earth hath spann'd verse 4 By Him steep hills and seas were made verse 5 The dry land by Him lay'd verse 6 Come let us worship and adore Kneel downe the Lord before verse 7 For He our God is we His care His sheep and people are To day if ye His voice will heare verse 8 No hard'ned heart bring neare Like that provoking in the day You in the desart lay verse 9 When your fore-fathers tempted me Who did my wonders see verse 10 And forty yeares you Tribes did pass Wherein I grieved was I said my people err in heart And wilfully depart My wayes prescrib'd they have not know'n Nor in my precepts gone verse 11 To whom my just incensed wrath By oath protested hath Those murmurers should nere be blest Or enter to my rest PSAL. XCVI Sing this as Psalme 51. or 100. verse 1 A New Song to the Lord rehearse Sing to him all the Universe verse 2 O blesse his Name in Songs display His saving mercies every day His glory and his wonders tell verse 3 To Nations who far distant dwell verse 4 This great Lord must be greatly prais'd Whose feare above all Gods is rais'd verse 5 For Heathen Gods are Idols vaine But 't is the Lord doth heav'n sustaine verse 6 Honour and awe are him before His sanctuary strong in pow'r verse 7 Ye kindreds then on earth that live Unto the Lord due honour give verse 8 Ascribe all glory to his Name And let his Courts with off'rings flame verse 9 O worship him your zeale express In beauty and in holiness Let all the earth before him feare And say God doth the Scepter beare verse 10 The world shall be establis'd so It shall not from its fast'nings go He to the people righteously His finall judgment shall apply verse 11 Let earth be glad and heav'n rejoyce The roaring Ocean make a noyse verse 12 Be glad ye fruits sprung from the fields With all the trees the forrest yields verse 13 For lo to judgment God doth come He comes to give the earth it's doome His just revenge the world pursu'th To judge the people with his truth PSAL. XCVII verse 1 LEt earth rejoyce that God doth reigne And Isles within the maine verse 2 Darknes and clouds waite Him upon And Justice is His Throne verse 3 Devouring fire before Him goes To burne His circling foes verse 4 Throughout the world His lightnings blaze Which trembling earth amaze verse 5 Hills at his presence turn'd to fume Like melting wax consume verse 6 The Heav'ns His righteousnes proclaime And men confess His fame verse 7 Let quick perdition all confound To worship Idols bound Who boast in Stocks and from Him swerve Whom all the Gods must serve verse 8 Sion and Iudah both rejoyc'd To heare Thy judgments voyc'd verse 9 With whose exalted state none dare Or men or Gods compare verse 10 Who love the Lord and do His will See that ye hate all ill He doth from wicked hands protect The soules of His Elect. verse 11 Unto the Godly springs a light And joy to the upright verse 12 Let righteous men their Lord then bless And praise His Holines PSAL. XCVIII verse 1 VNto the Lord your Songs renew Who marvailes wrought for you His holy arme and His right hand The victory hath gain'd verse 2 God His salvation hath made know'n His truth to Heathens shew'n verse 3 His mercies have remembred been Earth His Salvation seen verse 4 Make to the Lord a joyfull noyse Earth in lowd Songs rejoyce verse 5 With Harps unto your Maker sing And Psalmes tun'd to the string verse 6 With Trumpets and the Cornets sound Let your full joyes rebound All in your shrillest accents sing Before the Lord your King verse 7 Let roaring Seas for gladnes swell The world with those there dwell verse 8 Floods clap their hands the waves combine All Hills in praises joyne verse 9 For lo to Judgment God doth come To give the earth it's doome With justice He the world will try And men with Equity PSAL. XCIX verse 1 THe Lord doth reigne ye people all With trembling 'fore Him fall His throne 'twixt Cherubs He doth make Let earth be mov'd and shake verse 2 The Lord is in His Sion great Above the world His Seat verse 3 Let all the Holines proclaime Of His most awfull Name verse 4 This King of strength true Judgment loves And equity approves Thou do'st Thy righteous judgments fruit In Iacob execute verse 5 Exalt the Lord and Him adore His foot-stoole fall before verse 6 Moses and Aaron mongst His Priests On whom His service rests And Samuel mongst those that came To supplicate His Name These call'd on Him and when they pray'd He gratious answer made verse 7 He from the pillar of the Cloud Did speak to them aloud Whose Testimonies they obay'd Nor from His statutes stray'd verse 8 Thou answer'dst them O Lord our God! With mercy us'dst Thy rod Their sins Thy wrath did not forbear Yet they forgiven were verse 9 The Lord our God then magnify Exalt His praise on high And worship at His sacred Hill For God is holy still PSAL. C. verse 1 MAke to the Lord a joyfull noyse All lands to Him lift up your voice verse 2 Serve Him with gladnes let your tongue Approach His presence with a Song verse 3 Know He is God by whose hand we And not our own created be We are His people and the sheep His folds enclose His pastures keep verse 4 Enter with thanks His dwelling place And let His Courts resound with praise Your gratitude to Him profess His glorious Name for ever bless verse 5 For He is good and great His care His mercies everlasting are His truth eternally shall last When Time and all successions wast PSAL. CI. verse 1 I Mercy will and Judgment sing To Thee my Lord and King verse 2 I wisely will my steps direct In wayes of Thine elect O when wilt Thou to me come neare Thy presence when appear Who in my house with perfect heart Will nere from Thee depart verse 3 No wicked thing before mine eyes Will I behold or prize I hate the work of them whose pride From Thee doth turne aside verse 4 A wicked man and froward heart Shall from my thoughts depart Nor with the sinfull or perverse My knowledg shall converse verse 5 I will cut off the man whose spight His neighbour doth back-bite With him whose heart or look is high I never will comply verse 6 Upon the faithfull of the land Mine eyes shall fixed stand Who walketh in the perfect way Shall in my service stay verse 7 My house shall never give receit To him that works deceit Nor shall he tarry in my sight Who doth in lyes delight verse 8 All those in wickedness that joy I early will destroy And from the City of the Lord Cut all whom He abhorr'd PSAL. CII Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 HEare me O Lord and let my cry
To Thy bright throne ascend on high verse 2 Hide not Thy face in time of need But answer my request with speed verse 3 For all my daies away consume Like to the smoak or rising fume My bones like fired brands became Burnt up scorch'd in sorrowes flame verse 4 My heart like grass is withered And I forget to eat my bread verse 5 I wast and pine in daily groanes That scarse my flesh cleaves to my bones verse 6 Like Pelicans remov'd from sight Or Owles in desarts shunning light verse 7 As sparrowes their lost mates bemoane So do I watch and sit alone verse 8 I with reproach all day am torne Of enemies against me sworne verse 9 I ashes eat instead of bread And drink the tears my sorrows shed verse 10 Which mischeifs from thy wrath are grow'n Since thou who rais'd hast cast me down verse 11 Thus like the dark declining shade Or dying flow'r I hourely fade verse 12 Yet thou O Lord dost still endure From times successive change secure verse 13 Thou therefore shalt in mercy rise And Sion help which ruin'd lies The time is come for hir repaire verse 14 Whose stones and rubbish prized are Thy servants pity hir neglect And on hir dust with sighs reflect verse 15 So shall the Heathen feare Thy Name And Kings Thy Majesty proclaime verse 16 When God shall Sions buildings reare And in His glory shall appeare verse 17 He will regard the poor man's suit And not despise the destitute verse 18 This shall be written for record That after Times may praise the Lord Second Part. verse 19 The Lord from high His beams display'd And out of Heaven earth survay'd verse 20 The Captives setters to unty And Pris'ners save condemn'd to dy verse 21 That so in Sions blessed hill And Salem which His wonders sill verse 22 They may His name and praise declare When all the people gather'd are verse 23 He hath my strength to weaknes brought My Short'ned dayes are come to nought verse 24 So that to God I thus did pray O take me not as yet away Nor cast me off from this lifes stage In prime of youth and mid'st of age For though My dayes be few and fraile Thy yeares O God will never faile verse 25 Thou Lord hast earth's foundation lay'd And by Thy hand the Heav'ns were made They all shall perish and decay And in their time consume away Like to a garment when grow'n old They shall nor use nor motion hold But though the world and they must fall Thy Being is perpetuall verse 27 Yea as a vesture worne and chang'd Is from it's gloss and forme estrang'd So Shalt Thou change this massy frame Yet still Thy selfe abide the same verse 28 And like Thy selfe from changes freed Thou wilt prolong Thy servants seed Whose children shall remaine with Thee And in Thy sight establisht be PSAL. CIII As Psalme 51. verse 1 MY Soul thy best devotion raise To bless the Lord and sing His praise verse 2 O never unremembred be The benefits He powr'd on thee verse 3 Whose pardon doth all sins release And keep thy body from disease verse 4 Who thee redeem'd to death cast downe And doth thy life with mercies crowne verse 5 Who with good things shall fill thy mouth And eagle-like renew thy youth verse 6 He by right judgment hath redrest All such as are by wrong opprest verse 7 His wayes have Know'n to Moses been The Israelites His works have seen verse 8 All which His will and nature shew To mercy swift to vengeance slow verse 9 He will not alwayes with us chide Nor let His anger long abide verse 10 Nor deales according to our sin Nor have our crimes rewarded bin verse 11 For high as Heav'n is earth above So large so boundless is his love verse 12 Removing all our sins as far As East and West divided are verse 13 Yea like a Father 's to his Son To us is his compassion verse 14 He knowes our frame too weak to trust Remembring that we are but dust verse 15 The daies of man like to the grass Or fading flow'r to nothing pass verse 16 Which blow'n and shaken by the wind Leave neither place nor print behind verse 17 His goodnes though confirm'd and sure To childrens children doth endure verse 18 Ev'n unto such whose cleare intents Walk after His Commandements verse 19 The Lord in heav'n prepares His throne And governs all the world alone O therefore bless that pow'rfull Lord Who made and rules us by His word verse 20 Ye Angels that in strength excell And never 'gainst His word rebell verse 21 Ye winged Ministers who still Prepared are to act His will Ye Heav'nly hosts and creatures all verse 22 Bless Him and at His foot-stool fall Lastly my Soul thy Maker praise And bless His goodnes all thy daies PSAL. CIV. As Psalme 51. verse 1 MY Soul the Lord for ever bless O God! Thy greatnesse all confess Whom Majesty and honour vest verse 2 In robes of Light eternall drest He Heaven makes his Canopy verse 3 His chambers in the waters ly His Chariot is the cloudy storme And on the wings of wind is borne verse 4 He Spirits makes His Angels quire His Ministers a flaming fire verse 5 He so did earth's foundations cast It might remaine for ever fast verse 6 Then cloath'd it with the spatious deep Whose wave out swells the mountaines steep verse 7 At Thy rebuke the waters fled And hid their thunder frighted head verse 8 They from the mountaines streaming flow And downe into the Vallies go Then to their liquid center hast Where their collected floods are cast verse 9 These in the Ocean met and joyn'd Thou hast within a bank confin'd Not suff'ring them to pass their bound Least earth by their excess be drown'd verse 10 He from the hills his Christall springs Down running to the vallies brings verse 11 Which drink supply and coolnes yield To thirsting beasts throughout the field verse 12 By them the fowles of heaven rest And singing in their branches nest verse 13 He waters from his clouds the Hills The teeming earth with plenty fills verse 14 He grass for Cattle doth produce And every Herbe for humane use That so He may His creatures feed And from the earth supply their need verse 15 He makes the clusters of the vine To glad the Sons of men with wine He oyle to cheere the face imparts And bread the strength'ner of their hearts Second Part. verse 16 The trees which God for fruit decreed Nor sap nor moyst'ning vertue need The lofty Cedars by His hand In Lebanon emplanted stand verse 17 Unto the birds these shelter yield And Storks upon the fir-trees build verse 18 Wild goats the hills defend and feed And in the Rocks the Conies breed verse 19 He made the changing Moone appeare To note the seasons of the yeare The Sun from Him his strength doth get And knows the measure of his Set.
May Israel now say verse 2 Oft in my tender yeares assaild Yet have they not prevail'd verse 3 My back the plowers did invade And there long furrowes made verse 4 But God hath cut their wicked bands And sav'd me from their hands verse 5 Let them confounded back retire Who Sions hurt desire verse 6 Or prove like grasse on houses top Which withers e're growne up verse 7 Which hath no mower for it found Nor into sheaves is bound verse 8 And none that pass God speed you say Or wish you prosper may PSAL. CXXX verse 1 OUt from the Depths of misery O Lord to Thee I cry verse 2 Mark well my voice and let Thine eare My supplication heare verse 3 If Thou O Lord wilt be extreame And with thy searching beame Examine each transgression And errour we have done When we thus strictly shall be try'd Who may thy sentence bide Or who endure thy vengfull hand And in thy judgment stand verse 4 But there is Mercy Lord with Thee That Thou may'st feared be verse 5 Thy word and Promises are just Therefore in them I trust verse 6 On Thee alone my hope is plac't To Thee my Soule doth hast On Thee she waites to Thee she flyes Before the morning rise They that expect the morning light After the weary night Watch not so much the break of day As she for Thee doth stay verse 7 O Israel trust in the Lord Who pity doth afford For He more ready is to save Then we his help to crave With Him abundant mercy is To salve what 's done amiss verse 8 And Plentifull redemption found To cure each sinfull wound Another of the same paraphrased for an Antheme OUt of the horrour of the lowest Deep Where cares endlesse fears their station keep To thee O Lord I send my woful cry O heare the accents of my misery If Thy enquiry Lord should be severe To mark all sins which have been acted here Who may abide or when they sifted are Stand un-condemned at Thy Judgments bar But there is mercy O my God with Thee That Thou by it may'st lou'd and feared be My Soule waites for the Lord in Him I trust Whose word is faithful whose promise just On him my longing thoughts are fixt as they Who wait the cōforts of the rising day Yea more then those that watch the morning light Tir'd with the sorrowes of a rest-less night O Israel trust in that Gratious Lord Who plentifull remission doth afford And will His people who past pardon seeme By mercyes greater then their sins redeeme PSAL. CXXXI verse 1 O Lord have no haughty mind Nor eyes to pride inclin'd To matters great I not aspire Nor things too high desire verse 2 But low in thought in action mild Like to a weaned Child So wean'd from all earth's vanities My soule on Thee relies verse 3 Let Israel make God their scope And in His goodnesse hope Untill both time and life shall end On Him alone depend PSAL. CXXXII verse 1 REmember David's trouble Lord His vow and oath record verse 2 How he in zeale and holy fear To Iacob's God did swear verse 3 I will not house my weary head Nor go into my bed verse 4 Nor shall my eyes with sleep opprest Acquainted be with rest verse 5 Untill a dwelling place I find Unto the Lord design'd And till I shall a Temple raise For the Almighty's praise verse 6 Lo we have heard in Ephrata Thy Arke did sometimes stay And found in open fields it stood Or shelt'red by the wood verse 7 But in His Tabernacle now Our knees wee 'l humbly bow We will before His foot stool fall And on His power call verse 8 Arise O Lord into Thy Rest Long with Thy presence blest And let Thy Arke be fixed here Whose strength the Nations feare verse 9 Thy Priests with holyness attire With joy Thy Saints inspire verse 10 Do not Thy love for Davids sake From Thine Annointed take verse 11 The Lord to David vowed hath Nor will He break His faith From thine owne Ioynes shall issue one To sit upon thy throne verse 12 And if thy Children will consent To my Commandement Their sons whil'st day and night remaine Successively shall Reigne verse 13 For I the Lord have Sion chose For my desir'd repose verse 14 Within this dwelling will I rest An everlasting guest verse 15 Hir stores with plenty shall be fed Hir poor reliev'd with bread verse 16 Hir Priests with blessing shall be deckt With gladness Hir Elect. verse 17 There shall the Horne of David spring In honour flourishing And like a Lamp his glorious light Shall still continue bright verse 18 His adversaries cloath'd with shame Shall lose both life and name But from his Sacred Head the Crowne Shall never be cast downe PSAL. CXXXIII verse 1 BEhold how pleasant 't is to see When brethren do agree Whose hearts as dwellings love unites And to accord invites verse 2 'T is like the pretious ointment shed On Aarons sacred head Which did from face and beard descend And on his garment end verse 3 'T is as the silver drops of dew Which Hermons top renew Or as the fuitfull raines distill Upon faire Sions Hill verse 4 The Lord on such agreement powres His loves unwasted showres And doth their habitations bless With endless happiness PSAL. CXXXIV Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 YE servants of the Lord Bless Him with one accord You in His House who nightly wait His praises due relate verse 2 With lifted hands adore And daily Him implore Within His Sanctuary bless The Lord of Holiness verse 3 The God that Heaven made And earth's foundation lay'd Out of His Sion thee defend And blessings endless send PSAL. CXXXV Sing this as Psalme 119. verse 1 PRaise ye the Lord His praise proclaime All ye that love His Name verse 2 Ye in His House and Courts that stand Attending His Command verse 3 O praise His goodness blest His Name From whom all mercies came verse 4 He Iacob chose and on his race Did all His treasure place verse 5 Our God is great and in His deeds All other Gods exceeds verse 6 In Heav'n or earth or deepest Seas He acts what ere He please verse 7 He makes from earth the vapours rise Which cloud the dark'ned skies From whence He raines and light'ning flings And winds there treasur'd brings verse 8 He man and beast in Egypt smote verse 9 And plagues on Pharaoh brought verse 10 His arme did vanquish Nations great And mighty Kings defeat verse 11 Sibon and Og and Canaan fell verse 12 In lot to Israel verse 13 Therefore Thy pow'rfull Name O Lord Succession shall record verse 14 Thy judgments are on sinners bent But tow'rds Thine owne relent verse 15 The Gods in Heathen Temples sought Are gold and silver wrought verse 16 Speechless they be and blind and deaf verse 17 Nor in their mouths have breath verse 18 Like them the Makers are and
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
But God enclined hath his eare My prayers voice to heare verse 20 Let God for evermore be blest Who granted my request Who hath not turn'd away His face Nor held from me His grace PSAL. LXVII verse 1 THy mercy Lord extend And blessings on us send O let Thy Light and Face Divine Upon They servants shine verse 2 That through the earth Thy way Be know'n to Gentiles may And nations of the Universe Thy saving health rehearse verse 3 Let all the people raise Their voyce to sing Thy praise O God! let them with joy expresse To Thee their thankfulnesse verse 4 O let the Nations sing With gladnesse to their King For thou the world shalt judge with right And rule the earth with might verse 5 Let all the people raise Their voice to sing Thy praise O God let them with joy expresse To Thee their thankfulnesse verse 6 Then shall the earth encrease In plenty and in peace And God our God in blessings shew'n Shall us His people own verse 7 God who doth ever live To us shall blessings give That all the ends of earth may feare And duty to Him beare PSAL. LXVIII verse 1 LEt God the God of might arise And scatter'd be His enemies And let all those that hate Him flee verse 2 As smoake by winds we driven see So perish wicked men like sumes Or melted wax which fire consumes verse 3 But let the righteous rejoyce And unto God life up their voyce verse 4 Sing unto God sing praises lowd To Him that rides upon the cloud The Name of great Iehovah blesse verse 5 A father of the fatherlesse For he relieves the widowes wants verse 6 He solitary housholds plants And frees the Captives from their chaine Whil'st rebels are with hunger slaine verse 7 When Lord Thy people Thou didst lead And marches through the desart tread verse 8 The Heavens melted the earth shook And Sinai was with terrour strook verse 9 Yet Thou upon thy Lot didst powre When faint and weary plenties store verse 10 Thy congregation Thou didst feed Reliev'dst the poore and help'dst their need verse 11 The Lord Himselfe did give the word And num'rous preachers it record verse 12 Kings armies fled and took the foyle Whilst women did divide the spoile verse 13 Though then ye have neglected ly'n Ye shall againe with lustre shine Like to the doves faire plumed wing As Gold or Silver glistering verse 14 When God great Kings had put to flight The land was like to Salmon white verse 15 God's Mount is as faire Bashans hill Whose height does earth with wonder fill verse 16 Why leap ye hills which so excell This is the hill where God will dwell verse 17 His Chariots twenty thousand are Thousands of Angels serve His war Second Part. verse 18 Thou ha'st ascended up on high And captive led captivity Did'st ransome those who did rebell That God might still among them dwell verse 19 Blest be the Lord the God of health Who loads us daily with His wealth verse 20 He is the God whose saving breath The issues doth command from death verse 21 But God shall wound their hatefull head Who wilfully in sins are led verse 22 He said I will my people keep From Bashan bring through the deep verse 23 That so Thy foot borne through the cries Of fall'n and dying enemies May dipped be in slaughters flood And tongues of dogs lick up their blood verse 24 How Thou my God King we know Didst in Thy Sanctuary go verse 25 Singers lead to the Instrument Then Damsels with their Timbrels went verse 26 Blesse God all yee from Iacob spring verse 27 Small Benjamin their Ruler bring With Princely Iudah on the Throne Strong Nepthali and Zebulon verse 28 Thy God for thee did strength command O let Thy work confirmed stand verse 29 Then presents shall by Kings to Thee In Salems Temple offer'd be verse 30 Rebuke the peoples brutish spight Those scatter who in war delight verse 31 So Egypts Princes and the Moore With hands stretch'd out shall thee adore verse 32 Earth's Kingdomes sing and praise ascribe To God who 'bove the Heavens doth ride His mighty voyce He out doth send verse 34 His strength excells the clouds to rend verse 35 O God Thou from thy Holy Place With terrour dost thy foes amaze He strength and pow'r to Israel gives Blessed be God whoever lives PSAL. LXIX verse 1 SAve me O God for on my soule The furious waters rowle verse 2 Sunk deep in mire no stay I have Orewhelm'd by ev'ry wave verse 3 I weary am of my long cry My throat is hoarse and dry My failing eyes their strenght abate Whilst for my God I wait verse 4 My haters without cause exceed The haires upon my head And though I things not took restore They wrong and hate me more verse 5 O God! my folly Thou ha'st know'n My sins to Thee are show'n verse 6 Let none that seek or wait for Thee Through me confounded be verse 7 For Thy sake have I borne disgrace Shame cover'd hath my face verse 8 A stranger to my brethren am Who from my Mother came verse 9 I in Thy Houses zeale do pine Thy wrongs reputing mine verse 10 Yet when I fasted wept and mourn'd That my reproach was turn'd verse 11 For garments I have Sack-cloath worne A Proverb grow'n of scorne verse 12 Revil'd by those the gate that throng And made the drunkards song verse 13 But Lord to Thee my prayers climbe In Thy accepted time O for Thy Truth and mercies sake Heare those requests I make verse 14 Deliver me from out the mire Where envious floods conspire verse 15 To swallowing deeps me nere expose Nor let the pit enclose verse 16 Give eare O Lord as Thou art kind Let me Thy mercy find verse 17 Hide not Thy Face in time of need But heare my moane with speed Second Part. verse 18 Draw nigh O Lord my soule redeem Lost in my foes esteem verse 19 Thou my dishonour know'st and shame And those who me defame verse 20 Reproach my heavy heart hath broke Press'd downe with sorrowes stroake For pitty I and comfort look But friends have me forsook verse 21 For drink they Vineger for meat They gave me Gall to eat verse 22 O let their table prove their snare Their peace turne to despaire verse 23 Their eyes be dark'ned and still make Their loines through terrour shake verse 24 Upon their heads Thy fury powre Let vengeance them devoure verse 25 Make desolate their dwelling place Their habitation rase verse 26 For they whom Thou hast smote pursue The woundeds griefe renew verse 27 Add sin to their iniquity Let them thy presence fly verse 28 Blot from the Book of life their soule Nor with thy Saints enroll verse 29 But I am poore and full of paine O raise me up againe verse 30 So in my Song I le praise thy Name And thankfull ditties frame verse 31 Such gifts and
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
Lambs verse 5 What ay'ld thy waters O thou Sea That they so fled from thee Iordan what did thy current lack That thou wast driven back What Miracle did then prevaile That both your streams should faile verse 6 You Mountaines that ye skip'd like rams Yet little hills like Lambs verse 7 Tremble thou earth when Iacobs God Commands thee with his rod verse 8 Who from the Rock did waters bring And made the flint a spring PSAL. CXV Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 NOt unto us O Lord but Thee Thy Name Thy Truth the glory be verse 2 Why should the heathen Thee defy Whilst Where is now their God they cry verse 3 Our God in heaven doth remaine And acts what ere he did ordaine Their Idols Silver are and Gold The work which hands of men did mould verse 5 Mouths have they yet they speechlesse be And they have eyes but cannot see verse 6 They ears possesse which nothing heare And noses not for smelling beare verse 7 Their hands not touch their feet not walk Nor through their throat resounds their talk verse 8 Who make them are as vaine as they And so are all that to them pray O Israel O Aarons line verse 11 O yee that in His feare combine Trust ye in God who is your shield Protection He and help doth yield verse 12 He mindfull still of our redresse Will Israel and Aaron blesse verse 13 Who feare Him small or great are blest verse 14 And in their race shall be encreast verse 15 You are the blessed of the Lord Who heaven fram'd and earth hath stor'd verse 16 He in the Heav'n of Heavens lives But earth unto mans children gives verse 17 The dead Thy praises cannot shew Nor those who downe to silence go verse 18 But we the Lord through all our daies Will blesse The Lord for ever praise PSAL. CXVI verse 1 I Love the Lord and am well pleas'd He hath me heard and eas'd verse 2 Whilst therefore life continue shall I will upon Him call verse 3 The snares of death about me dwelt And paines of Hell I felt Disturbed thoughts and heavinesse My conscience did oppress verse 4 Then to the Lord my plaint I made And thus unto Him said O Lord my soule from falling save And lift me from the grave verse 5 The Lord is gracious and just To those His mercy trust verse 6 His Hand the simple doth protect When crosses them deject verse 7 Turne then my soule unto thy rest God's favours have thee blest He bountifully doth reward And thee from dangers guard verse 8 Thou keep'st my soule from death's pale feares My drooping eyes from teares And did'st my wand'ring steps recall When I was apt to fall verse 9 My feet before the Lord shall stand In His eternall land verse 10 I therefore pray'd and thus believ'd Yet still my heart was griev'd For in my foes successe I fail'd Till faith at last prevail'd verse 11 Then I all men for Lyars knew And God alone for true verse 12 What retribution shall I give To him by whom I live Or what acknowledgment apply For His benignity verse 13 Salvations sacred Cup I 'le take And humble prayers make verse 14 Before His people shall be pay'd The vowes which I have made verse 15 For those that live like Saints upright And in the Lord delight Are living dear unto His eye And pretious when they dy verse 16 Lord I Thy faithfull servant am And still adore Thy Name Thou loosed hast my heavy yoak My bonds in sunder broke verse 17 Therefore my praises unto Thee Shall daily offer'd be My gratitude and pray'r shall rise Like thankfull sacrifice verse 18 The vowes shall be which I have made Before the people pay'd verse 19 Who in Thy house and sacred Courts To praise Thy Name resorts PSAL. CXVII verse 1 O All ye Nations record The Praises of the Lord Ye people through the Universe Your Makers praise rehearse verse 2 For He to us great kindness shewes And Mercies large bestowes His constant Truth no time decaies The Lord for ever praise PSAL. CXVIII verse 1 O Thank the goodness of our God Whose mercy knowes no period verse 2 Let Israel their voices joyne verse 3 Let those who come from Aarons loyne verse 4 Let all who feare the Lord confesse His mercies everlastingnesse verse 5 I call'd upon Him when distrest Who me enlarged and releast verse 6 The Lord Himselfe is on my side I fearlesse mans attempts abide verse 7 He takes their part who succour me I shall my haters ruin'd see verse 8 'T is bettet in the Lord to trust Than leane on man who is but dust verse 9 Better rely on His defense Then put in Princes confidence verse 10 All Nations me encompass'd round But His great Name shall them confound verse 11 They closely set against me came But I destroy'd them in His Name verse 12 Like bees they thick about me swarm'd Yet through His Name I was unharm'd As kindled Thorns which blazing dy They quenched in their ashes ly verse 13 Though pressing foes my fall assay'd The Lord Himself became may aid verse 14 God is my health my strength my song verse 15 Lowd joyes the Righteous are among verse 16 For God's Right hand 's lift up on high His Right hand acts most valiantly verse 17 I shall not dy but live to praise And speake His wonders all my daies verse 18 Although the Lord me chast'ned sore He unto death not gave me ore verse 19 Open His sacred Gates that I With praise the Lord may glorify verse 20 This is the Gate through which the just And righteous Persons enter must verse 21 Thee wil I thank who heard'st my voice And mak'st me in Thy help rejoyce verse 22 That stone the builders from them lay'd The Head is of the Corner made verse 23 This is Gods act which in our eyes Religious wonder multiplies verse 24 This is the day the Lord hath made We will rejoyce in it be glad verse 25 Save now and prosper we intreat O Lord who art as good as great verse 26 He blessed be comes in His Name We blessings from God's house proclaime verse 27 God is the Lord whose light hath shin'd Pure Off'rings to His Altar bind verse 28 Thou art my God I Thee will praise And in my Song Thine honour raise O thank the goodnesse of our God Whose mercy knowes no period PSAL. CXIX ALEPH. verse 1 BLessed are They who undefil'd Nor in their waies beguil'd verse 2 God's Lawes obay His statutes keep And with their whole heart seek verse 3 No wicked act seduc'd them hath Or turn'd them from His path verse 4 For Thou command'st that from Thy Law We never should withdraw verse 5 O that my waies were so upright I keep Thy statutes might verse 6 Thou wilt not me with shame reject Who Thy commands respect verse 7 My heart to praise Thee will delight When taught Thy judgments right
sacrifice as these Will God much better please Then fatted Oxen from the stall Which on His Altar fall verse 32 The meek shall see this and be glad whose hopes on God are stay'd verse 33 For he will hear the poor mans cryes His pris'ners not despise verse 34 Let Heaven praise Him Seas and earth With all in them have birth verse 35 For God will Sions Cities blesse For Iudah to possesse verse 36 His servants and succeeding race Inherit shall this place And those that love His glorious Name For ever there remaine PSAL. LXX verse 1 MAke hast O God my life to save Thy speedy help I crave verse 2 Their practises with shame confound That seek my soule to wound Let them disgraced all retire That do my hurt desire verse 3 Who 'gainst me say Aba in scorne To shamefull ruin turn verse 4 And let all those that seek to Thee Rejoyce and gladded be Let them who in thy love confide Say God be magnify'd verse 5 But I am poor and prest with need O God to me make speed Thou art my help and only stay O Lord make no delay PSAL. LXXI Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 IN thee O Lord my trust I place Confound me never with disgrace verse 2 Thou in Thy justice set me free Incline Thine eare and succour me verse 3 Be Thou my strong and safe resort Who art my Rock and only Fort verse 4 O Save me from unrighteous bands From cruell men and bloody hands verse 5 Thou art my hope O God of truth My trust and Comfort from my youth verse 6 Thou from the womb did'st me sustaine When brought forth in my Mothers paine Thou from her bowels did'st me bring Of Thee my praise shall ever sing verse 7 And though mens wonder I am made My strong defense on Thee is lay'd verse 8 O let my mouth be fill'd with praise And with Thy honour all my daies verse 9 Cast me not off when old and fraile Nor me forsake when strength doth faile verse 10 Mine enemies combine with hate And for my Soule lay daily wait verse 11 Saying Him persecute and take For God and man doth him forsake verse 12 O be not far from me at need My God to succour me make speed verse 13 Consume all those and them confound Who seek my Soule with hate to wound Reproach them who conspire my hurt And my affliction make their Sport verse 14 So never shall my hope give ore But I will praise Thee more and more verse 15 My mouth shall still Thy mercies shew Whose number I could never know verse 16 And in Thy strength will I go on Thy goodnesse only mention verse 17 O God thou me from youth hast taught To speak the wonders thou hast wrought verse 18 Forsake me not when gray and old Till to this Age Thy pow'r is told verse 19 Thy righteousnesse O God exceeds Who equall can Thy mighty deeds verse 20 Thou who hast shew'd me grief paine Shalt quicken me O Lord againe Thy hand shall bring me from the deep Though bury'd low in earth I sleep verse 21 Thou shalt my greatnes then encrease And comfort me with endlesse peace verse 22 Therefore O God through all my daies On Psalteries Thy truth I 'le praise And on the harpe Thy mercies tell O Holy one of Israël verse 23 My joyfull lips to thee shall sing My soul which Thou from death didst bring verse 24 My tongue Thy justice shall proclaime Who do'st my foes confound with shame PSAL. LXXII As Psalme 51. verse 1 GIve Lord thy judgments to the King And from his Son let Justice spring verse 2 So shall the right to all extend And equity the poor defend verse 3 The mountains then shall bring forth peace The hils by righteousnesse encrease verse 4 He shall the poor and needy save But break oppressors in the grave verse 5 All generations shall Thee feare So long as Sun and Moon appeare verse 6 He shall like raine on grasse new mow'n Or showres that water earth come downe verse 7 The just shall flourish in His daies And Peace abound whilst light displayes verse 8 From Sea to Sea His Throne shall reach And from the flood to earths end stretch verse 9 They who in desarts dwell shall bow His Foes as dust His feet below verse 10 Tarshish the Isles with Sheba's King And Seba shall their presents bring verse 11 All Kings before Him shall fall downe And every Nation serve His crowne verse 12 The cries of helples He will heed verse 13 And save the soules of such as need verse 14 He shall from violence redeem And pretious their blood esteem verse 15 Sheba shall Gold for Tribute pay Men praise Him still and for Him pray verse 16 The smallest handfull then of corne Upon the tops of Mountaines borne Like Lebanon full fruits shall powre The people flourish like the flow'r verse 17 His Name endureth whil'st the Sun About the world his course doth run Blessings through Him descend on all And Nations shall Him Blessed call verse 18 Blessed be God whose every act His Servants wonder doth attract verse 19 Blest be His Name Let Earth and men Be with His glory fill'd Amen PSAL. LXXIII Sing this as Psalme 119. verse 1 GOd unto Israel is kind To those are cleane in mind verse 2 Yet had my wav'ring feet and faith Almost forsook their path verse 3 For I to envy could not cease At fools and sinners peace verse 4 Who not impaire in ages length Nor lessen'd are in strength verse 5 They not like others troubled are Nor plagu'd with common care verse 6 They therefore are with proud disdaine Compass'd as with a chaine And as a garment for defence Cover'd with violence verse 7 Their wanton eye with fatnesse swells And wealth their wish excells verse 8 They most corrupt oppresse the weak And arrogantly speak verse 9 They set their mouth 'gainst heaven to talk Their tongue through earth doth walk verse 10 Therefore Gods people when they see How prosp'rous sinners be And vexed with their sorrowes sense Incline to their defense verse 11 So words like these their passion throwes How should we thinke God knowes verse 12 Who lets the wicked live in health And daily grow in wealth verse 13 Why vertue then should I retained I cleanse my heart in vaine In vaine my hands held from offense I wash in innocence verse 14 For all the daies my life hath seen I have afflicted been My Soule with wants and sorrowes worn◠Was chast'ned every morne verse 15 Yet should I not these murmurs check But thus disturbed speak I might thy Children so offend And Thee blaspheming end Second Part. verse 16 But this I found by flesh and blood Hard to be understood verse 7 Nor till I to Thy Temple went Could know what these things meant Then I discern'd what they portend And how the wicked end verse 18 Whom Thou in slippery fortunes plac't Do'st
display'd verse 6 The Sun by day thee shall not smite Nor vapours of the Moon by night verse 7 The Lord shall Thee preserve from harme Thy soule against temptations arme verse 8 Thy going out and comming in For evermore His care have bin PSAL. CXXII verse 1 I Was right glad and joyfull made When They unto me said Let us unto God's House repaire And worship Him with pray'r verse 2 O blest Ierusalem our feet Within Thy Gates shall meet verse 3 Who builded like a City art United in each part verse 4 To Thee the Tribes of God ascend Their praises to commend And by their zeale the rest enflame To blesse their Makers Name verse 5 There are the great Tribunals plac't By publick justice grac't There is the Palace and the Throne Which David sits upon verse 6 O pray for Salems lasting peace That it may nere decrease They still shall prosper from whose love These happy wishes move verse 7 With peace thy wals encircled be Sweet concord dwell in Thee And let thy Palaces abound With fullest plenty crown'd verse 8 I for my brethrens sake will pray Peace may within thee stay verse 9 And for the House of Gods aboad Will ever seek Thy good PSAL. CXXIII verse 1 I Unto Thee lift up mine eyes O thou who rul'st the skies And in the highest Heav'ns dost dwell Whose brightness none can tell verse 2 As servants wait their Lords command And Maids their mistresse hand On God so do our eyes depend Till He his mercy send verse 3 O Lord some pity on us shew To end our painfull woe For we reproached and unpriz'd Are utterly despis'd verse 4 Our soule afflicted daily mournes Fill'd with excessive scornes Whil'st those who live in ease and pride Our wretched state deride PSAL. CXXIV To the proper Tune verse 1 NOw Israel This truth may gladly tell But that the Lord Did help to us afford verse 2 If He our side With strength had not supply'd When banding foes Against our safety rose verse 3 Their kindled ire Had swallow'd us like fire verse 4 The angry flood Had then above us stood Who by the streame Quite overwhelm'd had been verse 5 And swelling waves Become our timeless graves Whil'st ore our soule The billowes proudly rowle verse 6 Blest be His aid Who us their prey not made verse 7 Our resku'd soules Like late-entangled fowles Escaped are Out of the deadly snare Broke is the net And we at freedom set verse 8 In His great Name Who Heav'n and earth did frame Our ruin stay'd And help on Him is lay'd Another of the same verse 1 NOw Israel may truly say In honour of this day Had not the Lord our quarrell took All help had us forsook verse 2 Yea had not God our battailes fought When men our ruin sought And when our close conspiring foes Against our safety rose verse 3 The wrath which in their breasts did strive Had buried us alive Consuming both our Place and Name In their revenges flame verse 4 Our Life and what we most esteem Had perisht in this stream verse 5 And in the furious billowes womb Beheld our glories comb verse 6 But let our God be alwayes prais'd Who thus from death us rais'd Nor made us subject to their pow'r Who sought us to devour verse 7 From danger resku'd is our soule Like some net scaping fowle So broken is the bloody snare And we deliver'd are verse 8 Our present help and hopes of aid In God alone are lay'd 'T is He who made both Heav'n and earth That gave our comforts birth PSAL. CXXV verse 1 WHo God their hope and trust account Are like faire Sions Mount Whose head unmoved and unshook Abides the tempests stroak verse 2 As rising Mountaines Salem's fense By their circumference So God His people guards throughout And circles them about verse 3 The wicked shall not by their pow'r The righteous Lot devour Least they the heathens sins partake Who them their vassall make verse 4 Do good O Lord unto the just Who in Thy goodnes trust And those that are in heart upright Continue in Thy sight verse 5 But as for such who turn'd aside To crooked waies back-slide The Lord their judgments shall encrease But Iacob blesse with peace PSAL. CXXVI verse 1 WHen God did cast a gratious eye On Sions misery And did his captiv'd Peoples state To liberty translate This unexpected safety wrought On us such wonder brought Our freedome like a vision seem'd And we like them that dream'd verse 2 Joy fill'd our mouth triumphant Songs Did exercise our tongues That Heathens with amazement said God hath This gladness made verse 3 The Lord who crownes His servants faith Great things effected hath And makes us publish through the earth The causes of our mirth verse 4 Lord turne our bondage end our woe Let Thy full mercyes flow As waters from the fountaines mouth Or Rivers in the South verse 5 They who before in teares have sow'n And only sorrowes know'n Shall so their future hopes employ That they may reap in joy verse 6 He who good seed in weeping beares And water'd with his teares Shall doubtless find return'd with gaine What here he sow'd in paine A blessed harvest shall ensue His comforts to renew Long joyes shall spring from his short grief And from each graine a sheaf PSAL. CXXVII Sing this as the Lords Prayer verse 1 EXcept the Lord the house sustaine The builders labour is in vaine Except the City He defend And to the dwellers safety send In vaine are Centinels prepar'd Or armed watchmen for the guard verse 2 You vainly with the early light Arise or sit up late at night To find support and dayly eat Your bread with sorrow earn'd and sweat When God who His beloved keepes This plenty gives with quiet sleepes verse 3 Lo children and the fruitfull womb Are blessings which from Heaven come verse 4 As arrowes in a strong mans hand So children are in youth obtain'd verse 5 Who hath his quiver full of those Shall never feare upbraiding foes PSAL. CXXVIII verse 1 BLessed is he who God doth fear And holds His precepts deare verse 2 Thou shalt have plenty in thy meat And of thy labours eat verse 3 Thy Wife shall like the loving vine Which doth thy walls entwine With fruits enrich thy dwelling place And multiply thy race Thy Children shall like branches shew Which from the Olive grow And round about thy table stand As blessings to thy land verse 4 These favours shall the man obtaine Whose hopes in God remaine verse 5 The Lord shall thee from Sion bless With all earthes happiness Thine eyes Hierusalem shall see Fill'd with prosperitie And whil'st thy dayes of life endure Hir gloryes shall be sure verse 6 Thou Childrens Children shalt behold Spring up when thou art old And added to thine own encrease See Israel in peace PSAL. CXXIX Sing this as Psalme 119. verse 1 OFt vext me from my Youth have they
those Who trust in Them repose verse 19 His praise O ye from Iacob spring O house of Aaron sing verse 20 O house of Levi who profess His feare your Maker bless verse 21 From Sion let your blessings sound Your thankfull Songs abound Praise ye the Lord His mercies tell Who doth in Salem dwell PSAL. CXXXVI To the usuall Tune As Psalme 148. verse 1 GIve thanks unto the Lord Who doth all good afford verse 2 The God of Gods who swaies verse 3 Those Lords whom earth obeyes verse 4 Who hath alone Great wonders done His mercy sure Doth still endure verse 5 To Him who Heavens made verse 6 Earth 'bove the waters lay'd verse 7 To Him who form'd great lights To rule our daies and nights verse 8 The Sun at noone The Stars and Moone verse 9 Whose mercy sure Doth still endure verse 10 Who Egypts first-borne smote And Iacob from them brought verse 13 The Red Sea parted was verse 14 For Israel to pass verse 15 But Pharaoh's host In it was lost His mercy sure Doth still endure verse 16 Who His through desarts led Great Kings discomfited verse 19 Sihon the Amorite verse 20 And Og with Bashan's might verse 21 And gave their land verse 22 To Iacob's hand His mercy sure Doth still endure verse 23 Who our low state esteem'd verse 24 And from our foes redeem'd verse 25 Who to all flesh gives food His creatures fills with good verse 26 Your thanks O bring To Heavens King Whose mercy sure Doth still endure PSAL. CXXXVII Sing this as Psalme 119. verse 1 BY Babylons swift streames we sate Sad and disconsolate The teares as fast ran from our ey For Sions memory verse 2 Our harps untuned and unstrung Upon the Willowes hung verse 3 When those who did us captive bring Bid us in scorne to sing They who us spoil'd with sword and fire Did mirth of us require Sing us say'd They one of the Songs To Sion which belongs verse 4 But how shall we sing the Lords Song His Enemies among Or tune His Notes in strangers Land That cannot understand verse 5 O deare Ierusalem when I Forsake thy memory May my skill faile my right hand let Her cunning quite forget verse 6 Cleave to the roof O may my tongue When I not not mourne thy wrong Or if I not preferr thy mirth Above all joyes on earth verse 7 In thy remembrance Lord retaine Proud Edoms fierce disdaine Who 'gainst Ierusalem did cry Mocking hir misery Now she is fall'n nere may our eyes Againe behold hir rise Down with it their rude clamours sound Rase it ev'n to the ground verse 8 O Babylon which did'st us wast Thy self our woes must tast And in thy finall ruin we Sions revenge shall see Happy are They who to requite The measure of thy spight verse 9 Without all pitty 'gainst the stones Shall dash thy little ones PSAL. CXXXVIII verse 1 I Thee will praise with my whole heart My thankfull hymnes impart Before the Gods of Earth I 'le sing My praise to Heaven's King verse 2 I towards Thy Temple worship will And praises utter still Thy word and Name shall loudly sound Whose love and truth abound verse 3 When in my plaints to Thee I cry'd Thy love as soon reply'd My fainting spirit was renew'd With strength my soule endu'd verse 4 The Kings of earth Thy praise shall beare When they Thy words do heare verse 5 They in the waies of God shall sing The glory of their King verse 6 For though the Lord be very high Yet He cast's downe His eye The meek and lowly He respects But all the proud neglects verse 7 Though I in mid'st of trouble live Yet Thou wilt me revive Thy stretch'd out hand my wrathfull foes To ruin shall expose verse 8 The Lord my comforts will assure By mercyes which endure Cease not of me regard to take Nor Thine own works forsake PSAL. CXXXIX Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 LOrd thou hast throughly searched me I open am and know'n to Thee verse 2 My sitting downe and my up rise Are not concealed from Thine eyes Thou understand'st my distant thought Ere it to forme my self had brought verse 3 Thou circlest in my path and bed And hast my waies discovered verse 4 Thou hear'st each whisper from my tongue And ere 't was utter'd knew'st it long verse 5 By Thee I fashion'd am and made Thy hand each part in order lay'd verse 6 Yet can I not the knowledge gaine How I this being did attaine Which doth in wonder so excell 'T is easier to admire then tell verse 7 How shall I from Thy spirit fly Or Thy all present pow'r deny verse 8 If I climbe Heav'n 't is Thine own Shere If stoop to Hell lo Thou art there verse 9 If borne upon the mornings wing Far as the Sea doth swell or spring verse 10 Thy Right hand shall protect and lead Where ere my weary footsteps tread verse 11 If I pretend the darknes shall Upon me like a cov'ring fall Those heavy fogs those mists of night Will quickly cleare and turne to light verse 12 The thickest shade or blackest cloud Can nothing from thy knowledg shrow'd For darkness doth like Noon-tide shine Light'ned by brighter beams of Thine verse 13 My reines are Thine Thou mad'st the womb My bodies cloathing to become verse 14 I will give thanks to Thee O Lord Who was enlived by Thy word With awfull art and wond'rous forme Thou did'st Thy workmanship adorne My soule Their marvels must confess And for Thy favours daily bless verse 15 Though I was fashion'd in the dark Too secretly for man to mark There is no curious joynt or bone But was to Thy inspection know'n verse 16 Thou did'st upon my substance look And wrot'st each member in Thy book Thou saw'st how my imperfect frame By daily growth to figure came verse 17 O Lord how pretious O how deare Thy purposes and thoughts appeare verse 18 Which were they summ'd in my account They would the num'rous sands surmount These wonders alwaies presently Fixt in my thankfull memory And whil'st of them surveies I take My contemplation still must wake verse 19 O God! Thou shalt the wicked slay Ye bloody men depart away verse 20 For their fowle tongues Thy honour staine And take Thy sacred Name in vaine verse 21 Do not I hate and grieve at those Whose proud despight against thee rose verse 22 With perfect hate I them despise Accounting them mine enemies verse 23 Search me O Lord and prove my heart Who Judg of all my actions art Do Thou my faith to tryall bring My hidden thoughts examining verse 24 Look well and all my motions view If I persist in waies untrue And when Thou find'st my feet to stray Reduce me to Thy lasting way PSAL. CXL verse 1 SAve me from men to evill bent And from the violent verse 2 Which mischeif in their hearts devise In war and tumult rise verse 3 Their tongues are