at Thy right hand Kings shall wound And Nations strong confound 6. Whose countries shall be overspread With Bodies of their dead 7. He of the River in the way Shall drink his thirst to stay And his victorious head advance In our Deliverance PSAL. CXI To the usuall Tune 1. PRaise God with heart and tongue The Quire of Saints among His praises shall be sung 2 The works of God are great All those will them repeat Whose thoughts on Him are set 3. His actions glorious are Renown'd and honour'd far Nor can His truth empaire 4. His wonders fill our thought Who hath compassion wrought And pitty shewes when sought 5. He hath His servants fed Giv'n those that fear Him bread His Cov'nant stablished 6. His pow'r to them exprest And made His people rest Where Heathen late possest 7. What ever wrought His hands In truth and judgment stands And sure are His Commands 8. They all for ever last By His decree kept fast Till fleeting time is past 9. He did His people save Whom Tyrants did enslave His sacred Cov'nant gave Renowned is His fame And reverend His Name Which all the world proclaime 10. God's fear true wisdome brings The knowledg of good things From that beginning springs They understand aright Who make His Lawes their light And still His praise recite PSAL. CXII 1. BLest is the man that feares the Lord Delighting in His word 2. His seed on earth shall mighty be Blest his posteritie 3. His house with riches shall abound His life with plenty crown'd His righteous dealing clear as sure For ever shall endure 4. In shades of darknesse to th' upright There riseth up a light He gratious is and free from hate His heart compassionate 5. A good man mercy shewes and lends Nor in his words offends 6. He shall not move but placed be In lasting memorie 7. He of ill tidings not afraid Hath God his refuge made Thus fix'd his heart shall never faile 8. But 'gainst his foes prevaile 9. With liberall hand unto the poor He hath disperst his store His righteousnesse shall still remaine And lasting honour gaine 10. The wicked man when this he seeth For spight shall gnash his teeth And melted by his envies fire Perish in his desire PSAL. CXIII To the usuall Tune 1. THe Lord O ye His servants praise To His great Name your ditties raise 2. Which blest and sacred be alwaies 3. Ev'n from the rising of the Sun Till to the West his course be run Nis Name is to be prais'd alone 4. The Lord above all Nations high Is seated in great Majesty And in the Heav'ns His glories ly 5. What pow'r created parallells The Lord our God who thus excells And far above the Heaven dwells 6. Who humbling downe himselfe doth bow Not only things in heaven to know But what is done in earth below 7. To him that did in dust deplore He joyfull comforts doth restore And from the dunghill lifts the poore 8. That set with Princes of the earth And persons of a Royall birth His sorrows may be chang'd to mirth 9. The barren woman when implor'd His bounty hath with children stor'd O therefore praise this gratious Lord. PSAL. CXIV 1. WHen Israel from Egypt went Free from his banishment And Iacob came from that strange land Conducted by God's hand 2. The house of Iudah which did passe His Sanctuary was And Israel the chosen throne Of His dominion 3. The Sea saw that and did disperse Iordan his course reverse 4. The Mountaines skip'd like sporting rams The little hills like Lambs 5. What ay'ld thy waters O thou Sea That they so fled from thee Iordan what did thy current lack That thou wast driven back What Miracle did then prevaile That both your streams should faile 6. You Mountaines that ye skip'd like rams Yet little hills like Lambs 7. Tremble thou earth when Iacobs God Commands thee with his rod 8. Who from the Rock did waters bring And made the flint a spring PSAL. CXV Sing this as Psalme 51. 1. NOt unto us O Lord but Thee Thy Name Thy Truth the glory be 2. Why should the heathen Thee defy Whilst Where is now their God they cry 3. Our God in heaven doth remaine And acts what ere he did ordaine Their Idols Silver are and Gold The work which hands of men did mould 5. Mouths have they yet they speechlesse be And they have eyes but cannot see 6. They ears possesse which nothing heare And noses not for smelling beare 7. Their hands not touch their feet not walk Nor through their throat resounds their talk 8. Who make them are as vaine as they And so are all that to them pray 9. 10. O Israel O Aarons line 11. O yee that in His feare combine Trust ye in God who is your shield Protection He and help doth yield 12. He mindfull still of our redresse Will Israel and Aaron blesse 13. Who feare Him small or great are blest 14. And in their race shall be encreast 15. You are the blessed of the Lord Who heaven fram'd and earth hath stor'd 16. He in the Heav'n of Heavens lives But earth unto mans children gives 17. The dead Thy praises cannot shew Nor those who downe to silence go 18. But we the Lord through all our daies Will blesse The Lord for ever praise PSAL. CXVI 1. I Love the Lord and am well pleas'd He hath me heard and eas'd 2. Whilst therefore life continue shall I will upon Him call 3. The snares of death about me dwelt And paines of Hell I felt Disturbed thoughts and heavinesse My conscience did oppress 4. Then to the Lord my plaint I made And thus unto Him said O Lord my soule from falling save And lift me from the grave 5. The Lord is gracious and just To those His mercy trust 6. His Hand the simple doth protect When crosses them deject 7. Turne then my soule unto thy rest God's favours have thee blest He bountifully doth reward And thee from dangers guard 8. Thou keep'st my soule from death's pale feares My drooping eyes from teares And did'st my wand'ring steps recall When I was apt to fall 9. My feet before the Lord shall stand In His eternall land 10. I therefore pray'd and thus believ'd Yet still my heart was griev'd For in my foes successe I fail'd Till faith at last prevail'd 11. Then I all men for Lyars knew And God alone for true 12. What retribution shall I give To him by whom I live Or what acknowledgment apply For His benignity 13. Salvations sacred Cup I 'le take And humble prayers make 14. Before His people shall be pay'd The vowes which I have made 15. For those that live like Saints upright And in the Lord delight Are living dear unto His eye And pretious when they dy 16. Lord I Thy faithfull servant am And still adore Thy Name Thou loosed hast my heavy yoak My bonds in sunder broke 17. Therefore my praises unto Thee Shall daily
prosperous successe 5. But wicked men themselves shall find Like chaff blow'n by the wind 6. Nor in the finall Judgment must Stand up among the Just. 7. For God the righteous guides and knowes The path wherein he goes When wayes of Sinners perish shall In their eternall fall PSAL. II. 1. WHy do the furious Heathen rage Vaine people why engage 2. Kings of the Earth a Party make And Rulers counsell take Who 'gainst the Lord that Earth doth sway And His Annointed say 3. Break we the Bonds They on us lay And cast Their Cords away 4. But God who doth the Heavens guide Shall them in Scorne deride 5. Then shall His soare displeasure breake And He in anger speake 6. Yet have I set my King on high Adorn'd with Majesty Upon Mount Sion rais'd the throne Of mine Annointed one 7. I will declare that firme decree The Lord hath said to me Thou ar't my Son without all spot This day I thee begot 8. Ask me and thine Inheritance Ore Nations I 'le advance Far as the earth or Sea extends Are thy Possessions ends 9. Thou with an Iron Rod shalt bruise Such as thy pow'r refuse And like a Potters Vessell broak So dash them by thy stroake 10. O therefore all ye Kings that awe The Nations with your Law Yee Judges of the earth be wise His Scepter not despise 11. Serve ye the Lord with holy feare Rejoyce yet rev'rence beare 12. And kisse the Sonne before his wrath Your way consumed hath For if a little that encrease Where can we seek for Peace Since they are only safe and blest Whose hope in Him doth rest PSAL. III. 1. O Lord how fast do they encrease Who troubled have my Peace They many are who 'gainst me rise And are my enemies 2. Many there be my Soule upbraid And say God cannot aid 3. But Lord Thou art my Sheild my Praise Thou shalt my head up-raise 4. To God my loud request did cry Who heard my voyce from high 5. I lay'd me downe and rose againe For He did me sustaine 6. Then though ten thousands me invade I will not be afraid No though with threats the furious rowt Encompasse me about 7. Arise and save me O my God For with thy vengefull rod Thou smit'st the cheek and break'st the jawes Of such as hate thy Lawes 8. To Thee O Lord our God alone Belongs Salvation Who do'st Thy blessings evermore Upon Thy People powre PSAL. IV. 1. GOd of my righteousnesse attend When my requests ascend Thou hast enlarg'd me in distresse And eas'd my heavinesse 2. How long O Mortals will ye shame The glory of my Name How long will ye love vanities And take delight in Lies 3. Know that the Lord elected hath Men of unmoved faith He when before His throne I cry Will not my suite deny 4. Stand of His greatnesse then in awe Nor sinne against His Law When on your bed retir'd and still O meditate his will 5. Of Righteousnesse the Offering To God your maker bring And on the hope of His defence Place all your confidencâ— 6. Yet some who Him not understood Aske who shall doe us good Lord let thy face beames divine On us thy servants shine 7. Thou fill'st my heart with greater joyes Then theirs whom plenty cloyes Who reape their fruits in time of peace whose Corne and Wine encrease 8. I lay mee downe with quiet blest To take my sleep and rest For thou whose goodnesse doth excell Mak'st me in safety dwell PSAL. V. 1. LOrd Ponder what my words relate Weigh what I meditate 2. My God and King my cry attend To Thee my Pray'rs I send 3. My voyce O Lord shall in the morne Up to thy Throne be borne Betimes will I direct my cry And looke to thee on high 4. For thou in Sin tak'st no delight No ill dwells in thy sight 5. The foolish stand not in thine eye Who hat'st iniquity 6. Thou shalt the lying lips destroy Who leasing make their joy God will the bloody minded hate And punish all deceit 7. But I presuming on Thy care Will to thy House repaire And tow'rds thy Temple in thy feare Due adoration beare 8. Mee Lord in righteousnesse dispose Beset with watchfull foes Make streight thy way before my face And guide mee by thy grace 9. No faithfullnesse their mouth containes Their heart fowle Malice staines Wide Sepulchres are their black throats Their tongues but flatt'ring notes 10. O God destroy and let them all By their own Counsailes fall Themselves by their transgressions quell Who 'gainst Thy pow'r rebell 11. But let all faithfull ones rejoyce And showt with cheerfull voyce Because Thy love which knowes no end Doth ever them defend 12. Let those rejoyce in Thee who trust For Thou wilt blesse the Just And with Thy favour as a sheild In danger safety yeild PSAL. VI. 1. REbuke me not O Lord in wrath Whose sinne deserv'd it hath Nor let thy hot displeasure burne Least I to nothing turne 2. Have pitty Lord for I am weak Asham'd my sinnes to speake O heale me for my bones are vext My Soul with griefe perplext 3. How long shall I lament and cry For my delivery 4. O turne and me to favour take For thine owne mercies sake 5. Can he who looses lifes short breath Remember Thee in death Or will the dust and silence raise A voyce to sound Thy praise 6. Weary and faint my soule bemoanes Her vaine and fruitlesse groanes My bed the mark of sorrow weares Each night bedew'd with teares 7. My sight is dimme my melting eye Clouded with misery I languish through my haters rage Into untimely age 8. Depart from me all wicked ones The Lord hath heard my moanes My voyce of weeping and my teares Sound lowdly in His eares 9. God who my supplication takes In Pardon answer makes When their despight who me defame Shall cover'd be with shame PSAL. VII Sing this as Psalme 51. 1. O Lord my God in thee I trust Deliver mee from the unjust 2. Least Lyon-like my soule he teare Whilst none is for my reskue neare 3. Lord if this guilt upon me stands Or wickednesse be in my hands 4. If friend I ill rewarded have Or causelesse foe I did not save 5. Then let mine enemy pursue Let him my captive soule subdue Let him my life to earth down thrust And lay mine honour in the dust 6. O Lord in thy fierce wrath arise Take vengeance on mine enemies 7. The people then shall me come nigh For their sakes lift thy selfe on high 8. The Lord his judgement shall dispence According to mine innocence 9. O let all wicked counsailes end But just men stablish and defend 10. For God the heart and reines doth try Preserves men of integrity 11. God doth in right his judgements lay Yet is provoked every day 12. If he not turne His sword is whet His bow is bent and ready set 13. The instruments of death He brings And arrowes from His quiver
my hands and feet 17. My bones stick out consum'd and bare Whil'st they remorselesse on me stare 18. They now to part my garments hast And Lots upon my vesture cast 19. But be not far from me O Lord 20. My soule deliver from the sword 21 My darling save from rav'ning jawes Of dogs and from the Lions pawes For thou hast heard me from the hornes Of fierce assayling Unicornes 22. I to my brethren will proclaime The Praises due to Thy great Name 23. Yee that fear God all Iacobs line And Israëls seed in Prayses joyne 24. Th' afflicted He did nere despise Nor hid His face but heard their cries 25. My praise and vowes devout to Thee Shall in thy Church performed be 26 He to the meeke will plenty give The hearts that seek Him ever live 27. Far as the world extends it 's bound Religious Converts shall be found They shall remember and implore And ev'ry Kindred Him adore 28 For God's the Kingdome is whose sway All Nations of the Earth obay 29. The rich who on Earth's fatnesse feed Ev'n to the Soule that dies for need All from the throne unto the dust Before Him bow and worship must 30. All these shall serve Him in their seed And sons to God adopted breed 31. Who to succession shall proclaime His righteousnesse and awfull Name PSAL. XXIII 1. THe Lord my Shepheard is and guide I shall no want abide 2. He makes me lye in fruitfull meads And by stil waters leads 3. My Soule to danger given ore He doth againe restore And guides me in the righteous path His Name elected hath 4. Yea though in vale of darknesse lay'd Or death's more ghastly shade I feare no ill Thy rod and staffe Direct and keep me safe 5. Thou dost for me a plenteous fare Before my foes prepare Thou dost with oyle annoint my head My flowing Cup doth shed 6. Thy mercy sure shall me attend Untill my Life doth end And in the House of God will I Remaine Eternally PSAL XXIV 1. EArth is the Lords with hir encrease And all that there have place 2. He founded it upon the Seas And made the floods hir base 3. Who in God's Holy Place shall stand Or on His Hill appeare 4. He who is pure in Heart and hand Nor to deceive doth sweare 5. He blessings shall from God receive And righteousnesse from high 6. This is their race who God believe And to His sight are nigh 7. Lift up yee Gates lift up your head Yee Doores Eternall spread The King of Glory shall come in And his approach begin 8. Who is the Great and Glorious King Of whom our Praises sing The Lord in Battaile mighty This The King of Glory is 9. Lift up yee Gates lift up your Head Yee Doores Eternall spread The King of Glory shall come in And his approach begin 10. Who is the Great and Glorious King Of whom our Praises sing The Lord in Battell mighty This The King of Glory is PSAL. XXV 1. WIth Thoughts lift up to Thee O God my Soule doth flee 2. To shame O never me expose Nor triumph of my foes 3. Let those be free from shame Who wait upon Thy Name But let them feele it who Thy Lawes Transgresse without a cause 4. Thy wayes unto me shew Teach me Thy truth to know 5. Thon art the God do'st me defend On Thee I still depend 6. Thinke on Thy mercies Lord Thy ancient love record 7. Remember not my sins of youth But save me in Thy truth 8. Good is the Lord His ways To sinners He displaies 9. The meek He will in judgment guide Who in His precepts bide 10. His paths with truth abound Great mercies there are found Which He unto all such doth grant Who keep his Covenant 11. O for Thy Names sake Lord Pardon to me afford And with my heinous crime dispense For great is mine offence 12. To him that feares He shewes The way which he shall chuse 13. His Soule shall dwell at ease his race Shall long on earth have place 14. To them who God do feare His secret shall appeare He will His Covenant declare To such as faithfull are 15. Mine eyes on God are set Who plucks me from the net 16. O Lord to we in mercy turne Afflicted forlorne 17. My heart's distresse is large O Thou my woes discharge 18. Looke on the paine wherein I live And all my sins forgive 19. Thinke on my many foes Whose hate most cruell growes 20. O keep my soule from scandall free Who put my trust in Thee 21. Let Justice me defend Who on Thy grace attend 22. Thy Israël O God release And all his troubles ease PSAL. XXVI 1. IUdge me O God for in Thy path My foot insisted hath My trust hath on Thee Lord rely'd Therefore I shall not slide 2. Examine me O Lord and try My reines and heart descry 3. Thy mercy still is in my sight Thy truth hath kept me right 4. I have not with vaine persons sate Or those that use deceit 5. Ill congregations I detest Nor am the sinners guest 6. In innocence I le wash my hand So at Thine Altar stand 7. That I may publish in my Song What thankes to Thee belong 8 O Lord devoutly I affect The House Thou dost Elect. I Love the honour of that Place Thy presence deignes to grace 9. Shut not my soule nor judge my life With men of blood and strife 10. Whose arme it selfe in mischiefe lifts Whose hand is fill'd with gifts 11. In mine integrity I goe Save me and mercy show 12. So will I Praise Thee when my feet Within Thy Temple meet PSAL. XXVII Sing this as Psalme 51. 1. GOd my Salvation is and Light What terrour then shall me affright My life 's sole strength He is and aid Of whom then shall I be afraid 2. When wicked men mine enemies Conspiring did against me rise When they approach'd my flesh to eat They stumbling fell in their retreat 3. Although an host encamped were My heart their numbers shall not feare And though a War against me rise My confidence shall them despise 4. One thing of God I have desir'd That I unto His House retir'd Might spend my dayes there grow old His Temples beauty to behold 5. For He when times of trouble threat Will me in his Pavilion seat Within His Tabernacle hide And safety on a rock provide 6. And now my head up-lifted shall Behold my foes encircling fall Therefore glad Songs and sacrifice With praises to Thy throne shall rise 7. Heare O my Lord and when I cry In mercy to my voyce reply 8. When Thou command'st Seek ye my face My heart O Lord I seek Thee saies 9. Hide not Thy face from me in ire Nor leave me helplesse I desire 10. Who when my Parents me forsake Wilt me unto Thy favour take 11. Teach me O Lord Thy wayes to tread In pathes of truth and plainnesse lead 12. Nor leave me to their cruell will
talk Their tongue through earth doth walk 10. Therefore Gods people when they see How prosp'rous sinners be And vexed with their sorrowes sense Incline to their defense 11. So words like these their passion throwes How should we thinke God knowes 12. Who lets the wicked live in health And daily grow in wealth 13. Why vertue then should I retaine I cleanse my heart in vaine In vaine my hands held from offense I wash in innocence 14. For all the daies my life hath seen I have afflicted been My Soule with wants and sorrowes worne Was chast'ned every morne 15. Yet should I not these murmurs check But thus disturbed speak I might thy Children so offend And Thee blaspheming end Second Part. 16. But this I found by flesh and blood Hard to be understood 17. Nor till I to Thy Temple went Could know what these things meant Then I discern'd what they portend And how the wicked end 18. Whom Thou in slippery fortunes plac't Do'st unto ruin cast 19. How are their glories quick as thought To desolation brought They in a moment turn'd to teares Consume by their own feares 20. God as a dreame when one awakes Their Image vanish makes Causing their late admirers eyes Them now as much despise 21. Thus was my heart perplex'd with paines And anguish prick'd my reines 22. So foolish in my thoughts disrest Am I so like a beast 23. Yet I by Thee am still sustain'd Held up by Thy Right hand 24. Thy counsail here shall me direct Then crown with Thine Elect. 25. Whom have I in the heav'ns but Thee Who can my Saviour be And through the spatious earth I none Desire but Thee alone 26. My drooping heart doth daily faile My flesh corrupt and fraile But Thou the strength'ner of my heart And lasting portion art 27. Who far from Thee revolting fly Shall perish utterly For Thou destroy'st and castest low Such as to Idols bow 28. But it is good with holy feare That I to God draw neare To Thee my hopes entrusted are Who will Thy works declare PSAL. LXXIV Sing this as the Lamentation 1. WHy art Thou absent Lord so long Regardlesse of Thy Servants wrong Or wherefore doth Thy kindled ire Thy sheep and Pastures burne like fire 2 O think upon Thy chosen Lot Nor let Mount Sion be forgot And may the tribe thou did'st redeeme Be ever deare in Thy esteeme 3. Lift up Thy feet bring those to nought Who 'gainst Thy Church have evill wrought 4. Thine adversaries roar and shout They hang in scorne their banners out 5. The carved workes whose art and cost Thy Temples building once did boast 6. Are into pitty'd ruin throw'n And with their hammers broken down 7. Thy Holy Place they turne to flame Defile the dwelling of Thy Name And in their wicked hearts designe Hir glories quite to undermine 8. With generall havock let us rase The Sanctuaries hallow'd place Gods Houses thus in ashes lay'd Are wofull heaps of rubbish made 9. We see no Signe nor Miracle No Prophet have who can foretell Not one hath knowledge to forecast How long these miseries shall last 10. O God! still shall the foe blaspheme And make Thy Name dishonours theme 11. Thy vengefull hand no longer hide But stretch it forth to strike their pride 12. For God is my all pow'rfull King From whom earths help safety spring 13. Thou did'st restraine the rising tide And with Thy strength the Sea divide Thou brak'st th' Aegyptian Dragons head And left'st him on the waters dead 14. Leviathan that sports the flood Thou gavest for Thy peoples food 15. Thou from the rock mad'st fountaines flow And swelling Seas dry land to grow 16. Thine is the day the Suns faire light Thine are the courses of the night 17. The borders which the earth confine Are set and bounded by Thy line The Summers heat and winters cold From Thee their yearly seasons hold 18 Remember Lord Thy House defil'd Thy Name by blasphemies revil'd 19 O give not up Thy Turtles life A spoile to adversaries strife Let not Thy Congregation mourne Reproach'd by Them of Thee forlorne 20. Look on the Covenant and see Earth dark'ned by their crueltie 21. Let not th' opprest returne with shame But let the needy praise Thy Name 22. Arise O God! maintaine Thy cause Thy Temples honour and Thy Lawes Remember their blaspheming noise Thine enemies insulting voice 23. Their insolence who Thee despise Doth still encrease and higher rise PSAL. LXXV 1. TO Thee O God with gratefull heart To Thee we thanks impart How neare and helpfull is Thy Name Thy wond'rous works proclaime 2. When I advanc'd to Judah's throne Shall rule the Nation In justice will I take delight And judge the peoples right 3. The earth with hir inhabitants Through feare dissolves and faints Yet of hir loose declining frame The Pillars I sustain 4. I said unto the foolish men Deale not so madly then And unto those Gods precepts scorne Exalt not you the horne 5. Lift not your selves against His check Nor speak with a stiffe neck 6. Promotion comes not from the east Nor South nor from the West 7. But God as Judge our fortune guides Our lot of life divides He one man lifts unto the Crowne And puts another downe 8. He holds a cup whose wine is red Full mixt and tempered For wicked ones the dreg and lee Wrong out to drink shall be 9. I will in Songs of praise declare The God of Iacobs care 10. The hornes of Pride cut off will I But lift the Just on high PSAL. LXXVI Sing this as the Prayer after the Commandements 1. IN Iudah God is know'n His Name The Israelites for Great proclaime 2. His Tabernacles Salem grace And Sion is His dwelling place 3. There He the Bow and arrowes broke And Battailes to confusion shooke The glittering sword the guarding shield Could not resist nor safety yield 4. Thou of more honour art then they Who rove upon the Hills of prey 5. For They whose pride did us embroile Are now themselves become a spoile A lasting sleep shuts up their eyes And all their strength in weaknes dyes 6. At Thy rebuke the barbed horse And armed Chariots loose their force 7. Thou Lord art fear'd who may withstand The fury of Thy pow'rfull hand 8. From Heaven we Thy Judgments heard The trembling earth was still and fear'd 9. When God the meek and humble saves But gives the proud untimely graves 10. He on their fall his fame doth raise And turnes their malice to His praise 11. Vow to the Lord your God and bring To Him your promis'd offering 12. He Princes spirits can restraine And Kings of earth with terrour chaine PSAL. LXXVII Sing this as the Lamentation 1. I Cry'd to God with accents shrill To God that heares my prayer still 2. When into times of trouble brought I unto Him for succour sought All night my anguish did not cease My soule no comfort found nor ease 3. I think on God amidst
times each day my tongue displayes Thy righteous judgments praise 165. Great peace have those Thy Law attend Nothing shall them offend 166. Lord I in Thy salvation hope And make Thy will my scope 167. My soule Thy testimonies loves And them 'bove all approves 168. And constantly Thy Law obeyes Who searchest all my waies TAV 169. Accept O Lord my lowd complaint And knowledge to me grant 170. Let my request admission crave And in Thy promise save 171. So shall my lips Thy praises reach When Thou my heart dost teach 172. My tongue Thy statutes shall recite For Thy commands are right 173. O let Thine hand bring help to me Whose choise Thy precepts be 174. My thoughts for Thy salvation long My cheifest joyes among 175. Let my soule live Thy Name to praise Whose judgments me shall raise I like a lost sheep went astray O Lord my wand'rings stay PSAL. CXX 1. WIth troubles prest and drown'd in grief I called for relief When God unto my help appear'd And my Petition heard 2. Lord save me from their cruell lies Who would my life surprize Make not my soule their envies bait To perish by deceit 3. What vengeance doth to Thee belong O false and perjur'd tongue 4. Sharp arrowes and a quenchlesse fire Shall one day be thy hire 5. Wo unto me constrain'd to dwell So far from Israel That I in Mesech sojourne must And Tents of Kedar trust 6. My Soule this long time doth converse With dispositions fierce Who shunned have like some disease The happy fruits of peace 7. To quench wars flame and lessen strife I labour'd all my life But They when Treaties were my care For lasting war prepare PSAL. CXXI Sing this as the Prayer after the Commandements 1. UP to the Hills I lift mine eyes From whence my help and comfort rise 2. My safety from the Lord doth spring Who made the world and every thing 3. Thy foot from falling He protects Nor Slumbers He nor thee neglects 4. Behold that Lord who Israel keeps Unweary'd is and never sleeps 5. God is thy Keeper like a shade Which on thy right hand is display'd 6. The Sun by day thee shall not smite Nor vapours of the Moon by night 7. The Lord shall Thee preserve from harme Thy soule against temptations arme 8. Thy going out and comming in For evermore His care have bin PSAL. CXXII 1. I Was right glad and joyfull made When They unto me said Let us unto God's House repaire And worship Him with pray'r 2. Oblest Ierusalem our feet Within Thy Gates shall meet 3. Who builded like a City art United in each part 4. To Thee the Tribes of God ascend Their praises to commend And by their zeale the rest enflame To blesse their Makers Name 5. There are the great Tribunals plac't By publick justice grac't There is the Palace and the Throne Which David sits upon 6. O pray for Salems lasting peace That it may nere decrease They still shall prosper from whose love These happy wishes move 7. With peace thy wals encircled be Sweet concord dwell in Thee And let thy Palaces abound With fullest plenty crown'd 8. I for my brethrens sake will pray Peace may within thee stay 9. And for the House of Gods aboad Will ever seek Thy good PSAL. CXXIII 1. I Unto Thee lift up mine eyes O thou who rul'st the skies And in the highest Heav'ns dost dwell Whose brightness none can tell 2. As servants wait their Lords command And Maids their mistresse hand On God so do our eyes depend Till He his mercy send 3. O Lord some pity on us shew To end our painfull woe For we reproached and unpriz'd Are utterly despis'd 4. Our soule afflicted daily mournes Fill'd with excessive scornes Whil'st those who live in ease and pride Our wretched state deride PSAL. CXXIV To the proper Tune 1. NOw Israel This truth may gladly tell But that the Lord Did help to us afford 2 If He our side With strength had not supply'd When banding foes Against our safety rose 3. Their kindled ire Had swallow'd us like fire 4. The angry flood Had then above us stood Who by the streame Quite overwhelm'd had been 5. And swelling waves Become our timeless graves Whil'st ore our soule The billowes proudly rowle 6. Blest be His aid Who us their prey not made 7. Our resku'd soules Like late-entangled fowles Escaped are Out of the deadly snare Broke is the net And we at freedom set 8. In His great Name Who Heav'n and earth did frame Our ruin stay'd And help on Him is lay'd Another of the same 1. NOw Israel may truly say In honour of this day Had not the Lord our quarrell took All help had us forsook 2. Yea had not God our battailes fought When men our ruin sought And when our close conspiring foes Against our safety rose 3. The wrath which in their breasts did strive Had buried us alive Consuming both our Place and Name In their revenges flame 4. Our Life and what we most esteem Had perisht in this stream 5. And in the furious billowes womb Beheld our glories tomb 6. But let our God be alwayes prais'd Who thus from death us rais'd Nor made us subject to their pow'r Who sought us to devour 7. From danger resku'd is our soule Like some net-scaping fowle So broken is the bloody snare And we deliver'd are 8. Our present help and hopes of aid In God alone are lay'd 'T is He who made both Heav'n and earth That gave our comforts birth PSAL. CXXV 1. WHo God their hope and trust account Are like faire Sions Mount Whose head unmoved and unshook Abides the tempests stroak 2. As rising Mountaines Salem's fense By their circumference So God His people guards throughout And circles them about 3. The wicked shall not by their pow'r The righteous Lot devour Least they the heathens sins partake Who them their vassall make 4 Do good O Lord unto the just Who in Thy goodnes trust And those that are in heart upright Continue in Thy sight 5. But as for such who turn'd aside To crooked waies back-slide The Lord their judgments shall encrease But Iacob blesse with peace PSAL. CXXVI 1. WHen God did cast a gratious eye On Sions misery And did his captiv'd Peoples state To liberty translate This unexpected safety wrought On us such wonder brought Our freedome like a vision seem'd And we like them that dream'd 2. Joy fill'd our mouth triumphant Songs Did exercise our tongues That Heathens with amazement said God hath This gladness made 3. The Lord who crownes His servants faith Great things effected hath And makes us publish through the earth The causes of our mirth 4. Lord turne our bondage end our woe Let Thy full me cyes flow As waters from the fountaines mouth Or Rivers in the South 5. They who before in teares have sow'n And only sorrowes know'n Shall so their future hopes employ That they may reap in joy 6. He who good