great we often have by glad Experience found And seen how he with wond'rous Pow'r above all Gods is crown'd verse 6 For he with unresisted Strength performs his Sov'reign Will In Heav'n and Earth and watry Stores that Earth's deep Caverns fill verse 7 He raises Vapours from the Ground which dois'd in liquid Air Fall down at last in Showrs thro' which his dreadful Lightnings glare verse 8 He from his Store-house brings the Winds and he with vengeful Hand The First-born flew of Man and Beast thro' Egypt's mourning Land verse 9 He dreadful Signs and Wonders shew'd thro' stubborn Egypt's Coasts Nor Pharaoh could his Plagues escape nor all his num'rous Hosts verse 10 11 T was he that various Nations smote and mighty Kings suppress'd Sihon and Og and all besides who Canaan Land possess'd verse 12 13 Their Land upon his chosen race he firmly did entail For which his Fame shall always last his Praise shall never fail verse 14 For God shall soon his People's Cause with pitying Eyes survey Repent him of his Wrath and turn his kindled Rage away verse 15 Those Idols whose false Worship spreads o'er all the Heathen Lands Are made of Silver and of Gold the Work of humane Hands verse 16 17 They move not their fictitious Tongues nor see with polish'd Eyes Their counterfeited Ears are deaf no Breath their Mouth supplies verse 18 As senseless as themselves are they that all their Skill apply To make them or in dang'rous Times on them for Aid rely verse 19 Their just Returns of Thanks to God let gratefull Isr'el pay Nor let the Priests ot Aaron's Race to bless the Lord delays verse 20 Their Sense of his unbounded Love let Levi's House express And let all those that fear the Lord his Name for ever bless verse 21 Let all with Thanks his wond'rous Works in Sion's Courts proclaim Let them in Salem where he dwells exalt his holy Name Psalm CXXXVI verse 1 To God the mighty Lord Your joyfull Thanks repeat To him due prase afford As good as he is great For God does prove Our constant Friend His boundless Love Shall never end verse 2 3 To him whose wond'rous Pow'r All other Gods obey Whom earthly Kings adore This gratefull Homage pay For God c. verse 4 5 By his Almighty Hand Amazing Works are wrought The Heav'ns by his Command Were to perfection brought For God c. verse 6 He spread the Ocean round About the spacious Land And made the rising Ground Above the Waters stand For God c. verse 7 8 9 Thro' Heav'n he did display His num'rous Hosts of Light The Sun to rule by day The Moon and Stars by Night For God c. verse 10 11 12 He struck the First-born dead Of Egypt's stubborn Land And thence his People led With his resistless Hand For God c. verse 13 14 By him the raging Sea As if in pieces rent Disclos'd a middle way Thro' which his people went For God c. verse 15 Where soon he overthrew Proud Pharaoh and his Host Who daring tp pursuo Were in the Billows lost For God c verse 16 17 18 Thro' Desarts vast and wild He led the chosen Seed And famous Princes foil'd And made great Monarchs bleed For God c. verse 19 20 Sibon whose potent Hand Great Ammon's Sceptre sway'd And Og whose stern Command Rich Bashan's Land obey'd For God c. verse 21 22 And of his wondrous Grace Their Lands whom he destroy'd He gave to Isr'el's Race To be by them enjoy'd For God c. verse 23 24 He in our Depth of Woes On us with Favour thought And from our cruel Foes In Peace and Safety brought For God c. verse 25 26 He does the Food supply On which all Creatures live To God who reigns on high Eternal Praises give For God will prove Our constant Friend His boundless Love Shall never end Psalm CXXXVII verse 1 WHEN we our weary'd Limbs to rest Sat down by proud Euphrates Stream We wept with doleful Thoughts opprest And Sion was our mournful Theme verse 2 Our Harps that when with Joy we sung Were wont their tuneful Parts to bear With silent Strings neglecfted hung On Willow-trees that wither'd there verse 3 Mean while our Foes who all conspir'd To triumph in our slayish Wrongs Musick and Mirth of us requir'd Come sing us one of Sion's Songs verse 4 How shall we tune our Voice to sing Or touch our Harps with skilful Hands Shall Hymns of Joy to God our King Be sung by Slaves in foreign Lands verse 5 O Salem our once happy Seat When I of thee forgetful prove Let then my trembling Hand forget The speaking Strings with Art to move verse 6 If I to mention thee forbear Eternal Silence seize my Tongue Or if I sing one chearful Ayr Till thy Deliv'rance is my Song verse 7 Remember Lord how Edom's Race In thy own City's fatal Day Cry'd out her stately Walls desace And with the Ground quite level lay verse 8 Proud Babel's Daughter doom'd to be Of Grief and Woe the Wretched Prey Blest is the Man who shall to thee The wrongs thou lay'st on us repay verse 9 Thrice blest who with Just Rage possest And deaf to all the Parents Moans Shall snatch the Infants from the Breast And dash their Heads against the Stones Psalm CXXXVIII verse 1 WIth my whole Heart my God and King thy praise I will proclaim Besore the Gods with Joy will sing and bless thy holy name verse 2 I 'll worship at thy sacred Seat and with thy Love inspir'd The praises of thy Truth repeat o'er all thy Works admir'd verse 3 Thou graciously inclind'st thine Ear when I to thee did cry And when my Soul was press'd with Fear didst inward Strength supply verse 4 Therefore shall ev'ry earthly Prince thy Name with praise pursue Whom these admir'd Events convince that all thy Works are true verse 5 They all thy wondrous ways O Lord with chearful Songs shall bless And all thy glorious Acts record thy awful Pow'r confess verse 6 For God altho' enthron'd on high does hence the poor respect The Proud far off his scornful Eye beholds with just neglect verse 7 Tho' I with Troubles am oppress'd he shall my Foes disarm Relieve my Soul when most distress'd and keep me safe from Harm verse 8 The Lord whose Mercies ever last shall fix my happy State and mindful of his Favours past shall his own Work complete Pslam CXXXIX verse 1 2 THOU Lord by strictest search hast known My rising up and lying down My secret Thoughts are known to thee Known long before conceiv'd by me verse 3 Thine Eye my Bed and Path surveys My publick Haunts and private Ways verse 4 Thou know'st what 't is my Lips would vent My yet-unnutter'd Words intent verse 5 Surrounded by thy Pow'r I stand On every side I find thy Hand verse 6 O Skill for human reach too high Too dazling bright for mortal Eye verse
Lord assert my Right With such as War unjustly wage do thou my Battels fight verse 2 Thy Buckler take and bind thy Shield upon thy warlike Arm Stand up my God in my Defence and keep me safe from Harm verse 3 Bring forth thy Spear and stop their course that haste my Blood to spill Say to my Soul I am thy Health and will preserve thee still verse 4 Let them with Shame be cover'd o'er who my Destruction sought And such as did my Harm devise be to Confusion brought verse 5 Then shall they fly dispers'd like Chaff before the driving Wind God's vengeful Minister of Wrath shall follow close behind verse 6 And when thro' dark and slipp'ry ways they strive his Rage to shun His vengeful Ministers of Wrath shall goad them as they run verse 7 Since unprovok'd by any Wrong they hid their treach'rous Snare And for my harmless Soul a Pit did causlessly prepare verse 8 Surpriz'd by Mischiefs unforeseen by their own Arts betray'd Their Feet shall fall into the Net which they for me had laid verse 9 Whilst my glad Soul shall God's great Name for this Deliv'rance bless And by his saving Health secur'd a grateful Joy express verse 10 My very Bones shall say O Lord who can compare with Thee Who sett'st the poor and helpless Man from strong Oppressrs free PART II. verse 11 False Witnesses with forg'd Complaints against my Truth combin'd And to my charge such things they laid as I had ne'er design'd verse 12 The Good which I to them had done with Evil they repaid And did by Malice undeserv'd my harmless Life invade verse 13 But as for me when they were sick I still in Sackcloath mourn'd I pray'd and fasted and my Pray'r to my own Breast return'd verse 14 Had they my Friends or Brethren been I could have done no more Nor with more decent signs of Grief a Mother's Loss deplore verse 15 How diff'rent did their Carriage prove in times of my distress When they in Crowds together met did savage Joy express The Rabble too in mighty Throngs by their Example came And ceas'd not with reviling Words to wound my spotless Fame verse 16 Scoffers that noble Tables haunt and earn their Bread with Lies Did gnash their Teeth and sland'ring Jests maliciously devise verse 17 But Lord how long wilt thou look on on my Behalf appear And save my guiltless Soul which they like rav'ning Beasts would tear PART III. verse 18 So I before the list'ning World shall grateful Thanks express And where the great Assembly meets thy Name with Praises bless verse 19 Lord suffer not my causeless Foes who me unjustly hate With open Joy or secret Signs to mock my sad Estate verse 20 For they with Hearts averse from Peace industriously devise Against the Men of quiet Minds to forge malicious Lies verse 21 Nor with these private Arts content aloud they vent their Spite And say At last we found him out he did it in our sight verse 22 But thou who dost both them and me with righteous Eyes survey Assert my Innocence O Lord and keep not far away verse 23 Stir up thy self in my behalf to Judgment Lord awake Thy righteous Servant's Cause O God to thy Decision take verse 24 Lord as my Heart has upright been let me thy Justice find Nor let my cruel Foes obtain the Triumph they design'd verse 25 O let them not amongst themselves in boasting Language say At length our Wishes are compleat at last he is made our Prey verse 26 Let such as in my Harm rejoyc'd for shame their Faces hide And foul Dishonour wait on those that proudly me defy'd verse 27 Whilst they with chearful Voices shout who my just Cause befriend And bless the Lord who loves to make Success his Saints attend verse 28 So shall my Tongue thy Judgments sing inspir'd with grateful Joy And chearful Hymns in praise of thee shall all my Days employ PSALM XXXVI verse 1 My crafty Foe with flatt'ring Art his wicked purpose would disguise But Reason whispers to my Heart he ne'er sets God before his Eyes verse 2 He sooths himself retir'd from sight secure he thinks his treach'rous Game Till his dark Plots expos'd to Light Their false Contriver brand with Shame verse 3 In Deeds he is my Foe consest whilst with his Tongue he speaks me fair True Wisdom's banish'd from his Breast and Vice has sole Dominion there verse 4 His wakeful Malice spends the Night in forging his accurst Designs His obstinate unregen'rate Spite no execrable means declines verse 5 But Lord thy Mercy my sure Hope above the heav'nly Orb ascends Thy sacred Truth 's unmeasur'd scope beyond the spreading Skie extends verse 6 Thy justice like the Hills remains unfathom'd Depths thy Judgments are Thy Providence the World sustains the whole Creation is thy Care verse 7 Since of thy Goodness All partake with what Assurance should the Just Thy sheltring Wings their Refuge make and Saints to thy Protection trust verse 8 Such Guests shall to thy Courts be led to banquet on thy Love's Repast And drink as from a Fountain's head of Joys that shall for ever last verse 9 With Thee the Springs of Life remain thy Presence is eternal Day verse 10 O! let thy Saints thy Favour gain to upright Hearts thy Truth display verse 11 Whilst Pride's insulting Foot would spurn and wicked Hand my Life surprize verse 12 Their mischiefs on themselves return down down they 'r fall'n no more to rise PSALM XXXVII verse 1 THo' wicked Men grow Rich or Great Yet let not their successful State thy Anger or thy Envy raise verse 2 For they cut down like tender Grass Or like young Flow'rs away shall pass whose blooming Beauty soon decays verse 3 Depend on God and him obey So thou within the Land shalt stay secure from Danger and from Want verse 4 Make his Commands thy chief Delight And He thy Duty to requite shall all thy earnest Wishes grant verse 5 In all thy ways trust thou the Lord And he will needful Help afford to perfect ev'ry just Design verse 6 And make like Light serene and clear Thy clouded Innocence appear and as a mid-day Sun to shine verse 7 With quiet mind on God depend And patiently for him attend nor let thy Anger sondly rise Tho' wicked Men with Wealth abound And with Success the Plots are crown'd which they maliciously devise verse 8 From Anger cease and Wrath forsake Let no ungovern'd Passion make thy wav'ring Heart espouse their Crime verse 9 For God shall sinful Men destroy Whilst only they the Land enjoy who trust on him and wait his time verse 10 How soon shall wicked Men decay Their Place shall vanish quite away nor by the strictest search be found verse 11 Whilst humble Souls possess the Earth Rejoycing still with godly Mirth with Peace and Plenty always crown'd PART II. verse 12 While sinful Crowds with false Design Against the righteous few combine and gnash
On you and on your Heirs he will increase of Blessings bring verse 15 Thrice happy you who Fav'rites are of this Almighty King verse 16 Heav'ns highest Orb of Glory he hiS Empire 's Seat design'd And gave this lower Globe of Earth a Portion td Mankind verse 17 They who in Death and Silence sleep to him no Praise afford verse 18 But we will bless for evermore our ever-living Lord. Psalm CXVI verse 1 MY Soul with grateful Thoughts of Love intirely is poslest Because the Lord vouchsasd to hear the Voice of my Request verse 2 Since he has now his Ear inclin'd I never will despair But still in all the straits of Life to him address my Prayer verse 3 With deadly Sorrows compass'd round with pains of Hell opprest When Troubles seiz'd my aking Heart and Anguish rack'd my Breast verse 4 On God's Almighty Name I call'd and thus to him I pray'd Lord I beseech thee save my Soul with Sorrows quite dismay'd verse 5 6 How just and merciful is God how gracious is the Lord Who saves the harmless and to me does timely help afford verse 7 Then free from pensive Cares my Soul resume thy wonted Rest For God has wond'rously to thee his bounteous Love exprest verse 8 When Death alarm'd me he remov'd my dangers and my Fears My Feet from falling he secur'd and dry'd my Eyes from Tears verse 9 Therefore my Life 's remaining years which God to me shall lend Will I in praises to his Name and in his Service spend verse 10 11 In God I trusted and of him in greatest Straits did boast For in my Flight all hopes of Aid from faithless Men were lost verse 12 13 Then what Return to him shall I for all his goodness make I 'll praise his Name and with glad Zeal the Cup of Blessing take verse 14 15 I 'll pay my Vows amongst his Saints whose Blood howe'er despis'd By Wicked Men in God's account is always highly priz'd verse 16 By various Ties O Lord must I to thy Dominion bow Thy humble Handmaid's Son before thy ransom'd Captive now verse 17 18 To thee I 'll Off rings bring of praise and whilst I bless thy Name The just performance of my Vows to all thy Saints proclaim verse 19 They in Jerusalem shall meet and in thy House shall joyn To bless thy Name consent and mix their Songs with mine Psalm CXVII verse 1 WIth cheerful Notes let all the Earth to Heav'n their Voices raise Let all inspir'd with godly Mirth sing solemn Hymns of Praise verse 2 God's tender Mercy knows no bound his Truth shall ne'er decay Then let the willing Nations round their grateful Tribute pay Psalm CXVIII verse 1 2 OPraise the Lord for he is good his Mercies ne'er decay That his kind Favours ever last let thankful Isr'el say verse 3 4 Their Sense of his eternal Love let Aaron's House express And that it never fails let all that fear the Lord confess verse 5 To God I made my humble moan with troubles quite opprest And he releas'd me from my Straits and granted my Request verse 6 Since therefore God does on my fide so graciously appear Why should the vain Attempts of Men possess my Soul with fear verse 7 Since God with those that aid my Cause vouchsases my part to take To all my Foes I need not doubt a just Return to make verse 8 9 For better 't is to trust in God and have the Lord our Friend Than on the greatest humane Pow'r for Safety to depend verse 10 11 Tho' many Nations closely leagu'd did ost beset me round Yet by his boundless Pow'r sustain'd I did their Strength confound verse 12 They swarm'd like Bees and yet their Rage was but a short-liv'd Blaze For whilst on God I still rely'd I vanquish'd them with ease verse 13 When all united press'd me hard in hopes to make me fall The Lord vouchsaf'd to take my part and fav'd me from them all verse 14 The Honour of my strange Escape to him alone belongs He is my Saviour and my Strength he only claims my Songs verse 15 Joy fills the Dwelling of the just whom God has fav'd from Harm For wond'rous things are brought to pass by his Almighty Arm. verse 16 He by his own resistless Pow'r has endless Honour won The saving Strength of his Right-hand amazing Works has done verse 17 God will not susser me to fall but still prolongs my Days That by declaring all his Works I may advance his Praise verse 18 When God had sorely me chastiz'd till quite of Hopes bereav'd His Mercy from the Gates of Death my fainting Life repriev'd verse 19 Then open wide the Temple-Gates to which the Just repair That I may enter in and praise my great Deliv'rer there verse 20 21 Within those Gates of God's Abgde to which the righteous press Since thou hast heard and set me safe thy holy Name I 'll bless verse 22 23 That which the Builders once refus'd is now the Corner-stone This is the wond'rous Work of God the Work of God alone verse 24 25 This Day is God's let all the Land exalt their cheerful Voice Lord we be seech thee fave us now and make us still rejoyce verse 26 Him that approaches in God's Name let all th' Assembly bless We that belong to God's own House have wish'd you good Success verse 27 God is the Lord thro' whom we all both Light and Comfort find Fast to the Altar's Horn with Cords the chosen Victim bind verse 28 Thou art my Lord O God and still I 'll praise thy holy Name Because thou only art my God I 'll celebrate thy Fame verse 29 O then with me give thanks to God who still does gracious prove And let the Tribute of our Praise be endless as his Love Psalm CXIX ALEPH. verse 1 HOW blest are they who always keep the pure and perfect way Who never from the sacred Paths of God's Commandments stray verse 2 How blest who to his righteous Laws have still obedient been And have with servent humble Zeal his Favour fought to win verse 3 Such Men their utmost caution use to shun each wicked Deed But in the path which he directs with constant Care proceed verse 4 Thou strictly hast enjoyn'd us Lord to learn thy sacred Will And all our Diligence employ thy Statutes to fulfil verse 5 O then that thy most holy Will might o'er my ways preside And I the course of all my Life by thy Direction guide verse 6 Then with Assurance should I walk from all Confusion free Convinc'd with Joy that all my Ways with thy Commands agree verse 7 My upright Heart shall my glad Mouth with cheerful Praises fill When by thy righteous Judgments taught I shall have learnt thy Will verse 8 So to thy sacred Laws shall I all due Observance pay O then forsakc me not my God nor cast me quite away BETH verse 9 How shall the Young preserve their Ways from all Pollution