dunghill lifteth he verse 8 That he may raise him at the last and set him in the seat With Princes Princes of his own people so high and great verse 9 The barren woman to keep house he maketh and to be A joyful mother of sweet babes the Lord our God praise ye Psalm 114. WHen Israel out from Egypt went and Jacobs family From people of strange language came vvith a strong hand and high verse 2 His sanctuary Judah was his holy place was there And his dominion Israel and they his people vvere verse 3 The Sea saw that and at the sight as men away did fly And back the river Jordans streams vvere driven mightily verse 4 The huge strong mountains skipped then like unto lusty Rams The little hills strangely did leap like to yong wanton lambs verse 5 What ail'd thee thou unruly Sea that thou thus fledst for fear Thou Jordan what sawest thou that back thy vvaters driven vvere You huge strong mountains vvhy skipt ye like unto lusty Rams You little hills vvhy did you leap like to young vvanton lambs verse 7 Before the presence of the Lord tremble thou earth and quake At the presence of Jacobs God be thou moved and shake verse 8 Who from the hard and stony rock did pools of vvaters bring And by his pow'r did turn the flint into a vvater spring Psalm 115. NOt unto us Lord not to us give glory to thy name And of thy mercy and thy truth get thou the only fame verse 2 Why should the Heathen people say vvhere now vvhere is their God verse 3 But our God in the Heavens is he doth what seems him good verse 4 Their idols gold and silver are vvorks of mens hands they bee verse 5 And they have ears but do not hear and eyes and do not see And noses but they do not smell a mouth but do not talk verse 7 And hands but handle not at all and feet and do not vvalk verse 8 Nor speak they through their throat at all and they that do them make Are like to them and so are they that for their stay them take verse 9 O Israel trust in the Lord their help and shield is he verse 10 Trust in him Aarons house for he their help and shield must be verse 11 Trust ye in God who fear the Lord he is their shield and stay verse 22 The Lord of us hath mindful been vve vvill him blesse alway He vvill the house of Israel blesse and Aarons house vvithall verse 13 He all that fear the Lord their God vvill blesse both great and small verse 14 God shall encrease you more and more and all your race with you verse 15 You all are blest of God vvho made the earth and heaven too verse 16 The heavens ye the heavens are the place of Gods abode But on mens children he the earth hath lib'rally bestow'd verse 17 The dead do not give to the Lord praise from the grave below Nor any that into the place of silence down do go verse 18 But we his people to the Lord all praises vvill afford From this time forth for evermore praise ye the holy Lord. Psal 116. I Love the Lord because my voice and prayer heard hath he verse 2 And all my days vvill call on him who bow'd his ear to me verse 3 When the sorrows of cruel death about beset me round When pains of hell got hold on me I vvoe and sorrow found verse 4 Upon the name of God the Lord then did I call and say Deliver thou my soul O Lord I do thee humbly pray verse 5 Exceeding gracious is the Lord and righteous is he And towards such are distrest great his compassions be verse 6 The Lord in safety doth preserve all those that simple be Even I my self was brought down low and he relieved me verse 7 And now my soul sith thou art safe return unto thy rest For largely the Lord God to thee his bounty hath exprest verse 8 Because my soul from threatned death thou safely hast set free By thee mine eyes from tears my feet from falls delivered bee verse 9 Before the Lord God in the land of life now vvalk shall I verse 10 This I believ'd therefore I spake though troubled grievously The Second Part. verse 11 I rashly spake in haste and said that all men liars be verse 12 What shall I render God for all his benefits to me verse 13 The joyful cup of saving health in feasts take up will I And to the name of God my Lord ascribe all thankfully verse 14 The vows vvhich in distress I made I to the Lord vvill pay In presence of his people all ev'n now vvithout delay verse 15 The Lord makes great account of all his saints and in his eyes Exceeding precious is their death though men do them despise verse 16 Truly Lord I thy servant am thy servant and thy son Of thine hand-maid my bonds by thee are broken and undone And I vvill offer up to thee the sacrifice of praise And thanks and call upon the name of God the Lord always The vows vvhich in distress I made I to the Lord will pay In presence of his people all ev'n now vvithout delay Yea in the Courts of Gods own house and in the midst of thee Thou glorious Jerusalem the Lord God praised be Psalm 117. O All ye nations of the earth praise ye the Lord always And all ye people every vvhere set forth his noble praise verse 2 For great his kindness is to us and the truth of the Lord For ever lasts the holy Lord praise ye with one accord Psalm 118. O Give ye thanks unto the Lord for good and kind is he Because his mercies very sure for everlasting be verse 2 Let Israel now confesse that still his mercies still endure verse 3 Let Aarons house say now that still his mercies are most sure verse 4 And let them now that fear the Lord say that his mercies sure Which he doth for his saints reserve for ever do endure verse 5 In my distress I call'd on God and he did answer me In a large place he did me set vvherein I might go free verse 6 The Lord himself is on my side afraid I will not be If God stand on my part what hurt can man do unto me verse 7 The Lord doth take my part with them that help to succour me Therefore on those that do me hate I my desire shall see verse 8 Better it is to trust in God then on man to be staid verse 9 Better it is to trust in God then Princes for their aid verse 10 All nations have inclosed me and me incompass'd round But in the name of God shall I them conquer and confound verse 11 They compast me on every side they compassed me round But I vvill surely them destroy and in Gods name confound verse 12 Like bees they compass'd me about but like the thorns that flame They quenched are
I Lord behave my self in quietness and rest verse 3 Let Israel only on the Lord place all their hope and stay Both at this present and henceforth for time to come alway Psalm 132. REmember Davids troubles Lord and how he sware to thee verse 2 And how unto the mighty God of Jacob vowed he verse 3 Surely I vvill not come into mine house or bed at all Nor shall mine eyes take any sleep nor eye-lids slumber shall verse 5 Till for the Lord I choose a place vvhere he may make abode Till I an habitation finde for Jacobs mighty God verse 6 At Shiloh once in Ephraim vve heard it did abide At Kiriath vve found it a vvhile the plains and woods beside verse 7 Into his Tabernacles now vve know vvhither to go There vve before his footstool vvil vvorship him bowing low verse 8 Arise O Lord arise and come into thy place of rest Thou and the Ark from whence thy strength thou dost make manifest verse 9 Let all thy Priests be clothed vvith thy truth and righteousness Let all thy saints be blest that they may shout for joyfulness verse 10 And for thy servant Davids sake do not deny thy grace And of thine own anointed dear turn not away the face The Second Part. verse 11 The Lord to David sware in truth and vvill not turn from it The fruit of thy body vvill I cause on thy throne to sit verse 12 And if thy sons my cov'nant keep and precepts faithfully For ever on thy throne shall sit all their posterity verse 13 For God mount Zion chosen hath to dwell there doth he love verse 14 There do I love to dwell and rest and never to remove verse 15 And there all her provision I will bless abundantly And I all those that needy are with bread vvill satisfie verse 16 I also vvith salvation vvill clothe her Priests gloriously And all her saints shall shout aloud for joy exceedingly verse 17 And there vvill I make Davids horâ— to bud and grow in might For mine anointed I ordainâ—d a shining lamp and bright verse 18 As with a garment I vvill clothe his enemies all vvith shame But on himself his crown shall still flourish and be of fame Psalm 133. HOw pleasant and how good is it how doth that grace excell When in the unity of love brethren together dwell verse 2 'T is like that precious fragrant oyl that once vvas poured out On Aarons head and ran his beard and collar round about verse 3 Like Hermons dew or that vvhich doth on Zions hills descend For there his blessing God commands ev'n life without an end Psalm 134. BEhold and bless the Lord ye servants of his guard Which in the house of God the Lord by night do stand and vvard Lift up your hands and bless the Lord in holiness verse 3 The Lord that earth and heaven made thee out of Zion blesse Psalm 135. PRaise ye the Lord and his great name praise ye vvith one accord O praise him still all ye that be the servants of the Lord. verse 2 All ye that stand in the Lords house aloud his praises sound Praise him all ye that in the Courts of our great God are found verse 3 Praise ye the Lord for he is good yea praises to him sing Sing praises to his name because it is a pleasant thing verse 4 For Jacob to himself the Lord of his good vvill chose he And his peculiar treasure he did Israel take to be verse 5 For vvell I know the Lord our God is great in Majesty And that he is above all gods advanc'd exceeding high In heaven and in earth he did vvhat ever him did please And in deep places here below and in the swelling seas verse 7 He from the ends of th' earth doth cause the vapours to ascend For rain he lightnings makes and vvinds doth from his treasures send verse 8 All the first-born he smote with death in the Egyptians land The first-born both of man and beast he slew by hls strong hand verse 9 He hath in thee shew'd vvonders great and tokens vvhich did fall On Egypt on Pharaoh thy King and on his servants all verse 10 He also nations great and strong smote down and overthrew And vvhen his people they oppos'd their mighty Kings he slew The Second Part. verse 11 Sihon King of the Amorites and Og of Bashan King Of Canaan he the Kingdomes all did to subjection bring verse 12 And for an heritage he gave their land to Israel His people for an heritage for them therein to dwell verse 13 Thy name O Lord God shall endure and thy memoriall For evermore shall be preserv'd to generations all verse 14 For the Lord God his people vvill at length to judge arise And vvill repent himself for all his servants miseries verse 15 The idolls vvhich are vvorshipped abroad in Heathen lands They are but gold and silver all the vvork of mens own hands verse 16 A mouth they have but do not speak and eyes but never saw verse 17 And they have ears but nothing hear their mouth no breath doth draw verse 18 As sensless as they be are those that do them form and make And so are all that trust in them and for their gods them take verse 19 But bless the everlasting Lord thou house of Israel Bless thou the Lord O Aarons house vvho onely doth excel verse 20 O all ye holy family of Levi bless the Lord And all ye that do fear the Lord bless him vvith one accord verse 21 Out of Zion his dwelling place let the Lord blessed be Who dwelleth at Jerusalem the living Lord praise ye Psalm 136. PRaise ye the Lord for he is good for still his mercy doth endure verse 2 Give thanks unto the God of Gods for still do last his mercies sure verse 3 Give thanks unto the Lord of Lords for still his mercy doth endure verse 4 Which only doth great vvondrous vvorks for still do last his mercies sure verse 5 Who by his vvisdome made the heavens for still his mercy doth endure verse 6 Who stretch'd the earth above the seas for still do last his mercies sure verse 7 Who made the great and glorious light for still his mercy doth endure verse 8 The Sun to guide and rule the day for still do last his mercies sure verse 9 The Moon and Stars to rule by night for still his mercy doth endure 10 Which Egypt smote in their first-born for still do last his mercies sure verse 11 And Israel brought out from thence for still his mercy doth endure verse 12 With a strong hand and stretch'd out arm for still do last his mercies sure verse 13 Who into parts the Red Sea cut for still his mercy doth endure verse 14 And through the midst made Israel pass for still do last his mercies sure verse 15 But there drown'd Pharaoh and his host for still his mercy doth endure verse 16 Who through the desart led his
DAVIDS PSALMS IN METRE Agreeable to the Hebrew To be sung in usuall TVNES To the benefit of the Churches of Christ By the Reverend Mr. John White Minister of Gods Word in DORCHESTER I will sing with the Spirit and I will sing with the understanding also 1 Cor. 14 15. LONDON Printed by S. Griffin for J. Rothwel at the Fountain and Bear in Goldsmiths row in Cheapside 1655. A PREFACE CONCERNING THIS METRICALL VERSION THE Holy Scriptures one calls the Magna Charta of a Christian the Psalms an Epitome of the Holy Scriptures Rivet Praefat. in Psal The singing of Psalms was under the Law is under the Gospel an Holy Ordinance of God in right performanee whereof Churches and Christians make heavenly melody in their hearts unto the Lord. Eph. 5.19 What hath been objected to breed a discord and what hath been answered to maintain this holy Harmony may be read by such as consult amongst others the Reverend Authours quoted here The Metrical Version of these Psalms now tendred needs no other praise then to know the Authour and the hand that made it In honour of whom being requested to say something I hold my self obliged to give testimony to three things concerning my famous Predecessour and this his work I. That deservedly great is the name good the memory of Mr. John White late of Dorchester especially in these Western parts where he was a burning and a shining light many years and though he bee dead yet by his works that follow him he still speaketh II. That this Version perfected by his own hand and much desired by many had in his life time been Printed were it not that some others were at that time under Consultation and strugling which of them should get the Civil sanction that contest now over his Son with whom he left the Copy was prevailed with to publish this which was his fathers and now let it go forth and prosper III. That though many have done worthily in their essaies to render a better Meeter then the old English Translation from which some wedded to custome will not vary yet many more together with my self do think this Reverend Authour if he have not surpassed them all comparisons are odious yet at least may challenge a place not amongst Davids thirty but amongst his first three He that desireth 1. To sing Davids own Psalms as neer as may be in Meeter in Davids own words without Paraphrase which is so much desired in others shall finde this Version Keep close to Tremellius in Latin and the new Translation in English or where it leaves them to some elegancy of the Hebrew wherewith the Learned Authour was well acquainted if he doe compare them 2. Thus to sing them in good Meeter and easie Tunes shall finde Vulgar quantities and smooth Verse without harsh Synalaephas as in some other Versions 3. No new Versions For he saith the old is better hath not well drank of either for the old prose needed not more new Translation then in many places doth the old Meeter yet where they have done it well the Authour testifieth his Reverend esteem of those Translators by retaining lines and sometimes whole Verses of that Translation To conclude if this present Version finde that acceptance which a former book of his hath done called the way to the Tree of Life discovered in sundry directions for the profitable reading of the Scriptures wherein the Morality and perpetuity of the fourth Commandement in every circumstance thereof is discovered and cleared and the nature of a spiritual man described it will encourage the publication of some other excellent labours of his that are to follow which that it may and especially that the singers of these Psalms may observe the rules set down by the Authours aforesaid is the prayer of his unworthy successour Stanley Gower Dorchester June 13. 1655. Psalm 1. THrice blessed is he that to walk in ill mens counsel fears Nor stands in sinners way nor sits at rest in scorners chairs verse 2 But in the holy Law of God bestows his whole delight And in that Law doth meditate constantly day and night verse 3 He shall be like a planted Tree the streams of waters neer Which firmly rooted yields his fruit in season every yeer His leaf shall never fall away but fresh and green remain What he well undertakes it shall a prosperous end attain verse 4 With wicked and ungodly men it shall be nothing so They shall be like light chaff which winds tosse and drive to and fro verse 5 Therefore shall not the wicked men in judgement shew their face And in th' assembly of the just sinners shall have no place verse 6 For the right way of godly men God doth approve and know And the ill way of wicked men ends in their overthrow Psalm 2. WHat moves the Gentiles thus to rage and up in tumults rise Why do the people such vain things imagine and devise verse 2 The Kings stood up the Counsellors in one consulting were Against Jehovah and his one anointed one most deare verse 3 Let us resolve to break their bonds and chains in two say they And their thick twisted cords from us let us cast clean away verse 4 But he that in the Heavens high sits quietly doth smile And in derision God shall have their vain attempts the while verse 5 Then in his indignation the Lord to them shall say And in his burning fury them shall trouble in that day verse 6 But I my self anointed have my King and setled well Upon Mount Zion where I cause my Holinesse to dwell verse 7 My self will publish and declare as his most firm decree God said to me Thou art my son to day begat I thee verse 8 Ask me the Heathen I 'le give them an heritage to thee The ends and coasts of all the earth shall thy possession bee verse 9 And thou shalt the rebellious break with a strong iron rod And as a potters vessel thou shalt dash them all abroad verse 10 Now then you Kings and Potentates be wise and understand And learn and be instructed all you Judges of the Land verse 11 The Lord Jehovah see you serve with reverent holy fear When you rejoice in him let still trembling of heart appear verse 12 Submit with kissings to the Son and him in love obay Lest else he angry wax and so you perish in the way verse 13 If but a little once his wrath shall kindle in his brest O then all they that trust in him shall happy be and blest Psalm 3. O Lord how are my foes increast that vex me grievously And those that up against me rise how do they multiply verse 2 How many are there to my soul that vaunt and boldly say God shall not save him whom he makes his only help and stay verse 3 But thou Jehovah art a shield which compasseth me round My glory and the raiser of mine head I have thee found verse 4 Unto the
Lord I lifted up my voice and loud did cry And he out of his holy hill answer'd me by and by verse 5 I laid me down and quietly I slept and rose again Because Jehovah doth himself mine heart and state sustain verse 6 If of the people presently ten thousand round about In good array against me stood I would not fear or doubt verse 7 Rise Lord save me my God thou smot'st the jaws of all my foes And brok'st the teeth of wicked men that up against me rose verse 8 Unto the Lord Jehovah be ascrib'd salvation Thine own elected people let thy blessing be upon Psalm 4. LOrd Patron of my righteousnesse answer me when I cry When I was in great straits thou didst set me at liberty With favour Lord respect me now I sue only for grace Accept and hear the pray'r that I pour out before thy face verse 2 You great mens sons how long will ye my glory turn to shame Your whole delight 's in vanity to seek lies is your aime verse 3 But know that God hath for himself the godly set apart And he will hear me when I cry to him with all my heart verse 4 Tremble and fear and sin no more with your own hearts advise Upon your beds quiet the thoughts which in your minds do rise verse 5 Make peace with God by sacrifice of truth and uprightnesse And in Jehovah put your trust with holy stedfastnesse verse 6 Many enquire for worldly good that they may it embrace But lift thou up on us O Lord the brightnesse of thy face verse 7 That hath rejoic'd me more and made mine heart within more glad Then those that of their Corn and Wine a large increase have had verse 8 With that therefore lie dow will I and sleep in quiet peace For thou alone Lord mak'st me dwell in confidence and ease Psalm 5. GIve ear unto my words O Lord my meditation waigh verse 2 Attend to my loud cry my King my God to thee I pray verse 3 My pray'r each morning I 'le direct in order unto thee And will look out each morning when I cry thou hearest mee verse 4 For thou art not a God that art pleas'd with iniquitie Neither shall any evil thing sojourn at all with thee verse 5 Mad foolish men shall never stand before thine holy eye But thou in heart dost hate all those that work iniquitie verse 6 And thou shalt utterly destroy all those that utter lies The man of blouds the Lord abhors and such as frauds devise verse 7 But I in thy large mercies will within thine house appear And in thine holy Temple thee will worship in thy fear verse 8 Because mine enemies watch my steps Lord in thy truth lead me And clear thy way before my face lest I ensnared be verse 9 For there 's no firmnesse in their mouth within them mischief lies Their throat 's an open sepulcher their tongue speaks flatteries verse 10 Destroy them Lord and let them still fall by their own counsell Cast them out in their many sins against thee that rebell As for all those that put their trust in thee let them rejoice And always in loud shouts for joy let them lift up their voice Because thou sav'st and cover'st them and those that love thy name Continually let them likewise be joyful in the same verse 12 For thou Lord on the righteous wilt cause blessings to abound And with thy favour as a shield thou wilt him compasse round Psalm 6. LOrd let not thy rebukes on me in wrath inflicted be And in thy burning anger Lord forbear to chasten me verse 2 Be gracious unto me O Lord for I am weak and sore Lord heal me for my very bones are troubled more and more verse 3 Yea and my heavy soul in me is vext exceedingly But Lord how long wilt thou delay to cure my misery In favour Lord return again my soul from death set free And for thy boundlesse mercies sake save and deliver mee verse 5 For none that sleep in death can thee once in remembrance have Or who O Lord shall praise thy name that dwelleth in the grave verse 6 My mourning hath quite weari'd me while no relief appears Each night I make my bed to swim and wash it with my tears verse 7 Sorrow and indignation quite fret and consume mine eyes And they wax dim and old because of all mine enemies verse 8 Get you away from me all ye that work iniquity The Lord himself hath heard my voice my weeping and my cry verse 9 The Lord my supplication and sute hath heard ev'n now The Lord will always graciously receive my pray'r I know verse 10 Let them be vexed sore and sham'd that enemies are to me Yea let them all turn suddenly back and ashamed be Psalm 7. O Lord my God I put my trust and rest only on thee From all that me do persecute save and deliver mee verse 2 Lest as a Lion he my soul tear and in pieces rend While no deliverer can me from his fierce rage defend verse 3 O Lord my God if I have done this thing which wrongfully They charge on me or in mine hands be found iniquity verse 4 If I rewarded ill to him that was at peace with me Yea I deliver'd him that was causlesse mine enemie verse 5 Then let my foe pursue my soul and take it let him thrust And tread my life to th' earth and lay mine honour in the dust verse 6 For my foes rage lift up thy self in wrath arise O Lord Wake for me to the judgement now commanded by thy Word verse 7 Then shall th' assembly compasse thee to praise thee publiquely For their sakes Lord return and take thy Judgement-seat on high verse 8 And thou that of the world art Judge O Lord now judge thou me According to my righteousnesse and mine integritie The Second part verse 9 O let the wickeds mischief cease but stablish stedfastly The just man O thou righteous God that reins and hearts dost try verse 10 The mighty God he is my shield from him defence I have And he alone all those that are upright in heart doth save verse 11 The mighty God for righteous men gives judgement righteously But ev'ry day he threatneth sore such as walk wickedly verse 12 If he return not and repent the Lord his sword hath whet And bent his bow and on the string his arrows ready set verse 13 And deadly weapons hath prepar'd the wicked to destroy And whet his shafts for those that his pursue and still annoy Behold the wicked travails with painful iniquitie Conceiving mischief and at length he hath brought forth a lie verse 15 He digg'd a ditch and delv'd it deep another there to take But he himself is faln into the pit which he did make verse 16 The mischief which he labour'd in returns on his own head On his own pate the violence comes down where it was bred verse 17 For
loving kindnesse shew thou that by thy right hand Sav'st those that put their trust in thee from those that them withstand The Second Part. verse 8 O keep me now as thou wouldst keep the apple of thine eye Under the shadow of thy wings hide me continually verse 9 From all that me oppresse and waste and from that wicked scout Who are my deadly enemies and compasse me about verse 10 They are inclos'd in their own far of plenty peace and ease And with their mouth they proudly speak and utter what they please And in the way wherein we walk have compassed us round And narrowly have watched us to bow us to the ground verse 12 Like to a Lion that his prey pursueth greedily Like a young Lion lurking in his places secretly verse 13 Arise prevent him Lord and cast him down in righteousnesse And by thy sword from wicked men save my soul in distresse verse 14 By thine hand from men of this world who in this life obtain Large portions Lord their belly thou fillest with welcome gain Of thy reserved treasure they In children multiply And of their substance leave the rest to their babes when they dye verse 15 But as for me I will behold thy face in righteousnesse I shall be satisfied when I awake with thy likenesse Psalm 18. JEhovah thou that art my strength I le love thee tenderly verse 2 God is my rock and tow'r to which in my distresse I fly My strength God 's my deliverer my rock on whom I stay The horn of my salvation and my high tow'r alway verse 3 Upon Jehovah will I call who hath all praise deserv'd So shall I from mine enemies be sure to be preserv'd verse 4 The cords and sorrows of pale death about beset me round The torrents of ungodly men did me with fear confound verse 5 The doleful sorrows of the grave about environ'd mee The snares of death prevented me there was no way to flee verse 6 In this distresse to God I call'd and lift up my loud cry Unto my God my voice he heard in 's Temple by and by My cry came up before his face entring into his ear Immediately the earth did shake and tremble with great fear The firm foundations of the hills were moved suddenly And sorely shook because his wrath kindled exceedingly verse 8 Out of his nostrils went a smoak out of his mouth a fire Devouring round about and coals were kindled in his ire verse 9 Then he descended from above and bow'd the Heavens high And underneath his foot he cast the darknesse of the skie The Second part verse 10 He flew and rode on Cherubims in wondrous majestie And on the wings of whirling winds he swiftly flew on high verse 11 Darknesse he made his secret place his tents about him were Waters obscure and dark inclos'd in thick clouds of the aire verse 12 At the bright lightnings which brake forth and so before him went His thick clouds past away hailstones and coals of fire were sent verse 13 The Lord from Heaven thundered the Highest gave his voice Hailstones and burning coals of fire he threw with fearful noise verse 14 Such arrows he sent one abroad and his foes scattered His lightnings he sent forth in wrath and them discomfited verse 15 At thy rebuke the chanels Lord of Rivers were made dry And at thy blasting breath the worlds foundations open lie verse 16 From Heav'n he sent and took me up and me in safety plac't And out of many waters deep he drew me out in hast verse 17 From my strong foes that hated me he then did set me free I could not stand against them for they were too strong for mee verse 18 They unawares preventing me surpriz'd me in the day Of my calamity but then the Lord God was my stay verse 19 He brought me out of straights into a place of libertie And me delivered because he took delight in me The Third Part. verse 20 According to my righteousnesse the Lord did me regard After the cleannesse of my hands he gave me my reward verse 21 For all the Lords ways have I kept and walk'd in faithfully And from the Lord my God have not departed wickedly verse 22 For all his judgements carefully I did before me lay From me his statutes and his laws I did not put away verse 23 And in his presence I did walk in all sinceritie And carefully I kept me from mine own iniquitie verse 24 Wherefore after my righteousnesse the Lord rewarded mee After the cleannesse of my hands which his pure eyes did see verse 25 To men of mercy merciful thou wilt thy self declare And thou wilt shew thy self upright with such as upright are verse 26 Pure and sincere thou art to men pure and sincere in heart And unto froward men wilt be as crosse and overthwart verse 27 For thou the poor afflicted ones wilt save that seek thy face But men of high and lofty looks wilt bring low and abase verse 28 The Lord will light my candle so that it shall shine forth bright The Lord my God himself will make my darknesse to be light verse 29 Yea by thy might I run through Troups of men that me withstand Over an high strong wall I leapt by pow'r of my Gods hand The Fourth Part. verse 30 Perfect and righteous is Gods way his Word refin'd and tri'd A buckler is he to all that trusting in him abide verse 31 Who save the Lord is God who but our God's a rock and tow'r verse 32 'T is God that perfect makes my way and girdeth me with power verse 33 Like to the feet of swiftest hindes he makes my feet to be And upon my high places sets me in securitie verse 34 He strengthneth and instructeth too mine hands to warre and fight Mine arm doth break a bow of steel in sunder by his might verse 35 The shield of thy salvation Lord thou hast given me Thy gentlenesse hath made me great thy right hand holdeth me verse 36 My paths and steps therein thou hast enlarged under mee So that I safely walk my feet are kept from sliding free verse 37 Mine enemies whom I pursu'd I overtook in flight Nor did I turn again until they were consumed quite verse 38 I have them wounded so that they could never rise again Under my feet mine enemies are cast and fall down slain verse 39 Unto the fight and battail thou hast girded me with strength Such as against me rose thou hast subdu'd to me at length verse 40 And thou hast given me the necks of all my foes that I Might all them utterly destroy that hate me wrongfully The Fifth Part. verse 41 None came to save them in distresse though they did cry and call Yea though unto the Lord they sought he answered not at all verse 42 Then did I beat them small as dust which winds drive to and fro And cast them out as dirt which men into the streets do throw
hand The Third Part. verse 23 A good mans steps are by the Lord well ordered and set right For in the ways of righteous men he greatly doth delight verse 24 And though he fall yet shall he not be cast down utterly Because the Lord with his right hand upholds him carefully verse 25 I have been young and now am old just men nor yet their seed I never yet forsaken saw nor forc'd to beg for need verse 26 But he is ever merciful and lends to such as need And doth behind him blessings leave unto his godly seed verse 27 Wherefore from evil far depart do good and then be sure Of such a dwelling and estate as ever shall endure verse 28 For God loves judgement and his Saints forsakes not utterly But saves them still and will cut off sinners posterity verse 29 Such as are just and righteous shall possesse the promis'd land And there a sure estate shall have which shall for ever stand verse 30 Season'd with wisdome always is a just mans savoury speech Rules of judgement and holinesse his tongue doth daily teach verse 31 The Law of God within his heart is hidden carefully That mans estate shall never fail nor his steps slip awry The Fourth Part. verse 32 The wicked for the righteous man doth watch as for his prey And in his cruel hatred him deviseth how to slay verse 33 But the good Lord will never leave the just man in his hands The righteous he will not condemn when he in judgement stands verse 34 Wait thou on God and keep his way thou shalt exalted bee The land t' inherit and the fall of wicked shalt thou see verse 35 The wicked very great in pow'r flourishing I have seen I saw him spreading out himself like to a lawrel green verse 36 Yet suddenly he past away and could no more be seen I sought him narrowly but could not finde where he had been verse 37 Observe and mark the perfect man the righteous man behold For that mans days will end in peace and blessings manifold verse 38 But the transgressors all of them shall be destroy'd together This is the end of wicked men to be cut off for ever verse 39 But the salvation of the just is from the Lord alway In time of trouble and distresse he is their strength and stay verse 40 God shall them keep and set them free from ill men and uniust The righteous he shall surely save because in him they trust Psalm 38. LOrd let not thy rebukes on me in wrath inflicted be And in thy burning anger Lord forbear to chasten me Thine arrows sticking fast in me pain me continually And thine afflicting hand O Lord lies on me heavily verse 3 Because of thy fierce wrath my flesh there is no soundnesse in There is no rest in all my bones through greatnesse of my sin verse 4 Over mine head the chaâ—â—isements of sin like flouds are gone The burthen more then I can bear lies heavy me upon verse 5 My long continued wounds corrupt and stink most loathsomely Because by my great foolishnesse I have provoked thee verse 6 I am with pain made crooked quite and bowed very low And mourning with an heavy heart all the day long I go verse 7 A loathsome sicknesse fills my loins my flesh hath no sound part verse 8 I feeble am and broken sore I roar for grief of heart verse 9 O Lord my God my whole desire present before thee lies My groanings through my great distresse are nor hid from thine eyes verse 10 Mine heart doth pant continually my strength doth fail me quite Mine eyes because of daily grief have wholly lost their sight verse 11 Those that once seem'd to be my friends and lovers stand aloof From my sores all my neighbours yea my kinsmen stand far off The Second Part. 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 treason all the day verse 13 But I as deaf seemâ—d not to hear or any thing regard And as one dumb spake not at all no word from me was heard verse 14 Thus amongst men I was as one that could not make reply One in whose mouth were not reproofs my self to justifie verse 15 For thou O Lord art all my hope to thee make I my moan Thou wilt hear me O Lord my God on thee I wait alone verse 16 For I said lest mines enemies should triumph over me For when my foot slips they themselves against me magnifie verse 17 For by the greatnesse of my grief ready to halt am I My heavy sorrows are before mine eyes continually verse 18 I still set out before mine eyes all mine iniquity And for my grievous sin how full of fear and care am I verse 19 But all mine enemies lively are and strong their power growes The number of them doth increase that causelesse are my foes verse 20 They also that ungratefully for good requite me ill Mine adversaries are because what 's good I follow still verse 21 Forsake me not O Lord my God be not thou far from me verse 22 O Lord of my salvation make haste to set me free Psalm 39. I Purpos'd in my heart to look carefully to my way That I offend not with my tongue lest it should go astray As with a bit I will restrain my mouth with all my might Not once to whisper all the while the wicked are in sight verse 2 As I resolv'd I silent was and dumb yea I forbore My just defence but then my grief was kindled up the more verse 3 Mine heart grew hot within my breast while I was musing long The fire was kindled up then spake I rashly with my tongue verse 4 By death the measure of my days and end Lord make me know How short they are how frail I am Lord let my death me show verse 5 My days thou hast an hand-breadth made mine age is in thine eye As nothing sure in his best state man is but vanity verse 6 Man walketh like a shade and doth in vain himself annoy In getting goods and cannot tell who shall the same enjoy verse 7 And now O Lord for what wait I what here can profit mee Surely on thee my soul depends my hope is all in thee verse 8 Then Lord from my transgressions all do thou deliver me And to the foolish a reproach Lord let me never be verse 9 I was as dumb and to complain no trouble might me move Because I knew it was thine hand who dost afflict in love verse 10 Lord take from me thy scourge plague I cannot them withstand I am consumed by the stroak of thine afflicting hand verse 11 When with rebukes thou dost correct man for iniquity Thou fret'st his beauty like a moth all men are vanity verse 12 Lord hear my sute attend my cry answer the tears that fall I sojourn like a stranger here as did my Fathers all O
Doth the most high full knowledge take of things done here below verse 12 Behold those the ungodly are who live in outward peace And they do prosper in the world in riches they increase verse 13 Then said I verily my heart in vain cleansed have I And to abstain from sin my hands have washt in purity verse 14 For notwithstanding this I still am plagued every day And ev'ry morning chastisements thou dost upon me lay verse 15 If I should thus conclude against the generation I Of thine own children should offend and trespasse grievously verse 16 But when I thought to search the depth of this great mystery It was too hard a task for me and painful in mine eye verse 17 Until at last I me betook unto Gods sanctuary And there out of Gods Word I learn'd what their last end should be verse 18 Verily slippery places thou didst choose to set them on And by thine hand didst cast them down into destruction verse 19 How into desolations are they brought suddenly With fearful terrours are they all consumed utterly verse 20 Like as a dream when one awakes doth vanish from his eyes So Lord thou when thou risest up their shadow wilt despise The Third Part. verse 21 Yet thus was my weak heart a while disquieted in vain Through indignation my reins were pricked with great pain verse 22 So ignorant was I and like a fool besotted quite And without understanding was like a beast in thy sight verse 23 Neverthelesse I do remain continually with thee When I was weak by my right hand thou fast haft holden mee verse 24 Thou by thy faithful counsel wilt me always safely guide And after me receive with thee in glory to abide verse 25 In Heaven whom have I but thee to rest upon alone And on the earth that I desire besides thee there is none Mine heart and flesh doth fail me both but God doth fail me never For he is of mine heart the strength my portion he for ever verse 27 For lo they that go far from thee shall perish quite and fall Those that a whoring go from thee thou hast destroyed all verse 28 But surely it is good for me still to draw near to God In the Lord God I trust that I may shew thy works abroad Psalm 74. O Lord why hast thou cast us off for ev'r in dangers deep Why doth thy burning anger smoak against thy pasture sheep verse 2 Think on thy Congregation which of old was purchased Thine heritage which was by thee by thy rod measured Which thou from cruel bondage by thy pow'r redeemed hast This mount Zion where thou hast dwelt so long in ages past Lift up thy feet now to tread down and ruine utterly Thy foes that in thine holy place have wrought thus wickedly verse 4 For where thy Congregations were thine enemies roar and cry And they for signs of triumph have their ensigns set on high verse 5 A man was famous once as he had labour'd painfully To fell down and to square thick trees thine house to beautifie verse 6 But now at once most spitefully they labour to deface With ax and hammer carved works of thy most holy place verse 7 Thy Temple they have burne with fire and cast down to the ground Defiling it the place where once thy name dwelt much renown'd verse 8 Thus in their hearts they say Let us destroy them out of hand They have burnt up the Synagogues of God throughout the land verse 9 We see no more our wonted signs our Prophets all are gone To tell us when these plagues shall end amongst us there is none The Second Part. verse 10 How long shall these oppressors Lord reproach thus scornfully Shall these thine enemies blaspheme thy name perpetually verse 11 why dost thou still turn back thine hand the right hand of thy strength Pluck it out of thy bosome now and make an end at length verse 12 For God from the beginning is my King that rules alone He in the midst of all the earth doth work salvation verse 13 Thou didst divide and break the sea by pow'r of thy command The heads of Dragons in the flouds thou brakest with thine hand verse 14 The head thou brak'st in pieces of Leviathan so great And to the people dwelling in the desart mad'st him meat verse 15 Out of cleft rocks fountains and flouds thou brought'st out plenteously The mighty flouds of Jordans streams thou madest to be dry verse 16 The shining day and the dark night thine and thine onely are The bright Sun and his glorious light thou only didst prepare verse 17 Thou all the borders of the earth hast set by thy decree The Summers heat and Winters cold they both are made by thee verse 18 Remember that thy foes O Lord reproach'd thee scornfully That foolish people have thy name blasphem'd most wickedly verse 19 Thy Church thy Turtles soul do not to wild beasts Lord deliver The Congregation of thy poor do not forget for ever verse 20 Respect thy faithful Covenant for each dark lurking den Of th' earth is now replenisht with dwellings of cruel men verse 21 O let not those that are opprest be turned back with shame But let the poor and needy ones have cause to praise thy name verse 22 Arise O Lord why sitt'st thou still thine own cause plead and try Remember how the foolish thee reproach continually verse 23 The voice forget not of thy foes for these that openly In tumults up against thee rise increase continually Psalm 75. TO thee O Lord do we give thanks to thee we thankful are For that thy name and pow'r is near thy wondrous works declare verse 2 When I th' assembly undertake uprightly judge I shall verse 3 The earth and dwellers are dissolv'd I stay her pillars all verse 4 To those disturbing fools I said deal not so foolishly And to the proud and wicked men lift not your horn on high verse 5 Advance not your proud horn aloft against the Lord most high And against his holy decree speak not presumptuously verse 6 For honour and promotion comes neither from the East Nor from the South can be procur'd nor purchas'd from the West verse 7 But God that governs all the world is the great Judge alone He pulls down one and setteth up another in the throne verse 8 God takes into his hand a cup the wine therein is red Ready to drink with mixture much and fully tempered Of this he poureth out and gives to drink to all about The dregs the wicked of the earth shall drink and wring them out verse 9 But I for ever will declare and publish all abroad Thy glorious praises I will sing to thee O Jacobs God verse 10 And all the horns of wicked men shall be cut off by me But the horns of the righteous shall highly exalted be Psalm 76. GOd is in Judah known and there he hath advanc'd his fame Among his people Israel great is his
water they have spilt their bloud about Jerusalem As for their bodies there is none takes care to bury them verse 4 To all our neighbours bordering neer a vile reproach are we A scorn and mocking stock to those that round about us be verse 5 How long O Lord for evermore shall thus thine anger last And shall thy burning jealousie like fire devour and waste verse 6 Upon the Heathen pour thy wrath that have not known thy name And on the Kingdomes all that have not call'd upon the same verse 7 Thy servant Jacob they have now devoured and destroi'd His habitations they have wholly laid waste and void verse 8 O now forget our former sins and us prevent in haste With tender mercies for we now down very low are cast verse 9 For th' honour of thy holy name our Saviour us relieve And for thy names sake purge away our sins and them forgive verse 10 Why should the Heathen say where is their God let him be known Among them by revenging of the bloud-shed of his own verse 11 Ev'n in our sight of prisoners receive the sighs and cry By thy great power preserve such as appointed are to die verse 12 Into their bosomes seven fold to our neighbours repay Those vile reproaches Lord wherewith they lade thee day by day verse 13 So we thy folk and pasture sheep will give thanks unto thee For ever and shew forth thy praise to all posterity Psalm 80. O Thou that Joseph like a flock shepherd of Israel Dost lead shine brightly forth that dost between the Cherubs dwell verse 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and in Manassehs sight To come and save us in distresse shew forth thy pow'r and might verse 3 Turn us O God bring us again from our Captivity And cause thy face on us to shine then saved shall we be verse 4 O Lord thou God of hosts how long wilt thou thus angry bee Against thy peoples pray'r and sutes which they present to thee verse 5 Thou feedst them with such sorrows that their bread with tears they eat Thou dost give them their tears to drink in measure full and great verse 6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours that be neer Our enemies amongst themselves at us do laugh and jeer verse 7 Turn us again O God of hosts from our captivitie And cause thy face on us to shine then saved shall we be verse 8 Thou hast a Vine from Egypt brought by thine out-stretched hand And thou hast cast the Heathen out to plant it in their land verse 9 A large room thou prepar'dst for it that it might thrive and grow And mad'st it fill the land where it had ta'en deep root below verse 10 And with the shadow of the same the mountains cov'red were The boughs that did from it shoot out like cedars did appeare verse 11 Her mighty boughs from sea to sea she spread on every side Her branches to the river great Euphrates multipli'd verse 12 Why hast thou then her fences all and hedges thus down cast That all that passe along the way her branches break and waste verse 13 The fierce wilde boar out of the Wood turns up her roots apace Her branches wilde beasts of the field eat up before our face O Lord of hosts return again we pray thee unto thine Look down from Heaven and behold and visit this thy Vine verse 15 The Vineyard which with thy right hand thou plantedst carefully The branch which thou mad'st strong that it might bring forth fruit to thee verse 16 Behold it is burnt up with fire and it is quite cut down Thy people perish when thou dost in wrath upon them frown verse 17 Upon the man of thy right hand let thy right hand remain On him whom thou mad'st strong and didst for thine own self maintain verse 18 And then will we no more go back nor from thee ever fall O quicken and raise up our hearts we on thy name will call verse 19 Turn us O God of hosts again from our captivity And cause thy face on us to shine then saved shall we be Psalm 81. SIng unto God our strength and might lift up aloud your voice Unto the God of Jacob sing and make a joyful noise verse 2 Take up unto you now a psalm the timbrels hither bring The pleasant harp and psaltery that we may sweetly sing verse 3 In the new Moon the Trumpet blow as God gave us command On solemn feasts in general assemblies of the Land verse 4 For this a statute was ordain'd by God to Israel A law which Jacobs God them gave that they might keep it well verse 5 In Joseph this a law he made when he went from the land Of Egypt where the speech I heard I did not understand verse 6 I from the heavy burthens took his shoulder clean away His hands were also quite set free from making pots of clay verse 7 In trouble thou didst call on me and I did set thee free From the dark cloud whence thunder comes I straight ways answer'd thee At the waters of Meribah I did thee prove and try Where murmuring thou didst of me ask water grudgingly The Second Part. verse 8 Hear O my people and I will declare my law to thee My servant Israel if thou wilt hearken unto mee verse 9 Besides my self amongst you then no strange God shall allow Nor worship any other God nor shall unto it bow verse 10 I am the lord thy God I thee brought up from Egypt land Open thy mouth and I will it fill with an open hand verse 11 But for all this they would not hear my voice when I did chuse For mine own people Israel me did utterly refuse verse 12 Therefore in wrath I gave them up by their lusts to be led And so in their own counsels still they vainly wandered verse 13 O that my people unto me had hearkned what I said And Israel had walked in my ways and me obey'd verse 14 I would have quickly by my pow'r subdu'd their enemies And turn'd my hand against all those that did against them rise verse 15 Gods enemies should soon themselves have humbled him before Their states and prosp'rous times should have endur'd for evermore verse 16 I would have fed them with the crop and finest of the wheat And made the rock with honey drop that they their fill might eat Psalm 82. IN the assembly of our God the Lord himself doth stand And he doth judge amongst the gods and rulers of the land verse 2 And thus against them pleads How long will ye unrighteously Give sentence thus and wicked men accept so partially verse 3 Defend the poor and fatherlesse when they of wrongs complain And judge for the afflicted ones the poor mans cause maintain verse 4 Deliver poor and needy men from those of pow'r and might And from the hand of wicked men let free and rid them quite verse 5 They know not nor will understand
world vvith righteousnesse shall he most justly judge and try And all the people shall he judge with perfect equity Psalm 99. THE Lord doth reign before his face let all the people quake He sits between the Cherubims let th' earth be mov'd and shake verse 2 The Lord is great in Zion and above all people high verse 3 His dreadful name which holy is let all men magnifie verse 4 The Kings strength also judgement loves and thou dost equity Stablish and judgement execute in Jacob righteously verse 5 Let now the Lord of all our God in praise exalted be Before his footstool worship him for holy sure is he verse 6 Moses and Aaron with his Priests with those that on him call Was Samuel on the Lord they call'd he answered them all verse 7 He in a cloudy pillar spake to them they his decree And testimonies which they gave them kept obediently verse 8 Thou answeredst them O Lord our God a pardoning God thou wast To them though for their practices thou vengeance took'st at last verse 9 Exalt on high the Lord our God and at his holy hill Him worship for the Lord our God ev'n he is holy still Psalm 100. ALL people that on earth do dwell sing to the Lord with cheerful noise verse 2 The Lord with gladnesse serve and come before his face with singing voice verse 3 Know ye the Lord our God in deed without our aid he did us make We are his flock he doth us feed and for his sheep he doth us take verse 4 O enter with thanksgiving then his gates come to his Courts with praise And be ye thankful unto him and blesse his holy name alwaies verse 5 Because the Lord our God is good his mercy is for ever sure His truth at all times firmly stood and shall from age to age endure Psalm 101. OF mercy and of judgement sing O Lord to thee will I verse 2 And in a perfect way will walk wisely and warily O when will there assistance come from thee to strengthen mee Within my house will I walk with a perfect heart with thee verse 3 I set no wicked thing before mine eyes their work I hate That turn aside it shall not cleave to me at any rate verse 4 A froward and rebellious heart I put away from me And any thing that wicked is I will not know or see verse 5 I 'le cut off him that slandereth his neighbour privily And a proud heart I will not bear nor him that looks on high verse 6 Upon the faithful of the Land mine eyes shall always be He that walks in a perfect way shall servant be to me verse 7 He that deceit and guile doth work in my house shall not dwell Nor shall he tarry in my sight that lying tales doth tell verse 8 Betimes I will destroy at once the wicked of the Land That I may from Gods City cut the wicked workers hand Psalm 102. LOrd hearken to my pray'r and let my cry come up to thee verse 2 In time of trouble do not hide thy face away from me Incline thy gracious ear to me answer me in the day verse 3 When I do call for like the smoak way days consume away verse 4 My bones like to an hearth are burnt mine heart is withered Like grasse and smitten that I do forget to eat my bread verse 5 By the voice of my groanings all my bones cleave to my skin verse 6 And I like to a Pellican in wildernesse have been Or like an Owl in desart quite cast out of men and gone verse 7 I watch and as a sparrow am on the house-top alone verse 8 My bitter enemies all the day reproaches cast on me And being mad at me with rage against me sworn they be verse 9 Ashes of mourning I do eat as bread continually And daily mix my drink with tears when I weep bitterly verse 10 Thy wrath and indignation did cause this grief and pain For thou hast lift me up on high and cast me down again verse 11 The days of this short life of mine are like the fleeting shade And I am withered like the grasse that soon away doth fade But though I fail it thou O Lord for ever shalt endure Thy Covenant continues still unto all ages sure verse 13 Thou wilt arise and mercy now to Zion thou wilt show For now 't is time to favour her yea the set time is now verse 14 For all thy servants in her stones though in rude heaps they lie Do pleasure take her very dust is precious in their eye The Second Part. verse 15 Then shall the Heathen people fear the Lords most holy name The Kings on earth shall reverence thy glory and thy fame verse 16 When God shall build up Zion he in glory shall appear verse 17 Hee 'll not the lowlies sute despise he will their prayer hear verse 18 This for succeeding ages shall be kept upon record The people that be thus restor'd shall blesse and praise the Lord. verse 19 For he hath lookt down from the height of his own sanctuary The Lord with favour th' earth beholds from out of Heaven high verse 20 The groanings still to hear of those that doe in prison lie To set at liberty such as appointed are to die verse 21 That they in Zion may declare the Lords most holy name And in Jerusalem set forth the glory of the same verse 22 When people from all Countries shall meet there with one accord And all the Kingdomes shall submit to serve the highest Lord. verse 23 My strength he vveakned in the way and shortened my day verse 24 I said in the midst of my days Lord take me not away verse 25 Thy yeers throughout all ages are ere time began thou laidst The Earths foundations and the Heav'ns vvith thine own hands thou mad'st verse 26 Thou shalt endure and still subsist but they shall wax away And like a garment shall wax old and by degrees decay verse 27 Thou as a garment shalt them change and they shall changed be But thou dost still abide the same thy years no end shall see verse 28 The children of thy servants shall continually endure And in thy sight their happy seed shall be establisht sure Psalm 103. O Blesse and praise the Lord my soul and to him thankful be Yea let his holy name be blest by all that is in me verse 2 The Lord my God blesse O my soul shew not thy self unkind And suffer not his benefits to slip out of thy mind verse 3 Who thy sins and offences all forgiveth graciously And all thy grievous sicknesses heals and removes from thee verse 4 Who from destruction doth thy life redeem and set it free With tender loving kindnesses and mercies towards thee verse 5 And he vvith all good things thy mouth doth satisfie and fill So that thy youth like Eagles doth in strength continue still verse 6 For all opprest in righteousnesse the Lord doth
worldly men despised in their sight Thy precepts yet forget I not but do in them delight verse 142 Thy righteousness most stedfast is and ever shall endure Thy law is also truth it self most constant and most sure verse 143 Trouble and anguish have me found and taken hold on me Yet in this trouble my delight thy just Commandments be verse 144 Eternal righteousness have all thy testimonies give To me knowledge of them then I shall comfortably live KOPH The nineteenth part verse 145 To thee vvith my whole heart I cri'd hear me most gracious Lord And then will I thy statutes keep and vvill obey thy Word verse 146 I in my trouble cri'd to thee do thou me safe preserve And I thy testimonies then vvill carefully observe verse 147 The dawning of the morning I prevented vvith my crie For in my trouble did my hope upon thy Word relie verse 148 Mine eies in waking do prevent the watches of the night That I might meditate upon thy word of truth and light verse 149 After thy loving kindness hear my voice when I do crie According to thy Word O Lord quicken me graciously verse 150 Those that in waies of mischief walk and do pursue me hard Draw high and they do not thy law nor equitie regard verse 151 But thou art near to me and canst their mischief soon prevent And all thy laws and promises shall prove true in event verse 152 This of thy testimonies I have known in times long past That them for ever to endure thou firmly founded hast RESH The twentieth part verse 153 Consider mine affliction Lord from trouble free me set For I in thy most holy law to walk do not forget verse 154 Plead my cause and deliver me and do my right maintain According to thy promises quicken thou me again verse 155 Salvation sure is far away from those that wicked are For they thy statutes do not keep nor for thy laws do care verse 156 O Lord both great and manifold thy tender mercies be According to thy judgements then in mercie quicken me verse 157 Many my persecutors are and enemies of mine Yet from thy testimonies just mine heart doth not decline verse 158 I greatly grieved was when I the leud transgressors saw Because they did not keep thy Word but sinn'd against thy law verse 159 Consider how I dearly love thy precepts and thy Word After thy loving kindness then quicken thou me O Lord. verse 160 From the beginning all thy Word hath been most true and sure Thy righteous judgements everie one for ever shall endure SCHIN The 21. part verse 161 Princes hate persecuted me although no cause they saw But still of thy most holy Word mine heart doth stand in aw verse 162 In thy most pure and holy Word as much rejoice do I As he vvho lighting on great spoil is made rich suddenly verse 163 From lying waies which I abhor and hate I do remove But thy most pure and holy law of truth I dearly love verse 164 Deserved praises I do give sevâ—n times a day to thee Because thy judgements righteous are and they have holpen me verse 165 Great peace and safety they shall have which do thy statutes love No danger shall their blessed state empair or once remove verse 166 O Lord for my salvation I only hope in thee And strive alwaies thy laws to keep which thou commandest me verse 167 Thy testimonies hath my soul observed carefully On them my heart is set and them I love exceedingly verse 168 Thy laws and thy Commandments I keep with special care For all my waies and works I know before thee open are TAU The 22 part verse 169 Let my complaint and crie come near before thy presence Lord Right understanding give thou me acording to thy Word verse 170 And let my supplications come and have access to thee According to thy faithful Word O Lord deliver me verse 171 From a full heart my thankful lips shall utter forth thy praise when thou shalt make me understand thy statutes and thy waies To speak of thy most holy Word my tongue shall never cease For thy Laws and Commandements are perfect righteousness verse 173 Let now thy hand and mighty power me succour and relieve For I thy precepts chose that I after thy laws might live verse 174 I long'd O Lord exceedingly for thy salvation And thy Law is my whole delight and meditation verse 175 O let my soul live and it shall give praises unto thee And let thy faithful judgements Lord still help and succour mee verse 176 Like a lost sheep I went astray thy servant seek and finde For thy Commandements I do retain still in my minde Psalm 120. IN my distresse unto the Lord I did complain and cry And he forthwith inclin'd to me and heard me graciously From lying lips O Lord my soul deliver and set free From double and deceitful tongues O Lord deliver mee verse 5 What shall to thy false tongue be done or giv'n thou slanderer verse 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty man and coals of Juniper verse 5 O woe is me that I must thus sojourn so long a space In Mesech and must dwell in tents vvith Kedars cursed race verse 6 With him that hateth peace my soul is forc'd long to abide verse 7 For peace I am but when I speak for war they do provide Psalm 121. SHall I look up unto the hills and safety thence expect From whence doth come the help that me in danger shall protect verse 2 My help only from God doth come who earth and heaven did frame verse 3 He staies thy feet that nothing can remove away the same verse 4 He slumbers not at all that doth thy soul in safety keep Behold he that keeps Israel shall not slumber once or sleep verse 5 The Lord thy God thy keeper is and he doth alwaies stand To be a shadow of defence to thee on thy right hand verse 6 Neither the Suns bright burning beams by day shall once thee smite Nor shall the Moons cold influence hurt thee in the dark night verse 7 The Lord alone shall thee preserve safely from evils all Yea he thy soul continually preserve in safety shall verse 8 God shall himself thy going our and comming in defend From this time forth for evermore till time itself do end Psalm 122. I Joy'd in heart when thus to me they spake and fram'd their talk Unto the house of God the Lord together let us walk Our feet that once throughout the land had wandred all abroad In the gates of Jerusalem have found a sure abode verse 3 The buildings of Jerusalem in one compacted be And in religious government her peoples hearts agree verse 4 Thither the Tribes of God go up the Tribes with one accord Before the Ark of Israel do blesse and praise the Lord. verse 5 There are erected Judgement seats the thrones of equity The thrones which God to David gave and his posterity