dunghill lifteth he verse 8 That he may raise him at the last and set him in the seat With Princes Princes of his own people so high and great verse 9 The barren woman to keep house he maketh and to be A joyful mother of sweet babes the Lord our God praise ye Psalm 114. WHen Israel out from Egypt went and Jacobs family From people of strange language came vvith a strong hand and high verse 2 His sanctuary Judah was his holy place was there And his dominion Israel and they his people vvere verse 3 The Sea saw that and at the sight as men away did fly And back the river Jordans streams vvere driven mightily verse 4 The huge strong mountains skipped then like unto lusty Rams The little hills strangely did leap like to yong wanton lambs verse 5 What ail'd thee thou unruly Sea that thou thus fledst for fear Thou Jordan what sawest thou that back thy vvaters driven vvere You huge strong mountains vvhy skipt ye like unto lusty Rams You little hills vvhy did you leap like to young vvanton lambs verse 7 Before the presence of the Lord tremble thou earth and quake At the presence of Jacobs God be thou moved and shake verse 8 Who from the hard and stony rock did pools of vvaters bring And by his pow'r did turn the flint into a vvater spring Psalm 115. NOt unto us Lord not to us give glory to thy name And of thy mercy and thy truth get thou the only fame verse 2 Why should the Heathen people say vvhere now vvhere is their God verse 3 But our God in the Heavens is he doth what seems him good verse 4 Their idols gold and silver are vvorks of mens hands they bee verse 5 And they have ears but do not hear and eyes and do not see And noses but they do not smell a mouth but do not talk verse 7 And hands but handle not at all and feet and do not vvalk verse 8 Nor speak they through their throat at all and they that do them make Are like to them and so are they that for their stay them take verse 9 O Israel trust in the Lord their help and shield is he verse 10 Trust in him Aarons house for he their help and shield must be verse 11 Trust ye in God who fear the Lord he is their shield and stay verse 22 The Lord of us hath mindful been vve vvill him blesse alway He vvill the house of Israel blesse and Aarons house vvithall verse 13 He all that fear the Lord their God vvill blesse both great and small verse 14 God shall encrease you more and more and all your race with you verse 15 You all are blest of God vvho made the earth and heaven too verse 16 The heavens ye the heavens are the place of Gods abode But on mens children he the earth hath lib'rally bestow'd verse 17 The dead do not give to the Lord praise from the grave below Nor any that into the place of silence down do go verse 18 But we his people to the Lord all praises vvill afford From this time forth for evermore praise ye the holy Lord. Psal 116. I Love the Lord because my voice and prayer heard hath he verse 2 And all my days vvill call on him who bow'd his ear to me verse 3 When the sorrows of cruel death about beset me round When pains of hell got hold on me I vvoe and sorrow found verse 4 Upon the name of God the Lord then did I call and say Deliver thou my soul O Lord I do thee humbly pray verse 5 Exceeding gracious is the Lord and righteous is he And towards such are distrest great his compassions be verse 6 The Lord in safety doth preserve all those that simple be Even I my self was brought down low and he relieved me verse 7 And now my soul sith thou art safe return unto thy rest For largely the Lord God to thee his bounty hath exprest verse 8 Because my soul from threatned death thou safely hast set free By thee mine eyes from tears my feet from falls delivered bee verse 9 Before the Lord God in the land of life now vvalk shall I verse 10 This I believ'd therefore I spake though troubled grievously The Second Part. verse 11 I rashly spake in haste and said that all men liars be verse 12 What shall I render God for all his benefits to me verse 13 The joyful cup of saving health in feasts take up will I And to the name of God my Lord ascribe all thankfully verse 14 The vows vvhich in distress I made I to the Lord vvill pay In presence of his people all ev'n now vvithout delay verse 15 The Lord makes great account of all his saints and in his eyes Exceeding precious is their death though men do them despise verse 16 Truly Lord I thy servant am thy servant and thy son Of thine hand-maid my bonds by thee are broken and undone And I vvill offer up to thee the sacrifice of praise And thanks and call upon the name of God the Lord always The vows vvhich in distress I made I to the Lord will pay In presence of his people all ev'n now vvithout delay Yea in the Courts of Gods own house and in the midst of thee Thou glorious Jerusalem the Lord God praised be Psalm 117. O All ye nations of the earth praise ye the Lord always And all ye people every vvhere set forth his noble praise verse 2 For great his kindness is to us and the truth of the Lord For ever lasts the holy Lord praise ye with one accord Psalm 118. O Give ye thanks unto the Lord for good and kind is he Because his mercies very sure for everlasting be verse 2 Let Israel now confesse that still his mercies still endure verse 3 Let Aarons house say now that still his mercies are most sure verse 4 And let them now that fear the Lord say that his mercies sure Which he doth for his saints reserve for ever do endure verse 5 In my distress I call'd on God and he did answer me In a large place he did me set vvherein I might go free verse 6 The Lord himself is on my side afraid I will not be If God stand on my part what hurt can man do unto me verse 7 The Lord doth take my part with them that help to succour me Therefore on those that do me hate I my desire shall see verse 8 Better it is to trust in God then on man to be staid verse 9 Better it is to trust in God then Princes for their aid verse 10 All nations have inclosed me and me incompass'd round But in the name of God shall I them conquer and confound verse 11 They compast me on every side they compassed me round But I vvill surely them destroy and in Gods name confound verse 12 Like bees they compass'd me about but like the thorns that flame They quenched are
only art the glory and the praise And in thy favour shall our horn exalted be always verse 18 For God the Lord is our defence who doth us safety bring The holy One of Israel is our almighty King verse 19 Then to thy holy One thou spak'st and saidst in vision A mighty one I have advanc'd and have laid help upon Whom I out of the people chose David I did anoint verse 20 With holy oil my servant whom I found and did appoint The Third Part. verse 21 With whom my hand and pow'r shall be confirm'd and stablished And by my mighty arm shall he always be strengthned verse 22 The enemy on him shall not any exaction lay Nor shall the son of wickednesse afflict him any way verse 23 I will beat down before his face all his malicious foes And will them greatly plague that doe in hatred him oppose verse 24 With him my mercy and my truth shall be continually And in my name his horn shall be exalted graciously verse 25 The power of his hand will I unto the seas extend Of the rule of thy right hand shall the rivers be the end Thou are my father he shall cry thou art my God alone Thou only art the strength and rock of my salvation verse 27 I likewise vvill him make and call my first-born my delight He shall the Kings of th' earth excel in glory and in might verse 28 For him my mercy promised for ever keep I will And my unchanged Covenant shall with him stand stedfast still verse 29 Yea his seed also will I make for ever to endure And as the days of heav'n his throne shall stable be and sure verse 30 If his children forsake my law vvalk not in my judgements verse 31 But break my statutes and do not keep my Commandements The Fourth Part. verse 32 Then their transgression with the rod visit on them will I And sharply chastise them with stripes for their iniquity verse 33 My loving kindnesse ne'rthelesse I will not utterly Take from him nor my faithfulnesse suffer to him to lie verse 34 My Covenant shall continue still that will I never break Nor ever alter will that thing vvhich once my lips did speak verse 35 Once sware I by my holinesse and that perform will I With David I will promise keep to him I will not lie verse 36 His seed and his posterity for ever shall endure And his throne as the Sun shall be before me settled sure verse 37 Or as the Moon which in the skie for ever standest fast A faithful witnesse of my truth so shall his kingdome last verse 38 But now thou wholly hast cast off and abhorr'd utterly And hast with thine anointed one been wroth exceedingly verse 39 The Covenant with thy servant made thou wholly broken hast And hast profan'd his glorious Crown and to the ground it cast verse 40 Yea farther thou hast broken down in wrath his hedges all Thou his strong holds hast overthrown that they to ruine fall verse 41 To all that by the way do passe a spoil and prey is he And a reproach he is to those that neer him dwelling be The Fifth Part. verse 42 The right hand of his opposites thou hast set up on high Thou hast made all his enemies rejoice exceedingly verse 43 The edge thou also of his sword hast turned in his hand And hast nor strengthned him that he might in the battel stand verse 44 The brightnesse of his glory thou hast made to cease and waste And thou his throne of Majesty unto the ground hast cast verse 45 Thou of the flower of his youth the days hast shortned And thou as with a garment him with shame hast covered verse 45 How long Lord wilt thou hide thy selfe shall thy wrath ever last And shall thine anger evermore like fire consume and waste 47 Remember now how short a time I shall on earth remain If life be spent in miseries thou hast made man in vain verse 48 What man is he that lives on earth and death shall never see And from the power of the grave what man his soul can free verse 49 Thy former loving kindnesses O Lord where are they now Those which in truth and faithfulnesse to David sworn hast thou verse 50 Remember Lord the soul reproach of all thy servants dear How I the scorns of mighty ones do in my bosome bear verse 51 Wherewith thine enemies O Lord reproaches laid upon Reproaches on the footsteps of thine own anointed one verse 52 Now let the holy Lord our God for us be blest for aye Amen amen with heart and voice let all the people say Psalm 90. A Dwelling place of safety thou hast been to us O Lord In all our wandrings in times past a place of sure abode verse 2 Before the mountains were brought forth the earths and worlds great frame Thou God from all eternity for ever art the same verse 3 Thou to destruction dost crush weak man with grief and pain And to the sons of men thou say'st to dust return again verse 4 Though life a thousand years could last it seemeth in thy sight As yesterday when it is past or as a watch by night verse 5 Thou like a floud sweep'st them away and as asleep they be In morning as the grasse they are which soon we changed see verse 6 In the morning it flourisheth and grows up fair and green But in the evening cut down and with'red it is seen verse 7 By thy wrath in this wildernesse quickly consum'd are we And troubled by thine anger fierce and much affrighted be verse 8 Thou all our foul iniquities hast set before thine eyes And the light of thy countenance our secret sins espies The Second Part. verse 9 For all our days do in thy wrath come to a speedy end And as a tale that men do tell our days and years we spend verse 10 Scarce threescore years and ten the days of our short life may bee And if by reason of their strength men fourscore years do see Yet is the pride of all their strength but pain and misery And that at length is soon cut down and we away do fly verse 11 Who of the sons of men doth know what pow'r thine anger hath To bring his heart to fear thee still according to thy wrath verse 12 Teach us the number of our days wisely O Lord to weigh That unto wisdome then betimes our hearts apply we may verse 13 How long vvilt thou in wrath proceed return some favour show Of thy decree against thine own O Lord repent thee now verse 14 O satisfie us speedily Lord with thy mercy free That all our days we all rejoice may and be glad in thee verse 15 According to the days wherein affliction we have had As years of evil we have seen long time now make us glad verse 16 O let thy work of grace appear now in thy servants sight And to their children after them shew forth
world vvith righteousnesse shall he most justly judge and try And all the people shall he judge with perfect equity Psalm 99. THE Lord doth reign before his face let all the people quake He sits between the Cherubims let th' earth be mov'd and shake verse 2 The Lord is great in Zion and above all people high verse 3 His dreadful name which holy is let all men magnifie verse 4 The Kings strength also judgement loves and thou dost equity Stablish and judgement execute in Jacob righteously verse 5 Let now the Lord of all our God in praise exalted be Before his footstool worship him for holy sure is he verse 6 Moses and Aaron with his Priests with those that on him call Was Samuel on the Lord they call'd he answered them all verse 7 He in a cloudy pillar spake to them they his decree And testimonies which they gave them kept obediently verse 8 Thou answeredst them O Lord our God a pardoning God thou wast To them though for their practices thou vengeance took'st at last verse 9 Exalt on high the Lord our God and at his holy hill Him worship for the Lord our God ev'n he is holy still Psalm 100. ALL people that on earth do dwell sing to the Lord with cheerful noise verse 2 The Lord with gladnesse serve and come before his face with singing voice verse 3 Know ye the Lord our God in deed without our aid he did us make We are his flock he doth us feed and for his sheep he doth us take verse 4 O enter with thanksgiving then his gates come to his Courts with praise And be ye thankful unto him and blesse his holy name alwaies verse 5 Because the Lord our God is good his mercy is for ever sure His truth at all times firmly stood and shall from age to age endure Psalm 101. OF mercy and of judgement sing O Lord to thee will I verse 2 And in a perfect way will walk wisely and warily O when will there assistance come from thee to strengthen mee Within my house will I walk with a perfect heart with thee verse 3 I set no wicked thing before mine eyes their work I hate That turn aside it shall not cleave to me at any rate verse 4 A froward and rebellious heart I put away from me And any thing that wicked is I will not know or see verse 5 I 'le cut off him that slandereth his neighbour privily And a proud heart I will not bear nor him that looks on high verse 6 Upon the faithful of the Land mine eyes shall always be He that walks in a perfect way shall servant be to me verse 7 He that deceit and guile doth work in my house shall not dwell Nor shall he tarry in my sight that lying tales doth tell verse 8 Betimes I will destroy at once the wicked of the Land That I may from Gods City cut the wicked workers hand Psalm 102. LOrd hearken to my pray'r and let my cry come up to thee verse 2 In time of trouble do not hide thy face away from me Incline thy gracious ear to me answer me in the day verse 3 When I do call for like the smoak way days consume away verse 4 My bones like to an hearth are burnt mine heart is withered Like grasse and smitten that I do forget to eat my bread verse 5 By the voice of my groanings all my bones cleave to my skin verse 6 And I like to a Pellican in wildernesse have been Or like an Owl in desart quite cast out of men and gone verse 7 I watch and as a sparrow am on the house-top alone verse 8 My bitter enemies all the day reproaches cast on me And being mad at me with rage against me sworn they be verse 9 Ashes of mourning I do eat as bread continually And daily mix my drink with tears when I weep bitterly verse 10 Thy wrath and indignation did cause this grief and pain For thou hast lift me up on high and cast me down again verse 11 The days of this short life of mine are like the fleeting shade And I am withered like the grasse that soon away doth fade But though I fail it thou O Lord for ever shalt endure Thy Covenant continues still unto all ages sure verse 13 Thou wilt arise and mercy now to Zion thou wilt show For now 't is time to favour her yea the set time is now verse 14 For all thy servants in her stones though in rude heaps they lie Do pleasure take her very dust is precious in their eye The Second Part. verse 15 Then shall the Heathen people fear the Lords most holy name The Kings on earth shall reverence thy glory and thy fame verse 16 When God shall build up Zion he in glory shall appear verse 17 Hee 'll not the lowlies sute despise he will their prayer hear verse 18 This for succeeding ages shall be kept upon record The people that be thus restor'd shall blesse and praise the Lord. verse 19 For he hath lookt down from the height of his own sanctuary The Lord with favour th' earth beholds from out of Heaven high verse 20 The groanings still to hear of those that doe in prison lie To set at liberty such as appointed are to die verse 21 That they in Zion may declare the Lords most holy name And in Jerusalem set forth the glory of the same verse 22 When people from all Countries shall meet there with one accord And all the Kingdomes shall submit to serve the highest Lord. verse 23 My strength he vveakned in the way and shortened my day verse 24 I said in the midst of my days Lord take me not away verse 25 Thy yeers throughout all ages are ere time began thou laidst The Earths foundations and the Heav'ns vvith thine own hands thou mad'st verse 26 Thou shalt endure and still subsist but they shall wax away And like a garment shall wax old and by degrees decay verse 27 Thou as a garment shalt them change and they shall changed be But thou dost still abide the same thy years no end shall see verse 28 The children of thy servants shall continually endure And in thy sight their happy seed shall be establisht sure Psalm 103. O Blesse and praise the Lord my soul and to him thankful be Yea let his holy name be blest by all that is in me verse 2 The Lord my God blesse O my soul shew not thy self unkind And suffer not his benefits to slip out of thy mind verse 3 Who thy sins and offences all forgiveth graciously And all thy grievous sicknesses heals and removes from thee verse 4 Who from destruction doth thy life redeem and set it free With tender loving kindnesses and mercies towards thee verse 5 And he vvith all good things thy mouth doth satisfie and fill So that thy youth like Eagles doth in strength continue still verse 6 For all opprest in righteousnesse the Lord doth
worldly men despised in their sight Thy precepts yet forget I not but do in them delight verse 142 Thy righteousness most stedfast is and ever shall endure Thy law is also truth it self most constant and most sure verse 143 Trouble and anguish have me found and taken hold on me Yet in this trouble my delight thy just Commandments be verse 144 Eternal righteousness have all thy testimonies give To me knowledge of them then I shall comfortably live KOPH The nineteenth part verse 145 To thee vvith my whole heart I cri'd hear me most gracious Lord And then will I thy statutes keep and vvill obey thy Word verse 146 I in my trouble cri'd to thee do thou me safe preserve And I thy testimonies then vvill carefully observe verse 147 The dawning of the morning I prevented vvith my crie For in my trouble did my hope upon thy Word relie verse 148 Mine eies in waking do prevent the watches of the night That I might meditate upon thy word of truth and light verse 149 After thy loving kindness hear my voice when I do crie According to thy Word O Lord quicken me graciously verse 150 Those that in waies of mischief walk and do pursue me hard Draw high and they do not thy law nor equitie regard verse 151 But thou art near to me and canst their mischief soon prevent And all thy laws and promises shall prove true in event verse 152 This of thy testimonies I have known in times long past That them for ever to endure thou firmly founded hast RESH The twentieth part verse 153 Consider mine affliction Lord from trouble free me set For I in thy most holy law to walk do not forget verse 154 Plead my cause and deliver me and do my right maintain According to thy promises quicken thou me again verse 155 Salvation sure is far away from those that wicked are For they thy statutes do not keep nor for thy laws 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 enemies of mine Yet from thy testimonies just mine heart doth not decline verse 158 I greatly grieved was when I the leud transgressors saw Because they did not keep thy Word but sinn'd against thy law verse 159 Consider how I dearly love thy precepts and thy Word After thy loving kindness then quicken thou me O Lord. verse 160 From the beginning all thy Word hath been most true and sure Thy righteous judgements everie one for ever shall endure SCHIN The 21. part verse 161 Princes hate persecuted me although no cause they saw But still of thy most holy Word mine heart doth stand in aw verse 162 In thy most pure and holy Word as much rejoice do I As he vvho lighting on great spoil is made rich suddenly verse 163 From lying waies which I abhor and hate I do remove But thy most pure and holy law of truth I dearly love verse 164 Deserved praises I do give sevâ—n times a day to thee Because thy judgements righteous are and they have holpen me verse 165 Great peace and safety they shall have which do thy statutes love No danger shall their blessed state empair or once remove verse 166 O Lord for my salvation I only hope in thee And strive alwaies thy laws to keep which thou commandest me verse 167 Thy testimonies hath my soul observed carefully On them my heart is set and them I love exceedingly verse 168 Thy laws and thy Commandments I keep with special care For all my waies and works I know before thee open are TAU The 22 part verse 169 Let my complaint and crie come near before thy presence Lord Right understanding give thou me acording to thy Word verse 170 And let my supplications come and have access to thee According to thy faithful Word O Lord deliver me verse 171 From a full heart my thankful lips shall utter forth thy praise when thou shalt make me understand thy statutes and thy waies To speak of thy most holy Word my tongue shall never cease For thy Laws and Commandements are perfect righteousness verse 173 Let now thy hand and mighty power me succour and relieve For I thy precepts chose that I after thy laws might live verse 174 I long'd O Lord exceedingly for thy salvation And thy Law is my whole delight and meditation verse 175 O let my soul live and it shall give praises unto thee And let thy faithful judgements Lord still help and succour mee verse 176 Like a lost sheep I went astray thy servant seek and finde For thy Commandements I do retain still in my minde Psalm 120. IN my distresse unto the Lord I did complain and cry And he forthwith inclin'd to me and heard me graciously From lying lips O Lord my soul deliver and set free From double and deceitful tongues O Lord deliver mee verse 5 What shall to thy false tongue be done or giv'n thou slanderer verse 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty man and coals of Juniper verse 5 O woe is me that I must thus sojourn so long a space In Mesech and must dwell in tents vvith Kedars cursed race verse 6 With him that hateth peace my soul is forc'd long to abide verse 7 For peace I am but when I speak for war they do provide Psalm 121. SHall I look up unto the hills and safety thence expect From whence doth come the help that me in danger shall protect verse 2 My help only from God doth come who earth and heaven did frame verse 3 He staies thy feet that nothing can remove away the same verse 4 He slumbers not at all that doth thy soul in safety keep Behold he that keeps Israel shall not slumber once or sleep verse 5 The Lord thy God thy keeper is and he doth alwaies stand To be a shadow of defence to thee on thy right hand verse 6 Neither the Suns bright burning beams by day shall once thee smite Nor shall the Moons cold influence hurt thee in the dark night verse 7 The Lord alone shall thee preserve safely from evils all Yea he thy soul continually preserve in safety shall verse 8 God shall himself thy going our and comming in defend From this time forth for evermore till time itself do end Psalm 122. I Joy'd in heart when thus to me they spake and fram'd their talk Unto the house of God the Lord together let us walk Our feet that once throughout the land had wandred all abroad In the gates of Jerusalem have found a sure abode verse 3 The buildings of Jerusalem in one compacted be And in religious government her peoples hearts agree verse 4 Thither the Tribes of God go up the Tribes with one accord Before the Ark of Israel do blesse and praise the Lord. verse 5 There are erected Judgement seats the thrones of equity The thrones which God to David gave and his posterity
I Lord behave my self in quietness and rest verse 3 Let Israel only on the Lord place all their hope and stay Both at this present and henceforth for time to come alway Psalm 132. REmember Davids troubles Lord and how he sware to thee verse 2 And how unto the mighty God of Jacob vowed he verse 3 Surely I vvill not come into mine house or bed at all Nor shall mine eyes take any sleep nor eye-lids slumber shall verse 5 Till for the Lord I choose a place vvhere he may make abode Till I an habitation finde for Jacobs mighty God verse 6 At Shiloh once in Ephraim vve heard it did abide At Kiriath vve found it a vvhile the plains and woods beside verse 7 Into his Tabernacles now vve know vvhither to go There vve before his footstool vvil vvorship him bowing low verse 8 Arise O Lord arise and come into thy place of rest Thou and the Ark from whence thy strength thou dost make manifest verse 9 Let all thy Priests be clothed vvith thy truth and righteousness Let all thy saints be blest that they may shout for joyfulness verse 10 And for thy servant Davids sake do not deny thy grace And of thine own anointed dear turn not away the face The Second Part. verse 11 The Lord to David sware in truth and vvill not turn from it The fruit of thy body vvill I cause on thy throne to sit verse 12 And if thy sons my cov'nant keep and precepts faithfully For ever on thy throne shall sit all their posterity verse 13 For God mount Zion chosen hath to dwell there doth he love verse 14 There do I love to dwell and rest and never to remove verse 15 And there all her provision I will bless abundantly And I all those that needy are with bread vvill satisfie verse 16 I also vvith salvation vvill clothe her Priests gloriously And all her saints shall shout aloud for joy exceedingly verse 17 And there vvill I make Davids horâ— to bud and grow in might For mine anointed I ordainâ—d a shining lamp and bright verse 18 As with a garment I vvill clothe his enemies all vvith shame But on himself his crown shall still flourish and be of fame Psalm 133. HOw pleasant and how good is it how doth that grace excell When in the unity of love brethren together dwell verse 2 'T is like that precious fragrant oyl that once vvas poured out On Aarons head and ran his beard and collar round about verse 3 Like Hermons dew or that vvhich doth on Zions hills descend For there his blessing God commands ev'n life without an end Psalm 134. BEhold and bless the Lord ye servants of his guard Which in the house of God the Lord by night do stand and vvard Lift up your hands and bless the Lord in holiness verse 3 The Lord that earth and heaven made thee out of Zion blesse Psalm 135. PRaise ye the Lord and his great name praise ye vvith one accord O praise him still all ye that be the servants of the Lord. verse 2 All ye that stand in the Lords house aloud his praises sound Praise him all ye that in the Courts of our great God are found verse 3 Praise ye the Lord for he is good yea praises to him sing Sing praises to his name because it is a pleasant thing verse 4 For Jacob to himself the Lord of his good vvill chose he And his peculiar treasure he did Israel take to be verse 5 For vvell I know the Lord our God is great in Majesty And that he is above all gods advanc'd exceeding high In heaven and in earth he did vvhat ever him did please And in deep places here below and in the swelling seas verse 7 He from the ends of th' earth doth cause the vapours to ascend For rain he lightnings makes and vvinds doth from his treasures send verse 8 All the first-born he smote with death in the Egyptians land The first-born both of man and beast he slew by hls strong hand verse 9 He hath in thee shew'd vvonders great and tokens vvhich did fall On Egypt on Pharaoh thy King and on his servants all verse 10 He also nations great and strong smote down and overthrew And vvhen his people they oppos'd their mighty Kings he slew The Second Part. verse 11 Sihon King of the Amorites and Og of Bashan King Of Canaan he the Kingdomes all did to subjection bring verse 12 And for an heritage he gave their land to Israel His people for an heritage for them therein to dwell verse 13 Thy name O Lord God shall endure and thy memoriall For evermore shall be preserv'd to generations all verse 14 For the Lord God his people vvill at length to judge arise And vvill repent himself for all his servants miseries verse 15 The idolls vvhich are vvorshipped abroad in Heathen lands They are but gold and silver all the vvork of mens own hands verse 16 A mouth they have but do not speak and eyes but never saw verse 17 And they have ears but nothing hear their mouth no breath doth draw verse 18 As sensless as they be are those that do them form and make And so are all that trust in them and for their gods them take verse 19 But bless the everlasting Lord thou house of Israel Bless thou the Lord O Aarons house vvho onely doth excel verse 20 O all ye holy family of Levi bless the Lord And all ye that do fear the Lord bless him vvith one accord verse 21 Out of Zion his dwelling place let the Lord blessed be Who dwelleth at Jerusalem the living Lord praise ye Psalm 136. PRaise ye the Lord for he is good for still his mercy doth endure verse 2 Give thanks unto the God of Gods for still do last his mercies sure verse 3 Give thanks unto the Lord of Lords for still his mercy doth endure verse 4 Which only doth great vvondrous vvorks for still do last his mercies sure verse 5 Who by his vvisdome made the heavens for still his mercy doth endure verse 6 Who stretch'd the earth above the seas for still do last his mercies sure verse 7 Who made the great and glorious light for still his mercy doth endure verse 8 The Sun to guide and rule the day for still do last his mercies sure verse 9 The Moon and Stars to rule by night for still his mercy doth endure 10 Which Egypt smote in their first-born for still do last his mercies sure verse 11 And Israel brought out from thence for still his mercy doth endure verse 12 With a strong hand and stretch'd out arm for still do last his mercies sure verse 13 Who into parts the Red Sea cut for still his mercy doth endure verse 14 And through the midst made Israel pass for still do last his mercies sure verse 15 But there drown'd Pharaoh and his host for still his mercy doth endure verse 16 Who through the desart led his
Lord I lifted up my voice and loud did cry And he out of his holy hill answer'd me by and by verse 5 I laid me down and quietly I slept and rose again Because Jehovah doth himself mine heart and state sustain verse 6 If of the people presently ten thousand round about In good array against me stood I would not fear or doubt verse 7 Rise Lord save me my God thou smot'st the jaws of all my foes And brok'st the teeth of wicked men that up against me rose verse 8 Unto the Lord Jehovah be ascrib'd salvation Thine own elected people let thy blessing be upon Psalm 4. LOrd Patron of my righteousnesse answer me when I cry When I was in great straits thou didst set me at liberty With favour Lord respect me now I sue only for grace Accept and hear the pray'r that I pour out before thy face verse 2 You great mens sons how long will ye my glory turn to shame Your whole delight 's in vanity to seek lies is your aime verse 3 But know that God hath for himself the godly set apart And he will hear me when I cry to him with all my heart verse 4 Tremble and fear and sin no more with your own hearts advise Upon your beds quiet the thoughts which in your minds do rise verse 5 Make peace with God by sacrifice of truth and uprightnesse And in Jehovah put your trust with holy stedfastnesse verse 6 Many enquire for worldly good that they may it embrace But lift thou up on us O Lord the brightnesse of thy face verse 7 That hath rejoic'd me more and made mine heart within more glad Then those that of their Corn and Wine a large increase have had verse 8 With that therefore lie dow will I and sleep in quiet peace For thou alone Lord mak'st me dwell in confidence and ease Psalm 5. GIve ear unto my words O Lord my meditation waigh verse 2 Attend to my loud cry my King my God to thee I pray verse 3 My pray'r each morning I 'le direct in order unto thee And will look out each morning when I cry thou hearest mee verse 4 For thou art not a God that art pleas'd with iniquitie Neither shall any evil thing sojourn at all with thee verse 5 Mad foolish men shall never stand before thine holy eye But thou in heart dost hate all those that work iniquitie verse 6 And thou shalt utterly destroy all those that utter lies The man of blouds the Lord abhors and such as frauds devise verse 7 But I in thy large mercies will within thine house appear And in thine holy Temple thee will worship in thy fear verse 8 Because mine enemies watch my steps Lord in thy truth lead me And clear thy way before my face lest I ensnared be verse 9 For there 's no firmnesse in their mouth within them mischief lies Their throat 's an open sepulcher their tongue speaks flatteries verse 10 Destroy them Lord and let them still fall by their own counsell Cast them out in their many sins against thee that rebell As for all those that put their trust in thee let them rejoice And always in loud shouts for joy let them lift up their voice Because thou sav'st and cover'st them and those that love thy name Continually let them likewise be joyful in the same verse 12 For thou Lord on the righteous wilt cause blessings to abound And with thy favour as a shield thou wilt him compasse round Psalm 6. LOrd let not thy rebukes on me in wrath inflicted be And in thy burning anger Lord forbear to chasten me verse 2 Be gracious unto me O Lord for I am weak and sore Lord heal me for my very bones are troubled more and more verse 3 Yea and my heavy soul in me is vext exceedingly But Lord how long wilt thou delay to cure my misery In favour Lord return again my soul from death set free And for thy boundlesse mercies sake save and deliver mee verse 5 For none that sleep in death can thee once in remembrance have Or who O Lord shall praise thy name that dwelleth in the grave verse 6 My mourning hath quite weari'd me while no relief appears Each night I make my bed to swim and wash it with my tears verse 7 Sorrow and indignation quite fret and consume mine eyes And they wax dim and old because of all mine enemies verse 8 Get you away from me all ye that work iniquity The Lord himself hath heard my voice my weeping and my cry verse 9 The Lord my supplication and sute hath heard ev'n now The Lord will always graciously receive my pray'r I know verse 10 Let them be vexed sore and sham'd that enemies are to me Yea let them all turn suddenly back and ashamed be Psalm 7. O Lord my God I put my trust and rest only on thee From all that me do persecute save and deliver mee verse 2 Lest as a Lion he my soul tear and in pieces rend While no deliverer can me from his fierce rage defend verse 3 O Lord my God if I have done this thing which wrongfully They charge on me or in mine hands be found iniquity verse 4 If I rewarded ill to him that was at peace with me Yea I deliver'd him that was causlesse mine enemie verse 5 Then let my foe pursue my soul and take it let him thrust And tread my life to th' earth and lay mine honour in the dust verse 6 For my foes rage lift up thy self in wrath arise O Lord Wake for me to the judgement now commanded by thy Word verse 7 Then shall th' assembly compasse thee to praise thee publiquely For their sakes Lord return and take thy Judgement-seat on high verse 8 And thou that of the world art Judge O Lord now judge thou me According to my righteousnesse and mine integritie The Second part verse 9 O let the wickeds mischief cease but stablish stedfastly The just man O thou righteous God that reins and hearts dost try verse 10 The mighty God he is my shield from him defence I have And he alone all those that are upright in heart doth save verse 11 The mighty God for righteous men gives judgement righteously But ev'ry day he threatneth sore such as walk wickedly verse 12 If he return not and repent the Lord his sword hath whet And bent his bow and on the string his arrows ready set verse 13 And deadly weapons hath prepar'd the wicked to destroy And whet his shafts for those that his pursue and still annoy Behold the wicked travails with painful iniquitie Conceiving mischief and at length he hath brought forth a lie verse 15 He digg'd a ditch and delv'd it deep another there to take But he himself is faln into the pit which he did make verse 16 The mischief which he labour'd in returns on his own head On his own pate the violence comes down where it was bred verse 17 For
this will I give thanks to God that judgeth righteously And in my song extol the name of God the Lord most high Psalm 8. O God our Lord through all the earth how glorious is thy name Above the the Heav'ns thou hast advanc'd thine honour and thy fame verse 2 From infants mouths and sucking babes thy praise with power goes To still thereby thine enemies and proud avenging foes verse 3 When I behold the Heav'ns above the works of thine own hand The moon and stars which thou hast fixt in oder as they stand verse 4 What is weak wretched man that thou keep'st him in memorie Or what is base mans son that thus thou visit'st him think I verse 5 Thou mad'st him little lower then the Angels in degree And hast with honour crowned him and with great Majestie verse 6 And thou hast made him to be Lord o're all works of thine hand Under his feet thou put'st all things that he might them command verse 7 The flocks and oxen all of them to him obedience yield And thou subjectest unto him the wild beasts of the field verse 8 The feth'red birds and fowls of Heav'n the power of man do know And fishes that walk through the paths of the deep seas below verse 9 O God our Lord who all these things did'st by thy power frame How excellent through all the earth is thy most glorious name Psalm 9. WIth my whole heart will I set forth thy praise O Lord my God And all thy great and wondrous works will publish all abroad verse 2 In thee alone will I be glad and joy exceedingly And praises will I sing unto thy name O Lord most high verse 3 When all my foes that me assail'd are put to shameful flight Then shall they stumble and fall down and perish at thy sight verse 4 Thou hast in judgement tri'd my cause and sentence past for me Thou sittest on thy throne on high judging with equitie verse 5 Thou hast rebuk'd the Heathen folk and wicked utterly Destroy'd and hast for evermore wip't out their memory verse 6 My foe thy desolations cease henceforth perpetually Thou hast pluck'd up Towns and with them remov'd their memory verse 7 But know the Lord Jehovah shall for evermore remain His throne he hath established right judgement to maintain verse 8 And he in his due time shall judge the world in righteousnesse And to his people shall dispence judgement in uprightnesse verse 9 An high safe refuge God shall be for those that are opprest And in the troublous times a place of refuge and of rest verse 10 And they that know thy name in thee their confidence shall place Thou Lord didst never yet forsake those that do seek thy face The Second part verse 11 O sing ye praises to the Lord that doth in Zion dwell Among the people his great acts and works declare and tell verse 12 When he for bloods enquires he minds th' afflicted in that day Forgetting not the cryes of men distressed when they pray verse 13 Lord favor me weigh well the wrongs which I from foes sustain Who even from the gates of death did'st lift me up again That in the gates of Zion I may shew forth all thy praise In thy salvation shal my soul O Lord rejoyce alwayes verse 15 The Heathen sink down in the pit that they themselves have made Their foot is taken in the net which their own hands have laid verse 16 God by his judgments is well known which he hath strangely wrought When sinners hands do make the snares wherein themselves are caught verse 17 The wicked into hell shall turn destruction is their lot And so shall all the Nations that God remember not verse 18 The needy though distrest a while shall not be still forgot And th' expectations of the poor defer'd yet perish not verse 19 Arise O Lord and let not man prevaile still by his might And let the Heathen folk at length be judged in thy sight verse 20 Pursue them with thy terrors Lord abase and bring them low And that they are but poor weak men let all the Nations know Psalm 10. WHy dost thou Lord withdraw thy self and stand so farre from us Why doest thou hide thy self away in times so perilous verse 2 The wicked persecutes the poor with pride of heart surpris'd Let them be taken in the plot which they themselves devis'd verse 3 The wicked vaunts of compassing his hearts desire and blest Accompts the griping covetous and doth the Lord detest verse 4 The wicked man in pride of heart cares not to seek or call On God the Lord is not so much as in his thoughts at all verse 5 His wayes are alwayes prosperous thy judgments are on high Out of his sight his foes he doth puff at disdainfully verse 6 And thus he speaks in pride of heart I never mov'd shall be Nor yet in any time to come adversity shall see verse 7 With cursing and deceits and guile his mouth is fill'd alwayes And mischief and iniquity under his tongue he layes verse 8 In the close places of his Courts he lurks and secretly The harmless slayes against the poor his eyes watch privily verse 9 And like a Lion in his den he lurks the poor to take And when he hath him in his net the weak his prey doth make verse 10 He croutcheth to the ground and low he bows himself withall That such as are but poor and weak by his strong ones may fall verse 11 He says in 's heart that God these things to mind will never call He turns away and hides his face and will not see at all verse 12 Arise stand up O Lord our God stretch out thy mighty arm Neglect not Lord too long to save the humble soul from harm verse 13 How long O God shall wicked men contemn the Lord and say Presumptuously within their heart God will it not repay verse 14 But thou takst notice Lord and doest observe mischief and spite And it in thy due time thou wilt with thine own hand requite The poor that hath none help besides on thee relyes alone Thou doest support the fatherless to thee that make their mone verse 15 Lord break the arm of wicked men and all their pow'r confound And search out all their wickedness till it no more be found verse 16 The Lord is King for evermore and by his mighty hand The heathen folk are perished and cast out of his land verse 17 The humble and poor mans desires with favor thou hast heard Yea thou wilt cause thine ear to hear thou hast their hearts prepar'd verse 18 To judge the helpless fatherless and the opprest and poor That these great men the weak of th' earth may terrifie no more Psalm 11. I In Jehovah put my trust why do you to me say Unto your mountain like a bird fly speedily away For loe the wicked bend their bows their arrows they prepare Upon the string to shoot at those in
heart that upright are verse 3 If the foundations of the State Judgment and Justice too Be thus destroy'd the righteous man alas what shall he do verse 4 God in his holy Temple is the Heaven is his Throne His eys behold his eye-lids try mens children everyone verse 5 Jehovah such as righteous are in tryal doth approve But hates a wicked man and such as violence do love verse 6 Snares fire brimstone and dreadful storms from heaven rain shall he On wicked men and of their cup their portion this shall be verse 7 Because the righteous Lord doth still in righteousness delight His eys with favor do behold all such as be upright Psalm 12. HElp now O Lord for godly men continually decay The faithful from the sons of men are taken quite away verse 2 Each man unto his neighbor speaks false lyes and vanity And from a double-heart they talk with lips of flattery verse 3 But such smooth flattering lips the Lord will cut off sudainly And that proud tongue that uttereth such swelling words and high verse 4 For with our tongues we will prevail in pride of heart they say Our tongues are ours who is our Lord that we should him obay verse 5 Now for the poor mens spoils saith God and groans of men in need I le rise and from those scorners them in safety set with speed Gods words are pure and faithful all like silver that is try'd And in an earthen furnace hath seven times been purifi'd verse 7 And thou hast promis'd Lord to help and to preserve each one For evermore in peace from this ill generation verse 8 The wicked walk on every side and wax exceeding bold The vilest of the sons of men when they advanc'd behold Psalm 13. O Lord how long for evermore shall I forgotten be How long wilt thou thy self withdraw and hide thy face from me verse 2 How long shall I in grief of spirit with mine own soul advise And how long shall mine enemy thus up above me rise verse 3 Hear me O Lord my God my state weigh and consider well Lighten mine eys O Lord lest I in sleep of death do dwell verse 4 Lest thus mine enemies vaunt and say o're him I shall prevail And all my foes rejoyce when I am mov'd and like to fail verse 5 But on thy mercy and free grace is all my trust and stay And in the Lords salvation shall my soul rejoyce alway verse 6 And I will sing to thee O Lord and make the people know Thy name when thou thy grace to me shalt bountifully shew Psalm 14. THere is no God the fool hath said in heart corrupt they are Their works most vile and to do good not one takes any care verse 2 The Lord beheld from Heaven high the whole race of mankind To see if any one were wise or sought his God to find verse 3 They all are gone aside and are most filthy there is none Amongst them all doth any good there is not any one verse 4 These workers of iniquity are they so blinded all Eating my people up as bread not one on God doth call verse 5 Yet there for all their confidence great terror on them fell For in the generation of just men God doth dwell verse 6 The hopes and counsels of the poor you shame and set at nought Because he staid himself on God and help from him hath sought verse 7 But who shall give salvation Lord O that thou wouldst fulfil Thy promise made to Israel from out of Zion hill When God his people brings again and sets his captives free Then Jacob greatly shall rejoyce and Israel glad shall be Psalm 15. WIthin thy Tabernacle Lord who shall inhabit still Or whom wilt thou accept to dwell in they most holy hill verse 2 The man that doth uprightly walk and worketh righteousness And in his heart speaks truth without fraud or deceitfulness verse 3 Who with his tongue backbiteth not nor doth his fellow wrong Nor takes up false reports to hurt his neighbour with his tongue verse 4 Who a vile person doth despise but such as fear the Lord He honors swears to his own hurt yet goes not from his word verse 5 That upon biting usury his mony hath not lent Nor doth bribes or rewards receive to hurt the innocent verse 6 Who so observeth all these things to do them faithfully He shall not from his happy state be mov'd eternally Psalm 16. LOrd keep and save me for on thee alone mine heart it stai'd verse 2 My soul thou hast said to the Lord thou art my God mine aid My goodness reacheth not to thee but to the Saints that dwell verse 3 On earth my whole delight is set on them that do excell verse 4 Their sorrows shall be multipli'd that vex themselves in vain And to make haste to other Gods in blind zeal take great pain Their drink-offeings of blood which God abhors I will not bring Nor in my lips take up the name of that accursed thing verse 5 The Lord the part and portion is of mine inheritance And of my cap thou doest my lot maintain and it advance verse 6 The lines that did set out my part in pleasant places fell The heritage assign'd to me doth in all things excell verse 7 Gods counsel mov'd me to this choice and not mine own sore-sight Him will I bless he makes my reins to teach me every night verse 8 I set the Lord before me still he is my strength and stay Because he is at my right hand my state shall not decay verse 9 Therefore my heart within was glad my tongue my joys exprest My flesh when I ly down in grave shall in assurance rest verse 10 Because thou wilt not alwayes leave my soul in grave to be Nor wilt permit thine Holy One corruption to see verse 11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life for in thy presence is Fulness of joy at thy right hand is everlasting bliss Psalm 17. HEar my right cause O Lord attend when I cry and complain And hear my pray'r which cometh forth from lips that do not fain verse 2 And from thy presence let a just decree come forth for me With favour let thine eyes behold the things that equal be verse 3 Thou visitedst me in the night and prov'dst my heart and mind And thou hast me as metals tri'd yet shalt no falshood find The words which with my mouth I speak shall not in any wise Exceed or vary from the thoughts which in mine heart do rise verse 4 As for the works of men the word that from thy mouth proceeds Hath kept me from destroyers paths and following their deeds verse 5 Sustain my goings in thy paths and in that prosperous way Which thou preparest that my feet slip not nor state decay verse 6 Upon thee have I call'd O God for thou wilt surely hear My Prayer then accept and to my speech incline thine ear verse 7 Thy marvellous
verse 43 From strivings of the people thou hast me delivered And of the Heathen people hast made me to be the head A people whom I have not known to me shall servants be verse 44 As soon as they of me do hear they shall submit to me Yea strangers shall submit themselves to me though feignedly verse 45 Their hearts shall fail and fear in those close places where they lie verse 46 The Lord for ever lives my God be blessed with all praise The God of my salvation exalted be alwaies verse 47 God doth avenge me and subdue the people under me And from my foes delivers me and safely sets me free Thou liftest me above all them that up against me rose And from the men of violence sav'st me that me oppose verse 49 Therefore among the Heathen folk to thee give thanks will I O Lord and unto thy great name sing praise continually verse 50 He great deliverance to his King giveth and mercy store To his anointed David and his seed for evermore Psalm 19. THE glory of the mighty God the Heavens do declare His handy-works the Firmament shews forth and what they are verse 2 One day unto another speech utters insensibly One night unto another shews knowledge of God most high verse 3 There is no language tongue nor speech where their voice doth not found Their line and well directed course through all the world goes round And to the utmost ends of th' earth their words and speech are heard In them he hath for the bright Sun a glorious tent prepar'd verse 5 He comes out of his chamber like a bridegroom richly clad And his swift course each day to run like a strong man is glad verse 6 He goes forth from the end of Heav'n and round it compasseth Nothing is hidden but his heat and light discovereth verse 7 Gods law is perfect and converts and makes the soul to live His testimony sure and doth the simple wisdome give verse 8 The statutes of the Lord are right and joy the heart and minde Gods precept pure and giveth light to those that else are blinde verse 9 The precepts of the Lord are clean and still endure they shall The judgements of the Lord are true and righteous are they all verse 10 Then pure gold yea then much fine gold they are more precious Then hony and the hony-comb much more delicious verse 11 Thy servant by them warned hath to his ways more regard In keeping and observing them there shall be great reward verse 12 What man the errours of his ways can fully understand Cleanse me from secret trespasses against thy just command verse 13 And keep me that presumptuous sins prevail not over me So I upright and innocent from the great sin shall be verse 14 The words which I speak with my mouth and thoughts within my heart Accept O Lord for thou my rock and my redeemer art Psalm 20. JEhovah hear and answer thee when thou distrest shalt bee The name and pow'r of Jacobs God from danger set thee free verse 2 The Lord his help for thee out of his sanctuary send And from Zion his holy Mount thee succour and defend verse 3 The gifts of thy meat offerings let him remember still Let thy burnt-sacrifices be accepted with good will verse 4 After thine upright hearts desire let him grant unto thee Let all thy godly counsels still by him accomplish'd bee verse 5 In thy salvation will we joy and in Gods name we will Display our banners now the Lord all thy requests fulfill verse 6 Now know I that the Lord our God his own anointed saves And from his holy Heaven will hear him in what he craves With saving strength of his right hand assisting speedily verse 7 In Chariots some put confidence on horses some rely We our Gods name remember still unto him do we cry verse 8 Now they that stood are brought down low and are faln suddenly And we that were faln down rise up and stand upright withall verse 9 Save us O Lord and let the King hear us when we do call Psalm 21. O Lord the King shall joyful be in thy great strength and pow'r Exceedingly his heart doth joy in thee his Saviour verse 2 For thou hast now on him bestow'd his own hearts whole desire Nothing from him thou hast kept back of what he did require verse 3 With blessings thou didst him prevent of goodness manifold And thou hast set upon his head a crown of perfect gold verse 4 And when he asked life of thee thou gav'st it liberally Yea even length of many days to last eternally verse 5 His glory is exceeding great by thy salvation Honour and glorious Majesty thou hast laid him upon verse 6 Thou hast him as a pattern set of blessings lastingly And with thy chearful countenance joy'd him exceedingly verse 7 For in the Lord the King doth trust and through his mercy great Of the most high he never shall be moved from his seat verse 8 The power of thine hand shall reach thine enemies round about And those that hate thee mortally thy right hand shall finde out verse 9 Like fewel in an ov'n consum'd thine anger make them shall The Lord shall swallow them in wrath fire shall devour them all verse 10 Their fruit shalt thou destroy with them from th' earth even all their race So that their seed amongst the sons of men shall have no place verse 11 For they against thee evil did imagine and intend A crafty purpose which they could not bring unto an end verse 12 Therefore shalt thou them like a butt or mark set up and place And make thine arrows on the string ready against their face verse 13 In thy strength and thy might O Lord be thou exalted high So will we sing to thee and praise thy pow'r continually Psalm 22. MY God my God why doest thou me forsake and drawest not nigh To help me and attend'st the voice of my roaring and cry verse 2 In the day time to thee my God in pray'r I cry and call By night I am not silent yet thou hearest not at all verse 3 But thou O Lord art holy still and help'st at all essaies And therefore of thine Israel inhabitest the praise verse 4 Our fathers did in time fore-past on thee alone depend They trusted on thee and thou didst to them deliv'rance send verse 5 They cryed unto thee and were deliver'd by thy name On thee alone they put their trust and were not left to shame verse 6 But I a weak worm and no man did seem in most mens eyes Yea I am the reproach of men the people me despise verse 7 All they that see me in disdain laugh me to scorn and they Shoot out the lip and shake the head in scorn and thus they say verse 8 This man wholly repos'd himself on God and on his might Then let him save and succour him if he in him delight verse 9 But thou
show Mine eyes and heart unto the Lord advanced are For he shall free my feet out of the danger of the snare verse 16 Turn thee to me O Lord and mercy on me show I am left comfortlesse alone and brought exceeding low verse 17 The troubles of mine heart greatly enlarged bee Out of those deep distresses Lord bring me and set me free verse 18 Look upon my distresse take notice of my pain Forgive and pardon all my sins and make me whole again verse 19 O Lord behold my foes how they do still increase Pursuing me with deadly hate that fain would live in peace verse 20 O Lord preserve my soul do thou deliver me And let me not be put to shame because I trust in thee verse 21 Let mine uprightnesse Lord and sound integritie In safety me preserve and deep for I wait still on thee verse 22 Redeem thine Israel O Lord thy people all From all their trouble and distresse which daily on them befall Psalm 26. LOrd judge me in thy righteousnesse my paths are upright all I trusted also in the Lord therefore I shall not fall verse 2 Examine me throughout O Lord and try me thoroughly My reins and heart and secret thoughts my God search out and try verse 3 Thy loving kindnesse I have set before mine eyes always And in thy truth and perfect law have walked all my days verse 4 With vain ungodly persons I delighted not to stay Nor yet with false dissemblers join'd to travail in their way verse 5 Th'assemblies of ill doers I do hate exceedingly And with the wicked will not sit but hate their company verse 6 In innocency I will wash mine hands and so draw neer Thine Altar Lord mine offerings to bring before thee there verse 7 That I with voice of hearty thanks may publiquely declare Thy wonders yea thy works I shall shew forth and will not spare verse 8 The habitation of thine house Lord I have loved well And have delighted in the place where thine honour doth dwell verse 9 Gather not Lord my soul with men in wicked practice rife With men of bloud and cruelty Lord bind nor up my life verse 10 Men in whose hand is nothing else but mischief to be found And whose corrupt right hand with gifts and bribery doth abound verse 11 But as for me I will still walk in mine integrity Be merciful to me O Lord set me at liberty verse 12 My foot stands in an even place set in security Therefore in the assemblies blesse and praise the Lord will I. Psalm 27. THe Lord my light and safety is who shall make me afraid The Lord is of my life the strength why should I be dismai'd verse 2 When wicked men mine enemies came upon me with their power They stumbled and fell down my flesh that purpos'd to devour verse 3 I fear not though an host encamp against me round about Though warre be rais'd against me I confide and do not doubt verse 4 One thing have I desir'd of God that will I seek and crave That all my days within his house my dwelling I may have That there I may behold the Lord and view his beauty still And to his Temple have recourse there to enquire his will verse 5 He shall me hide in troublous times in his pavillion The secret of his house and set my feet a rock upon verse 6 And now mine head shall raised be and lifted up on high Above all my proud enemies that round about me lie Then sacrifice of joy will I into his Temple bring And sing unto the Lord my God to him I praise will sing The Second Part. verse 7 Hear thou O Lord my God to thee when with my voice I cry Have mercy also upon me answer me speedily verse 8 Thou saidst to me Seek ye my face my heart said unto thee Thy face and presence Lord I seek verse 9 Hide not thy face from mee Thou hast my helper been in wrath put not away thine own Leave me not nor forsake O God of my salvation verse 10 My Father and dear Mother too did their own son forsake But thou O Lord more kind then both of me the care did take verse 11 Teach me O Lord in thy safe way and lead me carefully In a plain path because my foes do watch me narrowly Leave me not to my foes desire against me there arise Many false witnesses and such as breath out cruelties verse 13 My heart had fail'd me had I not believ'd that I should see Gods goodnesse in this present life performed unto mee verse 14 Wait patiently upon the Lord and be of courage still And strengthen thou thine heart in him and wait thou on his will Psalm 28. O Lord my rock to thee I cry be not silent to me Lest else to those that to the grave descend I likened be verse 2 The voice of thy suppliant hear when unto thee I cry And to thine holy Oracle lift up mine hands on high verse 3 With workers of iniquity Lord cast me not away That speak peace to their friends but hatch mischief in heart all day Give them according to their deeds and as they mischief meant In heart and wrought it with their hands give them due punishment verse 5 God shall destroy not build them up because they have not thought On Gods great works nor did regard that which his hands have wrought verse 6 The Lord be blest because he heard the voice of my request The Lord my strength is and my shield mine heart on him doth rest verse 7 And I am helpt therefore mine heart is joy'd exceedingly And I will praise him in my song and his name magnifie verse 8 Yea and the same Lord is the strength of all that are his own And he the saving health of his anointed is alone verse 9 Lord save thy people blesse thou still thine own inheritance Feed them and rule them and do thou for ever them advance Psalm 29. AScribe unto the Lord ye sons of mighty men and great Ascribe ye strength unto the Lord our God with glory meet verse 2 Unto the Lord the glory give due unto his great name And in the beauty of holinesse yield worship to the same verse 3 Gods voice upon the waters is the glorious God doth thunder On many waters doth the Lord send forth his voice of wonder verse 4 The voice of God is full of power it worketh mightily The voice of God the Lord is full of glorious Majesty verse 5 The high strong Cedars broken are by the Lords mighty voice Cedars of Lebanon the Lord breaks with that fearful noise verse 6 He maketh hills to skip like calves the mighty Lebanon Like a young Unicorn and that great Mountain Sirion verse 7 His voice divides the flames of fire and makes the desert quake verse 8 The Lord the spacious wildernesse of Cadesh makes to shake verse 9 Gods voice doth make the hindes to calve and makes
the Forest bare And in his Temple ev'ry one his glory doth declare verse 10 The Lord doth sit upon the flouds and rules them at his will The Lord sits as a mighty King and so continues still verse 11 And all this pow'r the Lord shall use his people to uphold His people God will blesse with peace and blessings manifold Psalm 30. LOrd thou hast me advanc'd I will exalt thee with my voice Thou hast not made mine enemies against me to rejoice verse 2 O Lord my God in my distresse I call'd and cri'd to thee Thou gav'st me answer to my sute and thou hast healed mee verse 3 Thou hast O Lord preserv'd my life when I was neer the grave Thou hast kept me alive my soul thou from the pit didst save verse 4 O all ye holy Saints of his sing ye unto the Lord In memory of his holinesse praise him with one accord verse 5 His anger but a moment lasts but life his favour brings Weeping may last a night but joy comes when the morning springs verse 6 In prosp'rous times I said I shall be moved at no hand verse 7 When by thy favour thou hast made my mountain strong to stand Thou didst but hide thy face and I was troubled by and by verse 8 Then cry'd I to the Lord my God my humble sute made I. verse 9 What gain is in my bloud when I unto the pit go down Shall the dust speak and honour thee shall dust thy truth make known verse 10 Hear me O Lord God when I pray have mercy upon me From me withdraw not thou thy self but Lord mine helper be verse 11 My mourning into dancing now O Lord is turn'd by thee My sackcloth thou tookst off and hast with gladnesse girded mee That my tongue may not cease but still sing praises thee before O Lord my God to thee will I give thanks for evermore Psalm 31. LOrd let me never be asham'd because I trust in thee But in thy righteousnesse and truth save and deliver mee verse 2 O Lord bow down thine ear to me and quickly set me free Be thou my strong rock and an hold of sure defence to mee verse 3 Thou art my fortresse and my rock to which I still retire Lead me for thy name sake therefore and guide me I desire verse 4 Thou art my stay and strength alone pluck me out of the gin And net which privily my foes have laid to take me in verse 5 Into thy hands Lord I commit my spirit which came from thee Thou hast O Lord thou God of truth sav'd and redeemed mee verse 6 All those that idols do regard and lying vanities I have abhorr'd but on the Lord alone my heart relies verse 7 I in thy mercy will rejoice because my miseries Thou weighest and hast known my soul in all adversities verse 8 Into mine enemies hands thou Lord hast not inclosed me But thou in a large room hast set my feet at libertie verse 9 I am in trouble Lord to me grant mercy and relief Mine eyes my belly and my soul are quite consum'd with grief verse 10 My life is spent with grief my years in sighes away do flie My strength doth fail my bones consume for mine iniquitie The Second part verse 11 Among my foes I was a scorn my neighbours specially A fear to friends they that saw me without away did fly I am forgotten as a man that now hath long been dead And like a broken vessel cast aside and perished verse 13 For many slanders I have heard I saw fear every way While they against me did conspire to take my life away verse 14 But all this while in thee O Lord I trusted still for aid Thou art my Lord and gracious God my soul within me said verse 15 My times are in thine hands alone save me and set me free From my foes hand and from all those that persecuted mee verse 16 Upon thy servant cause thy face to shine forth graciously And save me for thy mercies sake to thee alone I fly verse 17 Let me not be asham'd O Lord for I have call'd on thee Let sinners be asham'd let them in the grave silent bee verse 18 To silence put the lying lips that grievous things do say And hard reports in pride and scorn of righteous men do lay verse 19 For those that fear thee how great good hast thou laid up in store And wrought for them that trust in thee the sons of men before verse 20 In secret of thy presence thou shalt hide them from mens pride And in a tent from strife of tongues thou shalt them closely hide verse 21 For ever blessed be the name of God the Lord for he In a strong City wonderful kindnesse hath shew'd to me verse 22 For in my haste I said I am cut off before thine eyes But even then thou heard'st the voice of my complaints and cryes verse 23 O love the Lord all ye his Saints the faithful he preserves And plentifully doth reward the proud as he deserves Be of good courage he your hearts uphold and strengthen shall All ye that on the Lord do hope and on his name do call Psalm 32. BLest be the man whose sin the Lord doth graciously remit And whose transgressions he doth both cover and acquit verse 2 And blest is he to whom the Lord imputeth not his sin Who in his heart hath hid no guile nor fraud hath lodg'd therein verse 3 When I my self held silence then all my bones waxed old With plaints and roarings all the day through torments manifold verse 4 Because by day and night thy hand lay heavy upon me Which caus'd into the Summers drought my moisture turn'd to be verse 5 To thee then I acknowledged my great iniquitie And did not hide my foulest sins for thus in haste said I I will confesse unto the Lord my great transgressions And thou forgav'st th'iniquity of all my sin at once verse 6 For this cause when thou maiest be found the Saints shall thee intreat Surely to him shall not approach the flouds of waters great verse 7 Thou art my hiding place and thou from trouble set'st me free And with songs of deliverance thou about doest compasse mee verse 8 I will instruct and teach thee in the way that thou shalt goe And with mine eye of providence direct thee what to doe verse 9 Be ye not now like horse and mule that nothing understand Which thou from harm with bit keep'st in and bridle with strong hand verse 10 Unto the wicked shall be store of sorrows and of woes But mercies him that trusts in God shall round about inclose verse 11 Be glad ye righteous in the Lord greatly in him rejoice Let the upright in heart with shouts for joy lift up their voice Psalm 33. YE that are righteous in the Lord unfeignedly rejoice It well becomes th'upright in heart to praise him with their voice verse 2 Praise God with Harp and
me verse 11 The Lord of hosts stands on our part and he doth us defend And our high place is Jacobs God on him we do depend Psalm 47. O Clap your hands with one accord all people and rejoice Be glad and shout aloud to God with a triumphing voice verse 2 For God most high is terrible and he must feared be A great and Universal King O're all the world is he verse 3 And under us he shall subdue the people mightily And all the nations shall bring down under our feet to lie verse 4 He chose a goodly heritage for us the dignity Of his true servant Jacob whom he lov'd most tenderly verse 5 God with his Ark is now gone up with joy and pleasant noise The Lord to Zion his own hill with the loud trumpets voice verse 6 Sing praises to our God sing praise sing praises to our King verse 7 The praise of God the earths great King with understanding sing verse 8 God o're the Heathen reigns and sits upon his holy throne verse 9 The voluntary Princes are made with Gods people one The people of just Abrahams God for all the shields are his And power of all the earth and he highly advanced is Psalm 48. GReat is the Lord and with great praise to be advanced still Within the City of our God upon his holy hill verse 2 Mount Zion is a pleasant place the joy of all the land The City of the mighty God on her North-side doth stand verse 3 A refuge in her palaces well known is God most high For lo the Kings assembled were together they past by verse 5 They viewed it as they went on wondring exceedingly And much astonisht and away they hasted speedily verse 6 There did great terrour seise on them they stood amaz'd with fear Their grief was like a womans pains when she a child doth bear verse 7 Thus doest thou quickly scatter them as if thou do but speak With a strong Eastern winde thou dost the ships of Tarshish break verse 8 I' th' City of the Lord of hosts our God our eyes have seen It now as we have heard it hath in former ages been And so will God establish it verse 9 And till thou do fulfill Thy loving kindnesses we wait within thy Temple still verse 10 According to thy name O God to th' earths end is thy praise Thy right hand is of justice full and righteousnesse always verse 11 Let Zion Mount rejoice because of all thy judgements just And daughters of Jerusalem be glad and in thee trust verse 12 Walk round about all Zion hill and view it well and goe And tell the towrs that thereupon are builded on a rowe verse 13 Consider her fair palaces and mark her bulwarks well That to the age to come 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 our guide he unto death shall be Psalm 49. HEar all ye people hearken all that in the world do dwell verse 2 Both high and low both rich and poor together mark it well verse 3 My mouth to you the precepts sound of wisdome shall impart Of understanding are the thoughts that issue from my heart verse 4 Unto an hidden parable I will incline mine ear And then will open on my harp the wisdome that I hear verse 5 Why should I fear in evil time when mine iniquities Of my footsteps surround me with deserv'd calamities verse 6 The rich men who do make their wealth their only trust and stay And boast themselves of their great store of riches that decay verse 7 None of them can his brothers life redeem by any way Nor can he for him unto God sufficient ransome pay verse 8 The price of life's impossible paid it can never be verse 9 That he should alway live on earth and not corruption see verse 10 For that wise men and fools both die they easily perceive And being dead to other men their wealth behinde they leave verse 11 Yet their deep thought is that their house continue ever shall And their fair dwellings and their lands by their own names they call verse 12 But all in vain for no man shall abide continually In honour here but shall be like unto the beasts that die The Second Part. verse 13 This their ill-grounded folly is apparent in their way And yet their fond posterity approve what they do say verse 14 Like silly sheep in grave they lie and death doth them devour And in the morning shall the just o're them have rule and pow'r Their beauty shall consume away and perish in the grave When for an house in dust they chang'd their sumptuous buildings have verse 15 But God will surely me redeem from pow'r of grave and hell And he at last shall me receive with him in blisse to dwell verse 16 When then a man grows very rich afraid thou must not bee Nor when the glory of his house thou dost encreased see verse 17 For he shall carry nothing hence when death his days doth end Nor shall his glory after him into the grave descend verse 18 Though he his soul did seem to blesse while he on earth did live For when thou to thy self dost well men will thee praises give verse 19 Yet shall he to his Fathers goe that have been dead before To their own generation that light shall see no more verse 20 Man then in honour plac't that is nor wise when he shall die Is no whit better then the beasts that perish utterly Psalm 50. THe mighty God the Lord spake and the earth did call From the Sun rising to the place where it doth set and fall verse 2 And out of Zion hill which by Gods presence there Of beauty the perfection is he shines and doth appear verse 3 Our God shall come and speak and silent shall not bee Before him fire shall waste and storms shall round about him flee verse 4 Then to the Heav'ns above the Lord himself shall call And to the earth below that he may judge his people all verse 5 Together let my Saints to me assembled be Those that by sacrifice have made a covenant with me verse 6 And then the Heavens shall his righteousnesse declare And testifie for God is Judge whose judgements righteous are verse 7 My people Israel hear and I l'e speak openly And unto there will testifie God even thy God am I. verse 8 For want of sacrifice blame thee I never will Nor for burnt-offerings for they are brought before me still verse 9 I need no bullock take for my use from thy stall Of the he-goats out of thy folds I have no need at all verse 10 The beasts are all mine own in forests that abound And all the cattel that upon a thousand hills are found verse 11 The fowls on mountains high are all to me well known And all the wilde beasts of the field are with me as
verse 2 My only refuge and my rock and Saviour is he And strength I shall not from my state greatly removed be verse 3 How long against me do you plot mischief you shall be all Destroied like a rotten hedge or like a bowing wall To cast him down is all their plot they do delight to ly When with their mouth they seem to blesse then curse they inwardly verse 5 But thou my soul still wait upon the Lord and him attend My expectation wholly doth on him alone depend verse 6 He only is my fort and tow'r and my salvation he And strength I shall not from my state greatly removed be verse 7 In God is my salvation my glory only he My rock of strength to God I fly when dangers threaten me verse 8 At all times put your trust in him all people that are his Pour out your heart before him still for God our refuge is verse 9 Sure men of low degree are vain and great men are a ly They in the scales together are lighter then vanity verse 10 Trust not in wrong in robbery and theft become not vain See not your heart upon your wealth when you much riches gain verse 11 God once hath spoken yea again for I have twice heard this That to God only power belongs and that all strength is his And that all mercy Lord belongs and rests alone in thee For thou shalt every man reward as his own deeds shall bee Psalm 63. O God thou art my God betimes I seek thee and for thee My soul doth thirst my flesh doth long where waters none there bee verse 2 In a dry thirsty land thy pow'r and glory so to see As in the sanctuary I have formerly seen thee verse 3 Because thy loving kindnesses do like it self excell Therefore my lips shall thankfully thy glorious praises tell verse 4 Thus when thou shalt restore me I will blesse thee all my days And in thy holy name I will lift up my hands in praise verse 5 As with abundant fatnesse then my soul shall filled bee Also my heart with joyful lips shall praises sing to thee verse 6 As oft as I thee in my bed remember with delight And when on thee I meditate in watches of the night verse 7 Calling to minde how thou hast been my faithful helper still In the safe shadow of thy wings trust and rejoice I will verse 8 My longing soul doth follow hard and closely cleave to thee And thou again with thy right hand in love upholdest mee verse 9 But to the grave they shall go down that would my ruine see verse 10 The sword shall slay them and a prey to foxes they shall bee verse 11 But the King shall in God rejoice and all they glory shall That swear by him but stopt shall be the mouth of liars all Psalm 64. O Lord when unto thee I pray unto my voice give ear From my proud enemies eye preserve and save my life from fear From secret plots of wicked men Lord hide me carefully From th'insurrections of those that work iniquity verse 3 Who do their tongues in malice whet and sharpen them like swords And set their arrows in their bows to shoot out bitter words verse 4 That so at him that is upright they may shoot secretly And without fear of God or men may strike him suddenly verse 5 In evil matters they themselves encourage and to lay Their snares in secret they confer who shall us see say they verse 6 They search out mischief and perform a through search to their minde What ere the inmost thoughts of them and depth of heart can finde verse 7 While they thus busie are at them shall God shoot privily A deadly arrow and therewith shall wound them suddenly verse 8 So they shall make ev'n their own tongue upon themselves to fall Men seeing them shall flee away from them affrighted all verse 9 For on all men great fear shall fall they shall Gods work declare They wisely shall consider then that these his doings are In God shall righteous men be glad and trusting in his might Shall greatly glory even all those that are in heart upright Psalm 65. PRaise silently for thee O God doth wait in Zion hill And all the vows that they have made to thee they shall fulfill verse 2 O thou that hearest prayers which to thee presented bee All sorts of men throughout the world shall come and seek to thee verse 3 Iniquities prevail O Lord against me day by day But as for our transgressions thou shalt purge them clean away verse 4 Happy is he whom thou dost choose and causest to draw near Unto thy self that he may dwell and in thy Courts appear With the great goodnesse of thine house we shall be satisfi'd Of thy most holy Temple which thy self hast sanctifi'd verse 5 By terrible and dreadful things in truth and righteousnesse O God of our salvation us thou answerest in distresse Who art of th' ends of all the earth the confidence and stay And of the Islands which within the sea ly far away verse 6 The hills and mountains great and high he hath established As with a girdle so with power he is encompassed verse 7 The hideous noise of swelling waves thou dost asswage and still Their waves great noise and peoples rage restrainest at thy will verse 8 Those that in th' utmost parts do dwell at thy great works do fear From East to West thou mak'st them sing for joy both far and near verse 9 The earth thou visit'st being dry and waters with thy springs And so enricht abundantly by thee much fruit it brings Gods river it doth overflow whose waters plenteous are When thou for it providest thus their corn thou dost prepare verse 10 By thee the ridges watred are and furrows setled bee With showers thou dost soften it the spring is blest by thee verse 11 Thus thou the year abundantly dost with thy goodnesse crown Thus plentifully upon us thy paths drop fatnesse down verse 12 They drop upon the pasture grounds that are in deserts wide The little hills refresht thereby rejoice on every side verse 13 With flocks the pastures clothed are the valleys cov'red bee With corn so that they shout for joy and also sing to thee Psalm 66. MAke unto God a joyful noise all lands and spread his fame verse 2 His praise make glorious and sing forth the honour of his name verse 3 Say unto God how fearful are thy works thy foes shall all Through thy great power submit to thee and down before thee fall verse 4 All nations the earth throughout shall worship thee their King And they shall sing to thee yea to thy name shall praises sing verse 5 Draw near all men wisely behold what works the Lord hath wrought Mark well the fearful things that he for man to passe hath brought verse 6 The sea into dry land he turn'd and all his people dry Went through the flouds there
we in him rejoice exceedingly verse 7 He rules for ever by his power his eyes the nations see Let none of them exalt themselves to him that rebels bee verse 8 O let the people blesse our God and let the chearful voice Of his due praise be heard abroad with thanks in him rejoice verse 9 Which holds and doth preserve our soul in life from day to day And suffers not our feet to move or our estate decay verse 10 For thou hast proved us O Lord as with the fiers heat Men try their silver thou hast us triâ—d with affliction great verse 11 Thou broughtest us into the net where in we snared were Heavy afflictions to our loins thou bound'st and mad'st us bear The Second Part. verse 12 Over our heads thou causedst men imperiously to ride We went through fire and water both we every way were tri'd Yet when we had been thus abas'd and hopelesse seem'd our case Ev'n then thou brought'st us out into a large and wealthy place verse 13 Burnt-offerings now within thine house present to thee will I And all the vows which I have made will pay thee faithfully verse 14 Which with my lips I uttered in all my grief and smart Which I have spoken with my mouth when troubles vex'd my heart verse 15 Burnt-sacrifices I to thee with fatlings offer will Incense with rams I will present and beeves and goats will kill Come near and hearken every one whose heart the Lord doth fear And what he for my soul hath done you now of me shall hear verse 17 To him in mine adversity I with my voice did cry And with my tongue his holy name I did lift up on high verse 18 If in my heart I any way regard iniquity The Lord I know will not give ear to my voice when I cry verse 19 But God did hear me readily and graciously attend Unto my prayers voice and cry which did to him ascend verse 20 Blessed now be the Lord my God who hath not turn'd away His mercy any time from me for which to him I pray Psalm 67. HAve mercy Lord on us and blesse us with thy grace And on us ever cause to shine the brightnesse of thy face Thy ways and works to us that all the earth may know And that thy saving health thou maist unto all Nations show verse 3 O let the people all give praise unto thy name Yea let the people through the world in praise extoll the same verse 4 O let the nations all rejoice and sing with mirth For thou in righteousnesse dost judge the nations of the earth verse 5 O let the people all give praise unto thy name Yea let the people through the world in praise extoll the same verse 6 And then the earth shall yield a plentiful increase And our God even our own God shall blesse us all in peace verse 7 God shall himself us blesse who are his people dear And then the ends of all the earth shall worship him in fear Psalm 68. LEt God arise and let his foes be scatter'd in their flight And let them all that him do hate fly from before his sight verse 2 Like smoak so drive thou them away as wax melts by the fire Let wicked men before his face so perish in his ire verse 3 But let the righteous men be glad and in Gods sight rejoice Exceedingly let them be glad in him with chearful voice verse 4 Praise God that on the heavens rides sing praises to his name By his name JAH advance him and rejoice before the same verse 5 To such as are left fatherlesse he is a father kinde The widows in his holy place him a just Judge shall finde verse 6 The barren God in families doth place and he from bands Sets free the bound while rebels dwell in dry and thirsty lands verse 7 When thou before the people went'st redeem'd from great distresse Marching before them as their guide through the great wildernesse verse 8 Then did thy presence shake the earth the drops from Heaven fell Sinai did shake before the Lord the God of Israel verse 9 Thou didst upon thine heritage pour out a plenteous rain O God whereby when it was faint it was refresht again verse 10 Thy Congregation dwelt O Lord in Canaan land whereby Thou of thy goodnesse for the poor preparest plenteously The Second Part. verse 11 By thy great works thou matter gav'st of publique joy O God Great multitude of women it did publish all abroad verse 12 The Kings of armies of our foes fled in great haste away And she that still abode at home did part and share the prey verse 13 And though ye lay among the pots like doves ye shall appear Whose wings with silver and with gold her feathers covered were verse 14 When the Almighty by his pow'r great Kings did overthrow Then was it like to Salmon hill when it was white with snow verse 15 Like unto fruitful Bashan so is Zion Gods own hill Above the height of Bashan hill advanced by his will verse 16 Why leap ye you high hills this is the hill chosen by God To dwell in God for ever there will settle his abode verse 17 Gods chariots twenty thousand are his Angels thousands be Amongst them as in Sinai mount in 's holy place is he verse 18 When thou ascendest up on high triumphing gloriously A multitude of captives thou leadst in captivity Thou then bestowedst gifts on men even such as did rebel That by thine Ordinances thou in midst of them might'st dwell verse 19 All praises be unto our God we daily loaden be With his great benefits alone our Saviour is he verse 20 Our God is he that is the God of all salvation The issues out of death belong to God the Lord alone verse 21 But God shall deadly wound the head of all his enemies The hairy scalp of all that walk still in iniquities The Third part verse 22 God said I 'le bring them back as I from Bashan did before And as my people through the seas I once brought safe to shore verse 23 That thou maist dip thy feet in bloud of thy slain enemies And that thy dogs may lick it up where spilt on ground it lies verse 24 Thy goings they have seen O God in glorious majesty The goings of my God my King in his own sanctuary verse 25 First went the singers next came they on instruments that play The damsels too their tabrets beat in midst of that array verse 26 Blesse God in your assemblies all unto him praises sing All ye that from the fountain doe of blessed Jacob spring verse 27 Young Benjamin's there with his Prince with Judahs companies And Princes with them Zebuluns Princes and Naptalies verse 28 Thy Word and thy Commandement this strength to us hath brought Then Lord we pray thee strengthen what thy self for us hath wrought Ev'n for thy Temples sake which thou hast at Jerusalem Set up to thee shall Princes
come and presents bring with them verse 30 Rebuke the Archers company wanton calves bulls of might Till they pay tribute scatter those that do in wars delight verse 31 Then shall the Lords of Egypt come and presents with them bring Arabians shall stretch out their hands unto their God and King verse 32 Sing ye aloud unto the Lord ye Kingdomes of the earth Sing ye unto the Lord our God praises with joy and mirth verse 33 Who on the highest Heavens rides which of old framed were From whence he sends a mighty voice a dreadful voice to hear verse 34 Ascribe ye strength unto the Lord his excellency he On Israel shews and in the clouds his strength he makes us see verse 35 Dreadful out of his holy place and Israels God is he Who gives his people strength and power God therefore blessed be Psalm 69. SAve and preserve me O my God with speed deliver me The waters so encrease that to my soul they entred be verse 2 I sink in deep mire where I feel no standing come am I Into the depths where waves do me o'reflow continually verse 3 And I with crying wearied am my throat therewith is dry Mine eyes do fail while on my God I wait continually verse 4 Those men that for no cause at all do hatred bear to me More then the hairs that are upon mine head in number be And mighty are my causlesse foes who gladly would me slay Then did they force me to restore what I took not away verse 5 Mine errours and my foolishnesse Lord thou dost know and see My sins and all my trespasses cannot be hid from thee verse 6 Let them not for my sake be sham'd O Lord that wait on thee Nor those that seek thee Israels God for me confounded be verse 7 Because I onely for thy sake do suffer this disgrace And for thy sake and not mine own shame covers all my face verse 8 Ev'n unto mine own brethren I a meer stranger became And as an alien unto my mothers children am verse 9 The fervent zeal hath me consum'd that to thine house I bear The scorns wherewith they thee reproach upon me lighted are The Second Part. verse 10 Then humbled I my soul with tears and fasting and was clad verse 11 In sackcloth they reproached me a proverb me they made verse 12 Those that sit in the gate on me a railing sentence pass And I the subject of the songs of beastly drunkards was verse 13 But Lord in an accepted time my prayer is to thee Lord in thy saving truth and in great mercy hear thou mee verse 14 Free me out of the filthy mire my feet from sinking keep Save me from such as hate my soul and out of waters deep verse 15 Let not the flouds me overflow nor the depths swallow me And let not the pits mouth below upon me closed be verse 16 Good is thy kindnesse and thy love therefore to me give ear Turn to me for the multitude of thy mercies most dear verse 17 O do not from thy servant hide or turn thy face away I troubled am on every side hear me with speed I pray verse 18 Unto my troubled soul draw nigh redeem and set it free Because of all mine enemies save and deliver mee verse 19 Thou hast known my reproach shame and my dishonour seen Mine adversaries all of them before thee still have been verse 20 My heart is broken with reproach my soul is full of grief I lookt but found no comforter nor one to give relief The Third Part. verse 21 They bitter gall in stead of meat unto me given have When I was thirsty for my drink sharp vinegar they gave verse 22 Let their own table when they eat become to them a gin And that be made a trap whieh for their welfare should have been verse 23 Let both their eyes and minde be dark that they may nothing see Make their loins shake continually wherein their strength should bee verse 24 Pour out thine indignation upon them fearfully And let thy burning anger seise and still upon them lie verse 25 And let their stately palaces be desolate within Those Towns without inhabitant which had their dwelling been verse 26 For him whom thou sinot'st with thy rods they persecuted more They talk unto the grief of those whom thou didst wound before verse 27 In thy just judgement leave them Lord to adde sin unto sin To thy truth and thy righteousnesse let them not enter in verse 28 Out of the book of living men blotted be they by thee And never let them in the roul of just men written bee verse 29 But full of sorrows and of grief and weak and poor am I O God let thy salvation now set me up on high verse 30 Then will I praise the name of God with songs and melody And with thanksgiving shall my tongue him greatly magnifie The Fourth Part. verse 31 This sacrifice shall please the Lord that more accept shall he Then Bull or Oxe with hoofs and horns if they were brought by me verse 32 The meek and humble shall be glad and joy when this they see All that seek God your heart shall live and full of comfort bee verse 33 Because the Lord the poor doth save when they their prayer make And doth not cast off those that are made pris'ners for his sake verse 34 Let the high Heav'ns and all the earth unto him praises give The spacious seas with ev'ry thing that there doth move and live verse 35 For surely God will Zion save and Judahs cities build That men may them possesse and dwell and have their houses fill'd verse 36 And his own servants godly seed inherit shall the fame And they shall have their dwelling there that love his blessed name Psalm 70. O God my God from my distresse be pleas'd to set me free With speed O Lord do thou afford thy saving help to mee verse 2 Together shame them and confound that seek my soul to spill Let them be driven back with shame that think or wish me ill verse 3 For a reward unto their shame let them destroyed be That in scorn and rejoycing say aha aha to me verse 4 Let them in thee be glad and joy who seek thy face always Let those that thy salvation love say still to God be praise The Lord yet still doth think on me though weak and poor I be Thou art my God my Saviour stay not Lord long from me Psalm 71. O Lord I put my confidence and trust in thee alone Let me not be at any time put to confusion verse 2 In justice Lord deliver me and help to set me free Save and preserve me and incline thy gracious ear to mee verse 3 Be thou my strong dwelling whereto I may all times resort Thou didst command to save me Lord thou art my rock and fort verse 4 Out of the hand of wicked men O Lord deliver me Out of the power of
Doth the most high full knowledge take of things done here below verse 12 Behold those the ungodly are who live in outward peace And they do prosper in the world in riches they increase verse 13 Then said I verily my heart in vain cleansed have I And to abstain from sin my hands have washt in purity verse 14 For notwithstanding this I still am plagued every day And ev'ry morning chastisements thou dost upon me lay verse 15 If I should thus conclude against the generation I Of thine own children should offend and trespasse grievously verse 16 But when I thought to search the depth of this great mystery It was too hard a task for me and painful in mine eye verse 17 Until at last I me betook unto Gods sanctuary And there out of Gods Word I learn'd what their last end should be verse 18 Verily slippery places thou didst choose to set them on And by thine hand didst cast them down into destruction verse 19 How into desolations are they brought suddenly With fearful terrours are they all consumed utterly verse 20 Like as a dream when one awakes doth vanish from his eyes So Lord thou when thou risest up their shadow wilt despise The Third Part. verse 21 Yet thus was my weak heart a while disquieted in vain Through indignation my reins were pricked with great pain verse 22 So ignorant was I and like a fool besotted quite And without understanding was like a beast in thy sight verse 23 Neverthelesse I do remain continually with thee When I was weak by my right hand thou fast haft holden mee verse 24 Thou by thy faithful counsel wilt me always safely guide And after me receive with thee in glory to abide verse 25 In Heaven whom have I but thee to rest upon alone And on the earth that I desire besides thee there is none Mine heart and flesh doth fail me both but God doth fail me never For he is of mine heart the strength my portion he for ever verse 27 For lo they that go far from thee shall perish quite and fall Those that a whoring go from thee thou hast destroyed all verse 28 But surely it is good for me still to draw near to God In the Lord God I trust that I may shew thy works abroad Psalm 74. O Lord why hast thou cast us off for ev'r in dangers deep Why doth thy burning anger smoak against thy pasture sheep verse 2 Think on thy Congregation which of old was purchased Thine heritage which was by thee by thy rod measured Which thou from cruel bondage by thy pow'r redeemed hast This mount Zion where thou hast dwelt so long in ages past Lift up thy feet now to tread down and ruine utterly Thy foes that in thine holy place have wrought thus wickedly verse 4 For where thy Congregations were thine enemies roar and cry And they for signs of triumph have their ensigns set on high verse 5 A man was famous once as he had labour'd painfully To fell down and to square thick trees thine house to beautifie verse 6 But now at once most spitefully they labour to deface With ax and hammer carved works of thy most holy place verse 7 Thy Temple they have burne with fire and cast down to the ground Defiling it the place where once thy name dwelt much renown'd verse 8 Thus in their hearts they say Let us destroy them out of hand They have burnt up the Synagogues of God throughout the land verse 9 We see no more our wonted signs our Prophets all are gone To tell us when these plagues shall end amongst us there is none The Second Part. verse 10 How long shall these oppressors Lord reproach thus scornfully Shall these thine enemies blaspheme thy name perpetually verse 11 why dost thou still turn back thine hand the right hand of thy strength Pluck it out of thy bosome now and make an end at length verse 12 For God from the beginning is my King that rules alone He in the midst of all the earth doth work salvation verse 13 Thou didst divide and break the sea by pow'r of thy command The heads of Dragons in the flouds thou brakest with thine hand verse 14 The head thou brak'st in pieces of Leviathan so great And to the people dwelling in the desart mad'st him meat verse 15 Out of cleft rocks fountains and flouds thou brought'st out plenteously The mighty flouds of Jordans streams thou madest to be dry verse 16 The shining day and the dark night thine and thine onely are The bright Sun and his glorious light thou only didst prepare verse 17 Thou all the borders of the earth hast set by thy decree The Summers heat and Winters cold they both are made by thee verse 18 Remember that thy foes O Lord reproach'd thee scornfully That foolish people have thy name blasphem'd most wickedly verse 19 Thy Church thy Turtles soul do not to wild beasts Lord deliver The Congregation of thy poor do not forget for ever verse 20 Respect thy faithful Covenant for each dark lurking den Of th' earth is now replenisht with dwellings of cruel men verse 21 O let not those that are opprest be turned back with shame But let the poor and needy ones have cause to praise thy name verse 22 Arise O Lord why sitt'st thou still thine own cause plead and try Remember how the foolish thee reproach continually verse 23 The voice forget not of thy foes for these that openly In tumults up against thee rise increase continually Psalm 75. TO thee O Lord do we give thanks to thee we thankful are For that thy name and pow'r is near thy wondrous works declare verse 2 When I th' assembly undertake uprightly judge I shall verse 3 The earth and dwellers are dissolv'd I stay her pillars all verse 4 To those disturbing fools I said deal not so foolishly And to the proud and wicked men lift not your horn on high verse 5 Advance not your proud horn aloft against the Lord most high And against his holy decree speak not presumptuously verse 6 For honour and promotion comes neither from the East Nor from the South can be procur'd nor purchas'd from the West verse 7 But God that governs all the world is the great Judge alone He pulls down one and setteth up another in the throne verse 8 God takes into his hand a cup the wine therein is red Ready to drink with mixture much and fully tempered Of this he poureth out and gives to drink to all about The dregs the wicked of the earth shall drink and wring them out verse 9 But I for ever will declare and publish all abroad Thy glorious praises I will sing to thee O Jacobs God verse 10 And all the horns of wicked men shall be cut off by me But the horns of the righteous shall highly exalted be Psalm 76. GOd is in Judah known and there he hath advanc'd his fame Among his people Israel great is his
anger great from God on Israel came The Third Part. verse 22 Because they did not in their God believe and rest upon His pow'r and truth and trusted not in his salvation verse 23 Although he his commandement gave to the clouds above And unto them had opened the doors of Heav'n in love verse 24 And on them Mannah had rain'd down from thence for them to eat And had on them bestow'd the Corn of Heaven for their meat verse 25 Thus man with food for Angels meet was fed and satisfi'd He of his bounty meat to them abundantly suppli'd verse 26 He caus'd an East-wind in the Heav'ns to passe by his command The South wind too he caus'd to come by the strength of his hand verse 27 And like to dust he rained flesh on them abundantly And feathered fowls as thick as sands that on the sea-shore lie verse 28 In midst of all their Camp and round about their tents it fell verse 29 He gave their own desire they eat and they were filled well verse 30 They were not weaned from their lust nor turned from their sin But while their dainty meats were yet their lustful mouths within verse 31 On them the wrath of God which slew the fattest of them fell And soon smote down the chosen men and flow'r of Israel Nor wrath nor mercy could prevail to turn them from their sin But still for all his wondrous works him they believ'd not in The Fourth Part. verse 33 Therefore their days in vanity he did consume and waste And by his wrath their years away in trouble soon they past verse 34 When thus he slew them in his wrath they sought him by and by And they return'd and after God enquired speedily verse 35 They then remembred that their God their rock and stay had been The high God their redeemer whom they griev'd thus by their sin verse 36 Yet with their mouths they flattred him and spake but feignedly And they unto the God of truth with their false tongues did ly verse 37 For their false hearts were not with him establisht thoroughly Nor in his Covenant did they continue stedfastly verse 38 But he full of compassion pardoned their sin when they Him sought destroyed them not but oft his anger turn'd away And did not stir up all his wrath verse 39 Remembring they were vain Weak flesh a wind that being past returneth not again verse 40 How often had they him provok'd in the wide wildernesse And in the desart griev'd him still with their rebelliousnesse verse 41 Yea they return'd again and God they tempted wickedly And unto Israels holy One set bounds his power to try verse 42 They thought not on his mighty hand nor on the day when he From their oppressing enemy them saved and set free The Fifth Part. verse 43 His signs in Egypt they forgat though wrought in their own sight His wonders great in Zoan field done by his dreadful might verse 44 Nor did consider how he turn'd their rivers into bloud That neither any man nor beast could drink at any floud verse 45 He sent them divers sorts of flies which did them sore annoy And fill'd their Country full of frogs which did their land destroy verse 46 He to the Caterpillers gave th' increase of all their land And fruits of all their labours to devouring locusts hand verse 47 Their fruitful Vines he did destroy with hail in all their coast And all their Sycamores he kill'd with the sharp biting frost verse 48 And he deliv'red to the hail their cattel in the field And to the lightenings their flocks to be destroy'd and kill'd verse 49 His burning anger troubles wrath and indignation By sending evil messengers he did send them upon verse 50 He to his anger making way spar'd not their soul from death But to the killing pestilence gave up their life and breath verse 51 And in the land of Egypt he all their first-born did smite And in the tents of Ham the chief of all their strength might 52 But his own people he brought forth like sheep and them did guide In safety through the wildernesse while they did there abide The Sixth Part. verse 53 He led them safely by his pow'r they had no cause to feare But by the seas their enemies all overwhelmed were verse 54 He brought them on into the Coasts of his own holy land Into this Mount Zion which he did purchase with his hand verse 55 For them he cast the Heathen out and did their land divide And in their tents he set the tribes of Israel to abide verse 56 Yet did they tempt the highest God and him provoked they His testimonies they forsook and did not them obey verse 57 But like their fathers turned back and dealt unfaithfully Like to a warping bow which shoots from the mark clean awry verse 58 They with their Altars him provok'd set up in places high And with their graven images mov'd him to jealousie verse 59 But when into the Lords ears came of those soul sins the cry He waxed wrath and Israel he abhorred utterly verse 60 So that the Tent of Shiloh he forsook though lov'd so well The Tabernacle which he plac't amongst men there to dwell verse 61 The Ark his peoples strength he gave into captivity His glory he gave up into the hand of th' enemy verse 62 He gave his people to the sword and being angry then With his inheritance the fire consum'd their strongest men The Seventh Part. verse 61 Their maids in marriage were not prais'd their Priests fell by the sword verse 64 Widows no solemn mourning did for the deceas'd afford verse 65 But then the Lord arose as one that did from sleep awake And like a Giant that by wine refresht a shout doth make verse 66 His enemies in the hinder parts he smote both great and small And thereby on them did he bring a shame perpetuall verse 67 But yet the Tabernacle he of Joseph did refuse The fruitful Tribe of Ephraim he was not pleas'd to choose verse 68 But he the Tribe of Judah chose that he therein might dwell Even that holy Mount Zion which he did love so well verse 69 There he his sanctuary built like to a palace high And like the earth establish'd it to stand continually verse 70 And he his servant David chose his flock to rule and keep And he out of his favour took him from the folds of sheep verse 71 Even from behind the Ews with young the Lord did him advance To feed his people Israel his own inheritance verse 72 And so in soundnesse of his heart them faithfully he fed And he with skilfulnesse of hand them wisely governed Psalm 79. O Lord the Heathen do invade thine heritage by them Thy Temple is defil'd on heaps they lay Jerusalem verse 2 The bodies of thy Saints they give to fowls of th' air for meat The flesh of all thy servants dear to the wilde beasts to eat verse 3 Like
water they have spilt their bloud about Jerusalem As for their bodies there is none takes care to bury them verse 4 To all our neighbours bordering neer a vile reproach are we A scorn and mocking stock to those that round about us be verse 5 How long O Lord for evermore shall thus thine anger last And shall thy burning jealousie like fire devour and waste verse 6 Upon the Heathen pour thy wrath that have not known thy name And on the Kingdomes all that have not call'd upon the same verse 7 Thy servant Jacob they have now devoured and destroi'd His habitations they have wholly laid waste and void verse 8 O now forget our former sins and us prevent in haste With tender mercies for we now down very low are cast verse 9 For th' honour of thy holy name our Saviour us relieve And for thy names sake purge away our sins and them forgive verse 10 Why should the Heathen say where is their God let him be known Among them by revenging of the bloud-shed of his own verse 11 Ev'n in our sight of prisoners receive the sighs and cry By thy great power preserve such as appointed are to die verse 12 Into their bosomes seven fold to our neighbours repay Those vile reproaches Lord wherewith they lade thee day by day verse 13 So we thy folk and pasture sheep will give thanks unto thee For ever and shew forth thy praise to all posterity Psalm 80. O Thou that Joseph like a flock shepherd of Israel Dost lead shine brightly forth that dost between the Cherubs dwell verse 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and in Manassehs sight To come and save us in distresse shew forth thy pow'r and might verse 3 Turn us O God bring us again from our Captivity And cause thy face on us to shine then saved shall we be verse 4 O Lord thou God of hosts how long wilt thou thus angry bee Against thy peoples pray'r and sutes which they present to thee verse 5 Thou feedst them with such sorrows that their bread with tears they eat Thou dost give them their tears to drink in measure full and great verse 6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours that be neer Our enemies amongst themselves at us do laugh and jeer verse 7 Turn us again O God of hosts from our captivitie And cause thy face on us to shine then saved shall we be verse 8 Thou hast a Vine from Egypt brought by thine out-stretched hand And thou hast cast the Heathen out to plant it in their land verse 9 A large room thou prepar'dst for it that it might thrive and grow And mad'st it fill the land where it had ta'en deep root below verse 10 And with the shadow of the same the mountains cov'red were The boughs that did from it shoot out like cedars did appeare verse 11 Her mighty boughs from sea to sea she spread on every side Her branches to the river great Euphrates multipli'd verse 12 Why hast thou then her fences all and hedges thus down cast That all that passe along the way her branches break and waste verse 13 The fierce wilde boar out of the Wood turns up her roots apace Her branches wilde beasts of the field eat up before our face O Lord of hosts return again we pray thee unto thine Look down from Heaven and behold and visit this thy Vine verse 15 The Vineyard which with thy right hand thou plantedst carefully The branch which thou mad'st strong that it might bring forth fruit to thee verse 16 Behold it is burnt up with fire and it is quite cut down Thy people perish when thou dost in wrath upon them frown verse 17 Upon the man of thy right hand let thy right hand remain On him whom thou mad'st strong and didst for thine own self maintain verse 18 And then will we no more go back nor from thee ever fall O quicken and raise up our hearts we on thy name will call verse 19 Turn us O God of hosts again from our captivity And cause thy face on us to shine then saved shall we be Psalm 81. SIng unto God our strength and might lift up aloud your voice Unto the God of Jacob sing and make a joyful noise verse 2 Take up unto you now a psalm the timbrels hither bring The pleasant harp and psaltery that we may sweetly sing verse 3 In the new Moon the Trumpet blow as God gave us command On solemn feasts in general assemblies of the Land verse 4 For this a statute was ordain'd by God to Israel A law which Jacobs God them gave that they might keep it well verse 5 In Joseph this a law he made when he went from the land Of Egypt where the speech I heard I did not understand verse 6 I from the heavy burthens took his shoulder clean away His hands were also quite set free from making pots of clay verse 7 In trouble thou didst call on me and I did set thee free From the dark cloud whence thunder comes I straight ways answer'd thee At the waters of Meribah I did thee prove and try Where murmuring thou didst of me ask water grudgingly The Second Part. verse 8 Hear O my people and I will declare my law to thee My servant Israel if thou wilt hearken unto mee verse 9 Besides my self amongst you then no strange God shall allow Nor worship any other God nor shall unto it bow verse 10 I am the lord thy God I thee brought up from Egypt land Open thy mouth and I will it fill with an open hand verse 11 But for all this they would not hear my voice when I did chuse For mine own people Israel me did utterly refuse verse 12 Therefore in wrath I gave them up by their lusts to be led And so in their own counsels still they vainly wandered verse 13 O that my people unto me had hearkned what I said And Israel had walked in my ways and me obey'd verse 14 I would have quickly by my pow'r subdu'd their enemies And turn'd my hand against all those that did against them rise verse 15 Gods enemies should soon themselves have humbled him before Their states and prosp'rous times should have endur'd for evermore verse 16 I would have fed them with the crop and finest of the wheat And made the rock with honey drop that they their fill might eat Psalm 82. IN the assembly of our God the Lord himself doth stand And he doth judge amongst the gods and rulers of the land verse 2 And thus against them pleads How long will ye unrighteously Give sentence thus and wicked men accept so partially verse 3 Defend the poor and fatherlesse when they of wrongs complain And judge for the afflicted ones the poor mans cause maintain verse 4 Deliver poor and needy men from those of pow'r and might And from the hand of wicked men let free and rid them quite verse 5 They know not nor will understand
but vvalk in darknesse on All the foundations of the earth out of due course are gone verse 6 I unto you high titles gave and said that Gods you be That of the highest God you are the children all of ye verse 7 But like the rest of mortall men you die and perish must And like to other Princes you shall fall and turn to dust verse 8 Arise O God to judge the earth do thou thy self advance Thou shalt all Nations challenge as thine own inheritance Psalm 83. KEep not thou silence now O God no longer hold thy peace Remove not still O God nor cause thy vvorking hand to cease verse 2 For now behold thine enemies rise up tumultuously And they that hate thee vaunt themselves and lift their heads on high verse 3 For they against thy people have conspired craftily And have against thine hidden ones resolved cruelly verse 4 Come let us cut them off say they that they no more may be A nation nor shall Israels name be kept in memory verse 5 They do all vvith one heart and minde together counsel take Yea against thee O Lord they do their combination make verse 6 There vvere the tents of Edomites there Ismaels children were With them were join'd the Moabites the Hagarens were there verse 7 Gebal and Ammon joined do with Amalek conspire With them the Philistims agree with those that dwell at Tyre verse 8 To them hath Ashur join'd his foree in league with them is he That to Lots children he an aid and arm of strength may be verse 9 As to the Midianites thou didst so deal thou with them here As with Jabin and Sisera the brook of Kison neer verse 10 Which were at Endor slain and there did perish utterly Their bodies in the fields cast out like dung on earth did lie The Second Part. verse 11 Let all their noble men O Lord like Zeb and Oreb fall As Zeba and Zalmunna were make thou their Princes all verse 12 Who proudly said into our hand let us Gods houses take Yea all his houses through the land our own possession make verse 13 But O my God make thou them like to wheels that cannot stay As stubble doth before the winde so let them fly away verse 14 Or as the flame of fire the wood consumeth speedily And on the mountains burns the thorns and briars when they 're dry verse 15 As with a tempest with thy wrath pursue them speedily And vvith thy fury like a storm do thou them terrifie verse 16 Cover O Lord and fill their face with their deserved shame That they confounded thus O Lord at length may seek thy name verse 17 Let them be to confusion brought and troubled very sore And put to a perpetual shame and perish evermore verse 18 That men may know that thou whose name Jehovah is alone Art most high over all the earth and besides thee is none Psalm 84. HOw lovely is thy dwelling place O Lord of hosts to me Thy Tabernacles glorious more then can expressed be verse 2 My soul within me longs yea faints the Courts of God to see My heart and flesh cry out aloud my living God for thee verse 3 The sparrow findes her out an house the swallow hath a nest Wherein she laies her young but I for my feet finde no rest Thine Altars O thou Lord of hosts my Lord God and my King verse 4 Blest are they that dwell in thine house to thee still praise to sing verse 5 Yea blessed are those men to whom thou art their strength and stay That with their hearts and whole desires to thine house mindes the way verse 6 When through the Valleys dry they go where wells they dig up still The rain from Heaven doth them all most plentifully fill verse 7 From strength to strength they walk on stil unwearied they bear Their travel till before the Lord in Zion all appear verse 8 Hearken O Lord the God of hosts to that which I do pray O God of Jacob give an ear to that which I do say verse 9 O God our shield and our defence Behold and look upon And graciously accept the face of thine anointed one verse 10 Because within thine house one day is better to abide Then in another place to stay a thousand days beside verse 11 Much rather would I keep a door in the house of my God Then dwell in tents of wickednesse as now I do abroad verse 12 For God the Lord our Sun and shield will grace and glory give And no good thing withholds from those that do uprightly live verse 13 O Lord of hosts that man is blest and happy still shall bee Whose heart by faith doth ever rest and firmly trust in thee Psalm 85. O Lord our God unto thy Land thou hast done graciously Thou hast brought Jacob back again from his captivity verse 2 Thou to thy people didst forgive their great iniquities And all their sins which they had done hast cov'red from thine eyes verse 3 Thou all thy wrath hast quite withdrawn which on them heavy lay And from the fiercenesse of thy wrath hast turned clean away verse 4 O God of our salvation return us back again Unto our former state from us O Lord thy wrath refrain verse 5 Why shall thine anger never cease but still lie upon us And shall thy wrath itself extend unto all ages thus verse 6 Wilt thou not us restore again and quicken us that we Who are thy people evermore in thee may joyful be verse 7 Thy mercy and thy favour Lord shew us and us relieve And thy salvation in thy love unto us freely give verse 8 Now vvill I hear what God will say for he with peace will blesse His Saints and folk but let them not return to foolishnesse verse 9 Surely to such as do him fear is his salvation nigh That glory now may in our land abide continually verse 10 For faithful truth and mercy free shall now together meet And righteousnesse and peace with kisse shall there each other greet verse 11 Truth and uprightnesse on the earth out of mens hearts shall spring And faithfulnesse from Heaven shall look down and blessings bring verse 12 Yea every good thing shall the Lord give to us bounteously And then our lands with fruits shall us abundantly supply verse 13 Before his face shall righteousnesse go forth which shall us lead And in the way shall set us so that we his steps may tread Psalm 86. DO thou O Lord bow downn thine ear and hear me graciously And help me and consider Lord that poor and weak am I. verse 2 Preserve my soul for I am one that favour'd is by thee O thou my God thy servant save that puts his trust in thee verse 3 Be merciful to me O Lord to thee I daily cry verse 4 Rejoice thy servants soul O Lord for unto thee do I verse 5 Lift up my soul thou Lord art good and pardon'st graciously And unto those
thy grace and might verse 17 Lord let thy beauty be on us and what we take in hand Our God establish all our works strengthen that they may stand Psalm 91. HE that within the secret place of the most high doth dwell Under th' Almighties shadow shall abide secure and well verse 2 Unto the Lord mine heart doth say he is my refuge still My God and my fortresse is he and in him trust I will verse 3 Surely from the sly fowlers snare he will deliver thee And from the noisom pestilence his hand shall keep thee free verse 4 His feathers shall thee hide his trust under thy wings shall bee A buckler and a shield of proof his truth shall be to thee verse 5 So that the terrours of the night thy heart shall not affray Nor yet the dang'rous arrow shalt thou fear that flies by day verse 6 No nor the pestilence that walks in darknesse secretly Nor yet destruction that doth waste at non-day openly verse 7 Though at thy side a thousand fall and at thy right hand lie Ten thousand dead yet unto thee it shall not once come nigh verse 8 Only thou shalt stand and behold whilst thou thy self at free And of the wicked of the earth the just reward shalt see The Second Part. Because the Lord who unto me my refuge is alone The most high God hath made to thee thine habitation verse 10 None evil thou shalt need to fear it shall not thee befall Neither to hurt thee any plague come nigh thy dwelling shall verse 11 For to his Angels over thee a strict charge he shall give That safely thee in all thy ways they do keep and preserve verse 12 They in their hands shall bear thee up still waiting thee upon Lest thou at any time shouldst dash thy foot against a stone verse 13 Upon the Adder thou shalt tread and on the Lion strong Thy feet on dragons trample shall and on the Lions yong verse 14 Because he set his love on me deliver him will I Because my name is known to him I will set him on high verse 15 I when he calls will answer him I will be with him still In trouble to deliver him yea him I honour will verse 16 With a long life and many days I vvill him satisfie And my salvation he shall see and by experience try Psalm 92. TO give thanks to the Lord it is a good and comely thing And to thy name O thou most high thine own due praise to sing verse 2 Thy loving kindnesse forth to shew in the first morning light And to declare thy faithfulnesse and thy truth every night verse 3 On a ten stringed instrument and on the psaltery With solemn sound upon the harp and grave sweet melody verse 4 For with thy works Lord thou hast made my soul right glad to be And in the vvorks vvill I triumph which have been wrought by thee verse 5 O Lord how glorious and how great are the works of thine hand So deep thy thoughts and counsels are none can them understand verse 6 The brutish man is far unfit thy secrets to receive The foolish man cannot in this thy wisdome now perceive verse 7 That when like grasse the vvicked spring and sinners flourish all It is that they for ever may into destruction fall verse 8 But thou O Lord who dost them judge for ever dost remain And thou most high above thy foes for evermore shalt reign The Second Part. verse 9 For lo thine enemies O Lord thine enemies perish shall The vvorkers of iniquity they shall be scattered all verse 10 But thou shalt like the Unicorns my horn lift up on high And in my prosperous state with oil my face anoint shall I. verse 11 Mine eye shall see my full desire upon mine enemies Mine ear shall hear it of all those that up against me rise verse 12 But like a palm-tree fresh and green the righteous flourish shall Increasing as in Lebanon do grow the Cedars tall verse 13 Those that vvithin the house of God once firmly rooted are They always shall within the house of our God flourish fair verse 14 When they wax old they shall not fail but still forth fruit shall bring And they shall not decay but shall be sat and flourishing verse 15 To shew that righteous is the Lord who doth the righteous blesse He is my rock and strength in him is no unrighteousnesse Psalm 93. THE Lord doth reign and he himself hath cloth'd with Majesty And he is cloth'd with strength wherewith begirt himself hath he The world is so established that mov'd it cannot be Thy throne 's stablisht of old thou art from all eternity verse 3 The flouds have lifted up O Lord the flouds lift up their voice The flouds have lifted up their waves and made a dreadful noise verse 4 The Lord our God that sits on high he is more mighty farre Then mighty waves of seas then noise of many waters are verse 5 Thy testimonies are most sure and last eternally O Lord for ever holinesse thine house shall beautifie Psal 94. O Lord God to avenge all wrongs belongs alone to thee O God to whom vengeance belongs let us thy vengeance see verse 2 O thou the Judge of all the earth lift up thy self on high Render a just reward to those that deal presumptuously verse 3 O Lord how long shall all these men this proud ungodly rout How long shall all these wicked men triumphing walk about verse 4 How long shal these men hard things speak and utter cruelty How long shall they triumph and boast that work iniquity verse 5 They break thy folk in pieces Lord by their oppressions On thine inheritance they do lay great afflictions verse 6 Poor widows which are comfortlesse and strangers they do kill And murther children fatherlesse after their cruel will verse 7 Yet after all these mischiefs done they say God shall not see Nor by the God of Jacob shall these things regarded bee verse 8 Ye brutish men among the folk at length this understand Ye foolish will you never learn wisdome at any hand verse 9 The Lord did plant the hearing ear and hear then shall not hee And he that form'd the seeing eye shall he not clearly see He that the Heathen chastneth shall not he correct his own He that man teacheth knowledge must not all to him be known The Second Part. verse 11 The thoughts that are within mans heart the Lord doth know and see And he discovers thoroughly that vanity they bee verse 12 Happy is he whom thou O Lord dost chasten fatherly And in thy law dost him instruct and wisdome teach thereby verse 13 That thou unto him quiet rest from dangerous days maist give Until the pit be digg'd for those that do ungodly live verse 14 For God the Lord will not cast off his people lov'd freely Nor will his own inheritance abandon utterly verse 15 But his administration shall return to righteousnesse
And all upright in heart on it shall vvait vvith cheerfulnesse verse 16 But where is he vvho for me vvill against the vvicked stand Who vvil stand up to set me free from vvicked vvorkers hand verse 17 Unlesse the Lord had been mine help when none me rescued My soul had almost in the grave silence inhabited verse 18 But when I said within my heart my foot doth slip away Thy mercy held me up O Lord thy goodnesse me did stay verse 19 Ev'n when with multitudes of thoughts my minde was much opprest My soul did in thy comforts finde even then delight and rest verse 20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee Where mischiefs most unrighteously by law supported be verse 21 For they against the life conspire of righteous men and good And they by law as vvicked do condemn the guiltlesse blood verse 22 But God alone against them all is my defence and stay The Lord my God my refuge is my rock of strength alway verse 23 The Lord our God shall bring on them their own iniquity And in their sin shall cut them off and slay them certainly Psalm 95. O Come and let us to the Lord shout and sing joyfully And in our rock of health let us rejoice triumphantly verse 2 Let us into his presence now make haste with thankful voice And to him well-composed Psalms sing with a joyful noise verse 3 Because this our Lord is a God exceeding great and high And a great King above all gods in pow'r and Majesty verse 4 Th'unsearched depths of all the earth are in his pow'rful hand The strength of all the hills is his and by his might they stand verse 5 The wide unruly sea is his he made it by his hand And by his power and decree he formed the dry land verse 6 Come let us worship and bow down before him let us fall And kneel before the Lord our God for he hath made us all verse 7 He is our God the people we of his own pastures are And of his hand we are the sheep left to his only care verse 8 To day if you vvill hear his voice then harden not your heart As in Masrah and Meribah ye did in the desart verse 9 When your forefathers tempted me though they my pow'r did prove In my great vvorks which I them shew'd and wonders from above verse 10 Forty years long I grieved vvas with those men and I said This people hath not known my ways but in their hearts have straid verse 11 Wherefore to them when kindled was my wrath within my breast I sware they should not enter in to Canaan my rest Psalm 96. O Sing you now unto the Lord new songs with joy and mirth Sing ye unto the Lord our God all people on the earth verse 2 Sing ye unto the Lord above and blesse his holy name Shew his salvation forth declare from day to day the same verse 3 Among the Heathen all declare and of his glory tell And the great vvonders manifest to all on earth that dwell verse 4 Because the Lord our God is great and greatly prais'd to be Above all gods to be ador'd and to be fear'd is he verse 5 For all the gods are idols vain which the blind nations fear The Lord is only he by whom the Heavens created were verse 6 Before him comely honour is and glorious majesty And comely beauty and great strength are in his sanctuary verse 7 Ye kindreds of the people all give to the Lord his right Give ye unto the Lord above all glory strength and might verse 8 The glory due unto his name give to the Lord and King Come ye into his holy Courts an offering to him bring verse 9 In the beauty of holinesse before Jehovah bow And fear before his presence all the vvhole earth here below verse 10 Tell all the Heathen God doth reign and settleth stedfastly The vvorld unmov'd and he shall judge the people righteously verse 11 Then let the Heavens high be glad and let the earth rejoice The sea and fulnesse of it let it roar and make a noise verse 12 The field and all that therein is let it then joyful bee And in the shady woods themselves rejoice shall every tree Before God for he comes he comes the earth to judge and try He with his truth shall judge the world and nations righteously Psal 97. THE Lord doth reign continually let all the earth rejoice And let the multitude of isles for joy lift up their voice verse 2 He round about is compassed with thick clouds and darknesse The stable place are of his throne judgement and righteousnesse verse 3 A flaming and devouring fire before him goeth out Which burneth up and doth consume his enemies round about verse 4 His fearful lightnings o're the world gave forth a shining light The earth did it behold and straight did tremble at the sight verse 5 And at the presence of the Lord the hills like wax did melt When of the Lord of all the earth they had the presence felt verse 6 The Heavens high declare and shew his righteousnesse abroad And the people they do behold the glory of the Lord. verse 7 All that fear graven images confounded may they be And that of idols boast themselves all Gods him worship ye verse 8 Zion when she heard this report was glad exceedingly And Juda's daughters all rejoic'd for all thy judgements high verse 9 For thou far above all the earth O Lord our God art high And art far above all the Gods exalted wondrously verse 10 All ye that love the Lord above hate evil things for he Saves the souls of his saints and from the wicked sets them free verse 11 For such as righteous are is sown prosperity and light And joy and gladnesse for all those in heart that are upright verse 12 Rejoice in God the Lord all ye that walk in righteousnesse And give thanks at the memory of the Lords holinesse Psalm 98. S'ng a new song unto the Lord for he works wonders great His own right hand and holy arm the victory did get verse 2 Of his salvation hath the Lord discover'd now the light And hath his righteousnesse reveal'd in all the Heathens sight verse 3 His mercy unto Israel and truth remembred he And now the ends of all the earth our Gods salvation see verse 4 A joyful noise make to the Lord all people of the earth Make a loud noise and praises sing to him with joy and mirth verse 5 Sing to the Lord the King with Harps in psalms lift up your voice verse 6 With Trumpets and with Cornets sound before him make a noise verse 7 Yea let the sea roar out for joy and all that is therein The earth and all that therein dwell let them be joyful seen verse 8 Let flouds clap hands and let the hills together joyful be Before the Lord because the earth to judge now cometh he verse 9 The
him adore Psalm 105. O Give ye thanks unto the Lord and call upon his name Among his people shew his works and spread abroad his fame verse 2 O sing ye unto him sing psalms unto him joyfully Talk ye of all the wondrous works wrought by his hand most high verse 3 Glory ye in his holy name rejoice vvith one accord Let all the hearts of them rejoice that truly seek the Lord. verse 4 Seek ye the Lord seek ye the Ark of his strength and his face Seek always that yea seek I say his favour and his grace verse 5 The wondrous works that he hath done keep still in mindful heart Let not the judgements of his mouth out of your mind depart verse 6 Ye that of faithful Abraham his Covenant are the seed Ye his elect the children that of Jacob do proceed verse 7 Because he and he only is to us our Lord and God His judgements manifested are in all the earth abroad verse 8 His Covenant he did ever mind the word which by him was To thousand generations commanded was to pass verse 9 Which Covenant he established with faithful Abraham And unto Isaak by his oath he did renue the same verse 10 And unto Jacob for a Law he made it firm and sure A Covenant to Israel which ever should endure The Second Part. verse 11 To them he said I unto thee the Land of Canaan give The lot of your inheritance where you and yours may live verse 12 Although their number at that time did very small appeare And in the Land vvherein they liv'd they then but strangers were verse 13 When they vvent on from land to land without a sure abode And wandred from one kingdome to another all abroad verse 14 Yet all this while he suffered not them any wrong to take But great and mighty Kings he oft rebuked for their sake verse 15 Saying unto them Touch not those that mine anointed be And to the Prophets do no harm that doe belong to me verse 16 When for a famine he did call upon the Land that day When he did wholly break of bread the onely staff and stay verse 17 He sent before them Joseph who was for a servant sold verse 18 Whose feet they hurt vvith fetters he was laid in irons cold verse 19 Until the Word went out at last to give him liberty The Word that from the Lord went out did him in prison try verse 20 Then sent the King and from his bonds to loose him did agree The Ruler of the people gave command to set him free verse 21 And he of his own house did him the sole Commander make And of all his possessions made him the charge to take verse 22 That he might order by his word the Princes of the Land And teach all his great Senators wisdome to understand verse 23 And while those years of famine were to Egypt Israel came And Jacob as a sojourner liv'd in the Land of Ham. The third part verse 24 For all that did he mightily increase his people there That stronger then their enemies they by his blessings were verse 26 Then did he turn their heart to hate his people vehemently And ev'n vvith those his servants dear to deal in subtilty verse 26 He then his servant Moses sent unto King Pharaoh And vvith them Aaron whom he chose to let his people goe verse 27 They shewed his commanded signs amongst them powerfully And with their wonders they the land of Him did terrifie verse 28 Thick darknesse upon them he sent which dark did make the day And his command and pow'rful Word his creatures did obey verse 29 He turn'd their waters into bloud and all their fish did slay verse 30 Their land brought frogs abundantly ev'n where King Pharaoh lay verse 31 He spake and at his voice there came great swarms of noisome flies And all the quarters of their land vvere fill'd with crawling lice verse 32 In stead of milde and gentle rain upon them hail he sent And with the hail affrighting flames of fire consuming went verse 33 He smote the Vines and Fig-trees all which in the land did grow Yea all the Trees within their Coasts did break and overthrow verse 34 He gave command and at his Word the Locust swarmed there And vvasting Caterpillars came which without number were The Fourth Part. verse 35 And they did eat up all the herb in their kind speedily And all the fruits upon the ground devoured utterly verse 36 The first-begotten in their land by death he took away Even the beginning of their strength suddenly in that day verse 37 With store of gold and silver he made them from thence to passe And amongst all their Tribes throughout no feeble person was verse 38 All Egypt was exceeding glad when they did thence depart For then a dreadful fear of them did fall upon their heart verse 39 By day he for a covering spread a cloud and in the night To guide them rightly in their way by fire he gave them light verse 40 They asked and he brought the quails to them abundantly And with the bread of heav'n he did their hunger satisfie verse 41 He opened them the stony rock and waters gushed out Within the dry and parched ground like rivers round about verse 42 Thus dealt he for his promise sake which he remembred still And Abraham who him did serve according to his vvill verse 43 His people thus with joy and mirth he forth from bondage brought His chosen he made glad with all the works which he had wrought verse 44 To them the land possessed by the Heathen then he gave That of the peoples labours they th' inheritance might have verse 45 That they his statutes might observe and guided by his Word Might walk in all his holy laws blesse ye the living Lord. Psalm 106. PRaise ye the Lord O give you thanks to God for good is he And everlasting to his own his grace and mercy be verse 2 Who can shew forth the mighty acts and wonders of our God Who can sufficiently declare his praises all abroad verse 3 Blessed are they that faithfully judgement keep and observe That at all times do righteousnesse and do not from it swerve verse 4 With favour such as to thine own thou shew'st remember me O Lord and thy salvation I pray thee let me see verse 5 That I thy chosens good may see and in their joy rejoice And boasting with thine heritage in joy lift up my voice verse 6 With our rebellious fathers we have sinned every one And trespass'd by iniquity and wickedly have done verse 7 The wonders great which thou O Lord hadst done in Egypt land Our fathers though they knew them not yet did not understand Nor did thy many mercies they remember thankfully But at the sea at the red sea provok'd him grievously verse 8 Neverthelesse he saved them for honour of his name That he might make his people know and spread abroad
his fame Then the red sea did he rebuke and dried up it was Through deep as through the vvildernesse he made his people passe The Second Part. verse 10 And from his hand that hated them he did his people save And from the power of their foes to them redemption gave verse 11 Waters cover'd their enemies not one was left alive verse 12 Then they believ'd his Word and praise to him in songs did give verse 13 They soon forgat his works nor on his counsel did rely verse 14 But in the vvildernesse for flesh lusted exceedingly verse 15 And in the desart tempted God who gave them their desire But leannesse sent on them though they had what they did require verse 16 They also Moses in the Camp envied spitefully And against Aaron murmured the saint of God most high verse 17 Therefore the earth open'd her mouth and Dathan swallowed And all the Congregation of Abiram covered verse 18 In their assembly kindled was an hot consuming fire And the devouring flames burnt up the vvicked in Gods ire verse 19 In Horeb where God spake with them they there a calf did frame A molten image they did make and worshipped the same verse 20 And thus their glory ev'n their God most vainly changed they Into the likenesse of an oxe that eateth grasse or hay verse 21 And they their God and Saviour unkindly did forget Who had for them in Egypt done things marvellous and great The Third Part. verse 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham and fearful things to see verse 23 At the red sea wherefore he said that them destroy would hee Had not his chosen Moses stood before him in the breach That from destroying them at once his wrath he might impeach verse 24 Yea they despis'd that pleasant land vvhich he had sworn to give And his sure promise and his word these vvould they not believe verse 25 But they did murmure in their Tents and there rebelled they And to the vâ—icâ— of God their Lord refused to obey verse 26 Therefore he by himself did swear in lifting up his hand Them in the desart to destroy e're they should see the land verse 27 And that in future ages all their seed should be destroi'd And by his hand be scattered in strange lands far and wide verse 28 To Baal-Peor they themselves did join and cleaved fast And there they of the sacrifice of idols dead did taste verse 29 Thus vvith their own inventions they did so far provoke The Lord to anger that forthwith the plague upon them broke verse 30 Then stood up Phinehas in his zeal and those sinners did slay And did just judgement execute and then the plague did stay 31 And this to him for righteousnesse accompted was by grace To be rewarded unto him and his from race to race The Fourth part 32 At the waters of Meribah they did him angry make So that with holy Moses too it vvent ill for their sake verse 33 Because vvith grudging they provok'd his spirit so grievously That he in passion with his lips spake unadvisedly verse 34 Nor as the Lord commanded them did they the Nations slay verse 35 But with the Heathen mixt themselves and of them learn'd their way verse 36 Thus they did serve their idols which to them a snare became verse 37 Their sons and daughters offered to idols to their shame verse 38 And bloud of innocents they did ev'n of their children shed Whom unto filthy idols they of Canaan offered verse 39 Thus vvas the land defil'd vvith bloud and they with their own vvay And with their own inventions a whoring went astray verse 40 Therefore against his people was the Lords wrath kindled sore And ev'n his own inheritance he therefore did abhor verse 41 Into the hands of Heathen men he gave them for a prey Their enemies that hated them over them bare the sway The Fifth Part. verse 42 Their enemies did them oppresse by vigorous commands And into base subjection they vvere brought under their hands verse 43 Full often from distresse had he delivered them before But vvith their own inventions they still provok't him more And for their sins they vvere brought low and weakned grievously verse 44 Yet when he saw them in distresse he hearkned to their cry And he for them to mind did call his Covenant speedily verse 45 And after his rich mercies he repented tenderly verse 46 And favour he caus'd them to finde ev'n in the sight of those That led them captives from their land and vvere their cruel foes verse 47 Save us now and deliver us O Lord our gracious God And gather us that scatter'd are in Heathen lands abroad That we unto thy holy name may render thanks alwaies And being saved joyfully may triumph in thy praise verse 48 Blest the Lord God of Israel be to eternity Let all the people say Amen praise ye the Lord on high Psalm 107. O Give ye thanks unto the Lord our God for good is he And his mercies exceeding great to everlasting be verse 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord thus of his mercy say Whom he hath from his enemies hand redeem'd and brought away verse 3 Out of the lands wherein they were dispersed and distrest He gathered them from North and South from East and from the West verse 4 They wandred in the wildernesse in a forsaken way And where they could no City finde therein to dwell and stay verse 5 They hungred and thirsted in them their soul did pine away verse 6 Then they in trouble cri'd to God and he freed them that day verse 7 From their distresses and he led them forth by the right way To Cities that were dwelt in where they might in safety stay verse 8 O give due praises to the Lord for his great goodnesse then And for his strange and wondrous works amongst the sons of men verse 9 For he the longing soul in want doth fully satisfie With goodnesse souls that hungry be he filleth plenteously The Second Part. verse 10 Such as do in sad darknesse sit and in deaths dismal shade Whom sore afflictions bind as we do men with irons lade verse 11 Because against the voice of God they walkt rebelliously And all the counsel did contemn of him that is most high verse 12 Their stout hearts therefore he brought low with great troubles and grief And when they fell down there was none to help or give relief verse 13 Then did they in their trouble cry unto the Lord for aid And he freed them from their distresse according as they prai'd verse 14 Then did he out of darknesse bring and from deaths shadow take And of their great afflictions their bonds in sunder brake verse 15 O give due praises to the Lord for his great goodnesse then And for his strange and wondrous works done to the sons of men verse 16 For he the mighty gates of brasse hath broken by his might And the strong bars of iron he
hath cut in sunder quite verse 17 Fools by their own transgressions against Gods righteous law And by their great iniquities plagues on themselves do draw verse 18 They grow so weak that even their soul all meat doth loath and flie And brought so low that to the gates of death they do draw nigh verse 19 Then in their trouble do they cry unto the Lord for aid Who saveth them from their distresse according as they prai'd The third part verse 20 For he sent forth his powerful Word which health did soon restore And kept them from destruction which they were neer before verse 21 O give due praises to the Lord for his great goodnesse then And for his strange and wondrous works done to the sons of men verse 22 And let them sacrifices bring of praise and thankfulnesse And let them his great works declare with songs of joyfulnesse verse 23 Such men as do in their weak ships into the seas descend And in those waters great and deep their businesse do attend verse 24 These men the mighty works of God do with their eyes behold And in the great deep do observe his wonders manifold verse 25 For he sends out his Word and strait the stormy winds do rise Which doth the swelling waves thereof lift up unto the skies verse 26 Then mount they up to heav'n and to the depth go down again Their soul doth faint and melt away with trouble and great pain verse 27 And like a drunkard to and fro they reel with tempests tost And are as men of wit bereft and all their skill is lost verse 26 Then did they in their trouble cry unto the Lord for aid Who brought them out of their distresse according as they prai'd verse 29 Then is the storm chang'd to a calm according to his will So that the waves which rag'd before are quiet now and still The fourth part verse 30 Then are they glad because at rest and quiet now they be So to the haven them he brings which they desire to see verse 31 O give due praises to the Lord for his great goodnesse then And for his strange and wondrous works done to the sons of men verse 32 And in the Congregation great him let them magnifie And there where all the elders meet him praise and glorifie verse 33 He to a desart turns a land where waters did abound And lands where vvater-springs did flow to dry and thirsty ground verse 34 A land of pleasant fruits he turns into salt barrennesse To the inhabitants thereof for their great wickednesse verse 35 To standing waters when he will the wildernesse he brings And he the dry and thirsty land converts to water springs verse 36 That those he there may make to dwell that poor and hungry were That for their habitations they may build a City there verse 37 That they may pleasant Vineyards plant and there may sow their field Which unto them abundantly fruits of increase may yield verse 38 He also blesseth them that they do mightily increase And by his goodness suffers not their cattail to decrease verse 39 Yet for their sins they are brought low and minished again Being afflicted and opprest and fill'd with grief and pain verse 40 On Princes he doth pour contempt and causeth them to stray In the forsaken vvildernesse where is no path nor way verse 41 Yet from affliction he the poor advanceth up on high And makes his family as a flock to grow and multiply verse 42 This shall the righteous man behold and much rejoice shall he But then of all iniquity the mouth shall stopped be verse 43 Whoso is wise and will these things observe well in his minde The loving kindnesse of the Lord shall surely know and finde Psalm 108. O God my heart is firmly fixt and to thee in a song I with my glory praise will give both with my heart and tongue verse 2 Awake my psaltery and harp sweet melody to make And in the morning I my self right early will awake verse 3 Among the people I will shew thy praise O my God Among the Nations I will sing thy praise all abroad verse 4 Because unto the heavens doth thy mercy great ascend Thy faithfulnesse and truth likewise unto the clouds exâ—â—â—d verse 5 Doe thou exalt thy self O Lord above the heavens high And over all the earth advance thy glorious majesty verse 6 That thine own people whom thou lov'st may full deliverance have Save thou them still with thy right hand hear me in what I crave verse 7 Thus spake God in his holinesse my joy therein is great Shechem in parts I will divide and Succoths Valley mete verse 8 Gilead I claim as mine by right Manasseh mine shall be Ephraim is of my head the strength Judah gives laws to me verse 9 Moab I will my wash-pot make and Edom over thee I cast my shoe Philistia triumph thou over mee verse 10 Into the city fortifi'd who will me safely bring Who into Edom will me guide to enter conquering verse 11 Wilt not thou O our God which seemst us lately to reject Which with our armies when they march'd to go forth didst neglect verse 12 O give us help most gracious Lord from trouble set us free Because the help of mortal man we finde most vain to bee verse 13 Through God we shall do valiantly and conquer when we fight For he it is that shall tread down our enemies by his might Psalm 109. O Thou the God whom still I praise to help me do not cease When wicked men against me speak do not thou hold thy peace verse 2 The wicked and deceitful mouths against me opened be And with a false and lying tongue they have accused me verse 3 They did beset me round about with words of hateful spight And though to them I gave no cause against me they do fight verse 4 They for my love became my foes But I did only pray verse 5 Evil for good and hate for love they to me did repay verse 6 Set thou the wicked over him and ev'n at his right hand Set thou his greatest enemy Satan himself to stand verse 7 And when by thee he shall be judg'd condemned let him bee And let his prayer turn to sin which he shall make to thee verse 8 Few be his days and after him his charge let others take verse 9 His children let be fatherlesse his wife a widow make verse 10 Yea let his seed be vagabonds and beg continually And from their places desolate seek bread for their supply verse 11 Let covetous extortioners take all his goods away Of all for which he laboured let strangers make a prey verse 12 Let none shew mercy unto him let there be none at all That on his children fatherlesse vvill let his mercy fall The Second Part. verse 13 Let his posterity from the earth cut off for ever bee And in the following age his name be blotted out by thee verse 14 Let
not his fathers wickednesse from Gods remembrance fall And his own mothers sin let not be blotted out at all verse 15 But let them in the sight of God appear continually That he may wholly from the earth cut off their memory verse 26 Sith mercy he forgat to shew and did pursue with spight The poor weak man that him whose heart was broken slay he might verse 17 As he did bitter cursing love so let it on him fall Let blessing be far from him as it pleas'd him not at all verse 18 As he with cursing cloth'd himself as vvith clothes let it so Into his bowels and his bones like oil and water go verse 19 As his garment that covers him so let it to him be And as a girdle wherewith girt continually is he verse 20 This the reward be from the Lord unto mine enemies Who evil speak against my soul and mischief do devise The Third part verse 21 But for thy names sake O my God and Lord do thou for me From my distresse deliver me for good thy mercies be Because I needy am and poor and without help distrest And my afflicted broken heart is wounded in my breast verse 23 Like to the shadow that declines so I away do go And as the locust vvith the vvind am tossed to and fro verse 24 My trembling knees are weak and faint because I long do fast The fatnesse of my flesh is gone I do consume and waste verse 25 And I a vile reproach and scorn by them was made to be And they that did upon me look did shake their heads at me verse 26 But thou O Lord that art my God save and deliver me According to thy mercy Lord mine aid and succour be verse 27 That all men may see and confesse that this is thine own hand And that thou Lord hast this perform'd they all may understand verse 28 Whom they curse do thou blesse and when they rise up against me Let them be made ashamed but let me rejoice in thee verse 29 Let them be clothed all with shame that enemies are to me Let their contention as a cloak to them a covering be verse 30 But vvith my mouth I greatly will praise and advance the Lord Yea I among the multitude his praises will record verse 31 For at the right hand of the poor he shall stand up to save Him from the cruel hands of those that him condemned have Psalm 110. THe Lord did say unto my Lord sit thou at my right hand Till I have made thy foes a stool whereon thy foot may stand verse 2 The Lord shall out of Zion send the Scepter of thy might Thy kingdome plant amidst thy foes and rule it in their sight verse 3 To thy fair holy Temple they resort shall willingly In meeting days when thou thy Word dost publish pow'rfully As from the early morning womb the dew falls thick on ground So shall the young born babes to thee flocking in troups be found verse 4 The Lord hath sworn and of this oath he vvill repent him never Of th' order of Melchisedek thou art a Priest for ever verse 5 The Lord in glory high advanc't that sits at thy right hand Shall in his day of wrath strike through great Kings that him withstand verse 6 The Heathen he shall judge and fill the place with bodies dead And over many Countries he shall smite and wound the head verse 7 And in his foes pursute for haste of waters in the way Shall drink and shall advance on high his royal head that day Psal 111. PRaise ye the Lord him will I praise with all my heart and might In the assembly of the just and in the Churches sight The vvorks of our Almighty God in greatness do excel And ought to be sought out and seen of all that love them well verse 3 His works are honourable all and shine full gloriously And his most perfect righteousness endures eternally verse 4 The Lord hath made his wondrous works remembred still to be The Lord is of compassion full and gracious is he verse 5 Of food a portion he doth give to such as him do fear For his firm Covenant made with them he still in minde doth bear verse 6 The power of his works he doth unto his people show That the Heathens inheritance he might on them bestow verse 7 Both truth and judgement are the works wrought by his hand and might His precepts and Commandments all are very sure and right verse 8 Firmly they are established for all eternity And all of them done and perform'd in truth and equity verse 9 Unto his people vvhom he chose redemption he did send His Covenant he hath stablisht so that it shall never end Holy and reverent is the name of our great Lord and King verse 10 Only from the true fear of God doth all sound wisdome spring Good understanding have all they his precepts that fulfill His glory everlasting is his praise endureth still Psal 112. PRaise ye the Lord. The man is blest that fears the Lord of might And in his just Commandements that taketh great delight verse 2 His holy seed here upon earth shall great and mighty be The generation of th'upright all men shall blessed see verse 3 And in his house there shall be store of wealth and riches sure And all his righteousness to him for ever shall endure Unto the righteous doth arise in midst of darknesse light Kind and compassionate is he and leads his life aright verse 5 A good man always favour shows and lendeth willingly And all his own affairs he guides vvith judgement prosperously verse 6 Surely his state is setled so that it shall never move The just shall be remembred still by men and God above verse 7 Of evil tidings that may come he vvill not be afraid Because his heart upon his God by faith is fixt and staid verse 8 His heart is firmly stablished afraid he will not be Until upon his enemies his whole desire he see verse 9 He distributes gifts to the poor and to eternity His justice lasts his horn shall be with honour raised high verse 10 The vvicked seeing it shall grieve and gnash his teeth in ire And melt away yea perish shall the wicked mans desire Psalm 113. PRaise ye the Lord O praise him all ye servants of the Lord The glorious name of God the Lord praise ye vvith one accord verse 2 From this time forth for evermore the Lords name blessed bee verse 3 From East to West Gods name must be praised by each degree verse 4 The Lord 's above all Nations high his glory above the sky verse 5 Who is like to the Lord our God whose dwelling is on high verse 6 Who notwithstanding doth from thence abase himself so low As all things in the heav'n and earth still to observe and know verse 7 He raiseth up out of the dust the man of low degree And needy men on high even from the
verse 6 All ye the seed of Israel pray still for Zions peace All those that love Jerusalem God prosper and encrease verse 7 Let peace be still within thy walls and godly unity Thy palaces let God enrich with all prosperity verse 8 I wish thee now prosperity even for mine own dear friends And brethrens sake whose hope of wealth on thine estate depends verse 9 Yea for the house of God our Lord my heart shall never cease Nor hand be wanting to procure thy happiness and peace Psalm 123. LOrd from the earth below mine eies life up vvill I To thee whose dwelling is above even in the heavens high verse 2 Behold as servants eies look to their masters hand As to her mistress hand the maid doth look and waiting stand So on the Lord our God we look and do attend Until he to us favour shew until he mercy send verse 3 Have mercy on us Lord on us thy mercy be For filled with contempt and scorn exceedingly are we verse 4 Our soul is greatly fill'd with scorns of men at ease And with contempt of proud men who from scoffing never cease Psalm 324. HAd not the Lord been on our side may Israel now confess verse 2 Had not the Lord been on our side in time of our distress verse 3 When they against us rose inflam'd with rage and cruelty Like rav'nous beasts they us alive had swallow'd suddenly verse 4 Then had their force orewhelm'd our souls like to a mighty floud verse 5 Of swelling waves or raging streams that cannot be withstood verse 6 Then alwaies praised be the Lord whose mercies ever live A prey to their devouring teeth our souls who did not give verse 7 For when our souls like harmless birds were snared in that net That crafty fowlers secretly had round about us set Our gracious God lookt down from heav'n and brake that secret gin And wondrously did we escape that were ensnar'd therein verse 8 The hope of all dot help did stand in thy most holy name Our gracious God who by thy power didst earth and heaven frame Psal 125. ALL those that in the Lord do trust shall be like Zion hill That cannot be remov'd away but standeth stedfast still verse 2 As every way Jerusalem the mountains do defend So God his people round about abides time without end verse 3 Wicked mens power on just mens lot shall not rest still lest they Through weakness of their spirits at last to sin should fall away verse 4 Do good O Lord unto all those who are good in thy sight Ev'n to all those that faithful are and in their hearts upright verse 5 But as for those that turn aside and love to go astray Led by their loose and wandring nets in their own crooked way God shall to judgement lead them forth vvith vvorkers of all ill But on the Israel of God peace shall continue still Psalm 126. WHen Zions sad captivity the Lord again did bring Like to a dream it seem'd to us and as a feigned thing verse 2 Then was our mouth vvith laughter fill'd and with singing our tongue And of this wonder thus they spake the heathen folk among Great things the Lord hath done for them verse 3 Great things acknowledge we The Lord hath done for us for which we glad and thankful be verse 4 The rest of our Captivity bring again graciously Ev'n as the moistning water streams over ground parcht and dry verse 5 They that with labour do their seed in tears and sorrow sow When harvest comes with songs of joy their Corn shall reap and mowe And for a little seed which he bears out with countenance sad He brings home with him loads of sheaves vvherewith his heart is glad Psalm 127. EXcept the Lord the house do build vain is the workmans pain Unless the Lord the City keep the watchman wakes in vain verse 2 To rise up early is but vain in vain late vvatchings are Vain is it pensively to eat the bread of grief and care For the beloved of the Lord are so far by him blest That unto them he largely gives sweet sleep and quiet rest verse 3 Lo children are an heritage vvhich doth from God descend And the wombs fruit is his reward his blessing doth it send verse 4 Children of youth a strong defence are to their parents dear As arrows to a strong man be when there is cause of fear And blessed is the man that hath his quiver full of those They unashamed in the gate shall speak unto their foes Psalm 128. BLessed art thou that fearest God and vvalkest in his way verse 2 For of thy labour thou shalt eat happy art thou I say verse 3 Like fruitful Vines on thy house side so shall thy wife spring out Thy children stand like olive plants thy table round about verse 4 Thus art thou blest that fearest God who all thy daies shalt see verse 5 The promised Jerusalem and her felicitie verse 6 Thou shalt thy childrens children see to thy great joyes encrease And likewise grace on Israel prosperity and peace Psalm 129. OFt they may Israel now say me from my youth assail'd verse 2 Oft they assail'd me from my youth but never they prevail'd verse 3 Upon my back the plowers plow'd and furrows long did cast verse 4 The righteous Lord hath cut the coards of wicked men at last verse 5 O let them all confounded be and forced back to fly That do to Zion hatred bear and cursed enmity verse 6 Let these be like the grass which we on the house tops do see Which fades and dries away before grown up it fully bee verse 7 Whereof the mower cannot finde enough to fill his hand Nor can the man his bosome fill that puts the sheaves in band verse 8 Neither do they say that pass by upon you blessing be From God the Lord and in the name of God bless you do we Psal 130. OUt of the depths of miseries O Lord I cri'd to thee verse 2 Lord hear my voice let to my pray'r thine ears attentive be verse 3 Lord who shall stand upright if thou do mark iniquitie verse 4 But that of men thou maist be fear'd forgiveness is with thee verse 5 Upon the Lord I wait my soul doth wait upon the Lord All the dependance of my heart and hope is in his Word verse 6 My soul doth look out for the Lord my God more watchfully Then they that have watch'd all the night the morning to descry verse 7 Let Israel hope in the Lord with the Lord mercy is And with him there is plentiful redemption for all his verse 8 And he his Israel shall redeem and them shall â—ustifie And he shall freely them discharge from all iniquitie Psal 131. O Lord I am not puff'd in minde I have no scornful eye I doe not exercise my self in things for me too high verse 2 But as the chi'd that newly is wean'd from his mothers breast So do
2 Thee vvill I blesse each day and vvill thy name for ever praise verse 3 Great is the Lord worthy great praise his greatness none can reach verse 4 One race shall to another praise thy works and vvonders teach verse 5 I of thy glorious Majesty the honour vvill record And will remember all thy works most wonderful O Lord. verse 6 Men of thine acts the might shall shew thine acts that dreadful are And I thy glory to advance thy greatness vvill declare verse 7 The memory of thy goodness great men largely shall express And shall in joyful songs of praise extoll thy righteousness The Lord is gracious and from him compassions largely flow In mercy he is very great and is to anger slow verse 9 Good unto all and over all his tender mercies bee verse 10 Yea all thy vvorks shall praise the Lord thy saints shall honour thee verse 11 And of thy Kingdomes glory they shall speak and power shall show verse 12 That all the sons of men his works and mighty acts may know And may thy Kingdomes majesty and glory understand verse 13 Thy Kingdoms Lord a Kingdome is that shall for ever stand And thy dominion through each age verse 14 Endures and those that fall The Lord upholds those that are bow'd down he up raiseth all The Second Part. verse 15 The eyes of all do wait on thee and thou dost them relieve And thou to each sufficing food in season due dost give verse 16 Thy bounteous hand thou openest wide and then thy goodness gives Enough to satisfie the need of ev'ry thing that lives verse 17 The Lord is just in all his ways his works are holy all verse 18 Near all he is that call on him in truth that on him call verse 19 And the desires he vvill fulfill of those that do him fear Yea he vvill surely save them all and he their cry doth hear verse 20 The Lord all these preserveth safe that love him in their heart And he all those that wicked are will utterly subvert verse 21 My mouth the praises of the Lord right gladly shall express Yea let all flesh his holy name for ever praise and bless Psalm 146. PRaise ye the Lord praise God my soul to God that me doth save verse 2 Will I sing praises all my days whilest I my beeing have verse 3 In Kings and Princes put no trust nor in the sons of men In whom there is no help at all verse 4 He turns to earth and then His thoughts do perish in that day verse 5 Happy is he vvhose aid Is plac't on Jacobs God whose hope on God his Lord is staid verse 6 Which made the earth and heaven high the seas that are so deep And all that therein is who doth his word for ever keep verse 7 Who by judgement th' opprest relieves to those that hungry be He giveth food and graciously doth set the prisoners free verse 8 The Lord doth send the blind their sight the Lord again doth raise Those that are bowed down the Lord favours the just always verse 9 The strangers doth the Lord preserve relieves the fatherless And widows but turns up-side down the way of vvickedness verse 10 The Lord for evermore shall reign thy God O Zion he Unto all generations rules the Lord still praised be Psalm 147. PRaise ye the Lord for it is good unto our God to sing For it is pleasant and to praise it is a comely thing verse 2 The Lord his own Jerusalem doth raise and build alone And the out-casts of Israel doth gather into one verse 3 He heals the broken in their heart their sores up he doth binde verse 4 He counts the number of the stars and names for them doth finde verse 5 Great is the Lord and of great power his wisdome hath no bound verse 6 The Lord lifts up the meek and casts the wicked to the ground verse 7 Sing vvith thanksgiving to the Lord always in him rejoice Unto the Lord our God sing ye praises with harp and voice verse 8 Who ore the Heavens spreads the clouds who for the earth below Prepareth rain who makes the grass on mountains high to grow verse 9 He gives the beast his food he feeds the ravens vvhen they cry verse 10 His pleasure not in strength of horse nor in mans legs doth lie verse 11 But those that fear the holy Lord and strive him to obey And on his mercy set their hope ev'n his delight are they The Second Part. verse 12 O praise the Lord Jerusalem thy God O Zion praise verse 13 For he the bars hath strengthened wherewith thy gates he staies Thy children he hath blest in thee verse 14 And in thy borders he Hath setled peace and with the flow'r of wheat he filleth thee verse 15 He sends out his Commandement his creatures all unto On earth and swiftly runs the Word which from his mouth doth go verse 16 His snow both soft and white like wooll on earth he giveth out His hoary frost like ashes he doth scatter round about verse 17 His ice or hail like morsels he doth cast out with his hand Before the sharpness of his cold who able is to stand verse 18 He sendeth forth his powerful Word and melteth them again His winds he makes to blow and then the waters flow amain verse 19 The doctrine of his holy Word to Jacob he doth show His statutes and his judgements he gives Israel to know verse 20 He with no nation thus hath dealt his judgements and his Word Not any one of them hath known praise ye the living Lord. Psalm 148. PRaise ye the Lord bless ye the Lord from Heaven which is on high And in the places high above him praise and magnifie verse 2 All ye his Angels praise ye him praise ye him all his hosts verse 3 Praise ye him Sun and Moon and Stats bright shining in all Coasts verse 4 Praise him ye waters 'bove the heavens ye heaven of heavens on high verse 5 The Lords name praise for by his Word they were made powerfully verse 6 He also for eternity hath them establisht sure And setled by a firm decree for ever to endure verse 7 Praise ye the Lord all ye on earth all deeps and dragons too verse 8 Fire hail snow vapours stormy winds at his command that go verse 9 Ye mighty mountains and all hills fruitful trees cedars tall verse 10 Both creeping things and flying fowls and beasts and cattel all verse 11 Kings of the earth and people all Princes and all that be verse 12 Judges on earth young men and maids old men and babes praise ye verse 13 The Lords great name for he alone advanced is on high Above the earth his glory is above the starry sky verse 14 He also doth alone exalt the horn the power and name Of all his people which to them is their praise and their fame Those are the seed of Israel his holy ones whom he Makes near by Cov'nant to himself the Lord alone prase ye Psal 149. PRaise ye the Lord sing to the Lord a new rejoycing song And let the praise of him be heard his holy saints among verse 2 In his Maker let Israel rejoyce and to him sing Let all that Zions children are be joyful in their King verse 3 And let them in an holy dance praise his most holy name Let them vvith timbrel and with harp sing praises to the same verse 4 For in his people whom he chose the Lord doth pleasure take The meek with his salvation he beautiful will make verse 5 In all the glory of the Lord let all his saints rejoyce Let them to him upon their beds in joy lift up their voice verse 6 And let them with their mouth sound forth high praises of the Lord In their hand let them ready have the sharp sword of his Word verse 7 On the rebellious heathen folk a just revenge to lay And on the people punishments refusing to obey verse 8 To binde their greatest Kings in chains their Lords in iron strong Judgement on them to execute which doth to them belong verse 9 Decreed by Gods written Word this shall the honour be To all that are the saints of God wherefore the Lord praise ye Psalm 150. PRaise ye the Lord praise God within his holy place with fear And in the Firmament praise him whence his pow'r doth appear verse 2 And praise him for his mighty acts and them declare and tell After his greatnesse praise the Lord wherein he doth excell verse 3 With Trumpets and with Cornets sound advance his praise on high Praise him with the melodious harp and with the Psaltery Praise him with timbrel and with flute organs and Virginals verse 5 Praise with joyfulness of heart upon the loud Cymbals Praise him on Cymbals sounding loud verse 6 Let every thing accord That breath enjoyes to praise the Lord. Praise ye the living Lord. FINIS Mr. Jo Cotton singing of Psalms a Gospel Ordinance Mr. Tho Ford singing of Psalms the duty of Christians under the New Testament in sundry Sermons on Eph 5.19 Mr. Tho Manton Pract Comment on James 5.13
loving kindnesse shew thou that by thy right hand Sav'st those that put their trust in thee from those that them withstand The Second Part. verse 8 O keep me now as thou wouldst keep the apple of thine eye Under the shadow of thy wings hide me continually verse 9 From all that me oppresse and waste and from that wicked scout Who are my deadly enemies and compasse me about verse 10 They are inclos'd in their own far of plenty peace and ease And with their mouth they proudly speak and utter what they please And in the way wherein we walk have compassed us round And narrowly have watched us to bow us to the ground verse 12 Like to a Lion that his prey pursueth greedily Like a young Lion lurking in his places secretly verse 13 Arise prevent him Lord and cast him down in righteousnesse And by thy sword from wicked men save my soul in distresse verse 14 By thine hand from men of this world who in this life obtain Large portions Lord their belly thou fillest with welcome gain Of thy reserved treasure they In children multiply And of their substance leave the rest to their babes when they dye verse 15 But as for me I will behold thy face in righteousnesse I shall be satisfied when I awake with thy likenesse Psalm 18. JEhovah thou that art my strength I le love thee tenderly verse 2 God is my rock and tow'r to which in my distresse I fly My strength God 's my deliverer my rock on whom I stay The horn of my salvation and my high tow'r alway verse 3 Upon Jehovah will I call who hath all praise deserv'd So shall I from mine enemies be sure to be preserv'd verse 4 The cords and sorrows of pale death about beset me round The torrents of ungodly men did me with fear confound verse 5 The doleful sorrows of the grave about environ'd mee The snares of death prevented me there was no way to flee verse 6 In this distresse to God I call'd and lift up my loud cry Unto my God my voice he heard in 's Temple by and by My cry came up before his face entring into his ear Immediately the earth did shake and tremble with great fear The firm foundations of the hills were moved suddenly And sorely shook because his wrath kindled exceedingly verse 8 Out of his nostrils went a smoak out of his mouth a fire Devouring round about and coals were kindled in his ire verse 9 Then he descended from above and bow'd the Heavens high And underneath his foot he cast the darknesse of the skie The Second part verse 10 He flew and rode on Cherubims in wondrous majestie And on the wings of whirling winds he swiftly flew on high verse 11 Darknesse he made his secret place his tents about him were Waters obscure and dark inclos'd in thick clouds of the aire verse 12 At the bright lightnings which brake forth and so before him went His thick clouds past away hailstones and coals of fire were sent verse 13 The Lord from Heaven thundered the Highest gave his voice Hailstones and burning coals of fire he threw with fearful noise verse 14 Such arrows he sent one abroad and his foes scattered His lightnings he sent forth in wrath and them discomfited verse 15 At thy rebuke the chanels Lord of Rivers were made dry And at thy blasting breath the worlds foundations open lie verse 16 From Heav'n he sent and took me up and me in safety plac't And out of many waters deep he drew me out in hast verse 17 From my strong foes that hated me he then did set me free I could not stand against them for they were too strong for mee verse 18 They unawares preventing me surpriz'd me in the day Of my calamity but then the Lord God was my stay verse 19 He brought me out of straights into a place of libertie And me delivered because he took delight in me The Third Part. verse 20 According to my righteousnesse the Lord did me regard After the cleannesse of my hands he gave me my reward verse 21 For all the Lords ways have I kept and walk'd in faithfully And from the Lord my God have not departed wickedly verse 22 For all his judgements carefully I did before me lay From me his statutes and his laws I did not put away verse 23 And in his presence I did walk in all sinceritie And carefully I kept me from mine own iniquitie verse 24 Wherefore after my righteousnesse the Lord rewarded mee After the cleannesse of my hands which his pure eyes did see verse 25 To men of mercy merciful thou wilt thy self declare And thou wilt shew thy self upright with such as upright are verse 26 Pure and sincere thou art to men pure and sincere in heart And unto froward men wilt be as crosse and overthwart verse 27 For thou the poor afflicted ones wilt save that seek thy face But men of high and lofty looks wilt bring low and abase verse 28 The Lord will light my candle so that it shall shine forth bright The Lord my God himself will make my darknesse to be light verse 29 Yea by thy might I run through Troups of men that me withstand Over an high strong wall I leapt by pow'r of my Gods hand The Fourth Part. verse 30 Perfect and righteous is Gods way his Word refin'd and tri'd A buckler is he to all that trusting in him abide verse 31 Who save the Lord is God who but our God's a rock and tow'r verse 32 'T is God that perfect makes my way and girdeth me with power verse 33 Like to the feet of swiftest hindes he makes my feet to be And upon my high places sets me in securitie verse 34 He strengthneth and instructeth too mine hands to warre and fight Mine arm doth break a bow of steel in sunder by his might verse 35 The shield of thy salvation Lord thou hast given me Thy gentlenesse hath made me great thy right hand holdeth me verse 36 My paths and steps therein thou hast enlarged under mee So that I safely walk my feet are kept from sliding free verse 37 Mine enemies whom I pursu'd I overtook in flight Nor did I turn again until they were consumed quite verse 38 I have them wounded so that they could never rise again Under my feet mine enemies are cast and fall down slain verse 39 Unto the fight and battail thou hast girded me with strength Such as against me rose thou hast subdu'd to me at length verse 40 And thou hast given me the necks of all my foes that I Might all them utterly destroy that hate me wrongfully The Fifth Part. verse 41 None came to save them in distresse though they did cry and call Yea though unto the Lord they sought he answered not at all verse 42 Then did I beat them small as dust which winds drive to and fro And cast them out as dirt which men into the streets do throw
judge with speed verse 7 His ways to Moses he made known his acts to Israels seed verse 8 The Lord is very gracious and merciful he is To anger slow but plenteous still in mercy to all his verse 9 Though he contend vvith man a vvhile he vvill not always chide Nor keep his anger in his breast for ever to abide verse 10 Nor yet according to our sins the Lord doth us regard And after our iniquities he doth not us reward verse 11 For as the distance is between the earth and heav'n above So large his mercy is to those that him do fear and love verse 12 He hath remov'd our sins from us and our transgressions all As far as is the rising Sun full distant from his fall The Second Part. verse 13 And as a father passeth by faults of his children dear So hath the Lord compassion on those that do him fear verse 14 The Lord that made us know full well our frame and temper must He cannot but remember still that vve are all but dust verse 15 The days of man are like the grasse that quickly doth decay His flourishing is like the flow'r in field that fades away verse 16 For it is gone when ever it the windy storm doth pass The place shall never know it more vvhere once it standing was verse 17 But yet Gods mercy to his saints for ever is and was And to their childrens children down his righteousnesse doth pass verse 18 To all such as his Covenant strive to keep stedfastly And think on his Commandements to do them faithfully verse 19 The Lord his Throne of Majesty in Heaven did prepare His kingdome ruleth over all and all his subjects are verse 20 Ye Angels that excel in strength blesse ye the Lord that doe His just Commandments and the voice of his word hearken to 21 Yea all ye mighty hosts blesse ye the Lord and praise him still Ye Ministers that ready are to execute his vvill verse 22 Ye all his vvorks in places all vvhere he doth rule as King Blesse ye the Lord and thou my soul his praises ever sing Psalm 104. O Blesse and praise the Lord my soul thou art exceeding high O Lord my God vvith honour cloth'd and glorious Majesty verse 2 With light as vvith a robe thy self thou cover'st round about And like a spacious curtain thou the Heavens stretchest out verse 3 The beams of his large Chambers he doth in the waters lay And on the Clouds as Charets he doth ride and poste away verse 4 And on the vvings of vvinds doth vva'k and he their blasts doth take For Messengers his Ministers a flaming fire doth make verse 5 The firm foundation of the earth so stedfast he doth lay That never from the fixed place it may be mov'd away verse 6 As with a garment thou the earth with the great deep dost cover The deep whose swelling vvaters once the mountains flowed over verse 7 At thy pow'rful rebuke O Lord they fled and did not stay And at thy thunders dreadful voice they hasted soon away verse 8 Over the mountains they ascend and pass by Valleys low That to the place which thou for them hadst founded they may goe verse 9 There hast thou shut them in vvith bounds vvhich shall them still restrain That back they never do return the earth to drown again Yet to the fruitful Valleys thou by Springs dost vvaters send Which to the sea among the hills their winding course do bend verse 11 These do give drink to every beast that rangeth in the field And by their vvaters they do quench the thirst of asses vvilde verse 12 Neer them their habitations the fowls do build on high Among the branches they delight to sing melodiously The Second Part. verse 13 As for the hills he vvatreth them from his Chambers on high And with the fruits of his own works the earth doth satisfie verse 14 There makes he grasse for beasts to grow and herb for mans use good That out of the dead earth he may bring forth sufficient food verse 15 And wine to glad mans heart and oil to make the face shine fair And Corn for bread which may the strength of weak mans heart repair The tallest Trees Cedars themselves of Lebanon Gods plants Are full of sap that none of them sufficing moisture vvants verse 17 In them the birds and fowls of Heaven do choose their nests to make As for the stork the fir-trees she doth for her dwelling take verse 18 To the wilde Goats the mountains high a place of refuge be The Conies also to the rock do for their shelter flee verse 19 The Moon thou dost appoint by course the seasons to discern From thee the Sun his certain time of going down doth learn verse 20 Thou bringest darknesse on the earth and it is night and then Beasts of the forests each of them creeps forth out of his den verse 21 After their fearful prey the yong lions do roar and rave And meat to satisfie themselves of God himself they crave verse 22 But when the Sun doth rise away together they do flie To hide them from the light and down they in their dens do lie verse 23 Then man may safely come abroad and to his labour goes Each to his vvork vvherein the day till evening he bestows verse 24 O Lord how manifold are all thy vvorks in wisdome thou Mad'st them and thou to fill the earth thy riches dost bestow The Third part verse 25 Thou dost this great wide sea likewise replenish where are things Creeping innumerable beasts both small and great it brings verse 26 There in the swift ships to and fro do passe as in away There is Leviathan vvhich thou hast made therein to play verse 27 These in their divers kinds on thee do wait and all attend That thou sufficient food to them in season due mayest send verse 28 That vvhich thou scatterest to them they gather thou thine hand Dost open wide and they are fill'd with good at thy command verse 29 Thou hid'st thy face and then they are troubled with vvant and pain Thou tak'st their breath they die and to their dust return again verse 30 Thou sendest forth thy Spirit they are created by and by Thus of the whole earth thou the face renew'st continually verse 31 The glory shall for ever last of God the Lord of might And in the works of thy right hand thou greatly shalt delight verse 32 If he do but the earth behold it trembleth fearfully If he the mountains only touch then smoak they presently verse 33 While I do live unto the Lord I 'le sing continually While I my being have sing praise unto my God will I. verse 34 My meditation of the Lord most sweet shall be to me And in my good and gracious God right joyful shall I be verse 35 Let sinners from the earth consume and wicked be no more Blesse thou the Lord my soul praise ye the Lord and