gladnesse filled be verse 12 Go walk about all Sion hill yea round about her go And tell the towers that thereupon are builded on a row verse 13 Consider her faire palaces her bulwarks mark ye well That to the following age ye may her strength and beauty tell verse 14 Because this God is ours our God for evermore is he He will not leave us but ourguide ev'n unto death will be PSAL. XLIX HEare this all people all give eare that in the world do dwell verse 2 Both high and low both rich poor together mark it well verse 3 Because my mouth the weighty words of wisdome shall impart Of understanding are the thoughts which issâ—…e from my heart verse 4 Unto an hidden parable I will encline mine eare â—…nd then will open on the Harp the secret which I heare verse 5 Why should I that redeemed am in ill daies feare or doubt When close my sins do follow me and compasse me about verse 6 The rich indeed who in their wealth do only put their trust And boast themselves in the great store of riches that do rust verse 7 None of these can their brothers soule redeem by any way Nor can he for him unto God an equall ransome pay verse 8 Their soules redemption pretious is and left it still must be Wealth cannot make him ever live and no corruption see verse 9 Por that wise men and brutish sooles die all they well perceive verse 10 And being dead to other men their wealth behind do leave verse 11 Yet their deep thought is that their house continue ever shall And their faire dwellings for their lands by their owne names they call verse 12 But yet in honour shall not man abide continually But passing hence may be compar'd unto the beasts that dye The second part verse 13 Thus a great folly plainly is their wisdome and their way Yet their posterity approves what they do fondly say verse 14 Like sheep they in the grave are laid and death doth them devoure And in the morning shall the just on them have rule and power Their beauty shall consume away and perish in the grave When for a dwelling in the dust their house they changed baye verse 15 But God will surely me redeem from hands of grave and hell For he at last will me receive with him in blisse to dwell verse 16 Then if a man grow very rich affraid thou must not be Nor when the glory of his house thou dost increased see verse 17 For he shall carry nothing hence when death his daies doth end Nor shall his glory after him into the grave descend verse 18 Though he his soul did seem to bless whiles he on earth did live For when thou to thy self dost well men will thee praises givâ—… verse 19 Yet shall he to his fathers go which have been dead before Ev'n to their generation who light shall see no more verse 20 Thus man in honour is yet whiles he understands not right His true felicity is like the beasts that perish quite PSAL. 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THe mighty God the Lord spake and the earth did call From the Sun-rising to the place where he doth set and fall verse 2 And out of Sion hill which by the Grace divine Of beauty the perfection is he gloriously doth â—…hine verse 3 Our God shall come and speak yea speak with power shall he Before him sire shall waste and stormes shall round about him be verse 4 And to the heavens cleere he from above shall call He to the earth shall call that he may judge his people all verse 5 Together let my Saints unto me gathered be Those that by sacrifice have made a covenant sirme with me verse 6 And then the heavens shall his righteousnes declare For God himself is Judge of all whose judgements righteous are verse 7 My people Israel heare speak will I from on hie Against thee testifie I will God even thy God am I. verse 8 For sacrifices few thee blame I never will Nor for burnt-offerings for the same appeare before me still verse 9 Think'st thou that I do need thy cattell young or old Or else so much desire to seed on goats out of thy fold verse 10 The beasts are all mine owne which in the world abound And all the cattell which upon a thousand hills are found verse 11 The fowles of mountaines hie are all to me well knowne Wild beasts which in the fields do lie ev'n they are all mine owne verse 12 Then need I not to thee for hunger to complaine Because the world belongs to me and what it doth containe The second part verse 13 That I the flesh of Bulls will eat once canst thou think Or else that I to quench my thirst the bloud of goats would drink verse 14 But rather to the Lord thanksgiving offer thou To the most High performe thy word and fully pay thy vow verse 15 And do thou call on me in all thy troublous daies And then I will deliver thee â—…nd thou shalt give me praise verse 16 But to the wicked traine which talk of God each day And yet their works are soule and vaine to them the Lord will say verse 17 With what a face dar'st thou my word once speak or name Why doth thy talk my Law allow thy deeds deny the same verse 18 Whereas for to amend thy life thou art so slack My word which thou dost thus pretend is cast behind thy back verse 19 If thou a thâ—…fe dost see thou joyn'st with him in sin And with unclean adulterers thou hast partaker bin verse 20 Thy mouth maliciously to evill thou dost give verse 21 Thy tongue thy neighbour to deceive by crafty words doth strive verse 22 Against thy brother neere thou sitting downe dost speak Thy tongue against thy mothers son in slanders forth doth break verse 23 These things thus hast thou done and I have silent bin Thou thought'st that I was like to thee who dost delight in sin verse 24 But I will thee reprove for thine iniquities And I will them in order set plainly before thine eies verse 25 Consider this with feare ye that forget the Lord Lest into pieces you he teare when none can help afford verse 26 Whoso doth offer praise he glorifieth me And he that doth uprightly walk shall Gods salvation see PSAL. LI. ACcording tothy goodnesse great have mercy Lord on me Blot out my sins for numberlesse thy tender mercies be verse 2 From mine iniquity and sin Lord throughly wash thou mee For my transgressions I consesse my sin I ever see verse 3 Against thee thee alone have I sin'd and transgrest thy Law Before thee evill have I done thy glorious eies it saw verse 4 That when thou sentence dost pronounce thou justifi'd maist be And wholly cleere when thou for sin dost judge and chasten me Bâ—…hold in wickednesse my shape and being I receiv'd â—…infull of sin and flesh of flesh my mother me conceiv'd But â—…o the
be In bright light of thy countenance Lord they shall walk with thee verse 16 And in thy Name they all the day shall joy and take delight They in thy righteousnesse shall be exalted to great height verse 17 Because the glory of their strength doth only rest in thee And in thy favour shall our horne and power exalted be verse 18 For God is our defence and he to us doth safety bring The holy One of Israel is our almighty King verse 19 Thy secret purpose from thy Saint then didst thou not conceale Speaking to him in vision thus it thou didst reveale verse 20 Upon a man that mighty is laid my strong help have I One from the people chosen out I have exalted hye The third part verse 21 David my servant I have found him for a Prince I gave And therefore with my holy oile I him anointed have verse 22 With whom my helping hand shall still established remaine And with my mighty arme I will him strengthen and sustaine verse 23 The enemies shall not him oppresse they shall not him devoure Nor shall the sons of wickednesse on him have any power verse 24 I will beat downe before his face all his malicious foes I will them greatly plague that do with hatred him oppose verse 25 My mercie and my faithfulnesse with him yet still shall be And in my Name his horne and might men shall exalted see verse 26 And in the sea far off his hand and power I will place He gloriously with his right hand the rivers shall embrace verse 27 Thou art my Father he shall cry thou art my God alone And he shall say Thou art the rock of my salvation verse 28 And him will I my first-born make the son of my delight And he the Kings of all the earth shall far excell in height verse 29 For him my mercy promised for ever keep I will And my unchanged covenant shall with him stand sted fast still verse 30 His seed I by my power will make for ever to endure And as the daies of heaven his Throne shall stable be and sure The fourth part verse 31 But if his children shall for sake my Lawes and go astray And in my Judgements shall not walk but wander from my way verse 32 If they my holy Statutes break which should them rule and guide And do not my Commandements keep but from them turne aside verse 33 Then their transgression with the rod visit on them will I And chastise them I will with stripes for their iniquity verse 34 My loving kindnesse yet from him I wholly will not take Nor suffer that my faithfulnesse to him a lye should make verse 35 My covenant shall continue still I will it never break That thing I never alter will which once my lips did speak verse 36 Once sware I by my Holinesse and that performe will I With David I will promise keep to him I will not lye verse 37 His seed for evermore shall raigne his glorious Throne of might Shall stedfast as the Sun remaine for ever in my sight verse 38 And as the Moon within the skie for ever standeth fast A faithfull witnesse from on hie so shall his Kingdome last The fifth part verse 39 But now O'Lord thou dost reject those which thy people were Yea thou art wroth with thine elect thine owne anointed deare verse 40 Thy covenant with thy servant made in shew thou broken hast Thou hast prophan'd his crown while it thou to the ground dost cast verse 41 And further thou hast broken downe in wrath his hedges all Thou his strong holds hast overthrown and they to ruine fall verse 42 To all that by the way do passe a spoile and prey is he And a reproach he is to those that neere him dwelling be verse 43 The right hand of his foes in might thou makest to arise And thou hast caused to rejoyce his cruell enemies verse 44 The edge thou also of his sword hast turned in his hand Thou hast not strengthned him that he might in the battell stand verse 45 His glory thou hast made to cease his brightnesse now is past And thou his crowne of majestie downe to the ground hast cast verse 46 His flowry daies of youth strength by thee now shortned be As with a garment so with shame he covered is by thee The sixth part verse 47 How long Lord wilt thou hide thy selfe shall thy wrath ever last And shall thine anger evermore like fire consume and waste verse 48 Remember well how short a time I shall on earth remaine If life be spent in griefe why then are all men made in vaine verse 49 What man is he that liveth here and death shall never see Or from the power of the grave what man his soule can free verse 50 Thy former loving kindnesses O Lord where be they now Those which in truth and faithfulnesse to David sworne hast thou verse 51 Remember the reproach wherewith thy servants shamed were Those which from all the mighty ones I in my bosome beare verse 52 For from thine enemies O Lord we do reproaches heare Yea they reproached have the steps of thine Anointed deare verse 53 For ever blessed be the Lord who heares when we do pray And let the Church Amen Amen with hearts and voices say PSAL. XC LOrd thou hast been our dwelling place where safety we have seen Our dwelling place from race to race Lord thou to us hast been verse 2 Ere forth were brought the mountains hye the earths worlds great frame Thou God from all eternity for ever art the same verse 3 Thou to destruction turnest men through crosses griefe and paine And unto Adams children then thou sai'st Returne againe verse 4 Though life a thousand years do last it seemeth in thy sight As yesterday when it is past or as a watch by night verse 5 Thou like a floud them driv'st away and as a sleep they be And in the morne as grasse are they which soon we changed see verse 6 It springeth in the morning green and growes up pleasantly But cut at evening it is seen soon withered down to lye verse 7 For us consum'd thine anger hath our might is much decai'd And we by thy afflicting wrath are troubled and dismai'd verse 8 The wicked workes that we have wrought ' thou sett'st before thine eies Our secret sins yea sins of thought thy countenance espies verse 9 For in thy wrath our daies do waste in griefes they come to end And like a tale that 's told and past so we our yeares do spend verse 10 Full three score years ten at length our daies and yeares may be And if by reason of their strength men fourscore years do see verse 11 Yet shall the strength of such old men but griefe and labour be For soon it is cut off and then away we swiftly flee verse 12 What man doth understand know what power thine anger hath For mighty terrours
grace my heart I did incline and bend Thy statutes alwaies to performe and shall do to the end The 15. part verse 113 The foolish thoughts of vanitie I hate and would remove But that most perfect law of thine I heartily do love verse 114 Thou art my hid and secret place my shield of strong defence ◅nd in thy faithfull word I fix my hope and confidence verse 115 All ye that evill doers be from me depart away For the commandments of my God I purpose to obey verse 116 According to thy faithfull word uphold and stablish me That I may live and of my hope ashamed may not be verse 117 Hold thou me up then shal I stand in safetie constantly And to thy statutes I will have respect continually verse 118 Thou all that from thy statutes erre treadst downe as things most vile For their deceit meer falshood is and will themselves beguile verse 119 Thou all the wicked of the earth dost like to drosse remove Therefore thy testimonies just I fervently do love verse 120 My flesh for fear of thee doth quake when I thy justice see I of thy judgements am affraid which high and dreadfull be The 16 part verse 121 I judgement have to others done and given to them their right Then leave me not to them that would oppresse me with their might verse 122 In mercie for thy servants good for him a surety be From the oppressions of the proud do thou deliver me verse 123 Mine eies do faile with looking long for thy salvation Lord And while performance they expect of thy most faithfull word verse 124 According to thy mercie great with me thy servant deale And unto me thy statutes teach thy lawes to me reveale verse 125 Thine humble servant Lord I am grant me to understand Thy testimonies so that I may do what they command verse 126 Lord it is time for thee to work and take thy covenants part For sinners have made void thy law from it they do depart verse 127 But thy cōmandments precious are I therefore them do love I above gold do love them all yea finest gold above verse 128 And in all things thy precepts all most righteous I esteem But all false waies I do abhorre though pleasant they may seem The 17. part verse 129 In truth and wisdome wonderfull thy testimonies are Therefore my soul them strives to keep with diligence and care verse 130 The very entrance of thy word doth give an heavenly light Yea to the simple it doth give an understanding right verse 131 My mouth I opened and did pant with heat of holy fire For thy commandments I did love and fervently desire verse 132 With mercy and compassion Lord behold me from above As thou art wont to do to those thy Name that feare and love verse 133 Direct my footsteps by thy word let that my leader be Let no iniquity obtaine dominion over me verse 134 From the oppressions the wrongs of man deliver me By me with greater freedome then thy precepts kept shall be verse 135 Upon thy servant make to shine thy favour and thy face And me thy righteous statutes teac◅ by thy effectuall grace verse 136 Rivers of waters from mine eies did run downe when I saw How wicked men run on in sin and do not keep thy law The 18. part verse 137 Most just and righteous art thou Lord in all thy works and waies Thy judgements also are upright and them men ought to praise verse 138 Thy testimonies righteous are which thou commanded hast They also very faithfull are their truth shall ever last verse 139 My zeale hath ev'n consumed me because mine enemies Thy holy words forgotten have and do thy lawes despise verse 140 Thy perfect word is very pure as silver tr'd by fire Therefore thy servant loveth it and doth it much desire verse 141 Small am I and by worldly men despised in their sight Thy precepts yet forget I not but in them do delight verse 142 Thy righteousnes most stedfast is and ever shall endure Thy law is also truth it selfe most constant and most pure verse 143 Trouble anguish have me found and taken hold on me Yet in this trouble my delights thy just commandments be verse 144 An everlasting justice have thy testimonies all O to me understanding give then ever live I shall The 19 part verse 145 To thee with my whole heart I cri'd heare me most gracious Lord And then will I thy statutes keep I will obey thy word verse 146 I in my trouble cri'd to thee me safe do thou preserve And I thy testimonies then will carefully observe verse 147 The dawning of the morning I prevented with my cry For in my trouble did my hope upon thy word relye verse 148 Mine eies in waking do prevent the watches of the night That in thy word of light and life more meditate I might verse 149 After thy loving kindnesse heare my voice that calls on thee Thy judgement to thy Saints is good and with it quicken me verse 150 The men that after mischiefe go now nigh unto it draw But such as are to mischiefe nigh are then farre from thy law verse 151 But thou unto thy Saints art neere and help to them shalt give Since thy commandments all are truth they by this rule shall live verse 152 This of thy testimonies I have knowne in times long past That them for ever to endure thou firmly founded hast The 20. part verse 153 Consider mine affliction great in safetie do me set Thy covenant is with me for I thy law do not forget verse 154 Plead thou my cause deliver me from sinners causlesse strife According to thy holy word give me a holy life verse 155 Surely salvation far doth flie from those that wicked are For they thy statutes do not keep nor for thy l◅wes do care verse 156 O Lord both great and manifold thy tender mercies be According to thy judgements then in mercie quicken me verse 157 Many my persecutors are and foe◅ which do combine Yet from thy testimonies just my heart doth not decline verse 158 I greatly grieved was when I thy lewd transgressors saw Because they did not keep thy word but sin'd against thy law verse 159 Consider how I dearly love thy precepts and thy word After thy loving kindnesse then quicken thou me O Lord. verse 160 From the beginning all thy word hath been most true and sure Thy righteous judgements every one for ever shall endure The 21. part verse 161 Princes have persecuted me although no cause they saw But still of thy most holy word my heart doth stand in awe verse 162 And in the comforts of thy word I was so greatly glad As they that by their victories great spoiles obtained had verse 163 I lying do abhorre and hate and farre from me remove But thy pure law is perfect truth I therefore do it love verse 164 I seven