A people and thou art O Lord become their God alway 8 And now O Lord God the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house establish it for ever and do as thou hast said 8 What of thy servant and his house thou Lord hast spoken now Do as thou saidst and so for ay establish it do thou 9 And let thy name be magnified for ever saying The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel 9 And let thy Name that 's glorious be magnifi'd for ay The Lord of hosts he is the God that 's over Israel say And let the house of thy servant David hee established before thee 10 For thou O Lord of hosts God of Israel hast revealed to thy servant Let Davids house thy servant be before thee stablish'd well 10 Thou Lord of hosts Israls God didst to thy servant reveal Saying I will build thee an house therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee Thou said'st I will thee build an house therefore thy servant hee Hath in his heart found for to pray this prayer unto thee 11 And now O Lord God thou art that God and thy words he true and thou hast promised this goodnesse unto thy servant 11 And now O Lord that God thou art thy words are very true And thou this goodnesse promisde hast unto thy servant now 12 Therefore now let it please thee to blesse the house of thy servant that it may continue for ever before thee 12 Therefore be pleased for to blesse thy servants house alway That it may so continue still before thee fast for ay For thou O Lord God hast spoken it and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever For thou Lord God hast spoken it with blessings come from thee O do thou let thy servants house for ever blessed be The Song of Isaiah concerning the vineyard wherein Gods people is reproved for their barrennesse in good works notwithstanding of all the paines were taken by the Prophets ISAIAH 5. vers 1. NOw will I sing to my welbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard my welbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitfull hill TO my Beloved of his vine a song now sing I will My Welbelov'd a vineyard hath in a most fruitfull hill 2 And he fenced it and gathered out the stones thereof and planted it with the choicest vine and bult a tower in the midst of it 2 He did it fence and gathered out the stones thereof eachone He planted it with choicest vine a tower he built thereon And also made a wine-presse therein and he looked that it should bring forth grapes and it brought forth wilde grapes Hee a vine-presse made als therein and look'd it should bring forth Good grapes but forth at last it brought wild grapes of nothing worth 3 And now O inhabitants of Ierusalem and men of Iudah judge I pray you betwixâ— me and my vineyard 3 And now O ye inhabitants of Salem and al 's ye Of Judah men judge I you pray 'twixt my vineyard and me 4 What could have been done more to my vineyard that I have not done in it wherefore when I looked that it should bring forth grapes brought it forth wilde grapes 4 What could I my vineyard unto do more then I have done Wherefore when for good grapes I look'd did wild grapes grow thereon 5 And now go to I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard I will take away the hedge thereof and it shall be eaten up 5 And now go to I 'le tell you what I 'le to my vineyard do I 'le take away its hedge and it shall be up eaten so And break down the wall thereof and it shall be troden down 6 And I will lay it waste it shall not bee pruned nor digged And I 'le break down the wall thereof and it trode down shall be 6 I 'le lay it wast none pruned shall nor yet it digged see But there shall come up briers and thorns I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it But briars and thornes there shall come up I also will anone Command the clouds that they no rain shall rain the same upon 7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hoasts is the house of Israel and the men of Iudah his pleasant plant 7 For vineyard of the Lord of hosts the house of Israel is The men of Judah also are the plasant plant of his And he looked for judgement but behold oppression for righteousnesse but behold a cry And he did then for judgement look but lo oppression hard For rigtheousnesse but O behold a cry then there was heard A Song of thanks for the mercies of God ISA. 12. vers. 1. O Lord I will praise thee though thou wast angry with me thine anger is turned away and thou comfortedst me I Will thee praise O Lord though thou with me most angry wast Thine anger turned is away thou me comforted hast 2 Behold God is my salvation I will trust and not be afraid for the Lord IEHOVAH is my strength and my song be also is become my salvation 2 Behold God's my salvation I 'le trust and will not fearâ— For Lord Jovah's my strength and song he 's my salvation near 3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water â—t of the wells of salvation 4 And in that day shall ye say â— Therefore yee of salvation with joy shall in that day Out of the wells draw water als 4 Ye in that day shall say Praise the Lord call upon his name declare â—is doings among the people make mention that â—is name is exalted Praise ye the Lord call on his Name the doings that are his Shew to his people mention make that 's Name exalted is 5 Sing unto the Lord for he hath done excellent things this is known in all the earth 5 Do ye now sing unto the Lord because that he hath done The things that be most excellent this in all earth is known 6 Cry out and shout thou inhabitant of Zion for great is the holy one of Israel in the midst of thee 6 Of Zion thou inhabitant cry out and shouting be For of Israâ—l the holy One is great in midst of thee A Song inciting to confidence in GOD Isa. 26. vers. 1. WE have a strong city salvation will God appoint for wals and bulwarks WEE have a city that is strong the Lord salvation so Hee will appoint for mighty wals and bulwarks strong also 2 Open ye the gates that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in 2 Open ye the gates that so the righteous Nation Which constantly the trueth doth keep may enter in anone 3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose minde is stayed on thee because he trusteth in thee 3 Assuredly thou wilt him keep in perfect peace to be Whose minde is still upon thee staid because he trusts in thee
the venim strong â—4 4 Is not this laid in store with me my treasures seal'd among The fourth Part. 35 To me belongeth vengeance and reâ—mpence their foot shall slide in due time 35 Vengeance to me and recompence belongeth for their crime Their foot shall slide assuredly in due appointed time For the day of their calamity is at hand and the things that shall come upon them make haste The day of their calamity it is now near at hand And things that shall upon them come make hast and shall not stand 36 For the Lord shall judge his people and repent himself for his servants when he seeth that their power is gone and there is none shut up or left 36 For God shall his own people judge and for his saints repent When none shut up or left he sees but that their power is spent 37 And he shall say where are their gods their rock in whom they trusted 37 And he in his great wrath shall say where are their gods now gone Their stable rock in whom they all did put their trust alone 38 Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink-offerings let them rise up and help you and be your protection 38 Which fat ate of their sacrifice and drank drink offrings wine Let them rise up now and you help as your protection fine 39 See now that I even I am he and there is no god with me I kill and I make alive I wound and I heal 39 See now that I am he ev'n I no god there is with me I kill and make alive I wound and als make whole to be Neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand 40 For I lift up my hand to heaven and say I live for ever Nor is there any now that can out of my hand deliver 40 For I lift up my hand to heaven and say I live for ever 41 If I whet my glittering sword and mine hand take hold on judgement I will render vengeance to mine enemies and will reward them that hate me 41 If hold my hand on judgement take and glittring sword I whet I 'le render vengeance to my foes and pay those that me hate 42 I will make mine arrows drunk witâ— blood and my sword shall devour flesh 42 I also those mine arrows will make drunk with blood therefore The flesh of all mine enemies my sword it shall devore And that with the blood of the slain and oâ— the captives from the beginning of revenges upoâ— the enemy With blood of those that have been slain and those that captives ly From the beginning of revenge upon the enemy 43 Rejoice O ye nations with his people for he will avenge the bloud of his servants 43 Rejoice ye nations with his folk for he who doth not change Will of his servants all the blood in his own time avenge And will render vengeance to his adversaries and will be mercifull unto his land and to his people And will to his adversaries a vengeance render full And to his people and his land he will be mercifull The Song of Deborah and Barak after the victory against the army of Iabin King of Canaan who reigned in Hazor whose captaine was Sisera whose head was cut off by Iahell the wiâ—e of Heber JUDGES 5. vers. 2. PRaise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel when the people willingly offered themselves FOr the avenging of Israâ—l praise ye the Lord most hy When as the people offered themselves most willingly 3 Hear O ye kings give ear O ye princes I even I will â—ing unto the Lord I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel 3 Hear Oye Kings ye Princes als give ear I ev'n I will Sing to the Lord to Israels God I will sing praises still 4 Lord when thou wentedst out of Seir when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom the earth trembled and the heavens dropped the clouds also dropped water 4 Lord when thou wentest out of Seir and march'd from Edom field The earth did tremble heav'ns did drop the clouds did water yeeld 5 The mountaines melted from before the Lord even that Sinai from before the Lord God of Israel 5 The mountains melted from before the Lord God Eternall Ev'n that Sinai from God before the God of Israel 6 In the dayes of Shamgar the son of Anath in the dayes of Iael the high-wayes were unoccupied and the travellers walked through by-wayes 6 In dayes of Shamgar Anaths son of Jael in the dayes The high wayes were unoccupi'd men travell'd through bywayes 7 The inhabitants of the villages ceased they ceased in Israel untill that Iâ—Deborah arose that I arose a mother in Israel 7 They ceas'd that dwelt in villages in Israel they did cease Till I Deborah in Isra'l a mother rose for peace 8 They chose new gods then was war in the gates was there a shield or spear seen among fourty thousand in Israel They chose new gods war seizd their gates was there a shield or spear That fourty thousand men among in Israel did appear 9 My heart is toward the Governours of â—rael that offered themselves willingly among 〈◊〉 people Blesse ye the Lord My heart 's to Israels governours who t' offer did accord Themselves 'mong people willingly O do ye blesse the Lord 10 Speak ye that ride on white asses ye that 〈◊〉 in judgement and walk by the way â—0 â—0 Ye that do ride on asses white do ye together say â—e that do in the judgement sit and walk als by the way 11 They that are delivered from the noise 〈◊〉 archers in the places of drawing water thereâ—all they rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord â—1 Who sav'd are from the archers noise where they did water draw â—here shall they of the Lord rehearse the righteous acts and law Even the righteous acts towards the inhaâ—itants of his villages in Israel then shall theâ—â—ople of the Lord go down to the gates The righteous acts in Israel in villages there done Then shall the people of the Lord unto the gates go down 12 Awake awake Deborah awake awake utter a song ariso Barak and lead thy captiviâ—captive thou son of Abinoam 12 Wake wake wake wake Deborah singâ— thou Barak rise anone Thy captive lead captivity thou Abinoams son 13 Then he made him that remaineth havâ— dominion over the nobles among the people the Lord made me have dominion over the mighty 13 Him that remains dominionâ— then he ov'r the Nobles gave 'Mong people God dominion made me ov'r the mighty have 14 Out of Ephraim was there a root 〈◊〉 them against Amalek after thee Benjamin amonâ— thy people 14 Of Ephraim 'gainst Amalek there was a worthy root And after thee was Benjamin among thy people great Out of Machir came down governours anâ— out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of 〈◊〉 writer And out of Machir als came down thy Governours and then They did come out
4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever for in the Lord IEHOVAH is everlasting strength 4 For ever trust ye in the Lord for ye shal feel at length That in the Lord JEHOVAH is an everlasting strength 5 For he bringeth down them that dwell on â—igh the loftie city he layeth it low he layeth it 〈◊〉 even to the ground he bringeth it even to â—e dust For dwellers high he doth bring down the city proud layes low He layes it low to ground it brings ev'n to the dust below 6 The foot shall tread it down even the feet 〈◊〉 the poore and the steps of the needy 7 The way of the just is uprightnesse thou ost upright dost weight the path of the just The foot poores feet and needies steps shall tread it in the way Upright's the justs way thou upright the just mans path dost weigh 8 Yea in the way of thy judgements O Lord â—ve we waited for thee the desire of our soul to thy name and to the remembrance of thee Yea in thy judgements way O Lord we waited have for thee â—ur soules desires unto thy Name and thy remembrance be 9 With my soul have I desired thee in the â—ght yea with my spirit within me will I seek 〈◊〉 early I with my soul desired have thee in the time of hight Yea with my spirit within me I will seek thee early right For when thy judgments are in the earth the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousnesse For when the judgements that thou sends upon the earth do presse Then all the worlds inhabitants will learn thy righteousnesse 10 Let favour be shewed to the wicked yâ— will he not learn righteousnesse 10 Let unto him that wicked is be favour shew'd not small Yet for the same he righteousnesse will not then learn at all In the land of uprightnesse will he deal unjustly and will not behold the majesty of 〈◊〉 LORD Ev'n in the land of uprightnesse he will unjustly deal And of the Lord the Majesty behold no way he will 11 Lord when thy hand is lifted up the will not see but they shall see and be ashamâ— for their envie at the people 11 Lord when thy hand is lifted up they will not see but they Shall see and be asham'd because the people they envy Yea the fire of thine enemies shall devour them 12 Lord thou wilt ordain peace for us for â—hou also hast wrought all our works in us Yea them thy foes fire shall devore 12 Lord thou wilt ordain thus Firm peace for us for thou als hast wrought all our works in us 13 O Lord our God other lords besides â—eo have had dominion over us but by thee â—nly will we make mention of thy name â—3 â—3 Lord God besides thee other gods ov'r us dominion had We 'd only of thy Name by thee will mention to be made 14 They are dead they shall not live theyâ—re deceased they shall not rise 14 Henceforth these wicked shall not live who are now dead and slain â—t last they all deceased are they shal not rise again Therefore hast thou visited and destroyed 〈◊〉 and made all their memorie to perish Therefore thou hast them visited and them destroyd alway â—nd als hast made their memorie to perish quite away 15 Thou hast increased the nation O Lorâ— thou hast increased the nation thou art glorified thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth 15 Thou hast increas'd the nation Lord thou hast increas'd its worth Thou 'rt glorifi'd thou it remov'd farre to all ends of earth 16 Lord in trouble have they visited thee the poured out a prayer when thy chastening waâ— upon them 16 Lord when they were in trouble they did visite thee anone They prayers powred out when was thy chastning them upon 17 Like as a woman with childe that draweth near the time of her delivery is in pain anâ— cryeth out in her pangs so have we been in the sight O Lord 17 As she that is with child drawes near to her deliverie In pain is and cryes in her pangs so in thy sight were we 18 We have been with childe we have beeâ— in pain we have as it were brought forth wind 18 We surely all have been with child we in great pain of mind Have all been we have as it were brought forth the very wind We have not wrought any deliverance in the â—rth neither have the inhabitants of the world â—llen â—e have not a deliverance wrought on earth as we perceive â—or yet the worlds inhabitants at all down fallen have 19 Thy dead men shall live together with dead body shall they arise Thy men that dead are they shall live together well they all â—ith my dead bodie ev'n revive and als arise they shall Awake and sing ye that dwell in dust for thy 〈◊〉 is as the dew of herbs and the earth shall â— out the dead â—ake sing ye in dust that dwell as dew of herbes indeed is thy dew and al 's the earth shall cast out all her dead Come my people enter thou into thy chamâ—â—â—s and shut thy doores about thee hide thy 〈◊〉 as it were for a little moment untill the â—ignation be overpast My people to thy chambers come doors shut about thee fast 〈◊〉 thou thee for a moment hide till wrath be overpast 21 For behold the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquitie 21 For lo the Lord out of his place doth come most speedilie To punish earths inhabitants for their iniquitie The earth also shall disclose her bloud and shall no more cover her slain The earth shall als disclose the blood that in it did remain And shall no more the means afford to cover close her slain The Song of Hezekiah after God had healed him of his sicknesse c. ISA. 38. vers. 10. I Said in the cutting off of my dayes I shall gâ— to the gates of the grave I am deprived oâ— the residue of my years IN cutting off my dayes I said to gates of grave I 'le go Of those my yeers the residue I am deprived so 2 I said I shall not see the Lord even the Lord in the land of the living I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world 2 In livings land the Lord the Lord I said I shall not see I shall no more see man with those on earth that dwellers be 3 Mine age is departed and is removed from me as a shepheards tent I have cut off like a weaver my life 3 Departed is mine age and is remov'd from me with strife As shepherds tents I weaver like have thus cut off my life He will cut me of with pining sicknesse from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me That I may wholly be cut off hee 'le pining sicknesse send From day ev'n unto night wilt thou so of me make an end 4 I reckoned till monrning that
the sea Now in the red sea also drown'd his chosen captains be 5 The depths have covered them they sank â—nto the bottome as a stone The fearfull depths they likewise have them covered eachone â—nto the bottom headlongs they then sank as doth a stone 6 Thy right hand O Lord is become gloriâ—us in power thy right hand O Lord hath dashâ—d in pieces the enemy 6 Thy right hand Lord it is become in power glorious all Thy right hand Lord the enemy hath daâ—h'd in pieces small 7 And in the greatnesse of thine excellencie thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee thou sentest forth thy wrath which consumed them as stubble 7 Who 'gainst thee rose them thou ov'rthrew in great excellency Thy wrath thou sentest forth which them consum'd as stubble dry 8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together the floods stood upright as an heap and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea 8 The waters at thy nostrils blast together gathred were Floods stood as heaps in heart of sea the depths congeal'd were there 9 The enemy said I will pursue I will overtake I will divide the spoile my lust shall be satisfied upon them 9 The en'my said I will pursue I 'le overtake anone I 'le part the spoile my lust shall be them satisfi'd upon I will draw my sword my hand shall destroy them 10 Thou didst blow with thy wind the sea covered them they sank as lead in the mighty waâ—ers I 'le draw my sword my hand it shall destroy them all indeed 10 Thy wind blew seas them covâ—â—d they in great waters sank as lead 11 Who is like unto thee O Lord amongst the gods who is like thee glorious in holinesse fearfull in praises doing wonders 11 Who 's like thee Lord among the gods who 's like thee glorious In holinesse fearfull in praise and doing wonders thus 12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand the earth swallowed them 13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed 12 Thy right hand then thou stretched out earth swallow'd them at last 13 In mercy thou the folk ledst forth which thou redeemed hast Thou hast guided them in thy strength unto â—hy holy habitation 14 The people shall hear and be afraid â—orrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina Thou hast them to thy holy house in thy strength guided well 14 Men shall hear fear grief shall them seiz in Palestine that dwell 15 Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed the mighty men of Moah trembling shall take hold upon them all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away 15 The Dukes of Edom then amaz'd strong Moab trembling shall On them take hold the Cananites they melt away shall all 16 Fear and dread shall fall upon them by the greatnes of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone till thy people passe over 16 By greatnesse of thine armâ— strong fear dread shall on them fall They shall be still ev'n as a stone till passe thy people all O Lord till the people passe over which thou hast purchased O Lord till that the people do passe ov're with great renown Which thou by thine Almighty hand hast purchas'd as thine own 17 Thou shalt bring them in and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance in the place O Lord which thou hast made for thee to dwell in 17 In hill of thine inheritance Lord thou shalt bring them well And plant them in the place which thou hast made for them to dwell In the Sanctuary O Lord which thy handâ— have established 18 The Lord shall reign for ever and ever O Lord ev'n in the Sanctuary which thy hand stablish'd all 18 The Lord for ever and also for ever reigne he shall 19 For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea and the Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon them 19 For Pharos horse with charets went and horsmen in the sea The Lord again sea waters brought upon them fearfully But the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea But those that were the children then of Israel by discent They in the midst of all the sea on dry land safely went The Song of Moses a little before his death DEUT. 32. The Preface GIve ear O ye heavens and I will speak and hear O earth the words of my mouth O Ye the heavens that are high do ye to me give ear The words that from my mouth proceed O earth now do thou hear 2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain my speech shall distill as the dew as the small rain upon the tender herb and as the showres upon the grasse 2 My doctrine as the rain shall drop my speach as dew shall passe As small rain on the tender herb and showrs upon the grasse 3 Because I will publish the name of the Lord ascribe ye greatnesse unto our God 3 Because I surely publish will the Name of God the Lord Ye greatnesse to our God therefore ascribe with one accord The first Part. 4 He is the Rock his work is perfect for all his wayes are judgement a God of truth and without iniquity just and right is he 4 He is the rock his work 's persite his wayes all judgement be A God of truth void of all sin most just and right is he 5 They have corrupted themselves their spot is not the spot of his children they areâ— perverse and crooked generation 5 Their spot is not his childrens spot themselves corrupt'd they far A crooked generation and a perverse they are 6 Do ye thus requite the Lord O foolish people and unwise is not be thy father that hath bought thee hath he not made thee and established thee 6 Unwise people do ye requite the Lord thus Is not he Thy father buyer Hath he not made and establish'd thee 7 Remember the dayes of old consider the years of many generations ask thy father and he will shew thee thy elders and they will tell thee 7 Remember ye the dayes of old yeers past consider well Thy father ask he will thee shew thy Elders will thee tell 8 When the most high divided to the nations their inheritance when he separated the sons of Adam 8 When the most High to Nations did th' inheritance divide When he the sons of Adam all did separate beside He set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel He by his wisedome set the bounds then of the people all According to the number of the children of Isra'l 9 For the Lords portion is his people Iacob is the lot of his inheritance 9 For to his portion hath the Lord his people without blot And of his own inheritance his Jacob is the lot 10 He found him in a desert land and in the waste howling wildernesse he led him about he
instructed him he kept him as the apple of his eye 10 In wildernesse he found 〈◊〉 in wast howling desert dry He led instructed and 〈◊〉 kept as th'â—ple of his eye 11 As an eagle stirreth up her nest fluttereth over her young spreadeth abroad her wings taketh them beareth them on her wings 11 As th' Eagle stirreth up her nest fluttreth her young upon Her wings doth spread and taketh them and beareth them thereon 12 So the Lord alone did lead him and there was no strange god with him 12 So by his might the Lord alone did lead him carefully And no strange god there was at all with him in company 13 He made him ride on the high places of the earth that he might eat the increase of the fields and he made him to suck hony out of the rock and oil out of the flinty rock 13 On earths high place he made him ride fields increase for to eat From flinty rocks he made him suck the oyl and honey sweet 14 Butter of kine and milk of sheep with fat of lambs and rams of the breed of Bashan 14 Of Kine the butter and of sheep the milk for them in need With fat of lambs and also rams that were of Bashans breed And goats with the fat of kidneys of wheat and thou didst drink the pure bloud of the grape He gave them goats with Kidneys fat of wheat that was right good And thou also ev'n of the grape didst drink the purest blood The second Part. 15 But Iesurun waxed fat and kicked thou art waxen fat thou art grown thick 15 But Jesurun then waxed fat and he did also kick Thou waxed art exceeding fat thou art grown very thick Thou art covered with fatnesse then he forsook God which made him and lightly esteemed the rock of his salvation With fatnesse thou art cov'rd he then God which him made forsook And he of his salvations rock light estimation took 16 They provocked him to jealousie with strange gods with abominations provoked they him to anger 16 They him provok'd to jealousie with strange gods evry way Him with abominations to wrath provoked they 17 They sacrificed unto devils not to God to gods whom they knew not to new gods that came newly up whom your fathers feared not 17 To dev'ls not God they sacrific'd to gods whom they not knew New gods whom not your fathers fear'd that were come up of new 18 Of the rock that begat thee thou art unmindfull and hast forgotten God that formed thee 18 Thou art unmindfull of the rock which once thee did beget And God himself that formed thee thou likewise didst forget The third Part. 19 And when the Lord saw it he abhorred them because of the provocking of his sons and of his daughters 19 And when the Lord it saw he did abhor them evry one Because of the provoking great of daughter and of son 20 And he said I will hide my face from them I will see what their end shall be for they are a very froward generation children in whom is no faith 20 He said I 'le hide from them my face and I their end will see For they a very froward race and faithlesse children be 21 They have moved me to jealousie with that which is not God they have provoked me to anger with their vanities 21 With that which is not God they have me mov'd to jealousie To anger they have me provok'd ev'n with their vanitie And I will move them to jealousie with those which are not a people I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation And I 'le them move to jealousie with such as are no flock Them with a foolish nation to anger I 'le provoke 22 For a fire is kindled in my anger and shall burn unto the lowest hell and shall consume the earth with her increase and set on fire the foundations of the mountains 22 For fire is kindled in my wrath it burns to lowest hell Earths increase hills foundations consumâ— and fire it shall 23 I will heap mischiefs upon them I will spend mine arrows upon them 23 Upon them likewise great mischiefes most surely heap I will And in mine anger I will spend on them mine arrows ill 24 They shall be burnt with hunger and devoured with burning heat and with bitter destruction 24 They shall be altogether burnt with pain of hunger great And with destruction bitter als devour'd with burning heat I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them with the poyson of serpents of the dust I also will the teeth of beasts upon them fiercely thrust Ev'n with the poison that is of the serpents of the dust 25 The sword without and terrour within shall destroy both the young man and the virgin the suckling also with the man of gray hairs 25 The sword without terrour within the young man shall destroy The virgin and the suckling als with him whose haires are gray 26 I said I would sâ—atter them into corners I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men 26 I said that into corners I would them all scatter then I would make their remembrance als to cease from among men 27 Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangâ—ly 27 Yea were it not I fear'd the wrath of th' enemy they have And lest that their adversaries should strangely them behave And lest they should say Our hand is high and the Lord hath not done all this And lest that they with hauty heart should say these words anone Our hand now high is and the Lord this work all hath not done 28 For they are a nation void of counsell neither is there any understanding in them 29 O that they were wise that they understood this that they would consider their latter end 28 For of counsell a Nation void they are nothing know they 29 O that they wise this understood and their last end would weigh 30 How should one chase a thousand and two put ten thousand to flight except their Rock had sold them and the Lord had shut them up 30 How should but one a thousand chase and two chase thousands ten â—xcept their Rock thus had them sold and them shut up had then 31 For their rock is not as our Rock even â—ur enemies themselves being judges 31 For in no way the rock that 's theirs as our Rock mighty is Our enemies themselves they are the judges ev'n of this 32 For their vine is of the vine of Sodomâ—â—nd of the fields of Gomorrah their grapes areâ—â—apes of gall their clusters are bitter â—2 Of Sodoms vine and Gomors fields their vine is surely all Their clusters they most bitter are their grapes are grapes of gall 33 Their wine is the poison of dragons and the cruell venime of aspes 34 Is not this laid up in store with me andâ—aled up among my treasures â—3 Their wine of dragons poison is of asps
children hath is waxed feeble all 6 The Lord killeth and maketh alive 〈◊〉 bringeth down to the grave and bringeth up 6 The Lord almighty doth both kill and als alive doth save He bringeth up and likewise he brings down unto the grave 7 The Lord maketh poor and maketh riâ—â— he bringeth low and lifteth up 7 The Lord is he that maketh poore and also maketh rich He bringeth very low and he up lifteth to a pitch 8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust anâ— lifteth up the begger from the dunghill to seâ—them among princes 8 He raiseth from the dust the poore the begger from dunghill He lifteth up them for to set among the Princes still And to make them inherit the throne of glory â—â—r the pillars of the earth are the Lords and 〈◊〉 hath set the world upon them Of glorys Throne to make them heires for that the Lords alone Of earth the pillars are and he the world set them upon 9 He will keep the feet of his saints and the â—icked shall bee silent in darknesse for by â—â—ength shall no man prevail â— He of his saints will keep the feet the wicked all at length â— dark shall silent be for none prevaile shall by his strength 10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be broâ—â—n to pieces out of heaven shall he thunder â—â—no them 10 The Lords adversaries they shall in pieces broken be â—ut of the heaven upon them a thundring make shall he The Lord shall judge the ends of the earth â—â—d he shall give strength unto his king and exâ—â— he horn of his anointed Ends of the earth the Lord shall judge and strength give to his King The horn of his Anointed One he shall exalt to reign The lamentations of David for the death of Saul and Ionathan slaine upon the mountain of Gilboah 2 SAM. 1. vers. 19. THe beauty of Israel is slain upon thy hiâ— places how are the mighty fallen OF Israel is the beauty slain upon thy places hy How is it that thy mighty men are fallen shamefully 2 Tell it not in Gath publish it not in 〈◊〉 streets of Askelon lest the daughters of 〈◊〉 Philistines rejoice lest the daughters of the 〈◊〉 circumcised triumph 2 Tell 't not in Gath nor Askelon lest Philistines rejoice Lest daughters of th' uncircumcisde triumph with shouting voice 3 Ye mountains of Gilboa let there be 〈◊〉 dew neither let there be rain upon you nor fielâ— of offerings 3 Ye of Gilboah mountains high O let there be no dew Let neither fields of offerings nor rain be upon you For there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away the shield of Saul as though he had not been anointed with oil For of the mighty is the shield there cast away as vile The shield of Saul as he had not anointed been with oil 4 From the bloud of the slain from the fat of the mighty the bow of Ionathan turned not back and the sword of Saul returned not empty 4 From bloud of slain from mighties fate the bow of Jonathan Did not turn back the sword of Saul return'd not empty than 5 Saul and Ionathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives and in their death they were not divided 5 Saul Jonathan both lovely were and pleasant in their lives And in their death at last they not divided were likewise They were swifter then eagles they were stronger then lions Then Eagles that are swift in flight they were both swifter far Yea they both stronger were also then fiercest lions are 6 Ye daughters of Israel weep over Saul who clothed you in scarlet with other delights who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparell 6 Ye Israels daughters weep ov'r Saul who with delights eachone In scarlet cloth'd who ornaments of gold your clothes put on 7 How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battell O Ionathan thou wast slaine in thine bigh places 7 How in midst of the battell do the mighty fallen ly O Jonathan thou wast ev'n slain upon thy places hy 8 I am distressed for thee my brother Ionathan very pleasant hast thou been unto me 8 My brother Jonathan I am distressed â—ore for thee For very pleasant thou hast been at all times unto me Thy love to me was wonderfull passing the love of women 9 How are the mighty fallen and the weapons of war perished Thy love to me was wonderfull all womens love it past 9 How fell the mighty and of warre were all the weapons lost The Song of David which he sang to give thanks after that Nathan had promised him benefits and blessings but chiefly the Messias to come of his seed 2 SAM. 7. vers. 18. WHo am I O Lord God and what is my house that thou hast brought mee hitherto O Lord my God now who am I that thou on me hast thought What is my house that thou in love me hitherto hast brought 2 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight O Lord God but thou hast spoken also of thy servants house for a great while to come 2 And this O Lord God in thy sight a small thing was in summe But of thy servants house thou spak'st for a great while to come And is this the manner of man O Lord God 3 And what can David say more unto thee for thou Lord God knowest thy servant Lord God is this the maner of man 3 What David more thee to Can say for thou O Lord my God dost me thy servant kno 4 For thy words sake and according to thine own heart hast thou done all these great things to make thy servant know them 4 For thy words sake according to thine own heart hast thou done All those great things for them to make unto thy servant known 5 Wherefore thou art great O Lord God for there is none like thee neither is there any god beside thee according to all that we have heard with our ears 5 Thou Lord art great like thee is none no God is thee beside According to all things that wee with our own ears have tri'd 6 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people even like Israel whom God went to redeem for a people to himself 6 And what one Nation in the earth doth like thy people seem Like Israel whom to himself God went for to redeem And to make him a name and to do for you great things and terrible for thy land Ev'n for a people and a Name to make him and to do For you great things and terrible for this thy land also Before thy people which thou redeemdst to thee from Egypt from the nations and their gods Before thy people which thou hast redeemed unto thee From Egypt from the Nations and these their gods that be 7 For thou hast confirmed to thy self thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for everâ— and thou Lord art become their God 7 For to thy self thou Isra'l hast confirm'd to thee for ay
as a lion so will he break all my bones from day even to â—ight wilt thou make an end of me 4 I reck'ned untill morn that as a lion so will he Break all my bones from day to night thou'lt make an end of me 5 Like a cran or a swallow so did I chatter I did mourn as a dove 5 Ev'n like a cran in my distresse or as a swallow sad So did I chatter as a dove a heavy mourning had Mine eyes fail with looking upward O Lord I am oppressed undertake for me Mine eyes they long with looking up now very failed be O Lord I am oppressed sore do undertake for me 6 What shall I say he hath both spoken unto me and himself hath done it I shall go softly all my years in the bitternesse of my soul 6 What shall I say He spoken hath and als hath done no lesse I shall go softly all my years in my souls bitternesse 7 O Lord by these things men live and in all these things is the life of my spirit so wilt thou recover me and make me to live 7 Lord by those things men live in them my spirit life doth take And so thou wilt recover me and me to live wilt make 8 Behold for peace I had great bitternesse but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption 8 O do behold how for my peace I had great bitternesse But thou in love hast sav'd my soul from pit of rottennesse For thou hast cast all my sins behinde thy 〈◊〉 9 For the grave cannot praise thee death can not celebrate thee they that go down into the â—it cannot hope for thy truth My sins thou cast behind thy back 9 For neither grave nor death Can praise thee they that go to pit cannot hope for thy truth 10 The living the living he shall praise â—hee as I do this day the father to the children shall make known thy truth 10 The living yea the living shall thee praise as I this day The father to the children shall make known thy truth alway 11 The Lord was readie to save me therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the dayes of our life in the house of the LORD 11 The Lord was ready me to save wee 'l while we live accord My songs to stringed instruments in the house of the Lord THE LAMENTATIONS OF IEREMIAH CHAPTER 1. HOw doth the city sit solitary that was full of people how is she become as a widow HOw is it that the City doth sit solitary still How is she as a Widow now that people much did fill She that was great among the nations and princesse among the provinces how is she become tributarie She that among the Nations was great and Princesse made Among Provinces how is she thus tributary treade 2 She weepeth sore in the night and her tears are on her cheecks among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her 2 She weepeth very sore by night and on her cheeks are tears Mong all her Lovers she hath none for comfort in her fears All her friends have dealt treacherously with her they are become her enemies 3 Iudah is gone into captivity because of affliction Her friends all have dealt treacherously with her and turn'd her foes Judah's gone to captivity because of many woes And because of great servitude she dwelâ—h among the heathen she findeth no rest all â—r persecutors overtook her between the straits â—nd for the servitude that 's great 'mong heathen she doth dwell â—e findes no rest her took in straits her persecutors fell 4 The wayes of Zion do mourn because none me to the solemne feasts all her gates are solate The wayes of Zion they do mourn because there is none that â—ome to the solemn feasts yea all her gates are desolate Her priests sigh her virgins are afflicted 〈◊〉 she is in bitternesse â—er Priests they in great trouble sigh her Virgins more and lesse â—re grievously afflicted all and she 's in bitternes 5 Her adversaries are the chief her enemies â—sper for the Lord hath afflicted her These that are her adversaries the chief above her be Her enemies prosper for the Lord afflicted her hath he For the multitude of her transgressions her children are gone into captivity before the enemie And also for the multitude of her transgressions hye Her children before th' en'my are gone in captivity 6 And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed her princes are become like harts that finde no pasture 6 From her that Zions daughter is the beauty all is gone Her Princes are become like Harts that pasture do finde none And they are gone without strength before the pursuer 7 Ierusalem remembred in the dayes of her affliction Before the fierce pursuer they without all strength are gone 7 Salem remembred in the dayes of her affliction And of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the dayes of old And in time of her miseries things pleasant to behold That she had in possession ev'n in the dayes of old When her people fell into the hand of the enemie and none did help her the adversaries saw her and did mock at her sabbaths When fell in hands of enemies the people of her stock And none her helpt the foes it saw and did her Sabbaths mock 8 Ierusalem hath grievously sinned therefore she is removed all that honoured her despise her 8 Jerusalem sinn'd greivously she is remov'd therfore They all together her despise that honourâ—d her before Because they have seen her nakednesse yea she sigheth and turneth backward Because that they her nakednes have seen while she did mourn Yea she doth sigh most heavily and backward als doth turn 9 Her filthinesse is in her skirts she remembreth not her last end therefore she came downe wonderfully 9 Her filthines is in her skirts her last end she not on At all remembreth therefore she came wonderfully down She had no comforter O Lord behold my affliction for the enemie hath magnified himself No comforter she had O Lord see my affliction For that the enemy himself hath magnifi'd alone 10 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things for she hath seen 10 The adversary hath spread out his hand on what had been All her things pleasant on the earth for she hath clearly seen That the heathen entred into her Sanctuary whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation That heathen men had thus into her Sanctuary gone Whom thou wouldst not to enter in thy Congregation 11 All her people sigh they seek bread they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul 11 Her people sigh they all seek bread and also they did give Their things that pleasant are for mear their soul for to relieve See O Lord and consider for I am become â—ile 12 Is it nothing to you all ye that passe by
behold and see See Lord consider for I 'm vile 12 Is it nothing to you All passers by See and also this well consider now If there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow which is done unto me wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger If any sorrow be like mine done to me ev'ry way Wherewith the Lord afflicted me in his fierce angers day 13 From above hath he sent fire into my bones and it prevaileth against them 13 He from above into my bones sent fire me to assail And it in a most fearfull way against them doth prevail He hath spread a net for my feet he hath â—urned me back he hath made me desolate and faint all the day He turnd me back and for my feet a net spread in the way He hath als made me desolate and faint ev'n all the day 14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand they are wreathed and come up upon my nâ—câ— 14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand alone They wreathed are and also they come up my neck upon He hath made my strength to fall the Lord hath delivered me into their hands from whom I am not able to rise up He hath my strength made for to fall the Lord hath me likewise Delivered into their hands from whom I cannot rise 15 The Lord hath troden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me he hath called an assembly against me 15 God under foot in midst of me hath trod my mighties all In midst of me he against me did an assemblie call To crush my young men the Lord hath troden the virgin the daughter of Iudah as in â— wine-presse So for to crush my young men all the Lord hath with distresse The virgin Judahs daughter trode ev'n as in a wine-presse 16 For these things I weep mine eye mine eye runneth down with water because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me 16 For this I weep with water down mine eye doth run mine eye For the comforter that my soul should save is farre from me My children are desolate because the enemy prevailed 17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands and there is none to comfort her Because the enemy prevail'd my sonnes are spoil'd eachone 17 Zion she spreadeth forth her hands to comfort her there 's none The Lord hath commanded concerning Iacob that his adversaries should be round about him Ierusalem is as a menstruous woman among them Concerning Jacob God ordaind his foes about him round Among them is Jerus'lem as a menstruous woman found 18 The Lord is righteous for I have rebelâ—ed against his commandment hear I pray you â—ll people and behold my sorrow 18 The Lord is righteous for I have rebell'd against his will I pray you people all to hear and see my sorrow still My virgins and my young men are gone into captivity 19 I called for my lovers but they deceived me My Virgins and my young Men are gone in captivitie 19 I for my lovers then did call but they deceived me My priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city while they sought their meat to relieve their souls My Priests yea and mine Elders als then up the ghost did give While meat they in the city sought their souls for to relieve 20 Behold O Lord for I am in distresse my bowels are troubled mine heart is turned within me for I have grievously rebelled 20 See Lord my bowels troubled are for in distresse am I Mine heart 's turn'd in me for I have rebelled grievously Abroad the sword bereaveth at home there is as death 21 They have heard that I sigh there is none to comfort me Abroad the sword bereaves at home there is as death we see 21 They have all heard that I do sigh there 's none to comfort me All mine enemies have heard of my trouble they are glad that thou hast done it thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called Mine en'mies all my trouble heard that thou the same hast done They are right glade thou'lt bring they day that thou hast cald anone And they shall be like unto me 22 Let all their wickednesse come before thee and do unto them And they shall be like unto me 22 Do thou now let therefore Ev'n all their grievous wickednes come clearly thee before And do thou unto them as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions for my sighâ— are many and my heart is faint As thou to me for all my faults hast done do them unto For now my sighs they many are my heart is faint also CHAPTER II. HOw hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beautie of Israel HOw Zions daughter hath the Lord cov'rd with a cloud in wrath And unto earth from heav'n cast down Israels beauty hath And remembred not his footstool in the day of his anger 2 The Lord swallowed up the habitations of Iacob And in the day of 's wrath did not to minde his footstool call 2 The Lord the habitations hath of Jacob swallow'd all And hath not pitied he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Iudah And he them hath not pitied he in his wrath so sad Thrown down by force hath the strong holds that Judahs daughter had He hath brought them down to the ground he hath polluted the kingdome and the princes thereof He by his might unto the ground hath made them all to fall The kingdom he polluted hath and Princes there of all 3 He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemie 3 Of Isra'l all the horn cut off in his fierce wrath hath he He hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemie And â—e burned against Iacob like a flaming fire which devoureth round about 4 He hath bent his bow like an enemie 'Gainst Jacob he like flaming fire did burn which wasts about 4 He hath his bow bent like unto an enemy most stouâ— He stood with his right hand as an adversary â—nd slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the â—bernacle of the daughter of Zion â—s an adversarie he stood what pleasant was to th' eye â—ith his right hand within the tent of Zion all slew he He poured out his furie like fire 5 The Lord was as an enemie he hath swallowed up Israel he hath swallowed up all her palaces His fury he powr'd out like fire 5 God was as enemy He swallow'd Isra'l he devour'd he palaces so hy He hath destroyed his strong holds and hath increased in the daughter of Iudah mourning and lamentation His strong holds he destroyed hath and hath increasde anone In Judahs daughter mourning great and lamentation 6 And he hath violently taken awayâ—his tabernacle as if it were of a
hill that 's desolate it foxes walk upon 19 Thou O Lord remainest for ever thy â—â—rone from generation to generation 19 Thou who art the most mighty Lord remainst for ever fast â—hy Throne from generation doth to generation last 20 Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever â—â—d forsake us so long time 21 Turn thou us unto thee O Lord and we â—â—ll be turned â—◠〈◊〉 Why us forgetst thou still and al 's â—so long forsak'st us all Turn thou us unto thee O Lord and turned be we shall 〈◊〉 Renew our dayes as of old 22 But thou hast utterly rejected us thou art 〈◊〉 wroth against us 〈◊〉 as of old renew our dayes 22 But utterly thou both 〈◊〉 us rejected and thou art with us exceeding wroth The Song of Ionah for his deliverance out of the belly of the Whale Jonah 2. vers. 2. â—â—â—ryed by reason of mine affliction unto the â—ord and he heard me out of the belly of hell 〈◊〉 I and thou heardest my voice BY reason of my trouble I to God who heard me cry'd Out of hells belly did I cry thou heardst my voice I try'd 2 For thou hadst cast me into the deep in 〈◊〉 midst of the seas and the flouds compassed me 〈◊〉 bout all thy billows and thy waves passed over 〈◊〉 2 For thou hadst cast me in the deep in midst ev'n of the sea Floods compassde me thy billows all and waves past over me 3 Then I said I am cast out of thy sigâ—â— yet I will look again toward thy holy temple 3 Then said I I out of thy sight am cast with great disdain Yet to thy holy temple I at last will look again 4 The waters compassed me about eveâ—â— the soul the depth closed me round about 〈◊〉 weeds were wrapt about my head 4 The waters compassde me about ev'n to the soul indeed The depth me closd about and weeds were wrapt about my head 5 I went down to the bottoms of the 〈◊〉 â—ains the earth with her bars was aboâ—â— for ever Ev'n to the bottomes I went down of mountains high that be â—ikewise the earth was with her barres for ever about me Yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption O Lord my God â—et thou who art the Lord my God now by thy power alone â—y life in danger great hast brought up from corruption 6 When my soul fainted within me I reâ—â—mbred the Lord and my prayer came in unto â—ee in thine holy temple The Lord I did remember when my soul did faint in me â—â—to thy holy Temple came my prayer unto thee 7 They that observe lying vanities forsake â—â—eir own mercy They that do lying vanities observe in any way the mercy then that is their own they do forsake alway 8 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the â—â—ice of thanksgiving I will pay that that I have â—â—wed salvation is of the Lord But I to thee with voice of thanks will sacrifice afford I will what I have vowed pay salvation 's of the Lord The Song and prayer of Habbakkuk upon Sigionoth HABAK. 3. vers. 2. I Have heard thy speach and was afraid 〈◊〉 Lord revive thy work in the midst of the yearâ— in the midst of the years make known in wrâ—â—â— remember mercie I Heard thy speach and was afraid in midst of years on earth Revive thy work Lord make it known on mercy think in wrath 2 God came from Teman and the holy 〈◊〉 from mount Paran Selah His glorie covereâ— the heavens and the earth was full of his praiâ—â— 2 From Teman and from Paran mouâ—â— came God the holy One Selah His glory cov'rd the heavens his praise fill'd all the earth anone 3 And his brightnes was as the light he 〈◊〉 horns coming out of his hand and there wâ—â— the biding of his power 3 His brightnesse als was as the light out of his hand moreover He horns had comming and there was the hiding of his power 4 Before him went the pestilence and burnâ—ng coals went forth at his feet 5 He stood and measured the earth 4 Before him went the pest and coals went burning from his feet 5 He stood and also measured the earth as was most meet He beheld and drove asunder the â—ations and the everlasting mountains were scattered the perâ—â—ctuall hills did bowe his wayes are everlasting He look'd and sunder nations drove old mountains scattred were The hills perpetuall did bowe his wayes eternall are 6 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble 6 The tents of Cushan I did see under affliction The curtains of the Midian land did tremble evry one 7 Was the Lord displeased against the rivers was thine anger against the rivers 7 Was the displeasure of the Lord made 'gainst the rivers fall Or was thine anger that is great against the rivers all Was thy wrath against the sea that thoâ— didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots oâ— salvation Or was thy wrath against the sea that thou didst ride upon Thine horses and the chariots of thy salvation 8 Thy bow was made quite naked according to the oaths of the tribes even thy word Selah Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers 8 Thy bow was made quite naked as thou oaths to tribes didst give Ev'n thine own word thou also didst the earth with rivers cleave 9 The mountains saw thee and they trembled the overflowing of the water passed byâ— the deep uttered his voice and lift up his hands on high 9 The hils thee saw and trembled all great waters passed by The deep his voice did utter then and lift his hands on hy 10 The Sun and Moon stood still in their habitations at the light of thine arrows they went and at the shining of thy glittering spear 10 The Sun and Moon stood where they dwelt of those thine arrows clear They at the sight went and the shine of thy most glittring spear 11 Thou didst march through the land in indignation thou didst thresh the heathen in anger 11 Thou in thine indignation through all the land didst presse And al 's the heathen people thou didst in thine anger thresh 12 Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people even for salvation with thine anointed 12 Thou of thy people wentest forth for the salvation Yea ev'n for the salvation great with thine Anointed One Thou woundest the head out of the house of the wicked by discovering the foundation unto the neck Selah Out of the house of wicked men thou diddest wound the head Discov'ring the foundation unto the neck with speed Selah 13 Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages they came out as a whirlewinde to scatter me 13 Thou through his village heads didst strike with staves of his that be They as a whirlewind did come out and that to scatter me Their rejoycing was as to devour the poor secretly 14 Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses through the