the skins it of his garments went verse 4 And as the dew to Hermon hill his moisture downe doth send And as the dew doth from above on Sions hills descend verse 5 So God on those who thus do love his blessing downe doth send Yea he doth blesse them with a life which never shall have end PSAL. CXXXIV BEhold and have regard ye servants of the Lord Which in his house by night do watch praise him with one accord verse 2 Lift up your hands on high within his holy place And give the Lord his praises due his benefits embrace verse 3 Thus do thou blesse the Lord with praise and thankfulnesse And God that earth heav'n did make thee out of Sion blesse PSAL. CXXXV PRaise ye the Lord and his great Name praise ye with one accord O praise him still all ye that be the servants of the Lord. verse 2 In the Lords house all ye that stand 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 himselfe the Lord did chuse of his good pleasure And Israel he did chuse to be his owne peculiar treasure verse 5 For well I know in majestie the Lord is very great And that the Lord above all gods in glory hath his seat verse 6 In heaven and in earth he made and in the swelling seas And in the low descending depths what ever did him please verse 7 He from the ends of all the earth makes vapours to ascend With lightnings raine he makes and winds doth from his treasures send verse 8 In Egypt he the first-borne all with death downe smitten hath Ev'n the chiefe strength of man beast in his provoked wrath verse 9 He hath in thee shew'd wonders great O Egypt which did fall On Pharaoh thy hard-hearted king and on his servants all verse 10 He also Nations great and strong smote downe and overthrew And though their rulers mighty were their mighty Kings he slew verse 11 Sehon King of the Amorites and Og of Bashan King Of Canaan be the Kingdomes all did to subjection bring verse 12 Then also for an heritage their land away he gave An heritage which Israel his people deare should have The second part verse 13 Thy Name O Lord shal still endure and thy memoriall With honour shall preserved be through generations all verse 14 His people to avenge and judge the Lord is fully bent And of his servants miseries he will himselfe repent verse 15 The Idols which are worshipped abroad in heathen lands Surely but gold and silver be the work ev'n of menâ—… hands verse 16 A mouth they have yet do not speak eyes yet they never saw verse 17 And ears they have yet nothing bear their mouth no breath doth draw verse 18 And senslesse like to them are those by whom they formed were And such are all that trust in them or who their power do feare verse 19 But blesse the everlasting Lord O house of Israel O Aarons house blesse thou the Lord in might that doth excell verse 20 O house of Levi blesse the Lord by whom made all things were And ever blesse and praise the Lord all ye the Lord that feare verse 21 And out of Sion let his Saints give praises to the Lord Which dwelleth in Jerusalem praise him with one accord PSAL. CXXXVI Sung as the 100. Psalme 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 wondrous works for still do last his mercies sure verse 5 Wch by his wisdom made the heav'ns for still his mercy doth endure verse 6 Who stretch't the earth above the seas for still do last his mercies sure verse 7 Which made great lights to shine abroad for still his mercy doth endure verse 8 The Sun to rule the light some day for still do last his mercies sure verse 9 The Moon Stars to guide the night for still his mercy doth endure verse 10 Which Egypt with their first-borne smote for still do last his mercies sure verse 11 And Israel brought out from thence for still his mercy doth endure verse 12 With mighty hand stretched arme for still do last his mercies sure verse 13 Who the red sea in parts did cut for still his mercy doth endure verse 14 And through the midst made Israel passe for still do last his mercies sure verse 15 But drowned Pharaoh and his host for still his mercy doth endure verse 16 Through desart he his people led for still do last his mercies sure verse 17 Praise him who mighty Kings did 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 Sehon King of Amorites for still his mercy doth endure verse 20 And the great Og of Basan King for still do last his mercies sure verse 21 And gave their land for heritage for still his mercy doth endure verse 22 Even to his servant Israel for still do last his mercies sure verse 23 Remembring us in base estate for still his mercy doth endure verse 24 He from oppressors rescued us for still do last his mercies sure verse 25 Who giveth sood unto all flesh for still his mercy doth endure verse 26 O to the God of heav'n give thanks for still do last his mercies sure PSAL. CXXXVII WHen captives we at Babylon did by the rivers sit We thought on Sion yea we wept when we remembred it verse 2 We hang'd our Harps and Instruments the Willow trees upon And being full of griefe delight in musick we had none verse 3 For there a song required they who did us captive bring Our spoilers call'd for mirth and said A song of Sion sing verse 4 But the Lords sweet and holy songs sing fitly how shall we When captives in a forraine land we among heathen be verse 5 But O Jerusalem if I forget thee in mine heart Let my forgotten cunning then from my right hand depart verse 6 If I do not remember thee let my tongue cease to move If I do not Jerusalem set my chiefe joyes above verse 7 Remember Edom which upon Jerusalems sad day To the foundations raze it downe yea raze it oft did say verse 8 Daughter of Babylon justly thou ere long destroi'd shalt be Happy the man thy deeds to us who shall reward to thee verse 9 Yea happy surely shall he be that takes thy little ones And in his zeale to Sion shall them dash against the stones PSAL. CXXXVIII WIth my whole heart O gracious Lord will I give praise to thee Even in the presence of the
me in his right paths even for his owne Names sake verse 4 And though I were even at deaths doore yet would I feare none ill Thy rod thy staffe do comfort me and thou art with me still verse 5 Thou hast my table richly stor'd in presence of my foe My head with oile thou dost anoint my cup doth overflow verse 6 Thy grace and mercy all my daies shall surely follow me And ever in the house of God my dwelling place shall be PSAL. XXIIII THe earth is Gods and wholly his the fulnesse of it is The world and those that dwell therein he made and they are his verse 2 For firmly he hath founded it above the sea to stand And laid below the liquid flouds to flow beneath the land verse 3 Who is the man O Lord that shall ascend into thy hill Or passe into thy holy place there to continue still verse 4 Whose hands are harmless and whose heart no spot there doth desile His soule not set on vanitie who hath not sworne to guile verse 5 That man the blessing from the Lord assuredly shall have And he shall righteousnesse receive from God that doth him save verse 6 This is the generation of them that seek him right Jacobs true seed that of thy face doth seek the blessed fight verse 7 Ye gates lift up your heads doors which everlasting be Then entring in by you ye shall the King of glory see verse 8 But who of glory is the King the Lord of strength and might The mighty Lord that conquers all in war that with him fight verse 9 Ye gates and everlasting doores your selves wide open ye And for the King of glory great an entrance there shall be verse 10 But who of glory is the King the Lord of hosts is he He is the King to whom most due all praise and glory be PSAL. XXV I List mine heart to thee my God and guide most just Now suffer me to take no shame for in thee do I trust verse 2 Let not my foes rejoyce nor make a scorne of mee And let them not be overthrowne that put their trust in thee verse 3 But shame shall them befall which harme them wrongfully Therefore thy pathes and thy right waies unto me Lord descry verse 4 Direct me in thy truth and teach me I thee pray Thou art my God and Saviour on thee I wait alwayâ—… verse 5 Thy mercies manifold I pray thee Lord remember Think on thy loving kindnesses for they have been for ever verse 6 My sins and faults of youth forgive Lord and forget In mercy free remember me and for thy goodnesse great His mercie is full sweet his truth a perfect guide Therefore the Lord will sinners teach and such as go aside verse 8 The humble he will teach his precepts for to keep He will direct in all his waies the lowly and the meek verse 9 And all the pathes of God are truth and mercy still To those that do his covenant keep and do obey his will The second part verse 10 Now for thy holy Name O Lord I thee intreat To grant me pardon for my sin for it is wondrous great verse 11 Whoso doth feare the Lord the Lord doth him direct To lead his life in such a way as he doth best accept verse 12 His soule shall evermore in goodnesse dwell and stand His seed and his posteritie inherit shall the land verse 13 All those that feare the Lord his secret well do know â—…nd unto them his covenant he by his spirit doth show verse 14 Toward my gracious God mine eies are ever set â—…e is my Saviour and shall pluck my feet out of the net verse 15 With mercy me behold to thee I make my moane For I am poore and desolate and comfordesse alone verse 16 The troubles of my heart are multipli'd indeed Bring me out of this miserie necessity and need verse 17 Behold my povertie mine anguish and my paine Remit my sin and mine offence and make me clean againe O Lord behold my foes how they do still increase Pursuing me with deadly hate that faine would live in peace verse 19 Preserve and keep my soule save and deliver me And let me not be overthrowne because I trust in thee verse 20 And let found uprightnesse in safety me preserve For on thee do I wait whose love keeps those that do thee serve verse 21 Deliver Lord thy Saints which on thy Name do call Redeem O God thine Israel out of his troubles all PSAL. XXVI LOrd be my Judge and thou shalt 〈◊〉 my pathes be right and plaine I trust in God and therefore hope still stedfast to remaine verse 2 Prove me my God I thee desire my waies search out and trie As men do prove their gold with fire my reines and heart espie verse 3 For I thy loving kindnesse great before mine eies do lay And I have walked in thy truth and kept that holy way verse 4 I do not love to stay and sit with them whose deeds are vaine To come in house I do refuse with the deceitfull traine verse 5 The congregation I do hate of sinners vehemently I will not sit with wicked men their company I flye verse 6 Mine hands in innocence I wash and do my sins forsake Then I thine altar compasse Lord mine offering there to make verse 7 And there to spread abroad thy praise with words of thankfulnesse And solemnly thy mighty workes of wonder to expresse verse 8 The habitation of thy house Lord I have loved well And in that place I do delight where doth thine honour dwell verse 9 Oh shut not up my soule with them in sin that take their fill Nor yet my life among those men that seek much bloud to spill verse 10 Who do imploy their hands might to practise mischiefe still And whiles of justice sale they make bribes their right hands do fill verse 11 But I in my integritie still walking will abide Redeem me and thy mercy grant when I through frailty slide verse 12 My foot stands in an even place thy grace doth set it right I therefore will thee praise O Lord in all the peoples sight PSAL. XXVII THe Lord is both my health light shall man make me dismaid Sith God doth giveme strength might why should I be affraid verse 2 My wicked enemies and my foes drew neere me to devoure But when against me they arose they fell with all their power verse 3 Although an host the field doth fill my heart yet fearlesse is Though warre against me rise I will be confident in this verse 4 One thing I of the Lord desire and beg it vehemently The same of him I will require and seek it instantly That while I live my dwelling place may in Gods house be still To see the beauty of his face and to inquire his will verse 5 In troublous times he shall me hide within his place most pure And keep me secret by his
my paine do say Aha to me verse 16 Let them in thee have joy wealth who thee do seek alwaies Let such as love thy saving health still say To God be praise But as for me right poore am I and lie in need full low Yet God in this my poverty doth think on me I know verse 17 Thou only my deliverer art my help and all my stay Therefore thy succour to impart my God do not delay PSAL. XLI THe man is blest that carefull is the needy to consider For when the time of trouble comes the Lord will him deliver verse 2 The Lord will him preserve alive and blesse him in the land And he will not deliver him into his enemies hand God will him strengthen on the bed where he doth faint and mourne â—…nd in his sicknesse thou O Lord his bed shalt make and turne I being pained thus did say Have mercy Lord on me â—…nd heale my soule for by my sins I have offended thee Of me mine enemies evill speak When shall he die they say 〈◊〉 so his name from off the earth may vanish quite away verse 6 To see me when he comes he speakes vaine words but then his 〈◊〉 â—…oth heap up mischief which he telâ—… when forth he doth depart verse 7 My foes against me do conspire and whisper secretly â—…gainst me to procure my hurt they plot maliciously verse 8 Some foule disease to him doth cleave they say and some strange paine And surely now he lieth downe he shall not rise againe verse 9 Yea ev'n mine owne familiar friend that trusted wâ—… by me Though he did eat my bread his heele against me lifted he verse 10 But Lord be mercifull to me and up againe me raise â—…hat I may justly them requite according to their waies verse 11 By this I know that certainly I favour'd am by thee Because mine enemy hath no cause to triumph over mee verse 13 But I in mine integrity am stablish't by thy grace And thou for ever dost me set before thy glorious face verse 13 The Lord the God of Israel blest from everlasting be To everlasting and Amen Amen say gladly we PSAL. XLII LIke as tho Hart doth pant and bray the well-springs to obtaine So doth my soule desire alway with thee Lord to remaine verse 2 My soule doth thirst and would draw neer the living God of might Oh when shall I come and appeare in presence of his sight verse 3 My teares of sorrow are become my meat both night and day While unto me continually Where is thy God they say verse 4 My soule is powred out in me when this I think upon That I with the great multitude into Gods house had gone With them into Gods house I went with voice of joy and praise Yea with the multitude that kept the solemne holy-daies verse 5 O why art thou cast down my soul what doth disquiet thee Still hope in God for him shall I yet praise for helping mee verse 6 My God my soul is much cast down but on thee think I will From Hermonites and Jordans land and from the little hill verse 7 At thy great water-spouts loud noise deep unto deep doth call And over me run furiously thy waves and billowes all verse 8 Yet God by day shall mercy send by night give songs shall he And to the God by whom I live my praier yet shall be verse 9 And I will say to God my rock Why me forget'st thou so And why do I thus mourning go oppressed with my foe verse 10 Like to a sword among my bones their sharp reproaches be While daily say my foes to me Thy God now where is he verse 11 O why art thou cast down my soule why thus with griefe opprest Art thou disquieted in me in God still hope and rest For yet I know I shall him praise who graciously to me The health is of my countenance yea mine owne God is he PSAL. XLIII O Lord against ungodly men me judge and pleaâ—… for me And from the man of fraud and wrong O sâ—…t me safe and free verse 3 God of my strength thou art why then thus cast me off dost thou Why for th' oppression of my foe thus mourning walk I now verse 3 O send to me thy light and truth and lead me with thy grace Which may conduct me to thy hâ—…l and to thy dwelling place verse 4 Then to Gods altar yea to God my chiefe joy go will I And on the Harp O God my God will praise thee thankfully verse 5 Why art thou then cast down my soul what â—…hould discourage thee And why with vexing thoughts art thou disquieted in me verse 6 Still trust in God for him to praise good â—…use I yet shall have He of my countenance is the health my God that doth me save PSAL. XLIIII O God we with our ears have heard our fathers have us told What workes thou in their daies hast done and in the times of old verse 2 How thou didst cast the Gentiles out by thy owne mighty hand Planting our fathers in their place and gav'st to them their land Not by their sword or arme the land of promise they possest But by thy hand thy arme and grace because thou lov'st them best O God who art my King command for Jacob victories Through thee we shall beat downe our foes which do against us rise For neither shall my sword me save nor trust I in my bow But thou dost save us from our foes and them dost overthrow In God we all the day do boast and ever praise his Name But Lord now thou hast cast us off and hast us put to shame 〈◊〉 Thou with our armies goest not forth but us thou now dost make â—…o turne our backs before our foes and they our spoiles do take 〈◊〉 Thou hast us given up like sheep for meat that slain must be â—…mong the Heathen far and wide we scattered are by thee 〈◊〉 Thou sell'st thy people yet to thee no riches do arise â—…hou sell'st them yet no wealth to thee is added by their price 〈◊〉 Unto our neighbours a reproach thou hast us made to be â—…hey mock us that dwell round about â—…o them a scorne are we The second part verse 14 Yea thou among the heathen now a by-word us dost make The Nations proudly in contempt at us their heads do shake verse 15 Thus my confusion hast thou made before me still to be Thus comes it that the shame of face doth daily cover me verse 16 Ev'n for his voice that doth reproach and speaketh blasphemy By reason of th' avenging man and cruell enemy verse 17 For all this we forgot not thee nor yet thy covenant brake verse 18 We turn not back our hearts from thee nor yet thy paths forsake verse 19 Though in the place of Dragons we sore broken are by thee And though with dreadful shade of death by thee we covered be verse 20 If our Gods Name we had
17 But I upon my God will call of him I help will crave And me the Lord deliver shall he surely shall me save verse 18 At morning noon and evening I will pray in all my feare Yea I to him aloud will cry and he my voice shall â—…eare verse 19 My soule in peace he hath made siâ—… from warre against me set Because of those that were with me the multitude was great verse 20 The Lord shall heare when I complaine even he that is of old And them he shall afflict with paine and judgements manifold verse 21 Because they have no changes seen but still at rest they were Therefore presumptuous they have been and God they do not feare verse 22 Upon his friend he laid his hand with whom he peace did make Of friendship thus the solemne band and covenant he brake verse 23 Whiles in his heart he â—…arbours war like butter are his words Whiles smooth as oile his speeches are yet be they sharp drâ—…wn swords verse 24 Upon the Lord thy burthen lay and thee sustaine shall he His Saints he doth so strongly stay that mov'd they shall not be verse 25 But Lord thou to the pit shalt drive men bloudy and unjust For halfe their daies such shall not live but I in thee will trust PSAL. LVI HAve mercy Lord on me I pray for man would me devoure He sighteth with me day by day and troubleth me each houre verse 2 Mine enemies in their rage and spight would daily swallow me For those O thou most High that sight against me many be verse 3 But when their multitude and power most terrour strike on mee I even in that time and houre will put my trust in thee verse 4 Gods promise surely praise I shall my trust is Lord in thee I therefore will not feare at all what flesh can do to mee verse 5 What things I either did or spake they wrest them at their will And all the counsell that they take is how to work me ill verse 6 They all consent themselves to hide close watch for me to lay They spie my paths and snares have ti'd to take my life away verse 7 Shall they by their iniquity escape from judgement free Lord let the people searfully cast downe in fury be verse 8 Thou seest how oft they made me flee and on my teares dost look Them in a bottle keep by thee are they not in thy book verse 9 My foes shall turn their backs when I send up my cry to thee This do I know assuredly for God doth staâ—…d for mee verse 10 In God performing what he spake I now will praise his word His word which thus he good dotâ—… makâ—… praise will I in the Lord. verse 11 On God alone my trust is stai'd my rock and rest is he Therefore I will not be affraid what man can do to me verse 12 Thy vowes O Lord upon me be and them I shall fulfill And hearty praises unto thee I gladly render will verse 13 For thou my soul from deaths dark night my feet from falls dost free To walk before thee in the light of those that living be PSAL. LVII BF mercifull to me O Lord be mercifull to me Because according to thy word my soâ—…le doth trust in thee verse 2 Yea she unto the shadow 〈◊〉 of thy wings her to cover Untill these saâ—… calamities be wholly passed over verse 3 To God most High my earnest â—…ry in praier sent shall be Even to that God who graciouâ—…ly performeth all for me verse 4 From heaven shall his power descend to save me from their spight That would â—…voure me God shall send his mercy truth and might verse 5 With Lionsfâ—…ll of cruelty my troublâ—…d soule doth dwell Their fury amongst whom I lye is set on fire of hell verse 6 These sons of men are very sieâ—…ce which seek to do me wrong Their teeth like speareâ—… arrows pierce a sharp sword is their tongue verse 7 Above the heavens thou O God exalted be in praise Let men on all the earth abroad aloft thy glory raise verse 8 They for my steps a net did sit my soule did faint in me Before me they have digg'd a pit but fall'n therein they be verse 9 My heart is fixed stedfastly to praise thy works and waies My heart is fixed Lord and I will sing and give thee praise verse 10 Awâ—…ke my tongue harp psaltery no longer silence keep For early God to magnifie I will break off my sleep verse 11 Among the people I will tell the goodnesse of my God And shew his praise that doth excell in heathen lands abroad verse 12 Because unto the heavens high thy mercy doth ascend Thy truth doth also gloriously unto the clouds extend verse 13 Above the heavens thou O God exalted be in praise Let men on all the earth abroad alost thy glory raise PSAL. LVIII YE Rulers that are put in trust to judge of wrong and right Be all your judgements true and just not knowing gift or might verse 2 Nay in your hearts you plot muse to work unrighteousnesse And violence in the earth you use you with your hands oppresse verse 3 The wicked from the very womb thus eâ—…e out of the way As soon as to the world they come in lies they go astray verse 4 In them the poâ—…son we may see of Serpents to appeare And like the Adder deafe they be which fast doth stop his eare verse 5 That so thâ—… voâ—…ce he may not heare of one that charme him would No not though he most cunning were and chaâ—…me most wisely could verse 6 Lord let their teeth by thy great might in their mouth broken be Let the young Lions jawes be quite asunder â—…orne by thee verse 7 Let them as streames that running are away so melt and slide And when their arrowes they prepare in pieces them divide verse 8 As Snailes do melt and waste away consum'd so let them be That as a birth untimely they the Sun may never see verse 9 Ere to their pots thorns heat can give he takes them hence in haste His whirlwind takes them hence alive and his wraths dreadfull blast verse 10 The righteous shall be joyfull then when he doth vengeance see And in the bloud of wicked men his feet shall washed be verse 11 Then shall men sâ—… that verily the Saints reward shall find And that a God is certainly the Judge of all mankind PSAL. LIX FRom all my cruell enemies my God deliver me From all that do against me rise let me be kept by thee verse 2 From those that work iniquity in mercy set me free From men of bloud and cruelty save and deliver mee verse 3 For â—…o in wait for me they lye the mighty do combine Against me â—…deservedly and for no fault of mine verse 4 Theâ—…â—…un and do prepare for war when I give no offence Awake and from me be not far look out for my defence verse 5 Most mighty God
wonted sins and still they did him grieve For all the wonders that he wrought they would him not beleeve verse 33 Therefore their daies in vanity did he consume and wast And by his wrath their wretched yeareâ—… away in troubles past verse 34 But ever when he plagued them they fought him speedily Remembring that God was their strength and Saviour most hye verse 35 Yet with their mouths they flattered him and spake but fainedlâ—… verse 36 And they unto the God of truth with their false tongues did lye verse 37 For though their words were gooâ—… their heart yet with him was not right And stedfast in his covenant they were not in his sight verse 38 Yet being of compassion full their sins he did forgive When justice them might have destroi'd he suffered them to live The fifth part Yeâ—… many a time his anger fierce away he turned hath And he though they provoked him stirr'd noâ—… up all his wrath verse 39 For that they were but fading flesh in mind he did retaine A wind which passeth soon away and cometh not againe verse 40 How often did they him provoke within the wildernesse And in the desart did him grieve with their rebelliousnesse verse 41 Yea they turn'dback and tempted God and to the holy One They did set limits and would shew what could by him be done verse 42 Not thinking of his hand and power not of the day when he From their oppressing enemy did mightily them free verse 43 His signes in Egypt they forgat though wrought before their sight And wonders great in Zoans field done by his dreadfull might verse 44 Remembring not that he had turn'd their rivers into bloud That so the thirsty could not fetch their drink at any floud verse 45 Nor how he sent them swarmes of flies which did them sore annoâ—… And fill'd their countries full of frogs which did their land destroy verse 46 How to the Caterpiller he their lanâ—…s increase did give To Locusts he their labours gave whereon they thought to live verse 47 And in his wrath their fruitfull vinâ—… he did destroy with haile And â—…e their pleasant Sicamores with frost did make to quaile verse 48 And he delivered to the haile their cattell in the field And to hot thunderbolts their flocks to be destroi'd and kill'd verse 49 On them the fiercenesse of his wrath he caused to descend Trouble and anger God on them by evill spirits did send The sixth part verse 50 He to his anger making way spar'd not their soules from death But to the killing pestilence gave up their life and breath verse 51 And in the land of Egypt he the first-born all did smite And in the tents of Ham the chiefe of all their strength and might verse 52 But his own people whom he lov'd in safety he did keep And led them in the wildernesse like to a flock of sheep verse 53 He led them safely by his power they had no cause to feare But by the seas their cruell foes all overwhelmed were verse 54 He brought them out into the coasts of his owne holy land Ev'n to the Mount which he did get by his strong arme and hand verse 55 For them he cast the heathen out and did their land divide And in their tents he set the Tribes of Israel to abide verse 56 Yet did they tempt the highest God and him provoked they His testimonies they forsook and did not them obey verse 57 But like their fathers turned back and dealt unfaithfully Aside they turned like a bow that shoots deceitfully verse 58 And they with altars him displeas'd set up in places hie And with their graven images him mov'd to jealousie verse 59 When God of this great wickednes in heaven heard the cry He waxed wroth and Israel then abhorred vehemently verse 60 Yea then the Tabernacle he of Shiloh did forsake The tent and place where he to men his presence knowne did make verse 61 His strength into captivity then gave he to be led His glory to the enemies hand he then delivered The seventh part verse 62 He gave his people to the sword and being angry then verse 63 With his inheritance the fire consum'd their strongest men verse 64 Their maidens then no marriage had their Priests fell by the sword Their widowes lamentations to them did not afford verse 65 But then the Lord arose as one that did from sleep awake And like a Giant that by wine refresh't a shout doth make verse 66 His enemies in the hinder parts he smote both great and small And so upon them did he put a shame perpetuall verse 67 Moreover he the Tabernacle of Joseph did refuse The fruitfull Tribe of Ephraim he was not pleas'd to chuse verse 68 But he the Tribe of Judah chose and purpos'd there to dwell The Mount of Sion he did chuse for it he loved well verse 69 And he his Sanctuary built like to a palace hye And like the earth it stablished to stand continually verse 70 And he his servant David chose his flock to rule and keep Whom of his speciall grace he took even from the folds of sheep verse 71 He followed then the Ews with yong when God did him advance To feed his people Israel and his inheritance verse 72 And so in soundnesse of his heart them faithfully he fed And he with skilfulnesse of hands them wisely governed PSAL. LXXIX THine heritage the Heathen take and Lord thy house by them Defiled is and heaps they make of thy Jerusalem verse 2 The bodies of thy Saints they give unto the fowles for meat Their flesh whose soules with thee doe live to beasts they give to eat verse 3 Their bloud throughout Jerusalem as water spilt they have And none there was that gave to them a buriall and a grave verse 4 To those that here are dwelling nye thus a reproach are we And they derlde us scornfully that round about us be verse 5 How long Lord shall continually thy wrath against us last And shall thy kindled jealousie like fire still burne and waste verse 6 On Heathen lands that know not thee let thy wraths tempest fall Powr'd out on Kingdomes let it be that on thee do not call verse 7 For they have got the upper hand and Jacobs seed destroi'd His habitation and his land they have left waste and void verse 8 Forget our old iniquity prevent us Lord in haste With tender mercies graciously for downe we low are cast The second part verse 9 O God our Saviour we thee pray us now to help and save In mercy purge our sins away that praise thy Name may have verse 10 Why shall the heathen men when us so low cast downe they see Say to thy great dishonour thus Their God now where is he O let that God be knowne among the heathen in our sight Whiles thy Saints bloud shed forth by wrong thou dost revenge by right verse 11 And let the prisoners sighes ascend before thy
sow And joy to men of heart upright in plenty great shall grow verse 12 Ye Saints that follow righteousnesse still in the Lord rejoyce At mention of his holinesse give thankes with heart and voice PSAL. XCVIII SIng a new song to God most hye for he wrought wonders great His owne right hand the victory and holy arme did get verse 2 The Lord hath made the people know his saving health and might And he his righteousnesse did shew in all the hâ—…ens fight verse 3 His mercie sweet to Israel and truth remembred he The 〈◊〉 of all the earth did well our Gods salvation see verse 4 Be glad in him with joyfull voice all people of the earth Give thankes to God sing and rejoyce to him with joy and mirth verse 5 With Harps unto the Highest sing King in Psalmes list up your voice verse 6 With Trumpets praise the Lord and and 〈◊〉 cheerfull noise verse 7 Yea let the sea with all therein for joy both roare and swell And let the earth be joyfull seen and all that in it dwell verse 8 〈◊〉 flouds now clap their hands for mirth 〈◊〉 hills all joyfull be Before the Lord because the earth to judge now cometh he verse 9 The world with righteousnes he shall most justly judge and try And he shall judge the people all with perfect equity PSAL. XCIX THe Lord doth raign with trembling great then lâ—…t the people shake He between Câ—…bs hath his seat let the earth move and quake verse 2 The Lord is great in Sion Mount and feared reverenâ—…y Yea he all people doth surmount and siâ—… above them hye verse 3 Therefore let all extoll and praise thy great and dreadfull Name High thy Names honour let them raise for holy is the same verse 4 The King loves judgement with his might and settleth equity Thou judgement execut'st and right in Jacob stedfastly verse 5 The mighty God and Lord of all on high exalted be Let men 〈◊〉 his foot-stoole fall an holy God is he verse 6 Moses 〈◊〉 Aâ—…on with his Priests with those thaâ—… on him call Was Samuel all thâ—…se made requests and God did answer all verse 7 He from a cloudy pillar spake and shew'd to them â—…s will And they such lawes as he did make endeavoured to fulfill verse 8 Them Lord our God thou answered'st a God that them forgave Yet thou their errours chastised'st which they invented have verse 9 The Lord our God exalt ye still and humbly worship ye Our God upon his holy hill for holy still is he PSAL. C. ALl people that on earth do dwell sing to the Lord with cheerful voice Him serve with fear his praise forth tell come ye before him and rejoyce verse 2 The Lord ye know is God indeed without our aâ—… he did us make We are his flock he doth us â—…eed and for his sheep he doth us take verse 3 O enter then his gates with praise approach with joy his courts unto Praise land and blesse his Name alwaies for it is seemly so to do verse 4 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 PSAL. CI. I Mercy will and judgement sing O Lord God unto thee And wisely do in perfect way â—…come with haste to me verse 2 Within my house with perfect heart uprightly walk I will verse 3 And I will set before mine eies no matter that is iâ—… verse 4 I hate their work that turn aside it shall not cleave to me From me shall part the froward heart none evill will I see verse 5 Who of his neighbours slanders close doth speak cut off will I The lofty heart I cannot beare nor him that looketh hie verse 6 Mine eies shall be on them within the land that faithfull be In perfect way who walketh shall be servant unto me verse 7 I will no guiâ—…efull person have within my house to dwell And in my presence shall he not remaine that lies doth tell verse 8 And all the wicked of the land early destroy will I All from Gods City to cut off that work iniquity PSAL. CII LOrd hearâ—… my prâ—…er let my cry have leave to come to thee verse 2 In time of trouble do not hide thy face away from me verse 3 Answer me quickly in that day when I do call and pray Because my daies consume like smoak and vanish soon away verse 4 My bones like to an hearth are burnt and like grasse parch't with heat My heart is smitten so that I forget my bread to eat verse 5 By reason of my groaning voice my bones cleave to my skin verse 6 Like Pelican in wildernesse forsaken have I bin verse 7 I like an Owle in desart am that out of sight is gone I watch and as a Sparrow on the house top am alone verse 8 My bitter enemies all the day reproaches cast on me And being mad at me with rage against me sworne they be verse 9 I surely ashes eaten have like bread in sorrowes deep In griefe I mingled have my drink with teares that I did weep verse 10 Thy wrath and indignation did cause this griefe and paine For thou hast lifted me on high and cast me downe againe verse 11 The daies wherein I passe my life are like the fleeting shade And I am withered like the grasse that soon away doth fade verse 12 But thou Lord everlasting art and thou no end shalt see And unto generations all shall thy remembrance be verse 13 Thou wilt arise and mercy thou to Sion wilt extend The time of mercy now the time fore-set is come to end verse 14 For even in her ruinous stones thy servants do delight And the despised dust thereof finds favour in their sight The second part verse 15 Then shall the Heathen people feare the Lords most holy Name And all the Kings on earth shall dread thy glory and thy same verse 16 When Zion by the mighty Lord built up againe shall be In glory then and dreadfull power to men appeare shall he verse 17 The praier of the destitute he surely will regard Their praier will be not despise by him it shall be heard verse 18 This shall be written that the age succeeding may it see So shall that people praise the Lord which shall created be verse 19 For from his high and holy place he look't downe graciously The Lord with pity did behold the earth from heaven hye verse 20 That of the â—…full prisoners the groanings he might heare And those might loose which unto death condemn'd unjustly were verse 21 That they in Zion may declare the Lords most holy Name And in Jerusalem set forth the praises of the same verse 22 Even when the people shall in troups meet there with one accord When Kingdomes shall assembled be to serve the bighest Lord. verse 23 My former sorce of strength he hath abated in the way And shorter he did cut my
dens do lie verse 24 But then man safely cometh forth and to his labour goes Unto his work wherein the day till evening he bestowes The third part verse 25 O Lord how manifold thy works and numberlesse they be And they in wisdome great have been created all by thee verse 26 The earth is filled with thy store and riches manifold This great wide sea within her womb doth the like treasures hold verse 27 Therein are flocks of creeping things that numbred cannot be There divers sorts of living beasts both great and small we see verse 28 Therein the weighty ships do go and make their pathlesse way There the great Whales do swim which thou hast made therein to play verse 29 These in their divers kinds on thee do wait and all attend That thou sufficient food to them in season due maist send verse 30 Thy hand thou openest wide they with good are satisfi'd But presently they troubled are if thou thy face do hide verse 31 If thou draw in thy breath spirit thou tak'st away their breath They die and quickly do returne unto their former earth verse 32 But if thy spirit thou sendest forth then they created be And then the earths decayed face renewed is by thee The fourth part verse 33 An everlasting glory is thy glory Lord of might Anâ—… in the workes of thy right hand thou greatly shalt delight The Lord from heav'n beheld the earth the earth then trembled much â—…e hills are set on fire and smoak when thou the hills dost touch I will sing gladly to the Lord as long as I shall live 〈◊〉 will sing praises to my God while he doth being give My meditation of the Lord most sweet shall be to me â—…d in my good and gracious God â—…ght joyfull will I be verse 37 But as for sinners from the earth let them consume away â—…d let the wicked be no more that will not thee obey verse 38 But O my soulâ—… blesse thou the Lord thy thankfulnesse expresse â—…nd all ye Saints throughout the world with me him praise and blesse PSAL. CV O Give ye thankes unto the Lord and call upon his Name â—…mong his people shew his works and spread abroad his fame Sing unto him yea joyfully in Psalmes unto him sing â—…alk ye of all the wondrous works of our almighty King 〈◊〉 honour of his holy Name rejoyce with one accord And let the hearts of them rejoyce that truly seek the Lord. verse 4 Seek ye the Lord seek the strength of his eternall might And of his face continually seek to enjoy the sight verse 5 The wondrous works that he hath done keep still in mindfull heart Nor let the judgements of his mouth out of your mind depart verse 6 Ye that of faithfull Abraham his servant are the seed Ye his elect the children that of Jacob do proceed verse 7 Because he and he only is the mighty Lord our God And his most rightfull judgements are through all the earth abroad verse 8 He kept his Covenant still in mind the word which by him was To thousand generations commanded downe to passe verse 9 Which Covenant he most firmly made with faithfull Abraham And unto Isaac by his oath he did renew the same verse 10 And unto Jacob for a Law he made it firme and sure A Covenant to 〈◊〉 which ever should endure verse 11 When thus he said Behold to you I Câ—…ns land will give The lot of your inheritance wherein your seed shall live verse 12 Although their number at that time did very small appeare Yea very small and in the land they then but strangers were The second part verse 13 While yet they walk't from land to land without a sure abode And while through sundry Kingdomes they did wander farre abroad verse 14 Yet while they wandred suffered he no man to do them wrong But for their sakes he did reprove Kings glorious great and strong verse 15 And thus he said Touch ye not those that mine annointed be Nor do the Prophets any harme that do pertaine to me verse 16 He call'd a dearth upon the land he brake the staffe of bread But yet he sent a man before by whom they should be fed verse 17 Even Joseph who before was sold a servant low to be verse 18 Whose feet with fetters they did hurt in irons laid was he verse 19 Untill the time his message came to give him liberty The word and purpose of the Lord did him in prison â—…y verse 20 Then sent the King and loosed him 〈◊〉 this commanded hâ—… That of the people Ruler was he made him to go free verse 21 Yea further of his royall house him Lord did Pharaoh make And gave command that he the rule should of his substance take verse 22 That he might at his pleasure bind the Princes of the land And he might cause his ancient men wisdome to understand verse 23 And whiles the years of famine weâ—… to Egypt Israel came And Jacob as a sojourner liv'd in the land of Ham. verse 24 Yet did he greatly by his power increase his people there That stronger then their enemies all they by his blessing were verse 25 He turned then their heart to hate his people vehemently And even with these his servants deare to deale in subtilty The third part verse 26 His faithfull servant Moses then and Aaron whom he chose He did command to them to go his message to disclose verse 27 The message of his fearfull signes to Egypt they did shew And in the cursed land of Ham his wonders great and new verse 28 Darknesse upon them he did send and dark he made thier day verse 29 And his command and mighty word his creatures did obey verse 30 He turn'd their waters into bloud he did their fishes slay Their land brought Frogâ—… even in the place where their King Pharaoh lay verse 31 He spake and at his voice there came great swarmes of noisome Flies And all the quarters of their land were fill'd with crawling Lice verse 32 In stead of mild and fruitfull raine upon them baile he sent And with the haile-affrighting flames of fire consuming went verse 33 He smote their vines he smote the trees whereon their sigs did grow Yea â—…e the trees within their coasts did break and overthrow verse 34 He spake the word and at his word Locusts increased there And Caterpillers numberlesse among them creeping were verse 35 And these within their fruitfull land all the green herbs did eat And these the fruits growne in their ground devoured for their meat verse 36 The first-begotten in their land the Lord with death did smite Yea the beginning and the chiefe of all their strength and might verse 37 With gold silver he them brought from Egypt land to passe And in the number of their Tribes no feeble one there was verse 38 Egypt was glad and joyfull then when they did thence depart For terrour and the feare of
them was fall'n upon their heart The fourth part verse 39 He for a covering spread a cloud and in the time of night To guide them rightly in their way by fire he gave them light verse 40 They asked and he caused Quailes to raine abundantly And with the bread of heaven did he their hunger satisfie verse 41 He opened then the stony rock and waters gushed out Which in the dry and parched ground like rivers ran about verse 42 Because his promise made of old he did remember well And his deare servant Abraham in faith that did excell verse 43 His people thus with joy mirth he forth from bondage brought With gladnesse he his chosen led and for them wonders wrought verse 44 And then to them the pleasant land he of the heathen gave That of the peoples labours they inheritance might have verse 45 That they his statutes might observâ—… and guided by his word The path-way of his lawes might keep praise ye the living Lord. PSAL. CVI. PRaise ye the Lord. O give ye thankes to God for good is he And everlasting to his Saints his grace and mercy be verse 2 What man the mighty acts of God can shew and utter well Who can set forth sufficiently and all his praises tell verse 3 They blessed are that judgment keep and justly do alway With favour of thy people Lord remember me I pray verse 4 And with thy saving health O Lord vouchsafe to visit me That I the great felicitie of thine elect may see verse 5 And with thy peoples joy I may a joyfull mind possesse And may with thine inheritance a glorying heart expresse verse 6 We greatly with our fathers all have sinned every one We have committed wickednesse and 〈◊〉 we have done verse 7 The wonders great which thou O Lord hast done in Egypt land Our fathers though they saw them all yet did not understand verse 8 Nor they thy mercies multitude did keep in thankfull mind But at the sea even the red sea rebelled most unkind verse 9 Neverthelesse he saved them for honour of his Name That he might make his power knowne and spread abroad his same verse 10 Then the red sea did he rebuke and dried up it was Through deeps as through the wildernesse so made he them to passe verse 11 From hand of those that hated them he did his people save And from the enemies cruell hand to them redemption gave verse 12 The waters overwhelm'd their foes not one was left alive Then they beleev'd his word and praise in songs to him did give The second part verse 13 But quickly they his mighty works forgat unthankfully And on his counsell and his will did not wait patiently verse 14 But lusted in the wildernesse with fond and greedy lust And in the desart tempted God the stay of all their trust verse 15 And then their wanton minds desire he suffered them to have But wasting leannesse there withall into their soule he gave verse 16 And against Moses in the camp their envie did appeare At Aaron though a Saint of God they envious also were verse 17 Therefore the earth did open wide and Dathan did devoure And all Abirams company did cover in that houre verse 18 In their assembly kindled was a hot consuming fire And wasting flame did then burne up the wicked in his irâ—… verse 19 Upon the hill of Horâ—…b they an Idoll Calâ—… did frame A molten Image they did make and worshipped the same verse 20 And thus their glory and their God most vainly changed they Into the likenesse of an Oxe that eateth grasse and â—…ay verse 21 And they their God and Saviour unkindly did forget In Egypt who for them had done things marvellous and great verse 22 Works wondrous in the land of Ham his hand to passe had brought By the red sea his mighty arme things terrible had wrought verse 23 Therefore when Israel sinned thus and erred from his way That he this people would destroy he in his wrath did say verse 24 Did not before him in the breacâ—… his chosen Moses stand To stop his anger lest he should destroy them out of hand The third part verse 25 Yea they despis'd the pleasant land which he had sworne to give And his sure promise and his word these men would not beleeve verse 26 But they did murmure in their tents and there rebelled they Unto the Lords command and voice refusing to obey verse 27 Therefore against them lifted he his strong revenging hand Them in the desart to destroy ere they should see the land verse 28 And to destroy their seed among the Nations with his rod And through the countries of the world to scatter them abroad verse 29 To â—…al-Poor also they themselves adjoyned fast And then the offerings of the dead prâ—…ly they did tast verse 30 Thus with their owne inventions his wrath they did provoke And in his hot inkindled wrath the plague upon them broke verse 31 But Phiâ—…has then stood up with zeaâ—… and sinners bold did slay So judgement he did execute and then the plague did stay verse 32 And this to him for righteousnesse accounted was by grace And so esteem'd for evermore shall be from race to race The fourth part verse 33 And at the waters where they strove they did him angry make They mov'd him so that it went ill with Moses for their sake verse 34 Because with grudging they provok't his spirit so vehemently That he in passion with his lips spake unadvisedly verse 35 Nor as the Lord commanded them did they the Nations slay But with the heathen mixt of them did learne their wicked way verse 36 And did their Idols serve which were their ruine and decay To Divels their daughters their sons then sacrificed they verse 37 And thus bloud innocent they shed yea guiltlesse bloud they shed Of their owne daughters and their sons with blind devotion led verse 38 Whom they to Canaan Idols then offred with wicked hand And so with bloud of innocents defiled was their land verse 39 Thus were they stained with the workes of their owne filthy way And with their owne inventions a whoring they did stray verse 40 Therefore against his people was the Lords wrath kindled sore And even his owne inheritance he therefore did abhorre The fifth part verse 41 Into the hands of heathen men he gave them for a prey And made their foes their lords whâ—… the were forced to obey verse 42 Yea and their hatefull enemies opprest them in the land And they were humbly made to stoop as subjects to their hand verse 43 Full oftentimes from thrall had be delivered them before But with their counsell they to wrath provok't him evermore verse 44 Therefore they by their wickednesse were brought full low to lie Yet when he saw them in distresse he hearkned to their crie verse 45 And did for them remember well the covenant which he sware And did regent because in him most plenteous
〈◊〉 verse 8 But O my God and Lord mine eies do look up unto thee In thee is all my trust let not my soule forsaken be verse 9 Lord keep me safely from the 〈◊〉 which they for me prepare And from the subtle guns of them that wicked workers aâ—…e verse 10 The wicked into their owne nets together let them fall While I do by thy help escape the danger of them all PSAL. CXLII IN troubles great unto the Lord I with my voice did cry I supplication with my voice made to the Lord on hye verse 2 My sad complaint I powred out before him in my dry My trouble I before him shew'd and my perplexity verse 3 Even when my spirit orewhelmed was my path was knowne to thee In way where I did walke a snare they closely laid for me verse 4 I look't and viewd on my right hand but I of none was knowne All refuge wholly failed me for my soule cared none verse 5 Then cri'd I to the Lord and said My hope thou only art Thou in the land of living art my portion and my part verse 6 Hear thou my cry brought low am I in mercy set me free From those that do me persecute and are too strong for me verse 7 My soule from prison bring that I may praises give to thee The Saints shall compasse me about when thou art good to me PSAL. CXLIII LOrd hear my praier hear my suit sent up in great distresse Answer me in thy faithfulnesse and in thy righteousnesse verse 2 In judgement with thy servant Lord oh enter not at all For justâ—…'d be in thy sight not one that liveth shall verse 3 The enemy hath pursu'd my soule my life to ground hath throwne And laid me in the dark like them that dead are long agone verse 4 Therefore my spirit is over-whelm'd and pressed downe in me My heart in me is desolate and doth no comfort see verse 5 I call to mind the daies of old on all thy workes I thought Upon the works I meditate which thine own hands have wrought verse 6 Behold to thee most gracious Lord I stretch my craving hands My soule doth greatly thirst for thee like dry and thirsty lands verse 7 Heare me with speed my spirit doth faile hide not thy face from me To them that to the pit go downe else likened shall I be verse 8 Thy kindnesse in the morning shew to me who trust in thee The way wherein I ought to walk do thou disclose to me verse 9 For I list up my soule to thee O Lord deliver me From all mine enemies for I have hidden me with thee verse 10 Teach me to do thy will for thou dost still my God abide Let thy good Spirit into the land of righteousnesse me guide verse 11 For thy Names sake with quickning grace alive do thou me make And for thy truth and righteousnesse my soule from trouble take verse 12 And for thy mercy slay my foes let all destroied be That do afflict my soule for I a servant am to thee PSAL. CXLIV BLest be the Lord my strength that doth instruct mine â—…nds to fight The Lord that doth my fingers frame to battell by his might verse 2 My goodnesse fort deliverer my tower and shield is he In him I trust who doth subdue my people under me verse 3 Lord what is man that thou of him dost so much knowledge take Or son of man that thou of him so great account dost make verse 4 Man is like vanity his daies away like shadowes flie verse 5 Lord bow the heavens and come down with power and majestie verse 6 The mountaines touch and they shall smoak cast forth thy lightning flame And scatter them thine arrowes shoot consume them with the same verse 7 Send down thine hand from heav'n above O Lord deliver me And take me from the waters great from strangers hand me free verse 8 Whose mouth of crafty vanity doth foolishly intreat And their right hand is a right hand of falshood and deceit verse 9 I a new song will sing to thee and on the Psaltery And a ten-stringed Instrument to thee sing praise will I. verse 10 Ev'n to the Lord for he it is to Kings that safety sends His servant David be alone from hurtfull sword defends verse 11 From strangers hand me save and shield whose mouth talkes vanity And their right hand is a right hand of guile and subtilty verse 12 That as the plants our sons may be whom growing youth doth reare Our daughters as carâ—…'d corner stones like to a palace faire verse 13 That yeelding forth all kinds of store our gathers full may be Our sheep bring thousands in our streets we may ten thousands see verse 14 Our Oxen be to labour strong that none do us invade There be no going out no cries within our streets be made verse 15 Happy that people are which be in such a case as this Happy that people are whose God the Lord Almighty is PSAL. CXLV THee will I laud my God and King and blesse thy Name alwaies verse 2 Thee will I blesse each day and will thy Name for ever praise verse 3 Great is the Lord most worthy praise his greatnesse none can reach verse 4 One race shall to another praise thy workes and wonders teach verse 5 I of thy glorious majestie the honour will record And meditate upon thy workes most wonderfull O Lord. verse 6 Men of thine acts the might shall shew thine acts that dreadfull are And I thy glory to advance thy greatnesse will declare verse 7 The memory of thy goodnesse great men largely shall expresse With songs of praise they shall extoll thy perfect righteousnesse verse 8 The Lord is very gracious in him compassions flow In mercy he is very great and is to anger slow verse 9 Good unto all and over all his workes his mercies be verse 10 Therfore just praises shall thy works returne O Lord to thee verse 11 Thy Saints shall blesse thee and they shall thy Kingdomes glory shew verse 12 And shew thy power that sons of men thy mighty acts may know verse 13 And may thy Kingdomes majestie and glory understand Thy Kingdome Lord a Kingdome is that shall for ever stand verse 14 And thy dominion through each age endures without decay The Lord upholdeth them that fall their sliding he doth stay The second part verse 15 The eies of all do wait on thee thou dost them all relieve And thou to each sufficient food in season due dost give verse 16 Thy hand thou openest liberally and then thy bounty gives Enough to satisfie the need of every thing that lives verse 17 The Lord is just in all his waies his workes are holy all verse 18 Neere all he is that call on him in truth that on him call verse 19 And the desires he will fulfill of those that do him feare Yea he will surely save them all for he their cry doth heare verse 20 The
did cry Who heard me graciously verse 2 Lord save my soule from wrong Of a deceitfull tongue And from the lips that lye verse 3 What shall be giv'n to thee What to thee done shall be Thou false tongue of the liar verse 4 Sharp arrowes thou dost cast Words that destroy and wast Like burning coales of fire verse 5 O wo is me that I A sojourner must lye In Mâ—…sechs land so long That I day after day In banishment must stay Black â—…edars tents among My soule now weary hath Long dwelt with men of wrath Of peace that haters are verse 6 I am for peace but when I speak for peace these men Are then for cruell warre PSAL. CXXI UNto the hills look up shall I From whence the help I have Which doth me keep and save verse 2 From the great Lord that mightily Did both earth and heaven make I do help and succour take verse 3 Thy foot-so stedfast he shall make By his might and his love That no power shall it move verse 4 Behold he that doth undertake His deare Israel to keep Shall not slumber shall not sleep verse 5 Thy keeper is the Lord of might God as thy shade doth stand Neare thee at thy right hand verse 6 The Sun by day thee shall not smite With his beames of heat and light Nor the Moon thee hurt by night verse 7 Though evill compasse thee about The Lord preserve thee shall Most safe from evills all verse 8 God shall preserve thy going out And thy coming in defend From henceforth till time do end PSAL. CXXII I Was right glad when they Thus unto me did say To the Lords House let us repaire verse 2 Our feet at such a call With joy within thy wall Shall stand Jerusalem most faire verse 3 Jerusalem know we Right strongly built to be Like to a city knit together verse 4 The Tribes up thither go And there assemble do Ev'n Gods beloved Tribes go thither Unto the Ark they passe Wherein Gods covenant was Thankes to the Name of God to bear verse 5 And there the thrones they see That set for judgement be The thrones of Davids house are there verse 6 Pray for Jerusalems peace That it may never cease They prosper shal that love thee well verse 7 Within thy walls be peace And in thy palaces Prosperity for ever dwell verse 8 For my companions sake Whom I as brethren take I will say Peace be in thee still verse 9 And for the house that is Our Gods the Lord of blisse Thy peace for ever seek I will PSAL. CXXIV If on our side the great Lord had not been Ev'n now his saved people Israel â—…y Truly unto his praise coasâ—… and 〈◊〉 verse 2 If on our side the Lord had not been then When up against us rose 〈◊〉 men verse 3 In their great fury had they suddenly Swallow'd us up alive when the hot flame Of their enâ—…indled wrath against us came verse 4 Yea then the raging waters swelling hye Had overwhelm'd and drown'd us utterly verse 5 Over our soules the streames had surely past Over our soules had gone the lofty waâ—… verse 6 But God be blessed who alone us saves And by his mercie which doth ever last A prey unto their teeth us hath not cast verse 7 Ouâ—… soule escaped is out of their hand Ev'n as a bird out of the Fowlers snare The snare is broken we escaped are verse 8 In the Lords Name alone our help doth stand Who earth and heaven made by his command PSAL. CXXV THose that do put their confidence In God the Lord and on him rest Seeking to him for their defence When they with dangers are distrest They shall be sure still to endure And shall not be remov'd away Like Sion hill abiding still Establish't they shall stand and stay verse 2 And as within the promis'd land Like bulwarks strong the mountains hye About Jerusalem do stand The same to guard and fortifie So God that is a shield to his From dangers great them to deliver His people deare that do him feare Doth compass round hence forth for ever verse 3 And though the wise gracious God Who chastens those whom he doth love Suffers the wicked by their rod The righteous to afflict and prove Yet shall it not upon the lot Of righteous men for ever rest Lest in distresse to wickednesse They put their hands with grief opprest verse 4 To those that are good in thy sight Do good O Lord we humbly pray Ev'n to the men in heart upright verse 5 But those to their owne crooked way Aside that stray and turne away With those that do work wickednesse The Lord King them forth shal bring But he with peace shall Israel blesse PSAL. CXXVI WHen the good Lord made Sions sad captivitie To turne againe and us from bondage did set free To us appear'd this strange and wondrous libertie As iâ—… 〈◊〉 dreame or faigned thing beheld had we verse 2 Our mouthes then sill'd with laughter did rejoyce With singing then was sill'd our tongue and voice verse 3 The heathen then when us they saw in freedome set Wondring thereat among themselves this speech they had Great things for them verse 4 The Lord hath done Things very great glad Surely for us the Lord hath done which make us verse 5 Turne backe againe Lord our captivity As in the South streames upon pastures dry verse 6 The gracious Lord in wisdome deep doth so dispose That they which sow sadly in sorrow and with teares Shall reap with joy verse 7 And he that forth with mourning goes And precious seed with him in his sowing beares Shall with rejoycing doubtlesse come againe Bringing his sheaves with comfort and with gaine PSAL. CXXVII EXcept the Lord the house do build The skilfull labour and the paine Of builders wholly are in vaine verse 2 Except the Lord do succour yeeld The city to defend and keep In vaine the watchman leave his sleep verse 3 In vaine it is for you to rise In mornings early full of care In vaine all your late watchings are 'T is vain to think wealth must arise By eating bread with sorrowes deep To his belov'd God giveth sleep verse 4 An heritage lo children be Which from the gift of God do come The fruit that springeth from the womb Is also his reward most free verse 5 Children growne up like arrowes are In th'â—… and of some strongman of warâ—…e verse 6 And blessed from above is he Whose plenteous race doth so increase That full his quiver is of these That man ashamed shall not be But to his soes that do him hate He shall speak boldly in the gate PSAL. CXXX FRom the depths of wo and griefe O Lord I cry to thee Heare my voice and â—…Wourdâ—… 〈◊〉 O gracious God to me verse 2 Let thine hearkning eares attend To my voice and cry When I supplications send Unto thy Majesty verse 3 If thou Lord shouldst strictly sâ—…an And