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
His love Are kept that they can never move For He when dangers Hir distresse His early succour shall addresse verse 6 The Nations rage the Kingdomes are Disturb'd with strife and threats of war But He the tempest can allay And cause the earth to melt away verse 7 The Lord of Hosts doth us direct Great Iacobs God doth us protect verse 8 Come see on those our mischeifs wrought What desolations He hath brought verse 9 He maketh strife and wars to cease And crowns the bleeding earth with peace He breaks the bow and crackes the speare In fire the Chariots burned were verse 10 Lo this is God whose awfull sway Both earth and Heaven must obey verse 11 The Lord of Hosts doth us direct Great Iacobs God doth us protect PSAL. XLVII verse 1 O Clap your hands All earth throughout To God in triumph shout verse 2 His greatnesse rules the world from high With awfull Majesty verse 3 He Nations under us subdues And will our portion chuse Which doth in glory far excell The Lot of Israël verse 5 God is gone up with showting voice And sounding trumpets noyse verse 6 Unto our God loud praises sing Sing praises to our King verse 7 To Him whose pow'r the earth doth fill With knowledge sing and skill verse 8 Who on His sacred throne remaines And ore the Heathen reignes verse 9 The Princes with the People joyne Sprung out of Abra'm's loyne For all are in His care enroll'd Who highly is extoll'd PSAL. XLVIII verse 1 GReat is the Lord His praise is great In Salem His blest seat verse 2 Mount Sion beauteous is for site The spatious earth's delight Upon the sides which Northward rise The Great King's City lies verse 3 God in hir Palaces alone Is for a refuge know'n verse 4 For lo the Kings assembled were Hir glories downe to teare verse 5 They saw with marvail hir defense In trouble hasting thence verse 6 They were surpriz'd with sudden feare Like pangs which women beare verse 7 Thou break'st the Ships from Tarshish saile With Thy strong Easterne gale verse 8 In Salem unto God endear'd We saw what oft we heard The Lord of Hosts will hir defend And stablish to the end verse 9 Lord in Thy Temple to our thought We have Thy mercies brought verse 10 O God according to Thy Name So endlesse is Thy fame Thy hand is full of righteousnesse Let Sion joy expresse verse 11 Let Iudah's daughter gladly sing The judgments of their King verse 12 Walk round about faire Sions Mount Hir stately Tow'rs recount verse 13 Hir Bulwarks marke and structures well And to your Children tell verse 14 For here the Lord our God intends Till time expired ends His favours on This place to breath And guide us unto death PSAL. XLIX As Psalme 51. verse 1 ALl people of the world give eare verse 2 Low high rich poore togither heare verse 3 My mouth of wisedome shall dilate My heart deep knowledge meditate verse 4 To Parables I will encline Darke sayings on the harp divine verse 5 Why should my end affrightment feel When sin or death assault my heel verse 6 Who trust in wealth and riches boast verse 7 Cannot redeeme a brother lost Or bring back life when fled away Or unto God his ransome pay verse 8 The soule so pretious is no rate Can it recall or expiate verse 9 That so he might for ever last And not of earth's corruption tast verse 10 For he perceiveth that the wise Like to the foole and brutish dies And all the wealth which they have got Must then become anothers lot verse 11 Yet they suppose their dwelling place Shall last through each succeeding race And to their lands their names bequeath To keep them living after death verse 12 Man nerethelesse to honour brought Like beasts that perish comes to nought verse 13 Thus their vaine folly ends yet they Who them survive praise all they say verse 14 Like sheep they in the grave are layd For death to feed on dishes made The just in light eternall reignes Whilst others pomp in dust remaines verse 15 But God my my soule shall take and save From power of the wide-mouth'd grave verse 16 Be not thou troubled or afraid When one of these is wealthy made Or when with plenty fill'd and ease His houses glory doth encrease verse 17 He carries nothing when he dies But stript of all his honour lies verse 18 Though living he his soule did blesse Applauding his false happinesse And men that course in worldings praise Which most the appetite obaies verse 19 He with his fathers ends in night And never more shall see the light verse 20 Man who in honour nothing knowes From hence like beasts that perish goes PSAL. 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To the proper Tune verse 1 THe God of might Unto the earth did call From the Suns light To his declining fall verse 2 From Sion faire The Lord himselfe hath shone verse 3 God shall repaire In noise and terrour know'n Usher'd with Flame Wrapt in a stormy cloud verse 4 He shall proclaime To earth his judgment lowd verse 5 My Saints collect To me with offrings sworne verse 6 Heav'ns shall detect The justice by Him borne verse 7 My people heare O Israel I speak And witnesse beare 'gainst thee my Lawes dost break verse 8 I not reprove Thy sacrifices faile verse 9 No goates I love Nor Bullocks from thy stall verse 10 Mine is each beast Which the wild Forrests feed Ev'n to the least Which thousand hils doe breed verse 11 The fowles I know Which on the Mountaines fly The wild beasts owe Which in the desartly verse 12 If I would eat I need not tell it thee The whole worlds meat And it belongs to me verse 13 That I require Bulls flesh why should'st thou think Burnt in the fire Or blood of goats would drink verse 14 Thanksgivings bring And pay to God thy vowes This offering He as the best allowes verse 15 And on Me call In thine afflicted dayes I save thee shall And thou shalt give Me praise verse 16 But to the bad Saith God why should you dare The Lawes I made Or Statutes to declare Why doe ye vaunt In your un-hallow'd mouth My Covenant verse 17 Whose hearts instruction loath verse 18 Thou did'st consent When thou a thief hadst seen Thy foule intent Hath with adult'rers been verse 19 Thou to all ill Thy mouth do'st dedicate Thy false tongue still Is uttering deceit verse 20 Thou do'st back-bite To work thy brothers shame And full of spight Thy Mothers sonne defame verse 21 This hast thou done And whilst I silent sate Thou thought'st Me one Who had like thee forgate But I will hast And order'd 'fore thine eyes Present at last All these impieties verse 22 Consider ye Who God nor judgment fear Least anger'd He Your soules in pieces teare verse 23 Who offers praise Me honours and th' upright After earthes dayes Shall dwell in endlesse light PSAL. 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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
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.
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
and reines doth try Preserves men of integrity verse 11 God doth in right his judgements lay Yet is provoked every day verse 12 If he not turne His sword is whet His bow is bent and ready set verse 13 The instruments of death He brings And arrowes from His quiver flings verse 14 Behold he travailes great with hate Mischiefe conceaves brings forth deceit verse 15 He made a ditch and dig'd a Pit And he himselfe is fall'n in it verse 16 Thus all his practises revert To strike his owne malicious heart His mischiefe shall his own head wound His violence himselfe confound verse 17 I will the praise of God expresse According to His righteousnesse And in my Songs extoll the fame Of His most high most glorious Name PSAL. VIII verse 1 LOrd how excelling is Thy Name Through earths extended frame Who hast Thy glory set on high Above the starry sky verse 2 Thou didst by infant mouthes ordaine Renowne and strength to gaine Whose weaknesse might thy foes confound And the Avenger wound verse 3 When I consider Heavens state Thy fingers did create The Moone with all the Stars of night To which thy beams gave light verse 4 O what is Man or all his race Thy favour should him grace verse 5 Whom made next Angels in renowne Thou wilt with glory crowne verse 6 Thou under his command hast layd The workes Thy hand had made What in each element doth meet Is subject to his feet verse 8 All sheep and beasts which range the feild The fowles which aire doth yield The Fishes which their motion keep Within the liquid deep verse 8 O Lord our Governour whose sway All in the world obey How far excelling is Thy Name Through earths extended frame PSAL. IX Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 I Thee will praise with my whole heart And all thy wond'rous works impart In Songs and Hymns rejoyce will I verse 2 To blesse Thy Name O Thou most high Mine enemies repulsed all Shall at Thine awfull presence fall verse 4 Thou hast my righteous cause maintain'd Whose throne wrong judgement never stain'd verse 5 At Thy rebuke the Heathens fame Destroyed is put out their name O thou malitious enemy verse 6 Thy loath'd remembrance now must dy And like the Cities thou hast ras'd Thine own Memoriall is defac'd verse 7 But God for ever shall endure His throne in judgment stablish'd sure verse 8 The world Hee 'll judge in righteousnesse verse 9 A Refuge be in times distresse verse 10 Who know Thy Name in Thee will trust For Thou hast never left the just verse 11 Praise God who doth in Sion dwell His doings to the people tell verse 12 When He enquires for Blood the Cry Nere passes from His memory verse 13 Have mercy on my troubled state O Lord who lift'st me from death's gate verse 14 That Sion I thy praise may shew Whose joyes from thy Salvation grow verse 15 Sunke to the Pit the Heathen are Their feet are caught in their own snare verse 16 The Lord in their revenge is know'n Who by themselves are overthrow'n verse 17 The wicked shall be turn'd to hell And all who God forgetting fell verse 18 For on the poore He thinkes alway Nor shall the Needies hope decay verse 19 Up Lord and let not man prevaile Nor let thy judgements ever faile verse 20 Put them in feare the Nations then Will know themselves to be but men PSAL. X. Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 WHy Lord dost Thou so far abide Thy face in times of trouble hide verse 2 Proud men the helplesse persecute But let them fall in the pursuit verse 3 He boasteth in his own desires And wretches whom God hates admires verse 4 Through pride of heart he God neglects Whom he nor thinkes on nor affects verse 5 His grievous wayes Thy judgments slight His thoughts do feare no opposite verse 6 He said I never shall be mov'd Nor by adversity be prov'd verse 7 His mouth deceit and curses fill Whilst mischiefes from his tongue distill verse 8 He lurkes to kill the innocent His eyes against the poore are bent verse 9 He as a Lyon lyes in wait To catch the guiltlesse through deceit verse 10 With humble shewes he doth assay To make the poore his strong ones prey verse 11 His heart hath said God hath forgot He hides His face and seeth not verse 12 O God lift up thy selfe arise And think upon our miseries verse 13 Why doth his pride and scorn surmount As if that God kept no account Nor will his wicked workes require Or in His judgements pay their hire verse 14 Lord Thou hast seen his impious spight Whose hand their follies can requite He trusts on Thee whom woes oppresse Who still do'st help the fatherlesse verse 15 Break Thou their wicked arme at length And let them perish by Thy strength verse 16 Thou canst O Lord Eternall King The Heathen to destruction bring verse 17 Thou hear'st Thy servants humble plaint Prepar'st their heart art swift to grant verse 18 To judge the poore and fatherlesse That men of earth no more oppresse PSAL. XI verse 1 IN God I put my trust How then Do yee reproachfull men Say To the mountaines flie my soule Like to the chased fowle verse 2 For lo the wicked bend their bow Their deadly shafts to throw That privily in darknesse they Th' upright in heart may slay verse 3 If the foundations perish so What can the righteous do verse 4 But in His Temple God resides Whose throne in Heaven abides He all beholds with searching eye The Sons of men to try The Lord His righteous servants proves Hates him oppression loves He snares with fire and brimstone showres Upon the wicked powres Black tempests are by Him rais'd up The portion of their cup verse 7 For the just God doth those respect Who righteousnes affect His countenance and favour bright Beholdeth the upright PSAL XII verse 1 HElpe Lord for godly men decrease Goodnesse on earth doth cease And like all other Mortals fraile The faithfull Persons faile verse 2 Each to his neighbour vainly speakes And to deceive him seekes With fratt'ring Lips and double hearts They use deceitfull arts verse 3 God shall cut off their guile full tongues Puft up with pride and wrongs verse 4 Who say Our words their ends shall gaine What Lord can us restraine verse 5 But for th' oppressions of the poore Whose sighes their want deplore Now saith the Lord will I arise To ease their miseries verse 6 The words which from the Lord we heare Are pure and most sincere As Silver in the fornace try'd And sev'n times purifi'd verse 7 Thou shalt O Lord keep Thine Elect And from this race protect verse 8 The wicked live esteem'd and prais'd When vilest men are rais'd PSAL. XIII verse 1 HOw long Lord Wilt Thou me forget Who am with woes beset Shall I still languish in disgrace Whil'st Thou dost hide thy Face verse 2 How
long shall I without reliefe Take counsaile of my griefe How long wilt Thou my soule expose To hir insulting foes verse 3 Consider Lord my Prayer heare When I my hands up-reare Lighten mine eyes ere losse of breath Cause me to sleep in death verse 4 Lest that mine enemy prevaile Triumphing when I faile And those that trouble me be glad When they behold me sad verse 5 But in thy Mercy Lord and Grace My constant trust I place My glad heart shall rejoyce alone In thy salvation verse 6 I will my gratefull Anthems sing Unto the Heavenly King Who with such bountifull regard His servants doth reward PSAL. XIV Sing this as Psalme 100. verse 1 THe fool within his heart hath said There is no God that all things made Corrupt and wicked are their facts Nor is there one who goodnesse acts verse 2 The Lord from Heaven downe did looke And view of all mans children tooke To see if any knowledge sought Or upon God would place his thought verse 3 But all of them are gone aside And in their filthinesse abide Throughout their numbers there is none That good performeth No not one verse 4 Do then all knowledge thus defy Those workers of iniquity Who eat my people up as bread And never God have worshipped verse 5 Affrighted they and stricken were With great amaze and sudden feare For God amongst the righteous race Is ever present by His Grace verse 6 The poore mans counsaile and his faith Your shamelesse malice mocked hath Because he God his refuge makes And sure protection from Him takes verse 7 O who that Israël may live Salvation will from Sion give When God shall His from bondage free Then Iacobs race shall joyfull bee PSAL. XV verse 1 LOrd who shall in thy dwelling bide Or on Thy Hill reside verse 2 Ev'n he whose life and deeds are right Whose words in truth delight verse 3 He who reviles not with his tongue Nor doth his neighbour wrong Who none with slanders doth backbite Or undeserved spight verse 4 Who in his pure impartiall eyes Vile persons doth despise But love and honour doth afford To them that feare the Lord verse 5 Whose mind not alters if he sweare Though he a looser were verse 6 Nor by extortion wealth contracts Nor lawlesse use exacts Nor to betray the innocent For wicked bribes is bent verse 7 Who so doth this shall never move Out of his Makers love PSAL. XVI Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 PReserve O God and succour mee Who put my faithfull trust in Thee verse 2 Thou O my Soule to Him hast said Thou ar't my Lord and only aid To Thee my goodnes not extends No merit nor perfection lends verse 3 But my delight on Saints is plac'd By most excelling vertues grac'd verse 4 Their sorrowes shall be multiply'd Who have on other Gods rely'd To These I no burnt offering Nor bloody sacrifice will bring Of them I neither mention make Nor in my lips their Names will take verse 5 Thou only Who my portion ar't Shalt have the duties of my heart God fills my Cup and doth advance The lot of mine inheritance verse 6 My lines in pleasant places lay'd A wealthy heritage have made verse 7 Thee therefore will I ever bless Who gav'st me counsell in distress And by Thy warnings do'st invite My reines to serve Thee in the night verse 8 I set the Lord before mine ey And hold Him in my memory Whil'st He assists at my right hand I stedfast and unmoved stand verse 9 This glads my heart my Glory shall Rejoyce how low so ere I fall And in the grave my flesh shall rest With hope to Rise againe possest verse 10 Thou wilt not leave my Soul in Hell Eternally condemn'd to dwell Nor sufferest Thy Holy one In death to see corruption verse 11 Thou wilt the path of Life declare At whose Right Hand and Presence are Such pleasures which no time shall end And joyes no thought can comprehend PSAL. XVII verse 1 LOrd heare the right my cry attend My pray'r which lips unfeigned send verse 2 Judge me and with impartiall eye Behold my causes equity verse 3 Thou prov'st my heart and in the night Visit'st and try'st and find'st me right I in my purpos'd thoughts professe That never shall my mouth transgresse verse 4 Thy word hath kept me from mens works And pathes where the destroyer lurkes verse 5 Hold up my goings in thy way That so my footsteps never stray verse 6 I call'd on thee who ar't inclin'd My voyce to heare my speech to mind verse 7 O shew thy kindnes thou whose hand Sav'st them that trust when foes withstand verse 8 Keep as the Apple of the eye And by Thee shadow'd let me lye verse 9 From wicked men and deadly foes Whose strong oppressions me enclose verse 10 For they with fatnes swoll'n and pride verse 11 Have compass'd us and closely ey'd verse 12 Like Lions greedy of their prey Or Lions whelps they lurking lay verse 13 Arise O Lord and in thy frowne Both disappoint and cast him downe Deliv'rance to my soul afford From wicked men who are thy sword verse 14 From men I say who are thy hand To punish sinners in the land Whom pleasures of the world enslave And in this life their portion have Thou giv'st them treasure at their will Their belly do'st with plenty fill Who full of Children at their death Their substance to their race bequeath verse 15 But I behold Thy glorious sight And presence will in endlesse light And wak'd from death with thee abide With Thy blest likenesse satisfi'd PSAL. XVIII Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 I Thee will love O Lord my pow'r Thou art my fortresse rock and tow'r verse 2 My God my trust my confidence My horne of safety and defence verse 3 To God most prais'd I send my Cries Who saves me from mine enemies verse 4 When pangs of circling death prevail'd And floods of wicked men assail'd verse 5 I compass'd am with paines of Hell The snares of death about me dwell verse 6 To God I cry'd distrest and griev'd Who from His Temple me reliev'd verse 7 The earth then trembled at His wrath Which Hir foundations shaken hath verse 8 A smoake from out His nostrills came And from His mouth devouring flame verse 9 He bow'd the Heavens and came downe Beneath His feet was darknesse throw'n verse 10 On flying Cherubs He did ride verse 11 On wings of Wind through Heaven glide Thick darknesse His Pavilion made And watry Clouds the sky orelay'd verse 12 Yet at His brightnesse those gave place Whilst haile and fire powr'd down apace verse 13 13 His voyce was heard in thunders loud And coales fell from the breaking Cloud verse 14 His shafts dispers'd them as they flew Their force His darted lightnings slew verse 15 The Oceans Chanell did appear The world's foundations naked were At Thy rebuke O Lord and blast Which Thy incensed Nostrills
uselesse as a broken pot verse 13 For I their slander heard and strife Who counsaile took against my life verse 14 But Lord my trust in Thee is lay'd Thou art my God my help I said verse 15 My fleeting times are in Thy hand Whose short-liv'd date by Thee is span'd Me never to the pow'r expose Or hand of persecuting foes verse 16 On me O let Thy favour shine To save me through Thy grace incline verse 17 Thy servant let no shame befall Who daily on Thy Name doth call Let wicked men confusion have Put downe to silence in the grave verse 18 And shut the lying lips that use The just by slanders to traduce verse 19 O how great goodnesse hast thou wrought For those thee fear whose faith thee sought verse 20 Them shalt Thou in Thy presence hide Kept safe from mens insulting pride And from the tongues malitious strife As in a tow'r defend their life verse 21 Blessed be God whose love endures Whose strong protection me secures verse 22 I said though in my hast unwise I am cut off before Thine eyes Yet hast Thou not my suit deny'd When in my Pray'r to Thee I cry'd verse 23 O Love the Lord who His regards And with revenge the proud rewards verse 24 Be bold since He such grace imparts To strengthen both your hopes hearts PSAL. XXXII verse 1 BLessed is he whose wickednesse To pardon finds accesse Whose sin with all he did amisse Forgot and cover'd is verse 2 Blest is the man to whom The Lord Imputes no crime abhord Whose spirit right whose heart is streight And harbours no deceit verse 3 When I my tongue from speech refrain'd I was with anguish pain'd My bones wax't old through discontent My dayes in moanes were spent verse 4 Thy hand upon me heavy lay Not resting night or day My Moisture was to nothing brought Like fields in Summers drought verse 5 Then I to Thee my sin reveal'd And no offence conceal'd And soon as my confession said My peace with Thee was made verse 6 For this to Thee shall prayer sound What time Thou may'st be found Nor shall the floods which highest goe Thy servants overflow verse 7 Thou art a refuge me to hide From dangers troubled tide With Songs of Thy delivery I shall encompast ly verse 8 I will enforme thy life and teach How thou this blisse shalt reach And with mine eye I thee will guide Least thou should'st tread aside verse 9 Be ye not like the horse or mule Whom reason cannot rule Whose stubborne mouths the bit and reine From fury must restreine verse 10 Great plagues and paines that never end For wicked men attend But those in God their trust who place Sure mercies shall embrace Be glad ye righteous and rejoyce Who make the Lord your choice With shouts alowd your joy impart All ye upright in heart PSAL. XXXIII verse 1 YEe righteous in the Lord delight For praise becomes th' upright verse 2 Let Harpe and Psaltery's consent The ten-string'd instrument verse 3 New Songs record unto the voyce With their melodious noise verse 4 For just Gods promise is to you And all His workes are true verse 5 He righteousnesse and judgment wills All earth his goodnesse fills verse 6 The Heav'ns bright host and all beneath He formed with His breath verse 7 He doth the waters of the deep Heap'd in His store house keep verse 8 Let men and all which earth doth beare Of Him then stand in feare verse 9 He spake and at His free commands The world unmoved stands verse 10 Mens counsailes and devises wrought The Lord will bring to nought verse 11 Yet through all ages His decree And thoughts unchanged be verse 12 Blest is the People He protects And for His Lot elects verse 13 The Lord from Heav'n His dwelling place verse 14 Beheld all humane race verse 15 Their hearts He fashion'd whose each thought And worke to light is brought verse 16 No King is sav'd by multitude Nor man with might endu'd verse 17 As vaine for safety is the horse To reskue by his force verse 18 Who feare and on Gods love relye Are ever in his Eye verse 19 Their Soule to reskue from the grave And life from famine save verse 20 Our soule doth wait for God our sheild verse 21 Glad hopes on Him we build verse 22 Lord let Thy mercy on us be As we beleive in Thee PSAL. XXXIV verse 1 I Will at all times blesse the Lord His praises still record verse 2 And whilst my soule of God makes choice The humble shall rejoyce verse 3 The Lord with me O magnifie Exalt His Name on high I sought Him who my prayer heard And sav'd from all I fear'd verse 5 They look'd to Him and light'ned were No shame their faces beare verse 6 For God did at the poor man's cry Relieve his misery verse 7 His Angell those environs round Who in His fear are sound verse 8 O tast and see how good is Hee To such as faithfull be verse 9 O fear the Lord yee Saints of His For such no blessings misse verse 10 Young Lions often lacking prey With hunger pine away But those that seek His Covenant No good thing ever want verse 11 Come children hearken to my speech I you His feare will teach verse 12 What man is he long life doth crave Or happy dayes would have verse 13 Keep thou thy tongue from wicked wile Thy lips from speaking guile verse 14 Depart from ill in good encrease Pursue and seek for peace verse 15 For on the just God casts His eyes His eares admit their cryes verse 16 Against the bad He sets his face To cut them from their place verse 17 The righteous cry and God attends In trouble safety sends verse 18 He doth in broken hearts delight And saveth soules contrite verse 19 Great troubles on the righteous fall But He releives in all verse 20 He keeps the number of each bone Nor broken shall be one verse 21 Transgressors their own mischeifs slay And with just vengeance pay All such as doe the righteous hate Shall soone be desolate verse 22 For God His servants soules redeems And deare their faith esteems PSAL. XXXV As Psalme 51. verse 1 PLead Lord my cause with striving foes Against them fight who me oppose verse 2 The shield for my Protection weare Draw out Thy all-subduing speare Stop Thou my persecutors way Soule I am thy salvation say verse 4 Let them drove back with shame retire Who to procure my hurt conspire verse 5 Like chaffe before the Whirlwinds blast Let them be by God's Angell chas'd verse 6 Darke be their way their steps untrue And let His Angel them pursue verse 7 For without cause they hid their snare And for my soule did pits prepare verse 8 But let themselves surprised all In their contriv'd destruction fall verse 9 My soule in God shall joyfull be verse 10 My bones all say who 's like to Thee
the proper Tune verse 1 HAve mercy O my God! on me Who thus dejected fly to Thee According to Thy boundlesse love The weight of mine offence remove verse 2 From Thine un-wasted pitties spring Thy wonted streames of pardon bring O wash my leprous soule againe And cleanse me from this bloody staine verse 3 In sad repentance I confesse The knowledge of this wickednesse verse 4 Against Thee have I sinn'd alone Who art my Judge for what is done I cannot hide the blood I spilt Nor will excuse my secret guilt That at Thy bar when I am try'd Thy sentence might be justify'd verse 5 Brought forth I was to Parents scorne In sin conceiv'd with sorrow Borne And have emprov'd by act and thought Those spots which to the world I brought verse 6 But Thou dost inward truth require And only can'st that grace inspire Thou therefore shalt who wisdome art With understanding fill my heart verse 7 Purge me with Hyssop then my soule Shall cleansed be though nev'r so foule Wash me and my black crimes will grow More white then is the falling snow verse 8 Make me to hear Thy mercies voice So shall my broken bones rejoyce verse 9 Turne from my sinnes Thy face away Nor let them in remembrance stay verse 10 Create O God! a cleansed heart Renew my soule chast thoughts impart verse 11 Me from Thy presence never drive Nor of thy guiding grace deprive verse 12 Restore Thy comfort yet at last And let Thy spirit keep me fast verse 13 Then wicked men thy wayes I le teach And sinners shall conversion reach verse 14 Deliver me from guilt of blood O God Thou Authour of my good verse 15 Open my lips enlarge my tongue And then thy prayses shall be sung verse 16 Thou do'st not sacrifice desire Or any offring made by fire verse 17 The sacrifices God delight Are broken hearts and soules contrite verse 18 O cast thy favourable eye On Sions low calamity Build up neglected Salems wall Whose Structures now to ruin fall verse 19 Then shalt Thou be when once appeas'd With our devout oblations pleas'd Who heapes of Incense up will fling And bullocks to Thine Altar bring PSAL. LII verse 1 WHy boasting Tyrant dost thou threat Thou canst do mischeife yet Gods constant goodnesse will prevent Thy murtherous intent verse 2 Thy tongue suggestions doth devise Like rasors cut thy lyes verse 3 Thou evill more then goodnesse lov'st Deceit not truth approv'st verse 4 Thy words false tongue mens lives devour But God shall by His pow'r verse 5 Pluck thee from earth thy dwelling place Thy name from heaven rase verse 6 The just these judgments see and feare Which wicked ones must beare And all their malice vainly try'd With laughter shall deride verse 7 Lo this is he who God not chose For his assur'd repose But strong in violence and stealth Rely'd upon his wealth verse 8 Yet I within God's house shall be Like a green Olive tree And on Thy mercy all my daies My confidence will raise verse 9 I for this preservation will My praises offer still And on Thy saving Name await Which Saints must celebrate PSAL. LIII verse 1 THe fool whose heart doth truth upbraid There is no God hath said Corrupted is with sin their mind And none to good enclin'd verse 2 God His survay from Heaven took And downe on men did look To see if any Him would know Or seek His truth below verse 3 But now revolted every one To filthinesse is gone His Law by none is understood There is not one doth good verse 4 Will they all knowledge thus defy That work iniquity Who eat my people up as bread Nor God have worshipped verse 5 He by false fear and vaine affright Their bones hath scatter'd quite Through Gods just vengeance and despise In shame their glory lies verse 6 O that from Sion help were sent To end our banishment For Iacobs Off-spring then in peace Should joy in their release PSAL. LIV. verse 1 SAve me O God and by Thy might With judgment do me right Be Thou to my request attent verse 2 My words in sorrow sent verse 3 For 'gainst my soule Oppressors rise Strangers who thee despise verse 4 But thou my help and champion art For those that take my part verse 5 With sure revenge He shall repay And cut my foes away verse 6 Free off'rings then to thee shall flame And I will praise Thy Name verse 7 His goodnesse me from trouble saves And gives them timelesse graves Mine eye on those sees his desire Who did my fall conspire PSAL. LV Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 1 GIve eare O God unto my pray'r From my request not hidden far verse 2 Attend to me with crying faint Who lowdly mourne in my complaint verse 3 Because my foes injurious voyce Mine innocence decryes with noyse And bad oppressors That impute Which doth their wrath and hatred suit verse 4 My heart within me sore with paine Death's falling terrours doth sustaine verse 5 Cold feare and trembling me dismay'd Orewhelm'd with horrour thus I said verse 6 O that I were with wings possest Like doves to fly and be at rest verse 7 Lo then far off I wander might And to the desart take my flight verse 8 I from the windy storme would hast And this fierce tempest ' scape at last verse 9 Destroy O Lord their tongues divide For in the City strife I spy'd verse 10 Both day and night the walls they round Wherein all mischeifes do abound verse 11 In midst whereof foule sins do meet Deceit and guile in ev'ry street verse 12 No open foe did me traduce For then I could have borne th' abuse No publicke hate 'gainst me reveal'd Then should I have my selfe conceal'd verse 13 But it was Thou my friend my guide In equall conversation try'd verse 14 We in sweet counsail daies had spent And to Gods house togither went verse 15 O let some unexpected death Strange as unlook't for seize their breath Let them go down alive to hell For wickednesse with them doth dwell verse 16 But I upon the Lord will call Who saves me from their plotted fall verse 17 At ev'ning morning and mid-day To Him that heares me will I pray verse 18 He resku'd hath in peace my life Deliver'd from their bloody strife Who were in battail opposite For many then for me did fight verse 19 Afflictions shall on them lay hold By God impos'd who ' bides of old Because they in no changes were They grow secure and God not feare verse 20 He hath put forth his hand 'gainst These Who were enleagu'd with him in peace His friendly vow he did recant And break his solemne Covenant verse 21 His speeches smooth as butter are But in his heart is cruell war More soft then Oyle his flatt'ring words Yet were they sharper then draw'n swords verse 22 Upon the Lord thy burden cast Who shall sustaine and keep thee fast verse 23 But
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
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
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
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
verse 8 Thy statutes I my rule will make O never me forsake BETH verse 9 How shall a young man clense his way Nere from Thy word to stray verse 10 My heart doth seek and Thee prefer Let not my goings err verse 11 Thy word I hid my heart within To keep me free from sin verse 12 Blessed art Thou O Gratious Lord Teach me to do Thy word verse 13 My lips desist not to declare How just Thy judgments are verse 14 Thy testimonies make me glad Above all riches had verse 15 I will Thy precepts meditate And to Thy waies relate verse 16 Thy statutes are my cheif delight Kept in my mind and sight GIMEL verse 17 Deale well with me that whil'st I live I may observance give verse 18 Discover to my opened eyes Thy Law 's high mysteries verse 19 A stranger I on earth abide Thy precepts do not hide verse 20 My fainting soul with longing tir'd Thy judgments hath desir'd verse 21 With curses Thou the proud hast strook Who Thy Commands forsook verse 22 Reproach and scorne from me remove For I Thy precepts love verse 23 Princes did sit and 'gainst me speak But I Thy statutes seek verse 24 Thy word my only joy I make And from It counsaile take DALETH verse 25 My soul unto the dust doth cleave Yet me in death not leave verse 26 I to Thine eare my waies reveale Thy statutes not conceale verse 27 Informe me in Thy precepts well That I Thy works may tell verse 28 My melting soule with greif doth wast O quicken me at last verse 29 Remove from me the way of lies That I Thy Law may prize verse 30 The waies of Truth my Soule doth choose Thy judgments I propose verse 31 Thy testimonies are my aime Lord put me not to shame verse 32 Who from Thy Law will nere depart When Thou enform'st my heart HE verse 33 Teach me Thy statutes to intend And keep them to the end verse 34 Inform'd I shall Thy Lawes each part Observe with my whole heart verse 35 Guide me in Thy commands aright For theirein I delight verse 36 My heart unto Thy Lawes divine Not avarice incline verse 37 Quicken Thou me and turne mine eye From seeing vanity verse 38 Thy word establish in my eare Devoted to Thy feare verse 39 Remove my fear'd reproaches far For good Thy judgments are verse 40 And me Thy precepts who desire With quick'ning grace inspire VAV. verse 41 Thy saving mercies grant me Lord According to Thy word verse 42 So shall I answer scornes unjust Because in Thee I trust verse 43 43 Thy Truth from out my mouth nere take Who it my comfort make verse 44 So I Thy Law and holy will For ever shall fulfill verse 45 Enlarg'd I walk at liberty Thy precepts to descry verse 46 Which daunted nor with fear nor shame I will to Kings proclaime verse 47 On Thy Commands my love I place And joyfully embrace verse 48 With lifted hands and heart prostrate On these I meditate ZAIN verse 49 Remember Lord Thy promise made Wherein my hope is lay'd verse 50 This quickens me though dead with greif In trouble gives releif verse 51 Thy Law though proud men me deride I never have deny'd verse 52 Thy judgments old I call'd to mind And present comfort find verse 53 Horrour and trembling me surprise When sinners Thee despise verse 54 I sing Thy statutes all my age In lifes short pilgrimage verse 55 Thy name at night comes to my thought Who have Thy precepts sought verse 56 This comfort I performed saw Because I kept Thy Law CHETH verse 57 Thou art my Lot I said O Lord That I would keep Thy word verse 58 With my whole heart I favour crave Let me Thy mercy have verse 59 My waies I mark'd and turn'd my feet Within Thy Rules to meet verse 60 To keep Thy statutes hast I made With duty not delay'd verse 61 By wicked bands though robb'd spoyl'd I nere from Thee recoyl'd verse 62 At midnight I my selfe will raise To sing Thy Judgments praise verse 63 I am their friend and hold them deare Who Thee obey and feare verse 64 Through earth O Lord Thy mercies reach Me in Thy statutes teach TETH verse 65 Thou st hast dealt well with me O Lord According to Thy word verse 66 Good judgment and true knowledge give For I Thy Lawes believe verse 67 Before I troubled was I stray'd But now Thy word obey'd verse 68 All good doth from Thy bounty flow Let me Thy statutes know verse 69 The proud by Lies would me supplant Who keep Thy Covenant verse 70 Their heart is swoll'n with fat and ease But me Thy statutes please verse 71 T is good that by affliction taught To know Thee I am brought verse 72 Whose Law I in more value hold Then thousand heaps of Gold IOD verse 73 I have been fashion'd by Thy hand Teach me to understand verse 74 Who feare Thee shall be glad to see My setled hope in Thee verse 75 I know Thy judgments Lord are true And my affliction due verse 76 Yet let Thy comfort I Thee pray Thy servants grief allay verse 77 In tender mercy me forgive That I with Thee may live verse 78 Shame them whose pride without a cause Hates me who love Thy Lawes verse 79 Let those conjoyn'd to me be neare Thy truth who know and feare verse 80 My heart keep in Thy statutes sound That me no shame confound CAPH verse 81 My soule for Thy salvation faint Trusts on Thy gratious grant verse 82 Mine eyes with expectation faile When shall my hopes prevaile verse 83 Though like a bottle in the smoake Yet Thee I not forsook verse 84 Shall my short daies of life have end Ere Thou Thy judgment send verse 85 The proud for me against all right Have digged pits in spight verse 86 As Thou art faithfull send redresse 'gainst them who me oppresse verse 87 They me on earth almost consum'd But I on Thee presum'd verse 88 O quicken me as Thou art kind So I Thy word shall mind LAMED verse 89 Thy promise Lord doth ever last In heaven setled fast verse 90 Thy faith through all successions try'd Doth fixt as earth abide verse 91 Thou for Thy service did'st ordaine That all things should remaine verse 92 But that Thy Law was my releif I perisht had through greif verse 93 Thy precepts in my thought shall live For they my soule revive verse 94 Save me O Lord for I am Thine And to Thy Law encline verse 95 Though wicked men would me destroy I make Thy word my joy verse 96 Which to eternall blisse extends When earth's perfection ends MEM. verse 97 Thy Law how dearely do I rate All day to meditate verse 98 Which still before me makes me wise Above mine enemies verse 99 For studying this I knowledge have More then my teachers gave verse 100 I understand more then the old 'Cause I Thy precepts hold verse
And Saints Thy praise shall celebrate verse 11 Their tongues Thy Kingdom's rule make know'n By them Thy glorious acts are show'n verse 12 That all the Sons of men may see Thy mighty pow'r and Majestie verse 13 Thy Kingdom doth for ever last When men decay and time is past verse 14 God doth uphold all such as fall And men cast downe from ruin call verse 15 The eyes of all on Thee attend Who in due season meat do'st send verse 16 Thy open hand when need requires Doth satisfie their just desires verse 17 The Lord is right in all His waies In Holiness His works He layes verse 18 The Lord is good and nigh to all Who faithfully upon Him call verse 19 He their desire will satisfie Who feare Him and regard their cry verse 20 Saves all that love Him from annoy But all the wicked will destroy verse 21 Therefore my mouth to speake His praise Shall lowd and thankfull accents raise And let all flesh whom He did frame For ever bless His Holy Name PSAL. CXLVI verse 1 TTo God my soule His praises give And bless Him whil'st I live verse 2 I will to Him my thankes up send Untill my being end verse 3 Put not in Princes any trust Nor in the Sons of dust Who nor themselves nor others save From the devouring grave verse 4 Soon as man breathless doth remaine He turnes to earth againe And as his time of life expires So perish his desires verse 5 O therefore happy he whose faith On God relyance hath Who makes the fear of Him his scope And object of his hope verse 6 He Heav'n and earth and Sea did frame With all that Those containe And when their frame is quite defac't His truth shall ever last verse 7 He doth the wronged help to right Who are opprest by might Feeds those that are to want expos'd And hath the Captives loos'd verse 8 He to the blind restores their eyes He makes the fall'n to rise He upon such bestowes his care Who just and faithfull are verse 9 The Lord all strangers doth receive And fatherless releive When wicked men are overthrowne And all their hopes cast downe verse 10 The Lord thy God O Sion reignes His glory still remaines Then to thy everlasting King Eternall praises sing PSAL. CXLVII verse 1 PRaise ye the Lord a pleasant thing It is His praise to sing verse 2 God ruin'd Salem doth repaire Whose out-casts gather'd are verse 3 He heales and binds the broken heart Relieves the wounded's smart verse 4 The sparkling Starres He numbers all And by their names doth call verse 5 Great is our Lord and strong His might His Wisdome infinite verse 6 He doth the meek exalt and crowne But cast's the wicked downe verse 7 To God the Lord so good so great Your thankfull hymnes repeat And to the Harpes melodious string His constant praises sing verse 8 Who heavens face with vapour shrowds And covers it with clouds Who powres his raine on earth below And makes the Mountaines grow verse 9 He gives his food unto the beast And from their airy nest When the young ravens to Him cry Feeds Them abundantly verse 10 He not delights in strength of horse Nor values humane force verse 11 But those who make His feare their scope And in His mercy hope verse 12 Ierusalem O praise the Lord Sion Thy God record verse 13 Who barres thy gates to give thee rest And hath thy children blest verse 14 He maketh in thy borders peace Fills thee with cornes increase verse 15 His wing'd commands most swiftly run And soon as said are done verse 16 He giveth like the wooll his snowes Hoare frost like ashes strowes verse 17 Casts forth his Ice like morsells roll'd Who can withstand His cold verse 18 He sendeth out His word and Law Which melts them to a thaw He causeth His strong wind to blow And makes the waters flow verse 19 His word He doth to Iacob shew Makes him His judgment know And to his chosen Israel He doth His Statutes tell verse 20 He with no Nation so did deale Nor thus His Love reveale Who nor His judgments knew nor word Therefore Praise ye the Lord PSAL. CXLVIII To the proper Tune verse 1 PRaise God from Heaven high Who sits above the sky verse 2 Ye glorious Angels all Ye Hosts Celestiall verse 3 Ye Sun and Moon Both Night and Noon Ye Stars of light His praise recite verse 4 Praise Him ye Heavens that move Ye waters them above verse 5 Praise Him whose pow'rfull Name Created This great frame He did command verse 6 Them fast to stand By His decree They lasting be verse 7 All that earth's bosome keeps Ye dragons and all deepes verse 8 Fire haile the falling snow The furious winds that blow Stormes that fulfill His sacred will And serve His word Praise ye the Lord verse 9 Mountaines that touch the sky Ye Hills which lower ly All trees that fruitfull are The Cedars tall and faire verse 10 Beasts which the field Or pastures yeild Each creeping thing And bird of wing verse 11 Kings which the earth do sway People who them obey Princes of royall birth And Judges of the earth verse 12 Young men and maids Old men and babes verse 13 Let them proclaime His awfull name His Name doth all excell In earth or Heaven that dwell verse 14 He will His People raise Of all His Saints the praise Ev'n Iacob deare His care most neare Joyn'd in accord Praise ye the Lord PSAL. CXLIX Sing this as Psalme 119. verse 1 PRaise ye the Lord New Anthems bring Which ye to God may sing And let the quire of Saints His praise In their assembly raise verse 2 Let Israel in Him rejoyce Who form'd him with his voyce Let all the Sons from Sion spring Be joyfull in their King verse 3 Let them with Dance and Pipe proclaime The glory of His Name Let them sing praises with the Harp With Timbrell shrill and sharp verse 4 For in His people He delights Who celebrate His Rites And those with meekness who abound Are with salvation crown'd verse 5 Let Saints with glory raise their heads And sing upon their beds verse 6 Let His high praise who rules the skies Their voices exercise And in their hand a Two-edg'd sword Be put to act His word verse 7 For judgment 'gainst the Heathen bent And peoples punishment verse 8 Their captive Kings in chaines confin'd With manacles to bind And their rebellious Nobles lead In iron fettered verse 9 To execute that heavy wrath His judgment threat'ned hath And in faire Characters engrave His Saints such honour have PSAL. CL verse 1 PRaise ye the Lord your Songs address To praise His Holynes O praise Him in His pow'rs extent Who rules the firmament verse 2 Praise Him for all His acts of might Our wonder which invite In praises due His greatness tell Which all things doth excell verse 3 Praise Him with Trumpets lofty sound With Cornets shake the ground His praise the Psaltery inspire With the melodious Lyre verse 4 Praise him with Timbrells and advance His honour in the Dance Praise Him with Organs Violls Flutes And the well-stringed Lutes verse 5 With Cymbals loud Him magnify Praise Him on Cymbals high verse 6 Let every creature that hath breath His Maker praise till death FINIS THis Tune which is proper to Psalme 119. serves for the 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.39.137 With any other of that Meter conteining Eight Lines in a Staffe This is for Psal. 8.15.19.20.21.23.24.26.28.29.32.41.42.45.47.48.52.69 With any others of that Meter conteining only Fowre lines in a Staffe But if the Former seemes more difficult or be lesse used in diverse Places This Tune will serve generally for all whose Meter is like the First Psalme This Tune is for Psal. 81.85.87.98.101 This For Psal. 25.67.134.143 Tune of Psalme 51. For the 17.68.80.118 With the others mentioned PSAL. LI. Lamentation Prayer after the Commandements PSAL. C. There be other Tunes which being not very usuall are not here set downe as Psal. 50.124.127 c. For which you are referred to the Psalmes Printed with the Bibles Some Errours of the Presse are thus amended PSal. 12. v. 7. Flatt'ring Psal. 25.16 To me Ps. 38.8 Thy heavy c. Psal. 42. v. 6. From Iordan yet and Hermons hill I Thee remember still Ps. 43. v. 5. Why droop'st thou O my soule c. Ps. 48. v. 11. Let Iudahs daughters c Ps. 49. v. 15. But God my soule c. Ps 67. v. 1. Upon Thy servants c. Ps. 73. v. 16. Hard to be c. Ps. 98.8 Let Hills c. Ps. 107. v. 40. Puts to scorne Ps. 105.2 Celebrate Ps. 114. v. 6. Ye little hills c. Ps. 125. v. 3. Vassalls v. 2. Salem sense Ps 139. v. 8. 'T is Thine own Sphaere v. 14. These marvels Ps. 146. v. 6. And when their Forme c. Figures of verses wanting Ps. 6. v. 10. at When their c. Ps. 30. deest 3. 7. at For Thou my Mountaine c. Ps. 134. The Tune is falsely referred as 51. for 25. FINIS August Epist. 118. ad Januarium de consuetud variis Regionum Vallem sitientem ob id ad fletum excitantem Vatablus Psal. 47.7 Histor. Concil. Tridentin Lib. 2 An. 1546