questionless Are sure and alter never Pure holiness Doth seemly dress Thy house O Lord for ever PSAL. LXXXXIV New staffe tune The insolence and cruelty of tyrants the All-seeing eye and All-judging power of God O Lord to whom it doth belong Just vengeance to repay O God the punisher of wrong Do thou thy self display verse 2 Thou Judge of all In generall Thy self no longer hide Arise dispence A recompence To all the sonnes of pride verse 3 How long shall wicked men how long Triumph as Lords and Kings verse 4 How long shall they with spitefull tongue Pronounce and speak hard things The multitude Of sinners lewd How long shall boasting use verse 5 Thy folk in rage Thine heritage How they afflict and bruise verse 6 Poor widows strangers orphans they VVith murd'rous hands have smote verse 7 The Lord yet shall not see they say Nor Jacobs God shall note verse 8 Ye rude among The brutish throng O understand discern Ye foolish men Why when why when Will ye be wise and learn verse 9 Shall he that form'd both ears and eies Not he both see and hear verse 10 Not he correct that doth chastise The heathen every where Not he discern That makes man learn verse 11 The Lord discovers plain The thoughts of man Which he doth skan And finds them meerly vain 2. Part. Argument The blessing of sanctifi'd affliction The destruction of the wicked in their sinnes verse 12 THe man whom thou dost Lord chastise Is infinitely blest VVhom by thy Law thou makest wise That thou maist give him rest verse 13 Even when there come Times troublesome Till dangerous days be past And till the ditch Be dig'd in which The wicked shall be cast verse 14 For sure the Lord will not reject The people whom he took The heritage to him select Shall never be forsook verse 15 But sure regress To righteousness Shall judgement have again And joyntly then True-hearted men Shall wait upon her train verse 16 But who against lewd men shall rise Or who for mee 's at hand 'Gainst workers of iniquities In my behalf to stand verse 17 But that the Lord Did help afford My soul had very nigh In silence dwelt verse 18 But when I felt My foot to slip awry Thy mercies Lord did me uphold verse 19 In various thoughts which roll VVithin my brest so manifold Thy comforts glad my soul. verse 20 Lord shall the thrones Of wicked ones Have fellowship with thee When as the same Lewd mischief frame By purposed decree verse 21 Against the righteous souls they flock They guiltless bloud condem ' verse 22 But of my refuge God's the rock And my defence from them verse 23 Hee 'l recompence Their bold offence And take them in their sin The Lord I say Our God shall slay And cut them off therein PSAL. XCV To short staffe tune An exhortation to praise God the maker and governor of the world the Shepherd and Saviour of the Church A dehortation from rebellion and hardness of heart like our unbeleeving forefathers that were debarred entrance into Canaan O Come sing we a song A joyfull noise be made With joint accord Before the LORD Our rock of saving aid verse 2 Into his presence throng Hearts truly thankfull bring And make a noise Exciting joyes Sweet Psalms unto him sing verse 3 Great King great God he is Whose pow'r all Gods transcends The spacious lands Are in his hands verse 4 The deeps he comprehends The strength of hills is his The Sea in his command He made the same His hands did frame The dry and solid land verse 6 O come bow down all we Before him let us fall Let us adore And kneel before The Lord that made us all verse 7 Our God and Shepheard's he His folk and flock are we This day give ear His voice to hear If yee obedient be verse 8 And harden not your heart As once at Meribah Yee did transgress In Wilderness In that temptation day As in the desert part verse 9 Your fathers tempted me And prov'd my might Each Israelite My wonders they did see verse 10 I forty yeers was griev'd VVith this lewd race and said They are indeed An erring seed In heart and judgement straid Nor known nor have believ'd verse 11 Wherefore I sware in wrath And did protest That to my rest They should not tread the path PSAL. XCVI Coventry tune The incomparable majestie of the true God COmpose new songs and sing the same To God ô all the earth verse 2 Sing forth his fame And glorious Name All men of mortall birth From day to day ô do not spare His saving health to show verse 3 His wonders rare And fame declare That Nations all may know verse 4 For God a great God doth appear And greatly prais'd must be And every where Be had in fear Above all Gods must he verse 5 For all the Gods that Nations name Are Idols ev'ry one The Lord this same Most glorious frame Of heaven made alone verse 6 Before him honour stands in sight With majestie divine Adored might And beautie bright In 's Sanctuary shine verse 7 Ye people give unto the Lord Let every stock and tribe Unto the LORD With joint accord Glory and strength ascribe 2. Part. Argument He magnifies God for the hopefull revelation of the Gospel the joy of all creatures verse 8 GIve God the glory as the thing Due to his Name most high Devoutly bring An offering And to his courts draw nigh verse 9 Adore the LORD in beautie cleer Of his most holy place Earth far and near O stand in fear Before his awfull face verse 10 Let heathen know Jehovah reigns Be bold to say the word He Earth sustains That it remains And never shall be stirr'd He righteously shall judge the Earth verse 11 Let heavens rejoice therefore Let all the Earth Be fill'd with mirth And seas swift billows rore verse 12 Let fields and fruits shew high degrees Of mirth with one accord And then shall these The woodland trees verse 13 Rejoyce before the LORD For lo he doth himself address And judgement he pursu'th To judge all flesh With righteousness And people with his truth PSAL. XCVII Davids tune The majestie of Christs kingdome the confusion of Idolaters and great harvest of joyes promised to the godly LEt earth rejoice God reigns alone Let num'rous Iles be glad verse 2 In truth judgement dwels his throne With clouds and darkness clad verse 3 A fire his foes consuming quite There goes before his feet verse 4 His lightnings gave the world their light The earth did quake to see 't verse 5 The hills like wax did melt and thaw Before the earths great Lord verse 6 And all the world his glory saw The heav'ns his truth record verse 7 Who worship graven Images Confusion on them fall That boast of
THE BOOK OF PSALMS IN METRE CLOSE AND PROPER TO THE HEBREW SMOOTH AND PLEASANT FOR THE METRE Plain and easie for the Tunes With Musicall Notes ARGUMENTS ANNOTATIONS AND INDEX Fitted for the ready use and understanding of all good Christians PSAL. 47. 7. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 GOD IS KING All lands Commanding PRAISES SING With Understanding Hezekiah commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of DAVID and of ASAPH the Seer c. 2 Chron. 29. 30. LONDON Printed by Matthew Simmons for the Companie of STATIONERS 1644. At the Committee of the House of COMMONS in Parliament concerning Printing April 2. 1644. IT is this day ordered by the said Committee that the Poëticall Translation of the PSALMS by W. B. c. bee entred into the Register-book of the Company of Stationers and Printed JOHN WHITE Tunes for PSALMS of pure Eights i. e. Eight syllables in a line I. The first French Tune is the tune of the old 100. Psalm used every where and may serve for all the Psalms in Eights O come sing we with joyfull noise To our Sal vations surest rock With Psalms of praise and shouts of joys To our Gods presence let us flock II. The second French tune is the old tune of the 10. Commandements used oft in London A God a King of great Command Above all Kings and Gods he is The earths deep places in his hand The strength of hills is also his III. Sweet tune is the tune of the old 51. Psalm used in most places proper for the 77. Ps. 1 p. 119. Ps. 11. p. 142. Ps. and for the 25. observing sembrief pauses â—n the four-lin'd metres Dry land and seas even both of these His holy â—ands did form and frame O come adore with bended knees The Lord our makers blessed Name For he 's our God and none but he we are his pasture-people choice The sheep of his own hand are we If ye this day will hear his voice IV. Choice tune is an easie extract out of the old 113. Ps serveth properly for the 20. 76. 99. Psalms Then harden not your stubborn heart As in the Provocation they In that extreme temp tation day Provok't me in the desert part When as your fathers tempted me They prov'd me and my work did see I forty yeers was griev'd and said This tempting age hath wholly strayd V. 1. Strain tune i. e. a strain viz. the first and third line of the old 113. Ps. instantly learnt and is proper for all Psalms in the form of the 15 th  VI. 2. Strain tune viz. a strain of the old 148. Ps. And also ye c. instantly learnt and is proper for the 70. and 135. Psalms Moreover these two strains put together make a most compleat and proper tune for the 23. 26. and 146. Psalm This people have in heart digrest And have not known my path most blest To whom therfore In wroth I swore They should not enter in my rest Single tunes of Eights and Sixes VII Martyrs tune proper for sweet and sad ditties used commonly in all places Sing to the LORD a new-made song For he hath marvails done His holy hand and arm most strong The victorie hath wonne VIII Coventry tune proper for sweet and solemn ditties mixt with fours like the 8. Ps. used in private families in London The Lord almighty hath made known His sa ving health and might His truth he openly hath shown In all the Heathens sight IX York tune proper for joyfull ditties used every where and may best serve for both the Coventry tunes to those that cannot sing them Tow'rds Israels honour'd house hath he Re membred truth and grace The earth did his salvation see Declar'd in every place X. Davids tune most proper for joyfull ditties used now frequently in London Make joyfull noise unto the LORD All dwel lers in the earth Make noises lowd his praise record â—n songs of joy and mirth XI Cambridge old tune proper for sad and solemn ditties mixt with foure like the 40. and 41. used in most places With Harp and Psalms melodious voice And Trumpets to him sing With sound of Cornet eke rejoyce Before the LORD the King XII Pause tune used in Coventry most proper for the 49. 52. and 111. Psalms Let seas and shores rejoyce their fills And both roar out with noise Let waving floods and towring hills Clap hands and joyn in joys XIII London long tune proper for solemn ditties and used every where Before the LORD whose comming shall The earth with judgement try Judging the world and people all With truth and equitie XIV Oxford tune proper for sad ditties such as the 6. and 7. Psalms used commonly in all places Behold how much it doth excell And what great joy to see When Brethren do together dwell In perfect unitie XV. Dutch bass tune used commonly in Cambridge and of late in Aldermanbury it agrees in consort with the tune following so that it is all one whether you take for they may be sung both together It s like the precious ointment which was powr'd on Aarons crown Which to his beard and gar ments rich Even to the skirts ran down XVI Dutch tune proper for mixt ditties is the most excellent and ordinary tune in all England Like pearly dew of Hermon hill Or Sions silver show'rs Blessings of life for ever still The LORD upon them powrs Double tunes of Eights and Sixes XVII Sinners tune proper for the saddest ditties in the form of the 38. 51. 88. as the tune of that which was called The humble suit of a sinner A most excellent tune mnch used of old Hard by the brooks of Babylon We sate down weeping there When Sion hill we thought up on Each thought enforc't a tear Amidst it there green willows were Whereon our harps we hung For they that led us captive there Requir'd of us a song XVIII Old England tune is the tune of the old 119. Psalm fiâ— for mixt ditties and may be used for any staffe tune of eights and sixes being best known but when it is put to any of them with four-lin'd metres as the 143 145. 148. it must be observ'd with sembrief pauses which the very meeters will point at And they that wasted us that day Did ask and urge us thus Sing one of Sions songs said they And make some mirth for us What tongue can tune or utter them In forein land what heart If I forget Jerusalem My right hand lose its art XIX New tune or New staffe tune proper for Psalms of mixt forms viz. the 12. 59. 94. 101. 109. 120. is the old tune of Te Deum onely paused and altered in a line or two to fit the metres If I do not remember thee My tongue be speech less quite If thou be not preferr'd of me Above my chief delight And now O Lord full well re cord The sonnes of Edoms cry Thus did they say In Salems day
thou the fountain whence Proceedeth my defence Thy wings safe shade Shall now be made My joyfull residence verse 8 My soul pursues thee hard Thy right hand is my guard verse 9 But who assay My soul to slay Shall death and hell reward verse 10 They by the sword shall fall The foxes portion all verse 11 But for the King Fresh joys shall spring While he on God doth call All swearing by his Name Shall glory in the same Their mouth likewise That utter lies The Lord shall stop with shame PSAL. LXIV York tune He shews the destruction of crafty and cruell persecutors and how Gods judgement shall be reverenced of others VOuchsafe ô Lord to hear my cry And to my pray'rs give ear Preserve my life from th' enemie Of whom I stand in fear verse 2 Lord hide me from the secret snare That wicked men devise From them that wicked workers are And up against me rise verse 3 For they have made their tongues acute As sharpest edge of swords That they might deadly arrows shoot Most cruell bitter words verse 4 That they may shoot in secrecy The perfect man to hit They do shoot at him suddainly And do not fear a whit verse 5 With courage they in ill proceed And commune how to lay Their privy snares in hope to speed For who shall see say they verse 6 They to accomplish wickedness Have diligently sought Their hearts are deep and bottomless With every secret thought verse 7 A suddain arrow shall them wound Shot from the Lord to slay verse 8 So shall their tongues themselves confound Beholders flee away verse 9 This shall a feare on all men bring They shall Gods work declare Most prudently considering What these his doings are verse 10 The righteous shall in God delight Trust in his holy Name And all that are in heart upright Shall glory in the same PSAL. LXV New verse tune The promptnes of the Church to serve God The assurance of pardon of sin access to his presence and success in our prayers with the great and terrible God PRaise waiteth for thee still O God in Sions hill And unto thee The vow shall be Performed with good will verse 2 O thou that hearest pray'rs To thee all flesh repairs verse 3 My sins assail And so prevail They fill me with dispairs But Lord no sins are they But what thou dost away verse 4 O blest are those Whom thou hast chose That neer approach thee may Within thy Courts to abide VVhere we are full suppli'd VVith grace of which Thy house is rich Thy Temple sanctifi'd verse 5 Thou wilt by dreadfull things VVhich thy sure justice brings An answer frame O thou great name VVhence our salvation springs VVho art the confidence Of earths concumference And also theirs Whom th' Ocean bears Remote so far from hence verse 6 VVhose strength sets fast the hills And girt with pow'r he stills verse 7 The Sea that raves With boist'rous waves And mens rebellious wills verse 8 Thy signs affright the stout Who all parts dwell about The mornings voice Thou mak'st rejoice And th'evenings goings out 2. Part. Argument The rich blessings of God upon the earth verse 9 THou visitest the land And wat'rest with thy hand Gods river which Makes earth so rich Powrs down at thy command It do'th with water flow And corn thou do'st bestow When as thou hast By thy forecast Provided for it so verse 10 Her ridges that are dry Thou wat'rest plenteously Her furrowes cast Thou setlest fast And softning show'rs apply Thy blessings make the crop To spring upon its top verse 11 Thou crownest th'yeer With goodnes meer Thy paths doe fatness drop verse 12 The pastures are suppli'd And desarts far and wide VVhile rain distills The little hills Rejoyce on every side verse 13 The covered vallies spring With corn which they forth-bring The pastures glad With flocks are clad They shout for joy and sing PSAL. LXVI To Coventry tune He praiseth God for miraculous deliverances SIng to the Lord ô all yee lands And make a joyfull sound verse 2 Sing forth his fame And glorious Name And make his praise renown'd verse 3 How dreadfull works come from thy Thy pow'r say Lord how great hands Foes bow before verse 4 Vast earth adore At his most sacred seat Yea sing unto thy Name shall they In songs thine honour spread verse 5 Gods works come see Whose actions bee To mortalls full of dread verse 6 To firm dry land he turn'd the Sea And all the waters moist There went they through And dry-shod too There wee in him rejoic'd verse 7 He ever rules by soveraign pow'rs His eyes all lands descry O let not then Rebellious men Exalt themselves on high verse 8 All people praise this God of ours With earnest voices strive His praise renown'd To make resound verse 9 Who holds our soul alive And suffereth not on any side Our feet to be remov'd verse 10 For thou ô God With smarting rod Hast us thy servants prov'd As silver in a furnace tri'd So throughly tri'd were we verse 11 Our feet were set Within the net And therein brought by thee Afflictions sore and violent Thou mad'st our loins abide verse 12 Yea thou did'st then Cause furious men Over our heads to ride Through flames of fire we also went And through the watry flouds But surely thou Hast brought us now To places stor'd with goods 2. Part. Argument He gives us an example of true gratitude by performance of vows sacrifices exhortations abstaining from sin and cheerfull praises verse 13 BUrnt-offrings to thy house I 'l bear There those sworn vows to pay verse 14 VVith lips of mine And mouth made thine In my distressfull day verse 15 Burnt sacrifice of fatlings there My soul to thee devotes VVith incense too Of Rammes enow VVith Bullocks offring Goats verse 16 Come hearken ye that fear Gods Name To you declare will I VVhat favour hee Hath done for mee verse 17 My mouth to him did cry I with my tongue extoll'd his fame verse 18 But if I should regard And purpose in My heart to sin My pray'r should not be heard verse 19 But God hath heard me verily And hath been well content VVith willing ear The voice to hear And pray'r I did present verse 20 The Lord I bless and magnifie VVho turned not away Nor grace hath he VVith-held from me VVhen I to him did pray PSAL. LXVII A prayer for the publication of the Gospel and the blessings that do accompany it O God be mercifull to thine And bless us every one Command thy face on us to shine verse 2 Thy way on earth make knowne Thy saving health to Nations all verse 3 Let people praise thy Name O let them all in generall Give praises to the same verse 4 Let all the people far and wide Sing out with joy and mirth For thou shalt justly judge and guide
depths of earth restore And bring me up alive verse 21 On all sides thou shalt comfort me My greatness thou shalt raise verse 22 With Psaltery I 'l give thanks to thee With cheerfull songs of praise Yea even thy truth and verity O God my God alone And sing to thee with harp will I O Isr'els holy One verse 23 Full greatly shall my lips be joy'd VVhen I shall sing to thee Thus my glad soul shall be imploy'd For thou redeemest me verse 24 My tongue thy justice shall proclame Continuing all day long For they are quell'd and brought to shame That seek to do me wrong PSAL. LXXII Martyrs tune David prayes for Solomon praiseth his just and happy government and large extent of his Dominion a type of Christs LOrd give the king thy judgements wise His sonne thy righteousness verse 2 To judge the people with these eyes The poor and succourless verse 3 Then mountains shall bring peace to men And little hills by right verse 4 For he shall judge the people then And crush oppressors might The needies children he shall save verse 5 And fear him all men shall VVhile Sun and Moon their course shall have Through generations all verse 6 He shall descend as soking rain Upon the mowen grass As show'rs that water hill and plain What ever way they pass verse 7 The righteous shall be flourishing And most abundant peace In dayes of this most happy King Untill the Moon surcease verse 8 And his dominions shall extend And spread from sea to sea From rivers side to earths far end All lands shall him obey verse 9 All those that in the deserts dwell Before him bow they must His enemies he will compell To stoop and lick the dust verse 10 The Tarshian Kings shall gifts present Shebah and Sabahs King And all the Ilands adjacent Their gifts to him shall bring verse 11 All Kings before him down shall fall All nations shall him serve verse 12 And when the needy cry and call He shall their life preserve 2. Part. Argument The graciousness and happiness of Christ his government and the great applause thereof verse 13 THe poor and needy he shall spare The poor and succourless The souls of them that needy are Deliv'ring from distress verse 14 From violence and fraud shall he Their abject souls redeem And in his sight their bloud shall be Of singular esteem verse 15 They Shebahs gold to him shall give And daily for him pray And honorably he shall live Applauded every day verse 16 Handfuls of Corn shall grow upon The pregnant mountains top VVhose fruit shall shake like Lebanon So plentifull the crop The Citizens shall spring and spred As grass most fresh and fine verse 17 His Name shall be continued As long as Sun shall shine His Name shall be retain'd in minde For ever to remain And in the same shall all mankinde Great blessedness obtain All lands shall call him blessed one verse 18 O let the LORD be prais'd The God of Israel who alone Hath mighty wonders rais'd verse 19 And blessed be his glorious Name To all eternitie The world be filled with his fame Amen Amen say I. PSAL. LXXIII To Oxford tune Asaph sets forth the great prosperity of the wicked and what a temptation it is to the godly TO Isr'el truly God is good To each true-hearted one verse 2 But as for me I scarcely stood my feet were almost gone VVel-nigh my steps had slipt aside verse 3 For I did envious grow At wicked men whom I descri'd To speed and prosper so verse 4 For in their death no bands there are Their strength is firm and sure verse 5 They have no plagues no grief no care VVhich other men indure verse 6 As therefore with a chain are those Incompass'd round with pride And violence doth them inclose And like a garment hide verse 7 Their eies with fatness swell and stare No heart can wish such hoards verse 8 Exceedingly corrupt they are And speak great swelling words They lewdly speak concerning wrong verse 9 Against the heav'ns they talk And their unbridled lavish tongue Throughout the earth doth walk verse 10 Therefore his people hither stray And brimfull waters flow verse 11 VVrung out to them and thus they say How doth God come to know Is knowledge sure in God most high verse 12 Behold there are the lewd Who have the worlds prosperity And riches multitude 2. Part. Argument Asaph seeming to question the good condition of the godly learns from Gods Word the unhappiness of the wicked and overcomes the temptation verse 13 NOw surely I on poor pretence Have cleans'd my heart in vain And washt my hands in innocence VVith labour for my pain verse 14 For I was dieted all day With plagues for my repast And every morning was my pay With blows to break my fast verse 15 Yet if I utter these complaints I should said I offend The generation of thy Saints And rashly read their end verse 16 Then thought I how to cleer this doubt And see the full extent But found it hard to find it out verse 17 Till I to Sion went I saw their end made recompence verse 18 On slipp'ry seats they sit Thou setst them there to cast them thence Into destructions pit verse 19 A moment brings their misery O great and wondrous change They are consumed utterly VVith thoughts of terror strange verse 20 Even as a dream in fancies brow from walking senses flies So Lord when thou awak'st shalt thou Their image quite despise 3. Part. Argument Asaph confesseth his folly to be so much troubled at wicked mens prosperity he placeth temporall and eternall happiness in neer communion with God verse 21 THis prick't my reins and griev'd my heart verse 22 Such folly didst thou see And brutish errour on my part verse 23 Yet I am still with thee Thy right hand 's all my stay and guard verse 24 Thy counsell all my guide And shall receive me afterward To heaven glorifi'd verse 25 In heaven I have none but thee Nor is there any one That lives on earth desir'd of me Except thy self alone verse 26 My flesh and heart now fail in mee But God doth fail me never The strengthner of my heart is he And heritage for ever verse 27 For they that are estrang'd from thee Shall perish every one Thou hast destroy'd all them that be From thee a whoring gone verse 28 But unto God draw neer I must For that 's my wisest care In God the Lord I put my trust All thy works to declare PSAL. LXXIV He complains of grievous desolations by fire and sword and lingring calamities WHy hast thou Lord rejected us And dost thine anger keep And keep'st it ever smoking thus Against thy pasture-sheep verse 2 Thy congregation bought of old Mount Sions purchas'd rod Of thine inheritance behold VVhere thou hast dwelt O God verse 3 Perpetuall
God both by Sea and Land the dependance of the creatures upon him the wicked are cursed for contempt of his works verse 24 HOw many are thy works O Lord In wisdom all compos'd The earth by thee is richly stor'd VVith treasures there-inclos'd verse 25 So is this great and spacious deep Replenisht therewithall VVhere things innumerable creep And beasts both great and small verse 26 The ships go also here away Leviathan here keeps VVhom thou hast made to sport and play Within the tumbling deeps verse 27 These on thy bounty all depend For seasonable food verse 28 Thy lib'rall hand thou dost extend And they are fill'd with good They gather what thou dost supply verse 29 Thou hid'st thy face they mourn Thou tak'st away their breath they die And to their dust return verse 30 Thy Spirits power thou sendest forth VVhich them anew creates And all the surface of the earth Thy Spirit renovates verse 31 For ever lasts the Lords renown His works his joy provokes verse 32 Earth made to tremble at his frown Hills at his touch to smoke verse 33 I 'l praise the Lord with cheerfull song While I remain alive VVhile I have beeing shall my tongue In his choice praises strive verse 34 My thoughts of him most sweet shall be In God will I be joy'd verse 35 Let workers of iniquitie Be from the earth destroy'd And let the wicked be no more O thou my soul record The praises of the Lord therefore Praise ye praise ye the Lord. PSAL. CV Old England tune An exhortation to seek Gods favour help and succour upon consideration of his wonderfull works expressed all the world â—ver GIve thanks to God call on his Name To men his deeds make known verse 2 Sing sing his praise his works proclame And wonders ev'ry one verse 3 Joy fill their hearts that seek his grace Boast in â—is holy Name verse 4 Sâ—ek seek the Lord his strength face For ever seek the same verse 5 His marv'lous works to mind recall And every wondrous deed His miracles and judgments all Which from his mouth proceed verse 6 O ye his servants Abrahams seed His chosen Jacobs sons verse 7 He is the Lord our God indeed Through th' earth his judgement runs 2. Part. Argument The fidelitie and confirmation of God promises to the faithfull instanced in Israels conduct to Canaan verse 8 HE hath remembred still to do His covenants contents The word which he commanded to A thousand of descents verse 9 Which cov'nant he with Abraham drew And next to Isaac swore verse 10 And for a law confirm'd anew To Jacob as before An everlasting Covenant With Israel firm to stand verse 11 Saying To you I freely grant All Canaans fertile land An heritage allotted you verse 12 When few the people were Their number was exceeding few And also strangers there verse 13 From under on Kings government When travelling along They to another people went verse 14 He let none do them wrong But for their sakes he Kings controll'd Let no presumptuous arm verse 15 Touch mine anointed nor be bold To do my Prophets harm 3. Part. Argument Gods preventing providence to his Church instanced in Israels coming into Aegypt and preservation there verse 16 MOreover then th' Almighty spake That famine should be spread Ore all the Land and wholly brake The succouring staffe of bread verse 17 But Joseph he had sent before Whom for a slave they sold verse 18 Whose feet with fetters they made sore He lodg'd in irons cold verse 19 Untill his words accomplishment By Gods word tri'd was he verse 20 The King the peoples Ruler sent To loose and set him free verse 21 He made him Lord of 's family And ruler of his treasure verse 22 To teach his Senate policy And binde his Peers at pleasure verse 23 Then Israel into Aegypt came And Jacob there found place To sojourn in the land of Ham verse 24 Where they encreast apace He made them stronger then their foes verse 25 And of their foes abhor'd And subtly made them deal with those The servants of the Lord. 4. Part. Argument A memoriall of Gods miracles in Aegypt They are forced to let Israel go with honour and riches verse 26 HIs chosen servants had command Moses and Aaron too verse 27 In Aegypt Hams accursed land Wonders and signes to do verse 28 A darkness he among them sent A cloud of darkness fell Against his flat commandement They no way did rebell verse 29 To bloud he turn'd their streams and springs And all their fishes kill'd verse 30 With frogs the chambers of their Kings Abundantly were fill'd verse 31 Strange flies and lice by his command In all their coasts remain verse 32 He gave them hail in all the land And flaming fire for rain verse 33 Figtrees and Vines in all their coasts He smote and brake the same verse 34 He spake and locusts countless hoasts And Caterpillars came verse 35 Upon their lands green herbs they fed And all their fruits devour verse 36 all Aegypts first-born smote he dead The chief of all their pow'r verse 37 He brought them out hir'd thereunto With gold and silver bribes And not a feeble soul quite through The Israelitish Tribes verse 38 Full glad was Aegypt when they went Their terrour did affright verse 39 He spread a cloud a sheltring tent And fire by night gave light 5. Part. Argument A touch of Gods miraculous mercies to Israel in the Wilderness and Canaan and the end for which they were bestow'd verse 40 THe Lord with Quails his people fed Such as they askt to have And satisfi'd them with the bread Which he from heaven gave verse 41 He opened stony rocks where-out Fresh waters gusht amain And like a river ran about The dry and desert plain verse 42 He on his servant Abraham thought His holy Word and all verse 43 His chosen people thence he brought With joy and festivall verse 44 The heathens labours and their lands on Israel he bestow'd verse 45 To keep his laws and his commands O spread his praise abroad PSAL. CVI. To short staffe tune The great goodnes of God to his chosen people which godly men desire to partake of GIve thanks unto the Lord Who is with goodness stor'd His mercies sure Do still endure His praise do ye record verse 2 VVho can the acts recite Performed by his might VVho can forth-show That men may know His praises infinite verse 3 O blessed blessed they That walk in judgments way And he that doth The works of truth And never goes astray verse 4 O Lord remember mee Even with thy favour free VVhich to thine own Is born alone To them vouchsaf't by thee To visit me draw near VVith thy salvation dear verse 5 Thy chosen good Well understood Let unto me appear In that deliverance VVhich doth thy land advance Let me rejoice With glorying