that leads to thee And all the Nations here below thy saving health may see verse 3 Let all the world O God give praise unto thy Name O let the people all abroad extoll and laâ—…d the same verse 4 Throughout the world so wide let all rejoyce with mirth For thou with truth and right dost guide the Nations of the earth verse 5 Let all the world O God give praise unto thy Name O let the people all abroaâ—… exâ—…oll anâ—… land the same verse 6 Then shall the eartâ—… increase great store oâ—… frâ—… shall fall And then our God the God of peace shall greatly blesse us all verse 7 Yea God shall blesse us all who praise him with our hearts And men him feare and worship shall in the earths utmost parts PSAL. LXVIII LEt God arise and let his fâ—…es be â—…attered in their â—…ght Anâ—… let them all that do him â—…te 〈◊〉 â—…om before his sight verse 2 As smoâ—…k is driven so drive tâ—…ou them 〈◊〉 fire melts waxâ—… away Bâ—…ore Goâ—… face let wicked men so perish anâ—… decay verse 3 But let the righteous men be glad ev'n in Goâ—… glorious sight Lâ—… them rejoyce yea let the Saints rejoyce with all their might verse 4 To God that on the heavens doth ride sing praise with cheerfull voice And by his Name of Jah him praise before his face rejoyce verse 5 A father of the fatherlesse the widowes Judge is he 〈◊〉 God in his most holy place who thence doth all men see verse 6 The solitary God doth set in familieâ—… and from bands The chain'd doth free while rebels dwell in dry and desart lands verse 7 When thou didst go before thy flock set free from great distresse â—…ching before them as their guide tâ—…rough the great wildernesse verse 8 Then did thy presence shake the earth then drops from heaven fell Sinâ—…i did shake before the Lord the God of Israel verse 9 But Lord thou to thine heritage didst send a plenteous raine Whereby when weary it became it was refresh't againe verse 10 Thy congregation dwelt therein for thy especiall grace O God for thy poore people there prepar'd a dwelling place The second part verse 11 The word was given us from above by our almighty God Great was the company of those that publish't it abroad verse 12 The Kings of armies fled apace they â—…led and would not stay And she that tarried then at home did take and part the prey verse 13 And though ye lay among the pots like Doves ye shall appeare Whose wings with silver and with gold whole feathers covered were verse 14 When the Almighty with his power great Kings did overthrow Then was it like to Salmon hill when it was white with snow verse 15 The hill of God as Basan hill mounts up towards the skie As Basan hill so is his hill exalted up on hie verse 16 Why leap ye so ye mountaines hie this is Gods loved hill Where he desires to dwell and where he dwell for ever will verse 17 Gods chariots twenty thousands are his angels thousands be With them as in the holy place on Sinai mount is he verse 18 And thou triumphing gloriously ascended hast on hie And with thee thou hast captive led our sad captivitie Thou hast received gifts for men even those that did rebell That being turned to the Lord the Lord with them may dwell verse 19 Blessed be God with whose great gifts we daily laden be Blessed be God because alone our Saviour is he verse 20 He of salvation is the God who is our God most strong The issues from expected death to God the Lord belong verse 21 But God his enemies head shall wound and in his kindled wrath The hairy scalp of him that walkes still in a sinfull path The third part verse 22 God said My people I will bring againe from Basan hill Yea from the seas devouring depths them bring againe I will verse 23 That in thy conquen'd enemies bloud thy feet may dipped be And that while dogs do lick the same their tongues thou red maist see verse 24 Men well have seen thy goings Lord in majestie and glorie How thou dost go my God and King into thy Sanctuarie verse 25 The singers first and next came they on Instruments that play The Damsels that on Timbrels plaid were with them in the way verse 26 Now in thy congregations all O Israel praise the Lord And Jacobs whole posâ—…erity give thankes with one accord verse 27 There little Benjamin with their head Princes and counsell there Of Judah were there Zabâ—…lons and Nepthalies Princes were verse 28 Thy word O God and thy commâ—… this strength to us hath brought And Lord we pray thee strengthen nâ—… what thou for us hast wrought verse 29 Thy Temple at Jerusalem and worship placed be Therefore shall many Princes come and presents bring to thee verse 30 Rebuke the Spear-mens company those Calves and Bulls of might Make them pay tribute and confound those that in war delight verse 31 Then shall the lords of Egypt come and presentâ—…with them bring The Blackmoores shall stretch out theâ—… handâ—… unto their Lord and King verse 32 Yea all â—…e Kingdomes of the earth sing praises to this King For he is Lord of all the earth unto him praises sing verse 33 He on the highest heaven rides the heav'ns of old that were Yea thence he sendsa mighty voice a voice that striketh feare verse 34 Ascribe ye strength unto the Lord his excellency he On Israel shewes and from the clouds his strength he makes us see verse 35 Though dreadfull from his holy place vâ—… Israels God is â—…e Who gives his people strength power God therefore blessed be PSAL. LXIX O God sâ—…ve â—…nd deliver me the waters so increase That neere my soule theâ—… entred be Lord make their ragâ—… to cease verse 2 In the deeâ—… mire sink downe I do where standing there â—…s none In the deep waters while I go flouds me have overflowne verse 3 My crying now hath wearied me my throat therewith is drie Mine eies do faile while long on thee I wait my God most hiâ—… verse 4 Those whom I never injured yet hatred beare to me Yea more then haires upon my head these men in number be verse 5 And strong my causlesse enemies be who gladly would me slay So to restore they forced me what I took not away verse 6 Mine errours and my foolishnesse Lord thou dost know and see My faults and all my sinfulnesse cannot be hid from thee verse 7 Let not those be asham'd for me O Lord that wait on thee And let not those that seek to thee for me confounded be verse 8 Because I for thy sake alone do suffer this disgrace And for thy sake and not mine owne shame covered hath my face verse 9 I to my brethren am become a stranger and unknowne One mother bare us in her womb yet me they would not owne verse 10 Because the zeale did
Princes great cut off with power shall he To Kings that hold the highest seat he terrible shall be PSAL. LXXVII I With my voice to God did crie when great my troubles were My voice did cry to God on hie and he to me gave eare verse 2 In griefe I sought the Lord by day my sore still ran by night My wearied soule did put away all comfort and delight verse 3 I to remembrance God did call yet great my griefe did grow I did complaine yet griefe withall my spirit did overflow verse 4 Thou dost from sleep mine eies râ—…strain and mak'st them still to wake I am so vext and full of paine my speech doth me forsake verse 5 Then thought I on the daies of old and ancient times and yeares Which saw Gods mercies manifold amid great griefes and feares verse 6 By night my songs I call'd to mind and with my heart I spake My spirit made earnest search to find what issue thou would'st make verse 7 Will God said I still hide his face and cast me off for ever Will he no more extend his grace and shew his favour never verse 8 For ever is his mercy gone which I have seen before The promise of the Holy One shall it â—…aile evermore verse 9 Is 't true that God forgotten hath now gracious to be His tender mercieâ—… in his wrath wholly shut up hath he verse 10 Then said I Mine infirmity doth cause these doubts and feares I will recall what the most High hath done in former yeares The second part verse 11 The works remember well will I which Gods great might hath done Even his strange workes wrought wondrously in ages past and gone verse 12 Yea my deep meditation of all thy works shall be I in my talk will mention what hath been done by thee verse 13 Thy secret waies are best within thy Sanctuary knowne And who so great a God hath been as our almighty One verse 14 Thou art the God by whose great might wrought many wonders are And plainly in the peoples sight thy strength thou didst declare verse 15 Thy people from captivity thy mighty arme did free Ev'n Jacobs sons their liberty and Josephs had from thee verse 16 The waters Lord perceived thee the waters saw thee well And they for feare aside did flee the depths on trembling fell verse 17 The clouds their water forth did powre a sound came from the skies And then abroad a stormy showre of thy swift arrowes flieâ—… verse 18 In heav'n loud thundring voices were and lightnings light did make In this low world then men did feare and trembling earth did shake verse 19 Thy way is in the sea thy path where thou of old hast gone Was in great waters where none hath thy footsteps seen and knowne verse 20 By Moses and by Aarons hand thou didst lead through the deep Thy people to the promis'd land like to a flock of sheep PSAL. LXXVIII ATtend my people to my Law incline your hearkning eare Unto the words which I shall speak and ponder what you heare verse 2 My mouth shall speak a parable and sayings dark of old verse 3 Which we have heard and known and which our fathers have us told verse 4 We will not hide them from their seed yea those unborne that be Gods praises and almighty strength and wonders teach will we verse 5 To Jacob he a Testimony and Law to Israel gave Which by our fathers to their â—…eed he surely taught would have verse 6 That so the race which was to come might well them learn and know That children yet unborne the same might to their children show verse 7 That they might set their hope in God and suffer not to fall His mighty works out of their mind but keep his precepts all verse 8 And might not like their fathers old be disobedient found Whose heart not right whose spirit with God not stedfast was nor sound verse 9 The men of Ephraim being arm'd and with them carrying bowes Bâ—…ck in the day of battell turn'd and fled before their foes The second part verse 10 They did not that just covenant keep which God to them did give And after his most perfect lawes they did refuse to live verse 11 But they forgat the mighty works which by him wrought had been Yea they â—…orgat those wonders great which Israels eies had seen verse 12 For he had done things marvellous in their foâ—…efathers sight In Egypts land and Zoans field he shew'd his glorious might verse 13 The sea by him divided gave a passage to them all And he did make the waters stand like to an heap or wall verse 14 He led them by a shady cloud by day when it was light And with a shining light of 〈◊〉 he led them in the night verse 15 And in the thirsty wildernesse the stony rockes he clave And as from the great swelling depthâ—… thence drink to them he gave The third part verse 16 He by his might cleare streames 〈◊〉 from the hard rock to flow And thence he caused waters great like rivers down to go verse 17 Yet did they adde more sin to sin against him they transgresse And the most High they did provoke in the great wildernesse verse 18 For in their heart they tempted God and speaking with mitrust They greedily did meat require to satisfie their lust verse 19 Against the Lord himself they spake and said prophanely thus A table in the wildernesse can God prepare for us verse 20 Behold he smote the rock and thence came streams and waters great And can he give his people bread and send them flesh to eat verse 21 The Lord heard this waxed wroth so kâ—…ed was a flame In Jacobs house and anger great up against Israel came verse 22 Because beleeving not in God no trust to him they gave As if his goodnesse and his power them could not feed and save verse 23 Though he unto the clouds above had sent forth his command And he the doores of heaven high had opened with his hand verse 24 And though upon them plenteously he Manna downe did raine And though he gave unto them corne of heav'n them to sustaine verse 25 Then man upon this earth below the Angels food did eat Yea of his bounty to the full downe to them sent he meat The fourth part verse 26 And in the heaven he did cause an East-wind forth to passe And by his all-commanding power brought in a South-wind was verse 27 He raineâ—… flesh on them as dust and feathered fowles like sand verse 28 Amid their camp about their tents it fell by his command verse 29 Then did they eat were well fill'd their owne desire he gave And they from that were not estrang'd which their owne lust diâ—… crave verse 30 But as the meat was in their mouths his wrath upon them fell verse 31 And â—…lew the flower of all their youth and choise of Israel verse 32 Yet fell they to their
rude at length this wisdome learne verse 9 The Lord did plant the eare of man and beare then shall not he The eye he only form'd and then shall he not clearly see verse 10 He that the Nations chastiseth shall not he chastise now I le knowledge into man doth breathe and shall himselfe not know The second part verse 11 The thoughts within mans heart and mind the Lord doth know and see And having seen them he doth find that vanity they be verse 12 O blessed is that man O Lord who chastened is by thee That so he in thy Law and Word may well instructed be verse 13 Whereby to him thou sweet repose in troublous daies maist give Untill the pit be digg'd for those that wickedly do live verse 14 For whom God for his owne doth take them cast off will he never He in his love will not forsake his heritage for ever verse 15 But judgement unto righteousnesse returning shall they see They in whose hearts is uprightnesse of it shall followers be verse 16 But who upon my part shall stand against the cursed traine Or who shall rid me from their hand that wicked works maintaine verse 17 Except the Lord had been mine aid my soule now almost had In place of darknesse down been laid and dwelt in silence sad verse 18 But ev'n when I had said this word my foot doth slip away Thy mercie held me up O Lord thy goodnesse did me stay verse 19 And when with throngs of thoughts my mind within me was opprest My soule did in thy comforts find ev'n then delight and rest verse 20 Shall the throne of iniquitie have fellowship with thee Where mischiefes most unrighteously for lawes enacted be verse 21 For they against the life conspire of righteous men and good And by their counsells they desire to shed the guilt lesse bloud verse 22 But yet the Lord still by his grace is a defence to me My refuge and my hiding place and rocke of strength is he verse 23 And on them their unrighteousnesse the Lord shall bring and lay And slay them in their wickednesse God shall them surely slay PSAL. XCV OCome let us list up our voice and sing unto the Lord In him our rock of health rejoyce let us with one accord verse 2 Yea let us come before his face with thanks and thankfull voice Let us sing Psalmes to him with grace and with a joyfull noise verse 3 Because the Lord is knowne to be a mighty God and great And far above all gods is he in power and glory set verse 4 And of the earth the places deep are in his mighty hand His are the mountaines high and sleep their strength by him doth stand verse 5 The sea and waters all are his and he did make the same Of the dry land great Lord he is for it his hands did frame verse 6 Come let us bow and praise the Lord before him let us fall And kneele to him with one accord for he hath made us all verse 7 Our God is he the people we of his owne pastures are Of his owne hand the sheep we be and still kept by his câ—…re verse 8 To day if ye his voice will heare hard hearts you must not have As in the day of tempting were theirs who in desart strave verse 9 When your fore-fathers tempted me and my great power did prove Yet then my works I made them see and wonders from above verse 10 Twice twenty yeares they did me grieve and I to them did say They erre in heart and not beleeve they have not knowne my way verse 11 To whom when greatly kindled was my wrath within my brest I sware that they should never passe into my blessed rest PSAL. XCVI SIng ye with praise unto the Lord new songs of joy and mirth Sing unto him with one accord all people on the earth verse 2 Yea sing unto the Lord I say praise ye his holy Name Declare and shew from day to day salvation by the same verse 3 Among the Nations all declare and his great glory tell Shew forth how great his wonders are to all on earth that dwell verse 4 Because great is our mighty Lord and greatly prais'd to be Above all gods to be ador'd and to be fear'd is he verse 5 For all the gods are Idols dumb which the blind Nations feare The Lord is only he by whom the heav'ns created were verse 6 Great honour is before his face and majestie divine Strength is within his holy place and there doth beauty shine verse 7 Ye kinreds of the people give unto the Lord his right Give to the Lord who still doth live all glory and all might verse 8 Give glory to the Lord and King which to his Name is due Come 〈◊〉 into his courts and bring an offering free with you verse 9 Worship the Lord all that appeare in his faire holy place Let all the earth appeare with feare before his glorious face verse 10 That God doth raign tell Nations all and settleth stedfastly The stable world and judge he shall the people righteously verse 11 And let the heavens high rejoyce glad let the earth be still Let the sea roare and make a noise with all that doth it fill verse 12 The field shall joy and every thing that springeth on the earth The wood and every tree shall sing with gladnesse and with mirth verse 13 Before the Lord for come he shall he comes the earth to try With truth shall he judge Nations all the world most righteously PSAL. XCVII THe Lord doth raign wherat the earth may joy with pleasant voice The multitude of Isles with mirth may triumph and rejoyce verse 2 With pitchy clouds and shady night he is encompassed In perfect judgement and in right his Throne is stablished verse 3 A dreadfull fire before him goes his foes it findeth out 〈◊〉 findâ—… and compasseth his foes and burnes them round about verse 4 His lightnings did a fearfull light unto the world impart The earth it saw and at the sight did tremble at the heart verse 5 The hills like waxe away did melt they could not stedfast stand When they Gods glorious presence felt who doth the earth command verse 6 The heavens high declare and shew his righteousnesse abroad The people all may see and know the glory of our God verse 7 Those who serve Images let them all with shame confounded be And who in Idols glory shall all gods him worship ye verse 8 Sion did heare and was right glad and for thy judgements hye Lord Judahs daughters gladnesse had and joy'd exceedingly verse 9 For Lord thou whom they serve and love the earth commandest all And high art lifted far above all whom men Gods do call verse 10 All ye that love the Lord of light hate things that evill be He saves the Saints and from the might of sinners sets them free verse 11 Unto the righteous cheerfull light in plenty God doth
like places may the Reader find amended and some Psalms set to harder Tunes and not easily sung by the unskilfull nor done without roughnesse changed and the whole body of the Psalmes not much short of a tolerable smoothnesse THE PSALMES OF DAVID PSAL. I. THe man is blessed that to walk in wicked waies doth feare And stands not in the sinners path nor sits in scomers chair verse 2 But in the perfect Law of God he greatly doth delight And on that Law doth meditate with pleasure day and night verse 3 He shall be like a tree by streames of waters planted neare Which in his season doth noâ—…â—…aile his pleasant fruit to beaâ—…e Whose leaf shall never fade nor fall but flourish still and stand Even so all things shall prosper well that this man takes in hand verse 4 So shall not the ungodly men they shall be nothing so But as the dust which from the earth the wind drives to and fro verse 5 Therefore shall not the wicked men in judgement stand approv'â—… But sinners from the just shall divided and remov'd verse 6 Because the way of righteous men God doth with favour know Whereas the way of wicked men ends in their overthrow PSAL. II. WHy did the Gentiles madly rage against the worlds great King Why did the people of the Jewes imagine a vain thing verse 2 The Kings and Rulers of the earth together joyned were And counsell took against the Lord and Christ his Son most deare verse 3 They said Let us reject their lawes and break their bonds asunder And cast away their cords from us they shall not keep us under verse 4 But he that in the heavens hie most glorious doth abide With scorn shall at their folly laugh the Lord shall them deride verse 5 Then vexing them in fury great thus speak to them he will verse 6 Yet have I set my King upon 〈◊〉 my holy hill verse 7 Unto the world I will declare and publish Gods decree He said to me Thou art my Son this day begat I thee verse 8 Aske me and for an heritage all â—…tions give I thee The utmost ends of all the earth shall thy possession be verse 9 And thou shalt break them mightily as with an iron rod And like a potters vessell them in pieces dash abroad verse 10 Now therefore O ye Kings be wise the highest Ruler know And be ye well instructed all that judge the earth below verse 11 Serve ye the Lord with holy fear before him lowly be And when in him ye doe rejoyce withall yet tremble ye verse 12 O kisse ye the beloved Son and him in love obey Lest angry he become and so ye perish from the way verse 13 If but a little shall his wrath be kindled in his brest Oh then all they that trust in Christ shall happy be and blest PSAL. III. O Lord how much do they increase which hate and trouble me Many say of my soule For him in God no help shall be verse 2 But Lord thou art a shield for me in thee my help doth lie Thou art my glory and my head thou liftest up on hie verse 3 My voice in cries unto the Lord I caused to ascend He heard me from his holy hill and help to me did send verse 4 I laid me downe and quietly I slept and rose againe Because I knew assuredly the Lord did me sustaine verse 5 If I ten thousand men did see affraid I would not be Though they themselves against me seâ—… and round incompast me verse 6 Arise O Lord save me my God for thou hast laid thy stroke On all my foes the cheeks and teeth of sinners thou hast broke verse 7 Salvation only doth belong to thee O Lord above And on thy chosen people is thy blessing and thy love PSAL. IIII. O God that art my righteousnesse Lord heare me when I call Thou hast set me at libertie when I was bound and thrall verse 2 Have mercy Lord therefore on me and grant me my request For unto thee uncessantly to cry I will not rest verse 3 O mortall men how long will ye my glory thus despise Why wander ye in vanitie and follow after lies verse 4 Know thaâ—… God for himselfe apart sets those that godly be And when unto him I do call the Lord then heareth me verse 5 Sin not but stand in awe therefore examine well your heart And in your chamber quietly see you your selves convert verse 6 The sacrifice of righteousnesse with pure hearts offer ye And ever in the living Lord let your trust fixed be verse 7 The greater sort crave worldly goods and riches do imbrace But Lord grant us thy countenance thy favour and thy grace verse 8 For thou thereby shalt make my heart more joyfull and more glad Then they that of their corne and wine full great increase have had verse 9 I will both lay me down in peace and quiet sleep will take Because thou only me to dwell in safety Lord dost make PSAL. V. GIve eare unto my words O Lord consider what I say verse 2 Hear my loud cry my King my God for I to thee will pray verse 3 Lord in the morning shalt thou hear my voice that calls on thee For in the morning shall my praier to thee directed be verse 4 And Lord to thee will I look up who wilt not pleased be With wickednesse of sinfull men none evill shall dwell with thee verse 5 And in thy glorious sight to stand the foolish shall not dare The workers of iniquity to thee all hatefull are verse 6 For ever those thou wilt destroy who love to utter lies And thou dost hate the man of bloud and wicked policies verse 7 But I into thine house will come still trusting in thy grace And reverently will worship thee toward thine holy place verse 8 Lord lead me in thy righteousnesse for to confound my soes And thine own way which I should walk before my face disclose verse 9 For in their mouth there is no truth their heart is foule and vaine Their throat an open sepulchre their tongue doth glose and faine verse 10 Destroy them Lord and let their fall by their owne counsells be For much sin cast them out who have rebellious been to thee verse 11 But still make glad by thy defence all those that trust in thee And let them all that love thy Name in thee right joyfull be verse 12 For thou Lord on the righteous man wilt send thy blessing downe With favour him as with a shield thou compasse wilt and crowne PSAL. VI. LOrâ—… though thine anger I deserve in wrath rebuke me not Nor on me lay thy chastening hand in thy displeasure hot verse 2 Lord I am weak therefore on me have mercy and me spare And heal me Lord because thou know'st my bones much vexed are verse 3 My soule is troubled very sore and vexed vehemently But Lord how long wilt thou delay to cure my misery verse 4
soule my belly and mine eye consume away with griefe verse 10 My life is spent with griefe my years in sighes away do flie My strength doth faile my bones consume for mine iniquitie verse 11 A scorne to foes and most to those which here are dwelling nie A feare unto my friends am I who see me from me flie verse 12 I am forgotten like a man that now hath long been dead I like a broken vessell am that quite is perished verse 13 For many slanders I have heard and feare was every way While they against me did conspire to take my life away verse 14 But yet when I was thus affraid my trust was Lord in thee And then thou art my God I said a gracious God to mee verse 15 My times are in thy mighty hand then do thou set me free From bloudy hands of all my foes that follow after mee verse 16 Upon thy servant make thy face to shine forth graciously O save me for thy mercies sake I to thy mercy flye The third part verse 17 Lord let not me ashamed be for on thee call'd I have But let the wicked be asham'd and silent in the grave verse 18 To silence put the lying lips that grievous things do say And hard reports in pride and scorne on righteous men do lay verse 19 O how great good hast thou laid up for those that do thee feare Whose trust before the sons of men fixt on thee doth appeare verse 20 In secret of thy presence thou shalt hide them from mans pride From strife of tongues thou closely shalt as in a tent them hide verse 21 For ever blessed be the Lord for plainly shew'd hath he In a strong city kindnesse great and marvellous to me verse 22 I in my haste did say I am cut off before thine eies But even then thou heard'st the voice of my requests and cries verse 23 O love the Lord all ye his Saints the faithfull he preserves And plentifully doth reward the proud as he deserves verse 24 Be of good courage and the Lord strength to your heart shall send He shall you strengthen all whose hope doth on the Lord depend PSAL. XXXII THe man is blessed all whose sins are graciously remitted And whose transgressions by the Lord are cover'd and acquitted verse 2 And blest is he to whom the Lord imputeth not his sin Which in his heart hath hid no guile nor fraud is found therein verse 3 When I in silence kept my sin my bones then waved old With plaint and â—…oaring all the day through torments manifold verse 4 Because both day and night thy hand lay heavily on me Which made into the Summers drought my moisture turn'd to be verse 5 Then I declar'd my sin to thee I did not cover it I said My sins I will confesse then didst thou them remit verse 6 For this each Saint shall in a time of finding thee intreat Surely to him shall not come neere the flouds of waters great verse 7 Thou art my hiding place and thou from trouble dost set me free With songs of my deliverance thou dost encompasse me verse 8 Come hither and I shall thee teach how thou shalt walk aright And will thee guide as I my selfe have learn'd by proofe and sight verse 9 Be not so rude and ignorant as is the horse or muse Whose mouth without a reine or bit from harme thou canst not rule verse 10 Unto the wicked shall be store of sorrowes and of woes But mercy him that trusts in God shall round about inclose verse 11 Be glad ye righteous in the Lord greatly in him rejoyce Let the upright of heart for joy in shouts lift up their voice PSAL. XXXIII YE righteous in the Lord rejoyce it comely is and right That upright men with thankfull voice should praise the Lord of might verse 2 Praise God with Harp with Psaltery unto him praises sing Sing to him with an Instrument that hath a ten-fold string verse 3 Sing to the Lord a song most new aloud with skill him praise Because right are his words and true are all his workes and waies verse 4 The righteous Lord loves righteousnes and judgement doth him please verse 5 And the wide earth to fill and blesse his mercy doth not cease verse 6 The heavens by his mighty word did their beginning take And the great hosts of them the Lord all by his breath did make verse 7 As in an heap the waters great he of the seas doth gather As in a store-house he doth set and lay the depth together verse 8 The Lord in might doth all excell let all the earth him feare Let all that in the world do dwell an awe unto him beare verse 9 For what this high Creatour spake was done and his command So stable this whole world did make that it doth stedfast stand verse 10 The counsells of the nations rude the Lord doth bring to nought He doth defeat the multitude of their device and thought verse 11 But the Lords counsells just wise do stand for ever sure The thoughts which in his heart arise from age to age indure The second part verse 12 O Nation blest to whom the Lord as their owne God is knowne verse 13 And whom he of his owne accord did chuse to make his owne verse 14 The Lord from heaven casts his sight thence all men vieweth he And from his place of glorious light all here on earth doth see verse 15 For all mens hearts he with his hand alike did frame and make And he their works doth understand and of them notice take verse 16 By greatnesse of an host no King assure his safety can Great strength doth not deliverance bring unto a mighty man verse 17 A horse is vaine and never can give safety in the fight Nor shall deliver any man by his exceeding might verse 18 Behold the Lord doth set his eye with favour on the just Ev'n those that feare him reverently and on his mercy trust verse 19 That he from death and dangers deep their soules may safely free And them alive in famine keep when others pined be verse 20 Our soule on God doth still depend who saveth us from wrong He is our shield us to defend he is our helper strong verse 21 Surely in God our heart is glad in him it doth delight For in his holy Name we had our trust and in his might verse 22 Then let thy grace and mercy Lord upon us ever be As wâ—… alwaies with one accord do only trust in thâ—… PSAL. XXXIIII I Will at all times blesse the Lord who still preserveth me His praises in my thankfull mouth continually shall be verse 2 My soul shall make her boast in God of whom reliefe she had The humble men shall heare thereof and hearing shall be glad verse 3 O magnifie the Lord with me and spread abroad his fame Together with one heart and voice let us exalt his Name verse 4 I in my
gladnesse filled be verse 12 Go walk about all Sion hill yea round about her go And tell the towers that thereupon are builded on a row verse 13 Consider her faire palaces her bulwarks mark ye well That to the following age ye may her strength and beauty tell verse 14 Because this God is ours our God for evermore is he He will not leave us but ourguide ev'n unto death will be PSAL. XLIX HEare this all people all give eare that in the world do dwell verse 2 Both high and low both rich poor together mark it well verse 3 Because my mouth the weighty words of wisdome shall impart Of understanding are the thoughts which issâ—…e from my heart verse 4 Unto an hidden parable I will encline mine eare â—…nd then will open on the Harp the secret which I heare verse 5 Why should I that redeemed am in ill daies feare or doubt When close my sins do follow me and compasse me about verse 6 The rich indeed who in their wealth do only put their trust And boast themselves in the great store of riches that do rust verse 7 None of these can their brothers soule redeem by any way Nor can he for him unto God an equall ransome pay verse 8 Their soules redemption pretious is and left it still must be Wealth cannot make him ever live and no corruption see verse 9 Por that wise men and brutish sooles die all they well perceive verse 10 And being dead to other men their wealth behind do leave verse 11 Yet their deep thought is that their house continue ever shall And their faire dwellings for their lands by their owne names they call verse 12 But yet in honour shall not man abide continually But passing hence may be compar'd unto the beasts that dye The second part verse 13 Thus a great folly plainly is their wisdome and their way Yet their posterity approves what they do fondly say verse 14 Like sheep they in the grave are laid and death doth them devoure And in the morning shall the just on them have rule and power Their beauty shall consume away and perish in the grave When for a dwelling in the dust their house they changed baye verse 15 But God will surely me redeem from hands of grave and hell For he at last will me receive with him in blisse to dwell verse 16 Then if a man grow very rich affraid thou must not be Nor when the glory of his house thou dost increased see verse 17 For he shall carry nothing hence when death his daies doth end Nor shall his glory after him into the grave descend verse 18 Though he his soul did seem to bless whiles he on earth did live For when thou to thy self dost well men will thee praises givâ—… verse 19 Yet shall he to his fathers go which have been dead before Ev'n to their generation who light shall see no more verse 20 Thus man in honour is yet whiles he understands not right His true felicity is like the beasts that perish quite PSAL. L. THe mighty God the Lord spake and the earth did call From the Sun-rising to the place where he doth set and fall verse 2 And out of Sion hill which by the Grace divine Of beauty the perfection is he gloriously doth â—…hine verse 3 Our God shall come and speak yea speak with power shall he Before him sire shall waste and stormes shall round about him be verse 4 And to the heavens cleere he from above shall call He to the earth shall call that he may judge his people all verse 5 Together let my Saints unto me gathered be Those that by sacrifice have made a covenant sirme with me verse 6 And then the heavens shall his righteousnes declare For God himself is Judge of all whose judgements righteous are verse 7 My people Israel heare speak will I from on hie Against thee testifie I will God even thy God am I. verse 8 For sacrifices few thee blame I never will Nor for burnt-offerings for the same appeare before me still verse 9 Think'st thou that I do need thy cattell young or old Or else so much desire to seed on goats out of thy fold verse 10 The beasts are all mine owne which in the world abound And all the cattell which upon a thousand hills are found verse 11 The fowles of mountaines hie are all to me well knowne Wild beasts which in the fields do lie ev'n they are all mine owne verse 12 Then need I not to thee for hunger to complaine Because the world belongs to me and what it doth containe The second part verse 13 That I the flesh of Bulls will eat once canst thou think Or else that I to quench my thirst the bloud of goats would drink verse 14 But rather to the Lord thanksgiving offer thou To the most High performe thy word and fully pay thy vow verse 15 And do thou call on me in all thy troublous daies And then I will deliver thee â—…nd thou shalt give me praise verse 16 But to the wicked traine which talk of God each day And yet their works are soule and vaine to them the Lord will say verse 17 With what a face dar'st thou my word once speak or name Why doth thy talk my Law allow thy deeds deny the same verse 18 Whereas for to amend thy life thou art so slack My word which thou dost thus pretend is cast behind thy back verse 19 If thou a thâ—…fe dost see thou joyn'st with him in sin And with unclean adulterers thou hast partaker bin verse 20 Thy mouth maliciously to evill thou dost give verse 21 Thy tongue thy neighbour to deceive by crafty words doth strive verse 22 Against thy brother neere thou sitting downe dost speak Thy tongue against thy mothers son in slanders forth doth break verse 23 These things thus hast thou done and I have silent bin Thou thought'st that I was like to thee who dost delight in sin verse 24 But I will thee reprove for thine iniquities And I will them in order set plainly before thine eies verse 25 Consider this with feare ye that forget the Lord Lest into pieces you he teare when none can help afford verse 26 Whoso doth offer praise he glorifieth me And he that doth uprightly walk shall Gods salvation see PSAL. LI. ACcording tothy goodnesse great have mercy Lord on me Blot out my sins for numberlesse thy tender mercies be verse 2 From mine iniquity and sin Lord throughly wash thou mee For my transgressions I consesse my sin I ever see verse 3 Against thee thee alone have I sin'd and transgrest thy Law Before thee evill have I done thy glorious eies it saw verse 4 That when thou sentence dost pronounce thou justifi'd maist be And wholly cleere when thou for sin dost judge and chasten me Bâ—…hold in wickednesse my shape and being I receiv'd â—…infull of sin and flesh of flesh my mother me conceiv'd But â—…o the
verse 4 Come let us cut them off they say that they no Nation be Let Israels name be put away when none can Israel see verse 5 In counsell they with one consent together joyned be They are with mischievous intent confederate against thee verse 6 There were the tents of Edomites there Ismaels children were With them were joyn'd the Moabites the Hagarens were there verse 7 Gebal and Ammon joyned be with Amalek they conspire With them the Philistims agree and those that dwell at Tyre verse 8 Ashur his force to theirs bath laid in league with them is he That to Lots children he an aid and arme of strength may be verse 9 But thou like Midian make them all and such as Sisera was With his King Jabin who did fall where Kishâ—…s brook doth passe verse 10 As those thou didst at Endor slay slay these that thee withstand Make them like those whose bodies lay as dung upon the land The second part verse 11 And let their slaughtered Noble men like Zeeb and Oreb fall As Zeba and Zalmunna then now make their Princes all verse 11 Who proudly said Into our hands let us Gods houses take Let us his houses through the land our owne possessions make verse 13 But O my God like wheeles them make that run and do not stay As winds away the chaffe do take so make them flie away verse 14 As fire doth consume a wood and it to ashes turne And as the mountaines high that stood the lightning flames do burne verse 15 So let thy tempest furiously them drive and on them light And let thy storme sent from on hie with terrour them affright verse 16 Cover O Lord and fill their face with their deserved shame That they may humbly begge thy grace and seek thy glorious Name verse 17 Yet more let them consounded be and veâ—…t continually Yea be they put to shame by thee and perish fearfully verse 18 That men may know that only thee they should Jehovah call And thee alone on earth to be the Highest over all PSAL. LXXXIV HOw lovely is thy dwelling place O Lord of hosts to me The Tabernacles of thy grace how pleasant Lord they be verse 2 My thirsty soule longs vehemently yea faints thy courts to see My very heart and flesh do cry O living God for thee verse 3 The Sparrowes find a room to rest and save themselves from wrong The Swallow makes her selfe a nest wherein to lay her yong verse 4 Ev'n nigh thine altars is the place in which these birds may lie While me my God and King they chase and force far thence to flie verse 5 O those that in thy house may dwell right blest and happy be They ever thy great acts will tell and still be praising thee verse 6 And likewise blessed men are they whose stay and strength thou art Which to thy house do mind the way and seek it with their heart verse 7 For though through vallies dry they go thy grace is with them still Which like a fountain springeth so that it their pits doth fill verse 8 Thus did they go from strength to strength and all unwearied were And thus before the Lord at length in Zion all appeare verse 9 O Lord thou God of armies heare now I to thee do pray O God of Jacob give an eare to that which I shall say verse 10 Behold O God our shield with grace him that thus out is cast Look upon thine Anointeds face and bring him back at last verse 11 Because within thy courts one day is better to abide Then in another place to stay a thousand daies beside verse 12 And in my Gods deare house I could more gladly keep a doore Then in the tents of sin I would dwell with all wealth and store verse 13 For God a sun and shield that is will grace and glory give And he no good will keep from his that do uprightly live verse 14 O Lord of hosts that man is blest and happy still shall be Whose heart by faith doth ever rest and firmly trust in thee PSAL. LXXXV UNto thy land our Lord and King thou hast done graciously For Jacob thou againe didst bring from his captivity verse 2 Thou to thy people didst forgive their great iniquities All sins wherein they once did live thou cover'dst from thine eies verse 3 Thine anger so thou didst asswage that all my wrath is gone And thou art turned from thy rage with them to be at one verse 4 O God our health do now convert thy people unto thee From us let all thy wrath depart and angry cease to be verse 5 Why shall thine anger never end but still proceed on us And shall thy wrath it selfe extend upon all ages thus verse 6 Wilt thou not us to life restore and quicken us that we Who are thy people evermore in thee may joyfull be verse 7 To us thy mercy Lord declare and all our sins forgive And unto us thy flock that are thy free salvation give verse 8 Now will I hear what God will say for he with peace shall blesse His Saints and flock yet must not they returne to foolishnesse verse 9 Surely to such as do him feare is his salvation nye That glory may to us appeare and dwell here constantly verse 10 For truth and mercy here shall meet in one to take their place And peace with kisse shall justice greet and here they shall embrace verse 11 Truth with a spring the earth shall blesse and it with glory crowne And on us shining righteousnesse from heaven shall look downe verse 12 Yea God shall give us bounteously all that for us is good Our land with fruit shall us supply and give us store of food verse 13 Before him righteousnesse shall go which shall us rightly lead And in the way shall set us so that we his steps shall tread PSAL. LXXXVI O Lord to me bow downe thine eare and heare me graciously Thou that dost help the weak me heare for poore and low am I. verse 2 Preserve my soule for grace I have receiv'd a Saint to be O thou my God thy servant save that puts his trust in thee verse 3 Thy mercie Lord on me expresse and help my misery For through the day I do not cease on thee to call and cry verse 4 Comfort O Lord thy servants soule that now with paine is pin'd For unto thee Lord I extoll and lift my soule and mind verse 5 For thou art good and bountifull in pardoning very free In mercie thou art plentifull to all that call on thee verse 6 Therefore O Lord when I do pray regard and give an eare Mark well the words that I do say my supplication heare verse 7 In time when trouble doth me move to thee I do complaine Because I know and well do prove thou answerest me againe verse 8 Among the gods O Lord is none to be compar'd to thee And of all works that have been done like thine
not any be verse 9 Throughout the world the Nations all which thou didst make and frame Before thee come and worship shall and glorifie thy Name verse 10 For thou art very great in might all power is thine owne Thou workest wonders strange in sight for thou art God alone The second part verse 11 Lord in thy truth walk on would I then teach thou me thy way Unite my heart to thee so nigh that feare thy Name I may verse 12 O Lord my God thee gladly praise with all my heart will I And I thy glorious Name alwaies will highly glorifie verse 13 Because thy mercie shew'd to me in greatnesse doth excell My soule by thee hath been set free out from the lowest hell verse 14 The proud arise to fight with me and violent men are met That for my soule have sought and thee before them have not set verse 15 But thou of pity Lord art full and gracious art thou found Long suffering and most mercifull and doth in truth abound verse 16 O turne to me compassion and mercy on me have Strengthen thy servant and the son of thine owne hand-maid save verse 17 On me some signe of favour shew which all my foes may see And be ashamed Lord since thou dost help and comfort me PSAL. LXXXVII THe ground-works of Gods city be for ever firmly stai'd Upon the holy mountaines he his strong foundations laid verse 2 God loves the gates of Sion best his grace doth there abide He loves them more then all the rest of Jacobs tents beside verse 3 For glorious things reported be thy fame is spreadabroad Great things I say are said of thee thou Citie of our God verse 4 Of Rahab I will mention make and Babylon of thee I before those will notice take that do acknowledge me verse 5 Behold Tyre and Philistia which foes and strangers were See also Ethiopia for borne this man was there verse 6 Of Sion they shall say abroad that divers men of fame Have there sprung up and the high God hath founded fast the same verse 7 When God his people writes it shall in his accompt appeare This man who was the chiefe of all had his beginning there verse 8 As well those that sweet singers were as those that players be On Instruments shall consort there my springs are all in thee PSAL. LXXXVIII O Lord who of salvation art God alone to me My cry and supplication are day and night to thee verse 2 O let my praiers soon ascend unto thy sight on hye Incline thine eare O Lord intend and hearken to my cry verse 3 Because my soul with grieses is fill'd which her so trouble I have That now my life doth faint and yeeld and drawes nigh to the grave verse 4 I counted am as one of them that to the pit descend As a weak man they me esteem that hath nor strength nor friend verse 5 As one among the dead and free from things that here remaine In this estate I seem to be like those which have been slaine verse 6 Like slaughtred men in grave that lay whom now thou hast forgot Which by thy hand are cut away and thou remembrest not verse 7 Even in the lowest pit by thee I have been laid and cast In darknesse where I could not see in deeps I have been plac't verse 8 Thy wrath that heavily doth fall upon me hard doth lye Thou with thy waves and billowes all dost vex me grievously verse 9 My friends put far from me thou hast to them I loathsome grow I am shut up in griefe so fast that forth I cannot go verse 10 Mine eye O Lord doth mouâ—…e for griefe I daily call on thee And unto thee for some reliefe my hands out-stretched be The second part verse 11 O wilt thou make thy works appear and wonders to the dead Or shall the dead arise and here thy glorious praises spread Or shall thy loving graciousnesse be mention'd in the grave verse 12 Or speech of thy great faithfulnesse shall men destroyed have verse 13 Who shall thy wonders great express in darknesse deep below In the land of forgetfulnesse who shall thy justice know verse 14 But gracious Lord to thee my cries I vehemently have sent And early ere the morning rise my praiers shall thee prevent verse 15 Why dost thou Lord most great in grace cast off my soule from thee And why thy favour and thy face dost thou thus hide from me verse 16 Afflicted from my youth am I and ready oft to dye Thy terrours that on me do lie distract me fearfully verse 17 The fiercenesse of thy furiouswrath quite over me hath gone The sharpnesse of thy terrours hath me cut off and undone verse 18 And round about me every day like waters come they be Even so together gathering they about do compasse me verse 19 My friend and him that did me love thou dost put far from me To darknesse thou dost those remove that mine acquaintance be PSAL. LXXXIX GOds mercies I will ever sing and with my mouth I shall Make knowne thy constant faithfulnesse to generations all verse 2 For I have said that mercie shall for evermore remaine And in the heavens high shalt thou thy faithfulnesse maintaine verse 3 God said I with my chosen made a covenant graciously And to my servant whom I lov'd to David sworne have I. verse 4 That I thy seed establish will for ever to endure And I to generations all will build thy throne most sure verse 5 The heav'ns shall shew with joy and mirth thy wondrous works O Lord Thy Saints shall in thy Church on earth thy faithfulnesse record verse 6 For in the heavens to the Lord who may himselfe compare Among the sons of mighty ones who with him equall are verse 7 God in the assembly of the Saints the Saints should greatly feare He should be reverenc't of all that are about him neere verse 8 Lord God of hosts a mighty Lord like thee what one can be And who can shew such faithfulnesse as doth encompasse thee verse 9 The sea though raging furiously thou rulest at thy will The waves thereof though mounting hie thou makest calme and still verse 10 Egypt in pieces thou didst bieak and like one sâ—…ine was she Thine enemies with thy mighty anne have scattered been by thee The second part verse 11 Thine are the heavens and the earth thou as thine owne maist take The world and all that doth it fill thy power did found and make verse 12 The North South from thee alone their first beginning had Both Tabor Mount and Hermon Hill shall in thy Name be glad verse 13 Thou hast an arme most full of strength that worketh mightily Strong is thy hand and thy right hand in power is very hye verse 14 In righteousnesse and equity thou hast thy seat and place Mercy and truth are still with thee and go before thy face verse 15 O those that know the joyfull sound a blessed people
be In bright light of thy countenance Lord they shall walk with thee verse 16 And in thy Name they all the day shall joy and take delight They in thy righteousnesse shall be exalted to great height verse 17 Because the glory of their strength doth only rest in thee And in thy favour shall our horne and power exalted be verse 18 For God is our defence and he to us doth safety bring The holy One of Israel is our almighty King verse 19 Thy secret purpose from thy Saint then didst thou not conceale Speaking to him in vision thus it thou didst reveale verse 20 Upon a man that mighty is laid my strong help have I One from the people chosen out I have exalted hye The third part verse 21 David my servant I have found him for a Prince I gave And therefore with my holy oile I him anointed have verse 22 With whom my helping hand shall still established remaine And with my mighty arme I will him strengthen and sustaine verse 23 The enemies shall not him oppresse they shall not him devoure Nor shall the sons of wickednesse on him have any power verse 24 I will beat downe before his face all his malicious foes I will them greatly plague that do with hatred him oppose verse 25 My mercie and my faithfulnesse with him yet still shall be And in my Name his horne and might men shall exalted see verse 26 And in the sea far off his hand and power I will place He gloriously with his right hand the rivers shall embrace verse 27 Thou art my Father he shall cry thou art my God alone And he shall say Thou art the rock of my salvation verse 28 And him will I my first-born make the son of my delight And he the Kings of all the earth shall far excell in height verse 29 For him my mercy promised for ever keep I will And my unchanged covenant shall with him stand sted fast still verse 30 His seed I by my power will make for ever to endure And as the daies of heaven his Throne shall stable be and sure The fourth part verse 31 But if his children shall for sake my Lawes and go astray And in my Judgements shall not walk but wander from my way verse 32 If they my holy Statutes break which should them rule and guide And do not my Commandements keep but from them turne aside verse 33 Then their transgression with the rod visit on them will I And chastise them I will with stripes for their iniquity verse 34 My loving kindnesse yet from him I wholly will not take Nor suffer that my faithfulnesse to him a lye should make verse 35 My covenant shall continue still I will it never break That thing I never alter will which once my lips did speak verse 36 Once sware I by my Holinesse and that performe will I With David I will promise keep to him I will not lye verse 37 His seed for evermore shall raigne his glorious Throne of might Shall stedfast as the Sun remaine for ever in my sight verse 38 And as the Moon within the skie for ever standeth fast A faithfull witnesse from on hie so shall his Kingdome last The fifth part verse 39 But now O'Lord thou dost reject those which thy people were Yea thou art wroth with thine elect thine owne anointed deare verse 40 Thy covenant with thy servant made in shew thou broken hast Thou hast prophan'd his crown while it thou to the ground dost cast verse 41 And further thou hast broken downe in wrath his hedges all Thou his strong holds hast overthrown and they to ruine fall verse 42 To all that by the way do passe a spoile and prey is he And a reproach he is to those that neere him dwelling be verse 43 The right hand of his foes in might thou makest to arise And thou hast caused to rejoyce his cruell enemies verse 44 The edge thou also of his sword hast turned in his hand Thou hast not strengthned him that he might in the battell stand verse 45 His glory thou hast made to cease his brightnesse now is past And thou his crowne of majestie downe to the ground hast cast verse 46 His flowry daies of youth strength by thee now shortned be As with a garment so with shame he covered is by thee The sixth part verse 47 How long Lord wilt thou hide thy selfe shall thy wrath ever last And shall thine anger evermore like fire consume and waste verse 48 Remember well how short a time I shall on earth remaine If life be spent in griefe why then are all men made in vaine verse 49 What man is he that liveth here and death shall never see Or from the power of the grave what man his soule can free verse 50 Thy former loving kindnesses O Lord where be they now Those which in truth and faithfulnesse to David sworne hast thou verse 51 Remember the reproach wherewith thy servants shamed were Those which from all the mighty ones I in my bosome beare verse 52 For from thine enemies O Lord we do reproaches heare Yea they reproached have the steps of thine Anointed deare verse 53 For ever blessed be the Lord who heares when we do pray And let the Church Amen Amen with hearts and voices say PSAL. XC LOrd thou hast been our dwelling place where safety we have seen Our dwelling place from race to race Lord thou to us hast been verse 2 Ere forth were brought the mountains hye the earths worlds great frame Thou God from all eternity for ever art the same verse 3 Thou to destruction turnest men through crosses griefe and paine And unto Adams children then thou sai'st Returne againe verse 4 Though life a thousand years do last it seemeth in thy sight As yesterday when it is past or as a watch by night verse 5 Thou like a floud them driv'st away and as a sleep they be And in the morne as grasse are they which soon we changed see verse 6 It springeth in the morning green and growes up pleasantly But cut at evening it is seen soon withered down to lye verse 7 For us consum'd thine anger hath our might is much decai'd And we by thy afflicting wrath are troubled and dismai'd verse 8 The wicked workes that we have wrought ' thou sett'st before thine eies Our secret sins yea sins of thought thy countenance espies verse 9 For in thy wrath our daies do waste in griefes they come to end And like a tale that 's told and past so we our yeares do spend verse 10 Full three score years ten at length our daies and yeares may be And if by reason of their strength men fourscore years do see verse 11 Yet shall the strength of such old men but griefe and labour be For soon it is cut off and then away we swiftly flee verse 12 What man doth understand know what power thine anger hath For mighty terrours
sow And joy to men of heart upright in plenty great shall grow verse 12 Ye Saints that follow righteousnesse still in the Lord rejoyce At mention of his holinesse give thankes with heart and voice PSAL. XCVIII SIng a new song to God most hye for he wrought wonders great His owne right hand the victory and holy arme did get verse 2 The Lord hath made the people know his saving health and might And he his righteousnesse did shew in all the hâ—…ens fight verse 3 His mercie sweet to Israel and truth remembred he The 〈◊〉 of all the earth did well our Gods salvation see verse 4 Be glad in him with joyfull voice all people of the earth Give thankes to God sing and rejoyce to him with joy and mirth verse 5 With Harps unto the Highest sing King in Psalmes list up your voice verse 6 With Trumpets praise the Lord and and 〈◊〉 cheerfull noise verse 7 Yea let the sea with all therein for joy both roare and swell And let the earth be joyfull seen and all that in it dwell verse 8 〈◊〉 flouds now clap their hands for mirth 〈◊〉 hills all joyfull be Before the Lord because the earth to judge now cometh he verse 9 The world with righteousnes he shall most justly judge and try And he shall judge the people all with perfect equity PSAL. XCIX THe Lord doth raign with trembling great then lâ—…t the people shake He between Câ—…bs hath his seat let the earth move and quake verse 2 The Lord is great in Sion Mount and feared reverenâ—…y Yea he all people doth surmount and siâ—… above them hye verse 3 Therefore let all extoll and praise thy great and dreadfull Name High thy Names honour let them raise for holy is the same verse 4 The King loves judgement with his might and settleth equity Thou judgement execut'st and right in Jacob stedfastly verse 5 The mighty God and Lord of all on high exalted be Let men 〈◊〉 his foot-stoole fall an holy God is he verse 6 Moses 〈◊〉 Aâ—…on with his Priests with those thaâ—… on him call Was Samuel all thâ—…se made requests and God did answer all verse 7 He from a cloudy pillar spake and shew'd to them â—…s will And they such lawes as he did make endeavoured to fulfill verse 8 Them Lord our God thou answered'st a God that them forgave Yet thou their errours chastised'st which they invented have verse 9 The Lord our God exalt ye still and humbly worship ye Our God upon his holy hill for holy still is he PSAL. C. ALl people that on earth do dwell sing to the Lord with cheerful voice Him serve with fear his praise forth tell come ye before him and rejoyce verse 2 The Lord ye know is God indeed without our aâ—… he did us make We are his flock he doth us â—…eed and for his sheep he doth us take verse 3 O enter then his gates with praise approach with joy his courts unto Praise land and blesse his Name alwaies for it is seemly so to do verse 4 Because the Lord our God is good his mercy is for ever sure His truth at all times firmly stood and shall from age to age endure PSAL. CI. I Mercy will and judgement sing O Lord God unto thee And wisely do in perfect way â—…come with haste to me verse 2 Within my house with perfect heart uprightly walk I will verse 3 And I will set before mine eies no matter that is iâ—… verse 4 I hate their work that turn aside it shall not cleave to me From me shall part the froward heart none evill will I see verse 5 Who of his neighbours slanders close doth speak cut off will I The lofty heart I cannot beare nor him that looketh hie verse 6 Mine eies shall be on them within the land that faithfull be In perfect way who walketh shall be servant unto me verse 7 I will no guiâ—…efull person have within my house to dwell And in my presence shall he not remaine that lies doth tell verse 8 And all the wicked of the land early destroy will I All from Gods City to cut off that work iniquity PSAL. CII LOrd hearâ—… my prâ—…er let my cry have leave to come to thee verse 2 In time of trouble do not hide thy face away from me verse 3 Answer me quickly in that day when I do call and pray Because my daies consume like smoak and vanish soon away verse 4 My bones like to an hearth are burnt and like grasse parch't with heat My heart is smitten so that I forget my bread to eat verse 5 By reason of my groaning voice my bones cleave to my skin verse 6 Like Pelican in wildernesse forsaken have I bin verse 7 I like an Owle in desart am that out of sight is gone I watch and as a Sparrow on the house top am alone verse 8 My bitter enemies all the day reproaches cast on me And being mad at me with rage against me sworne they be verse 9 I surely ashes eaten have like bread in sorrowes deep In griefe I mingled have my drink with teares that I did weep verse 10 Thy wrath and indignation did cause this griefe and paine For thou hast lifted me on high and cast me downe againe verse 11 The daies wherein I passe my life are like the fleeting shade And I am withered like the grasse that soon away doth fade verse 12 But thou Lord everlasting art and thou no end shalt see And unto generations all shall thy remembrance be verse 13 Thou wilt arise and mercy thou to Sion wilt extend The time of mercy now the time fore-set is come to end verse 14 For even in her ruinous stones thy servants do delight And the despised dust thereof finds favour in their sight The second part verse 15 Then shall the Heathen people feare the Lords most holy Name And all the Kings on earth shall dread thy glory and thy same verse 16 When Zion by the mighty Lord built up againe shall be In glory then and dreadfull power to men appeare shall he verse 17 The praier of the destitute he surely will regard Their praier will be not despise by him it shall be heard verse 18 This shall be written that the age succeeding may it see So shall that people praise the Lord which shall created be verse 19 For from his high and holy place he look't downe graciously The Lord with pity did behold the earth from heaven hye verse 20 That of the â—…full prisoners the groanings he might heare And those might loose which unto death condemn'd unjustly were verse 21 That they in Zion may declare the Lords most holy Name And in Jerusalem set forth the praises of the same verse 22 Even when the people shall in troups meet there with one accord When Kingdomes shall assembled be to serve the bighest Lord. verse 23 My former sorce of strength he hath abated in the way And shorter he did cut my
daies thus therefore did I say verse 24 My God in midst of all my daies now take me not away From age to age eternally thy yeares endure and stay verse 25 Thou the foundations of the earth before all times hast laid And Lord the heavens are the work which thine owne hands have made verse 26 They perish shall yet evermore shalt thou endure and stay Yea like a garment shall they all waxe old and passe away verse 27 Thou â—…s a garment shalt them change and changed they shall be But thou dost still abide the same thy yeares no end shall see verse 28 The children of thy servants shall continually endure And in thy sight their happy seed shall stand for ever sure PSAL. CIII O Blesse and praise the Lord my soul and to him thankfull be Yea blessed be his holy Name by all that is in me verse 2 Give thanks to God for all his gifts shew not thy selfe unkind And suffer not his benefits to slip out of thy mind verse 3 That gave thee pardon for thy faults and thee restor'd againe For all thy weak and fraile disease and heal'd thee of thy paine verse 4 That did redeem thy life from death from which thou couldst not flee His mercy and compassion both he did extend to thee verse 5 Who with good things most liberally doth satisfie thy mouth That like the Eâ—…gles now agame rerewed is thy youth verse 6 The Lord doth justice execute for those that are opprest So that their sufferings and their wrongs are turned to the best verse 7 His waies and his commandments just to Moses he did show His counsell and his valiant acts the Israelites did know verse 8 The Lord is kind and mercifull when sinners do him grieve And he is very slow to wrath and ready to forgive verse 9 He chides not us continually though we be full of strife Nor keeps our faults in memory for all our sinfull life verse 10 Nor yet according to our sins the Lord doth us regard After our great iniquities he doth us not reward verse 11 For as the heaven in his height the earth surmounâ—…eth farâ—…e So high to those that do him feare his tender mercies are verse 12 God doth remove our sins from us and our offences all As far as is the rising Sun full distant from his fall The second part verse 13 And looâ—… what pity parents deare unto their children beare Like pity beares the â—…ord to such as worship him in feare verse 14 The Lord that made us knowes our shape our mold and fashion just How weak and fraile our nature is and how we be but dust verse 15 The daies of man are like to grasse that quickly doth decay Or like the flower right faire in field that fades full soon away verse 16 For gone it is when over it the stormy wind doth passe The place shall never know it more where once it standing was verse 17 But yet Gods mercy to his Saints for ever is and was And to their childrens children downe his righteousnesse doth passe verse 18 To such as do his covenant keep and do remember so The just commandments of his mouth that in them walk they do verse 19 The Lord his throne of majesty in heaven did prepare His Kingdome ruleth over all and all his subjects are verse 20 Ye Angels which are great in powâ—… praise ye and blesse the Lord Which to obey and do his will immediately accord verse 21 Ye noble hosts and ministers cease not to laud him still Which ready are to execute his pleasure and his will verse 22 Yea all his workes in places all where he doth rule as King Praise ye the Lord and thou my soul his praises ever sing PSAL. CIV O Praise and blesse the Lord my soul for thou art very great O Lord my God with honour cloth'd and majesty beset verse 2 With light as with a robe thy selfe thou covâ—…rest about And like a spacious curtain thou the heavens stretchest out verse 3 The beams of thy great chambers thou dost in the waters lay Thy speedy chariots are the clouds that swiftly flie away verse 4 Thou on the wings of winds dost walk and spirits thou dost take For messengers and ministers a flaming fire dost make verse 5 The firme foundations of the earth so stedfast thou dost lay That never from her fixed place she may be mov'd away verse 6 As with a garment thou the earth with the great deep dost cover The deep whose swelling waters once the mountaines flowed over verse 7 But turning back at thy rebuke they sleâ—… and would not stay And at thy thunders dreadfull voice they hasted swift away verse 8 They by the mountaines do ascend and by the vallies low To their owne home w th thou for them hast founded down do go verse 9 There hast thou set them stedfast bounds which shal them still restrain That back they never do returne the earth to drowne againe verse 10 Into the fruitfull vallies thou the crystall springs dost send Which to the sea among the hills their winding course do bend verse 11 These do give drink to every beast that dwelleth in the field And these their waters give to quench the thirst of Asses wild verse 12 By them the winged â—…owls of heavâ—… delight their nests to build Which in the branches of the trees do pleasant musick yeeld The second part verse 13 From his high chambers rainâ—… dowâ—… he watreth the dry hills And with the fruits of his owne works the spacious earth he fills verse 14 Thence for the cattell he doth cause the flowry grasse to spring And thence for service of mankind the herb he forth doth bring verse 15 That food and nourishment he migâ—… draw from the fruitfull earth And wine which the sad heart of man makes glad and cheeres with mirth verse 16 And oile to make mans face to shine and to appeare more bright And bread that to the heart of man supplieth strength and might verse 17 Thy trees O Lord are full of sap the Cedars that do stand Lebanon which planted were by thine owne mighty hand verse 18 In them the airy birds aloft do chuse their nests to make 〈◊〉 for the Stork the firre trees she doth for her dwelling take verse 19 To the wild Goats the mountaines high a place of refuge be The Conies also to the rockes do for their safety flee verse 20 Thou sett'st the Moon in heav'n by her the seasons to discerne â—…om thee the Sun his certaine time of going downe doth learne verse 21 Then thou dost shady darknes make black night is over-spread All beasts of forrests from their dens creep forth then to be fed verse 22 Then the yong Lions for their prey do roare and God entreat â—…gging in that their speechlesse speech that he would give them meat verse 23 But when the Sun doth rise away together they do flie And hiding them from light and sight downe in their
dens do lie verse 24 But then man safely cometh forth and to his labour goes Unto his work wherein the day till evening he bestowes The third part verse 25 O Lord how manifold thy works and numberlesse they be And they in wisdome great have been created all by thee verse 26 The earth is filled with thy store and riches manifold This great wide sea within her womb doth the like treasures hold verse 27 Therein are flocks of creeping things that numbred cannot be There divers sorts of living beasts both great and small we see verse 28 Therein the weighty ships do go and make their pathlesse way There the great Whales do swim which thou hast made therein to play verse 29 These in their divers kinds on thee do wait and all attend That thou sufficient food to them in season due maist send verse 30 Thy hand thou openest wide they with good are satisfi'd But presently they troubled are if thou thy face do hide verse 31 If thou draw in thy breath spirit thou tak'st away their breath They die and quickly do returne unto their former earth verse 32 But if thy spirit thou sendest forth then they created be And then the earths decayed face renewed is by thee The fourth part verse 33 An everlasting glory is thy glory Lord of might Anâ—… in the workes of thy right hand thou greatly shalt delight The Lord from heav'n beheld the earth the earth then trembled much â—…e hills are set on fire and smoak when thou the hills dost touch I will sing gladly to the Lord as long as I shall live 〈◊〉 will sing praises to my God while he doth being give My meditation of the Lord most sweet shall be to me â—…d in my good and gracious God â—…ght joyfull will I be verse 37 But as for sinners from the earth let them consume away â—…d let the wicked be no more that will not thee obey verse 38 But O my soulâ—… blesse thou the Lord thy thankfulnesse expresse â—…nd all ye Saints throughout the world with me him praise and blesse PSAL. CV O Give ye thankes unto the Lord and call upon his Name â—…mong his people shew his works and spread abroad his fame Sing unto him yea joyfully in Psalmes unto him sing â—…alk ye of all the wondrous works of our almighty King 〈◊〉 honour of his holy Name rejoyce with one accord And let the hearts of them rejoyce that truly seek the Lord. verse 4 Seek ye the Lord seek the strength of his eternall might And of his face continually seek to enjoy the sight verse 5 The wondrous works that he hath done keep still in mindfull heart Nor let the judgements of his mouth out of your mind depart verse 6 Ye that of faithfull Abraham his servant are the seed Ye his elect the children that of Jacob do proceed verse 7 Because he and he only is the mighty Lord our God And his most rightfull judgements are through all the earth abroad verse 8 He kept his Covenant still in mind the word which by him was To thousand generations commanded downe to passe verse 9 Which Covenant he most firmly made with faithfull Abraham And unto Isaac by his oath he did renew the same verse 10 And unto Jacob for a Law he made it firme and sure A Covenant to 〈◊〉 which ever should endure verse 11 When thus he said Behold to you I Câ—…ns land will give The lot of your inheritance wherein your seed shall live verse 12 Although their number at that time did very small appeare Yea very small and in the land they then but strangers were The second part verse 13 While yet they walk't from land to land without a sure abode And while through sundry Kingdomes they did wander farre abroad verse 14 Yet while they wandred suffered he no man to do them wrong But for their sakes he did reprove Kings glorious great and strong verse 15 And thus he said Touch ye not those that mine annointed be Nor do the Prophets any harme that do pertaine to me verse 16 He call'd a dearth upon the land he brake the staffe of bread But yet he sent a man before by whom they should be fed verse 17 Even Joseph who before was sold a servant low to be verse 18 Whose feet with fetters they did hurt in irons laid was he verse 19 Untill the time his message came to give him liberty The word and purpose of the Lord did him in prison â—…y verse 20 Then sent the King and loosed him 〈◊〉 this commanded hâ—… That of the people Ruler was he made him to go free verse 21 Yea further of his royall house him Lord did Pharaoh make And gave command that he the rule should of his substance take verse 22 That he might at his pleasure bind the Princes of the land And he might cause his ancient men wisdome to understand verse 23 And whiles the years of famine weâ—… to Egypt Israel came And Jacob as a sojourner liv'd in the land of Ham. verse 24 Yet did he greatly by his power increase his people there That stronger then their enemies all they by his blessing were verse 25 He turned then their heart to hate his people vehemently And even with these his servants deare to deale in subtilty The third part verse 26 His faithfull servant Moses then and Aaron whom he chose He did command to them to go his message to disclose verse 27 The message of his fearfull signes to Egypt they did shew And in the cursed land of Ham his wonders great and new verse 28 Darknesse upon them he did send and dark he made thier day verse 29 And his command and mighty word his creatures did obey verse 30 He turn'd their waters into bloud he did their fishes slay Their land brought Frogâ—… even in the place where their King Pharaoh lay verse 31 He spake and at his voice there came great swarmes of noisome Flies And all the quarters of their land were fill'd with crawling Lice verse 32 In stead of mild and fruitfull raine upon them baile he sent And with the haile-affrighting flames of fire consuming went verse 33 He smote their vines he smote the trees whereon their sigs did grow Yea â—…e the trees within their coasts did break and overthrow verse 34 He spake the word and at his word Locusts increased there And Caterpillers numberlesse among them creeping were verse 35 And these within their fruitfull land all the green herbs did eat And these the fruits growne in their ground devoured for their meat verse 36 The first-begotten in their land the Lord with death did smite Yea the beginning and the chiefe of all their strength and might verse 37 With gold silver he them brought from Egypt land to passe And in the number of their Tribes no feeble one there was verse 38 Egypt was glad and joyfull then when they did thence depart For terrour and the feare of
still doth beare verse 6 The power of his mighty workes he to his people shewes While he the heathens heritage upon his Saints bestowes verse 7 Both truth judgment are the works wrought by his hand and might His precepts and commandments all are very sure and right verse 8 Firme are they and established for all eternity And they most righteously are done in truth and equity verse 9 Unto his people whom he chose redemption he did send His Covenant he commanded hath that it should never end verse 10 Holy and reverend is the Name of our great Lord and King And only from the feare of God doth all true wisdome spring verse 11 Good understanding have all they his precepts that fulfill His glory everlasting is his praise endureth still PSAL. CXII PRaise ye the Lord The man is blâ—… that feares the Lord of might And in his just commandments all that taketh great delight verse 2 His seed shall prosper here onearth and they shall mighty be The generation of the just full blessed shall we see verse 3 Of riches he within his house sufficient shall be sure And in Gods sight his righteousnesse for ever shall endure verse 4 Unto the righteous doth arise amid the darknesse light Kind and compassionate is he and leads his life aright verse 5 A good man favour shewes lends with mercie and compassion And he is wise and his affaires he guideth with discretion verse 6 Surely he shall be settled so that nothing can him move The just shall be remembred still in Gods eternall love verse 7 Of evill tidings that may come he will not be affraid Because his heart upon his God by faith is sixt and stai'd verse 8 His heart is firmly stablished affraid he will not be Untill upon his enemies Gods justice he do see verse 9 He doth distribute to the poore and to them freely give His righteousnesse doth still remaine and with him ever live verse 10 In power and in dignitie aloft he shall be set And this the wicked man shall see and seeing rage and fret verse 11 For anger he shall gnash his teeth and shall consume away The wicked mans desire and hope shall perish and decay PSAL. CXIII PRaise ye the living Lord praise ye your Lord and King All ye his servants to his Name all praise and honour bring verse 2 Now and in ages all his holy Name be blest And his great Name in places all be prais'd from East to West verse 3 Above the Nations all the Lord doth sit on hie Above the highest heav'ns he sits in glorious majestie verse 4 With this great Lord and God who dareth to compare Whose dwellings far above the world so high exalted are verse 5 Yet of his goodnesse great he doth descend so low As in the heavens and the earth the things to see and know verse 6 He raiseth from the dust the poore that low did lie And from the dung-hill lifts the man opprest with povertie verse 7 That him he may advance and with the Princes set With those that of his people are the chiefe ev'n Princes great verse 8 To her that barren was he children doth afford So she keeps house a mother glad praise ye the living Lord. PSAL. CXIV WHen Israel from Egypt came and did his dwelling change When Jacobs house from those did part that were of language strange verse 2 His Sanctuary Judah was his holy place was there And his dominion Israel was and they his people were verse 3 The sea it saw and at the sight as all affraid did flye And back the river Jordans streames were driven mightily verse 4 The Mountains skipped like to rams and could not stedfast stay And like young lambs the little hills did move and leap away verse 5 What ail'd thee sea as all amaz'd so suddenly to flye Ye rolling waves of Jordans floud why ran ye backwardly verse 6 Ye mountains great what was the cause that ye did skip like rams Ye little hills why did ye leap and skip like little lambs verse 7 Before the presence of the Lord tremble thou earth and quake Before the presence of the God of Jacob do thou shake verse 8 Who from the hard and stony rock did pooles of water bring And by his power did turne the â—…int into a water-spring PSAL. CXV NOt unto us Lord not to us but to thy Name give praise Both for the mercy and the truth that are in thee alwaies verse 2 Why shall the heathen scorners say Where may their God now be verse 3 Our God in heaven is and what he pleased done hath he verse 4 Their Idols silver are and gold work of mens hands they be They have a mouth and do not speak and eies and do not see verse 5 Eares have they joyned to their heaâ—… yet do they nothing heare verse 6 They also cannot smell at all though noses they do beare verse 7 And hands they have yet handle not feet yet no walk they take A throat they have and yet no speech through it a sound doth make verse 8 They that them make are like to them and they whose trust they be verse 9 O Israel trust in the Lord their help and shield is he verse 10 O Aarons house trust in the Lord their help and shield is he verse 11 Trust ye in God who fear the Lord their help and shield is he verse 12 The Lord of us hath mindfull beâ—… and he will blesse us still Both Israels and Aarons house blesse certainly he will verse 13 Those that do fear serve the Lord the Lord will blesse them all The Lord his blessing will impart both to the great and small verse 14 To you the Lord abundantly will multiply his grace He will increase it more and more to you and to your race verse 15 All ye the Lord that feare and serve are blessed of the Lord Who hath the heavens and the earth created by his word verse 16 The heavens yea the heavens high Gods throne and palace be But freely on the sons of men the earth bestowed he verse 17 The dead do not give to the Lord praise from the grave below Nor any that into the place of silence downe do go verse 18 But we the servants of the Lord who here on earth shall live Henceforth and ever will him praise to God due praises give PSAL. CXVI I Love the Lord because my voice and praier heard hath he verse 2 And all my daies will call on him who bow'd his care to me verse 3 Even when the snares of cruell death about beset me round When pains of hell me caught and wheâ—… I woe and sorrow found verse 4 Upon the Name of God my Lord then did I call and say Deliver thou my soule O Lord I do thee humbly pray verse 5 The Lord is very gracious and righteous is he Yea in our God depths infinite of tender mercies be verse 6 The Lord in safety doth
times a day do give just praises unto thee Because thy judgements righteous are and they have holpen me verse 165 Great peace and rest all they shall have which do thy statutes love No danger shall their blessed state empaire or once remove verse 166 O Lord I my salvation do wholly hope from thee And I do strive those lawes to keep which thou commandest me verse 167 Thy testimonies hath my soule observed carefully On them my heart is set and them I love exceedingly verse 168 Thy precepts and thy testimonies I kept with speciall care For all my work 's and all my waies before thee open are The 22. part verse 169 O Lord let my request and cry come neere before thy sight Good underâ—…anding give to me to know thy word aright verse 170 And let my supplication come and have accesse to thee According to thy faithfull word do thou deliver me verse 171 From a full heart my thankfull lips shall utter forth thy praise When thou hast taught me well to know thy statute and thy waies verse 172 My tongue oft of thy word shall speak my deeds shall it expresse Because thy just commandments all are perfect righteousnesse verse 173 Stretch out thy hand I thee beseech and speedily me save For thy commandments to observe O Lord I chosen have verse 174 or thy salvation I have long'd O Lord do thou me save Thy law is ever my delight in it I pleasure have verse 175 Let my soul live and then it shall give raises unto thee And let thy judgements gracious still 〈◊〉 an succour me verse 176 Like a lost sheep I went astray thy servant seek and find For thy commandments have I not put wholly out of mind PSAL. CXX IN my distresse unto the Lord I did complaine and cry And from his glorious throne above he heard me graciously verse 2 From lying lips O Lord my soule deliver and set free From double and deceitfull tongues good Lord deliver me verse 3 What shall thy false tongue bring or give to thee O slanderer Sharp arrowes of the mighty man and coales of Juniper verse 4 O wo is me that I so long a sojourner must be In Meshech and in Kedars tents my dwelling yet must see verse 5 With him that hateth lovely peace my soule doth long abide For peace am I but when I speak for war do they provide PSAL. CXXI UNto the mountaines high lift up mine eies shall I To see from whence the help doth come that safety doth supply verse 2 My help from God doth come that heav'n and earth did frame He staies thy feet that nothing can remove away the same verse 3 He slumbers not all that doth thee safely keep He slumbers not that Israel keeps nor shall he ever sleep verse 4 The Lord thy keeper is and he by thee doth stand To be thy shade and thy defence he stands at thy right hand verse 5 The Suns bright burning beames by day thee shall not smite Nor shall the Moons cold influence thee strike or hurt by night verse 6 The Lord shall thee preserve most safe from evils all Thy deare and precious soule the Lord preserve in safetie shall verse 7 God shall thy going out and coming in defend From this time forth for evermore till time it selfe do end PSAL. CXXII RIght glad I was when thus to me they spake and fram'd their talk Unto the house of God the Lord together let us walk verse 2 O glorious Jerusalem to thee we will repaire Within thy gates our feet shall stand Jerusalem most faire verse 3 Jerusalem is fairely built yea strongly built is she Ev'n like a Citie all whose parts compact together be verse 4 Whither the Tribes go up the Tribes that to the Lord pertaine Unto the Ark of Israel which doth therein remaine verse 5 Of praise and thankes to Gods great Name the sacrifice to beare There thrones of judgement sit the thrones of Davids house are there verse 6 Pray that Jerusalem may have peace and felicitie For they that love thee and thy peace shall have prosperitie verse 7 Therefore I wish that peace may still within thy walls remaine And ever may thy palaces prosperitie retaine verse 8 Ev'n for the Saints sake which are deare as brethren unto me And sweet companions I will wish that peace still dwell in thee verse 9 And for the house which doth belong to God the Lord of might Still to procure and seek thy good I greatly will delight PSAL. CXXIII LOrd from the earth below lift up mirâ—…ies will I To thee whose dwelling is above ev'n in the heavens hye verse 2 Behold as servants eies look to their masters hand As to her mâ—…tresse hand the maid doâ—…h look and waiting stand So on the Lord our God we look 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 attend Untill on as he verâ—… have untill he mercy send verse 3 Have mercie on us Lord thy mercie on us be For filled with contempt and scorne exceedingly are we verse 4 Our soule is greatly fill'd with scornes of men at ease And with contempt of haughty men whom scoffes at Saints do please PSAL. CXXIV IF on our side God had not been now Israel may say If on our side God had not been when men sought our decay verse 2 They had us swallowed up alive against us raging mad The waters had us drown'd the streames our soules ore whelmed had verse 3 The waters mounting up alost unto that height were growne That with their swelling pride our souls had quite been overflowne verse 4 Then alwaies praised be the Lord whose mercies ever live A prey to their devouring teeth our soules who did not give verse 5 Our soule escaped as a bird out of the fowlers snare The snare is broken which they laid and we delivered are verse 6 In the most glorious Name of God our help doth only stand Who hath created heav'n and earth by his almighty hand PSAL. CXXV ALl those that trust in God shall be like Sion hill That cannot be remov'd away but standeth stedfast still verse 2 And as Jerusalem the mountaines strong and hie Like bulwarks compassing about do guard and fortifie verse 3 So doth the mighty Lord about his people stand Saving them now and evermore with his most mighty hand verse 4 The sharp afflicting rod of wicked cruell foes Shall not for ever on the lot of righteous men repose verse 5 Lest fainting in their minds when endlesse griefes them presse Weary and hopelesse they put forth their hands to wickednesse verse 6 Do well unto thy Saints and blessings Lord impart Unto the good thine Israelites that are upright in heart verse 7 But those that turne aside and love to go astray Led by their loose and wandring lusts in their owne crooked way verse 8 These in the fearfull path to judgement God shall guide With wicked workers but his peace on Israel shall abide PSAL. CXXVI WHen Sions sad captivitie the Lord againe did bring
the skins it of his garments went verse 4 And as the dew to Hermon hill his moisture downe doth send And as the dew doth from above on Sions hills descend verse 5 So God on those who thus do love his blessing downe doth send Yea he doth blesse them with a life which never shall have end PSAL. CXXXIV BEhold and have regard ye servants of the Lord Which in his house by night do watch praise him with one accord verse 2 Lift up your hands on high within his holy place And give the Lord his praises due his benefits embrace verse 3 Thus do thou blesse the Lord with praise and thankfulnesse And God that earth heav'n did make thee out of Sion blesse PSAL. CXXXV PRaise ye the Lord and his great Name praise ye with one accord O praise him still all ye that be the servants of the Lord. verse 2 In the Lords house all ye that stand aloud his praises sound Praise him all ye that in the Courts of our great God are found verse 3 Praise ye the Lord for he is good yea praises to him sing Sing praises to his Name because it is a pleasant thing verse 4 For Jacob to himselfe the Lord did chuse of his good pleasure And Israel he did chuse to be his owne peculiar treasure verse 5 For well I know in majestie the Lord is very great And that the Lord above all gods in glory hath his seat verse 6 In heaven and in earth he made and in the swelling seas And in the low descending depths what ever did him please verse 7 He from the ends of all the earth makes vapours to ascend With lightnings raine he makes and winds doth from his treasures send verse 8 In Egypt he the first-borne all with death downe smitten hath Ev'n the chiefe strength of man beast in his provoked wrath verse 9 He hath in thee shew'd wonders great O Egypt which did fall On Pharaoh thy hard-hearted king and on his servants all verse 10 He also Nations great and strong smote downe and overthrew And though their rulers mighty were their mighty Kings he slew verse 11 Sehon King of the Amorites and Og of Bashan King Of Canaan be the Kingdomes all did to subjection bring verse 12 Then also for an heritage their land away he gave An heritage which Israel his people deare should have The second part verse 13 Thy Name O Lord shal still endure and thy memoriall With honour shall preserved be through generations all verse 14 His people to avenge and judge the Lord is fully bent And of his servants miseries he will himselfe repent verse 15 The Idols which are worshipped abroad in heathen lands Surely but gold and silver be the work ev'n of menâ—… hands verse 16 A mouth they have yet do not speak eyes yet they never saw verse 17 And ears they have yet nothing bear their mouth no breath doth draw verse 18 And senslesse like to them are those by whom they formed were And such are all that trust in them or who their power do feare verse 19 But blesse the everlasting Lord O house of Israel O Aarons house blesse thou the Lord in might that doth excell verse 20 O house of Levi blesse the Lord by whom made all things were And ever blesse and praise the Lord all ye the Lord that feare verse 21 And out of Sion let his Saints give praises to the Lord Which dwelleth in Jerusalem praise him with one accord PSAL. CXXXVI Sung as the 100. Psalme PRaise ye the Lord for he is good for still his mercy doth endure verse 2 Give thanks unto the God of gods for still do last his mercies sure verse 3 Give thanks unto the Lord of lords for still his mercy doth endure verse 4 Which only doth great wondrous works for still do last his mercies sure verse 5 Wch by his wisdom made the heav'ns for still his mercy doth endure verse 6 Who stretch't the earth above the seas for still do last his mercies sure verse 7 Which made great lights to shine abroad for still his mercy doth endure verse 8 The Sun to rule the light some day for still do last his mercies sure verse 9 The Moon Stars to guide the night for still his mercy doth endure verse 10 Which Egypt with their first-borne smote for still do last his mercies sure verse 11 And Israel brought out from thence for still his mercy doth endure verse 12 With mighty hand stretched arme for still do last his mercies sure verse 13 Who the red sea in parts did cut for still his mercy doth endure verse 14 And through the midst made Israel passe for still do last his mercies sure verse 15 But drowned Pharaoh and his host for still his mercy doth endure verse 16 Through desart he his people led for still do last his mercies sure verse 17 Praise him who mighty Kings did smite for still his mercy doth endure verse 18 And who the famous Kings did slay for still do last his mercies sure verse 19 As Sehon King of Amorites for still his mercy doth endure verse 20 And the great Og of Basan King for still do last his mercies sure verse 21 And gave their land for heritage for still his mercy doth endure verse 22 Even to his servant Israel for still do last his mercies sure verse 23 Remembring us in base estate for still his mercy doth endure verse 24 He from oppressors rescued us for still do last his mercies sure verse 25 Who giveth sood unto all flesh for still his mercy doth endure verse 26 O to the God of heav'n give thanks for still do last his mercies sure PSAL. CXXXVII WHen captives we at Babylon did by the rivers sit We thought on Sion yea we wept when we remembred it verse 2 We hang'd our Harps and Instruments the Willow trees upon And being full of griefe delight in musick we had none verse 3 For there a song required they who did us captive bring Our spoilers call'd for mirth and said A song of Sion sing verse 4 But the Lords sweet and holy songs sing fitly how shall we When captives in a forraine land we among heathen be verse 5 But O Jerusalem if I forget thee in mine heart Let my forgotten cunning then from my right hand depart verse 6 If I do not remember thee let my tongue cease to move If I do not Jerusalem set my chiefe joyes above verse 7 Remember Edom which upon Jerusalems sad day To the foundations raze it downe yea raze it oft did say verse 8 Daughter of Babylon justly thou ere long destroi'd shalt be Happy the man thy deeds to us who shall reward to thee verse 9 Yea happy surely shall he be that takes thy little ones And in his zeale to Sion shall them dash against the stones PSAL. CXXXVIII WIth my whole heart O gracious Lord will I give praise to thee Even in the presence of the
Lord all those preserveth safe that love him with their heart But he all them that wicked are will utterly subvert verse 21 My mouth the praises of the Lord right gladly shall expresse Yèa let all flesh his holy Name for ever praise and blesse PSAL. CXLVI PRaise ye the Lord my soule him praise to God that doth me save verse 2 Will I sing praises all my daies even while I being have verse 3 Trust not in worldly Princes then though they abound in wealth Nor in the sons of mortall men in whom there is no health verse 4 Because their breath doth soon depart to earth anon they fall And then the counsells of their heart decay and perish all verse 5 O happy is that man and blest whom Jacobs God doth aid Whose hope upon the Lord doth rest and on his God is stai'd verse 6 Who made the earth and heavens hie who made the swelling deep And all that in the sea doth lie who truth doth ever keep verse 7 Who to th' opprest doth right afford to those that hungry be He giveth food the gracious Lord doth set the prisoners free verse 8 The Lord doth send the blind their sight the â—…ame to limbs restore The Lord doth in his Saints delight and loves them evermore verse 9 The strangers shield the widows stay the orphans help is he But yet by him the sinners way turn'd up-side downe shall be verse 10 And raigne the Lord for ever shall O Sion thou shalt see Thy God to raigne through ages all the Lord still praised be PSAL. CXLVII PRaise ye the Lord for it is good unto our God to sing For it is pleasant and to praise it is a comely thing verse 2 The Lord his owne Jerusalem doth raise and build alone And the disperst of Israel doth gather into one verse 3 He heales the broken in their heart their sores he up doth bind verse 4 He counts the number of the Stars and names for all doth find verse 5 Great is the Lord great is his power his wisdome hath no bound verse 6 The Lord lifts up the meek and casts the wicked to the ground verse 7 Sing with thanksgiving to the Lord alwaies in him rejoyce In singing praises to our God joyne both the Harp and voice verse 8 Who on the heavens spreads the clouds who for the earth below â—…epareth raine who makes the grasse on mountaines high to grow verse 9 He gives the beast his food he feeds the Ravens young that crie verse 10 His pleasure not in strength of horse nor in mans legs doth lie verse 11 But in all those that feare the Lord and strive him to obey And on his mercy set their hope ev'n his delight are they The second part verse 12 O praise the Lord Jerusalem thy God O Sion praise verse 13 For â—…e the bars hath framed strong wherewith thy gates he stayes verse 14 Thy children he hath blest in thee and in thy borders he Doth settle peace and with the flowre of wheat he filleth thee verse 15 And his commandment on the earth with power he forth doth send His word doth very swiftly run to his appointed end verse 16 Like wooll his snow and his hoare frosts like scattered ashes were verse 17 Like morsels forth he casts his ice and who his cold can beare verse 18 He sendeth forth his mighty word and melteth them againe His wind he makes to blow and then the waters flow amaine verse 19 The doctrinâ—… of his holy word to Jacob doth he show His statutes and his judgements he gives Israel to know verse 20 He with no Nation thus hath dealt his judgements and his word Not any one of them hath knowne praise ye the living Lord. PSAL. CXLVIII PRaise ye and blesse the Lord his praise from heaven bring And in the heights above the world his glorious praises sing verse 2 Praise him his Angels all praise him his hosts of war And praise ye him both Sun and Moon and each bright shining Star verse 3 Praise him ye heav'ns above that heav'ns below containe Praise him ye waters which above the heavens do remaine verse 4 Let all these praise the Name of our Almighty Lord For he commanded and they were created by his word verse 5 And for all times to come he hath them settled sure He hath appointed them a law that 〈◊〉 shall endure verse 6 And from the earth below let praise to God ascend Ye depths and monsters of the sea unto him praises send verse 7 Praise him ye lesser hills praise him ye mountaines hie Ye fruitfull trees and cedars all him praise and glorifie verse 8 Ye beasts and cattell all and creeping things him praise And feathered fowle that through the aire do swiftly cut your waies verse 9 Ye mighty Kings on earth and people every where Ye Princes great and Magistrates the world that judge and heare verse 10 Young men and maidens all ev'n in your youth him praise Old men and children ye that have both most and least of daies verse 11 Let all these praise the Lord and his most glorious Name His Name that only doth deserve all glory and all fame verse 12 Above both heav'n and earth extollâ—…d is his praise And of his Church the horne and power he doth exalt and raise verse 13 And praise to all his Saints and glory he doth bring To Israel his dearest flocke therefore his praises sing PSAL. CXLIX SIng ye unto the Lord our God a new rejoycing song And let the praise of him be heard his holy Saints among verse 2 Let Israel in his Maker high rejoyce and to him sing Let all that Sions children are be joyfull in their King verse 3 And let them in an holy dance praise his most holy Name Let them with Timbrell and with Harp sing praises to the same verse 4 For in his people whom he chose the Lord doth pleasure take The meek with his salvation he beautifull will make verse 5 In him that grace and glory gives let all the Saints rejoyce Let them to him upon their beds in songs lift up their voice verse 6 And let them with their mouth sound forth high praises of the Lord Yet let them hold within their hands a double-edged sword verse 7 To plague the heathen and correct the people with their hands verse 8 To bind their stately Kings in chaines their lords in iron bands verse 9 On them the judgement to performe found written in his word This honour great have all the Saints ye therefore praise the Lord. PSAL. CL. PRaise God within his Sanctuary prais'd highly let him be And praise him in the sâ—…ament wherein his power we see verse 2 And praise him for his mighty acts with praise his wonders tell His majesty and greatnesse praise in which he doth excell verse 3 And with the Trumpets lofty sound advance his praise on hie Set forth his praises with the Harp and with the Psalterie verse 4 Upon
the Cymbals loud and cleare with gladnesse give him praise And on the Cymbals sounding high aloft his praises raise verse 5 Let every creature that hath breath with one consent agree To praise the Lord that breath doth give the Lord still praised be Of him and through him and to him are all things to whom be glory for ever Amen Psalmes of harder and lesse usuall Tunes corrected and the Tunes not altered BEcause to sundry Congregations Families and Persons the harder Tunes of divers Psalmes by custome or skill are easie and delightfull which delight as it makes them desired so it may also make the Psalmes themselves more used and familiar These Psalmes are now set forth corrected whereof they had great need that satisfaction be not wanting to a reasonablè desire or a profitable delight PSAL. LI. MErcy Lord mercy grant to me Of thy great goodnesse and free grace And as thy mercies many be Blot out my faults my sins deface verse 2 Defil'd I am with spots of sin O throughly from them wash thou me Foule mine iniquities have bin From them let me be cleans'd by thee verse 3 For I with griefe and sins deep sense Acknowledge mine iniquities My loathsome sin and mine offence Do still appeare before mine eies verse 4 Against thee only sin'd have I And done this evill in thy sight Which doth thy sayings justifie And cleare thee in thy judgments right verse 5 Behold thou know'st and I confesse My shape in sin I did receive And me defil'd with wickednesse At first my mother did conceive verse 6 Behold thou that dost search the heart Truth in the inward parts dost love And thou shalt in the hidden part Make me know wisdome from above verse 7 With sprinkling hyssope purge thou me And clean I shall be in thy sight Wash me and being wash't by thee Above the snow I shall be white verse 8 Of joy and gladnesse make me heare Within my soule the pleasant voice That so the bones which broken were Made whole by thee may now rejoyceâ—… verse 9 From my great sins O hide thy face And turne away thy purest eies And by thy free forgiving grace Blot out all mine iniquities verse 10 O Lord create in me a heart Clean and unspotted in thy sight Renew in my most inward part A spirit firmly good and right The second part verse 11 Cast me not off nor banish me From thy sweet favour and thy face And let me not forsaken be Of thy most holy Spirit of grace verse 12 Thy heavenly joy againe to me Of thy most deare salvation give Uphold me with thy Spirit free In stedfast holinesse to live verse 13 Freely then I and constantly Will teach transgressors thy right waâ—… And sinners taught from sin to flye Shall turn to thee and give thee praise verse 14 Deliver me from guilt of bloud O God of my salvation God My tongue thy righteousnesse aloud Shall then sing out and shew abroad verse 15 My lips by sin that closed be Do thou Lord open graciously My mouth then opened thus by thee Shall speak thy praise abundantly verse 16 For sacrifice delights not thee Which willingly I would present Burnt-offrings though they many be Yet will they not give thee content verse 17 A broken spirit is in Gods fight A great and pleasing sacrifice A broken heart and soule contrite O God thou never wilt despise verse 18 In thy good pleasure graciously Do good to Sion blesse it still And of Jerusalem mightily Build up the walls with peace it sill verse 19 The sacrifice's of righteousnesse With offrings burnt shall then please thee And bullocks then with thankfulnesse Shall on thine altar offred be PSAL. CXI WIth my whole heart will I Give praise to the most Hie In meetings of th' upright verse 2 Great works the Lord hath wrought Of all out to be sought That in them do delight verse 3 His workes most glorious be His righteousnesse hath he Por ever stable set verse 4 His wondrous works he would We still remember should His grace and love are great verse 5 The Lord for those doth care And food for them prepare That do him love and feare He them remember will For he his Covenant still In faithfull mind doth beare verse 6 His workes of power and might Before his peoples sight He plainly did make knowne The heritage and lands Then in the heathens hands To give unto his owne verse 7 Judgement and truth we see Workes of his hands to be His statutes all are sure verse 8 For ever fast they stand In truth was each command And uprightnesse most pure Redemption great he gave His people deare to save verse 9 A Covenant ending never He did command and frame Most reverend is his Name His Name is holy ever verse 10 The Lord to feare and dread Is wisdomes spring and head Those that obey the will Of him that doth them save Good understanding have His praise endureth still PSAL. CXII THe man is blest that God doth feare And in his lawes doth much delight verse 2 Great shall his seed on earth appeare Blest is the race of the upright verse 3 Riches and wealth his house shall fill His righteousnesse endureth still verse 4 In darknes light shines to th' upright Who shines himselfe in graciousnesse And in compassion doth delight And leads his life in righteousnesse verse 5 A good man lends w th good affection And his affaires guides w th discretion verse 6 For ever mov'd he shall not be Still lasts the memory of the just verse 7 Fearlesse of tidings ill is he His fixed heart in God doth trust verse 8 His stedfast heart feares not at all Untill he see his enemies fall verse 9 Gifts to the poore disperst hath he His righteousnesse shall ever live His horne with honour rais'd shall be The sinner shall this see and grieve verse 10 And gnash his teeth melt quaile The wicked mans desire shall faile PSAL. CXIII PRaise God his servants give him praise To the Lords Name give praise alwaies His 〈◊〉 for evermore be blest verse 3 From where the glorious Sun arose Unto the place where downe he goes His Names due praises be exprest verse 4 Above all Nations God is hie His glory and his majestie Above the highest heavens are verse 5 Upon his high-exalted throne Since the great God doth sit alone With our Lord God who may compare verse 6 Who humbleth yet himselfe so low As to look downe behold and know Things that in earth and heaven be verse 7 The poor from dust to rise he makes And from the dunghill up he takes The needy man of low degree verse 8 That he with Princes may him set And to high place with Princes great Of his owne people may him raise verse 9 The barren he doth make to beare A mother glad of children deare Therefore unto the Lord give praise PSAL. CXX IN griefe and misery I to the Lord
did cry Who heard me graciously verse 2 Lord save my soule from wrong Of a deceitfull tongue And from the lips that lye verse 3 What shall be giv'n to thee What to thee done shall be Thou false tongue of the liar verse 4 Sharp arrowes thou dost cast Words that destroy and wast Like burning coales of fire verse 5 O wo is me that I A sojourner must lye In Mâ—…sechs land so long That I day after day In banishment must stay Black â—…edars tents among My soule now weary hath Long dwelt with men of wrath Of peace that haters are verse 6 I am for peace but when I speak for peace these men Are then for cruell warre PSAL. CXXI UNto the hills look up shall I From whence the help I have Which doth me keep and save verse 2 From the great Lord that mightily Did both earth and heaven make I do help and succour take verse 3 Thy foot-so stedfast he shall make By his might and his love That no power shall it move verse 4 Behold he that doth undertake His deare Israel to keep Shall not slumber shall not sleep verse 5 Thy keeper is the Lord of might God as thy shade doth stand Neare thee at thy right hand verse 6 The Sun by day thee shall not smite With his beames of heat and light Nor the Moon thee hurt by night verse 7 Though evill compasse thee about The Lord preserve thee shall Most safe from evills all verse 8 God shall preserve thy going out And thy coming in defend From henceforth till time do end PSAL. CXXII I Was right glad when they Thus unto me did say To the Lords House let us repaire verse 2 Our feet at such a call With joy within thy wall Shall stand Jerusalem most faire verse 3 Jerusalem know we Right strongly built to be Like to a city knit together verse 4 The Tribes up thither go And there assemble do Ev'n Gods beloved Tribes go thither Unto the Ark they passe Wherein Gods covenant was Thankes to the Name of God to bear verse 5 And there the thrones they see That set for judgement be The thrones of Davids house are there verse 6 Pray for Jerusalems peace That it may never cease They prosper shal that love thee well verse 7 Within thy walls be peace And in thy palaces Prosperity for ever dwell verse 8 For my companions sake Whom I as brethren take I will say Peace be in thee still verse 9 And for the house that is Our Gods the Lord of blisse Thy peace for ever seek I will PSAL. CXXIV If on our side the great Lord had not been Ev'n now his saved people Israel â—…y Truly unto his praise coasâ—… and 〈◊〉 verse 2 If on our side the Lord had not been then When up against us rose 〈◊〉 men verse 3 In their great fury had they suddenly Swallow'd us up alive when the hot flame Of their enâ—…indled wrath against us came verse 4 Yea then the raging waters swelling hye Had overwhelm'd and drown'd us utterly verse 5 Over our soules the streames had surely past Over our soules had gone the lofty waâ—… verse 6 But God be blessed who alone us saves And by his mercie which doth ever last A prey unto their teeth us hath not cast verse 7 Ouâ—… soule escaped is out of their hand Ev'n as a bird out of the Fowlers snare The snare is broken we escaped are verse 8 In the Lords Name alone our help doth stand Who earth and heaven made by his command PSAL. CXXV THose that do put their confidence In God the Lord and on him rest Seeking to him for their defence When they with dangers are distrest They shall be sure still to endure And shall not be remov'd away Like Sion hill abiding still Establish't they shall stand and stay verse 2 And as within the promis'd land Like bulwarks strong the mountains hye About Jerusalem do stand The same to guard and fortifie So God that is a shield to his From dangers great them to deliver His people deare that do him feare Doth compass round hence forth for ever verse 3 And though the wise gracious God Who chastens those whom he doth love Suffers the wicked by their rod The righteous to afflict and prove Yet shall it not upon the lot Of righteous men for ever rest Lest in distresse to wickednesse They put their hands with grief opprest verse 4 To those that are good in thy sight Do good O Lord we humbly pray Ev'n to the men in heart upright verse 5 But those to their owne crooked way Aside that stray and turne away With those that do work wickednesse The Lord King them forth shal bring But he with peace shall Israel blesse PSAL. CXXVI WHen the good Lord made Sions sad captivitie To turne againe and us from bondage did set free To us appear'd this strange and wondrous libertie As iâ—… 〈◊〉 dreame or faigned thing beheld had we verse 2 Our mouthes then sill'd with laughter did rejoyce With singing then was sill'd our tongue and voice verse 3 The heathen then when us they saw in freedome set Wondring thereat among themselves this speech they had Great things for them verse 4 The Lord hath done Things very great glad Surely for us the Lord hath done which make us verse 5 Turne backe againe Lord our captivity As in the South streames upon pastures dry verse 6 The gracious Lord in wisdome deep doth so dispose That they which sow sadly in sorrow and with teares Shall reap with joy verse 7 And he that forth with mourning goes And precious seed with him in his sowing beares Shall with rejoycing doubtlesse come againe Bringing his sheaves with comfort and with gaine PSAL. CXXVII EXcept the Lord the house do build The skilfull labour and the paine Of builders wholly are in vaine verse 2 Except the Lord do succour yeeld The city to defend and keep In vaine the watchman leave his sleep verse 3 In vaine it is for you to rise In mornings early full of care In vaine all your late watchings are 'T is vain to think wealth must arise By eating bread with sorrowes deep To his belov'd God giveth sleep verse 4 An heritage lo children be Which from the gift of God do come The fruit that springeth from the womb Is also his reward most free verse 5 Children growne up like arrowes are In th'â—… and of some strongman of warâ—…e verse 6 And blessed from above is he Whose plenteous race doth so increase That full his quiver is of these That man ashamed shall not be But to his soes that do him hate He shall speak boldly in the gate PSAL. CXXX FRom the depths of wo and griefe O Lord I cry to thee Heare my voice and â—…Wourdâ—… 〈◊〉 O gracious God to me verse 2 Let thine hearkning eares attend To my voice and cry When I supplications send Unto thy Majesty verse 3 If thou Lord shouldst strictly sâ—…an And