always last Through righteous Laws secure 7. Because thy Heart by Justice steer'd Did upright ways approve And hated still the crooked Paths Where wand'ring Sinners rove Therefore did God thy God on thee The Oyl of Gladness shed And has above thy Fellows round Advanc'd thy lofty Head 8. With Cassia Aloës and Myrrh Thy Royal Robes abound Which from thy stately Wardrobes brought Spread grateful Odours round 9. Among thy honourable Train Did Princely Virgins wait The Queen was plac'd at thy Right-hand In Golden Robes of State PART II. 10. But thou O Royal Bride give ear And to my Words attend Forget thy Native Country now And ev'ry former Friend 11. So shall thy Beauty charm the King Nor shall his Love decay For he is now become thy Lord To him due Rev'rence pay 12. The Tyrian Ladies rich and proud Shall humble Presents make And all the wealthy Nations sue Thy Favour to partake 13. The King 's fair Daughter 's beauteous Soul All inward Graces fill Her Raiment is of purest Gold Adorn'd with costly skill 14. She in her nuptial Garments dress'd With Needles richly wrought Attended by her Virgin Train Shall to the King be brought 15. With all that State of solemn Joy The Triumph moves along Till with wide Gates the Royal Court Receives the pompous Throng 16. Thou in thy Royal Fathers Room Must princely Sons expect Whom thou to diff'rent Realms mayst send To govern and protect 17. Whilst this my Song to future times Transmits thy Glorious Name And makes the World with joint consent Thy lasting Praise proclaim PSALM XLVI 1. GOD is our Refuge in Distress A present Help when Troubles press In him undaunted we confide 2 3. Tho Earth were from her Centre tost And Mountains in the Ocean lost Torn piece-meal by the roaring Tide 4. A Gentler Stream with Gladness still The City of our Lord shall â—ill Imperial Seat of God most High 5. God dwells in Sion whose fair Tow'rs Shall mock th' Assaults of Earthly Pow'rs While his Almighty Aid is nigh 6. In Tumults when the Heathen rag'd And Kingdoms War against us wag'd He thunder'd and dissolv'd their Pow'rs 7. The Lord of Hosts conducts our Arms Our Tow'r of Refuge in Alarms Our Fathers Guardian-God and ours 8. Come see the Wonders he hath wrought On Earth what Desolation brought 9. And crush'd to Peace the jarring World In shivers brake the Spear and Bow With them their thund'ring Chariots too Into devouring Flames were hurld 10. Submit to God's Almighty Sway For Him the Heathen shall obey And Earth her Sov'reign Lord confess 11. The God of Hosts conducts our Arms Our Tow'r of Refuge in Alarms As to our Fathers in Distress PSALM XLVII 1 2. O All ye People clap your hands And with triumphant Voices sing No Force the mighty Pow'r withstands Of God the universal King 3 4. He shall opposing Nations quell And with Success our Battels fight Shall point the place where we must dwell The Pride of Iacob his Delight 5 6. God is gone up our Lord and King With Shouts of Joy and Trumpet 's Sound To him repeated Praises sing And let the chearful Song go round 7 8. Your utmost Skill in Praise be shown For him that all the World commands Who sits upon his Holy Throne And spreads his Sway o'er Heathen Lands 9. Our Chiefs and Tribes that far from hence T' adore the God of Abr'am came Found him their constant sure defence How great and glorious is his Name PSALM XLVIII 1. THE Lord is great and o'er the Gods Sublimely to be prais'd In Sion on whose happy Mount His sacred Throne is rais'd 2. Her Tow'rs the Joy of all the Earth With beauteous Prospect rise On her North side th' Almighty King 's Imperial City lies 3. God in her Palaces is known His Presence is her Guard 4. Confed'rate Kings withdrew their Siege And of Success despair'd 5. They view'd her Walls admir'd and fled With Grief and Terror struck 6. Like Women whom the sudden Pangs Of Travel had o'ertook 7. No wretched Crew of Mariners Appear like them forlorn When freighted Fleets from Tarshish shore By Eastern Winds are torn 8. In Sion we have seen perform'd A Work that was foretold In pledge that God for times to come His City will uphold 9. Not in our Fortresses and Walls Did we O God confide But on the Temple fix'd our Hopes In which thou dost reside 10. Thy Name iâ— Lord of Hosts supream Whose Fame through Earth extends Thy pow'ful Arm as Justice guides Chastises or defends 11. Let Sion's Mount with Joy resound Her Daughters all be taught In Songs his Judgments to extol Who this Deliv'rance wrought 12. Walk round her Walls in solemn Pomp Your Eyes about her cast Recount her Tow'rs if by the Siege You find a Stone displac'd 13. Her Forts and Palaces survey Observe their Order well That with Assurance to your Heirs This Wonder you may tell 14. This God is ours and will be ours Whilst we in him confide And as he has preserv'd us now Till Death will be our Guide PSALM XLIX 1 2. LET all the list'ning World attend And my Instructions hear Let High and Low and Rich and Poor With joint Consent give ear 3. My Mouth with sacred Wisdom fill'd Shall good Advice impart The sound Result of prudent Thoughts Digested in my Heart 4. To Parables of weighty Sense I will my Ear incline Whilst to the tuneful Harp I sing Dark Words of deep Design 5. Why should my Courage fail in times Of Danger and of Doubt When Sinners that would me supplant Have compass'd me about 6. Those Men that all their Hope and Trust In Heaps of Treasure place And boast and triumph when they see Their ill-got Wealth encrease 7. Are yet unable from the Grave Their dearest Friend to free Nor can by force of costly Bribes Reverse God's firm Decree 8 9. Their vain Endeavours they must quit The Price is held too high No Sums can purchase such a Grant That Man should never die 10. Not Wisdom can the Wise exempt Nor Fools their Folly save But both must perish and in Death Their Wealth to others leave 11. For tho they think their stately Seats Shall ne'r to Ruine fall But their remembrance last in Lands Which by their Names they call 12. Yet shall their Fame be soon forgoâ— How great soâ—'er their State With Beasts their Memory and They Shall share one common Fate PART II. 13. How great theri Folly is who thus Absurd Conclusions make And yet their Children unreclaim'd Repeat the gross Mistake 14. Like Sheep the Prey of rav'nous Death Within the Grave they 're laid And there whilst Righteous Men rejoice Shall all their Beauty fade 15. But God will yet redeem my Soul And from the greedy Grave His greater Pow'r shall set me free And to himself receive 16. Then fear not Thou when worldly Men In envy'd Wealth abound Nor tho their prosp'rous House increase With lofty Honours
long and happy Life has spent His end I 'll crown with saving Health PSALM XCII 1. HOW good and pleasant must it be To thank the Lord most high And with repeated Hymns of Praise His Name to magnifie 2. With ev'ry Morning 's early dawn His Goodness to relate And of his constant Truth each Night The glad effects repeat 3. To ten-string'd Instruments we 'll sing With tuneful Psalt'ry's join'd And to the Harp with solemn Sounds For sacred use design'd 4. For through thy wond'rous Works O Lord Thou mak'st my Heart rejoice The Thoughts of them shall make me glad And shout with chearful Voice 5 6. How wond'rous are thy Works O Lord How deep are thy Decrees Whose private Tracks in secret laid No stupid Sinner sees 7. He little thinks when wicked Men Like Grass look fresh and gay How soon their short-liv'd Splendour must For ever pass away 8 9. But God for ever is most High And all his lofty Foes Who thought they might securely sin Shall be o'erwhelm'd with Woes 10. Whilst thou exalt'st my Horn of Pow'r And mak'â—t it largely spread And with refreshing Oil anoint'st My consecrated Head 11. I soon shall see my stubborn Foes To utter Ruine brought And hear the dismal Fate of such As have against me fought 12. But righteous Men like fruitful Palms Shall make a glorious Show As Cedars that in Lebanon With stately Verdure grow 13 14. These planted in the House of God Within his Courts shall thrive Their Vigour and their Luâ—tre both Shall in old Age revive 15. Thus wâ—ll the Lord his Justice shew And God my strong Defence Shall due Rewards to all the World Impartially dispense PSALM XCIII 1. WIth Glory â—lad with Strength array'd The Lord that o'er all Nature reigns The World's Foundations strongly laid And the firm Globe unmov'd sustains 2. How surely stablisht is thy Throne Which still maintains its antient State And yet no length of Time is known That measures thy eternal Date 3 4. The Floods O Lord lift up their Voice And toss the troubled Waves on high But God above can still their Noise And make the angry Sea comply 5. Thy Promise Lord is ever sure And they that closely wait on Thee To make their Happiness secure Must always pure and spotless be PSALM XCIV 1 2. O God to whom Revenge belongs Let us thy Vengeance view Arise thou Judge of all the Earth And give the Proud their due 3 4. How long O Lord shall sinful Men Their solemn Triumphs make How long their wicked Actions boast And insolently speak 5 6. They not alone thy Saints oppress But unprovok'd they spill The Widow's and the Stranger 's Blood And helpless Orphans kill 7. And yet the Lord shall ne'r perceive Profanely thus they speak Nor any notice of our Deeds The God of Iacob take 8. At length ye stupid Fools your Wants Endeavour to discern In Folly will you still proceed And Wisdom never learn 9. Shall not that God who made the Ear Your Speeches hear and mind The Lord by whom the Eye was fram'd Shall he be counted blind 10. Shall he whose Judgments aw the World To punish Sinners fear Or he from whom all Wisdom flows Himself unwise appear 11. He the most dark and secret Thoughts Of all Mankind does see His piercing Eye surveys them all How very vain they be PART II. 12. Blest is the Man whom thou O Lord In kindness dost chastise And by thy sacred Rules to walk Dost lovingly advise 13. He in the days of deep Distress Shall Rest and Safety find While Sinners in the Snare are caught Which was for them design'd 14. For God will never from his Saints His Favour wholly take His own Possession and his Lot He will not quite forsake 15. But all his Actions shall appear In Truth and Justice done And those that walk in upright ways Shall in those Paths go on 16. Who will appear in my behalf When wicked Men invade Or who when Sinners would oppress My righteous Cause shall plead 17 18 19. My Soul had now in Silence dwelt But that the Lord was near He held me when I slip'd when sad He did my Sorrows chear 20. Wilt thou who art a God most just The sinful Throne defend Which makes the Law a fair Pretence To gain its wicked End 21. Against the Lives of righteous Men They lay their close Design And how to spill the guiltless Blood They wickedly combine 22. But my Defence is firmly plac'd In God the Lord most High He is my Rock to which I may For Refuge always fly 23. The Lord shall cause their ill Designs On their own Heads to fall He in their Sins shall cut them off Our God shall slay them all PSALM XCV 1. O Come loud Anthems let us sing Loud Thanks to our Almighty King For we our Voices high should raise When our Salvation's Rock we praise 2. Into his Presence let us haste To thank him for his Favours past To him address in joyful Songs The Praise that to his Name belongs 3. The Depths of Earth are in his Hand Her Centre 's Wealth at his Command The Strength of Hills that threat the Skies Subjected to his Empire lies 4. The rowling Ocean's vast Abyss Her Maker's liquid Empire is 'T is mov'd by his Almighty Hand That form'd and fix'd the solid Land 5. O let us to his Courts repair And bow with Adoration there Down on our Knees devoutly All Before the Lord our Maker fall 6. For he 's our God our Shepherd he His Flock and Pasture-sheep are we If then you 'll like his Flock draw near To day if you his voice will hear 7. Let not your hard'ned Heart renew Your Fathers Crimes and Judgments too Nor here provoke my Wrath as they In desart Plains of Meribah 8. When through the Wilderness they mov'd And me with fresh Temptations prov'd 9. Ev'n then through Unbelief rebell'd While they my wond'rons Works beheld 10. Full forty years from place to place They griev'd my Patience mock'd my Grace Then 'T is a faithless Race I said Whose Heart from me has always stray'd They ne'er will tread my righteous Path Therefore to them in settled Wrath Since they despis'd my Rest I sware That they should never enter there PSALM XCVI 1. SIng to the Lord a new made Song Let Earth in one assembled Throng Her common Patron 's Praise resoundâ— 2. Sing to the Lord and bless his Name From day to day his Praise proclaim Who us has with Salvation crown'd 3. To Heathen Lands his Fame rehearse His Wonders to the Universe 4. For great is He nor can we raiâ—e Proportion'd to his Pow'r our Praise The Dread of other Deities 5. For Pageantry and Idols all Are they whom Gods the Heathen call He only rules who made the Skies 6. With Majesty and Honour crown'd Beauty and Strength his Throne surroundâ— 7. Be therefore Both to him restor'd By you who have false Gods ador'd Ascribe due Honour
kindly treats He guards the Orphan and the Wiles Of wicked men defeats 10. The God that does in Sion dwell Is our eternal King From Age to Age his Reign endures Let all his Praises sing PSALM CXLVII 1. O Praise the Lord with Hymns of Joy And celebrate his Fame For pleasant good and comely 't is To praise his Holy Name 2. His holy City God will build Tho levell'd with the Ground And bring his People back dispers'd O'er all the Nations round 3 4. He kindly heals the broken Hearts And all their Wounds does close He tells the Number of the Stars Their sev'ral Names he knows 5 6. Great is the Lord and great his Pow'r His Wisdom knows no Bound The meek he raises and throws down The Wicked to the Ground 7. To God the Lord a Hymn of Praise With grateful Voices sing To Songs of Triumph tune the Harp And strike each warbling string 8. He covers Heav'n with Clouds and thence Refreshing Rain bestows Thro' him on Mountain-tops the Grass With wond'rous Plenty grows 9. He salvage Beasts that loosely range With timely Food supplies He feeds the Raven's tender Brood And stops their hungry Cries 10. He values not the warlike Steed Nor in his Strength delights The nimble Foot that swiftly runs With just Disdain he slights 11. But he to him that fears his Name His tender Love extends To him that on his boundless Grace With stedfast Hope depends 12 13. Let Sion and Ierus'lem then To God their Praise address Who fenc'd their Gates with massie Bars And does their Children bless 14 15. He makes in all their Borders Peace With finest Wheat they 're fed He speaks the Word and what he wills Is done as soon as said 16. Large Flakes of Snow like fleecy Wool Descend at his Command And Hoary Frost like Ashes spread Is scatter'd o'er the Land 17. When he does join'd to these his Ice In little Morsels break Who can against his piercing Cold Secure Defences make 18. He sends his Word and strait it melts He makes his Wind to blow And soon the Streams congeal'd before In plenteous Currents flow 19. By Him his Statutes and Decrees To Iacob's Sons were shown And still to Isr'el's chosen Seed His righteous Laws are known 20. No other Nation this can boast Nor did he e'er afford To heathen Lands his Oracles And Knowledge of his Word Hallelujahâ— PSALM CXLVIII 1. YE boundless Realms of Joy Exalt your Maker's Fame His Praise your Song employ Above the starry Frame 2. Your Voices raise Ye Cherubims And Seraphims To sing his Praise 3 4. Thou Moon that rul'st the Night And Sun that guid'st the Day Ye glitt'ring Stars of Light To him your Homage pay His Praise declare Ye Heav'ns above And Clouds that move In liquid Air. 5 6. Let them adore the Lord And praise his holy Name By whose Almighty Word They all from Nothing came And so shall last From Changes free His firm Decree Stands ever fast 7 8. Let Earth her Tribute pay Praise him ye dreadful Whales And Fish that through the Sea Glide swift with glitt'ring Scales Fire Hail and Snow And misty Air And Winds that where He bids them blow 9 10. By Hills and Mountains all In grateful Consort join'd By Cedars stately tall And Trees for Fruit design'd By ev'ry Beast And creeping thing And Fowl of Wing His Name be blest 11 12. Let all of Royal Birth With those of humbler Frame And Judges of the Earth His matchless Praise proclaim In this Design Let Youths with Maids And hoary Heads With Children join 13. United Zeal be shown His wond'rous Fame to raise Whose glorious Name alone Deserves our endless Praise Earth's utmost Ends His Pow'r obey His glorious Sway The Skies transcends 14. His chosen Saints to grace He sets their Horn on high And favours Isr'el's Race Who still to him are nigh O therefore raise Your grateful Voice And still rejoice The Lord to praise PSALM CXLIX 1 2. O Praise ye the Lord prepare your glad Voice His Praise in the great Assembly to sing In our great Creator let Isr'el rejoice And Children of Sion be glad in their King 3 4. Let them his great Name extol in the Dance With Timbrel and Harp his Praises express Who always takes pleasure his Saints to advance And with his Salvation the Humble to bless 5 6. With Glory adorn'd his People shall sing To God who their Beds With Safety does shield Their Mouth fill'd with Praises of him their great King Whilst a two-edged Sword in their Hand they shall wield 7 8. Just Vengeance to take for Injuries past To punish those Lands that know not his Mind With Chains as their Captives to tie their Kings fast With Fetters of Iron their Nobles to bind 9. Thus shall they make good when them they destroy The dreadful Decree which God does proclaim Such Honour and Triumph his Saints shall enjoy O therefore for ever exalt his great Name PSALM CL. 1. O Praise the Lord in that blest Place From whence his Goodness largely flows Praise him in Heav'n where he his Face Unveil'd in perfect Glory shows 2. Praise him for all the mighty Acts Which he in our behalf has done His Kindness this Return exacts With which our Praise should equal run 3. Let the Shrill Trumpet 's warlike Voice Make Rocks and Hills his Praise rebound Praise him with Harp's melodious Noise And gentle Psaltry's silver Sound 4. Let Virgin-Troops soft Timbrels bring And some with graceful Motion dance Let Instruments of various Strings With Organs join'd his Praise advanceâ— 5. Let them who joyful Hymns compose To Cymbals set their Songs of Praise Cymbals of common Use and those That loudly sound on solemn Days 6. Let all things with glad Zeal contend The Breath he does to them afford In just Returns of Praise to spend Let ev'ry â—reature praise the Lord. The END of the PSALMS Gloria Patri c. Common Measure To Father Son and Holy Ghost The God whom we adore Be Glory as it was is now And shall be evermore As Psalm 100 c. To Father Son and Holy Ghost The God whom Earth and Heav'n adore Be Glory as it was of old Is now and shall be evermore As Psalm 25 c. To God the Father Son And Spirit Glory be As 't was and is and shall be so To all Eternity Advertisement HAving design'd to make such a Version of the Psalms as may be fit for Common Use we have endeavour'd it by the following Methods 1. By keeping strictly to the Text and where the Sense was doubtful determining it by the Scope and Occasion of the Psalm 2. By taking care to make the whole Version easie and intelligible 3. By endeavouring to express the Spirit and Genius of every Psalm and suiting our Style to the several Passions of the Author 4. By retaining â—he Connexion throughout each Psalm which does not always appear in the Prose Translation 5. By rendring the Hebraisms in their plain Sense and Meaning as agreed on by the best Commentators 6. By adapting our Measures to the Tunes that are best received turning several Psalms to those that are most Musical such as that of 100 113 148 and others N.T. N.B. FINIS
to disguise 8. Near publick Roads they lie conceal'd And all their Art employ The Innocent and Poor at once To riâ—â—e and destroy 9. Not Lions couching in their Dens Surprise their heedless Prey With greater Cunning or express More salvage Rage than they 10. Sometimes they act the Harmless Man And humble Looks they wear That so deceiv'd the Poor may less Their sudden Onset fear PART II. 11. For God they think no notice takes Of their unrighteous Deeds He never minds the suff'ring Poor Nor their Oppression heeds 12. But thou O Lord at length arise Stretch forth thy mighty Arm And by the Greatness of thy Pow'r Defend the Poor from Harm 13. No longer let the Wicked vaunt And proudly boasting say Tush God regards not what we do He never will repay 14. But sure thou saw'st and all their Deeds Impartially dost try The Orphan therefore and the Poor On thee for Aid rely 15. Defenceless let the Wicked fall Of all their Strength bereft Confound O God their dark Designs Till no Remains are left 16. Assert thy just Dominion Lord Which shall for ever stand Throug which the Heathen were expell'd From this thy chosen Land 17. Thy humble Suppliants still thou hear'st That to thy Throne repair Thou first prepar'st their Hearts to pray And then accept'st their Pray'r 18. Thou in thy righteous Judgment weigh'st The Fatherless and Poor That so the Tyrants of the Earth May persecute no more PSALM XI 1. SInce I in God have plac'd my Trust A Refuge always nigh Why should I like a tim'rous Bird To diâ—tant Mountains fly 2. Behoâ—d the Wicked bend their Bow And ready â—ix their Dart Lurking in ambush to destroy The â—an of upright Heart 3. When once the firm Assurance fails Which publick Faith imparts 'T is time for â—nnocence to fly From such deceitful Arts. 4. The Lord has both a Temple here And righteous Throne above Whence he surveys the Sons of Men And how their Counsels move 5. If God the Righteous whom he loves For Trial does correct What must the Sons of Violence Whom he abhors expect 6. Snares Fire and Brimstone on their Heads Shall in one Tempest show'r This dreadful Mixture his Revenge Into their Cup shall pour 7. The righteous Lord will righteous Deeds With signal Favour grace And on the upright Man reflect The brightness of his Face PSALM XII 1. SInce Godly Men decay O Lord Do thou my Cause defend For scarce these wretched times afford One just and faithful Friend 2. One Neighbour now can scarce believe What t'other does impart With flatt'ring Lips they all deceive And with a double Heart 3. But Lips that with Deceit abound Can never prosper long God's righteous Vengeance will confound The proud blaspheming Tongue 4. In vâ—in those foolish Boasters say Our Tongues are sure our own With doubtful Words we 'll still betrayâ— And be controul'd by none 5. For God who hears the Poor opprest And all their Sufferings knows Will soon arise and give them rest Iâ—â—pight of all their Foes 6. The Word of God shall still abide And void of Falshood be As is the Silver sev'n times try'd From drossy Mixture free 7. The Promise of his aiding Grace Shall reach its purpos'd End His Servants from his faithless Race He ever shall defend 8. Then shall the wicked be perplex'd Nor know which way to fly When those whom they despis'd and vex'd Shall be advanc'd on high PSALM XIII 1. HOW long wilt thou forget me Lord Must I for ever mourn How long wilt thou withdraw from me Oh! never to return 2. How long shall anxious Thoughts my Soul And Grief my Heart oppress How long my Enemies insult And I have no Redress 3. O hear and to my longing Eyes Restore thy wonted Light wnd suddenly or I shall sleep In everlasting Night 4. Restore me lest they proudly boast 'T was their own Strength o'ercame Permit not them that vex my Soul To triumph in my Shame 5. Since I have always plac'd my trust Beneath thy Mercy 's Wing Thy saving Health will come and then My Heart with Joy shall spring 6. Then shall my Song with Praise inspir'd To thee my God ascend Who to thy Servant in Distress Such Bounty didst extend PSALM XIV 1. SUre wicked Fools must needs suppose That God is nothing but a Name Corrupt and lewd their Practice grows No Bâ—east is warm'd with holy Flame 2. The Lord look'd down from Heaven's high Tow'r And did the race of Mankind view To see if any own'd his Pow'r If any Truth or Justice knew 3. But all he saw were gone aside All were degen'rate grown and base None took Religion for their guide Not one of all the sinful Race 4. But can these Workers of Deceit Be all so dull and senseless grown That they like Bread my People eat And God's Almighty Pow'r disown 5. How will they tremble then for Fear When his just Wrath shall them o'ertake For to the righteous God is near And never will their Cause forsake 6. In vain ungodly Men expose Those Methods which the Just pursue Since God a Refuge is for those Whom his just Eyes with Favour view 7. Would he his saving Pow'r employ To break his People's servile Band Then Shouts of universal Joy Should loudly echo through the Land PSALM XV. 1. LOrd who 's the happy Man that may To thy blest Courts repair Not Stranger-like to visit them But to inhabit there 2. 'T is he whose ev'ry Thought and Deed By Rules of Virtue moves Whose gen'rous Tongue disdains to speak The thing his Heart disproves 3. Who never did a Slander forge His Neighbour's Fame to wound Nor hearkens to a false Report By Malice whisper'd round 4. Who Vice in all its Pomp and Pow'r Can treat with just Neglect And Piety tho cloath'd in Rags Religiously respect Who to his plighted Vows and Trust Has ever firmly stood And tho he promise to his Loss He makes the Promise good 5. Whose Soul in Usury disdains His Treasure to employ Whom no Rewards could ever bribe The Guiltless to destroy The Man who by his steady Course Has Happiness ensur'd When Earth's Foundations shake shall stand By Providence secur'd PSALM XVI 1. PRotect me from my cruel Foes And shield me Lord from Harm Because my Trust I still repose On thy Almighty Arm. 2. My Soul all Help but thine does slight All Gods but thee disown Yet can no Deeds of mine requite The Goodness thou hast shown 3. But those that are of vertuous Note Who love the thing that 's right To favour always and promote Shall be my chief Delight 4. How shall their Sorrows be increas'd Who other Gods adore Their bloody Off'rings I detest Their very Names abhor 7. My Lot is fall'n in the blest Land Where God is purely serv'd He fills my Cup with lib'ral hand My Right 's by him preserv'd 6. In Nature's most delightful Scene My happy Portion lies The place of my appointed Reign All
And in his sacred Paths shall lead The humble and the meek 10. Through all the equal ways of God Both Truth and Mercy shine Tow'rds them that with religious Hearts To his blest Will incline PART II. 11. Since Mercy is thy darling Grace And most exalts thy Fame Forgive my heinous Sin O Lord And so advance thy Name 12. Whoe'er to God with holy Fear His humble Duty pays Shall find the Lord a faithful Guide In all his righteous Ways 13. His quiet Soul with inward Peace Shall be for ever blest And by his num'rous Race the Land Successively possest 14. For God to such as fear his Name His secret Will imparts And does his gracious Cov'nant write In their obedient Hearts 15. To him I still will lift my Eyes And wait his timely Aid Who breaks the strong and treach'rous snare Which for my Feet was laid 16. O turn again and all my Griefs In mercy Lord redress For I am compass'd round with Woes And plung'd in deep Distress 17. The Sorrows of my pensive Heart To mighty Sums increase O from this dark and dismal state My troubled Soul release 18. With tender Eyes and pitying Looks My sad Afflictions see Acquit me Lord and from my Guilt Intirely set me free 19. Consider Lord my cruel Foes How fast their Numbers grow What lawless Force and Rage they use What boundless Hate they show 20. O guard my life and set my Soul From their fierce Malice free Nor let me Lord be sham'd who place My stedfast Trust in thee 21. Let all my just and righteous Acts To full Perfection rise Because my firm and constant Hope On thee alone relies 12. To Israel Lord thy chosen Race Continue ever kind And in the midst of all their Wants Let them thy Succour find PSALM XXVI 1. JUdge me O Lord for I the Paths Of Righteousness have trod I cannot fail who all my Trust Repose on thee my God 2 3. Search prove my Heart whose Innocence Will shine the more 't is try'd For I have kept thy Grace in view Thy Truth my constant Guide 4. I never for Companions took The Idle or Prophane No Hypocrite with all his Arts My Friendship e'er could gain 5. I hate the Factious Plotting Crew Who make distracted Times No more would share their Company Than I 'd partake their Crimes 6. I 'll wash my Hands in Innocence And bring a Heart so pure As shall when I approach thy Courts My Welcome there secure 7 8. My Thanks I 'll publish there and tell How thy Renown excels That Seat affords me most Delight In which thy Honour dwells 9. Involve me not in Sinners doom Who Murder make their Trade 10. Who other 's Rights by secret Bribes Or open Force invade 11. But I will walk in Paths of Truth Integrity pursue Protect me therefore and on me Thy Mercies Lord renew 12. In spight of all my Foes Attacks I still maintain my ground And shall survive amongst thy Saints Thy Praises to resound PSALM XXVII 1. WHom should I fear since God to me Salvation is and Light Since strongly he my Life supports What can my Soul affright 2. With rav'nous Aims my Flesh to tear When Foes beset me round They stumbled and their lofty Crests Were made to strike the Ground 3. Through him my Heart undaunted dares With num'rous Hosts to cope Through him in dang'rous Straits of War For good Success I hope 4. Henceforth within his House to dwell I earnestly desire His wond'rous Beauty there to view And his blest Will enquire 5. For there may I with Comfort rest In times of deep Distress And safe as on a Rock abide In that secure recess 6. Whilâ—t God above my haughty Foes My lofty Head shall raise And I my joyful Off'ring bring And sing glad Songs of Praise PART II. 7. Continue Lord to hear my Voice Whene'er to thee I cry In mercy all my Pray'rs receive Nor my Request deny 8. When thou to seek thy glorious Face Dost graciously advise Thy glorious Face I 'll always seek My grateful Heart replies 9. Then hide not thou thy Face O Lord Nor me in Wrath reject My God and Saviour leave not him Thou didâ—t so oft protect 10. Tho all my Friends and nearest Kin Their helpless Charge forsake Yet thou whose Love excels them all Wilt Care and Pity take 11. Instruct me in thy ways O Lord My Goings plainly guide Lest envious Men who watch my steps Should see me tread aside 12. Defeat O Lord my cruel Foes And thwart their ill Desire Whose lying Lips and bloody Hands Against my Peace conspire 13. I trusted that my future Life Should with thy Love be crown'd Or else my fainting Soul had sunk With Sorrows compass'd round 14. With patient Faith expect God's time And he 'll inspire thy Breast With inward Strength do thus thy part And leave to him the rest PSALM XXVIII 1. O Lord my Rock to Thee I cryâ— In Sighs consume my Breath O answer or I shall become Like those that sleep in Death 2. Regard my Supplication Lordâ— The Cries that I repeat With weeping Eyes and Hands stretch'd oâ—â— Before thy Mercy-seat 3. Involve me not in Sinners doom Who make a Trade of Ill And ever speak the Person fair Whose Blood they mean to spill 4. According to their Crimes extent Let Justice have its Course Relentless be to them as they Have sinn'd without Remorse 5. Since they the Works of God despise Nor would his Grace adore His Wrath shall utterly destroy And build them up no more 6. But I with due Acknowledgment His Praises will resound From whom the Cries of my Distress A gracious Answer found 7. My Heard repos'd its Confidence In God my Strength and Shield In him I trusted and return'd Triumphant from the Field As he has made my Joys compleat 'T is just that I should raise The chearful Tribute of my Thanks And thus resound his Praise 8. His aiding Pow'r supports the Troops That my just cause maintain 'T was he advanc'd me to the Throne 'T is he secures my Reign 9. Preserve thy chosen and proceed Thine Heritage to bless With Plenty prosper them in Peace In Battle with Success PSALM XXIX 1. YE Princes that in Might excel Devout Oblations strait prepare God's glorious Actions loudly tell To all his wond'rous pow'r declareâ— 2. To his great Name fresh Altars raise And due Respect with Care afford Him in his holy Temple praise Where he 's with solemn State ador'd 3. 'T is he that with amazing Noise The wat'ry Clouds in sunder brake The Ocean trembled at his Voice When he from Heaven in Thundâ—r spake 4 5. How full of Pow'r his Voice appears With what majestick Horror crown'd Which from their Roots tall Cedars tears And strews their scatter'd Branches round 6. They and the Hills on which they grow Are sometimes hurried far away And leap like Hinds that bounding go Or Unicorns in youthful play 7 8. When God in Thunder loudly
exalted High And as thy Glory fills the Skie So let it be on Earth displaid Till thou art here as there obey'd PSALM LVIII 1. SPeak O ye Judges of the Earth If just your Sentence be Or must not Innocence appeal To Heav'n from your Decree 2. Your wicked Hearts and Judgments are Alike by Malice sway'd Your covetous Hands by weighty Bribes To Violence betray'd 3. Estrang'd from Virtue from the Womb Their Infant-steps went wrong They prattled Slander and in Lies Employ'd their lisping Tongue 4. No Serpent of parch'd Africk's breed Does ranker Poison bear The drowsie Adder will as soon Unlock his sullen Ear. 5. To Counsel obstinately deaf As Adders they remain From whom the skilful Charmer's Voice Can no Attention gain 6. Defeat O God their threat'ning Rage And timely break their Pow'r Disarm these growing Lion's Jaws E'er practis'd to devour 7. Let now their Insolence at height Like ebbing Tides be spent Their splint'ring Darts deceive their Aim When they their Bow have bent 8. Like Snails let them dissolve to Slime Abortive Births become Unworâ—hy to behold the Sun And buried in the Womb. 9. E'er Thorns can make the Flesh-pots boil Tempestuous Wrath shall come From God and Living snatch them hence To their eternal Doom 10. The Righteous shall rejoice to see Their Crimes such Vengeance meet And Saints in Persecutors Blood Wash their victorious Feet 11. Transgressors then with Grief shall see Just men Rewards obtain And own a God that sâ—rictly will The guilty Earth arraign PSALM LIX 1. DEliver me O Lord my God From all my spiteful Foes In my Defence oppose thy Pow'r To theirs who me oppose 2. Preserve me from a wicked Race Who make a Trade of Ill Protect me from remorseless Men Who seek my Blood to spill 3. They lie in wait and mighty Pow'rs Against my Life combine Implacable yet Lord thou knowst For no Offence of mine 4. In hurry they set watch and ward My guiltless Life to take Look down O Lord on my Distress And to my Help awake 5. Thou Lord of Hosts and Isr'el's God Their Heathen Rage suppress Relentless Vengeance take on those Who stubbornly transgress 6. At Ev'ning to beset my House Like growling Dogs they meet While others through the City roam And ransack ev'ry Street 7. Their Throats belch Slanders from their Mouths They brandish sharpned Swords Who hears say they or hearing dares Reprove our lawless Words 8. But from thy Throne thou shalt O Lord Their bassled Plots deride To Scorn and Infamy expose Insulting Heathen's Pride 9. On Thee I wait 't is on thy Strength For Succour I depend 'T is Thou O God art my Defence Who only canst defend 10. Thy Mercy Lord shall first prevent And me from Danger free Then crown my Wishes and subdue My Haughty Foes to me 11. Destroy 'em Lord but not intire Nor at a single Blow Lest we ingratefully too soon Forget their Overthrow But Vagabonds through sundry Realms Disperse 'em by thy Pow'r Do Thou bring down their haughty Pride O Lord our Shield and Tow'r 12. Now in the Height of all their Pride Their Arrogance chastise Whose Tongues have sinn'd without Restraint And Curses join'd with Lies 13. Nor till thou hast consum'd their Race Thine Anger Lord suppress That outmost Lands by their just Doom May Isr'el's God confess 14. At Ev'ning let them still persist Like growling Dogs to meet Still traverse all the City round And ransack ev'ry Street 15. Then as for Malice now they do For Hunger let 'em stray And yell their vain Complaints aloud Defeated of their Prey 16. Whilst early â— thy Mercy sing Thy wond'rous Pow'r confess For thou hast been my sure Defence My Refuge in Distress 17. To Thee with never-ceasing Praise O God my Strength I 'll sing For thou hast always been the Rock From whence my Comforts spring PSALM LX. 1. O God who hast our Troops disperst Forsaking them forsook Thee first As we thy just Displeasure mourn To us in Mercy Lord return 2. Our Strength that firm as Earth did stand Is rent by thy avenging Hand O heal the Breaches thou hast made We shake we fall without thy Aid 3. Our Folly 's sad Effects we feel For drunk with Discord's Cup we reel 4. But now for them who thee rever'd Thou hast thy Truth 's bright Banner rear'd 5. Let thy Right-hand thy Saints protect Lord hear the Pray'rs that we direct 6. The Holy God has spoke and I On his firm Word o'erjoy'd relie To Thee in Portions I 'll divide Fair Sichem's Soil Samaria's Pride To Sichem Succoth next I 'll join And measure out her Vale by Line 7. Manasseh Gilead both subscribe To my Commands with Ephraim's Tribe Ephraim by Arms supports my Cause And Iudah by religious Laws 8. Moab my Slave and Drudge shall be Nor Edâ—m from my Yoke get free Proud Palestine's imperious State Shall humbly on our Triumph wait 9. But who shall quell these mighty Pow'rs And me possess of Edom's Tow'rs Or through her guarded Frontiers tread The Path that does to Conquest lead 10. Ev'n thou O God who hast disperst Our Troops for we forsook Thee first Whom in just wrath thou didst forsake Aton'd thou wilt victorious make 11. Do thou our fainting Cause sustain For humane Succours are but vain 12. Fresh Strength and Courage God bestows 'T is He treads down our proudest Foes PSALM LXI 1. LOrd hear my Cry regard my Pray'r Which I opprest with Grief 2. From Earth's remotest Parts address To thee for kind Relief O lodge me safe beyond the Reach Of persecuting Pow'r 3. Thou who so oft from spitâ—â—ul Foes Hast been my shelt'â—â—g Tow'r 4. Wiâ—hin thy sacred Coâ—rts I shall Sâ—cure from Danger lie Beneath the Covert of thy Wings All future Storms deâ—ieâ— 5. In sign my Vows are heard once more I o'er thy Chosen reign 6. O bless with long and prosp'rous Life The King thou didst ordain 7. Confirm his Throne and make his Reign Accepted in thy sight And let thy Truth and Mercy both In his Defence unite 8. So shall I ever sing thy Praise Thy Name for ever bless Devote my prosp'rous Days to pay The Vows of my Distress PSALM LXII 1 2. MY Soul for Help on God relies From him alone my Safety flows My Rock my Health that Strength supplies To bear the shock of all my Foes 3. How long will ye contrive my Fall Which will but hasten on your own You 'll totter like a bowing Wall Or fence of uncemented Stone 4. To make my envy'd Fortunes less They strive with Lies their chief Delight For they tho with their Mouths they bless In private curse with inward Spite 5 6. But thou my Soul on God rely On him alone thy Trust repose My Rock and Health will strength supply To bear the Shock of all my Foes 7. God does his saving Health dispence And flowing Glories largely send He is my Fortress and Defence On him my Soul shall still depeâ—d 8.
In hâ—m ye People always trust Bâ—â—orâ— his Throne pour out your Hearts Foâ— God the Merciful and Jusâ— His timely Aid to us imparts 9. Sure High and Low in balance laidâ— With vain Conceits and Lies abound And if with Vanity they 're weigh'd Lighter than that they 'll both be found 10. Then trust not in oppreâ—â—ive Ways By Spoil and Rapine grow not vain Nor let your Hearts if Wealth increase Be set too much upon your Gain 11. For God has oft his Will express'd And I this Truth have fully known To be of boundless Pow'r possess'd Belongs of right to God alone 12. Tho Mercy is his Darling Grace In which he chiefly takes delight Yet will he all the Human Race According to their Works requiâ—e PSALM LXIII 1. O God my gracious God to Thee My Morning Pray'rs sâ—all offer'd be For Thee my thirsty Soâ—l does pant My fainting Flesh implores thy Grace Within this dry and barren Place Where I refreshing Waters want 2. O to my longing Eyes once more That View of glorious Pow'r restore Which thy majestick House displays 3. Because to me thy wond'rous Love Than Life it self does dearer prove My Lips shall always speak thy Praiseâ— 4. My Life while I that Life enjoy In blessing God I 'll still employ With lifâ—ed Hands adore his Name 5. My Soul 's Content shall be as great As theirs who choicest Dainties eat While I with Joy his Praise proclaim 6. When down I lie sweet Sleep to find Thou' rt always present to my Minâ— And when I wake in dead of Night 7. Because thou still didst Succour bring Beneath the Shadow of thy Wing I 'll rest with Safety and Delight 8. My Soul when Foes would me devour Cleaves fast to Thee whose matchless Pow'â— In her Support is daily shown 9. But those the Righteous Lord shall slay That my Destruction wish and they That seek my Life shall lose their own 10 11. They by untimely Ends shall die Their Flesh a Prey to Foxes lie But God shall fill the King with Joy Who swears by him shall still rejoice Whilst the false Mouth and lying Voice The Lord shall silence and destroy PSALM LXIV LOrd hear the Voice of my Complaint And to my Pray'r give ear Preserve my Life from cruel Foes And free my Soul from Fear 2. O hide me with thy tend'rest Care In some secure Retreat From Sinners that against me rise And their close Plots defeat 3. See how intent to work my Harm They whet their Tongues like Swords And bend their Bows to shoot their Darts Sharp Lies and bitter Words 4. In private lurking at the Just They take their secret Aim And suddenly at him they shoot Quite void of Fear and Shame 5. To carry on their ill Designs They mutual Help supply They speak of laying private Snares And think that none shall spy 6. With utmost Diligence and Care Their wicked Plots they lay The private Thoughts of all their Hearts With deep Designs betray 7. But God to Anger justly mov'd His dreadful Bow shall bend And on his flying Arrows point Shall swift Destruction send 8. Sharp Slanders which their Tongues did vent Upon themselves shall fall Their Friends that see 't shall them forsake Despis'd and shun'd by All. 9. The World shall then God's Power confess And Nations trembling stand Convinc'd that 't is the mighty Work Of his avenging Hand 10. Whilst righteous Men by God secur'd In him shall gladly trust And all the list'ning Earth shall hear Loud Triumphs of the Just. PSALM LXV 1. FOR Thee O God our constant Praise In Sion waits thy chosen Seat Whilst there we promis'd Altars raise We 'll all our zealous Vows compleat 2. O Thou who to my humble Pray'r Didst always bend thy list'ning Ear To Thee shall all Mankind repair And at thy gracious Throne appear 3. In vain of Sins a num'rous Train To stop thy flowing Mercies try Whilst thou o'erlook'st the Guilty Staiâ—â— And washest out the Crimson Dye 4. Blest is the Man who near Thee placâ—d Within thy Sacred Dwelling lives Whilst we at humbler Distance taste The vast delights thy Temple gives 5. By wond'rous Acts O God most jusâ— Have we thy gracious Answer found In Thee remorest Nations trust And those whom stormy Waves surrounâ— 6 7. God by his Strength sets fast the Hills And does his matchless Pow'r engage With which the Seas loud Waves he sâ—ills And angry Crowds tumultuous Rage PART II. 8. Thou Lord dost barb'rous Lands dismay When they thy dreadful Tokens view With Joy they see the Night and Day Each other's Track by turns pursue 9. From out thy unexhausted Store Thy Rain relieves the thirsty Groundâ— And makes the Earth quite parch'd befoâ—â—â— With Corn and useful Fruits abound 10. On rising Ridges down it pours And all the furrow'd Valleys fillsâ— Thou mak'st them soft with gentle Show'rs In which a blest Increase distils 11. Thy Goodness does the circling Year With fresh Returns of Plenty Crown And where thy glorious Paths appear Thy fruitful Clouds drop Fatness down 12. They drop on barren Forrests chang'd By them to Pastures fresh and green The Hills about in order rang'd In beauteous Robes of Joy are seen 13. Large Flocks with fleecy Wool adorn The chearful Downs the Valleys bring A plenteous Crop of full-ear'd Corn And seem for Joy to shout and sing PSALM LXVI 1 2. LET all the Lands with Shouts of Joy To God their Voices raise Sing Psalms in Honour of his Name And spread his glorious Praise 3. And let them say how dreadful Lord In all thy Works art thou To thy great Power thy stubborn Foes Shall all be forc'd to bow 4. Through all the Earth the Nations round Shall Thee their God confess And with glad Hymns their awful Dread Of thy great Name express 5. O come behold the Works of God And then with me you 'll own That he tow'rds all the Sons of Men Has wond'rous Judgments shown 6. He made the Sea become dry Land And through the Flood they walk'd Whilst to each other of his Might With Joy his People talk'd 7. He by his Pow'r for ever rules His Eyes the World survey Let no Presumptuous Man rebel Against his sov'reign Sway. PART II. 8 9. O all ye Nations bless our God And loudly tell his Praise Who keeps our Soul alive and still Confirms our stedfast Ways 10 11. For thou hast try'd us Lord as Firâ— Does try the precious Oreâ— Thou brought'st us to the Net where wâ— Oppressing Burthens bore 12. By Thee permitted Men did us Through Fire and Water chase But yet at last thou brought'st us forth Into a wealthy place 13 14. Burnt-offâ—rings to thy House I 'll bâ—ing And there my Vows I 'll pay Which I with solemn Zeal did make â—n that disastrous day 15. Then shall the richest Incense smoak The fattest Rams shall fall The choicest Goats from out the Fold And Bullocks from the Stall 16. O come all ye that fear
the Lord Attend with heedful Care Whilst I what God has done for me With grateful Joy declare 17 18. As I before his Aid implor'd So now I praise his Name Who if my Heart had harbour'd Sin Would all my Pray'rs disclaim 19. But God to me whene're I cry'd His gracious Ear did bend And to the Voice of my Request With constant Love attend 20. Then bless'd for ever be my God Who never when I pray With-holds his Mercy from my Soul Nor turns his Face away PSALM LXVII 1. TO bless thy chosen Race In Mercy Lord incline And cause the Brightness of thy Face Upon us all to shine 2. That so thy wond'rous Ways May through the World be known Whilst distant Lands glad Tribute pay And thy Salvation own 3. Let diff'ring Nations join To celebrate thy Fame Let all the World O Lord combine To praise thy glorious Nameâ— 4. O let them shout and sing Dissolv'd in pious Mirth For Thou the righteous Judge and King Shalt govern all the Earth 5. Let diff'ring Nations join To celebrate thy Fame Let all the World O Lord combine To praise thy glorious Name 6. Then shall the teeming Ground A large Encrease disclose And we with Plenty shall abound Which God our God bestows 7. Then God upon our Land Shall constant Blessings shower And all the World in aw shall stand Of his resistless Power PSALM LXVIII 1. LET God the God of Battle rise And scatter his presumptuous Foes Let shameful Rout their Host surprise Who spitefully his Pow'r oppose 2. As Smoak in Tempests Rage is lost Or Wax into the Furnace cast So let their sacrilegious Host Before his wrathful Presence waste 3. But let the Servants of his Will His Favour 's gentle Beams enjoy Their upright Heart let Transports â—ill And chearful Songs their Tongue employâ— 4. To him your Voice in Anthems raise Iehovah's pow'rful Name he bears â—n him rejoice extol his Praise Who rides upon high-rowling Spheres 5. Him from his Empire of the Skies Down down to Earth Compassion draws The Orphan's Claim to patronize And judge the injur'd Widow's Cause 6. 'T is God who from a foreign Soil Restores poor Exiles to their Home Makes Captives free and fruitless Toil Their Proud Oppressors righteous Doomâ— 7. 'T was so of old when thou O God In Person led'st our Armies forth Strange Terrors through the Desart spread 8. Convulsions shook th' astonish'd Earth When Lightning's made the Skies distil And Heav'ns high Arches shook with Fear How then should Sinai's humble Hill Of Israel's God the Presence bear 9. Thy Hand at famisht Earth's Complaint Reliev'd her from celestial Stores And when thy Heritage was faint Refresh'd the Drought with plenteous show'rsâ— 10. Where Salvages had rang'd before At Ease thou mad'st our Tribes reside And in the Desart for the Poor Thy gen'rous Bounty did provide PART II. 11. Thou gav'st the Word we sally'd forth And in that pow'rful Word o'ercame While Virgin-Troops with Songs of Mirth In state our Conquest did proclaim 12. Vast Armies by such Gen'rals led As yet had ne'er receiv'd a Foil Forsook their Camp with sudden Dread And to our Women left the Spoil 13. Tho Egypt's Drudges you have been Your Armies Wings shall shine more bright Than Doves in golden Sun-shine seen Or silver'd o'er with paler Light 14. 'T was so when God's Almighty Hand O'er scatter'd Kings the Conquest won Our Troops drawn up on Iordan's Strand High Salmon's glitt'ring Snow out-shone 15. From thence to Iordan's farther Coast And Bashan's Hill we did advance No more her Height shall Bashan boast But that she 's God's Inheritance 16. But wherefore tho the Honour 's great Should this ye Mountains swell your Pride For Sion is his chosen Seat Where he for ever will reside 17. His Chariots numberless his Pow'rs Are Angel-Hosts that wait his Will His Presence now fills Sion's Tow'rs â—s once iâ— honour'd Sinai's Hill 18. Ascending high in Triumph Thou Captivity hast Captive led And on thy People didst bestow The Spoil of Armies once their Dread Ev'n Rebels shall partake thy Grace And humble Proselytes repair To worship at thy Dwelling-place And all the World pay Homage there 19. For Benefits each Day bestow'd Be daily his great Name ador'd 20. Who is our Saviour and our God Of Life and Death the Sov'reign Lordâ— 21. But Justice for his hard'ned Foes Proportion'd Vengeance has decreed To wound the grizly Head of those Who in presumptuous Crimes proceed 22. The Lord has thus in Thunder spoke As I subdu'd proud Bashan's King Once more I 'll break my People's Yoak And from the Deep my Servant's bring 23. Their Feet shall in a Crimson Flood Of slaughter'd Foes be cover'd o'er Nor Earth receive such impious Blood But leave for Dogs th' unhallow'd Gore PART III. 24. When entring to thy blest Abode The wond'ring Multitude survey'd Thy pompous State my King and God In Robes of Majesty array'dâ— 25. Sweet-singing Levites led the Van Loud Instruments brought up the Rear Between both Troops a Virgin-Train With Voice and Timbrel charm'd the Ear. 26. This was the Burden of their Song In full Assemblies bless the Lord All who to Israel's Tribes belong The God of Israel's Praise record 27. Nor little Benjamin alone From neighb'ring Bounds did there attend Nor only Iudah's nearer Throne Her Counsellours in state did send But Zebulon's remoter Seat And Nephthali's more distant Coast The grand Procession to compleat Sent up their Tribes a Princely Host. 28. Thus God to Strength and Union brought Our Tribes at Strife till that blest Hour This Work which thou O God hast wrought Confirm with fresh Recruits of Pow'r 29. To visit Salem Lord descend And Sion thy terrestrial Throne Where Kings with Presents shall atteâ—d And there with offer'd Crowns atone 30. Break down their Spear-mens Ranks thaâ— threat Like pamper'd Herds of Salvage Might Their Silver-armour'd Chiefs defeat Who in destructive War delight 31. To God shall Egypt then stretch forth Her Hands and Africk Homage bring 32. The scatter'd Kingdoms of the Earth Their common Sovereign's Praises sing 33. Who mounted on the loftiest Sphere Of ancient Heav'n sublimely rides From whence his dreadful Voice we hear Like that of warring Winds and Tides 34. Ascribe ye Pow'r to God most High Of humble Israel he takes Care Whose Strength from out the dusky Sky Darts shining Terrors through the Air. 35. How dreadful are the sacred Courts Where God has fix'd his earthly Throne His Strength his feeble Saints supports To God give Praise and him alone PSALM LXIX 1. SAve me O God from Waves that rowl And press to overwhelm my Soul 2. In Mire my found'ring Foot-steps tread And Deluges o'erflow my Head 3. With restless Cries my Spirits faint My Voice is hoarse with long Complaint My Sight decays with tedious Pain Whilst for my God I wait in vain 4. My Heads unnumber'd Hairs are few Compar'd to Foes that me pursue With groundless Hate grown now of might
brought'st them all to shame PSALM LXXII 1. LOrd let thy just Decrees the King In all his Ways Direct And let his Son throughout his Reign Thy righteous Laws respect 2. So shall he sâ—ill thy People judge With pure and upright Mind Whilst all the helpless Poor in him A just Protector find 3. Then Hills and Mountains shall bring forth The happy Fruits of Peace Which all the Land shall own to be The Work of Righteousness 4. Whilst he the poor and needy Race Shall rule with gentle Sway And from their humble Necks shall take Oppressive Yokes away 5. In ev'ry Heart thy awful Fear Shall then be rooted fast As long as Sun and Moon endure Or Time it self shall laâ—t 6. He shall descend like Rain that chears The Mâ—adows second Birth Or like warm Show'rs whose gentle Drops Refresh the thirsty Earth 7. In his blest days the just and good Shall be with Favour crown'd The happy Land shall ev'ry where With endless Peace abound 8. His uncontroul'd Dominion shall From Sea to Sea extend Begin at proud Euphrates Streams At Nature's Limits end 9. To him the salvage Nations round Shall bow their servile Heads His vanquisht Foes shall lick the Dust Where he their Conq'rour treads 10. The Kings of Tarshish and the Isles Shall costly Presents bring From haughty Persia Gifts shall come And from Arabia's King 11. To him shall ev'ry King on Earâ—h His humble Homage pay And diff'ring Nations gladly join To own his righteous Sway. 12. For he shall set the Needy free When they for Succour cry Shall save the Helpless and the Poor And all their Wants supply PART II. 13. His Eye the humble patient Man Indulgently shall spare And over his defenceless Life Shall watch with tender Care 14. He shall preserve and keep their Souls From Fraud and Rapinâ— free And in his sight their guiltless Blood Of mighty Price shall be 15. Therefore shall God his Life and Reign To many Years extend Whilst Eastern Princes Tribute pay And golden Presents send For him shall constant Pray'rs be made And all his prosp'rous Days His just Dominion shall afford A lasting Theme of Praise 16. Through all the Land of useful Grain Great Plenty shall appear A Handful sown on Mountain Tops A mighty Crop shall bear Its Fruit like Cedars shook by Winds A ratling Noise shall yield The City too shall thrive and vie For Plenty with the Field 17. To endless Ages shall endure His great and glorious Name As bright and lasting as the Sun Shall shine his spotless Fame In him the Nations of the World Shall be compleatly blest And his unbounded Happiness By ev'ry Tongue confeâ—t 18. Then blest be God the mighty Lord The God whom Israel fears Who only wond'rous in his Works Beyond Compare appears 19. Let Earth be with his Glory fill'd For ever bless his Name Whilst to his Praise the list'ning World Their glad assent proclaim 20. With this exalted Hymn of Praise The Pray'rs and Praises end Which holy David Iesse's Son In pious Raptures penn'd PSALM LXXIII 1. AT length by certain proofs 't is plain That God will to his own be kindâ— That all whose Hearts are pure and clean Shall his indulgent Favour find 2 3. But my unwary Feet before And stagg'ring Steps had almost fail'd With Pain I view'd the Sinner's store And envy'd when the Fools prevail'd 4 5. They to the Grave in peace descend And whilst they live are hail and strong No Plagues or Troubles them offend Which â—till to other Men belong 6 7. With Pride as with a Chain they 're held And Rapine is their Robe of State Their Eyes stand out with Fatness swell'd They grow beyond their Wishes great 8 9. With Hearts corrupt and lofty Talk Oppressive Methods they defend Their Tongue thro all the Earth does walk Their Blasphemies to Heav'n ascend 10. And yet admiring Crowds are found Who servile Visits duly make Because with Plenty they abound Of which their pamper'd Slaves partake 11. Their fond Opinions these pursue Till they with them profanely cry How should the Lord our Actions view Can he perceive who dwells on high 12. Behold the Wicked these are they Who openly their Sins profess And yet their Wealth 's increas'd each dayâ— And all their Actions meet Success 13 14. Then have I cleans'd my Heart said I And wash'd my Hands from Guilt in vain If all the Day oppress'd I lie And ev'ry Morning suffer Pain 15. Thus did I once to speak intend But if such things I rashly say Thy Children Lord I must offend And basely should their Cause betray PART III. 16 17. To fathom This my Thoughts I bent But found the Case too hard for me Till to the House of God I went Then I their End did plainly see 18. How high soe're advanc'd they all In slipp'ry Places tott'ring stand Thence into Ruine headlong fall Cast down by thy avenging Hand 19 20. How dreadful and how quick their Fate Despis'd by Thee when they 're destroy'd As waking Men with Scorn do treat The Fancies that their Dreams employ'd 21 22. Thus was my Heart with Grief opprestâ— My Reins were rack'd with restless Pains So foolish was I like a Beast In whom no Thought or Sense remainâ— 23 24. And yet thy Presence cheer'd me stillâ— And thy Right-hand did always save Thou first didst guide me with thy Skill And to thy Glory then receive 25. Whom then in Heav'n but Thee aloneâ— Have I whose Favour I require And over all the Earth there 's none That I besides Thee can desire 26. My trembling Flesh and aking Heart May often fail to succour me But God shall inward Strength impartâ— And my Eternal Portion be 27. For they that far from Thee removeâ— Shall into sudden Ruine fall If after other Gods they rove Thy Vengeance shall destroy them all 28. But as for me 't is good and just That I should still to God repair In him I always put my Trust And will his wond'rous Works declare PSALM LXXIV 1. WHY hast thou cast us off O God Must we no more return O why against thy chosen Flock Does thy fierce Anger burn 2. Think on thy antient Purchase Lord The Land that is thy own By Thee redeem'd and Sion's Mount Where once thy Glory shone 3. O come and view our ruin'd state How long our Troubles last See! how the Foe with wicked Rage Has laid thy Temple waste 4. Thy Foes blaspheme thy Name where lateâ— Thy zealous Servants pray'd Their Banners all as conqu'ring Signs With haughty Pomp display'd 5 6. Those curious Carvings which did once The Workmen famous make With Axes and with Hammers now They all in pieces break 7. Thy Holy Temple have they burnt And what escap'd the Flame Has been prophan'd and quite pull'd down Tho sacred to thy Name 8. Together to destroy us all Maliciously they aim'd And all the sacred Places burn'd Where we thy Praise proclaim'd 9. Yet of thy Presence thou vouchsaf'st
No tender Signs to send We have no Prophet now that knows When this sad state shall end PART II. 10. But Lord how long wilt thou permit Th' insulting Foe to boast Shall all the Honour of thy Name For evermore be lost 11. Why hold'st thou back thy strong Right-hand And on thy patient Breast When Vengeance calls to stretch it forth So calmly let'st it rest 12. Thou heretofore with Kingly Pow'r In our Defence hast fought For us throughout the wond'ring World Hast great Salvation wrought 13. 'T was Thou O God that didst the Sea By thy own Strength divide Thou break'st the watry Monsters Head The Waves o'rwhelm'd their Pride 14. The greatest fiercest of them all That seem'd the Deep to sway Was by thy Pow'r destroy'd and made To salvage Beasts a Prey 15. Thou clav'â—t the solid Rock and bad'st The Waters largely flow Again Thou mad'st through dry'd up Streams Thy wond'ring People go 16. Thine is the chearful Day and thine The black Return of Night Thou hast prepar'd the glorious Sun And ev'ry feebler Light 17. By Thee the Borders of the Earth In perfect order stand The Summer's Warmth and Winter's Coâ—â— Attend on thy Command PART III. 18. Remember Lord how scornful Foes Have daily urg'd our Shame And how the foolish People have Blasphem'd thy holy Name 19. O free thy mourning Turtle-dove By sinful Crowds beset Nor the Assembly of the Poor For evermore forget 20. Thy ancient Cov'nant Lord regard And make thy promise good For now each Corner of the Land Is fill'd with Men of Blood 21. O let not the Opprest return With Sorrow cloath'd and Shame But let the Helpless and the Poor For ever praise thy Name 22. Arise O God in our behalf Thy Cause and ours maintain Remember how insulting Fools Each day thy Name prophane 23. Make Thou the Boastings of thy Foes For ever Lord to cease Whose haughty Rage and furious Threats Still more and more increase PSALM LXXV 1. TO Thee O God we render Praise To Thee with Thanks repair For that thy Name to us is nigh Thy wond'rous Works declare 2. In Israel when my Thronâ— is fix'd With me shall Justice reign 3. The Land with Discord shakes but I The tott'ring Frame sustain 4. Deluded Wretches I advis'd Their Errors to redress Presumptuous Sinners warn'd that they Their Swelling Pride suppress 5. Bear not your selves so high as if No Pow'r could yours restrain Submit your stubborn Necks and learn To speak with less Disdain 6. For that Promotion which to gain Your vain Ambition strives From neither East nor West nor yet From Southern Climes arrives 7. For God the great Disposer is And Sov'reign Judge alone Who casts the Proud to Earth and lifts The Humble to a Throne 8. His Hand holds forth a dreadful Cup With purple Wine 't is crown'd Fill'd with Ingredients which his Wrath Deals out to Nations round Of This his darling Saints may taste But Wicked Men shall squeeze The baleful Dregs and be condemn'd To dâ—ink the very Lees. 9. His Prophet I to all the World This Message will relate The Justice then of Iacob's Godâ— My Song shall celebrate 10. The Wicked's Pride I will reduce Their Cruelty disarm Exalt the Just and seat him high Above the Reach of Harm PSALM LXXVI 1. IN Iudah the Almighty's known Almighty there by Wonders shown His Name in Iacob does excel 2. His Sanctuary in Salem stands The Majesty that Heav'n commands In Sion condescends to dwell 3. He brake the Bow and Arrows there The Shield the temper'd Sword and Spear There slain the mighty Army lay 4. Whence Sion's Fame through Earth is spread Of greater Glory greater Dread Than Hills where Robbers lodge their Prey 5. Their valiant Chiefs who came for Spoil Themselves met there a shameful Foil Securely down to sleep they lay But wak'd no more their stoutest Baâ—d Ne'er lifted one resisting Hand 'gainst his that did their Legions slay 6. When Iacob's God began to frown Horse Horsemen Chariots were o'erthrown Together husht in endless Night 7. When Thou whom Earth and Heav'n revere Dost once in wrathful Looks appear What Mortal Pow'r can stand thy sightâ— 8. Pronounc'd from Heav'n Earth heard its Doom Grew husht with Fear when Thou didst come 9. To Judgment and the Meek restore 10. The Wrath of Man shall yield Thee Praise Its proud Reserves but serve to raise The Triumphs of Almighty Pow'r 11. Vow to the Lord ye Nations bring Vow'd Presents to th' eternal King Thus to his Name due Rev'rence pay 12. Who proudest Potentates can quell To Earthly Kings more terrible Than to their trembling Subjects They. PSALM LXXVII 1. TO God I sent my mournful Cry Who graciously did hear 3. In Trouble's dismal Day I sought My God with humble Pray'r All Night my fest'ring Wound did run No Med'cine gave Relief My Soul no Comfort would admit My Soul indulg'd her Grief 3. I thought on God and Favours past But that increas'd my Painâ— I found my Spirit more opprest The more I did complain 4. Through ev'ry watch of tedious Night Thou keep'st my Eyes awake My Grief is swell'd to that Excess I sigh but cannot speak 5. I call to mind the Days of old With signal Mercy crown'd Those famous years of antient Times For Miracles renown'd 6. By Night I recollect my Songs On former Triumphs made Then search consult and ask my Heart Where 's now that wond'rous Aid 7. Has God for ever cast us off Withrawn his Favour quite 8. Are both his Mercy and his Truth Reâ—ir'd to endless Night 9. Can his long-practis'd Love forget Its wonted Aids to bring Has he in Wrath shut up and seal'd His Mercy 's healing Spring 10. I said my Weakness hints these Fears But I 'll my Fears disband I 'll yet remember the most High And Years of his Right-hand 11. I 'll call to mind his Works of old The Wonders of his Might 12. On them my Heart shall meditate My Tongue shall them recite 13. Safe lodg'd from humane Search on high O God thy Counsels are Who is so great a God as Ours Who can with him compare 14. Long since a God of Wonders Thee Thy rescu'd People found 15. Ioseph and Israel's Seed thy Arm With strong Deliv'rance crown'd 16. When Thee O God the Waters saw The frighted Billows shrunk The troubled Depths â—hemselves for Feaâ— Beneath their Channels sunk 17. The Clouds pour'd down while with their Noise The rending Skies conspire Thy Arrows all abroad were sent Wing'd with avenging Fire 18. Heav'n with thy Thunder's Voice was torn Whilst all the lower World With Lightnings blaz'd Earth shook and seem'd From her Foundations hurl'd 19. Thro' rowling Seas Thou find'st thy Way Thy Paths in waters lie Thy wond'rous passage where no Sight Thy Footsteps can descry 20. Thou led'st thy People like a Flock Conducted by the Hand Of Moses and of Aaron safe To Canaan's promis'd Land PSALM LXXVIII 1. HEar O my People to my Law
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-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
Pâ—ople wisely would My just Commandments heed And Isr'el in my righteous ways With pious care proceed 14. Then should my heavy Judgments fall On all that them oppose And my avenging Hand be turn'd Against their num'rous Foes 15. The Haters of the Lord should all Before his Foot-stool bend But as for them their happy State Should never know an end 16. All parts with Plenty should abound And I with â—inest Wheat And Honey from the Rock would them In great abundance treat PSALM LXXXII 1. GOD in the great Assembly stands Where his impartial Eye In state surveys the Earthly Gods And does their Judgments try 2 3. How dare you then unjustly judge Or be to Sinners kind Defend the Orphans and the Poor Let such your Justice find 4. Protect the humble helpless Man That 's plung'd in deep Distress And let not him become a Prey To such as would oppress 5. They neither know nor will they learn But blindly rove and stray Justice and Truth the World 's great Props Through all the Land decay 6. Well then may God in anger say I 've call'd you by my Name I 've said ye're Gods the Sons and Heirs Of my immortal Fame 7. But ne'ertheless your unjust Deeds To strict account I 'll call You all shall die like common Men Like other Tyrants fall 8. Arise and thy just Judgments Lord Throughout the Earth display And all the Nations of the World Shall own thy righteous Sway. PSALM LXXXIII 1. HOld not thy peace O Lord our God No longer silent be Nor with consenting quiet Looks Our Ruine calmly see 2. For â—o the Tumults of thy Foes O'er all the Land are spread And they which hate thy Saints and Thee Lift up their threatning Head 3. Against thy zealous People Lord They craftily combine And to destroy thy chosen Saints Have laid their close Design 4. Come let us cut them off say they Their Nation quite deface That no remembrance any more May be of Isr'el's Race 5. Thus they against thy People's Peace Consult with one Consent And diff'ring Nations jointly leagu'd Their common Hatred vent 6. The Ishm'elites that dwell in Tents With warlike Edom join'd And Moab's Sons our Ruine vow With Hagar's Race combin'd 7. Proud Ammon's Offspringâ— Gebal too With Amalek conspire The Lords of Palâ—estine and all The wealthy Sons of Tyre 8. All these the strong Assyrian King Their firm Ally have got Who with a pow'rful Army aids Th' incestuous Race of Lot PART II. 9. But let such Vengeance come to them As once tâ— â—â—idian came To Iabin and proud Sisera At Kishon's fatal Stream 10. When thy Right-hand their num'rous Hosts Near Endor did confound And their Dead Bodies left for Dung Manur'd the neighb'ring Ground 11. Let all their mighty Men the Fate Of Zeb and Oreb share As Zebah and Zalmunnah so Let all their Princes fare 12. Who with the same Design inspir'd Thus vainly boasting spake In firm possession for our selves Let us God's Houses take 13. O make them all like Wheels my God Which downwards swiftly move Like Chaff that 's toss'd by Winds let all Their scatter'd Forces prove 14 15. As Flames consume dry Wood or Heath That on parch'd Mountains grows So let thy fierce pursuing Wrath With Terror strike thy Foes 16 17. Lord shroud their Faces with Disgrace That they may own thy Name Or quite conâ—ounded Victims fall At once to Grief and Shame 18. That so the wond'ring World may know That Thou whose Name alone Iehovah is o'er all the Earth Hast rais'd thy lofty Throne PSALM LXXXIV 1. O God of Hosts the mighty Lord How lovely is the Place Where Thou enshrin'd in Glory shew'st The Brightness of thy Face 2. My longing Soul faints with Desire To view thy blest abode My panting Heart and Flesh cry out For Thee the living God 3. The Birds more happy far than I About thine Altars rest There lay their little Young and there Securely build their Nest. O Lord of Hosts my King and God 4. How highly blest are They Who in thy Temple always dwell And there thy Praise display 5. Thrice happy they whose Choice has Thee Their sure Protection made Who long to tread the sacred ways That to thy Dwelling lead 6. Who pass through Baca's thirsty Vale Yet no Refreshments want Their Pools being fill'd with Rain which Thou At their Request dost grant 7. Thus with unweary'd Strength and Pains They still approach more near Till all on Sion's holy Mount Before their God appear 8. O Lord the mighty God of Hosts My just Request regard Thou God of Iacob let my Pray'r Be still with Favour heard 9. Behold O God for thou alone Dost timely Aid dispence On thy anointed Servant look Be Thou his strong Defence 10. For in thy Courts one single Day 'T is better to attend Than any other where besides A thousand Days to spend Much rather would I in God's House The meanest Office take Than in the Tents of Wickedness My constant Dwelling make 11. For God is both our Sun and Shield He 'll Grace and Glory give And no good thing will he with-hold From them that justly live 12. O God whom heav'nly Hosts obey How highly blest is he Whose constant Trust securely plac'dâ— Is still repos'd on Thee PSALM LXXXV 1. LOrd thou hast granted to thy Land The Favours we implor'd And faithful Iacob's captive Race Hast graciously restor'd 2 3. Thou hast forgiv'n thy People's Sins And all their Guilt defac'd Thou hast not let thy Wrath flame on Nor thy fierce Anger last 4. O God our Saviour all our Hearts To thy Obedience turn That so thy Rage extinguisht now Again may never burn 5 6. For why shouldst Thou be angry still And Wrath so long retain O soon revive us that thy Saints May speedy Comfort gain 7. Thy gracious Favour Lord display Which we so long implor'd And for thy wond'rous Mercies sake Thy wonted Aid afford 8. God's Answer patiently I 'll wait For he his Saints will bless â—f they no more to Folly turn With Peace and good Success 9. To all that fear his holy Name His sure Salvation's near That in its former happy state Our Nation may appear 10. For Mercy now with Truth is join'd And Righteousness and Peace Like kind Companions absent long With friendly Arms embrace 11 12. Truth from the Earth shall spring from Heav'n Shall Streams of Justice pour And God from whom all Goodness flows Shall endless Plenty show'r 13. Beâ—ore him Righteousness shall marchâ— And his just Paths prepare Whilst we his holy Steps pursue With constant Zeal and Care PSALM LXXXVI 1. TO my Complaint O Lord my God Thy gracious Ear incline Hear me distrest and destitute Of all Reliâ—f but thineâ— 2. Do Thou O God preserve my Soul That does thy Name adore Thy Servant keep and him whose Trust Relies â—n Thee restore 3. To meâ— who daily Thee invoke Thy Mercy Lord extend 4. Rejoice thy Servant's Soul a Soul
his People forth with Joy With Triumph his Elect. 44. Extirpating their Heathen Foes From Canaan's Fertile Soil To them in cheap possession gave The Fruit of others Toil. 45. That they his Statutes might observe His sacred Laws obey For Benefits so vast let us Our Songs of Praise repayâ— PSALM CVI. 1. O Render Thanks to God above The Fountain of eternal Love Whose Mercy firm through Ages past Has stood and shall for ever last 2. Who can his mighty Deeds express Not only vast but numberless What Mortal Eloquence can raise His Tribute of immortal Praise 3. Happy are they and only they Who from thy Judgments never stray Who know what 's right nor only â—o But always practise what they know 4. Extend to me that Favour Lord Thou to thy chosen dost afford When thou return'st to set them free Let thy Salvation visit me 5. O may I worthy prove to see Thy Saints in full Prosperity That I that joyful Choir may join And count thy People's Triumph mineâ— 6. But ah can we expect such Grace Of Parents vile the viler Race Who their Misdeeds have acted o'er And with new Crimes increas'd the Scoreâ— 7. Ingrateful they no longer thought On all his Works in Egypt wrought The Red-Sea yet is scarce in view When they their base Distrust renew 8. Yet He to vindicate his Name Once more to their Deliv'rance came To make his sov'reign Pow'r be known That He is God and He alone 9. To right and left at his Command The parting Deep disclos'd her Sand Where firm and dry the Passage lay As through some parcht and Desart way 10. Thus sav'd from fronting Seas they were And Foes that press'd upon their Rear 11. Whose Rage pursu'd 'em to those Waves That prov'd the rash Pursuers Graves 12. The pendant Waters sudden Fall O'erwhelms proud Pharaoh Host and all This Proof did stupid Israel raise To trust God's Word and sing his Praise PART II. 13. But soon relaps'd they all forgatâ— Nor on his Providence would wait 14. But lusting in the Wilderness Their God with fresh Temptations press 15. Strong Food at their Request he sent But made their Sin their Punishment 16. God's Envoy Moses they oppose And Aaron whom the Lord had chose 17. But Earth the Quarrel to decide Her vengeful Jaws extending wide Rash Dathan to her Centre drew With proud Abiram's factious Crew 18. Bold Korah who did next aspire To kindle wild Sedition's Fire With all his impious Train became Juâ—t Victims to devouring Flame 19. Near Horeb's Mount a Calf â—hey made And to the â—oltâ—n Image pray'd The Law their God in Thunder spake From Sinai they near Sinai brake 20. Adoring what their Hands did frame They chang'd their Glory to their Shame Into the Likeness made it pass Of a brute Ox that feeds on Grass 21. Their God and Saviour they forgot And all his Works in Egypt wrought 22. His Terrors shewn through Egypt's Coast And where proud Pharaoh's Troops were lost 23. Thus urg'd and from his Promise freed Their total Ruine he decreed His Hand for Execution rear'd But Moses in the Breach appear'd His Fav'rite Moses intercedes And to revoke their Sentence pleads Heav'n heard its faithful Servant pray And turn'd its kindled Wrath away 24. Yet they his pleasant Land despis'd Nor his repeated Promise priz'd 25. But in their Tents repining staid Nor the Almighty's Voice obey'd 26. This seal'd their Doom without Redress To perish in the Wilderness 27. And who escap'd the Desart Sands To live dispers'd through Heathen Lands PART III. 28. The next but more degen'rate Race Baal Peor's Worship did embrace Became his impious Guests and sed On Sacrifices to the Dead 29. Thus they persisted to provoke God's Vengeance to the final Stroke 'T is come the deadly Pest is come To execute their gen'ral Doom 30. It spreads till Phineah's Zeal and Sword A stronger Antidote afford Two guilty Persons timely Fall Atonement makes and ransoms all 31. As his Seraphick Zeal had mov'd So Heav'n the gen'rous Act approv'd To him confirming and his Race The Priesthood he so well did grace 32. At Meribah God's Wrath they mov'd Who Moses for their sakes reprov'd 33. Whose patient Soul they did provoke Till rashly the meek Prophet spoke 34. Nor when possest of Canaan's Land Did they perform their Lords Command Nor his commission'd Sword employ The guilty Nations to destroy 35. Nor only spar'd the Pagan Crew But mingling learnt their Vices too 36. Their Idols serv'd the fatal Snare Of which so oft fore-warn'd they were 37 38. To Hell's dark Pow'rs they Sacrifice Their Children with relentless Eyes Approach their Altars through a Flood Of their own Sons and Daughters Bloodâ— No cheaper Victims will appease Canaan's remorseless Deities No Blood her Idols reconcile But that which does the Land defile PART IV. 39. Nor yet will Canaan's Deities Apostate Israel's Tribes suffice For lusting after More they went And did new Gods and Crimes invent 40. But Sins of such infernal Hue God's Wrath against his People drew Till he their once indulgent Lord His own Inheritance abhor'd 41. To Heathen Hands he them subjects Their guilty Friendships just Effects To rue and mourn too late when they Must those who hate them most obey 42. Nor thus his Indignation ceas'd Their List of Tyrants he increas'd Till they who God's mild Sway declin'd Were made the Vassals of Mankind 43. Yet when distrest they did repent His Anger did as oft relent But rescu'd they his Wrath provoke Renew their Sins and he their Yoke 44. Nor yet implacable he prov'd Nor heard their wretched Cries unmov'd 45. But did to mind his Promise bring And Mercy 's inexhausted Spring 46. Surprising Pity too impartâ— Ev'n to their Foes obdurate Hearts Compassion for their Suff'rings bred In those who them as Captives led 47. Still save us Lord and Israel's Bands Together bring from Heathen Lands Our Thanks in thy blest Name to raise And ever triumph in thy Praise 48. Let Israel's God be ever blest His Name eternally addrest And all his Saints with full Accord Sing loud Amens Praise ye the Lord. PSALM CVII 1. TO God your grateful Voices raise Who still to us did gracious prove And let your never-ceasing Praise Keep pace with his eternal Love 2 3. Let those give thanks whom he from Bands Of proud oppressing Foes releas'd And brought them back from distant Lands From North and South and West and Eaâ—t 4 5. Through lonely Desart Ways they stray'd Nor could a peopled City find With Thirst and Hunger quite dismay'd Their fainting Soul within them pin'd 6. Then soon to God's indulgent Ear Did they their mournful Cry address Who graciously vouchsaf'd to hear And freed them from their deep Distressâ— 7. From crooked Paths he led them forth And in the certain way did guide To wealthy Tow'rs of great resort Where all their Wants were well supplyâ—d 8. O then that all the Earth with me Would God for this his
but serves To make his Crime more great 8. He snatcht by some untimely Fate Sha'n't live out half his Days Another by divine Decree Shall on his Office seize 9 10. His Seed shall Orphans be his Wife A Widow plung'd in Grief His vagrant Children beg their Bread Where none can give Relief 11. His ill-got Fortune shall be made To Userers a Prey The Fruit of all his Toil and Care By Strangers born away 12. None shall be found that to his Wants Their Mercy shall extend Or to his helpless Orphan Seed The least Assistance lend 13. A swift Destruction soon shall seize On his unhappy Race And the next Age his hated Name Shall utterly deface 14. The Vengeancâ— of his Father's Sins Upon his Head shall fall God on his Mother's Crimes shall think And punish him for all 15. All these in horrid Order rank'd Before the Lord shall stand Till his fierce Anger quite cuts off Their Mem'ry from the Land PART II. 16. Because he never Mercy shew'd But still the Poor oppress'd And sought to slay the helpless Man With heavy Woes oppress'd 17. Therefore the Curse he lov'd to vent Shall his own Portion prove And Bleâ—sing which he always loath'd Shall far from him remove 18. Since Cursing was his constant Pride â—ike Water it shall spread Through all his Veins and stick like Oyl With which his Bones are fed 19. This like a poison'd Robe shall still His constant Cov'ring be Or an envenom'd Belt from which He never shall be free 20. Thus shall the Lord reward all those That Ill to me design That with malicious false Reports Against my Life combine 21. But for thy glorious Name O God Do thou appear for me And for thy gracious Mercy 's sake Preserve and set me free 22. For I a poor and helpless Wretch Am void of all Relief My Heart is wounded with Distress And quite pierc'd through with Grief 23. I like an Ev'ning Shade am gone Which vanishes apace Like Locusts up and down I 'm tost That have no certain place 24 25. My Knees with Fasting are grown weak My Body lank and lean All that behold me shake their Heads And treat me with Disdain 26 27. But for thy Mercy 's sake O Lord Do thou my Foes withstand That all may see 't is thy own Act The Work of thy Right-hand 28. Then let them curse if thou but bless Their Portion shall be Shame When they against me rise but I With Joy shall praise thy Name 29. Thus shall my Foe be cloath'd with Shame And spight of all his Pride His own Confusion like a Cloak The guilty Wretch shall hide 30. But I to Heav'n in grateful Thanks My chearful Voice will raise And where the great Assembly meets Set forth God's noble Praise 31. For him the Poor shall always â—ind His sure and constant Friend And he shall from unrighteous Dooms His guiltless Soul defend PSALM CX 1. THE Lord said to my Lord Sit thou At my Right-hand till I subdue And all thy Foes thy Foot-stool makeâ— 2. Supream in Sion thou shalt be And thence extend thy Sov'reignty O'er all who thy just Rights would take 3. Thee in thy Pow'rs triumphant Day The willing Nations shall obey And when thy rising Beams they view Redeem'd from Superstition's Night To Thee shall be assembled bright And numberless as Morning Dew 4. The Lord has sworn nor sworn in vain That like Melchizedech's thy Reign And Priesthood â—â—all no Period knowâ— 5. No proud Competitor to sit At thy Right-hand will he permit But in his Wrath Crown'd Heads o'erthrow 6. The sentenc'd Heathen he shall slay And fill with Carcasses his way Till he has struck Earth's Tyrants dead 7. But in the High-way Brook shall first Like some poor Pilgrim slack his Thirst And then in Triumph lift his Head PSALM CXI 1. PRaise ye the Lord our God to praise My Soul her utmost Pow'rs shall raise 'Mongst private Friends and in the Throng Oâ— Saints his Praise shall be my Song 2. His Works for Greatness tho renown'd His wond'rous Works with Ease are found By those who seek for them aright And in the pious Search delight 3. Glory and Majesty attend On ev'ry Work he takes in hand His Truth confirm'd through Ages past Shall to eternal Ages last 4. By Precept he has us enjoin'd To keep his wond'rous Works in mind And to Posterity record That good and gracious is our Lord 5. Whose Bounty 's ever-flowing Tide Their Wants who fear'd his Name supply'd For ever he will keep in mind His Cov'nant with our Fathers sign'd 6. At once astonisht and o'erjoy'd They saw his matchless Pow'r employ'd Whereby the Heathen were suppress'd And we their Heritage possess'd 7. Just are the Dealings of his Hands â—mmurable are his Commands 8. By Truth and Equity sustain'd And for eternal Rules ordain'd 9. Deliv'rance to his Saints has sent And ratify'd his Covenant For ever to remain the same Awful and sacred is his Name 10. God's Fear is Wisdom's Source good skill Have they obtain'd who do his Will This only can true Bliss procure And Praise that always shall endure PSALM CXII HALLELVIAH 1. THat Man is blest who stands in aw Of God and loves his sacred Law 2. His Seed on Earth shall be renown'd And with successive Honours crown'd 3. His House the Seat of Wealth shall be An inexhausted Treasury Their Fathers Justice shall avail And Blessings on his Heirs entail 4. The Soul that 's fill'd with Vertue 's Light Shines brightest in Affliction 's Night To pity the Distrest inclin'd As well as just to all Mankind 5. His lib'ral Favours he extends To some he gives to others lends Yet what his Charity impairs Recruits by Prudence in Affairs 6. The Storm of Angry Fate may threat But ne'er displace him from his Seat The sweet Memorial of the Just Shall flourish when he sleeps in dust 7. Ill Tidings can't with Fear surprize His Heart that fix'd on God relies 8. On Safety 's Rock he sits and sees The Ship-wreck of his Enemies 9. His Hands while they his Alms bestow'd His Glory 's future Harvest sow'd Whence he shall reap Wealth Fame Renown A temp'ral and eternal Crown 10. The Wicked shall his Triumph see And gnash their Teeth in Agony While their unrighteous Hopes decay And vanish with themselves away PSALM CXIII 1. YE Saints and Servants of the Lord The Triumphs of his Name record 2. His sacred Name for ever bless 3. Where e'r the circling Sun displays His rising Beams or setting Rays Due Praise to his great Name address 4. The Lord o'er Earth bears sov'reign Sway The Regions of eternal Day Reflections of his Glory are 5. To Him whose Majesty excels Who made the Heav'n in which he dwells Let no created Pow'r compare 6. Affairs of highest Heav'n to know In him does Condescension show Yet he extends his Care to Earth 7. The Poor and Needy from their Cell 8. Prefers in Palaces to dwell With Princes
to those That did my Life invade 19. Then open wide the Temple-Gates To which the Just repair That I may enter in and praise My great Deliv'rer thereâ— 20 21. Within those Gates of God's abode To which the Righteous press Since thou hast heard and set me safe Thy holy Name I 'll bless 22 23. That Stone is now the Corner's Head Which Builders did despise This is the Lord's amazing Act And wond'rous in our Eyes 24 25. This is God's Day let all the Land Exalt their cheerful Voice Lord we beseech thee save us now And make us still rejoice 26. Him that approaches in God's Name Let all th' Assembly bless We that belong to God's own House Have wish'd you good Success 27. God is the Lord through whom we all Both Light and Comfort find With Cords unto the Altar's Horns The destin'd Victim bind 28. Thou art my Lord O God and still I 'll praise thy holy Name Because Thou only art my God I 'll celebrate thy Fame 29. O then with me give Thanks to God Who still does gracious prove And let the Tribute of our Praise Be endless as his Love PSALM CXIX ALEPH. 1. HOW blest are they who always keep The pure aâ—d perfect way Who never from the sacred Road Of God's Commandments stray 2. Thrice blest who to his righteous Laws Have still obedient been And warmly urg'd by hearty Zeal His Favour seek to win 3. Such Men averse from Ill abhor To do a wicked Deed But in the Path which he prescribes With constant Care proceed 4. But 't is to thy Commands O Lord This Happiness we ow. Thou bid'st us keep those upright Laws From which such Comforts flow 5. O then that thy most holy Will Might o'er my Ways preside And I the course of all my Life By thy Directions guide 6. Then should I walk erect and bold From all Confusion free Convinc'd with Joy that all my Ways With thy Commands agree 7. My upright Heart shall my glad Mouth With chearful Praises fill When by thy righteous Judgments taught I fully learn thy Will 8. So to thy sacred Laws shall I All due observance pay O then forsake me not my God Nor cast me quite away BETH 9. How shall the young preserve their Ways From vile Pollutions free By making all their Course of Life With thy Commands agree 10. With hearty Zeal for Thee I seek To Thee for Succour pray O suffer not my careless Steps From thy just Precepts stray 11. Safe in my Heart and closely hid Thy Word my Treasure lies And ready waits with timely Aid When sinful Passions rise 12. Secur'd by that my grateful Soul Shall ever bless thy Name O â—each me then my Life to come By thy just Laws to frame 13. My Lips unlockt by pious Zeal To others have declar'd How much the Judgments of thy Mouth Deserve our high Regard 14. Whilst in the Way of thy Commands More solid Joy I found Than had I been with vast Encrease Of envy'd riches crown'd 15. Therefore thy just and upright Laws Shall always fill my Mind And those sound Rules which thou prescrib'st All due Respect shall find 16. To keep thy Statutes undefac'd Shall be my constant Joy The strict Remembrance of thy Wordâ— Shall all my Thoughts employ GIMEL 17. Be gracious to thy Servant Lord Do thou my Life defend That I according to thy Word My Time to come may spend 18. Enlighten both my Eyes and Mind That so I may discern The wond'rous things which they behold Who thy just precepts learn 19. Tho like a Stranger in the Landâ— From place to place I stray Thy righteous Judgments from my sigâ—â— O hide thou not away 20. My fainting Soul is almost pin'd With earnest Longing spent Whilst always on the eager Search Of thy just Will intent 21. Thy sharp Rebuke shall crush the Proud Whom still thy Curse pursues Who in thy righteous Paths to walkâ— Presumptuouâ—ly refuse 22. But far from me do thou O Lord Contempt and Shame remove For I thy sacred Laws affect With undissembled Love 23. Tho Princes oft in Council met Against thy Servant spake Yet I thy Statutes to observe My chiefest Bus'ness make 24. For thy Commands have always been My Comfort and Delight By them I learn with prudent Care And guide my Counsels right DALETH 25. My Soul 's oppress'd with deadly Care And to the Dust does cleave Revive me Lord and let me now Thy promis'd Aid receive 26. To thee I still declar'd my Ways And thou inclin'dst thine Ear O teach me then my future Life By thy just Laws to steer 27. If thou wilt make me know thy Laws And by their Guidance walk The wond'rous Works which thou hast done Shall be my constant Talk 28. But see my Soul within me sinks Prest down with weighty Care O make thy Promise good and soon My wasted Strength repair 29. For far from me be all false Ways And lying Arts remov'd But kindly grant I still may keep The Path by thee approv'd 30. Thy faithful Ways thou God of Truth My happy Choice I 've made Thy Judgments as my Rule of Life Before me always laid 31. My Care has been to make my Life With thy just Laws agree O then preserve thy Servant Lord From Shame and Ruine free 32. So in the Ways of thy Commands Shall I with Pleasure run And with a Heart enlarg'd with Joy Successfully go on HE. 33. Instruct me in thy Statutes Lord Thy righteous Paths display And I from them through all my Life Will ne'er perversly stray 34. If thou true Wisdom from above Wilt graciously impart To keep thy perfect Laws I 'll still Apply my zealous Heart 35. Direct me in the sacred Ways To which thy Precepts lead Because my chief Delight has been Thy Righteous Paths to tread 36. Do thou to thy most just Commands Incline my willing Heart Let no Desire of Worldly Wealth From them my Thoughts divert 37. From those vain Objects turn my Eyes Which this false World displays But active Life and Vigour give To keep thy righteous Ways 38. Confirm the Promise which thou mad'st And give thy Servant Aid Who to transgress thy sacred Laws Is awfully afraid 39. The foul Disgrace I 've cause to fear In mercy Lord remove For all the â—udgments thou ordain'st Are full of Grace and Love 40. Thou know'st how after thy Commands My longing Heart does pant O then make haste to raise me up And promis'd Succour grant VAV 41. Thy constant Blessing Lord bestow To cheer my grateful Heart To me according to thy Word Thy saving Health impart 42. So shall I when my Foes upbraid This ready Answer make In God I trust who never will His faithful Promise break 43. Then let not quite the Word of Truth Be from my Mouth remov'd Since still my ground of stedfast Hope Thy just Decrees have prov'd 44. So I to keep thy righteous Laws Will all my Study bend From Age to Age my
5. Who turn aside to crooked Paths The Lord shall them destroy Cut off th' Unjust but crown the Sainâ—s With lasting Peace and Joyâ— PSALM CXXVI WHen Sion's God her Sons recall'd From long Captivity It seem'd at first a pleasing Dream Of what we wish'd to see 2. But soon with unaccustom'd Mirth Our Voice we did employ And fung our great Restorer's Praise In thankful Hymns of Joy Our Heathen Foes repining stood Yet were compell'd to own That great and wond'rous was the Work great Our God for us had done 3. 'T was great say they 't was wond'rous Much more should we confess The Lord has done great things whereof We reap the glad Success 4. To us bring back the Remnant Lord Of Isr'el's Captive Bands More welcome than refreshing Show'rs To parcht and thirsty Lands 5. That we whose Work commenc'd in Tears May see our Labours thrive Till finisht with Success to make Our drooping Hearts revive 6. Tho he despond that sows his Grain Yet doubtless he shall come To bind his full-ear'd Sheaâ—es and sing A joyful Harvest-home PSALM CXXVII 1. WE build with fruitless Cost unless The Lord the Pile sustain Unless the Lord the City keep The Watchman wakes in vain 2. In vain we rise before the Day And late to Rest repair Allow no Respite to our Toil And eat the Bread of Care Supplies of Life with little Pains He on his Saints bestows He crowns their Labour with Success Their Nights with sound Repose 3. So Children are an Heritage Sent from th' Almighty Lord A teeming Womb his Favour 's Gift And virtuous Liâ—e's Reward 4. As Arrows in a Giant 's Hand With dreadful Grace appeaâ— Ev'n so the Sons of vig'rous Youtâ— Their Parents Glory are 5. Happy the Man whose Quiver's fill'd With these defensive Arms He need 's not fear to meet his Foe At War or Law 's Alarms PSALM CXXVIII 1. THE Man is blest who fears the Lord Nor Worship only pays But keeps his Steps confin'd with Care To his appointed Ways 2. Thou shalt upon the sweet Returns Of thy own Labour feed Without Dependance live and see Thy Wishes all succeed 3. Thy Wife like a domestick Vine Her gen'rous Fruit shall bring Thy Children like young Olive-plants About thy Table spring 4. Who fears the Lord shall thus be blest 5. From Sion God shall bless And grant him all his Days to see Ierusalem's Success 6. Survive till Heirs of Heirs from him Descend with vast Increase Twice blest in his own prosp'rous State And more in Isr'el's Peace PSALM CXXIX 1. UP from my Youth may Isr'el say They oft have me aâ—â—ail'd 2. Reduc'd me oft to heavy Straits But never yet prevail'd 3. They oft have plow'd my patient Back With Furrows deep and long 4. But our just God has broke their Chains And rescu'd us from Wrong 5. Defeat Confusion shameful Routâ— Be still the Doom of those Their righteous Doom who Sion hate And Sion's God oppose 6. With too much Heat and want of Root Untimely let 'em fade Like Corn upon our Houses Tops That withers in the Blade 7. With which no Reaper fills his Arms But unregarded leaves Nor Binder thinks it worth his Pains To fold it into Sheaves 8. No Traveller that journeys by Vouchsafes a Minute's Stop T' afford it one kind Look or wâ—sh Heav'n's Blessing on the Crop PSALM CXXX 1. FRom lowest Regions of Despair To God I sent my Cry 2. Lord hear my supplicating Voice And graciously reply 3. Should'st thou severely mark our Faults Who can the Tryal bear 4. But thou forgiv'st lest we despond And quite renounce thy Fear 5. My Soul does with Impatience wait For Thee the living Lord My Hopes are on thy Promise built Thy never-failing Word 6. For Thee I look with longing Eyes Impatient of Delay Ev'n more than Watchmen of the Night To spy the dawning Day 7. Let Isr'el on the Lord depend No Bounds his Mercy knows The plenteous Source and Spring from whence Eternal Succour flowsâ— 8. Whose friendly Currents kind supplies To us in Want convey A healing Spring a Spring to cleanse And wash our Guilt away PSALM CXXXI 1. O Lord I am not proud of Heart Nor cast a scornful Eye Nor my aspiring Thoughts employ In things for me too high 2. With Infant-Innocence thou know'st I have my self demean'd Lull'd into Quiet like a Babe That from the Breast is wean'd 3. Like me let Isr'el hope in Gâ—d His Aid alone implore Both now and ever trust in him Who lives for evermore PSALM CXXXII 1. LET David Lord a constant Place In thy Remembrance find Let all the Sorrows he endur'd Be ever in thy mind 2. Remember what a solemn Oath To Thee his Lord he swore How to the mighty God he vow'd Whom Iacob's Sons adoâ—e 3 4. I will not go into my House Nor to my Bed ascend No soft Repose shall close my Eyes Nor Sleep my Ey-lids benâ— 5. Till for the Lord 's design'd Abode I mark the destin'd Ground Till I a decent place of Rest For Iacob's God have found 6. Th' appointed Place with Shouts of â—oy At Ephâ—atah we found And made the Fields throughout the Wood Our glad Applause resound 7. O with due Rev'rence let us then To his Abode repair And prostrate aâ— his Foot-stool fal'n Pour out our humble Pray'r 8. Arise O Lord and now possess Thy constant Place of Rest Be that not only with thy Ark But with thy Presence blest 9 10. Cloath thou thy Priest with Righteousness And make thy Saints rejoice For David's sake thy Servant hear Thy own Anointed's Voice 11. God sware to David in his Truth Nor shall his Oath be vain One of thy Offspring after thee Upon thy Throne shall reign 12. And if thy Seed my Cov'nant keep And to my Laws submit Their Children too upon thy Throne For evermore shall sit 13 14. For Sion's God's peculiar Choice By him approv'd of well His place of everlasting Rest Where he desires to dwell 15 16. Her Store says he I will increase Her Poor with Plenty cloy I 'll with Salvation cloath her Priests Her Saints shall shout for Joy 17. There David's Horn shall bud and breed A long successive Line And my anointed Servants there Shall with fresh Lustre shine 18. The Faces of his vanquisht Foes Confusion shall o'er-spread Whilst blest with good Success his Crown Shall flourish on his Head PSALM CXXXIII 1. HOW vast must their advantage be How great their Pleasure prove Who live like Brethren and consent In Offices of Love 2. Friendship is like that pretious Oyl Which pour'd on Aaron's Head Ran down his Beard and o'er his Robes It 's costly Moisture shed 3. Like cool refreshing Dew which does On Hermon's Top distil Or like the early Drops that fall On Sion's fruitful Hill For God to all whose friendly Hearts With mutual Love abound Has firmly promis'd length of Days With constant Blessings crown'd PSALM CXXXIV 1. Bless God ye Servants that attend
And when my Soul was press'd with Fearâ— Didst inward Strength supply 4. Therefore shall ev'ry earthly Prince Thy Name with Praise pursue Whom these admir'd Events convince That all thy Works are true 5. They walking in his ways the Lord With chearful Songs shall bless And all his glorious Acts record And his great Pow'r confess 6. For God tho he 's enthron'd on high Does thence the Poor respect The proud far off his scornful Eye Beholds with just neglect 7. Tho I 'm with Troubles compass'd round Yet he will me revive Thy Hand shall all my Foes confound And keep my Soul alive 8. The Lord whose mercies ever last Shall fix my happy state And mindful of his favours past Shall his own work complete PSALM CXXXIX 1 2. THou Lord by strictest search hast known My rising up and lying down My secret Thoughts are known to Thee Known long before conceiv'd by me 3. Thine Eye my Bed and Path surveys My publick Haunts and private Ways 4. Thou know'st what 't is my Lips would vent My yet unâ—utter'd Words intent 5. Bâ—set by Thee before behind On ev'ry side thy Hand I sind 6. O Skill for human reach too high Too dazling bright for mortal Eye 7. O cou'd I so perâ—idious be To think of once deserting Thee Where Lord could I thy Influence shun Or whither from thy presence run 8. If up to Heav'n I take my flightâ— 'T is there Thou dwell'st eâ—thron'd in Light Or dive to Hell's infernal Plains 'T is there Almighty Vengeance reigns 9. If I the Morning's Wings cou'd gain And fly beyond the Western Main 10. Thy nimbler Hand wou'd firâ—t arrive And there arrest thy Fugitive 11. Or should I sculk to shun thy sight Beneath the sable Wings of Night One glance from Thee one piercing Ray Would kindle Darkness into Day 12. The Veil of Night is no Disguise No Umbrage to all-seeing Eyes Through mid-night Shades thou find'st thy way As in the blazing Noon of Day Thou know'st the Lab'rinths of my Hearâ— 13. My Reins and ev'ry vital part Thou cloath'dst 'em early or the Womb Where Life they took had prov'd their Tomb 14. I 'll praise Thee from whose Hands I came A work of such stupendious Frame That Wonders Thou in me hast shown To my admiring Soul is known 15. Thine Eyes my Substance did survey While yet a lifeless Mass it lay How curiously in secret wrought E'er on the World 's great Stage 't was brought 16. Thou didst the shapeless Embryo see Its Parts were registred by Thee Thou saw'st the daily growth they took Form'd by the Model of thy Book 17. Let me acknowledg too O God That since this Maze of Life I trod Thy thoughts of Love to me surmount The Pow'r of Numbers tâ— recountâ— 18. For sooner could I reckon o'er The Sands upon the Ocean's shore Each Morn revising what I 've done I find th' Account but new begun 19. The wicked shalt thou slay O God Depart from me ye Men of Blood 20. Whose Tongues Heav'ns Majesty profane And take th' Almighty Name in vain 21. Lord hate I not their impious Crew Who Thee with Enmity pursue And does not Grief my Heart oppress When Reprobates thy Laws transgress 22. Who practise Enmity to Thee Shall utmost Hatred have from me Such Men I utterly detest As if they were my Foes profest 23 24. Search try O God my Thoughts and Heart If Mischief lurks in any part Correct me where I go astray And guide me in thy perfect way PSALM CXL 1. PReserve me Lord from cruel Foes Of villanous intent 2. Whose Hearts on mischievous Designs With restless Spight are bent 3. Their sharpen'd Tongue the Serpent's sting In Virulence exceeds Beâ—ween their Lips the Gaul of Asps And Adders Venom breeds 4. Preserve me Lord from wicked Hands Nor leave my Soul forlorn A Prey to Sons of Violence Who have my Ruin sworn 5. The proud for me have laid their Snare And spread their wily Net With Traps and Gins where e'er I move I find my Steps beset 6. But thus inviron'd with Distress Thou art my God I said Lordâ— hear my supplicating Voice That calls to Thee for aid 7. O Lord the God whose saving Strength Kind Succour did convey And cover'd my advent'rous Head In Battle 's doubtful Day 8. Permit not their unjust Designs But disappoint thâ—ir Rage Lest prosp'rous Wickedness their Pride In bolder Crimes engage 9. Let first their Chiefs the sad effects Of their Injustice mourn The blast of their envenom'd Breath Upon themselves return 10. Let them who kindled first the Flame Its Victims â—irst become The Pit they dig'd for me be made Their everlasting Tomb. 11. Though Slander 's Breath may raise a Storm It quickly will decay Their Rage does but the Torrent swell That bears themselves away 12. God will assert the poor Mans Cause Relief to th' injur'd give The just shall celebrate his Praise And in his Presence live PSALM CXLI 1. TO thee O Lord my Cries ascend O haâ—t to my relief And with accustom'd Pity hear The Accents of my Grief 2. Without Oblations let my Pray'â— Like Morning Incense rise My innocent up-lifted Hands Like Evening Sacrifice 3. From rash Efforts restrain my Tongue With constant watch and ward And keep the Portal of my Lips With wary silence barr'd 4. From wicked Deeds and wicked Men My Heart and Hands restrain Nor let me in the Booty share Of their unrighteous Gain 5. Let righteous Men reprove my Faults And I â—hall think 'em kind Like Balm that heals a wounded Head I their Reproof shall â—ind And in return my fervent Pray'r On their behalf address When they are tempted and reduc'd Like me to sore Distress 6. When sculking in Engâ—ddi's Rock I to themselves appeal If one reproachful Word I spake When in my pow'r to kill 7. Yet us they persecute to Death Our scatter'd Ruins lie As thick as from the Hewer's Aâ— The sever'd Splinters flie 8. But Lord to Thee I still direct My supplicating Eyes O leave not destitute my Soul Whose Trust on Thee relies 9. Preserve me from the Snares and Ginâ— That wicked Hands have laid Let them in their own Nets be caught While my Escape is made PSALM CXLII 1. TO God with mournful Voice In deep distress I pray'd 2. Made him the Umpire of my Cause My Wrongs before him laid 3. Thou knew'st my way to 'scape When my griev'd â—oul despair'd For where I thought to walk secure They had their Gins prepar'd 4. I look'd but found no Friend To own me in Distress All Refuge fail'd no Man vouchsaf'd His Pity or Redress 5. To God at last I pray'd Thou Lord my Refuge art My Portion in the Land of Life Till Life it self depart 6. Lord hear my Cry rednâ—'d To last extremity Save me from Persecutors Rage Too powerful grown for me That I may praise thy Name 7. My Soul from Prison bring Whilst of thy bounteous Care to me Assembled Saints shall sing