this will I give thanks to God that judgeth righteously And in my song extol the name of God the Lord most high Psalm 8. O God our Lord through all the earth how glorious is thy name Above the the Heav'ns thou hast advanc'd thine honour and thy fame verse 2 From infants mouths and sucking babes thy praise with power goes To still thereby thine enemies and proud avenging foes verse 3 When I behold the Heav'ns above the works of thine own hand The moon and stars which thou hast fixt in oder as they stand verse 4 What is weak wretched man that thou keep'st him in memorie Or what is base mans son that thus thou visit'st him think I verse 5 Thou mad'st him little lower then the Angels in degree And hast with honour crowned him and with great Majestie verse 6 And thou hast made him to be Lord o're all works of thine hand Under his feet thou put'st all things that he might them command verse 7 The flocks and oxen all of them to him obedience yield And thou subjectest unto him the wild beasts of the field verse 8 The feth'red birds and fowls of Heav'n the power of man do know And fishes that walk through the paths of the deep seas below verse 9 O God our Lord who all these things did'st by thy power frame How excellent through all the earth is thy most glorious name Psalm 9. WIth my whole heart will I set forth thy praise O Lord my God And all thy great and wondrous works will publish all abroad verse 2 In thee alone will I be glad and joy exceedingly And praises will I sing unto thy name O Lord most high verse 3 When all my foes that me assail'd are put to shameful flight Then shall they stumble and fall down and perish at thy sight verse 4 Thou hast in judgement tri'd my cause and sentence past for me Thou sittest on thy throne on high judging with equitie verse 5 Thou hast rebuk'd the Heathen folk and wicked utterly Destroy'd and hast for evermore wip't out their memory verse 6 My foe thy desolations cease henceforth perpetually Thou hast pluck'd up Towns and with them remov'd their memory verse 7 But know the Lord Jehovah shall for evermore remain His throne he hath established right judgement to maintain verse 8 And he in his due time shall judge the world in righteousnesse And to his people shall dispence judgement in uprightnesse verse 9 An high safe refuge God shall be for those that are opprest And in the troublous times a place of refuge and of rest verse 10 And they that know thy name in thee their confidence shall place Thou Lord didst never yet forsake those that do seek thy face The Second part verse 11 O sing ye praises to the Lord that doth in Zion dwell Among the people his great acts and works declare and tell verse 12 When he for bloods enquires he minds th' afflicted in that day Forgetting not the cryes of men distressed when they pray verse 13 Lord favor me weigh well the wrongs which I from foes sustain Who even from the gates of death did'st lift me up again That in the gates of Zion I may shew forth all thy praise In thy salvation shal my soul O Lord rejoyce alwayes verse 15 The Heathen sink down in the pit that they themselves have made Their foot is taken in the net which their own hands have laid verse 16 God by his judgments is well known which he hath strangely wrought When sinners hands do make the snares wherein themselves are caught verse 17 The wicked into hell shall turn destruction is their lot And so shall all the Nations that God remember not verse 18 The needy though distrest a while shall not be still forgot And th' expectations of the poor defer'd yet perish not verse 19 Arise O Lord and let not man prevaile still by his might And let the Heathen folk at length be judged in thy sight verse 20 Pursue them with thy terrors Lord abase and bring them low And that they are but poor weak men let all the Nations know Psalm 10. WHy dost thou Lord withdraw thy self and stand so farre from us Why doest thou hide thy self away in times so perilous verse 2 The wicked persecutes the poor with pride of heart surpris'd Let them be taken in the plot which they themselves devis'd verse 3 The wicked vaunts of compassing his hearts desire and blest Accompts the griping covetous and doth the Lord detest verse 4 The wicked man in pride of heart cares not to seek or call On God the Lord is not so much as in his thoughts at all verse 5 His wayes are alwayes prosperous thy judgments are on high Out of his sight his foes he doth puff at disdainfully verse 6 And thus he speaks in pride of heart I never mov'd shall be Nor yet in any time to come adversity shall see verse 7 With cursing and deceits and guile his mouth is fill'd alwayes And mischief and iniquity under his tongue he layes verse 8 In the close places of his Courts he lurks and secretly The harmless slayes against the poor his eyes watch privily verse 9 And like a Lion in his den he lurks the poor to take And when he hath him in his net the weak his prey doth make verse 10 He croutcheth to the ground and low he bows himself withall That such as are but poor and weak by his strong ones may fall verse 11 He says in 's heart that God these things to mind will never call He turns away and hides his face and will not see at all verse 12 Arise stand up O Lord our God stretch out thy mighty arm Neglect not Lord too long to save the humble soul from harm verse 13 How long O God shall wicked men contemn the Lord and say Presumptuously within their heart God will it not repay verse 14 But thou takst notice Lord and doest observe mischief and spite And it in thy due time thou wilt with thine own hand requite The poor that hath none help besides on thee relyes alone Thou doest support the fatherless to thee that make their mone verse 15 Lord break the arm of wicked men and all their pow'r confound And search out all their wickedness till it no more be found verse 16 The Lord is King for evermore and by his mighty hand The heathen folk are perished and cast out of his land verse 17 The humble and poor mans desires with favor thou hast heard Yea thou wilt cause thine ear to hear thou hast their hearts prepar'd verse 18 To judge the helpless fatherless and the opprest and poor That these great men the weak of th' earth may terrifie no more Psalm 11. I In Jehovah put my trust why do you to me say Unto your mountain like a bird fly speedily away For loe the wicked bend their bows their arrows they prepare Upon the string to shoot at those in
And all upright in heart on it shall vvait vvith cheerfulnesse verse 16 But where is he vvho for me vvill against the vvicked stand Who vvil stand up to set me free from vvicked vvorkers hand verse 17 Unlesse the Lord had been mine help when none me rescued My soul had almost in the grave silence inhabited verse 18 But when I said within my heart my foot doth slip away Thy mercy held me up O Lord thy goodnesse me did stay verse 19 Ev'n when with multitudes of thoughts my minde was much opprest My soul did in thy comforts finde even then delight and rest verse 20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee Where mischiefs most unrighteously by law supported be verse 21 For they against the life conspire of righteous men and good And they by law as vvicked do condemn the guiltlesse blood verse 22 But God alone against them all is my defence and stay The Lord my God my refuge is my rock of strength alway verse 23 The Lord our God shall bring on them their own iniquity And in their sin shall cut them off and slay them certainly Psalm 95. O Come and let us to the Lord shout and sing joyfully And in our rock of health let us rejoice triumphantly verse 2 Let us into his presence now make haste with thankful voice And to him well-composed Psalms sing with a joyful noise verse 3 Because this our Lord is a God exceeding great and high And a great King above all gods in pow'r and Majesty verse 4 Th'unsearched depths of all the earth are in his pow'rful hand The strength of all the hills is his and by his might they stand verse 5 The wide unruly sea is his he made it by his hand And by his power and decree he formed the dry land verse 6 Come let us worship and bow down before him let us fall And kneel before the Lord our God for he hath made us all verse 7 He is our God the people we of his own pastures are And of his hand we are the sheep left to his only care verse 8 To day if you vvill hear his voice then harden not your heart As in Masrah and Meribah ye did in the desart verse 9 When your forefathers tempted me though they my pow'r did prove In my great vvorks which I them shew'd and wonders from above verse 10 Forty years long I grieved vvas with those men and I said This people hath not known my ways but in their hearts have straid verse 11 Wherefore to them when kindled was my wrath within my breast I sware they should not enter in to Canaan my rest Psalm 96. O Sing you now unto the Lord new songs with joy and mirth Sing ye unto the Lord our God all people on the earth verse 2 Sing ye unto the Lord above and blesse his holy name Shew his salvation forth declare from day to day the same verse 3 Among the Heathen all declare and of his glory tell And the great vvonders manifest to all on earth that dwell verse 4 Because the Lord our God is great and greatly prais'd to be Above all gods to be ador'd and to be fear'd is he verse 5 For all the gods are idols vain which the blind nations fear The Lord is only he by whom the Heavens created were verse 6 Before him comely honour is and glorious majesty And comely beauty and great strength are in his sanctuary verse 7 Ye kindreds of the people all give to the Lord his right Give ye unto the Lord above all glory strength and might verse 8 The glory due unto his name give to the Lord and King Come ye into his holy Courts an offering to him bring verse 9 In the beauty of holinesse before Jehovah bow And fear before his presence all the vvhole earth here below verse 10 Tell all the Heathen God doth reign and settleth stedfastly The vvorld unmov'd and he shall judge the people righteously verse 11 Then let the Heavens high be glad and let the earth rejoice The sea and fulnesse of it let it roar and make a noise verse 12 The field and all that therein is let it then joyful bee And in the shady woods themselves rejoice shall every tree Before God for he comes he comes the earth to judge and try He with his truth shall judge the world and nations righteously Psal 97. THE Lord doth reign continually let all the earth rejoice And let the multitude of isles for joy lift up their voice verse 2 He round about is compassed with thick clouds and darknesse The stable place are of his throne judgement and righteousnesse verse 3 A flaming and devouring fire before him goeth out Which burneth up and doth consume his enemies round about verse 4 His fearful lightnings o're the world gave forth a shining light The earth did it behold and straight did tremble at the sight verse 5 And at the presence of the Lord the hills like wax did melt When of the Lord of all the earth they had the presence felt verse 6 The Heavens high declare and shew his righteousnesse abroad And the people they do behold the glory of the Lord. verse 7 All that fear graven images confounded may they be And that of idols boast themselves all Gods him worship ye verse 8 Zion when she heard this report was glad exceedingly And Juda's daughters all rejoic'd for all thy judgements high verse 9 For thou far above all the earth O Lord our God art high And art far above all the Gods exalted wondrously verse 10 All ye that love the Lord above hate evil things for he Saves the souls of his saints and from the wicked sets them free verse 11 For such as righteous are is sown prosperity and light And joy and gladnesse for all those in heart that are upright verse 12 Rejoice in God the Lord all ye that walk in righteousnesse And give thanks at the memory of the Lords holinesse Psalm 98. S'ng a new song unto the Lord for he works wonders great His own right hand and holy arm the victory did get verse 2 Of his salvation hath the Lord discover'd now the light And hath his righteousnesse reveal'd in all the Heathens sight verse 3 His mercy unto Israel and truth remembred he And now the ends of all the earth our Gods salvation see verse 4 A joyful noise make to the Lord all people of the earth Make a loud noise and praises sing to him with joy and mirth verse 5 Sing to the Lord the King with Harps in psalms lift up your voice verse 6 With Trumpets and with Cornets sound before him make a noise verse 7 Yea let the sea roar out for joy and all that is therein The earth and all that therein dwell let them be joyful seen verse 8 Let flouds clap hands and let the hills together joyful be Before the Lord because the earth to judge now cometh he verse 9 The
world vvith righteousnesse shall he most justly judge and try And all the people shall he judge with perfect equity Psalm 99. THE Lord doth reign before his face let all the people quake He sits between the Cherubims let th' earth be mov'd and shake verse 2 The Lord is great in Zion and above all people high verse 3 His dreadful name which holy is let all men magnifie verse 4 The Kings strength also judgement loves and thou dost equity Stablish and judgement execute in Jacob righteously verse 5 Let now the Lord of all our God in praise exalted be Before his footstool worship him for holy sure is he verse 6 Moses and Aaron with his Priests with those that on him call Was Samuel on the Lord they call'd he answered them all verse 7 He in a cloudy pillar spake to them they his decree And testimonies which they gave them kept obediently verse 8 Thou answeredst them O Lord our God a pardoning God thou wast To them though for their practices thou vengeance took'st at last verse 9 Exalt on high the Lord our God and at his holy hill Him worship for the Lord our God ev'n he is holy still Psalm 100. ALL people that on earth do dwell sing to the Lord with cheerful noise verse 2 The Lord with gladnesse serve and come before his face with singing voice verse 3 Know ye the Lord our God in deed 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 with thanksgiving then his gates come to his Courts with praise And be ye thankful unto him and blesse his holy name alwaies 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 101. OF mercy and of judgement sing O Lord to thee will I verse 2 And in a perfect way will walk wisely and warily O when will there assistance come from thee to strengthen mee Within my house will I walk with a perfect heart with thee verse 3 I set no wicked thing before mine eyes their work I hate That turn aside it shall not cleave to me at any rate verse 4 A froward and rebellious heart I put away from me And any thing that wicked is I will not know or see verse 5 I 'le cut off him that slandereth his neighbour privily And a proud heart I will not bear nor him that looks on high verse 6 Upon the faithful of the Land mine eyes shall always be He that walks in a perfect way shall servant be to me verse 7 He that deceit and guile doth work in my house shall not dwell Nor shall he tarry in my sight that lying tales doth tell verse 8 Betimes I will destroy at once the wicked of the Land That I may from Gods City cut the wicked workers hand Psalm 102. LOrd hearken to my pray'r and let my cry come up to thee verse 2 In time of trouble do not hide thy face away from me Incline thy gracious ear to me answer me in the day verse 3 When I do call for like the smoak way days consume away verse 4 My bones like to an hearth are burnt mine heart is withered Like grasse and smitten that I do forget to eat my bread verse 5 By the voice of my groanings all my bones cleave to my skin verse 6 And I like to a Pellican in wildernesse have been Or like an Owl in desart quite cast out of men and gone verse 7 I watch and as a sparrow am on the house-top alone verse 8 My bitter enemies all the day reproaches cast on me And being mad at me with rage against me sworn they be verse 9 Ashes of mourning I do eat as bread continually And daily mix my drink with tears when I weep bitterly verse 10 Thy wrath and indignation did cause this grief and pain For thou hast lift me up on high and cast me down again verse 11 The days of this short life of mine are like the fleeting shade And I am withered like the grasse that soon away doth fade But though I fail it thou O Lord for ever shalt endure Thy Covenant continues still unto all ages sure verse 13 Thou wilt arise and mercy now to Zion thou wilt show For now 't is time to favour her yea the set time is now verse 14 For all thy servants in her stones though in rude heaps they lie Do pleasure take her very dust is precious in their eye The Second Part. verse 15 Then shall the Heathen people fear the Lords most holy name The Kings on earth shall reverence thy glory and thy fame verse 16 When God shall build up Zion he in glory shall appear verse 17 Hee 'll not the lowlies sute despise he will their prayer hear verse 18 This for succeeding ages shall be kept upon record The people that be thus restor'd shall blesse and praise the Lord. verse 19 For he hath lookt down from the height of his own sanctuary The Lord with favour th' earth beholds from out of Heaven high verse 20 The groanings still to hear of those that doe in prison lie To set at liberty such as appointed are to die verse 21 That they in Zion may declare the Lords most holy name And in Jerusalem set forth the glory of the same verse 22 When people from all Countries shall meet there with one accord And all the Kingdomes shall submit to serve the highest Lord. verse 23 My strength he vveakned in the way and shortened my day verse 24 I said in the midst of my days Lord take me not away verse 25 Thy yeers throughout all ages are ere time began thou laidst The Earths foundations and the Heav'ns vvith thine own hands thou mad'st verse 26 Thou shalt endure and still subsist but they shall wax away And like a garment shall wax old and by degrees decay verse 27 Thou as a garment shalt them change and they shall changed be But thou dost still abide the same thy years no end shall see verse 28 The children of thy servants shall continually endure And in thy sight their happy seed shall be establisht sure Psalm 103. O Blesse and praise the Lord my soul and to him thankful be Yea let his holy name be blest by all that is in me verse 2 The Lord my God blesse O my soul shew not thy self unkind And suffer not his benefits to slip out of thy mind verse 3 Who thy sins and offences all forgiveth graciously And all thy grievous sicknesses heals and removes from thee verse 4 Who from destruction doth thy life redeem and set it free With tender loving kindnesses and mercies towards thee verse 5 And he vvith all good things thy mouth doth satisfie and fill So that thy youth like Eagles doth in strength continue still verse 6 For all opprest in righteousnesse the Lord doth
judge with speed verse 7 His ways to Moses he made known his acts to Israels seed verse 8 The Lord is very gracious and merciful he is To anger slow but plenteous still in mercy to all his verse 9 Though he contend vvith man a vvhile he vvill not always chide Nor keep his anger in his breast for ever to abide verse 10 Nor yet according to our sins the Lord doth us regard And after our iniquities he doth not us reward verse 11 For as the distance is between the earth and heav'n above So large his mercy is to those that him do fear and love verse 12 He hath remov'd our sins from us and our transgressions all As far as is the rising Sun full distant from his fall The Second Part. verse 13 And as a father passeth by faults of his children dear So hath the Lord compassion on those that do him fear verse 14 The Lord that made us know full well our frame and temper must He cannot but remember still that vve are all but dust verse 15 The days of man are like the grasse that quickly doth decay His flourishing is like the flow'r in field that fades away verse 16 For it is gone when ever it the windy storm doth pass The place shall never know it more vvhere once it standing was verse 17 But yet Gods mercy to his saints for ever is and was And to their childrens children down his righteousnesse doth pass verse 18 To all such as his Covenant strive to keep stedfastly And think on his Commandements to do them faithfully verse 19 The Lord his Throne of Majesty in Heaven did prepare His kingdome ruleth over all and all his subjects are verse 20 Ye Angels that excel in strength blesse ye the Lord that doe His just Commandments and the voice of his word hearken to 21 Yea all ye mighty hosts blesse ye the Lord and praise him still Ye Ministers that ready are to execute his vvill verse 22 Ye all his vvorks in places all vvhere he doth rule as King Blesse ye the Lord and thou my soul his praises ever sing Psalm 104. O Blesse and praise the Lord my soul thou art exceeding high O Lord my God vvith honour cloth'd and glorious Majesty verse 2 With light as vvith a robe thy self thou cover'st round about And like a spacious curtain thou the Heavens stretchest out verse 3 The beams of his large Chambers he doth in the waters lay And on the Clouds as Charets he doth ride and poste away verse 4 And on the vvings of vvinds doth vva'k and he their blasts doth take For Messengers his Ministers a flaming fire doth make verse 5 The firm foundation of the earth so stedfast he doth lay That never from the fixed place it may be mov'd away verse 6 As with a garment thou the earth with the great deep dost cover The deep whose swelling vvaters once the mountains flowed over verse 7 At thy pow'rful rebuke O Lord they fled and did not stay And at thy thunders dreadful voice they hasted soon away verse 8 Over the mountains they ascend and pass by Valleys low That to the place which thou for them hadst founded they may goe verse 9 There hast thou shut them in vvith bounds vvhich shall them still restrain That back they never do return the earth to drown again Yet to the fruitful Valleys thou by Springs dost vvaters send Which to the sea among the hills their winding course do bend verse 11 These do give drink to every beast that rangeth in the field And by their vvaters they do quench the thirst of asses vvilde verse 12 Neer them their habitations the fowls do build on high Among the branches they delight to sing melodiously The Second Part. verse 13 As for the hills he vvatreth them from his Chambers on high And with the fruits of his own works the earth doth satisfie verse 14 There makes he grasse for beasts to grow and herb for mans use good That out of the dead earth he may bring forth sufficient food verse 15 And wine to glad mans heart and oil to make the face shine fair And Corn for bread which may the strength of weak mans heart repair The tallest Trees Cedars themselves of Lebanon Gods plants Are full of sap that none of them sufficing moisture vvants verse 17 In them the birds and fowls of Heaven do choose their nests to make As for the stork the fir-trees she doth for her dwelling take verse 18 To the wilde Goats the mountains high a place of refuge be The Conies also to the rock do for their shelter flee verse 19 The Moon thou dost appoint by course the seasons to discern From thee the Sun his certain time of going down doth learn verse 20 Thou bringest darknesse on the earth and it is night and then Beasts of the forests each of them creeps forth out of his den verse 21 After their fearful prey the yong lions do roar and rave And meat to satisfie themselves of God himself they crave verse 22 But when the Sun doth rise away together they do flie To hide them from the light and down they in their dens do lie verse 23 Then man may safely come abroad and to his labour goes Each to his vvork vvherein the day till evening he bestows verse 24 O Lord how manifold are all thy vvorks in wisdome thou Mad'st them and thou to fill the earth thy riches dost bestow The Third part verse 25 Thou dost this great wide sea likewise replenish where are things Creeping innumerable beasts both small and great it brings verse 26 There in the swift ships to and fro do passe as in away There is Leviathan vvhich thou hast made therein to play verse 27 These in their divers kinds on thee do wait and all attend That thou sufficient food to them in season due mayest send verse 28 That vvhich thou scatterest to them they gather thou thine hand Dost open wide and they are fill'd with good at thy command verse 29 Thou hid'st thy face and then they are troubled with vvant and pain Thou tak'st their breath they die and to their dust return again verse 30 Thou sendest forth thy Spirit they are created by and by Thus of the whole earth thou the face renew'st continually verse 31 The glory shall for ever last of God the Lord of might And in the works of thy right hand thou greatly shalt delight verse 32 If he do but the earth behold it trembleth fearfully If he the mountains only touch then smoak they presently verse 33 While I do live unto the Lord I 'le sing continually While I my being have sing praise unto my God will I. verse 34 My meditation of the Lord most sweet shall be to me And in my good and gracious God right joyful shall I be verse 35 Let sinners from the earth consume and wicked be no more Blesse thou the Lord my soul praise ye the Lord and
not his fathers wickednesse from Gods remembrance fall And his own mothers sin let not be blotted out at all verse 15 But let them in the sight of God appear continually That he may wholly from the earth cut off their memory verse 26 Sith mercy he forgat to shew and did pursue with spight The poor weak man that him whose heart was broken slay he might verse 17 As he did bitter cursing love so let it on him fall Let blessing be far from him as it pleas'd him not at all verse 18 As he with cursing cloth'd himself as vvith clothes let it so Into his bowels and his bones like oil and water go verse 19 As his garment that covers him so let it to him be And as a girdle wherewith girt continually is he verse 20 This the reward be from the Lord unto mine enemies Who evil speak against my soul and mischief do devise The Third part verse 21 But for thy names sake O my God and Lord do thou for me From my distresse deliver me for good thy mercies be Because I needy am and poor and without help distrest And my afflicted broken heart is wounded in my breast verse 23 Like to the shadow that declines so I away do go And as the locust vvith the vvind am tossed to and fro verse 24 My trembling knees are weak and faint because I long do fast The fatnesse of my flesh is gone I do consume and waste verse 25 And I a vile reproach and scorn by them was made to be And they that did upon me look did shake their heads at me verse 26 But thou O Lord that art my God save and deliver me According to thy mercy Lord mine aid and succour be verse 27 That all men may see and confesse that this is thine own hand And that thou Lord hast this perform'd they all may understand verse 28 Whom they curse do thou blesse and when they rise up against me Let them be made ashamed but let me rejoice in thee verse 29 Let them be clothed all with shame that enemies are to me Let their contention as a cloak to them a covering be verse 30 But vvith my mouth I greatly will praise and advance the Lord Yea I among the multitude his praises will record verse 31 For at the right hand of the poor he shall stand up to save Him from the cruel hands of those that him condemned have Psalm 110. THe Lord did say unto my Lord sit thou at my right hand Till I have made thy foes a stool whereon thy foot may stand verse 2 The Lord shall out of Zion send the Scepter of thy might Thy kingdome plant amidst thy foes and rule it in their sight verse 3 To thy fair holy Temple they resort shall willingly In meeting days when thou thy Word dost publish pow'rfully As from the early morning womb the dew falls thick on ground So shall the young born babes to thee flocking in troups be found verse 4 The Lord hath sworn and of this oath he vvill repent him never Of th' order of Melchisedek thou art a Priest for ever verse 5 The Lord in glory high advanc't that sits at thy right hand Shall in his day of wrath strike through great Kings that him withstand verse 6 The Heathen he shall judge and fill the place with bodies dead And over many Countries he shall smite and wound the head verse 7 And in his foes pursute for haste of waters in the way Shall drink and shall advance on high his royal head that day Psal 111. PRaise ye the Lord him will I praise with all my heart and might In the assembly of the just and in the Churches sight The vvorks of our Almighty God in greatness do excel And ought to be sought out and seen of all that love them well verse 3 His works are honourable all and shine full gloriously And his most perfect righteousness endures eternally verse 4 The Lord hath made his wondrous works remembred still to be The Lord is of compassion full and gracious is he verse 5 Of food a portion he doth give to such as him do fear For his firm Covenant made with them he still in minde doth bear verse 6 The power of his works he doth unto his people show That the Heathens inheritance he might on them bestow verse 7 Both truth and judgement are the works wrought by his hand and might His precepts and Commandments all are very sure and right verse 8 Firmly they are established for all eternity And all of them done and perform'd in truth and equity verse 9 Unto his people vvhom he chose redemption he did send His Covenant he hath stablisht so that it shall never end Holy and reverent is the name of our great Lord and King verse 10 Only from the true fear of God doth all sound wisdome spring Good understanding have all they his precepts that fulfill His glory everlasting is his praise endureth still Psal 112. PRaise ye the Lord. The man is blest that fears the Lord of might And in his just Commandements that taketh great delight verse 2 His holy seed here upon earth shall great and mighty be The generation of th'upright all men shall blessed see verse 3 And in his house there shall be store of wealth and riches sure And all his righteousness to him for ever shall endure Unto the righteous doth arise in midst of darknesse light Kind and compassionate is he and leads his life aright verse 5 A good man always favour shows and lendeth willingly And all his own affairs he guides vvith judgement prosperously verse 6 Surely his state is setled so that it shall never move The just shall be remembred still by men and God above verse 7 Of evil tidings that may come he vvill not be afraid Because his heart upon his God by faith is fixt and staid verse 8 His heart is firmly stablished afraid he will not be Until upon his enemies his whole desire he see verse 9 He distributes gifts to the poor and to eternity His justice lasts his horn shall be with honour raised high verse 10 The vvicked seeing it shall grieve and gnash his teeth in ire And melt away yea perish shall the wicked mans desire Psalm 113. PRaise ye the Lord O praise him all ye servants of the Lord The glorious name of God the Lord praise ye vvith one accord verse 2 From this time forth for evermore the Lords name blessed bee verse 3 From East to West Gods name must be praised by each degree verse 4 The Lord 's above all Nations high his glory above the sky verse 5 Who is like to the Lord our God whose dwelling is on high verse 6 Who notwithstanding doth from thence abase himself so low As all things in the heav'n and earth still to observe and know verse 7 He raiseth up out of the dust the man of low degree And needy men on high even from the
verse 6 All ye the seed of Israel pray still for Zions peace All those that love Jerusalem God prosper and encrease verse 7 Let peace be still within thy walls and godly unity Thy palaces let God enrich with all prosperity verse 8 I wish thee now prosperity even for mine own dear friends And brethrens sake whose hope of wealth on thine estate depends verse 9 Yea for the house of God our Lord my heart shall never cease Nor hand be wanting to procure thy happiness and peace Psalm 123. LOrd from the earth below mine eies life up vvill I To thee whose dwelling is above even in the heavens high verse 2 Behold as servants eies look to their masters hand As to her mistress hand the maid doth look and waiting stand So on the Lord our God we look and do attend Until he to us favour shew until he mercy send verse 3 Have mercy on us Lord on us thy mercy be For filled with contempt and scorn exceedingly are we verse 4 Our soul is greatly fill'd with scorns of men at ease And with contempt of proud men who from scoffing never cease Psalm 324. HAd not the Lord been on our side may Israel now confess verse 2 Had not the Lord been on our side in time of our distress verse 3 When they against us rose inflam'd with rage and cruelty Like rav'nous beasts they us alive had swallow'd suddenly verse 4 Then had their force orewhelm'd our souls like to a mighty floud verse 5 Of swelling waves or raging streams that cannot be withstood verse 6 Then alwaies praised be the Lord whose mercies ever live A prey to their devouring teeth our souls who did not give verse 7 For when our souls like harmless birds were snared in that net That crafty fowlers secretly had round about us set Our gracious God lookt down from heav'n and brake that secret gin And wondrously did we escape that were ensnar'd therein verse 8 The hope of all dot help did stand in thy most holy name Our gracious God who by thy power didst earth and heaven frame Psal 125. ALL those that in the Lord do trust shall be like Zion hill That cannot be remov'd away but standeth stedfast still verse 2 As every way Jerusalem the mountains do defend So God his people round about abides time without end verse 3 Wicked mens power on just mens lot shall not rest still lest they Through weakness of their spirits at last to sin should fall away verse 4 Do good O Lord unto all those who are good in thy sight Ev'n to all those that faithful are and in their hearts upright verse 5 But as for those that turn aside and love to go astray Led by their loose and wandring nets in their own crooked way God shall to judgement lead them forth vvith vvorkers of all ill But on the Israel of God peace shall continue still Psalm 126. WHen Zions sad captivity the Lord again did bring Like to a dream it seem'd to us and as a feigned thing verse 2 Then was our mouth vvith laughter fill'd and with singing our tongue And of this wonder thus they spake the heathen folk among Great things the Lord hath done for them verse 3 Great things acknowledge we The Lord hath done for us for which we glad and thankful be verse 4 The rest of our Captivity bring again graciously Ev'n as the moistning water streams over ground parcht and dry verse 5 They that with labour do their seed in tears and sorrow sow When harvest comes with songs of joy their Corn shall reap and mowe And for a little seed which he bears out with countenance sad He brings home with him loads of sheaves vvherewith his heart is glad Psalm 127. EXcept the Lord the house do build vain is the workmans pain Unless the Lord the City keep the watchman wakes in vain verse 2 To rise up early is but vain in vain late vvatchings are Vain is it pensively to eat the bread of grief and care For the beloved of the Lord are so far by him blest That unto them he largely gives sweet sleep and quiet rest verse 3 Lo children are an heritage vvhich doth from God descend And the wombs fruit is his reward his blessing doth it send verse 4 Children of youth a strong defence are to their parents dear As arrows to a strong man be when there is cause of fear And blessed is the man that hath his quiver full of those They unashamed in the gate shall speak unto their foes Psalm 128. BLessed art thou that fearest God and vvalkest in his way verse 2 For of thy labour thou shalt eat happy art thou I say verse 3 Like fruitful Vines on thy house side so shall thy wife spring out Thy children stand like olive plants thy table round about verse 4 Thus art thou blest that fearest God who all thy daies shalt see verse 5 The promised Jerusalem and her felicitie verse 6 Thou shalt thy childrens children see to thy great joyes encrease And likewise grace on Israel prosperity and peace Psalm 129. OFt they may Israel now say me from my youth assail'd verse 2 Oft they assail'd me from my youth but never they prevail'd verse 3 Upon my back the plowers plow'd and furrows long did cast verse 4 The righteous Lord hath cut the coards of wicked men at last verse 5 O let them all confounded be and forced back to fly That do to Zion hatred bear and cursed enmity verse 6 Let these be like the grass which we on the house tops do see Which fades and dries away before grown up it fully bee verse 7 Whereof the mower cannot finde enough to fill his hand Nor can the man his bosome fill that puts the sheaves in band verse 8 Neither do they say that pass by upon you blessing be From God the Lord and in the name of God bless you do we Psal 130. OUt of the depths of miseries O Lord I cri'd to thee verse 2 Lord hear my voice let to my pray'r thine ears attentive be verse 3 Lord who shall stand upright if thou do mark iniquitie verse 4 But that of men thou maist be fear'd forgiveness is with thee verse 5 Upon the Lord I wait my soul doth wait upon the Lord All the dependance of my heart and hope is in his Word verse 6 My soul doth look out for the Lord my God more watchfully Then they that have watch'd all the night the morning to descry verse 7 Let Israel hope in the Lord with the Lord mercy is And with him there is plentiful redemption for all his verse 8 And he his Israel shall redeem and them shall â—ustifie And he shall freely them discharge from all iniquitie Psal 131. O Lord I am not puff'd in minde I have no scornful eye I doe not exercise my self in things for me too high verse 2 But as the chi'd that newly is wean'd from his mothers breast So do
2 Thee vvill I blesse each day and vvill thy name for ever praise verse 3 Great is the Lord worthy great praise his greatness none can reach verse 4 One race shall to another praise thy works and vvonders teach verse 5 I of thy glorious Majesty the honour vvill record And will remember all thy works most wonderful O Lord. verse 6 Men of thine acts the might shall shew thine acts that dreadful are And I thy glory to advance thy greatness vvill declare verse 7 The memory of thy goodness great men largely shall express And shall in joyful songs of praise extoll thy righteousness The Lord is gracious and from him compassions largely flow In mercy he is very great and is to anger slow verse 9 Good unto all and over all his tender mercies bee verse 10 Yea all thy vvorks shall praise the Lord thy saints shall honour thee verse 11 And of thy Kingdomes glory they shall speak and power shall show verse 12 That all the sons of men his works and mighty acts may know And may thy Kingdomes majesty and glory understand verse 13 Thy Kingdoms Lord a Kingdome is that shall for ever stand And thy dominion through each age verse 14 Endures and those that fall The Lord upholds those that are bow'd down he up raiseth all The Second Part. verse 15 The eyes of all do wait on thee and thou dost them relieve And thou to each sufficing food in season due dost give verse 16 Thy bounteous hand thou openest wide and then thy goodness gives Enough to satisfie the need of ev'ry thing that lives verse 17 The Lord is just in all his ways his works are holy all verse 18 Near all he is that call on him in truth that on him call verse 19 And the desires he vvill fulfill of those that do him fear Yea he vvill surely save them all and he their cry doth hear verse 20 The Lord all these preserveth safe that love him in their heart And he all those that wicked are will utterly subvert verse 21 My mouth the praises of the Lord right gladly shall express Yea let all flesh his holy name for ever praise and bless Psalm 146. PRaise ye the Lord praise God my soul to God that me doth save verse 2 Will I sing praises all my days whilest I my beeing have verse 3 In Kings and Princes put no trust nor in the sons of men In whom there is no help at all verse 4 He turns to earth and then His thoughts do perish in that day verse 5 Happy is he vvhose aid Is plac't on Jacobs God whose hope on God his Lord is staid verse 6 Which made the earth and heaven high the seas that are so deep And all that therein is who doth his word for ever keep verse 7 Who by judgement th' opprest relieves to those that hungry be He giveth food and graciously doth set the prisoners free verse 8 The Lord doth send the blind their sight the Lord again doth raise Those that are bowed down the Lord favours the just always verse 9 The strangers doth the Lord preserve relieves the fatherless And widows but turns up-side down the way of vvickedness verse 10 The Lord for evermore shall reign thy God O Zion he Unto all generations rules the Lord still praised be Psalm 147. PRaise ye the Lord for it is good unto our God to sing For it is pleasant and to praise it is a comely thing verse 2 The Lord his own Jerusalem doth raise and build alone And the out-casts of Israel doth gather into one verse 3 He heals the broken in their heart their sores up he doth binde verse 4 He counts the number of the stars and names for them doth finde verse 5 Great is the Lord and of great power his wisdome hath no bound verse 6 The Lord lifts up the meek and casts the wicked to the ground verse 7 Sing vvith thanksgiving to the Lord always in him rejoice Unto the Lord our God sing ye praises with harp and voice verse 8 Who ore the Heavens spreads the clouds who for the earth below Prepareth rain who makes the grass on mountains high to grow verse 9 He gives the beast his food he feeds the ravens vvhen they cry verse 10 His pleasure not in strength of horse nor in mans legs doth lie verse 11 But those that fear the holy Lord and strive him to obey And on his mercy set their hope ev'n his delight are they The Second Part. verse 12 O praise the Lord Jerusalem thy God O Zion praise verse 13 For he the bars hath strengthened wherewith thy gates he staies Thy children he hath blest in thee verse 14 And in thy borders he Hath setled peace and with the flow'r of wheat he filleth thee verse 15 He sends out his Commandement his creatures all unto On earth and swiftly runs the Word which from his mouth doth go verse 16 His snow both soft and white like wooll on earth he giveth out His hoary frost like ashes he doth scatter round about verse 17 His ice or hail like morsels he doth cast out with his hand Before the sharpness of his cold who able is to stand verse 18 He sendeth forth his powerful Word and melteth them again His winds he makes to blow and then the waters flow amain verse 19 The doctrine of his holy Word to Jacob he doth show His statutes and his judgements he gives Israel to know verse 20 He with no nation thus hath dealt his judgements and his Word Not any one of them hath known praise ye the living Lord. Psalm 148. PRaise ye the Lord bless ye the Lord from Heaven which is on high And in the places high above him praise and magnifie verse 2 All ye his Angels praise ye him praise ye him all his hosts verse 3 Praise ye him Sun and Moon and Stats bright shining in all Coasts verse 4 Praise him ye waters 'bove the heavens ye heaven of heavens on high verse 5 The Lords name praise for by his Word they were made powerfully verse 6 He also for eternity hath them establisht sure And setled by a firm decree for ever to endure verse 7 Praise ye the Lord all ye on earth all deeps and dragons too verse 8 Fire hail snow vapours stormy winds at his command that go verse 9 Ye mighty mountains and all hills fruitful trees cedars tall verse 10 Both creeping things and flying fowls and beasts and cattel all verse 11 Kings of the earth and people all Princes and all that be verse 12 Judges on earth young men and maids old men and babes praise ye verse 13 The Lords great name for he alone advanced is on high Above the earth his glory is above the starry sky verse 14 He also doth alone exalt the horn the power and name Of all his people which to them is their praise and their fame Those are the seed of Israel his holy ones whom he Makes near by Cov'nant to himself the Lord alone prase ye Psal 149. PRaise ye the Lord sing to the Lord a new rejoycing song And let the praise of him be heard his holy saints among verse 2 In his Maker let Israel rejoyce and to him sing Let all that Zions children are be joyful in their King verse 3 And let them in an holy dance praise his most holy name Let them vvith timbrel and with harp sing praises to the same verse 4 For in his people whom he chose the Lord doth pleasure take The meek with his salvation he beautiful will make verse 5 In all the glory of the Lord let all his saints rejoyce Let them to him upon their beds in joy lift up their voice verse 6 And let them with their mouth sound forth high praises of the Lord In their hand let them ready have the sharp sword of his Word verse 7 On the rebellious heathen folk a just revenge to lay And on the people punishments refusing to obey verse 8 To binde their greatest Kings in chains their Lords in iron strong Judgement on them to execute which doth to them belong verse 9 Decreed by Gods written Word this shall the honour be To all that are the saints of God wherefore the Lord praise ye Psalm 150. PRaise ye the Lord praise God within his holy place with fear And in the Firmament praise him whence his pow'r doth appear verse 2 And praise him for his mighty acts and them declare and tell After his greatnesse praise the Lord wherein he doth excell verse 3 With Trumpets and with Cornets sound advance his praise on high Praise him with the melodious harp and with the Psaltery Praise him with timbrel and with flute organs and Virginals verse 5 Praise with joyfulness of heart upon the loud Cymbals Praise him on Cymbals sounding loud verse 6 Let every thing accord That breath enjoyes to praise the Lord. Praise ye the living Lord. FINIS Mr. Jo Cotton singing of Psalms a Gospel Ordinance Mr. Tho Ford singing of Psalms the duty of Christians under the New Testament in sundry Sermons on Eph 5.19 Mr. Tho Manton Pract Comment on James 5.13
heart that upright are verse 3 If the foundations of the State Judgment and Justice too Be thus destroy'd the righteous man alas what shall he do verse 4 God in his holy Temple is the Heaven is his Throne His eys behold his eye-lids try mens children everyone verse 5 Jehovah such as righteous are in tryal doth approve But hates a wicked man and such as violence do love verse 6 Snares fire brimstone and dreadful storms from heaven rain shall he On wicked men and of their cup their portion this shall be verse 7 Because the righteous Lord doth still in righteousness delight His eys with favor do behold all such as be upright Psalm 12. HElp now O Lord for godly men continually decay The faithful from the sons of men are taken quite away verse 2 Each man unto his neighbor speaks false lyes and vanity And from a double-heart they talk with lips of flattery verse 3 But such smooth flattering lips the Lord will cut off sudainly And that proud tongue that uttereth such swelling words and high verse 4 For with our tongues we will prevail in pride of heart they say Our tongues are ours who is our Lord that we should him obay verse 5 Now for the poor mens spoils saith God and groans of men in need I le rise and from those scorners them in safety set with speed Gods words are pure and faithful all like silver that is try'd And in an earthen furnace hath seven times been purifi'd verse 7 And thou hast promis'd Lord to help and to preserve each one For evermore in peace from this ill generation verse 8 The wicked walk on every side and wax exceeding bold The vilest of the sons of men when they advanc'd behold Psalm 13. O Lord how long for evermore shall I forgotten be How long wilt thou thy self withdraw and hide thy face from me verse 2 How long shall I in grief of spirit with mine own soul advise And how long shall mine enemy thus up above me rise verse 3 Hear me O Lord my God my state weigh and consider well Lighten mine eys O Lord lest I in sleep of death do dwell verse 4 Lest thus mine enemies vaunt and say o're him I shall prevail And all my foes rejoyce when I am mov'd and like to fail verse 5 But on thy mercy and free grace is all my trust and stay And in the Lords salvation shall my soul rejoyce alway verse 6 And I will sing to thee O Lord and make the people know Thy name when thou thy grace to me shalt bountifully shew Psalm 14. THere is no God the fool hath said in heart corrupt they are Their works most vile and to do good not one takes any care verse 2 The Lord beheld from Heaven high the whole race of mankind To see if any one were wise or sought his God to find verse 3 They all are gone aside and are most filthy there is none Amongst them all doth any good there is not any one verse 4 These workers of iniquity are they so blinded all Eating my people up as bread not one on God doth call verse 5 Yet there for all their confidence great terror on them fell For in the generation of just men God doth dwell verse 6 The hopes and counsels of the poor you shame and set at nought Because he staid himself on God and help from him hath sought verse 7 But who shall give salvation Lord O that thou wouldst fulfil Thy promise made to Israel from out of Zion hill When God his people brings again and sets his captives free Then Jacob greatly shall rejoyce and Israel glad shall be Psalm 15. WIthin thy Tabernacle Lord who shall inhabit still Or whom wilt thou accept to dwell in they most holy hill verse 2 The man that doth uprightly walk and worketh righteousness And in his heart speaks truth without fraud or deceitfulness verse 3 Who with his tongue backbiteth not nor doth his fellow wrong Nor takes up false reports to hurt his neighbour with his tongue verse 4 Who a vile person doth despise but such as fear the Lord He honors swears to his own hurt yet goes not from his word verse 5 That upon biting usury his mony hath not lent Nor doth bribes or rewards receive to hurt the innocent verse 6 Who so observeth all these things to do them faithfully He shall not from his happy state be mov'd eternally Psalm 16. LOrd keep and save me for on thee alone mine heart it stai'd verse 2 My soul thou hast said to the Lord thou art my God mine aid My goodness reacheth not to thee but to the Saints that dwell verse 3 On earth my whole delight is set on them that do excell verse 4 Their sorrows shall be multipli'd that vex themselves in vain And to make haste to other Gods in blind zeal take great pain Their drink-offeings of blood which God abhors I will not bring Nor in my lips take up the name of that accursed thing verse 5 The Lord the part and portion is of mine inheritance And of my cap thou doest my lot maintain and it advance verse 6 The lines that did set out my part in pleasant places fell The heritage assign'd to me doth in all things excell verse 7 Gods counsel mov'd me to this choice and not mine own sore-sight Him will I bless he makes my reins to teach me every night verse 8 I set the Lord before me still he is my strength and stay Because he is at my right hand my state shall not decay verse 9 Therefore my heart within was glad my tongue my joys exprest My flesh when I ly down in grave shall in assurance rest verse 10 Because thou wilt not alwayes leave my soul in grave to be Nor wilt permit thine Holy One corruption to see verse 11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life for in thy presence is Fulness of joy at thy right hand is everlasting bliss Psalm 17. HEar my right cause O Lord attend when I cry and complain And hear my pray'r which cometh forth from lips that do not fain verse 2 And from thy presence let a just decree come forth for me With favour let thine eyes behold the things that equal be verse 3 Thou visitedst me in the night and prov'dst my heart and mind And thou hast me as metals tri'd yet shalt no falshood find The words which with my mouth I speak shall not in any wise Exceed or vary from the thoughts which in mine heart do rise verse 4 As for the works of men the word that from thy mouth proceeds Hath kept me from destroyers paths and following their deeds verse 5 Sustain my goings in thy paths and in that prosperous way Which thou preparest that my feet slip not nor state decay verse 6 Upon thee have I call'd O God for thou wilt surely hear My Prayer then accept and to my speech incline thine ear verse 7 Thy marvellous
loving kindnesse shew thou that by thy right hand Sav'st those that put their trust in thee from those that them withstand The Second Part. verse 8 O keep me now as thou wouldst keep the apple of thine eye Under the shadow of thy wings hide me continually verse 9 From all that me oppresse and waste and from that wicked scout Who are my deadly enemies and compasse me about verse 10 They are inclos'd in their own far of plenty peace and ease And with their mouth they proudly speak and utter what they please And in the way wherein we walk have compassed us round And narrowly have watched us to bow us to the ground verse 12 Like to a Lion that his prey pursueth greedily Like a young Lion lurking in his places secretly verse 13 Arise prevent him Lord and cast him down in righteousnesse And by thy sword from wicked men save my soul in distresse verse 14 By thine hand from men of this world who in this life obtain Large portions Lord their belly thou fillest with welcome gain Of thy reserved treasure they In children multiply And of their substance leave the rest to their babes when they dye verse 15 But as for me I will behold thy face in righteousnesse I shall be satisfied when I awake with thy likenesse Psalm 18. JEhovah thou that art my strength I le love thee tenderly verse 2 God is my rock and tow'r to which in my distresse I fly My strength God 's my deliverer my rock on whom I stay The horn of my salvation and my high tow'r alway verse 3 Upon Jehovah will I call who hath all praise deserv'd So shall I from mine enemies be sure to be preserv'd verse 4 The cords and sorrows of pale death about beset me round The torrents of ungodly men did me with fear confound verse 5 The doleful sorrows of the grave about environ'd mee The snares of death prevented me there was no way to flee verse 6 In this distresse to God I call'd and lift up my loud cry Unto my God my voice he heard in 's Temple by and by My cry came up before his face entring into his ear Immediately the earth did shake and tremble with great fear The firm foundations of the hills were moved suddenly And sorely shook because his wrath kindled exceedingly verse 8 Out of his nostrils went a smoak out of his mouth a fire Devouring round about and coals were kindled in his ire verse 9 Then he descended from above and bow'd the Heavens high And underneath his foot he cast the darknesse of the skie The Second part verse 10 He flew and rode on Cherubims in wondrous majestie And on the wings of whirling winds he swiftly flew on high verse 11 Darknesse he made his secret place his tents about him were Waters obscure and dark inclos'd in thick clouds of the aire verse 12 At the bright lightnings which brake forth and so before him went His thick clouds past away hailstones and coals of fire were sent verse 13 The Lord from Heaven thundered the Highest gave his voice Hailstones and burning coals of fire he threw with fearful noise verse 14 Such arrows he sent one abroad and his foes scattered His lightnings he sent forth in wrath and them discomfited verse 15 At thy rebuke the chanels Lord of Rivers were made dry And at thy blasting breath the worlds foundations open lie verse 16 From Heav'n he sent and took me up and me in safety plac't And out of many waters deep he drew me out in hast verse 17 From my strong foes that hated me he then did set me free I could not stand against them for they were too strong for mee verse 18 They unawares preventing me surpriz'd me in the day Of my calamity but then the Lord God was my stay verse 19 He brought me out of straights into a place of libertie And me delivered because he took delight in me The Third Part. verse 20 According to my righteousnesse the Lord did me regard After the cleannesse of my hands he gave me my reward verse 21 For all the Lords ways have I kept and walk'd in faithfully And from the Lord my God have not departed wickedly verse 22 For all his judgements carefully I did before me lay From me his statutes and his laws I did not put away verse 23 And in his presence I did walk in all sinceritie And carefully I kept me from mine own iniquitie verse 24 Wherefore after my righteousnesse the Lord rewarded mee After the cleannesse of my hands which his pure eyes did see verse 25 To men of mercy merciful thou wilt thy self declare And thou wilt shew thy self upright with such as upright are verse 26 Pure and sincere thou art to men pure and sincere in heart And unto froward men wilt be as crosse and overthwart verse 27 For thou the poor afflicted ones wilt save that seek thy face But men of high and lofty looks wilt bring low and abase verse 28 The Lord will light my candle so that it shall shine forth bright The Lord my God himself will make my darknesse to be light verse 29 Yea by thy might I run through Troups of men that me withstand Over an high strong wall I leapt by pow'r of my Gods hand The Fourth Part. verse 30 Perfect and righteous is Gods way his Word refin'd and tri'd A buckler is he to all that trusting in him abide verse 31 Who save the Lord is God who but our God's a rock and tow'r verse 32 'T is God that perfect makes my way and girdeth me with power verse 33 Like to the feet of swiftest hindes he makes my feet to be And upon my high places sets me in securitie verse 34 He strengthneth and instructeth too mine hands to warre and fight Mine arm doth break a bow of steel in sunder by his might verse 35 The shield of thy salvation Lord thou hast given me Thy gentlenesse hath made me great thy right hand holdeth me verse 36 My paths and steps therein thou hast enlarged under mee So that I safely walk my feet are kept from sliding free verse 37 Mine enemies whom I pursu'd I overtook in flight Nor did I turn again until they were consumed quite verse 38 I have them wounded so that they could never rise again Under my feet mine enemies are cast and fall down slain verse 39 Unto the fight and battail thou hast girded me with strength Such as against me rose thou hast subdu'd to me at length verse 40 And thou hast given me the necks of all my foes that I Might all them utterly destroy that hate me wrongfully The Fifth Part. verse 41 None came to save them in distresse though they did cry and call Yea though unto the Lord they sought he answered not at all verse 42 Then did I beat them small as dust which winds drive to and fro And cast them out as dirt which men into the streets do throw
verse 43 From strivings of the people thou hast me delivered And of the Heathen people hast made me to be the head A people whom I have not known to me shall servants be verse 44 As soon as they of me do hear they shall submit to me Yea strangers shall submit themselves to me though feignedly verse 45 Their hearts shall fail and fear in those close places where they lie verse 46 The Lord for ever lives my God be blessed with all praise The God of my salvation exalted be alwaies verse 47 God doth avenge me and subdue the people under me And from my foes delivers me and safely sets me free Thou liftest me above all them that up against me rose And from the men of violence sav'st me that me oppose verse 49 Therefore among the Heathen folk to thee give thanks will I O Lord and unto thy great name sing praise continually verse 50 He great deliverance to his King giveth and mercy store To his anointed David and his seed for evermore Psalm 19. THE glory of the mighty God the Heavens do declare His handy-works the Firmament shews forth and what they are verse 2 One day unto another speech utters insensibly One night unto another shews knowledge of God most high verse 3 There is no language tongue nor speech where their voice doth not found Their line and well directed course through all the world goes round And to the utmost ends of th' earth their words and speech are heard In them he hath for the bright Sun a glorious tent prepar'd verse 5 He comes out of his chamber like a bridegroom richly clad And his swift course each day to run like a strong man is glad verse 6 He goes forth from the end of Heav'n and round it compasseth Nothing is hidden but his heat and light discovereth verse 7 Gods law is perfect and converts and makes the soul to live His testimony sure and doth the simple wisdome give verse 8 The statutes of the Lord are right and joy the heart and minde Gods precept pure and giveth light to those that else are blinde verse 9 The precepts of the Lord are clean and still endure they shall The judgements of the Lord are true and righteous are they all verse 10 Then pure gold yea then much fine gold they are more precious Then hony and the hony-comb much more delicious verse 11 Thy servant by them warned hath to his ways more regard In keeping and observing them there shall be great reward verse 12 What man the errours of his ways can fully understand Cleanse me from secret trespasses against thy just command verse 13 And keep me that presumptuous sins prevail not over me So I upright and innocent from the great sin shall be verse 14 The words which I speak with my mouth and thoughts within my heart Accept O Lord for thou my rock and my redeemer art Psalm 20. JEhovah hear and answer thee when thou distrest shalt bee The name and pow'r of Jacobs God from danger set thee free verse 2 The Lord his help for thee out of his sanctuary send And from Zion his holy Mount thee succour and defend verse 3 The gifts of thy meat offerings let him remember still Let thy burnt-sacrifices be accepted with good will verse 4 After thine upright hearts desire let him grant unto thee Let all thy godly counsels still by him accomplish'd bee verse 5 In thy salvation will we joy and in Gods name we will Display our banners now the Lord all thy requests fulfill verse 6 Now know I that the Lord our God his own anointed saves And from his holy Heaven will hear him in what he craves With saving strength of his right hand assisting speedily verse 7 In Chariots some put confidence on horses some rely We our Gods name remember still unto him do we cry verse 8 Now they that stood are brought down low and are faln suddenly And we that were faln down rise up and stand upright withall verse 9 Save us O Lord and let the King hear us when we do call Psalm 21. O Lord the King shall joyful be in thy great strength and pow'r Exceedingly his heart doth joy in thee his Saviour verse 2 For thou hast now on him bestow'd his own hearts whole desire Nothing from him thou hast kept back of what he did require verse 3 With blessings thou didst him prevent of goodness manifold And thou hast set upon his head a crown of perfect gold verse 4 And when he asked life of thee thou gav'st it liberally Yea even length of many days to last eternally verse 5 His glory is exceeding great by thy salvation Honour and glorious Majesty thou hast laid him upon verse 6 Thou hast him as a pattern set of blessings lastingly And with thy chearful countenance joy'd him exceedingly verse 7 For in the Lord the King doth trust and through his mercy great Of the most high he never shall be moved from his seat verse 8 The power of thine hand shall reach thine enemies round about And those that hate thee mortally thy right hand shall finde out verse 9 Like fewel in an ov'n consum'd thine anger make them shall The Lord shall swallow them in wrath fire shall devour them all verse 10 Their fruit shalt thou destroy with them from th' earth even all their race So that their seed amongst the sons of men shall have no place verse 11 For they against thee evil did imagine and intend A crafty purpose which they could not bring unto an end verse 12 Therefore shalt thou them like a butt or mark set up and place And make thine arrows on the string ready against their face verse 13 In thy strength and thy might O Lord be thou exalted high So will we sing to thee and praise thy pow'r continually Psalm 22. MY God my God why doest thou me forsake and drawest not nigh To help me and attend'st the voice of my roaring and cry verse 2 In the day time to thee my God in pray'r I cry and call By night I am not silent yet thou hearest not at all verse 3 But thou O Lord art holy still and help'st at all essaies And therefore of thine Israel inhabitest the praise verse 4 Our fathers did in time fore-past on thee alone depend They trusted on thee and thou didst to them deliv'rance send verse 5 They cryed unto thee and were deliver'd by thy name On thee alone they put their trust and were not left to shame verse 6 But I a weak worm and no man did seem in most mens eyes Yea I am the reproach of men the people me despise verse 7 All they that see me in disdain laugh me to scorn and they Shoot out the lip and shake the head in scorn and thus they say verse 8 This man wholly repos'd himself on God and on his might Then let him save and succour him if he in him delight verse 9 But thou
Psaltery unto him praises sing Sing to him with an instrument that hath a tenfold string verse 3 Sing to the Lord a new fram'd song aloud with skill him praise verse 4 Because his words are true and right are all his works and ways verse 5 The righteous Lord loves righteousnesse and judgement doth him please And the whole earth to fill with good his mercy doth not cease verse 6 By the commanding Word of God the Heavens created were And by his powerful breath the hosts that therein do appear verse 7 He gathers up into an heap the waters of the Seas The depths he in their chanel safe as in a store-house layes verse 8 Let therefore all the earth below reverence and fear the Lord Let all the dwellers in the world still tremble at his Word verse 9 He onely spake the word and all was done that he did will He gave command and it stood fast and so continues still verse 10 The counsels of the Heathen all the Lord doth bring to nought The multitude he doth defeat in their device and thought verse 11 But the deep counsels of the Lord shall stand for ever fast The wise thoughts of his heart shall to all generations last The Second Part. verse 12 The Nation 's blest to whom the Lord as their own God is known And those whom as an heritage he chose to be his own verse 13 The Lord from Heaven the sons of men beholds and looks upon verse 14 The dwellers of the earth from high his habitation verse 15 He fashions all their waies alike as well the high as low And he their works considereth and all their waies doth know verse 16 The numbers of a mighty host cannot preserve a King Neither can any mans great strength to him deliverance bring verse 17 An horse is a vain thing to save his rider in the fight Neither can he deliver one by his great strength and might Behold the Lord doth set his eye with favour on the just As many as do fear his name and on his mercy trust verse 19 That he from death and dangers deep their soul may safely free And them alive in famine keep when others pined bee verse 21 Our soul still waiteth for the Lord and doth on him depend He always is at hand our help and shield us to defend verse 22 Surely in God our heart is glad in him it doth delight For in his holy name we have our trust and in his might verse 23 Let thy mercy O Lord our God upon us ever bee As we at all times do depend and onely trust in thee Psalm 34. I Will at all times blesse the Lord and him will magnifie And with his praises shall my mouth be fill'd continually verse 2 My soul in God shall make his boast by whom relief she had The humble men shall hear thereof and be exceeding glad verse 3 O magnifie the Lord with me and spread abroad his fame Together with one heart and voice let us extoll his name verse 4 In my distresse I sought the Lord he did my prayer hear And graciously delivered me from all that I did fear verse 5 This mov'd his Saints to look unto and flock to him apace They came not back asham'd but were inlightned by his grace verse 6 This poor man cry'd unto the Lord he heard his prayer said they And him delivered out of all his troubles in that day verse 7 Gods Angel doth encamp about all those that do him fear And safely doth deliver them from dangers that are near verse 8 O taste and see that God is good and gracious every way Blessed is he that maketh him his trust and only stay verse 9 All ye his Saints his holy ones fear ye the living Lord For nothing shall they want that him do fear and keep his word The lions young may hungry be and want their needful food But those that truly seek the Lord shall not want any good The Second Part. verse 11 Come near therefore my children dear and to my words give ear I will teach you the perfect way how you the Lord shall fear verse 12 What man desireth life and loves in long life good to see verse 13 From evil keep thy tongue thy lips from speaking guile keep free verse 14 Depart from ill do good seek peace pursue it speedily verse 15 Gods eyes are on the righteous man his ears do hear their cry verse 16 But against such as evil work the Lord doth set his face That their accursed memory in earth may have no place verse 17 But such as good and righteous are the Lord hears when they cry And them out of their troubles all delivers speedily verse 18 The Lord is nigh at hand to them that are in heart contrite And saves such as are much cast down and broken in their spirit verse 19 Many are the afflictions a righteous man endures But out of all deliverance the Lord to him assures verse 20 The bones of all such men are so preserved Lord by thee In all their sufferings not one of them shall broken bee verse 21 But evil shall the sinners slay because he evil wrought And those that hate Gods Saints shall be to desolation brought verse 22 Whereas the Lord his servants souls redeems and setteth free So that of all that trust in him none desolate shall bee Psalm 35. PLead thou my cause O Lord with them that strive with all their might Against me fight with them for me that do against me fight verse 2 Shew thy self now in arms the shield and buckler take to thee And stand up for my help O Lord and shew thy self for mee verse 3 Draw out the sword and spear and stop the way of those that me Pursue and say unto my soul I will thy Saviour be verse 4 Confound them and put them to shame that seek my soul to spill Turn them back and confound them all that think to work me ill verse 5 As chaff before the whirling winds so let mine enemies bee And let the Angel of the Lord pursue and make them flee verse 6 Let all their way be dark let them in slippery places fall And let the Angel of the Lord chase and destroy them all verse 7 For without cause they hid for me a net me to ensnare In pits which they without a cause did for my soul prepare verse 8 Let unawares destruction come upon him let the net Ensnare his own feet which for me he privily had set verse 9 Then shall my soul be joyful in the Lord it shall rejoyce In his salvation all my bones shall say with joyful voice Who 's like the Lord that sav'st the poor from him that is too strong For him the poor and weak from him that spoils and doth him wrong The Second Part. verse 11 My crafty foes against me rise to witnesse things untrue And to accuse me they devise of things I never knew verse 12 For good which
I to them had done they recompence me ill And cruelly they practised and sought my soul to spill verse 13 But as for me when they were sick in sackcloth clad I mourn'd Fasting with humbled soul I pray'd my pray'r to me return'd verse 14 To him I did behave my self as to a friend or brother And heavily bowed down as one that mourneth for his mother verse 15 But they in mine affliction glad against me gathered were Smiters at secret meetings me with their false tongues did teare verse 16 With scoffing hypocrites at feasts these men assembled be They mock me with their bitter jests they gnash their teeth on me verse 17 But Lord how long wilt thou look on from their spoils rescue mee And let my soul my darling be from lions kept by thee verse 18 In the great Congregation then will I give thanks to thee And where the multitudes resort my praise of thee shall bee The Third Part. verse 19 Let not them over me rejoice that hate me wrongfully Nor let my causlesse foes in joy and scorn wink with their eye verse 20 For they speak not of peace but-take deceitful plots in hand Against all such as harmlesse are and quiet in the land verse 21 And now their mouths they open wide in scorn and spite at mee So so our hearts desire on him say they our eye doth see verse 22 All this O Lord thine eye hath seen no longer silent stand O Lord be thou not far from me withhold not still thine hand verse 23 Raise and stir up thy self and to my judgement Lord awake My just God and my Lord do not my righteous cause forsake verse 24 After my righteousnesse my God now let me judged be And suffer not mine enemies to triumph over me verse 25 In their proud hearts let them not say so would we have it be Let them not boast O Lord that they have wholly swallow'd me verse 26 Shame and confusion come to those that at my hurt are glad They that against me vaunt themselves with shame let them be clad verse 27 Let them be glad and shout for joy that favour my just way And let the Lord be magnified let them all always say verse 28 Who in his servants prosp'rous state takes pleasure and my tongue Shall of thy righteousnesse still talk and thy praise all day long Psalm 36. THe wicked mans transgressions within mine heart doe say Before his eyes there is no fear of God in all his way verse 2 For fondly he sooths up himself in his own eyes to finde And follow on his wicked ways which he should hate in 's minde verse 3 His mouth speaks words of wickednesse and of deceit and guile He wholly leaves off to be wise or do good all the while verse 4 And mischief lying on his bed he doth contrive and plot He sets himself in ways not good ill he abhorreth not verse 5 Thy goodnesse and thy mercy Lord are in the Heavens high Thy truth and faithfulnesse reach up unto the cloudy skie verse 6 Thy righteousnesse like mountains high and thy wise judgements bee Like the great deep both man and beast preserved are by thee verse 7 How precious is thy kindnesse Lord to sons of men alway Under the shadow of thy wings therefore they rest and stay verse 8 With fatnesse of thy house they shall be fill'd abundantly With streams of thy sweet pleasures still thou dost them satisfie verse 9 For of true life the fountain is for ever found with thee We in thy light and favour shall true light and comfort see verse 10 Extend thy loving kindnesse Lord to men that thee do know To men that are upright in heart to them thy justice show verse 11 Against me let not haughty men march with their lofty pace Nor let the hands of wicked men remove me from my place verse 12 Behold there are they faln down flat that work iniquities They are cast down and never shall have power again to rise Psalm 37. FRet not thy self at wicked men when great in power they bee Nor be thou envious at those that work iniquitie verse 2 For like the grasse that is cut down so shall their state decay And as the green herb from the earth shall wither quite away verse 3 Trust thou on God the Lord alone to do good take good heed Abide thou in the promised land and by faith live and feed verse 4 And in the Lord delight thy self love him with all thine heart What ere thy soul shall then desire he will to thee impart verse 5 Commit thy way unto the Lord by faith on him depend And he shall bring thine enterprise to a desired end verse 6 Then shall he shew thy righteousnesse clear like the shining light The judgment which approves thy cause as noon day shall be bright verse 7 In silence rest on God for him wait patiently and stay Fret not thy self because of him that prospers in his way Because of any man that brings his wicked works to passe verse 8 Cease anger wrath forbear fret not thy self in any case verse 9 To do ill for ill doers shall be quite cut off but all That patiently wait on the Lord the earth inherit shall The wicked after a short time shall not be any more Thou shalt not finde him in his place where he remain'd before verse 11 But meek and humble men the earth shall quietly possesse And shall delight themselves in store of peace and plenteousnesse The Second part verse 12 The wicked doth against the just his crafty plots devise He gnasheth in despight at him his teeth in furious wise verse 13 But all the while the patient Lord laughs at him scornfully Because he sees his woful day comes on him suddenly verse 14 The wicked have drawn out their sword and they have bent their bow The man that is upright to kill and poor to overthrow verse 15 But their sword into their own hearts shall enter suddenly Their bow which they have bended shall in pieces broken lie verse 16 A little that a righteous man enjoyes is better farre Then unto many wicked men their stores of riches are verse 17 Of wicked and ungodly men the Lord shall break the arms But shall the just and righteous men deliver from all harms verse 18 The days and states of righteous men God doth regard and see And their possession in the Land shall everlasting bee verse 19 In evil times he shall not be asham'd or terrifi'd When some in times of famine starve he shall be satisfi'd verse 20 The wicked and Gods enemies all shall utterly decay They shall consume like fat of lambs and as smoak passe away verse 21 The wicked borrows at his need but never cares to pay Whereas the righteous mercy shews and freely gives away verse 22 For such as God the Lord shall blesse inherit shall the land But those that he doth curse shall be cut off by his own
me verse 11 The Lord of hosts stands on our part and he doth us defend And our high place is Jacobs God on him we do depend Psalm 47. O Clap your hands with one accord all people and rejoice Be glad and shout aloud to God with a triumphing voice verse 2 For God most high is terrible and he must feared be A great and Universal King O're all the world is he verse 3 And under us he shall subdue the people mightily And all the nations shall bring down under our feet to lie verse 4 He chose a goodly heritage for us the dignity Of his true servant Jacob whom he lov'd most tenderly verse 5 God with his Ark is now gone up with joy and pleasant noise The Lord to Zion his own hill with the loud trumpets voice verse 6 Sing praises to our God sing praise sing praises to our King verse 7 The praise of God the earths great King with understanding sing verse 8 God o're the Heathen reigns and sits upon his holy throne verse 9 The voluntary Princes are made with Gods people one The people of just Abrahams God for all the shields are his And power of all the earth and he highly advanced is Psalm 48. GReat is the Lord and with great praise to be advanced still Within the City of our God upon his holy hill verse 2 Mount Zion is a pleasant place the joy of all the land The City of the mighty God on her North-side doth stand verse 3 A refuge in her palaces well known is God most high For lo the Kings assembled were together they past by verse 5 They viewed it as they went on wondring exceedingly And much astonisht and away they hasted speedily verse 6 There did great terrour seise on them they stood amaz'd with fear Their grief was like a womans pains when she a child doth bear verse 7 Thus doest thou quickly scatter them as if thou do but speak With a strong Eastern winde thou dost the ships of Tarshish break verse 8 I' th' City of the Lord of hosts our God our eyes have seen It now as we have heard it hath in former ages been And so will God establish it verse 9 And till thou do fulfill Thy loving kindnesses we wait within thy Temple still verse 10 According to thy name O God to th' earths end is thy praise Thy right hand is of justice full and righteousnesse always verse 11 Let Zion Mount rejoice because of all thy judgements just And daughters of Jerusalem be glad and in thee trust verse 12 Walk round about all Zion hill and view it well and goe And tell the towrs that thereupon are builded on a rowe verse 13 Consider her fair palaces and mark her bulwarks well That to the age to come ye may her strength and beauty tell verse 14 Because this God is ours our God for evermore is he He will not leave us but our guide he unto death shall be Psalm 49. HEar all ye people hearken all that in the world do dwell verse 2 Both high and low both rich and poor together mark it well verse 3 My mouth to you the precepts sound of wisdome shall impart Of understanding are the thoughts that issue from my heart verse 4 Unto an hidden parable I will incline mine ear And then will open on my harp the wisdome that I hear verse 5 Why should I fear in evil time when mine iniquities Of my footsteps surround me with deserv'd calamities verse 6 The rich men who do make their wealth their only trust and stay And boast themselves of their great store of riches that decay verse 7 None of them can his brothers life redeem by any way Nor can he for him unto God sufficient ransome pay verse 8 The price of life's impossible paid it can never be verse 9 That he should alway live on earth and not corruption see verse 10 For that wise men and fools both die they easily perceive And being dead to other men their wealth behinde they leave verse 11 Yet their deep thought is that their house continue ever shall And their fair dwellings and their lands by their own names they call verse 12 But all in vain for no man shall abide continually In honour here but shall be like unto the beasts that die The Second Part. verse 13 This their ill-grounded folly is apparent in their way And yet their fond posterity approve what they do say verse 14 Like silly sheep in grave they lie and death doth them devour And in the morning shall the just o're them have rule and pow'r Their beauty shall consume away and perish in the grave When for an house in dust they chang'd their sumptuous buildings have verse 15 But God will surely me redeem from pow'r of grave and hell And he at last shall me receive with him in blisse to dwell verse 16 When then a man grows very rich afraid thou must not bee Nor when the glory of his house thou dost encreased see verse 17 For he shall carry nothing hence when death his days doth end Nor shall his glory after him into the grave descend verse 18 Though he his soul did seem to blesse while he on earth did live For when thou to thy self dost well men will thee praises give verse 19 Yet shall he to his Fathers goe that have been dead before To their own generation that light shall see no more verse 20 Man then in honour plac't that is nor wise when he shall die Is no whit better then the beasts that perish utterly Psalm 50. THe mighty God the Lord spake and the earth did call From the Sun rising to the place where it doth set and fall verse 2 And out of Zion hill which by Gods presence there Of beauty the perfection is he shines and doth appear verse 3 Our God shall come and speak and silent shall not bee Before him fire shall waste and storms shall round about him flee verse 4 Then to the Heav'ns above the Lord himself shall call And to the earth below that he may judge his people all verse 5 Together let my Saints to me assembled be Those that by sacrifice have made a covenant with me verse 6 And then the Heavens shall his righteousnesse declare And testifie for God is Judge whose judgements righteous are verse 7 My people Israel hear and I l'e speak openly And unto there will testifie God even thy God am I. verse 8 For want of sacrifice blame thee I never will Nor for burnt-offerings for they are brought before me still verse 9 I need no bullock take for my use from thy stall Of the he-goats out of thy folds I have no need at all verse 10 The beasts are all mine own in forests that abound And all the cattel that upon a thousand hills are found verse 11 The fowls on mountains high are all to me well known And all the wilde beasts of the field are with me as
mine own verse 12 If hunger could me pinch yet would I not complain To thee because the world is mine and all it doth contain The Second Part. verse 13 That I the flesh of bulls will eat canst thou once think Or else that I to quench my thirst the bloud of goats will drink verse 14 Nay rather to the Lord thanksgiving offer thou To the most high perform thy word and duly pay thy vow verse 15 And call thou on my name when trouble thee dismaies And then will I deliver thee and thou shalt give me praise verse 16 But what hast thou to doe to wicked men saith God To take my cov'nant in thy mouth or laws declare abroad verse 17 Seeing it doth appear thou hat'st instruction And hast my words behinde thee cast them not to think upon verse 18 When thou a thief dost see thou join'st with him in sin And with unclean adulterers thou hast partaker been verse 19 Thy mouth thou usest still to evil to apply And slie deceits thy tongue doth join together cunningly verse 20 Thou sitt'st and speak'st to wrong thy brother in his name And thine own mothers son thy tongue by slanders doth defame verse 21 These things thou thus hast done and I have silent been Thou thought'st that I was like to theâ— and did delight in sin But I will thee reprove for thine iniquities And I will them in order set plainly before thine eyes verse 22 Consider wisely this you that forget the Lord Lest he do you in pieces tear when none can help afford verse 23 Who so doth offer praise he truly honours mee And he that orders right his way shall Gods salvation see Psal 51. O Lord have mercy upon me After thy loving kindnesses Blot out my sins according to Thy tender mercies numberlesse verse 2 Wash me from mine iniquitie And throughly cleanse me from my sin verse 3 I knowledge my transgressions My sins before him still have been verse 4 Against thee thee alone I sinn'd And did those evils in thy sight To justifie thee when thou speak'st And clear thee when thou judgest right verse 5 Behold when I was born with pain I was stain'd with iniquity My mother that did bring me forth Before in sin conceived me verse 6 Behold thou in the inward parts Desirest uprightnesse alone And wisdome in the secret of My soul to me thou didst make known verse 7 With hyssop purge me now O Lord And then I shall be clean and bright And if thou wash me thoroughly More then the snow I shall be white verse 8 Of joy and gladnesse cause thou me To hear again the pleasant voice That so the bones that thou hast now By sorrow broken may rejoice verse 9 From the beholding of my sin O Lord turn thou away thy face And all my deeds of wickednesse Blot out and utterly deface The Second part verse 10 O Lord create in me an heart Clean and unspotted in thy sight And do within me Lord renue A spirit constant free and right verse 11 Cast me not from thy presence out Nor take thy holy Spirit away verse 12 The joy of thy salvation Restore to me again I pray With thy free Spirit me still uphold verse 13 Transgressors then shall learn of mee Thy righteous ways yea sinners then Shall be converted unto thee verse 14 Thou God of my salvation O God from blouds deliver mee Then of thy truth and righteousnesse My tongue aloud shall sing to thee verse 15 My lips which now fast closed are Do thou Lord open graciously My mouth shall then set forth thy praise When it is set at liberty verse 16 For thou desir'st not sacrifice That I should it present to thee Nor in burnt-offerings dost delight That thou should'st them accept of mee verse 17 A broken spirit is to God An acceptable sacrifice A broken and a contrite spirit O Lord thou never wilt despise verse 18 Do good in thy good pleasure Lord To Zion and her still sustain The walls of thy Jerusalem Build thou up now and still maintain verse 19 The sacrifices which they then Shall freely offer up to thee In truth and uprightnesse of heart Thou shalt accept most graciously With burnt-off rings of sundry sorts With whole burnt-off'rings in that day They shall their bullocks offer up And them upon thine Altar lay Psalm 52. O Mighty man in wickednesse why dost thou boast with pride Be sure the goodnesse of the Lord for ever shall abide verse 2 Thy tongue speaks mischief which thine heart deviseth wickedly And like unto a rasor sharp it works deceitfully verse 3 In evil more then any good thine heart doth take delight And lying rather then to speak and utter what is right verse 4 O thou deceitful tongue thou lov'st words that devour and waste verse 5 But God shall justly cut thee down for evermore at last Thee shall he take away and pluck out of thy dwelling place Yea from the land of life shall he pluck up thy root and race verse 6 The righteous man shall this behold and tremble in that day And have him in derision and thus of him shall say verse 7 Behold the man that made not God his strength but trusted in His store of riches and himself did strengthen in his sin verse 8 But like to a green Olive tree within Gods house am I For in his mercy great shall be my trust continually verse 9 And I because thou this hast done to praise thee will not cease And still will wait upon thy name for this thy Saints doth please Psalm 53. THere is no God the fool hath said in 's heart corrupt they are Their works most vile and to do good not one takes any care verse 2 The Lord beheld from Heaven high the whole race of mankind To see if any one were wise or sought his God to find verse 3 They all are gone aside and are most filthy there is none Amongst them all doth any good there is not any one verse 4 These workers of iniquity are they so blinded all Eating my people up as bread not one on God doth call verse 5 There were they with great fear possest and stood all as dismaid Even where there was no cause at all why they should be afraid For God his bones that thee besieg'd hath scattered all abroad Thou hast consumed them for they rejected are of God When God his people brings again and sets his captives free Then Jacob greatly shall rejoice and Israel glad shall bee Psalm 54. SAve me O God by thy great name by thy strength judge thou me verse 2 Lord hear my pray'r give ear unto the words I speak to thee verse 3 Oppressors for my soul do seek strangers against me rise And God the Lord they have not set at all before their eyes verse 4 But lo my God doth give me aid the Lord is straight at hand With them that do uphold my soul the Lord doth ever stand
God verse 10 Because unto the height of Heaven thy mercies great ascend Thy faithfulnesse and constant truth unto the clouds extend verse 11 Exalted be thy name O Lord above the Heavens high And over all the earth advance thy glorious Majesty Psalm 58. YOu that in counsel sit do you consult of what is just And justly judge the sons of men according to your trust verse 2 Yea in your hearts you wickednesse contrive and plot and then Out of the seats of justice weigh out violence to men verse 3 The wicked from the very womb erre out of the right way Yea from the birth in speaking lies they straightway go astray verse 4 In them the poison you may see of serpents to appear And like the adder deaf they are which fast doth stop her ear verse 5 From hearkning to the charmers voice at all although he charm Never so wisely to inchant her that she do no harm verse 6 Break thou their teeth Lord in their mouth wherewith they hurt so sore Yea the great teeth break out O God of young lions that roar verse 7 So let them slide as waters melt that run continually Arrows which they prepare let them as cut in pieces lie verse 8 So let them passe away as snails to nothing melted bee As an untimely birth that they the Sun may never see verse 9 Before your brambles prickles hurt he takes them hence in haste Alive and in his wrath he takes them with his whirlwinds blast verse 10 The righteous shall rejoice when he this vengeance just shall see And in the bloud of wicked men his own feet washt shall bee verse 11 Then shall men say surely there is for righteous men reward Surely he is a God that doth the earth judge and regard Psalm 59. DEliver me O Lord my God from all mine enemies Set me in safety from all those that up against me rise Deliver me O Lord from them that work iniquity Preserve and save me from the men of bloud and cruelty verse 3 They for my soul do lie in wait the mighty join in one Against me Lord not for my sin or my transgression verse 4 They run and do prepare themselves though I gave no offence Awake and from me be not far look our for my defence verse 5 Thou Lord of hosts and Israels God to judge the world awake Spare none that wilfully rebel but on them vengeance take verse 6 At evening they return again like dogs a noise they make They grin they bark the city round about their course they take verse 7 Behold they belch our with their mouths and in their lips are swords And boldly say who doth attend or hearken to your words verse 8 But thou O Lord that hear'st all this shalt laugh at them and smile And in derision thou shalt have the Heathen all the while verse 9 Because mine enemies are so strong therefore with confidence Will I depend and rest on God for he is my defence verse 10 The God whose mercies I have found shall me prevent and he On all mine enemies my desire shall fully let me see The Second Part. verse 11 Slay them not lest it be forgot scatter them by thy pow'r And from their high state bring them down O Lord our shield and towâ—r verse 12 For their mouths sin their wicked words curses and lies withall Which they still utter in their pride let them be snar'd and fall verse 13 Consume consume them in thy wrath that they no more may be And know that God in Jacob rules to the end of th' earth rules he verse 14 At evening let them back return a noise like dogs to make To bark and grin the city round about their course to take verse 15 And let them wander up and down and seek for food to eat And grudge when they do hungry grow and be not fill'd with meat verse 16 But I thy pow'r and mercy too betimes aloud will praise For thou my refuge and defence hast been in troublous days verse 17 Yea I will sing and praises give O thou my strength to thee For God is my defence the God of my mercy is hee Psalm 60. LOrd thou of late hast cast us off and scatt'red us abroad Thou hast been sore displeas'd with us return to us O God verse 2 Thou mad'st the earth and state to quake and it thine anger brake The breaches of it now make up for it doth sorely shake verse 3 Thou shewd'st hard things and brought'st them on the people that are thine Thou hast of great astonistment made us to drink the wine verse 4 But yet to gather them again as many as thee fear A banner thou hast now displaid to make thy truth appear verse 5 Now that thy people whom them lov'st may full deliverance have Preserve them all with thy right hand hear me in that I crave verse 6 God spake thus in his holinesse my joy therein is great I will divide Shechem in parts and Succoth Valley mere verse 7 Gilead I claim as mine by right Manasseh mine shall be Ephraim is of my head the strength Judah gives laws to me verse 8 Moab I will my wash-pot make and Edom over thee I cast my shoe Philistia triumph thou over mee verse 9 Who can unto the Towns of strength Or will me safely bring Who into Edom that strong land will bring me conquering verse 10 Wilt not thou O our God that seem'st us lately to reject Who with our armies when they marcht to go forth didst neglect verse 11 Now give us help our gracious God from trouble set us free For all the help that men can yield we finde most vain to be Now by th' assistance of our God we shall do valiantly For he our enemies shall tread down under our feet to ly Psalm 61. O God when I to thee do cry be pleased me to hear Attend unto me graciously and to my pray'r give ear verse 2 When grief and fear o'rewhelm my heart unto thee will I cry Lead me my God unto the rock that higher is then I. verse 3 In time of danger thou hast been a shelter safe for me A tow'r and place of sure defence from my strong enemie verse 4 Within thy tent for evermore I gladly will abide Under thy wings I trust and will my self in safety hide verse 5 For thou Lord didst accept my vows and all my prayers hear And gavest me an heritage with those that do thee fear The Kings life Lord thou wilt prolong he many days shall see As many generations shall his life extended be verse 7 Before the Lord a dwelling place for ever he shall have Prepare thy mercy and thy truth him to preserve and save verse 8 So ever thankfully will I Sing praises to thy name That all my vows I may perform and daily pay the same Psalm 62. YEt surely my soul waits on God and him depends upon Because all my salvation cometh from him alone
come and presents bring with them verse 30 Rebuke the Archers company wanton calves bulls of might Till they pay tribute scatter those that do in wars delight verse 31 Then shall the Lords of Egypt come and presents with them bring Arabians shall stretch out their hands unto their God and King verse 32 Sing ye aloud unto the Lord ye Kingdomes of the earth Sing ye unto the Lord our God praises with joy and mirth verse 33 Who on the highest Heavens rides which of old framed were From whence he sends a mighty voice a dreadful voice to hear verse 34 Ascribe ye strength unto the Lord his excellency he On Israel shews and in the clouds his strength he makes us see verse 35 Dreadful out of his holy place and Israels God is he Who gives his people strength and power God therefore blessed be Psalm 69. SAve and preserve me O my God with speed deliver me The waters so encrease that to my soul they entred be verse 2 I sink in deep mire where I feel no standing come am I Into the depths where waves do me o'reflow continually verse 3 And I with crying wearied am my throat therewith is dry Mine eyes do fail while on my God I wait continually verse 4 Those men that for no cause at all do hatred bear to me More then the hairs that are upon mine head in number be And mighty are my causlesse foes who gladly would me slay Then did they force me to restore what I took not away verse 5 Mine errours and my foolishnesse Lord thou dost know and see My sins and all my trespasses cannot be hid from thee verse 6 Let them not for my sake be sham'd O Lord that wait on thee Nor those that seek thee Israels God for me confounded be verse 7 Because I onely for thy sake do suffer this disgrace And for thy sake and not mine own shame covers all my face verse 8 Ev'n unto mine own brethren I a meer stranger became And as an alien unto my mothers children am verse 9 The fervent zeal hath me consum'd that to thine house I bear The scorns wherewith they thee reproach upon me lighted are The Second Part. verse 10 Then humbled I my soul with tears and fasting and was clad verse 11 In sackcloth they reproached me a proverb me they made verse 12 Those that sit in the gate on me a railing sentence pass And I the subject of the songs of beastly drunkards was verse 13 But Lord in an accepted time my prayer is to thee Lord in thy saving truth and in great mercy hear thou mee verse 14 Free me out of the filthy mire my feet from sinking keep Save me from such as hate my soul and out of waters deep verse 15 Let not the flouds me overflow nor the depths swallow me And let not the pits mouth below upon me closed be verse 16 Good is thy kindnesse and thy love therefore to me give ear Turn to me for the multitude of thy mercies most dear verse 17 O do not from thy servant hide or turn thy face away I troubled am on every side hear me with speed I pray verse 18 Unto my troubled soul draw nigh redeem and set it free Because of all mine enemies save and deliver mee verse 19 Thou hast known my reproach shame and my dishonour seen Mine adversaries all of them before thee still have been verse 20 My heart is broken with reproach my soul is full of grief I lookt but found no comforter nor one to give relief The Third Part. verse 21 They bitter gall in stead of meat unto me given have When I was thirsty for my drink sharp vinegar they gave verse 22 Let their own table when they eat become to them a gin And that be made a trap whieh for their welfare should have been verse 23 Let both their eyes and minde be dark that they may nothing see Make their loins shake continually wherein their strength should bee verse 24 Pour out thine indignation upon them fearfully And let thy burning anger seise and still upon them lie verse 25 And let their stately palaces be desolate within Those Towns without inhabitant which had their dwelling been verse 26 For him whom thou sinot'st with thy rods they persecuted more They talk unto the grief of those whom thou didst wound before verse 27 In thy just judgement leave them Lord to adde sin unto sin To thy truth and thy righteousnesse let them not enter in verse 28 Out of the book of living men blotted be they by thee And never let them in the roul of just men written bee verse 29 But full of sorrows and of grief and weak and poor am I O God let thy salvation now set me up on high verse 30 Then will I praise the name of God with songs and melody And with thanksgiving shall my tongue him greatly magnifie The Fourth Part. verse 31 This sacrifice shall please the Lord that more accept shall he Then Bull or Oxe with hoofs and horns if they were brought by me verse 32 The meek and humble shall be glad and joy when this they see All that seek God your heart shall live and full of comfort bee verse 33 Because the Lord the poor doth save when they their prayer make And doth not cast off those that are made pris'ners for his sake verse 34 Let the high Heav'ns and all the earth unto him praises give The spacious seas with ev'ry thing that there doth move and live verse 35 For surely God will Zion save and Judahs cities build That men may them possesse and dwell and have their houses fill'd verse 36 And his own servants godly seed inherit shall the fame And they shall have their dwelling there that love his blessed name Psalm 70. O God my God from my distresse be pleas'd to set me free With speed O Lord do thou afford thy saving help to mee verse 2 Together shame them and confound that seek my soul to spill Let them be driven back with shame that think or wish me ill verse 3 For a reward unto their shame let them destroyed be That in scorn and rejoycing say aha aha to me verse 4 Let them in thee be glad and joy who seek thy face always Let those that thy salvation love say still to God be praise The Lord yet still doth think on me though weak and poor I be Thou art my God my Saviour stay not Lord long from me Psalm 71. O Lord I put my confidence and trust in thee alone Let me not be at any time put to confusion verse 2 In justice Lord deliver me and help to set me free Save and preserve me and incline thy gracious ear to mee verse 3 Be thou my strong dwelling whereto I may all times resort Thou didst command to save me Lord thou art my rock and fort verse 4 Out of the hand of wicked men O Lord deliver me Out of the power of
glorious name verse 2 His Tabernacle to erect in Salem was his will And for his constant dwelling place he chose out Zion hill verse 3 The fiery arrows of the bow he brake there by his might The sword and shield of all his foes and armies put to flight verse 4 Thou art more bright and glorious and excellent O God Then Mountains and great Monarchs are that spoil and rob abroad verse 5 The stout and valiant men are spoil'd by sleep of death they fall No man of might could finde his hands to help himself withall verse 6 By thy rebuke and judgment just O Jacobs God at last Those that on horse and Chariots ride into deep sleep are cast verse 7 Thou even thou alone O Lord art he whom all should fear And who dare stand before thy face if once thy wrath appear verse 8 Thou from the highest Heavens mad'st thy judgements to be heard The earth in silence stood and was exceedingly afear'd verse 9 When God the patron of the poor in judgement did arise To save the humble of the earth from all their enemies verse 10 Surely the wrath of man at last shall turn unto thy praise And the remainder of their wrath the Lord restrains and staies verse 11 Vow ye and pay unto the Lord all ye that are him near And bring ye presents unto him that ought to be your fear verse 12 For he the spirit of Princes great shall cut off suddenly And Kings that make the earth to quake shall sorely terrifie Psalm 77. I With my voice to God did cry in my distresse and fear To God I did lift up my voice and he to me gave ear verse 2 In my distresse I sought the Lord my sore ran in the night And ceased not my soul refus'd all comfort and delight verse 3 I thought on God but then my grief did still on me remain My spirit was overwhelmed though to God I did complain verse 4 Thou dost withhold sleep from mine eyes and keep'st me still awake Through my fore trouble and great pain my speech doth me forsake verse 5 Then in mine heart I did resolve to think on days of old And on the works of ancient times which men to us have told verse 6 Mine own night songs of former days I thought on seriously I commun'd with my heart my spirit made search diligently verse 7 And thus I reason'd will the Lord for ever me reject And will he look on me no more with gracious respect verse 8 What! is his boundlesse mercy now for ever perished And doth his promise fail and shall nere be accomplished verse 9 Doth God forget himself and now leave gracious to be Hath he his tender mercies clean in wrath shut out from me verse 10 Then said I mine infirmity doth cause these doubts and fears I will recall what the most high hath done in former years The Second Part. verse 11 I will remember of the Lord the great works manifold And I will surely call to mind thy wondrous works of old verse 12 And I also of all thy works will throughly meditate And of thy doings with my friends will seriously debate verse 13 Thy secret ways are best within the sanctuary known Who hath appear'd so great a God as our Almighty One verse 14 Thou art the mighty powerful God that do'st great works alone Thou hast thy mighty power made amongst thy people known verse 15 Thou hast thy people with thine arm redeemed and set free Jacobs and Josephs sons whom thou brought'st from captivitie verse 16 The waters deep saw thee O God they saw thee and they fled As much afraid the depths also were soerly troubled verse 17 The clouds their waters poured our a sound came from the sky And then abroad the hail-stone storms as arrows swift did fly verse 18 Thy thundring voice was heard in heav'n thy lightnings that did fly Lightned the world the earth did shake and tremble fearfully Thy way is in the sea thy paths in which thou ledst thine own Were in great waters such footsteps before were never known By Moses thou and Aarons hand thy people through the deep And desart to the promis'd land ledst like a flock of sheep Psalm 78. ATtend unto my doctrine all my people and give ear Attentively unto the words which from my mouth you hear verse 2 My mouth shall utter parables and sayings dark of old verse 3 Which we have heard and known which our fathers have us told verse 4 We will not hide them from their seed to those unborn that be Gods praises strength and wondrous works which he wrought teach will we verse 5 This statute he to Jacob gave and law to Israel To charge our fathers that his works they to their seed should tell verse 6 That future generations might these things learn and know That children yet unborn the same might to their children show verse 7 That they Gods works might not forget but on him stay their heart And his Commandements might keep and from them not depart verse 8 And might not like their fathers old be disobedient found Whose heart not right whose spirit with God nor stedfast was nor sound verse 9 The Ephraimites by Gods just hand though arm'd and carrying bows Yet in the day of battel turn'd their backs before their foes verse 10 They kept not that just covenant which God to them did give And after his most perfect laws they did refuse to live But they forgat the weighty works which wrought by him had been Remembring not those wonders great which their own eyes had seen The Second Part. verse 12 In the whole land of Egypt and in Zoan field wrought hee Before their fathers eyes his works most marvellous to see verse 13 The sea divided gave through it a passage to them all The waters he made stand on heaps which were to them a wall verse 14 With a thick cloud he shadowed them while the day was light And with a pillar of light fire he led them in the night verse 15 And in the thirsty wildernesse the stony rocks he clave And as from the great depths from them he drink unto them gave verse 16 From those dry and hard rocks he caus'd great streams to issue out And caus'd the waters to run down like rivers round about verse 17 For all this more and more they did against turn still transgresse And the most high they did provoke in the great wildernesse verse 18 And in their hearts they God himself tempted by their mistrust In boldly asking flesh of him to satisfie their lust verse 19 Against their God they utter'd words and spake profanely thus A Table in the wildernesse can God prepare for us verse 20 Behold he smote the rock and thence came streams and waters great But can he give his people bread and give them flesh to eat verse 21 The Lord heard this and waxed wroth and kindled was a flame In Jacobs house and
water they have spilt their bloud about Jerusalem As for their bodies there is none takes care to bury them verse 4 To all our neighbours bordering neer a vile reproach are we A scorn and mocking stock to those that round about us be verse 5 How long O Lord for evermore shall thus thine anger last And shall thy burning jealousie like fire devour and waste verse 6 Upon the Heathen pour thy wrath that have not known thy name And on the Kingdomes all that have not call'd upon the same verse 7 Thy servant Jacob they have now devoured and destroi'd His habitations they have wholly laid waste and void verse 8 O now forget our former sins and us prevent in haste With tender mercies for we now down very low are cast verse 9 For th' honour of thy holy name our Saviour us relieve And for thy names sake purge away our sins and them forgive verse 10 Why should the Heathen say where is their God let him be known Among them by revenging of the bloud-shed of his own verse 11 Ev'n in our sight of prisoners receive the sighs and cry By thy great power preserve such as appointed are to die verse 12 Into their bosomes seven fold to our neighbours repay Those vile reproaches Lord wherewith they lade thee day by day verse 13 So we thy folk and pasture sheep will give thanks unto thee For ever and shew forth thy praise to all posterity Psalm 80. O Thou that Joseph like a flock shepherd of Israel Dost lead shine brightly forth that dost between the Cherubs dwell verse 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and in Manassehs sight To come and save us in distresse shew forth thy pow'r and might verse 3 Turn us O God bring us again from our Captivity And cause thy face on us to shine then saved shall we be verse 4 O Lord thou God of hosts how long wilt thou thus angry bee Against thy peoples pray'r and sutes which they present to thee verse 5 Thou feedst them with such sorrows that their bread with tears they eat Thou dost give them their tears to drink in measure full and great verse 6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours that be neer Our enemies amongst themselves at us do laugh and jeer verse 7 Turn us again O God of hosts from our captivitie And cause thy face on us to shine then saved shall we be verse 8 Thou hast a Vine from Egypt brought by thine out-stretched hand And thou hast cast the Heathen out to plant it in their land verse 9 A large room thou prepar'dst for it that it might thrive and grow And mad'st it fill the land where it had ta'en deep root below verse 10 And with the shadow of the same the mountains cov'red were The boughs that did from it shoot out like cedars did appeare verse 11 Her mighty boughs from sea to sea she spread on every side Her branches to the river great Euphrates multipli'd verse 12 Why hast thou then her fences all and hedges thus down cast That all that passe along the way her branches break and waste verse 13 The fierce wilde boar out of the Wood turns up her roots apace Her branches wilde beasts of the field eat up before our face O Lord of hosts return again we pray thee unto thine Look down from Heaven and behold and visit this thy Vine verse 15 The Vineyard which with thy right hand thou plantedst carefully The branch which thou mad'st strong that it might bring forth fruit to thee verse 16 Behold it is burnt up with fire and it is quite cut down Thy people perish when thou dost in wrath upon them frown verse 17 Upon the man of thy right hand let thy right hand remain On him whom thou mad'st strong and didst for thine own self maintain verse 18 And then will we no more go back nor from thee ever fall O quicken and raise up our hearts we on thy name will call verse 19 Turn us O God of hosts again from our captivity And cause thy face on us to shine then saved shall we be Psalm 81. SIng unto God our strength and might lift up aloud your voice Unto the God of Jacob sing and make a joyful noise verse 2 Take up unto you now a psalm the timbrels hither bring The pleasant harp and psaltery that we may sweetly sing verse 3 In the new Moon the Trumpet blow as God gave us command On solemn feasts in general assemblies of the Land verse 4 For this a statute was ordain'd by God to Israel A law which Jacobs God them gave that they might keep it well verse 5 In Joseph this a law he made when he went from the land Of Egypt where the speech I heard I did not understand verse 6 I from the heavy burthens took his shoulder clean away His hands were also quite set free from making pots of clay verse 7 In trouble thou didst call on me and I did set thee free From the dark cloud whence thunder comes I straight ways answer'd thee At the waters of Meribah I did thee prove and try Where murmuring thou didst of me ask water grudgingly The Second Part. verse 8 Hear O my people and I will declare my law to thee My servant Israel if thou wilt hearken unto mee verse 9 Besides my self amongst you then no strange God shall allow Nor worship any other God nor shall unto it bow verse 10 I am the lord thy God I thee brought up from Egypt land Open thy mouth and I will it fill with an open hand verse 11 But for all this they would not hear my voice when I did chuse For mine own people Israel me did utterly refuse verse 12 Therefore in wrath I gave them up by their lusts to be led And so in their own counsels still they vainly wandered verse 13 O that my people unto me had hearkned what I said And Israel had walked in my ways and me obey'd verse 14 I would have quickly by my pow'r subdu'd their enemies And turn'd my hand against all those that did against them rise verse 15 Gods enemies should soon themselves have humbled him before Their states and prosp'rous times should have endur'd for evermore verse 16 I would have fed them with the crop and finest of the wheat And made the rock with honey drop that they their fill might eat Psalm 82. IN the assembly of our God the Lord himself doth stand And he doth judge amongst the gods and rulers of the land verse 2 And thus against them pleads How long will ye unrighteously Give sentence thus and wicked men accept so partially verse 3 Defend the poor and fatherlesse when they of wrongs complain And judge for the afflicted ones the poor mans cause maintain verse 4 Deliver poor and needy men from those of pow'r and might And from the hand of wicked men let free and rid them quite verse 5 They know not nor will understand
that call on thee shew'st mercy plenteously verse 6 When I unto thee pray O Lord attend and bow thine ear And of my supplications the voice be pleas'd to hear verse 7 In time when troubles compasse me I will to thee complain For certainly I know that thou wilt answer me again verse 8 Amongst such as are Gods esteem'd none Lord is like to thee Nor any works unto thy works may once compared bee verse 9 The nations all throughout the world which thou didst make and frame Before thee come and worship shall and glorifie thy name The Second Part. verse 10 For thou Lord art exceeding great all power is thine own Thou workest strange and wondrous things for thou art God alone verse 11 Teach me thy way of truth O Lord I will walk in the same Unite my heart and soul in one to fear thy holy name verse 12 Thee will I praise O Lord my God with all my heart and I For ever more thine holy name will highly glorifie verse 13 Because thy mercy towards me in greatnesse doth excell My self thou hast delivered even from the lowest hell verse 14 O God the proud against me rise terrible men are met In Troups to seek my life they have not thee before them set verse 15 But thou full of compassion Lord and gracious hast been found Long-suffering and in mercy and in truth thou dost abound verse 16 O turn thee unto me O Lord and mercy on me have Strengthen thy servant and the son of thine own handmaid save verse 17 On me some sign of favour shew that all my foes may see And be ashamed Lord when thou dost help and comfort mee Psalm 87. UPon the holy mountains Gods foundations do abide verse 2 God Zions gates loves more then all Jacobs dwellings beside verse 3 Exceeding great and glorious things reported are abroad Of thy great name Jerusalem thou city of our God verse 4 Rahab and Babylon with Tyre and Cush and Palestine To those that know thee will I name that these converts of thine verse 5 Were born in them of Zion too it shall be said these men Were born in her the high'st himself shall her establish then verse 6 Yea when God shall his own record thus shall his reck'ning be Of any man amongst them nam'd in Zion born was he verse 7 Both singers and the players on instruments there shall be My springs of graces and of joys and comforts are in thee Psal 88. O Lord that art the God to me of my salvation I have cry'd day and night to thee in pray'r and made my moan verse 2 Before thee let my prayer come hearken unto my cry verse 3 My soul is troubled sore my life unto the grave draws nigh verse 4 I counted am as one of those that to the pit descend As a weak man they me esteem and one that hath no friend verse 5 Shut out as one dead like the slain that lie in grave forgot Quite cut off from thine hand and care whom thou remembrest not verse 6 In a most loathsome dungeon thou hast laid me down below In darknesse and in dang'rous deeps that do me overflow verse 7 Thy fearful indignation upon me hard doth lie Thou with thy waves and billows dost afflict me grievously verse 8 My friends thou hast put far from me to them I loathsome grow I am with griefs so compass'd in that forth I cannot goe verse 9 Because of mine affliction Lord I daily mourn for grief I daily call and stretch my hands to thee for some relief The Second Part. verse 10 Those that are dead Lord wilt thou cause thy wondrous works to see Shall they arise out of their graves and praises give to thee Shall all thy loving kindnesses men in the grave declare Or they speak of thy faithfulnesse that in destruction are verse 12 Shall in the darknesse be made known thy wonders manifold In the land of oblivion shall thy righteousnesse be told verse 13 But unto thee do I O Lord daily lift up my cry And in the morning with my pray'r prevent thy face will I. verse 14 Why dost thou then O Lord in wrath cast off my soul from thee And why the favour of thy face dost thou thus hide from mee verse 15 I am afflicted from my youth and ready still to die Thy terrours which I suffer still distract me fearfully verse 16 The fiercenesse of thy wrath like waves hath clean gone over me Thy terrours have me quite cut off which I suffer from thee verse 17 Like over-flowing waters still they round about me came And by them all together met encompassed I am verse 18 My friends and such as did me love thou hast put far from me And into darknesse them remov'd that mine acquaintance be Psal 89. THE mercies of the Lord will I for ever sing and will With my mouth shew thy faithfulnesse unto all ages still verse 2 For I have said that mercy shall for ever settled be Thy faithfulnesse established in Heav'n it self by thee verse 3 A Cov'nant with my chosen I have made firm to abide Which unto David by an oath I surely ratifi'd verse 4 That I thy seed establish will for ever to endure And unto generations all will build thy Throne most sure verse 5 The Heav'ns shall shew with joy and mirth thy wondrous works O Lord Thy Saints shall in thy Church on earth thy faithfulnesse record For in the Heavens to the Lord who may himself compare Amongst the sons of mighty ones who with him equall are verse 7 The Saints in their assemblies ought the Lord greatly to fear He must be rev'renced of all that come about him near verse 8 O God the Lord of hosts who can like thee a strong Lord be Thy truth and faithfulnesse do as a girdle compasse thee verse 9 The sea though raging furiously thou rulest at thy will The waves though mounting up on high thou makest calm and still verse 10 Thou Egypt strongly didst beat down as one that wounded is And with thy mighty arm thou hast dispers'd thine enemies The Second Part. verse 11 The heaven is thine the earth is thine and by thy pow'r and will The great wide world thou founded hast and all that doth it fill verse 12 The North and South from thee alone their first beginning had Both Tabor West Hermon East In thy name shall be glad verse 13 Thou hast O God an arm of strength that worketh mightily Strong is thy hand and thy right hand in pow'r exceeding high verse 14 In justice and in judgement doth thy thrones foundation lie Mercy and truth shall go before thy face continually verse 15 O those that know the joyful sound a blessed people be In the light of thy countenance Lord they shall walk with thee verse 16 All the day long shall they rejoice because thy name is nigh And in thy righteousnesse and truth shall be exalted high verse 17 For of their strength thou
hath cut in sunder quite verse 17 Fools by their own transgressions against Gods righteous law And by their great iniquities plagues on themselves do draw verse 18 They grow so weak that even their soul all meat doth loath and flie And brought so low that to the gates of death they do draw nigh verse 19 Then in their trouble do they cry unto the Lord for aid Who saveth them from their distresse according as they prai'd The third part verse 20 For he sent forth his powerful Word which health did soon restore And kept them from destruction which they were neer before verse 21 O give due praises to the Lord for his great goodnesse then And for his strange and wondrous works done to the sons of men verse 22 And let them sacrifices bring of praise and thankfulnesse And let them his great works declare with songs of joyfulnesse verse 23 Such men as do in their weak ships into the seas descend And in those waters great and deep their businesse do attend verse 24 These men the mighty works of God do with their eyes behold And in the great deep do observe his wonders manifold verse 25 For he sends out his Word and strait the stormy winds do rise Which doth the swelling waves thereof lift up unto the skies verse 26 Then mount they up to heav'n and to the depth go down again Their soul doth faint and melt away with trouble and great pain verse 27 And like a drunkard to and fro they reel with tempests tost And are as men of wit bereft and all their skill is lost verse 26 Then did they in their trouble cry unto the Lord for aid Who brought them out of their distresse according as they prai'd verse 29 Then is the storm chang'd to a calm according to his will So that the waves which rag'd before are quiet now and still The fourth part verse 30 Then are they glad because at rest and quiet now they be So to the haven them he brings which they desire to see verse 31 O give due praises to the Lord for his great goodnesse then And for his strange and wondrous works done to the sons of men verse 32 And in the Congregation great him let them magnifie And there where all the elders meet him praise and glorifie verse 33 He to a desart turns a land where waters did abound And lands where vvater-springs did flow to dry and thirsty ground verse 34 A land of pleasant fruits he turns into salt barrennesse To the inhabitants thereof for their great wickednesse verse 35 To standing waters when he will the wildernesse he brings And he the dry and thirsty land converts to water springs verse 36 That those he there may make to dwell that poor and hungry were That for their habitations they may build a City there verse 37 That they may pleasant Vineyards plant and there may sow their field Which unto them abundantly fruits of increase may yield verse 38 He also blesseth them that they do mightily increase And by his goodness suffers not their cattail to decrease verse 39 Yet for their sins they are brought low and minished again Being afflicted and opprest and fill'd with grief and pain verse 40 On Princes he doth pour contempt and causeth them to stray In the forsaken vvildernesse where is no path nor way verse 41 Yet from affliction he the poor advanceth up on high And makes his family as a flock to grow and multiply verse 42 This shall the righteous man behold and much rejoice shall he But then of all iniquity the mouth shall stopped be verse 43 Whoso is wise and will these things observe well in his minde The loving kindnesse of the Lord shall surely know and finde Psalm 108. O God my heart is firmly fixt and to thee in a song I with my glory praise will give both with my heart and tongue verse 2 Awake my psaltery and harp sweet melody to make And in the morning I my self right early will awake verse 3 Among the people I will shew thy praise O my God Among the Nations I will sing thy praise all abroad verse 4 Because unto the heavens doth thy mercy great ascend Thy faithfulnesse and truth likewise unto the clouds exâ—â—â—d verse 5 Doe thou exalt thy self O Lord above the heavens high And over all the earth advance thy glorious majesty verse 6 That thine own people whom thou lov'st may full deliverance have Save thou them still with thy right hand hear me in what I crave verse 7 Thus spake God in his holinesse my joy therein is great Shechem in parts I will divide and Succoths Valley mete verse 8 Gilead I claim as mine by right Manasseh mine shall be Ephraim is of my head the strength Judah gives laws to me verse 9 Moab I will my wash-pot make and Edom over thee I cast my shoe Philistia triumph thou over mee verse 10 Into the city fortifi'd who will me safely bring Who into Edom will me guide to enter conquering verse 11 Wilt not thou O our God which seemst us lately to reject Which with our armies when they march'd to go forth didst neglect verse 12 O give us help most gracious Lord from trouble set us free Because the help of mortal man we finde most vain to bee verse 13 Through God we shall do valiantly and conquer when we fight For he it is that shall tread down our enemies by his might Psalm 109. O Thou the God whom still I praise to help me do not cease When wicked men against me speak do not thou hold thy peace verse 2 The wicked and deceitful mouths against me opened be And with a false and lying tongue they have accused me verse 3 They did beset me round about with words of hateful spight And though to them I gave no cause against me they do fight verse 4 They for my love became my foes But I did only pray verse 5 Evil for good and hate for love they to me did repay verse 6 Set thou the wicked over him and ev'n at his right hand Set thou his greatest enemy Satan himself to stand verse 7 And when by thee he shall be judg'd condemned let him bee And let his prayer turn to sin which he shall make to thee verse 8 Few be his days and after him his charge let others take verse 9 His children let be fatherlesse his wife a widow make verse 10 Yea let his seed be vagabonds and beg continually And from their places desolate seek bread for their supply verse 11 Let covetous extortioners take all his goods away Of all for which he laboured let strangers make a prey verse 12 Let none shew mercy unto him let there be none at all That on his children fatherlesse vvill let his mercy fall The Second Part. verse 13 Let his posterity from the earth cut off for ever bee And in the following age his name be blotted out by thee verse 14 Let
dunghill lifteth he verse 8 That he may raise him at the last and set him in the seat With Princes Princes of his own people so high and great verse 9 The barren woman to keep house he maketh and to be A joyful mother of sweet babes the Lord our God praise ye Psalm 114. WHen Israel out from Egypt went and Jacobs family From people of strange language came vvith a strong hand and high verse 2 His sanctuary Judah was his holy place was there And his dominion Israel and they his people vvere verse 3 The Sea saw that and at the sight as men away did fly And back the river Jordans streams vvere driven mightily verse 4 The huge strong mountains skipped then like unto lusty Rams The little hills strangely did leap like to yong wanton lambs verse 5 What ail'd thee thou unruly Sea that thou thus fledst for fear Thou Jordan what sawest thou that back thy vvaters driven vvere You huge strong mountains vvhy skipt ye like unto lusty Rams You little hills vvhy did you leap like to young vvanton lambs verse 7 Before the presence of the Lord tremble thou earth and quake At the presence of Jacobs God be thou moved and shake verse 8 Who from the hard and stony rock did pools of vvaters bring And by his pow'r did turn the flint into a vvater spring Psalm 115. NOt unto us Lord not to us give glory to thy name And of thy mercy and thy truth get thou the only fame verse 2 Why should the Heathen people say vvhere now vvhere is their God verse 3 But our God in the Heavens is he doth what seems him good verse 4 Their idols gold and silver are vvorks of mens hands they bee verse 5 And they have ears but do not hear and eyes and do not see And noses but they do not smell a mouth but do not talk verse 7 And hands but handle not at all and feet and do not vvalk verse 8 Nor speak they through their throat at all and they that do them make Are like to them and so are they that for their stay them take verse 9 O Israel trust in the Lord their help and shield is he verse 10 Trust in him Aarons house for he their help and shield must be verse 11 Trust ye in God who fear the Lord he is their shield and stay verse 22 The Lord of us hath mindful been vve vvill him blesse alway He vvill the house of Israel blesse and Aarons house vvithall verse 13 He all that fear the Lord their God vvill blesse both great and small verse 14 God shall encrease you more and more and all your race with you verse 15 You all are blest of God vvho made the earth and heaven too verse 16 The heavens ye the heavens are the place of Gods abode But on mens children he the earth hath lib'rally bestow'd verse 17 The dead do not give to the Lord praise from the grave below Nor any that into the place of silence down do go verse 18 But we his people to the Lord all praises vvill afford From this time forth for evermore praise ye the holy Lord. Psal 116. I Love the Lord because my voice and prayer heard hath he verse 2 And all my days vvill call on him who bow'd his ear to me verse 3 When the sorrows of cruel death about beset me round When pains of hell got hold on me I vvoe and sorrow found verse 4 Upon the name of God the Lord then did I call and say Deliver thou my soul O Lord I do thee humbly pray verse 5 Exceeding gracious is the Lord and righteous is he And towards such are distrest great his compassions be verse 6 The Lord in safety doth preserve all those that simple be Even I my self was brought down low and he relieved me verse 7 And now my soul sith thou art safe return unto thy rest For largely the Lord God to thee his bounty hath exprest verse 8 Because my soul from threatned death thou safely hast set free By thee mine eyes from tears my feet from falls delivered bee verse 9 Before the Lord God in the land of life now vvalk shall I verse 10 This I believ'd therefore I spake though troubled grievously The Second Part. verse 11 I rashly spake in haste and said that all men liars be verse 12 What shall I render God for all his benefits to me verse 13 The joyful cup of saving health in feasts take up will I And to the name of God my Lord ascribe all thankfully verse 14 The vows vvhich in distress I made I to the Lord vvill pay In presence of his people all ev'n now vvithout delay verse 15 The Lord makes great account of all his saints and in his eyes Exceeding precious is their death though men do them despise verse 16 Truly Lord I thy servant am thy servant and thy son Of thine hand-maid my bonds by thee are broken and undone And I vvill offer up to thee the sacrifice of praise And thanks and call upon the name of God the Lord always The vows vvhich in distress I made I to the Lord will pay In presence of his people all ev'n now vvithout delay Yea in the Courts of Gods own house and in the midst of thee Thou glorious Jerusalem the Lord God praised be Psalm 117. O All ye nations of the earth praise ye the Lord always And all ye people every vvhere set forth his noble praise verse 2 For great his kindness is to us and the truth of the Lord For ever lasts the holy Lord praise ye with one accord Psalm 118. O Give ye thanks unto the Lord for good and kind is he Because his mercies very sure for everlasting be verse 2 Let Israel now confesse that still his mercies still endure verse 3 Let Aarons house say now that still his mercies are most sure verse 4 And let them now that fear the Lord say that his mercies sure Which he doth for his saints reserve for ever do endure verse 5 In my distress I call'd on God and he did answer me In a large place he did me set vvherein I might go free verse 6 The Lord himself is on my side afraid I will not be If God stand on my part what hurt can man do unto me verse 7 The Lord doth take my part with them that help to succour me Therefore on those that do me hate I my desire shall see verse 8 Better it is to trust in God then on man to be staid verse 9 Better it is to trust in God then Princes for their aid verse 10 All nations have inclosed me and me incompass'd round But in the name of God shall I them conquer and confound verse 11 They compast me on every side they compassed me round But I vvill surely them destroy and in Gods name confound verse 12 Like bees they compass'd me about but like the thorns that flame They quenched are
mouth observe and keep will I. LAMED The twelfth part verse 89 Thy word and thy decree O Lord still stedfast is and sure And in the heavens setled course it ever doth endure verse 90 To ev'ry generation thy truth doth stedfast stand The earth abideth which thou hast eslablisht by thine hand verse 91 The heavens and the earth do still continue to this day As thou ordain'st thy servants they are and thee do obey verse 92 Unlesse thy holy law my joy and my delights had been When I was so afflicted I had surely perisht then verse 93 Thy holy precepts never shall by me forgotten be For when my soul was heavie thou by them hast quickned me verse 94 I am thine own O Lord do thou thy son and servant save For with an upright heart thy laws and precepts sought I have verse 95 The wicked men me to destroy did watch me narrowly But I did thy Commandements consider carefully Of all perfection here on earth there is an end I see verse 96 But thy Commandements very breed and everlasting bee MEM The thirteenth part verse 97 O how do I embrace thy law with great affection All the day long it is to me my meditation verse 98 By thy Commandements thou hast made me far more wise to be Then my foes for thy laws are still with me to counsel me verse 99 In understanding I exceed those that instructed me Because thy testimonies still my meditation be verse 100 In understanding I exceed those that are full of daies Because I kept and did observe thy precepts and thy waies verse 101 And I restrained have my self from every evil way That I thy holy Word may keep and wholly it obey verse 102 From the right judgement of thy mouth I never will depart For thou in them didst me instructs and wrot'st them in my heart verse 103 How sweet in taste unto say soul thy words and precepts are No pleasant honie may with them in sweetness once compare verse 104 By thy laws and commandements I understanding gate Therefore as foul and dangerous every false way I hate NUN The fourteenth part verse 105 Thy heavenly Word is to my feet a lamp that shineth bright And to direct me in my path it shineth as a light verse 106 I in my heart have vow'd and sworn and it perform I will That I will keep thy judgements just and strive them to fulfill verse 107 I am afflicted verie much quicken thou me O Lord And in thy goodness raise me up according to thy Word verse 108 The offerings which with voice to thee O Lord I freely give Accept and teach me how I may after thy judgements live verse 109 My soul is ever in my hand great dangers me beset Yet in my greatest troubles I thy law do not forget verse 110 Although the wicked men for me a snare did closely laie Yet from thy precepts would I not for danger go astraie verse 111 Thy laws as mine inheritance I have esteem'd to be For ever for they of mine heart the joy are unto me verse 112 Assisted by thy grace I do mine heart incline and bend Thy statutes alwaies to perform and shall do to the end SAMECH The fifteenth part verse 113 I do abhor unstable hearts and thoughts of vanitie But thy pure and holy law do love exceedingly verse 114 Thou art my secret hiding place and shield of my defence And on thy faithful Word I fix my hope and confidence verse 115 All ye that evil doers be from me depart away For the Commandments of my God I purpose to obey verse 116 According to thy faithful Word uphold and stablish me That I may live and of my hope ashamed may not be verse 117 Hold thou me up then shall I stand in safetie constantly And to thy statutes I will have respect continually verse 118 Thou all that from thy statutes erre treadst down as things most vile For their deceit meet falshood is and will themselves beguile verse 119 Thou all the wicked of the earth dost like the dross remove Therefore thy testimonies just I fervently do love verse 120 My flesh for fear of thee doth quake when I thy justice see I of thy judgements am afraid which high and dreadful be AIN The sixteenth part verse 121 I judgement have to all men done and given them their right Then leave me not to them that would oppress me if they might verse 122 In mercie for thy servants good O Lord a suretie be And from oppressions of the proud do thou deliver me verse 123 Mine eies do fail with looking long for thy salvation Lord While the performance I expect of thy most faithful Word verse 124 According to thy mercie great with me thy servant deal Thy statutes and thy holy laws teach and to me reveal verse 125 I am thy servant Lord give me a minde to understand Thy testimonies so that I may do what they command verse 126 Lord it is time for thee to work and shew thy power forth For wicked men thy holy laws make void and nothing worth verse 127 Therefore I thy Commandements and precepts dearly love Yea above gold I love them yea the finest gold above verse 128 And in all things thy precepts all most righteous I esteem And all false ways I do abhor what ever they may seem PE The seventeenth part verse 129 In truth and wisdome wonderful thy testimonies are Therefore my soul strives them to keep with diligence and care verse 130 The verie entrance of thy Word doth give an heavenly light Yea to the simple it doth give an understanding right verse 131 My mouth I open'd and did pant and almost spent was I For after thy Commandements I long'd exceedingly verse 132 With mercie and compassion Lord behold me from above As thou wert wont to do to those that thy name fear and love verse 133 Direct my footsteps by thy Word in it my Leader be Let no iniquity obtain dominion over me verse 134 From the oppressions and wrongs of man deliver me By me with greater freedome then thy precepts kept shall be verse 135 Upon thy servant cause to shine the brightness of thy face And me thy righteous statutes teach that I may them embrace verse 136 Rivers of vvaters did run down from mine eyes when I saw How wicked men run on in sin and do not keep thy law TSADDI The eighteenth part verse 137 Most just and righteous thou O Lord dost to the world appear And all thy judgements are upright which thou workst everie vvhere verse 138 Thy testimonies which thou hast commanded in thy Word All of them righteous are and just faithful and true O Lord. verse 139 My zeal hath even consumed me because mine enemies Thy holy words forgotten have and do thy laws despise verse 140 Thy holy Word is verie pure as silver tri'd by fire Therefore thy servant loveth it and doth it much desire verse 141 Small am I and by
I Lord behave my self in quietness and rest verse 3 Let Israel only on the Lord place all their hope and stay Both at this present and henceforth for time to come alway Psalm 132. REmember Davids troubles Lord and how he sware to thee verse 2 And how unto the mighty God of Jacob vowed he verse 3 Surely I vvill not come into mine house or bed at all Nor shall mine eyes take any sleep nor eye-lids slumber shall verse 5 Till for the Lord I choose a place vvhere he may make abode Till I an habitation finde for Jacobs mighty God verse 6 At Shiloh once in Ephraim vve heard it did abide At Kiriath vve found it a vvhile the plains and woods beside verse 7 Into his Tabernacles now vve know vvhither to go There vve before his footstool vvil vvorship him bowing low verse 8 Arise O Lord arise and come into thy place of rest Thou and the Ark from whence thy strength thou dost make manifest verse 9 Let all thy Priests be clothed vvith thy truth and righteousness Let all thy saints be blest that they may shout for joyfulness verse 10 And for thy servant Davids sake do not deny thy grace And of thine own anointed dear turn not away the face The Second Part. verse 11 The Lord to David sware in truth and vvill not turn from it The fruit of thy body vvill I cause on thy throne to sit verse 12 And if thy sons my cov'nant keep and precepts faithfully For ever on thy throne shall sit all their posterity verse 13 For God mount Zion chosen hath to dwell there doth he love verse 14 There do I love to dwell and rest and never to remove verse 15 And there all her provision I will bless abundantly And I all those that needy are with bread vvill satisfie verse 16 I also vvith salvation vvill clothe her Priests gloriously And all her saints shall shout aloud for joy exceedingly verse 17 And there vvill I make Davids horâ— to bud and grow in might For mine anointed I ordainâ—d a shining lamp and bright verse 18 As with a garment I vvill clothe his enemies all vvith shame But on himself his crown shall still flourish and be of fame Psalm 133. HOw pleasant and how good is it how doth that grace excell When in the unity of love brethren together dwell verse 2 'T is like that precious fragrant oyl that once vvas poured out On Aarons head and ran his beard and collar round about verse 3 Like Hermons dew or that vvhich doth on Zions hills descend For there his blessing God commands ev'n life without an end Psalm 134. BEhold and bless the Lord ye servants of his guard Which in the house of God the Lord by night do stand and vvard Lift up your hands and bless the Lord in holiness verse 3 The Lord that earth and heaven made thee out of Zion blesse Psalm 135. PRaise ye the Lord and his great name praise ye vvith one accord O praise him still all ye that be the servants of the Lord. verse 2 All ye that stand in the Lords house aloud his praises sound Praise him all ye that in the Courts of our great God are found verse 3 Praise ye the Lord for he is good yea praises to him sing Sing praises to his name because it is a pleasant thing verse 4 For Jacob to himself the Lord of his good vvill chose he And his peculiar treasure he did Israel take to be verse 5 For vvell I know the Lord our God is great in Majesty And that he is above all gods advanc'd exceeding high In heaven and in earth he did vvhat ever him did please And in deep places here below and in the swelling seas verse 7 He from the ends of th' earth doth cause the vapours to ascend For rain he lightnings makes and vvinds doth from his treasures send verse 8 All the first-born he smote with death in the Egyptians land The first-born both of man and beast he slew by hls strong hand verse 9 He hath in thee shew'd vvonders great and tokens vvhich did fall On Egypt on Pharaoh thy King and on his servants all verse 10 He also nations great and strong smote down and overthrew And vvhen his people they oppos'd their mighty Kings he slew The Second Part. verse 11 Sihon King of the Amorites and Og of Bashan King Of Canaan he the Kingdomes all did to subjection bring verse 12 And for an heritage he gave their land to Israel His people for an heritage for them therein to dwell verse 13 Thy name O Lord God shall endure and thy memoriall For evermore shall be preserv'd to generations all verse 14 For the Lord God his people vvill at length to judge arise And vvill repent himself for all his servants miseries verse 15 The idolls vvhich are vvorshipped abroad in Heathen lands They are but gold and silver all the vvork of mens own hands verse 16 A mouth they have but do not speak and eyes but never saw verse 17 And they have ears but nothing hear their mouth no breath doth draw verse 18 As sensless as they be are those that do them form and make And so are all that trust in them and for their gods them take verse 19 But bless the everlasting Lord thou house of Israel Bless thou the Lord O Aarons house vvho onely doth excel verse 20 O all ye holy family of Levi bless the Lord And all ye that do fear the Lord bless him vvith one accord verse 21 Out of Zion his dwelling place let the Lord blessed be Who dwelleth at Jerusalem the living Lord praise ye Psalm 136. PRaise ye the Lord for he is good for still his mercy doth endure verse 2 Give thanks unto the God of Gods for still do last his mercies sure verse 3 Give thanks unto the Lord of Lords for still his mercy doth endure verse 4 Which only doth great vvondrous vvorks for still do last his mercies sure verse 5 Who by his vvisdome made the heavens for still his mercy doth endure verse 6 Who stretch'd the earth above the seas for still do last his mercies sure verse 7 Who made the great and glorious light for still his mercy doth endure verse 8 The Sun to guide and rule the day for still do last his mercies sure verse 9 The Moon and Stars to rule by night for still his mercy doth endure 10 Which Egypt smote in their first-born for still do last his mercies sure verse 11 And Israel brought out from thence for still his mercy doth endure verse 12 With a strong hand and stretch'd out arm for still do last his mercies sure verse 13 Who into parts the Red Sea cut for still his mercy doth endure verse 14 And through the midst made Israel pass for still do last his mercies sure verse 15 But there drown'd Pharaoh and his host for still his mercy doth endure verse 16 Who through the desart led his
folk for still do last his mercies sure verse 17 Who great and mighty Kings didst smite for still his mercy doth endure verse 18 And who the famous Kings did slay for still do last his mercies sure verse 19 As Sihon King of th' Amorites for still his mercy doth endure verse 20 And the great Og of Bashan King for still do last his mercies sure verse 21 And gave their land an heritage for still his mercy doth endure verse 22 Ev'n to his servant Israel for still do last his mercies sure verse 23 Who thought on us in low estate for still his mercy doth endure And from our enemies us redeem'd for still do last his mercies sure verse 25 Who giveth food unto all flesh for still his mercy doth endure verse 26 O to the Lord of heaven give thanks for still do last his mercies sure Psalm 137. THE Rivers near of Babylon there sate vve mournfully On desolate Zion vve thought and vvept abundantly verse 2 Our Harps once instruments of joy used Gods praise to sound We hang'd aside on vvillow trees vvhich planted there we found verse 3 For there of us a song they ask'd that us did captives bring Our spoilers call'd for mirth and said a song of Zion sing verse 4 Shall vve those sacred songs ordain'd for praises of our God Prophane amongst these heathen vvhere vve scattred lie abroad verse 5 O dearly lov'd Jerusalem O Zions sacred hill If I forget you my right hand shall quite forget her skill verse 6 If I forget thee let my tongue cleave to my palate fast If I joy till Jerusalems sorrows be over past verse 7 Remember Edom Lord who in Jerusalems sad day Cry'd out to the foundations down raze it raze it we say verse 8 Daughter of Babel justly thou ere long destroy'd shalt be Happy the man thy deeds to us who shall reward to thee verse 9 Yea happy shall he be that plucks thy dearest little ones Out of thy bosome to dash out their brains against the stones Psalm 138. WIth my vvhole heart O gracious Lord vvill I give praise to thee Ev'n in the presence of the Gods thou shalt be prais'd by mee verse 2 Towards thy holy Temple I will worship and will praise Thy name for all thy kindness great and for thy truth alwaies For above all thy name thou hast thy truth advanced high verse 3 And faithfully thou answer'st me vvhen I to thee do cry And in my soul thou gav'st me strength verse 4 All Kings on th' earth O Lord Shall praise thee when they of thy mouth shall hear the sacred Word verse 5 Yea for the righteous ways and works of God they all shall sing With joy for great the glory is of God the Lord and King verse 6 Though God be high the lowly still by him respected be Whereas the high and proud of heart afar off knoweth he verse 7 Walking in midst of troubles thou reviv'st me thy right hand Saves me and stops the wrath of all my foes that me withstand verse 8 Thou perfects that which me concerns thy mercy ever stands O Lord then do not thou forsake the work of thine own hands Psal 139. O Lord thou hast me searcht and known verse 2 Thou know'st my sitting down And mine uprising yea my thoughts far off to thee are known verse 3 My paths thou compassest about thou seest when down I lie And art with all my works and ways acquainted perfectly verse 4 No word is in my tongue O Lord but it is known to thee verse 5 Thou me behind beset'st before thou lay'st thy hand on mee verse 6 So great a depth of knowledge is too wonderful for me It is so high that it by me cannot attained be verse 7 From thy all-seeing Spirit to go what place seek out shall I And from thy presence to remove Lord whither should I fly verse 8 To heaven if I mount up aloft lo thou art present there In hell if I do make my bed behold there thou art neer verse 9 Yea let me take the morning wings and in an instant fly And sojourn in th' earths utmost parts which in the sea do ly verse 10 Yet there to lead and order me thine hand stretcht out shall be And even there shall thy right hand soar and take hold on me verse 11 Or if I say the darkness shall me cover from thy sight Then unto thee the darkest night about me shall be light verse 12 Yea darkness hideth not from thee but night as day is bright Before thy peircing eyes alike both darkness are and light The Second Part. verse 13 My reins and my most inward parts possessed are by thee When I was in my mothers womb there hast thou covered me verse 14 Thee will I praise for fearfully and strangely made I am Thy works are marvellous my soul right well doth know the same verse 15 My substance was not hid from thee form'd in a secret place And in the low dark parts of th' earth beneath I fashion'd was verse 16 Thine eyes my shapeless substance saw and written in thy book Were all my parts though yet not made which after fashion took verse 17 How precious and how rare O God are all thy thoughts to me Yea how great is the sum of them if they accompted be verse 18 If I should reckon them the sum above the sand vvould be Each morning when I do awake my thoughts are still with thee verse 19 The wicked and ungodly men Lord surely thou wilt slay Therefore far off ye bloudy men depart from me away verse 20 They speak against thee wickedly words of scorn and disdain Thy enemies blasphemously do take thy name in vain verse 21 Hate I not them Lord who do thee hate as thine enemies Am I not sâ—â—â— grâ—â—ved at those that up against me rise verse 22 I hate them â—â—ch a perfect hate I count them as my foes Search me O Lord and know my heart my thoughts try and disclose verse 24 Consider Lord if wicked way in me there any be And in thine everlasting way direct and lead thou me Psalm 140. FRom evil and ungodly men Lord save me by thine hand And from the man of violence whom I cannot withstand verse 2 Whose hearts within imagining malice and mischiefs are Continually they gathered are together all for war verse 3 For slanders like a serpent they their sharpned tongues have whet And adders deadly poison they under their lips have set verse 4 Keep me O Lord from wicked hands from violence me save Who to destroy me in my paths a wicked purpose have verse 5 The proud a snare and cords have hid and for me spread a net By the way side where I should pass they gins for me have set verse 6 Therefore said I unto the Lord thou art my God alone O Lord hear thou the voice of this my supplication verse 7 O God the Lord thou art the strength of my salvation In
day of battel thou my head hast cover'd safe alone verse 8 Grant not O Lord what evil men desire most wickedly Destroy their wicked plots lest they themselves do magnifie verse 9 As for the head and chief of those about that compass me With mischief out of their own lips Lord let them cover'd be verse 10 Cast them into the fire and let coals burning on them fall Cast them into deep pits from whence they may not rise at all verse 11 Let not an evil speaker be confirm'd on earth below The violent shall evil haunt unto his overthrow verse 12 I know that God the Lord the cause of men in misery Will still maintain the right of those that poor and needy be verse 13 Surely the righteous shall have cause thy name to bless and praise And in thy presence the upright shall dwell and live always Psalm 141. O Lord unto thee do I cry come to me speedily Give ear with favour to my voice when I to thee do cry verse 2 As incense let my prayer be set forth before thine eyes And the up-lifting of mine hands as th' evening sacrifice verse 3 O Lord God a continual watch set thou my mouth before And of my lips that they may not trespass keep thou the door verse 4 Turn not my heart to any ill to work a wicked deed With wicked workers let not me upon their dainties feed verse 5 But let the righteous smite me that a kindness is to me Let him reprove me that to me a precious oyl shall be Which shall not break or wound my head my prayer yet shall be Presented unto God for them in their calamity verse 6 When Judges me pursuing shall in stony places fall My words shall then seem savoury and men shall hear them all verse 7 About the graves devouring mouth our bones lye scatter'd round As chips of wood which men do cut lye scatter'd on the ground verse 8 But O my Lord and God mine eyes still look up unto thee In thee is all my trust let not my soul forsaken be verse 9 Lord keep me safely from the snare which they for me prepare And from the subtil gins of them that wicked workers are verse 10 Into the nets which they have set let all the wicked fall Whilest I for whom they them prepar'd escape from them withall Psalm 142. IN my distress unto the Lord I with my voice did cry I supplication with my voice made to the Lord on high verse 2 My sad complaint I poured out before him in my cry My trouble I before him shew'd and great perplexity verse 3 My heart orewhelmed was in me my path was known to thee In ways where I did walk a snare they closely laid for mee verse 4 I lookt and view'd on my right hand but I of none was known All refuge wholly failed me for my soul car'd not one verse 5 Then cry'd I to the Lord and said my hope thou only art And in the land of living men my portion and my part verse 6 Hear thou my cry I am brought low in mercy set me free From those that do me persecute and are too strong for mee verse 7 My soul from prison bring that I may praises give to thee The saints shall compass me about when thou art good to me Psal 143. LOrd hear my pray'r attend my sute sent up in great distress And answer me now in thy truth and in thy righteousness verse 2 And do not with thy servant Lord in judgement plead at all For justifi'd be in thy sight not one that liveth shall verse 3 My enemy hath pursu'd my soul my life to ground hath thrown And made me in the dark to dwell like men dead long agone verse 4 Therefore my spirit is overwhelm'd and pressed down in me My heart in me is desolate and doth no comfort see verse 5 I call to minde the days of old on all thy works I thought Upon the works I meditate which thine own hands have wrought Behold to thee most gracious Lord I now stretch out my hands My soul doth greatly thirst for thee like dry and thirsty lands verse 7 Hear me with speed my spirit doth fail hide not thy face from me Lest like to them that do go down into the pit I be verse 8 In thee I trust thy kindness make me evâ—ry morning finde Shew me the way wherein to walk to thee I life my minde verse 9 From all mine enemies O Lord safely deliver me To hide my self under thy wings Lord unto thee I flee verse 10 Thou art my God thy spirit is good teach me to do thy will And in a plain and even ground Lord do thou lead me still verse 11 Quicken me Lord for thy names sake raise me out of distress And out of trouble bring my soul ev'n for thy righteousness verse 12 And for thy mercy slay my foes let all destroyed bee That do afflict my soul for I a servant am to thee Psalm 144. BLessed for ever be the Lord my only strength and might Which doth instruct my hands to war my fingers too to fight verse 2 My goodness sort deliverer my tower and shield is he In him I trust he doth subdue mine enemies under me verse 3 Lord what is man that thou of him dost so much knowledge take Or son of man that of him thou so great account dost make verse 4 Man is like vanity his days away like shadows sly verse 5 Lord bow the heavens and come down with power and majesty The mountains touch and they shall smoak verse 6 Thy lightnings cast abroad And scatter them thine arrows shoot and them destroy O God verse 7 And from above send down thine hand rid and deliver me From the great waters from the hand of strangers see me free verse 8 Whose mouth and tongue speak nothing else but foolish vanity Their right hand is a right hand full of fraud and treachery verse 9 I a new song will sing to thee O God on Psaltery And on ten-stringed instruments to thee sing praise will I. verse 10 It is he onely that to Kings timely salvation sends His servant David he alone from hurtful sword defends verse 11 From strangers hand me rid and save whose mouth talks vanity And their right hand a right hand is of fraud and subtilty verse 12 That as a plant our sons may be in youth grown to a tree Our daughters as carv'd corner stones like a fair palace be verse 13 Our garners with provisions may of all sorts full be found Sheep in our streets with thousands and ten thousands may abound verse 14 Our Oxen be to labour strong that none do us invade There be no going out no cry within our streets be made Happy that people are that be in such a case as this Happy that people are whose God the Lord Almighty is Psalm 145. THee will I laud my God O King and blesse thy name always verse
mine eyes and sight Quicken me by the spirit of life to vvalk thy vvays aright verse 38 Confirm thy faithful promise Lord which thou hast made to mee Who am thy servant and desire to fear and honour thee verse 39 Reproach and shame vvhich I do fear turn thou away from mee Who am thy servant and desire to fear and honour thee verse 40 Behold for thy precepts I long and love them to obey Quicken me in thy righteousness that them fulfill I may VAU The Sixth Part. verse 41 Thy mercies great and manifold let me obtain O Lord Let me thy saving health enjoy according to thy Word verse 42 So shall I stop the slanderous mouths of leud men and unjust Who me with scorn reproach because I in thy words do trust verse 43 The word of truth out of my mouth do not take utterly For on thy judgements righteous my hope and trust rely verse 44 Then shall I thus encouraged thy laws continually Observe yea keep them whilst I live for evermore will I. verse 45 Then shall I in a plain safe way walk on at liberty For thy Commandements to seek my self I do apply And of thy testimonies I will speak and not forbear Before the face of greatest Kings no shame shall make me fear verse 47 And walking in obedience to thy just laws will I Joy and delight my self for I have lov'd them tenderly verse 48 Yea all my strength will I lift up to vvalk in the right way Of thy statutes and I therein will meditate alway ZAIN The seventh part verse 49 Thy Word unto thy servant past remember carefully Upon vvhich thou hast caused me in hope still to rely verse 50 This word my only comfort is when troubles do me grieve When I am in distress it doth me quicken and relieve verse 51 The proud and scornful men had me in great derision Yet from obedience to thy law I have not swarv'd or gone verse 52 But then O Lord thy judgements old I called back to minde Whereby I comforted my self and cause from grief did find verse 53 Horrour hath taken hold on me and made mine heart to quake Because of all the wicked ones that do thy law forsake verse 54 While in this house of pilgrimage I absent am from thee Thy statutes still have been my songs and joy of heart to mee verse 55 In the night season I thy name remembred have O Lord While others in their beds did sleep and I have kept thy Word verse 56 This comfort which I thus enjoy I have bestowed by thee Because thy precepts carefully have been observ'd by me CHETH The eighth part verse 57 I for my portion and my lot have taken thee O Lord I said and purpos'd in my heart that I would keep thy word verse 58 With my whole heart I thee besought thy favour to afford Be merciful unto me now according to thy word verse 59 My former ways I thought upon and course of life I tri'd And to thy laws I turn'd my feet and did not go aside verse 60 I did not stay nor linger long as those that slothful are But speedily thy laws to keep I did my self prepare verse 61 The cruel bands of vvicked men have made of me their prey Yet vvould I not thy laws forget nor from them go astray verse 62 At midnight vvill I rise from sleep to blesse and praise thy name Thy righteous judgements are so great and of such wondrous fame verse 63 Of all those that do sear thy name companion am I And of those chat observe and keep thy precepts faithfully verse 64 Thy mercies great most gracious Lord the earth throughout do fill O teach me how I may obey thy statutes and thy vvill TETH the ninth Part. verse 65 With me who thine own servant am thou hast dealt well O Lord Thy bounty thou hast shew'd to me according to thy Word Teach me good knowledge how to walk and good discretion give For I do thy Commandements approve and them believe verse 67 Before thine hand did me afflict I err'd and went astray But now I keep thy holy Word and by it guide my way verse 68 Thou Lord art good and gracious and good doth from thee flow Then of thy goodness teach me how thy statutes I may know verse 69 The proud and vvicked men have forg'd against me many a lie Yet thy Comwandements still observe with all my heart vvill I. verse 70 Their hearts by ease as fat as grease sensless and careless be But in thy law do I delight and that is sweet to me verse 71 it was exceeding good to me that thou didst me correct For as a guide to learn thy law thy rod did me direct verse 72 The law which from thy mouth proceeds is better unto me Then thousands of tho purest gold and finest silver be JOD The tenth part verse 73 Thine hands have made fashioned me thy breath hath made me live That I may thy Commandments keep me understending give verse 74 Those that do fear thee will be glad when they my state do see Because I by thy word have learn'd to put my hope in thee verse 75 I know and do confess O Lord thy judgements righteous be And that in very faithfulness thou hast afflicted me verse 76 Thy loving kindness now O Lord let for my comfort be According to thy word unto thy servant help thou me verse 77 Thy tender mercies unto me let come that I may live For consolation and delight thy law to me doth give verse 78 Make thou the proud asham'd for they vex me vvithout a cause But I vvill meditate upon thy precpts and thy laws verse 79 Let those that do thee truly fear turn and rejoice with me And those that know thy laws let us together joyful be verse 80 And in thy righteous statutes Lord still let my heart be sound And then I may assured be no shame shall me confound CAPH The eleventh part verse 81 My soul for thy salvation saints until I it obtain Yet doth my hope upon thy words my fainting soul sustain verse 82 Mine eies do fail while on thy word I vvait and thus do say O when wilt thou me comfort Lord why dost thou thus delay verse 83 I like a bottle am become that in the smoak is set Though worn out by afflictions thy law do not forget verse 84 How many are thy servants daies may I yet live to see When thou wilt judgement execute on those that trouble mee verse 85 The proud have digged pits for me that I therein might fall Which are against thy law both they and all their works vvithall All thy Commandements faithful are and so esteem'd by me They persecute me wrongfully thou Lord mine helper be verse 87 These men on earth had me almost consumed utterly But I did not thy precepts just forsake unfeignedly verse 88 After thy loving kindness Lord quicken me speedily Then all the statutes of thy