Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 GOd of my praise nor silent be Nor unattentive unto me verse 2 For wicked mouths me falsely wrong And wound me with their lying tongue verse 3 They compass me with words of hate And causeless vex me with debate verse 4 For all my friendship they are foes But I my grief in pray'r disclose verse 5 My good with evill they requite And my affection pay with spight verse 6 Let wicked rulers him command And Satan stand at his right hand verse 7 Let him when judg'd receive his doome And let his pray'r his sin become verse 8 His daies both few and irksome make His office let another take verse 9 May fatherless his children live His wife forlorne a widow grieve verse 10 Like vagrants let them want their bread And where they beg it not be fed verse 11 Let him be made extortions spoyle And strangers reap his harvests toyle verse 12 None him their pitties object make Nor on his feed compassion take verse 13 His name from earth and Off-spring blot In the succeeding age forgot verse 14 And ever let the Lord retaine His Fathers sin and Mothers staine verse 15 15 Still let them stand before His ey To cut from earth his memory verse 16 Who merciless the poor pursu'd And wounds of broken hearts renew'd verse 17 Feele he those curses which he lou'd All blessings be from him remov'd verse 18 As curses cloath'd him round about So seize they him within without Like water through his bowels flow'd Or oyle into his bones bestow'd verse 19 So let them cloath and gird him fast Returning on himself at last verse 20 Thus let the Lord reward my foes Who to reproach my soul expose verse 21 But for the mercies of Thy Name Deliver me O Lord from shame verse 22 For I am poor and prest with need My wounded heart doth inward bleed verse 23 I like the falling shadow go As puffs of wind the Locusts throw verse 24 My feeble knee through fasting failes And faintnes ore my flesh prevailes verse 25 I am their scorne and laughter bred They looking on me shake their head verse 26 Help me O Lord who mercy crave verse 27 That they may know thy hand can save verse 28 Bless when they curse their pride confoūd But let me live with gladnes crown'd verse 29 Lord let my shamed enemy In sharp confusion cloathed ly verse 30 So shall Thy praises with my tongue Be in the full assembly sung verse 31 For God will at the poor's right hand By His protection ready stand To save his innocence from them Who wrongfully his soul condemne PSAL. CX verse 1 THe Lord whose pow'r all things doth sway Unto my Lord did say Sit at my right hand till thou see Thy foes Thy foot-stool be verse 2 The Lord Thy Scepter shall extend And strength from Sion send That all Thine enemies below May to Thy Kingdome bow verse 3 The people in great numbers shall That day before Thee fall Whose glorious Birth and youthfull hue Is as the morning dew verse 4 The Lord hath sworne who not repents His long decreed intents Thou do'st from great Melchisedek Thy Royall Priest-hood take verse 5 God at Thy right hand Kings shall wound And Nations strong confound verse 6 Whose countries shall be overspread With Bodies of their dead verse 7 He of the River in the way Shall drink his thirst to stay And his victorious head advance In our Deliverance PSAL. CXI To the usuall Tune verse 1 PRaise God with heart and tongue The Quire of Saints among His praises shall be sung verse 2 The works of God are great All those will them repeat Whose thoughts on Him are set verse 3 His actions glorious are Renown'd and honour'd far Nor can His truth empaire verse 4 His wonders fill our thought Who hath compassion wrought And pitty shewes when sought verse 5 He hath His servants fed Giv'n those that fear Him bread His Cov'nant stablished verse 6 His pow'r to them exprest And made His people rest Where Heathen late possest verse 7 What ever wrought His hands In truth and judgment stands And sure are His Commands verse 8 They all for ever last By His decree kept fast Till fleeting time is past verse 9 He did His people save Whom Tyrants did enslave His sacred Cov'nant gave Renowned is His fame And reverend His Name Which all the world proclaime verse 10 God's fear true wisdome brings The knowledg of good things From that beginning springs They understand aright Who make His Lawes their light And still His praise recite PSAL. CXII verse 1 BLest is the man that feares the Lord Delighting in His word verse 2 His seed on earth shall mighty be Blest his posteritie verse 3 His house wich riches shall abound His life with plenty crown'd His righteous dealing clear as sure For ever shall endure verse 4 In shades of darknesse to th' upright There riseth up a light He gracious is and free from hate His heart compassionate verse 5 A good man mercy shewes and lends Nor in his words offends verse 6 He shall not move but placed be In lasting memorie verse 7 He of ill tidings not afraid Hath God his refuge made Thus fix'd his heart shall never faile verse 8 But 'gainst his foes prevaile verse 9 With liberall hand unto the poor He hath disperst his store His righteousnesse shall still remaine And lasting honour gaine verse 10 The wicked man when this he seeth For spight shall gnash his teeth And melted by his envies fire Perish in his desire PSAL. CXIII To the usuall Tune verse 1 THe Lord O ye His servants praise To His great Name your ditties raise verse 2 Which blest and sacred be alwaies verse 3 Ev'n from the rising of the Sun Till to the West his course be run Nis Name is to be prais'd alone verse 4 The Lord above all Nations high Is seated in great Majesty And in the Heav'ns His glories ly verse 5 What pow'r created parallells The Lord our God who thus excells And far above the Heaven dwells verse 6 Who humbling downe himselfe doth bow Not only things in heaven to know But what is done in earth below verse 7 To him that did in dust deplore He joyfull comforts doth restore And from the dunghill lifts the poore verse 8 That set with Princes of the earth And persons of a Royall birth His sorrows may be chang'd to mirth verse 9 The barren woman when implor'd His bounty hath with children stor'd O therefore praise this gratious Lord PSAL. CXIV verse 1 WHen Israel from Egypt went Free from his banishment And Iacob came from that strange land Conducted by God's hand verse 2 The house of Iudah which did passe His Sanctuary was And Israel the chosen throne Of his dominion verse 3 The Sea saw that and did disperse Iordan his course reverse verse 4 The Mountaines skip'd like sporting rams The little hills like
blow'n by the wind verse 6 Nor in the finall Judgment must Stand up among the Just verse 7 For God the righteous guides and knowes The path wherein he goes When wayes of Sinners perish shall In their eternall fall PSAL. II. verse 1 WHy do the furious Heathen rage Vaine people why engage verse 2 Kings of the Earth a Party make And Rulers counsell take Who 'gainst the Lord that Earth doth sway And His Annointed say verse 3 Break we the Bonds They on us lay And cast Their Cords away verse 4 But God who doth the Heavens guide Shall them in Scorne deride verse 5 Then shall His soare displeasure breake And He in anger speake verse 6 Yet have I set my King on high Adorn'd with Majesty Upon Mount Sion rais'd the throne Of mine Annointed one verse 7 I will declare that firme decree The Lord hath said to me Thou ar't my Son without all spot This day I thee begot verse 8 Ask me and thine Inheritance Ore Nations I 'le advance Far as the earth or Sea extends Are thy Possessions ends verse 9 Thou with an Iron Rod shalt bruise Such as thy pow'r refuse And like a Potters Vessell broak So dash them by thy stroake verse 10 O therefore all ye Kings that awe The Nations with your Law Yee Judges of the earth be wise His Scepter not despise verse 11 Serve ye the Lord with holy feare Rejoyce yet rev'rence beare verse 12 And kisse the Sonne before his wrath Your way consumed hath For if a little that encrease Where can we seek for Peace Since they are only safe and blest Whose hope in Him doth rest PSAL. III. verse 1 O Lord how fast do they encrease Who troubled have my Peace They many are who 'gainst me rise And are my enemies verse 2 Many there be my Soule upbraid And say God cannot aid verse 3 But Lord Thou art my Sheild my Praise Thou shalt my head up-raise verse 4 To God my loud request did cry Who heard my voyce from high verse 5 I lay'd me downe and rose againe For He did me sustaine verse 6 Then though ten thousands me invade I will not be afraid No though with threats the furious rowt Encompasse me about verse 7 Arise and save me O my God For with thy vengefull rod Thou smit'st the cheek and break'st the jaw Of such as hate thy Lawes verse 8 To Thee O Lord our God alone Belongs Salvation Who do'st Thy blessings evermore Upon Thy People powre PSAL. IV. verse 1 GOd of my righteousnesse attend When my requests ascend Thou hast enlarg'd me in distresse And eas'd my heavinesse verse 2 How long O Mortals will ye shame The glory of my Name How long will ye love vanities And take delight in Lies verse 3 Know that the Lord elected hath Men of unmoved faith He when before His throne I cry Will not my suite deny verse 4 Stand of His greatnesse then in awe Nor sinne against His Law When on your bed retir'd and still O meditate his will verse 5 Of Righteousnesse the Offering To God your maker bring And on the hope of His defence Place all your confidence verse 6 Yet some who Him not understood Aske who shall doe us good Lord let thy face beames divine On us thy servants shine verse 7 Thou fill'st my heart with greater joyes Then theirs whom plenty cloyes Who reape their fruits in time of peace whose Come and Wine encrease verse 8 I lay mee downe with quiet blest To take my sleep and rest For thou whose goodnesse doth excell Mak'st me in safety dwell PSAL. V. verse 1 LOrd Ponder what my words relate Weigh what I meditate verse 2 My God and King my cry attend To Thee my Pray'rs I send verse 3 My voyce O Lord shall in the morne Up to thy Throne be borne Betimes will I direct my cry And looke to thee on high verse 4 For thou in Sin tak'st no delight No ill dwells in thy sight verse 5 The foolish stand not in thine eye Who hat'st iniquity verse 6 Thou shalt the lying lips destroy Who leasing make their joy God will the bloody minded hate And punish all deceit verse 7 But I presuming on Thy care Will to thy House repaire And tow'rds thy Temple in thy feare Due adoration beare verse 8 Mee Lord in righteousnesse dispose Beset with watchfull foes Make streight thy way before my face And guide mee by thy grace verse 9 No faithfullnesse their mouth containes Their heart fowle Malice staines Wide Sepulchres are their black throats Their tongues but flatt'ring notes verse 10 O God destroy and let them all By their own Counsailes fall Themselves by their transgressions quell Who 'gainst Thy pow'r rebell verse 11 But let all faithfull ones rejoyce And showt with cheerfull voyce Because Thy love which knowes no end Doth ever them defend verse 12 Let those rejoyce in Thee who trust For Thou wilt blesse the Just And with Thy favour as a sheild In danger safety yeild PSAL. VI verse 1 REbuke me not O Lord in wrath Whose sinne deserv'd it hath Nor let thy hot displeasure burne Least I to nothing turne verse 2 Have pitty Lord for I am weak Asham'd my sinnes to speake O heale me for my bones are vext My Soul with griefe perplext verse 3 How long shall I lament and cry For my delivery verse 4 O turne and me to favour take For thine owne mercies sake verse 5 Can he who looses lifes short breath Remember Thee in death Or will the dust and silence raise A voyce to sound Thy praise verse 6 Weary and faint my soule bemoanes Her vaine and fruitlesse groanes My bed the mark of sorrow weares Each night bedew'd with teares verse 7 My sight is dimme my melting eye Clouded with misery I languish through my haters rage Into untimely age verse 8 Depart from me all wicked ones The Lord hath heard my moanes My voyce of weeping and my teares Sound lowdly in His eares verse 9 God who my supplication takes In Pardon answer makes When their despight who me defame Shall cover'd be with shame PSAL. VII Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 O Lord my God in thee I trust Deliver mee from the unjust verse 2 Least Lyon-like my soule he teare Whilst none is for my reskue neare verse 3 Lord if this guilt upon me stands Or wickednesse be in my hands verse 4 If friend I ill rewarded have Or causelesse foe I did not save verse 5 Then let mine enemy pursue Let him my captive soule subdue Let him my life to earth down thrust And lay mine honour in the dust verse 6 O Lord in thy fierce wrath arise Take vengeance on mine enemies verse 7 The people then shall me come nigh For their sakes lift thy selfe on high verse 8 The Lord his judgement shall dispence According to mine innocence verse 9 O let all wicked counsailes end But just men stablish and defend verse 10 For God the heart
long shall I without reliefe Take counsaile of my griefe How long wilt Thou my soule expose To hir insulting foes verse 3 Consider Lord my Prayer heare When I my hands up-reare Lighten mine eyes ere losse of breath Cause me to sleep in death verse 4 Lest that mine enemy prevaile Triumphing when I faile And those that trouble me be glad When they behold me sad verse 5 But in thy Mercy Lord and Grace My constant trust I place My glad heart shall rejoyce alone In thy salvation verse 6 I will my gratefull Anthems sing Unto the Heavenly King Who with such bountifull regard His servants doth reward PSAL. XIV Sing this as Psalme 100. verse 1 THe fool within his heart hath said There is no God that all things made Corrupt and wicked are their facts Nor is there one who goodnesse acts verse 2 The Lord from Heaven downe did looke And view of all mans children tooke To see if any knowledge sought Or upon God would place his thought verse 3 But all of them are gone aside And in their filthinesse abide Throughout their numbers there is none That good performeth No not one verse 4 Do then all knowledge thus defy Those workers of iniquity Who eat my people up as bread And never God have worshipped verse 5 Affrighted they and stricken were With great amaze and sudden feare For God amongst the righteous race Is ever present by His Grace verse 6 The poore mans counsaile and his faith Your shamelesse malice mocked hath Because he God his refuge makes And sure protection from Him takes verse 7 O who that Israël may live Salvation will from Sion give When God shall His from bondage free Then Iacobs race shall joyfull bee PSAL. XV verse 1 LOrd who shall in thy dwelling bide Or on Thy Hill reside verse 2 Ev'n he whose life and deeds are right Whose words in truth delight verse 3 He who reviles not with his tongue Nor doth his neighbour wrong Who none with slanders doth backbite Or undeserved spight verse 4 Who in his pure impartiall eyes Vile persons doth despise But love and honour doth afford To them that feare the Lord verse 5 Whose mind not alters if he sweare Though he a looser were verse 6 Nor by extortion wealth contracts Nor lawlesse use exacts Nor to betray the innocent For wicked bribes is bent verse 7 Who so doth this shall never move Out of his Makers love PSAL. XVI Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 PReserve O God and succour mee Who put my faithfull trust in Thee verse 2 Thou O my Soule to Him hast said Thou ar't my Lord and only aid To Thee my goodnes not extends No merit nor perfection lends verse 3 But my delight on Saints is plac'd By most excelling vertues grac'd verse 4 Their sorrowes shall be multiply'd Who have on other Gods rely'd To These I no burnt offering Nor bloody sacrifice will bring Of them I neither mention make Nor in my lips their Names will take verse 5 Thou only Who my portion ar't Shalt have the duties of my heart God fills my Cup and doth advance The lot of mine inheritance verse 6 My lines in pleasant places lay'd A wealthy heritage have made verse 7 Thee therefore will I ever bless Who gav'st me counsell in distress And by Thy warnings do'st invite My reines to serve Thee in the night verse 8 I set the Lord before mine ey And hold Him in my memory Whil'st He assists at my right hand I stedfast and unmoved stand verse 9 This glads my heart my Glory shall Rejoyce how low so ere I fall And in the grave my flesh shall rest With hope to Rise againe possest verse 10 Thou wilt not leave my Soul in Hell Eternally condemn'd to dwell Nor sufferest Thy Holy one In death to see corruption verse 11 Thou wilt the path of Life declare At whose Right Hand and Presence are Such pleasures which no time shall end And joyes no thought can comprehend PSAL. XVII verse 1 LOrd heare the right my cry attend My pray'r which lips unfeigned send verse 2 Judge me and with impartiall eye Behold my causes equity verse 3 Thou prov'st my heart and in the night Visit'st and try'st and find'st me right I in my purpos'd thoughts professe That never shall my mouth transgresse verse 4 Thy word hath kept me from mens works And pathes where the destroyer lurkes verse 5 Hold up my goings in thy way That so my footsteps never stray verse 6 I call'd on thee who ar't inclin'd My voyce to heare my speech to mind verse 7 O shew thy kindnes thou whose hand Sav'st them that trust when foes withstand verse 8 Keep as the Apple of the eye And by Thee shadow'd let me lye verse 9 From wicked men and deadly foes Whose strong oppressions me enclose verse 10 For they with fatnes swoll'n and pride verse 11 Have compass'd us and closely ey'd verse 12 Like Lions greedy of their prey Or Lions whelps they lurking lay verse 13 Arise O Lord and in thy frowne Both disappoint and cast him downe Deliv'rance to my soul afford From wicked men who are thy sword verse 14 From men I say who are thy hand To punish sinners in the land Whom pleasures of the world enslave And in this life their portion have Thou giv'st them treasure at their will Their belly do'st with plenty fill Who full of Children at their death Their substance to their race bequeath verse 15 But I behold Thy glorious sight And presence will in endlesse light And wak'd from death with thee abide With Thy blest likenesse satisfi'd PSAL. XVIII Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 I Thee will love O Lord my pow'r Thou art my fortresse rock and tow'r verse 2 My God my trust my confidence My horne of safety and defence verse 3 To God most prais'd I send my Cries Who saves me from mine enemies verse 4 When pangs of circling death prevail'd And floods of wicked men assail'd verse 5 I compass'd am with paines of Hell The snares of death about me dwell verse 6 To God I cry'd distrest and griev'd Who from His Temple me reliev'd verse 7 The earth then trembled at His wrath Which Hir foundations shaken hath verse 8 A smoake from out His nostrills came And from His mouth devouring flame verse 9 He bow'd the Heavens and came downe Beneath His feet was darknesse throw'n verse 10 On flying Cherubs He did ride verse 11 On wings of Wind through Heaven glide Thick darknesse His Pavilion made And watry Clouds the sky orelay'd verse 12 Yet at His brightnesse those gave place Whilst haile and fire powr'd down apace verse 13 13 His voyce was heard in thunders loud And coales fell from the breaking Cloud verse 14 His shafts dispers'd them as they flew Their force His darted lightnings slew verse 15 The Oceans Chanell did appear The world's foundations naked were At Thy rebuke O Lord and blast Which Thy incensed Nostrills
My soule to care and sorrow curst For God doth hourely thirst When shall I come Thy presence neare And in Thy sight appeare verse 3 But teares which day and night did fall I had no meat at all While they where is thy God do cry On whom thou dost rely verse 4 Remembring this my soule I powre And those glad times deplore When to Thy house we throng'd with praise To keep Thy Holy daies verse 5 Why O my soule art thou perplext My heart cast downe and vext Hope thou in God and praise Him still Whose help up-raise thee will verse 6 O God my soule cast downe with greife Within finds no releife But Jordans Land and Hermon hill I will remember still verse 7 One deep upon another calls At Thy loud Water-falls Thy waves and billowes highest run All over me have gone verse 8 The Lord yet sends His favours ray To shine on me by day And I my songs and Pray'rs all night Send to the God of light verse 9 To God I le say My Rock and strength Am I forgot at length Before my foes why do I mourne Oppressed and forlorne verse 10 At their reproach with scoffing mixt I am with swords trans-fixt Whilst flouting at my misery Where is Thy God they cry verse 11 Why O my soule art thou perplext My heart cast downe and vext Hope thou in God and praise Him still Whose help up-raise thee will PSAL. XLIII verse 1 IUdge me O Lord and plead my cause With them that know no Lawes Deliver me from the unjust In fraud and wrong that trust verse 2 Thou God! canst only me protect Why dost Thou me reject Why goe I thus in mourning drest By enemies opprest verse 3 O send Thy Glorious beams of light Thy truth to keep me right That of Thy holy dwellings I May make discovery verse 4 Then will I to Thy altar bring A joyfull offering And on the harp my ditties raise To celebrate Thy praise verse 5 Why droop'st thou then my Soule so fast Downe in thy sorrowes cast Or wherefore my afflicted heart Thou so disturbed art verse 6 Trust in the Lord for I will praise And thank Him all my dayes Who cures and crownes lifes short annoyes With never ending joyes PSAL. XLIV Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 O God! our fathers have us told What Thou hast done in times of old verse 2 Thou drav'st out Nations by Thine hand got To plant Thy people in their land verse 3 'T was not their arme or sword which Those faire possessions for their lot But thy right hand thine arme of might Because in them Thou took'st delight verse 4 O glorious God! Thou art my King Deliverance to Iacob bring verse 5 Through Thee we will our enemies And those tread downe who 'gainst us rise verse 6 For in my bow I will not trust 'T is not my sword deliver must verse 7 But Thou hast sav'd us by Thy Name And all that hate us put to shame verse 8 In God all day we make our boasts And praise Thy Name great Lord of hoasts verse 9 But Thou hast left and cast us low Nor with our Armies forth dost goe verse 10 Thou makest us our backs to turne Whilst they which hate us spoile burne verse 11 Thou gav'st us to the Heathens pow'r Like sheep to scatter and devoure verse 12 Thou do'st Thy People sell for nought Not richer when to price is brought verse 13 Thou makest us our neighbours scorne Laugh'd at and with reproaches torne verse 14 We are a by-word all about The Heathen shake their head flowt verse 15 I ly confounded with disgrace And shame hath covered my face verse 16 By reason of their vengfull pride Who Thee blaspheme and me deride verse 17 All this we beare yet have we not Thy selfe or Covenant forgot verse 18 Our heart revolting turnes not back Nor do our feet Thy waies forsake verse 19 Though mongst the dragons broken sore And with death's shadow cover'd ore verse 20 If we our God forgotten have Or unto Idols worship gave verse 21 Shall not his search the sin impart Who knowes the secrets of each heart verse 22 Yea for Thy sake so ill we fare We all the day-long killed are Counted as sheep for shambles bred Fit only to be slaughtered verse 23 Awake O Lord why do'st Thou sleep Still wilt Thou us at distance keep verse 24 Why hidest Thou Thy face from those Who ly opprest and griev'd by foes verse 25 Our soule unto the dust is throw'n To earth our belly cleaveth downe verse 26 Arise our life from ruin take And save us for Thy mercies sake PSAL. XLV verse 1 MY heart good matter doth indite Which of the King I write And like a ready pen my tongue Frames hir triumphant song verse 2 Thou fairer art then humane race Thy lips are full of grace Therefore thy God on thee doth powre His blessings endlesse store verse 3 Gird on thy sword O great in might For Truth and Justice fight verse 4 That all the world may understand The terrour of Thy hand verse 5 Thy sharp'ned arrowes wound all those Who dare the King oppose Whereby subdued at Thy call The vanquisht people fall verse 6 Thy throne O God doth still endure Thy Scepter just and pure verse 7 Thou righteousnesse do'st value best And wickednesse detest Therefore thy God hath Thee preferr'd And by a love unheard The oyle of gladnesse on Thy head Above Thy fellowes shed verse 8 Myrrhe Aloës and Cassia's smell Upon Thy garments dwell Out of the Ivory Palaces Provided Thee to please verse 9 King's daughters were amongst Thy traine Nor to attend disdaine The Queen upon Thy right hand plac'd With gold of Ophir grac'd verse 10 Hearken O Daughter and give eare Forget thy parents deare verse 11 The King shall prize thy beauty more Whom as thy Lord adore verse 12 Rich Tyre with gifts and presents great Thy favour shall entreat verse 13 Who far above Thy beauties seen All glorious art within verse 14 Shee in a robe with needles wrought Shall to the King be brought The Virgins which upon hir wait Shall add unto Thy State verse 15 With joy and gladnesse they resort To enter the Kings Court verse 16 Thou shalt have sons in Father's stead And many Princes breed verse 17 In all succeeding times Thy Name Shall mention'd be with fame Whilst the glad people Thy renowne With endlesse praises crowne PSAL. XLVI Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 GOd is our refuge our defence Rests wholly on His providence Which still affords a present aid When greatest troubles us invade verse 2 Therefore we shall not need to feare Though the fixt earth removed were Or though the hills and mountaines steep Lay buried in the angry Deep verse 3 Although the roaring waters make The Mountaines with their swelling shake verse 4 Yet calmer rivers do embrace Gods City His faire dwelling place verse 5 Whose Tabernacles by