it contains the world that is inhabited and all that there remaines verse 2 For the foundation of the same he on the Seas did lay and also hath establish't it upon the flouds to stay verse 3 Who to the hill that is the Lords with glory shall ascend and who within his holy place shall standing him attend verse 4 Even he whose hands are cleane whose heart is pure who hath forborn to lift his soul to vanity and hath not falsely sworne verse 5 That man for certain from the Lord the blessing shall obtain and from the God that saves his soul shall righteousnesse attain verse 6 This is of them that seeke to him the generation right even of all them that truely seeke O Iacobs God thy sight verse 7 Lift up your heads O ye strong gates be ye uplifted all doores everlasting and come in the King of glory shall verse 8 Who is the King of glory now the Lord who strong is found and mighty even the Lord whose might in battell is renown'd verse 9 Lift up your heads O ye strong gates even lift ye them up all doores everlasting and come in the King of glory shall verse 10 Who is this King of glory now he that commands as his the hoasts of heaven and earth their Lord the King of glory is Psal XXV TO thee I lift my soule O Lord I trust in thee verse 2 My God let me not be asham'd nor foes triumph o're me verse 3 Let none of them have shame who doe on thee depend but who without a cause transgresse let shame on them attend verse 4 Shew me thy waies O Lord and teach thy paths to me verse 5 And leade me forth instructed so that I thy truth may see Thou onely art that God who me deliver must and all the day what ever comes in thee I onely trust verse 6 Thy tender mercies Lord in thy remembrance hold and all thy loving kindnesses for they were still of old verse 7 My sinnes in time of youth let them forgotten be according to thy mercy Lord and goodnesse thinke on me verse 8 The Lord is ever good and upright unto all he therefore sinners in the way will teach lest they should fall verse 9 The meek he alwaies will in iudgement guide aright and to the meek lest they goe wrong will bring his way in sight verse 10 The Lord his paths even all are truth and mercy still to those that keepe his covenant and not transgresse his will verse 11 That so thy name O Lord may greater glory winne although it be exceeding great yet pardon thou my sinne verse 12 What man is he that feares the Lord within his heard the knowledge how to chuse his way he shall to him impart verse 13 His soule shall dwell at ease as thus instructed well his seed inherit shall the earth and there in safety dwell verse 14 The Lord his secret shewes to them that feare him right to them that so they may grow wise his Covenant gives light verse 15 To looke up to the Lord mine eyes are ever set for he my feet when they are snar'd shall plucke out of the net verse 16 With comfort turne thy face and mercy to me show for I am very desolate and with distresse brought low verse 17 The troubles of my heart are many waies enlarg'd oh bring me out from all those evils with which my heart is charg'd verse 18 On my affliction looke and in what paine I live the sinnes that I committed have in mercy all forgive verse 19 Behold my foes for now their number is grown great and with a cruell hatred they doe me extreamely hate verse 20 O! keepe my troubled soul and straight deliver me and let me never be asham'd because I trust in thee verse 21 O! let integrity and uprightnesse me save because on thee I onely wait that I may comfort have verse 22 O! thou the onely God that do'st salvation give thy Israel from trouble free that he in peace may live Psal XXVI Sing this as the 14. Psalme IVdge me O Lord for I have walk'd in mine integrity I shall not slide for on the Lord I ever did relye verse 2 Examine me and me O Lord prove thou in every part search out the secrets of my reynes and dive within my heart verse 3 For I thy loving kindenesse keep continually in sight and in the way of thy pure truth I still have walked right verse 4 I have not sate with persons vaine that of their folly vaunt and with dissembling hypocrites I will abhor to haunt verse 5 Of them that study to doe ill I all the meetings hate and will not with the wicked sit in shew to seeme their mate verse 6 I my untainted hands will wash in innocency still and so thine altar I O Lord with comfort compasse will verse 7 That with a gratefull voyce I may proclaime the thanks I owe and all thy works which wondrous are with admiration show verse 8 The habitation of thy house I Lord have loved well and of thy honour too the place where it doth use to dwell verse 9 Let not my soule be gathered in with theirs that sinners be nor yet my life with cruell men from bloud that are not free verse 10 Within whose hands continually vile mischiefe doth repaire and their right hand abundantly still tempting bribes doe snare verse 11 But I in mine integrity shall walk secur'd by thee redeeme thou me and of thy grace be mercifull to me verse 12 Now in a place that is most even my foot doth firmely rest the Lord whereas his Saints doe meet shall still by me be blest Psal XXVII Sing this as the 21. Psalme THe Lord my light and safety is how can I frighted be the Lord is of my life the strength what feare can trouble me verse 2 When wicked foes to eate my flesh against me war did make they straight did stumble and fell down a prey for me to take verse 3 Though even an hoast against me pitch no fear can taint my brest though raging warre against me rise in this secure I rest verse 4 This one thing from the Lord I ask'd which I will ever crave that in the Lords house all my dayes I may a dwelling have verse 5 The beauty of the Lord therein to see and to admire and in his Temple earnestly at all times to enquire verse 6 For his pavilion me shall hide in stormy times and he in his Tents secret me shall hide and on a rocke set me verse 7 Now shall my head be rais'd o're all my foes that me annoy then in his Tabernacle I will offerings make of ioy verse 8 Then will I sing yea to the Lord my song of praise shall be heare Lord when with my voyce I cry in mercy answer me verse 9 Seeke ye with earnest care my face when thou didst say to me my heart Lord I will seeke thy face did answer straight
THE PSALMES Of KING DAVID Translated by KING IAMES LONDON Printed by THOMAS HARPER 1636. Psal II. Sing this as the first Psalme HOw comes it that the heathen thus doe not their rage restrain and why imagine people now a thing that is but vain verse 2 The Kings and Rulers of the earth are altogether gone euen to consult against the Lord and his annoynted one verse 3 Let us asunder breake their bands so doe the wicked say and let us quickly farre from us cast their strong cords away verse 4 He who doth sit high in the heaven laugh at their folly shall the Lord who mighty is shall them have in derision all verse 5 Then shall he speake unto them straight in indignation high and in his sore displeasure shall them vex exceedingly verse 6 Yet I my King establish't have according to my will upon fair Sion which is of my holinesse the hill verse 7 I will declare what is decreed the Lord hath said to me thou art my onely Sonne this day I have begotten thee verse 8 Aske me and thou for heritage the heathen shalt receive and shalt the utmost parts of earth for thy possession have verse 9 Thou with a rod of yron strong to breake them shalt prevail thou shalt them dash in pieces like a potters vessell frail verse 10 Now therefore ye that are great Kings your selves to wisedom give be ye instructed iudges all that on the earth doe live verse 11 Serve you the Lord who mighty is with feare submissively and in a moderate way reioyce with trembling reverently verse 12 Kisse you the Son that you may him from being angry stay lest if his wrath but sparkle once you perish from the way verse 13 Most blessed certainly are those when vex'd with any griefe who come with confidence to him as sure to have reliefe Psal III. LOrd how are they encreasd that me continually annoy they many are who doe rise up that they may me destroy verse 2 There many be who of my soule most bitterly doe say there is no helpe for him in God to save him any way verse 3 But Lord in whom I only trust thou art a shield to me thou art my glory and my head is lifted up by thee verse 4 I with my voyce unto the Lord did cry entreating still and he most gratiously me heard out of his holy hill verse 5 I laid me downe all thoughts expeld and did most calmely sleepe then cheerefully awak'd againe for me the Lord did keepe verse 6 Though thousands ten of people should all set themselves ' gainst me encompassing me round about I not afraid will be verse 7 Arise O Lord save me my God for thou my foes didst smite on the cheeke-bone thou brok'st the teeth of the ungodly quite verse 8 Salvation doth unto the Lord belong as onely his and on the people that are thine thy blessing ever is Psal IV. Sing this as the 3. Psalme THou of my righteousnesse the God when as I call give eare thou hast enlarg'd me from distresse my suit in mercy heare verse 2 How long will ye O Sonnes of men my glory thus disgrace how long will ye seeke after lyes and vanity embrace verse 3 But know that for himselfe the Lord the godly man selects and when to him I humbly call he never me neglects verse 4 With reverence due stand still in awe all kinde of sinne detest at night examine first your heart and then securely rest verse 5 The sacrifice of righteousnesse with fervency afford and let your trust what ever come be fired in the Lord. verse 6 Who will to us shew any good a number murmure thus but of thy face lift up the light that it may shine on us verse 7 My heart by thee with ioy inspir'd hath more contentment found than they even then when corn wine did most with them abound verse 8 I both in peace will lay me downe and softly sleep imbrace for Lord thou only mak'st to me secure my dwelling place Psalme V. Sing this as the 3. Psalme LOrd let thine eares receive my words my meditation weigh verse 2 And heare my cryes my King my God for I to thee will pray verse 3 Thou shalt my voyce each morning heare when I the morning spy I Lord my pray'r to thee will send and will look up on high verse 4 For thou art not a God who pleas'd with wickednesse can'st be and never any evill at all shall lodged be by thee verse 5 Fooles shall not stand at all within the prospect of thine eye thou dost them altogether hate that worke iniquity verse 6 Thou shalt them to confusion bring whose lyes the world abuse the Lord abhors the bloudy man and him that fraud doth use verse 7 But in thy mercies manifold come to thy house I will thy temple towards in thy feare I thee will worship still verse 8 Lord leade me in thy righteousnesse that I may never stray because of foes and make thou straight before my face thy way verse 9 No faithfulnesse is in their mouth their inward part is ill their throat is like a gaping tombe their tongues doe flatter still verse 10 Destroy thou them O God let them by their own Counsels fall cast them in their num'rous sins since rebels to thee all verse 11 But make them glad that trust in thee let shouts their ioy proclaim since them thou guard'st let them be glad that love thy holy name verse 12 For Lord thy blessing ever shall upon the righteous be with favour he as with a shield shall compass'd be by thee Psalme VI. LEt me not in thy wrath O Lord by thee rebuked be and when thou highly art displeas'd then spare to punish me verse 2 O Lord because I am grown weake have mercy upon me heal me O Lord for now with paine my bones all vexed be verse 3 My heavy soul extreamely vex'd doth grone with inward griefe but Lord how long wilt thou delay in working my reliefe verse 4 Return O Lord and let my soul delivered be by thee and for thy boundlesse mercies sake make haste in saving me verse 5 When death hath all depriv'd of sense none can call thee to minde and who shall give due thanks to thee whil'st in the grave confin'd verse 6 With groaning weary all the night to swim I make my bed and I doe water all my Touch with teares that I have shed verse 7 Mine eye is now consumed quite because of many woes all vigour lost it doth waxe old because of all my foes verse 8 Ye workers of iniquity depart from me with speed the Lord hath heard the voyce that from my weeping did proceed verse 9 The Lord who full of mercy is hath heard what I did crave the Lord the prayer that I make will gratiously receive verse 10 Let all mine enemies be asham'd and vexed grievously let them returne and be asham'd and that even suddenly Psal VII Sing this as
highest clouds thy spotlesse truth extends verse 5 Be thou exalted O our God above the heavens most cleare and let thy glory every where above the earth appeare verse 6 That they who thy beloved are may be no longer thrall with thy right hand deliver me and answer when I call verse 7 God in his holinesse hath said my ioy I will not hide I Succoths valley will mete out I Sichem will divide verse 8 Mine Gilead mine Manasseh is and Ephraim of my head the chiefe strength is and Iuda still my law-giver is made verse 9 My wash-pot Moab is my shoe o're Edom will I fling and Palestina as my prey I will in triumph bring verse 10 But who will come and bring me now into the City strong or who will leade me till I come the Edomites among verse 11 Thou who hast cast us off O God wilt thou the same not doe and wilt not thou O mighty God forth with our armies goe verse 12 When we are troubled in distresse be our protectour then because it is meere vanity to hope for helpe from men verse 13 We straight when strengthened by our God our selves shall valiant show and there is none but only he that can our foes o'rethrow Psal CIX Sing this as the 89. Psalme HOld not thy peace O thou that art the God of all my praise verse 2 For now the mouth of them that still are wicked in their wayes The mouth of the deceitfull too are opened me to wrong they have against me spoken much but with a lying tongue verse 3 They compass'd me out of their spleen with words that flow'd from hate and giv'n to far without a cause would needs with me debate verse 4 For my great love as enemies against me they conspire but unto prayer as my strength I doe my selfe retire verse 5 And they return'd me ill for good exceedingly ingrate and all the love that I had shown they recompenc'd with hate verse 6 Set thou O Lord a wicked man above him to command let Sathan ready to doe harme be rank'd at his right hand verse 7 Still let him be condemn'd when he shall to be iudged come yea and the prayer that he makes let it a sinne become verse 8 Few be his dayes to live his charge let thou another take verse 9 Let all his children Orphans be his wife a widdow make verse 10 Let all his children vagabonds poore beggars still remaine out of their places desolate let them seek bread in vaine verse 11 Let him that by extortion lives beare all his wealth away and let the haughty strangers pride make all his toiles a prey verse 12 Let there be none with mercy mov'd when he for help doth crave and on his children fatherlesse let none compassion have verse 13 Let his disgrac'd posterity be all cut off with shame and in the times that are to come extinguish'd be their name verse 14 Still let the Lord his fathers faults to fresh remembrance call and never let his Mothers sinne be blotted out at all verse 15 And let them all before the Lord appeare continually that he may wholly from the earth cut off their memory The second part verse 16 For mercy he forgot to show but persecuted still the poore and needy that he might the broken heart even kill verse 17 And so let cursing come to him as he the same hath lov'd as he loath'd blessing so let it be farre from him remov'd verse 18 As cursing cloth'd him like a robe even in his bowels so like water and in all his bones like oyle still let it goe verse 19 Let it even as that garment prove which he doth use to weare and for a girdle too which he continually doth beare verse 20 Thus from the Lord to all my foes let this be the reward and of all them against my soule that evill to speake not spar'd verse 21 But doe thou for thine own names sake O God the Lord for me because thy mercy still is good from trouble set me free verse 22 For I exceedingly am poore and am with want distress'd my heart most deeply wounded is and bleeds within my brest verse 23 As doth a shadow that declines I vanish'd am even so and as a Grashopper despis'd am tossed to and fro The third part verse 24 By fasting long enfeebled much my knees begin to bow my flesh far chang'd from what before doth faile of fatnesse now verse 25 I likewise a reproach to them did quickly come to be and they with scorn did shake their heads when as they look'd on me verse 26 As thou art mercifull save me helpe me Lord God with speed verse 27 That they may know this is thy hand that Lord it is thy deed verse 28 Let them curse on but blesse thou still let them ashamed be when they arise but who thee serves let him reioyce in thee verse 29 Let all my foes be cloeth'd with shame let themselves them cover even with their owne confusion all as with a mantle over verse 30 I with my mouth will greatly praise the Lord even from my heart yea I amongst the multitude will praise to him impart verse 31 For be shall alwaies of the poore at the right hand attend from those that doe condemne his soule that he may him defend Psal CX Sing this as the 98. Psalme THe Lord did say unto my Lord at my right hand sit thou till that they may thy footstoole be I make thine enemies vow verse 2 The Lord then of thy rod the strength shall out of Sion send in mid'st of them that are thy foes thy soveraignty extend verse 3 Thine in thy great day shall accord in beauties holinesse out of the mornings wombe thou do'st thy dew of youth possesse verse 4 The Lord hath sworne and will not rue thou art for ever prest according to the order of Melchisedeck still blest verse 5 The mighty Lord at thy right hand whil'st his wrath terrour brings in that great day when it doth burn shall then even strike through kings verse 6 He shall amongst the heathens iudge he shall with bodies dead fill all the place and he shall wound o're many lands each head verse 7 The brooke that is into the way with drinke shall him supply and therefore shall the head by him be lifted up on high Psal CXI Sing this as the 120. Psalme PRaise ye praise to the Lord my whole heart shall afford where him the righteous serve verse 2 The Lord his workes great are sought out of all with care that love them to observe verse 3 His worke most honourable and glorious is still stable his righteousnesse he grounds verse 4 He makes his great works be from all oblivion free the Lord in grace abounds verse 5 Who feare him food doe finde for ever in his minde his Covenant firme stands verse 6 His works power he hath showne to those that are his owne to give them th' heathens