Why help'st Thou not when I implore Nor hear'st when I through anguish roare verse 2 O God by day to Thee I cry But Thou Thy audience dost deny And in the night when I should sleep My sorrowes will not silence keep verse 3 But Thou in Holinesse dost dwell O Thou the praise of Israel verse 4 Our Fathers plac'd their trust in Thee And Thy deliverance set them free verse 5 They cry'd to Thee surpriz'd with feare And from Confusion saved were verse 6 But I a worme and no man am Reproach of men and peoples shame verse 7 7 Beholders Me their pastime make Shoot out their lip their head they shake verse 8 He trusted God that He would save See if from him he safety have verse 9 But Thou didst take me from the womb And ever since my hope become verse 10 On Thee when on the breast I hung And from the birth my care was flung verse 11 When trouble 's neare O be not far Since left to me no helpers are verse 12 For many bulls with bellowing sound Strong bulls of Bashan girt me round verse 13 They gape like Lions Me about verse 14 I am like water powred out My bones disjoynted torture crackes My heart within me melts like Waxe verse 15 My strength is like a Pot-sheard dry'd My tongue up to my Palate ty'd verse 16 Thou brought'st me down unto the grave For dogs my life encompast have Assemblies of the wicked meet They pierced have my hands and feet verse 17 My bones stick out consum'd and bare Whil'st they remorselesse on me stare verse 18 They now to part my garments hast And Lots upon my vesture cast verse 19 But be not far from me O Lord verse 20 My soule deliver from the sword verse 21 My darling save from rav'ning jawes Of dogs and from the Lions pawes For thou hast heard me from the hornes Of fierce assayling Unicornes verse 22 I to my brethren will proclaime The Praises due to Thy great Name verse 22 Yee that fear God all Iacobs line And Israëls seed in Prayses joyne verse 24 Th' afflicted He did nere despise Nor hid His face but heard their cries verse 25 My praise and vowes devout to Thee Shall in thy Church performed be verse 26 He to the meeke will plenty give The hearts that seek Him ever live verse 27 Far as the world extends it 's bound Religious Converts shall be found They shall remember and implore And ev'ry Kindred Him adore verse 28 For God's the Kingdome is whose sway All Nations of the Earth obay verse 29 The rich who on Earth's fatnesse feed Ev'n to the Soule that dies for need All from the throne unto the dust Before Him bow and worship must verse 30 All these shall serve Him in their seed And sons to God adopted breed verse 31 Who to succession shall proclaime His righteousnesse and awfull Name PSAL. XXIII verse 1 THe Lord my Shepheard is and guide I shall no want abide verse 2 He makes me lye in fruitfull meads And by stil waters leads verse 3 My Soule to danger given ore He doth againe restore And guides me in the righteous path His Name elected hath verse 4 Yea though in vale of darknesse lay'd Or death's more ghastly shade I feare no ill Thy rod and staffe Direct and keep me safe verse 5 Thou dost for me a plenteous fare Before my foes prepare Thou dost with oyle annoint my head My flowing Cup doth shed verse 6 Thy mercy sure shall me attend Untill my Life doth end And in the House of God will I Remaine Eternally PSAL. XXIV verse 1 EArth is the Lords with hir encrease And all that there have place verse 2 He founded it upon the Seas And made the floods hir base verse 3 Who in God's Holy Place shall stand Or on His Hill appeare verse 4 He who is pure in Heart and hand Nor to deceive doth sweare verse 5 He blessings shall from God receive And righteousnesse from high verse 6 This is their race who God believe And to His sight are nigh verse 7 Lift up yee Gates lift up your head Yee Doores Eternall spread The King of Glory shall come in And his approach begin verse 8 Who is the Great and Glorious King Of whom our Praises sing The Lord in Battaile mighty This The King of Glory is verse 9 Lift up yee Gates lift up your Head Yee Doores Eternall spread The King of Glory shall come in And his approach begin verse 10 Who is the Great and Glorious King Of whom our Praises sing The Lord in Battell mighty This The King of Glory is PSAL. XXV verse 1 WIth Thoughts lift up to Thee O God my Soule doth flee verse 2 To shame O never me expose Nor triumph of my foes verse 3 Let those be free from shame Who wait upon Thy Name But let them feele it who Thy Lawes Transgresse without a cause verse 4 Thy wayes unto me shew Teach me Thy truth to know verse 5 Thou art the God do'st me defend On Thee I still depend verse 6 Thinke on Thy mercies Lord Thy ancient love record verse 7 Remember not my sins of youth But save me in Thy truth verse 8 Good is the Lord His ways To sinners He displaies verse 9 The meek He will in judgment guide Who in His precepts bide verse 10 His paths with truth abound Great mercies there are found Which He unto all such doth grant Who keep his Covenant verse 11 O for Thy Names sake Lord Pardon to me afford And with my heinous crime dispense For great is mine offence verse 12 To him that feares He shewes The way which he shall chuse verse 13 His Soule shall dwell at ease his race Shall long on earth have place verse 14 To them who God do feare His secret shall appeare He will His Covenant declare To such as faithfull are verse 15 Mine eyes on God are set Who plucks me from the net verse 16 O Lord to we in mercy turne Afflicted forlorne verse 17 My heart's distresse is large O Thou my woes discharge verse 18 Looke on the paine wherein I live And all my sins forgive verse 19 Thinke on my many foes Whose hate most cruell growes verse 20 O keep my soule from scandall free Who put my trust in Thee verse 21 Let Justice me defend Who on Thy grace attend verse 22 Thy Israël O God release And all his troubles ease PSAL. XXVI verse 1 IUdge me O God for in Thy path My foot insisted hath My trust hath on Thee Lord rely'd Therefore I shall not slide verse 2 Examine me O Lord and try My reines and heart descry verse 3 Thy mercy still is in my sight Thy truth hath kept me right verse 4 I have not with vaine persons sate Or those that use deceit verse 5 Ill congregations I detest Nor am the sinners guest verse 6 In innocence I le wash my hand So at Thine Altar stand verse 7 That I may
like Midian them confound Whose sword themselvs did wound Like Sisera O make them all Who did at Kishon fall verse 10 Be they as Iabin swoll'n with pride Whose dreadfull Armies dy'd Their carkasses in Endor flung Were spread on earth as dung verse 11 Let Oreb's Zeb's Zalmunna's fate Reward their Princes hate verse 12 Who said let us our force address Gods Houses to possess verse 13 My God! O make them like a wheele As straw in winds to reele verse 14 As raging fires their fuell burn And Hills to ashes turn verse 15 So with Thy tempest them pursue With stormes their fear renew verse 16 O Lord their faces fill with shame That they may seek Thy Name verse 17 Let them confounded ever stand And perish by Thy hand verse 18 That men may know Iehovahs Name Rules all this earthly frame PSAL. LXXXIV verse 1 HOw lovely Thou great Lord of war Thy Tabernacles are verse 2 My longing soule is faint and pain'd Whilst from thy Courts restrain'd My heart my flesh with all that give Me pow'r to move or live Cry loud till they admitted be The living God to see verse 3 Yea Sparrows find a house to rest The Swallow builds hir nest Their young they to thine Altar bring O Lord my God and King verse 4 Blessed are they who all their daies Thee in thy Temple praise verse 5 Blest in the man whose strength Thou art Whose wayes direct his heart verse 6 Who passing through the mournfull vale Where springs and comforts faile Make wells in Baca's barren plaine And pooles to fill with raine verse 7 They go from strength to strength nor faint Through wearinesse or want Till to thy House approaching neare In Sion they appeare verse 8 Lord God of Hosts my prayer heare O Iacob's God give eare verse 9 O God our Shield looke downe with grace On Thine Annointed's face verse 10 One day which in Thy Courts He spends Thousands of ours transcends I 'ld rather keep a door with thee Then all earth's glory see verse 11 For God our shield our Sun and light Crownes those that walk upright Nor failes all good such men to give Who in His Statutes live verse 12 O Lord of Hosts great God of Might Who dwell'st in endlesse light How blessed shall that servant be Who puts his trust in Thee PSAL. LXXXV verse 1 LOrd to thy land Thou good hast been Which hath Thy favour seen Thou Iacob's Off-spring hast set free From thtir captivitie verse 2 Thou thy forgivenes didst dispense To cover all offence verse 3 Thou hast remov'd Thy wrath which burn'd And from thy fiercenes turn'd verse 4 Turne us O God of health and peace O cause Thine anger cease verse 5 Wilt Thou displeas'd for ever be With all posterity verse 6 Wilt Thou not us againe receive Thy peoples joyes enlive verse 7 Lord shew That mercy which we want And Thy salvation grant verse 8 I will what God declares attend For He His peace will send And cures His Saints of all their paine If they not sin againe verse 9 For His salvation is near To such as do Him fear That glory in our land may dwell And all things prosper well verse 10 Mercy with Truth united is Justice and Peace do kisse verse 11 Truth springing out of earth is strook And Right from Heav'n doth look verse 12 The Lord shall give us all things good Our land yield store of food verse 13 Before Him Righteousnes shall go His wayes and steps to shew PSAL. LXXXVI verse 1 BOw down thine eare Lord to my cry Poor and in misery verse 2 Preserve my guiltles soul whose faith On thee depended hath verse 3 Shew mercy Lord for all the day Before thy throne I pray verse 4 Rejoyce thy servants soul which he Lifts up O Lord to thee verse 5 Thou good and gratious do'st live And ready to forgive Thou plenteous mercy keep'st in store For all who Thee implore verse 6 Unto my prayer Lord give eare My supplications heare verse 7 In time of trouble and of greife Thou sendest me releife verse 8 Among earths Gods or Pow'rs Divine No works are like to thine verse 9 The Nations all whom Thou didst frame Shall glorifie Thy Name verse 10 Thou wonders do'st Great God alone verse 11 Thy way to me make know'n My heart unto thy feare unite Who in thy name delight verse 12 Then I my faculties will raise To honour Thee with praise verse 13 Who do'st my soul in mercy save From the devouring grave verse 14 O God! the proud against me rise In furious companies Ungodly men my life have sought Who set thy pow'r at nought verse 15 But Thou a God compassionate Whose mercies not abate Long suff'ring art and patient To pardon sinners bent verse 16 O turne to me in love againe Let me thy pity gaine Give strength and from destruction O save Thine hand-maids son Some token of thy favour deigne Which may my haters shame Because Thou Lord ha'st brought me aid And art my comfort made PSAL. LXXXVII verse 1 UPon the Holy Mountaines brest Where God Himself doth rest By His protection firmely stay'd Are Her foundations lay'd verse 2 The Lord who Sion did elect Hir gates doth more affect Then all the num'rous tents beside Where Jacob's sons abide verse 3 Ierusalem thou City faire God's dwelling and His care Of thee thou throne of Iudahs Kings Are spoken glorious things verse 4 I wil strong Rahab mention With high-towr'd Babylon The scorched Ethiopian lands The plaines where Tyrus stands Philistia too shall reck'ned be With those acknowledg me verse 5 For ev'ry quarter of the earth Gives Sions children birth God shall establish Hir on high Hir numbers multiply When Nations far dispersed shall Be gather'd at His call verse 6 And when the Lord His Churches fruits With all Hir Sons computes They shall amongst His people know'n Be counted for his own verse 7 The Singers too rehearsed are Who there His praise declare From whence arise fresh springs of Grace To water ev'ry place PSAL. LXXXVIII Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 TO Thee O Lord who me do'st save Both day and night I cryed have verse 2 Lend to my voice a gratious eare verse 3 Whose troubled soul to death draws neare verse 4 Cast down to earth I mongst the dead verse 5 Am only free and numbered Like those who in the grave forgot By thee cut off corrupt and rot verse 6 Thou in the lowest pit ha'st layd And darkest deeps my cov'ring made verse 7 I am hard pressed by Thy wrath And every wave afflicted hath verse 8 Thou mine acquaintance hast remov'd And sever'd me from those I lov'd Their friendship turned is to hate My life shut up and desolate verse 9 My weeping eye doth daily mourne My hands stretch'd out my hopes forlorne verse 10 Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead To praise Thee rais'd and wakened verse 11 Shall the devouring grave declare How true thy
promis'd mercies are verse 12 Or shall the dark Thy wonders see The land where all forgotten be verse 13 To Thee O Lord my cryes are sent My prayer shall the morne prevent verse 14 O why do'st Thou my soul reject And hid'st from me Thy blest aspect verse 15 Afflicted and in misery I almost ready am to dy From youth to age in lifes each act Thy suffer'd terrours me distract verse 16 Thy wrath quite over me doth go Thine indignation strikes me so verse 17 They like the raging floods abound Or swelling waters me surround verse 18 My friends and all my lovers are By Thee from my reliefe put far And those who my acquaintance were Conceal'd or lost my sight forbear PSAL. LXXXIX Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 MY Song thy mercies shall make know'n Thy truth to all succession verse 2 For They built up for ever last And are in Heav'n establish'd fast verse 3 I to my chosen David sware And did by Covenant declare verse 4 I stablish will thy seed alone And build to Thee a lasting Throne verse 5 The Heav'ns Thy wonders praise confesse And Saints proclaime thy faithfulnesse For who in earth or heaven are verse 6 Whose might can with the Lord compare verse 7 Fear'd by His Saints by them implor'd And by His servants still ador'd verse 8 O Lord of Hosts who is so strong Whose word like thine endures so long verse 9 Thou rul'st the Seas that rage and rise Whose swelling wave becalmed lies verse 10 Thou Rahab brak'st like one that 's dead Thine arme thy foes hath scattered verse 11 The Heav'ns are Thine with earth's encrease And all the fulnesse growes from these verse 12 The North South thy pow'r did frame Tabor and Hermon praise thy Name verse 13 13 Thy mighty arme is lifted high Thy right hand full of Majesty verse 14 Thy Throne hath justice for its base Mercy and Truth before Thy face verse 15 Blessed are they who at Thy Feasts And in Thy presence are the guests verse 16 They all the day rejoyce in Thee In righteousnes exalted be verse 17 Thy strength and glory them adorne Whose favour shall lift up our horne verse 18 The Lord to us doth safety bring Thy Holy one remaines our King verse 19 In visions Thou to Him hast said I on my chosen help have lay'd verse 20 I have my servant David found With Oyle annointed Him crown'd verse 21 Confirm'd and strength'ned by my arme I will protect his life from harme verse 22 No enemy on Him exact Nor hurt him shall by wicked pact verse 23 His foes beat down before him fly And shall by plagues consumed dy verse 24 My mercy yet to him assur'd Shall in his glory be secur'd Second Part. verse 26 His right hand lifted ore the maine Shall to the in-land rivers reigne verse 26 He crying in his prayers shall My God and Rock and Father call verse 27 I 'le make him heire my first begot Above earth's Kings advance his lot verse 28 To Him my mercy nere shall wast My Covenant stand ever fast verse 29 His seed shall long endure his Throne Like Heav'ns unweary'd motion verse 30 But if His Sons my Law forsake verse 31 Or my Commands and Statutes break verse 32 My rod shall punish their neglect My hand with stripes their sin correct verse 33 Yet shall my love to him prevaile verse 34 My Covenant nor change nor faile verse 35 To David have I sworne that I My promise would not falsify verse 36 His seed shall governe whil'st the sun About the world his course doth run verse 37 And like the Moon establish'd be The faithfull pledg of my decree verse 38 But thine annointed now thy wrath Cast off and quite abhorred hath verse 39 Thou voyd hast made the Cov'nant seal'd Profan'd his crowne his Rule repeal'd verse 40 His Bulwarks broke his senses torne verse 41 Make him his neighbour's spoyle scorne verse 42 Thou strength'ned ha'st his foes right hand That he in battail cannot stand verse 44 His sword wants edge His glory 's gone And to the earth cast down his throne verse 45 Thou short'ned hast his youth His fame Obscur'd and cover'd is with shame verse 46 Lord wilt Thou ever from us turne Or shall like fire thine anger burne verse 47 Remember yet how short my dayes How vaine man's life how soon decaies verse 48 What mortall lives who shall not dy And in the pit of silence ly verse 49 Where are thy mercies Lord the faith Thy oath to David plighted hath verse 50 Remember Lord thy servants shame How mighty people us defame verse 51 Thinke how thy foes have us abus'd And thine Annointed's steps traduc'd verse 52 Yet shall my soul how ere opprest Say evermore The Lord be blest PSAL. XC Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 O Lord Thou ha'st our refuge been All ages have thy mercies seene verse 2 Before the lofty hills were made Or earth's unmov'd foundation lay'd From everlasting Thou art God And wilt out live times period verse 3 Thou turn'st to dust the Sons of men Then say'st Returne to life agen verse 4 4 A thousand yeares in thy account But to a day with us amount Nor are extended in thy sight Beyond the watch of one short night verse 5 Our time runs on like rapid streams We vanish as forgotten dreams verse 6 Like grasse or morning flowres we spring Then wither in the evening verse 7 When Thou displeased art we wast And unto nothing come at last verse 8 Thou mark'st our deeds our sins of night Are alwayes open to thy sight Making the breach of thy pure Lawes Our death and swift destructions cause verse 9 From whence we suddenly waxe old Expiring like a tale that 's told verse 10 The common Age of mortall men Exceeds not Threescore yeares and ten And if to Fourscore they attaine Their life is but a length'ned paine Incessant sorrowes and disease Their faculties and vigour seize For soon cut off our dayes decay And suddenly we flie away verse 11 But who regards Thy heauy wrath Or of Thy feare true feeling hath Neither Thy judgements nor Thy love Can us unto repentance move verse 12 Lord so our dayes to number teach We may the end of wisedome reach And learne those errours to forget Which us in Thy displeasure set verse 13 Returne O Lord and now repent At our endured punishment How long wilt Thou thy help delay Or not remove our woes away verse 14 O satisfy our Soule with joyes To recompense Lifes past annoyes verse 15 Afford us comfort for those yeares We were enforc'd to spend in teares verse 16 Lord Let Thy glorious work appeare Thy servants from the dust to reare That all succeeding times may know What praises to thy Name we owe verse 17 O let thy beames of favour shine On those who in death's shade have ly'n Grant that for which we prayers make And prosper all we