him adore Psalm 105. O Give ye thanks unto the Lord and call upon his name Among his people shew his works and spread abroad his fame verse 2 O sing ye unto him sing psalms unto him joyfully Talk ye of all the wondrous works wrought by his hand most high verse 3 Glory ye in his holy name rejoice vvith one accord Let all the hearts of them rejoice that truly seek the Lord. verse 4 Seek ye the Lord seek ye the Ark of his strength and his face Seek always that yea seek I say his favour and his grace verse 5 The wondrous works that he hath done keep still in mindful heart Let not the judgements of his mouth out of your mind depart verse 6 Ye that of faithful Abraham his Covenant are the seed Ye his elect the children that of Jacob do proceed verse 7 Because he and he only is to us our Lord and God His judgements manifested are in all the earth abroad verse 8 His Covenant he did ever mind the word which by him was To thousand generations commanded was to pass verse 9 Which Covenant he established with faithful Abraham And unto Isaak by his oath he did renue the same verse 10 And unto Jacob for a Law he made it firm and sure A Covenant to Israel which ever should endure The Second Part. verse 11 To them he said I unto thee the Land of Canaan give The lot of your inheritance where you and yours may live verse 12 Although their number at that time did very small appeare And in the Land vvherein they liv'd they then but strangers were verse 13 When they vvent on from land to land without a sure abode And wandred from one kingdome to another all abroad verse 14 Yet all this while he suffered not them any wrong to take But great and mighty Kings he oft rebuked for their sake verse 15 Saying unto them Touch not those that mine anointed be And to the Prophets do no harm that doe belong to me verse 16 When for a famine he did call upon the Land that day When he did wholly break of bread the onely staff and stay verse 17 He sent before them Joseph who was for a servant sold verse 18 Whose feet they hurt vvith fetters he was laid in irons cold verse 19 Until the Word went out at last to give him liberty The Word that from the Lord went out did him in prison try verse 20 Then sent the King and from his bonds to loose him did agree The Ruler of the people gave command to set him free verse 21 And he of his own house did him the sole Commander make And of all his possessions made him the charge to take verse 22 That he might order by his word the Princes of the Land And teach all his great Senators wisdome to understand verse 23 And while those years of famine were to Egypt Israel came And Jacob as a sojourner liv'd in the Land of Ham. The third part verse 24 For all that did he mightily increase his people there That stronger then their enemies they by his blessings were verse 26 Then did he turn their heart to hate his people vehemently And ev'n vvith those his servants dear to deal in subtilty verse 26 He then his servant Moses sent unto King Pharaoh And vvith them Aaron whom he chose to let his people goe verse 27 They shewed his commanded signs amongst them powerfully And with their wonders they the land of Him did terrifie verse 28 Thick darknesse upon them he sent which dark did make the day And his command and pow'rful Word his creatures did obey verse 29 He turn'd their waters into bloud and all their fish did slay verse 30 Their land brought frogs abundantly ev'n where King Pharaoh lay verse 31 He spake and at his voice there came great swarms of noisome flies And all the quarters of their land vvere fill'd with crawling lice verse 32 In stead of milde and gentle rain upon them hail he sent And with the hail affrighting flames of fire consuming went verse 33 He smote the Vines and Fig-trees all which in the land did grow Yea all the Trees within their Coasts did break and overthrow verse 34 He gave command and at his Word the Locust swarmed there And vvasting Caterpillars came which without number were The Fourth Part. verse 35 And they did eat up all the herb in their kind speedily And all the fruits upon the ground devoured utterly verse 36 The first-begotten in their land by death he took away Even the beginning of their strength suddenly in that day verse 37 With store of gold and silver he made them from thence to passe And amongst all their Tribes throughout no feeble person was verse 38 All Egypt was exceeding glad when they did thence depart For then a dreadful fear of them did fall upon their heart verse 39 By day he for a covering spread a cloud and in the night To guide them rightly in their way by fire he gave them light verse 40 They asked and he brought the quails to them abundantly And with the bread of heav'n he did their hunger satisfie verse 41 He opened them the stony rock and waters gushed out Within the dry and parched ground like rivers round about verse 42 Thus dealt he for his promise sake which he remembred still And Abraham who him did serve according to his vvill verse 43 His people thus with joy and mirth he forth from bondage brought His chosen he made glad with all the works which he had wrought verse 44 To them the land possessed by the Heathen then he gave That of the peoples labours they th' inheritance might have verse 45 That they his statutes might observe and guided by his Word Might walk in all his holy laws blesse ye the living Lord. Psalm 106. PRaise ye the Lord O give you thanks to God for good is he And everlasting to his own his grace and mercy be verse 2 Who can shew forth the mighty acts and wonders of our God Who can sufficiently declare his praises all abroad verse 3 Blessed are they that faithfully judgement keep and observe That at all times do righteousnesse and do not from it swerve verse 4 With favour such as to thine own thou shew'st remember me O Lord and thy salvation I pray thee let me see verse 5 That I thy chosens good may see and in their joy rejoice And boasting with thine heritage in joy lift up my voice verse 6 With our rebellious fathers we have sinned every one And trespass'd by iniquity and wickedly have done verse 7 The wonders great which thou O Lord hadst done in Egypt land Our fathers though they knew them not yet did not understand Nor did thy many mercies they remember thankfully But at the sea at the red sea provok'd him grievously verse 8 Neverthelesse he saved them for honour of his name That he might make his people know and spread abroad
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
his fame Then the red sea did he rebuke and dried up it was Through deep as through the vvildernesse he made his people passe The Second Part. verse 10 And from his hand that hated them he did his people save And from the power of their foes to them redemption gave verse 11 Waters cover'd their enemies not one was left alive verse 12 Then they believ'd his Word and praise to him in songs did give verse 13 They soon forgat his works nor on his counsel did rely verse 14 But in the vvildernesse for flesh lusted exceedingly verse 15 And in the desart tempted God who gave them their desire But leannesse sent on them though they had what they did require verse 16 They also Moses in the Camp envied spitefully And against Aaron murmured the saint of God most high verse 17 Therefore the earth open'd her mouth and Dathan swallowed And all the Congregation of Abiram covered verse 18 In their assembly kindled was an hot consuming fire And the devouring flames burnt up the vvicked in Gods ire verse 19 In Horeb where God spake with them they there a calf did frame A molten image they did make and worshipped the same verse 20 And thus their glory ev'n their God most vainly changed they Into the likenesse of an oxe that eateth grasse or hay verse 21 And they their God and Saviour unkindly did forget Who had for them in Egypt done things marvellous and great The Third Part. verse 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham and fearful things to see verse 23 At the red sea wherefore he said that them destroy would hee Had not his chosen Moses stood before him in the breach That from destroying them at once his wrath he might impeach verse 24 Yea they despis'd that pleasant land vvhich he had sworn to give And his sure promise and his word these vvould they not believe verse 25 But they did murmure in their Tents and there rebelled they And to the vâ—icâ— of God their Lord refused to obey verse 26 Therefore he by himself did swear in lifting up his hand Them in the desart to destroy e're they should see the land verse 27 And that in future ages all their seed should be destroi'd And by his hand be scattered in strange lands far and wide verse 28 To Baal-Peor they themselves did join and cleaved fast And there they of the sacrifice of idols dead did taste verse 29 Thus vvith their own inventions they did so far provoke The Lord to anger that forthwith the plague upon them broke verse 30 Then stood up Phinehas in his zeal and those sinners did slay And did just judgement execute and then the plague did stay 31 And this to him for righteousnesse accompted was by grace To be rewarded unto him and his from race to race The Fourth part 32 At the waters of Meribah they did him angry make So that with holy Moses too it vvent ill for their sake verse 33 Because vvith grudging they provok'd his spirit so grievously That he in passion with his lips spake unadvisedly verse 34 Nor as the Lord commanded them did they the Nations slay verse 35 But with the Heathen mixt themselves and of them learn'd their way verse 36 Thus they did serve their idols which to them a snare became verse 37 Their sons and daughters offered to idols to their shame verse 38 And bloud of innocents they did ev'n of their children shed Whom unto filthy idols they of Canaan offered verse 39 Thus vvas the land defil'd vvith bloud and they with their own vvay And with their own inventions a whoring went astray verse 40 Therefore against his people was the Lords wrath kindled sore And ev'n his own inheritance he therefore did abhor verse 41 Into the hands of Heathen men he gave them for a prey Their enemies that hated them over them bare the sway The Fifth Part. verse 42 Their enemies did them oppresse by vigorous commands And into base subjection they vvere brought under their hands verse 43 Full often from distresse had he delivered them before But vvith their own inventions they still provok't him more And for their sins they vvere brought low and weakned grievously verse 44 Yet when he saw them in distresse he hearkned to their cry And he for them to mind did call his Covenant speedily verse 45 And after his rich mercies he repented tenderly verse 46 And favour he caus'd them to finde ev'n in the sight of those That led them captives from their land and vvere their cruel foes verse 47 Save us now and deliver us O Lord our gracious God And gather us that scatter'd are in Heathen lands abroad That we unto thy holy name may render thanks alwaies And being saved joyfully may triumph in thy praise verse 48 Blest the Lord God of Israel be to eternity Let all the people say Amen praise ye the Lord on high Psalm 107. O Give ye thanks unto the Lord our God for good is he And his mercies exceeding great to everlasting be verse 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord thus of his mercy say Whom he hath from his enemies hand redeem'd and brought away verse 3 Out of the lands wherein they were dispersed and distrest He gathered them from North and South from East and from the West verse 4 They wandred in the wildernesse in a forsaken way And where they could no City finde therein to dwell and stay verse 5 They hungred and thirsted in them their soul did pine away verse 6 Then they in trouble cri'd to God and he freed them that day verse 7 From their distresses and he led them forth by the right way To Cities that were dwelt in where they might in safety stay verse 8 O give due praises to the Lord for his great goodnesse then And for his strange and wondrous works amongst the sons of men verse 9 For he the longing soul in want doth fully satisfie With goodnesse souls that hungry be he filleth plenteously The Second Part. verse 10 Such as do in sad darknesse sit and in deaths dismal shade Whom sore afflictions bind as we do men with irons lade verse 11 Because against the voice of God they walkt rebelliously And all the counsel did contemn of him that is most high verse 12 Their stout hearts therefore he brought low with great troubles and grief And when they fell down there was none to help or give relief verse 13 Then did they in their trouble cry unto the Lord for aid And he freed them from their distresse according as they prai'd verse 14 Then did he out of darknesse bring and from deaths shadow take And of their great afflictions their bonds in sunder brake verse 15 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 16 For he the mighty gates of brasse hath broken by his might And the strong bars of iron he
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