And taketh pleasure in those men that in his mercy do confide The second part verse 12 O praise the Lord Jerusalem praise thou thy God O Sion hill verse 13 Who makes thy bars and strengtheneth them to keep thy gates in safety still Thy children in thee he hath blest verse 14 He maketh in thy borders peace He fills thee also with the best and finest of the fields increase verse 15 He sends out his command on earth his word doth very swiftly post verse 16 The snow like wool he giveth forth he spreads like ashes hoary frost verse 17 He casteth out his ice like crust his pinching cold who can sustain verse 18 He sends his word and melt they must and into water turn again His pow'r doth cause the wind to blow whereby the ragged water flows verse 19 His word to Jacob he doth show his laws and judgment Isra'l knows verse 20 He dealt not so with other lands as for the judgments of the Lord No heathen people understands do ye therefore his praise record Psalm CXLVIII London Tune PRaise ye the Lord praise ye the lord ev'n from the hea -- vens high Ev'n from the heights his praise re -- cord a ---- bove the star --- ry sky verse 2 His angels all his praise begin and all his hosts of might verse 3 Praise him both sun and moon praise him O all ye stars of light verse 4 Ye heav'n of heaven's lofty sphere him praise and magnify Ye waters also that be there above the heavens high verse 5 O let them praise the mighty name of our almighty Lord For he commanded and they came created at his word verse 6 He hath establisht them to be and that for evermore He hath ordained a decree which they shall not pass o're verse 7 Praise God from th' earth all in your kind ye dragons and all deeps verse 8 Fire hail snow vapour stormy wind his word that fully keeps verse 9 All hills and mountains fruitful springs all trees and cedars high verse 10 All beasts and cattel creeping things and all the fowl that fly verse 11 Kings of the earth and people there princes and judges all verse 12 Young men and maidens ev'ry where old men and children small verse 13 O let them praise the Lord's great name for that excells alone His glory is above the frame of earth and heav'n's high throne verse 14 And he exalts his people's horn his people he doth raise His dearest saints from Isra'l born O give the Lord his praise Psalm CXLVIII Metre II. A Proper Tune YE bound-less Realms of Joy Ex -- alt your Ma -- ker's Fame His praise your song em -- ploy A-bove the star -- ry Frame Your voices raise ye Che --- ru-bim And Se -- ra-phim To sing his praise verse 3 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 Let them adore the Lord And praise his holy Name By whose almighty word They all from nothing came And all shall last fom Changes free His firm Decree stands ever fast verse 7 Let Earth her Tribute pay Praise him ye dreadful Whales And Fish that through the Sea Glide swift with glitt'ring Scales Fire Hail and snow and misty Air And Winds that where he bids them blow verse 9 By hills and Mountains all In grateful Consort join'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 power obey His glorious sway the sky transcends verse 14 His chosen Saints to grace He sets them up on high And favours Isra'l's Race Who still to him are nigh O therefore raise your grateful voice And still rejoyce the Lord to praise Psalm CXLIX To the 119 Psalm Tune PRaise ye the Lord and sing new songs God 's prais-es to de-clare O praise him in the thick-est throngs where saints as -- sem --- bled are Let Is --- ra'l joy and tri-umph still and of their ma -- ker sing And let the sons of Si --- on hill be joy -- ful in their king verse 3 Let them extol his praise and fame in dances when they meet Let them sing praises to his name with harp and timbrel sweet verse 4 For lo the Lord his dear delight doth in his people place And he will make the meek shine bright with saving health and grace verse 5 O let the gracious saints rejoyce whom glory doth invest Let them sing praise with loudest voice as on their beds they rest verse 6 Let the high praises of the Lord be in their mouth contain'd And let a double edged sword be put into their hand verse 7 To execute great plagues and pains upon the heathen lands verse 9 To bind their stately kings with chains their Lords with iron bands verse 9 To execute on them the doom found written in his word This honour to all saints doth come praise ye praise ye the Lord. Psalm CL. Stanford Tune PRaise God praise God most high with -- in his sa --- cred tow'r I' th' fir --- ma-ment of large ex -- tent where he de -- clares his pow'r O praise him thank-ful --- ly for his al -- migh -- ty deeds His praise forth shew ac-cord-ing to his great -- ness which ex -- ceeds verse 3 O magnify the Lord with stately trumpets sound With psalteries and harps likewise that he may be renown'd verse 4 Do ye his praise record among them in the dance With timbrels flutes organs and lutes his praises to advance verse 5 Let the loud cimbals ring his praise to magnify Praise him upon the silver one that soundeth loud and high verse 6 Let ev'ry breathing thing be ready to record The praise and fame of God's great name Amen praise ye the Lord. Psalm CL. Metre II. London Tune PRaise God with-in that sa-cred place where he his Grace be -- stows Your wond'ring thoughts to hea -- ven raise where he his Glo --- ry shows verse 2 Let all his mighty acts of pow'r your inward passions move That your acknowledgments may suit the Greatness of his Love verse 3 Musicks soft notes and louder sounds verse 4 Of instruments imploy verse 5 T' excite Devotion and attend the triumphs of your joy verse 6 Since all to this Creator owe that breath by which they live Let ev'ry thing that breaths to him their cheerful praises give The End of The Psalms A Table of the Psalms with the Names of the Tunes to each Psalm Psalms The Tunes Names Psalms The Tunes Names Psalms The Tunes Names 1 S. Davids 31 Lincoln 61 To the 119 1 To the 148 32 Lowath 62 Bristol 2 Windsor 32 To the 100 63 To the 119 3 Lincoln 33 London 63 Oxford 4 S. Marys 34 S. Marys 64 Lincoln 5 Lowath 35 Bristol 65 Southwell 6 Bristol 36 S. Marys 66 London 7 Martyrs 37 Windsor 67 Southwell 8 S. Marys 38 Bristol 68 To the 119 8 To the 148 39 Windsor 69 Bristol 9 London 40 Dublin 70 To the 51 10 Lincoln 41 S. Marys 71 Lowath 11 Lowath 42 Oxford 72 To the 119 12 Windsor 43 S. David's 73 Martyrs 13 Stanford 44 Lincoln 74 Dublin 14 Windsor 45 S. Marys 75 S. Marys 15 S. Marys 46 Dublin 76 To the 100 15 Oxford 47 London 77 To the 119 16 Lowath 47 To the 148 78 S. Marys 17 Bristol 48 S. Davids 79 Lowath 18 Lincoln 49 Dublin 80 Dublin 19 London 49 To the 100 81 London 20 Lowath 50 Lincoln 82 To the 119 21 S. Marys 51 Proper 93 S. Marys 22 Bristol 51 To the 100 84 Oxford 23 S. Marys 52 Lowath 85 S. Davids 23 Stanford 53 Dublin 86 S. Marys 24 S. David's 54 Martyrs 87 Windsor 25 Southwell 55 Bristol 88 Martyrs 26 Bristol 56 Southwel 89 S. Marys 27 Dublin 57 Dublin 90 Windsor 28 Bristol 58 Martyrs 90 To the 100 29 Oxford 59 S. Davids 91 Dublin 30 S. Marys 60 Lowath 92 S. Marys 93 London 2 p. S. Marys 127 Oxford 94 Martyrs 3 p. To Proper 128 S. Marys 95 Ely 4 p. S. Marys 129 Lincoln 96 London 5 p. To Proper 130 To the 119 97 S. Marys 6 p. To Proper 130 To the 148 98 London 7 p. S. Marys 131 Martyrs 99 S. David's 8 p. S. Marys 132 Lincoln 100 proper 9 p. To Proper 133 To the 100 101 Lowath 10 p To proper 134 Southwell 102 Bristol 11 p To the 100 135 London 103 To the 119 12 p To Proper 136 To the 148 103 To the 100 13 p To proper 137 S. Marys 104 Dublin 14 p To Proper 138 To the 100 105 S. Marys 15 p To proper 139 Dublin 106 S. David's 16 p To Proper 139 To the 100 107 Lowath 17 p To proper 140 Martyrs 108 Windsor 18 p To proper 141 Dublin 109 Bristol 19 p To proper 142 Martyrs 110 Oxford 20 p To proper 143 Windsor 111 London 21 p To the 100 144 S. David's 112 S. Marys 22 p To proper 145 London 113 Proper 120 Oxford 146 S. David's 114 Oxford 121 Dublin 147 To the 100 115 Bristol 122 Oxford 148 London 116 Lincoln 123 Bristol 148 Proper 117 London 124 S. Marys 149 To the 119 118 S. Marys 124 proper 150 Stanford 119 First part to S. Marys 125 Lowath 150 London   126 To the 113   The Basses to each Tune in this Book The Bass to Bristol Tune The Bass to St. David's Tune The Bass to Dublin Tune The Bass to Ely Tune The Bass to Lincoln Tune The Bass to London Tune The Bass to Lowath Tune The Bass to Martyrs Tune The Bass to St. Marys Tune The Bass to Oxford Tune The Bass to the 51 Psalm Tune The Bass to the 100 Psalm Tune The Bass to the 113 Psalm Tune The Bass to the 119 Psalm Tune The Bass to the 124 Psalm Tune The Bass to the 148 Psalm Tune The Bass to Stanford Tune The Bass to Southwell Tune The Bass to Windsor Tune FINIS
let thy servant have The strength that is bestow'd by thee thy hand-maid's son to save verse 17 And shew me some good token now that hateful foes may see And be asham'd because that thou dost help and comfort me Psalm LXXXVII Windsor Tune THe ground-works of God's ci ---- ty fair are ve --- ry strong -- ly stai'd Up -- on the ho --- ly moun-tains are his firm foun -- da ---- tions laid verse 2 God loves the gates of Sion best his grace doth there abide He loves them more than all the rest of Jacob's tents beside verse 3 Most glor'ous things are said of thee O city of the Lord. verse 4 Rahab and Babylon shall be thy converts on record All those that know me with desire hereof shall hear me tell How Ethiope Palastine and Tyre were born in Israel verse 5 And it shall be of Sion said this and that man she bore And the most high will be her aid and strength'n for evermore verse 6 Counting the Gentile with the Jew and booking ev'ry heir The singers and Musicians too and all my springs are there Psalm LXXXVIII Martyrs Tune LOrd God of my sal-va -- tion dear to thee I us'd to pray And bring my sup -- pli --- ca-tion here be -- fore thee night and day verse 2 Now let my prayer have access before thee O most high Incline thine ear with readiness and hearken to my cry verse 3 For Lord my soul is fill'd with woe such sorrow now I have My very life is brought so low that it doth touch the grave verse 4 And I am counted one of them that to the pit descend And to be one among those men whose strength is at an end verse 5 As free among the slain and dead lodg'd in oblivion's land No more by thee remembered but cut off from thy hand verse 6 Thou laist me in the lowest Pit in darkness and deep caves verse 7 Thy wrath lies hard upon me yet I 'm prest with all thy waves verse 8 My friends thou hast put far from me and made them loath me sore I am shut up in misery and can come forth no more verse 9 By reason of my misery mine eye sheds many a tear Lord I have daily call'd on thee to thee my hands I rear verse 10 Intend'st thou Lord said I to show thy wonders to the dead Shall dead men rise again that so thy praises may be spread verse 11 Shall we thy loving-kindness Lord within the grave express Or can destruction best record thy truth and faithfulness verse 12 Shall we in darkness understand thy wonders manifold And in oblivion's cloudy land thy right'ousness behold verse 13 But these my prayers and my cries to thee O Lord I sent And early e're the morning rise my pray'rs shall thee prevent verse 14 Why then Lord is my soul I say thus long cast off by thee And wherefore dost thou hide away thy gracious face from me verse 15 I am afflicted like to die suff'ring from youth to age I am distracted whilst that I indure such wrath and rage verse 16 The fierceness of thy furious wrath is gone quite o're my head And I do seem as one cut off with too much fear and dread verse 17 They came about me ev'ry way as waters breaking out And altogether ev'ry day they compass'd me about verse 18 And thou hast separated far from me my friends and lovers And those that mine acquaintance are a cloud of darkness covers Psalm LXXXIX St. Marys Tune TH'e -- ter -- nal mer-cies of the Lord my song shall still ex -- press My mouth shall con-stant-ly re-cord his truth and faith --- ful -- ness verse 2 For mercy shall be built said I for ever to endure In heav'n it self thy verity shall be establish't sure verse 3 I made a cov'nant saith the Lord with David mine elect And to my servant past my word and sware to this effect verse 4 Thy seed will I establish sure that it can never fall And build thy throne up to endure to generations all verse 5 The heav'ns shall praise thy wonders Lord and all thy faithfulness Thy Congregations shall record and all thy saints confess verse 6 For who in heav'n can any way with our Lord God compare Which of the glor'ous angels may so bold comparison dare verse 7 In saints assemblies evermore must God have dread and fear With rev'rence must they all adore that unto him draw near verse 8 Lord God of hosts what Lord is else with such great power crown'd Thy faithfulness who parallels in all the circuits round verse 9 The restless raging of the seas thou rulest at thy will Their swelling waves thou dost appease and mak'st them calm and still verse 10 Thou brok'st in pieces Egypts land like one that slaughter'd lies Thou hast with thy almighty hand disperst thine enemies The second part verse 11 The heav'ns and the earth are thine the world so richly stor'd With all the fulness found therein thou founded'st them O Lord. verse 12 The north and south no being had before thou didst them frame Tabor and Hermon shall be glad rejoycing in thy name verse 13 O God thou hast a mighty arm of sovereign command Strong is thy hand thy power is firm and high is thy right hand verse 14 Justice and judgement on thy throne retain their dwelling-place Mercy and truth conjoyn'd in one shall go before thy face verse 15 Blest is the people that doth know and hear the joyful sound Thy beams shall light them as they go and shine about them round verse 16 They in thy name shall all the day rejoyce exceedingly And in thy righteousness shall they be lifted up on high verse 17 For of their strength thou art the crown and of thy grace thou canst And wilt procure with great renown our horn to be advanc't verse 18 For Lord thou dost defend us well from ev'ry hurtful thing The holy one of Israel is our almighty king The third part verse 19 In vision to thy saint was said for then thou mad'st it known Lo I my helping hand have laid upon a mighty one I have exalted very high one that is chosen forth Of all the people generally and one of greatest worth verse 20 My servant David I have found and on his honour'd head In token that he should be crown'd my sacred oyl I shed verse 21 With whom my hand shall go along to stablish him full sure My arm shall also make him strong that he may still indure verse 22 The enemy shall not oppress nor make of him a prey Nor shall the son of wickedness afflict him any way verse 23 I will beat down and quell his foes and do it in his sight And I will greatly plague all those that do him hate and spite verse 24 But lo my faithfulness and grace to him shall be the same His horns shall have the highest place exalted in my name verse 25 And I
Thou and the ark of thy great strength thy temple to invest verse 9 O let thy priests be all array'd with right'ousness throughout And let thy gracious saints be made for very joy to shout verse 10 For David's sake thy servant known O do not turn away The face of thine anointed one that unto thee doth pray The second part verse 11 The Lord in truth to David sware and will not turn from it Out of thy loins shall come thine heir upon thy throne to sit verse 12 If thy seed keep my covenant and laws that I make known Thy children then shall never want heirs to enjoy the throne verse 13 For God hath chosen Sion hill desiring there to dwell verse 14 This is my rest and dwelling still for I have kep't it well verse 15 Her meat I 'll bless abundantly wherewith she shall be fed And I will also satisfy her poor with store of bread verse 16 And I will also clothe her priests with saving health and grace And with the voice of joyfulness her saints shall shout apace verse 17 There will I make his horn to bud ev'n David's horn to spring I have ordain'd a lamp so good for my anointed king verse 18 His adversaries all of them then will I clothe with shame But on himself his diadem shall flourish with great fame Psalm CXXXIII To the 100 Psalm Tune BE-hold how good and full of bliss and what a plea-sant thing it is When bre-thren do most lov -- ing-ly to -- ge -- ther dwell in a --- mi -- ty verse 2 It 's like the precious ointment shed upon the top of Aaron's head Which drencht his beard and from his crown ev'n to his garment's skirts ran down verse 3 Like pearly dew of Hermon hills or which on Sion mount distills Where God poures down his blessings store blessâ—ngs of life for evermore Psalm CXXXIV Southwel Tune BE -- hold ye here at hand ye ser-vants of the Lord Which in his house by night do stand praise him with one ac ---- cord verse 2 Lift up your hands on high within his holy place And kneeling in humility bow down before his face verse 3 The Lord shall they say still that made both heav'n and earth Bless Isra'l out of Sion hill with favours thence pour'd forth Psalm CXXXV London Tune PRaise ye the Lord praise ye the name of God with one ac ---- cord O praise him and ex-toll his fame ye ser -- vants of the Lord. verse 2 O ye that are admitted thus within his house to stand And in the courts of our God's house are plac't by his command verse 3 Praise ye the Lord for he is good sing praises to his name For it is sweet to be employ'd his praises to proclaim verse 4 For God hath chosen to himself Jacob of his own pleasure And hath elected Israel for his peculiar treasure verse 5 For well I know the Lord is great and that this Lord of ours Transcends all Gods and hath his seat above all sov'reign pow'rs verse 6 Whatever thing the Lord did please he did effect and do In heav'n in earth and in the seas and all deep places too verse 7 He causeth vapours to arise from earth's remotest ends Lightnings and rain and winds likewise he from his treasury sends verse 8 Who smote the very first increast throughout all Egypt land All the first born of man and beast with his revenging hand verse 9 Who sent his signs and wonders great into the midst of thee O Egypt upon Pharo's seat and all his family verse 10 Who did the mighty nations smite and potent kings he slew verse 11 As Sihon that strong Amorite whom there he overthrew And next unto the Amorites was Og of Bashan king And all the realms of the Canaanites he did to ruine bring verse 12 And the inher'tance of their land he gave it full and free Into his people Isra'l's hand their heritage to be verse 13 Thy name for ever doth endure and thy memorial Lord All generations shall be sure to keep on firm record verse 14 For lo the Lord is fully bent his people's judg to be And of his servant's punishment repent himself will he The second part verse 15 The idols of the heathen lands are silver and of gold They are the work of workmen's hands and such as men did mould verse 16 They have a mouth yet spake they not and eyes but want their sight verse 17 Have ears but never hear a jot their mouths are breathless quite verse 18 Such sensless stocks their makers are that did these idols frame And such is each idolater that trusteth in the same verse 19 But bless the Lord with one accord O house of Israel And all the praises of the Lord let Aarons house forth tell verse 20 O bless the Lord his praise confess O ye of Levi's tribe And ye that fear the Lord no less due praise to him ascribe verse 21 From out of Sion hill let them for ever bless the Lord Who dwelleth at Jerusalem his praise do ye record Psalm CXXXVI To the 148 Psalm Tune GIve laud un ---- to the Lord for ve --- ry good he is The God of gods re ---- cord and praise that Name of his for cer -- tain-ly His mer -- cies shall en-dure to all E -- ter -- ni -- ty Give thanks O ev'ry one unto the King of Kings For he and he alone hath wrought such wondrous things for c. To him whose skill profound did make the heavens clear And set the seas their bound and made dry land appear for c. To him that did display those great and glorious lights The sun to rule by day the moon and stars by nights for c. The Second part Give thanks to God most high who smote with pow'rful hand In Egypt gen'rally the first-born of the land for c. And from them in that land brought Isra'l clearly out With stretcht-out arm and hand that brought the work about for c. To him that did divide the red sea into parts And there did Isra'l guide to pass with joyful hearts for c. Amidst it they did go but Pharaoh and his host The Lord did overthrow upon the red-sea coast for c. The Third part Give God his praises due and thankful thoughts express Who led his people through the howling wilderness for c. Great kings the Lord did smite and famous kings he slew King Sihon th' Amorite and Og of Bashan too for c. And gave in open veiw the land where they did dwell An heritage unto his people Israel for c. Who did remember us when our estate was low And hath redeemed us from the oppressing foe for c. To him give praises due who gives all flesh their food O give ye thanks unto the God of heav'n so good for certainly his mercies shall endure to all Eternity Psalm CXXXVII St. Marys Tune HArd by
Destroy'd and ruin'd let them be that do my soul oppress For I serve thee religiously with all submissiveness Psalm CXLIV St. Davids Tune BLes-sed for e --- ver be the Lord who is my strength and might Who taught my hands to use the sword my fin -- gers for to fight verse 2 My goodness and my fort likewise my shield of saving pow'r My Saviour from mine enemies and my exalted tow'r In whom I put my confidence for it is only he That bringeth to obedience the people under me verse 3 Lord what is man that thou shouldst take such knowledge of him here The son of man that thou should'st make account of him so dear verse 4 Sure man is like to vanity his days decline and fade And pass away most hastily like to a flitting shade verse 5 Lord bow the heavens and come down and do but gently stroke The mountains with an angry frown and they shall quickly smoak verse 6 Cast forth thy lightning from the skies and all thy foes disperse And to destroy thine enemies shoot forth thy lightnings fierce verse 7 Send from above thy hand that saves And rid me as I stand And snatch me from the mighty waves and from strange children's hand verse 8 Whose mouth doth utter words devis'd and fraught with falshood great And their right hand is exercis'd in cunning and deceit verse 9 New songs to thee will I present my psalt'ry shall agree And on a ten-string'd instrument will I sing praise to thee verse 10 'T is he that unto kings extends salvation's welcome pledge His servant David he defends from sword's offensive edge verse 11 Release and rid me speedily from hands of sinners vile Whose subtle mouths speak vanity their right hands full of guile verse 12 That so our sons may thrive apace as plants in youth do grow Like polisht stones of some fair place so may our daughters show verse 13 Our garners full as they can hold with every kind of thing And in our streets the flock and fold may many thousands bring verse 14 Let not our labouring oxen faint nor enemy invade No leading captive no complaint within our streets be made verse 15 O blessed people would we say with such like blessings stor'd Yea rather blessed people they whose God is God the Lord. Psalm CXLV London Tune THee will I praise my God and King and e ---- ver bless thy name And all my days I 'll give thee praise and still ex --- toll thy fame verse 3 Great is the Lord in ev'ry thing and greatly must we praise That name of his whose greatness is unsearchable always verse 4 One age shall still be publishing to that which next succeeds Thy worthy praise in all thy ways thy mighty works and deeds verse 5 And I Lord will discourse and treat what glory thou hast won The fame of the great majesty that hast such wonders done verse 6 Thy might likewise shall men repeat and deeds of dreadful fame Nor will I spare for declare the greatness of thy name verse 7 The memory of thy goodness great they largely shall express And shall in songs with joyful tongues declare thy right'ousness verse 8 The Lord is good to all indeed his tender love and grace verse 9 His creatures all in general do taste in ev'ry place verse 10 Lord all thy works thy praise shall spread and thee thy saints shall bless verse 11 They shall proclaim thy kingdom's fame and thy great pow'r express verse 12 To publish all his mighty deeds and make mankind to know How gloriously in majesty his kingdom shines below The second part verse 13 A kingdom of eternity thy kingdom is O Lord And thy alone dominion all ages shall record verse 14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall and makes the crooked straight verse 15 And Lord on thee continually the eyes of all things wait verse 16 In seasons due thou feed'st them all thy opened hand doth bring To satiate the appetite of ev'ry living thing verse 17 Righteous is God in all his ways holy in all he doth verse 18 And nigh to all that on him call in uprightness and truth verse 19 He will fulfil the heart's desire of them that do him fear He will likewise attend their cries and save them ev'ry where verse 20 And all that love him doth the Lord preserve in ev'ry place But will destroy ev'n utterly all the ungodly race· verse 20 My mouth shall speak the Lord's due praise and let all flesh endeavour Thus to proclaim his holy name from age to age for ever Psalm CXLVI St. Davids Tune PRaise ye the Lord my soul give praise un ---- to our heav'n -- ly king While life and breath pro-long my days his prais --- es will I sing verse 3 Trust not in men magnificent nor in man's mortal seed Whose pow'r is not sufficient to help you in your need verse 4 Because his breath doth soon depart then turns he to his clay And all the counsels of his heart do perish in that day verse 5 Blessed and happy is the man whom Jacob's God doth aid And on the Lord his God alone his faith is firmly staid verse 6 In him that made both earth and skie and all in sea or shore And keeps his promise faithfully and will do evermore verse 7 With justice always he proceeds for such as suffer wrong The poor and hungry soul he feeds and breaks the fetters strong verse 8 The Lord doth give the blind their sight the lame to limbs restore The Lord doth in his saints delight and loves them evermore verse 9 He helps the widows in distress and strangers sad in heart He doth defend the fatherless and ill men's ways subvert verse 10 The Lord shall reign eternally thy God O Sion hill Shall reign to all posterity O praise him praise him still Psalm CXLVII To the 100 Psalm Tune PRaise ye the Lord for it is meet the prais -- es of our God to sing For the im-ploy-ment is most sweet and praise a ve --- ry come -- ly thing verse 2 The Lord doth build Jerusalem gathers th'out casts of Isra'l's bounds verse 3 He healeth broken-hearted men and bindeth up their bleeding wounds verse 4 The number of the stars he tells and all their names he doth recite verse 5 Great is the Lord his pow'r excells his wisdom is most infinite verse 6 Poor humble souls the Lord doth raise but treads the wicked to the ground verse 7 Sing to the Lord our God sing praise praise him with harps harmonious sound verse 8 Who with thick clouds o're spreads the skie prepared rain on earth distills And makes the earth to fructify with store of grass on highest hills verse 9 He giveth to the beast his food and feeds the raven's brood that begs verse 10 The strength of horse doth him no good nor takes he pleasure in man's legs verse 11 The Lord doth take delight in them that in his faithful fear abide
do For surely they shall be like Chaff which winds blow off and drive away verse 5 Therefore th' ungodly race in judgment shall not stand Nor sinners have a place with Saints at Christ's right hand verse 6 For God well knows the just mens path but theirs in wrath he overthrows Psalm II. Windsor Tune WHy rage the hea -- then fu --- rous-ly and peo -- ple plot vain things The earth-ly Kings their pow'rs ap -- ply and ru --- lers with the Kings God and his Christ oppose they do and thus presume to say verse 3 Come let us break their bands in two and cast their cords away verse 4 But lo the Lord that dwells on high and doth in heaven abide Shall laugh at this conspiracy and their attemps deride verse 5 Then shall he also speak to those in wrath and furious heat And very sorely vex his foes in his displeasure great verse 6 Yet have I set my king saith he upon my holy hill Inthron'd with glorious dignity to reign in Sion still verse 7 I 'le publish the decree and say the Lord hath said to me Thou art my son and lo this day I have begotten thee verse 8 Ask me and I will give to thee the priv'ledge of thy birth For thine shall all the nations be and utmost parts on earth verse 9 Thine iron rod shall crush them all and thou shalt lift it up To dash thy foes in pieces small like to a potters cup. verse 10 Be wise now therefore O ye kings ye judges of the land Be well instructed in the things ye ought to understand verse 11 See that you do your selves imploy in Gods true service here Mix trembling alwayes with your joy and worship him in fear verse 12 O kiss the son of God I say lest ye excite his wrath And so be made to miss the way and perish from the path For if his anger ne're so small be kindled in his brest Then happy happy are they all that on their Saviour rest Psalm III. Lincoln Tune O Lord how much do they in-crease that rise to trou -- ble me And they that do di-sturb my peace how ma ---- ny Lord they be How ma --- ny of my soul have said pre --- su --- ming to pre -- sage There is for him no hope of aid tho God him --- self in-gage verse 3 But thou O Lord art my defence when I am hard bestead My glory and magnificence and thou holdst up my head verse 4 My prayer to thee I did address and cry'd to God most high And from his hill of holiness he heard me graciously verse 5 I laid me down most quietly I slept and rose again Because I knew assuredly the Lord did me sustain verse 6 And though ten thousand of my foes were round about me laid And came on purpose to oppose I will not be afraid verse 7 Rise Lord my God on thee I call save thine anointed one For thou hast smote mine enmies all upon the bare cheek-bone Thou brok'st the teeth of impious men verse 8 Salvation comes from thee Upon thy chosen people then thy blessing sure shall be Psalm IV. St. Marys Tune HEar me O God my right'ous-ness when I to thee re -- pair Thou hast en -- larg'd me from di-stress in mer --- cy hear my pray'r verse 2 O sons of men how long will ye my dignity despise How long will ye love vanity and follow after lies verse 3 But know that God makes special choise of saints for his own sake And he will surely hear my voice when I my prayers make verse 4 Then stand in aw and cease to sin but set your selves apart And silent on your beds begin to commune with your heart verse 5 For incense offer innocence and righteousness present And wholly put your confidence in God omnipotent verse 6 who 'l shew us any good they say many are muttering thus Thy countenance O Lord display and let it shine on us verse 7 For thou hast made this heart of mine more joyful and more glad Then when they brought in corn and wine and great increase have had verse 8 In peace therefore will I lie down and take my rest full well For thou O Lord and thou alone dost make me safely dwell Psalm V. Lowath Tune O Lord un -- to my words give ear my me --- di --- ta --- tion weigh My King my God my cry -- ing hear for un --- to thee I pray verse 3 At morning thou shalt hear my cry at morning I 'le direct My prayer unto thee on high and patiently expect verse 4 For thou art not a God that will with sin delighted be No wickedness nor any ill shall ever dwell with thee verse 5 Within the view of thy pure eye the foolish shall not rest All workers of iniquity thy nature doth detest verse 6 Thou shalt destroy them that are prone to utter tales and lies God will abhorr the bloody one and such as fraud devise verse 7 But to thy house will I draw near in thine abundant grace And worship in thy holy fear towards thy holy place verse 8 Lord lead me in thy righteousness because of all my foes And thy strait paths lest I transgress before my face disclose verse 9 For in their mouth no truth appears their heart with mischief throngs Their throats are open sepulchres they flatter with their tongues verse 10 Destroy them Lord destroy them all let them be overthrown And into just destruction fall by counsels of their own And let them be cast out and quell'd for their excessive sin For they have wickedly rebell'd against the Lord therein verse 11 But let O Lord all those rejoyce that put their trust in thee Let them with shouts lift up their voice and ever joyful be Let them likewise that love thy name which is their confidence Be ever joyful in the same since thou art their defence verse 12 For to the righteous man no doubt thou wilt thy blessing yield And ever compass him about with favour as a shield Psalm VI. Bristol Tune O Lord my God re -- buke me not when thou shalt an --- gry be When thy dis-plea-sure wax-eth hot then do not cha -- sten me verse 2 O Lord have mercy on my soul for I am wond'rous weak Lord I beseech thee make me whole for ev'n my bones do break verse 3 My soul is also vexed sore but Lord how long a space verse 4 Return O Lord my soul restore and save me of thy grace verse 5 For none can praise or think on thee when dead in grave they lie verse 6 And now my groaning wearieth me so near to death am I. All night I make my bed to swim my couch with tears o'reflows verse 7 Mine eyes consum'd with grief wax dim because of all my foes verse 8 Ye workers of iniquity go from me every one For God hath heard me graciously when I did
themselves prepar'd And in the net that they did set are their own feet ensnar'd verse 16 The Lord is known in these affairs by judgements which are wrought When sinners hands do make the snares wherewith themselves are caught verse 17 The wicked shall be turn'd to hell people of every kind Ev'n all that on the earth do dwell that have not God in mind verse 18 For needy souls may well be sure not still to be forgot The expectations of the poor for ever perish not verse 19 Up Lord and let not men have leave still to prevail by might But let the heathen folk receive their judgment in thy sight verse 20 And strike them Lord with fear so far that all the nations then May know themselves whoer'e they are to be but mortal men Psalm X. Lincoln Tune WHy dost thou Lord stand off so far and seemst thy self to hide And seest what troublous times here are and what op -- pres -- sing pride Where-with the wick-ed hunt the poor O let them be sur -- priz'd Caught in the snare they thought so sure and which them -- selves de -- vis'd verse 3 For of his hearts ungodly lusts the wicked boasts O Lord And he doth bless the covetous that is of thee abhorr'd verse 4 He seeks not after God a jot such is his haughty pride In all his thoughts God cometh not but is indeed deni'd verse 5 He ever loves to tyrannize judgment he counts far off He puffs at all his enemies with a disdainful scoff verse 6 He saith in heart I know that I shall never be displac't Nor of the least adversity at any time shall taste verse 7 His mouth is full of blasphemy of fraud deceit and wrong Mischievousness and vanity sit underneath his tongue verse 8 In villages he sit's obscure the innocent to slay His eyes are bent against the poor but in a private way verse 9 He lion-like lurks in his den waiting to catch the poor He draws him to his net and then he takes him to be sure verse 10 He croucheth and doth lowly bend humbling himself withal That so the poor man in the end by his strong ones may fall verse 11 He saith in heart God hath forgot he hides away his eyes And willingly beholds it not but O Lord God arise verse 12 Forget not but thy hand forth stretch for poor men undertrod verse 13 O wherefore should a wicked wretch contemn th' almighty God It shall not be requir'd at all thus speaks he in his heart verse 14 But of their mischief spite and gall thou Lord a witness art And what thou seest shall surely be by thy just hand repai'd The poor commits himself to thee thou art the orphans aid verse 15 The arm of tyrants merciless Lord break in sunder quite Search out his sin and wickedness till all be come to light verse 16 God reigneth an eternal King by whose revenging hand The heathen people perishing are banisht from his land verse 17 Lord the desire of humble men hath pierc't thine easy ear An heart thou wilt prepare us then and cause thine ear to hear verse 18 To judge the poor and fatherless that are opprest so sore That earthly men may not oppress nor vex them any more Psalm XI Lowath Tune I Put my con-fi-dence in God why there -- fore do ye say That as a bird un -- to her hill my soul shall hast a -- way verse 2 For lo the wicked bend their bow and fit their shafts with art Upon their strings to shoot unseen at the upright in heart verse 3 If the foundation verily be ruin'd and destroy'd Alas what can the righteous do the danger to avoid verse 4 The Lord is in his holy place his throne 's in heav'n on high His eyes behold the sons of men and try them narrowly verse 5 By him the right'ous man is tri'd the wicked man abhorr'd And he that loveth violence is hated of the Lord. verse 6 On sinners he shall rain down snares and they must all drink up Brimstone and fire and horrid storms the portion of their cup. verse 7 For God most right'ous ever doth in righteousness delight And with a pleased countenance beholdeth the upright Psalm XII Windsor Tune O Lord put to thy help-ing hand for now the god --- ly cease The faith-ful peo -- ple of the Land ex-ceed -- ing --- ly de -- crease verse 2 Men generally speak vanity unto their friends apart Their conf'rence slips from flatt'ring lips and from a double heart verse 3 The lips that utter flatterings the Lord will cut away And tongues that speak presumptuous things for thus they boast and say verse 4 We shall not fail but to prevail with tongue and lips most free They are in our peculiar power for who are Lords but we verse 5 Now for th' oppression of the poor and sighs of needy souls I 'le rise saith God and him secure from scornfull foes controuls verse 6 And we are sure God's words are pure as silver from the mines In furnace tri'd and purifi'd no less then seven times verse 7 Thy people Lord shall be assur'd preserved by thy grace They shall for ever be secur'd from this ungodly race verse 8 But all the while the base and vile are set in place of power On all sides then do wicked men seek whom they may devour Psalm XIII Stanford Tune HOw long O Lord of thee for -- got -- ten shall I be How long a space wilt hide thy face for e --- ver-more from me How long shall I con -- dole take coun -- sel in my soul And dai -- ly bear such grief and care and en ' -- mies proud con -- troul verse 3 Consider hear my cries my God clear thou mine eyes Lest sleep of death my last drawn breath perpetually surprize verse 4 And least mine en'mies say lo I have got the day And glad they be that trouble me when put beside my stay verse 5 But I thy mercy made the rock whereon I staid My heart in me right glad shall be in thy salvations aid verse 6 Unto the Lord will I sing praises chearfully Because that he hath dealt with me exceeding bounteously Psalm XIV Windsor Tune THe fools af -- firm there is no God for so in heart they say Vile deeds they do and none doth good so quite cor --- rupt are they verse 2 For lo the Lord from heaven view'd the race of all mankind To see if any understood or sought his god to find verse 3 But they were all corrupt and naught all turn'd aside and gone Not one that any good hath wrought no verily not one verse 4 Are wicked workers so misled so blind and brutish all That they should eat my folk like bread On God they do not call verse 5 But ev'n in all their jollity great fear upon them fell For in the sweet society of just men God doth dwell verse 6 Ye mock
God with earnestness I did send out my cry And from his temple graciously the Lord my voice did hear Before him also came my cry yea even to his ear verse 7 Then shook the trembling earth for fear and dreadful terrors seiz'd Upon the hills foundations there because he was displeas'd verse 8 Out of his nostrils went a smoak and from his mouth there came Devouring fire which did provoke the sulph'rous coals to flame The second part verse 9 Th' Almighty Lord the heavens bow'd and downward did descend Beneath his feet a sable cloud of darkness did extend verse 10 A cherub-chariot did him bear whose plumes he made his sail The winds his winged coursers were and darkness was his veil verse 11 Dark his pavillion dark the Skie dark waters dusky clouds Compose an airy canopie wherein himself he shrouds verse 12 A brightness did before him flame which did thick clouds dispell Then down the battering hail-stones came and coals of fire there fell verse 13 The Lord from heav'n in thunder spoke the voice of God most high Did make the stormy hail-stones smoke and coals of fire to fly verse 14 Yea and he let his arrows fly and put his foes to flight He shot out lightnings and thereby discomfitted them quite verse 15 Then were the water-channels seen and worlds foundations vast Disclos'd at thy rebuke so keen and at thy nostrils blast verse 16 The Lord did send from heav'n on high he took and drew me out From waters of adversity which compass'd me about verse 17 He sav'd me from my potent foe and safely set me free From such as sought my overthrow and were too strong for me verse 18 They did prevent me craftily in that most dang'rous day That threatned my calamity but God was still my stay verse 19 He brought me to a spacious place by his great pow'r and might And sav'd me freely of his grace for I was his delight verse 20 According to mine innocence was my reward made sure The Lord did give me recompence because my hands were pure The third part verse 21 For in the ways of God have I continually trod And have not ever wickedly departed from my God verse 22 For unto all his statutes still I had a great respect And no part of his holy will did I at all reject verse 23 Yea I was also most upright before the Lord most high And kept my self as in his sight from mine iniquity verse 24 Therefore the Lord rewarded me as I had done aright And as my hands were clean and free from sin in his eye-sight verse 25 The merciful thou wilt requite with mercy in their kind And they that are themselves upright the like of thee shall find verse 26 Unto the pure thy purity thou wilt O Lord declare And thou wilt deal as frowardly with those that froward are verse 27 For Lord thou wilt those people save whom sharp afflictions tri'd And wilt bring down all those that have the lofty looks of pride verse 28 For thou wilt make my candle burn and shine exceeding bright The Lord my God will surely turn my darkness into light verse 29 For I ran through a troop by thee and safely scap'd them all And by my God assisting me have I leapt o're a wall The fourth part verse 30 As for the Lord his way is pure the word of God is tri'd He is a buckler safe and sure to all that can confide verse 31 For who except the Lord alone a God esteem'd may be And who a mighty rock but one and our Jehovah's he verse 32 'T is God that by his power and might strongly girds up my loins And makes me take my way aright to perfect my designs verse 33 He makes my feet to be as swift as are the hindes in pace And I must count it as his gift that gains me each high place verse 34 He taught my hands all Warlike skill my fingers how to fight So that a bow a bow of steel is broken by my might verse 35 Thou gav'st me thy salvations shield to arm me most compleat And thy right hand hath me upheld thy favour made me great verse 36 Thou hast enlarg'd with liberty my stepping place so wide That both my feet stood stedfastly and did not slip aside verse 37 I overtook my foes that fled for I pursu'd apace Nor till they were extinguished did I forsake the chase verse 38 Mine enemies I did so greet with blows not dealt in vain That down they fell beneath my feet and could not rise again The fifth part verse 39 For thou hast girt me powerfully to battle with my foes And hast subdu'd them under me that up against me rose verse 40 Also the necks of all my foes were given me by thee That I might quite destroy all those that greatly hated me verse 41 They cri'd and called earnestly but there was none to save Yea even to the Lord most high but he no answer gave verse 42 Then like the dust that 's blown about when boist'rous winds do meet I beat them small and cast them out as dirt into the street verse 43 Thou sav'dst me from seditious hands the heathens head to be I shall be serv'd by forrein lands and folk unknown to me verse 44 As soon as they do hear of me forthwith they shall obey Submissive shall the strangers be and yield themselves straitway verse 45 The strangers till they do submit shall soon fall off and fade Their secret places they shall quit they shall be so afraid verse 46 O blessed be my rock of pow'r that ever doth abide And let the Lord my Saviour be highly magnifi'd verse 47 'T is God that hath avenged me my people he subjects verse 48 My Saviour from my foes is he my person he protects Yea thou hast set me o're them all that did my hurt conspire And sav'd me from that tyrant Saul whom fury set on fire verse 49 Therefore will I give thanks to thee among the heathen Lord In songs of praise with melody will I thy name record verse 50 Deliv'rance great he gives indeed and mercy keeps in store For David and his sacred seed and that for evermore Psalm XIX London Tune THe Hea-vens give to un -- der-stand the glo --- ry of the Lord The o --- pe -- ra -- tions of his hand the fir --- ma-ments re --- cord verse 2 Day unto day hath made it known and night to night declar'd verse 3 And speech or language there is none where their voice is not heard verse 4 Their line is gone throughout the earth their words as far extend And there 's his royal tent set forth the sun to comprehend verse 5 Which as a bridegroom bravely clad doth leave his lodging-place And gyant-like with gesture glad sets out to run his race verse 6 He reacheth heavens vast extreams making his course compleat And nothing can by any means be hidden from his heat verse 7
The Law of God is very pure the soul it purifies His testimones are most sure making the simple wise The second part verse 8 The statutes of the Lord are right and consolate the mind His precepts pure affording light to eyes by nature blind verse 9 God's fear is clean from all defects and always doth endure His judgments just in all respects and truth itself 's no truer verse 10 Far more then many treasur'd summs of gold to be embrac't Far sweeter then the hony-combs or hony to the taste verse 11 Thy servant is forewarn'd thereby thy precepts to regard And he that keeps them carefully shall get a great reward verse 12 But who can understand and see the error of his thoughts Lord cleanse me and deliver me from all my secret faults verse 13 Thy servant also Lord restrain from all presumptuous crime And let them have no power to reign in me at any time And then I shall be most upright being restrain'd by thee I shall be blamless in thy sight and great transgressions flee verse 14 O let my mouth O let my heart in all I think or say Be pleasing to thee Lord that art my saviour strength and stay Psalm XX. Lowath Tune THe Lord now hear thee gra -- cious-ly in this di --- stress-ful day The name of Ja cob's migh-ty God be thy de -- fence and stay verse 2 And from the sanctuary send assistance in thy need And out of Sion strengthen thee and make thee strong indeed verse 3 Remember all the offerings which thou hast brought entire And now accept the sacrifice which thou hast made by fire verse 4 Thy hearts desire he 'll grant to thee and all thy counsels bless And make them be accomplished with sutable success verse 5 Lord we rejoyce in thy defence and in thy name and aid Of our great God our banners shall be cheerfully displaid The Lord fulfill all thy desire and grant what thou dost crave verse 6 And now I know that God most high doth his anointed save And he will hear him graciously from his most holy heav'n With saving strength of his right hand which shall to him be given verse 7 Some trust in chariots some in horse but we will think upon The name of thee the Lord our God and trust to that alone verse 8 Lo we do rise and stand upright but they bow down and fall verse 9 Save Lord and let our heavenly king now hear us when we call Psalm XXI St. Marys Tune O Lord in thy sal -- va -- ti --- on The king shall much de --- light With joy -- ful ex -- al -- ta -- ti -- on in thy great strength might verse 2 For what his heart desir'd to have thou grantedst every thing And what his lips of thee did crave was not deni'd the king verse 3 With thy good blessings manifold thou hast him early sped And set a crown of perfect gold upon his royal head verse 4 And when he asked life of thee thereof thou mad'st him sure And gav'st it to eternity for ever to endure verse 5 His glory is exceeding great in thy salvations aid Honour and Majesty compleat thou hast upon him laid verse 6 Thy blessings ever-flowing streams thou didst to him impart Thy countenance with chearful beams doth greatly glad his heart verse 7 Because the King unfeignedly doth put his trust in thee And through thy mercy O most high remov'd he shall not be verse 8 But thy Almighty hand O Lord shall find out all thy foes And all that have thy name abhorr'd thy right hand shall disclose verse 9 And make them like a fiery hearth ev'n in thy wrathful hour The Lord shall swallow them in wrath and fire shall them devour verse 10 Their fruit shalt thou abolish then destroying their increase And from among the sons of men shall cause their seed to cease verse 11 For they intended ill to thee strongly persuaded too T' accomplish that iniquity which they could never do verse 12 For these things thou shalt make them fly turning their backs in chase Charging thy bow strings readily against thine en'mies face verse 13 In thy peculiar strength O Lord thy matchless glory raise So shall our chearful Songs Record thy pow'rs deserved praise Psalm XXII Bristol Tune MY God my God wherefore hast thou for --- sook me O where -- fore Art thou so far from help-ing me when I do cry and roar verse 2 To thee my God even all day long I do both cry and call All night I cannot hold my tongue yet hear'st thou not at all verse 3 But Lord thou art the holy one and in that place dost dwell Where always thou inhabitest the praise of Israel verse 4 Our fathers in the time forepast did put their trust in thee They trusted and their faith held fast and thou didst set them free verse 5 They were deliver'd evermore by calling on thy name And for the faith they had in thee they were not put to shame verse 6 But I alas am not a man a despicable worm A meer reproach of Men I am whom all the people spurn verse 7 All they that see me laugh at me and scornfully do they Shoot out their lips and shake their head And thus in scorn they say verse 8 He trusted that the Lord would be his Saviour by his might Let him deliver him since he took in him such delight verse 9 But Lord thou knew'st me in the womb and thou didst take me thence When I was on my mothers breast thou wast my confidence verse 10 And I was câ—st upon thy care even from my birth till now And from the womb that did me bear my God and Guide art thou The second part verse 11 O Lord depart not now from me in this my present grief Since I have none to be my help none else to send relief verse 12 For many bulls have compass'd me and compassed me round The strongest bulls that use to be on Bashans fatning ground verse 13 They gape upon me greedily to kill me if they may Much like a lion roaring out and ramping for his prey verse 14 Like water I am powred out my joynts asunder part As wax with fire runs all about so sorrow melts my heart verse 15 My strength is like a potsherd dri'd my tongue cleaves to my jaws I am brought down to dust of death and thy hand is the cause verse 16 And many dogs do compass me the wicked when they meet Conspire against me cursedly they peirce my hands and feet verse 17 Yea I may reckon every bone on me they gaze and stare verse 18 Upon my vesture lots are thrown and they my garments share verse 19 Therefore I pray thee be not far from me in my great need But rather since thou art my strength to help me Lord make speed verse 20 And save me from the cruel sword by thy almighty pow'r Preserve my dear and
miss Owns him as if he had not sinn'd whose heart sin -- cere and up-right is verse 3 My woes increas'd while I suppress'd my guilt no quiet I could get verse 4 Thy wrath did press me like a weight and scorch'd me like the Summers heat verse 5 I then resolved to disclose my crimes and open all my wound I humbly did confess my sins to thee and easy pardon found verse 6 This Mercy shall invite good men in season to implore thine aid Then tho' their troubles like a flood should rise they need not be afraid verse 7 Thou Lord shall be my safe retreat to thee I 'll fly in all distress Thou wilt preserve me and in songs of Victory I 'll thee confess verse 8 I 'll counsel sinners to obey verse 9 And not be like the Horse or Mule Whose fury till they 're broke or tam'd No Rein can guide no Curb can rule verse 10 Such sinners meet with heavy stroaks verse 11 While those that trust in God shall prove The happy men then let the just Rejoice and Triumph in his Love Psalm XXXIII London Tune YE righ-t'ous in the Lord re-joice for praise be-comes the saints Praise God with psalt'ry harp and voice and ten-string'd In -- stru -- ments verse 3 Sing to the Lord aloud with praise with skilful songs and new verse 4 For lo his word his works and ways are faithful just and true verse 5 Justice and judgment he doth love ev'n this most right'ous Lord And with his goodness from above the earth is richly stor'd verse 6 The word of his eternal truth compos'd the spangled skie And by the breathing of his mouth the hoasts of heav'n on high verse 7 The waters of the Sea he keeps confin'd within the shore He layeth up the liquid deeps as in a house of store verse 8 Let all the earth submit with fear to this almighty Lord And all the nations every where ev'n tremble at his word verse 9 For he but spake and it was done and when his word was past His ordinances thus begun and evermore stands fast verse 10 The counsel of the nations rude the Lord doth bring to nought He doth defeat the multitude of their device and thought verse 11 But Gods own counsels do remain they stand for ever sure The thoughts which his heart doth retain from age to age endure The second part verse 12 That nation's blest whose God 's the Lord foreknown in his decree And chosen of his own accord his heritage to be verse 13 The Lord from heaven cast his eye on men of mortal birth verse 14 Beholding from his seat on high all dwellers on the earth verse 15 Alike he frames and fashioneth the hearts of great and small Their works he well considereth and judgeth of them all verse 16 No num'rous host can save a king it is not strength that can Deliverance from danger bring unto a mighty man verse 17 A horse is vain and never can give safety in the fight Nor shall deliver any man by his great strength and might verse 18 But lo the Lord doth set his eye with favour on the just And those that fear him faithfully and in his mercy trust verse 19 To save their precious souls alive from deaths destructive pow'r And store of wholsome food to give when famine would devour verse 20 Our soul doth wait with patience for God the holy one He is our help and our defence he is our shield alone verse 21 For lo our heart in him shall joy because we can proclaim That we have trusted stedfastly in his most holy name verse 22 Lord let thy mercy and thy grace upon us ever be Accordingly as we do place our confidence in thee Psalm XXXIV St. Marys Tune AT all times I will mag-ni -- fy and bless the li --- ving Lord My thank-ful mouth con-ti-n'-al -- ly his prai --- ses shall re -- cord verse 2 My soul shall boast in God's great name with glad and glor'ing voice The humble men shall hear the same and mightily rejoyce verse 3 O magnify the Lord with me and let us all endeavour Him to exalt in high degree and praise his name together verse 4 I sought the Lord with fervent cries and he my voice did hear The Lord deliv'red me likewise from all my painful fear verse 5 The saints lookt up to him on high and by this means they came To be enlightned gloriously their face receiv'd no shame verse 6 This poor man cry'd the saints shall say the Lord did hear his call And for his troubles he made way to help him out of all verse 7 The angel of the Lord most high encampeth ev'ry where Deliv'ring them continually that walk in God's true fear verse 8 O taste ye saints and tasting see that God's a gracious one O happy happy man is he that trusts in him alone verse 9 O fear the Lord ye saints of his fear him with one accord For never any want there is to them that fear the Lord. verse 10 Young lions lack and shall endure sharp hungers mortal sting But they that fear the Lord are sure to want for no good thing The second part verse 11 Come Children with alacrity unto my words give ear And I will teach you perfectly the Lords true filial fear verse 12 What man unto long life aspires and loveth many days To see the good that he desires let him observe these ways verse 13 Thy tongue all evil must exclude thy lips must guile eschew verse 14 Depart from evil and do good seek peace and peace pursue verse 15 For on the right'ous ev'ry where the Lord doth set his eye And opens his attentive ear to their uncessant cry verse 16 the Lord hath set his countenance against the wicked race To cut off their rememberance on earth from ev'ry place verse 17 The right'ous cry the Lord doth hear and ends their troubles quite verse 18 To broken hearts the Lord is near and saves the soul contrite verse 19 Full many are the miseries of just and right'ous men But out of all adversities the Lord deliv'reth them verse 20 And by a special providence he keepeth ev'ry bone That none by any violence is broken no not one verse 21 But evil shall the wicked slay and whosoever hate The right'ous for their right'ous way shall soon be desolate verse 22 The Lord doth graciously redeem his servants souls each one And none do put their trust in him that shall be overthrown Psalm XXXV Bristol Tune LOrd plead my right'ous cause with those that are with me at strife O fight a-gainst my mor -- tal foes that fight a -- gainst my life verse 2 Lay hold O Lord upon the lance the buckler and the shield Stand up for my deliverance and for me fight the field verse 3 Draw out the sword and stop the way of those that follow me And to my soul in mercy say thy sav'our I will be verse
4 Confound them with rebuke and blame that seek my soul to kill Let them turn back and fly with shame that think to work me ill verse 5 As chaff doth fly before the wind so let them fly apace And let God's angels come behind to prosecute the chase verse 6 Bring them in dark and slipp'ry way that they may surely fall And let God's angel make no stay but persecute them all verse 7 For causelesly within a pit a net for me they hid Ev'n for my soul they digged it and this they causeless did verse 8 Let him be ruin'd unawares and taken in the net Yea taken in those very snares which his own hand hath set verse 9 And then my soul shall joy in thee thy help O Lord to find And thy salvation then shall be as musick to my mind verse 10 And all my bones shall thus confess Lord who is like to thee That sav'st the poor man from distress when foes too pow'rful be Yea thou deliv'rest by thy pow'r the poor and needy man From him that seeketh to devour and spoil him if he can The second part verse 11 False witness did against me rise with evidence untrue And charg'd me with iniquities whereof I nothing knew verse 12 For good they did reward me ill to th' spoiling of my Soul But as for me I used still their sorrows to condole verse 13 I put on sackcloath for these men My soul did fast and mourn And into mine own bosome then my prayer did return verse 14 Ev'n for my foe I made my moan as for my friend or brother I bow'd down heavily as one that mourneth for his mother verse 15 But they rejoyced in my woe vile abjects met to plot They gather'd when I did not know they tore me ceasing not verse 16 With mocking hypocrites at feasts they gnasht their teeth at me verse 17 O Lord how long shall these vile beasts both seen and suffer'd be Rescue my soul in this sad state from their destructive paws And bring my darling desolate even from the lions jaws verse 18 And then will I give thanks to thee in great assemblies Lord And in the thickest throngs that be will I thy praise record The third part verse 19 Let not my wrongful enemies lift up their horn on high Nor let them wink with scornful eye that hate me causelesly verse 20 For not a word of peace they say but closely take in hand Deceitful matters to betray men quiet in the land verse 21 Yea and their mouths are open'd wide against me spitefully Aha aha mine enemies cry'd we saw it with our eye verse 22 O Lord thou canst not choose but see O do not hold thy tongue O Saviour be not far from me Lord be not absent long verse 23 Stir up thy self and undertake my judgment to decide My God my Lord ev'n now awake and let my cause be tri'd verse 24 According to thy equity judge me O Lord my God And let them not joy over me while I am under trod verse 25 Nor suffer them in heart to say ah we would have it thus Nor let them say he 's made a prey and swallow'd up by us verse 26 Let bashful shame upon them fall and let confusion sad Be brought at once upon them all that at my hurt are glad Let them be cloath'd with infamy let shame confound their face That do so proudly magnifie themselves in my disgrace verse 27 But let them shout and triumph still with gladness and applause That favour me and bear good will unto my right'ous cause Yea let them say continually extoll'd be God above His servants true prosperity that doth so truly love verse 28 And I most gladly will express thy praise with grateful tongue And celebrate thy right'ousness O with praises all day long Psalm XXXVI St. Marys Tune UN -- god -- ly mens in ---- i -- qui -- ties do make me think and say God 's fear is not be -- fore his eyes that goes this wick --- ed way verse 2 For in his own deluded eye that man himself doth flatter Until that his iniquity be found a hateful matter verse 3 His words are full of wickedness and framed to deceive But wisdom truth and right'ousness he doth forsake and leave verse 4 He plotteth on his bed by night his mischiefs to fulfil He sets himself in ways not right and he abhors no ill verse 5 O Lord thy mercy doth ascend above the heavens high So doth thy faithfulness extend unto the starry skie verse 6 Thy right'ousness is like the hills the greatest not the least Thy judgments a deep Ocean fills thou savest man and beast verse 7 How excellent Lord is that grace and love that from thee springs Therefore the sons of men do place their trust in thy spread wings verse 8 With fatness of thine house on high thou shalt thy saints suffice And make them drink abundantly the river of thy joys verse 9 Because the spring of life most pure doth ever flow from thee And in thy light we shall be sure eternal light to see verse 10 O then continue thy sweet grace to them that have thee known And let thy right'ousness embrace the upright hearted one verse 11 But let not Lord the foot of pride against thy servant stand Nor let me ever fall or slide by any wicked hand verse 12 Lo there the wicked workers fall they fall before our eyes They are cast down and never shall be able more to rise Psalm XXXVII Windsor Tune FRet not thy self nor be in-cens'd for such as will trans-gress Nor be thou en -- vi -- ous a-gainst the Sons of wick ---- ed -- ness verse 2 For they shall soon be cut away like to the tender grass And like green herbs they shall decay and wither as they pass verse 3 Trust in the Lord and put thy hand to actions that be good So shalt thou dwell within the land and be assur'd of food verse 4 Also delight thy self in God and he shall let thee have Thy hearts desire accomplished whatever thou dost crave verse 5 Commit thy way unto the Lord trust also in his name And then according to his word he will effect the same verse 6 And he shall publish and display thy justice as the light And make thy judgment as noon day to shine exceeding bright verse 7 Rest on the Lord with patience stay fret not thy self a jot For him that prospers in his way and speeds his wicked plot verse 8 Let not rash anger in thee rise all wrath forsake and shun Fret not thy self in any wise that evil should be done verse 9 For evil doers shall be destroy'd by God's revenging hand But they that daily wait on God they shall enjoy the land verse 10 For lo within a little space the wicked shall be gone Yea and thou shalt not find his place though pondering thereupon verse 11 But meek men shall possess the earth with
light Psalm LVII Dublin Tune BE mer -- ci -- ful to me O Lord be mer ---- ci -- ful to me Be -- cause my soul be -- lieves thy word and puts her trust in-thee Yea to the shadow of thy wings I will for refuge fly Untill these lamentable things shall quietly pass by verse 2 I 'l cry to God with earnest breath ev'n unto God most high Who faithfully accomplisheth my competent supply verse 3 And he shall send from heaven high and save me by his power From his reproach and obloquy that would my soul devour verse 4 God shall send forth his truth and grace though now my soul doth dwell And lodge among a wicked race set all on fire of hell Degen'rate sons of men I mean whose fury being stirr'd Their teeth are spears and arrows keen their tongue a sharpned sword The second part verse 5 Be thou exalted O great God above the starry skie And far above the earth abroad thy glory set on high My en'mies have prepar'd a net my steps to overthrow verse 6 My soul for which the same was set is bow'd down very low And they have also dig'd a pit before me in the way But falling in the midst of it themselves are made the prey verse 7 My heart is fixed stedfastly my heart is fixt O God And I will sing with melody and spread thy praise abroad verse 8 Awake my glory up I say my harp and lute awake And I will wake before the day sweet melody to make verse 9 Thy praise O Lord will I set forth where throngs of people be Among the nations of the earth will I sing praise to thee verse 10 Because thy mercy doth ascend unto the heavens high Thy truth as largely doth extend unto the cloudy skie verse 11 O God let thy exalted name above the heavens stand Advance thy glory and thy fame above the sea and land Psalm LVIII Martyrs Tune O Con -- gre-ga-tion put in trust and men of mor --- tal seed Are all your judg-ments true and just and are they so in --- deed verse 2 Nay in your hearts ye do devise to bind the cruel bands And in the Earth ye exercise the vi'lence of your hands verse 3 The wicked from the very womb have erred on this wise Into the world no sooner come but go astray by lies verse 4 Such as the serpents poison is such poison just is theirs And as the adder stoppeth his just so they stop their ears verse 5 For the deaf adder will not hear the charmers charming voice But deaf to all his charms appear though they were ne're so choise verse 9 Lord break their teeth within their mouth the great teeth of the stout Of the fierce lions in their youth O God ev'n break them out verse 7 As weak as water let them be and when he aim's to shoot Let all his whole artillery drop broken at his foot verse 8 As snails within the shell consume so Lord consume them quite And like abortives from the womb which never see the light verse 9 Before the pots can feel the thorns his fury shall let drive And with his whirwinds angry storms take them away alive verse 10 The just shall joy it doth them good to see thy vengeance then And he shall wash his feet in bloud of the ungodly men verse 11 So that a man shall surely say sure just men have reward And there 's a God that doth repay and justice doth regard Psalm LIX St. David's Tune MY God do thou de -- li --- ver me from all mine e --- ne -- mies And save me from their ty -- ran-ny that do a -- gainst me rise verse 2 From workers of iniquity in mercy set me free From all their bloudy cruelty my God deliver me verse 3 For lo they lie in wait for me the mighty do combine Against me undeservedly and for no fault of mine verse 4 They run and do themselves prepare when I no fault do make Awake to help me by thy care and perfect notice take verse 5 Most mighty God of Israel awake to judge the earth Spare none that wilfully rebell but pour thy vengeance forth verse 6 Lo they return at evening-tide and as a hungry hound They make a noise on ev'ry side and trace the city round verse 7 Their mouths belch out great blasphemy lo in their lips are swords For who say they doth stand so nigh that he should hear our words verse 8 But thou O Lord shalt laugh at them and they shall be despis'd For thou shalt scorn the heathen men and all th'uncircumcis'd verse 9 Because of his great strength and pow'r Lord I will wait on thee For God is my defence and tow'r to which I always flee verse 10 The God from whom my mercy flows shall me betimes prevent And let me see upon my foes my very hearts content The second part verse 11 Lord bring them down but slay them not disperse them by thy pow'r And let it never be forgot O Lord our shield and tow'r verse 12 For wicked words and blasphemies O trap them in their pride And for the curses and the lies which from their lips do slide verse 13 Consume in wrath consume them quite that men may apprehend Thou rul'st in Jacob by thy might to th' earths remotest and. verse 14 Let them return at evening-tide and like a hungry hound Make a great noise on every side and trace the city round verse 15 Wand'ring abroad with weary feet seek up and down for meat And howl when they are hunger-bit and have not what to eat verse 16 But I with early diligence will sing aloud thy praise Who wast my refuge and defence in all my dang'rous days verse 17 O thou my strength I 'le sing to thee to praise thy love and pow'r Who art a gracious God to me my strong defence and tow'r Psalm LX. Lowath Tune O God thou didst us once for -- sake and we were scat-ter'd then Thou wast dis-pleas'd but O be-take thy self to us a --- gain verse 2 The earth sore broken with thy hand doth tremble Lord and quake O heal the breaches of our land for it doth bow and shake verse 3 Things that were hard and rigorous thou hast impos'd on thine And thou hast given drink to us of stupifying wine verse 4 Yet gav'st thou them that feared thee the banner of thy aid Because of truth and veritie to be on high displai'd verse 5 Now Lord that thy beloved land delivered may be Save with the pow'r of thy right hand and harken unto me verse 6 In holiness Jehovah speak with joy I go about All Shechem to divide and take and Succoth vale mete out verse 7 Manasseh must to me subcribe and Gil'ad stand in aw My chiefest strength is Ephraims tribe and Judah gives my law verse 8 On Edom I will set my foot my wash-pot Mo'b shall be And thou O Palestina shout and
face As dri-ven smoak dis-pel them quite as fire makes wax to fry So let them pe -- rish in his sight that work in --- i ----- qui -- ty But let the just be fill'd with joy rejoicing in his sight Yea let them most exceedingly rejoice with great delight Sing unto God and sound his praise who back't the vaulting skie By Jah his name his honour raise and let your joys go high verse 5 A father of the fatherless and judge of widows case Is God whose throne of holiness is in the highest place verse 6 He stores the solitary cell he frees the chain'd and bound But le ts rebellious people dwell and starve in barren ground The second part verse 7 O God when thou wast in the head of all thy peoples host When marching thou their camp didst lead along the desart coast verse 8 The earth did at thy presence quake in drops the heavens fell Thy sight made Sinai's hill to shake O God of Israel verse 9 O God thou didst the drought asswage sending a plent'ous rain Whereby thy weary heritage was well refresht again verse 10 Thy congregation settled there for thou didst it restore Thou of thy goodness didst prepare a dwelling for the poor verse 11 God gave the word of victory and presently there came Innumerable company that published the same verse 12 The kings of armies overcome were forc'd to flee away And ev'n she that stay'd at home helpt to divide the prey The third part verse 13 Though ye have lien among the pots ye shall be to behold As wings of doves with silver spots and plum'd with yellow Gold verse 14 When the Almighty in our sight gave kings the overthrow Victorious Isra'l shin'd as bright as doth the Salmon snow verse 15 The hill whereon Jehovah dwells as Bashen hill we count A lofty hill that paralels the height of Bashan mount verse 16 Ye higher hills why leap ye so for this must be the hill Which God doth for his dwelling know and so he ever will verse 17 God's char'ots twenty thousand are myriads of chief account The Lord 's among them as it were in Sina's holy mount verse 18 Thou hast ascended up on high and thou O Christ didst then Lead captive our captivity receiving gifts for men Yea ev'n for rebellious men thou didst those gifts receive That God the Lord might dwell with them and they rebellion leave verse 19 Blessed be God that doth us load with daily favours thus Ev'n that God that hath bestow'd salvation upon us verse 20 For our God is the God alone that doth salvation give And those that under death do groan by him alone do live verse 21 But God shall wound his en'mies head and in his kindled wrath Shall make his hairy scalp to bleed that holds his sinful path The fourth part verse 22 I 'le bring again the Lord did say from Bashan when I please I 'le bring my people safe away even from the deepest seas verse 23 That thou mayst dip thy foot in blood of adversaries slain And bathing in the crimson flood thy dogs their tongues may stain verse 24 For they have seen O God this thing they saw thy steps divine The goings of my Lord my king within his sacred shrine verse 25 In first place went the singing men the minstrels next aspire The damsels with the timbrels then made up the sacred choir verse 26 O bless the Lord his praise forth tell where all the church doth meet Ev'n from the spring of Israel sound forth his praises sweet verse 27 There little Benjamin doth run and Judah's companie The Princes too of Zebulon and those of Napthali verse 28 Thy God by his supreme command hath strengthened thee thus Strengthen O God by thy good hand what thou hast wrought for us verse 29 Thy temple at Jerusalem shall then cause forreign kings To bring to thee their diadem and all their precious things The fifth part verse 30 Rebuke the spear-mens company and that unruly crew Of bulls and calves till gen'rally they pay their tributes due Till each man silver plate presents disperse and scatter far All those tumultuous malecontents that take delight in war verse 31 Then shall the lords of Egypt land to thee their presents bring The Black-moores shall stretch out their hand unto their heav'nly king verse 32 Sing unto God most joyfully ye kingdoms of the earth O sing unto the Lord most high and sing his praise with mirth verse 33 The heav'ns of heav'ns of old which backs like some well manag'd steed Hark how his voice in thunder cracks a mighty voice indeed verse 34 Ascribe ye strength to our great God whose excellency rare Is over Isr'el plainly shew'd whose strength the clouds declare verse 35 O God thou art a dreadful one and so thou dost appear From heav'n thy high and holy throne and in thy temple there For Isr'els God and Saviour he is the very same That gives his people strength and pow'r and blessed be his name Psalm LXIX Bristol Tune SAve me O God of thy free grace for now the bil -- lows roul And pres-sing on come in a -- pace in --- to my ve --- ry soul. verse 2 I sink in deepest mire and mud where is no standing ground I am o'rewhelmed with the flood whose waters do abound verse 3 Uncessant crying wear'eth me my throat is hoarse likewise While O my God I wait for thee with sick and famisht eyes verse 4 And they that hate me causlesly I reckon to be moe Then are the very hairs I think which on my head do grow And they that would destroy me Lord my wrongful foes are they And mighty so that I restor'd what I took not away verse 5 O God thou know'st my foolishness and thou dost fully see If I have done unright'ousness it is not hid from thee verse 6 Let none that wait upon thy name Lord God of hosts I pray Let none of them be put to shame for my sake any way verse 7 Because for thy sake Lord alone I suffer this disgrace For thy sake Lord and not my own hath shame o'respread my face verse 8 A stranger now I am become to brethren of my own One mother bare us in her womb yet am I as unknown verse 9 For zeal hath quite consumed me which to thy house I bear And the reproaches cast at thee are fall'n to be my share The second part verse 10 When I did weep when I did fast for chast'ning of my soul That in a scoff at me they cast and did reproach me foul verse 11 I put on sackcloth to my shame for they my deed condemn And when I wore it I became a proverb unto them verse 12 They that did sit within the gate discourst of these as crimes And drunkards as they quaffing sat did put me in their rimes verse 13 But as for me O Lord my pray'r waits the propitious hour Let me thy bount'ous mercies
share and prove thy saving pow'r verse 14 Deliver me out of the mire and me from sinking keep From those that do my hurt desire and from the waters deep verse 15 Let not the flood prevail a whit whose water overflows Nor deep devour me nor the pit her mouth upon me close verse 16 Hear me O Lord for thou art still both loving kind and good Thy tender mercies on me spill and drown me in that flood verse 17 And from thy servant do not hide thy face in this my need I am opprest on ev'ry side O hear me Lord with speed verse 18 Unto my troubled soul draw nigh redeem and set it free And from mine en'mies tyranny do thou deliver me verse 19 Thou know'st all my reproach and shame thou seest my great disgrace Mine en'mies which procure the same are all before thy face The third part verse 20 My heart is broke with obloquy and I am full of grief I look't for some to pity me but no man gave relief verse 21 In vain on comforters I think when gall they gave for meat And gave me vinegar to drink when as my thirst was great verse 22 O turn their table to a snare and that which should have been For to have made them well to fare a trap to take them in verse 23 Let darkness be before their eyes and let them still mistake Yea and enforce their guilty loins continually to shake verse 24 Pour out thine indignation still with force on them to fall And let thine anger terrible take hold upon them all verse 25 And let their habitation be desolate and waste And in their empty tents not one inhabitant be plac't verse 26 For lo they persecute him much whom thou hast smote before And talk unto the grief of such as thou hast wonnded sore verse 27 Add therefore sin unto their sin and let them still transgress And let them never enter in into thy right'ousness verse 28 O let the book of life be rac't and thence their names be took And never with the just be plac't in that most blessed book verse 29 But I am poor and full of grief Lord to my soul draw nigh Let thy salvation give relief and set me up on high verse 30 I will take up a joyful song God's praises to proclaim Extoll him with a thankful tongue and magnify his name verse 31 And this shall please the Lord likewise and make a better proof Then ox or bull in sacrifice that hath both horn and hoofe verse 32 Hereat the humble shall be glad to see it with their eye And lo your heart that seeks for God shall live and never die verse 33 For lo the Lord doth hear the cries which his poor servants make Those pris'ners he doth not despise that suffer for his sake verse 34 Therefore let heaven his praises sing the earth and all the seas And also every kind of thing that lives and moves in these verse 35 For surely God will Sion save and Jadah's cities rear That dwelling houses men may have and large possessions there verse 36 His servants seed the faithful race inheriting the same And it shall be the dwelling-place of them that love his name Psalm LXX To the 51 Psalm Tune MAke haste O Lord and set me free make haste O God and suc -- cour me Con-found them with con-founding shame that seek my soul to hurt the same Let them be turned backward still turn'd back with shame that wish me ill verse 3 Reward their shame that say Aha and let confusion be their pay verse 4 All that seek thee and all that love salvation coming from above Full glad in thee let them abide still saying God be magnifi'd verse 5 But I am needy weak and poor make haste to help me Lord therefore My help and my deliverer thou art O Lord do not defer Psalm LXXI Lowath Tune O Lord I put my trust in thee when plun -- ged in di -- stress Let no con-fu -- sion seize on me nor shame my soul op -- press verse 2 Defend me in thy right'ousness and rescue me with speed Encline thine ear with readiness and save me at my need verse 3 Be thou my rock where I may have all times a safe resort 'T was thy command thy saint to save O thou my strength and fort verse 4 Save me my God from wicked men and from their strength and pow'r From folk unright'ous and from them that cruelly devour verse 5 On thee O God my hopes attend and upon none beside My youth did upon thee depend as it 's most faithful guide verse 6 Thou hast upheld me from my birth thou tookest care of me Ev'n from the womb thou brought'st me forth my praise still waits on thee verse 7 Indeed I seem a prodigie to many carnal eyes But my strong refuge is on high on him my hope relies verse 8 Therefore my mouth shall daily sing the glory of thy name And let it not speak any thing but of thy praise and fame The second part verse 9 My God O cast me not away when age my limbs doth shake And when my vigour doth decay do not my soul forsake verse 10 For they that bare me causless hate against me speak full ill And they that for my soul lay wait conspire against me still verse 11 Lay hands upon him now they said and let us all fall on For there is none to be his aid his God from him is gone verse 12 Therefore O God that seest my need far from me do not be But Lord my God make haste make speed to help and succour me verse 13 Confound them and consume them all that do against me rise Let scorn and shame upon them fall that do my hurt devise verse 14 But I on thee my hopes have set and laid them up in store Nor will I ever thee forget but praise thee more and more verse 15 I will do nothing all the day but shew thy righteousness All day thy saving joys display for they are numberless verse 16 Assisted by thy strength O God I will go safely on Thy right'ousness I 'le spread abroad thy right'ousness alone verse 17 For from my tender inafncy O God thou hast me taught And I have told continually what wonders thou hast wrought verse 18 Forsake me not now I am old now that my hairs grow white Till unto this age have told and shew'd the next thy might The third part verse 19 Thy right'ousness O God exceeds in the most high degree Thou hast performed wondrous deeds who can compare with thee verse 20 Thou who hast shew'd me troubles sore ev'n thou my life shalt save And though I were intomb'd restore and bring me from the grave verse 21 My greatness thou shalt much increase my comforts shall abound And with thy comforts and thy peace thou shalt inclose me round verse 22 I will instruct each warbling string to make thy praises known Yea O
my God thy truth I 'le sing O Israel's holy one verse 23 A multitude of joys shall throng about my lips to sit While my glad soul breaths out a song to him that ransom'd it verse 24 My tongue shall also now proclaim thy justice all day long For they are quell'd and brought to shame that seek to do me wrong Psalm LXXII To the 119 Psalm Tune LOrd give thy judg-ments to the king that ju --- stice may be done And give the skill of go-vern-ing un --- to his prince --- ly son Then shall he go-vern up -- right-ly and do thy peo --- ple right Then shall he judge with e -- qui-ty the poor that have no might verse 3 The very mountains he shall bless to bring the people peace The little hills by right'ousness shall yeild a great increase verse 4 And he shall judge the indigent and save the poor and weak And the oppressor fraudulent in pieces he shall break verse 5 and then from age to age shall they regard and fear thy might So long as sun doth shine by day or else the moon by night verse 6 He shall descend as soaking rain upon the mowen grass As show'rs that water hills and plains whatever way they pass verse 7 The just shall flourish in his days and all shall be at peace Untill the very moon decays and all it's motions cease verse 8 He shall be Lord of sea and land from shore to shore throughout From sea to sea on either hand and all the earth about verse 9 All those that in the deserts dwell before him bow they must His enemies he will compell to stoop and lick the dust verse 10 The kings of Tarshish and the Isles Sheba and Seba's king Shall come with presents many mlies and gifts to him shall bring verse 11 Yea all the kings and higher powers shall kneel before his throne All nations and their governours shall serve this king alone verse 12 For he the needy one shall save when unto him they call The poor I say and them that have no help of man at all The second part verse 13 Most mercifully he shall spare the poor whom power controuls And he will ever have a care to save poor needy souls verse 14 From violence and thral shall he their abject souls redeem And in his sight their bloud shall be of singular esteem verse 15 And he shall live till they bring store to him of Sheba's gold He shall be prays'd for evermore and daily be extoll'd· verse 16 Handfulls of corn shall grow upon the pregnant mountain tops The fruit shall shake like Lebanon of that same little crop The Citizens of Sion hill shall flourish as the grass And in great peace and plenty still their happy days shall pass verse 17 His name shall last and be in mind till sun's surcease and rest And as a blessing to man-kind all lands shall call him blest verse 18 Praise ye the Lord of hosts and sing to Isra'ls God each one For he doth ev'ry wondrous thing yea he himself alone verse 19 And blessed be his glorious name to all eternity Let th' earth be filled with his fame Amen amen say I. Psalm LXXIII Martyrs Tune TO Is --- ra'l tru --- ly God is good to each pure-heart -- ed one But as for me I scare -- ly stood my feet were al --- most gone verse 3 For I was galled grievously and mov'd with envy then Beholding the prosperity of these ungodly men verse 4 For in their death no bands there are their strength is firm and sure verse 5 They have no plagues no grief nor care which other men indure verse 6 Pride therefore like brave Ornaments doth compass them about And like a garment violence doth cover them throughout verse 7 Their eyes stand out with very fat of wealth they have such store What heart can wish nor only that but ev'n a great deal more verse 8 Corrupt they are and very vain and with unbridled tongue Oppression proudly they maintain and highly boast of wrong verse 9 Against the heavens all along their daring mouth dares talk And their unbridled lavish tongue throughout the earth doth walk verse 10 Therefore God's people oft come up and here they turn about Since waters of so full a cup to them are poured out The second part verse 11 And thus they say how can it be that God should ever know And the most high discern and see the things that are so low verse 12 Behold these the ungodly are that seem to live in peace And prosper in the world so far whose riches still increase verse 13 Then said I I may gather hence that I with too much pain Have wash'd my hands in innocence and cleans'd my heart in vain verse 14 For I was plagued for my sin ev'n all day long O God And ev'ry morning I have been chastised with thy rod. verse 15 But when I had conceiv'd all this I still refrain'd my tongue Lest I should censure saints amiss and do thy children wrong verse 16 Then I bethought me how I might this matter understand But lo the labour was too great for me to take in hand verse 17 Till in thy house I did attend and there O Lord and then I understood the wretched end of these ungodly men verse 18 For surely in a slippery place thou causedst them to sit To cast them down with great disgrace into Destruction's pit verse 19 A moment brings their misery O great and wondrous change They are consumed utterly with terrours great and strange verse 20 Ev'n as a dream in fancies brow from waking senses flies Lord when thou awak'st thou shalt their Image quite despise The Third part verse 21 Yet thus my heart was griev'd hereby and pain my reins opprest verse 22 So rude and ignorant was I and in thy sight a beast verse 23 Nevertheless I do remain continually with thee By thy right hand thou dost sustain and firmly holdest me verse 24 Thy counsels Lord which I regard are my most faithful guide And thou shalt take me afterward to heav'n glorify'd verse 25 For whom have I in heav'n but thee nor is there any one In all the earth desir'd of me except thy self alone verse 26 My flesh doth fail me very sore but God upholds my heart He is my strength for evermore my portion and my part verse 27 For they that far estranged be lo they and ev'ry one That go a whoring Lord from thee shall quite be overthrown verse 28 But now for me 't is best of all near thee my God to dwell I trust in God and that I shall of all thy wonders tell Palm LXXIV Dublin Tune WHy art thou Lord so far from us in all this dan -- ger deep Why doth thine an --- ger kin --- dle thus a --- gainst thy pa -- sture sheep verse 2 From times of old remember still where thy possessions fell The purchas 't place of Sion
eyes meer subjects of debate With laughter do our enemies behold our sad estate verse 7 Turn us again Lord God of Hosts and cause as we have crav'd Thy face to shine on Isra'ls coasts and then we shall be sav'd The second part verse 8 A noble vine of Israel thou didst from Egypt bring The heathen folk thou didst expell and plant it there to spring verse 9 Thou mad'st it room for Isra'ls sake by thy almighty hand And caused'st it deep root to take and lo it fill'd the land verse 10 The hills and mountains all abroad were cover'd with its shade And like the cedar-trees of God her branches were displaid verse 11 Her boughs extending far and wide unto the sea she sent And to Euphrates river side her other branches went verse 12 Why hast thou then with great decay broke down her hedges so That all that pass along the way do pluck her as they go verse 13 And it is wasted by the boar that cometh from the wood The wild beasts of the field great store devour it for their food The third part verse 14 Lord God of hosts we beg of thee return again to thine Look down from heav'n behold and see and visit this thy vine verse 15 The vineyard and the branches young which thy right hand hath set And for thy self hast made so strong do not O Lord forget verse 16 It 's burnt with fire it is cut down and in a wasting case At thy rebuke Lord at the frown of thy displeased face verse 17 Uphold Lord with Authority the man of thy right hand The son of man made strong by thee and for thy cause to stand verse 18 So will we not go back at all from thee O Lord most high Then quicken us and we will call on thy name constantly verse 19 Lord God of hosts our hearts incline and turn us now again And cause thy face on us to shine and safe shall we remain psalm LXXXI London Tune O Sing a-loud with chear-full voice to God our strength and stay And make a ve -- ry joy -- full noise to Ja -- cob's God this day verse 2 O take a psalm for melody and bring the timbrell hither The pleasant harp and psaltery and join them all together verse 3 Blow up the trumpet this new moon a duty not the least At times appointed to be done upon our solemn feast verse 4 For this was made a statute law for Israel of old And such as God himself did draw for Jacob's sons to hold verse 5 This he ordain'd in Josephs house passing through Egypt land Where I did hear the barbarous but did not understand verse 6 I eas'd him of the burden there that on his shoulders lay His hands likewise deliver'd were from making pots of clay verse 7 O Isra'l thou didst call on me in thy distressful case I rescu'd and I answer'd thee in thunders secret place I prov'd thee also in the way where thou would'st needs prove me Ev'n at the streams of Meribah I try'd and proved thee The second part verse 8 O my dear people come and hear and I 'le declare to thee O Isra'l if thou wilt give ear and hearken unto me verse 9 There shall be in thee no strange God nor ev'r at all shalt thou Adore the Gods that are abroad to whom the Gentiles bow verse 10 For I the Lord thy God am he who thee from Egypt led Inlarge thy mouth in pray'r to me and thou shalt sure be sped verse 11 But though that I did Isra'l chuse my own select to be yet Isra'l did my voice refuse and would have none of me verse 12 So then I gave them up unto their own hearts wandring thought To do as they desir'd to do as their own counsels taught verse 13 O that my people had compli'd and heark'ned unto me And Isra'l had not walkt aside but kept to my decree verse 14 I should have soon subdu'd their foes and turn'd my pow'rfull hand To the subversion of all those that durst against them stand verse 15 The haters of the Lord be sure had made a low submission But Isra'ls time should still indure and in a blest condition verse 16 With finest of the wheat should he have fed his chosen flock I would have satisfied thee with honey from the rock Psalm LXXXII To the 119 Psalm Tune IN the as-sem -- bly of the saints the Lord him -- self doth stand And sit --- eth in the Judgment seat with Judg -- es of the land How long shall par --- ti --- a ---- li -- ty pre -- vail a --- mong you then To make you judge un-right-ous-ly and fa -- vour wick -- ed men verse 3 Defend the poor and fatherless too weak for worldly might Aid such as suffer great distress and see ye do them right verse 4 The weak and poor deliver ye and needy of the land And rid them from the tiranny of ev'ry wicked hand verse 5 They know not nor will understand but walk without the light All the foundations of the land are out of order quite verse 6 I said indeed that ye were Gods and sons of God most high And that ye had a mighty odds by princely Majesty verse 7 But ye as common men shall die and ye shall fall one day As fell those people formerly whom vengeance swept away verse 8 Arise O Lord thy self advance just judgment to pursue The earth is thine inheritance all nations are thy due Psalm LXXXIII St. Marys Tune O God no long-er hold thy peace but now thy si --- lence break This still tran-qui -- li -- ty sur-cease and raise thy self to speak verse 2 For now behold thine enemies do rage tumultuously And those that hate thee do arise and lift their heads on high verse 3 Most crafty counsel they have ta'ne against us all at once Consulting how to work the bane of all thy holy ones verse 4 Come let us cut them off said they and leave no root behind So that the name of Isra'l may no more be had in mind verse 5 For they have all with one consent consulted as one man Confed'rate and against thee bent with all the pow'r they can verse 6 The tents of all the Edomites and many other mens The Ishmaelites and Moabites and all the Hagarens verse 7 Gebal and Ammon do conspire and Amaleck combines With the Inhabitants of Tyre and with the Philistines verse 8 Assur is also join'd with them and all of them indeed Have join'd against Jerusalem with Lots incestuous seed The second part verse 9 Do to them Lord as in that day when Midians hoast was strook As to Jabin and Sisera which fell at Kishon brook verse 10 Which miserably perished at Endor where he found There carcasses all scattered as dung upon the ground verse 11 Like Zeeb and Oreb O compell their noble peers to fall As Zeba and Zalmunna fell so let their Princes all
do slay and kill the fatherless verse 7 And yet dare they presume to say the Lord shall never see This Jacob's God whom they applaud shall no discerner be verse 8 O understand ye people rude some knowledge now discern Ye fools among the multitude at length begin to learn verse 9 Shall he not hear that plants the ear and also shall not he That form'd the eye so cur'ously be able for to see verse 10 He that doth heathen men chastise shall not that God correct He that doth teach men to be wise is there in him defect verse 11 The lord can tell and knows full well what thoughts we entertain For he doth scan the thoughts of man and finds them all but vain The second part verse 12 Blest is the man whom thou O Lord dost fatherly chastise And out of thy most holy word dost teach him to be wise verse 13 That thou most blest maist give him rest till stormy times be past And till the ditch be digg'd in which the wicked shall be cast verse 14 For sure the Lord will not reject the people whom he takes The heritage to him select at no time he forsakes verse 15 But sure regress to right'ousness shall judgment have again And joyning then true-hearted men shall wait upon her train verse 16 Who will rise up in my defence against the vile and leud Who will for me stand up against the wicked multitude verse 17 But that the Lord did help afford against these wicked men I had almost giv'n up the ghost and dwelt in silence then verse 18 But when I said my foot doth slide I now am like to fall Thy Mercy Lord thou didst provide and stay me therewithal verse 19 But in the crowd and multitude of various thoughts which roul Within my brest thy comforts rest and do delight my soul. verse 20 Lord shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee Which frameth mischeif to oppress ev'n by a flat decree verse 21 They gather all against the soul of right'ous men and good And as for them they dare condemn the innocentest blood verse 22 But lo the Lord that saves all his is my defence on high My God my rock and refuge is and unto him I fly verse 23 He 'll recompence their own offence and take them in their sin The Lord I say our God shall slay and cut them off therein Psalm XCV Ely Tune COme let us sing with joy -- ful noise to our sal -- va -- tion's su --- rest rock With Psalms of praise and shouts of joys to our God's pre-sence let us flock verse 3 A God of kings of great command A King of Gods indeed he is verse 4 The earth 's great deeps are in his hand the strength of hillsare also his verse 5 Dry land and seas even both of these his holy hands did form and frame verse 6 O come adore with bended knees the Lord our makers blessed name verse 7 For he 's our God and none but he we are his folk and pasture stock The sheep of his own hand are we he is our shepherd we his flock verse 8 If ye will hear his voice this day then harden not your stubborn heart As at Massah and Meribah ye prov'd me in the desart part verse 9 When me your faithless fathers prov'd and tempting saw my power displaid verse 10 I forty years was griev'd and mov'd with this lewd race and thus I said They err in heart now more and more and have not known my path most blest verse 11 To whom therefore in wrath I swore they should not enter in my rest Psalm XCVI London Tune SIng ye with praise un-to the Lord new songs of joy and mirth Sing to the Lord with one ac-cord all peo --- ple of the earth verse 2 Yea sing unto the Lord I say and magnify his name From day to day his health display and gospel-grace proclaim verse 3 Declare his glory do not spare to let the heathen know How great and rare his wonders are among all people shew verse 4 For God a great God doth appear and greatly prais'd must be And ev'ry where be had in fear above all Gods must he verse 5 For all the Gods of heathen lands dumb idols do appear But God's own hands and quick commands made the celestial sphere verse 6 Before him honour stands in sight with majesty and grace Adored might and beauty bright are in his holy place verse 7 Ye people give unto the Lord let ev'ry stock and tribe Unto the Lord with joint accord glory and strength ascribe verse 8 Give glory to the Lord the king due to his name on high Devoutly bring an offering and to his courts draw nigh verse 9 O worship ye the Lord with fear in beauties holy place O earth appear from far and near before his awful face verse 10 Tell heathen men the Lord doth reign the world confirm'd shall be Nor shall again a shake sustain so just a judge is he verse 11 O let the heavens rejoyce therefore and let the earth be glad The sea shall roar and all her store triumphant joys shall add verse 12 Yea let the field and ev'ry thing therein lift up their voice The trees shall sing the woods shall ring and mutually rejoyce verse 13 Before the Lord for lo he comes the earth to judge and try To us he comes with right'ous dooms of truth and equity Psalm XCVII St. Marys Tune THe Lord doth reign as sov'-reign king let all the earth re -- joyce The mul -- ti -- tude of Isles shall sing with glad and plea -- sant voice verse 2 Dark pitchy clouds and shady night are round about his throne Most perfect judgement truth and right dwell with the holy one verse 3 A dreadful fire before him goes and as it burneth out With furious flames consumes his foes and en'mies round about verse 4 His lightnings did so brightly blaze and to the world appear Whereat the earth did look and gaze amaz'd with dread and fear verse 5 The hills like wax did melt and thaw and could no longer stand When they God's glor'ous presence saw the Lord of sea and land verse 6 The heavens high declare and shew his justice all abroad That all the world may see and know the glory of our God verse 7 Confusion to all those shall come on graven gods that call That boast themselves of Idols dumb ye gods adore him all verse 8 Mount Sion heard with great applause and was affected much And Judah's daughters joy'd because thy judgements Lord were such verse 9 For thou O Lord art set on high and Idols under-trod And thou exalted wond'rously above each other God verse 10 Hate evil ye that love the Lord he saves his Saints dear souls He saves them from this wicked world and adverse power controuls verse 11 And light is sown for right'ous men and each shall reap his part And gladness great springs
up for them that are of upright heart verse 12 Rejoyce ye right'ous in the Lord much joyfulness express And give him thanks when ye record his perfect holiness Psalm XCVIII London Tune SIng to the Lord a new made song for he hath mar -- vels done His ho -- ly hand and arm most strong the vi ---- cto --- ry have won verse 2 The Lord almighty hath made known his saving health and might His truth he openly hath shown in all the heathen's sight verse 3 Tow'rds Isra'ls honour'd house hath he remembred truth and grace The earth did his salvation see declar'd in ev'ry place verse 4 Make joyful noise unto the Lord all dwellers on the earth Make noises loud his praise record with songs of joy and mirth verse 5 O sing unto the Lord I say and with the harp rejoyce With solemn harp his praise display and psalms melodious voice verse 6 With trumpets shrill express your joys with sound of cornet sing And make a very joyful noise before the Lord the king verse 7 O let the sea with billows swell and all its fulness roar The world likewise and all that dwell upon the spacious shore verse 8 Let floods clap hands with one accord let hills express their mirth And join in joys before the Lord who comes to judge the earth verse 9 With right'ousness and judgement then shall he the people try And justly judge a world of men with truth and equity Psalm XCIX St. Davids Tune THe Lord doth reign as king of kings let all the peo --- ple quake He sits up -- on the Che --- ru-bims let th' earth be mov'd and shake verse 2 The Lord that doth in Sion dwell is wondrous high and great The people he doth far excell and sits in highest seat verse 3 Let all men praise and magnify thy great and dreadful name For it excells in sanctity and most deserveth fame verse 4 The princely power of our king loves judgement truth and right Thou rightly rulest every thing in Jacob through thy might verse 5 The Lord our God exalt ye now and worship him alone Before his footstool bend and bow for he 's a holy one verse 6 Moses and Aaron with his priests and Samuel on him call Among his Saints these made requests and he did answer all verse 7 He in the cloudy pillar spake and shew'd to them his will The laws and statutes he did make they labour'd to fulfil verse 8 O Lord our God thou didst them hear and wast a pardoning God Thy mercy did to them appear though thou didst use thy rod. verse 9 The Lord our God exalt you still bow down before his throne And worship at his holy hill for he 's a holy one Psalm C. A Proper Tune ALl peo -- ple that on earth do dwell sing to the Lord with chearful voice Him serve with fear his praise forth-tell come ye be -- fore him and re-joyce verse 3 The Lord ye know is God indeed without our aid he did us make We are his flock he doth us feed and for his sheep he doth us take verse 4 O enter then his gates with praise and in his courts do ye proclaim Your thankfulness to him always and ever bless his holy name verse 5 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 Psalm CI. Lowath Tune MEr -- cy and judgement are my song which Lord I 'le sing to thee And wise-ly walk in per -- fect way un --- til thou vi --- sit me And I will walk with upright heart within my house O Lord verse 3 Not any thing will I behold that is to be abhorr'd I hate their work that turn aside to me it shall not cleave verse 4 I will not own a wicked man the froward heart I leave verse 5 I 'le cut him off that slandereth his neighbour secretly I 'le not endure the proud in heart nor him that looketh high verse 6 I will look out the faithful men that they may dwell with me And whoso walks in perfect way my servant he shall be verse 7 Whoso is bent to use deceit I will abandon quite The liar I will not abide to tarry in my sight verse 8 The wicked I will soon destroy and rid the land of them And cut away the wicked ones from God's Jerusalem Psalm CII Bristol Tune LOrd hear my pray'r and let my cry come spee -- di --- ly to thee In day of my ca -- la -- mi -- ty hide not thy face from me Incline thy gracious ear to me in this my day of need And when I call and cry to thee Lord answer me with speed verse 3 For like as smoak consumes away so do my days expire My bones are burnt and do decay like to a hearth with fire verse 4 My heart is smitten like the grass quite withered and dead And I alas do quite let pass to eat my needful bread verse 5 By reason of my doleful groans and pain that I am in My grief breaks forth so that my bones do cleave unto my skin verse 6 Lo I am like a Pelican in mournful wilderness And like a hated owl I am in deserts comfortless verse 7 I watch and am quite desolate and sparrow-like alone Which separated from her meat on houses top doth moan verse 8 Mine enemies have all the day reproached me with scorn And mad men in their frantick way are all against me sworn verse 9 So that I have instead of bread the ashes eaten up And with my drink the tears I shed are mingled in my cup. verse 10 Because of thy severity and of thy angry frown For thou hast lifted me on high and then hast cast me down verse 11 The days wherein my life doth pass are like a flitting shade And I am like the withering grass which instantly doth fade verse 12 But thou O Lord shalt still endure for ever constantly And thy remembrance shall stand sure to all posterity The second part verse 13 Thy tender bowels now shall stir to bring poor Sion home For lo the time to favour her yea the set time is come verse 14 For even in her very stones thy servants take delight The ruines under which she grorns find favour in their sight verse 15 And so the heathen every where shall reverence thy name And all the kings on earth shall fear thy glory and thy fame verse 16 When as the Lord builds up again fair Sion's broken wall His glory shall appear most plain and visible to all verse 17 The prayer of the destitute he shall regard and prize Their earnest and their humble suit the Lord will not despise verse 18 And this for ages yet to come shall rest upon record People created in the womb shall one day praise the Lord. verse 19 For from his sanctuaries height the Lord doth cast his eye
From heaven did his perfect sight the spacious earth discry verse 20 To hear the prisoners doleful groans and lamentable cry And to relieve oppressed ones that are condemn'd to die verse 21 That so the Lord 's most holy name may be declar'd to them And they proclaim his praise and fame in all Jerusalem verse 22 When as the people far and nigh shall all be gather'd there And kingdoms most unan'mously to serve the Lord in fear verse 23 But while I waited in the way my strength he hath decai'd Yea he hath shortened my day then thus to him I said verse 24 O! Take me not away my Lord in midst of all my days Thy years all ages shall record thy time no whit decays verse 25 The earth's foundation thou hast laid of old as now it stands The glorious heavens thou hast made the work of thine own hands verse 26 But they shall perish and decay while thou continuest still They shall wax old and wear away ev'n as a garment will As vestures thou shalt change their frame and changed they shall be verse 27 But thou art evermore the same thy years no end shall see verse 28 And Lord thy faithful servants race for ever shall endure Their seed likewise before thy face shall be establisht sure Psalm CIII To the 119 Psalm Tune BLess thou the li-ving Lord my soul his glo -- r'ous praise pro-claim Let all my in-ward pow'rs ex-toll and bless his ho ---- ly name For-get not all his be ---- ne -- fits but bless the Lord my soul Who all thy tres-pas-ses re -- mits and makes thee sound and whole verse 4 Who did redeem and set thee free from death's infernal place With loving kindness crowned thee and with his tender grace verse 5 Who fills and satisfies thy mouth with all good things of his And makes thee to renew thy youth just as the Eagle's is verse 6 The Lord doth fully execute I justice and right'ousness And judgement for the destitute whom wicked men oppress verse 7 To Moses he did first reveal the way that they should go And made the sons of Israel his mighty acts to know verse 8 The Lord is merciful we know and graciously enclin'd To anger he is very slow compassionate and kind verse 9 Contin'ally he will not chide nor evermore contend His anger shall not long abide but quickly have an end verse 10 He doth not unto us dispence as our deserts have been Nor giveth us a recompence according to our sin verse 11 For as the heav'n is far above the earth's infer'our frame So is his mercy and his love to them that fear his name verse 12 As far as is the sun's uprise in distance from his fall So far our foul iniquities he sep'rates from us all The second part verse 13 As fathers are compassionate unto their children dear So doth the Lord commiserate his saints that do him fear verse 14 For he doth know our brittle frame our mould and fashion just He well remembers whence we came and that we are but dust verse 15 And as for man his days alas do soon decline and yield He flourisheth but as the grass or flower of the field verse 16 For it is gone and quickly too when some bleak wind goes o're And then the place whereon it grew shall never know it more verse 17 But unto all eternity God's goodness doth endure To ages all successively his right'ousness stands sure verse 18 To such as keep his covenants and fear his holy name Remembring his commandements to execute the same verse 19 The Lord within the heavens high hath firmly fixt his throne And over all things gen'rally his kingdom rules alone verse 20 All ye his angels bless the Lord ye that in strength excell That do his precepts with regard minding his word so well verse 21 Bless ye the Lord O! bless him still O all ye hosts of his His Ministers that do fulfil what e're his pleasure is verse 22 O bless the Lord ye works of his wherewith the world is stor'd Where ever his dominion is my soul bless thou the Lord. Psalm CIII Metre 2. To the 100 Psalm Tune BLess thou the Lord my soul his name let all the pow'rs with-in me bless O let not his past fa -- vours lie for-got -- ten in un-thank -- ful-ness verse 3 It 's he that pardons all thy sins He that in sickness makes thee sound verse 4 It 's he redeemed from the grave Thy Life with Love and Mercy crown'd verse 5 It 's he that fills thy mouth with good and all thy just desires supplies Who like the Eagle makes thine Age To a renewed youth arise verse 6 From his strict Justice sure relief oppressed Innocence will find verse 7 Moses and Isr'el knew his ways and kind intentions of his mind verse 8 Abundant Mercies flow from God love is his nature and delight verse 9 Slow is his wrath and tho' he chides intends not to destroy us quite His Anger in its rise and stay from rules of Justice never swerves verse 10 And when he punishes our faults the measure 's less than sin deserves verse 11 As Heav'n is far above the Earth so his Rewards exceed our Love verse 12 Farther than East is from the West his pardon does our sins remove The second part verse 13 A father's pity to his child resembles God's tho shorter far verse 14 For he considers our weak frame that onely quickned Dust we are verse 15 Man's days are like the Grass or flow'r that in the field its beauty shows verse 16 But fades with every blasting wind and then its former place none knows verse 17 But God's eternal truth and love is to good men and to their race verse 18 Those that his laws and cov'nant keep his favour ever will embrace verse 19 Circled with glor'ous Light his throne the Lord has plac't in heav'n above Whose mighty pow'r and sov'reign rule extends o'er all that live and move verse 20 Bless God ye Angels who in strength and ready services transcend verse 21 Bless him ye Hosts and Ministers who all to do his will attend verse 22 All ye his works that subject are in ev'ry place to his controul Bless ye your Maker and with them joyn in his praises O my Soul Palm CIV Dublin Tune O Bless the Lord my soul and say my God thou art full great Bright ho-nour is thy rich ar --- ray and ma --- je -- sty thy seat verse 2 With light thou cov'rest thee about as with a princely robe And like a curtain stretchest out the bright celest'al globe verse 3 With watery seas his roof he ciels and there his rafters binds He makes the clouds his chariot-wheels and walks on winged winds verse 4 He makes his winged messengers of pure spirit'al frame He makes his glor'ous ministers a burning fiery flame verse 5 He laid the whole foundation of all the earth so sure That still it keeps its
may plant the pleasant vines and sow the fruitful field And may receive the rich increase which every year shall yield verse 38 Such blessings are on thee conferr'd that they are much increast So that of all the numerous herd they do not loose a beast verse 39 Yet for their sin they are brought low and minished again Expos'd to wicked tyranny affliction grief and pain verse 40 He pours on great ones great disgrace and causeth them to stray In solitary desert place where is no beaten way verse 41 Yet setteth he the poor on high and him from harm doth keep And multiplies his family like to a flock of sheep verse 42 This thing the right'ous shall descry rejoycing in the same And it shall force iniquity to stop her mouth with shame verse 43 Whoso hath wisdom from above these matters to record Ev'n they shall understand the love and kindness of the Lord. Psalm CVIII Windsor Tune O God my heart is now pre-par'd so al --- so is my tongue I will ad-vance my voice O Lord and praise thee with my song verse 2 Awake my viol and my harp sweet melody to make And in the morning I my self right early will awake verse 3 Among the people shall thy praise be published by me Among the heathen folk O Lord will I sing praise to thee verse 4 Because thy mercy Lord is great unto the heavens high Also thy truth extends it self unto the clearest skie verse 5 Above the starry firmament extol thy self O God And Lord display upon the earth thy glory all abroad verse 6 And that thy dear beloved ones delivered may be Save them O Lord by thy right hand and therein answer me The second part verse 7 God in his holiness did speak my joy I cannot hide The vale of Succoth I 'le mete out and Sechem I 'le divide verse 8 Gilead is mine Manasseh mine and Ephraim's tribe together Shall be the chief of all my strength and Judah my law-giver verse 9 My servile wash-pot Moab is on Edom I will tread And in my triumphs with a shout Philistia shall be led verse 10 But who will undertake to be my leader and my guide To Edom and the city there so strongly fortifi'd verse 11 Lord wilt not thou that didst cast off our armies heretofore And with the hosts of Israel wilt thou go forth no more verse 12 Lord give us help from trouble then because no other can And it is very vanity to hope for help from man verse 13 We shall do very valiant acts assisted by our God And by his power our enemies shall all be under-trod Psalm CIX Bristol Tune O God my praise hold not thy peace For false and wick --- ed tongues A-gainst me speak and ne -- ver cease their cla -- mours lies and wrongs verse 3 With words of spight and causless fight they compass me alway verse 4 Ev'n for my love my foes they prove but I make haste to pray verse 5 They did reward me ill for good and hate for love they show verse 6 Therefore set thou some tyrant lewd to triumph o're my foe verse 7 Let Satan stand at his right hand and when his doom comes in Appoint that he condemned be and turn his prayer to sin verse 8 His office let another take cut short his wicked life verse 9 His children wretched orphans make with widow-hood vex his wife verse 10 Let all his sons be vagabonds and beg for to be fed In places that are desolate let them seek out their bread verse 11 Let the unjust extortioner catch all he hath away And that which he hath laboured for let be the stranger's prey verse 12 Stir up no Friend that may extend relief in his distress And let there none have pity on his children fatherless verse 13 Cut off his whole posterity before thy wrath asswage Their name extinguish utterly in the ensuing age verse 14 His father's fault let that be brought before the Lord for ever His mother's crime by length of time let be extinguish't never verse 15 Before the Lord continually let them be all brought forth That he may cut their memory for ever from the earth verse 16 Since he forgot and cared not compassion to impart But sought to break the poor and weak and slay the broken heart verse 17 As he lov'd cursing and despite let it come to him so As blessings did not him delight so let it from him go verse 18 And as he had arrai'd and clad himself with curses vile Let it like drink within him sink and soak his bones like oyl verse 19 Let it be to him like the coat that never is laid by And like a girdle girt about his loins continually verse 20 Let God dispence a recompence mine en'mies to controul That are incen'st to speak against mine inoffensive soul. The second part verse 21 O God the Lord do thou for me ev'n for thine own name's sake Because right good thy mercies be my freedom undertake verse 22 For I indeed do stand in need with misery sore distrest My grieved heart with wounds do smart and bleeds within my breast verse 23 I'm gone like sun's declining shade like wandering Locusts tost verse 24 My knees through fasting weak are made my flesh her fat hath lost verse 25 Yea I became to them a shame on me they gaze and stare verse 26 Their heads they nod help Lord my God and me in mercy spare verse 27 That they may know it is thy hand for thou hast done the deed verse 28 And when they curse do thou command a blessiing to succeed Let shame surprise my foes that rise my soul for to destroy But yet afford thy servant Lord abundant cause of joy verse 29 And let mine adversaries all be cloathed with disgrace Let shame and self confusion fall upon mine en'mies face So that their own confusion may cover them throughout As if it were a mantle there to compass them about verse 30 And I will greatly praise the Lord with joyful mouth and tongue Yea and I will his praise record amidst the thickest throng verse 31 For he shall stand at our right hand and for our sake controul The doom of them that would condemn the poor man's harmless soul. Psalm CX Oxford Tune THe Lord un -- to my Lord thus spake Sit at my right hand till I make a ve -- ry foot-stool of thy foes The Lord shall send from Si -- on 's tow'r The sov'-reign scep-tre of thy pow'r rule thou a-midst them that op-pose verse 3 Thy people shall come willingly in day of thine authority Within fair Sion's sacred walls where thy first converts shall abound As thick as dew upon the ground which from the womb of morning falls The unrepenting God thus swore thou art a priest for evermore By order of Melchizedek verse 5 And God at thy right hand shall slay Proud kings in that his wrathful day verse 6 And all the heathen he
shall check With corpses he shall strew the ground and heads of many countries wound Filling the places with the dead verse 7 And he shall make no longer stay But drink the torrent in the way therefore shall he lift up the head Psalm CXI London Tune Ap-plaud the Lord whom I will praise with my whole heart and might Both in the se -- cret of the just and in the church-es sight verse 2 Great are the works of our great God and every one no doubt Delighting in them from their heart with care do search them out verse 3 His work most honourable is and glorious no less Unto eternity endures his truth and right'ousness verse 4 Surely he made his wondrous works still to be had in mind Choice favours hath the Lord in store and he is good and kind verse 5 To them that fear his holy name he giveth meat good store Jehovah will be mindful of his cov'nant evermore verse 6 Clearly hath he declar'd to his his works of powerfulness Leaving to them the heritage which heathens did possess verse 7 Most perfect are his handy-works his judgments very pure Not one of his commandements but are exceeding sure verse 8 Stablisht they are for evermore so that they cannot fade And ev'n in truth and right'ousness each one of them is made verse 9 Plent'ous redemption he hath sent to make his people free So is his cov'nant evermore confirm'd by his decree Know ye that holy is his name and to be had in dread verse 10 Religious fear of God likewise is wisdom's well-spring head Sound understanding have they all that carefully endeavour To practise his commandements his praise endures for ever Psalm CXII St. Marys Tune PRaise ye the Lord for blest are such as fear the Lord a -- right And love his laws ex-ceed-ing much and do them with de -- light verse 2 His seed shall multiply on earth and prosper mightily And God shall pour his blessings forth on his posterity verse 3 Of wealth and riches in his house there shall be plenteous store His memorable righteousness endures for evermore verse 4 Unto the man immaculate in darkness riseth light Gracious he is compassionate and every way upright verse 5 A good man shews much kind respect and lends to him that needs And with discretion will direct all his affairs and deeds verse 6 Surely he shall not moved be while time to time can add In everlasting memory the right'ous shall be had verse 7 For any evil tidings told he shall not be afraid His faithful heart which makes him bold on God is firmly staid verse 8 His heart is so established afraid he shall not be Till his desire accomplished upon his foes he see verse 9 He hath dispensed liberally and given to the poor He shall to perpetuity be stil'd a right'ous doer Exalted high his horn shall be with honour thus atchiev'd verse 10 The wicked man this thing shall see and be extreamly griev'd Yea he shall gnash his teeth for spite and pining melt away And his desire shall perish quite the wicked man's I say Psalm CXIII A Proper Tune YE chil-dren which do serve the Lord Praise ye his name with one ac-cord Both now and e --- ver bless his name Ev'n from the ri --- sing of the sun Till it re -- turn where it be-gun ex -- tol and mag -- ni --- fy his fame The Lord all peo -- ple doth sur-mount His glit -- t'ring glo -- ry we may count a -- bove the hea -- vens to ex-tend For who in all the world a-broad Is like un -- to the Lord our God whose dwel-ling doth all height transcend verse 6 He doth abase himself we know things to behold both here below And also in the heavens high verse 7 The poor and needy sort he brings Even from the dust to sit with kings in thrones of princely majesty verse 8 Among his people thus doth he Place them with princes in degree E'vn them that from the dunghil came verse 9 The barren he doth make to bear and with great joy her seed to rear praise ye therefore his holy name Psalm CXIV Oxford Tune WHen Is -- r'el went from E -- gypt land And Ja -- cobs house by pow'r-ful hand from peo -- ple of a bar-b'roustongue Ju-dah was then his ho -- ly place And Is --- ra'l his do-mi -- nion was who led them safe -- ly all a -- long verse 3 The sea saw that and fled amain and Jordan wheel'd about again And forced back his waves profound verse 4 The rocky mountains skipt like rams The little hills like timorous lambs and could not stand their stedfast ground verse 5 What ail'd thee O thou sea to fly what drove you back so hastily Ye rouling waves of Jordan's floud verse 6 What made you mountains skip like rams and you O little hills like lambs To quake and tremble as ye stood verse 7 Tremble O earth before the face of that great God of Jacob's race Tremble before him awfully verse 8 He turns hard rocks to standing lakes And fountains of hard flint he makes by his great power and majesty Psalm CXV Bristol Tune LOrd not to us Lord not to us do thou the glo-ry take Ev'n for thy mer-cy mar-vel-lous and for thy truth 's dear sake verse 2 Why should the heathen utter this now where 's their God say they verse 3 But our God in the heavens is what he will do he may verse 4 Their idols gold and silver be which men's own hands did make verse 5 Lo they have eyes but cannot see and mouths but never spake verse 5 Have ears but do not hear a jot noses but feel no scent verse 7 Proportion'd hands but handle not and feet but never went Nor through their throat can give a call verse 8 And like these idols just Their makers are and so are all that in them put their trust verse 9 O Isra'l trust thou in the Lord thy help and shield is he verse 10 O Aarons house trust in his word a help and shield to thee verse 11 And ye that fear the Lord each one be careful that ye build Your confidence on him alone who is your help and shield verse 12 The Lord hath thought upon us well his people he will bless Ev'n all the house of Israel and Aaron's house no less verse 13 Whoever fear the Lord therefore he 'll bless them great and small verse 14 God shall increase you more and more you and your children all verse 15 You are the blessed of the Lord whose quick commandment came And made the heavens at a word and earth's inferiour frame verse 16 The heav'n even the heavens high are all of them the Lord's But he to man's posterity the spacious earth affords verse 17 The dead indeed praise not the Lord they give him no renown Nor any do his praise record to silence that go down verse 18 But
evermore The ninth part To the Proper Tune verse 65 Thou hast dealt very well with me with me thy servant Lord And I have found thy favour free according to thy word verse 66 Teach me good judgement in thy word and knowledge of thy will For thy commandements O Lord I have believed still verse 67 E're thou didst touch me with thy rod I err'd and went astray But now I keep thy word O God and by it guide my way verse 68 Lord thou art good and thou dost good all graces flow from thee Make then thy statutes understood and practised by me verse 69 For though proud persons did invent against me many a lie Yet kept I thy commandement with heart's sincerity verse 70 Their heart is fatned mightily like lumps of greace congeal'd But my delight and all my joy is in thy laws reveal'd verse 71 But I account it good for me chastised to have been That I may learn thy laws from thee and shun the snares of sin verse 72 The law of thy own mouth I hold far better unto me Than many thousand pounds of gold and silver heaps can be The tenth part To the Proper Tune verse 73 Thy hands have made and fashion'd me thy grace on me bestow To know thy precepts what they be and practise what I know verse 74 Then all that fear thee shall be glad when me they shall behold Because I have assurance had in what thy word foretold verse 75 Yet Lord I know and do confess how just thy judgements be And that of very faithfulness thou hast afflicted me verse 76 I pray thee let thy mercies kind come to thy servant Lord For comfort to my troubled mind according to thy word verse 77 Thy tender mercies bowels Lord O let them come in sight That I may live and keep thy word for therein I delight verse 78 But shame the proud whoe're they be for they without a cause Have most perversly dealt with me but I will mind thy laws verse 79 And now O Lord let every one that truly feareth thee And all that have thy statutes known let them turn in to me verse 80 And let my heart unto thy laws be so sincerely fram'd That I may not have any cause whereby to be asham'd The eleventh part To the 100 Psalm Tune MY soul for thy sal-va -- tion faints but in thy word is all my stay My fail -- ing eves urge sad complaints when wilt thou com-fort me they say verse 83 A wrinkled bottle set in smoke I rightly am compar'd unto But lo the word which thou hast spoke I have not yet forgot to do verse 84 How many are thy servant's days when wilt thou righteous vengeance take On persecutors of my ways and judge them for thy servant's sake verse 85 The proud have digged pits for me with which thy law doth not accord verse 86 For all thy laws are equity they persecute me help me Lord. verse 87 They had consumed me almost with cruel and injurious hands Here upon earth's malignant coast yet I forsook not thy commands verse 88 O give thy loving kindness vent to quicken up my fainting mind So shall I keep the testament which thy most holy mouth hath sign'd The twelfth part To the Proper Tune verse 89 The word which thou hast spoken Lord is permament and sure And like to heavens constant course for ever doth endure verse 90 All ages find thy faithfulness which never slacks nor slides Like as thou hast established the earth and it abides verse 91 According to thy ordinance continuing to this day For all are servants unto thee and do thy word obey verse 92 And if in this thy constant work I had not found delight In my extream affliction Lord I should have perisht quite verse 93 Therefore I never will forget thy precepts to express For thou thereby hast quickened me in all my heaviness verse 94 Continue then to save me Lord for I am one of thine And I have fought with diligence thy precepts most divine verse 95 Though wicked men laid wait for me to kill and to destroy Yet I consider of thy laws and think of them with joy verse 96 For Lord I see there is an end of all perfections here But only thy commandements far larger do appear The thirteenth part To the Proper Tune verse 97 O how I love thy sacred word which doth thy law display It is my meditation Lord and study all the day verse 98 Thou mak'st me by thy laws to be far wiser than my foes For that those laws abide with me and I abide by those verse 99 With all my teachers I compare excelling them in skill Because thy testimonies are my meditation still verse 100 In understanding I out-go the ancients full of days Because I do not only know but also keep thy ways verse 101 I have refrain'd my feet O Lord from every evil way That I may keep thy faithful word and no time go astray verse 102 And from thy sacred judgements Lord I never did depart For thou hast made thy heavenly word distill into my heart verse 103 And Lord in these thy words of truth how sweet a taste I find Sweeter than honey to my mouth thy word is to my mind verse 104 Thy precepts do so well direct and so much skill impart That all false doctrines I reject and hate them in my heart The fourteenth part To the Proper Tune verse 105 Ev'n as a lamp unto my feet so doth thy word shine bright Both night and day it guides my way and to my paths gives light verse 106 And I have sworn most solemnly and will perform it too That I will spare no pains or care thy right'ous laws to do verse 107 I am afflicted very much but quicken me O Lord And let me be reviv'd by thee according to thy word verse 108 The free-will offerings of my mouth I pray thee Lord accept And teach me now which way and how thy judgements may be kept verse 109 My soul is ever in my hand in danger to be lost Yet have I not thy law forgot what ever it might cost verse 110 And though the wicked secretly their subtle snares did lay Yet am not I seduc'd thereby to wander from thy way verse 111 Thy statutes are the heritage whereof I have made choice To my last day for those are they that make my heart rejoyce verse 112 I have inclin'd my heart to keep the laws thou didst decree And will attend them to the end ev'n till I come to thee The fifteenth part To the Proper Tune verse 113 The foolish thoughts of vanity I do detest and hate But in thy holy law do I delight to meditate verse 114 Thou art O Lord my hiding-place and shield of my defence And in the word of thy good grace I put my confidence verse 115 Depart from me ye wicked men that other paths have trod And I shall keep with freedom then the
I pursue For all my ways and actions are before thee ever in thy view The two and twentieth part To the Proper Tune verse 169 O Lord let my complaint and cry have quick access to thee And give me knowledge graciously as thou hast promist me verse 170 O let my supplication before thee be preferr'd And grant me thy salvation according to thy word verse 171 And then my lips shall be prepar'd to utter thankful praise When unto me thou hast declar'd and taught me all thy ways verse 172 My tongue shall utter and express the praises of thy word For thy commands are right'ousness ev'n all of them O Lord verse 173 Then let thy helping hand prevail when perils do oppose For leaving other helps that fail thy precepts I have chose verse 174 And I O Lord have long'd to see thy saving health and might And Lord thy law affecteth me with very great delight verse 175 O let my soul in safety live and it shall give thee praise And unto me thy judgements give to help me all my days verse 176 I went astray like wandring sheep O seek thy servant yet For thy commandements to keep I do not quite forget Psalm CXX Oxford Tune I cri'd to God in my di-stress Who did a rea --- dy ear address to hear my pray'r and send me aid Lord save my soul I thee in-treat From ly ---- ing lips and tongue's de-ceit thus fer -- vent -- ly to him I prai'd verse 3 But ah what shall be done to thee Thou tongue as false as false can be what shall be giv'n thee for thy part verse 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty sure With burning coals of Juniper such shalt thou have such as thou art verse 5 But woe is me that must perforce As far as Meshech have recourse to be a tedious sojourner As banished from Israel That I must be constrain'd to dwell within the tents of Kedar here verse 6 My soul hath dwelt this many a day With him that hates a peaceful way and is to quietness averse verse 7 I am for peace I love no jars But when I spake they were for wars and by disswasion grew more fierce Psalm CXXI Dublin Tune UP to the hills I lift mine eyes from whence my suc --- cour came My help ev'n from the Lord doth rise that heav'n and earth did frame verse 3 And not a whit will he permit thy foot to slide or fall For surely he that keepeth thee he slumbers not at all verse 4 Lo he that keepeth Israel he slumbers not nor sleeps verse 5 The Lord thy keeper shades thee well at that right hand he keeps verse 6 That neither may the sun by day have any pow'r to smite And hurt thee by his influ'ncy nor yet the moon by night verse 7 The Lord shall save thee from all harm thy soul shall be secure The Lord I say with pow'rful arm shall keep thee safe and sure verse 8 Thy going out is brought about with safety by his pow'r Thy coming in secur'd by him henceforth for evermore Psalm CXXII Oxford Tune I did ex-ceed-ing-ly re-joyce To hear the for-ward peo-ples voice in off'r-ing of their own ac --- cord For in this man -- ner did they say Come let us up and take a -- way un -- to the tem-ple of the Lord. verse 2 Within thy gates Jerusalem our feet shall come and stand in them to worship and to offer there verse 3 Jerusalem is built so neat Compact together and compleat the like there is not any where verse 4 The holy tribes with one accord The tribes I say of God the Lord to Isra'l's testimony came Thither they went on solemn days To worship and to offer praise unto the Lord 's most holy name verse 5 For there are stately thrones erect Erected there for this respect for judgement and for equity Which thrones of right do appertain To David's house which there must reign to judge the people right'ously verse 6 O pray therefore and do not cease but pray for our Jerus'lem's peace they that love thee shall prosper well verse 7 Peace be within thy wals say I I wish as much prosperity within thy palaces to dwell verse 8 My brethren and companions dear Make me now say let peace be here I wish it heartily to thee verse 9 The temple of our God no less Makes me to seek thy happiness as much as ever lies in me Psalm CXXIII Bristol Tune TO thee O Lord to thee a-lone do I lift up mine eyes O thou the high and lof -- ty one that dwell'st a --- bove the skies verse 2 Behold as servants look unto their Lord and Master's hand And as the eyes of Maidens do their mistresses attend So do our eyes attend and wait upon the Lord our God Till he do us commiserate that here are undertrod verse 3 Have mercy on us O most high have mercy on our woes For we are fill'd exceedingly with foul contempt of foes verse 4 Our soul is fill'd exceeding much with scornings and contempt Of those that are at ease and such as are most insolent Psalm CXXIV St. Marys Tune HAd not the Lord our Cause espous'd his Peo --- ple now may say Had not the Lord en-gag'd his pow'r to suc --- cour us that Day When wicked Men with cruel wrath inflam'd against us rose verse 3 Too feeble all our pow'rs had been their Fury to oppose verse 4 To their devouring Jaws our Life had been an easy prey verse 5 Their rage like an impetuous stream had swept us quite away verse 6 Blest be the Lord who chose this way his Mercy to enhance Then when our Dangers loudest call'd to send Deliverance verse 7 We lay like poor intangled Birds caught in the Fowler 's net God's pow'r has broke their snares and we at liberty are set verse 8 Since all our help lies in his name that Earth and Heaven made Our future hopes shall all depend on his Almighty Aid Psalm CXXIV Metre II. A Proper Tune NOw Is -- ra -- el may say and that tru-ly If that the Lord had not our cause maintain'd If that the Lord had not our right sustain'd When wick-ed men against us fu --- riously Made their up-roar and said we all should die Now long ago they had devour'd us all And swallow'd quick as we may well suppose Such was the wrath of our enraged foes As in great floods when show'rs excessive fall Our souls had been o'erwhelm'd and past recall The roaring waters and imperious flood Had long ago o'erwhelm'd us in the deep But blest be God that did us safely keep And gave us not a prey as case then stood Into their teeth that thirsted after blood Just as a bird deludes the Fowler 's game And scapes away right so it fares with us The snare is broke and we are scaped thus Our help is in the Lord our Saviour's Name Whose pow'rful word did earth heav'n