Upon his solemn State That in his Temple night by night With humble Rev'rence wait 2 3. Within his House lift up your hands And bless his Holy Name From Sion bless thy Isr'el Lord Who Earth and Heav'n didst frame PSALM CXXXV 1. O Praise the Lord with one Consent And magnify his Name Let all the Servants of the Lord His worthy praise proclaim 2. All ye that in the House of God Attend with constant Care With those that to his outmost Courts With humble Zeal repair 3. For this our truest Int'rest is Glad Hymns of Praise to sing And with loud Songs to bless his Name 's A most delightful thing 4. For God his own peculiar choice The Sons of Iacob makes And Isr'el's Offspring for his own As precious Treasure takes 5. For oft have we that God is great By glad Experience found And seen how he with wond'rous Pow'r Above all Gods is crown'd 6. For he with unresisted Strength Performs what e'er he will In Heav'n and Earth and waâ—ry Stores That Earth's deep Caverns fill 7. He raises Vapours from the Ground Which pois'd in liquid Air Fall down at last in Show'rs through which His dreadful Lightnings glare He from his Store-house brings the Winds 8. And he with vengeful Hand The First-born slew of Man and Beast Through Egypt's mourning Land 9. He dreadful Signs and Wonders â—hew'd In Egypt's stubborn Coasts Not Pharaoh could his Plagues escape Nor all his num'rous Hosts 10 11. 'T was he that various Nations smote And mighty Kings oppress'd Sihon and Og and all besides That Canaan's Land possess'd 12 13. He for his People of their Lands A firm possession made For which his Fame shall always last His glory never fade 14. For God shall soon his People's Cause With tender Favour weigh Repent him of his Wrath and turn His kindled Rage away 15. Those Idols whose false Worship spreads O'er all the Heathen Lands Are made of Silver and of Gold The Work of humane Hands 16 17. They speak not with fictitious Tongues Nor see with polish'd Eyes Nor hear with fashion'd Ears no Breath Their empty Mouth supplies 18. As senseless as themselves are they That all their Skill apply To make them or in dang'rous Times On them for Aid rely 19. Their just Returns of Thanks to God Let grateful Isr'el pay Nor let the Priests of Aaron's Stock To bless the Lord delay 20. Their Sense of his unbounded Love Let Levi's House express And let all those that fear the Lord His Name for ever bless 21. Leâ— all with Thanks his wond'rous Works In Sion's Courts proclaim And in Ierus'lem where he dwells Exalt his Holy Name PSALM CXXXVI 1. TO God the mighty Lord Your joyful Thanks repeat To him due Praise afford As good as he is great For he will prove Our constant Friend No time shall end His boundless Love 2 3. To him whose wond'rous Pow'r All other Gods obey Whom earthly Kings adore This grateful Homage pay For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 4 5. By his Almighty Hand Amazing Works are wrought The Heav'ns by his Command Were to perfection brought For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 6. He spread the Ocean round About the spacious Land And made the rising Ground Above the Waters standâ— For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 7 8 9. His matchless Pow'r displays The great and lasting Lights The Sun to rule by Days The Moon and Stars by Nights For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 10 11 12. He struck the First-born dead Of Egypt's stubborn Land And thence his People led With his resistless Hand For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 13 14. By him the raging Sea As if in pieces rent Disclos'd a middle way Through which his People went For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 15. Where soon he overthrew Proud Pharaoh and his Host Who seeking to pursue Were in the Billows lost For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 16 17 18. Through Desarts vast and wild He led the chosen Seed And famous Princes foil'd And made great Monarchs bleed For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 19 20. Sihon whose potent Hand Great Ammon's Sceptre sway'd And Og whose stern Command Rich Bashan's Land obey'd For he will provâ— Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 21 22. And of his wond'rous Grace Their Lands whom he destroy'd He gave to Isr'el's Race To be by them enjoy'd For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 23 24. He in our depth of Woes On us with Favour thought And from our cruel Foes In Peace and Safety brought For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 25 26. By him the Food is giv'n On which all Creatures live To God who reigns in Heav'n Eternal Praises give For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love PSALM CXXXVII 1. WHen we our weary'd Limbs to rest Sat down by proud Euphrates Stream We wept with doleful Thoughts opprest And Sion was our mournful Theme 2. Our Harps that when with Joy we sung Were wont their tuneful Parts to bear With silent Strings neglected hung On barren Trees that wither'd there 3. Mean while our Foesâ— with Pride inspir'd The Authors of our slavish Wrongs Musick and Mirth of us requir'd Come sing us one of Sion's Songs 4. How shall we tune our Voice to sing Or touch our Harps with skilful Hands Shall Hymns of Joy to God our King Be sung by Slaves in foreign Lands 5. Ierusalem our happy Seat When I of thee forgetful prove Let then my trembling Hand forget The speaking Strings with Art to move 6. If I forget thee let my Tongue To my parcht Roof quite useless cleave Or if I count not thee among The chiefest Joys I can receive 7. Remember Lord how Edom's Race In thy own City's fatal Day Cry'd out It 's stately Walls deface And with the Ground quite level lay 8. Proud Babel's Daughter against whom God's stern Decrees severely run Blest shall he be that pays thee home The Ills which thou to us hast done 9. Thrice blest who by just Fury led Shall from the Breast thy Children take And with proud Rage their tender Head Against the rugged Pavement break PSALM CXXXVIII 1. WIth my whole Heart my God and King Thy Praises I 'll proclaim Before the Gods with Joy I 'll sing And bless thy holy Name 2. I 'll worship tow'rds thy sacred Seat Andâ— ravisht with thy Love The Praises of thy Truth repeat Which thou dost most approve 3. Thou graciously inclin'd'st thine Ear When I to thee did cry
and shouting loud The trembling Foe alarms 66. He smote their Host that home from Field A scatter'd Remnant came With Wounds imprinted on their Backs Of everlasting Shame 67. With Conquest crown'd He Ioseph's Tents And Ephraim's Tribe forsook 68. But Iudah chose and Sion's Mount For his lov'd Dwelling took 69. His Temple He erected there Whose Head confronts the Skies While deep and fix'd as that of Earth The strong Foundation lies 70. His faithful Servant David too He for his Choice did own And from the Sheep-folds him advanc'd To sit on Iudah's Throne 71. From tending on the teeming Ews He brought him forth to feed His own Inheritance the Tribes Of Israel's chosen Seed 72. Exalted thus the Monarch prov'd A faithful Shepherd still He fed them with an Upright Heart And guided them with Skill PSALM LXXIX 1. BEhold O God the Heathen have On thy Possession seiz'd Thy sacred House have they defil'd Thy holy City raz'd 2. The mangled Bodies of thy Saints Abroad unburied lay Their Flesh expos'd to salvage Beasts And rav'nous Birds of Prey 3. Quite through Ierus'lem was their Blood Like Common Water shed And none were left alive to pay Last Duties to the Dead 4. The neighb'ring Lands our small Remains With loud Reproaches wound We 're made a Laughing-stock and Scorn To all the Nations round 5. How long wilt Thou be angry Lord Must we for ever mourn Shall thy devouring jealous Rage Like Fire for ever burn 6. On Foreign Lands that know not Thee Thy heavy Vengeance show'r Those sinful Kingdoms let it crush That have not own'd thy Pow'r 7. For they their greedy Throats have gorg'â— With Iacob's chosen Race And to a barren Desart turn'd Their fruitful Dwelling-place 8. O think not on our former Sins But speedily prevenâ— Thy Suff'ring People's utter Loss Almost with Sorrow spent 9. O God our Saviour help and save And free our Souls from blame So shall our Pardon and Defence Exalt thy glorious Name 10. Let Infidels that scoffing say Where is the God they boast In Vengeance for thy slaughter'd Saints Perceive thee to their Cost 11. Lord hear the sighing Pris'ner's moan And as thy Pow'r is great Preserve the Wretches doom'd to die From that untimely Fate 12. On our oppressive Neighbours let Our Suff'rings be repaid Make their Confusion sev'n times more Than what on us they laid 13. So we thy People and thy Flock Shall ever praise thy Name And with glad Hearts our grateful Thanks From Age to Age proclaim PSALM LXXX 1. O Israel's Shepherd Iacob's Guide Whom like a Sheep thou leadst give ear Thou that dost on the Cherubs ride Again in solemn State appear 2. Behold how Benjamin expects With Ephraim and Manasseh join'd In our Deliv'rance the Effects Of thy resistless Strength to find 3. Do thou convert us Lord do thou The lustre of thy Face display And all the Ills we suffer now Like scatter'd Clouds shall pass away 4. O Thou whom heav'nly Hosts obey How long shall thy fierce Anger burn How long thy suff'ring People pray And yet their Pray'rs meet no Return 5. Thou when we 're hungry mak'st us drench Our scanty Food in Floods of Woe When dry our raging Thirst we quench With Streams of Tears that largely flow 6. For us the Heathen Nations round As for a certain Prey contest Our Foes with spiteful Joy abound And at our lost Condition jest 7. Do thou convert us Lord do thou The Lustre of thy Face display And all the Ills we suffer now Like scatter'd Clouds shall pass away PART II. 8. Thou brought'st a Vine from Egypt's land And casting out the Heathen Race Did'st plant it with thy own right-Right-hand And firmly fix it in their Place 9. Before it thou prepar'dst the Way And mad'st it take a lasting Root Which blest with thy indulgent Ray O'er all the Land did widely shoot 10 11. The Hills were cover'd with its Shade Her goodly Boughs did Cedars seem Her Branches to the Sea were spread And reach'd to proud Euphrates Stream 12. Why then hast Thou its Hedge o'rthrown Which thou hadst made so firm and strong Whilst all its Grapes defenceless grown Are pluck'd by those that pass along 13. See how the brist'ling Forest Boar With dreadful Fury lays it waste Hark how the salvage Monsters roar And to their helpless Prey make haste PART III. 14. To Thee O God of Hosts we pray Thy wonted Goodness Lord renew From Heav'n thy Throne this Vine survey And her sad State with Pity view 15. Behold the Vineyard made by Thee Which thy Right-hand did guard so long And keep that Branch from Danger free Which for thy self thou mad'st so strong 16. To wasting Flames 't is made a Prey And all its spreading Boughs cut down At thy Rebuke they soon decay And perish at thy mortal Frown 17. Crown thou the King with good Success By thy Right-hand secur'd from Wrong The Son of Man in Mercy bless Whom for thy self thou mad'st so strong 18. So will we still continue free From whatsoe'r deserves thy blame And if once more reviv'd by Thee Will always praise thy holy Name 19. Do thou convert us Lord do thou The Lustre of thy Face display And all the â—lls we suffer now Like scatter'd Clouds shall pass away PSALM LXXXI 1. TO God our never-failing Strength With loud Applauses sing And jointly make a chearful Noise To Iacob's awful King 2. Compose a Hymn of Praise and touch Your â—nstruments of Joy Let Psalteries and pleasant Harps Your grateful skill employ 3. Let Trumpets at the Great New-Mooâ— Their joyful Voices raise To celebrate th' appointed time The solemn Day of Praise 4. For this a Statute was of old Which Iacob's God decreed To be with pious Care observ'd By Isr'el's chosen Seed 5. This He for a Memorial fix'd When freed from Eâ—ypt's Land Strange Nations barb'rous Speech we heard But could not understand 6. Your burthen'd Shoulders I reliev'd Thus seems our God to say Your servile Hands by me were freed From lab'ring in the Clay 7. With Troubles quite opprest on me Your Ancestors did call With Pity â— their Suff'rings saw And set them free from all In Thunder from my secret Place My frequent Answers came And I their Faith and Duty try'd At that contentious Stream PART II. 8. While I my solemn Will declare My chosen People hear If thou O Isr'el to my Words Wilt bend thy list'ning Ear 9. Then shall no God besides my self Within thy Coasts be found Nor shalt thou worship any God Of all the Nations round 10. The Lord thy God am I who thee Brought forth from Egypt's Land 'T is â— that all thy just Desires Supply with lib'ral Hand 11. But they my chosen Race refus'd To hearken to my Voice Nor would rebellious Isr'el's Sons Make me their happy Choice 12. So I provok'd by their Neglect To all their Lusts gave way And in their own perverse Designs I suffer'd them to stray 13. O that my
makes our Face to shine And Corn that wasted Strength renews PART III. 16. The Trees of God without the Care Or Art of Man with Sap are fed The Mountain Cedar looks as fair As those in Royal Gardens bred 17. Safe in the lofty Cedars Arms The Wand'rers of the Air may rest The hospitable Pine from harms Protects the Stork her pious Guest 18. Wild Goats the craggy Rock ascend Its tow'ring Heights their Fortress make Whose Cells in Labyrinths extend Where feebler Creatures Refuge take 19. The Moon 's inconstant Aspect shows Th' appointed Seasons of the Year Th'instructed Sun his Duty knows His Hours to rise and disappear 20 21. Darkness he makes the Day to shroud When Forest-Beasts securely stray Young Lions roar their Wants aloud To Providence that sends 'em Prey 22. They range all Night on Slaughter bent Till summon'd by the rising Morn To sculk in Dens with one consent The conscious Ravagers return 23. Forth to the Tillage of his Soil The Husbandman securely goes Commencing with the Sun his Toil With him returns to his Repose 24. How various Lord thy Works are found For which thy Wisdom we adore The Earth is with thy Treasure crown'd Till Nature's Hand can grasp no more PART IV. 25. But still thy vast unfathom'd Main Of Wonders a new Scene supplies Whose Depths â—nhabitants contain Of every Form and every Size 26. Full-freighted Ships from ev'ry Port There cut their unmolested way Leviathan whom there to sport Thou mad'st has compass there to play 27. These various Troops of Sea and Land In sense of common Want agree All wait on thy dispensing Handâ— And have their daily Alms from Thee 28. They gather what thy Stores disperse Without their Trouble to provide Thou op'st thy Hand the Universe The craving World is all supply'd 29. Thou for a moment hid'st thy Face The numerous Ranks of Creatures mourn Thou tak'st their Breath all Nature's Race Forthwith to mother Earth return 30. Again thou send'st thy Spirit forth T' inspire the Mass with vital Seed Nature's restor'd and Parent Earth Smiles on her new-created Breed 31. Thus through successive Ages stands Firm fixt thy Providential Care Pleas'd with the Work of thy own Hands Thou dost the Wastes of Time repair 32. One Look of thine one wrathful Look Earth's panting Breast with Terror sills One Touch from Thee with Clouds of Smoak In Darkness shrouds the proudest Hills 33. In praising him while he prolongs My Breath I will that Breath employ 34. And join Devotion to my Songs Sincere as is in him my Joy 35. While Sinners from Earth's Face are hurl'd My Soul praise thou his holy Name Till with thy Song the listning World Join consort and his Praise proclaim PSALM CV 1. O Render Thanks and bless the Lord Invoke his sacred Name Acquaint the Nations with his Deeds His matchless Deeds proclaim 2. Sing to his Praise in lofty Hymns His wond'rous Works rehearse Make them the Theme of your Discourse And Subject of your Verse 3. Boast in his sacred Name a Name Alone to be ador'd And let their Heart o'erflow with Joy That humbly seek the Lord. 4. Seek ye the Lord his saving Strength Devoutly still implore And where he 's ever present seek His Face for evermore 5. The Wonders that his Hands have wrought Keep thankfully in mind The righteous Statutes of his Mouth And Laws to us assign'd 6. Know ye his Servant Abr'am's Seed And Iacob's chosen Race 7. He 's still our God his Judgments still Throughout the Earth take place 8. His Cov'nant he has kept in mind For num'rous Ages past That yet for thousand Ages more In equal Force shall last 9. First sign'd to Abr'am next by Oath To Isaac made secure 10. To Iacob and his Heirs a Law For ever to endure 11. That Canaan's Land should be their Lot When yet but few they were 12. But few in number and those few Unfriended Strangers there 13. In Pilgrimage from Realm to Realm Uninjur'd they remov'd 14. Whilst proudest Monarchs for their sakes Severely he reprov'd 15. These mine Anointed are said he Let none my Servants wrong Nor treat the poorest Prophet ill That does to me belong 16. A Dearth at last by his Command Did far and near prevail Till Corn the chief Support of Life Sustaining Corn did fail 17. But his indulgent Providence Had Ioseph sent before Sold into Egypt but their Lives Who sold him to restore 18. His Feet with heavy Chains were crush'd With Calumny his Fame 19. Till God's appointed Time and Word To his Acquittal came 20. The King his Sov'reign Orders sent And rescu'd him with speed Whom private Malice had confin'd The People's Ruler freed 21. His Court and Realm Revenues all Subjected to his Will 22. His Princes to controul and teach His Politicians Skill PART II. 23. To Egypt then invited Guests Half-famisht Israel came And Iacob held by Royal Grant The fertile Soil of Ham. 24. Th' Almighty there with such Increase His People multiply'd Till both for Strength and Number they Their envious Foes desy'd 25. His People's Growth Egyptian Hearts With jealous Anger fir'd Till they his Servants to destroy By treach'rous Arts conspir'd 26. His Envoy Moses then he sent His chosen Aaron too 27. Empowr'd with Signs and Miracles To prove their Mission true 28. He call'd for Darkness Darkness came Nature his Summons knew 29. Each Stream and Lake transform'd to Blood Their scaly Offspring slew 30. In putrid Floods throughout the Land The Pest of Frogs was bred From noisome Fens preferr'd to croak At Pharaoh's Board and Bed 31. He gave the Signal Swarms of Flies Came down in cloudy Hosts Whilst Earth's enliv'ned Dust below Bred Lice through all their Coasts 32. He sent 'em batt'ring Hail for Rain And Fire for cooling Dew 33. He smote their Vines their Forest-Plants And Gardens Pride o'erthrew 34. He spake the word and Locusts came With Caterpillars join'd They prey'd upon the poor Remains The Sâ—orm had left behind 35. From Trees to Herbage they descend No verdant thing they spare But naked as the fallow'd Field Leave all the Pastures bare 36. From Memphis Soil to Memphis Sons Commission'd Vengeance flew One fatal Stroke their eldest Hopes And Strength of Egypt slew 37. He brought 'em forth each one enrich'd With Egypt's borrow'd Wealth And what transcends all Treasures else Enrich'd with vig'rous Health 38. Egypt rejoic'd in hopes to find Her Plagues with them remov'd Taught dearly now to fear worse Ills By those already prov'd 39. Their shrouding Canopy by day A journeying Cloud was spread A fiery Pillar all the night Their Desart-marches led 40. They long'd for Flesh with Ev'ning-Quails He furnish'd ev'ry Tent From Heav'ns own Granary each Morn The Bread of Angels sent 41. He smote the Rock her flinty Breast A gushing Tide pour'd out Whose following Stream where-e'er they march'd Reliev'd the Desart's Drought 42. For still he did on Abr'am's Faith And ancient League reflect 43. He brought