shal bring His captives Jacob shall rejoyce and Israel shall sing PSAL. XV. A Psalm of David VVIthin thy tabernacle Lord who shall abide with thee And in thy high and holy hill who shall a dweller be The man that walketh uprightly and worketh righteousnesse And as he thinketh in his heart so doth he truth expresse Who doth not slander with his tongue nor to his friend doth hurt Nor yet against his neighbour doth take up an ill report In whose eyes vile men are despis'd but those that God do fear He honoureth and changeth not though to his hurt he swear His coyn puts not to usury nor take reward will he Against the guiltlesse Who doth thus shall never moved be PSAL. XVI Michtam of David LOrd keep me for I trust in thee To God thus was my speech Thou art my Lord and unto thee my goodnesse doth not reach To saints on earth to th'excellent where my delight 's all plac't Their sorrows shall be multipli'd to other gods that haste Of their drink-offerings of bloud I will no offering make Yea neither I their very names up in my lips will take God is of mine inheritance and cup the portion The lot that fallen is to me thou dost maintain alone Unto me happily the lines in pleasant places fell Yea the inheritance I got in beautie doth excell I blesse the Lord because he doth by counsel me conduct And in the seasons of the night my reins do me instruct Before me still the Lord I set sith it is so that he Doth ever stand at my right hand I shall not moved be Because of this my heart is glad and joy shall be exprest Ev'n by my glory and my flesh in confidence shall rest Because my soul in grave to dwell shall not be left by thee Nor wilt thou give thine Holy One corruption to see Thou wilt me shew the path of life of joyes there is full store Before thy face at thy right hand are pleasures evermore PSAL XVII A Prayer of David LOrd hear the right attend my cry unto my pray'r give heed That doth not in hypocrisie from feigned lips proceed And from before thy presence forth my sentence do thou send Toward these things that equall are do thou thine eyes intend Thou prov'dst mine heart thou visitst me by night thou didst me try Yet nothing found'st for that my mouth shall not sin purpos'd I. As for mens works I by the word that from thy lips doth flow Did me preserve out of the paths wherein destroyers go Hold up my goings Lord me guide in those thy paths divine So that my footsteps may not slide out of these wayes of thine I called have on thee O God because thou wilt me hear That thou may'st hearken to my speech to me incline thine ear Thy wondrous loving kindnesse show thou that by thy right hand Sav'st them that in thee trust from those that up against them stand As th'apple of the eye me keep in thy wings shade me close From lewd oppressours compassing me round as deadly foes In their own fat they are inclos'd their mouth speaks loftily Our steps they compast and to ground down bowing set their eye He like unto a lion is that 's greedy of his prey Or lion young which lurking doth in secret places stay Arise and disappoint my foe and cast him down O Lord My soul save from the wicked man the man which is thy sword From men which are thy hand O Lord from wordly men me save Which onely in this present life their part and portion have Whose belly with thy treasure hid thou fill'st they children have In plentie of their goods the rest they to their children leave But as for me I thine own face in righteousnesse will see And with thy likenesse when I wake I satisfi'd shall be PSAL. XVIII To the chief musician A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord who spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul and he said THee will I love O Lord my strength My fortresse is the Lord My rock and he that doth to me deliverance afford My God my strength whom I will trust a buckler unto me The horn of my salvation and my high towr is he Upon the Lord who worthy is of praises will I cry And then shall I preserved be safe from mine enemy Floods of ill men affrighted me deaths pangs about me went Hells sorrows me environed deaths snares did me prevent In my distresse I call'd on God cry to my God did I He from his temple heard my voice to his ears came my cry Th' earth as affrighted then did shake trembling upon it seised The hills foundations moved were because he was displeased Up from his nostrils came a smoke and from his mouth there came Devouring fire and coals by it were turned into flame He also bowed down the heav'ns and thence he did descend And thickest clouds of darknesse did under his feet attend And he upon a cherub rode and thereon he did fly Yea on the swift wings of the winde his flight was from on hy He darknesse made his secret place about him for his tent Dark waters were and thickest clouds of th'airie firmament And at the brightnesse of that light which was before his eye His thick clouds past away hail-stones and coals of fire did flye The Lord God also in the heav'ns did thunder in his ire And there the highest gave his voice hail-stones and coals of fire Yea he his arrows sent abroad and them he scattered His lightnings also he shot out and them discomfited The waters chanels then were seen the worlds foundations vast At thy rebuke discovered were and at thy nostrils blast And from above the Lord sent down and took me from below From many waters he me drew which would me over-flow He me reliev'd from my strong foes and such as did me hare Because he saw that they for me too strong were and too great They me prevented in the day of my calamitie But even then the Lord himself a stay was unto me He to a place of libertie where room was hath me brought Because he took delight in me he my deliverance wrought According to my righteousnesse he did me recompense He me repay'd according to my hands pure innocence For I Gods wayes kept from my God did not turn wickedlie His judgements were before me I his Lawes put not from me Sincere before him was my heart with him upright was I And watchfully I kept my self from mine iniquity After my righteousnesse the Lord hath recompensed me After the cleannesse of my hands appearing in his eye Thou gracious to the gracious art to upright men upright Pure to the pure froward thou kythes unto the froward wight For thou wilt the afflicted save in grief that low do ly But wilt bring down the countenance of them
low The bloudy and deceitfull men shall not live half their dayes But upon thee with confidence I will depend alwayes PSAL. LVI To the chief musician upon Jonath-elemrechokim Michtam of David when the Philistines took him in Gath. SHew mercy Lord to me for man would swallow me outright He me oppresseth while he doth against me daily fight They daily would me swallow up that hate me spitefully For they be many that do fight against me O most hie When I 'm afraid I 'le trust in thee In God I 'le praise his word I will not fear what flesh can do my trust is in the Lord. Each day they wrest my words their thoughts ' gainst me are all for ill They meet they lurk they mark my steps waiting my soul to kill But shall they by iniquitie escape thy judgement so O God with indignation down do thou the people throw My wandrings all what they have been thou know'st their number took Into thy bottle put my tears are they not in thy book My foes shall when I cry turn back I know 't God is for me In God his word I 'le praise his word in God shall praised be In God I trust I will not fear what man can do to me Thy vows upon me are O God I 'le render praise to thee Wilt thou not who from death me sav'd my feet from falls keep free To walk before God in the light of those that living be PSAL. LVII To the chief musician Al-taschith Michtam of David when he fled from Saul in the cave BE mercifull to me O God thy mercy unto me Do thou extend because my soul doth put her trust in thee Yea in the shadow of thy wings my refuge I will place Untill these sad calamities do wholly overpasse My cry I will cause to ascend unto the Lord most hie To God who doth all things for me perform most perfectly From heav'n he shall send down and me from his reproach defend That would devour me God his truth and mercy forth shall send My soul among fierce lions is I firebrands live among Mens sons whose teeth are spears and darts a sharp sword is their tongue Be thou exalted very high above the heav'ns O God Let thou thy glory be advanc'd o're all the earth abroad My soul 's bow'd down for they a net have laid my steps to snare Into the pit which they have dig'd for me they fallen are My heart is fixt my heart is fixt O God I 'le sing and praise My glory wake wake psaltry harp my self I 'le early raise I 'le praise thee 'mong the people Lord 'mong nations sing will I For great to heav'n thy mercy is thy truth is to the sky O Lord exalted be thy Name above the heav'ns to stand Do thou thy glory far advance above both sea and land PSAL. LVIII To the chief musician Al-taschith Michtam of David DO ye O congregation indeed speak righteousnesse O ye that are the sons of men judge ye with uprightnesse Yea ev'n within your very hearts ye wickednesse have done And ye the violence of your hands do weigh the earth upon The wicked men estranged are ev'n from the very womb They speaking lies do stray as soon as to the world they come Unto a serpents poyson like their poyson doth appear Yea they are like the adder deaf that closely stops her ear That so she may not hear the voice of one that charm her would No not though he most cunning were and charm most wisely could Their teeth O God within their mouth break thou in pieces small The great teeth break thou out O Lord of these young lions all Let them like waters melt away which downward still do flow In pieces cut his arrows all when he shall bend his bow Like to a snail that melts away let each of them be gone Like womans birth untimely that they never see the sun He shall them take away before your pots the thorns can finde Both living and in fury great as with a stormy winde The righteous when he vengeance sees he shall be joyfull then The righteous one shall wash his feet in bloud of wicked men So men shall say the righteous man reward shall never misse And verily upon the earth a God to judge there is PSAL. LIX To the chief musician Al-taschith Michtam of David when Saul sent and they watched the house to kill him MY God deliver me from those that are mine enemies And do thou me defend from those that up against me rise Do thou deliver me from them that work iniquity And give me safety from the men of bloud cruelty For lo they for my soul lay wait the mighty do combine Against me Lord not for my fault nor any sin of mine They run and without fault in me themselves do ready make Awake to meet me with thy help and do thou notice take Awake therefore Lord God of hosts thou God of Israel To visit Heathen all spare none that wickedly rebell At ev'ning they go to and fro they make great noise and sound Like to a dog and often walk about the city round Behold they belch out with their mouth and in their lips are swords For they do say thus who is he that now doth hear our words But thou O Lord shalt laugh at them and all the Heathen mock While he 's in pow'r I 'le wait on thee for God is my high rock He of my mercy that is God betimes shall me prevent Upon mine enemies God shall let me see mine hearts content Them slay not left my folk forget but scatter them abroad By thy strong pow'r and bring them down O thou our shield and God For their mouths sin and for the words that from their lips do fly Let them be taken in their pride because they curse and lye In wrath consume them them consume that so they may not be And that in Jacob God doth rule to th' earths ends let them see At evening let thou them return making great noise and sound Like to a dog and often walk about the city round And let them wander up and down in seeking food to eat And let them grudge when they shall not be satisfi'd with meat But of thy pow'r I 'le sing aloud at morn thy mercy praise For thou to me my refuge wast and towr in troublous dayes O God that art my strength I will sing praises unto thee For God is my defence a God of mercy unto me PSAL. LX. To the chief musician upon Shushan-eduth Michtam of David to teach when he strove with Aram Naharaim and with Aram Zobah when Joab returned and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand O Lord thou hast rejected us and scattered us abroad Thou justly hast displeased been return to us O God The earth to tremble thou hast made therein didst breaches make Do thou thereof the breaches heal because the land doth shake Unto thy people thou hard
me to dwell in safetie Lord dost make PSAL. V. To the chief musician on Nehiloth A Psalm of David GIve ear unto my words O Lord my meditation weigh Hear my loud cry my King my God for I to thee will pray Lord thou shalt early hear voice I early will direct My pray'r to thee and looking up an answer will expect For thou art not a God that doth in wickednesse delight Neither shall evill dwell with thee Nor fooles stand in thy sight All that ill-doers are thou hat'st Cut'st off that liars be The bloudy and deceitfull man abhored is by thee But I into thy house will come in thine abundant grace And I will worship in thy fear toward thy holy place Because of those mine enemies Lord in thy righteousnesse Do thou me lead do thou thy way make straight before my face For in their mouth there is no truth their inward part is ill Their throat 's an open sepulchre their tongue doth flatter still O God destroy them let them be by their own counsell quell'd Them for their many sins cast out for they ' gainst thee rebell'd But let all joy that trust in thee and still make shouting noise For them thou sav'st Let all that love thy Name in thee rejoyce For Lord unto the righteous man thou wilt thy blessing yeeld With favour thou wilt compasse him about as with a shield PSAL. VI. To the chief musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith a Psalm of David LOrd in thy wrath rebuke me not Nor in thy hot rage chasten me Lord pitty me for I am weak Heal me for my bones vexed be My soul is also vexed sore But Lord how long stay wilt thou make Return O Lord my soul set free O save me for thy mercies sake Because those that deceased are Of thee shall no remembrance have And who is he that will to thee Give praises lying in the grave I with my groaning weary am I also all the night my bed Have caused for to swim and I With tears my couch have watered Mine eye consum'd with grief growes old Because of all mine enemies Hence from me wicked workers all For God hath heard my weeping cryes God hath my supplication heard My pray'r received graciously Sham'd and sore vex'd be all my foes Sham'd and back-turned suddenly Another of the same IN thy great indignation O Lord rebuke me not Nor on the lay thy chastning hand in thy displeasure hot Lord I am weak therefore on me have mercy and me spare Heal me O Lord because thou know'st my bones much vexed are My soul is vexed sore but Lord how long stay wilt thou make Return Lord free my soul and save me for thy mercies sake Because of thee in death there shall no more remembrance be Of those that in the grave do ly who shall give thanks to thee I with my groaning weary am and all the night my bed I caused for to swim with tears my couch I watered By reason of my vexing grief mine eye consumed is It waxeth old because of all that be mine enemies But now depart from me all ye that work iniquity For why the Lord hath heard my voice when I did mourn and cry Unto my supplication the Lord did hearing give When I to him my prayer make the Lord will it receive Let all be sham'd and troubled sore that enemies are to me Let them turn back and suddenly ashamed let them be PSAL. VII Shiggaion of David which he sang unto the Lord concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite O Lord my God in thee do I my confidence repose Save and deliver me from all my persecuting foes Lest that the enemy my soul should like a Lion tear In pieces renting it while there is no deliverer O Lord my God if it be so that I committed this If it be so that in my hands iniquity there is If I rewarded ill to him that was at peace with me Yea ev'n the man that without cause my foe was I did free Then let the foe pursue and take my soul and my life thrust Down to the earth and let him lay mine honour in the dust Rise in thy wrath Lord raise thy self for my foes raging be And to the judgement which thou hast commanded wake for me So shall th' assembly of thy folk about encompasse thee Thou therefore for their sakes return unto thy place on hie The Lord he shall the people judge my judge Jehovah be After my righteousnesse and mine integrity in me O let the wickeds malice end but stablish stedfastly The righteous for the righteous God the hearts and reins doth try In God who saves th'upright in heart is my defence and stay God just men judgeth God is wroth with ill men every day If he do not return again then he his sword will whet His bow he hath already bent and hath it ready set He also hath for him prepar'd the instruments of death Against the persecutors he his shafts ordained hath Behold he with iniquity doth travail as in birth A mischief he conceived hath and falshood shall bring forth He made a pit and digg'd it deep another there to take But he is fall'n into the ditch which he himself did make Upon his own head his mischief shall be returned home His violent dealing also down on his own pate shall come According to his righteousnesse the Lord I 'le magnifie And will sing praise unto the Name of God that is most hie PSAL. VIII To the chief musician upon Gittith A Psalm of David HOw excellent in all the earth Lord our Lord is thy Name Who hast thy glory far advanc'd above the starrie frame From infants and from sucklings mouth thou didest strength ordain For thy foes cause that so thou might'st th' avenging foe restrain When I look up unto the heavens which thine own fingers fram'd Unto the moon and to the starres which were by thee ordain'd Then say I what is man that he remembred is by thee Or what the son of man that thou so kind to him should be For thou a little lower hast him then the angels made With glory and with dignity thou crowned hast his head Of thy hand-works thou mad'st him Lord all under 's feet didst lay All sheep and oxen yea and beasts that in the field do stray Fowls of the air fish of the sea all that passe through the same How excellent in all the earth Lord our Lord is thy Name PSAL. IX To the chief musician upon Muth-labben A Psalm of David LOrd thee I 'le praise with all my heart thy wonders all proclaime In thee most high I 'le greatly joy and sing unto thy Name When back my foes were turn'd they fell and perisht at thy sight For thou maintain'd my right and cause on throne sat'st judging right The heathen thou rebuked hast the wicked over-thrown Thou hast put out their names that they may never more be known O enemy now destructions have an end
infirm am I and broken am so sore That through disquiet of my heart I have been made to roare O Lord all that I do desire is still before thine eye And of my heart the secret groans not hidden are from thee My heart doth pant uncessantly my strength doth quite decay As for mine eyes their wonted light is from me gone away My lovers and my friends do stand at distance from my sore And those do stand aloof that were kinsmen and kind before Yea they that seek my life lay snares who seek to do me wrong Speak things mischievous and deceits imagine all day long But as one deaf that heareth not I suffered all to passe I as a dumb man did become whose mouth not op'ned was As one that hears not in whose mouth are no reproofs at all For Lord I hope in thee my God thou 'lt hear me when I call For I said hear me lest they should rejoyce ov'r me with pride And ov'r me magnifie themselves when as my foot doth slide For I am near to halt my grief is still before mine eye For I 'le declare my sin and grieve for mine iniquity But yet mine enemies lively are and strong are they beside And they that hate me wrongfully are greatly multipli'de And they for good that render ill as enemies me withstood Yea ev'n for this because that I do follow what is good Forsake me not O Lord my God far from me never be O Lord thou my salvation art haste to give help to me PSAL. XXXIX To the chief musician even to Jeduthun A Psalm of David I Said I will look to my wayes lest with my tongue I sin In sight of wicked men my mouth with bridle I 'le keep in With silence I as dumb became I did my self restrain From speaking good but then the more increased was my pain My heart within me waxed hot and while I musing was The fire did burn and from my tongue these words I did let passe Mine end and measure of my dayes O Lord unto me show What is the same that I thereby my frailtie well may know Lo thou my dayes an hand-bredth mad'st mine age is in thine eye As nothing sure each man at best is wholly vanity Sure each man walks in a vain show they vex themselves in vain He heaps up wealth and doth not know to whom it shall pertain And now O Lord. what wait I for my hope is fix'd on thee Free me from all my trespasses the fools scorn make not me Dumb was I opening not my mouth because this work was thine Thy stroke take from me by the blow of thine hand I do pine When with rebukes thou dost correct man for iniquity Thou wastes his beautie like a moth sure each man's vanity Attend my cry Lord at my tears and pray'rs not silent be I sojourn as my fathers all and stranger am with thee O spare thou me that I my strength recover may again Before from hence I do depart and here no more remain PSAL. XL. To the chief musician A Psalm of David I Waited for the Lord my God and patiently did bear At length to me he did incline my voice and cry to hear He took me from a fearfull pit and from the myrie clay And on a rock he set my feet establishing my way He put a new song in my mouth our God to magnify Many shall see it and shall fear and on the Lord rely O blessed is the man whose trust upon the Lord relyes Respecting not the proud nor such as turn aside to lies O Lord my God full many are the wonders thou hast done Thy gracious thoughts to us ward far above all thoughts are gone In order none can reckon them to thee if them declare And speak of them I would they moe then can be numbred are No sacrifice nor offering didst thou at all desire Mine ears thou bor'd sin-offring thou and burnt didst not require Then to the Lord these were my words I come behold and see Within the volume of thy Book it written is of me To do thy will I take delight O thou my God that art Yea that most holy Law of thine I have within my heart Within the congregation great I righteousnesse did preach Lo thou dost know O Lord that I refrained not my speech I never did within my heart conceal thy righteousnesse I thy salvation have declar'd and shown thy faithfulnesse Thy kindnesse which most loving is concealed have not I Nor from the congregation great have hid thy verity Thy tender mercies Lord from me O do thou not restrain Thy loving kindnesse and thy truth let them me still maintain For ills past reck'ning compasse me and mine iniquities Such hold upon me taken have I cannot lift mine eyes They more then hairs are on mine head thence is my heart dismaid Be pleased Lord to rescue me Lord hasten to mine aid Sham'd and confounded be they all that seek my soul to kill Yea let them backward driven be and sham'd that wish me ill For a reward of this their shame confounded let them be That in this manner scoffing say Aha aha to me In thee let all be glad and joy who seeking thee abide Who thy salvation love say still the Lord be magnifi'd I 'm poor and needy yet the Lord of me a care doth take Thou art my help and Saviour my God no tarrying make PSAL. XLI To the chief musician A Psalm of David BLessed is he that wisely doth the poor mans case consider For when the time of trouble is the Lord will him deliver God will him keep yea save alive on earth he blest shall live And to his enemies desire thou wilt him not up give God will give strength when he on bed of languishing doth mourn And in his sicknesse sore O Lord thou all his bed will turn I said O Lord do thou extend thy mercie unto me O do thou heal my soul for why I have offended thee Those that to me are enemies of me do evill say When shall he die that so his name may perish quite away To see me if he comes he speaks vain words but then his heart Heaps mischief to it which he tells when forth he doth depart My haters joyntly whispering ' gainst me my hurt devise Mischief say they cleaves fast to him he lyeth and shall not rise Yea ev'n mine own familiar friend on whom I did rely Who ate my bread ev'n he his heel against me lifted hie But Lord be mercifull to me and up again me raise That I may justly them requite according to their wayes By this I know that certainly I favoured am by thee Because my hatefull enemy triumphs not over me But as for me thou me upholdst in mine integrity And me before thy countenance thou setst continually The Lord the God of Israel be blest for ever then From age to age eternally Amen yea and amen PSAL. XLII To the chief musician Maschil for
perpetuall Thou cities raz'd perisht with them is their memoriall God shall endure for ay he doth for judgement set his throne In righteousnesse to judge the world justice to give each one God also will a refuge be for those that are opprest A refuge will he be in times of trouble to distrest And they that know thy Name in thee their confidence will place For thou hast not forsaken them that truly seek thy face O sing ye praises to the Lord that dwels in Sion hill And all the nations among his deeds record ye still When he enquireth after blood he then remembreth them The humble folk he not forgets that call upon his Name Lord pitie me behold the grief which I from foes sustain Ev'n thou who from the gates of death dost raise me up again That I in Sions daughters gates may all thy praise advance And that I may rejoyce alwayes in thy deliverance The heathen are sunk in the pit which they themselves prepar'd And in the net which they have hid their own feet fast are snar'd The Lord is by the judgement known which he himself hath wrought The sinners hands do make the snares wherewith themselves are caught They who are wicked into hell each one shall turned be And all the nations that forget to seek the Lord most hie For they that needy are shall not forgotten be alway The expectation of the poor shall not be lost for ay Arise Lord let not man prevail judge heathens in thy sight That they may know themselves but men the nations Lord affright PSAL. X. VVHerefore is it that thou O Lord dost stand from us afar And wherefore hidest thou thy self when times so troublous are The wicked in his loftinesse doth persecute the poor In these devices they have fram'd let them be taken sure The wicked of his hearts desire doth talk with boasting great He blesseth him that 's covetous whom yet the Lord doth hate The wicked through his pride of face on God he doth not call And in the counsels of his heart the Lord is not at all His wayes they alwayes grievous are thy judgements from his sight Removed are at all his foes he puffeth with despight Within his heart he thus hath said I shall not moved be And no adversity at all shall ever come to me His mouth with cursing fraud deceit is fill'd abundantly And underneath his tongue there is mischief and vanity He closely sits in villages he slayes the innocent Against the poor that passe him by his cruell eyes are bent He Lyon-like lurks in his den he waits the poor to take And when he draws him in his net his prey he doth him make Himself he humbleth very low he croucheth down withall That so a multitude of poor may by his strong ones fall He this hath said within his heart the Lord hath quite forgot He hides his countenance and he for ever sees it not O Lord do thou arise O God lift up thine hand on hie But not the meek afflicted ones out of thy memorie Why is it that the wicked man thus doth the Lord despise Because that God will it require he in his heart denies Thou hast it seen for their mischief and spite thou wilt repay The poor commits himself to thee thou art the orphans stay The arm break of the wicked man and of the evill one Do thou seek out his wickednesse untill thou findest none The Lord is King through ages all ev'n to eternity The heathen people from their land are perisht utterly O Lord of those that humble are thou the desire didst heare Thou wilt prepare their heart and thou to heare wilt bend thine eare To judge the fatherlesse and those that are oppressed sore That man that is but sprung of earth may them oppresse no more PSAL. XI To the chief musician A Psalm of David I in the Lord do put my trust how is it then that ye Say to my soul flee as a bird unto your mountain hie For lo the wicked bend their bow their shafts on string they fit That those who upright are in heart they privily may hit If the foundations be destroy'd what hath the righteous done God in his holy Temple is in heaven is his throne His eyes do see his eye-lids try mens sons The just he proves But his soul hates the wicked man and him that violence loves Snares fire and brimstone furious storms on sinners he shall rain This as the portion of their cup doth unto them pertain Because the Lord most righteous doth in righteousnesse delight And with a pleasant countenance beholdeth the upright PSAL XII To the chief musician upon Sheminith A Psalm of David HElp Lord because the godly man doth dayly fade away And from among the sons of men the faithfull do decay Unto his neighbour every one doth utter vanitie They with a double heart do speak and lips of flatterie God shall cut off all flattering lips tongues that speak proudly thus Wee 'l with our tongue prevail our lips are ours who 's Lord ov'r us For poor opprest and for the sighs of needie rise will I Saith God and him in safety set from such as him defy The words of God are words most pure they be like silver try'd In earthen furnace seven times that hath been purify'd Lord thou shalt them preserve and keep for ever from this race On each side walk the wicked when vile men are high in place PSAL. XIII To chief musician A Psalm of David HOw long wilt thou forget me Lord shall it for ever be O how long shall it be that thou wilt hide thy face from me How long take counsel in my soul still sad in heart shall I How long exalted over me shall be mine enemy O Lord my God consider well and answer to me make Mine eyes enlighten lest the sleep of death me overtake Lest that mine enemie should say against him I prevail'd And those that trouble me rejoyce when I am mov'd and fail'd But I have all my confidence thy mercy set upon My heart within me shall rejoyce in thy salvation I will unto the Lord my God sing praises chearfully Because he hath his bountie shown to me abundantly PSAL. XIV To the chief musician A Psalm of David That there is not a God the fool doth in his heart conclude They are corrupt their works are vile not one of them doth good Upon mens sons the Lord from heaven did cast his eyes abroad To see if any understood and did seek after God They altogether filthy are they all aside are gone And there is none that doeth good yea sure there is not one These workers of iniquity do they not know at all That they my people eat as bread and on God do not call There fear'd they much for God is with the whole race of the just You shame the counsel of the poor because God is his trust Let Israels help from Sion come When back the Lord
And let me never be asham'd because I trust in thee Let uprightnesse and truth keep me who thee attend Redemption Lord to Israel from all his troubles send Another of the same TO thee I lift my soul O Lord My God I trust in thee Let me not be asham'd let not my foes triumph ov'r me Yea let thou none ashamed be that do on thee attend Ashamed let them be O Lord who without cause offend Thy wayes Lord shew teach me thy paths Lead me in truth teach me For of my safetie thou art God all day I wait on thee Thy mercies that most tender are do thou O Lord remember And loving kindnesses for they have been of old for ever Let not the errours of my youth nor sins remembred be In mercy for thy goodnesse sake O Lord remember me The Lord is good and gracious He upright is also He therefore sinners will instruct in wayes that they should go The meek and lowly he will guide in judgement just alway To meek and poor afflicted ones hee 'l clearly teach his way The whole paths of the Lord our God are truth and mercy sure To such as keep his covenant and testimonies pure Now for thine own Names sake O Lord I humbly thee intreat To pardon mine iniquitie for it is very great What man fears God him shall he teach the way that he shall choose His soul shall dwell at ease his seed the earth as heirs shall use The secret of the Lord is with such as do fear his Name And he his holy covenant will manifest to them Towards the Lord my waiting eyes continually are set For he it is that shall bring forth my feet out of the net O turn thee unto me O God have mercy me upon Because I solitary am and in affliction Enlarg'd the griefs are of my heart me from distresse relieve See mine affliction and my pain and all my sins forgive Consider thou mine enemies because they many are And it a cruell hatred is which they against me beare O do thou keep my soul O God do thou deliver me Let me not be asham'd for I do put my trust in thee O let integritie and truth keep me who thee attend Redemption Lord to Israel from all his troubles send PSAL. XXVI A Psalm of David JUdge me O Lord for I have walkt in mine integrity I trusted also in the Lord slide therefore shall not I. Examine me and do me prove try heart and reins O God For thy love is before mine eyes thy truths paths I have trod With persons vain I have not sat nor with dissemblers gone Th' assembly of ill men I hate to sit with such I shun Mine hands in innocence O Lord I 'le wash and purify So to thine holy altar go and compasse it will I. That I with voice of thanksgiving may publish and declare And tell of all thy mighty works that great and wondrous are The habitation of thy house Lord I have loved well Yea in that place I do delight where doth thine honour dwell With sinners gather not my soul and such as bloud would spill Whose hands mischievous plots right hand corrupting bribes do fill But as for me I will walk on in mine integritie Do thou redeem me and O Lord be mercifull to me My foot upon an even place doth stand with stedfastnesse Within the congregations th' Eternall I will blesse PSAL. XXVII A Psalm of David THe Lord 's my light and saving health who shall make me dismaid My lifes strength is the Lord of whom then shall I be afraid When as mine enemies and foes most wicked persons all To eat my flesh against me rose they stumbled and did fall Against me though an host encamp my heart yet fearlesse is Though war against me rise I will be confident in this One thing I of the Lord desir'd and will seek to obtain That all dayes of my life I may within Gods house remain That I the beauty of the Lord behold may and admire And that I in his holy place may reverently enquire For he in his pavilion shall me hide in evill dayes In secret of his tent me hide and on a rock me raise And now ev'n at this present time mine head shall lifted be Above all those that be my foes and round encompasse me Therefore unto his tabernacle I 'le sacrifices bring Of joyfulnesse I 'le sing yea I to God will praises sing O Lord give ear unto my voice when I do cry to thee Upon me also mercy have and do thou answer me When thou didst say seek ye my face then unto thee reply Thus did my heart above all things Thy face Lord seek will I. Far from me hide not thou thy face put not away from thee Thy servant in thy wrath thou hast an helper been to me O God of my salvation leave me not nor forsake Though me my parents both should leave the Lord will me up take O Lord instruct me in thy way to me a leader be In a plain path because of those that hatred bear to me Give me not to mine enemies will for witnesses that lie Against me risen are and such as breath our crueltie I fainted had unlesse that I believed had to see The Lords own goodnesse in the land of them that living be Wait on the Lord and be thou strong and he shall strength afford Unto thine heart yea do thou wait I say upon the Lord. PSAL. XXVIII A Psalm of David TO thee I 'le cry O Lord my rock hold not thy peace to me Lest like those that to pit descend I by thy silence be The voice hear of my humble pray'rs when unto thee I cry When to thy holy oracle I lift mine hands on hy With ill men draw me not away that work iniquity That speak peace to their friends while in their hearts doth mischief ly Give them according to their deeds and ills endeavoured And as their handie-works deserve to them be rendered God shall not build but them destroy who would not understand The Lords own works nor did regard the doing of his hand For ever blessed be the Lord for graciously he heard The voice of my petitions and prayers did regard The Lord 's my strength and shield my heart upon him did rely And I am helped hence my heart doth joy exceedingly And with my song I will him praise Their strength is God alone He also is the saving strength of his anointed One. O thine own people do thou save blesse thine inheritance Them also do thou feed and them for evermore advance PSAL. XXIX A Psalm of David GIve ye unto the Lord ye sons that of the mighty be All strength and glory to the Lord with cheerfulnesse give ye Unto the Lord the glory give that to his Name is due And in the beautie of holinesse unto Jehovah bow The Lords voice on the waters is the God of majestie Doth thunder and on multitudes of waters sitteth He. A
pow'rfull voice it is that comes out from the Lord most hie The voice of that great Lord is full of glorious majestie The voice of the Eternall doth asunder cedars tear Yea God the Lord doth cedars break that Lebanon doth bear He makes them like a calf to skip ev'n that great Lebanon And like to a young unicorn the mountain Sirion Gods voice divides the flames of fire The desert it doth shake The Lord doth make the wildernesse of Kadesh all to quake Gods voice doth make the hindes to calve it makes the forrests bare And in his Temple every one his glory doth declare The Lord sits on the flouds the Lord sits King and ever shall The Lord will give his people strength and with peace blesse them all PSAL. XXX A Psalm and song at the dedication of the house of David LOrd I will thee extoll for thou hast lifted me on hie And over me thou to rejoyce mad'st not mine enemie O thou who art the Lord my God I in distresse to thee With loud crys lifted up my voice and thou hast healed me O Lord my soul thou hast brought up and rescu'd from the grave That I to pit should not go down alive thou didst me save O ye that are his holy ones sing praise unto the Lord And give unto him thanks when you his holinesse record For but a moment lasts his wrath life in his favour lyes Weeping may for a night endure at morn doth joy arise In my prosperitie I said that nothing shall me move O Lord thou hast my mountain made to stand strong by thy love But when that thou O gracious God didst hide thy face from me Then quickly was my prosperous state turn'd into miserie Wherefore unto the Lord my cry I caused to ascend My humble supplication I to the Lord did send What profit is there in my bloud when I go down to pit Shall unto thee the dust give praise thy truth declare shall it Hear Lord have mercy help me Lord. From me thou turn'd my sadnesse To dancing yea my sackcloth loos'd and girded me with gladnesse That sing thy praise my glory may and never silent be O Lord my God for evermore I will give thanks to thee PSAL. XXXI To the chief musician A Psalm of David IN thee O Lord I put my trust sham'd let me never be According to thy righteousnesse do thou deliver me Bow down thine ear to me with speed send me deliverance To save me my strong rock be thou and my house of defence Because thou art my rock and thee I for my fortresse take Therefore do thou me lead and guide ev'n for thine own Names sake And sith thou art my strength therefore pull me out of the net Which they in subtiltie for me so privily have set Into thine hands I do commit my sp'rit for thou art he O thou Jehovah God of truth that hast redeemed me Those that do lying vanities regard I have abhor'd But as for me my confidence is fixed on the Lord. I 'le in thy mercy gladly joy for thou my miseries Considered hast thou hast my soul known in adversities And thou hast not inclosed me within the enemies hand And by thee have my feet been made in a large room to stand O Lord upon me mercy have for trouble is on me Mine eye my belly and my soul with grief consumed be Because my life with grief is spent my years with sighs and grones My strength doth fail and for my sin consumed are my bones I was a scorn to all my foes and to my friends a fear And specially reproacht of those that were my neighbours near When they me saw they from me fled Ev'n so I am forgot As men are out of minde when dead I 'm like a broken pot For slanders I of many hear'd fear compast me while they Against me did consult and plot to take my life away But as for me O Lord my trust upon thee I did lay And I to thee thou art my God did confidently say My times are wholly in thine hand do thou deliver me From their hands that mine enemies and persecuters be Thy countenance to shine do thou upon thy servant make Unto me give salvation for thy great mercies sake Let me not be asham'd O Lord for on thee call'd I have Let wicked men be sham'd let them be silent in the grave To silence put the lying lips that grievous things do say And hard reports in pride and scorn on righteous men do lay How great 's the goodnesse thou for them that fear thee keepst in store And wroughtst for them that trust in thee the sons of men before In secret of thy presence thou shalt hide them from mans pride From strife of tongues thou closely shalt as in a tent them hide All praise and thanks be to the Lord for he hath magnify'd His wondrous love to me within a city fortify'd For from thine eyes cut off I am I in my haste had said My voice yet heardst thou when to thee with cryes my moan I made O love the Lord all ye his saints because the Lord doth guard The faithfull and he plenteously proud doers doth reward Be of good courage and he strength unto your heart shall send All ye whose hope and confidence doth on the Lord depend PSAL XXXII A Psalm of David Maschil O Blessed is the man to whom is freely pardoned All the transgression he hath done whose sin is covered Blest is the man to whom the Lord imputeth not his sin And in whose sp'rit there is no guile nor fraud is found therein When as I did refrain my speech and silent was my tongue My bones then waxed old because I roared all day long For upon me both day and night thine hand did heavie ly So that my moisture turned is in summers drought thereby I thereupon have unto thee my sin acknowledged And likewise mine iniquitie I have not covered I will confesse unto the Lord my trespasses said I And of my sin thou freely didst forgive th'iniquity For this shall every godly one his prayer make to thee In such a time he shall thee seek as found thou mayest be Surely when flouds of waters great do swell up to the brim They shall not over-whelm his soul nor once come near to him Thou art my hiding-place thou shalt from trouble keep me free Thou with songs of deliverance about shalt compasse me I will instruct thee and thee teach the way that thou shalt go And with mine eye upon thee set I will direction show Then be not like the horse or mule which do not understand Whose mouth lest they come near to thee a bridle must command Unto the man that wicked is his sorrows shall abound But him that trusteth in the Lord mercy shall compasse round Ye righteous in the Lord be glad in him do ye rejoyce All ye that upright are in heart for joy lift up your voyce PSAL. XXXIII YE
form'd the womb within My mother also me conceiv'd in guiltinesse and sin Behold thou in the inward parts with truth delighted art And wisdome thou shalt make me know within the hidden part Do thou with hyssop sprinkle me I shall be cleansed so Yea wash thou me and then I shall be whiter then the snow Of gladnesse and of joyfulnesse make me to hear the voice That so these very bones which thou hast broken may rejoyce All mine iniquities blot out thy face hide from my sin Create a clean heart Lord renew a right sp'rit me within Cast me not from thy sight nor take thy holy sp'rit away Restore me thy salvations joy with thy free sp'rit me stay Then will I teach thy ways unto those that transgressours be And those that sinners are shall then be turned unto thee O GOD of my salvation God me from blood-guiltinesse Set free then shall my tongue aloud sing of thy righteousnesse My closed lips O Lord by thee let them be opened Then shall thy praises by my mouth abroad be published For thou desir'st not sacrifice else would I give it thee Nor wilt thou with burnt-offering at all delighted be A broken spirit is to God a pleasing sacrifice A broken and a contrite heart Lord thou wilt not despise Shew kindnesse and do good O Lord to Sion thine own hill The walls of thy Jerusalem build up of thy good will Then righteous offrings shall thee please and offrings burnt which they With whole burnt-offrings and with calves shall on thine altar lay PSAL. LII To the chief musician Maschil A Psalm of David when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said unto him David is come to the house of Ahimelech VVHy dost thou boast O mighty man of mischief and of ill The goodnesse of Almighty God endureth ever still Thy tongue mischievous calumnies deviseth subtily Like to a razor sharp to cut working deceitfully Ill more then good and more then truth thou lovest to speak wrong Thou lovest all devouring words O thou deceitfull tongue So God shall thee destroy for ay remove thee pluck thee out Quite from thy house out of the land of life he shall thee root The righteous shall it see and fear and laugh at him they shall Lo this the man is that did not make GOD his strength at all But he in his abundant wealth his confidence did place And he took strength unto himself from his own wickednesse But I am in the house of God like to an olive green My confidence for ever hath upon Gods mercy been And I for ever will thee praise because thou hast done this I on thy Name will wait for good before thy saints it is PSAL. LIII To the chief musician upon Mahalath Maschil A Psalm of David THat there is not a God the fool doth in his heart conclude They are corrupt their works are vile not one of them doth good The Lord upon the sons of men from heav'n did cast his eyes To see if any one there was that sought God and was wise They altogether filthy are they all are backward gone And there is none that doeth good no not so much as one These workers of iniquity do they not know at all That they my people eat as bread and on God do not call Ev'n there they were afraid and stood with trembling all dismaid Whereas there was no cause at all why they should be afraid For God his bones that thee besieg'd hath scattered all abroad Thou hast confounded them for they despised are of God Let Israels help from Sion come When back the Lord shall bring His captives Jacob shall rejoyce and Israel shall sing PSAL. LIV. To the chief musician on Neginoth Maschil A Psalm of David when the Ziphims came and said to Saul doth not David hide himself with us SAve me O God by thy great Name and judge me by thy strength My prayer hear O God give ear unto my words at length For they that strangers are to me do up against me rise Oppressours seek my soul and God set not before their eyes The Lord my God my helper is lo therefore I am bold He taketh part with every one that doth my soul uphold Unto mine enemies he shall mischief and ill repay O for thy truths sake cut them off and sweep them clean away I will a sacrifice to thee give with free willingnesse Thy Name O Lord because it 's good with praise I will confesse For he hath me delivered from all adversities And his desire mine eye hath seen upon mine enemies PSAL LV. To the chief musician on Neginoth Maschil A Psalm of David LOrd hear my pray'r hide not thy self from my intreating voice Attend and hear me in my plaint I mourn and make a noise Because of th' enemies voice and for lewd mens oppression great On me they cast iniquitie and they in wrath me hate Sore pain'd within me is my heart deaths terrors on me fall On me comes trembling fear and dread o'rewhelmed me withall O that I like a dove had wings said I then would I flie Far hence that I might finde a place where I in rest might be Lo then far off I wander would and in the desert stay From windy storm and tempest I would haste to scape away O Lord on them destruction bring and do their tongues divide For in the city violence and strife I have espide They day and night upon the walls do go about it round There mischief is and sorrow there in midst of it is found Abundant wickednesse there is within her inward part And from her streets deceitfulnesse and guile do not depart He was no foe that me reproach'd then that endure I could Nor hater that did ' gainst me boast from him me hide I would But thou man who mine equal guide and mine acquaintance wast We join'd sweet counsels to Gods house in company we past Let death upon them seise and down let them go quick to hell For wickednesse doth much abound among them where they dwell I 'le call on God God will me save I 'le pray and make a noise At evening morning and at noon and he shall hear my voice He hath my soul delivered that it in peace might be From battell that against me was for many were with me The Lord shall hear and them afflict of old who hath abode Because they never changes have therefore they fear not God ' Gainst those that were at peace with him he hath put forth his hand The covenant that he had made by breaking he prophan'd More smooth then butter were his words while in his heart was war His speeches were more soft then oyl and yet drawn swords they are Cast thou thy burden on the Lord and he shall thee sustain Yea he shall cause the righteous man unmoved to remain But thou O Lord my God those men in justice shalt o'rethrow And in destructions dungeon dark at last shalt lay them
things hast shew'd and on them sent And thou hast caused us to drink wine of astonishment And yet a banner thou hast given to them who thee do fear That it by them because of truth displayed may appear That thy beloved people may delivered be from thrall Save with the pow'r of thy right hand and hear me when I call God in his holinesse hath spoke herein I will take pleasure Shechem I will divide and forth will Succoths valley measure Gilead I claim as mine by right Manasseh mine shall be Ephraim is of mine head the strength Judah gives laws for me Moab's my washing-pot my shoe I 'le over Edom throw And over Palestina's land I will in triumph go O who is he will bring me to the city fortifi'd O who is he that to the land of Edom will me guide O God which hadest us cast off this thing wilt thou not do Ev'n thou O God which didest not forth with our armies go Help us from trouble for the help is vain which man supplies Through God wee 'l do great acts he shall tread down our enemies PSAL. LXI To the chief musician upon Neginoth A Psalm of David O God give ear unto my cry unto my pray'r attend From th' utmost corner of the land my cry to thee I 'le send What time my heart is overwhelm'd and in perplexity Do thou me lead unto the Rock that higher is then I. For thou hast for my refuge been a shelter by thy pow'r And for defence against my foes thou hast been a strong tow'r Within thy Tabernacle I for ever will abide And under covert of thy wings with confidence me hide For thou the vows that I did make O Lord my God didst hear Thou hast given me the heritage of those thy Name that fear A life prolong'd for many dayes thou to the King shalt give Like many generations be the years which he shall live He in Gods presence his abode for evermore shall have O do thou truth and mercy both prepare that may him save And so will I perpetually sing praise unto thy Name That having made my vows I may each day perform the same PSAL. LXII To the chief musician to Jeduthun A Psalm of David MY soul with expectation depends on God indeed My strength and my salvation doth from him alone proceed He onely my salvation is and my strong rock is He He onely is my sure defence much mov'd I shall not be How long will ye against a man plot mischief ye shall all Be slain ye as a tottering fence shall be and bowing wall They onely plot to cast him down from his excellency They joy in lies with mouth they blesse but they curse inwardly My soul wait thou with patience upon thy God alone On him dependeth all my hope and expectation He onely my salvation is and my strong Rock is He He onely is my sure defence I shall not moved be In God my glory placed is and my salvation sure In God the Rock is of my strength my refuge most secure Ye people place your confidence in him continually Before him pour ye out your heart God is our refuge hie Surely mean men are vanitie and great men are a lie In ballance laid they wholly are more light then vanitie Trust ye not in oppression in robbery be not vain On wealth set not your hearts when as increased is your gain God hath it spoken once to me yea this I heard again That power to Almighty God alone doth appertain Yea mercy also unto thee belongs O Lord alone For thou according to his work rewardest every one PSAL. LXIII A Psalm of David when he was in the wildernesse of Judah LOrd thee my God I 'le early seek my soul doth thirst for thee My flesh longs in a dry parcht land wherein no waters be That I thy power may behold and brightnesse of thy face As I have seen thee heretofore within thy holy place Since better is thy love then life my lips thee praise shall give I in thy Name will lift my hands and blesse thee while I live Ev'n as with marrow and with fat my soul shall filled be Then shall my mouth with joyfull lips sing praises unto thee When I do thee upon my bed remember with delight And when on thee I meditate in watches of the night In shadow of thy wings I 'le joy for thou mine help hast been My soul thee follows hard and me thy right hand doth sustain Who seek my soul to spill shall sink down to earths lowest room They by thy sword shall be cut off and foxes prey become Yet shall the King in God rejoyce and each one glory shall That swear by him but stopt shall be the mouth of liers all PSAL. LXIV To the chief musician A Psalm of David VVHen I to thee my prayer make Lord to my voice give ear My life save from the enemy of whom I stand in fear Me from their secret counsell hide who do live wickedly From insurrection of those men that work iniquity Who do their tongues with malice whet and make them cut like swords In whose bent bows are arrows set ev'n sharp and bitter words That they may at the perfect man in secret aim their shot Yea suddenly they dare at him to shoot and fear it not In ill encourage they themselves and their snares close to lay Together conference they have Who shall them see they say They have searcht out iniquities a perfect search they keep Of each of them the inward thought and very heart is deep God shall an arrow shoot at them and wound them suddenly So their own tongue shal them confound all who them see shall fly And on all men a fear shall fall Gods works they shall declare For they shall wisely notice take what these his doings are In God the righteous shall rejoyce and trust upon his might Yea they shall greatly glory all in heart that are upright PSAL. LXV To the chief musician A Psalm and song of David PRaise waits for thee in Sion Lord to thee vows paid shall be O thou that hearer art of pray'r all flesh shall come to thee Iniquities I must confesse prevail against me do But as for our transgressions them purge away shalt thou Blest is the man whom thou dost choose and mak'st approach to thee That he within thy courts O Lord may still a dweller be We surely shall be satisfi'd with thy abundant grace And with the goodnes of thy House ev'n of thy holy place O God of our salvation thou in thy righteousnesse By fearfull works unto our pray'rs thine answer dost expresse Therefore the ends of all the earth and these afar that be Upon the sea their confidence O Lord will place in thee Who being girt with pow'r sets fast by his great strength the hills Who noise of seas noise of their waves and peoples tumult stills Those in the utmost parts that dwell are at thy signes afraid
Th'outgoings of the morn and even by thee are joyfull made The earth thou visit'st watring it thou mak'st it rich to grow With Gods full flood thou corn prepar'st when thou provid'st it so Her ridges thou dost water much her furrows settleft With showres thou dost her mollifie her spring by thee is blest So thou the year most liberally dost with thy goodnesse crown And all thy paths abundantly on us drop fatnesse down They drop upon the pastures wide that do in deserts ly The little hills on every side rejoyce right pleasantly With flocks the pastures cloathed be the vales with corn are clad And now they shout and sing to thee for thou hast made them glad PSAL. LXVI To the chief musician A song or psalm ALL lands to God in joyfull sounds aloft your voices raise Sing forth the honour of his Name and glorious make his praise Say unto God How terrible in all thy works art thou Through thy great pow'r thy foes to thee shall be constrain'd to bow All on the earth shall worship thee they shall thy praise proclaime In songs they shall sing cheerfully unto thy holy Name Come and the works that God hath wrought with admiration see In 's workings to the sons of men most terrible is he Into dry land the sea he turn'd and they a passage had Ev'n marching through the floud on foot there we in him were glad He ruleth ever by his power his eyes the nations see O let not the rebellious ones lift up themselves on hie Ye people blesse our God aloud the voice speak of his praise Our soul in life who safe preserves our foot from sliding stays For thou didst prove and try us Lord as men do silver try Broughtst us into the net and mad'st bands on our loins to ly Thou hast caus'd men ride o're our heads and though that we did passe Through fire and water yet thou broughtst us to a wealthy place I 'le bring burnt-offrings to thy house to thee my vows I 'le pay Which my lips utter'd my mouth spake when trouble on me lay Burnt-sacrifices of fat rams with incense I will bring Of bullocks and of goats I will present an offering All that fear God come hear I 'le tell what he did for my soul I with my mouth unto him cryd my tongue did him extoll If in my heart I sin regard the Lord me will not hear But surely God me heard and to my prayers voice gave ear O let the Lord our gracious God for ever blessed be Who turned not my pray'r from him nor yet his grace from me PSAL. LXVII To the chief musician on Neginoth A Psalm or song LOrd blesse and pity us shine on us with thy face That th' earth thy way and nations all may know thy saving grace Let people praise thee Lord let people all thee praise O let the nations be glad in songs their voices raise Thou 'lt justly people judge on earth rule nations all Let people praise thee Lord let them praise thee both great and small The earth her fruit shall yeeld our God shall blessing send God shall us blesse men shall him fear unto earths utmost end Another of the same LOrd unto us be mercifull do thou us also blesse And graciously cause shine on us the brightnesse of his face That so thy way upon the earth to all men may be known Also among the nations all thy saying health be shown O let the people praise thee Lord let people all thee praise O let the nations be glad and sing for joy always For rightly thou shalt people judge and nations rule on earth Let people praise thee Lord let all the folk praise thee with mirth Then shall the earth yeeld her increase God our God blesse us shall God shall us blesse and of the earth the ends shall fear him all PSAL. LXVIII To the chief musician A Psalm or song of David LEt God arise and scattered let all his enemies be And let all those that do him hate before his presence flee As smoak is driven so drive thou them as fire melts wax away Before Gods face let wicked men so perish and decay But let the righteous be glad let them before Gods sight Be very joyfull yea let them rejoyce with all their might To God sing to his Name sing praise extoll him with your voice That rides on heav'n by his Name JAH before his face rejoyce Because the Lord a Father is unto the fatherlesse God is the widows judge within his place of holinesse God doth the solitary set in families and from bands The chain'd doth free but rebels do inhabit parched lands O God what time thou didst go forth before thy peoples face And when through the great wildernesse thy glorious marching was Then at Gods presence shook the earth then drops from heaven fell This Sinai shook before the Lord the God Israel O God thou to thine heritage didst send a plenteous rain Whereby thou when it weary was didst it refresh again Thy congregation then did make their habitation there Of thine own goodnesse for the poor O God thou didst prepare The Lord himself did give the word the word abroad did spread Great was the company of them the same who published Kings of great armies foiled were and forc'd to flee away And women who remain'd at home did distribute the prey Though ye have lyen among the pots like doves ye shall appear Whose wings with silver and with gold whose feathers covered are When there th' Almighty scatt'red Kings like Salmons snow 't was white Gods hill is like to Bashan hill like Bashan hill for hight Why do ye leap ye mountains high this is the hill where God Desires to dwell yea God in it for ay will make abode Gods chariots twenty thousand are thousands of Angels strong In 's holy place God is as in mount Sinai them among Thou hast O Lord most glorious ascended up on hie And in triumph victorious led captive captivitie Thou hast received gifts for men for such as did rebell Yea ev'n for them that God the Lord in midst of them might dwell Blest be the Lord who is to us of our salvation God Who daily with his benefits us plenteously doth load He of salvation is the God who is our God most strong And unto God the Lord from death the issues belong But surely God shall wound the head of those that are his foes The hairy scalp of him that still on in his trespasse goes God said my people I will bring again from Bashan hill Yea from the seas devouring deeps them bring again I will That in the bloud of enemies thy foot imbru'd may be And of thy dogs dipt in the same the tongues thou mayest see Thy goings they have seen O God the steps of Majesty Of my God and my mighty King within the sanctuary Before went singers players next on instruments took way And them among the damsels were that did on
And as the dayes of heav'n his throne shall stable be and sure But if his children shall forsake My Lawes and go astray And in My judgements shal not walk but wander from My way If they My Lawes break and do not keep My Commandements I 'le visit then their faults with rods their sins with chastisements Yet I 'le not take My love from him nor false My promise make My cov'nant I 'le not break nor change what with my mouth I spake Once by My Holinesse I sware to David I 'le not ly His seed and throne shall as the sun before Me last for ay It like the moon shall ever be establisht stedfastly And like to that which in the heav'n doth witnesse faithfully But thou displeased hast cast off thou didst abhor and loath With him that thine anointed is thou hast been very wroth Thou hast thy servants covenan made void and quite cast by Thou hast profan'd his crown while it cast on the ground doth ly Thou all his hedges hast broke down his strong holds down hast torn He to all passers by a spoil to neighbours is a scorn Thou hast set up his foes right hand mad'st all his enemies glad Turn'd his swords edge and him to stand in battell hast not made His glory thou hast made to cease his throne to ground down cast Shortned his dayes of youth and him with shame thou covered hast How long Lord wilt thou hide thy self for ever in thine ire And shall thine indignation burn like unto a fire Remember Lord how short a time I shall on earth remain O wherefore is it so that thou hast made all men in vain What man is he that liveth here and death shall never see Or from the power of the grave what man his soul shall free Thy former loving kindnesses O Lord where be they now Those which in truth and faithfulnesse to David sworn hast thou Minde Lord thy servants sad reproach how I in bosome bear The scornings of the people all who strong and mighty are Wherewith thy raging enemies reproach'd O Lord think on Wherewith they have reproach'd the steps of thine anointed one All blessing to the Lord our God let be ascribed then For evermore so let it be Amen yea and amen PSAL. XC A prayer of Moses the man of God LOrd thou hast been our dwelling place in generations all Before thou ever hadst brought forth the mountains great or small Ere ever thou hadst form'd the earth and all the world abroad Ev'n thou from everlasting art to everlasting God Thou dost unto destruction man that is mortall turn And unto them thou say'st again ye sons of men return Because a thousand years appear no more before thy sight Then yesterday when it is past or then a watch by night As with an overflowing floud thou carriest them away They like a sleep are like the grasse that grows at morn are they At morn it flourishes and growes cut down at ev'n doth fade For by thine anger we consume thy wrath makes us afraid Our sins thou and iniquities dost in thy presence place And setst our secret faults before the brightnesse of thy face For in thine anger all our dayes do passe on to an end And as a tale that hath been told so we our years do spend Threescore and ten years do summe up our dayes and years we see Or if by reason of more strength in some fourscore they be Yet doth the strength of such old men but grief and labour prove For it is soon cut off and we fly hence and soon remove Who knowes the power of thy wrath according to thy fear So is thy wrath Lord teach thou us our end in minde to bear And so to count our dayes that we our hearts may still apply To learn thy wisdom and thy truth that we may live thereby Turn yet again to us O Lord how long thus shall it be Let it repent thee now for those that servants are to thee O with thy tender mercies Lord us early satisfie So we rejoyce shall all our dayes and still be glad in thee According as the dayes have been wherein we grief have had And years wherein we ill have seen so do thou make us glad O let thy work and pow'r appear thy servants face before And show unto their children dear thy glory evermore And let the beauty of the Lord our God be us upon Our handie-works establish thou establish them each one PSAL. XCI HE that doth in the secret place of the most High reside Under the shade of Him that is th' Almighty shall abide I of the Lord my God will say He is my refuge still He is my fortresse and my God and in Him trust I will Assuredly He shall thee save and give deliverance From subtile fowlers snare and from the noysome pestilence His feathers shall thee hide thy trust under His wings shall be His faithfulnesse shall be a shield and buckler unto thee Thou shalt not need to be afraid for terrours of the night Nor for the arrow that doth fly by day while it is light Nor for the pestilence that walks in darknesse secretly Nor for destruction that doth waste at noon-day openly A thousand at thy side shall fall on thy right hand shall ly Ten thousand dead yet unto thee it shall not once come nigh Only thou with thine eyes shalt look and a beholder be And thou therein the just reward of wicked men shalt see Because the Lord who constantly my refuge is alone Ev'n the most High is made by thee thy habitation No plague shall near thy dwelling come no ill shall thee befall For thee to keep in all thy wayes His Angels charge He shall They in their hands shall bear thee up still waiting thee upon Lest thou at any time should dash thy foot against a stone Upon the adder thou shalt tread and on the Lyon strong Thy feet on Dragons trample shall and on the Lions young Because on Me he set his love I 'le save and set him free Because My great Name he hath known I will him set on high He 'll call on Me I 'le answer him I will be with him still In trouble to deliver him and honour him I will With length of dayes unto his minde I will him satisfie I also My salvation will cause his eyes to see PSAL. XCII A psalm or song for the Sabbath-day TO render thanks unto the Lord it is a comely thing And to thy Name O thou most high due praise aloud to sing Thy loving kindnesse to show forth when shines the morning light And to declare thy faithfulnesse with pleasure every night On a ten stringed instrument upon the psalterie And on the harp with solemn sound and grave-sweet melodie For thou Lord by thy mighty work hast made my heart right glad And I will triumph in the works which by thine hands were made How great Lord are thy works each thought of thine a deep
Lord hast done the same they may well understand Although they curse with spite yet Lord blesse thou with loving voice Let them asham'd be when they rise thy servant let rejoice Let thou mine adversaries all with shame be cloathed over And let their own confusion them as a mantle cover But as for me I with my mouth will greatly praise the Lord And I among the multitude His praises will record For He shall stand at his right hand who is in povertie To save him from all those that would condemn his soul to die PSAL. CX A Psalm of David THe Lord did say unto my Lord Sit thou at My right hand Untill I make thy foes a stool whereon thy feet may stand The Lord shall out of Zion send the rod of thy great pow'r In midst of all thine enemies be thou the Governour A willing people in thy day of pow'r shall come to thee In holy beauties from morns womb thy youth like dew shall be The Lord himself hath made an oath and will repent him never Of th' order of Melchisedek Thou art a Priest for ever The glorious and mighty Lord that sits at thy right hand Shall in his day of wrath strike through Kings that do Him withstand He shall among the heathen judge He shall with bodies dead The places fill o're many lands He wound shall every head The brook that runneth in the way with drink shall Him supply And for this cause in triumph He shall lift His head on hie PSAL. CXI PRaise ye the Lord with my whole heart I will Gods praise declare Where the assemblies of the just and congregations are The whole works of the Lord our God are great above all measure Sought out they are of every one that do therein take pleasure His work most honourable is most glorious and pure And his untainted Righteousnesse for ever doth endure His works most wonderfull He hath made to be thought upon The Lord is gracious and He is full of compassion He giveth meat unto all those that truly do Him fear And evermore His Covenant He in his minde will bear He did the power of His works unto His people show When He the heathens heritage upon them did bestow His handy-works are truth and right all His commands are sure And done in truth and uprightnesse they evermore endure He sent redemption to His folk His Covenant for ay He did command Holy His Name and reverend is alway Wisdoms beginning is Gods fear good understanding they Have all that His commands fulfill His praise endures for ay PSAL. CXII PRaise ye the Lord. The man is blest that fears the Lord aright He who in His commandements doth greatly take delight His seed and off-spring powerfull shall be the earth upon Of upright men blessed shall be the generation Riches and wealth shall ever be within his house in store And His unspotted righteousnesse endures for evermore Unto the upright light doth rise though he in darknesse be Compassionate and mercifull and righteous is he A good man doth his favour shew and doth to others lend He with discretion his affairs will guide unto the end Surely there is not any thing that ever shall him move The righteous mans memoriall shall everlasting prove When he shall evill tidings hear he shall not be afraid His heart is fixt his confidence upon the Lord is staid His heart is firmly stablished afraid he shall not be Untill upon his enemies he his desire shall see He hath disperst giv'n to the poor his righteousnesse shall be To ages all with honour shall his horn be raised high The wicked shall it see and fret his teeth gnash melt away What wicked men do most desire shall utterly decay PSAL. CXIII PRaise God ye servants of the Lord O praise the Lords Name praise Yea blessed be the Name of God from this time forth alwayes From rising Sun to where it sets Gods Name is to be prais'd Above all nations God is high 'bove heav'n His glory rais'd Unto the Lord our God that dwells on high who can compare Himself that humbleth things to see in heav'n and earth that are He from the dust doth raise the poor that very low did ly And from the dung-hill lifts the man opprest with poverty That He may highly him advance and with the Princes set With those that of His people are the chief ev'n Princes great The barren woman house to keep He maketh and to be Of sons a mother full of joy Praise to the Lord give ye PSAL. CXIV VVHen Isra'l out of Aegypt went and did his dwelling change When Jacobs house went out from those that were of language strange He Judah did His Sanctuary His Kingdom Israel make The sea it saw and quickly fled Jordan was driven back Like rams the mountains and like lambs the hills skipt to and fro O sea why stedst thou Jordan back why wast thou driven so Ye mountains great wherefore was it that ye did skip like rams And wherefore was it little hills that ye did leap like lambs O at the presence of the Lord earth tremble thou for fear While as the presence of the God of Jacob doth appear Who from the hard and stonie rock did standing water bring And by His pow'r did turn the flint into a water spring PSAL. CXV NOt unto us Lord not to us but do thou glory take Unto thy Name ev'n for thy truth and for thy mercies sake O wherefore should the heathen say Where is their God now gone But our God in the heavens is what pleas'd Him He hath done Their idols silver are and gold work of mens hands they be Mouths have they but they do not speak and eyes but do not see Ears have they but they do not hear noses but savour not Hands feet but handle not nor walk nor speak they through their throat Like them their makers are and all on them their trust that build O Isra'l trust thou in the Lord He is their help and shield O Aarons house trust in the Lord their help and shield is He. Ye that fear God trust in the Lord their help and shield He 'll be The Lord of us hath mindfull been and He will blesse us still He will the house of Isra'l blesse blesse Aarons house He will Both small and great that fear the Lord He will them surely blesse The Lord will you you and your seed ay more and more increase O blessed are ye of the Lord who made the earth and heaven The heav'n ev'n heav'ns are Gods but He earth to mens sons hath given The dead nor who to silence go Gods praise do not record But henceforth we for ever will blesse God Praise ye the Lord. PSAL. CXVI I Love the Lord because my voice and prayers He did hear I while I live will call on Him who bow'd to me His ear Of death the cords and sorrows did about me compasse round The pains of hell took hold on me I
LOrd from the depths to thee I cry'd My voice Lord do thou hear Unto my supplications voyce give an attentive ear Lord who shall stand if thou O Lord should'st mark iniquitie But yet with Thee forgivenesse is that fear'd Thou mayest be I wait for God my soul doth wait my hope is in His word More then they that for morning watch my soul waits for the Lord I say more then they that do watch the morning light to see Let Israel hope in the Lord for with Him mercies be And plenteous redemption is ever found with Him And from all his iniquities he Israel shall redeem PSAL. CXXXI A song of degrees of David MY heart not haughtie is O Lord mine eyes not lofty be Nor do I deal in matters great or things for me too hie I surely have my self behav'd with quiet sp'rit and milde As childe of mother wean'd my soul is like a weaned childe Upon the Lord let all the hope of Israel rely Ev'n from the time that present is unto eternity PSAL. CXXXII A song of degrees DAvid and his afflictions all Lord do thou think upon How unto God he sware and vow'd to Jacobs mightie One I will not come within my house nor rest in bed at all Nor shall mine eyes take any sleep nor eye-lids slumber shall Till for the Lord a place I finde where He may make abode A place of habitation for Jacobs mightie God Lo at the place of Ephratah of it we understood And we did finde it in the fields and city of the wood We 'll go into His Tabernacles and at His footstool bow Arise O Lord into Thy rest th' Ark of Thy strength and Thou O let Thy Priests be cloathed Lord with truth and righteousnesse And let all those that are Thy saints shout loud for joyfulnesse For thine own servant Davids sake do not deny Thy grace Nor of Thine own anointed one turn Thou away the face The Lord in truth to David sware He will not turn from it I of thy bodies fruit will make upon thy throne to sit My Covenant if thy sons will keep and Laws to them made known Their children then shall also sit for ever on Thy throne For God of Zion hath made choice there He desires to dwell This is My rest here still I 'le stay for I do like it well Her food I 'le greatly blesse her poor with bread will satisfie Her priests I 'le cloathe with health her saints shall shout forth joyfullie And there will I make Davids horn to bud forth pleasantlie For him that Mine anointed is a lamp ordain'd have I. As with a garment I will cloathe with shame his enemies all But yet the crown that he doth wear upon him flourish shall PSAL. CXXXIII A song of degrees of David BEhold how good a thing it is and how becoming well Together such as brethren are in unitie to dwell Like precious ointment on the head that down the beard did flow Ev'n Aarons beard and to the skirts did of his garments go As Hermons dew the dew that doth on Zion hills descend For there the blessing God commands life that shall never end PSAL. CXXXIV A song of degrees BEhold blesse ye the Lord all ye that his attendants are Ev'n you that in Gods Temple be and praise Him nightly there Your hands within Gods holy place lift up and praise His Name From Zion hill the Lord thee blesse that heav'n and earth did frame PSAL. CXXXV PRaise ye the Lord the Lords Name praise His servants praise ye God Who stand in Gods house in the Courts of our God make abode Praise ye the Lord for He is good unto Him praises sing Sing praises to His Name because it is a pleasant thing For Jacob to Himself the Lord did choose of His good pleasure And He hath chosen Israel for His peculiar treasure Because I know assuredly the Lord is very great And that our Lord above all gods in glory hath His seat What thing soever pleas'd the Lord that in the heav'n did He And in the earth the seas and all the places deep that be He from the ends of earth doth make the vapours to ascend With rain He lightnings makes and winde doth from His treasures send Aegypts first-born from man to beast who smore Strange tokens He On Pharaoh and his servants sent Aegypt in midst of thee He smote great nations flew great Kings Sihon of Heshbon King And Og of Bashan and to nought did Canaans Kingdoms bring And for a wealthy heritage their pleasant land He gave An heritage which Israel His chosen folk should have Thy Name O Lord shall still endure and Thy memoriall With honour shall continued be to generations all For why the righteous God will judge His people righteouslie Concerning those that do Him serve Himself repent will He. The idols of the nations of silver are and gold And by the hands of men is made their fashion and mold Mouthes have they but they do not speak eyes but they do not see Ears have they but hear not and in their mouthes no breathing be Their makers are like them so are all that on them rely O Israels house blesse God blesse God O Aarons family O blesse the Lord of Levies house ye who His servants are And blesse the Holy Name of God all ye the Lord that fear And blessed be the Lord our God from Zions holy hill Who dwelleth at Jerusalem The Lord O praise ye still PSAL. CXXXVI GIve thanks to God for good is He for mercy hath He ever Thanks to the God of gods give ye for His grace faileth never Thanks give the Lord of lords unto for mercy hath He ever Who only wonders great can do for His grace faileth never Who by His wisdom made heav'ns high for mercy He hath ever Who stretcht the earth above the sea for His grace faileth never To Him that made the great Light shine for mercy He hath ever The Sun to rule till day decline for His grace faileth never The Moon and Stars to rule by night for mercy hath He ever Who Aegypts first-born kill'd outright for His grace faileth never And Israel brought from Aegypt land for mercy hath He ever With stretcht out arm and with strong hand for His grace faileth never By whom the Red-sea parted was for mercy hath He ever And through its midst made Israel passe for His grace faileth never But Pharaoh and his host did drown for mercy hath He ever Who through the desert led His own for His grace faileth never To Him great Kings who overthrew for He hath mercy ever Yea famous Kings in battell slew for His grace faileth never Ev'n Sihon King of Amorites for He hath mercy ever And Og the King of Bashanites for His grace faileth never Their land in heritage to have for mercy He hath ever His servant Israel right He gave for His grace faileth never In our low state who on us thought for He hath mercy
preserve me from the man of violence VVho in their heart mischievous things are meditating ever And they for war assembled are continually together Much like unto a serpents tongue their tongues they sharp do make And underneath their lips there lyes the poyson of a snake Lord keep me from the wickeds hands from violent men me save VVho utterly to overthrow my goings purpos'd have The proud for me a snare have hid and cords yea they a net Have by the way side for me spread they grins for me have set I said unto the Lord Thou art my God unto the cry Of all my supplications Lord do thine ear apply O God the Lord who art the strength of my salvation A covering in the day of war my head thou hast put on Unto the wicked man O Lord his wishes do not grant Nor further thou his ill device lest they themselves should vaunt As for the head and chief of those about that compasse me Ev'n by the mischief of their lips let thou them covered be Let burning coals upon them fall them throw in fiery flame And in deep pits that they no more may rise out of the same Let not an evill-speaker be on earth established Mischief shall hunt the violent man till he be ruined I know God will th'afflicteds cause maintain and poor mens right Surely the just shall praise thy Name th'upright dwell in thy sight PSAL. CXLI A Psalm of David O Lord I unto thee do cry do thou make haste to me And give an ear unto my voice when I cry unto thee As incense let my prayer be directed in thine eyes And the uplifting of my hands as th'ev'ning sacrifice Set Lord a watch before my mouth keep of my lips the door My heart incline thou not unto the ills I should abhor To practise wicked works with men that work iniquitie And with their delicates my taste let me not satisfie Let him that righteous is me smite it shall a kindnesse be Let him reprove I shall it count a precious oyl to me Such smiting shall not break my head for yet the time shall fall VVhen I in their calamities to God pray for them shall VVhen as their Judges down shall be in stony places cast Then shall they hear my words for they shall sweet be to their taste About the graves devouring mouth our bones are scattered round As wood which men do cut and cleave lyes scattered on the ground But unto thee O God the Lord mine eyes uplifted be My soul do not leave destitute my trust is set on thee Lord keep me safely from the snare which they for me prepare And from the subtile grinnes of them that wicked workers are Let workers of iniquity into their own nets fall VVhilst I do by thine help escape the danger of them all PSAL. CXLXII Maschil of David a prayer when he was in the cave I with my voice cry'd to the Lord with it made my request Pour'd out to Him my plaint to Him my trouble I exprest VVhen in me was o'rewhelm'd my sp'rit then well thou knew'st my way VVhere I did walk a snare for me they privily did lay I look'd on my right hand and view'd but none to know me were All refuge failed me no man did for my soul take care I cry'd to thee I said Thou art my refuge Lord alone And in the land of those that live thou art my portion Because I am brought very low attend unto my cry Me from my persecuters save who stronger are then I. From prison bring my soul that I thy Name may glorify The just shall compasse me when thou with me dealst bounteously PSAL. CXLIII A Psalm of David LOrd hear my pray'r attend my suits and in thy faithfulnesse Give thou an answer unto me and in thy righteousnesse Thy servant also bring thou not in judgement to be try'd Because no living man can be in thy sight justify'd For th' enemy hath pursu'd my soul my life to ground down tread In darknesse he hath made me dwell as who have long been dead My sprit is therefore overwhelm'd in me perplexedly VVithin me is my very heart amazed wondrously I call to minde the dayes of old to meditate I use On all thy works upon the deeds I of thy hands do muse My hands to thee I stretch my soul thirsts as dry land for thee Haste Lord to hear my spirit fails hide not thy face from me Lest like to them I do become that go down to the dust At morn let me thy kindnesse hear for in thee do I trust Teach me the way that I should walk I lift my soul to thee Lord free me from my foes I fly to thee to cover me Because thou art my God to do thy will do me instruct Thy sp'rit is good me to the land of uprightnesse conduct Revive and quicken me O Lord ev'n for thine own Names sake And do thou for thy righteousnesse my soul from trouble take And of thy mercy slay my foes let all destroyed be That do afflict my soul for I a servant am to thee Another of the same OH hear my prayer Lord And unto my desire To bow thine ear accord I humbly thee require And in thy faithfulnesse Unto me answer make And in thy righteousnesse Upon me pity take In judgement enter not VVith me thy servant poor For why this well I wot No sinner can endure The sight of thee O God If thou his deeds shalt try He dare make none abode Himself to justifie Behold the cruell foe Me persecutes with spight My soul to overthrow Yea he my life down quite Unto the ground hath smote And made me dwell full low In darknesse as forgot Or men dead long ago Therefore my sprit much vext O'rewhelm'd is me within My heart right sore perplext And desolate hath bin Yet I do call to mind VVhat ancient dayes record Thy works of every kinde I think upon O Lord. Lo I do stretch my hands To thee my help alone For thou well understands All my complaint and mone My thirsting soul desires And longeth after Thee As thirsty ground requires VVith rain refresht to be Lord let my pray'r prevail To answer it make speed For lo my sp'rit doth fail Hide not thy face in need Left I be like to those That do in darknesse sit Or him that downward goes Into the dreadfull pit Because I trust in thee O Lord cause me to hear Thy loving kindnesse free When morning doth appear Cause me to know the way Wherein my path should be For why my soul on hie I do lift up to thee From my fierce enemie In safetie do me guide Because I fly to thee Lord that thou mayst me hide My God alone art thou Teach me thy righteousnesse Thy sp'rit's good lead me to The land of uprightnesse O Lord for thy Names sake Be pleas'd to quicken me And for thy truth forth take My soul from miserie And of thy grace destroy My foes