Sheaves and bring the joyful Harvest home Psalm CXXVII verse 1 WE build with fruitless Cost unless the Lord the Pile sustain Unless the Lord the City keep the Watchman wakes in vain verse 2 In vain we rise before the day and late to rest repair Allow no respite to our Toil and eat the Bread of Care Supplies of Life with Ease to them he on his Saints bestows He crowns their Labour with Success thier Nights with sound Repose verse 3 Children those Comfort of our Life are Presents from the Lord He gives a num'rous Race of Heirs As Piety's Reward verse 4 As Arrows in a Giant 's Hand when marching forth to War Ev'n so the Sons of sprightly youth their Parents Safeguard are verse 5 Happy the man whose Quiver's fill'd with these prevailing Arms He needs not fear to meet his Foe at Law or War's Alarms Psalm CXXVIII verse 1 THE Man is blest who fears the Lord nor only Worship pays But keeps his steps confin'd with Care to his appointed ways verse 2 He shall upon the sweet Returns of his own Labour seed Without dependanc live and see his Wishes all succeed verse 3 His Wise like a fair fertile Vine Her lovely Fruit shall bring His Children like young Olive-plant about his Table spring verse 4 Who fears the Lord shall prosper thus verse 5 him Sion's God shall bless And grant him all his days to see jweusalem's Success verse 6 He shall live on till Heirs from him descend with vast Increase Much blest in his own prosp'rous State and more in Isr'el's Peace Psalm CXXXIX verse 1 FRom my Youth up may Isr'el say they oft have me affail'd verse 2 Reduc'd me oft to heavy Straits but never quite prevail'd verse 3 They oft have plow'd my patient Back with Furrows deep and long verse 4 But our just God has broke their Chains and rescu'd us from Wrong verse 5 Defeat Confusion shameful Rout be still the Doom of those Their righteous Doom who Sion hate And Sion s God oppose verse 6 Like Corn upon our House's Tops untimely let them sade Which too much Heat and want of Root has blasted in the Blade verse 7 Which in his Arms no Reaper takes but unregarded leaves Nor Binder thinks ir worth his Pains to sold it into Sheaves verse 8 No Traveller that passes by vouchsafes a Minute's Stop To give it one kind Look or crave Heav'ns Blessing on the Crop Psalm CXXX verse 1 FRom lowest Depths of Woe to God I sent my Cry verse 2 Lord hear my supplicating voice and graciously reply verse 3 Should'st thou feverely judge who can the Tryal bear verse 4 But thou forgiv'st left we despond and quite renounce thy Fear verse 5 My Soul with patience waits for thee the living Lord My Hopes are on thy Promise built thy never-filing Word verse 6 My longing Eyes look out for thy enliv'ning Ray More duly than the Morning-Watch to spy the dawning Day verse 7 Let Isr'el trust in God no bounds his Mercy knows The plenteous Source and Spring from whence Eternal Succour flows verse 8 Whose friendly Streams to us Supplies in Want convey A healing Spring a Spring to cleans and wash our Guilt away Psalm CXXXI verse 1 O Lord I am not proud of Heart nor cast a scornful Eye Nor my aspiring Thoughts employ in things for me too high verse 2 With Insant-Innocence thou know'st I have my self demean'd Compos'd to Quiet like a Babe that from the Breast is wean'd verse 3 Like me let Isrel hope in God his Aid alone implore Both now and ever trust in him who lives for evermore Psalm CXXXII verse 1 LET David Lord A constant place in thy Remembrance find Let all the Sorrows he endur'd be ever in thy Mind verse 2 Remember what a solemn Oath to thee his Lord he swore How to the mighty God He vow'd whom Jacob's Sons adore verse 3 4 I will not go into mind House nor to my Bed ascend No soft Repose shall close my Eyes nor Sleep my Eye-lids bends verse 5 Till for the Lord 's design'd Abode I mark'd the destin'd Ground Till I a decent place of Rest for Jacob's God have found verse 6 Th' appointed place with Shouts of joy at Epbrata we found And made the Woods and neighb'ring fields our glad Applause resound verse 7 O! with due Rev'rence let us then to his Abode repair And prostrate at his Footstool fall'n pour out our humble Pray'r verse 8 Arise O Lord and now Posseess thy constant place of Rest Be that not only with thy Ark but with thy Presence blest verse 9 10 Clothe thou thy Priests with Righteousness make thou thy Saints rejoyce And for thy Servant David's sake hear thy Anointed's Voice verse 11 God sware to David in his Truth nor shall his Oath be vain One of thy Off-spring after thee upon thy Throne shall reign verse 12 And if thy Seed my Cov'nant keep and to my Laws submit Their Children too upon thy Throne for evermore shall fit verse 13 14 For sion does in God's esteem all other Seats excel His place of everlasting Rest where he desires to dwell verse 15 16 Her Store says he I will increase her Poor with Plenty bless Her Saints shall shout for Joy her Priests my saving-health confess verse 17 There David's Pow'r shall long remain in his successive Line And my anointed Servant there shall with fresh Lustre shine verse 18 The Faces of his vanquisht Foes confusion shall o'er-spread Whilst with confirm'd Success his Crown shall flourish on his Head Psalm CXXXIII verse 1 How vast must their Advantage be how great their Pleasure prove Who live like Brethren and consent in Offices of Love verse 2 True Love is like that precious Oyl which Pour'd on Aaron's Head Ran down his Beard and o'er his Robes its costly Moisture shed verse 3 'T is like refreshing Dew which does on Hermons Top distill Or like the early Drops that fall on Sion's fruitful Hill For Sion is the chosen Seat where the Almighty King The promis'd Blessing has ordain'd And Life's eternal Spring Paslm CXXXIV verse 1 B Less God ye Servants that attend upon his solemn State That in his Temple Night by Night with humble Rev'rence wait verse 2 3 Within his House lift up your Hands and blese his holy Name From Sion bless thy Isr'el Lord who Earth and Heav'n didst frame Psalm CXXXV verse 1 O Praise the Lord with one Consent and magnifie his Names Let all the Servants of the Lord his worthy praise proclaim verse 2 Praise him all ye that in his House attend with constant care With those that to his outmost Courts with humble Zeal repair verse 3 For this our truest Int'rest is glad Hymns of praise to snig And with loud Songs to bless his Name a most delightful thing verse 4 For Gad his own peculiar choice the Sons of Jacob makes And Isr'el's Off-spring for his own most valu'd Treasure takes verse 5 That God is
the Stars their several Names he knows verse 5 6 Great is the Lord and great his Pow'r his Wisdom has no bound The meek he raises but throws down the wicked to the Ground verse 7 To God the Lord a Hymn of Praise with grateful Voices sing To Songs of Triumph tune the Harp and strike each warbling String verse 8 He covers Heav'n with Clouds and thence refreshing Rain bestows Through him on Mountain-tops the Grass with wond'rous Plenty grows verse 9 He savage Beasts that loosely range with timely food supplies He feeds the Raven's tender Brood and stops their hungry Cries verse 10 He values not the warlike Steed but does his Strength disdain The nimble Foot that swiftly runs no Prize from him can gain verse 11 But he to him that fears his Name his tender Love extends To him that on his boundless Grace with stedfast Hope depends verse 12 13 Let Sion and Jerus'lem then to God their Praise address Who fenc'd their Gates with massle Bars and does their Children bless verse 14 15 Thro all their Borders he giyes Peace with finest Wheat they 're sed He speaks the Word and what he wills is done as soon as said verse 16 Large Flakes of Snow like fleecy Wool descend at his command And hoary Frost like Ashes spread is scatter'd o'er the land verse 17 When joyn'd to these he does his Hail in little Morsels break Who can againsst his Piercing Cold secure Defences make verse 18 He sends his Word which melts the Ice he makes his Wind to blow And soon the Streams congeal'd before in plenteous Currents flow verse 19 By him his Statutes and Decrees to Jacob's Sons were shown And still to Israel's chosen Seed his righteous Laws are known verse 20 No other Nation this can boast nor did he e'er afford To heathen Lands his Oracles and Knowledge of his Word Hallelujab Psalm CXLVIII verse 1 YE boundless Realms of Joy Exalt your Maker's Fame His praise your Song employ Above the starry Frame Your Voices raise Ye Cherubim And Seraphim To sing his Praise verse 3 4 Thou Moon that rul'st the Night And Sun that guid'st the Day Ye glitt'ring Stars of Light To him your Homage pay His praise declare Ye Heav'ns above And Clouds that move In liquid Air. verse 5 6 Let them adore the Lord And praise his holy Name By whose Almighty Word They all from nothing came And all shall last From Changes free His firm Decree Stands ever fast verse 7 8 Let Earth her Tribute pay Praise him ye dreadful Whales And Fish that through the Sea Glide swist with glitt'ring Scales Fire Hail and Snow And misty Air And Winds that where He bids them blow verse 9 10 By Hills and Mountains all In grateful Consort joyn'd By Cedars stately tall And Trees for Fruit design'd By ev'ry Beast And creeping thing And Fowl of Wing His Name be blest verse 11 12 Let all of Royal Birth With those of humbler Frame And Judges of the Earth His matchless Praise proclaim In this Design Let Youths with Maids And hoary Heads With Children join verse 13 United Zeal be shown His wond'rous Fame to raise Whose glorious Name alone Deserves our endless Praise Earth's utmost Ends His Pow'r obey His glorious Sway The Sky transcends verse 14 His chosen Saints to-grace He sets them up on high And savours Ifrael's Race Who still to him are nigh O therefore raise Your grateful voice And still rejoyce The Lord to praife Psalm CXLIX verse 1 2 OPraise ye the Lord prepare your glad Voice His Praise in the great Assembly to sing In our great Creator let Isr'el rejoyce And Children of Sion be glad in their King verse 3 4 Let them his great Name extol in the Dance With Timbrel and Harp his Praises express Who always takes pleasure his Saints to advance And with his Salvation the Humble to bless verse 5 6 With Glory adorn'd his People shall sing To God who their Beds with Safety does shield Their Mouths fill'd with Praises of him their great King Whilst a two-edged Sword their Right Hand shall wield verse 7 8 Just Vengeance to take for Injuries past To punish those Lands for Ruin design'd With Chains as their Captives to tie their Kings fast With Fetters of Iron their Nobles to bind verse 9 Thus shall they make good when them they destroy The dreadful Decree which God does proclaim Such Honour and Triumph his Saints shall enjoy O therefore for ever exalt his great Name Psalm CL. verse 1 OPraise the Lord in that blest Place Fromwhence his Goqdness largeiy flows Praife him in Heav'n where he his Face Unveil'd in perfect Glory shows verse 2 Praise him for all the mighty Acts Which he in our behals has done His Kindness this Return exacts With which our Praise should equal run verse 3 Let the shrill Trumpet 's warlike Voice Make Rocks and Hills his Praise rebound Praise him with Harp's melodious Noise And gentle Psaltry's sver Sound verse 4 Let Virgin-Troops soft Timbrels bring And some with graceful Motion dance Let Instruments of various Strings With Organs join'd his Praise advance verse 5 Let them who joyful Hymns compose To Cymbals set their Songs of Praise Cymbals of common use and those That loudly ssound on solemn Days verse 6 Let all that vital breath enjoy The Breath he does to them afford In just return of Praise employ Let every Creature praise the Lord. GLORIA PATRI c. Common Measure TO Father Son and Holy Ghost The God whom we adore Be Glory as it was is now and shall be evermore As Psalm 25. To God the Father Son and Spirit Glory be As 't was and is and shall be so to all Eternity As the 100. Psalm To Father Son and Holy Ghost the God whom Earth and Heav'n adore Be Glory as it was of Old is now and shall be evermore As Ps 37. and last part of the 113th Psalm-Tune To Father Son and Holy Ghost The God whom Heav'ns Triumphant Host and suffering Saints on Earth adore Be Glory as in Ages past As now it is and so shall last when Time it self must be no more As Psalm 148. To God the Father Son and Spirit ever blest Eternal Three in One All Worship be addrest As heretosore It was is now And shall be so For evermore As Psalm 149. BY Angels in Heav'n of ey'ry Degree And Saints upon Earth All Praise be addrest To God in Three Persons One God ever blest As it has been now is and always shall be AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE Shewing how to find any Psalm by its Beginnings Psalm A. Against all those Page 50 As Pants the Hart Page 64 As length by certain Page 109 B. Behold O God Page 124 Bless God my Soul Page 161 Bless God ye Servants Page 219 D. Defend me Lord Page 42 Deliver me O Lord Page 87 Do thou 0 God Page 83 F. For ever Blest Page 232 For thee O God Page 94 From lowest Depths Page
On you and on your Heirs he will increase of Blessings bring verse 15 Thrice happy you who Fav'rites are of this Almighty King verse 16 Heav'ns highest Orb of Glory he hiS Empire 's Seat design'd And gave this lower Globe of Earth a Portion td Mankind verse 17 They who in Death and Silence sleep to him no Praise afford verse 18 But we will bless for evermore our ever-living Lord. Psalm CXVI verse 1 MY Soul with grateful Thoughts of Love intirely is poslest Because the Lord vouchsasd to hear the Voice of my Request verse 2 Since he has now his Ear inclin'd I never will despair But still in all the straits of Life to him address my Prayer verse 3 With deadly Sorrows compass'd round with pains of Hell opprest When Troubles seiz'd my aking Heart and Anguish rack'd my Breast verse 4 On God's Almighty Name I call'd and thus to him I pray'd Lord I beseech thee save my Soul with Sorrows quite dismay'd verse 5 6 How just and merciful is God how gracious is the Lord Who saves the harmless and to me does timely help afford verse 7 Then free from pensive Cares my Soul resume thy wonted Rest For God has wond'rously to thee his bounteous Love exprest verse 8 When Death alarm'd me he remov'd my dangers and my Fears My Feet from falling he secur'd and dry'd my Eyes from Tears verse 9 Therefore my Life 's remaining years which God to me shall lend Will I in praises to his Name and in his Service spend verse 10 11 In God I trusted and of him in greatest Straits did boast For in my Flight all hopes of Aid from faithless Men were lost verse 12 13 Then what Return to him shall I for all his goodness make I 'll praise his Name and with glad Zeal the Cup of Blessing take verse 14 15 I 'll pay my Vows amongst his Saints whose Blood howe'er despis'd By Wicked Men in God's account is always highly priz'd verse 16 By various Ties O Lord must I to thy Dominion bow Thy humble Handmaid's Son before thy ransom'd Captive now verse 17 18 To thee I 'll Off rings bring of praise and whilst I bless thy Name The just performance of my Vows to all thy Saints proclaim verse 19 They in Jerusalem shall meet and in thy House shall joyn To bless thy Name consent and mix their Songs with mine Psalm CXVII verse 1 WIth cheerful Notes let all the Earth to Heav'n their Voices raise Let all inspir'd with godly Mirth sing solemn Hymns of Praise verse 2 God's tender Mercy knows no bound his Truth shall ne'er decay Then let the willing Nations round their grateful Tribute pay Psalm CXVIII verse 1 2 OPraise the Lord for he is good his Mercies ne'er decay That his kind Favours ever last let thankful Isr'el say verse 3 4 Their Sense of his eternal Love let Aaron's House express And that it never fails let all that fear the Lord confess verse 5 To God I made my humble moan with troubles quite opprest And he releas'd me from my Straits and granted my Request verse 6 Since therefore God does on my fide so graciously appear Why should the vain Attempts of Men possess my Soul with fear verse 7 Since God with those that aid my Cause vouchsases my part to take To all my Foes I need not doubt a just Return to make verse 8 9 For better 't is to trust in God and have the Lord our Friend Than on the greatest humane Pow'r for Safety to depend verse 10 11 Tho' many Nations closely leagu'd did ost beset me round Yet by his boundless Pow'r sustain'd I did their Strength confound verse 12 They swarm'd like Bees and yet their Rage was but a short-liv'd Blaze For whilst on God I still rely'd I vanquish'd them with ease verse 13 When all united press'd me hard in hopes to make me fall The Lord vouchsaf'd to take my part and fav'd me from them all verse 14 The Honour of my strange Escape to him alone belongs He is my Saviour and my Strength he only claims my Songs verse 15 Joy fills the Dwelling of the just whom God has fav'd from Harm For wond'rous things are brought to pass by his Almighty Arm. verse 16 He by his own resistless Pow'r has endless Honour won The saving Strength of his Right-hand amazing Works has done verse 17 God will not susser me to fall but still prolongs my Days That by declaring all his Works I may advance his Praise verse 18 When God had sorely me chastiz'd till quite of Hopes bereav'd His Mercy from the Gates of Death my fainting Life repriev'd verse 19 Then open wide the Temple-Gates to which the Just repair That I may enter in and praise my great Deliv'rer there verse 20 21 Within those Gates of God's Abgde to which the righteous press Since thou hast heard and set me safe thy holy Name I 'll bless verse 22 23 That which the Builders once refus'd is now the Corner-stone This is the wond'rous Work of God the Work of God alone verse 24 25 This Day is God's let all the Land exalt their cheerful Voice Lord we be seech thee fave us now and make us still rejoyce verse 26 Him that approaches in God's Name let all th' Assembly bless We that belong to God's own House have wish'd you good Success verse 27 God is the Lord thro' whom we all both Light and Comfort find Fast to the Altar's Horn with Cords the chosen Victim bind verse 28 Thou art my Lord O God and still I 'll praise thy holy Name Because thou only art my God I 'll celebrate thy Fame verse 29 O then with me give thanks to God who still does gracious prove And let the Tribute of our Praise be endless as his Love Psalm CXIX ALEPH. verse 1 HOW blest are they who always keep the pure and perfect way Who never from the sacred Paths of God's Commandments stray verse 2 How blest who to his righteous Laws have still obedient been And have with servent humble Zeal his Favour fought to win verse 3 Such Men their utmost caution use to shun each wicked Deed But in the path which he directs with constant Care proceed verse 4 Thou strictly hast enjoyn'd us Lord to learn thy sacred Will And all our Diligence employ thy Statutes to fulfil verse 5 O then that thy most holy Will might o'er my ways preside And I the course of all my Life by thy Direction guide verse 6 Then with Assurance should I walk from all Confusion free Convinc'd with Joy that all my Ways with thy Commands agree verse 7 My upright Heart shall my glad Mouth with cheerful Praises fill When by thy righteous Judgments taught I shall have learnt thy Will verse 8 So to thy sacred Laws shall I all due Observance pay O then forsakc me not my God nor cast me quite away BETH verse 9 How shall the Young preserve their Ways from all Pollution
Friend And he shall from unrighteous Dooms their guiltless Souls defend Psalm CX verse 1 THE Lord unto my Lord thus spake Till I thy Foes thy Footstool make sit thou in state at my Right-hand verse 2 Supreme in Sion thou shall be and all thy proud Opposers see subjected to thy just Command verse 3 Thee in thy Pow'rs triumphant Day the willing Nations shall obey and when thy rising Beams they view shall all redeem'd from Error 's Night appear as numberless and bright as Chrystal Drops of Morning Dew verse 4 The Lord hath sworn nor sworn in vain that like Melchizedech's thy Reign and Priesthood shall no Period know verse 5 No proud Competitor to fit at thy Right-hand will he permit but in his wrath crown'd Heads o'erthrow verse 6 The sentenc'd Heathen he shall flay and fill with Carcasses his way till he hath struck Earth's Tyrants dead verse 7 But in the high-way Brooks shall first like a poor Pilgrim slake his Thirst and then in Triumph raise his Head Psalm CXI verse 1 PRise ye the Lord our God to praise My Soul her utmost Pow'r raise With private Friends and in the Throng Of Saints his Praise shall be my Song verse 2 His Works for Greatness tho' renown'd His wond'rous Works with ease are found By those who seek for them aright And in the pious Search delight verse 3 His Works are all of matchless Fame And universal Glory claim His truth confirm'd thro'Ages past Shall to eternal Ages last verse 4 By precept he has us enjoyn'd To keep his wondrous Works in mind And to posterity record That good and gracious is our Lord. verse 5 His Bounty like a flowing Tide Has all his Servants Wants supply'd And he will ever keep in mind His Cov'nant with our Fathers sign'd verse 6 At once astonish'd and o'erjoy'd They saw his matchless Pow'r employ'd Whereby the Heathen were suppress'd And we their Heritage possess'd verse 7 Just are the Dealings of his Hands Immutable are his Commands verse 8 By Truth and Equity sustain'd And for eternal Rules ordain'd verse 9 He set is Saints from Bondage free And then establish'd his Decree For ever to remain the fame Holy and Rev'rend is his Name verse 10 Who Wisdom's sacred Prize would win Must with the Fear of God begin Immortal praise and heav'nly Skill Have they who know and do his Will Psalm CXII HALLELUJAH verse 1 THat Man is blest who stands in aw Of God and loves his sacred Law verse 2 His seed on Earth shall be renown'd And with successive Honours crown'd verse 1 His House the Seat of Wealth shall be An inexhausted Treasury His Justice free from all Decay Shall Blessings to his Heirs convey verse 4 The Soul that 's fill'd with Vertue 's Light Shine's brightest in Assliction's Night To pity the Distrest inclin'd As well as just to all Mankind verse 5 His lib'ral Favours he extends To some he gives to others lends Yet what his Charity impairs He saves by Prudence in Affairs verse 6 Beset with threatning Dangers round Unmov'd shall he maintain his Ground The sweet Remembrance of the Just Shall flourish when he sleeps in Dust verse 7 III Tidings never can surprize His Heart that still on God relies verse 8 On Safety 's Rock he sits and sees The Shipwreck of his Enemies verse 9 His Hands while they his Alms bestow'd His Glory 's future Harvest sow'd Whence he shall reap Wealth Fame Renown A temp'ral and eternal Crown verse 10 The Wicked shall his Trinmph see And gnash their Teeth in Agony While their unrighteous Hopes decay And vanish with themselves away Psalm CXIII verse 1 YE Saints and Servants of the Lord the Triumphs of his Name record verse 2 His sacred Name for ever bless verse 3 Where e'er the circling Sun displays his rising Beams or setting Rays due praise to his great Name address verse 4 God thro' the World extends his Sway the Regions of eternal Day but Shadows of his Glory are verse 5 To him whose Majesty excels who made the Heav'n in which he dwells let no created Pow'r compare verse 6 Tho' t is beneath his State to view in highest Heav'n what Angels do yet he to Earth vouchsafes his Care He takes the Needy from his Cell advancing him in Courts to dwell Companion to the greatest there verse 7 When childless Families despair He sends the Blessing of an Heir to rescue their expiring Name Makes her that barren was to bear and joyfully her fruit to rear O then extol his matcless Fame Psalm CXIV verse 1 WHen ' ISr'el by th' Almighty led Enrich'd with their Oppressors spoil From Egypt march'd and Jacob's Seed From Bondage in a foreign Soil Jehovab for his Residence Chose out imperial Judah's Tent His Mansion Royal and from thence Thro' Israel's Camp his Orders sent verse 3 The distant Sea with Terrors saw And from th' Almighty's presence fled Old Jordan's Streams surpriz'd with Awe Retreated to their Fountain's Head verse 4 The taller Mountains skipp'd like Rams When danger near the Fold they hear The Hills skipp'd after them like Lambs affrighted by their Leader's Fear verse 5 O Sea what made your Tide withdraw And naked leave your oozy Bed Why Jordan against Natur 's Law Recoild'st thou to thy Fountain's Head verse 6 Why Mountains did ye skip like Rams When Danger does approach the Fold Why after you the Hills like Lambs When they their Leader's Flight behold verse 7 Earth tremble on well may'st thou fear Thy Lord and Maker's Face to fee When Jacob's awful God draws near 'T is time for Earth and Seas to flee verse 8 To flee from God who Natures Law Confirms and cancels at his Will Who Springs from flinty Rocks can draw And thirsty Vales with Water fill Psalm CXV verse 1 LOrd not to us we claim no Share but to thy sacred Name Give Glory for thy Mercy 's fake and Truth 's eternal Fame verse 2 Why should the Heathen cry Where'snow the God whom we adore verse 3 Convince'em that in Heav'n thou art and uncontroul'd thy Pow'r verse 4 Their God's but Gold and Silver are the Works of Mortal Hands verse 5 With speechless Mouth and fightless Eyes the molten Idol stands verse 6 The Pageant has both Ears and Nose but neigher hears nor smells verse 7 Its Hands and Feet nor feel nor move no Life within it dwells verse 8 Such senseless Stocks they are that we can nothing like 'em find But those who on their Help rely and them for Gods design'd verse 9 O Ifr el make the Lord your Trust who is your Help and Shield verse 10 Priests Levites trust in him alone who only Help can yield verse 11 Let all who truely fear the Lord on him they fear rely Who them in Danger can defend and all their Wants supply verse 12 13 Of us he oft has mindful been and Israel's House will bless Priests Levites Proselytes ev'n All who his great Name confess verse 14