must verse 8 For he it is that must save Israel from his sin And all such as surely have their confidence in him Domine non est Psal cxxxi M. O Lord I am not puft in minde I have no scornful eye I do not exercise myself in things that be too high verse 2 But as the childe that weaned is even from his mothers brest So have I Lord behav'd my self in silence and in rest verse 3 O Israel trust in the Lord let him be all thy stay From this time forth for evermore from age to age I say Memento Dom. Psal cxxxii M. REmember Davids troubles Lord how to the Lord he swore verse 2 And vow'd a vow to Jacobs God to keep for evermore verse 3 I will not come within my house nor climb up to my bed verse 4 Nor let my temples take their rest nor the eyes in my head verse 5 Till I have found out for the Lord a place to sit thereon An house for Jacobs God to be an habitation verse 6 We heard of it at Ephrata there did we hear this sound And in the fields and forests there these voices first were found verse 7 We will assay and go in now his tabernacle there Before his footstool to fall down and worship him in fear verse 8 Arise O Lord arise I say into thy resting-place Both thou and the ark of thy strength the presence of thy grace verse 9 Let all thy priests be clothed Lord with truth and righâ—eousness Let all thy saints and holy men sing all with joyfulness verse 10 And for thy servant Davids sake refuse not Lord I say The face of thine anointed Lord nor turn thy face away The second part verse 11 The Lord to David swore in truth and will not shrink from it Saying The fruit of thy body upon thy seat shall sit verse 12 And if thy sons my covenant keep that I shall learn each one Then shall their sons for ever sit upon thy princely throne verse 13 The Lord himself hath chose Sion and loves therein to dwell verse 14 Saying This is my resting-place I love and like it well verse 15 And I will bless with great increase her victuals every where And I will satisfie with bread the needy that be there verse 16 Yea I will deck and clothe her priests with my salvation And all her saints shall sing for joy of my protection verse 17 There will I surely make the horn of David for to bud For there I have ordain'd for mine a lantern bright and good verse 18 As for his enemies I will clothe with shame for evermore But I will cause his crown to shine more fresh then heretofore Ecce quam Psal cxxxiii W. W. O How happy a thing it is and joyful for to see Brethren together fast to hold the band of amity verse 2 It calls to minde that sweet perfume and that costly ointment Which on the sacrificers head by Gods precept was spent It wet not Aarons head alone but drencht his beard throughout And finally it did run down his rich attire about verse 3 And as the lower ground doth drink the dew of Hermon hill And Sion with his silver drops the fields with fruit doth fill Even so the Lord doth pour on them his blessings manifold Whose hearts and minds without all guile this knot do keep and hold Ecce nunc Psal cxxxiv. W. W. BEhold and have regard ye servants of the Lord Which in his house by night do watch praise him with one accord verse 2 Lift up your hands on high unto his holy place And give the Lord his praises due his benefits embrace verse 3 For why the Lord who did both earth and heaven frame Doth Sion bless and will conserve for evermore the same Laudate nomen Psal cxxxv N. O Praise the Lord praise him praise him praise him with one accord O praise him still all ye that be the servants of the Lord verse 2 O praise him ye that stand and be in the house of the Lord Ye of his court and of his house praise him with one accord verse 3 Praise ye the Lord for he is good sing praises to his Name It is a comely and good thing always to do the same verse 4 For why the Lord hath chose Jacob his very own ye see So hath he chosen Israel his treasure for to he verse 5 For this I know and am right sure the Lord is very great He is indeed above all gods most easie to intreat verse 6 For whatsoever pleased him all that full well he wrought In heaven in earth and in the sea which he hath made of nought verse 7 He lifts up clouds even from the earth he makes lightnings and rain He bringeth forth the winds also he made nothing in vain verse 8 He smote the first-born of each thing in Egypt that took rest He spared there no living thing the man nor yet the beast verse 9 He hath in thee shew'd wonders great O Egypt void of vaunts On Pharaoh thy cursed king and his severe servants verse 10 He smote then many nations and did great acts and things He slew the great and mightiest and chiefest of their kings verse 11 Sehon king of the Amorites and Og king of Basan He slew also the kingdoms all that were of Canaan verse 12 And gave their land to Israel an heritage we see To Israel his own people an heritage to be The second part verse 13 Thy Name O Lord shall still endure and thy memorial Throughout all generations that are or ever shall verse 14 The Lord will surely now avenge his people all indeed And to his servants he will shew favour in time of need verse 15 The idols of the heathen are made in all the coasts and lands Of silver and of gold they be the work even of mens hands verse 16 They have their mouthes and cannot speak and eyes that have no sight verse 17 They have eke ears and hear nothing their mouthes be breathless quite verse 18 Wherefore all they are like to them that so do set them forth And likewise those that trust in them or think they be ought worth verse 19 O all ye house of Israel see that ye praise the Lord And ye that be of Aarons house praise him with one accord verse 20 And ye that be of Levi's house praise ye likewise the Lord And ye that stand in aw of him praise him with one accord verse 21 And out of Sion sound his praise the great praise of the Lord Which dwelleth in Jerusalem praise him with one accord Confitemini Dom. Psal cxxxvi N. PRraise ye the Lord for he is good for his mercy endureth for ever verse 2 Give praise unto the God of gods for his mercy endureth for ever verse 3 Give praise unto the Lord of lords for his mercy endureth for ever verse 4 Which onely doth great wondrous works for his mercy endureth for ever verse 5 Which by
The lords of all the isles thereby great gifts to him shall bring The kings of Saba and Araby give many a costly thing The second part verse 11 All kings shall seek with one accord in his good grace to stand And all the people of the world shall serve him at his hand verse 12 For he the needy sort doth save that unto him do call And eke the simple folk that have no help of man at all verse 13 He taketh pity on the poor that are with need opprest He doth preserve them evermore and bring their souls to rest verse 14 He shall redeem their lives from dread from fraud from wrong from might And eke the bloud that they shall bleed is precious in his sight verse 15 But he shall live and they shall bring to him of Saba's gold He shall be honour'd as a king and daily be extoll'd verse 16 The mighty mountains of his land of corn shall bear such throng That it like cedar-trees shall stand in Libanus full long verse 17 Their cities eke full well shall speed the fruits thereof shall pass In plenty it shall far exceed and spring as green as grass verse 18 For ever they shall praise his name while that the sun is light And think them happy through the same all folk shall bless his might verse 17 Praise ye the Lord of hosts and sing to Israels God each one For he doth every wondrous thing yea he himself alone verse 20 And blessed be his holy Name all times eternally That all the earth may praise the same amen amen say I. Quam bonus Deus Psal lxxiii T. S. HOw ever it be yet God is good and kinde to Israel And to all such as safely keep their conscience pure and well verse 2 Yet sike a fool I almost slipt my feet began to slide And ere I wist even at a pinch my steps awry 'gan glide verse 3 for when I saw such foolish men I grudg'd and did disdain That wicked men all things should have without turmoil or pain verse 4 They never suffer pangs nor grief as if death should them smite Their bodies are both stout and strong and ever in good plight verse 5 And free from all adversity when other men be shent And with the rest they take no part of plague or punishment verse 6 Therefore presumption doth embrace their necks as doth a chain And are even wrapt as in a robe with rapine and disdain verse 7 They are so fed that even for fat their eyes oft times out start And as for worldly goods they have more then can wish their heart verse 8 Their life is most licentious boasting much of the wrong Which they have done to simple men and ever pride among verse 9 The heavens and the living Lord they spare not to blaspheme And prate they do of worldly things no wight they do esteem verse 10 The people of God oft-times turn back to see their prosperous state And almost drink the self-same cup and follow the same rate The second part verse 11 How can it be that God say they should know or understand These worldly things sith wicked men be lords of sea and land verse 12 For we may see how wicked men in riches still increase Rewarded well with worldly goods and live in rest and peace verse 13 Then why do I from wickedness my fantasie refrain And wash my hands with innocents and cleanse my heart in vain verse 14 And suffer scourges every day as subject to all blame And every morning from my youth sustain rebuke and shame verse 15 And I had almost said as they misliking mine estate But that I should thy children judge as folk unfortunate verse 16 Then I bethought me how I might this matter understand But yet the labour was too great for me to take in hand verse 17 Until the time I went into thine holy place and then I understood right perfectly the end of all these men verse 18 And namely how thou settest them upon a slippery place And at thy pleasure and thy will thou dost them all deface verse 19 Then all men muse at that strange sight to see how suddenly They are destroy'd dispatcht consum'd and dead so horribly verse 20 Much like a dream when one awakes so shall their wealth decay Their famous names in all mens sight shall ebb and pass away The third part verse 21 Yet thus my heart was grieved then my minde was much opprest verse 22 So fond was I and ignorant and in this point a beast verse 23 Yet nevertheless by my right hand thou hold'st me always fast verse 24 And with thy counsel dost me guide to glory at the last verse 25 What thing is there that I can wish but thee in heaven above And in the earth there is nothing like thee that I can love verse 26 My flesh and eke my heart doth fail but God doth fail me never For of my health God is the strength my portion eke for ever verse 27 And lo all such as thee forsake thou shalt destroy each one And those that trust in any thing saving in thee alone verse 28 Therefore will I draw near to God and ever with him dwell In God alone I put my trust thy wonders I will tell Vtquid Deus Psal lxxiv. J. H. WHy art thou Lord so long from us in all this danger deep Why doth thine anger kindle thus at thine own pasture-sheep verse 2 Lord call the people to thy thought which have been thine so long The which thou hast redeem'd and brought from bondage sore and strong verse 3 Have minde therefore and think upon remember it full well Thy pleasant place thy mount Sion where thou wast wont to dwell verse 4 Lift up thy feet and come in haste and all thy foes deface Which now at pleasure rob and waste within thy holy place verse 5 Amid thy congregations all Thine enemies roar O God They set as signs on every wall their banners splaid abroad verse 6 As men with axes hew down trees that on the hills do grow So shine the bills and swords of these within thy temple now verse 7 The cieling saw'd the carved boards the goodly graven stones With axes hammers bills and swords they beat them down at once verse 8 Thy places they consume with flame and eke in all this toil The house appointed to thy Name they rase down to the soil verse 9 And thus they say within their heart Dispatch them out of hand Then burnt they up in every part Gods houses through the land verse 10 Yet thou no signe of help dost send our prophets all are gone To tell when this our plague shall end among us there is none verse 11 When wilt thou Lord once end this shame and cease thine enemies strong Shall they always blaspheme thy Name and rail on thee so long verse 12 Why dost thou draw thy hand aback and hide it in thy lap Oh pluck it out
holiness proclaim 〈◊〉 thankful eke with heart and voice and mindful of the same Cantate Domino Psal xcviii J. H. 〈◊〉 Sing ye now unto the Lord a new and pleasant long 〈◊〉 he hath wrought throughout the world his wonders great and strong With his right hand full worthily he doth his foes devour â—â—d get himself the victory with his own arm and power The Lord doth make the people know his saving health and might â—e Lord doth eke his justice show in all the heathens sight His grace and truth to Israel in minde he doth record â—at all the earth hath seen right well the goodness of the Lord. â—e glad in him with joyful voice all people of the earth â—ethanks to God sing and rejoyce to him with joy and mirth Upon the harp unto him sing give thanks to him with psalms Rejoyce before the Lord our King with trumpets and with shalms verse 7 Yea let the sea with all therein for joy both roar and swell The earth likewise let it begin with all that therein dwell verse 8 And let the flouds rejoyce their fills and clap their hands apace And eke the mountains and the hills before the Lord his face verse 9 For he shall come to judge and try the world and every wight And rule the people mightily with justice and with right Dominus regnavit Psal xcix J. H. THe Lord doth reign although at it the people rage full sore Yea he on cherubims doth sit though all the world do roar verse 2 The Lord that doth in Sion dwell is high and wondrous great Above all folk he doth excell and he aloft is set verse 3 Let all men praise thy mighty Name for it is fearful sure And let them magnifie the same that holy is and pure verse 4 The princely power of our King doth love judgement and right Thou rightly rulest everything in Jacob through thy might verse 5 To praise the Lord our God devise all honour to him do Before his footstool worship him for he is holy too verse 6 Moses Aaron and Samuel as priests on him did call When they did pray he heard them well and gave them answer all verse 7 Within the cloud to them he spake then did they labour still To keep such saws as he did make and pointed them untill verse 8 O Lord our God thou didst them hear and answeredst them again Thy mercy did on them appear their deeds didst not maintain verse 9 O laud and praise our God and Lord within his holy hill For why our God throughout the world is holy ever still Jubilate Deo Psal c. J. H. ALl people that on earth do dwell sing to the Lord with chearful voice verse 2 Him serve with fear his praise forth tell come ye before him and rejoyce verse 3 The Lord ye know is God indeed 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 then his gates with praise approach with joy his courts unto Praise laud and bless his Name always for it is seemly so to do verse 5 For why 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 Another of the same by J. H. IN God the Lord be glad and light praise him throughout the earth verse 2 Serve him and come before his sight with singing and with mirth verse 3 Know that the Lord our God he is he did us make and keep Not we our selves for we are his own flock and pasture-sheep verse 4 O go into his gates always give thanks within the same Within his courts set forth his praise and laud his holy Name verse 5 For why the goodness of the Lord for evermore doth reign From age to age throughout the world his truth doth still remain Misericordiam Psal ci N. I Mercy will and judgement sing O Lord God unto thee verse 2 And wisely do in perfect way until thou come to me And in the midst of my house walk in pureness of my sprite verse 3 And I no kinde of wicked thing will set before my sight I hate their works that fall away it shall not cleave to me verse 4 From me shall part the froward heart none evil will I see verse 5 Him will I stroy that slandereth his neighbour privily The lofty heart I cannot hear nor him that looketh high verse 6 Mine eyes shall be on them within the land that faithful be In perfect way who walketh shall be servant unto me verse 7 I will no guileful person have within my house to dwell And in my presence he shall not remain that lies doth tell verse 8 Betimes I will destroy even all the wicked of the land That I may from Gods city cut the wicked workers hand Domine exaudi Psal cii N. O Hear my prayer Lord and let my cry come unto thee verse 2 In time of trouble do not hide thy face away from me verse 3 Incline thine ear to me make haste to hear me when I call For as the smoke doth fade so do my days consume and fall verse 4 And as an hearth my bones are burnt my heart is smitten dead And withers like the grass that I forget to eat my bread verse 5 By reason of my groaning voice my bones cleave to my skin verse 6 As pelicane in wilderness such case now am I in And as an owl in desert is so I am such an one verse 7 I watch and as a sparrow on the house-top am alone verse 8 Lo daily in reproachful wise mine enemies do me scorn And they that do against me rage against me they have sworn verse 9 Surely with ashes as with bread my hunger I have fill'd And mingled have my drink with tears that from mine eyes have still'd verse 10 Because of thy displeasure Lord thy wrath and thy disdain For thou hast listed me aloft and cast me down again verse 11 The days wherein I pass my life are like the fleeting shade And I am with'red like the grass that soon away doth fade verse 12 But thou O Lord for ever dost remain in steady place And thy remembrance ever doth abide from race to race The second part verse 13 Thou wilt arise and mercy thou to Sion wilt extend The time of mercy now the time foreset is come to end verse 14 For even in the stones thereof thy servants do delight And on the dust thereof they have compassion in their sprite verse 15 Then shall the heathen people fear the Lords most holy Name And all the kings on earth shall dread thy glory and thy fame verse 16 Then when the Lord the mighty God again shall Sion rear And then when he most nobly in his glory shall appear verse 17 To prayer of the desolate when he himself shall bend When he shall not disdain unto their prayers to attend verse 18
verse 5 The Lord is very merciful and just he is also And in our God compassion doth plentifully flow verse 6 The Lord in safety doth preserve all those that simple be I was in woful misery and he delivered me verse 7 And now my soul sith thou art sâ—fe return unto thy rest For largely lo the Lord to thee his bounty hath exprest verse 8 Because thou hast delivered my soul from deadly thrall My moistned eyes from mournful tears my sliding feet from fall verse 9 Before the Lord I in the land of life will walk therefore verse 10 I did beleeve therefore I spake for I was troubled sore The second part verse 11 I said in my distress and fear That all men hars be verse 12 What shall I pay the Lord for all his benefits to me verse 13 The wholsom cup of saving health I thankfully will take And on the Lords Name I will call when I my prayer make verse 14 I to the Lord will pay the vows that I to him behight Yea even at this present time in all his peoples sight verse 15 Right dear and precious in his sight the Lord doth ay esteem The death of all his holy ones what ever men do deem verse 16 Thy servant Lord thy servant lo I do myself confess Son of thy hand-maid thou hast broke the bonds of my distress verse 17 And I will offer up to thee a sacrifice of praise And I will call upon the Name of God the Lord always verse 18 I to the Lord will pay the vows that I have him behight Yea even at this present time in all his peoples sight verse 19 Yea in the courts of Gods own house and in the midst of thee O thou Jerusalem I say wherefore the Lord praise ye Laudate Dominum Psal cxvii N. O All ye nations of the world praise ye the Lord always And all ye people every where set forth his noble praise â— For great his kindness is to us his truth endures for ay Wherefore praise ye the Lord our God praise ye the Lord I say Confitemini Psal cxviii N. O Give ye thanks unto the Lord for gracious is he Because his mercy doth endure for ever towards thee â— Let Israel confess and say His mercy dures for ay â— Now let the house of Aaron say His mercy dures for ay â— Let all that fear the Lord our God even now confess and say The mercy of the Lord our God endureth still for ay â— In trouble and in heaviness unto the Lord I cri'd Which lovingly heard me at large my suit was not deni'd â— The Lord himself is on my side I will not stand in doubt Nor fear what man can do to me when God stands me about â— The Lord doth take my part with them that help to succour me Therefore I shall see my desire upon mine enemie â— Better it is to trust in God then in mans mortal seed â— Or to put confidence in kings or princes in our need â—0 All nations have inclosed me and compassed me round But in the Name of God shall I mine enemies confound â—1 They kept me in on every side they kept me in I say But in the Lords most mighty Name I shall work their decay â—2 They came about me all like bees but yet in the Lords Name quencht their thorns that were on fire and will destroy the same The second part verse 13 Thou hast with force thrust sore at me that I indeed might fall But through the Lord I found such help that they were vanquisht all verse 14 The Lord is my defence and strength my joy my mirth my song He is become for me indeed a Saviour most strong verse 15 The right hand of the Lord our God doth bring to pass great things He causeth voice of joy and health in righteous mens dwellings verse 16 The right hand of the Lord doth bring most mighty things to pass His hand hath the preeminence his force is as it was verse 17 I shall not die but ever live to utter and declare The Lord his might and wondrous power his works and what they are verse 18 The Lord himself hath chastened and hath corrected me But hath not given me over yet to death as ye may see verse 19 Set open unto me the gates of truth and righteousness That I may enter into them the Lords praise to express verse 20 This is the gate even of the Lord which shall not so be shut But good and righteous men alway shall enter into it The third part verse 21 I will give thanks to thee O Lord because thou hast heard me And art become most lovingly a Saviour unto me verse 22 The stone which ere this time among the builders was refused Is now become the corner-stone and chiefly to be used verse 23 This was the mighty work of God this was the Lords own fact And it is marvellous to behold with eyes that noble act verse 24 This is the joyful day indeed which God himself hath wrought Let us be glad and joy therein in heart in minde in thought verse 25 Now help us Lord and prosper us we wish with one accord verse 26 Blessed is he that comes to us in the Name of the Lord. verse 27 God is the Lord that shews us light binde ye therefore with cord Your sacrifice to the altar and give thanks to the Lord. verse 28 Thou art my God I will confess and render thanks to thee Thou art my God and I will praise thy mercy towards me verse 29 O Give ye thanks unto the Lord for gracious is he Because his mercy doth endure for ever towards me Beati immaculati Psal cxix W. W. BLessed are they that perfect are and pure in minde and heart Whose lives and conversations from Gods laws never start verse 2 Blessed are they that give themselves his statutes to observe Seeking the Lord with all their heart and never from him swerve verse 3 Doubtless such men go not astray nor do no wicked thing Which stedfastly walk in his way without any wandring verse 4 It is thy will and commandment that with attentive heed Thy noble and divine precepts we learn and keep indeed verse 5 O would to God it might thee please my ways so to address That I might both in heart and voice thy laws keep and confess verse 6 So should no shame my life attaint whil'st I thus set mine eyes And bend my minde always to muse on thy sacred decrees verse 7 Then will I praise with upright heart and magnify thy Name When I shall learn thy judgements just and likewise prove the same verse 8 And wholly will I give my self to keep thy laws most right Forsake me not for ever Lord but shew thy grace and might BETH The second part verse 9 By what means may a young man best his life learn to amend If that he mark and keep thy word and therein his time spend verse
rulers all be wise therefore and learn'd By whom the matters of the world be judged and discern'd verse 11 See that ye serve the Lord above in trembling and in fear See that with reverence ye rejoyce to him in like manner verse 12 See that ye kiss and eke embrace his blessed Son I say Left in his wrath ye suddenly perish in the mid-way verse 13 If once his wrath never so small shall kindle in his breast O then all they that trust in Christ shall happy be and blest Domine quid Psal iii. T. S. O Lord how are my foes increast which vex me more and more verse 2 They kill my heart when as they say God can him not restore verse 3 But thou O Lord art my defence when I am hard bestead My worship and mine honour both and thou hold'st up my head verse 4 Then with my voice upon the Lord I did both call and cry And he out of his holy hill did hear me by and by verse 5 I laid me down and quietly I slept and rose again For why I know assuredly the Lord will me sustain verse 6 If ten thousand had hemm'd me in I could not be afraid For thou art still my Lord and God my Saviour and mine aid Rise up therefore save me my God for now to thee I call verse 7 For thou hast broke the cheeks and teeth of these wicked men all verse 8 Salvation onely doth belong to thee O Lord above Thou dost bestow upon thy folk thy blessing and thy love Cum invocarem Psal iv T. S. O God that art my righteousness Lord hear me when I call Thou hast set me at liberty when I was bound and thrall verse 2 Have merâ—y Lord therefore on me and grant me my request For unto thee uncessantly to cry I will not rest verse 3 O mortal men how long will ye my glory thus despise Why wander ye in vanity and follow after lies verse 4 Know ye that good and godly men the Lord doth take and chuse And when to him I make my plaint he doth me not refuse verse 5 Sin not but stand in aw therefore examine well your heart And in your chamber quietly see you your selves convert verse 6 Offer to God the sacrifice of righteousness I say And look that in the living Lord you put your trust alway verse 7 The greater sort crave worldly goods and riches do embrace But Lord grant us thy countenance thy savour and thy grace verse 8 For thou thereby shalt make my heart more joyful and more glad Then they that of their corn and wine full great increase have had verse 9 In peace therefore lie down will I taking my rest and sleep For thou onely wilt me O Lord alone in safety keep Verba mâ—a auribus Psal v. T. S. IN cline thine ears unto my words O Lord my plaint consider verse 2 And hear my voice my King my God to thee I make my prayer verse 3 Hear me betime Lord tarry not for I will have respect My prayer early in the morn to thee for to direct verse 4 And I will trust through patience in thee my God alone Thou art not pleas'd with wickedness and ill with thee dwells none verse 5 And in thy sight shall never stand these furious fools O Lord Vain workers of iniquity thou hast always abhor'd verse 6 The liars and the slatterers thou shalt destroy them than And God will hate the bloud-thirsty and the deceitful man verse 7 Therefore will I come to thinâ— house trusting upon thy grace And reverently will worship thee toward thine holy place verse 8 Lord lead me in thy righteousness for to confound my soes And eke the way that I shall walk before my face disclose verse 9 For in their mouths there is no truth their heart is soul and vain Their throat an open sepulchre their tongues do glose and fain verse 10 Destroy their false conspiracies that they may come to nought Subvert them in their heaps of sin which have rebellion wrought verse 11 But those that put their trust in thee let them be glad always And render thanks for thy defence and give thy name the praise verse 12 For thou with favour wilt increase the just and righteous still And with thy grace as with a shield defend him from all ill Domine ne in furore Psal vi T. S. LOrd in thy wrath reprove me not though I deserve thine ire No yet correct me in thy rage O Lord I thee desire verse 2 For I am weak therefore O Lord Of mercy me forbear And heal me Lord for why thou know'st my bones do quake for fear verse 3 My soul is troubled very sore and vexed vehemently But Lord how long wilt thou delay to cure my misery verse 4 Lord turn thee to thy wonted grace my silly soul up take O save me not for my deserts but for thy mercies sake verse 5 For why no man among the dead remembreth thee one whit Or who shall worship thee O Lord in the infernal pit verse 6 So grievous is my plaint and moan that I wax wondrous saint All the night long I wash my bed with tears of my complaint verse 7 My sight is dim and waxeth old with anguish of my heart For sear of those that be my foes and would my soul subvert verse 8 But now away from me all ye that work iniquity For why the Lord hath heard the voice of my complaint and cry verse 9 He heard not onely the request and prayer of my heart But it received at my hands and took it in good part verse 10 And now my foes that vexed me the Lord will soon defame And suddenly confound them all to their rebuke and shame Domine Deus meus Psal vii T. S. O Lord my God I put my trust and confidence in thee Save me from them that me pursue and eke deliver me verse 2 Lest like a lion he me tear and rend in pieces small While there is none to succour me and rid me out of thrall verse 3 O Lord my God if I have done the thing that is not right Or else it I be found in fault or guilty in thy sight verse 4 Or to my friend rewarded ill or left him in distress Which me pursu'd most cruelly and hated me causless verse 5 Then let my foes pursue my soul and eke my life down thrust Unto the earth and also lay mine honour in the dust verse 6 Start up O Lord now in thy wrath and put my foes to pain Perform the kingdom promised to me which wrong sustain verse 7 Then shall great nations come to thee and know thee by this thing If thou declare for love of them thy self as Lord and King verse 8 And as thou art of all men Judge O Lord â—ow judge thou me According to my righteousness and mine integrity The second part verse 9 Lord cease the hate of wicked men and be the just mans guide
the right For by his means my secret thoughts do teach me every night verse 8 I set the Lord still in my sight and trust him over all For he doth stand on my right hand Therefore I shall not fall verse 9 Wherefore my heart and tongue also do both rejoyce together My flesh and body rest in hope when I this thing consider verse 10 Thou wilt not leave my soul in grave for Lord thou lovest me Nor yet wilt give thy holy One corruption for to see verse 11 But wilt me teach the way to life for all treasure and store Of perfect joy are in thy face and power for evermore Exaudi Domine Psal xvii T. S. O Lord give ear to my just cause attend when I complain And hear the prayer that I put forth with lips that do not feign verse 2 And let the judgement of my cause proceed always from thee And let thine eyes behold and clear this my simplicitie verse 3 Thou hast well tri'd me in the night and yet couldst nothing finde That I have spoken with my tongue that was not in my minde verse 4 As for the works of wicked men and paths perverse and ill For love of thy most holy name I have refrained still verse 5 Then in thy paths that be most pure stay me Lord and preserve That from the way wherein I walk my steps may never swerve verse 6 For I do call to thee O Lord surely thou wilt me aid Then hear my prayer and weigh right welâ— the words that I have said verse 7 O thou the Saviour of all them that put their trust in thee Declare thy strength on them that spurn against thy majesty verse 8 O keep me as thou wouldest keep the apple of thine eye And under covert of thy wings defend me secretly The second part verse 9 From wicked men that trouble me and daily me annoy And from my foes that go about my soul for to destroy verse 10 Which wallow in their worldly wealth so full and cke so fat That in their pride they do not spare to speak they care not what verse 11 They lie in wait where I should pass with craft me to confound And muâ—ing mischief in their minds to cast me to the ground verse 12 Much like a lion greedily that would his prey embrace Or lurking like a lions whelp wâ—thin some secret place verse 13 Up Lord in hast prevent my foe and cast him at thy feet Save then my soul from the ill man and with the sword him luâ—itâ— verse 14 Deliver me Lord by thy power out of these tyrants hands Which now so long time reigned have and kept us in their bands verse 15 I mean from worldly men to whom all worldly goods are rife That have no hope nor part of joy but in this present life verse 16 Thou of thy store their bellies fill'st with pleasure to their minde Their children have enough and leave to theirs the rest behinde verse 17 But I shall with pure conscience behold thy gracious face So when I wake I shall be full of thine image and grace Diligam te Dom. Psal xviii T. S. O God my strength and fortitude of force I must love thee Thou art my castle and desence in my necessitie verse 2 My God my rock in whom I trust the worker of my wealth My refuge buckler and my shield the horn of all my health verse 3 When I sing laud unto the Lord most worthy to be served Then from my foes I am right sure that I shall be preserved verse 4 The pangs of death did compass me and bound me every where The flowing waves of wickedness did put me in great fear â— The slie and subtil snares of hell were round about me set â—ed for my death there was prepar'd a deadly trapping net â— I thus beset with pain and grief did pray to God for grace â—â—d he forthwith did hear my plaint â—ut of his holy place â— Such is his power that in his wrath â—e made the earth to quake â—o the foundation of the mount of Basan for to shake â— And from his nostrils came a smoke then kindled was his ire â—â—d from his mouth came kindled coals of hot consuming fire â— The Lord descended from above and bowed the heavens high â—â—d underneath his feet he cast the darkness of the skie â— On cherubs and on cherubims full royally he rode 〈◊〉 on the wings of all the winds came flying all abroad The second part And like a den most dark he made his hid and secret place â—â—th waters black and aâ—ery clouds environed he was â— But when the presence of his face in brightness shall appear â—â—â—n clouds consume and in their stead come hail and coals of fire â— The fiery darts and thunderbolts disperse them here and there 〈◊〉 with his often lightenings he puts them in great fear â— Lord at thy wrath and threatenings and at thy chiding chear â—â—e springs and the foundations of all the world appear â— And from above the Lord sent down to fetch me from below 〈◊〉 pluckt me out of waters great that would me over flow â— And me delivered from my foes that would have made me thrall 〈◊〉 from such foes as were too strong for me to deal withall â— They did prevent me to oppress in time of my great grief 〈◊〉 yet the Lord was my defence my succour and relief â— He brought me forth in open place whereas I might be free â—â—d kept me safe because he had a favour unto me â— And as I was an innocent so did he me regard â—â—d to the cleanness of my hands he gave me my reward â— For that I walked in his ways and in his paths have trod 〈◊〉 have not wavered wickedly against my Lord and God The third part verse 21 But evermore I have respect to his law and decree His statutes and commandements I cast not out from me verse 22 But pure and clean and uncorrupt appear'd before his face And did refrain from wickedness and sin in any case verse 23 The Lord therefore will me reward as I have done aright And to the cleanness of my hands appearing in his sight verse 24 For Lord with him that holy is wilt thou be holy too And with the good and vertuous men right vertuously wilt do verse 25 And to the loving and elect thy love thou wilt reserve And thou wilt use the wicked men as wicked men deserve verse 26 For thou dost save the simple folk in trouble when they lie And dost bring down the countenance of them that look full high verse 27 The Lord will light my candle so that it shall shine full bright The Lord my God will make also my darkness to be light verse 28 For by thy help an host of men discomnt Lord I shall By thee I scale and overleap the strength of any wall verse 29 Unspotted are the ways of God his word is purely tri'd He is a
sure defence to such as in his faith abide verse 30 For who is God except the Lord for other there is none Or else who is omnipotent saving our God alone The fourth part verse 31 The God that girdeth me with strength is he that I do mean That all the ways wherein I walk did evermore keep clean verse 32 That made my feet like to the harts in swiftness of my pace And for my surety brought me forth into an open place verse 33 He did in order put my hands to battel and to fight To break in sunder bars of brass he gave my arms the might verse 34 Thou teachest me thy saving health thy right hand is my tower Thy love and familiarity doth still increase my power verse 35 And under me thou makest plain the way where I should walk So that my feet shall never slip nor stumble at a balk verse 36 And fiercely I pursue and take my foes that me annoy'd And from the field do not return till they be all destroy'd verse 37 So I suppress and wound my foes that they can rise no more For at my feet they fall down flat I strike them all so sore verse 38 For thou dost gird me with thy strength to war in such a wise That they be all scattred abroad that up against me rise verse 39 Lord thou hast put into my hands my mortal enemies yoke And all my foes thou dost divide in sunder with thy stroke verse 40 They call'd for help but none gave ear nor holp them with relief Yea to the Lord they call'd for help yet heard he not their grief The fifth part verse 41 And still like dust before the wind I drive them under seet And sweep them out like filthy clay that sticketh in the street verse 42 Thou keep'st me from seditious folk that still in strife are led And thou dost of the heathen folk appoint me to be head verse 43 A people strange to me unknown and yet they shall me serve And at the first obey my word whereas mine own will swerve verse 44 I shall be irksome to mine own they will not see my light But wander wide out of the way and hide them out of fight verse 45 But blessed be the living Lord most worthy of all praise That is my rock and saving health praised be he always verse 46 For God it is that gave me power revenged for to be And with his holy word subdu'd the people unto me verse 47 And from my foe delivered me and set me higher then those That cruel and ungodly were and up against me rose verse 48 And for this cause O Lord my God to thee give thanks I shall And sing out praises to thy Name among the Gentiles all verse 49 That gavest great prosperity unto the king I say To David thine anointed king and to his seed for ay Coeli enarrant Psal xix T. S. THe heavens and the firmament do wondrously declare The glory of God omnipotent his works and what they are verse 2 The wondrous works of God appear by every days success The nights likewise which their race run the self-same thing express verse 3 There is no language tongue orspeech where their sound is not heard In all the earth and coasts thereof their knowledge is confer'd verse 4 In them the Lord made for the sun a place of great renown Who like a bridegroom ready trimm'd doth from his chamber come verse 5 And as a valiant champion who for to get a prize With joy doth haste to take in hand some noble enterprise verse 6 And all the skie from end to end he compasseth about Nothing can hide it from his heat but he will finde it out verse 7 How perfect is the law of God how is his covenant sure Converting souls and making wise the simple and obscure verse 8 Just are the Lords commandements and glad both heart and minde His precept's pure and giveth light to eyes that be full blinde verse 9 The fear of God is excellent and doth endure for ever The judgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether verse 10 And more to be embrac'd alway then fined gold I say The honey and the honey-combe are not so sweet as they verse 11 By them thy servant is forewarn'd to have God in regard And in performance of the same there shall be great reward verse 12 But Lord what earthly man doth know the errours of his life Then cleanse me from my secret sins which are in me most rife verse 13 And keep me that presumptuous sins prevail not over me And so shall I be innocent and great offences flee verse 14 Accept my mouth and eke my heart my words and thoughts each one For my Redeemer and my strength O Lord thou art alone Exaudiat te Dominus Psal xx T. S. IN trouble and adversity the Lord God hear thee still The majesty of Jacobs God defend thee from all ill verse 2 And send thee from his holy place his help at every need And so in Sion stablish thee and make thee strong indeed verse 3 Remembring well the sacrifice that now to him is done And so receive right thankfully thy burnt off rings each one verse 4 According to thy hearts desire the Lord grant unto thee And all thy counsel and device full well per form may he verse 5 We shall rejoyce when thou us sav'st and our banners display Unto the Lord which thy requests ful filled hath alway verse 6 The Lord will his anointed save I know well by his grace And send him help by his right hand out of his holy place verse 7 In chariots some put confidence and some in horses trust But we remember God our Lord that keepeth promise just verse 8 They fall down flat but we do rise and stand up stedfastly verse 9 Now save and help us Lord and King on thee when we do cry Domine in virtute Psal xxi T. S. O Lord how joyful is the king in thy strength and thy power How vehemently doth he rejoyce in thee his Saviour verse 2 For thou hast given unto him his godly hearts desire To him nothing thou hast deny'd of that he did require verse 3 Thou didst prevent him with thy giftâ— and blessings manifold And thou hast set upon his head a crown of perfect gold verse 4 And when he asked life of thee thereof thou mad'st him sure To have long life yea such a life as ever shall endure verse 5 Great is his glory by thy help thy benefit and aid Great worship and great honour both thou hast upon him laid verse 6 Thou wilt give him felicity that never shall decay And with thy cheerful countenance wilt comfort him alway verse 7 For why the king doth strongly trust in God for to prevail Wherefore his goodness and his grace will not that he shall quail verse 8 But let thine enemies feel thy force and those that thee withstand Finde out
thy foes and let them feel the power of thy right hand verse 9 And like an oven burn them Lord in fiery flame and fume Thine anger shall destroy them all and fire shall them consume verse 10 And thou shalt root out of the earth their fruit that should in crease And from the number of thy folk their seed shall end and cease verse 11 For why much mischief did they muse against thy holy Name Yet did they fail and had no power for to perform the same verse 12 But as a mark thou shalt them set in a most open place And charge thy bowe-strings readily against thine enemies face verse 13 Be thou exalted Lord therefore in thy strength every hour So shall we sing right solemnly praising thy might and power Deus Deus meus Psal xxii T. S. O God my God wherefore dost thou forsake me utterly And helpest not when I do make my great complaint and cry verse 2 To thee my God even all day long I do both cry and call I cease not all the night and yet thou hearest not at all verse 3 Even thou that in thy sanctuary and holy place dost dwell Thou art the comfort and the joy and glory of Israel verse 4 And he in whom our fathers old had all their hope for ever And when they put their trust in thee thou didst them ay deliver verse 5 They were delivered ever when they called on thy Name And for the faith they had in thee they were not put to shame verse 6 But I am now become a worm more like then any man An outcast whom the people scorn with all the spight they can verse 7 All men despise as they behold me walking on the way They grin they mow they nod their heads and on this wise they say verse 8 This man did glory in the Lord his favour and his love Let him redeem and help him now his power if he will prove verse 9 But Lord out of my mothers womb I came by thy request Thou didst preserve me still in hope while I did suck her breast verse 10 I was committed from my birth with thee to have aâ—ode Since I was in my mothers womb thou hast been e're my God The second part verse 11 Then Lord depart not now from me in this my present grief Since I have none to be my help my succoar and relief verse 12 So many bulls do compass me that be full strong of hâ—ad Yea bulls so fat as though they had in Basan field been fed verse 13 They gape upon me greedily as though they would me flay Much like a lion roaring out and ramping for his prey verse 14 But I drop down like water shed my joynts in sunder break My heart doth in my body melt like wax against the heat verse 15 And like a potsherd dâ—iâ—th my strength my tongue it cleaveta fast Unto my jaws and I am brought to dust of death at last verse 16 And many dogs do compass me and wicked coansel eke Conspire against me cursedly they pierce my hands and feet verse 17 I was tormented so that I might all my bones have told Yet still upon me they do look and still they me behold verse 18 My garments they divided eke in parts among them all And for my coat they did cast lots to whom it might befal verse 19 Therefore I pray thee be not far from me at my great need But rather fith thou art my strength to help me Lord make speed verse 20 And from the sword Lord save my soul by thy might and thy power And keep my soul thy darling dear from dogs that would devour verse 21 And from the lions mouth that would me all in sunder shiver And from the horns of Unicorns Lord safely me deliver verse 22 Then shall I to my brethren all thy majesty record And in thy church shall praise the name of thee the living Lord. The third part verse 23 All ye that fear him praise the Lord thou Jacob honour him And all ye seed of Israel with reverence worship him verse 24 For he despiseth not the poor he tuâ—neth not awrie His countenance when they do call but granteth to their crie verse 25 Among the folk that fear the Lord I will therefore proclaim Thy praise and keep my promise made for setting forth thy Name verse 26 The poor shall eat and be suffic'd and those that do their deaver To know the Lord shall praise his Name their hearts shall live for ever verse 27 All coasts of th' earth shall praise the Lord and turn to him for grace The heathen folk shall worship him before his blessed face verse 28 The kingdom of the heathen folk the Lord shall have therefore And he shall be their Governour and king for evermore verse 29 The rich men of his goodly gists shall feed and taste also And in his presence worship him and bow their knees full low verse 30 And all that shall go down to dust of life by him shall taste My seed shall serve and praise the Lord while any world shall last verse 31 My seed shall plainly shew to them that shall be born hereafter His justice and his righteousness and all his works of wonder Dominus regit me Psal xxiii W. W. THe Lord is onely my support and he that doth me feed How can I then lack anything whereof I stand in need verse 2 He doth me fold in cotes most safe the tender grass fast by And after drives me to the streams which run most pleasantly verse 3 And when I feel my self near lost then doth he me nome take Conducting me in his right paths even for his own Names sake verse 4 And though I were even at deaths door yet would I fear none ill For with thy rod and shepherds crook I am comforted still verse 5 Thou hast my table richly deckt in despight of my foe Thou hast my head with balm refresht my cup doth overflow verse 6 And finally while breath doth loft thy grace shall me defend And in the house of God will I my life for ever spend Another of the same by T. S. MY shepherd is the living Lord nothing therefore I need In pastures fair with waters calm he sets me forth to feed verse 2 He did convert and glad my soul and brought my mindâ— in frame To walk in paths of righteousness for his most holy Name verse 3 Yea though I walk in vale of death yet will I fear none ill Thy rod thy staff doth comfort me and thou art with me still verse 4 And in the presence of my foes my table thou shalt spread Thou shalt O Lord fill full my cup and eke anoint my head verse 5 Through all my life thy favour is so frankly shew'd to me That in thy house for evermore my dwelling-place shall be Domini est terra Psal xxiv J. H. THe earth is all the Lords with all her store and furniture Yea his is
all the world and all that therein doth endure verse 2 For he hath fastly founded it above the seas to stand And laid alow the liquid flouds to flow beneath the land verse 3 For who is he O Lord that shall ascend into thy hill Or pass into thy holy place there to continue still verse 4 Whose hands are harmless and whose heart no spot there doth defile His soul not set on vanity who hath not sworn to guile verse 5 Him that is such a one the Lord shall place in blissful plight And God his God and Saviour shall yeeld to him his right verse 6 This is the brood of travellers in seeking of his grace As Jacob did the Israelite in that time of his race verse 7 Ye princes ope your gates stand ope the everlasting gate For there shall enter in thereby the king of glorious state verse 8 Who is the king of glorious state the strong and mighty Lord The mighty Lord in battel stout and trial of the sword verse 9 Ye princes ope your gates stand ope the everlasting gate For there shall enter in thereby the king of glorious state verse 10 Who is the king of glorious state the Lord of hosts it is The kingdom and the royalty of glorious state is his Ad te Domine Psal xxv T. S. I Lift my heart to thee my God and guide most just Now suffer me to take no shame for in thee do I trust verse 2 Let not my foes rejoyce nor make a scorn of me And let them not be overthrown that put their trust in thee verse 3 But shame shall them befal which harm them wrongfully Therefore thy paths and thy right ways unto me Lord descry verse 4 Direct me in thy truth and teach me I thee pray Thou art my God and Saviour on thee I wait alway verse 5 Thy mercies manifold I pray thee Lord remember And eke thy pity plentiful for they have been for ever verse 6 Remember not the faults and frailty of my youth Remember not how ignorant I have been of thy truth Nor after my deserts let me thy mercy finde But of thine own benignity Lord have me in thy minde verse 7 His mercy is full sweet his truth a perfect guide Therefore the Lord will sinners teach and such as go aside verse 8 The humble he will teach his precepts for to keep He will direct in all his ways the lowly and the meek verse 9 For all the ways of God are truth and mercy â—oth To them that keep his testament the witness of his troth The second part verse 10 Now for thy holy name O Lord I thee intreat To grant me pardon for my sin for it is wondrous great verse 11 Whoso doth fear the Lord the Lord will him direct To lead his life in such a way as he doth best accept 12 12 His soul shall evermore in goodness dwell and stand His seed and his posterity inherit shall the land verse 13 All those that fear the Lord know his secret intent And unto them he doth declare his will and testament verse 14 Mine eyes and eke my heart to him I will advance That pluckt my feet out of the snare of sin and ignorance verse 15 With mercy me behold to thee I make my mone For I am poor and desolate and comfortless alone verse 16 The troubles of my heart are multipli'd indeed Bring me out of this misery necessity and need verse 17 Behold my poverty mine anguish and my pain Remit my sin and mine offence and make me clean again verse 18 O Lord behold my foes how they do still increase Pursuing me with deadly hate that lain would live in peace verse 19 Preserve and keep my soul and eke deliver me And let me not be overthrown because I trust in thee verse 20 Let my simple pureness me from mine enemies shend Because I look as one of thine that thou shoudst me defend verse 21 Deliver Lord thy folk and lend them some relief I mean thy chosen Israel from all their pain and grief Judica me Domine Psal xxvi T. S. LOrd be my Judge and thou shalt see my paths be right and plain I trust in God and hope that he will strength me to remain verse 2 Prove me my God I thee desire my ways to search and try As men do prove their gold with fire my reins and heart espy verse 3 Thy goodness said before my face I durst behold always For of thy truth I tread the trace and will do all my days verse 4 I do not lust to haunt or use with men whose deeds are vain To come in house I do refuse with the deceitful train verse 5 I much abhor the wicked sort their deeds I do despise I do not once to them resort that hurtful things devise verse 6 My hands I wash and do proceed in works to walk upright Then to thine altar I make speed to offer there in sight verse 7 That I may speak and preach the pralse that doth belong to thee And so declare how wondrous ways thou hast been good to me verse 8 O God the house I love most dear to me it doth excel I have delight and would be near whereas thy grace doth dwell verse 9 O shut not up my soul with them in fin that take their fill Nor yet my life among those men that seek much bloud to spill verse 10 Whose hands are heapt with craft and guile their lives thereof are full And their right hand with wrench and wile for bribes doth pluck and pull verse 11 But I in righteousness intend my time and days to serve Have mercy Lord and me defend so that I do not swerve verse 12 My foot is stay'd for all assays it standeth well and right Wherefore to God will I give praise in all the peoples sight Dominus illuminatio Psal xxvii J. H. THe Lord is both my health and light shall man make me dismaâ—d Sith God doth give me strength and might why should I be afraid verse 2 While that my foes with all their strength begin with me to brall And think to eat me up at length themselves have caught the fall verse 3 Though they in camp against me lie my heart is not afraid In battel pight if they will try I trust in God for aid verse 4 One thing of God I do require that he will not deny For which I pray and will desire till he to me apply verse 5 That I within his holy place my life throughout may dwell To see the beauty of his face and view his temple well verse 6 In time of dread he shall me hide within his place most pure And keep me secret by his side as on a rock most sure verse 7 At length I know the Lords good grace shall make me strong and stout My foes to foil and clean deface that compass me about verse 8 Therefore within his house will I give sacrifice of praise With
xxxiv T. S. I Will give laud and honour both unto the Lord always And eke my mouth for evermore shall speak unto his praise verse 2 I do delight to laud the Lord in soul and eke in voice That humble men and mortifi'd may hear and so rejoyce verse 3 Therefore see that ye magnifie with me the living Lord And let us now exalt his Name together with one accord verse 4 For I my self besought the Lord he answered me again And me delivered incontinent from all my fear and pain verse 5 Whoso they be that him behold shall see his light most clear Their countenance shall not be dashâ— they need it not to fear verse 6 This filly wretch for some relief unto the Lord did call Who did him hear without delay and rid him out of thrall verse 7 The angel of the Lord doth pitch his tents in every place To save all such as fear the Lord that nothing them deface verse 8 Taste and consider well therefore that God is good and just O happy man that maketh him his onely stay and trust verse 9 Fear ye the Lord ye holy oner above all earthly thing For they that fear the living Lord are sure to lack nothing verse 10 The lions shall be hunger-bit and pin'd with famine much But as for them that fear the Lord no lack shall be to such The second part verse 11 Come near therefore my children dear and to my words give ear I shall you teach the perfect way how ye the Lord should fear verse 12 Who is the man that would live long and lead ablessed life verse 13 See thou refrain thy tongue and lips from all deceit and strife verse 14 Turn back thy face from doing ill and do the godly deed Enquire for peace and quietness and follow it with speed verse 15 For why the eyes of God above upon the just are bent His ears likewise do hear the plaint of the poor innocent verse 16 But he doth frown and bend his brows upon the wicked train And cuts away the memory that should of them remain verse 17 But when the just do call and cry the Lord doth hear them so That out of pain and misery forthwith he lets them go verse 18 The Lord is kinde and strait at hand to such as be contrite He saves also the sorrowful the poor and meek in sprite verse 19 Full many be the miseries that righteous men do suffer But out of all adversities the Lord doth them deliver verse 20 The Lord doth so preserve and keep his very bones alway That not so much as one of them doth perish or decay verse 21 The sin shall slay the wicked man which he himself hath wrought And such as haâ—e the righteous man shall soon be brought to nought verse 22 But they that fear the living Lord the Lord doth save them sound And who that put their trust in him nothing shall them confound Judica me Domine Psal xxxv J. H. LOrd plead my cause against my soes confound their force and might â—ight on my part against all those that seek with me to fight â— Lay hand upon the spear and shield thy self in armour dress â—tand up for me and fight the field to help me from distress verse 3 Gird on thy sword and stop the way mine enemies to withstand That thou unto my soul mayst say Lo I thy help at hand verse 4 Confound them with rebuke and blame that seek my soul to spill â—et them turn back and flee with shame that think to work me ill verse 5 Let them disperse and flee abroad as wind doth drive the dust â—nd that the angel of our God their might away may thrust verse 6 Let all their ways be void of light and slippery like to fall â—â—d send thine angel with thy might to persecute them all verse 7 For why without my fault they have in secret set their grin â—â—d for no cause have digg'd a cave to take my soul therein verse 8 When they think least and have no care O Lord destroythem all â—â—t them be trapt in their own snare and in their mischief fall verse 9 And let my soul my heart and voice In God have joy and wealth â—â—at in the Lord I may rejoyce â—nd in his saving health verse 10 And then my bones shall speak and say â—â—y parts shall all agree Lord though they do seem full gay what man is like to thee The second part verse 11 Thou dost defend the weak from them that are both stout and strong 〈◊〉 rid the poor from wicked men that spoil and do them wrong verse 12 My cruel foes against me rise to witness things untrue 〈◊〉 to accuse me they devise of things I never knew verse 13 Where I to them did ow good will they quit me with disdain That they should pay my good with ill my soul doth sore complain verse 14 When they were sick I mourn'd therefore and clad my self in sack With fasting I did saint full sore to pray I was not slack verse 15 As they had been my brethren dear I did my self behave As one that maketh woful chear about his mothers grave verse 16 But they at my disease did joy and gather on a rout Yea abject slaves at me did toy with mocks and checks full stout verse 17 The belly-gods and flattering train that all good things deride At me do grin with great disdain and pluck their mouthes alide verse 18 Lord when wilt thou amend this gear why dost thou stay and pause O rid my soul mine onely dear out of these lions claws verse 19 And then will I give thanks to thee before the church always And where most of the people be there will I shew thy praise verse 20 Let not my foes prevail on me which hate me for no fault Nor yet to wink or turn their eye that causless me assault The third part verse 21 Of peace no word they think or say their talk is all untrue They still consult and would betray all those that peace ensue verse 22 With open mouth they run at me they gape they laugh they fleer Well well say they our eye doth see the thing that we desire verse 23 But Lord thou seest what ways they take cease not this gear to mend Be not far off nor me forsake as men that sail their friend verse 24 Awake arise and stir abroad defend me in my right Revenge my cause my Lord my God and aid me with thy might verse 25 According to thy righteousness my Lord God set me free And let them not their pride express nor triumph over me verse 26 Let not their hearts rejoyce and cry There there this gear goes trim Nor give them cause to say on high We have our will on him verse 27 Confound them with rebuke and shame that joy when I do mourn And pay them home with spight and blame that brag at me with scorn verse 28 Let them be
35 The wicked have I seen most strong and plac'd in high degree Flourishing in all wealth and store as doth the laurel-tree verse 36 But suddenly he past away and lo he was quite gone Then I him sought but could not fiâ—de the place where dwelt such one verse 37 Mark and behold the perfect man how God doth him increase For the just man shall have at length great joy with rest and peace verse 38 As for transgressours wo to them destroy'd they shall all be God will cut off their budding race and rich posteritie verse 39 But the salvation of the just doth come from God above Who in their trouble sends them aid of his mere grace and love verse 40 God doth them help save and delivet from lowd men and unjust And still will save them whil'st that they in him do put their trust Domine ne Psal xxxviii J. H. PUt me not to rebuke O Lord in thy provoked ire Ne in thy heavy wrath O Lord correct me I desire verse 2 Thine arrows do stick fast in me thy hand doth press me sore And in my flesh no health at all appeareth any more verse 3 And all this is by reason of thy wrath that I am in Nor any rest is in my bones by reason of my sin verse 4 For lo my wicked doings Lord above my head are gone A greater load then I can bear they lie me sore upon verse 5 My wounds stink and are festred se as lothsome is to see Which all through mine own foolishness betideth unto me verse 6 And I in careful wise am brought in trouble and distress That I go wailing all the day in doleful heaviness verse 7 My loyns are fill'd with sore disease my flesh hath no whole part verse 8 I feeble am and broken sore I roar for grief of heart verse 9 Thou know'st Lord my desire my grones fail are open in thy sight verse 10 My heart doth pant my strength doth mine eyes have lost their light verse 11 My lovers and my wonted friends stand looking on my wo And eke my kinsmen far away are me departed fro verse 12 They that did seek my life laid snares and they that sought the way To do me hurt spake lies and thought on mischief all the day The second part verse 13 But as a deaf man I became that cannot hear at all verse 14 And as one dumb that opens not his mouth to speak withall verse 15 For all my confidence O Lord is wholly set on thee O Lord thou Lord that art my God thou shalt give ear to me verse 16 This did I crave that they my foes triemph not over me 〈◊〉 when my foot did slip then they did joy my fall to see verse 17 And truly I poor wretch am set in place a woful wight And eke my grievous heaviness is ever in my sight verse 18 For while that I my wickedness in humble wise confess And while I for my sinful deeds my sorrows do express verse 19 My foes do still remain alive and mighty are also â—â—d they that hate me wrongfully in number hugely grow verse 20 They stand against me that my good with evil do repay because that good and honest things I do ensue alway Forsake me not O Lord my God be thou not far away a Haste me to help my Lord my God my safety and my stay Dixi. Custodiam Psal xxxix J. H. Said I will look to my ways for fear I should go wrong I will take heed all times that I offend not with my tongue As with a bit I will keep fast my mouth with force and might â—ot once to whisper all the while the wicked are in sight I held my tongue and spake no word but kept me close and still 〈◊〉 from good talk I did refrain but sore against my will My heart waxt hot within my breast with musing thought and doubt Which did increase and stir the fire at last these words burst out Lord number out my life and days which yet I have not past 〈◊〉 that I may be certifi'd how long my life shall last Lord thou hast pointed out my life in length much like a span â—â—e age is nothing unto thee so vain is every man Man walketh like a shade and doth in vain himself If annoy â—â—getting goods and cannot tell who shall the same enjoy Now Lord fith things this wise do frame what help do I desire Of truth my help doth hang on thee I nothing else require The second part verse 9 From all the sins that I have done Lord quit me out of hand And make me not a scorn to fools that nothing understand verse 10 I was as dumb and to complain no trouble might me move Because I knew it was thy work my patience for to prove verse 11 Lord take from me thy scourge plague I can them not withstand I faint and pine away for fear of thy most heavy hand verse 12 When thou for sin dost man rebuke he waxeth wo and wan As doth a cloth that moths have fret so vain a thing is man verse 13 Lord hear my suit and give good heed regard my tears that fall I sojourn like a stranger here as did my fathers all verse 14 O spare a little give me space my strength for to restore Before I go away from hence and shall be seen no more Expectant expectavi Psal xl J. H. I Waited long and sought the Lord. and patiently did bear At length to me he did accord my voice and cry to hear verse 2 He pluckt me from the lake so deep out of the mire and clay And on a rock he set my feet and he did guide my way verse 3 To me he taught a psalm of praise which I must shew abroad And sing new songs of thanks alwaies unto the Lord our God verse 4 When all the folk these things shall fee as people much afraid Then they unto the Lord will flee and trust upon his aid verse 5 O blest is he whose hope and heart doth in the Lord remain That with the proud doth take no part nor such as lie and fain verse 6 For Lord my God thy wondrous deeds in greatness far do pass Thy favour towards us exceeds all things that ever was verse 7 When I intend and do devise thy works abroad to show To such a reckoning they do rise thereof no end I know verse 8 Burnt-offrings thou delight'st not in I know thy whole desire With sacrifice to purge his sin thou dost no man require verse 9 Meat-offerings and sacrifice thou wouldst not have at all But thou O Lord hast open made mine ears to hear withall verse 10 But then said I Behold and look I come a mean to be For in the volume of thy book thus is it said of me verse 11 That I O God should do thy minde which thing doth like me well For in my heart thy law I finde last placed there to dwell verse
strength the land of thy behest But by thy hand thy arm and grace because thou lov'dst them best verse 4 Thou art my King O God that holp Jacob in sundry wise verse 5 Led with thy power we threw down such as did against us rise verse 6 I trusted not in bowe nor sword they could not save me sound verse 7 Thou kept'st us from our enemies rage thou dist our foes confound verse 8 And still we boast of thee our God and praise thy holy name verse 9 Yet now thou go'st not with our host but leavest us to shame verse 10 Thou mad'st us flee before our foes and so were overtrod Our enemies robb'd and spoil'd our goods when we were sperst abroad verse 11 Thou hast us given to our foes as sheep for to be slain Amongst the heathen every where scattred we do remain verse 12 Thy people thou hast sold like slaves and as a thing of nought For profit none thou hadst thereby no gain at all was sought verse 13 And to our neighbours thou hast made of us a laughing stock And those that round about us dwell at us do grin and mock The second part verse 14 Thus we serve for none other use but for a common talk They mock they scorn they nod their heads where ere they go or walk verse 15 I am asham'd continually to hear these wicked men Yea so I blush that all my face with red is covered then verse 16 For why we hear such slandrous words such false reports and lies That death it is to see their wrongs their threatnings and their cries verse 17 For all this we forgot not thee nor yet thy covenant brake verse 18 We turn not back our hearts from thee nor yet thy paths forsake verse 19 Yet thou hast trod us down to dust where dens of dragons be And covered us with shade of death and great adversitie verse 20 If we had our Gods Name forgot and help of idols sought verse 21 Would not God then have tri'd this out for he doth know our thought verse 22 Nay nay for thy Names sake O Lord always are we slain thus As sheep unto the shambles sent right so they deal with us verse 23 Up Lord why sleepest thou awake and leave us not for all verse 24 Why hidest thou thy countenance and dost forget our thrall verse 25 For down to dust our soul is brought and we now at last cast Our belly like as it were glu'd unto the ground cleaves fast verse 26 Rise up therefore for our defence and help us Lord at need We thee beseech for thy goodness to rescue us with speed Eructavit Psal xlv J. H. MY heart doth take in hand some godly song to sing The praise that I shall shew therein pertaineth to the king verse 2 My tongue shall be as quick his honour to indite As is the pen of any scribe that useth fast to write verse 3 O fairest of all men thy speech is pleasant pure For God hath blessed thee with gifts for ever to endure verse 4 About thee gird thy sword O prince of might elect With honour glory and renown thy person pure is deckt verse 5 Go forth with godly speed with meekness truth and right And thy right hand shall thee instruct in works of dreadful might verse 6 Thine arrows sharp and keen their hearts so sore shall sting That sulk shall fall and kneel to thee yea all thy foes O king verse 7 Thy royal seat O Lord for ever shall remain Because the sceptre of thy realm doth righteousness maintain verse 8 Because thou lov'st the right and dost the ill detest God even thy God hath 'nointed thee with joy above the rest verse 9 With myrrh and savours sweet thy clothes are all bespread When thou dost from thy palace pass therein to make thee glad verse 10 Kings daughters do attend in fine and rich aray At thy right hand the queen doth stand in gold and garments gay The second part verse 11 O daughter take good heed incline and give good ear Thou must forget thy kindred all and fathers house most dear verse 12 Then shall the king desire thy beauty fair and trim For why he is the Lord thy God and thou must worship him verse 13 The daughters then of Tyre with gifts full rich to see And all the wealthy of the land shall make their suit to thee verse 14 The daughter of the king is glorious to behold Within her closet she doth sit all deckt in beaten gold verse 15 In robes well wrought with needle and many a pleasant thing With virgins fair on her to wait she cometh to the king verse 16 Thus are they brought with joy and mirth on every side Into the palace of the king and there they do abide verse 17 In stead of parents left O queen the case so stands Thou shalt have sons whom thou mayst sâ—t as princes in all lands verse 18 Wherefore thy holy Name all ages shall record The people shall give thanks to thee for evermore O Lord. Deus noster Psal xlvi J. H. THe Lord is our defence and aid the strength whereby we stand When we with wo are much dismay'd he is our help at hand verse 2 Though th' earth remove we will not fear though hills so high and steep Be thrust and hurled here and there within the sea so deep verse 3 No though the waves do rage so sore that all the banks it spills And though it overflow the shore and beat down mighty hills verse 4 For one fair floud doth send abroad his pleasant streams apace To fresh the city of our God and wash his holy place verse 5 In midst of her the Lord doth dwell she can no whit decay All things against her that rebell the Lord will truly slay verse 6 The heathen folk the kingdoms fear the people make a noise The earth doth melt and not appear when God puts forth his voice verse 7 The Lord of hosts doth take our part to us he hath an eie Our hope of health with all our heart on Jacobs God doth lie verse 8 Come here and see with minde thought the working of our God What wonders he himself hath wrought in all the world abroad verse 9 By him all wars are husht and gone which countreys did conspire Their bowes he brake and spears each one their chariots burnt with fire verse 10 Leave off therefore saith he and know I am a God most stout Among the heathen high and low and all the earth throughout verse 11 The Lord of hosts doth us defend he is our strength and tower On Jacobs God we do depend and on his might and power Omnes gentes Psal xlvii J. H. YE people all with one accord clap hands and eke rejoyce Be glad and sing unto the Lord with sweet and pleasant voice verse 2 For high the Lord and dreadful is with wonders manifold A mighty King he is truly in all the
earth extoll'd verse 3 The people shall he make to be unto our bondage thrall And underneath our feet the shall the nations make to fall verse 4 For us the heritage he chose which we possess alone The flourishing worship of Jacob his welbeloved one verse 5 Our God ascended up on high with joy and pleasant noise The Lord goes up above the skie with trumpets loyal voice verse 6 Sing praises to our God sing praise sing praises to our King verse 7 For God is King of all the earth all skilful praises sing verse 8 God on the heathen reigns and fits upon his holy throne The princes of the people have them joyned every one To Abrahams people for our God which is exalted high As with a buckler doth defend the earth continually Magnus Dominus Psal xlviii J. H. 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 Sion is a pleasant place it gladdeth all the land The city of the mighty King on her north-side doth stand verse 3 Within the palaces thereof God is a refuge known For so the kings are gathered and together they are gone verse 4 But when they did behold it so they wondred and they were Astonied much and suddenly were driven back with fear verse 5 Great terrour there on them did fall for very wo they cry As doth a woman when she shall go travail by and by verse 6 As thou with eastern wind the ships upon the sea dost break So they were stroy'd and even as we heard our fathers speak verse 7 So in the city of the Lord we saw as it was told Yea in the city which our God for ever will uphold verse 8 O Lord we wait and do attend on thy good help and grace For which we do all times attend within thy holy place verse 9 O Lord according to thy Name for ever is thy praise And thy right hand O Lord is full of righteousness always verse 10 Let for thy judgements Sion mount fulfilled be with joys And eke of Judah grant O Lord the daughters to rejoyce verse 11 Go walk about all Sion hill yea round about her go And tell the towers that thereupon are builded on a row verse 12 And mark ye well her bulwarks all behold her towers there That ye may tell thereof to them that after shall be here verse 13 For this God is our God our God for evermore is he Yea and unto the death also our Guider shall he be Audite bee omnes Psal xlix J. H. ALI people hearken and give ear to that that I shall tell verse 2 Both high and low both rich and poor that in the world do dwell verse 3 For why my mouth shall make discourse of many things right wise In understanding shall mine heart his study exercise verse 4 I will encline mine ear to know the parable so dark And open all my doubtful speech in metre on my harp verse 5 Why should I fear affliction or any careful toyl Or else my foes which at my heels are prest my lise to spoil verse 6 For as for such as riches have wherein their trust is most And they which of their treasures great themselves do brag and boast verse 7 There is not one of them that can his brothers death redeem Or that can give a price to God sufficient for him verse 8 It is too great a price to pay none can thereto attain Or that he might his life prolong or not in grave remain verse 9 They see wise men as well as fools subject unto deaths bands And being dead strangers possess their goods their rents their lands verse 10 Their care is to build houses fair and so determine sure To make their name right great on earth for ever to endure verse 11 Yet shall noman always enjoy high honour wealth and rest verse 12 But shall at length taste of deaths cup as well as the brute beast The second part verse 13 And though they try their foolish thoughts to be most lewd and vain Their children yet approve their talk and in like sin remain verse 14 As sheep into the fold are brought so shall they into grave Death shall them eat and in that day the just shall lordship have verse 15 Their image and their royal port shall fade and quite decay When as from house to pit they pass with wo and well-away verse 16 But God will surely preserve me from death and endless pain Because he will of his good grace my soul receive again verse 17 If any man wax wondrous rich fear not I say therefore Although the glory of his house increaseth more and more verse 18 For when he dies of all these things nothing shall he receive His glory will not follow him his pomp will take her leave verse 19 Yet in this life he takes himself the happiest under sun And others likewise flatter him saying All is well done verse 20 And presuppose he live as long as did his fathers old Yet must he needs at length give place and be brought to deaths fold verse 21 Thus man to honour God hath brought yet doth he not consider But like brute beasts so doth he live which turn to dust and powder Deus deorum Psal l. W. W. THe mighty God th' eternal hath thus spoke And all the world he will call and provoke Even from the east and so forth to the west verse 2 From towards Sion which place he liketh best God will appear in beauty most excellent Our God will come before long time bespent verse 3 Devouring fire shall go before his face A great tempest shall round about him trace verse 4 Then shall he call the earth and heavens bright To judge his folk with equity and right verse 5 Saying Go to and now my saints assemble My pact they keep their gifts do not dissemble verse 6 The heavens shall declare his righteousness For God is Judge of all things more and less verse 7 Hear my people for I will now reveal List Israel I will thee nought conceal Thy God thy God am I and will not blame thee verse 8 For giving not all manner offerings to me verse 9 I have no need to take of thee at all Goats of thy fold or cast out of thy stall verse 10 For all the beasts are mine within the woods On thousand hills cattel are mine own goods verse 11 I know for mine all birds that are on mountains All beasts are mine which haunt the fields and fountains verse 12 Hungry if I were I would not thee it tell For all is mine that in the world doth dwell verse 13 Eat I the flesh of great bulls or bullocks Or drink the bloud of goats or of the flocks verse 14 Offer to God praise and hearty thanksgiving And pay thy vows unto God everliving verse 15 Call upon me when troubled thou shalt be Then will I help
mercies and justice verse 15 Touch thou my lips my tongue untie O Lord which art the onely key And then my mouth shall testifie thy wondrous works and praise alway verse 16 And as for outward sacrifice I would have offered many a one But thou esteem'st them of no price and therein pleasure tak'st thou none verse 17 The heavy heart the minde opprest O Lord thou never dost reject And to speak truth it is the best and of all sacrifice th' effect verse 18 Lord unto Sion turn thy face pour out thy mercies on thy hill And on Jerusalem thy grace build up the walls and love it still verse 19 Thou shalt accept then our offrings of peace and righteousness I say Yea calves and many other things upon thine altar will we lay Another of the same by J.H. HAve mercy on me Lord after thy great abounding grace After thy mercies multitude do thou my sins deface verse 2 Yea wash me more from mine offence and cleanse me from my sin For I do know my faults and still my sin is in mine eyn verse 3 Against thee thee alone I have offended in this case And evil have I done before the presence of thy sace verse 4 That in the things that thou hast done upright thou mayst be tri'd And eke in judging that the doom may pass upon thy side verse 5 Behold in wickedness my kinde and shape I did receive And lo my sinful mother eke in sin did me conceive verse 6 But lo the truth in inward parts is pleasant unto thee And secrets of thy wisdom thou revealed hast to me verse 7 With hyssop Lord besprinkle me I shall be cleansed so Yea wash thou me and so I shall be whiter then the snow verse 8 Of joy and gladness make thou me to hear the pleasant voice That so the bruised bones which thou hast broken may rejoyce verse 9 From the beholding of my sins Lord turn away thy face And all my deeds of wickedness do utterly deface verse 10 O God create in me a heart unspotted in thy sight And eke within my bowels Lord renew a stable sprite verse 11 Ne cast me from thy sight nor take thy holy Spirit away The comfort of thy saving health give me again I pray verse 12 With thy free Spirit establish me and I will teach therefore Sinners thy ways and wicked shall be turned to thy lore The second part verse 13 O God that art God of my health from bloud deliver me That praises of thy righteousness my tongue may sing to thee verse 14 My lips that yet fast closed be do thou O Lord unloose The praises of thy majestie my mouth shall so disclose verse 15 I would have offred sacrifice it that had pleased thee But pleased with burnt-offerings I know thou wilt not be verse 16 A troubled spirit is sacrifice delightful in Gods eyes A broken and an humble heart God thou wilt not despise verse 17 In thy good will deal gently Lord to Sion and withal Grant that of thy Jerusalem uprear'd may be the wall verse 18 Burnt-offrings gifts and sacrifice of justice in that day Thou shalt accept and calves they shall upon thine altar lay Quid gloriaris Psal lii J. H. WHy dost thou tyrant boast abroad thy wicked works to praise Dost thou not know there is a God whose merties last always verse 2 Why doth thy minde yet still devise such wicked wiles to warp Thy tongue untrue in forging lies is like a rafour sharp verse 3 On mischief why set'st thou thy minde and wilt not walk upright Thou hast more lust false tales to finde then bring the truth to light verse 4 Thou dost delight in fraud and guile in mischief bloud and wrong Thy lips have learn'd the flattering style O false deceitful tongue verse 5 Therefore shall God for ay confound and pluck thee from thy place Thy seed root out from off the ground and so shall thee deface verse 6 The just when they behold thy fall with fear will praise the Lord And in reproach of thee withall cry out with one accord verse 7 Behold the man that would not take the Lord for his defence But of his goods his god did make and trust his corrupt sense verse 8 But I as olive fresh and green shall spring and spread abroad For why my trust all times hath been upon the living God verse 9 For this therefore will I give praise to thee with heart and voice I will set forth thy Name always wherein thy faints rejoyce Dixit insipiens Psal liii T. S. THe foolish man in that which he within his heart hath said That there is any God at all hath utterly denaid verse 2 They are corrupt and they also a hainous work have wrought Among them all there is not one of good that worketh ought verse 3 The Lord look'd down on sons of men from heaven all abroad To see if any were that would be wise and seek for God verse 4 They are all gone out of the way they are corrupted all There is not one doth any good there is not one at all verse 5 Do not all wicked workers know that they do feed upon My people as they feed on bread the Lord they call not on verse 6 Even there they were afraid and stood with trembling all dismaid Whereas there was no cause at all why they should be afraid verse 7 For God his bones that thee besieg'd hath scaured all abroad Thou hast confounded them for they rejected are of God verse 8 O Lord give thou thy people health and thou O Lord fulfill Thy promise made to Israel from out of Sion hill verse 9 When God his people shall restore that erst was captive led Then Jacob shall therein rejoyce and Israel shall be glad Deus in nomine Psal liv J. H. GOd save me for thy holy Name and for thy goodness sake Unto the strength Lord of the same I do my cause betake verse 2 Regard O Lord and give an ear to me when I do pray Bow down thy self to me and hear the words that I do say verse 3 For strangers up against me rise and tyrants vex me still Which have not God before their eyes they seek my soul to spill verse 4 But so my God doth give me aid the Lord is straight at hand With them by whom my soul is staid The Lord doth ever stand verse 5 With plagues repay again all those for me that lie in wait And in thy truth destroy my foes with their own snare and bait verse 6 An offering of free heart and will then I to thee shall make And praise thy Name for therein still great comfort I do take verse 7 O Lord at length do set me free from them that craft conspire And now mine eye with joy doth see on them my hearts desire Exaudi Deus Psal lv J. H. O God give ear and do apply to hear me when I pray And when to thee I
call and cry hide not thy self away verse 2 Take heed to me grant my request and answer me again With plaints I pray full sore opprest great grief doth me constrain verse 3 Because my foes with threats and cries oppress me through despight And so the wicked sort likewise to vex me have delight verse 4 For they in counsel do conspire to charge me with some ill So in their hasty wrath and ire they do pursue me still verse 5 My heart doth faint for want of breath it panteth in my brest The terrours and the dread of death do work me much unrest verse 6 Such dreadful fear on me doth fall that I therewith do quake Such horour whelmeth me withall that I no shift can make verse 7 But I did say Who will give me the swift and pleasant wings Of some fair dove that I may flee and rest me from these things verse 8 Lo then I would go far away to flie I would not cease And I would hide my self and stay in some great wilderness verse 9 I would be gone in all the haste and not abide behinde That I were quit and overpast these blasts of boistrous winde verse 10 Divide them Lord and from them pull their devilish double tongue For I have spi'd their city full of rapine strife and wrong verse 11 Which things both night and day throughout do close her as a wall In midst of her is mischief stout and sorrow eke withall verse 12 Her inward parts are wicked plain her deeds are much too vile And in her streets there doth remain all crafty fraud and guile The second part verse 13 If that my foes did seek my shame I might it well abide From open enemies check and blame some where I could me hide verse 14 But thou it was my fellow dear which friendship didst pretend And didst my secret counsel hear as my familiar friend verse 15 With whom I had delight to talk in secret and abroad And we together oft did walk within the house of God verse 16 Let death in haste upon them fall and send them quick to hell For mischief reigneth in the hall and parlour where they dwell verse 17 But I unto my God will cry to him for help I flee The Lord will help me by and by and he will succour me verse 18 At morning noon and evening-tide unto the Lord I pray When I so instantly have cri'd he doth not say me nay verse 19 To peace he shall restore me yet though war be now at hand Although the number be full great that would against me stand verse 20 The Lord that first and last doth reign both now and evermore Will hear when I to him complain and punish them full sore verse 21 For sure there is no hope that they to turn will once accord For why they will not God obey nor yet do fear the Lord. verse 22 Upon their friends they laid their hands which were in covenant knit Of friendship to neglect the bands they pass or care no whit verse 23 While they have war within their hearts as butter are their words Although their words were smooth as oyl they cut as sharp as swords verse 24 Cast thou thy care upon the Lord and he shall nourish thee For in no wise will he accord the just in thrall to see verse 25 But God shall cast them deep in pit that thirst for bloud always He will no guileful man permit to live out half his days verse 26 Though such be quite destroy'd gone in thee O Lord I trust I shall depend thy grace upon with all my heart and lust Miserere mei Psal lvi J. H. HAve mercy Lord on me I pray for man would me devour He fighteth with me day by day and troubleth me each hour verse 2 Mine enemies daily enterprise to swallow me outright To fight against me many rise O thou most high of might verse 3 When they would make me most afraid with boasts and brags of pride I trust in thee alone for aid by thee I will abide verse 4 Gods promise I do minde and praise O Lord I stick to thee I do not care at all assays what flesh can do to me verse 5 What things I either did or spake they wrest them at their will And all the counsel that they take is how to work me ill verse 6 They all consent themselves to hide close watch for me to lay They spie my paths and snares have ti'd to take my life away verse 7 Shall they thus scape on mischief set thou God on them wilt frown For in his wrath he doth not let to throw whole kingdoms down verse 8 Thou seest how oft they made me flee and on my tears dost look Reserve them in a glass by thee and write them in thy book verse 9 When I do call upon thy Name my foes away do start I well perceive it by the same that God doth take my part verse 10 I glory in the word of God to praise it I accord With joy I will declare abroad the promise of the Lord. verse 11 I trust in God and yet I say as I before began The Lord he is my help and stay I do not care for man verse 12 I will perform with heart so free to God my vows always And I O Lord all times to thee will offer thanks and praise verse 13 My soul from death thou dost defend and keep'st my feet upright That I before thee may ascend with such as live in light Miserere mei Psal lvii J. H. TAke pity for thy promise sake have mercy Lord on me For why my soul doth her betake unto the help of thee verse 2 Within the shadow of thy wings I set my self full fast Till mischief malice and like things be gone and overpast verse 3 I call upon the God most high to whom I stick and stand I mean the God that will stand by the cause I have in hand verse 4 From heaven he hath sent his aid to save me from their spight That to devour me have affaid his mercy truth and might verse 5 I lead my life with lions fell all set on wrath and ire And with such wicked men I dwell that fâ—et like flames of fire verse 6 Their teeth are spears and arrows long as sharp as I have seen They wound cut with their quick tongue like swords and weapons keen verse 7 Set up and shew thy self O God above the heavens bright Exalt thy praise on earth abroad thy majesty and might verse 8 They lay their net and do prepare a privy cave and pit Wherein they think my soul to snare but they are faln in it verse 9 My heart is set to laud the Lord in him to joy always My heart I say doth well accord to sing his laud and praise verse 10 Awake my joy awake I say my lute my harp and string For I my self before the day will rise rejoyce and sing
verse 11 Among the people I will tell the goodness of my God And shew his praise that doth excell in heathen lands abroad verse 12 His mercy doth extend as far as heavens all are high His truth as high as any star that shineth in the skie verse 13 Set forth and shew thy self O God above the heavens bright Extol thy praise on earth abroad thy majesty and might Si vere utique Psal lviii J. H. YE rulers that are put in trust to judge of wrong and right Be all your judgements true and just not knowing meed or might verse 2 Nay in your hearts ye mark and muse in mischief to consent And where ye should true justice use your hands to bribes are bent verse 3 The wicked sort from their birth-day have erred on this wise And from their mothers womb alway have used craft and lies verse 4 In them the poison and the breath of serpents do appear Yea like the adder that is deaf and fast doth stop her ear verse 5 Because she will not hear the voice of one that charmeth well No though he were the chief of choice and did therein excell verse 6 O God break thou their teeth at once within their mouths throughout The tusks that in their great jaw-bones like lions whelps hang out verse 7 Let them consume away and waste as waters run forth right The shafts that they do shoot in haste let them be broke in flight verse 8 As snails do waste within the shell and unto slime do run As one before his time that fell and never saw the sun verse 9 Before the thorns that now are young to bushes big shall grow The storms of anger waxing strong shall take them ere they know verse 10 The just shall joy it doth them good that God doth vengeance take And they shall wash their feet in bloud of them that him forsake verse 11 Then shall the world shew forth tell that good men have reward And that a God on earth doth dwell that justice doth regard Eripe me Psal lix J. H. SEnd aid and save me from my foes O Lord I pray to thee Defend and keep me from all those that rise and strive with me verse 2 O Lord preserve me from those men whose doings are not good And set me sure and safe from them that thirst still after bloud verse 3 For lo they wait my soul to take they rage against me still Yea for no fault that I did make I never did them ill verse 4 They run and do themselves prepare when I no whit offend Arise and save me from their snare and see what they intend verse 5 O Lord of hosts of Israel arise and strike all lands And pity none that do rebel and in their mischiefs stands verse 6 At night they stir and seek about as hounds they howl and grin And all the city clean throughout from place to place they run verse 7 They speak of me with mouth alway but in their lips are swords They 'greed my death and then would say What none doth hear our words verse 8 But Lord thou hast their ways espi'd and laught thereat apace The heathen folk thou dost deride and mock them to their face verse 9 The strength that doth our foes withstand O Lord doth come from thee My God he is my help at hand a fort of fence to me verse 10 The Lord to me doth shew his grace in great abundance still That I may see my foes in case such as my heart doth will The second part verse 11 Destroy them not at once O Lord left it from minde do fall But with thy strength drive them abroad and so consume them all verse 12 For their ill words and truthless tongue confound them in their pride Their wicked oaths with lies and wrong let all the world deride verse 13 Consume them in thy wrath O Lord that nought of them remain That men may know throughout the world that Jacobs God doth reign verse 14 At evening they return apace as dogs they grin and cry Throughout the streets in every place they run about and spy verse 15 They seek about for meat I say but let them not be fed Not finde a house wherein they may be hold to put their head verse 16 But I will shew thy strength abroad thy goodness I will praise For thou art my defence and God at need in all assays verse 17 Thou art my strength thou hast me staid O Lord I sing to thee Thou art my fort my fence and aid a loving God to me Deus repulisti Psal lx J. H. O Lord thou didst us clean forsake and scattredst us abroad Such great displeasure thou didst take return to us O God verse 2 Thy might did move the land so sore that it in sunder brake The hurt thereof O Lord restore for it doth bow and quake verse 3 With heavy chance thou plaguest thus the people that are thine And thou hast given unto us a drink of deadly wine verse 4 But yet to such as fear thy Name a banner thou didst shew That they might triumph in the same because thy word is true verse 5 So that thy might may keep and save thy folk that favour thee That they thy help at hand may have O Lord grant this to me verse 6 The Lord did speak from his own place this was his joyful tale I will divide Sichem by pace and mete out Succoths vale verse 7 Gilead is given to my hand Manasses mine beside Ephraim the strength of all my land my law doth Judah guide verse 8 In Moah I will wash my feet over Edom throw my shoe And thou Palestine ought it to seek for favour me unto verse 9 But who will bring me at this tide unto the city strong Or who to Edom will me guide so that I go not wrong verse 10 Wilt thou not God which didst forsake thy folk their land and coasts Our wars in hand thou wouldst not take nor walk among our hosts verse 11 Give aid O Lord and us relieve from them that us disdain The help that hosts of men can give it is but all in vain verse 12 But through our God we shall have might to take great things in hand He will tread down and â—ut to flight all those that us withstand Exaudi Deus Psal lxi J. H. REgard O Lord for I complain and make my suit to thee Let not my words return in vain but give an ear to me verse 2 From out the coasts and utmost parts of all the earth abroad In grief and anguish of my heart I cry to thee O God verse 3 Upon the rock of thy great power my woful minde repose Thou art my hope my fort and tower my fence against my foes verse 4 Within thy tent I lust to dwell for ever to endure Under thy wings I know right well I shall be safe and sure verse 5 The Lord doth my desire regard and doth
the folk that pass thereby thy vine may spoil and waste verse 13 The boar out of the wood so wilde doth dig and root it out The furious beasts out of the field devour it all about verse 14 O Lord of hosts return again from heaven look betime behold and with thy help sustain this poor vineyard of thine verse 15 Thy plant I say thine Israel whom thy right hand hath set The same which thou didst love so well O Lord do not forget verse 16 They lop and cut it down apace they burn it eke with fire â—â—d through the frowning of thy face we perish in thine ire verse 17 Let thy right hand be with them now whom thou hast kept so long â—â—â—d with the Son of man whom thou to thee hast made so strong verse 18 And so when thou hast set us free and saved us from shame Then will we never fall from thee but call upon thy Name verse 19 O Lord of hosts through thy good grace convert us unto thee behold us with a pleasant face and then full safe are we Deo exultate Psal lxxxi J. H. BE light and glad in God rejoyce which is our strength and stay be joyful and lift up your voice to Jacobs God I say verse 2 Prepare your instruments most meet some joyful psalm to sing strike up with harp and lute so sweet on every pleasant string verse 3 Blow as it were in the new-moon with trumpets of the best As it is used to be done at any solemn feast â— For this is unto Israel a statute and a trade â—law that must be kept full well which Jacobs God hath made â— This clause with Joseph was decreed when he from Egypt came That as a witness all his feed should still observe the same â— When God I say had so prepar'd to bring him from that land Whereas the speech which he had heard he did not understand verse 7 I from his shoulders took saith he the burden clean away And from the furnace quit him free from burning brick of clay verse 8 When thou in grief didst cry and call I holp thee by and by And I did answer thee withal in thunder secretly verse 9 Yea at the waters of discord I did thee tempt and prove Whereas the goodness of the Lord with mutt'ring thou didst move verse 10 Hear O my folk O Israel and I assure it thee Regard and mark my words full well if thou wilt cleave to me The second part verse 11 Thou shalt no god in thee reserve of any land abroad Nor in no wise to bow or serve a strange or forein god verse 12 I am the Lord thy God and I from Egypt set thee free Then ask of me abundantly and I will give it thee verse 13 And yet my people would not hear my voice when that I spake Nor Israel would not obey but did me quite forsake verse 14 Then did I leave them to their will in hardness of their heart To walk in their own counsels still themselves they might pervert verse 15 O that my people would have heard the words that I did say And eke that Israel would regard to walk within my way verse 16 How soon would I confound their foes and bring them down full low And turn my hand upon all those that would them overthrow verse 17 And they that at the Lord do rage as slaves should seek him till But of his folk the time and age should flourish ever still verse 18 I would have fed them with the crop and finest of the wheat And made the rock with honey drop that they their fills should eat Deus stetit Psal lxxxii J. 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AMid the preass with men of might the Lord himself doth stand To plead the cause of truth and right with judges of the land verse 2 How long said he will you proceed false judgement to award And have respect for love of meed the wicked to regard verse 3 Whereas of due you should defend the fatherless and weak And when the poor man doth contend in judgement justly speak verse 4 If ye be wise defend the cause of poor men in their right And rid the needy from the claws of tyrants force and might verse 5 But nothing will they know or learn in vain to them I talk They will not see or ought discern but still in darkness walk verse 6 For lo even now the time is come that all things fall to nought And likewise laws both all and some for gain are sold and bought I had decreed it in my sight as gods to take you all And children to the most of might for love I did you call verse 7 But not withstanding ye shall die as men and so decay O tyrants I shall you destroy and pluck you quite away verse 8 Up Lord and let thy strength be known and judge the world with might For why all nations are thine own to take them as thy right Deus quid Psal lxxxiii J. 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DO not O God refrain thy tongue in filence do not stay Withhold not Lord thy self fo long and make no more delay verse 2 For why behold thy foes and see how they do rage and cry And those that bear an hate to thee hold up their heads on high verse 3 Against thy folk they use deceit and crast'ly they enquire For thine elect to lie in wait their counsel doth conspire verse 4 Come on say they let us expel and pluck these solk away So that the name of Israel may utterly decay verse 5 They all conspire within their heart how they may thee withstand Against the Lord to take a part they are in league and band verse 6 The tents of all the Edomites the Ismaelites also The Hagarenes and Moabites with divers other mo verse 7 Gebal with Ammon and likewise doth Amalek conspire The Philistines against thee rise with them that dwell at Tyre verse 8 And Assur eke is well appaid with them in league to be And doth become a sence and aid to Lots posteritie verse 9 As thou didst to the Midianites so serve them Lord each one As to Siser and to Jabin beside the brook Kison verse 10 Whom thou in Endor didst destroy and waste them through thy might That they like dung on earth did lie and that in open fight The second part verse 11 Make them now and their lords appear like Zeb and Oreb than As Zebah and Zalmana were the kings of Midian verse 12 Which said Let us throughout the land in all the coasts abroad Possess and take into our hand the fair houses of God verse 13 Turn them O God with storms as fast as wheels that have no stay Or like the chaff which men do cast with winds to flie away verse 14 Like as the fire with rage and fume the mighty forests spills And as the flame doth quite consume the mountains and the hills verse 15 So let the tempest of thy wrath upon their necks be
wickedness on him shall have no power verse 24 His foes likewise I will destroy before his face in fight And those that hate him I will plague and strike them with my might verse 25 My truth and mercy eke withall shall still upon him lie And in my Name his horn eke shall be listed up on high verse 26 His kingdom I will set to be upon the sea and land And eke the running flouds shall he embrace with his right hand verse 27 He shall depend with all his heart on me and thus shall say My Father and my God thou art my rock of health and stay verse 28 As my first-born I will him take of all on earth that springs His might and honour I will make above all earthly kings verse 29 My mercy shall be with him still as I my self have told My faithful covenant to fulfil my mercy I will hold verse 30 And eke his seed I will sustain for ever strong and sure So that his seat shall still remain while heaven doth endure The fourth part verse 31 If that his sons for sake my law and so begin to swerve And of my judgements have none aw nor will not them observe verse 32 Or if they do not use aright my statutes to them made And set all my commandments light and will not keep my trade verse 33 Then with the rod will I begin their doings to amend And so with scourging for their sin if that they do offend verse 34 My mercy yet and my goodness I will not take him fro Nor handle him with craftiness and so my truth forgo verse 35 But sure my covenant I will hold with all that I have spoke No word the which my lips have told shall alter or be broke verse 36 Once sware I by my holiness and that perform will I With David I shall keep promise to him I will not lie verse 37 His seed for evermore shall reign and eke his throne of might As doth the sun it shall remain for ever in my fight verse 38 And as the moon within thesky for ever standeth fast A faithful witness from on high so shall his kingdom last verse 39 But now O Lord thou dost reject and now thou changest cheer Yea thou art wroth with thine elect thine own anointe dear verse 40 The covenant with thy servant made Lord thou hast quite undone And down upon the ground also hast cast his royal crown The fifth part verse 41 Thou pluck'st his hedges up with might his walls thou dost confound Thou beatest eke his bulwarks down and break'st them to the ground verse 42 That he is sore destroy'd and torn of comers by throughout And so is made a mock and scorn to all that dwell about verse 43 Thou their right hand hast lifted up that him so sore annoy And all his foes that him devour lo thou hast made to joy verse 44 His swords edge thou dost take away that should his foes withstand To him in war no victory thou giv'st nor upper hand verse 45 His glory thou dost also waste his throne his joy his mirth By thee is overthrown and cast full low upon the earth verse 46 Thou hast cut off and made full short his youth and lusty days And rais'd of him an ill report with shame and great dispraise verse 47 How long away from me O Lord for ever wilt thou turn And shall thine anger still alway as fire consume and burn verse 48 O call to minde remember then my time consumeth fast Why hast thou made the sons of men as things in vain to waste verse 49 What man is he that liveth here and death shall never see Or from the hand of hell his soul shall he deliver free verse 50 Where is O Lord thine own goodness so oft declar'd beforn Which by thy truth and uprightness to David thou hast sworn verse 51 The great rebukes to minde I call that on thy servants lie The railings of the people all born in my breast have I verse 52 Wherewith O Lord thine enemies blasphemed have thy Name The steps of thine anointed one they cease not to defame verse 53 All praise to thee O Lord of hosts both now and eke for ay Through sky and earth and all the coasts Amen amen I say Domine refugium Psal xc J. 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THou Lord hast been our sure defence our place of ease and rest In all times past yea so long since as cannot be exprest verse 2 Ere there was made mountain or hâ—â—l the earth and world abroad From age to age and always still for ever thou art God verse 3 Thou grindest man through grief and pain to dust or clay and then And then thou say'st again Return again ye sons of men verse 4 The lasting of a thousand years what is it in thy sight As yesterday it doth appear or as a watch by night verse 5 So soon as thou dost scatter them then is their life and trade All as asleep and like the grass whose beauty soon doth fade verse 6 Which in the morning shines full bright but fadeth by and by And is cut down ere it be night all with'red dead and dry verse 7 For through thine anger we consume our might is much decay'd And of thy fervent wrath and sume we are full sore afraid verse 8 The wicked works that we have wrought thou sett'st before thine eye Our privy faults yea eke our thoughts thy countenance doth spie verse 9 For through thy wrath our days do waste thereof doth nought remain Our yearâ— consume as words or blasts and are not call'd again verse 10 Our time is threescore years and ten that we do live on mold If one see fourscore surely then we count him wondrous old The second part verse 11 Yet of this time the strength and chief the which we count upon Is nothing else but painful grief and we as blasts are gone verse 12 Who once doth know what strength is there what might thine anger hath Or in his heart who doth thee fear according to thy wrath verse 13 Instruct us Lord to know and try how long our days remain That then we may our hearts apply true wisdom to attain verse 14 Return O Lord how long wilt thou forth on in wrath proceed Shew favour to thy servants now and help them at their need verse 15 Refresh us with thy mercy soon and then our joy shall be All times so long as life doth last in heart rejoyce will we verse 16 As thou hast plagued us before now also make us glad And for the years wherein full sore affliction we have had verse 17 O let thy work and power appear and on thy servants light And shew unto thy children dear thy glory and thy might verse 18 Lord let thy grace and glory stand on us thy servants thus Confirm the works we take in hand Lord prosper them to us Qui habitat Psal xci J. H. HE that within the secret place of
dost keep in aw And through correction dost procure to teach him in thy law verse 13 Whereby he shall in quiet rest in time of trouble sit When wicked men shall be supprest and fall into the pit verse 14 For sure the Lord will not refuse his people for to take His heritage whom he did chuse he will no time forsake verse 15 Until that judgement be decreed to justice to convert That all may follow her with speed that are of upright heart verse 16 But who upon my part shall stand against the cursed train Or who shall rid me from their hand that wicked works maintain verse 17 Except the Lord had been mine aid mine enemies to repell My soul and life had now been laid almost as low as hell verse 18 When I did say My foot did slide I now am like to fall Thy goodness Lord did so provide to stay me up withall verse 19 When with my self I mused much and could no comfort finde Then Lord thy goodness did me touch and that did ease my minde verse 20 Wilt thou inhaunt thy self and draw with wicked men to sit Which with pretence in stead of law much mischief do commit verse 21 For they consult against the life of righteous men and good And in their counsels they are rise to shed the guiltless bloud verse 22 But yet the Lord he is to me a strong defence or lock He is my God to him I flee he is my strength and rock verse 23 And he shall cause their mischiefs all themselves for to annoy And in their malice they shall fall our God shall them destroy Venite exultemus Psal xcv J. H. O Come let us lift up our voice and sing unto the Lord In him our rock of health rejoyce let us with one accord verse 2 Yea let us come before his face to give him thanks and praise In singing psalms unto his grace let us be glad always verse 3 For why the Lord he is no doubt a great and mighty God A King above all gods throughout in all the world abroad verse 4 The secrets of the earth so deep and corners of the land The tops of hills that are so steep he hath them in his hand verse 5 The sea and waters all are his for he the same hath wrought The earth and all that therein is his hand hath made of nought verse 6 Come let us bow and praise the Lord. before him let us fall And kneel to him with one accord the which hath made us all verse 7 For why he is the Lord our God for us he doth provide We are his flock he doth us feed his sheep and he our Guide verse 8 To day if ye his voice will hear then harden not your heart As ye with grudging many a year provok'd me in desert verse 9 Whereas your fathers tempted me my power for to prove My wondrous works when they did see yet still they would me move verse 10 Twice twenty years they did me grieve and I to them did say They err in heart and not believe they have not known my way verse 11 Wherefore I sware when that my wrath was kindled in my brest That they should never tread the path to enter in my rest Contate Domino Psal xcvi J. H. SIng ye with praise unto the Lord new songs with joy and mirth Sing unto him with one accord all people on the earth verse 2 Yea sing unto the Lord I say praise ye his holy Name Declare and shew from day to day salvation by the same verse 3 Among the heathen eke declare his honour round about To shew his wonders do not spare in all the world throughout verse 4 For why the Lord is much of might and worthy praise alway And he is to be dread of right above all gods I say verse 5 For all the gods of heathen folk are idols that will fade But yet our God he is the Lord that hath the heavens made verse 6 All praise and honour eke do dwell for ay before his face Both power and might likewise excell within his holy place verse 7 Ascribe unto the Lord alway ye people of the world All might and worship eke I say ascribe unto the Lord. verse 8 Ascribe unto the Lord also the glory of his Name And eke into his courts do go with gifts unto the same The second part verse 9 Fall down and worship ye the Lord. within his temple bright Let all the people of the world be fearful at his sight verse 10 Tell all the world Be not agast the Lord doth reign above Yea he hath set the earth so fast that it can never move verse 11 And that it is the Lord alone that rules with princely might To judge the nations everyone with equity and right verse 12 The heavens shall great joy begin the earth eke shall rejoyce The sea with all that is therein shall shout and make a noise verse 13 The field shall joy and every thing that springeth on the earth The wood and every tree shall sing with gladness and with mirth verse 14 Before the presence of the Lord and coming of his might When he shall justly judge the world and rule his folk with right Dominus regnavit Psal xcvii J. H. THe Lord doth reign whereat the earth may joy with pleasant voice And eke the isles with joyful mirth may triumph and rejoyce verse 2 Both clouds and darkness eke do swell and round about him beat Yea right and justice ever dwell and bide about his seat verse 3 Yea fire and heat at once do run and go before his face Which shall his foes and enemies burn abroad in every place verse 4 His lightnings eke full bright did blaze and to the world appear Whereat the earth did look and gaze with dread and deadly fear verse 5 The hills like wax did melt in sight and presence of the Lord They sled before that Rulers might which guideth all the world verse 6 The heavens eke declare and show his justice forth abroad That all the world may see and know the glory of our God â— Confusion sure shall come to such as worship idols vain And eke to those that glory much dumb pictures to maintain For all the idols of the world which they as gods do call â—hall feel the power of the Lord and down to him shall fall â— With joy shall Sion hear this thing and Juda shall rejoyce â—or at thy judgements they shall sing and make a pleasant noise That thou O Lord art set on high in all the earth abroad â—nd art exalted wondrously above each other god â— All ye that love the Lord do this hate all things that are ill or he doth keep the souls of his from such as would them spill â— And light doth spring up to the just with pleasure for his part â—reat joy with gladness mirth and lust to them of upright heart Ye righteous in the Lord rejoyce his
This shall be written for the age that after shall succeed The people yet uncreated the Lords renown shall spread verse 19 For he from his high sanctuary hath looked down below And out of heaven hath the Lord beheld the earth also verse 20 That of the mourning captive he might hear the woful crie And that he might deliver those that damned are to die verse 21 That they in Sion may declare the Lords most holy Name And in Jerusalem set forth the praises of the same verse 22 Then when the people of the land and kingdoms with accord Shall be assembled for to do their service to the Lord. The third part verse 23 My former force of strength he hath abated in the way And shorter he did out my days thus I therefore did say verse 24 My God in midst of all my days now take me not away Thy years endure eternally from age to age for ay verse 25 Thou the foundations of the earth before all times hast laid And Lord the heavens are the work which thine own hands have made verse 26 Yea they shall perish and decay but thou shalt tarry still And they shall all in time wax old even as a garment will verse 27 Thou as a garment shalt them change and changed shall they be But thou dost still abide the same thy years do never flee verse 28 The children of thy servants shall continually endure And in thy sight their happy seed for ever shall stand sure Benedic anima Psal ciii T. S. MY soul give laud unto the Lord my spirit shall do the same And all the secrets of my heart praise ye his holy Name verse 2 Give thanks to God for all his gifts shew not thy self unkinde And suffer not his benefits to slip out of thy minde verse 3 That gave thee pardon for thy faults and thee restor'd again For all thy weak and frail disease and heal'd thee of thy pain verse 4 That did redeem thy life from death from which thou couldst not flee His mercy and compassion both he did extend to thee verse 5 That fill'd with goodness thy desire and did prolong thy youth Like as the eagle casts her bill whereby her age renew'th verse 6 The Lord with justice doth repay all such as be opprest So that their sufferings and their wrongs are turned to the best verse 7 His ways and his commandements to Moses he did show His counsels and his valiant acts the Israelites did know verse 8 The Lord is kinde and merciful when sinners do him grieve The slowest to conceive a wrath and readiest to forgive verse 9 He chides not us continually though we be full of strife Nor keeps our faults in memory For all our sinful life verse 10 Nor yet according to our sins the Lord doth us regard Nor after our iniquities he doth us not reward verse 11 But as the space is wondrous great 'twixt earth and heaven above So is his goodness much more large to them that do him love verse 12 God doth remove our sins from us and our offences all As far as is the sun-rising full distant from his fall The second part verse 13 And look what pity parents dear unto their children bear Like pity beareth God to such as worship him in fear verse 14 The Lord that made us knows ourshape our mould and fashion just How weak and frail our nature is and how we be but dust verse 15 And how the time of mortal men is like the with ' ring hay Or like the flower right fair in field that fades full soon away verse 16 Whose gloss and beauty stormy winds do utterly disgrace And make that after their assaults such blossoms have no place verse 17 But yet the goodness of the Lord with his shall ever stand Their childrens children do receive his righteousness at hand verse 18 I mean which keep his covenant with all their whole desire And not forget to do the thing that he doth them require verse 19 The heavens high are made the seat And footstool of the Lord And by his power imperial he governs all the world verse 20 Ye angels which are great in power praise ye and bless the Lord Which to obey and do his will immediately accord verse 21 Ye noble hosts and ministers cease not to laud him still Which ready are to execute his pleasure and his will verse 22 Yea all his works in every place praise ye his holy Name My heart my minde and eke my soul praise ye also the same Benedic anima mea Psal civ W. K. MY soul praise the Lord speak good of his Name O Lord our great God how dost thou appear So passing in glory that great is thy fame Honour and majesty in thee shine most clear â— With light as a robe thou hast thee beclad Whereby all the earth thy greatness may see The heavens in such sort thou also hast spread That it to a curtain compared may be His chamber-beams lie in the clouds full sure Which as his chariots are made him to bear â—nd there with much swiftness his course doth endure â—â—on the wings riding of winds in the air He maketh his spirits as heralds to go â—â—d lightnings to serve we see also prest â—is will to accomplish they run to and fro To save or consume things as seemeth him best â— He groundeth the earth so firmly and fast That it once to move none shall have such power â— The deep a fair covering for it made thou hast Which by his own nature the hills would devour â— But at thy rebuke the waters do flee â—â—so give due place thy word to obey 〈◊〉 thy voice of thunder so fearful they be That in their great raging they haste soon away â— The mountains full high they then up ascend 〈◊〉 thou do but speak thy word they fulfill So likewise the valleys most quickly descend â—here thou them appointest remain they do still â— Their bounds thou hast set how far they shall run So that in their rage not that pass they can 〈◊〉 God hath appointed they shall not return The earth to destroy more which made was for man The second part verse 10 He sendeth the springs to strong streams or lakes Which run do full swift among the huge hills verse 11 Where both the wilde asses their thirst oft-times slakes Aâ—d beasts of the mountains thereof drink their fills verse 12 By these pleasant springs of fountains full fair The fowls of the air abide shall and dwell Who moved by nature to hop here and there Among the green branches their songs shall excell verse 13 The mountains to moist the clouds he doth use The earth with his works is wholly replete verse 14 So as the brute cattel he doth not refuse But grass doth provide them and herb for mans meat verse 15 Yea bread wine and oyl he made for mans sake His face to refresh and heart to make strong verse 16 The cedars of Liban
Whereas the wicked and perverse with grief shall stop their voice verse 43 But who is wise that now full well he may these things record For certainly such shall perceive the kindness of the Lord. Paratum cor Psal cviii J. H. O God my heart prepared is and eke my tongue is so I will advance my voice in long and giving praise also verse 2 Awake my viol and my harp sweet melody to make And in the morning I my self right early will awake verse 3 By me among the people Lord still praised shalt thou be And I among the heathen folk will sing O Lord to thee verse 4 Because thy mercy Lord is great above the heavens high And eke thy truth doth reach the clouds within the Josty skie verse 5 Above the starry heavens high exalt thy felt O God And Lord display upon the earth thy glory all abroad verse 6 That thy dearly beloved may he set at libertie Help O my God with thy right hand and hearken unto me verse 7 God in his holiness hath spoke wherefore my joys abound Sichem I will divide and mere the vale of Succoth-ground verse 8 And Gilead shall be mine own Manasses mine shall be My head-strength Ephraim and law shall Judah give for me verse 9 Moab my washpot and my shoe on Edom will I throw Upon the land of Palestine in triumph will I go verse 10 Who shall into the city strong be guide to conduct me Or how by whom to Edom land conveyed shall I be verse 11 Is it not thou O Lord which late hadst us forsaken quite And thou O Lord which with our hosts didst not go forth to fight verse 12 Give us O Lord thy saving aid when troubles do assail For all the help of man is vain and can no whit avail verse 13 Through God we shall do valiant acts and worthy of renown He shall suodue our enemies yea he shall tread them down Deus laudem tuam Psal cix N. IN speechless silence do nor hold O God thy tongue always O God even thou I say that art the God of all my praise verse 1 The wicked and the guileful mouth on me disclosed be And they with false and lying tongues have spoken unto me 〈◊〉 They did beset me round about with words of hateful spight Without all cause of my desert against me they did light 〈◊〉 For my good will they were my foes but then 'gan I to pray My good with ill my friendliness with hate they did repay 〈◊〉 Set thou the wicked over him to have the upper hand It his right hand eke suffer thou his hateful foe to stand When he is judged let him then condemned be therein And let the prayer that he makes be turned into sin 〈◊〉 Few be his days his charge also let thou another take His children let be fatherless his wife a widow make verse 10 Let his off-spring be vagabonds to beg and seek their bread Wandring out of the wasted place where erst they have been fed verse 11 Let covetous extortioners catch all his goods and store And let the stranger spoil the fruit of all his toil before verse 12 Let there be none to pity him let there be none at all That on his children fatherless will let their mercy fall The second part verse 13 And so let his posterity for ever be destroy'd Their name out blotted in the age that after shall succeed verse 14 Let not his fathers wickedness from Gods remembrance fall And let not thou his mothers sin be done away at all verse 15 But in the presence of the Lord let them remain for ay That from the earth their memory he may cut clean away verse 16 Sith mercy he forgot to shew but did pursue with spight The troubled man and sought to slay the woful-hearted wight verse 17 Ash-did cursing love it shall betide unto him so And as he did not blessing love it shall be far him fro verse 18 As he with cursing clad himself so it like water shall Into his bowels and like oyl into his bones befal verse 19 As garment let it be to him to cover him foray And as a girdle wherewith he shall girded be alway verse 20 Lo let the same be from the Lord the guerdon of my foe Yea and of those that evil speak against my soul also verse 21 But thou O Lord that art my God deal thou I say with me After thy Name deliver me for good thy mercies he verse 22 Because in depth of great distress I needy am and poor And eke within my pained breast my heart is wounded sore The third part verse 23 Even so do I depart away as doth declining shade And as the grashopâ—er so I am shaken off and sade verse 24 With falling long from needful food enfeebled are my knees And all her fatness hath my flesh enforced been to leese verse 25 And I also a vile reproach to thâ—u am made to be And they that did upon me look did shake their heads at me verse 26 But thou O Lord thâ—t art my God none aid and succour be According to thy mercy Lord save and deliver me verse 27 And they shall know thereby that this Lord is thy mighty hand And that thou thou hast done it Lord so shall they understand verse 28 Although they curse with spite yet thou shalt bless with loving voice They shall aris and come to shame thy servant shall rejoyce verse 29 Let them be clothed all with shame that enemies are to me And with confusion as a cloke eke covered let them be verse 30 But greatly I will with my mouth give thanks unto the Lord And I among the multitude his praises will record verse 31 For he with help at his right hand will stand the poor man by To save him from the man that would condemn his soul to die Dixit Dominus Psal cx N. THe Lord did say unto my Lord Sit thou on my right hand Till I have made thy foes a stool whereon thy feet shall stand verse 2 The Lord shall out of Sion send the sceptre of thy might Amid thy mortal foes be thou the Ruler in their sight verse 3 And in the day on which thy reign and power they shall see Then hereby free-will-offerings shall the peepâ—â— offer thee Yea with an holy worshipping then shall they offer all Thy births dew is the dew that doth from womb of morning fall verse 4 The Lord hath sworn and never will repent what he doth say By th' order of Melchisedech thou art a Priest for ay verse 5 The Lord thy God on thy right hand that standeth for thy stay Shall wound for thee the stately kings upon his wrathful day verse 6 The heathen he shall judge and fill the place with bodies dead And over divers countreys shall in sunder smite the head verse 7 And he shall drink out of the brook tâ—at râ—nnâ—th in the way Wherefore he shall lift up on high
his royal head that day Confitebor tibi Psal cxi N. WIth heaâ—tâ— do accord To â—raâ—â— and laud the Lord In presence of the just verse 2 For great his works are found To sâ—â—râ—h them such are bound As do him love and trust verse 3 Hâ—s works are glorious Also his righteousness It doth endure for ever verse 4 His wondrous works he would We still remember should his mercy faileth never verse 5 Such as to him love bear A portion full fair He hath up for them laid For this they shall well finde He will them have in minde And keep them as he said verse 6 For he did not disdain His works to shew them plain By lightnings and by thunders When he the neathens land Did give into their hand Where they beheld his wonders verse 7 Of all his works ensu'th Both judgement right and truth Whereto his statutes tend verse 8 They are decreed sure For ever to endure Which equity doth end Redemption he gave Hâ—s people for to save verse 9 And hath also required His promise not to fail But always to prevail His holy Name be feared verse 10 Whoso with heart full fain True wisdom would attain The Lord fear and obey Such as his laws do keep Shall knowledge have full deep His praise shall last for ay Featus vir Psal cxii W. K. THe man is blest that God doth fear And that his law doth love indeed verse 2 His seed on earth God will uprear And â—less such as from him proceed verse 3 His house with good he will fulfil His righteousness endure shall still verse 4 Unto the righteous doth arise In trouble joy in darkness light Compassion is in his eyes And mercy always in his sight verse 5 Yea pity moveth such to lend He doth by judgement things expend verse 6 And surely such shall never fail For in remembrance had is he verse 7 No tidings ill can make him quail Who in the Lord sure hope doth see verse 8 His heart is firm his fear is past For he shall see his foes down cast verse 9 He did well for the poor provide His righteousness shall still remain And his estate with praise abide Though that the wicked man disdain verse 10 Yea gnash his teeth thereat shall he And so consume his state to see Laudate pueri Psal cxiii W. K. YE children which do serve the Lord Praise ye his Name with one accord verse 2 Yea blessed be always his Name verse 3 Who from the rising of the sun Till it return where it begun Is to be praised with great fame verse 4 The Lord all people doth surmount As for his glory we may count Above the heavens high to be verse 5 With God the Lord who may compare Whose dwellings in the heavens are Of such great power and force is he verse 6 He doth abase himself we know Things to behold both here below And also in heaven above verse 7 The needy out of dust to draw And eke the poor which help none saw His onely mercy did him move verse 8 And so him set in high degree With princes of great dignitie That rule his people with great same verse 9 The barren he doth make to bear And with great joy her fruit to rear Therefore praise ye his holy Name Inexitu Israel Psal cxiv W. W. WHen Israel by Gods address from Pharaohs land was bent And Jacobs house the strangers left and in the same train went verse 2 In Judah God his glory shewâ—d his â—oliness most bright So did the Israelites declare his kingdom power and might verse 3 The sea it saw and suddenly as all amazâ—d did flâ—e The roaring streams of Jordans floud recoyled backwaâ—dly verse 4 As rams afraid the mountains skipt their strength did them forsake And as the filly trembling lambs their tops did beat and shake verse 5 What ail'd the sea as allamaz'd so suddenly to flee Ye rolling waves of Jordans floud why ran ye backwardly verse 6 Why shook ye hills as rams afraid why did your strength so shake Why did your tops as trembling lambs for fear quiver and quake verse 7 O earth confess thy sovereign Lord and dread his mighty hand Before the face of Jacobs God fear ye both sea and land verse 8 I mean the God which from hard rocks doth cause main flouds appear And from the stony flint doth cause gush out the fountains clear Non nobis Domine Psal cxv N. NOt unto us Lord not to us but to thy Name give praise Both for thy mercy and thy truth that are in thee always verse 2 Why shall the heathen soorners say Where is their God become verse 3 Our God in heaven is and what he will that hath he done verse 4 Their idols silver are and gold works of mens hands they be verse 5 They have a mouth and do not speak and eyes and do not see verse 6 And they have ears joyn'd to their heads and do not hear at all And notes eke they formed have and do not smell withal verse 7 And hands they have and handle not and feet and do not go A throat they have yet through the same they make no sound to blow verse 8 Those that make them are like to them and those whose trust they be verse 9 O Israel trust in the Lord their help and shield is he verse 10 O Aarons house trust in the Lord their help and shield is he verse 11 Trust ye the Lord that fear the Lord their help and shield is he verse 12 The Lord hath mindful been of us and will us bless also On Israel and on Aarons house his blessings he will show verse 13 Them that be fearers of the Lord the Lord will bless them all Even he will bless them everyone the great and eke the small verse 14 To you I say the living Lord will multiply his grace To you and to the children that shall follow of your race verse 15 Ye are the blessed of the Lord even of the Lord I say Which both the heaven and the earth hath made and set in stay verse 16 The heavens yea the heavens high belong unto the Lord The earth unto the sons of men he gave of free accord verse 17 They that be dead do not with praise set forth the Lords renown Nor any that into the place of silence do go down verse 18 But we will praise the Lord our God from henceforth and for ay Sound ye the praises of the Lord praise ye the Lord I say Dilexi quoniam Psal cxvi N. I Love the Lord because my voice and prayer heard hath he verse 2 When in my days I call'd on him he bow'd his ear to me verse 3 Even when the snares of cruel death about beset me round When pains of hell me caught and when I wo and sorrow found verse 4 Upon the Name of God my Lord then did I call and say Deliver thou my soul O Lord I do thee humbly pray
10 Unfeignedly I have thee sought and thus seeking abide O never suffer me O Lord from thy precepts to slide verse 11 Within my heart and secret thoughts thy words I have hid still That I might not at any time offend thy godly will verse 12 We magnify thy Name O Lord and praise thee evermore Thy statutes of most worthy fame O Lord teach me therefore verse 13 My lips have never ceast to preach and publish day and night The judgements all which did proceed from thy mouth full of might verse 14 Thy testimonies and thy ways please me no less indeed Then all the treasures of the earth which worldlings make their meed verse 15 Of thy precepts I will still muse and thereto frame my talk As at a mark so will I aim thy ways how I may walk verse 16 My onely joy shall be so fixt and on thy laws so set That nothing can me so far blinde that I thy words forget GIMEL The third part verse 17 Grant to thy servant now such grace as may my life prolong Thy holy word them will I keep both in my heart and tongue verse 18 Mine eyes which were dim and shut up so open and make bright That of thy law and marvellous works I may have the clear sight verse 19 I am a stranger in this earth wandring now here now there Thy word to me therefore disclose my footsteps for to clear verse 20 My soul is ravisht with desire and never is at rest But seeks to know thy judgements high and what may please thee best verse 21 The proud men and malicious thou hast destroy'd each one And cursed are such as do not thy hests attend upon verse 22 Lord turn from me rebuke and shame which wicked men conspire For I have kept thy covenants with zeal as hot as fire verse 23 The princes great in counsel sat and did against me speak But then thy servant thought how he thy statutes might not break verse 24 For why thy covenants are my joy and my hearts great solace They serve in stead of counsellours my matters for to pass DALETH The fourth part verse 25 I am alas as brought to grave and almost turn'd to dust Restore therefore my life again as thy promise is just verse 26 My ways when I acknowledged with mercy thou didst hear Hear now eftsoon and me instruct thy laws to love and fear verse 27 Teach me once throughly for to know thy precepts and thy lore Thy works then will I meditate and lay them up in store verse 28 My soul I feel so sore opprest that it melteth for grief According to thy word therefore haste Lord to send relief verse 29 From lying and deceitful lips let thy grace me defend And that I may learn thee to love thy holy law me send verse 30 The way of truth both straight and sure I have chosen and found I set thy judgements me before which keep me safe and sound verse 31 Since then O Lord I forc'd my self thy covenants to embrace Let me therefore have no rebuke nor check in any case verse 32 Then will I run with joyful cheet where thy word doth me call When thou hast set my heart at large and rid me out of thrall HE. The fifth part verse 33 Instruct me Lord in the right trade of thy statutes divine And it to keep even to the end my heart will I incline verse 34 Grant me the knowledge of thy law and I shall it obey With heart and minde and all my might I will it keep I say verse 35 In the right paths of thy precepts guide me Lord I require None other pleasure do I wish nor greater thing desire verse 36 Incline my heart thy laws to keep and covenants to embrace And from all filthy avarice Lord shield me with thy grace verse 37 from vain desires and worldly lusts turn back mine eyes and sight Give me the spirit of life and power to walk thy ways aright verse 38 confirm thy gracious promise Lord which thou hast made to me Which am thy servant and do love and fear nothing but thee verse 39 Reproach and shame which I so fear from me O Lord expel For thou dost judge with equity and therein dost excel verse 40 Behold my hearts desire is bent thy laws to keep for ay Lord strengthen me so with thy grace that it perform I may VAV. The sixth part verse 41 Thy mercies great and manifold let me obtain O Lord Thy saving health let me enjoy according to thy word verse 42 So shall I stop the slandrous mouths of lewd men and unjust For in thy faithful promises stands my comfort and trust verse 43 The word of truth within my mouth let ever still be prest For in thy judgements wonderful my hope doth stand and rest verse 44 And whil'st that breath within my breast doth natural life preserve Yea till this world shall be dissolv'd thy law will I observe verse 45 So walk will I as set at large and made free from all dread Because I sought how for to keep thy precepts and thy read verse 46 Thy noble acts I will describe as things of most great fame Even before kings I will them blaze and shrink no whit for shame verse 47 I will rejoyce then to obey thy worthy hests and will Which evermore I have lov'd best and so will love them still verse 48 My hands I will lift to thy laws which I have dearly sought And practise thy commandments in will in deed in thought ZAIN The seventh part verse 49 Thy promise which thou mad'st to me thy servant Lord remember For therein have I put my trust and confidence for ever verse 50 It is my comfort and my joy when troubles me assail For were my life not by thy word my life would soon me fail verse 51 The proud and such as God contemn still made of me a scorn Yet would I not thy law forsake as he that were forlorn verse 52 But call'd to minde Lord thy great works shew'd to our fathers old Whereby I felt the joy surmount my grief an hundred-fold verse 53 But yet alas for fear I quake seeing how wicked men Thy law forsook and did procure thy judgements who knows when verse 54 And as for me I fram'd my songs thy statutes to exalt When I among the strangers dwelt and thoughts 'gan me assault verse 55 I thought upon thy Name O Lord by night when others sleep As for thy law also I kept and ever will it keep verse 56 This grace I did obtain because thy covenants sweet and dear I did embrace and also keep with reverence and with tear HETH The eighth part verse 57 O God which art my part and lot my comfort and my stay I have decreed and promised thy laws to keep alway verse 58 Mine earnest heart did humbly sue in presence of thy face As thou therefore hast promised Lord grant me of thy grace verse 59 My
grief I die when I these traitours see Because they keep no whit thy word nor yet seek to know thee verse 159 Behold for I do love thy laws with heart most glad and fain As thou art good and gracious Lord restore my life again verse 160 What thy word doth decree must be and so it hath been ever Thy righteous judgements are also most true and decay never SCHIN The one and twentieth part verse 161 Princes have sought by cruelty causless to make me crouch But all in vain for of thy word the fear did my heart touch verse 162 And certainly even of thy word I was more merry and glad Then he that of rich spoils and prey great store and plenty had verse 163 As for all lies and falsities I hate most and detest For why thy holy law do I above all things love best verse 164 Seven times a day I praise the Lord singing with heart and voice Thy righteous acts and wonderful so cause me to rejoyce verse 165 Great peace and rest shall all such have as do thy statutes love No danger shall their quiet state empair or once remove verse 166 My onely health and comfort Lord I look for at thy hand And therefore have I done those things which thou didst me command verse 167 Thy laws have been mine exercise which my soul most desir'd So much to them my love was bent that nought else I requir'd verse 168 Thy statutes and commandements I kept thou know'st aright For all the things that I have done are present in thy sight TAV. The two and twentieth part verse 169 O Lord let my complaint and cry before thy face appear And as thou hast me promise made so teach me thee to fear verse 170 Mine humble supplication toward thee let finde access And grant me Lord deliverance for so is thy promise verse 171 Then shall my lips thy praises speak after most ample sort When thou thy statutes hast me taught wherein stands my comfort verse 172 My tongue shall ling and preach thy word and on this wise say shall Gods famous acts and noble laws are just and perfect all verse 173 Stretch out thy hand I thee beseech and speedily me save For thy commandments to observe chosen O Lord I have verse 174 Of thee alone Lord I crave health for other I know none And in thy law and nothing else I do delight alone verse 175 Grant me therefore long days to live thy Name to magnifie And of thy judgements merciful let me the favour crie verse 176 For I was lost and went astray much like a wandring sheep Oh seek me for I have not fail'd thy commandments to keep Ad Dominum Psal cxx T. S. IN trouble and in thrall Unto the Lord I call And he doth me comfort verse 2 Deliver me I say From liars lips alway And tongues of false report verse 3 What vantage or what thing Gett'st thou thus for to sting Thou false and flatt'ring liar verse 4 Thy tongue doth hurt I ween No less then arrows keen Or hot consuming fire verse 5 Alas too long I flack Within these tents so black Which Kedars are by name By whom the flock elect And all of Isaacs sect Are put to open shame verse 6 With them that peace did hate I came a peace to make And set a quiet life verse 7 But when my tale was told Causlesâ— I was controll'd By them that would have strife Levavi oculos Psal cxxi W. W. I Lift mine eyes to Sion hill From whence I do attend That succour God me send verse 2 The mighty God me succour will Which heaven and earth framed And all things therein named verse 3 Thy foot from slip he will preserve And will thee safely keep For he will never sleep verse 4 Lo he that doth Israel conserve No sleep at all can him catch But his eyes shall ever watch verse 5 The Lord is thy warrant alway The Lord eke doth thee cover As at thy right hand ever verse 6 The sun shall not thee parch by day Nor the moon not half so bright Shall with cold hurt thee by night verse 7 The Lord will keep thee from distress And will thy life sure save verse 8 And thou shalt also have In all thy business good success Where-ever thou goest in or out God will thy things bring about Letatus sum Psal cxxii W. K. I Did in heart rejoyce To hear the peoples voice In offering so willingly verse 2 For let us up say they And in the Lords house pray Thus spake the folk full lovingly verse 3 Our feet that wandred wide Shall in thy gates abide O thou Jerusalem full fair Which art so seemly set Much like a city neat The like whereof is not elsewhere verse 4 The tribes with one accord The tribes of God the Lord Are thither bent their way to take So God before did tell That there his Israel Their prayers should together make verse 5 For there are thrones erect And that for this respect To set forth justice orderly Which thrones right to maintain To Davids house pertain His folk to judge accordingly verse 6 To pray let us not cease For Jerusalemâ—s pâ—ace Thy friends God prosper mightily verse 7 Peace be thy walls about And prosper thee throughout Thy palaces continually verse 8 I wish thy prosperous state For my poor brethrens sake That comfort have by means of thee verse 9 Gods house doth me allure Thy wâ—alth for to procure So much always as lies in me Ad te levavi Psal cxxiii T. S. O Lord that heaven dost possess I lift mine eyes to thee verse 2 Even as the servant lifteth his his masters hands to see As hand-maids watch their mistress hand some grace for to atchieve So we behold the Lord our God till he do us forgive verse 3 Lord grant us thy compassion and mercy in thy sight For we are fill'd and overcome with hatred and despight verse 4 Our minds be stuft with great rebuke the rich and worldly wise Do make of us their mocking-stocks the proud do us despise Nisi quia Dom. Psal cxxiv W. W. NOw Israel may say and that truly If that the Lord had not our cause maintain'd verse 2 If that the Lord had not our right sustain'd When all the world against us furiously Made their uproars and said we should all die verse 3 Now long ago they had devour'd us all And swallow'd quick for ought that we could deem Such was their rage as we might well esteem verse 4 And as the flouds with mighty force do fall So had they now our lives even brought to thrall verse 5 The raging streams most proud in roaring noise Had long ago o'rewhelm'd us in the deep verse 6 But lov'd be God which doth us safely keep From bloudy teeth and their most cruel voice Which as a prey to eat us would rejoyce verse 7 Even as a bird out of the fowlers grin Escapes away right so it
fares with us Broke are their nets and we have scaped thus verse 8 God that made heaven and earth is our help then His Name hath sav'd us from these wicked men Qui confidunt Psal cxxv W. K. SUch as in God the Lord do trust As mount Sion shall firmly stand And be removed at no hand The Lord will count them right and just So that they shall be sure For ever to endure verse 2 As mighty mountains huge and great Jerusalem about do close So will the Lord do unto those Who on his godly will do wait Such are to him so dear They never need to fear verse 3 For though the righteous try doth he By making wicked men his rod Lest they through grief forsake their God It shall not as their lot still be verse 4 Give Lord to us thy light Whose hearts are true and right verse 5 But as for such as turn aside By crooked ways which they out sought The Lord will surely bring to nought With workers vile they shall abide But peace with Israel For evermore shall dwell Another of the same by R. W. THose that do put their confidence Upon the Lord our God onely And flee to him for their defence In all their need and misery Their faith is sure still to endure Grounded on Christ the corner-stone Mov'd with none ill but standeth full Stedfast like to the mount Sion And as about Jerusalem The mighty hills do it compass So that no enemies come to them To hurt that town in any case So God indeed in every need His faithful people doth defend Standing them by assuredly From this time forth world without end Right wise and good is our Lord God And will not suffer certainly The sinners and ungodlies rod To tarry upon his family Lest they also from God should go Falling to sin and wickedness O Lord defend world without end Thy Christian flock through thy goodness O Lord do good to Christians all That stedfast in thy word abide Such as willingly from God fall And to false doctrine daily slide Such will the Lord scatter abroad With hypocrites thrown down to hell God will them send pains without end But Lord grant peace to Israel Glory to God the Father of might And to the Son our Saviour And to the holy Ghost whose light Shine in our hearts and us succour That the right way from day to day We may walk and him glorifie With heates desire all that are here Worship the Lord and say Amen In convertendo Psal cxxvi W. W. WHen that the Lord again his Sion had forth brought From bondage great and also servitude extreme His work was such as did surmount mans heart thought So that we were much like to them that use to dream verse 2 Our mouths were with laughter filled then And eke our tongues did shew us joyful men The heathen folk were forced then this to confess How that the Lord for them also great things had done verse 3 But much more we and therefore can confess no less Wherefore to joy we have good cause as we begun verse 4 O Lord go forth thou canst our bondage end As to deserts the flowing rivers send verse 5 Full true it is that they which sow in tears indeed A time will come when they shall reap in mirth and joy verse 6 They went and wept in bearing of their precious seed For that their foes full often times did them annoy But their return with joy they shall sure see Their sheaves home bring and not empaired be Nisi Dom. Psal cxxvii W. W. EXcept the Lord the house doth make And thereunto doth set his hand What men do build it cannot stand Likewise in vain men undertake Cities and holds to watch and ward Except the Lord be their safeguard verse 2 Though ye rise early in the morn And so at night go late to bed Feeding full hardly with brown bread Yet were your labour lost and worn But they whom God doth love and keep Receive all things with quiet sleep verse 3 Therefore mark well when-ever you see That men have heirs t' enjoy their land It is the gift of Gods own hand For God himself doth multiply Of his great liberality The blessing of posterity verse 4 And when the children come to age They grow in strength and activeness In person and in comeliness So that a shaft shot with courage Of one that hath a most strong arm Flies not so swift nor doth like harm verse 5 Oh well is he that hath his quiver Furnisht with such artillerie For when in peril he shall be Such one shall never shake nor shiver When that he pleads before the judge Against his foes that bear him grudge Beati omnes Psal cxxviii T. S. BLessed art thou that fearest God and walkest 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 doth thy wife spring out Thy children stand like olive-plants thy table round about verse 4 Thus art thou blest that fearest God and he shall let thee see verse 5 The promised Jerusalem and her felicitie verse 6 Thou shalt thy childrens children see to thy great joys increase And likewise grace on Israel prosperity and peace Sape expugnaverunt Psal cxxix N. OFt they now Israel may say me from my youth assail'd verse 2 Oft they assail'd me from my youth yet 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 cords of wicked foes at last verse 5 They that hate me shall be asham'd and turned back also verse 6 And made as grass upon the house which with reth ere it grow verse 7 Whereof the mower cannot finde enough to fill his hand Nor can he fill his lap that goeth to glean upon the land verse 8 Nor passers by pray God on them to let his blessing fall Nor say We bless you in the Name of God the Lord at all De profundis Psal cxxx W. W. LOrd to thee I make my moan when dangers me oppress I call I sigh plain and groan trusting to fiâ—de release verse 2 Hear now O Lord my request for it is full due time And let thine ears ay be prest unto this prayer mine verse 3 O Lord our God if thou weigh our sins and them peruse Who shall then escape and say I can my self excuse verse 4 But Lord thou art merciful and turn'st to us thy grace That we with hearts most careful should fear before thy face verse 5 In God I put my whole trust my soul waits on his will For his promise is most just and I hope therein still verse 6 My soul to God hath regard wishing for him alway More then they that watch and ward to see the dawning day verse 7 Let Israel then boldly in the Lord put his trust He is that God of mercy that his deliver
his wisdom made the heavens for his mercy endureth for ever verse 6 Which on the waters stretch the earth for his mercy endureth for ever verse 7 Which made great lights to shine abroad for his mercy endureth for ever verse 8 As sun to rule the lightsom day for his mercy c. verse 9 The moon and stars to guide the night for his mercy c. verse 10 Which smote Egypt with their first-born for his mercy c. verse 11 And Israel brought out from thence for his mercy c. verse 12 With mighty hand and stretched arm for his mercy c. verse 13 Which cut the Red sea in two parts for his mercy c. verse 14 And Israel made pass there-through for his mercy c. verse 15 And drowned Pharaoh and his host for his mercy c. verse 16 Through wilderness his people led for his mercy c. verse 17 He which did smite great noble kings for his mercy c. verse 18 And which hath slain the mighty kings for his mercy c. verse 19 As Sehon king of Amorites for his mercy c. verse 20 And Og the king of Basan land for his mercy c. verse 21 And gave their land for heritage for his mercy c. verse 22 Even to his servant Israel for his mercy c. verse 23 Rememberâ—ng us in base estate for his mercy c. verse 24 And from oppressours rescued us for his mercy c. verse 25 Which giveth food unto all flesh for his mercy c. verse 26 Praise ye the Lord of heaven above for his mercy endureth for ever verse 27 Give thanks unto the Lord of lords for his mercy endureth for ever Another of the same by T. C. O Laud the Lord benigne Whose mercies last for ay verse 2 Give thanks and praises sing To God of gods I say For certainly His mercies dure Both firm and sure Eternally verse 3 The Lord of lords praise ye Whose mercies ay do dure verse 4 Great wonders onely he Doth work by his great power For certainly c. verse 5 Which God omnipotent By his great wisdom high The heavenly firmament Did frame as we may see For certainly c. verse 6 Yea he the heavy charge Of all the earth did stretch And on the waters large The same he did out reach For certainly c. verse 7 Great lights he made to be For why his love is ay verse 8 Such as the sun we see To rule the lightsom day For certainly c. verse 9 And eke the moon so clear Which shineth in our sight And stars that do appear To guide the darksom night For certainly c. verse 10 With grievous plagues and sore All Egypt smote he than The first-born less and more He slew of beast and man For certainly c. verse 11 And from amidst their land His Israel forth brought verse 12 Which he with mighty hand And stretched arm hath wrought For certainly c. verse 13 The sea he cut in two Which stood up like a wall verse 14 And made through it to go His chosen children all For certainly c. verse 15 But there he whelmed then The proud king Pharaoh With his huge host of men And chariots eke also For certainly c. verse 16 Who led through wilderness His people safe and sound verse 17 And for his love endless Great kings he brought to ground For certainly c. verse 18 And slew with puissant hand Kings mighty and of fame verse 19 As of Amorites land Sehon the king by name For certainly c. verse 20 And Og the giant large Of Basan king also verse 21 Whose land for heritage He gave his people tho For certainly c. verse 22 Even unto Israel His servant dear I say He gave the same to dwell And there abide for ay For certainly c. verse 23 To minde he did us call In our most base degree verse 24 And from oppressours all In safety set us free For certainly c. verse 25 All flesh in earth abroad With food he doth fulfill verse 26 Wherefore of heaven the God To laud be it your will For certainly c. Super fumina Psal cxxxvii W. W. WHen as we sat in Babylon the rivers round about And in remembrance of Sion the tears for grief burst out verse 2 We hang'd our harps and instruments the willow-trees upon For in that place men for their use had planted many a one verse 3 Then they to whom we prisoners were said to us tauntingly Now let us hear your Hebrew songs and pleasant melody verse 4 Alas said we who can once frame his sorrowful heart to sing The praises of our loving God thus under a strange king verse 5 But yet if I Jerusalem out of my heart let slide Then let my singers quite forget the warbling harp to guide verse 6 And let my tongue within my mouth be ty'd for ever fast If that I joy before I see thy full deliverance past verse 7 Therefore O Lord remember now the cursed noise and cry That Edoms sons against us made when they ras'd our city Remember Lord their cruel words when as with one accord They cry'd On sack and rase their walls in despight of their Lord. verse 8 Even so shalt thou O Babylon at length to dust be brought And happy shall that man be call'd that our revenge hath wrought verse 9 Yea blessed shall that man be call'd that takes thy children young To dash their bones against hard stones that lie the streets among Confitebor tibi Psal cxxxviii N. THee will I praise with my whole heart my Lord my God always Even in the presence of the gods I will advance thy praise verse 2 Toward thy holy temple I will look and worship thee And praised in my thankful mouth thy holy Name shall be Even for thy loving kindness sake and for thy truth withall For thou thy Name hast by thy word advanced over all verse 3 When I did call thou heardest me and thou hast made also The power of increased strength within my soul to grow verse 4 Yea all the kings on earth they shall give praise to thee O Lord For they of thy most holy mouth have heard the mighty word verse 5 They of the ways of God the Lord in singing shall entreat Because the glory of the Lord it is exceeding great verse 6 The Lord is high and yet he doth behold the lowly sprite But he contemning knows afar the proud and lofty wight verse 7 Although in midst of trouble I do walk yet shall I stand Renewed by thee O my Lord thou wilt stretch out thy hand Upon the wrath of all my foes and saved shall I be By thy right hand the Lord God will perform his work to me verse 8 Thy mercy Lord endures for ay Lord do me not forsake Forsake me not that am the work which thine own hand did make Domine probasti Psal cxxxix
just man evermore verse 9 He doth defend the fatherless and stranger sad in heart And quit the widow from distress and ill mens ways subvert verse 10 Thy Lord and God eternally O Sion still shall reign In time of all posterity for ever to remain Laudate Dominum Psal cxlvii N. 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 he buildeth up alone And the disperst of Israel doth gather into one verse 3 He heals the broken in their heart their sores up doth he binde verse 4 He counts the number of the stars and names them in their kinde verse 5 Great is the Lord great is his power his wisdom infinite verse 6 The Lord relieves the meek and throws to ground the wicked wight verse 7 Sing unto God the Lord with praise unto the Lord rejoyce And to our God upon the harp advance your singing voice verse 8 He covers heaven with clouds and for the earth prepareth rain And on the mountains he doth make the grass to grow again verse 9 He gives to beasts their food and to young ravens when they cry verse 10 His pleasure not in strength of horse nor in mans legs doth ly verse 11 But in all those that fear the Lord the Lord hath his delight And such as do attend upon his mercies shining light The second part verse 12 O praise the Lord Jerusalem thy God O Sion praise verse 13 For he the bars hath forged strong wherewith thy gates he stays verse 14 Thy children he hath blest in thee and in thy borders he Doth settle peace and with the flour of wheat he filleth thee verse 15 And his commandement upon the earth he sendeth out And eke his word with speedy course doth swiftly run about verse 16 He giveth snow like wooll hoar-frost like ashes he doth spread verse 17 Like morsels casts his ice thereof the cold who can abide verse 18 He sendeth forth his mightyword and melteth them again His wind 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 With every nation hath he not so dealt nor have they known His secret judgements ye therefore praise ye the Lord alone Laudate Dominum Psal cxlviii J. 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GIve laud unto the Lord From heaven that is so high Praise him in deed and word Above the starry skie verse 2 And also ye His angels all Armies royall Praise him with glee verse 3 Praise him both moon and sun Which are so clear and bright The same of you be done Ye glistring stars of light verse 4 And eke no less Ye heavens fair And clouds of the air His laud express verse 5 For at his word they were All formed as we see At his voice did appear All things in their degree verse 6 Which he set fast To them he made A law and trade For ay to last verse 7 Extol and praise Gods Name On earth ye dragons fell All deeps do ye the same For it becomes ye well verse 8 Him magnifie Fire hail ice snow And storms that blow At his decree verse 9 The hills and mountains all And trees that fruitful are The cedars great and tall His worthy praise declare verse 10 Beasts and cattel Yea birds flying And worms creeping That on earth dwell verse 11 All kings both more and less With all their pompous train Princes and all judges That in the world remain Exalt his Name verse 12 Young men and maids Old men and babes Do ye the same verse 13 For his Name shall we prove To be most excellent Whose praise is far above The earth and firmament verse 14 For sure he shall Exalt with bliss The horn of his And help them all His saints all shall forth tell His praise and worthiness The children of Israel Each one both more and less And also they That with good will His words fulfil And him obey Cantate Domino Psal cxlix N. SIng ye unto the Lord our God a new rejoycing song And let the praise of him be heard his holy saints among verse 2 Let Israel rejoyce in him that made him of nothing And let the seed of Sion eke be joyful in their King verse 3 Let them sound praise with voice of fuâ—â— unto his holy Name And with the timbrel and the harp sing praises of the same verse 4 For why the Lord his pleasure all hath in his people set And by deliverance he will raise the meek to glory great verse 5 With glory and with honour now let all his saints rejoyce And now aloud upon their beds advance their singing voice verse 6 And in their mouths let be the acts of God the mighty Lord And in their hands eke let them bear a double-edged sword verse 7 To plague the heathen and correct the people with their hands verse 8 To binde their stately kings in chains their lords in iron hands verse 9 To execute on them the doom that written is before This honour all his saints shall have praise ye the Lord therefore Laudate dominum Psal cl N. YEeld unto God the mighty Lord praise in his sanctuary And praise him in the firmament that shews his power on high verse 2 Advance his Name and praise him in his mighty acts always According to his excellencie of greatness give him praise verse 3 His praises with the princely noise of sounding trumpets blow Praise him upon the viol and upon the harp also verse 4 Praise him with timbrel and with flute organs and virginals verse 5 With sounding cymbals praise ye him praise him with loud cymbals verse 6 What ever hath the benefit of breathing praise the Lord To praise the Name of God the Lord agree with one accord The end of the Psalms A song to be sung before morning prayer T B. PRraise ye the Lord ye Gentiles all Which hath brought you into his light O praise him all people mortal as it is most worthy and right For he is full determined on us to pour out his mercy And the Lords truth be ye assur'd abideth perpetually Glory be to God the Father and to Jesus Christ his true Son With th' holy Ghost in like manner now and at every season A song to be sung before evening prayer BEhold now give heed such as be the Lords servants faithful and true Come praise the Lord every degree with such sonâ—s as to him are due O ye that stand in the Lords house even in our own God mansion Praise ye the Lord so bounteous which worketh our salvation List up your hands in his holy place yea and that in the time of night Praise ye the Lord which gives all grace for he is a Lord of great might Then shall the Lord out of Sion which made heaven earth by his
14 What blasphemy is this to thee Lord dost thou not abhor it To hear the wicked in their heart say Tush thou car'st not for it verse 15 But thou seest all their wickedness and well dost understand verse 16 That friendless and poor fatherless are left into thy hand verse 17 Of wicked and malicious men then break the power for ever That they with their iniquity may perish altogether verse 18 The Lord shall reign for evermore as King and God alone And he will chase the heathen folk out of the land each one verse 19 Thou hear'st O Lord the poor mens plaint their prayers and request Their hearts thou wilt confirm until thine ears to hear be prest verse 20 To judge the poor and fatherless and help them to their right That they may be no more opprest by men of worldly might In Domino consido Psal xi T. S. I Trust in God how dare ye then say thus my soul until Flie hence as fast as any fowl and hide you in your hill verse 2 Behold the wicked bend their bowes and make their arrows prest To shoot in secret and to hurt the sound and harmless breast verse 3 Of worldly hope all stays were shrunk and clearly brought to nought Alas the just and righteous man what evil hath he wrought verse 4 But he that in his Temple is most holy and most high And in the heavens hath his seat of royal majesty The poor and simple mans estate considereth in his minde And searcheth out full narrowly the manners of mankinde verse 5 And with a cheerful countenance the righteous man will use But in his heart he doth abhor all such as mischief muse verse 6 And on the sinners casteth snares as thick as any rain Fire and brimstone and whirlwinds thick appointed for their pain verse 7 Ye see then how a righteous God doth righteousness embrace And to the just and upright men shews forth his pleasant face Salvum me fas Psal xii T. 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HEâ—y Lord for good and godly men do perish and decay And saith and truth from worldly men is parted clean away verse 2 Whoso doth with his neighbour talk his talk is all but vain For every man bethinketh how to flatter lie and feign verse 3 But flattering and deceitful lips and tongues that be so stout To speak proud words and make great brags The Lord soon cuts them out verse 4 For they say still We will prevail our tongues shall us extol Our tongues are ours we ought to speak what Lord shall us control verse 5 But for the great complaint and cry of poor and men opprest Arise will I now saith the Lord and them restore to rest verse 6 Gods word is like to silver pure that front the earth is triâ—d And hath no leâ—s thou seven times in fiâ—e bâ—â—â— purifiâ—d verse 7 Now sith thy promise is to help Lord keep thy promise then And save us now and evermore from this ill kinde of men verse 8 For now the wicked world is full of mischiefs manifold When vanity with worldly men so highly is extoll'd Vsquequo Domine Psal xiii T. S. HOw long wilt thou forget me Lord shall I ne're be remembred How long wilt thou thy visage hide as though thou wert offended verse 2 In heart and minde how long shall I with care tormented be How long eke shall my deadly foes thus triumph over me verse 3 Behold me now my Lord my God and hear me fore opprest Lighten mine eyes left that I sleep as one by death possest verse 4 Lest that mine enemie say to me behold I do prevail Lest they also that hate my soul rejoyce to see me quail verse 5 But from thy mercy and goodness my hope shall never start In thy releâ—f and saving health right glad shall be my heart verse 6 I will give thanks unto the Lord and praises to him fing Because he hath heard my request and granted my wishing Dixit insipiens Psal xiiii T. S. THere is no God as foolish men affirm in their mad mood Their drifts are all corrupt and vain not one of them doth good verse 2 The Lord beheld from heaven high the whole race of mankinde And saw not one that sought indeed the living God to finde verse 3 They went all wide and were corrupt and truly there was none That in the world did any good I say there was not one verse 4 Is all their judgement so far lost that all work mischief still Eating my people even as bread not one to seek Gods will verse 5 When they thus rage then suddenly great fear on them shall fall For God doth love the righteous men and will maintain them all verse 6 Ye mock the doings of the poor to their reproach and shame Because they put their trust in God and call upon his name verse 7 But who shall give thy people health and when wilt thou fulfil Thy promise made to Israel from out of Sion hill verse 8 Even when thou shalt restore again such as were captive led Then Jacob shall therein rejoyce and Israel shall be glad Domine quis Psal xv T. S. O Lord within thy tabernacle who shall inhabit still Or whom wilt thou receive to dwell in thy most holy hill verse 2 The man whose life is uncorrupt whose works are just and streight Whose heart doth think the very truth whose tongue speaks no deceit verse 3 Nor to his neighbour doth none ill in body goods or name Nor willingly doth move false tales which might empair the same verse 4 That in his heart regardeth not malicious wicked men But those that love and fear the Lord he maketh much of them verse 5 His oath and all his promises that keepeth faithfully Although he make his covenant so that he doth lose thereby verse 6 That putteth not to usury his money and his coyn Ne for to huâ—t the innocent doth bribe or else purloyn verse 7 Whoso doth all things as you see that here is to he done Shall never perish in thâ—â— world nor in the world to comâ— Conserva me Psal xvi T. S. LOrd keep me for I trust in thee and do confess indeed Thou art my God and of my goods O Lord thou hast no need verse 2 I give my goods unto the saints that in the world do dwell And namely to the faithful flock in vertue that excel verse 3 They shall heap sorrows on their heads which run as they were mad To offer to the idol-gods alas it is too bad verse 4 As for their bloudy sacrifice and offerings of that sort I will not touch nor yet thereof my lips shall make report verse 5 For why the Lord the portion is of mine inheritance And thou art he that dost maintain my rent my lot my chance verse 6 The place wherein my lot did fall in beauty did excel Mine heritage assign'd to me doth please me wondrous well verse 7 I thank the Lord that caused me to understand