still doth beare verse 6 The power of his mighty workes he to his people shewes While he the heathens heritage upon his Saints bestowes verse 7 Both truth judgment are the works wrought by his hand and might His precepts and commandments all are very sure and right verse 8 Firme are they and established for all eternity And they most righteously are done in truth and equity verse 9 Unto his people whom he chose redemption he did send His Covenant he commanded hath that it should never end verse 10 Holy and reverend is the Name of our great Lord and King And only from the feare of God doth all true wisdome spring verse 11 Good understanding have all they his precepts that fulfill His glory everlasting is his praise endureth still PSAL. CXII PRaise ye the Lord The man is blâ—… that feares the Lord of might And in his just commandments all that taketh great delight verse 2 His seed shall prosper here onearth and they shall mighty be The generation of the just full blessed shall we see verse 3 Of riches he within his house sufficient shall be sure And in Gods sight his righteousnesse for ever shall endure verse 4 Unto the righteous doth arise amid the darknesse light Kind and compassionate is he and leads his life aright verse 5 A good man favour shewes lends with mercie and compassion And he is wise and his affaires he guideth with discretion verse 6 Surely he shall be settled so that nothing can him move The just shall be remembred still in Gods eternall love verse 7 Of evill tidings that may come he will not be affraid Because his heart upon his God by faith is sixt and stai'd verse 8 His heart is firmly stablished affraid he will not be Untill upon his enemies Gods justice he do see verse 9 He doth distribute to the poore and to them freely give His righteousnesse doth still remaine and with him ever live verse 10 In power and in dignitie aloft he shall be set And this the wicked man shall see and seeing rage and fret verse 11 For anger he shall gnash his teeth and shall consume away The wicked mans desire and hope shall perish and decay PSAL. CXIII PRaise ye the living Lord praise ye your Lord and King All ye his servants to his Name all praise and honour bring verse 2 Now and in ages all his holy Name be blest And his great Name in places all be prais'd from East to West verse 3 Above the Nations all the Lord doth sit on hie Above the highest heav'ns he sits in glorious majestie verse 4 With this great Lord and God who dareth to compare Whose dwellings far above the world so high exalted are verse 5 Yet of his goodnesse great he doth descend so low As in the heavens and the earth the things to see and know verse 6 He raiseth from the dust the poore that low did lie And from the dung-hill lifts the man opprest with povertie verse 7 That him he may advance and with the Princes set With those that of his people are the chiefe ev'n Princes great verse 8 To her that barren was he children doth afford So she keeps house a mother glad praise ye the living Lord. PSAL. CXIV WHen Israel from Egypt came and did his dwelling change When Jacobs house from those did part that were of language strange verse 2 His Sanctuary Judah was his holy place was there And his dominion Israel was and they his people were verse 3 The sea it saw and at the sight as all affraid did flye And back the river Jordans streames were driven mightily verse 4 The Mountains skipped like to rams and could not stedfast stay And like young lambs the little hills did move and leap away verse 5 What ail'd thee sea as all amaz'd so suddenly to flye Ye rolling waves of Jordans floud why ran ye backwardly verse 6 Ye mountains great what was the cause that ye did skip like rams Ye little hills why did ye leap and skip like little lambs verse 7 Before the presence of the Lord tremble thou earth and quake Before the presence of the God of Jacob do thou shake verse 8 Who from the hard and stony rock did pooles of water bring And by his power did turne the â—…int into a water-spring PSAL. CXV NOt unto us Lord not to us but to thy Name give praise Both for the mercy and the truth that are in thee alwaies verse 2 Why shall the heathen scorners say Where may their God now be verse 3 Our God in heaven is and what he pleased done hath he verse 4 Their Idols silver are and gold work of mens hands they be They have a mouth and do not speak and eies and do not see verse 5 Eares have they joyned to their heaâ—… yet do they nothing heare verse 6 They also cannot smell at all though noses they do beare verse 7 And hands they have yet handle not feet yet no walk they take A throat they have and yet no speech through it a sound doth make verse 8 They that them make are like to them and they 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 in God who fear the Lord their help and shield is he verse 12 The Lord of us hath mindfull beâ—… and he will blesse us still Both Israels and Aarons house blesse certainly he will verse 13 Those that do fear serve the Lord the Lord will blesse them all The Lord his blessing will impart both to the great and small verse 14 To you the Lord abundantly will multiply his grace He will increase it more and more to you and to your race verse 15 All ye the Lord that feare and serve are blessed of the Lord Who hath the heavens and the earth created by his word verse 16 The heavens yea the heavens high Gods throne and palace be But freely on the sons of men the earth bestowed he verse 17 The dead do not give to the Lord praise from the grave below Nor any that into the place of silence downe do go verse 18 But we the servants of the Lord who here on earth shall live Henceforth and ever will him praise to God due praises give PSAL. CXVI I Love the Lord because my voice and praier heard hath he verse 2 And all my daies will call on him who bow'd his care to me verse 3 Even when the snares of cruell death about beset me round When pains of hell me caught and wheâ—… I woe and sorrow found verse 4 Upon the Name of God my Lord then did I call and say Deliver thou my soule O Lord I do thee humbly pray verse 5 The Lord is very gracious and righteous is he Yea in our God depths infinite of tender mercies be verse 6 The Lord in safety doth
the skins it of his garments went verse 4 And as the dew to Hermon hill his moisture downe doth send And as the dew doth from above on Sions hills descend verse 5 So God on those who thus do love his blessing downe doth send Yea he doth blesse them with a life which never shall have end PSAL. CXXXIV 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 within his holy place And give the Lord his praises due his benefits embrace verse 3 Thus do thou blesse the Lord with praise and thankfulnesse And God that earth heav'n did make thee out of Sion blesse PSAL. CXXXV PRaise ye the Lord and his great Name praise ye with one accord O praise him still all ye that be the servants of the Lord. verse 2 In the Lords house all ye that stand aloud his praises sound Praise him all ye that in the Courts of our great God are found verse 3 Praise ye the Lord for he is good yea praises to him sing Sing praises to his Name because it is a pleasant thing verse 4 For Jacob to himselfe the Lord did chuse of his good pleasure And Israel he did chuse to be his owne peculiar treasure verse 5 For well I know in majestie the Lord is very great And that the Lord above all gods in glory hath his seat verse 6 In heaven and in earth he made and in the swelling seas And in the low descending depths what ever did him please verse 7 He from the ends of all the earth makes vapours to ascend With lightnings raine he makes and winds doth from his treasures send verse 8 In Egypt he the first-borne all with death downe smitten hath Ev'n the chiefe strength of man beast in his provoked wrath verse 9 He hath in thee shew'd wonders great O Egypt which did fall On Pharaoh thy hard-hearted king and on his servants all verse 10 He also Nations great and strong smote downe and overthrew And though their rulers mighty were their mighty Kings he slew verse 11 Sehon King of the Amorites and Og of Bashan King Of Canaan be the Kingdomes all did to subjection bring verse 12 Then also for an heritage their land away he gave An heritage which Israel his people deare should have The second part verse 13 Thy Name O Lord shal still endure and thy memoriall With honour shall preserved be through generations all verse 14 His people to avenge and judge the Lord is fully bent And of his servants miseries he will himselfe repent verse 15 The Idols which are worshipped abroad in heathen lands Surely but gold and silver be the work ev'n of menâ—… hands verse 16 A mouth they have yet do not speak eyes yet they never saw verse 17 And ears they have yet nothing bear their mouth no breath doth draw verse 18 And senslesse like to them are those by whom they formed were And such are all that trust in them or who their power do feare verse 19 But blesse the everlasting Lord O house of Israel O Aarons house blesse thou the Lord in might that doth excell verse 20 O house of Levi blesse the Lord by whom made all things were And ever blesse and praise the Lord all ye the Lord that feare verse 21 And out of Sion let his Saints give praises to the Lord Which dwelleth in Jerusalem praise him with one accord PSAL. CXXXVI Sung as the 100. Psalme PRaise ye the Lord for he is good for still his mercy doth endure verse 2 Give thanks unto the God of gods for still do last his mercies sure verse 3 Give thanks unto the Lord of lords for still his mercy doth endure verse 4 Which only doth great wondrous works for still do last his mercies sure verse 5 Wch by his wisdom made the heav'ns for still his mercy doth endure verse 6 Who stretch't the earth above the seas for still do last his mercies sure verse 7 Which made great lights to shine abroad for still his mercy doth endure verse 8 The Sun to rule the light some day for still do last his mercies sure verse 9 The Moon Stars to guide the night for still his mercy doth endure verse 10 Which Egypt with their first-borne smote for still do last his mercies sure verse 11 And Israel brought out from thence for still his mercy doth endure verse 12 With mighty hand stretched arme for still do last his mercies sure verse 13 Who the red sea in parts did cut for still his mercy doth endure verse 14 And through the midst made Israel passe for still do last his mercies sure verse 15 But drowned Pharaoh and his host for still his mercy doth endure verse 16 Through desart he his people led for still do last his mercies sure verse 17 Praise him who mighty Kings did smite for still his mercy doth endure verse 18 And who the famous Kings did slay for still do last his mercies sure verse 19 As Sehon King of Amorites for still his mercy doth endure verse 20 And the great Og of Basan King for still do last his mercies sure verse 21 And gave their land for heritage for still his mercy doth endure verse 22 Even to his servant Israel for still do last his mercies sure verse 23 Remembring us in base estate for still his mercy doth endure verse 24 He from oppressors rescued us for still do last his mercies sure verse 25 Who giveth sood unto all flesh for still his mercy doth endure verse 26 O to the God of heav'n give thanks for still do last his mercies sure PSAL. CXXXVII WHen captives we at Babylon did by the rivers sit We thought on Sion yea we wept when we remembred it verse 2 We hang'd our Harps and Instruments the Willow trees upon And being full of griefe delight in musick we had none verse 3 For there a song required they who did us captive bring Our spoilers call'd for mirth and said A song of Sion sing verse 4 But the Lords sweet and holy songs sing fitly how shall we When captives in a forraine land we among heathen be verse 5 But O Jerusalem if I forget thee in mine heart Let my forgotten cunning then from my right hand depart verse 6 If I do not remember thee let my tongue cease to move If I do not Jerusalem set my chiefe joyes above verse 7 Remember Edom which upon Jerusalems sad day To the foundations raze it downe yea raze it oft did say verse 8 Daughter of Babylon justly thou ere long destroi'd shalt be Happy the man thy deeds to us who shall reward to thee verse 9 Yea happy surely shall he be that takes thy little ones And in his zeale to Sion shall them dash against the stones PSAL. CXXXVIII WIth my whole heart O gracious Lord will I give praise to thee Even in the presence of the
from it grow and mighty is thy wrath The second part verse 13 Instruct us Lord to know and try how long our daies remaine That so we may our hearts apply true wisdome to attaine verse 14 Returne 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 Us early with thy mercy fill who now long have been sad And then through thee rejoyce we will and all our daies be glad verse 16 According as the daies have been wherein we griefe have had As yeares of evill we have seen so long now make us glad verse 17 O let thy work and power appeare before thy servants sight And shew unto their children deare thy glory and thy might verse 18 Lord let thy beauty on us be and what we take in hand Let it establish't be by thee O make it firme to stand PSAL. XCI IN secret place of God most high he that shall dwell and hide In the Almighties shadow safe and quiet shall abide verse 2 Thouâ—… my hope my strong hold I to the Lord will say My God is he in him will I my whole affiance stay verse 3 Surely from the slie fowlers snare he shall deliver thee And from the noisome pestilence thee safe preserve shall he verse 4 His feathers shall thee hide thy trust under his wings shall be A buckler and a shield of proofe his truth shall be to thee verse 5 So that the terrours of the night thy heart shall not affright Nor yet the arrow shalt thou feare by day that makes his flight verse 6 Nor for the pestilence that walkes in darknesse secretly Nor for destruction that doth waste at noon day openly verse 7 Though at thy side a thousand fall and on thy right hand lye Ten thousand dead yet unto thee it shall not once come nye verse 8 Thereof thou only with thine eies shalt a beholder be And thou therein the just reward of wicked men shalt see verse 9 Because the Lord who of his Saints the refuge is alone Even the most High is made by thee thy habitation verse 10 None evill shalt thou need to feare it shall not thee befall Neither to hurt thee any plague come nigh thy dwelling shall verse 11 For to his Angels over thee give a command shall he That constantly in all thy waies they keep and succour thee verse 12 They in their hands shal bear thee up still waiting thee upon Lest thou at any time should'st dash thy foot against a stone verse 13 Upon the Adder thou shalt tread and on the Lion strong Thy feet on Dragons trample shall and on the Lions yong verse 14 Because on me he sets his love deliver him will I Because my Name he well hath knowne him will I set on hye verse 15 I when he calls will answer him I will be with him still In trouble to deliver him yea honour him I will verse 16 And by my gift with length of daies he satisfied shall be And my salvation and my blisse for ever shall he see PSAL. XCII TO give thankes to the Lord it is a good and comely thing And to thy Name O thou most High due praise aloud to sing verse 2 Thy loving kindnesse forth to shew when first appeares the light And to declare thy faithfulnesse with pleasure every night verse 3 On a ten-stringed Instrument and on the Psaltery With solemne sound upon the Harp and grave sweet melody verse 4 For through thy work Lord thou hast made my soule right glad to be And in the workes I will triumph which have been wrought by thee verse 5 O Lord how glorious and how great the works are of thy hand So deep thy thoughts and counsells are none can them understand verse 6 The brutish man is far unfit thy secrets to receive Nor can in this the foolish man thy wisdome well perceive verse 7 That when like grasse the wicked spring and sinners flourish all It is that they for ever may into destruction fall verse 8 But thou O Lord who dost them judge for ever dost remaine And thou most high above thy foes for evermore shalt raigne verse 9 For lo thine enemies O Lord thine enemies perish shall The workers of iniquity they shall be scattered all verse 10 But like unto the Unicornes horne my horne lift up thou shalt And me anointed with fresh oile to glory wilt exalt verse 11 Mine eie shall also see the fall due to mine enemies I of those sinners fall shall heare that do against me rise verse 12 But like a Palm-tree fresh green the righteous flourish shall Increasing as in Lebanon doth grow the Cedar tall verse 13 Those that within the house of God are planted by his grace In our Gods courts they flourish shall as in a fruitfull place verse 14 And in old age when others quaile the fruit still forth shall bring And watered from above they shall be fat and flourishing verse 15 To shew that righteous is the Lord who doth the righteous blesse He is my rock and strength in him is no unrighteousnesse PSAL. XCIII THe Lord doth raign cloth'd is he with majesty and light His works do shew him cloth'd to be and girâ—… about with might verse 2 For this round world by his great strength established hath he Yea he so surely hath it set that mov'd it cannot be verse 3 Of old most firmly stablisht is thy Throne of majestie And thou without beginning art from all eternitie verse 4 The flouds O Lord have lifted up they lifted up their voice The flouds have lifted up their waves and made a mighty noise verse 5 The Lord this noise of many flouds in might exceedeth farre The Highest overcomes the sea when his waves mighty are verse 6 Thy testimonies are most sure and surely lead to blisse And holinesse for ever Lord in thine house comely is PSAL. XCIV O Lord God to avenge all wrongs belongs alone to thee Vengeance to thee alone belongs thy vengeance let us see verse 2 O the earths Judge now in our sight lift up thy selfe on hye With due reward the proud requite that speak presumptuously verse 3 How long shall those that wicked be in pride lift up their voice And Lord how long yet shall we see say the wicked to rejoyce verse 4 How long hard things shall these men and utter cruelty How long triumph and boast shall they that work iniquity verse 5 O Lord thy people in their rage they do in pieces teare And they afflict thine heritage to thee that hath been deare verse 6 The widowes which are comfortlesse and strangers they do slay And they the children fatherlesse by murder make away verse 7 Yet having done these mischiefes all they say God shall not see Nor by the God of Jacob shall these things regarded be verse 8 Ye brutish of the multitude can ye not this discerne And ye that foolish are and
preserve all those that simple be Even I my selfe was brought full low and he relieved me verse 7 And now my soul sith thou art safe returne unto thy rest For largely lo the Lord to thee his bounty hath exprest verse 8 Because my soul from threatned death delivered is by thee By thee mine eies from teares my feet from falls delivered be verse 9 Before the Lord even in the land of life now walk will I verse 10 This I beleev'd and therefore spake though grieved heavily The second part verse 11 I said in my distresse and feare that all men liars be verse 12 What shall I pay the Lord for all his benefits to me verse 13 The wholsome cup of saving health I thankfully will take 〈◊〉 on the Lords Name will I call when I my praier make verse 14 The vowes which in my grief I made I to the Lord will pav 〈◊〉 presence of his people all ev'n now without delay verse 15 The death of Gods beloved Saints is precious in his sight Though carnall men do them despise yet are they Gods delight verse 16 Thy servant Lord thy servant lo I do my selfe confesse 〈◊〉 of thine hand-maid thou hast broke the bands of my distresse verse 17 And I will offer up to thee a sacrifice of praise 〈◊〉 I will call upon the Name of God the Lord alwaies verse 18 The vowes which in my grief I made I to the Lord will pay 〈◊〉 presence of his people all ev'n now without delay verse 19 Yea in the courts of Gods own house and in the midst of thee 〈◊〉 glorious Jerusalem the Lord still praised be PSAL. CXVII O All ye Nations of the world praise ye the Lord alwaies And all the people every where set forth his noble praise verse 2 For great his kindnesse is to us his truth doth ever live Then to the Lord give praises great praise to him ever give PSAL. CXVIII O Give ye thanks unto the Lord for gracious is he Because his mercies very sure and everlasting be verse 2 Let Israel confesse that still his mercies do endure Let Aarons house say now that still his mercies are most sure verse 3 And let them now that fear the Lord say that his mercies sure Which he doth shew unto his Saints for ever do endure verse 4 On God I call'd in my distresse and he did answer me In a large place he did me set wherein I might go free verse 5 The Lord himselfe is on my side affraid I will not be When God is on my side what hurt can man then do to me verse 6 The Lord doth take my part with them that help to succour me Therefore on those that do me hate I my desire shall see verse 7 Better it is to trust in God then in mans mortall seed Or to put considence in Kings or Princes in our need verse 8 All Nations have enclosed me and me encompast round But in the Name of God shall I them conquer and confound verse 9 They compast me on every side they round about me came But I will surely them destroy in Gods most mighty Name verse 10 Like Bees they compast me about yet like to thornes that flame They quenched are for them shall I destroy in Gods great Name The second part verse 11 Thou hast with force thrust sore at me that fall full low I might But yet the Lord sustained me and made me stand upright verse 12 The Lord is my defence strength my gladnesse and my song He my salvation is become and my preserver strong verse 13 In dwellings of the just is heard the voice and melody Of joy and health for the right hand of God doth valiantly verse 14 The right hand of the mighty Lord exalted is on hye The right hand of the mighty Lord hath done most valiantly verse 15 I surely shall not die but live and living shall declare The workes and wonders of the Lord which great and many are verse 16 The Lord indeed hath chastened me me chastened sore hath he Yet wholly over unto death be hath not given me verse 17 Set open unto me the gates of truth and righteousnesse That I may enter into them the Lord to praise and blesse verse 18 Behold this is the gate of God which he hath opened so That into it the righteous men shall with his praises go The third part verse 19 And Lord because thou me hast heard I will give praise to thee For thou art graciously become a Saviour unto me verse 20 The stone which by the builders was refused with disgrace Now the head-corner stone is made and sâ—…t in chiefest place verse 21 This was the mighty work of God this was the Lords owne fact And it is marvellous to behold with eies that noble act verse 22 This surely is that joyfull day which God himselfe did make And we his servants will therein great joy and pleasure take verse 23 Save now O Lord I thee beseeâ—…h thy helping hand extend And now I do besâ—…h thee Lord prosperitie to send verse 24 Blessed be he in Gods great Name that cometh us to save We from the house which to the Lord pertaines you blessed have verse 25 God is the Lord that shewes us light with cords then fasten ye An offering to the altars hornes a signe of thankes to be verse 26 Thou art my God and therefore I will praises give to thee Thou art my God therefore by me thou shalt exalted be verse 27 O give ye thankes unto the Lord because most good is he Because for ever to his Saints his mercies lasting be PSAL. CXIX BLessed are they that are sincere and perfect in the way Who in their lives do walk with God and do his lawes obey verse 2 Blessed are they that to observe his statutes bend their mind And who do seek with all their heart the living God to find verse 3 Those also do not willingly iniquitie commit But searching out the way of God they strive to walk in it verse 4 A strait command enjoyn'd hast thou whom we are bound to serve That we with care and diligence thy statutes should observe verse 5 O thou who givest this command give grace it to obey Thy statutes faithfully to keep O Lord direct my way verse 6 Then shall I walk with confidence and shall from shame be free To all thy just commandements when my respect shall be verse 7 Then with uprightnesse of my heart thee will I praise and blesse When I shall well the judgements learn of thy pure righteousnesse verse 8 And wholly will I give my selfe to keep thy lawes most right Forsake me not for ever Lord but shâ—…w thy grace and might The 2. part verse 9 O by what meanes his way and life clean shall a young man make If he according to thy word thereto good heed do take verse 10 Unfainedly I have thee sought and seeking thus abide Let me not wâ—…nder