God both by Sea and Land the dependance of the creatures upon him the wicked are cursed for contempt of his works verse 24 HOw many are thy works O Lord In wisdom all compos'd The earth by thee is richly stor'd VVith treasures there-inclos'd verse 25 So is this great and spacious deep Replenisht therewithall VVhere things innumerable creep And beasts both great and small verse 26 The ships go also here away Leviathan here keeps VVhom thou hast made to sport and play Within the tumbling deeps verse 27 These on thy bounty all depend For seasonable food verse 28 Thy lib'rall hand thou dost extend And they are fill'd with good They gather what thou dost supply verse 29 Thou hid'st thy face they mourn Thou tak'st away their breath they die And to their dust return verse 30 Thy Spirits power thou sendest forth VVhich them anew creates And all the surface of the earth Thy Spirit renovates verse 31 For ever lasts the Lords renown His works his joy provokes verse 32 Earth made to tremble at his frown Hills at his touch to smoke verse 33 I 'l praise the Lord with cheerfull song While I remain alive VVhile I have beeing shall my tongue In his choice praises strive verse 34 My thoughts of him most sweet shall be In God will I be joy'd verse 35 Let workers of iniquitie Be from the earth destroy'd And let the wicked be no more O thou my soul record The praises of the Lord therefore Praise ye praise ye the Lord. PSAL. CV Old England tune An exhortation to seek Gods favour help and succour upon consideration of his wonderfull works expressed all the world â—ver GIve thanks to God call on his Name To men his deeds make known verse 2 Sing sing his praise his works proclame And wonders ev'ry one verse 3 Joy fill their hearts that seek his grace Boast in â—is holy Name verse 4 Sâ—ek seek the Lord his strength face For ever seek the same verse 5 His marv'lous works to mind recall And every wondrous deed His miracles and judgments all Which from his mouth proceed verse 6 O ye his servants Abrahams seed His chosen Jacobs sons verse 7 He is the Lord our God indeed Through th' earth his judgement runs 2. Part. Argument The fidelitie and confirmation of God promises to the faithfull instanced in Israels conduct to Canaan verse 8 HE hath remembred still to do His covenants contents The word which he commanded to A thousand of descents verse 9 Which cov'nant he with Abraham drew And next to Isaac swore verse 10 And for a law confirm'd anew To Jacob as before An everlasting Covenant With Israel firm to stand verse 11 Saying To you I freely grant All Canaans fertile land An heritage allotted you verse 12 When few the people were Their number was exceeding few And also strangers there verse 13 From under on Kings government When travelling along They to another people went verse 14 He let none do them wrong But for their sakes he Kings controll'd Let no presumptuous arm verse 15 Touch mine anointed nor be bold To do my Prophets harm 3. Part. Argument Gods preventing providence to his Church instanced in Israels coming into Aegypt and preservation there verse 16 MOreover then th' Almighty spake That famine should be spread Ore all the Land and wholly brake The succouring staffe of bread verse 17 But Joseph he had sent before Whom for a slave they sold verse 18 Whose feet with fetters they made sore He lodg'd in irons cold verse 19 Untill his words accomplishment By Gods word tri'd was he verse 20 The King the peoples Ruler sent To loose and set him free verse 21 He made him Lord of 's family And ruler of his treasure verse 22 To teach his Senate policy And binde his Peers at pleasure verse 23 Then Israel into Aegypt came And Jacob there found place To sojourn in the land of Ham verse 24 Where they encreast apace He made them stronger then their foes verse 25 And of their foes abhor'd And subtly made them deal with those The servants of the Lord. 4. Part. Argument A memoriall of Gods miracles in Aegypt They are forced to let Israel go with honour and riches verse 26 HIs chosen servants had command Moses and Aaron too verse 27 In Aegypt Hams accursed land Wonders and signes to do verse 28 A darkness he among them sent A cloud of darkness fell Against his flat commandement They no way did rebell verse 29 To bloud he turn'd their streams and springs And all their fishes kill'd verse 30 With frogs the chambers of their Kings Abundantly were fill'd verse 31 Strange flies and lice by his command In all their coasts remain verse 32 He gave them hail in all the land And flaming fire for rain verse 33 Figtrees and Vines in all their coasts He smote and brake the same verse 34 He spake and locusts countless hoasts And Caterpillars came verse 35 Upon their lands green herbs they fed And all their fruits devour verse 36 all Aegypts first-born smote he dead The chief of all their pow'r verse 37 He brought them out hir'd thereunto With gold and silver bribes And not a feeble soul quite through The Israelitish Tribes verse 38 Full glad was Aegypt when they went Their terrour did affright verse 39 He spread a cloud a sheltring tent And fire by night gave light 5. Part. Argument A touch of Gods miraculous mercies to Israel in the Wilderness and Canaan and the end for which they were bestow'd verse 40 THe Lord with Quails his people fed Such as they askt to have And satisfi'd them with the bread Which he from heaven gave verse 41 He opened stony rocks where-out Fresh waters gusht amain And like a river ran about The dry and desert plain verse 42 He on his servant Abraham thought His holy Word and all verse 43 His chosen people thence he brought With joy and festivall verse 44 The heathens labours and their lands on Israel he bestow'd verse 45 To keep his laws and his commands O spread his praise abroad PSAL. CVI. To short staffe tune The great goodnes of God to his chosen people which godly men desire to partake of GIve thanks unto the Lord Who is with goodness stor'd His mercies sure Do still endure His praise do ye record verse 2 VVho can the acts recite Performed by his might VVho can forth-show That men may know His praises infinite verse 3 O blessed blessed they That walk in judgments way And he that doth The works of truth And never goes astray verse 4 O Lord remember mee Even with thy favour free VVhich to thine own Is born alone To them vouchsaf't by thee To visit me draw near VVith thy salvation dear verse 5 Thy chosen good Well understood Let unto me appear In that deliverance VVhich doth thy land advance Let me rejoice With glorying
them discouraged verse 13 O Lord defend me Lord so please My help make haste unto verse 14 Confusion seize And shame on these That my souls hurt pursue VVho wish me ill ô cause that they VVith shame repulsed be verse 15 Destruction pay Their shame that say Aha Aha to me verse 16 Let them that seek thee in thee joy VVho thy salvation love Let them reply Continually Extoll'd be God above verse 17 A poor and needy wretch am I Yet not of God forgot My help and my Assur'd supply My God ô tarry not PSAL. XLI To Camb. old tune Argument Gods goodness to the poor and to such as pitie them the hypocrisie and maliciousness of our adversaries THe man is blest by whom the poor Is duly thought upon The Lord will sure His peace procure When troublous times come on verse 2 The Lord will his preserver be And him alive will save Great blessings hee O Lord from thee On earth is sure to have He shall not be delivered Unto his enemies will verse 3 But on his bed Be strengthened VVhen he is weak and ill His bed all made when sick and sore verse 4 Be gracious LORD to mee I said therefore My soul restore For I offended thee verse 5 Mine enemies speak ill of me When comes his dying day And when shall we Survive to see His perished name say they verse 6 If visit me he complements His heart it self doth load With vile intents All which he vents VVhen ere he goes abroad 2. Part. Argument The malâ—ce of persecutors and mercies of God verse 7 MY haters all lie whispering Against my soul combin'd Some hurtfull thing On me to bring Devise they in their mind verse 8 An ill disease doth him surprise And cleaves to him so fast That now he lies He shall not rise But breath 's say they his last verse 9 Mine own intire fed trusted friend Disdainfull heels did he Against me bend verse 10 But Lord extend Thy mercy soon to me And raise me to requite the blow verse 11 I have thy favour got By this I know Because my foe Ore me triumpheth not verse 12 I am upholden by thy grace In mine integritie Thou dost me place Before thy face And that perpetually verse 13 The Lord the God of Israels name For ever day by day And all his fame Let us proclame Amen Amen I say PSAL. XLII To London short tune David expresses his great desire to the publick Ordinances and delight in the remembrance of them EVen as the Hart when he For brooks of water pants So after thee My soul in mee When Lord thy presence wants verse 2 My soul doth thirst for thee The living GOD most dear O when shall I Approaching nigh Before the Lord appear verse 3 My tears my meat have been Wherewith I sup and dine Both night and day While still they say Where is that God of thine verse 4 My soul dissolves within While I these thoughts renew'd Because that I Had formerly Gone with the multitude VVe to Gods Temple went VVith voice of joy and praise Where there ensu'd A multitude Observing holy dayes verse 5 Why art thou discontent My soul why dost thou grieve Why should'st thou be So mov'd in me O still in God believe Still shall I give him praise For his sweet favours aid verse 6 But ô my God I 'm undertrod My soul in me 's dismaid VVherefore in these sad dayes Remember thee I will From Hermon and Swift Jordans land And Missars little hill 2. Part. Argument David in deep affliction incourageth his soul in God verse 7 THy water-spouts and deeps Each other do invite Thy waves and all Thy billows fall And overwhelm me quite verse 8 He loving kindness keeps Remembred still by day His song shall be By night with me To God my life I 'l pray verse 9 I 'l say to God My rock Why hast forgot me so And why go I So heavily Oppressed by my fo verse 10 My foes reproachfull mock Doth pierce my heart like swords While where is thy Good God they cry And daily use such words verse 11 O why dost thou permit These sorrows to depress O why my soul Dost thou condole With such unquietness Hope thou in God even yet His praise shall I record Who doth advance My countenance And is my gracious Lord. PSAL. XLIII To Oxford tune David longeth after the Ordinances and incourageth his soul in God IUdge me ô Lord and plead my cause Against th'ungodly train From subtill tyrants greedy jaws My righteous soul sustain verse 2 For of my strength thou art the God Why do I mourning go Cast off by thee and undertrod By my imperious fo verse 3 O send out light and truth divine To lead and bring me neare Unto that holy hill of thine And tabernacles there verse 4 Then to thine Altar I will press Of God my wondrous joy O God my God thy Name to bless My harp I will employ verse 5 Why art thou then disquieted Within me ô my soul VVhy art thou thus discouraged Let faith thy fears controul And hope in God thy help to be Whom I shall still applaud My countenances health is he And my most gracious God PSAL. XLIV Old England tune He sets out Gods ancient mercies to the Church renouncing all confidence in themselves O God our fathers have us told We heard it with our ears VVhat works thou did'st in times of old In those rare days of theirs verse 2 How heathen people by thy hand Quite dispossessed were Afflicted and expel'd the land To plant our fathers there verse 3 With their own sword they never got Possession of the land Their own puissance sav'd them not But thy right arm and hand This from thy lightsome countenance Much favouring them did spring verse 4 To Jacob grant deliverance O God that art my King verse 5 VVe will push down our enemies Through thy great Name O God And all that up against us rise Shall thus be undertrod verse 6 For sure my trust shall not be plac't In swords defence nor bows verse 7 But thou our haters hast disgrac't And sav'd us from our foes 2. Part. Argument Former mercies aggravate present miseries verse 8 IN God we all day long will boast And daily praise thy Name verse 9 But now thou goest not with our hoast But casts us off with shame verse 10 Thou mak'st us from the slaughtering foe Faint-hearted to retire And they that hate us spoil us so Even as themselves desire verse 11 Thou gavest us into their hands As sheep ordain'd for food And scattered us in all the lands Among a heath'nish brood verse 12 Thy people thou dost sell for nought And lo thou did'st not adde Nor yet increase thy substance ought By price for Israel had verse 13 Our neighbours with reproachfull mocks And scornfull tauntings flout We are become as laughing-stocks To dwellers
round about verse 14 Thou makest us a by-word here Among the heathen spread Among the people every-where A shaking of the head verse 15 Lo my confusion through disgrace Before me still I see The shame of my abashed face Hath also covered mee verse 16 For his voice sake that doth reherse Such blasphemies and taunts By reason of th' avenger fierce And adversaries vaunts 3. Part. Argument The constancy and integritie of the Church in persecution verse 17 THis storm of trouble have we felt Yet have not thee forgot Nor in thy Covenant falsly dealt verse 18 Our hearts diverting not Nor from thy ways our steps have stray'd verse 19 Though thou hast broke us sore In Dragons dens and deaths dark shade Where we are covered ore verse 20 If our Gods Name we have forgot To strange gods rear'd our hands verse 21 God shall discov'r it shall he not Our thoughts that understands verse 22 We all day long are kil'd and slain Even for thy dear Names sake As sheep for slaughter we are ta'n verse 23 Why sleep'st thou Lord awake Cast us not off for evermore verse 24 Arise why hid'st thy face Forgetting our afflictions sore And our distressed case verse 25 For down to dust our soul is trod On earth as worms we craul verse 26 For thy sweet mercies sake ô God Rise help redeem us all PSAL. XLV To Coventry tune The perfections and prerogatives of Christ Jesus set forth in a type of Solomon MY studious heart contemplating Good matter doth indite I of the King Compos'd a thing Which here I will recite My tongue is as a Writers pen To frequent writing us'd verse 2 O fairer then The sons of men Thy lips have grace infus'd God therefore hath thee ever blest verse 3 Thy sword gird on thy thigh And be thou drest O mightiest With state and majesty verse 4 Ride on in this thy majesty VVith prosperous success Because of thy Humilitie Thy truth and righteousness And thy right hand shall teach thee things Even rare and dreadfull arts verse 5 Thy shasts keen stings Shall wound the Kings Proud adversaries hearts VVhereby thy foes are undertrod verse 6 For ever lasts thy throne Thy ruling rod Even thine ô God It is a righteous one verse 7 Thy soul loves truth and lewdnes hates And God thy God therefore Thee consecrates Above thy mates VVith oil of gladnes store verse 8 Out of the Iv'ry palaces With fragrant garments clad Myrrhe Alôes And Cassia please Whereby they make thee glad verse 9 Among the noble female band Kings daughters were inroll'd At thy right hand The Queen did stand In purest Ophir gold 2. Part. Argument The happy calling and manifold priviledges of the Church in type of Solomons Queen verse 10 HEarken ô daughter bow thine ear Consider and incline Forget what were Thy people there And fathers house of thine verse 11 Then shall the Kings affections stream Desire thy beautie trim For he must reign Thy Lord supream And thou must worship him verse 12 With gifts among them shall resort Thy daughter there ô Tyre The richer sort There craying for 't Thy favour shall desire verse 13 The daughter of this royall line VVithin for to behold Doth with divine Resplendence shine Her clothing all wrought gold verse 14 Be brought unto the King shall shee In needle-work aray'd And unto thee Her train shall be And virgin-mates convay'd verse 15 With nuptiall joys and festivall They shall these Ladies bring Where met they shall Have entrance all To th' Palace of the King verse 16 Thy fathers for succession sake Shall leave a fruitfull birth VVhom thou mai'st take And Princes make In all the Christian earth verse 17 To ages all I 'l keep in store Remembrance of thy Name Thy praise therefore For evermore Shall all the earth proclame PSAL. XLVI To Dutch tune The siege of Jerusalem is raised the Church triumpheth in God GOD is our strength and present aid Our refuge in our need verse 2 Therefore we will not be afraid Nor tottering earth-quakes heed verse 3 Tho midst of Seas huge hils be hurld Tho troubled waters rore And swellings of the billows curld Make mountains tremble sore verse 4 A river there with crystall stream Shall glad that Citie of his The sacred tents of God supream verse 5 The Lord amidst her is Right early God shall help her there She shall not once be mov'd verse 6 The heathen Kingdoms moved were And most outragious prov'd He uttering then that voice of his Made th' earth to melt away verse 7 The Lord of hoasts with Israel is And Jacobs God our stay verse 8 Come see Gods works whose powerfull hand The earth hath des'late made verse 9 He ceaseth wars in every Land He breaks the desp'rate blade He fires the Chariot breaks the bow verse 10 Be still and know saith he That I am God on earth below And there extoll'd will be Among the heathens magnifi'd Shall be my glorious power verse 11 The Lord of hoasts is on our side And Jacobs God our Tower PSAL. XLVII To Martyrs tune The happy calling of the Jews and Gentiles the triumphant carrying up of the Ark. 1 King 8. 4. CLap hands ye people generally With voice of triumph glad verse 2 Shout to the Lord that is most high And greatly to be drad Ore all the earth a mightie King verse 3 He shall subdue the lands And people in subjection bring To Israels commands verse 4 Our heritage shall God select The portion fair set out Of Jacob whom he did affect verse 5 The Lord 's gone up with shout The Lord 's gone up with trumpets sound To God due praises sing verse 6 Sing praises ô sing praises round Sing praises to our King verse 7 Of all the earth God's King alone Sing praise with knowledge then verse 8 God sits upon his holy throne Reigns ore the heathen men verse 9 The peoples Princes hither throng People of Abrahams God The shields of th' earth to God belong Exalted all abroad PSAL. XLVIII To old England tune To siege of Jerusalem is raised He praiseth the beautifull structure thereof GReat is the LORD his praise no less For so must we record In mountain of his holiness And Citie of our Lord. verse 2 Mount Sion is a beauteous thing And on her Northern side The Citie of the mightie King The whole earths joy and pride verse 3 The LORD within her palace there Is known a refuge nigh verse 4 For lo the Kings assembled were Together they past-by verse 5 They saw it and they marvailed And troubled sore they were verse 6 They hasted thence for fear and dread Which seis'd upon them there As child bed-pains take woman-kinde So sorely pain'd were they verse 7 Thou breakest with an Eastern winde The Tarsean
Yet not for my transgression LORD Nor any sin of mine verse 4 They have begun Prepar'd to run In haste without my fault Awake and see And succour mee Against their fierce assault verse 5 Thou therefore Israels righteous God The soveraign LORD of hoasts Awake and visit with thy rod Even all the heathen coasts Transgressors lewd Do thou exclude From pardon and from pitie verse 6 Return'd in dark Like dogs they bark And go about the Citie verse 7 Lo in their lips are sharpned swords Their mouths belch out their pride For who say they shall hear our words verse 8 But thou shalt them deride The heathen born Thou LORD shalt scorn verse 9 On thee will I attend Because of thine Own strength divine For God shall me defend 2. Part. Argument Prayers and praises returned for deliverance from persecution verse 10 MY gracious God shall me prevent With his compassions free Upon my foes my hearts content The LORD shall let me see verse 11 Suppress them quite And by thy might Disperse but slay them not O LORD our shield Some sign to yield That may not be forgot verse 12 For sinfull words which mouths profane And cursing lips let slide And for their lies let them be ta'n Yea even in their pride verse 13 In angry fume My foes consume That none of them remain That every land May understand Great Jacobs God to reign verse 14 Let them return at evening tide As howling dogs are wont And round about on every side In every corner hunt verse 15 Where wandring wide Unsatisfi'd For meat let them repine verse 16 But lo my tongue Shall sing a song To praise thy pow'r divine Yea in the morning I 'l begin Of thine affection deer To sing aloud for thou hast bin My sole Protector here Thou wast my stay In dangerous day verse 17 To thee my strength I 'l sing God's my defence And rock from when My mercy hath her spring PSAL. LX. To Old England tune David remembers the sad desertions of the Church prays for better success and for the advancement and enlargement of his Kingdome O God thou did'st thy people leave And then were we disperst Displeasure great thou did'st conceive Thy wrath let be reverst verse 2 The earth by thy fierce handling quakes Yea thou the same hast broke O heal her breaches for it shakes By such thy dreadfull stroke verse 3 Things which most bitter we did think Thou on thy folke did'st bring And mad'st thy wofull people drink A wine astonishing verse 4 Thou on thy people fearing thee A banner hast bestow'd Because of truth and veritie To be display'd abroad verse 5 Now Lord that thy beloved King Delivered may be Let thy right hand assistance bring And kindly answer me verse 6 In holiness Jehovah spake I therefore make no doubt But Shechem to divide and take And Succoth-vale mete out verse 7 Manasseh Gilead must subscribe To me in dutious aw My heads chief strength is Ephraims tribe And Judah gives my law verse 8 On Edom I will set my foot My wash-pot Mo'b shall be Philistia shall triumph and shout And that because of me verse 9 Who will to Edom me direct Unto the Citie strong verse 10 Not thou that did'st our hoasts reject Nor with us went'st along verse 11 The help of man is vanitie O help us in distress verse 12 Through God we shall do valiantly He shall our foes suppress PSAL. LXI Old England tune David forced from Jerusalem prays for restauration with confidence and thankfulnes LOrd hear my cry my pray'r attend verse 2 From earths remotest part Mine earnest cries to thee I send When over-whelm'd in heart Conduct me to the rock of pow'r That higher is then I verse 3 For thou hast been my fort and tow'r Against the enemie verse 4 Within thy sacred coverings I will for ever house And trust in covert of thy wings verse 5 For thou hast heard my vowes Thou gav'st the King the heritage Of them that fear thy Name verse 6 His life and yeers to many an age Thou wilt prolong the same verse 7 Before the Lord he shall abide For ever to endure Thy truth and mercy ô provide Which may preserve him sure verse 8 So will I sing from day to day The praises of thy Name That having vow'd I daily may To thee perform the same PSAL. LXII Dutch tune The confidence of Saints vilenes of persecutors vanitie of men and worldly means and impartiall judgement of God verse 1 MY soul indeed on God is stay'd verse 2 He is my Saviour prov'd My onely rock defence and ayd I shall not much be mov'd verse 3 How long will ye have lewd pretence Ye shall be slaughtered all Ye shall be like a tott'ring fence And like a bowing wall verse 4 'T is all your aim and all your art His exc'lence to despise Ye bless with mouth ye curse in heart And take delight in lies verse 5 My soul wait thou on God alone My expectation 's thence verse 6 He onely is my rock of stone Salvation and defence I shall not therefore much be mov'd verse 7 My God's my health and praise My rock of strength and refuge prov'd On whom my spirit stayes verse 8 At all times trust in him alone Ye Saints with one accord Powre out your heart before his throne Our refuge is the Lord. verse 9 All sorts of men are vanitie They whose condition 's base And they no better then a lie That are of higher place In balance lai'd are found more light Then vanitie it self verse 10 O trust not in oppressing might Become not vain in stealth Though wealth increase not got amiss Set not your heart on gains verse 11 God spake it once twice heard I this That pow'r to God pertains verse 12 And unto thee ô LORD alone Compassion doth belong Thou renderest to every one Reward of right or wrong PSAL. LXIII To new verse tune David longs for the publick Ordinances feeds his soul with meditations thereupon The joy of the godly and utter destruction of Christs and our enemies O God thou God to mee I 'l early seek for thee My soul my flesh With longings fresh Desireth there to bee In thirstie land and dry Where is no water nigh verse 2 To see thy might And glory bright As in the Sanctu'ry verse 3 Thy kindnes and thy love Are life it self above My lips shall frame To praise thy name And that doth make them move verse 4 Thus will I bless and praise Thy Name even all my dayes And unto thine Own Name divine My hands devoutly raise verse 5 With fat and marrow fed My soul shall sure be sped My mouth and lips Sweet fellowships Thy praise shall speak and spread verse 6 When I sweet thoughts recite Upon my bed at night And meditate Upon thee late Before the dawning light verse 7 Since
ruines here begin Come succour Lord betime Which in the sanctuarie's done By th' enemies wilfull crime verse 4 Thine adversaries roar and rave Here where thy people joyns And in their congregations have Set Ensigns up for signs verse 5 By lifting axes on thick trees Men once obtain'd renown verse 6 VVith ax and hammer now do these The carved work break down verse 7 Thy Sanctuary they have burn'd The place where dwelt thy name These furious foes have overturn'd And so defil'd the same verse 8 Let us destroy them out of hand Thus did their hearts conspire Gods Synagogues throughout the land They have burnt up with fire verse 9 No Prophet speaks no sign 's descri'd None of us knows how long verse 10 How long ô Lord shall we abide The foes reproachfull wrong Shall th' enemy still blaspheme thy name verse 11 VVhy draw'st thy right hand back Out of thy bosome pluck the same And be no longer slack verse 12 For God is sure my King of old And by his pow'rfull hand He wrought salvation uncontroll'd In sight of all the land 2. Part. Argument Gods ancient deliverances omnipotent works and faithfull covenant incourageth their prayers verse 13 THou didst divide the seas by might The Dragons heads in these verse 14 Leviathans heads thou brokest quite Thou brok'st them in the seas The same thy people did receive I' th' wilderness for meat verse 15 The flood fountain thou didst cleave And dri'dst up rivers great verse 16 The day is thine likewise the night Peculiarly is thine O Lord thou hast prepar'd the light And caus'd the Sun to shine verse 17 The borders of the land and seas Thou hast ordain'd the same Summer and VVinter both of these By thine appointment came verse 18 The enemies do thee scandalize O keep it in record The foolish men speak blasphemies Against thy name O Lord. verse 19 Thy Turtles soul deliver not To many a wicked doer For ever let not be forgot Th'assemblies of the poor verse 20 O have ô have respect unto Thine ancient cov'nant still For cruel habitations do The earths dark places fill verse 21 O let not them that are opprest Return with cause of shame O let the poor and men distrest Have cause to praise thy Name verse 22 Rise Lord and plead thine own just cause Think on the fools reproach Thy name into contempt it drawes VVith slanders which they broach verse 23 Forget not thou the furious cries Of thy tumultuous foes Their tumult that against thee rise continually growes PSAL. LXXV Davids tune David newly come to the Crown promiseth justice inveighs against the base corruption of Sauls officers minding them of Gods supreme power and terrible vengeance O God we render praise to thee To thee we give the same For by thy wondrous works we see The neerness of thy name verse 2 VVhen I the congregations call An upright Judge I 'l be verse 3 The earth 's dissolv'd the men and all Her pillars hold by me verse 4 But I admonish'd them the while Yee wicked fools said â— Be not so vain be not so vile Nor lift your horn so high verse 5 Presumptuous horns do not advance Nor speak with haughty mouth verse 6 Promotion doth not come by chance From East or VVest or South verse 7 But God is Judge some sets he up Some others down doth pull verse 8 For in Gods hand there is a cup Of crimson wine mixt full He powres it out and he will make The wicked of the land VVring out the very dregs and take And drink them at his hand verse 9 To Jacobs God I will each day Declare fresh songs of praise verse 10 The wickeds horns I 'l cut away But righteous mens I 'l raise PSAL. LXXVI Choyce tune A memoriall of Senacheriâ—s mâ—raculous defeat IN Judah God is know'n to his His name is great in Israel verse 2 His Sanctu'ry at SALEM is He doth in Sion-mountain dwell verse 3 The bows and arrows brake he there The battell shield sword spear verse 4 Thou art more glorious every way And excellent then mounts of prey verse 5 The stout of heart are over-thrown And they have slept their sleeps last night And of the mighty men not one Hath found his hands wherewith to fight verse 6 O God of Jacob thy reproof Spoild ratling wheel thundring hoof Charet and horse at thy fierce blast Into a sleep of death are cast verse 7 Thou thou alone art worthy fear For who may stand before thine eies Who dares approach who dares appear When once thy burning wrath doth rise verse 8 From heaven thou mak'st judgement heard The sileÌ„t earth was sore afeard verse 9 When God arose to judgement then To save on earth all humble men verse 10 Mans wrath shall surely praise thy name Henceforth held in by thy restraints verse 11 O make your vows and pay the same Unto the Lord your God ye Saints Let all about him presents bring To him that daunts the proudest King verse 12 To him I say whose fear compells And Princes spirits curbs and quells PSAL. LXXVII To sweet tune Asaph strives against desperation I With my voice to God did cry Even with my voice exprest aloud I cry'd to God most fervently And unto me his ear he bow'd verse 2 VVhat time I was with mis'ry stung I sought the Lord in that my grief My ceasless sore ran all night long My soul refused all relief verse 3 I to my grief call'd God to mind And my complaint while I doe make My spirit over-whelm'd I find verse 4 For thou dost hold mine eies awake I cannot speak I 'm troubled so I seriously considered verse 5 The dayes and yeers past long ago That were of old determined verse 6 I call'd to mind my song by night I commune with my private heart My spirit was most exquifite Yea even in this examining art verse 7 Will God cast off eternally And is his favour clean remov'd verse 8 Is mercy quite and clean set by His promise past but never prov'd verse 9 Hath God forgotten to be kind And wholly left compassions path His tender mercies all confin'd And hath he shut them up in wrath verse 10 But this said I full well appears To be mine own infirmitie But I will call to mind the yeers Of his right hand that is most high 2. Part. Argument He overcomes temptations to desperation by consideration of Gods ancient and miraculous mercies to his Church verse 11 I Will remember in my thought The mighty works of God the Lord The wonders which of old he wrought Surely said I I will record verse 12 Of all thy doings I will talk And meditate of all thy pow'rs verse 13 The Sanctuary is thy walk Who is so great a God as ours verse 14 Thy strength is to thy people shown A wonder-working God
my pray'r O Jacobs God give ear verse 9 O look on thine anointeds face O Lord our shield behold verse 10 For in thy Courts a days short space Excells a thousand-fold In thy fair Temple I profess I 'd rather keep a dore Then in the tents of wickedness Have dwelling evermore verse 11 For God the Lord to Israel is A constant Sun and Shield He will vouchsafe his grace to his And glory freely yield From them that walk in upright way No good thing hold will he verse 12 Lord God of hoasts how blest are they That put their trust in thee PSAL. LXXXV Martyrs tune He praiseth God for deliverance from the Babylonian captivitie praying God to make it compleat LOrd thou hast dealt most favourably With thy beloved land And Jacobs hard captivitie Brought back with pow'rfull hand verse 2 Thou to thy people Lord didst please To seal a pardon free Their grievous sins and trespasses Are covered all by thee verse 3 Thy vehement wrath thou hast allayd Fierce anger turn'd to peace verse 4 Turn us ô God our saving ayd Thine anger tow'rds us cease verse 5 Wilt thou be angry evermore And not thy wrath recall Wilt thou draw out thy wrath so sore To generations all verse 6 Lord shall not we by pow'r divine Again revived bee That so the people that are thine May much rejoice in thee verse 7 Lord grant us thy salvations aid Thy mercy let appear verse 8 Of God the Lord what shall be said That will I gladly hear He to his Saints and people deer Will utter words of peace But let them take a warning here And former follies cease 2. Part. Argument He prophecies honour and happiness to the Church in token of the good things of the Gospel verse 9 SAlvation sure is neer at hand To them that do him fear That glory may invest the Land And be a dweller here verse 10 Now truth and mercy both do meet And both in one consist Now righteousness and peace do greet And mutually have kist verse 11 Justice from heaven shall look down While truth from earth shall spring verse 12 Yea and the Lord shall Israel crown With gifts of each good thing Our land shall yeeld her fruits no doubt verse 13 The righteousness of God Shall go before and point us out The way that he hath trod PSAL. LXXXVI London long tune The transcendent goodness and greatness of God incouraging prayers LOrd bow thy ear and hear my plaint A needy wretch and poor verse 2 Since thou hast made me for a Saint My troubled soul secure O thou my God thy servant save verse 3 Be mercifull to mee Who trust in thee and daily crave And call and cry to thee verse 4 Rejoyce O Lord thy servants heart I lift my soul to thee verse 5 For good and gracious Lord thou art And to forgiveness free To all that call upon thy Name Most rich in mercies fruits verse 6 O Lord attend the prayers I frame Mark well my voyce and suits verse 7 I 'l call for thou wilt answer me In my most troublesome time verse 8 Among the gods is none like thee Nor any works like thine verse 9 All nations which thy hands did frame Thee Lord shall come before And there to glorifie thy name Submissively adore verse 10 For thou art God yea God alone Thy pow'r great wonders doth verse 11 O Lord to me thy way make known I 'l walk in all thy truth 2. Part. Argument As before UNite my heart to fear thy name verse 12 Then Lord my God will I Applaud and magnifie the same To all eternity verse 13 For tow'rds my soul in every deed Thy mercy doth excell Which thy peculiar pow'r hath freed Even from the lowest hell verse 14 The proud are risen for my fall My souls destruction sought By violent men assembling all On thee they have not thought verse 15 But Lord thou art a God most kind Suffâ—ing no little space Compassions store in thee we find And plenteous truth and grace verse 16 O turn to me that I may live Thy grace to me extend Thy strength unto thy servant give Thy handmaids sonne defend verse 17 Some good apparent sign afford That hatefull foes may see And be asham'd because thou Lord Didst help and comfort mee PSAL. LXXXVII Coventry tune The happy priviledges of the Church typed by Sion SIons foundations edifice In holy mountains lies verse 2 Whose gates Gods love Doth far above All Jacobs dwelling prize verse 3 O city of God thy structures frame Obtains a glorious name verse 4 Rahab for one And Babylon I to my friends will name Philistia Ethiop Tyre lo there verse 5 This man was made an heir And Sion they Shall point and say Did this and that man bear The high'st himself shall stablish her verse 6 And this mans birth refer To Sion mount So make his count When hee shall register verse 7 As well the voyce of him that sings As him that tunes the strings Of musick sweet Therein shall meet In thee are all my springs PSAL. LXXXVIII To sinners tune Heman in the deep dungeon of affliction destitute of all outward comforts maketh lamentable complaint I Cry'd before thee day and night Lord God my saving aid verse 2 O let my cries come in thy sight And all the pray'rs I pray'd Incline thin ear unto my cry verse 3 My soul is fill'd with woes My life unto the grave drawes nigh Because opprest with those verse 4 Numbred with them that pass down-right The path to pit they tread I 'm like a man that hath no might verse 5 And free among the dead Even like slain men's my present state Which in the grave do rot Which from thy hand are separate And utterly forgot verse 6 Thou hast me laid in lowest caves Beneath deep darkness barr'd verse 7 Afflicting me with all thy waves Thy wrath doth press me hard verse 8 My ' quaintance far remov'd thou hast And made them me abhor As one whom now shut up so fast There 's no redemption for 2. Part. Argument Hee humbly sues for redress of his grievous afflictions while there was yet hope MIne eye laments a burd'nous load Of sorrows multipli'd Lord I have stretch'd my hands abroad To thee I daily cry'd verse 10 Intend'st thou Lord said I to shew Thy wonders to the dead Shall dead men rise again that so Thy praises may be spread verse 11 Shall we thy loving kindness Lord Within the grave express Shall in destruction men record Thy truth and faithfulness verse 12 Shall we in darkness understand Thy wonders manifold And in oblivions cloudy land Thy righteousness behold verse 13 I' th' morning I to thee will pray Yea Lord I cry'd to thee verse 14 Why dost thou cast my soul away Why hide thy face from mee verse 15 I am afflicted like to die Suffring