'n above To shew how he o'er all things sways He from the dust the poor do's raise And from his vile estate remove From thence advances him on high To unexpected dignity And sets him a royal Throne When age and nature doth despair He makes the barren womb to bear O therefore praise this God alone PSALM CXIV As the 113 Psalm WHen the great God had Isr'el's seed From Egypt and oppression freed He then declar'd himself their King Whose bright appearance as they pass'd The Sea beheld and fled in haste Jordan retir'd unto its spring Sinai when God came down did shake Th' adjoyning mountains all did quake And like affrighted Rams did skip The little hills could not forbear By trembling too to shew their fear Like Lambs that round their Mothers trip What ail'd the Sea thus to shrink back Or Jordan its old banks forsake So cross to Nature's fixed Laws Why should great Mountains skip like Rams And little hills like frighted Lambs Why seems it strange when God's the cause Not Hills alone when he is near But the whole Earth may quake for fear As into strange Convulsions thrown For Rocks into a wat'ry Lake And Flints into a Fountain brake When God would make his Power known PSALM CXV As the 100 Psalm NOT unto us Lord not to us But to thy Name the praise we owe To thy free goodness and thy truth The springs whence all our blessings flow Why should the Heathen ask in scorn Where is the God whom ye adore In Heav'n he reigns but do's on Earth What e'er his Will ordain'd before Silver and Gold their Idols are And all their worth derive from thence With no Divinity inspir'd Since they are void of life and sense For tho' the Maker forms an Eye A Mouth or any other Part He cannot give them sight or breath Nor lively motion by his art Fond Men to think your hands can make A God to which our knees should bow You trust what cannot help it self Statues have sense as much as you O Isr'el in the living God Repose your trust and confidence He 'll help you to subdue your foes In dangers he 'll be your defence Let A'ron's house on God rely To you he 'll be an help and shield Trust in him ye that fear the Lord Whose care and aid will safety yield He who in ages past was kind In after times will be no less He th' house of Israel will save The Priests of A'ron's house will bless He 'll bless all pious worshippers Of low as well as high degree And largely heap his benefits On you and your posterity O happy state thus to be blest By him that made both Earth and Heav'n His throne in Heav'n is plac'd the Earth In kindness he to Man has giv'n The silent Grave cannot declare Thy wonders nor proclaim thy praise We 'll now begin that blessed work Which shall continue all our days PSALM CXV Another Metre LORD not to us but to thy Name We give the praise we owe To thy free goodness and thy truth Whence all our blessings flow Why should the Heathen ask us Where 's That God whom you adore In Heav'n he reigns but do's on Earth What he ordain'd before Silver and gold their Idols are Their worth derive from thence With no Divinity inspir'd Since void of life or sense For tho' the Maker forms an Eye A Mouth or other Part He cannot give them sight or breath Motion or Life by art Fond Men with hands to make a God To which our knees should bow You trust what cannot help it self Statues have sense like you O Isr'el in the living God Repose your confidence To quell your foes he 'll be your help In dangers your defence Let A'ron's house on him rely He 'll be your help and shield All that fear God trust him whose care And aid will safety yield He that before was kind will be In after times no less The house of Isr'el he will save The Priests of A'ron's bless He 'll bless all pious Worshippers Of low or high degree And heap his benefits on you
Resembling that of Heav'n above Where Brethren peacefully unite In sweet accord and hearty Love It 's like the precious Ointment pour'd On A aron's consecrated Head Which first ran down his Face and thence Unto his costly Vesture spread Like Dews that visit every Hill Or as the fruitfull Show'rs of Rain Tho' first on higher Grounds they fall Descend and water all the Plain None can express the Joys that meet Where Love and Amity abound Their Souls are fill'd with inward Peace Their prosp'rous State with blessing crown'd PSALM CXXXIII Another Metre O Happy Companies on Earth Resembling Heav'n above Where Brethren peacefully unite In sweet Accord and Love It 's like the precious Ointment pour'd Upon the High-priest's Head Which first ran down his Beard and thence T' his costly Garments spread Like Dews that visit every Hill Or fruitfull Show'rs of Rain Tho' first on higher Grounds they fall Thence water all the Plain None can express the Joys that meet Where mutual Love is found Their Souls are fill'd with inward Peace Their State with blessing crown'd PSALM CXXXIV As the 100 Psalm YE Servants of th' Eternal Lord Who early at his Temple wait And there your late attendance give See that his Name ye celebrate And as that Holy place requires Pure hands in your Devotions raise To all your other Off ' rings joyn The gratefull Sacrifice of Praise God the great Maker of the World As great in Goodness as in Pow'r Give gracious Answerd to thy Pray'rs And blese his People every Hour PSALM CXXXIV Another Metre YE Servants of the Lord above Who at his Temple wait See that before the rising Sun His Name ye celebrate And in that Holy place pure hands In your Devotions raise To all your other Off ' rings joyn The Sacrifice of Praise The Lord that made the World as great In Goodness as in Pow'r Give ear to thy requests and bless His People every Hour PSALM CXXXV YE Servants of th' Almighty Lord That Heav'n and Earth did frame Who at his House and Altar wait Praise ye his Glorious Name O let the Goodness of the Lord Your best Affections raise Your inward Pleasure will increase Together with your Praise Ye Isra'elites have greatest cause To praise him and rejoyce You that are dearer unto God His Treasure and his Choice In him do all Perfections meet His greatness knows no bound What e'er by other Gods is claimed In him alone is found His Pow'r created all at first His Pleasure rules them still His uncontrolled mind the Heav'n The Earth and Seas fulfil By undiscerned Force he makes The Vapours to arise Which frame the Clouds where Fire unquench'd Mingled with Water lies From thence the dreadfull lightnings burst And rains are poured down He brings his boist'rous winds and storms From Treasuries unknown He the first-born of man and beast At once in Egypt slew Whose King and Court by fearfull plagues His wond'rous Power knew Part II. He smote great Nations and slew Kings That Potent Sceptres sway'd Sihon and Og ' mong these for War The greatest Figure made All Can'an's Kingdoms too at last With all their Kings he smote Whose rich and pleasant Land became Our Heritage and Lot Supported by such glorions Works Thy Fame can never die But thy Memorial shall endure To all Eternity Tho' God's offending People may Under oppression mourn He 'll take their part and all his wrath Shall into kindness turn The Heathen Idols Silver are Or Gold at best and thence Derive their worth but are no Gods Since void of Life or Sense For tho' the Maker forns an Eye A Mouth or other part He cannot give them Sight or Breath Motion or Life by Art Fond men with hands to make a God To which our Knees should bow You trust what cannot help it self Statues have Sense like you O House of Isr'ael bless the Lord Ye Priests his praise proclaim Bless him ye Levites and let all That fear him do the same 21 From Sion may his Songs of praise Sound forth with sweet accord He in this Holy City dwells O praise this Highest Lord. PSALM CXXXV Another Metre As the 148 Psalm YE Servants of the Lord That Heav'n and Earth did frame Who at his Altar wait Praise ye his Glorious Name His Goodness do's To this invite His praise will give The best delight Ye Isr'aelites are bound Greatly your God to bless Who unto Jacob did Such special Love express Whose Children still To God are dear His Treasure and Peculiar care In him all Glories meet His Greatness knows no bound What other Gods do claim In him alone is found Who as at first He all things made Still rules o'er all By all obey'd All things in Heav'n above Are subject to his Will The Earth and Seas below His pleasure do fulfil At his Command From the World's End Vapours to frame The Clouds ascend The dreadfull Flashes thence Of pointed Lightnings fly Those Fires remain unquench'd Tho' mix'd with Rains they lie He brings forth Winds That loudly blow From Treasuries Which none can know Part II. He the First-born of Man And Beast in Egypt slew Whose King and Court by plagues His wond'rous Power knew Great Nations then And Kings he smote Sihon and Og Of greatest note The Fate of Can'an's Kings And Kingdoms was the same All conquer'd and their Land Our Heritage became Thy Name and thy Memorial For ever Lord Continue shall Tho' God's own People may Suffer when they offend At last their Sorrows will In their Salvation end He 'll take the part Of those that mourn And all his wrath To kindness turn The Heathen Idols are Of vile Materials made Tho' by Man's Art with Gold Or Silver overlaid He forms a Mouth An Eye or Ear Which cannot speak Nor see nor hear Fond men to what their hands Have made their Knees to bend Much more to trust in what Cannot it self defend Brutes that have Life Are better for You without Sense Like Statues are O Isr'ael bless the Lord Ye Priests his praise proclaim Let Levi's House and all That fear him do the same From Sion sing With one accord There God resides Praise ye the Lord. PSALM CXXXVI As the 148 Psalm GIve thanks unto the Lord Who is so kind and good Whose Mercies firmly last As they have ever stood To this great King All Gods do bow Angels above And Pow'rs below His works our wonder raise The Heav'ns his wisdom made And he th' outstretched Earth Above the Waters laid He made the Sun The Day 's great Light The Moon and Stars To rule the Night Egypt ' s First-born he smote And by his pow'rfull Hand He brake off Isr'ael's Yoke And brought them from that Land His Mercies shown To Ages past Eternally Shall spring and last The parted Sea made way For Israel to pass There the pursuing Host Of Phar'oh drowned was His People through The Desert led By Miracles Were daily fed Kings that oppos'd their way
thankfull Tribute Lord from all Thy works thou do'st receive But where they fail thy Praise among The Saints shall ever live Thy Kingdoms Glory to declare These Subjects never cease That Men thy wond'rous Grace may know And all thy Pow'r confess Part II. Thy Kingdom Lord shall ever stand Tho' undermin'd in vain Goodness is stay'd by thee when weak When falling rais'd again All Creatures do expect from thee Supplies of daily Food Thy open-handed Bounty fills All their desires with good God's Goodness and Fidelity In all his ways appear He gives kind Answers unto such As pray and are sincere There 's none that fear him need complain They 've sought in vain his Aid He hears their Cries when in distress And saves them when afraid God's care and Preservation Rewards the good Man's love But the bold Crimes of wicked Men At length their ruine prove Mean while my Tongue shall be imploy'd Thy Praises to proclaim Let all the World adore thy Pow'r And ever bless thy Name PSALM CXLVI MY Soul to praise the highest Lord Thy best affections raise For whilst I live my God shall be The Subject of my Praise Vain are our hopes from mighty Kings Whose Glories at their Death Sink to the Grave and all their thoughts Do vanish with their Breath Happy is he who in that God That made the World do's trust Which World may sooner fail than he Cease to be good and just He rights the injur'd and defends The good Man's cause oppress'd He feeds the hungry and by him The Pris'ners are releas'd He cures the Blind and sorrow from Dejected Souls removes And by his special Care protects The righteous whom he loves Strangers and Widows he preserves He do's the Orphans own As for the wicked's prosp'rous State He turns it upside down This mighty King shall ever reign As he do's ever live Let all the World he rules to him Eternal Praises give PSALM CXLVII As the 100 Psalm O Blest Employment of out Lives To praise the God whom we adore How gratefull to our selves and him Nothing becomes a good Man more The Lord of Old the broken State Of Captive Isr'ael did repair The sorrowfull and broken hearts He binds and heals with tender care He numbers all the Stars and knows What vertue comes to us from thence For 't is from him they borrow all Their lustre and their influence Unsearchable his Wisdom is His Pow'r so great it knows no bound He raises up the meek and throws The stubborn Sinners to the ground To God your cheerfull Praises sing Whose Bounty all things do's maintain Who covers Heav'n with watry Clouds And for the Earth prepares the Rain He makes the tender Grass to grow On Mountains which are parch'd and dry Wild Beasts are fed without our Care And the young Ravens when they cry He in the Nimbleness and Strength Of Horse or Man takes no delight It 's onely Fear and stedfast Faith In God his Favour do's invite Part II. O blest Jerusalem sing praise Unto thy God and ye that dwell On Sion's Mount in joyfull Hymns To all his Truth and Goodness tell It 's he thy City made so strong Th' Assaults of Foes it now defies His Blessing thine Inhabitants To a vast Number multiplies Thy Borders from Incursions free Are setled all in quiet peace And thy fair Fields the choicest Wheat Yields to an envied increase All Creatures hast t' obey his word Like softest Wool he sends the Snows His Chrystal Ice-like Morsels casts And the Hoar-frosts like Ashes strows None can endure his piercing cold But at his word warm Winds do blow Then Rocks of Ice are soon dissolv'd And the congealed Waters flow All see these Works to Israel He greater Favour 's do's afford The clearer knowledge of his Will And Laws they have Praise ye the Lord. PSALM CXLVII Another Metre HOW well are we employ'd to praise The Lord whom we adore How gratefull to our selves and him Nothing becomes us more The Lord of Old the broken State Of Isr'ael did repair The sorrowfull and broken hearts He heals with greatest Care He numbers all the Stars and knows What vertue comes from thence For 't is from him they borrow all Their light and influence Unsearchable his Wisdom is His Pow'r admits no bound He raises up the meek and throws Proud Sinners to the ground To God your cheerfull Praises sing That all things do's maintain Who covers Heav'n with Clouds and for The Earth prepares the Rain He makes the tender Grass to grow On Mountains parch'd and dry Wild Beasts need not our care he feeds Young Ravens when they cry No Horses strength or nimble Legs Of Man are his delight It 's onely Fear and trust in God His Favour do's invite Part II. O blest Jerusalem sing praise To God and ye that dwell On Sion's Mount in Hymns to all His Truth and Goodness tell So strong thy City 's made th' Assaults Of Foes it now defies And vastly thine Inhabitants His Blessing multiplies Thy Borders from Incursions free Are setled all in peace Thy Fields the choicest Wheat produce T' an envied increase All Creatures hast t' obey his Word Like Wool he sends the Snows His Chrystal Ice like Morsels casts Hoar-frosts like Ashes strows None can abide his piercing Cold He bids warm Winds to blow Then Rocks of Ice dissolve and soon Congealed Rivers flow All see these Works to Israel More Grace he did afford The clearer knowledge of his Will And Laws Praise ye the Lord. PSALM CXLVIII TO laud the Heav'nly King Let all their Voices raise Ye Angels first begin The Great Creator's Praise Let Sun and Moon And every Star His Glory show That 's brighter far Ye Regions of the Air And watry Clouds that move Within the liquid Sky Praise ye the Lord above Whose pow'rfull Word Made you to be And fixt your bounds By his Decree All that the Earth do's bear Whales in the Depths conceal'd Lightnings and Hail and Snow Vapours to Ice congeal'd The stormy Winds Rais'd at his Will Which at his Word Are calm'd and still Praise him ye Mountains high And Hills that lower are Cedars with lofty Heads And Trees that fruits do bear Beasts that in Fields Or Pastures lie Both creeping things And Fowls that fly Ye Kings that Sceptres sway People of meaner Birth Princes that rule the world And Judges of the Earth Let every Sex And every Age To praise the Name Of God engage His Glories alt that shines In Heay'n and Earth excell He special Mercy show'd T' his People Israel A People dear And highly rais'd His Holy Name Be ever prais'd PSALM CXLIX As the 100 Psalm PRaise God and let your Songs be new As he fresh favours daily grants Publish your Joys by Hymns of Praise Among th'Assemblies of his Saints Let Isr'ael whom he made rejoyce Since his peculiar People made Let Sion's Children whom he rules As their great King be much more glad Dances are proper to express The inward
time to do't's but short Ch. 19.v.1 Salvation to our God belongs Glory and Honour are his due His Pow'r supreme and all proclaim His Judgments to be just and true v. 2 He the great Whore has judg'd which did Corrupt with Idols every Land And has aveng'd the crying Blood Of his slain Servants at her hand v. 6 Now let both Heav'n and Earth aloud Their praising Hallelujah's sing For the Lord God Almighty reigns And shews himself a glorious King v. 17 In Honour of the Lamb of God Let 's triumph on his Nuptial day The time is come and his chast Bride Stands ready drest in rich Array HYMN V. Te Deum As the 25 Psalm O God we praise thee and we own Thee to be Lord and King alone All the whole Earth doth worship thee Thou Father from Eternity To thee all Angels loudly cry The Heav'ns and all the Pow'rs on high Cherubs and Seraphins proclaim And cry thrice Holy to thy Name Lord God of Hosts thy presence bright Fills Heav'n and Earth with beauteous light The Apostles glorious Company The Prophet's Fellowship praise thee The crowned Martyrs Noble Host The Holy Church in every Coast Thine infinite perfections own Father of Majesty unknown Giving all Adoration Unto thy true and onely Son And to the Holy Ghost from whom As the sole Spring our Comforts come O Christ thou glorious King we own Thee to be God's Eternal Son Who our Deliv'rance to obtain Did'st not the Virgins Womb disdain When Death 's sharp sting destroy'd by thee Gave thee a glorious Victory Heav'ns Gate that Entrance had deny'd To all Believers opened wide Part II Thou Lord at God's Right hand art plac'd And with thy Father's Glory grac'd And we believe the Day will come When thou as Judge shall pass our doom Promote we pray thy Servants good Redeemed with thy precious Blood Among thy Saints make them ascend To Glory that shall never End Thy People with Salvation crown Bless those O God that are thine own Govern and list them up on high Thee Lord we dily magnify Thy Name we worship and adore Ever when time shall be more Vouchsafe this Day to keep us pure From Harms and wilfull Sins secure O let thy Mercy Lord descend On us whose hopes on thee depend Lord since my Trust is fixt on thee O let me ne'er confounded be The Angels Doxology Luke 2. 14. As the 25 Psalm GLory to God in Heav'n above Let th' Earth below with Peace be blest From the Divine Benignity Greatest Good-will towards Men exprest To the common Tunes GLory to God in Heav'n above Let th' Earth with Peace be blest From the Divine Benignity Good-will tow'rds Men exprest As the 25 Psalm GLory to God in Heav'n Let th' Earth with Peace be blest From the Divine Benignity Good-will tow'rds Menexprest Gloria Patri As the 25 Psalm TO thee O Father to the Son And Holy Ghost whom we adore Be Glory as it was of Old Is now and shall be evermore To the common Tunes TO thee O Father to the Son And Holy Ghost we give Glory that was of Old is now And shall this World survive As the 25 Psalm TO thee O Father Son And Holy Ghost we give Glory that was of Old is now And shall this World outlive FINIS AN EXPLICATION OF Some WORDS Of less Common Use For the Benefit of the Common People Words less common Their Signification ACquired OBtained Audacious Bold daring Benignity Kindness bounty Celebrate Make renowned Climes Country's differing in length of days Congratulate Give one joy Defamation Discredit Detracting Lessening ones credit Diffusive Spreading wide Dissipate Disperse scatter Enhance Raise the value Enterr Bury Evade Escape Exert Put forth Fluid Yielding Ignominy Disgrace Impetums Hasty violent Infest Annoy molest Invoke Call upon Lower Sphere Meaner Estate Obnoxious Faulty guilty Orbs Spheres Bodies of round form Recesses Places out of view Revere To reverence Rude Mass Unshapen matter Splendid Bright shining Stupendious Astonishing Suppliant Petitioner Theam Matter of Discourse Traduce To slander defame Transfer To remove carry Uncessant Never ceasing Undeclining Not changing Unexhausted Never drawn dry A TABLE To find any PSALM Knowing its Beginning A. Psalm All People round the Earth your Ears 2n Met. 49 All the Earth's Praises to thy Name 8 As by Euphrates Streams we sat 137 B. Psalm EEhold my troubles Lord 70 Behold O Lord my sinfull Soul 2d Met. 51 Behold O Lord with savage Rage 79 Blest be the Lord the God of Might 144 Blest Fountain of my Joys for thee 2d Met. 42 Blest is the Man that fears the Lord 112 Blest is the Man whose fear of God 128 Blest is the Man whose tender Sense 41 Blest is the Man whose vertuous Steps 1 Bless thou the Lord my Soul his name 103 Bless thou the Lord my Soul to this 2d Met 104 By cheerfull Praises to his Name 106 C. Psalm CErtain it is that God is kind 73 Come let us all unite our Joys 95 Come let us with united Joys 2d Met. 95 D. Psalm DIvinely now inspir'd I 'll sing 45 Do not O Lord in our disiress 83 E. Psalm EArly O Lord my fainting Soul 63 F. Psalm FAlsly accus'd to thee I fly 17 Fools in their hearts have said no God 2d Met. 14 G. Psalm GIve thanks unto the Lord 136 God is my Saviour and my Light 27 God is my Shepherd who will see 23 God reigns let all the Earth rejoyce 2d Met. 97 God that so gracious a regard 2d Met. 116 God who my kind preserver is 34 Great Judge of all the World be thou 2d Met. 43 Great Praises to the greatest Lord 48 Great shepherd of good Jacob's Race 80 H. Psalm HAD not the Lord our Cause espous'd 24 Hear me O Lord my sure Defence 28 Hear me O Lord the great Support 4 He 's happy whom no wicked Mens 2d Met. r He that has God for his retreat 91 He who makes God his sure retreat 2d Met. 91 How beauteous is the place where thou 84 How long shall I complain like one 1st 2d Met. 13 How well are we imploy'd topraise 2d Met. 147 I. Psalm Iall my Love on thee bestow 18 If thou Lord dost not rise and help 12 I 'll list mine Eyes unto the Hills 121 In Just displeasure for our Sins 60 In my distress my Pray'rs and Cries 77 I trust in God why should I then 11 It 's sure that God is kind to those 2d Met. 73 I was resolv'd t' observe my ways 2d Met. 39 I will extoll thy sacred Name 145 L. Psalm LET all give thanks to God above 107 Let all the Earth their Voices raise 1 2 Met. 96 Let all the Earth with joy resound 66 Let all the Nations of the Earth 100 Let all the Nations of the World 117 Let all the People round the Earth 49 Let none be envious when he sees 37 Let none be troubled to behold 2d Met. 37 Let th' Earth
find relief He 'll be their refuge in distress No good Man's Faith was ever sham'd His Pray'r ne'er wanted good Success Part II. To God your chearful praises sing Who dwells in Sion and proclaim What wonders he for us has done That all may know and fear his Name He 'll find out those that dare t' oppress The Meek and slay the Innocent Whose cries will quicken the approach Of their delayed punishment By malice now reduc'd to Straits God's merciful regard I crave Who oft has sav'd me when I stepp'd Upon the Threshold of the Grave Sions Assemblies then shall hear The Songs of my Deliverance And in the Triumphs of my Joy Thy pow'r that sav'd me I 'll advance For all shall see what in the End These God-less Sinners true shall find By th' Arts for others ruine us'd They their own Safety undermin'd God by the Judgments he inflicts Declares his Righteousness to all They who lay Trains to hurt the good Set Traps t' occasion their own fall Yea Hell their final ruine waits Who God and Justice disregard When poor mens wronged Patience Obtains sure rescue and reward Arise O Lord and interpose To blast the wicked's good Success And by thy Terrours make them feel They are but Men and so Confess PSALM X. As the 100 Psalm WHY Lord dost thou so far withdraw And hide thy self in our distress Now that the wicked with such rage And insolence the poor oppress Oh may their ill designs in which They boast so much prove their own fall Who count the Men of Violence Happy tho' God abhorrs them all Such is his Pride he 'll not enquire Whether there be a God or no But carelesly concludes there 's none Or that he cares not what men do To do all Mischief is his work God's Judgments make him not forbear All Men he sets at naught and looks On all his Foes below his fear He foolishly presumes no Change Shall ever happen in his State Nothing disturb his quiet rest Nor any trouble be his fate Nothings amiss that serves his Ends He curses when he means to cheat And hides the mischief he designs By Oaths of falshood and deceit He lurks in secret Coverts where Travellers pass without defence Unseen he spies and murders those Whose only Arms are Innocence Close as a Lion for his prey He waits as cruel to devour As Birds are drawn into the Net He gets the poor into his pow'r Part II. Harmless and Innocent he seems By putting on a humble guise The poor man he intends to seize To his assaults more open lies He fansies those whom he designs For ruine are by God forgot Or shall not be relieved by His Pow'r because he sees them not Stretch forth thy mighty Arm O Lord And all these Blasphemies confute Thus by thine help the poor will know That God do's hear their humble Suit Why should the wicked thus insult And God with so much scorn contemn And why because forborn conclude That God will never punish them Thou all their Villainies dost see And wilt their spiteful rage requite The poor that has no Friend commits Himself to thee to do him right Break thou the pow'r of evil Men Who strive injustice to maintain Search and avenge their wickedness Till nought that can do harm remain Thou art the same Almighty Lord Whose Kingdom shall for ever stand Whose pow'r has heretofore expell d The Heathen Nations from this Land Thou Lord hast oft th' afflicted heard When they to thee have made complaint Thou wilt dispose their hearts to wait Meekly on thee and Audience grant Thou wilt assert the poor mens rights And from their proud Oppressors free That Tyrants sprung out of the Earth Their Terrour may no longer be PSALM XI I Trust in God why should I then By those discourag'd be Who bid me like a frighted Bird Unto the Mountains flee For crafty foes my ruine wait Have ready bent their Bow If the Foundations be destroyed What can the Righteous do God in his Sanctuary dwells Heav'n is his glorious Throne From whence he views the Sons of Men And judges every one When he examines righteous Men He do's their works approve Such as are wicked and unjust His Soul can never Love Snares shall befall them and for these This mixture is made up Fire brimstone and tempestuous storms The Portion of their Cup. God who himself is righteous do's In righteousness delight And still will favour and protect The Man that is upright PSALM XII As the 100 Psalm IF thou Lord dost not rise and help Goodness from Earth will fly away And Faithful Men will hardly find A place if thou much longer stay Dissimulation credit gains They 're counted wise that act a part Who tho' their words are smooth and fair Intend no kindness in their heart God will base Flatterers destroy And their deceitful Arts will shame Whose pride no vengeance fears from God And count Religion but a Name Pow'r is their Justice whose defects By fraud and falshood they supply And plead for their injurious tongues An uncontrolled Liberty But God who hears the poor man's sighs And groans of such as are opprest At length will vindicate their cause And raise his pow'r to give them rest God's Words from all deceit are pure His faithfulness has oft been try'd Refined Silver 's not so free From dross tho' seven times purify'd Thy promises shall never fail Thou Lord shalt keep the Just from harm Tho' when the Vilest men have pow'r The wicked every where will swarm PSALM XII Another Metre LOrd if thou dost not come and help Goodness will fly away And faithful men will find no place If thou much longer stay Dissimulation credit gains They 're wise that act a part Who tho' their words are smooth intend No kindness in their heart God will base Flatterers destroy And their vile Arts will shame Who fear not God's Revenge and count Religion but a Name Pow'r is their Justice whose defects By falshood they supply And plead for their injurious tongues Unbounded Liberty But God that hears the Sighs and groans Of such as are opprest Will vindicate their cause and raise His pow'r to give them rest God's Words from all deceit are free His Truth has oft been try'd Silver is not so free from dross Tho' Seven times purify'd Thy promise Lord shall never fail To keep the Just from harm Tho' when the Vile have pow'r bad men On every Side will swarm PSALM XIV As the 100 Psalm THE Fools believe there is no God Who minds th' Affairs of men below For tho' they speak it not aloud They live as if they thought it so Their Principles are all corrupt Hateful and vile their actions are They 're onely skillful to do ill But from all good estranged far God from his Glorious Throne above Look'd down and took a strict Survey What Men did seek and know the Lord And did his just Commands obey He found them all
When I suppress'd my inward guilt No quiet I could get Thy hand did press me down thy wrath Scorch'd me like Summer's heat I then resolved to disclose My crimes and ope'my wound I humbly did confess my sins And easy pardon found This Mercy shall in season draw Good men t'implore thy aid Then tho' the floods of trouble rise They need not be afraid Thou art my refuge Lord to thee I 'll fly in all distress Thou wilt preserve me and my Songs Thy Mercies shall confess I 'll teach proud men t' obey and not Be like the Horse and Mule Whose Fury till they 're broke no Rein Can guide no Curb can rule Such meet with heavy stroaks whilst those That trust in God shall prove The happy men then let them joy And triumph in his Love PSALM XXXIII As the 100 Psalm YE righteous in the Lord rejoice And let his Praise be your delight For Praise is Lovely and becomes The Lips of those that are upright Join th' Harp and other Instruments T' express and to excite your Joys And let your Songs be new and play With skill and with a chearful noise God's word is like its Author good His Laws from all injustice free His Promise sure and all his works Are done in Truth and Equity Works that are right and just secure His favour and his Pleasure are The Earth with various Blessings fill'd To us his Goodness do's declare The vast extended Orbs of Heav'n By his commanding word were made And all its numerous Host from his Creating breath their Beings had The Sea 's prouds waves within the shores To which they are confined keep Whose Waters safely are laid up In the great Store-house of the Deep To this Great Lord by Men on Earth Let fear and due regard be shown May all the World his awful Pow'r By humble Adorations own For as he spake all things were made All fix'd as he Commandment gave And a whole Nation 's deep designs Without him no Success shall have What God decrees none shall defeat Nor can his orders countermand But every Age what he resolves Will seeimmovably shall stand Part II. Blest Land whose fear and service shows That God its chosen Ruler is And happy they whom God declares By 's special favour to be His. Th' Almighty on the Sons of Men Looks down from his Celestial Throne And all the dwellers on the Earth Views from his glorious Mansion He equally did make them all Their hearts he fashion'd one by one And all their inmost thoughts to him Better than to themselves are known No numerous Host a King can save Nor Strength a Mighty Man secure No Horses force or swiftness makes The Riders preservation sure The Lord on those that fear his Name Looks with a favourable Eye He ne'er will fail their hopes that on His Goodness stedfastly rely When Plagues without distinction kill Their Lives he 'll rescue from the Grave In time of Famine due Supplies All their Necessities shall have Now Lord we wait for thee thou art Our Succour and our sure defence What e'er befals us we may trust In thee with chearful confidence So let thy Mercies Lord on us Descend like a refreshing show'r As all our hope and joys depend Upon thy Favour and thy Pow'r PSALM XXXIII Another Metre REjoice ye Righteous in the Lord And praise him with delight For thankfulness becomes the Lips Of those that are upright Join th' Harp and other Instruments T' excite and tell your Joys Sing a new Song and play with skill And with a chearful noise His word is good and all his Laws Are from injustice free His promise sure and all his ways Are truth and Equity Works that are just secure his Love As they his pleasure are The Earth with Blessings fill'd to us His Goodness do's declare Th'extended Orbs of Heav'n by his Commanding word were made And from his breath it s num'rous Hosts Their several beings had The Seas proud waves within the shores Confined Limits keep Whose waters are laid up within The Store-house of the Deep Let all Men fear the Lord to him Let due regard be shown May all the world his awful Pow'r By humble worship own For as he spake all things were made All fix'd by Laws he gave No Nations counsels without him Tho' deep success shall have God's purposes none can defeat Nor Orders countermand But every Age what he resolves Will see shall firmly stand Part II. Blest Land whose service shows that God Its chosen Ruler is And happy they whom God declares By 's Care that they are His. God on the Sons of Men looks down From his Celestial Throne Views all the Dwellers on the Earth From his bright Mansion He made them equally their hearts He fashion'd one by one More clearly all their thoughts to him Than to themselves are known Great Hosts can save no King nor strength A mighty Man secure No Horse's force or swiftness makes The Riders safety sure The Lord on those that fear his Name Looks with a gracious Eye And ne'er will their hopes that on His Goodness do rely When Plagues without distinction kill He 'll rescue from the Grave Their Lives in time of dearth their needs All due Supplies shall have Now Lord we wait for thee who art Our help and our defence In all estates we 'll trust in thee With chearful Confidence Lord let thy Grace on us descend Like a refreshing Show'r For all our hope and joys depend On thine Almighty Pow'r PSALM XXXIV GOD who my kind Preserver is I will at all times bless My tongue shall daily be imploy'd His Goodness to confess In God my Soul shall boast good men Shall hear it and rejoice And to exalt his Glorious Name Join both in heart and voice I sought the Lord in my distress And graciously he heard His timely succours did prevent The threatning Harm I fear'd In all their Straits good men shall look To him and be reliev'd Nor in their hopes they place in God Shall ever be deceivâ—d I 'm that poor Man who destitute Of help God's succours crav'd He heard my Cry and out of all My troubles I was sav'd Blest Angels which on God attend Yet wait t'encompass such As fear him to preserve them safe When dangers near approach O tast and see as I have done And then you must confess That God alone is Good and them That trust in him will bless O fear the Lord ye Saints be sure You in good ways abide He 'll see in all year wants you be With needful things supply'd Young Lions that for hunger roar For lack of prey may faint But those that wait on God shall have All good he knows they want Part II. Come ye who are dispos'd to learn And with attention hear I 'll give you wise Instructions How ye the Lord should fear What man would have his years prolong'd And happy days would see Refrain thy Tongue and Lips from all Deceit and
flouting ask where 's now Thy God thou wretch forlorn Why should I cherish these sad thoughts Whence nought but trouble flows Since you procure not what I wish Hinder not my repose I 've learnt this Remedy to keep My Passions calm and still I 'm nearer help by hope in God And a resigned will PSALM XLIII At the 100 Psalm THou Righteous Judge of all the world Be thou my gracious Advocate And clear mine Innocence from those Whose craft is equal to their hate Why Lord dost thou with-hold that pow'r On which my soul alone relies And look'st not on my mournful State Opprest by cruel Enemies Thy Mercy and thy Truth display That by the Conduct of thy Light Thy Courts I may attain and there May have of thee a fuller sight T' approach thine Altar would revive My Soul and all my Gladness raise Where I thy Goodness would proclaim With all the Instruments of praise Why should I entertain sad thoughts Whence nothing but Disturbance flows Since they procure not what I wish Why should they hinder my repose I 've learnt this Remedy at last To keep my Passions calm and still I 'm nearer help by hope in God And resignation to his will PSALM XLIII Another Metre GReat Judge of all the world be thou craft My gracious Advocate To plead my cause ' gainst those whose pow'r Is equal to their hate Why Lord dost thou with-hold that On which my Soul relies And look'st not on my State oppress'd By cruel Enemies Thy Mercy and thy Truth display That guided by thy Light I may attain thy Courts and have Of thee a fuller fight 'T approach thine Altar would revive My soul my joys would raise Where I thy Goodness would proclaim With Instruments of praise Why should I entertain sad thoughts Whence nought but trouble flows Since you procure not what I wish Hinder not my repose I 've learnt this Remedy to keep My Passions calm and still I 'm nearer help by hope in God And a resigned will PSALM XLIV As the 100 Psalm THE wonders Lord thou didst of old We 've often heard our Fathers tell To plant thy People in their land How thou the Heathen didst expel Their speedy Conquests were not gain'd By their own Valour or their Sword But by the presence of thy Pow'r And special favour of the Lord. O God my King save Jacob's Seed Whose pow'rful word alone can do t Then shall our foes before us fall And we shall tread them under-foot It is not by our Sword or bow We hope to conquer but by thee By whom so oft we have been sav'd And they oft made with shame to flee In God we glory and we praise Thy Name yet now our case deplore Thy presence is withdrawn that us'd To head our Armies heretofore Cast off by thee our Courage fails Our Enemies with ease us foil We turn our backs and they come on With greedy haste to take the spoil Like Sheep design'd for slaughter some Fall into cruel Butchers hands Others led Captive are dispers'd In far remote and Heathen Lands Disown'd by God by all despis'd Like vilest Slaves they 're sold and bought And being priz'd as little worth Their owners part with them for nought We 're to our Neighbours a reproach To all about a Laughing-Stock The Heathens by-word when they speak When Signs they only make their mock Part II. The Ignominy of our State Confounds me with perpetual shame To hear the Scoffs wherewith our foes Reproach us and blaspheme thy Name Our onely Comfort is tho' all These Miseries are our sad Lot We 've not been false unto our God Him or his Covenant forgot We have not entertain'd worse thoughts Nor thy Religion less have lov'd Nor hitherto our steps have balk'd Thy way nor we Apostates prov'd Tho' broke and shatter'd where not men But Dragons rather fury breath Our state is utterly forlorn And dismal like the shades of Death Had we to Worship God forgot Or pray'd to their false Deities God's Vengeance we had not escap'd Who all our secret thoughts espies That for thy sake we 're daily kill'd Like butcher'd sheep is seen by all When rather than forsake our God We chuse his Sacrifice to fall Awake and rise for our defence Thy long neglected people own No more displeasure show when we Under such sad oppressions groan Lower we cannot lie the ground And we one Body seem to make Rise for our help and raise us up Oh save us for thy Mercies sake PSALM XLV As the 100 Psalm DIvinely now inspir'd I 'll sing The Praises of a Mighty King What I recite shall flow so fast No Scribes quick pen can make such haste O Glorious King thy form divine Created Beauties do's out-shine All Graces on thy Lips are pour'd On thee Eternal Blessings showr'd Gird thy bright sword upon thy thigh The Ornament of Majesty Like an illustrious Prince appear And shew how great thy Glories are Ride on in triumph and maintain The Vertues that adorn thy train Wrong'd Meekness Truth and Equity Look onely for support from thee Thine Enemies amazed stand Struck with the terrour of thy hand Who needs must fall since thy keen darts Will find a passage to their hearts Thy Throne O God is fixed sure Thy Kingdom ever shall endure Thy Laws the Scepter in thy hand Oppress not those whom they command Sin thou dost hate but justice love Therefore thy Glories far above Thy Fellows shine thy God has shed More Oil of Gladness on thy head Part II. None ever did appear so glad In Nuptial Garments richly clad So fragrant from th' Ivory rooms As if made up of mere perfumes Daughters of Kings did not disdain T' attend among the princely train The Royal Bride at thy right hand In purest Gold array'd did stand Great Queen thou wilt be happier yet If thou 'lt thy Country's Rites forget The King will prize thy Beauty more For he 's that Lord thou must adore Rich Tyre and those of greatest port With presents shall thy favour court Thy Mind all graces do's infold More splendid than thy cloth of Gold She to the King in raiment wrought With rich embroid'ry shall be brought Her Maids of Honour after go Attending in the pompous show Whom they with forward joy shall bring Into the Palace of the King Instead of Parents from thy Womb Princes to rule the Earth shall come And this my Song shall make thy Name Survive Great King and spread thy Fame Thee future Ages shall adore And praise till time shall be no more PSALM XLVI TH' Almighty Lord is our defence The Strength whereby we stand When Troubles their approaches make His help is still at hand Our Faith may then remain unmov'd Tho' th' Earth should be displac'd Or tho' into the Sea's vast Gulph The Mountains should be cast Altho' the Ocean's troubled waves A frightful noise should make Should rise and swell unto the Clouds And cause the Hills to shake There is
to improve my Songs will add Sweet Instruments of praise My chearful tongue and lips Shall loudly bear a part In praising thee when tun'd and rais'd By a most thankful heart This shall be my great work To celebrate thy Fame Who hast redeemed me and brought Mine Enemies to shame PSALM LXXII As the 100 Psalm Lord may the king with mighty skill And Grace to judge aright be bless'd Then equal Justice shall have place And the poor injur'd be redress'd Then shall the happy people peace And undisturbed quiet gain When Rulers high and low their rights And their just Liberties maintain He the best use of pow'r shall learn To crush the proud oppressors might And save the helpless poor from those Who in their Miseries delight Thy never-ceasing righteous Rule Thy lasting Honour shall procure And all shall thee observe and fear As long as Sun and Moon endure By his mild Government on all Such welcome blessigs shall come down As show'rs on thirsty ground distill Or gentle rains on grass new-mown The righteous in his days shall thrive The Moon it self shall sooner cease To fill and wain than his just reign Fail to be blest with lasting peace Part II. His Empire shall not be confin'd Within Judaea's bounds but stretch It self from Sea to Sea as far As th' Earths Inhabitants do reach Dwellers in loansome desarts shall To own and do him homage meet His Enemies shall lick the Dust By low prostrations at his feet The Kings of Tharsis and the Isles Tho' distant far shall presents bring Princes from happy Arabs Land With Gifts shall honour this great King Yea by all Kings of th' Earth shall he With Low Submissions be ador'd All Nations Tributaries be And serve him as their Sov'reign Lord. Mercy shall gain him this regard As a known Patron of the poor Who saves them when they cry in vain To other helps and his implore Hell spare them and their case forlorn Will pity and when subtle spite Or violence their ruine seeks Dear shall their blood be in his Sight Part III. His Reign shall long and prosp'rous be The East rich Off rings shall present All men shall pray for his long Life And praise his Righteous Government Plenty shall every where abound The Corn on barren Mountains sown Shall Spring so thick the fruit shall shake And make a noise like Lebanon The Earth thus blest the people too Shall fruitful be and flourishing The Cities Numbers shall increase Like Grass or Flowers in the Spring Whilst the Sun's brightness lasts his fame In all succession shall survive All Nations shall him blessed call And Blessings all from him derive Bless'd be the Sov'reign Lord the God Of Israel whose stupendious Acts Of Pow'r our wonder and whose Grace Our Love and Gratitude attracts Oh may the Glorious Name of God For ever be advanced then His Glories fill the Earth and all Join in his Praise and say Amen PSALM LXXIII As the 100 Psalm CErtain it is that God is kind To those that are sincerely good But yet my Faith was at a loss My feet did stagger where I stood I saw the wicked's prosperous state My envy at those Fools did rise That when a healthful Age was past A quiet Death should close their Eyes Exempt from Plagues and Miseries That others seek t' escape in vain They 're cover'd o'er with Violence And pride surrounds them like a chain Pamper'd with Ease and Luxury Their Body thrives looks fresh and fair Their Wealth rolls in with a full tide Beyond their hopes without their Care Such is their lofty pride t' oppress They make no Scruple feel no shame Dare Heav'n it self with blasphemies And freely blast the good Man's Name This gives disturbance to his mind And Passion makes his tears to flow Doubts rise within him whether God Discerns or minds things done below Th' ungodly are the prosp'rous men Thrive in the World and riches gain I 've wash'd mine hands in Innocence And cleans'd my heart says he in vain For every Morn renews my Plagues And I whole Days in Sorrow spend But stay thus speaking I against The Faith of all good Men offend Part II. I oft consider'd with my self Th' unequal ways of Providence I found them hard to be resolv'd And doubts long kept me in suspence At God's House I at last enquir'd And there did my mistakesamend Before I onely view'd their way But now I understood their end I saw the slippery precipice On which their tottering feet were plac'd And with what terrours they were seiz'd When down to sudden ruine cast Their Happiness was like a dream Which waking quickly vanishes Lord what a stupid Beast was I To vex my self at their Success For all this while I was thy care By thee sustain'd tho suffering Thy Counsels here shall guide me still And afterward to Glory bring Lord there is none in Heav'n or Earth On whom I can rely like thee For when my heart and hopes here fail My Stay and Portion thou wilt be But those that are from God estrang'd Or unto hateful Idols bow Shall furely their own ruine meet And a deserved Overthrow God is my chiefest Good 't is best To keep me to my God most nigh Then I his Mercy and his Truth Shall praise when I on him rely PSALM LXXIII Another Metre IT 's sure that God is kind to those That are sincerely good But yet my Faith was at a loss I staggered where I stood Viewing bad men tho' foolish here To prosper envy rose To see an easy Death an Age Of health and vigour close From troubles freed that other men Strive to escape in vain They boast in violence and pride Surrounds them like a chain Pamper'd with Luxury and Ease Their looks are fat and fair Their wealth flows in beyond their hopes And oft without their Care T' opprese the weak their lofty pride No scruple feels nor shame They dare Heav'n to blaspheme and blast Freely the Good man's Name This gives disturbance to his thoughts And makes his tears to flow And now he doubts whether God knows Or minds what 's done below Th' ungodly are the prosp'rous men Grow rich and thrive amain I 've wash'd my hands in Innocence And cleans'd my heart in vain For every Morn my plague's renew'd In grief whole days I spend But stay such words against the Faith Of all good men offend Part II. I oft debated with my self God's ways of Providence I found the search too hard and doubts Long kept me in suspence Till coming to God's House I there Did my Mistakes amend Before I view'd their way but now I understood their end I saw the slippery precipice On which their feet were plac'd And with what terrours seiz'd when down To sudden ruine cast Their happiness was like a dream Which waking vanishes Lord what a Beast was I to vex My self at their Success For still I was thy care by thee Sustain'd tho' suffering Thy Counsels they shall
are and to reproach Thy Promise they intend As if with David's ruin'd house His Kingdom now should end But still we 'll hope in thee tho' scorn'd And praise thee tho' opprest And evermore will say Amen Amen the Lord be blest PSALM XC As the 100 Psalm LORD every Age and Race has seen Thou hast our help and refuge been Ere that the Mountains had a Birth Or ever thou hadst form'd the Earth Thou hadst a being long before And shalt abide when time 's no more Thy first Decree ' gainst man was just Bidding him Turn again to Dust A thousand years if we could stay In life so long is but a day Compar'd with thee and in thy sight Like the short watches of the night Death like an overslowing stream Sweeps us away our Life 's a Dream As flow'rs i' th' morning fresh and fair Cut down era night and withered are Thine Anger and our Wickedness Makes the short term of Nature less And thus our years t' an end are brought As swiftly as a Breath or Thought Our Age to seventy years is set If to another stage we get And unto Fourscore years arrive We rather sigh and groan than live Part II. Lord who with due reflection hath Thought on the terrours of thy wrath Wrath that is equal to our dread And strikes so often sinners dead Oh that the sense of our last end Th' uncertainties this Life attend May more excite our fear of thee And a wise care of Piety When Lord shall thy displeasure cease When wilt thou give our troubles ease Now we are humble and repent Shew pity to us and relent Oh let that Mercy come at last We long impatiently to tast And in proportion to our tears Let Gladness crown our future years Since Acts of Grace thy Glory are And please thee most do thou appear In these to us and to our Race Shew us the Beauties of thy Face Afford thy Light to guide our way That we may never go astray All our good undertakings bless And prosper with desir'd success PSALM XC Another Metre LORD every Age and Race has seen Thou hast our Refuge been Ere that the Mountains had a birth Or thou hadst form'd the Earth Thou wast when nothing was before Wilt be when time 's no more Thy first Decree ' gainst Man was just Thou saidst Return to Dust A Life prolong'd t' a thousand years One Day to thee appears As the short watches of the Night Which slept away we slight Hurrid away by Death's swift stream We vanish like a dream Ere Night thus flow'rs i' th' morning fair Cut down and withered are Thine Anger and our Wickedness Makes Life's short term still less And thus our years t' an end are brought Swift as a Breath or Thought Our Age to seventy years is set If forward still we get And unto Fourscore years arrive We rather sigh than live Part II. Lord who with due reflection hath Thought on thy pow'rfull wrath Wrath that is equal to our dread And ost strikes sinners dead O that our Lives that swiftly spend And sense of our last end May more excite our fear of thee And care of Piety When Lord shall thy displeasure cease When give our troubles ease Now we are humble and repent Shew pity and relent O let that Mercy come at last Our longing souls would tast And in proportion to our tears Joys crown our future years Since Acts of Pow'r and Mercy are Thy Glory Lord appear In these to us and to our Race Shew us thy beauteous Face Afford thy Light to guide our way Never to go astray All our good undertakings bless And prosper with success PSALM XCI As the 100 Psalm HE that has God for his Retreat Has gain'd a safe and quiet Seat For God's o'er-spreading Providence Will like a shade be his defence To him as to my Fort I 'll fly On him my pow'rful God rely When noisome Plagues infect the Air He 'll save thee from the secret Snare His Care like Wings shall Safety yield His faithfull Promise be thy Shield So that no dangers of the night Shall seize thee with a sudden fright Plagues that like pois'ned Arrows kill And all a-round with Slaughter fill Walking unseen both night and day Shall miss their aim or balk their way Thousands shall fall on every hand And thou the while unhurt shalt stand And onely with thine eyes shalt see What shall the wicked's portion be Part II. Since thou hast made the Lord most High Thy Refuge and Security No evil shall thy peace molest No plague thy dwelling shall infest Blest Angels charg'd to guard thy way To thee shall kind attendance pay These in their hands shall thee support Lest thou shouldst stumble to thy hurt The Lion thou mayst safely meet Tread th' Asp and Dragon under feet Since he has set his Love on me From danger I will set him free Because he knows and fears my Name I 'll honour him and raise his Fame When he invokes me in his need I 'll hear and answer him with speed When he 's in trouble I 'll stand by To save and set him up on High Give him long Life and when that 's done Will shew him my Salvation PSALM XCI Another Metre HE who makes God his sure retreat Has gain'd a quiet seat For God's o'er-shadowing Providence Will be his safe defence To him as to my Fort I 'll fly On him my God rely He 'll save thee from the secret snare When Plagues infect the Air. His Care like Wings will safety yield His Promise be thy Shield So shall no dangers of the Night Seize thee with sudden fright Plagues that like poison'd Arrows kill And all with slaughter fill Walking unseen both Night and Day Shall miss or balk their way Thousands shall fall on every hand Whilst thou unhurt shalt stand And what the Wicked's fate will be Onely thine Eyes shall see Part II. Because thou 'st chose the Lord most high For thy security No evil shall thy peace molest Nor plague thy House infest Blest Angels charg'd to guard thy way Will kind attendance pay These in their Hands shall thee support From stumbling to thy hurt Safe th' Asp and Dragon thou mayst meet Tread Lions under feet Since he has set his Love on me From harm I 'll set him free Because he knows and fears my Name I will advance his Fame When he invokes me in his need I 'll answer him with speed In straits to save him I 'll be nigh And set him up on high And when a good old age is past Bring him to Heav'n at last PSALM XCII O What a pleasant work it is To praise the Lord above Morning and Evening to proclaim His Faithfulness and Love Sweet Notes of Instruments to joyn With an harmonious voice Thy gracious dealings with me Lord Have made me to rejoice Great are thy Works and thy Designs Contain the deepest sense Tho' wicked men and Fools mistake Thy
take Example by me to be worse State-reason and a private End Serv'd by ill projects shall not bend The Laws against the Rule of Right The man whose sroward heart is press'd Ungodly Counsels to suggest shall never be my Favourite The privy Slanderer I 'll not brook Nor on the proud vouohsafe to look Unless to note him for disgrace But men of clear Integrity And unsuspected Honesty Shall be advanc'd to highest place None shall by tricks and sly decoit By lyes and little arts grow great Or be in mine Affairs imploy'd Justice shall not Offenders spare But wicked Doers by my care Shall from God's City be destroy'd PSALM CII LORD hear the pray'rs and mournful cries Of mine afflicted state And with thy Comforts chear my Soul Before it be too late My days consume away like smoak Mine anguish is so great My Bones are not unlike an Hearth Parched and dry with Heat This makes my vital Spirits fail And flag like withered Grass Mine appetite to food 's so lost My meals I Over-pass Such is my grief I little else Can do but sigh and groan So wasted is my flesh I 'm lest Nothing but skin and bone Like th' Owl and Pelican that dwell In deserts out pf sight I sadly to bemoan my self In solitude delight The wakeful Bird that on House tops Sits without company And spends the night in dolesul cries Lives such a life as I. My pleased Enemies expose My miseries to scorn So set against me with mad rage My ruine they have sworn Th' ashes I roll in when I eat Are tasted with my Bread And with my Drink are mix'd the tears I plentifully shed Thy wrath against us so severe Do's not remit at all By dashing all the hopes thou 'st rais'd I 've had the sorer fall Part II. My days like the declining shades Make haste and fly away As Flow'rs before the scorching Sun They wither and decay But thou Lord ever shalt remain The same thou ever wast And the memorial of thy Truth Shall to all Ages last The years for Sion's punishment Prefix'd expiring are God's time to favour her 's at hand Her ruines to repair These hopes to see her built again Make us her stones to prize Her heaps of rubbish and of dust Are precious in our Eyes The Heathen Kings who scorn us now Will then thy Name revere Whose pow'r when Sion is restor'd Will gloriously appear The captive poor that now bemoan Their miseries in vain Shall then be heard and their lost state And liberties regain This Mercy to the following Age Shall stand upon record And their Posterity tho' yet Unborn shall praise the Lord. Part III. The Lord who in his Heav'nly Throne Advanced is so high Yet casts on our afflicted state A favourable eye Hell give that wish'd for liberty The groaning pris'ners crave And those that look upon themselves As doom'd to die will save That they the Glories of his Name May in nis Temple raise And in Jerusalem aloud His Truth and Goodness praise When all his saved people there Shall meet with one accord And other Kingdoms joyn with us In worshipping the Lord. But mine afflictions such decays Of age and strength had made My hopes to see those happy days Fell short and thus I pray'd Lord take me not away before My better days be past Thine undeclining years beyond All generations last Th' unknown Foundations of the Earth Of old by thee were laid The fair and beauteous Heavens shew The work thy hands have made These all shall perish and wax old Like garments thrown aside But tho' they change thy years ne'er fail Thou dost the same abide Thy kindness to the good is firm Thy word to them is sure Tho' strange events may change the world Their Race shall still endure PSALM CIII As the 100 Psalm BLess thou the Lord my soul his Name Let all the pow'rs within me bless O let not his pasl favours lie Forgotten in unthankfulness It 's he that pardons all thy sins He that in sickness makes thee sound It 's he redeemed from the Grave Thy Life with Love and Mercy Crown'd It 's he that fills thy mouth with good And all thy just desires supplies Who like the Eagles makes thine Age To a renewed youth arise From his strict Justice sure relief Oppressed Innocence will find Moses and Isr'el knew his ways And kind Intentions of his mind Abundant Mercies flow from God Love is his nature and delight Slow is his wrath and tho' he chides Intends not to destroy us quite His Anger in its rise and stay From Rules Justice never swerves And when he punishes our faults The measure 's less than sin deserves As Heav'n is far above the Earth So his Rewards exceed our Love Farther than East is from the West His Pardon does our sins remove Part II. A father's pity to his child Resembles God's tho' shorter far For he considers our weak frame That onely quickned Dust we are Man's days are like the Grass or Flow'r That in the Field its Beauty shows But fades with every blasting wind And then its former place none Knows But God's eternal Truth and Love Is to good Men and to their Race Those that his Laws and Cov'nant keep His favour ever will embrace Circled with glorious Light his Throne The Lord has plac'd in Heav'n above Whose mighty ' pow'r and sov'reign Rule Extends o'er all that live and move Bless God ye Angels who in strength And ready services transcend Bless him ye Hosts and Ministers Who all to doe his Will attend All ye his works that subject are In ev'ry place to his controll Bless ye your Maker and with them Joyn in his Praises O my Soul PSALM CIII Another Metre MY Soul bless thou the Lord his Name All pow'rs within me bless O never let his favours be Lost in unthankfulness It 's he forgives thy sins and do's Thy sicknesses remove It 's he redeems thee from the Grave And crowns thy Life with Love It 's he that fills thy mouth with good Thy just desires supplies Who like the Eagles makes thine Age To a new Youth arise From his strict Justice sure relief Wrong'd Innocence shall find Moses his ways and Israel knew Th' Intentions of his mind The Lord is kind and Goodness is His nature and delight Slow is his wrath and tho' he chides Would not destroy us quite His Anger in its rise and stay From Justice never swerves And when he punishes our faults It 's less than sin deserves As Heav'n do's far exceed the Earth So his Rewards our Love Farther than East is from the West He do's our sins remove Part II. A father's pity to his child Than God's is lesser far For he considers our weak frame And knows that Dust we are Man's days are like the grass or flow'r Fresh when it s newly blown But fades with every blasting wind Whose place no more is known But God is true and ever kind To
good men and their race Those that his Laws and Cov'nant keep His favour will embrace Circled with Light the Lord has plac'd His Throne in Heav'n above Whose sov'reign Empire do's extend O'er all that live and move Bless God ye Angels who in strength And services transcend Bless him ye Hosts and Ministers Who all his Will attend All ye his works in every place Subject to his controll Bless ye your Maker and with them Joyn in his praise my Soul PSALM CIV As the 100 Psalm MY Soul for ever bless the Lord To this his Greatness do's invite Honour and Majesty 's his Robe His beauteous vesture splendid Light He as a Tent the Heav'ns extends Whose rooms on liquid waters stay Clouds are his Chariot and the winds way With their wing'd wheels mete out his Angels as swist as air as bright As flames with quick obedience move To publish and effect below His pleasure giv'n in charge above The Earth's Foundations are unknown No Pillars rais'd its weight to bear And yet no Pow'r can make it move Tho' it hangs loose in fluid air The Earth's first Cov'ring was the Deep Whose Waves the highest Hills surpass'd Till at thy Check and Thunder's voice They shrank and fled away in haste The Mountains by hid ways they climb Thence to the lower Vales descend Till in the Sea from whence they came At last their winding courses end In vain the Ocean's swelling Pride Threatens again the Earth to cover Its fixed bounds no rising Tides Without new leave can e'er pass over Part II. He from the Hills through secret Veins Causes the chrystal Springs to burst They glide thro' Vallies where the Beasts And the wild Asses quench their thirst There Birds are taught with curious Art Their Nests in shady boughs to raise And by their chearfull Notes reprove Our silence in our Maker's praise Nor can the higher grounds which gape For thirst complain that they 're forgot Clouds big with show'rs on them distill And water every barren plot By his Command th' enriched Earth Food for all Creatures do's produce The Grass springs up to serve the Beasts And Herbs for Man's peculiar use Rich wine that chears Man's heart and oil That makes his Countenance look bright Bread the support of Life all made To serve our needs or our delight Trees that on barren Hills are plac'd Need not be watered by our care Where Lebanon do's highest rise Cedars are ever fresh and fair There Birds obtain secure retreat Storks for their dwelling chuse the Pine Wild-Goats find refuge in the Hills Conies in Rocks they undermine Part III. The Moon whose varied Face we see Measures the seasons of the year And having run his daily course The Sun knows when to set and where Darkness as well as Day thou mak'st 'T is Night that brings wild-Beasts abroad Fierce Lions roaring for their prey By hunger taught seek meat from God At the Sun's rise these scatter'd Beasts Crowd to their Dens with hasty flight Men share the Day whose work begins And ends together with the Light Great God! how various are thy works Created all with wond'rous skill Thy Blessings Lord inrich the Earth And the Sea 's spacious bosom fill Whose yielding waves the Ships divide There Fishes move of different size And there the great Leviathan Do's play and Man's attempts despise These all wait humbly to receive Thine alms of seasonable food And what thine opened hand bestows They gather and are fill'd with good Part IV. If God but in displeasure frown The whole Creation needs must mourn If he with-holds his breath or theirs They die and to their Dust return His quick'ning Spirit when it breaths All things with Life and Joy endues His pow'rful word that made the earth At first its face again renews Whilst this world's frame and order lasts God's Glory never can be less And what his wisdom made so good His favour will delight to bless But let not sinful Man presume God's dreadful anger to provoke Whose Look can cause the Earth to quake Whose touch make proudest hils to smoak The great imployment of my Life Shall be to praise this mighty Lord To meditate his Love and Works The sweetest pleasure will afford While Sinners from the Earth consume No place or thought regards them more Bless thou thy Maker O my Soul Let Heav'n and Earth his Name adore PSALM CIV Another Metre BLess thou the Lord my Soul to this His Greatness do's invite Honour and Majesty 's his Robe His Vesture splendid Light He as a Tent the Heav'ns extends Whose rooms on waters stay Clouds are his chariot and the winds Wing'd wheels mete out his way Angels as swift as air as bright As flames attend and move His pleasure to effect below That 's giv'n in charge above The Earth's Foundations are unknown Its weight no Pillars bear Yet none can move it tho' it hangs Loose in the yielding air The Earth's first cov'ring was the deep Whose waves the hills surpass'd Till at thy check and thunder's voice They shrank and fled in haste The Mountains by hid ways they climb Thence to the Vales descend Till in the Sea whence first they came Their winding courses end In vain the Ocean's swelling Pride Threatens the Earth to cover Its fixed bounds no rising Tides Can without leave pass over Part II. He from the Hills by secret Veins Makes chrystal springs to burst The wat'red Vallies give all Beasts Drink to allay their thirst There Birds are taught their artfull Nests In shady boughs to raise Whose chearfull Notes our silence shame In our Creatour's praise Nor can the higher grounds which gape For third say they 're forgot Clouds big with show'rs on them distill And water every plot By his Command th' enriched Earth Do's food For all produce The grass springs up to serve the beasts And herbs for humane use Rich wine that chears Man's heart and oil That makes his face look bright Bread the support of Life all serve Our needs or our delight The Trees on barren Hills will thrive unwat'red by our care Cedars i' th' heights of Lebanon Are ever fresh and fair There Birds find sure retreat the Stork Dwells in the losty Pine Wild Goats in Hills Conies are safe In Rocks they undermine Part III. The Moon 's oft varied face do's show The seasons of the year After his daily course the Sun Knows when to set and where Darkness as well as Light thou mak'st Night brings wild Beasts abroad The hungry Lions roar for prey And seek their meat from God At the Sun 's rising to their Dens They croud with hasty flight Men share the Day whose work 's begun And finish'd with the Light Great God! how various are thy works All made with wond'rous skill Thy Blessings Lord enrich the Earth And Seas large bosom fill There go the Ships and there do move Fishes of different size There great Leviathan do's play And Man's attempts despise These all wait to receive
thine alms Of seasonable food They gather what thine hand bestows And all are fill'd with good Part IV. If God but in displeasure frown All Creatures needs must mourn If he with-holds their breath they die And to their Dust return His quick'ning Spirit when it breaths All things with Life endues His pow'rful word that made the Earth Its face again renews Whilst this world's frame and order lasts God's fame will ne'er be less And what his wisdom made so good Will still delight to bless But let not sinful Man presume God's anger to provoke Whose Look can cause the Earth to quake His Touch make Hills to smoak My Life 's great bus'ness shall be this To praise this mighty Lord To meditate his Love and works The sweetest Joys afford While Sinners from the Earth consume No place regards them more Bless thou the Lord my Soul his Name Let Heav'n and Earth adore PSALM CV O Let us all give thanks to God And call upon his Name His gracious and his mighty works To all the world proclaim Let us in Songs and sacred Hymns Our great Creator bless And what his pow'rful hand has wrought Our joyful tongues express Count it your honour that ye know And bear his sacred Name And when you worship this great Lord Take pleasure in the same Within his Sanctuary let Your Pray'rs to him be made Your hopes upon his favour rest And his almighty aid O let the works that he has done Your admiration move Think on the judgments of his mouth And wonders of his Love This Charge to you belongs who are Of faithful Abr'am's race And Jacob's Off-spring call'd who stood In God's especial Grace We glory that this mighty Lord Us for his people owns Whose Judgments make th' amazed Earth To tremble when he frowns His Cov'nant with his people made He ever call'd to mind And will his Promises fulfill To ages still behind Part II. That Cov'nant which the Lord of old With our first fathers made And oft by Oath renew'd to them And to their seed thus said On thee I Can'an's Land bestow This which we now possess To bring them into which his Care Shew'd that he meant no less For tho' when first our fathers came One family they were Whose number too was very few And they mere strangers there Tho' weak who in a setled place No fixt Estate enjoy'd But forc'd from this to th' other Land Might soon have been destroy'd He suffered none to injure them When Sojourners they were But Kings that meant to do them wrong Met with rebukes severe Let none attempt these persons harm So dear to God and great Touch not said he my anointed ones Nor Prophets rudely treat When after this in all the Lands A famine long prevail'd And Bread the great support of Life When Corn was wanting fail'd He sent out Joseph to provide For Jacob now grown old But he that was to save his house First as a Slave was fold Part III. To Egypt brought and falsly charg'd Joseph's in prison cast The Calumny more pain'd him than The Chains that held him fast There by unfolding hidden fates Great fame he had acquir'd This Phar'oh hearing try'd him too And found him one inspir'd He quickly set him free and made Him Ruler of the Land The management of all affairs He ' intrusted in his hand His greatest Princes to command And punish he had leave All the wise Senatours from him Instructions must receive Now Jacob's house to Egypt came As Phar'oh did invite And grew so as t' exceed their foes In Number and in Might This makes them jealous and to hate Those they receiv'd with joy Whom first by subtil Arts they would Diminish then destroy Moses and A'ron when God saw Their Bondage heavier grow Were sent to Phar'oh with demand To let his people go The mighty works which they perform'd And wonders in that Land Show'd that what e'er they said or did Was by Divine command Part IV. He three days darkness black as Hell Over all Egypt drew In which and all the other plagues God's Orders they pursue He turn'd their waters into blood Which all their Fish destroy'd Numberless Frogs o'erspread the Earth And the King's rooms annoy'd Infinite Swarms of Flies and Lice O'er all the Country came Instead of Rain he gave them Hail Mix'd with devouring Flame This Storm not onely from the Trees Their pleasant Fruits beat down But all the Fig trees too and Vines Were broke and overthrown By his Command numberless Hosts Of various Locusts pass O'er all the Land and with strange haste Devour'd their Herbs and Grass In the same Night all their First-born Smote by an Angel dye The prime of all their strength and prop Of every Family Part V. Loaded with Egypt's wealth their Land In haste the people quit Not one in all their Tribes so weak For travel was unfit Gladness at their departure thence Th' Egyptians hearts did fill For fear as the last Plague their Sons The next themselves might kill He spread a Cloud which skreen'd them from The scorching Sun by day But was so bright withal it serv'd By night to shew their way He then provides delicious fare For that vast multitude Great flights of Quails and Bread showr'd down From Heav'n to be their food An opened Rock their Drink supply'd Whence Streams gush'd out so fast They ran and follow'd them thro' all The parched grounds they pass'd The Lord these wonders to make good His word to Abr'am wrought When he from slavery his Race With joy and triumph brought He fix'd them in a quiet Seat In Can'an's pleasant Land Stor'd with all good by others pains And planted to their hand That by his kindness thus oblig'd And bless'd so many ways His Laws they might with care observe The Lord for ever praise PSALM CVI. As the 100 Psalm BY chearful Praises to his Name That God is good to all proclaim Whose Mercies shown to ages past To all succeeding times shall last Who can the Pow'r of God set forth Or praise his wonders to their worth They 're happy who with constant care In righteous works imployed are May I be one of those and find God always good to me and kind When thou deliv'rest thine elect From Dangers do not me neglect Their good secured may I see And share in their felicity And when thou dost their state advance Glory with thine Inheritance We the degenerate Off-spring are Of fathers that great sinners were Who thy great wonders minded not In Egypt wrought or soon forgot Their unbelief when newly sav'd At the Red Sea fresh wonders crav'd There God his Glory to advance Gave them a new deliverance The Sea 's ungovernable course He check'd by his word 's greater force Their way thro' the vast Deep was dry Such as thro' sandy deserts lie O'er their pursuing Enemy He gain'd a noble victory The Sea return'd on Phar'oh's Host With violence and all were lost Part II. Then they
I am Sound and upright in heart Caph. Part XI I faint thro' long desire and hope Thy word fulfill'd to see In my Deliverance and cry out When wilt thou comfort me Like parched Skins hang'd in the Smoak So grief has shrivell'd mine Yet do I not thy Statutes Lord Forget much less decline My days consume apace why then Dost thou delay so long T' inflict due Punishments on those That do me utmost wrong By treach'rous ways thy Law forbids My ruine they pursue Save me from those who are as false As thy Commands are true My Life was ready just to fall A Prey to bloody hands Yet to escape I would not balk The way of thy Commands Raise me from this forlorn Estate My Life in mercy spare Then I thy Testimonies Lord Will keep with greater care Lamed Part XII For ever like the Heav'ns Lord Thy word is setled fast As firmly as the Earth thy Truth Do's to all Ages last These all in their appointed course Continue to this Day And all like ready Servants stand Thine Orders to obey Had not thy Truth been my support Thy Law been my delight Under the pressure of my woes I 'had sunk and perish'd quite Thy good Commands I 'll ne'er forget Which have reviv'd me still O save me who am thine and seek To know and do thy Will Vile men to ruine me have long Watch'd for a fit pretence But I 'll keep close to thy Commands As to my best Defence Perfections here have narrow bounds Whose End we oft out-live But thy wise Laws have large extent And lasting Pleasures give Mem. Part XIII O how I love thy Law it is My daily exercise By thoughts and talk of this I make My self and others wise Thro' thy Commandments which before Mine Eyes I ever set I 'm wiser than my Foes and all Their subtil Arts defeat My Teachers I excel in Skill 100 Old men in Judgment deep Because thy Laws my study are And I thy Precepts keep I have not made a wicked way The means t' obtain my End For I resolv'd against thy word Not wilfully t' offend Thy Judgments I have not declin'd Nor wrong'd did right o'er-pass Just Precepts I had learn'd and knew That God their Authour was Honey no sweetness do's afford Like what thy words create From thence I learn the flattering sweets Of every Sin to hate Nun. Part XIV Thy word is to my Life a Guide Unto my Paths a Light Thy just Decrees as I have sworn I 'll keep with all my Might My Sufferings are great to me Thy comforts Lord afford And raise me from this sad Estate According to thy word The free-will Off'rings of my mouth My Pray'rs and Praises own To serve thee better Lord thy Will Still more to me make known I went in danger of my Life Such snares the wicked laid Yet did I not forget thy Law Nor from thy Precepts stray'd I 'had rather still be poor than from Thy Testimonies part These are mine Heritage the Joy And Comfort of mine heart My heart 's inclin'd and to perform Thy Statutes I intend What e'er I lose by 't I will hold This course unto the End Samech Part XV. Thy Law I love but all leud craft And double-dealing hate And trusting in thy faithful word For thy Protection wait Ye wicked doers that corrupt The World depart from me From faithfull serving of my God No hind'rance you shall be Thy Word is pass'd t' uphold my Life Do not my hopes expose Thy Laws I 'll more respect when set In safety from my Foes Thou' rt wont to tread down those that from Thy Statutes go astray Their crafty Arts to them will prove A false and cheating way Such wicked men out of the Land Like dross thou wilt remove Therefore I better like and more Thy Testimonies Love The sense of thy just vengeance Lord Fills me with fear and awe I dread the Judgments that will seize All that contemn thy Law Ain Part XVI That I have done what 's just and right My Foes must needs confess Leave me not in their hands whose rage Knows only how t' oppress Be thou my surety lest the proud To ruine me prevail If my deliv'rance be delay'd My tired hopes will fail In Mercy deal with me and since To thee I service owe Teach me thy Statutes and thy Will To me more fully show It 's time Good men should act for God As well as he appear When wicked men reject his Law And sin without all fear This stirs my Zeal and makes me more All his Commands to prize And in compare with them them the World And all its Wealth despise Hence every Precept I approve For my Direction best But unjust Courses and base Arts I utterly detest Pe. Part XVII With greatest care I keep thy Laws Whose wonders strike mine Eyes The Entrance of thy word 's a Light And makes the simple wise The fuller knowledge of thy Will I eagerly pursu'd And as my Pleasure did increase My longings were renew'd Oh let thy dealings towards me And Mercy be the same Thou usest to express to those Who love and fear thy Name Order my goings in thy word And my Director be Then no Iniquity shall gain Dominion over me Thy Precepts I 'll observe when plac'd Out of th' Oppressors reach With favour on thy Servant shine And me thy Statutes teach I see how Sinners break thy Laws By bold Impieties This makes me to lament and floods Of Tears o'er-flow mine Eyes Tsaddi Part XVIII Thy Nature Lord and thy Commands Exactly do agree Holy and just and true thou art And such thy Precepts be This sets my Zeal on fire and makes Mine Indignation rise To see my Foes forget thy Words And thy just Laws despise I love thy word because it 's pure And free from all deceit Tho' I 'm despis'd and small my care To keep thy Laws is great Thy justice and fidelity Ne're change or have an end Thy Law 's the Truth on which we may With certain Faith depend When I was brought into great straits And sore opprest with grief I thought on thy Commands and found Great comfort and relief Thy ways are ever true and just This wisdom to me give By them to order all my ways And happy I shall live Koph Part XIX To thee O Lord I loudly cry'd Hear and deliver me Thy Testimonies when I 'm sav'd Better observ'd shall be My cries to mind thee of thy word Prevent the morning Light On this I meditate before The watches of the Night Hear me O Lord as thou art kind Of which sure proofs I have And as thou judgest best my Life They seek to ruine save For they on mischievous Designs Against me bent draw near who 're far from care to keep thy Law And strangers to thy Fear My comfort is for my defence Thou Lord art nearer still And all th' Engagements of thy word Wilt faithfully fulfil I 've known of old what thou
declar'st To be thy Will stands fast And t' all that do thereon depend Shall be perform'd at last Resh Part XX. See my sad Case and plead my Cause And set me free O Lord Who'm mindfull of thy Law and trust For safety on thy Word From wicked Men that disregard God's Laws his help is far Great are thy Mercies quicken me After thy wonted care Many are my malicious Foes Yet do I not decline Thy Testimonies nor will seek Their Death as they do mine It moves indeed my grief to see How boldly men transgress Who what thy Word commands contemn What it forbids no less Consider what unfeigned Love I to thy Precepts bear Preserve my Life O Lord and show That I to thee am dear Thy Promises have ever been Fulfill'd in Ages past And thy declared Will shall be Perform'd whilst time do's last Schin Part XXI Princes pursue me without Cause But my great fear is this Lest by transgressing thy Commands Thy favour I should miss When I beheld the promis'd good Thy faithfull Word contains He joys not more who richest spoils After a Conquest gains Lyes and Deceit I hate but love Honest and upright ways Thy righteous Judgments shall excite Seven times a Day my praise Those Men are crown'd with inward Peace Who thy Commandments love And no Temptations unto Sin To them a Scandal prove I in my Straits from thee alone Deliv'rance did expect And for my Safety onely did What thy Commands direct My Soul do's all thy Precepts keep And Testimonies prize For all my Actions naked are To thy All-seeing Eyes Tau Part XXII Admit my earnest Suit who now To thee for wisdom pray Thy promised Deliverance No longer Lord delay I 'll praise thee that by thee inform'd Thy Laws I 've understood Loudly proclaim that all thou 'st said Is faithfully made good O let thy Hand in my weak State lt's Succours to me reach For help no other Course I 'll take But what thy Precepts teach Of thy assur'd Salvation I long to have a sight Tho' whilst thou' rt pleased to delay Thy Law 's still my delight Save and revive me in these Straits That I thy Praise may sing And let thy Judgments on my Foes The help I look for bring Like a lost sheep I 've gone astray But now to thee I come Thy Precepts I resolve t' obey Lord bring thy Servant home PSALM CXX TO God whose Care I 've ever been in my distress I cry'd He heard me then and so prevents My fears to be deny'd Lord save me from'deceitfull Lips No credit may they gain Which by false Tales mine Innocence Dear as my Life would stain Hope not false Tongue by forgeries To get me in thy Pow'r Veng'ance shall pierce thee like a Dart Like burning Coals devour Ah! woe is me forc'd to bewail A tedious Banishment From mine own Country and a Life 'Mong barb'rous People spent Too long I 've dwelt with those that hate Peace and a friendly Life I plead for Peace they zealous are Onely for war and strife PSALM CXXI I 'll lift mine Eyes unto the Hills And thence will look for aid Depend on God alone for help Both Heav'n and Earth he made He will sustain thy weaker Pow'rs With his Almighty Arm And keep thee with unwearied care From all surprizing harm The Lord's Protection like a shade Will be thy sure Defence Nor Sun nor Moon shall hurt thee with Malignant influence From harm thy Body he 'll protect Preserve thy Soul from Sin Will prosper thy Designs abroad And bless thy coming in PSALM CXXII As the 100 Psalm T Was no small Joy many to hear With devout forwardness cxpress Their Longings to approach God's house To worship and his Name to bless We need not travel farther than Where fair Jerusalem do's lie A City to be envied for Its Order and its Unity Thither the Tribes by God's Command Go up and all their Off'rings bring And there before his Ark they own His favours and his praises sing There are the Seats of Justice plac'd And Thrones for David's Family Pray that her Peace may be prolong'd And prosp'rous all that love her be May Peace still make thee sefe within No Foes without thy Walls surround And may thy quiet Palaces With plenty of good things abound To wish thee happy I 'm engag'd By ties of Friendship and of Blood God's House and true Religion Oblige me more to seek thy good PSALM CXXIII O Thou that in a Glorious Throne Art plac'd above the Skies To thee for Succour I direct Mine heart and lift mine Eyes No Servant by his Lord chastis'd With more Submission stands Nor maids with greater Duty wait Their Mistresses Commands Than we that justly undergo The Discipline of God Wait for a mercifull Release When he 'll remove his Rod. Have mercy Lord on us whose hope In thy Compassion lies And Whom insultlng Foes do scorn Lord do not thou despise For our deprest Estate now gives Advantage to their pride And they who live in Wealth and Ease Our Miseries deride PSALM CXXIV HAD not the Lord our Cause espous'd His People now may say Had not the Lord engag'd his Pow'r To succour us that Day When wicked Men with cruel Wrath Inflam'd against us rose Too feeble all our Pow'rs had been Their Fury to oppose To their devouring Jaws our Life Had been an easie Prey Their rage like an impetuous stream Had swept us quite away Blest be the Lord who chose this way His Mercy to enhance Then when our Dangers loudest call'd To send Deliverance We lay like poor intangled Birds Caught in the Eowler's net God's Pow'r has broke their snares and we At Liberty are set Since all our help lies in his Name That Earth and Heaven made Our future Hopes shall all depend On his Almighty Aid PSALM CXXV As the 100 Psalm THey that in God their Confidence Repose and him their Fortress make Remain unmov'd like Sion's Mount Which Storms and Tempests never shake Jerusalem with Hills begirt Great Safety gains from this Defence Good men much more from Angels guard And God's surrounding Providence The wicked's Pow'r shall not too long Oppress the Good and vex their Peace Lest the Temptation prove so strong They imitate their Wickedness Bless those that are sincerely good And when thy Vengeance shall come down Rebellious Sinners to destroy Then Lord with Peace the righteous crown PSALM CXXV Another Metre THey that repose their trust in God And him their Fortress make Remain unmov'd like Sion's Mount Which Tempests never shake Jerusalem with Hills begirt Is safe by this Defence Good men are more secure from God's Surrounding Providence The wickeds Pow'r shall not too long Oppress and vex their Peace Lest thro' discouragement they prove Like them in wickedness Bless all the truly good and when Thy vengeance shall come down Proud Sinners to destroy then Lord With Peace the Righteous crown PSALM CXXVI As the 100 Psalm WHen God from
Motions of their Joy And to set off melodious Songs Their Harps and Timbrels to employ God's Kindness to his People will Engage his Care their good t' advance He 'll beautify the Meek and make Them great by his Deliverance And like the Glory of his Saints Their Triumphs should be great and high And God's loud Praises will become Their Beds in which they quiet lie These Psalms of Praises in their Mouths Whilst their Hands wield a two edg'd Sword Will courage and assurance give To fight the Battles of the Lord. They 'll conquer and with just revenge The Heathen's insolence chastise Their fetter'd Nobles captive lead Make chained Kings become their prize Such Judgments long ago foretold Shall God upon the Heathen bring Such Honour all his Saints shall have And praising Hallelujah's sing PSALM CL. PRaise God within that sacred Place Where he his Grace bestows Your wondering thoughts to Heaven raise Where he his Glory shows Let all his mighty Acts of Pow'r Your inward Passions move That your acknowledgments may suit The Greatness of his Love Musicks soft Notes and louder sounds Of Instruments imploy T' excite Devotion and attend The Triumphs of your Joy Since all to this Creator owe That breath by which they live Let every thing that breaths to him Their cheerfull Praises give The End of the Psalms HYMNS Taken out of the NEW TESTAMENT Or used in the Church-Service HYMN I. Benedictus The Song of Zachary Luke 1. 68. LET Isr'ael's pow'rfull God and King Eternally be blest Who came from Heav'n to visit us And all our Bonds releas'd In David's House a Saviour rais'd To sit upon his Throne This ever since the World began His Prophets have foreshown That he would save us from the Hand Of all that did us hate The Mercy to perform for which Our Fathers long did wait Remembring all his Truth engag'd By ' a Holy Covenant His solemn Oath to Abra'ham sworn His Grace that he would grant To serve him without fear from all Our Adversaries free'd And to continue all our days A Holy Life to lead And thou blest Child to this high Lord Shalt have a Prophet's place Like a preparing Harbinger Shalt go before his Face By the Remission of Men's sins To make Salvation known God's tender Mercy when this Sun Arose to all was shown He will our sad and dismal State With Light and Comfort bless And guide our Feet into the way Of Peace and Happiness HYMN II. Magnificat As the 25 Psalm The Song of the Bl. Virgin Luke 1. 46. MY Soul doth magnify the Lord Transports of Joy my Spirits raise And God my Saviour shall be The Subject of my Song of Praise For to his humble Handmaids state He shew'd regard when 't was deprest All Ages shall from henceforth judge Me happy and shall call me Blest He that is Great hath done to me Great things and holy is his Name His Mercy through all Ages is To them that fear him still the same He with his Arm his strength hath shew'd Confounded what the proud Men thought Put down the mighty from their Seat And rais'd them who were set at nought He fill'd the hungry Souls with good The full and rich for want complain'd His Mercy he has call'd to mind And Israel his help has gain'd The Promise to our Fathers made So long before in which God stood Engag'd to Abra'ham and his Seed Is all performed and made good HYMN III. Nunc Dimittis The Song of Simeon Luke 2. 29. I Now can leave this World and die In Peace and quiet Rest Since that mine Eyes O Lord have been With thy Salvation blest The Prophecies are all fulfill'd Thy Promises are true And thy mysterious Love disclos'd In all the Peoples view All the dark Shadows fly away Now this bright Sun appears Whose saving Health the Gentile World With unknown Comfort cheers Well may the long expected sight Make Isr'ael's Joys abound Before with special Favours grac'd But now with Glory crown'd HYMN IV. Taken out of the Revelations As the 25 Psalm Rev. 19 v. 5 YE faithfull Servants of the Lord See that his Name ye celebrate And ye that fear him sing aloud Praises to God both small and great Ch. 4 v. 8 Most Holy Holy Holy Lord Almighty's his adored Name Who was before all time and is And ever shall be still the same v. 11. All Glory Pow'r and Honour thou Alone art worthy to receive For all things by thy Pow'r were made All by and for thy Pleasure live Ch. 5 v. 12 To thee O spotless Lamb of God Riches and Pow'r of Right belong Wisdom and Honour conqu'ring strength Glory and every praising Song v. 9 Thou for to expiate our Sins Wast slain and by thy precious Blood From every Nation Tribe and Tongue Thou hast redeemed us to God v. 10 From thee to be both Kings and Priests To God the Privilege we gain And shall hereafter be advanc'd With thee O Christ on Earth to reign v. 13 Blessing and Honour Glory Pow'r Ever by all in Earth and Heav'n To him that sits upon the Throne And to the Lamb of God be giv'n Part II. Ch. 15 v. 3 O thou great Ruler of the World Thy glorious Works our wonder raise Thou ever-blessed King of Saints How true and righteous are thy ways v. 4 Who would not fear and glorify Thy Name thou onely Holy one Th' whole World will come and worship thee To whom thy Judgments are made known Ch. 11 v. 15 Now o'er the Kingdoms of this World God and his Christ as King do's reign Whose Pow'r that for his Rule made way His Conquests ever will maintain v. 17 We give thee thanks Almighty Lord Which art and wast and art to come Who hast exerted thy great Pow'r And for thy Victories made room v. 18 Let th' angry Nations rage thy wrath blood Is come and it 's thy time to rain Down Judgments and t' avenge the Of Martyrs barbarously slain And now thy suffe'ring Servants Lord Great Saints and Prophets thou'lt regard And all that fear thy Name tho' here Despis'd shall have a great reward All thy just vengeance will applaud On them who all their Pow'r imploy'd To turn the Earth t' a Field of Blood Their turn now comes to be destroy'd Ch. 12. Salvation to the Saints is come v. 10 God's strength and mighty aids appear T' advance his Kingdom among Men Who all the Pow'r of Christ revere He that before the Lord accus'd The Brethren with false Calumnies Is now cast head-long down and none Give credit longer to his Lyes v. 11 He 's conquer'd by the Blood of Christ And by their witness to his word start from here tomorrow These valued not their Lives but dy'd For Love unto their dearest Lord. v. 12 Ye heav'nly Spirits above rejoyce But woe to th' Earth below whose hurt The Dev'il with utmost rage contrives Knowing his
rejoyce since God do's reign 97 Let the Great God arise and then 68 Lord bow thine Ear to my requests 86 Lord every Age and Race has seen 1 2 Met. 90 Lord hear me and from wicked Foes 64 Lord hear my Pray'r and do not hide 55 Lord hear my words attend the moans 5 Lord hear the Pray'rs and mournfull Cries 102 Lord hear the silent Moans and Sighs 2d Met. 5 Lord I can suffer thy Rebukes 6 Lord I can well endure when thou 2d Met. 6 Lord if thou do'st not come and help 2d Met. 12 Lord I have no aspiring Thoughts 131 Lord let me know that happy Man 15 Lord look upon my sinfull Soul 51 Lord may the King with mighty Skill 72 Lord not to us but to thy Name 2n Met. 115 Lord save me from mine Enemies 59 Lord save me from the Man who bears 140 Lord since I trust in thee alone 57 Lord since my glorying is in thee 109 Lord thy Rebukes I can endure 38 Lord when I have to do with thee 139 M. Psalm MAintin O Lord my injur'd Rights 35 May no defeated hopes disgrace 31 Mercy and Judgment Lord I 'll sing 101 My God my God why thus withdrawn 22 My God since thou hast rais'd me up 30 My heart O God is now prepar'd 108 My People to my words give Ear 78 My Soul's hest Pow'rs I will engag 11 My Soul bless thou the Lord his Name 2d Met 103 My Soul doth wait on God 62 My Soul for ever bless the Lord 104 My Soul on God relies 71 My Soul to praise the highest Lord 146 N. Psalm NOne knows like Judah God so well 76 Not unto us Lord not to us 115 O. Psalm O. all ye People clap your hands 47 O blest Employment of our Lives 147 O blest Societses'on Earth 133 G God my Saviour Night and Day 88 O God the Spring of all my Joys 42 O happy Companies on Earth 2d Met. 133 O happy Man that fears the Lord 2d Met. 112 O happy Man whom God forgives 32 O let us all give thanks to God 105 O Lord how joyfull is the King 21 O my good God in thee I trust 1 2 Met. 7 O praise the Lord whom Ages past 118 O thou that in a glorious Throve 123 O what a plesant Work it is 92 P. Psalm PLac'd on the Holy Hills God's Seat 87 Plead thou my Cause O thou that know'st 26 Plung'd into Depths of Misery 1 2 Met. 130 Praise God and let your Songs be new 149 Praise God within that sacred Place 150 Praise him to whom all Pow'r belongs 81 Praises in Sion wait for thee 1 2 Met. 65 Preserve me Lord in thi s distress 16 R. Psalm REgard O Lord my Pray'r and Cry 61 Regard the fervent Pray'rs I make 143 Rojoyce ye Righteous in the Lord 2d Met. 33 Remember all the troubles Lord 132 Render and oft your thanks repeat 2d Met. 136 Renew your Songs to God and tell 98 Rescue my Life in Mercy Lord 56 Resolv'd I was with care t' observe 39 S. Psalm SAve me O God or else I 'm drown'd 69 Save me O God thy glorious Name 54 Shew mercy to us Lerd 67 Since God so tender a Regard 116 Since thou hast rais'd me I 'll extoll 2d Met. 30 T. Psalm TH' Almighty Lord is our Defence 46 The Earth's the Lord 's to him belong 24 The Fools believe no God 53 The Fools believe there is no God 14 The Glorious Empire of the Lord 29 The Heavns whose beauteous Frame we see 19 The Lord do's reign and clothes himself 2d Met. 93 The Lord do's reign and like a King 93 The Lord do's reign and on his Throne 99 The Lord my woatchfull Shepherd is 2d Met. 23 The Lord to thy requests give ear 20 The mighty God and Lord of all 50 The Wonders Lord thon did'st of old 44 They that in God their confidence 125 They that repose their trust in God 2d Met. 125 Thou great Avenger of all wrongs 135 Thou Righteous Judge of all the World 43 Thrice happy are those upright Men 119 Thus spake the Lord unto his Son 1 2 Met. 110 Thy Mercy Lord has chang'd our doom 85 Thy sacred Name I will advance 2d Met. 145 'T is good with Patience to attend 40 To God I make my Pray'r 25 To God whose care I 've ever been 120 To laud the heav'nly King 148 To magnisy the Lord my Soul 138 To my importunate requests 141 'T was no small Joy many to hear 122 U. Psalm VAin mighty Man to vaunt it so 52 Unless God prosper it all cost 127 W. Psalm WE 'll never cease to thank our God 75 We that are Isr'alites may say 129 What Numbers Lord against me rise 3 Whtn God from bondage set us free 126 When God redeem'd our captive State 2d Met. 126 When I behold a Wicked Man 36 When Lord I deal with thee in vain 2d Met. 139 When the Great God had Ifr'els Seed 114 Why do the Heathen Nations rage 2 Why Lord do'st thou so far withdraw 10 Will God for ever cast off those 74 With all my Soul I 'll bless the Lord 9 With cheerfull heart I 'll ever sing 89 With fervent Cries I did implore 142
guide me here And hence to Glory bring There 's none in Heav'n or Earth on whom I can rely like thee When my ' heart and hopes here fail my stay And Portion thou wilt be But those that are from Godestrang'd Or unto Idols bow Shall meet thy fierce displeasure here And utter overthrow God is my chiefest good it 's best To keep to him most nigh His Truth and Mercy I shall praise When I on him rely PSALM LXXIV As the 100 Psalm WIll God for ever cast of those Whom for his own we know he For ever shall his Anger smoak Against his once beloved Flock Let not thy purchase Lord thy Lot So dearly bought be quite forgot But thy old dwelling call to mind Sion to which thou hast been kind Visit with Speed and view with pity The lasting ruines of our City Or in thy Holy House alone What mischief th' Enemy has done Where we were wont thy Name t' adore With rage they impiously roar Their Banners there set up we see In Token of their Viotory As men in lopping off thick boughs So here they freely deal their blows Carv'd work in which such skill wasshown An Axe's stroak at once hews down The House by being God's that claims To be untouch'd they turn to flames And level with the Ground thus lain Is made by wicked hands profane They have design'd such is their spight To root out our Religion quite Our Synagogues for this imploy'd Not one is left but all destroy'd And as if God had left us we No tokens of his Presence see No Prophet now to us do's send To tell us when our woes shall end Part II. How long Lord wilt thou bear with those Who Trust in thee to Scorn expose And hear'st what blasphemies they speak That thou to save us art too weak Why Lord dost thou that hand withdraw That kept thine Enemies in awe Exert thy pow'r and all will see Their Folly who contend with thee We thy Protection seem to claim Of old our King and still the same What strange Salvation in times past Has this Land seen that now lies waste The parted Sea retir'd in haste Ope'ning a way thro' which we pass'd On its return th' Egyptian host Stern as Sea-Monsters all were lost Phar'oh and all his Captains drown'd And spewed out no grave they found But in the Bellies of wild Beasts And Fowls which on them made their feasts From an hard Rock cleft by a Rod Streams flow'd and shew'd the pow'r of God Again a flowing Stream do's stop And a great River's dried up Part III. The Reg'ular changes that we see Of Day and Night were made by thee The proper Light that either needs From Sun and Moon by turns proceeds Th' Earth's Limits and its various Climes Diff'rence of Seasons And of times The Summer's heat and Winter's cold That fruitful this decay'd and old These Changes wisely order'd were So ' are those in our Condition here But Fools still prosp'rous grow so proud They now blaspheme thy Name aloud Oh may thy Church thy Turtle-Dove Mournful yet chast thy pity move To Birds of prey expose her not Tho' poor too dear to be forgot Thy Cove'nant made to us respect Can'aan to give and to protect Now all its dwellings doleful lie With rapine fill'd and cruelty O let not the oppress'd complain Their pray'rs and trust in God are vain T' a good estate the helpless poor That they may praise thy Name restore Delay not Lord much less decline To plead our cause since ours is thine For these Fools Scoffs at our distress Reproach thy Providence no less Forget not then th' insulting cries And Tumult of thine Enemies Whose Pride if it unpunish'd go Their insolence will higher grow PSALM LXXV WE 'll never cease to thank our God For his preserving Care For that thy pow'rful help is near Thy wondrous works declare What good men long so much to see When settled in my throne Disorders then shall be reform'd And equal Justice done The Lands Confusions had dissolv'd The people's Hearts with fear The Pillars of the Government By me supported were The Fools I caution'd not to be So madly insolent Nor stifly proud as if t' outbrave Ev'n Heav'n it self they meant Promotion comes not from this Coast Nor that by lucky chance God the great Sov'reign puts one down Another to advance He deals out plagues to men his hand Pours out a dreadful Cup Full of strange mixture and with sad Ingredients made up Some bitter drops the good may tast But God reserved hath For wicked men the bottom dregs And larger draughts of wrath But I will celebrate and sing For ever Lord thy praise And more cut off the wicked's pow'r And that of good men raise PSALM LXXVI As the 100 Psalm NOne knows like Judah God so well Nor his Renown like Israel Jerusalem's his place of rest And Sion's with his Presence blest There lay the Arrows broke the shield The Sword and Arm that did it wield Thou for the Slaughters of that day Art more renown'd than Hills of prey They that with courage us'd t' invade Themselves a prey to us are made Seiz'd with death's sleep which none withstands Their mighty men could find no hands Chariots and Horse their ruine prov'd Both at thy check remain'd unmov'd When God is wroth men think in vain Courage or Conquests to maintain When he from Heav'n his Sentence pass'd And rose to save the meek in haste Th' approach our foes with terrour fill'd And all their rage becalm'd and still'd Thus man's outrageous wrath and spite Raises God's praise t' a greater height All whose remains not yet express'd Shall at his pleasure be suppress'd Vow then to God as well as pray And what you vow with conscience pay Let all around their presents bring T' express their fear of this great King Men's height no privilege can plead He 'll humble them or strike them dead Monarchs that to the world give Law Before him stand with trembling awe PSALM LXXVII As the 100 Psalm IN my distress my pray'rs and cries To God that heard me I renew'd And in the Night when others rest With hands spread out to him I su'd All comfort I refus'd my thoughts Of God how kind h' had been before And what our Miseries now were Disturb'd and overwhelm'd me more Mine Eyes to sleep I could not close Tho' grief had lock'd my Lips up fast All I could do was to recount Thy wonders wrought in Ages past I call'd to mind the Songs of Praise I made from former dangers free'd Debated with my self how well God's past and present ways agre'ed Will God said I quite call us off Nor follow us with one kind thought Are all his Springs of Goodness dry And must his promise stand for nought Has Mercy lain so long difus'd That God to shew it has forgot Or 's so provok'd our Miseries To look on but regard them not This pain'd me sore that such a