day of battel thou my head hast cover'd safe alone verse 8 Grant not O Lord what evil men desire most wickedly Destroy their wicked plots lest they themselves do magnifie verse 9 As for the head and chief of those about that compass me With mischief out of their own lips Lord let them cover'd be verse 10 Cast them into the fire and let coals burning on them fall Cast them into deep pits from whence they may not rise at all verse 11 Let not an evil speaker be confirm'd on earth below The violent shall evil haunt unto his overthrow verse 12 I know that God the Lord the cause of men in misery Will still maintain the right of those that poor and needy be verse 13 Surely the righteous shall have cause thy name to bless and praise And in thy presence the upright shall dwell and live always Psalm 141. O Lord unto thee do I cry come to me speedily Give ear with favour to my voice when I to thee do cry verse 2 As incense let my prayer be set forth before thine eyes And the up-lifting of mine hands as th' evening sacrifice verse 3 O Lord God a continual watch set thou my mouth before And of my lips that they may not trespass keep thou the door verse 4 Turn not my heart to any ill to work a wicked deed With wicked workers let not me upon their dainties feed verse 5 But let the righteous smite me that a kindness is to me Let him reprove me that to me a precious oyl shall be Which shall not break or wound my head my prayer yet shall be Presented unto God for them in their calamity verse 6 When Judges me pursuing shall in stony places fall My words shall then seem savoury and men shall hear them all verse 7 About the graves devouring mouth our bones lye scatter'd round As chips of wood which men do cut lye scatter'd on the ground verse 8 But O my Lord and God mine eyes still look up unto thee In thee is all my trust let not my soul forsaken be verse 9 Lord keep me safely from the snare which they for me prepare And from the subtil gins of them that wicked workers are verse 10 Into the nets which they have set let all the wicked fall Whilest I for whom they them prepar'd escape from them withall Psalm 142. IN my distress unto the Lord I with my voice did cry I supplication with my voice made to the Lord on high verse 2 My sad complaint I poured out before him in my cry My trouble I before him shew'd and great perplexity verse 3 My heart orewhelmed was in me my path was known to thee In ways where I did walk a snare they closely laid for mee verse 4 I lookt and view'd on my right hand but I of none was known All refuge wholly failed me for my soul car'd not one verse 5 Then cry'd I to the Lord and said my hope thou only art And in the land of living men my portion and my part verse 6 Hear thou my cry I am brought low in mercy set me free From those that do me persecute and are too strong for mee verse 7 My soul from prison bring that I may praises give to thee The saints shall compass me about when thou art good to me Psal 143. LOrd hear my pray'r attend my sute sent up in great distress And answer me now in thy truth and in thy righteousness verse 2 And do not with thy servant Lord in judgement plead at all For justifi'd be in thy sight not one that liveth shall verse 3 My enemy hath pursu'd my soul my life to ground hath thrown And made me in the dark to dwell like men dead long agone verse 4 Therefore my spirit is overwhelm'd and pressed down in me My heart in me is desolate and doth no comfort see verse 5 I call to minde the days of old on all thy works I thought Upon the works I meditate which thine own hands have wrought Behold to thee most gracious Lord I now stretch out my hands My soul doth greatly thirst for thee like dry and thirsty lands verse 7 Hear me with speed my spirit doth fail hide not thy face from me Lest like to them that do go down into the pit I be verse 8 In thee I trust thy kindness make me evâ—ry morning finde Shew me the way wherein to walk to thee I life my minde verse 9 From all mine enemies O Lord safely deliver me To hide my self under thy wings Lord unto thee I flee verse 10 Thou art my God thy spirit is good teach me to do thy will And in a plain and even ground Lord do thou lead me still verse 11 Quicken me Lord for thy names sake raise me out of distress And out of trouble bring my soul ev'n for thy righteousness verse 12 And for thy mercy slay my foes let all destroyed bee That do afflict my soul for I a servant am to thee Psalm 144. BLessed for ever be the Lord my only strength and might Which doth instruct my hands to war my fingers too to fight verse 2 My goodness sort deliverer my tower and shield is he In him I trust he doth subdue mine enemies under me verse 3 Lord what is man that thou of him dost so much knowledge take Or son of man that of him thou so great account dost make verse 4 Man is like vanity his days away like shadows sly verse 5 Lord bow the heavens and come down with power and majesty The mountains touch and they shall smoak verse 6 Thy lightnings cast abroad And scatter them thine arrows shoot and them destroy O God verse 7 And from above send down thine hand rid and deliver me From the great waters from the hand of strangers see me free verse 8 Whose mouth and tongue speak nothing else but foolish vanity Their right hand is a right hand full of fraud and treachery verse 9 I a new song will sing to thee O God on Psaltery And on ten-stringed instruments to thee sing praise will I. verse 10 It is he onely that to Kings timely salvation sends His servant David he alone from hurtful sword defends verse 11 From strangers hand me rid and save whose mouth talks vanity And their right hand a right hand is of fraud and subtilty verse 12 That as a plant our sons may be in youth grown to a tree Our daughters as carv'd corner stones like a fair palace be verse 13 Our garners with provisions may of all sorts full be found Sheep in our streets with thousands and ten thousands may abound verse 14 Our Oxen be to labour strong that none do us invade There be no going out no cry within our streets be made Happy that people are that be in such a case as this Happy that people are whose God the Lord Almighty is Psalm 145. THee will I laud my God O King and blesse thy name always verse
loving kindnesse shew thou that by thy right hand Sav'st those that put their trust in thee from those that them withstand The Second Part. verse 8 O keep me now as thou wouldst keep the apple of thine eye Under the shadow of thy wings hide me continually verse 9 From all that me oppresse and waste and from that wicked scout Who are my deadly enemies and compasse me about verse 10 They are inclos'd in their own far of plenty peace and ease And with their mouth they proudly speak and utter what they please And in the way wherein we walk have compassed us round And narrowly have watched us to bow us to the ground verse 12 Like to a Lion that his prey pursueth greedily Like a young Lion lurking in his places secretly verse 13 Arise prevent him Lord and cast him down in righteousnesse And by thy sword from wicked men save my soul in distresse verse 14 By thine hand from men of this world who in this life obtain Large portions Lord their belly thou fillest with welcome gain Of thy reserved treasure they In children multiply And of their substance leave the rest to their babes when they dye verse 15 But as for me I will behold thy face in righteousnesse I shall be satisfied when I awake with thy likenesse Psalm 18. JEhovah thou that art my strength I le love thee tenderly verse 2 God is my rock and tow'r to which in my distresse I fly My strength God 's my deliverer my rock on whom I stay The horn of my salvation and my high tow'r alway verse 3 Upon Jehovah will I call who hath all praise deserv'd So shall I from mine enemies be sure to be preserv'd verse 4 The cords and sorrows of pale death about beset me round The torrents of ungodly men did me with fear confound verse 5 The doleful sorrows of the grave about environ'd mee The snares of death prevented me there was no way to flee verse 6 In this distresse to God I call'd and lift up my loud cry Unto my God my voice he heard in 's Temple by and by My cry came up before his face entring into his ear Immediately the earth did shake and tremble with great fear The firm foundations of the hills were moved suddenly And sorely shook because his wrath kindled exceedingly verse 8 Out of his nostrils went a smoak out of his mouth a fire Devouring round about and coals were kindled in his ire verse 9 Then he descended from above and bow'd the Heavens high And underneath his foot he cast the darknesse of the skie The Second part verse 10 He flew and rode on Cherubims in wondrous majestie And on the wings of whirling winds he swiftly flew on high verse 11 Darknesse he made his secret place his tents about him were Waters obscure and dark inclos'd in thick clouds of the aire verse 12 At the bright lightnings which brake forth and so before him went His thick clouds past away hailstones and coals of fire were sent verse 13 The Lord from Heaven thundered the Highest gave his voice Hailstones and burning coals of fire he threw with fearful noise verse 14 Such arrows he sent one abroad and his foes scattered His lightnings he sent forth in wrath and them discomfited verse 15 At thy rebuke the chanels Lord of Rivers were made dry And at thy blasting breath the worlds foundations open lie verse 16 From Heav'n he sent and took me up and me in safety plac't And out of many waters deep he drew me out in hast verse 17 From my strong foes that hated me he then did set me free I could not stand against them for they were too strong for mee verse 18 They unawares preventing me surpriz'd me in the day Of my calamity but then the Lord God was my stay verse 19 He brought me out of straights into a place of libertie And me delivered because he took delight in me The Third Part. verse 20 According to my righteousnesse the Lord did me regard After the cleannesse of my hands he gave me my reward verse 21 For all the Lords ways have I kept and walk'd in faithfully And from the Lord my God have not departed wickedly verse 22 For all his judgements carefully I did before me lay From me his statutes and his laws I did not put away verse 23 And in his presence I did walk in all sinceritie And carefully I kept me from mine own iniquitie verse 24 Wherefore after my righteousnesse the Lord rewarded mee After the cleannesse of my hands which his pure eyes did see verse 25 To men of mercy merciful thou wilt thy self declare And thou wilt shew thy self upright with such as upright are verse 26 Pure and sincere thou art to men pure and sincere in heart And unto froward men wilt be as crosse and overthwart verse 27 For thou the poor afflicted ones wilt save that seek thy face But men of high and lofty looks wilt bring low and abase verse 28 The Lord will light my candle so that it shall shine forth bright The Lord my God himself will make my darknesse to be light verse 29 Yea by thy might I run through Troups of men that me withstand Over an high strong wall I leapt by pow'r of my Gods hand The Fourth Part. verse 30 Perfect and righteous is Gods way his Word refin'd and tri'd A buckler is he to all that trusting in him abide verse 31 Who save the Lord is God who but our God's a rock and tow'r verse 32 'T is God that perfect makes my way and girdeth me with power verse 33 Like to the feet of swiftest hindes he makes my feet to be And upon my high places sets me in securitie verse 34 He strengthneth and instructeth too mine hands to warre and fight Mine arm doth break a bow of steel in sunder by his might verse 35 The shield of thy salvation Lord thou hast given me Thy gentlenesse hath made me great thy right hand holdeth me verse 36 My paths and steps therein thou hast enlarged under mee So that I safely walk my feet are kept from sliding free verse 37 Mine enemies whom I pursu'd I overtook in flight Nor did I turn again until they were consumed quite verse 38 I have them wounded so that they could never rise again Under my feet mine enemies are cast and fall down slain verse 39 Unto the fight and battail thou hast girded me with strength Such as against me rose thou hast subdu'd to me at length verse 40 And thou hast given me the necks of all my foes that I Might all them utterly destroy that hate me wrongfully The Fifth Part. verse 41 None came to save them in distresse though they did cry and call Yea though unto the Lord they sought he answered not at all verse 42 Then did I beat them small as dust which winds drive to and fro And cast them out as dirt which men into the streets do throw
down my soul what should discourage thee And why with vexing thoughts art thou disquieted in mee Still hope in God for him to praise good cause I still shall have He of my count'nance is the health the God that doth me save Psalm 44. O God we with our ears have heard our fathers us have told What works thou in their days hast done and in the times of old How thou didst drive the Heathen out and plant them in their land Mad'st them take root but didst afflict the Heathen with thine hand verse 3 'T was not their sword that gate for them possession of the land Nor did the strength of their own arm save them from th' enemies hand But thy right hand thine arm the light of thine own countenance Because them out of thy free love it pleas'd thee to advance verse 4 'T is thou O God that art my King command deliverances For Jacob thine own people now in time of this distress verse 5 Through thy pow'r will we now at once push down our enemies Through thy name will we tread them down that up against us rise verse 6 For neither shall my sword me save nor trust I in my bow verse 7 Thou sav'st us from our foes and them with shame dost overthrow verse 8 In God we all day long do boast and ever praise thy name verse 9 But now thou hast us quite cast off and hast put us to shame verse 10 Thou with our armies goest not forth but from our foes dost make Us fly our haters do our goods spoil for themselves and take verse 11 Amongst the Heathen thou dost us scatter and give for meat verse 12 Like sheep and sell'st us for no price nor wealth by us dost get The Second Part. verse 13 Unto our neighbours a reproach thou makest us to be They mock us that dwell round about to them a scorn are we verse 14 Yea thou amongst the Heathen all a by-word dost us make The nations proudly in contempt their heads at us do shake verse 15 Thus my confusion hast thou made before me still to be Yea so that daily shame of face doth wholly cover me verse 16 Ev'n for his voice that doth reproach and utter blasphemy Because of the avenger and the cruel enemy verse 17 For all this we forgat not thee nor yet thy covenant brake We turn'd not back our hearts from thee nor did thy paths forsake verse 19 Though thou us brak'st in desolate places of Dragons fell And didst us cover with the shade of dreadful death and hell verse 20 If our Gods name we have forgot or help of idols sought verse 21 Shall not God search this out who knows the hearts most secret thought verse 22 Yea all day long most cruelly slain for thy name are we As sheep that are for slaughter kept so we accompted be verse 23 But Lord awake why sleepest thou arise and us deliver Stand up and do not us forsake nor cast us off for ever verse 24 Why doest thou hide thy face and us in grief and sorrows leave verse 25 Our souls stoop to the dust to th' earth our bellies fast do cleave verse 26 Arise now O thou gracious God to us an helper be We pray thee for thy mercies sake redeem and set us free Psalm 45. MIne heart good matter poureth out touching the King I utter What I compos'd my tongue the pen is of a ready writer verse 2 O thou the fairest of all men grace to thy lips doth flow Therefore God blessings evermore will upon thee bestow verse 3 Gird now thy sword upon thy thigh thou that art most of might Appear in dreadful Majesty and in thy glory bright verse 4 On truth meeknesse and justice ride prosp'ring in Majesty Most dreadful things thy strong right hand shall teach thee fearfully verse 5 The heart of the Kings enemies by th'arrows of thy word Is peirc'd that men fall down to thee as conquer'd by the sword verse 6 Thy roial throne for ever is O God and shall remain Because thy Kingdomes Scepter still doth righteousnesse maintain verse 7 Justice thou lov'st and wrong doest hate above thy fellows he Ev'n thine own God hath oil of joy and gladnesse pour'd on thee verse 8 Of Myrrhe Alloes and Cassia a sent thy garments had Out of thy ivory palaces whereby they made thee glad verse 9 Amongst thine honourable train Kings daughters waiting stand And thy fair Queen in precious gold is seen at thy right hand The Second Part. verse 10 Hearken O daughter well advise incline and bow thine ear Thine own people thou must forsake and fathers house most dear verse 11 And then thy beauty of the King shall much desired be Yet thou must humbly worship him because thy Lord is he verse 12 The daughter there of glorious Tyre with a rich gift shall be And all the wealthy of the land shall make their sute to thee verse 13 Within doth the Kings daughter sit all glorious to behold And all the garments that she wears are wrought of perfect gold verse 14 She shall be brought forth to the King in robes with needle wrought The Virgins that do follow her shall unto thee be brought verse 15 They shall be brought with gladness great and mirth on ev'ry side Into the palace of the King and there they shall abide verse 16 In stead of those thy parents whom thou now dost quite forsake Shall be thy children whom thou maist in all Lands Princes make verse 17 Thy name will I remembred make to all posterity â—e therefore shall the people praise to all eternity Psalm 46. GOd is our strength and refuge then when dangers us surround In troubles great a present help and ready to be found verse 2 Wherefore we will not be afraid though th' earth removed be Though mountains hurled be into the middle of the sea verse 3 No though the deep waters thereof troubled with windes do roar And their high swellings cause to shake the mountains on the shoar verse 4 There is a brook whose pleasant streams Gods City do make glad The holy place where the most high his tabernacle had verse 5 In midst of her God doth abide nothing can her remove For God betimes shall succour her and help her in his love verse 6 The Heathen raged furiously the Kingdomes moved were He did but utter his loud voice the earth melted for feare verse 7 The Lord of hosts stands on our part who all things doth command The God of Jacob's our high place all evil to withstand verse 8 Come and the works of God behold and weigh them in your thought What fearful desolations he in all the world hath wrought verse 9 Through th' earth he makes all wars to cease and them to peace he turns He breaks the bow he cuts the spear with fire the charets burns Be still and know that I am God and will exalted be The Heathen me shall magnifie the earth shall honour