folk for still do last his mercies sure verse 17 Who great and mighty Kings didst smite for still his mercy doth endure verse 18 And who the famous Kings did slay for still do last his mercies sure verse 19 As Sihon King of th' Amorites for still his mercy doth endure verse 20 And the great Og of Bashan King for still do last his mercies sure verse 21 And gave their land an heritage for still his mercy doth endure verse 22 Ev'n to his servant Israel for still do last his mercies sure verse 23 Who thought on us in low estate for still his mercy doth endure And from our enemies us redeem'd for still do last his mercies sure verse 25 Who giveth food unto all flesh for still his mercy doth endure verse 26 O to the Lord of heaven give thanks for still do last his mercies sure Psalm 137. THE Rivers near of Babylon there sate vve mournfully On desolate Zion vve thought and vvept abundantly verse 2 Our Harps once instruments of joy used Gods praise to sound We hang'd aside on vvillow trees vvhich planted there we found verse 3 For there of us a song they ask'd that us did captives bring Our spoilers call'd for mirth and said a song of Zion sing verse 4 Shall vve those sacred songs ordain'd for praises of our God Prophane amongst these heathen vvhere vve scattred lie abroad verse 5 O dearly lov'd Jerusalem O Zions sacred hill If I forget you my right hand shall quite forget her skill verse 6 If I forget thee let my tongue cleave to my palate fast If I joy till Jerusalems sorrows be over past verse 7 Remember Edom Lord who in Jerusalems sad day Cry'd out to the foundations down raze it raze it we say verse 8 Daughter of Babel justly thou ere long destroy'd shalt be Happy the man thy deeds to us who shall reward to thee verse 9 Yea happy shall he be that plucks thy dearest little ones Out of thy bosome to dash out their brains against the stones Psalm 138. WIth my vvhole heart O gracious Lord vvill I give praise to thee Ev'n in the presence of the Gods thou shalt be prais'd by mee verse 2 Towards thy holy Temple I will worship and will praise Thy name for all thy kindness great and for thy truth alwaies For above all thy name thou hast thy truth advanced high verse 3 And faithfully thou answer'st me vvhen I to thee do cry And in my soul thou gav'st me strength verse 4 All Kings on th' earth O Lord Shall praise thee when they of thy mouth shall hear the sacred Word verse 5 Yea for the righteous ways and works of God they all shall sing With joy for great the glory is of God the Lord and King verse 6 Though God be high the lowly still by him respected be Whereas the high and proud of heart afar off knoweth he verse 7 Walking in midst of troubles thou reviv'st me thy right hand Saves me and stops the wrath of all my foes that me withstand verse 8 Thou perfects that which me concerns thy mercy ever stands O Lord then do not thou forsake the work of thine own hands Psal 139. O Lord thou hast me searcht and known verse 2 Thou know'st my sitting down And mine uprising yea my thoughts far off to thee are known verse 3 My paths thou compassest about thou seest when down I lie And art with all my works and ways acquainted perfectly verse 4 No word is in my tongue O Lord but it is known to thee verse 5 Thou me behind beset'st before thou lay'st thy hand on mee verse 6 So great a depth of knowledge is too wonderful for me It is so high that it by me cannot attained be verse 7 From thy all-seeing Spirit to go what place seek out shall I And from thy presence to remove Lord whither should I fly verse 8 To heaven if I mount up aloft lo thou art present there In hell if I do make my bed behold there thou art neer verse 9 Yea let me take the morning wings and in an instant fly And sojourn in th' earths utmost parts which in the sea do ly verse 10 Yet there to lead and order me thine hand stretcht out shall be And even there shall thy right hand soar and take hold on me verse 11 Or if I say the darkness shall me cover from thy sight Then unto thee the darkest night about me shall be light verse 12 Yea darkness hideth not from thee but night as day is bright Before thy peircing eyes alike both darkness are and light The Second Part. verse 13 My reins and my most inward parts possessed are by thee When I was in my mothers womb there hast thou covered me verse 14 Thee will I praise for fearfully and strangely made I am Thy works are marvellous my soul right well doth know the same verse 15 My substance was not hid from thee form'd in a secret place And in the low dark parts of th' earth beneath I fashion'd was verse 16 Thine eyes my shapeless substance saw and written in thy book Were all my parts though yet not made which after fashion took verse 17 How precious and how rare O God are all thy thoughts to me Yea how great is the sum of them if they accompted be verse 18 If I should reckon them the sum above the sand vvould be Each morning when I do awake my thoughts are still with thee verse 19 The wicked and ungodly men Lord surely thou wilt slay Therefore far off ye bloudy men depart from me away verse 20 They speak against thee wickedly words of scorn and disdain Thy enemies blasphemously do take thy name in vain verse 21 Hate I not them Lord who do thee hate as thine enemies Am I not sâ—â—â— grâ—â—ved at those that up against me rise verse 22 I hate them â—â—ch a perfect hate I count them as my foes Search me O Lord and know my heart my thoughts try and disclose verse 24 Consider Lord if wicked way in me there any be And in thine everlasting way direct and lead thou me Psalm 140. FRom evil and ungodly men Lord save me by thine hand And from the man of violence whom I cannot withstand verse 2 Whose hearts within imagining malice and mischiefs are Continually they gathered are together all for war verse 3 For slanders like a serpent they their sharpned tongues have whet And adders deadly poison they under their lips have set verse 4 Keep me O Lord from wicked hands from violence me save Who to destroy me in my paths a wicked purpose have verse 5 The proud a snare and cords have hid and for me spread a net By the way side where I should pass they gins for me have set verse 6 Therefore said I unto the Lord thou art my God alone O Lord hear thou the voice of this my supplication verse 7 O God the Lord thou art the strength of my salvation In
heart that upright are verse 3 If the foundations of the State Judgment and Justice too Be thus destroy'd the righteous man alas what shall he do verse 4 God in his holy Temple is the Heaven is his Throne His eys behold his eye-lids try mens children everyone verse 5 Jehovah such as righteous are in tryal doth approve But hates a wicked man and such as violence do love verse 6 Snares fire brimstone and dreadful storms from heaven rain shall he On wicked men and of their cup their portion this shall be verse 7 Because the righteous Lord doth still in righteousness delight His eys with favor do behold all such as be upright Psalm 12. HElp now O Lord for godly men continually decay The faithful from the sons of men are taken quite away verse 2 Each man unto his neighbor speaks false lyes and vanity And from a double-heart they talk with lips of flattery verse 3 But such smooth flattering lips the Lord will cut off sudainly And that proud tongue that uttereth such swelling words and high verse 4 For with our tongues we will prevail in pride of heart they say Our tongues are ours who is our Lord that we should him obay verse 5 Now for the poor mens spoils saith God and groans of men in need I le rise and from those scorners them in safety set with speed Gods words are pure and faithful all like silver that is try'd And in an earthen furnace hath seven times been purifi'd verse 7 And thou hast promis'd Lord to help and to preserve each one For evermore in peace from this ill generation verse 8 The wicked walk on every side and wax exceeding bold The vilest of the sons of men when they advanc'd behold Psalm 13. O Lord how long for evermore shall I forgotten be How long wilt thou thy self withdraw and hide thy face from me verse 2 How long shall I in grief of spirit with mine own soul advise And how long shall mine enemy thus up above me rise verse 3 Hear me O Lord my God my state weigh and consider well Lighten mine eys O Lord lest I in sleep of death do dwell verse 4 Lest thus mine enemies vaunt and say o're him I shall prevail And all my foes rejoyce when I am mov'd and like to fail verse 5 But on thy mercy and free grace is all my trust and stay And in the Lords salvation shall my soul rejoyce alway verse 6 And I will sing to thee O Lord and make the people know Thy name when thou thy grace to me shalt bountifully shew Psalm 14. THere is no God the fool hath said in heart corrupt they are Their works most vile and to do good not one takes any care verse 2 The Lord beheld from Heaven high the whole race of mankind To see if any one were wise or sought his God to find verse 3 They all are gone aside and are most filthy there is none Amongst them all doth any good there is not any one verse 4 These workers of iniquity are they so blinded all Eating my people up as bread not one on God doth call verse 5 Yet there for all their confidence great terror on them fell For in the generation of just men God doth dwell verse 6 The hopes and counsels of the poor you shame and set at nought Because he staid himself on God and help from him hath sought verse 7 But who shall give salvation Lord O that thou wouldst fulfil Thy promise made to Israel from out of Zion hill When God his people brings again and sets his captives free Then Jacob greatly shall rejoyce and Israel glad shall be Psalm 15. WIthin thy Tabernacle Lord who shall inhabit still Or whom wilt thou accept to dwell in they most holy hill verse 2 The man that doth uprightly walk and worketh righteousness And in his heart speaks truth without fraud or deceitfulness verse 3 Who with his tongue backbiteth not nor doth his fellow wrong Nor takes up false reports to hurt his neighbour with his tongue verse 4 Who a vile person doth despise but such as fear the Lord He honors swears to his own hurt yet goes not from his word verse 5 That upon biting usury his mony hath not lent Nor doth bribes or rewards receive to hurt the innocent verse 6 Who so observeth all these things to do them faithfully He shall not from his happy state be mov'd eternally Psalm 16. LOrd keep and save me for on thee alone mine heart it stai'd verse 2 My soul thou hast said to the Lord thou art my God mine aid My goodness reacheth not to thee but to the Saints that dwell verse 3 On earth my whole delight is set on them that do excell verse 4 Their sorrows shall be multipli'd that vex themselves in vain And to make haste to other Gods in blind zeal take great pain Their drink-offeings of blood which God abhors I will not bring Nor in my lips take up the name of that accursed thing verse 5 The Lord the part and portion is of mine inheritance And of my cap thou doest my lot maintain and it advance verse 6 The lines that did set out my part in pleasant places fell The heritage assign'd to me doth in all things excell verse 7 Gods counsel mov'd me to this choice and not mine own sore-sight Him will I bless he makes my reins to teach me every night verse 8 I set the Lord before me still he is my strength and stay Because he is at my right hand my state shall not decay verse 9 Therefore my heart within was glad my tongue my joys exprest My flesh when I ly down in grave shall in assurance rest verse 10 Because thou wilt not alwayes leave my soul in grave to be Nor wilt permit thine Holy One corruption to see verse 11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life for in thy presence is Fulness of joy at thy right hand is everlasting bliss Psalm 17. HEar my right cause O Lord attend when I cry and complain And hear my pray'r which cometh forth from lips that do not fain verse 2 And from thy presence let a just decree come forth for me With favour let thine eyes behold the things that equal be verse 3 Thou visitedst me in the night and prov'dst my heart and mind And thou hast me as metals tri'd yet shalt no falshood find The words which with my mouth I speak shall not in any wise Exceed or vary from the thoughts which in mine heart do rise verse 4 As for the works of men the word that from thy mouth proceeds Hath kept me from destroyers paths and following their deeds verse 5 Sustain my goings in thy paths and in that prosperous way Which thou preparest that my feet slip not nor state decay verse 6 Upon thee have I call'd O God for thou wilt surely hear My Prayer then accept and to my speech incline thine ear verse 7 Thy marvellous
show Mine eyes and heart unto the Lord advanced are For he shall free my feet out of the danger of the snare verse 16 Turn thee to me O Lord and mercy on me show I am left comfortlesse alone and brought exceeding low verse 17 The troubles of mine heart greatly enlarged bee Out of those deep distresses Lord bring me and set me free verse 18 Look upon my distresse take notice of my pain Forgive and pardon all my sins and make me whole again verse 19 O Lord behold my foes how they do still increase Pursuing me with deadly hate that fain would live in peace verse 20 O Lord preserve my soul do thou deliver me And let me not be put to shame because I trust in thee verse 21 Let mine uprightnesse Lord and sound integritie In safety me preserve and deep for I wait still on thee verse 22 Redeem thine Israel O Lord thy people all From all their trouble and distresse which daily on them befall Psalm 26. LOrd judge me in thy righteousnesse my paths are upright all I trusted also in the Lord therefore I shall not fall verse 2 Examine me throughout O Lord and try me thoroughly My reins and heart and secret thoughts my God search out and try verse 3 Thy loving kindnesse I have set before mine eyes always And in thy truth and perfect law have walked all my days verse 4 With vain ungodly persons I delighted not to stay Nor yet with false dissemblers join'd to travail in their way verse 5 Th'assemblies of ill doers I do hate exceedingly And with the wicked will not sit but hate their company verse 6 In innocency I will wash mine hands and so draw neer Thine Altar Lord mine offerings to bring before thee there verse 7 That I with voice of hearty thanks may publiquely declare Thy wonders yea thy works I shall shew forth and will not spare verse 8 The habitation of thine house Lord I have loved well And have delighted in the place where thine honour doth dwell verse 9 Gather not Lord my soul with men in wicked practice rife With men of bloud and cruelty Lord bind nor up my life verse 10 Men in whose hand is nothing else but mischief to be found And whose corrupt right hand with gifts and bribery doth abound verse 11 But as for me I will still walk in mine integrity Be merciful to me O Lord set me at liberty verse 12 My foot stands in an even place set in security Therefore in the assemblies blesse and praise the Lord will I. Psalm 27. THe Lord my light and safety is who shall make me afraid The Lord is of my life the strength why should I be dismai'd verse 2 When wicked men mine enemies came upon me with their power They stumbled and fell down my flesh that purpos'd to devour verse 3 I fear not though an host encamp against me round about Though warre be rais'd against me I confide and do not doubt verse 4 One thing have I desir'd of God that will I seek and crave That all my days within his house my dwelling I may have That there I may behold the Lord and view his beauty still And to his Temple have recourse there to enquire his will verse 5 He shall me hide in troublous times in his pavillion The secret of his house and set my feet a rock upon verse 6 And now mine head shall raised be and lifted up on high Above all my proud enemies that round about me lie Then sacrifice of joy will I into his Temple bring And sing unto the Lord my God to him I praise will sing The Second Part. verse 7 Hear thou O Lord my God to thee when with my voice I cry Have mercy also upon me answer me speedily verse 8 Thou saidst to me Seek ye my face my heart said unto thee Thy face and presence Lord I seek verse 9 Hide not thy face from mee Thou hast my helper been in wrath put not away thine own Leave me not nor forsake O God of my salvation verse 10 My Father and dear Mother too did their own son forsake But thou O Lord more kind then both of me the care did take verse 11 Teach me O Lord in thy safe way and lead me carefully In a plain path because my foes do watch me narrowly Leave me not to my foes desire against me there arise Many false witnesses and such as breath out cruelties verse 13 My heart had fail'd me had I not believ'd that I should see Gods goodnesse in this present life performed unto mee verse 14 Wait patiently upon the Lord and be of courage still And strengthen thou thine heart in him and wait thou on his will Psalm 28. O Lord my rock to thee I cry be not silent to me Lest else to those that to the grave descend I likened be verse 2 The voice of thy suppliant hear when unto thee I cry And to thine holy Oracle lift up mine hands on high verse 3 With workers of iniquity Lord cast me not away That speak peace to their friends but hatch mischief in heart all day Give them according to their deeds and as they mischief meant In heart and wrought it with their hands give them due punishment verse 5 God shall destroy not build them up because they have not thought On Gods great works nor did regard that which his hands have wrought verse 6 The Lord be blest because he heard the voice of my request The Lord my strength is and my shield mine heart on him doth rest verse 7 And I am helpt therefore mine heart is joy'd exceedingly And I will praise him in my song and his name magnifie verse 8 Yea and the same Lord is the strength of all that are his own And he the saving health of his anointed is alone verse 9 Lord save thy people blesse thou still thine own inheritance Feed them and rule them and do thou for ever them advance Psalm 29. AScribe unto the Lord ye sons of mighty men and great Ascribe ye strength unto the Lord our God with glory meet verse 2 Unto the Lord the glory give due unto his great name And in the beauty of holinesse yield worship to the same verse 3 Gods voice upon the waters is the glorious God doth thunder On many waters doth the Lord send forth his voice of wonder verse 4 The voice of God is full of power it worketh mightily The voice of God the Lord is full of glorious Majesty verse 5 The high strong Cedars broken are by the Lords mighty voice Cedars of Lebanon the Lord breaks with that fearful noise verse 6 He maketh hills to skip like calves the mighty Lebanon Like a young Unicorn and that great Mountain Sirion verse 7 His voice divides the flames of fire and makes the desert quake verse 8 The Lord the spacious wildernesse of Cadesh makes to shake verse 9 Gods voice doth make the hindes to calve and makes
the Forest bare And in his Temple ev'ry one his glory doth declare verse 10 The Lord doth sit upon the flouds and rules them at his will The Lord sits as a mighty King and so continues still verse 11 And all this pow'r the Lord shall use his people to uphold His people God will blesse with peace and blessings manifold Psalm 30. LOrd thou hast me advanc'd I will exalt thee with my voice Thou hast not made mine enemies against me to rejoice verse 2 O Lord my God in my distresse I call'd and cri'd to thee Thou gav'st me answer to my sute and thou hast healed mee verse 3 Thou hast O Lord preserv'd my life when I was neer the grave Thou hast kept me alive my soul thou from the pit didst save verse 4 O all ye holy Saints of his sing ye unto the Lord In memory of his holinesse praise him with one accord verse 5 His anger but a moment lasts but life his favour brings Weeping may last a night but joy comes when the morning springs verse 6 In prosp'rous times I said I shall be moved at no hand verse 7 When by thy favour thou hast made my mountain strong to stand Thou didst but hide thy face and I was troubled by and by verse 8 Then cry'd I to the Lord my God my humble sute made I. verse 9 What gain is in my bloud when I unto the pit go down Shall the dust speak and honour thee shall dust thy truth make known verse 10 Hear me O Lord God when I pray have mercy upon me From me withdraw not thou thy self but Lord mine helper be verse 11 My mourning into dancing now O Lord is turn'd by thee My sackcloth thou tookst off and hast with gladnesse girded mee That my tongue may not cease but still sing praises thee before O Lord my God to thee will I give thanks for evermore Psalm 31. LOrd let me never be asham'd because I trust in thee But in thy righteousnesse and truth save and deliver mee verse 2 O Lord bow down thine ear to me and quickly set me free Be thou my strong rock and an hold of sure defence to mee verse 3 Thou art my fortresse and my rock to which I still retire Lead me for thy name sake therefore and guide me I desire verse 4 Thou art my stay and strength alone pluck me out of the gin And net which privily my foes have laid to take me in verse 5 Into thy hands Lord I commit my spirit which came from thee Thou hast O Lord thou God of truth sav'd and redeemed mee verse 6 All those that idols do regard and lying vanities I have abhorr'd but on the Lord alone my heart relies verse 7 I in thy mercy will rejoice because my miseries Thou weighest and hast known my soul in all adversities verse 8 Into mine enemies hands thou Lord hast not inclosed me But thou in a large room hast set my feet at libertie verse 9 I am in trouble Lord to me grant mercy and relief Mine eyes my belly and my soul are quite consum'd with grief verse 10 My life is spent with grief my years in sighes away do flie My strength doth fail my bones consume for mine iniquitie The Second part verse 11 Among my foes I was a scorn my neighbours specially A fear to friends they that saw me without away did fly I am forgotten as a man that now hath long been dead And like a broken vessel cast aside and perished verse 13 For many slanders I have heard I saw fear every way While they against me did conspire to take my life away verse 14 But all this while in thee O Lord I trusted still for aid Thou art my Lord and gracious God my soul within me said verse 15 My times are in thine hands alone save me and set me free From my foes hand and from all those that persecuted mee verse 16 Upon thy servant cause thy face to shine forth graciously And save me for thy mercies sake to thee alone I fly verse 17 Let me not be asham'd O Lord for I have call'd on thee Let sinners be asham'd let them in the grave silent bee verse 18 To silence put the lying lips that grievous things do say And hard reports in pride and scorn of righteous men do lay verse 19 For those that fear thee how great good hast thou laid up in store And wrought for them that trust in thee the sons of men before verse 20 In secret of thy presence thou shalt hide them from mens pride And in a tent from strife of tongues thou shalt them closely hide verse 21 For ever blessed be the name of God the Lord for he In a strong City wonderful kindnesse hath shew'd to me verse 22 For in my haste I said I am cut off before thine eyes But even then thou heard'st the voice of my complaints and cryes verse 23 O love the Lord all ye his Saints the faithful he preserves And plentifully doth reward the proud as he deserves Be of good courage he your hearts uphold and strengthen shall All ye that on the Lord do hope and on his name do call Psalm 32. BLest be the man whose sin the Lord doth graciously remit And whose transgressions he doth both cover and acquit verse 2 And blest is he to whom the Lord imputeth not his sin Who in his heart hath hid no guile nor fraud hath lodg'd therein verse 3 When I my self held silence then all my bones waxed old With plaints and roarings all the day through torments manifold verse 4 Because by day and night thy hand lay heavy upon me Which caus'd into the Summers drought my moisture turn'd to be verse 5 To thee then I acknowledged my great iniquitie And did not hide my foulest sins for thus in haste said I I will confesse unto the Lord my great transgressions And thou forgav'st th'iniquity of all my sin at once verse 6 For this cause when thou maiest be found the Saints shall thee intreat Surely to him shall not approach the flouds of waters great verse 7 Thou art my hiding place and thou from trouble set'st me free And with songs of deliverance thou about doest compasse mee verse 8 I will instruct and teach thee in the way that thou shalt goe And with mine eye of providence direct thee what to doe verse 9 Be ye not now like horse and mule that nothing understand Which thou from harm with bit keep'st in and bridle with strong hand verse 10 Unto the wicked shall be store of sorrows and of woes But mercies him that trusts in God shall round about inclose verse 11 Be glad ye righteous in the Lord greatly in him rejoice Let the upright in heart with shouts for joy lift up their voice Psalm 33. YE that are righteous in the Lord unfeignedly rejoice It well becomes th'upright in heart to praise him with their voice verse 2 Praise God with Harp and
I to them had done they recompence me ill And cruelly they practised and sought my soul to spill verse 13 But as for me when they were sick in sackcloth clad I mourn'd Fasting with humbled soul I pray'd my pray'r to me return'd verse 14 To him I did behave my self as to a friend or brother And heavily bowed down as one that mourneth for his mother verse 15 But they in mine affliction glad against me gathered were Smiters at secret meetings me with their false tongues did teare verse 16 With scoffing hypocrites at feasts these men assembled be They mock me with their bitter jests they gnash their teeth on me verse 17 But Lord how long wilt thou look on from their spoils rescue mee And let my soul my darling be from lions kept by thee verse 18 In the great Congregation then will I give thanks to thee And where the multitudes resort my praise of thee shall bee The Third Part. verse 19 Let not them over me rejoice that hate me wrongfully Nor let my causlesse foes in joy and scorn wink with their eye verse 20 For they speak not of peace but-take deceitful plots in hand Against all such as harmlesse are and quiet in the land verse 21 And now their mouths they open wide in scorn and spite at mee So so our hearts desire on him say they our eye doth see verse 22 All this O Lord thine eye hath seen no longer silent stand O Lord be thou not far from me withhold not still thine hand verse 23 Raise and stir up thy self and to my judgement Lord awake My just God and my Lord do not my righteous cause forsake verse 24 After my righteousnesse my God now let me judged be And suffer not mine enemies to triumph over me verse 25 In their proud hearts let them not say so would we have it be Let them not boast O Lord that they have wholly swallow'd me verse 26 Shame and confusion come to those that at my hurt are glad They that against me vaunt themselves with shame let them be clad verse 27 Let them be glad and shout for joy that favour my just way And let the Lord be magnified let them all always say verse 28 Who in his servants prosp'rous state takes pleasure and my tongue Shall of thy righteousnesse still talk and thy praise all day long Psalm 36. THe wicked mans transgressions within mine heart doe say Before his eyes there is no fear of God in all his way verse 2 For fondly he sooths up himself in his own eyes to finde And follow on his wicked ways which he should hate in 's minde verse 3 His mouth speaks words of wickednesse and of deceit and guile He wholly leaves off to be wise or do good all the while verse 4 And mischief lying on his bed he doth contrive and plot He sets himself in ways not good ill he abhorreth not verse 5 Thy goodnesse and thy mercy Lord are in the Heavens high Thy truth and faithfulnesse reach up unto the cloudy skie verse 6 Thy righteousnesse like mountains high and thy wise judgements bee Like the great deep both man and beast preserved are by thee verse 7 How precious is thy kindnesse Lord to sons of men alway Under the shadow of thy wings therefore they rest and stay verse 8 With fatnesse of thy house they shall be fill'd abundantly With streams of thy sweet pleasures still thou dost them satisfie verse 9 For of true life the fountain is for ever found with thee We in thy light and favour shall true light and comfort see verse 10 Extend thy loving kindnesse Lord to men that thee do know To men that are upright in heart to them thy justice show verse 11 Against me let not haughty men march with their lofty pace Nor let the hands of wicked men remove me from my place verse 12 Behold there are they faln down flat that work iniquities They are cast down and never shall have power again to rise Psalm 37. FRet not thy self at wicked men when great in power they bee Nor be thou envious at those that work iniquitie verse 2 For like the grasse that is cut down so shall their state decay And as the green herb from the earth shall wither quite away verse 3 Trust thou on God the Lord alone to do good take good heed Abide thou in the promised land and by faith live and feed verse 4 And in the Lord delight thy self love him with all thine heart What ere thy soul shall then desire he will to thee impart verse 5 Commit thy way unto the Lord by faith on him depend And he shall bring thine enterprise to a desired end verse 6 Then shall he shew thy righteousnesse clear like the shining light The judgment which approves thy cause as noon day shall be bright verse 7 In silence rest on God for him wait patiently and stay Fret not thy self because of him that prospers in his way Because of any man that brings his wicked works to passe verse 8 Cease anger wrath forbear fret not thy self in any case verse 9 To do ill for ill doers shall be quite cut off but all That patiently wait on the Lord the earth inherit shall The wicked after a short time shall not be any more Thou shalt not finde him in his place where he remain'd before verse 11 But meek and humble men the earth shall quietly possesse And shall delight themselves in store of peace and plenteousnesse The Second part verse 12 The wicked doth against the just his crafty plots devise He gnasheth in despight at him his teeth in furious wise verse 13 But all the while the patient Lord laughs at him scornfully Because he sees his woful day comes on him suddenly verse 14 The wicked have drawn out their sword and they have bent their bow The man that is upright to kill and poor to overthrow verse 15 But their sword into their own hearts shall enter suddenly Their bow which they have bended shall in pieces broken lie verse 16 A little that a righteous man enjoyes is better farre Then unto many wicked men their stores of riches are verse 17 Of wicked and ungodly men the Lord shall break the arms But shall the just and righteous men deliver from all harms verse 18 The days and states of righteous men God doth regard and see And their possession in the Land shall everlasting bee verse 19 In evil times he shall not be asham'd or terrifi'd When some in times of famine starve he shall be satisfi'd verse 20 The wicked and Gods enemies all shall utterly decay They shall consume like fat of lambs and as smoak passe away verse 21 The wicked borrows at his need but never cares to pay Whereas the righteous mercy shews and freely gives away verse 22 For such as God the Lord shall blesse inherit shall the land But those that he doth curse shall be cut off by his own
spare a little give me space my strength for to restore Before I go away from hence and shall be seen no more Psalm 40. I Waited long and sought the Lord and patiently did bear At length to me he did incline and he my cry did hear verse 2 He took me from a dangerous pit out of the miry clay And on a rock he set my feet and stablished my way verse 3 He in my mouth put a new song unto our God of praise Many shall see it and shall fear and trust in God alwayes verse 4 Blest is that man that makes the Lord his trust and onely stay Nor doth the proud regard nor such as to lies turn away verse 5 O Lord my God full many are the wonders done by thee And so are all thy thoughts of grace to us-ward as men see None can in order them recount unto thee more they are Then can be numbred up if I would strive them to declare verse 6 Offerings accustom'd thou dost not nor sacrifice desire Sin-offerings thou didst not command nor offerings made by fire verse 7 Mine ears thou op'nest then said I lo now I come to thee For in the Volume of thy book 't is so foretold of mee verse 8 My whole delight and pleasure is my God to do thy will Thy Law within mine heart I fixt that I might it fulfill verse 9 Thy righteousnesse I publish and in great assemblies tell Lo I have not refrain'd my lips O Lord thou know'st full well The Second part verse 10 Within mine own heart I have not conceal'd thy righteousnesse But thy salvation have declar'd thy truth and faithfulnesse Thy loving kindnesse I hid not that no man should it know The trust that in thy truth I finde to all the Church I show verse 11 Thy tender mercies now O Lord do not withhold from me Let truth and loving kindnesse me preserve continually verse 12 I am encompast round about with evils manifold My sins and mine iniquities on me have taken hold They press me down that I cannot look up for they are more Then all the hairs upon mine head my heart fails me therefore verse 13 But of thy mercy gracious Lord be pleas'd to set me free With speed O Lord do thou afford thy saving help to mee verse 14 Together them shame and confound that seek my soul to spill Let them be driven back with shame that wish me hurt or ill verse 15 For a reward unto their shame let them quite wasted be That in scorn and rejoycing say Aha aha to me verse 16 Let them in thee be glad and joy who thee do seek alwaies Let such as thy salvation love say still to God be praise verse 17 Yet the Lord thinks upon me still though poor and weak I be Thou art my God my Saviour stay not O Lord from me Psalm 41. BLessed is he that poor weak mens condition wisely weighs And them relieves the Lord shall him set free in evil days verse 2 The Lord will him Preserve alive and blesse him in the land And thou wilt not deliver him into his enemies hand verse 3 Him will God strengthen on the bed of his pining disease And in his sicknesse thou wilt make his bed and give him ease verse 4 I said when I was griev'd O Lord be merciful to mee And heal my soul for by my sin I have offended thee verse 5 Mine enemies speak ill of me when shall he die they say So that his name from off the earth may perish quite away verse 6 When he to see me comes he speaks smooth words but in his heart Doth heap up mischief which he tells when he doth forth depart verse 7 My foes against me do conspire and whisper secretly Concerning me to work my hurt they plot maliciously verse 3 Some fearful plague doth cleave to him say they and some strange pain And surely now he lieth down he shall not rise again verse 9 Yea my familiar friend whom I trusted assuredly That eat bread with me lift his heel against me scornfully verse 10 But Lord be merciful to me and up again me raise That I may justly them requite according to their waies verse 11 By this I know that certainly I favour'd am by thee That now mine enemy hath no cause to triumph over mee verse 12 But as for me thou me upholdst in mine integritie Thou sett'st me thee before and hast me ever in thine eye verse 13 The Lord the God of Israel blest from everlasting be To everlasting yea Amen Amen gladly say we Psalm 42. Like as the hinde after the brooks of waters pants and brays So my soul panteth after thee O Lord my God always verse 2 My soul for God the living Lord doth thirst uncessantly O when before the Lord my God come and appear shall I verse 3 Tears flowing from mine eyes have been my meat both night and day While to my soul continually where is thy God they say verse 4 My soul in me is poured out when this I think upon How I with the great multitude into Gods house had gone With them into Gods house went I with voice of joy and praise With the great multitude that kept the solemn holidays verse 5 Why art thou now cast down my soul what doth disquiet thee Wait still on God for him I shall yet praise for helping mee verse 6 My God my soul 's cast down therefore upon thee think I will From Hermonites and Jordans land and from the little hill verse 7 At thy great water spouts loud noise deep unto deep doth call And over me come furiously thy waves and billows all verse 8 Yet God his mercies will command by day by night with me Shall be his song and pray'r to God God of my life is he verse 9 Thus will I say to God my rock why me forgett'st thou so And why do I thus mourning walk oppressed with my soe verse 10 They wound my soul as with a sword within my bones when me My foes reproach and say my God where is he where is he verse 11 Why art thou now cast down my soul why thus with grief opprest Art thou disquieted in me in God still hope and rest verse 12 For yet I know I him shall praise who graciously to me The health is of my countenance yea mine own God is he Psalm 43. Against th'ungodly plead my cause O Lord and judge for me And from the man of frauds and wrongs save me and set me free verse 2 For of my strength thou art the God why dost thou cast me by Why mourn I for th' oppression of my strong enemy verse 3 Send out thy mercy and thy truth that they may lead me still And may me to the Temple guide and to thine holy hill verse 4 Then will I to Gods Altar goe to God my joy alwaies Yea on my harp O God my God will I set forth thy praise verse 5 Why art thou now cast
God verse 10 Because unto the height of Heaven thy mercies great ascend Thy faithfulnesse and constant truth unto the clouds extend verse 11 Exalted be thy name O Lord above the Heavens high And over all the earth advance thy glorious Majesty Psalm 58. YOu that in counsel sit do you consult of what is just And justly judge the sons of men according to your trust verse 2 Yea in your hearts you wickednesse contrive and plot and then Out of the seats of justice weigh out violence to men verse 3 The wicked from the very womb erre out of the right way Yea from the birth in speaking lies they straightway go astray verse 4 In them the poison you may see of serpents to appear And like the adder deaf they are which fast doth stop her ear verse 5 From hearkning to the charmers voice at all although he charm Never so wisely to inchant her that she do no harm verse 6 Break thou their teeth Lord in their mouth wherewith they hurt so sore Yea the great teeth break out O God of young lions that roar verse 7 So let them slide as waters melt that run continually Arrows which they prepare let them as cut in pieces lie verse 8 So let them passe away as snails to nothing melted bee As an untimely birth that they the Sun may never see verse 9 Before your brambles prickles hurt he takes them hence in haste Alive and in his wrath he takes them with his whirlwinds blast verse 10 The righteous shall rejoice when he this vengeance just shall see And in the bloud of wicked men his own feet washt shall bee verse 11 Then shall men say surely there is for righteous men reward Surely he is a God that doth the earth judge and regard Psalm 59. DEliver me O Lord my God from all mine enemies Set me in safety from all those that up against me rise Deliver me O Lord from them that work iniquity Preserve and save me from the men of bloud and cruelty verse 3 They for my soul do lie in wait the mighty join in one Against me Lord not for my sin or my transgression verse 4 They run and do prepare themselves though I gave no offence Awake and from me be not far look our for my defence verse 5 Thou Lord of hosts and Israels God to judge the world awake Spare none that wilfully rebel but on them vengeance take verse 6 At evening they return again like dogs a noise they make They grin they bark the city round about their course they take verse 7 Behold they belch our with their mouths and in their lips are swords And boldly say who doth attend or hearken to your words verse 8 But thou O Lord that hear'st all this shalt laugh at them and smile And in derision thou shalt have the Heathen all the while verse 9 Because mine enemies are so strong therefore with confidence Will I depend and rest on God for he is my defence verse 10 The God whose mercies I have found shall me prevent and he On all mine enemies my desire shall fully let me see The Second Part. verse 11 Slay them not lest it be forgot scatter them by thy pow'r And from their high state bring them down O Lord our shield and towâ—r verse 12 For their mouths sin their wicked words curses and lies withall Which they still utter in their pride let them be snar'd and fall verse 13 Consume consume them in thy wrath that they no more may be And know that God in Jacob rules to the end of th' earth rules he verse 14 At evening let them back return a noise like dogs to make To bark and grin the city round about their course to take verse 15 And let them wander up and down and seek for food to eat And grudge when they do hungry grow and be not fill'd with meat verse 16 But I thy pow'r and mercy too betimes aloud will praise For thou my refuge and defence hast been in troublous days verse 17 Yea I will sing and praises give O thou my strength to thee For God is my defence the God of my mercy is hee Psalm 60. LOrd thou of late hast cast us off and scatt'red us abroad Thou hast been sore displeas'd with us return to us O God verse 2 Thou mad'st the earth and state to quake and it thine anger brake The breaches of it now make up for it doth sorely shake verse 3 Thou shewd'st hard things and brought'st them on the people that are thine Thou hast of great astonistment made us to drink the wine verse 4 But yet to gather them again as many as thee fear A banner thou hast now displaid to make thy truth appear verse 5 Now that thy people whom them lov'st may full deliverance have Preserve them all with thy right hand hear me in that I crave verse 6 God spake thus in his holinesse my joy therein is great I will divide Shechem in parts and Succoth Valley mere verse 7 Gilead I claim as mine by right Manasseh mine shall be Ephraim is of my head the strength Judah gives laws to me verse 8 Moab I will my wash-pot make and Edom over thee I cast my shoe Philistia triumph thou over mee verse 9 Who can unto the Towns of strength Or will me safely bring Who into Edom that strong land will bring me conquering verse 10 Wilt not thou O our God that seem'st us lately to reject Who with our armies when they marcht to go forth didst neglect verse 11 Now give us help our gracious God from trouble set us free For all the help that men can yield we finde most vain to be Now by th' assistance of our God we shall do valiantly For he our enemies shall tread down under our feet to ly Psalm 61. O God when I to thee do cry be pleased me to hear Attend unto me graciously and to my pray'r give ear verse 2 When grief and fear o'rewhelm my heart unto thee will I cry Lead me my God unto the rock that higher is then I. verse 3 In time of danger thou hast been a shelter safe for me A tow'r and place of sure defence from my strong enemie verse 4 Within thy tent for evermore I gladly will abide Under thy wings I trust and will my self in safety hide verse 5 For thou Lord didst accept my vows and all my prayers hear And gavest me an heritage with those that do thee fear The Kings life Lord thou wilt prolong he many days shall see As many generations shall his life extended be verse 7 Before the Lord a dwelling place for ever he shall have Prepare thy mercy and thy truth him to preserve and save verse 8 So ever thankfully will I Sing praises to thy name That all my vows I may perform and daily pay the same Psalm 62. YEt surely my soul waits on God and him depends upon Because all my salvation cometh from him alone
th'unjust and cruel set me free verse 5 For thou O Lord my God art still my hope me to defend Ev'n from my youth my trust art thou on thee I do depend verse 6 Thou hast sustain'd me from the womb thou only tookest mee Out of my mothers womb my praise shall always be of thee verse 7 A wonder and a gazing stock to many men am I But thou art my strong refuge still to which by faith I fly verse 8 Such mercy shew me that my mouth may filled be alway With matter of thy praise and of thy glory all the day verse 9 Now in this time of my old age cast me not off from thee Then when my strength begins to fail O Lord forsake not mee verse 10 For lo thine enemies speak against thy servant bitterly And they consult against me that in wait for me do lie The Second Part. verse 11 They say the God in whom he trusts doth wholly him forsake There 's none to save him now let us him persecute and take verse 12 Wherefore my Lord my God from me be not thou far away But for my help make haste my God and make no long delay verse 13 Confound consume them to my soul that adversaries be Let shame and scorn o'rewhelm them all that seek to injure me verse 14 But I on thee alone will trust and wait continually And praise and magnifie thy name yet more and more will I. verse 15 My mouth shall publish all the day thy truth and righteousnesse And thy salvation though to me they seem quite numberlesse verse 16 In thy strength Lord not in mine own I will all undertake And of thy righteousnesse alone always will mention make verse 17 O God ev'n from my youth thou hast me by experience taught And hitherto I have declar'd the wonders thou hast wrought verse 18 Now then when I am old and gray forsake me not O God Till to this Age I shew thy strength and thy pow'r all abroad verse 19 And to the Age succeeding too thy justice very high For who is like to thee O God that dost things wondrously verse 20 Thou with great troubles shewedst me and fill'dst me with great pain Hast quickned me and from the grave hast brought me up again verse 21 Beyond all this thou Lord shalt make my greatnesse to increase And thou shalt compasse me about with comforts and with peace verse 22 Thee and thy truth I 'le praise O God the psaltery upon And with the harp will sing to thee O Israels holy One verse 23 Then greatly shall my lips rejoice when I shall sing to thee So shall my soul which thou hast now redeemed and set free verse 24 And of thy justice all the day my tongue shall talk with joy For thou confound'st and bringst to shame all those that me annoy Psalm 72. THe spirit of judgement give O God to thine anointed King And with an upright heart assist his son in governing verse 2 So shall he judge with righteousnesse the people of thy fold The poor that have no helper he with judgement shall uphold verse 3 The barren mountains then shall bring unto his people peace The small hills shall by justice yield of happinesse increase verse 4 The poor of people he shall judge and of the needy save The children and in pieces break those that them wronged have verse 5 As long as the bright Sun and Moon in Heaven shall appear Throughout all generations the people shall thee fear verse 6 As rain come down on new mown grasse so us refresh he shall And like to gentle showrs which on the parched earth do fall verse 7 The righteous then and godly men shall flourish in his reign And while the Moon endures he shall abundant peace maintain verse 8 And his rule and dominion shall from sea to sea extend And from the river it shall reach to the worlds utmost end verse 9 Those that in desarts dwell shall bow before him reverently His enemies licking the dust shall down before him lie verse 10 The Kings of Tarshish and the Isles to him shall presents bring Sheba's and Seba's Kings shall gifts bring to him as their King The Second Part. verse 11 Yea all the Kings on ev'ry side shall down before him fall And serv'd and honoured shall he be by the nations all verse 12 The needy and opprest shall he deliver when they cry Yea the poor man and him that hath no man to stand him by verse 13 And all the poor and needy ones he shall in mercy spare He shall preserve the souls and lives of those that needy are verse 14 And from deceit and violence their soul he shall set free And in his sight the bloud of them most precious shall bee verse 15 Long shall he live and men shall gold of Sheba to him bring And they shall always pray for him and daily blesse their King verse 16 On tops of mountains shall be sown of corn an handful small The fruit thereof shall shake like to Lebanons Cedars tall The cities people like the grasse on th' earth shall flourish sure verse 17 And his name through all ages shall for evermore endure His name shall be continued as long as the Sun shall In him shall men be blest him shall all nations blessed call verse 18 The holy God of Israel the Lord God blessed be Who only can do wondrous things and doth continually verse 19 His glorious name for evermore be blessed by all men And with his glory let the earth be fill'd Amen Amen Psalm 73. SUrely to Israel God is good and gracious is he To all that in their hearts upright and clean before him be verse 2 But as for me through thoughts of heart my steps were almost gone My feet were almost slipt through force of strong temptation verse 3 For at the fools that flourished I fretted enviously And at the wicked when I saw their great prosperity verse 4 For these in ease live and do not in pains and torments dye Their strength is firm and so it doth abide continually verse 5 When others in distresses are they are not troubled then Nor are by God or other means plagued like other men Therefore pride like a costly chain adorns and sets them out As a rich garment violence covers them round about verse 7 With fatnesse do their eyes stand out they such abundance have And wealth and riches they enjoy more then their heart can crave verse 8 They are corrupt in heart and life and they speak wickedly And vaunt of their oppressions yea they speak loftily verse 9 Against Heav'n open they their mouths in vile blaspheming talk And proudly their unbridled tongue through all the earth doth walk verse 10 With this Gods people shaken are turn back and look about When they see waters from a cup so full at them wrong out The Second part verse 11 And in their weaknesse thus they say how doth God all things know
only art the glory and the praise And in thy favour shall our horn exalted be always verse 18 For God the Lord is our defence who doth us safety bring The holy One of Israel is our almighty King verse 19 Then to thy holy One thou spak'st and saidst in vision A mighty one I have advanc'd and have laid help upon Whom I out of the people chose David I did anoint verse 20 With holy oil my servant whom I found and did appoint The Third Part. verse 21 With whom my hand and pow'r shall be confirm'd and stablished And by my mighty arm shall he always be strengthned verse 22 The enemy on him shall not any exaction lay Nor shall the son of wickednesse afflict him any way verse 23 I will beat down before his face all his malicious foes And will them greatly plague that doe in hatred him oppose verse 24 With him my mercy and my truth shall be continually And in my name his horn shall be exalted graciously verse 25 The power of his hand will I unto the seas extend Of the rule of thy right hand shall the rivers be the end Thou are my father he shall cry thou art my God alone Thou only art the strength and rock of my salvation verse 27 I likewise vvill him make and call my first-born my delight He shall the Kings of th' earth excel in glory and in might verse 28 For him my mercy promised for ever keep I will And my unchanged Covenant shall with him stand stedfast still verse 29 Yea his seed also will I make for ever to endure And as the days of heav'n his throne shall stable be and sure verse 30 If his children forsake my law vvalk not in my judgements verse 31 But break my statutes and do not keep my Commandements The Fourth Part. verse 32 Then their transgression with the rod visit on them will I And sharply chastise them with stripes for their iniquity verse 33 My loving kindnesse ne'rthelesse I will not utterly Take from him nor my faithfulnesse suffer to him to lie verse 34 My Covenant shall continue still that will I never break Nor ever alter will that thing vvhich once my lips did speak verse 35 Once sware I by my holinesse and that perform will I With David I will promise keep to him I will not lie verse 36 His seed and his posterity for ever shall endure And his throne as the Sun shall be before me settled sure verse 37 Or as the Moon which in the skie for ever standest fast A faithful witnesse of my truth so shall his kingdome last verse 38 But now thou wholly hast cast off and abhorr'd utterly And hast with thine anointed one been wroth exceedingly verse 39 The Covenant with thy servant made thou wholly broken hast And hast profan'd his glorious Crown and to the ground it cast verse 40 Yea farther thou hast broken down in wrath his hedges all Thou his strong holds hast overthrown that they to ruine fall verse 41 To all that by the way do passe a spoil and prey is he And a reproach he is to those that neer him dwelling be The Fifth Part. verse 42 The right hand of his opposites thou hast set up on high Thou hast made all his enemies rejoice exceedingly verse 43 The edge thou also of his sword hast turned in his hand And hast nor strengthned him that he might in the battel stand verse 44 The brightnesse of his glory thou hast made to cease and waste And thou his throne of Majesty unto the ground hast cast verse 45 Thou of the flower of his youth the days hast shortned And thou as with a garment him with shame hast covered verse 45 How long Lord wilt thou hide thy selfe shall thy wrath ever last And shall thine anger evermore like fire consume and waste 47 Remember now how short a time I shall on earth remain If life be spent in miseries thou hast made man in vain verse 48 What man is he that lives on earth and death shall never see And from the power of the grave what man his soul can free verse 49 Thy former loving kindnesses O Lord where are they now Those which in truth and faithfulnesse to David sworn hast thou verse 50 Remember Lord the soul reproach of all thy servants dear How I the scorns of mighty ones do in my bosome bear verse 51 Wherewith thine enemies O Lord reproaches laid upon Reproaches on the footsteps of thine own anointed one verse 52 Now let the holy Lord our God for us be blest for aye Amen amen with heart and voice let all the people say Psalm 90. A Dwelling place of safety thou hast been to us O Lord In all our wandrings in times past a place of sure abode verse 2 Before the mountains were brought forth the earths and worlds great frame Thou God from all eternity for ever art the same verse 3 Thou to destruction dost crush weak man with grief and pain And to the sons of men thou say'st to dust return again verse 4 Though life a thousand years could last it seemeth in thy sight As yesterday when it is past or as a watch by night verse 5 Thou like a floud sweep'st them away and as asleep they be In morning as the grasse they are which soon we changed see verse 6 In the morning it flourisheth and grows up fair and green But in the evening cut down and with'red it is seen verse 7 By thy wrath in this wildernesse quickly consum'd are we And troubled by thine anger fierce and much affrighted be verse 8 Thou all our foul iniquities hast set before thine eyes And the light of thy countenance our secret sins espies The Second Part. verse 9 For all our days do in thy wrath come to a speedy end And as a tale that men do tell our days and years we spend verse 10 Scarce threescore years and ten the days of our short life may bee And if by reason of their strength men fourscore years do see Yet is the pride of all their strength but pain and misery And that at length is soon cut down and we away do fly verse 11 Who of the sons of men doth know what pow'r thine anger hath To bring his heart to fear thee still according to thy wrath verse 12 Teach us the number of our days wisely O Lord to weigh That unto wisdome then betimes our hearts apply we may verse 13 How long vvilt thou in wrath proceed return some favour show Of thy decree against thine own O Lord repent thee now verse 14 O satisfie us speedily Lord with thy mercy free That all our days we all rejoice may and be glad in thee verse 15 According to the days wherein affliction we have had As years of evil we have seen long time now make us glad verse 16 O let thy work of grace appear now in thy servants sight And to their children after them shew forth
not his fathers wickednesse from Gods remembrance fall And his own mothers sin let not be blotted out at all verse 15 But let them in the sight of God appear continually That he may wholly from the earth cut off their memory verse 26 Sith mercy he forgat to shew and did pursue with spight The poor weak man that him whose heart was broken slay he might verse 17 As he did bitter cursing love so let it on him fall Let blessing be far from him as it pleas'd him not at all verse 18 As he with cursing cloth'd himself as vvith clothes let it so Into his bowels and his bones like oil and water go verse 19 As his garment that covers him so let it to him be And as a girdle wherewith girt continually is he verse 20 This the reward be from the Lord unto mine enemies Who evil speak against my soul and mischief do devise The Third part verse 21 But for thy names sake O my God and Lord do thou for me From my distresse deliver me for good thy mercies be Because I needy am and poor and without help distrest And my afflicted broken heart is wounded in my breast verse 23 Like to the shadow that declines so I away do go And as the locust vvith the vvind am tossed to and fro verse 24 My trembling knees are weak and faint because I long do fast The fatnesse of my flesh is gone I do consume and waste verse 25 And I a vile reproach and scorn by them was made to be And they that did upon me look did shake their heads at me verse 26 But thou O Lord that art my God save and deliver me According to thy mercy Lord mine aid and succour be verse 27 That all men may see and confesse that this is thine own hand And that thou Lord hast this perform'd they all may understand verse 28 Whom they curse do thou blesse and when they rise up against me Let them be made ashamed but let me rejoice in thee verse 29 Let them be clothed all with shame that enemies are to me Let their contention as a cloak to them a covering be verse 30 But vvith my mouth I greatly will praise and advance the Lord Yea I among the multitude his praises will record verse 31 For at the right hand of the poor he shall stand up to save Him from the cruel hands of those that him condemned have Psalm 110. THe Lord did say unto my Lord sit thou at my right hand Till I have made thy foes a stool whereon thy foot may stand verse 2 The Lord shall out of Zion send the Scepter of thy might Thy kingdome plant amidst thy foes and rule it in their sight verse 3 To thy fair holy Temple they resort shall willingly In meeting days when thou thy Word dost publish pow'rfully As from the early morning womb the dew falls thick on ground So shall the young born babes to thee flocking in troups be found verse 4 The Lord hath sworn and of this oath he vvill repent him never Of th' order of Melchisedek thou art a Priest for ever verse 5 The Lord in glory high advanc't that sits at thy right hand Shall in his day of wrath strike through great Kings that him withstand verse 6 The Heathen he shall judge and fill the place with bodies dead And over many Countries he shall smite and wound the head verse 7 And in his foes pursute for haste of waters in the way Shall drink and shall advance on high his royal head that day Psal 111. PRaise ye the Lord him will I praise with all my heart and might In the assembly of the just and in the Churches sight The vvorks of our Almighty God in greatness do excel And ought to be sought out and seen of all that love them well verse 3 His works are honourable all and shine full gloriously And his most perfect righteousness endures eternally verse 4 The Lord hath made his wondrous works remembred still to be The Lord is of compassion full and gracious is he verse 5 Of food a portion he doth give to such as him do fear For his firm Covenant made with them he still in minde doth bear verse 6 The power of his works he doth unto his people show That the Heathens inheritance he might on them bestow verse 7 Both truth and judgement are the works wrought by his hand and might His precepts and Commandments all are very sure and right verse 8 Firmly they are established for all eternity And all of them done and perform'd in truth and equity verse 9 Unto his people vvhom he chose redemption he did send His Covenant he hath stablisht so that it shall never end Holy and reverent is the name of our great Lord and King verse 10 Only from the true fear of God doth all sound wisdome spring Good understanding have all they his precepts that fulfill His glory everlasting is his praise endureth still Psal 112. PRaise ye the Lord. The man is blest that fears the Lord of might And in his just Commandements that taketh great delight verse 2 His holy seed here upon earth shall great and mighty be The generation of th'upright all men shall blessed see verse 3 And in his house there shall be store of wealth and riches sure And all his righteousness to him for ever shall endure Unto the righteous doth arise in midst of darknesse light Kind and compassionate is he and leads his life aright verse 5 A good man always favour shows and lendeth willingly And all his own affairs he guides vvith judgement prosperously verse 6 Surely his state is setled so that it shall never move The just shall be remembred still by men and God above verse 7 Of evil tidings that may come he vvill not be afraid Because his heart upon his God by faith is fixt and staid verse 8 His heart is firmly stablished afraid he will not be Until upon his enemies his whole desire he see verse 9 He distributes gifts to the poor and to eternity His justice lasts his horn shall be with honour raised high verse 10 The vvicked seeing it shall grieve and gnash his teeth in ire And melt away yea perish shall the wicked mans desire Psalm 113. PRaise ye the Lord O praise him all ye servants of the Lord The glorious name of God the Lord praise ye vvith one accord verse 2 From this time forth for evermore the Lords name blessed bee verse 3 From East to West Gods name must be praised by each degree verse 4 The Lord 's above all Nations high his glory above the sky verse 5 Who is like to the Lord our God whose dwelling is on high verse 6 Who notwithstanding doth from thence abase himself so low As all things in the heav'n and earth still to observe and know verse 7 He raiseth up out of the dust the man of low degree And needy men on high even from the