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A27970 The Psalms of David in metre Newly translated With amendments. By William Barton, M.A. And sett to the best Psalm-tunes, in two parts, viz treble and bass; with brief instructions for the understanding of the same; together with a table of the Psalms, and names of the tunes to each Psalm. By Thomas Smith. The basses, with the table, are placed at the latter end of the book.; Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. Barton. Barton, William, 1598?-1678.; Smith, Thomas, musician, of Dublin. 1698 (1698) Wing B2616A; ESTC R210481 131,825 374

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shall check With corpses he shall strew the ground and heads of many countries wound Filling the places with the dead verse 7 And he shall make no longer stay But drink the torrent in the way therefore shall he lift up the head Psalm CXI London Tune Ap-plaud the Lord whom I will praise with my whole heart and might Both in the se -- cret of the just and in the church-es sight verse 2 Great are the works of our great God and every one no doubt Delighting in them from their heart with care do search them out verse 3 His work most honourable is and glorious no less Unto eternity endures his truth and right'ousness verse 4 Surely he made his wondrous works still to be had in mind Choice favours hath the Lord in store and he is good and kind verse 5 To them that fear his holy name he giveth meat good store Jehovah will be mindful of his cov'nant evermore verse 6 Clearly hath he declar'd to his his works of powerfulness Leaving to them the heritage which heathens did possess verse 7 Most perfect are his handy-works his judgments very pure Not one of his commandements but are exceeding sure verse 8 Stablisht they are for evermore so that they cannot fade And ev'n in truth and right'ousness each one of them is made verse 9 Plent'ous redemption he hath sent to make his people free So is his cov'nant evermore confirm'd by his decree Know ye that holy is his name and to be had in dread verse 10 Religious fear of God likewise is wisdom's well-spring head Sound understanding have they all that carefully endeavour To practise his commandements his praise endures for ever Psalm CXII St. Marys Tune PRaise ye the Lord for blest are such as fear the Lord a -- right And love his laws ex-ceed-ing much and do them with de -- light verse 2 His seed shall multiply on earth and prosper mightily And God shall pour his blessings forth on his posterity verse 3 Of wealth and riches in his house there shall be plenteous store His memorable righteousness endures for evermore verse 4 Unto the man immaculate in darkness riseth light Gracious he is compassionate and every way upright verse 5 A good man shews much kind respect and lends to him that needs And with discretion will direct all his affairs and deeds verse 6 Surely he shall not moved be while time to time can add In everlasting memory the right'ous shall be had verse 7 For any evil tidings told he shall not be afraid His faithful heart which makes him bold on God is firmly staid verse 8 His heart is so established afraid he shall not be Till his desire accomplished upon his foes he see verse 9 He hath dispensed liberally and given to the poor He shall to perpetuity be stil'd a right'ous doer Exalted high his horn shall be with honour thus atchiev'd verse 10 The wicked man this thing shall see and be extreamly griev'd Yea he shall gnash his teeth for spite and pining melt away And his desire shall perish quite the wicked man's I say Psalm CXIII A Proper Tune YE chil-dren which do serve the Lord Praise ye his name with one ac-cord Both now and e --- ver bless his name Ev'n from the ri --- sing of the sun Till it re -- turn where it be-gun ex -- tol and mag -- ni --- fy his fame The Lord all peo -- ple doth sur-mount His glit -- t'ring glo -- ry we may count a -- bove the hea -- vens to ex-tend For who in all the world a-broad Is like un -- to the Lord our God whose dwel-ling doth all height transcend verse 6 He doth abase himself we know things to behold both here below And also in the heavens high verse 7 The poor and needy sort he brings Even from the dust to sit with kings in thrones of princely majesty verse 8 Among his people thus doth he Place them with princes in degree E'vn them that from the dunghil came verse 9 The barren he doth make to bear and with great joy her seed to rear praise ye therefore his holy name Psalm CXIV Oxford Tune WHen Is -- r'el went from E -- gypt land And Ja -- cobs house by pow'r-ful hand from peo -- ple of a bar-b'roustongue Ju-dah was then his ho -- ly place And Is --- ra'l his do-mi -- nion was who led them safe -- ly all a -- long verse 3 The sea saw that and fled amain and Jordan wheel'd about again And forced back his waves profound verse 4 The rocky mountains skipt like rams The little hills like timorous lambs and could not stand their stedfast ground verse 5 What ail'd thee O thou sea to fly what drove you back so hastily Ye rouling waves of Jordan's floud verse 6 What made you mountains skip like rams and you O little hills like lambs To quake and tremble as ye stood verse 7 Tremble O earth before the face of that great God of Jacob's race Tremble before him awfully verse 8 He turns hard rocks to standing lakes And fountains of hard flint he makes by his great power and majesty Psalm CXV Bristol Tune LOrd not to us Lord not to us do thou the glo-ry take Ev'n for thy mer-cy mar-vel-lous and for thy truth 's dear sake verse 2 Why should the heathen utter this now where 's their God say they verse 3 But our God in the heavens is what he will do he may verse 4 Their idols gold and silver be which men's own hands did make verse 5 Lo they have eyes but cannot see and mouths but never spake verse 5 Have ears but do not hear a jot noses but feel no scent verse 7 Proportion'd hands but handle not and feet but never went Nor through their throat can give a call verse 8 And like these idols just Their makers are and so are all that in them put their trust verse 9 O Isra'l trust thou in the Lord thy help and shield is he verse 10 O Aarons house trust in his word a help and shield to thee verse 11 And ye that fear the Lord each one be careful that ye build Your confidence on him alone who is your help and shield verse 12 The Lord hath thought upon us well his people he will bless Ev'n all the house of Israel and Aaron's house no less verse 13 Whoever fear the Lord therefore he 'll bless them great and small verse 14 God shall increase you more and more you and your children all verse 15 You are the blessed of the Lord whose quick commandment came And made the heavens at a word and earth's inferiour frame verse 16 The heav'n even the heavens high are all of them the Lord's But he to man's posterity the spacious earth affords verse 17 The dead indeed praise not the Lord they give him no renown Nor any do his praise record to silence that go down verse 18 But
Thou and the ark of thy great strength thy temple to invest verse 9 O let thy priests be all array'd with right'ousness throughout And let thy gracious saints be made for very joy to shout verse 10 For David's sake thy servant known O do not turn away The face of thine anointed one that unto thee doth pray The second part verse 11 The Lord in truth to David sware and will not turn from it Out of thy loins shall come thine heir upon thy throne to sit verse 12 If thy seed keep my covenant and laws that I make known Thy children then shall never want heirs to enjoy the throne verse 13 For God hath chosen Sion hill desiring there to dwell verse 14 This is my rest and dwelling still for I have kep't it well verse 15 Her meat I 'll bless abundantly wherewith she shall be fed And I will also satisfy her poor with store of bread verse 16 And I will also clothe her priests with saving health and grace And with the voice of joyfulness her saints shall shout apace verse 17 There will I make his horn to bud ev'n David's horn to spring I have ordain'd a lamp so good for my anointed king verse 18 His adversaries all of them then will I clothe with shame But on himself his diadem shall flourish with great fame Psalm CXXXIII To the 100 Psalm Tune BE-hold how good and full of bliss and what a plea-sant thing it is When bre-thren do most lov -- ing-ly to -- ge -- ther dwell in a --- mi -- ty verse 2 It 's like the precious ointment shed upon the top of Aaron's head Which drencht his beard and from his crown ev'n to his garment's skirts ran down verse 3 Like pearly dew of Hermon hills or which on Sion mount distills Where God poures down his blessings store bless●ngs of life for evermore Psalm CXXXIV Southwel Tune BE -- hold ye here at hand ye ser-vants of the Lord Which in his house by night do stand praise him with one ac ---- cord verse 2 Lift up your hands on high within his holy place And kneeling in humility bow down before his face verse 3 The Lord shall they say still that made both heav'n and earth Bless Isra'l out of Sion hill with favours thence pour'd forth Psalm CXXXV London Tune PRaise ye the Lord praise ye the name of God with one ac ---- cord O praise him and ex-toll his fame ye ser -- vants of the Lord. verse 2 O ye that are admitted thus within his house to stand And in the courts of our God's house are plac't by his command verse 3 Praise ye the Lord for he is good sing praises to his name For it is sweet to be employ'd his praises to proclaim verse 4 For God hath chosen to himself Jacob of his own pleasure And hath elected Israel for his peculiar treasure verse 5 For well I know the Lord is great and that this Lord of ours Transcends all Gods and hath his seat above all sov'reign pow'rs verse 6 Whatever thing the Lord did please he did effect and do In heav'n in earth and in the seas and all deep places too verse 7 He causeth vapours to arise from earth's remotest ends Lightnings and rain and winds likewise he from his treasury sends verse 8 Who smote the very first increast throughout all Egypt land All the first born of man and beast with his revenging hand verse 9 Who sent his signs and wonders great into the midst of thee O Egypt upon Pharo's seat and all his family verse 10 Who did the mighty nations smite and potent kings he slew verse 11 As Sihon that strong Amorite whom there he overthrew And next unto the Amorites was Og of Bashan king And all the realms of the Canaanites he did to ruine bring verse 12 And the inher'tance of their land he gave it full and free Into his people Isra'l's hand their heritage to be verse 13 Thy name for ever doth endure and thy memorial Lord All generations shall be sure to keep on firm record verse 14 For lo the Lord is fully bent his people's judg to be And of his servant's punishment repent himself will he The second part verse 15 The idols of the heathen lands are silver and of gold They are the work of workmen's hands and such as men did mould verse 16 They have a mouth yet spake they not and eyes but want their sight verse 17 Have ears but never hear a jot their mouths are breathless quite verse 18 Such sensless stocks their makers are that did these idols frame And such is each idolater that trusteth in the same verse 19 But bless the Lord with one accord O house of Israel And all the praises of the Lord let Aarons house forth tell verse 20 O bless the Lord his praise confess O ye of Levi's tribe And ye that fear the Lord no less due praise to him ascribe verse 21 From out of Sion hill let them for ever bless the Lord Who dwelleth at Jerusalem his praise do ye record Psalm CXXXVI To the 148 Psalm Tune GIve laud un ---- to the Lord for ve --- ry good he is The God of gods re ---- cord and praise that Name of his for cer -- tain-ly His mer -- cies shall en-dure to all E -- ter -- ni -- ty Give thanks O ev'ry one unto the King of Kings For he and he alone hath wrought such wondrous things for c. To him whose skill profound did make the heavens clear And set the seas their bound and made dry land appear for c. To him that did display those great and glorious lights The sun to rule by day the moon and stars by nights for c. The Second part Give thanks to God most high who smote with pow'rful hand In Egypt gen'rally the first-born of the land for c. And from them in that land brought Isra'l clearly out With stretcht-out arm and hand that brought the work about for c. To him that did divide the red sea into parts And there did Isra'l guide to pass with joyful hearts for c. Amidst it they did go but Pharaoh and his host The Lord did overthrow upon the red-sea coast for c. The Third part Give God his praises due and thankful thoughts express Who led his people through the howling wilderness for c. Great kings the Lord did smite and famous kings he slew King Sihon th' Amorite and Og of Bashan too for c. And gave in open veiw the land where they did dwell An heritage unto his people Israel for c. Who did remember us when our estate was low And hath redeemed us from the oppressing foe for c. To him give praises due who gives all flesh their food O give ye thanks unto the God of heav'n so good for certainly his mercies shall endure to all Eternity Psalm CXXXVII St. Marys Tune HArd by
up for them that are of upright heart verse 12 Rejoyce ye right'ous in the Lord much joyfulness express And give him thanks when ye record his perfect holiness Psalm XCVIII London Tune SIng to the Lord a new made song for he hath mar -- vels done His ho -- ly hand and arm most strong the vi ---- cto --- ry have won verse 2 The Lord almighty hath made known his saving health and might His truth he openly hath shown in all the heathen's sight verse 3 Tow'rds Isra'ls honour'd house hath he remembred truth and grace The earth did his salvation see declar'd in ev'ry place verse 4 Make joyful noise unto the Lord all dwellers on the earth Make noises loud his praise record with songs of joy and mirth verse 5 O sing unto the Lord I say and with the harp rejoyce With solemn harp his praise display and psalms melodious voice verse 6 With trumpets shrill express your joys with sound of cornet sing And make a very joyful noise before the Lord the king verse 7 O let the sea with billows swell and all its fulness roar The world likewise and all that dwell upon the spacious shore verse 8 Let floods clap hands with one accord let hills express their mirth And join in joys before the Lord who comes to judge the earth verse 9 With right'ousness and judgement then shall he the people try And justly judge a world of men with truth and equity Psalm XCIX St. Davids Tune THe Lord doth reign as king of kings let all the peo --- ple quake He sits up -- on the Che --- ru-bims let th' earth be mov'd and shake verse 2 The Lord that doth in Sion dwell is wondrous high and great The people he doth far excell and sits in highest seat verse 3 Let all men praise and magnify thy great and dreadful name For it excells in sanctity and most deserveth fame verse 4 The princely power of our king loves judgement truth and right Thou rightly rulest every thing in Jacob through thy might verse 5 The Lord our God exalt ye now and worship him alone Before his footstool bend and bow for he 's a holy one verse 6 Moses and Aaron with his priests and Samuel on him call Among his Saints these made requests and he did answer all verse 7 He in the cloudy pillar spake and shew'd to them his will The laws and statutes he did make they labour'd to fulfil verse 8 O Lord our God thou didst them hear and wast a pardoning God Thy mercy did to them appear though thou didst use thy rod. verse 9 The Lord our God exalt you still bow down before his throne And worship at his holy hill for he 's a holy one Psalm C. A Proper Tune ALl peo -- ple that on earth do dwell sing to the Lord with chearful voice Him serve with fear his praise forth-tell come ye be -- fore him and re-joyce verse 3 The Lord ye know is God indeed without our aid he did us make We are his flock he doth us feed and for his sheep he doth us take verse 4 O enter then his gates with praise and in his courts do ye proclaim Your thankfulness to him always and ever bless his holy name 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 CI. Lowath Tune MEr -- cy and judgement are my song which Lord I 'le sing to thee And wise-ly walk in per -- fect way un --- til thou vi --- sit me And I will walk with upright heart within my house O Lord verse 3 Not any thing will I behold that is to be abhorr'd I hate their work that turn aside to me it shall not cleave verse 4 I will not own a wicked man the froward heart I leave verse 5 I 'le cut him off that slandereth his neighbour secretly I 'le not endure the proud in heart nor him that looketh high verse 6 I will look out the faithful men that they may dwell with me And whoso walks in perfect way my servant he shall be verse 7 Whoso is bent to use deceit I will abandon quite The liar I will not abide to tarry in my sight verse 8 The wicked I will soon destroy and rid the land of them And cut away the wicked ones from God's Jerusalem Psalm CII Bristol Tune LOrd hear my pray'r and let my cry come spee -- di --- ly to thee In day of my ca -- la -- mi -- ty hide not thy face from me Incline thy gracious ear to me in this my day of need And when I call and cry to thee Lord answer me with speed verse 3 For like as smoak consumes away so do my days expire My bones are burnt and do decay like to a hearth with fire verse 4 My heart is smitten like the grass quite withered and dead And I alas do quite let pass to eat my needful bread verse 5 By reason of my doleful groans and pain that I am in My grief breaks forth so that my bones do cleave unto my skin verse 6 Lo I am like a Pelican in mournful wilderness And like a hated owl I am in deserts comfortless verse 7 I watch and am quite desolate and sparrow-like alone Which separated from her meat on houses top doth moan verse 8 Mine enemies have all the day reproached me with scorn And mad men in their frantick way are all against me sworn verse 9 So that I have instead of bread the ashes eaten up And with my drink the tears I shed are mingled in my cup. verse 10 Because of thy severity and of thy angry frown For thou hast lifted me on high and then hast cast me down verse 11 The days wherein my life doth pass are like a flitting shade And I am like the withering grass which instantly doth fade verse 12 But thou O Lord shalt still endure for ever constantly And thy remembrance shall stand sure to all posterity The second part verse 13 Thy tender bowels now shall stir to bring poor Sion home For lo the time to favour her yea the set time is come verse 14 For even in her very stones thy servants take delight The ruines under which she grorns find favour in their sight verse 15 And so the heathen every where shall reverence thy name And all the kings on earth shall fear thy glory and thy fame verse 16 When as the Lord builds up again fair Sion's broken wall His glory shall appear most plain and visible to all verse 17 The prayer of the destitute he shall regard and prize Their earnest and their humble suit the Lord will not despise verse 18 And this for ages yet to come shall rest upon record People created in the womb shall one day praise the Lord. verse 19 For from his sanctuaries height the Lord doth cast his eye
we that are alive therefore will bless the living Lord. From this time forth for evermore do ye his praise record Psalm CXVI Lincoln Tune I Love the Lord un-feigu-ed -- ly be -- cause he pleas'd to hear My sup -- pli-ca -- tion and my cry with an at --- ten --- tive ear Be-cause he hath in-clin'd the same so gra-ciou -- sly to me Therefore will I call on his name whilst I a --- live shall be verse 3 The pangs of death did wind about and compassed me round The pains of hell had found me out trouble and grief I found verse 4 Then did I call most earnestly upon the Lord 's great name Release my soul O Lord said I I humbly crave the same verse 5 The Lord 's a very gracious one and full of right'ousness And tenderer compassion no bowels can express verse 6 The Lord preserveth carefully all those that simple be For I was sunk in misery and he recover'd me verse 7 Return my soul that art set free return unto thy rest For largely hath the Lord to thee his benefits exprest verse 8 Because that thou my soul art freed which else in death had slept Mine eyes from tears delivered my feet from falling kept verse 9 Now will I walk before the Lord as always in his sight Among the living to record his praise in land of light verse 10 For I believed help would come therefore I spake no less Though I was plunged for a time in very deep distress The second part verse 11 At other times in haste I said rush all men liars be verse 12 O then what shall I give to God for all his gifts to me verse 13 The cup of sweet salvation lo I will take it up And God's great name I 'le call upon with that same blessed cup. verse 14 The solemn vows which I did vow unto the Lord most high Those will I pay and offer now whilst all his saints stand by verse 15 Of great account undoubtedly and precious in God's eyes The death of his dear saints shall be when any of them dies verse 16 Truly I am thy servant Lord I am thy hand-maid's son Thy servant that obeys thy word whose bonds thou hast undone verse 17 To thee Lord will I sacrifice the sacrifice of praise To call upon thy name likewise my thankful voice I 'le raise verse 18 The vows I say which I did vow unto the Lord most high I will among his people now perform them openly verse 19 In God's own courts I 'le offer them there in thy house O Lord In midst of thee Jerusalem his praise do ye record Psalm CXVII London Tune O Praise and mag -- ni -- fy the Lord ye na --- tions ev ' -- ry one And ye O peo -- ple all a-broad his glo -- rious praise make known verse 2 For his compassions plent'ously he doth to us afford His truth is to eternity O magnify the Lord. Palm CXVIII St. Marys Tune GIve thanks to God for he is good his mer --- cies still en -- dure Let Is --- ra'l say this ve --- ry day his mer -- cies still are sure verse 3 Let Aaron's house confess this day his mercy still prevails verse 4 Let them that fear the Lord now say his mercy never fails verse 5 I call'd on God in my distress and largely he reply'd verse 6 I fear not man do what he can for God is on my side verse 7 Whoer'e they be that succour me the Lord takes part with those And I my full desire shall see upon my hateful foes verse 8 It is far better to depend upon the Lord alone Then to repose our confidence in any mortal one verse 9 Better it is to trust in God and cast on him our care Than to repose our trust in those that powerful princes are The second part verse 10 All nations compast me about but in God's name alone I trust that I shall easily destroy them every one verse 11 They compast me about I say they compast me about But in the name of God shall I destroy and root them out verse 12 They swarm'd like bees but are extinct as thorns that fiercely flame For soon I shall destroy them all in God's almighty name verse 13 My foe thou hast thrust sore at me thinking to make me fall But so the Lord assisted me that I escaped all verse 14 The Lord is all my fortitude he is the song I sing And is become the rock from whom my saving health doth spring verse 15 The voice of saving health and joy in just men's dwellings is The Lord 's right hand doth valiantly ev'n that right hand of his verse 16 The right hand of the Lord I say it is exalted high The Lord 's right hand none can withstand it works so valiantly verse 17 I shall not die for I shall live and living shall declare The works of our almighty Lord how wonderful they are The third part verse 18 The Lord indeed that chast'neth me hath chastened me sore Yet hath not he abandon'd me to death when at death's door verse 19 Open to me the sacred court the gates of right'ousness And thither I will now resort God's praises to confess verse 20 Set open this most blessed gate of God the Lord I say That right'ous men may enter in for none have right but they verse 21 Lord I will praise thy holy name for when to thee I prai'd Thou heardst my voice and art become my rock of saving aid verse 22 The stone which by the builders was refused with disgrace Is now become the corner stone and set in chiefest place verse 23 This is the work of our great God and wondrous in our eyes verse 24 This is the day the Lord hath made to fill our hearts with joys verse 25 Save now I do beseech thee Lord I pray thee earnestly Ev'n now afford thy help O Lord and send prosperity verse 26 Blessed be he that comes to us in God's great name alone And we from Sion's sacred house do bless you every one verse 27 The light we see it is the Lord's who thus the day adorns Come bind the sacrifice with cords unto the altar's horns verse 28 Thou art my God whom I 'le exalt my God whom I will praise verse 29 Give thanks to God for he is good his mercy lasts always Psalm CXIX The first part to St. Marys Tune O Bles -- sed are the in --- no-cent and per --- fect in the way Who from the Lord 's comman-de-ments do ne --- ver go a --- stray verse 2 Blessed are they that care to keep his testaments intire And such as for the Lord do seek with all their heart's desire verse 3 They practise no iniquity but in God's ways they go verse 4 And we must serve thee uprightly for thou hast charg'd us so verse 5 O that my ways were made direct and to thy statutes fram'd verse 6 Which
evermore The ninth part To the Proper Tune verse 65 Thou hast dealt very well with me with me thy servant Lord And I have found thy favour free according to thy word verse 66 Teach me good judgement in thy word and knowledge of thy will For thy commandements O Lord I have believed still verse 67 E're thou didst touch me with thy rod I err'd and went astray But now I keep thy word O God and by it guide my way verse 68 Lord thou art good and thou dost good all graces flow from thee Make then thy statutes understood and practised by me verse 69 For though proud persons did invent against me many a lie Yet kept I thy commandement with heart's sincerity verse 70 Their heart is fatned mightily like lumps of greace congeal'd But my delight and all my joy is in thy laws reveal'd verse 71 But I account it good for me chastised to have been That I may learn thy laws from thee and shun the snares of sin verse 72 The law of thy own mouth I hold far better unto me Than many thousand pounds of gold and silver heaps can be The tenth part To the Proper Tune verse 73 Thy hands have made and fashion'd me thy grace on me bestow To know thy precepts what they be and practise what I know verse 74 Then all that fear thee shall be glad when me they shall behold Because I have assurance had in what thy word foretold verse 75 Yet Lord I know and do confess how just thy judgements be And that of very faithfulness thou hast afflicted me verse 76 I pray thee let thy mercies kind come to thy servant Lord For comfort to my troubled mind according to thy word verse 77 Thy tender mercies bowels Lord O let them come in sight That I may live and keep thy word for therein I delight verse 78 But shame the proud whoe're they be for they without a cause Have most perversly dealt with me but I will mind thy laws verse 79 And now O Lord let every one that truly feareth thee And all that have thy statutes known let them turn in to me verse 80 And let my heart unto thy laws be so sincerely fram'd That I may not have any cause whereby to be asham'd The eleventh part To the 100 Psalm Tune MY soul for thy sal-va -- tion faints but in thy word is all my stay My fail -- ing eves urge sad complaints when wilt thou com-fort me they say verse 83 A wrinkled bottle set in smoke I rightly am compar'd unto But lo the word which thou hast spoke I have not yet forgot to do verse 84 How many are thy servant's days when wilt thou righteous vengeance take On persecutors of my ways and judge them for thy servant's sake verse 85 The proud have digged pits for me with which thy law doth not accord verse 86 For all thy laws are equity they persecute me help me Lord. verse 87 They had consumed me almost with cruel and injurious hands Here upon earth's malignant coast yet I forsook not thy commands verse 88 O give thy loving kindness vent to quicken up my fainting mind So shall I keep the testament which thy most holy mouth hath sign'd The twelfth part To the Proper Tune verse 89 The word which thou hast spoken Lord is permament and sure And like to heavens constant course for ever doth endure verse 90 All ages find thy faithfulness which never slacks nor slides Like as thou hast established the earth and it abides verse 91 According to thy ordinance continuing to this day For all are servants unto thee and do thy word obey verse 92 And if in this thy constant work I had not found delight In my extream affliction Lord I should have perisht quite verse 93 Therefore I never will forget thy precepts to express For thou thereby hast quickened me in all my heaviness verse 94 Continue then to save me Lord for I am one of thine And I have fought with diligence thy precepts most divine verse 95 Though wicked men laid wait for me to kill and to destroy Yet I consider of thy laws and think of them with joy verse 96 For Lord I see there is an end of all perfections here But only thy commandements far larger do appear The thirteenth part To the Proper Tune verse 97 O how I love thy sacred word which doth thy law display It is my meditation Lord and study all the day verse 98 Thou mak'st me by thy laws to be far wiser than my foes For that those laws abide with me and I abide by those verse 99 With all my teachers I compare excelling them in skill Because thy testimonies are my meditation still verse 100 In understanding I out-go the ancients full of days Because I do not only know but also keep thy ways verse 101 I have refrain'd my feet O Lord from every evil way That I may keep thy faithful word and no time go astray verse 102 And from thy sacred judgements Lord I never did depart For thou hast made thy heavenly word distill into my heart verse 103 And Lord in these thy words of truth how sweet a taste I find Sweeter than honey to my mouth thy word is to my mind verse 104 Thy precepts do so well direct and so much skill impart That all false doctrines I reject and hate them in my heart The fourteenth part To the Proper Tune verse 105 Ev'n as a lamp unto my feet so doth thy word shine bright Both night and day it guides my way and to my paths gives light verse 106 And I have sworn most solemnly and will perform it too That I will spare no pains or care thy right'ous laws to do verse 107 I am afflicted very much but quicken me O Lord And let me be reviv'd by thee according to thy word verse 108 The free-will offerings of my mouth I pray thee Lord accept And teach me now which way and how thy judgements may be kept verse 109 My soul is ever in my hand in danger to be lost Yet have I not thy law forgot what ever it might cost verse 110 And though the wicked secretly their subtle snares did lay Yet am not I seduc'd thereby to wander from thy way verse 111 Thy statutes are the heritage whereof I have made choice To my last day for those are they that make my heart rejoyce verse 112 I have inclin'd my heart to keep the laws thou didst decree And will attend them to the end ev'n till I come to thee The fifteenth part To the Proper Tune verse 113 The foolish thoughts of vanity I do detest and hate But in thy holy law do I delight to meditate verse 114 Thou art O Lord my hiding-place and shield of my defence And in the word of thy good grace I put my confidence verse 115 Depart from me ye wicked men that other paths have trod And I shall keep with freedom then the
precepts of my God verse 116 According to thy word proclaim'd my soul in life uphold And let me never be asham'd of this my hope so bold verse 117 Uphold thou me and then shall I be very safely kept And to thy laws continually I will have due respect verse 118 And thou hast trodden down all those that from thy statutes stray For their deceit will soon disclose the falshood of their way verse 119 And all the wicked of the earth as dross thou dost remove The laws therefore which thou setst forth I do intirely love verse 120 For I do tremble Lord to tell what vengeance thou wilt take Thy judgements are so terrible they cause my flesh to quake The sixteenth part To the Proper Tune verse 121 I have done right to other men and followed right'ousness Then leave me not O Lord to them that would my soul oppress verse 122 A surety for thy servant be engaged for my good And let proud men's oppressing me be by thy power withstood verse 123 But all this while mine eyes do fail thy saving health to see Untill thy right'ous word prevail to help and succour me verse 124 According to thy mercy Lord with me thy servant deal And the commandments of thy word to me O Lord reveal verse 125 I am thy servant give me skill and make me understand That I may know thy holy will and practise thy command verse 126 It 's time for thee to work O God and no time to withdraw For wicked men have undertrod and quite made void thy law verse 127 Therefore I love thy statutes more than gold digg'd from the mine Yea I prefer them far before the gold that is most fine verse 128 Therefore I judge all thy decrees in all things to be right False doctrines and all heresies I hate as opposite The seventeenth part To the Proper Tune verse 129 O Lord how very wonderful thy testimonies are And for this cause to keep thy laws my soul doth take great care verse 130 The very entrance of thy words doth give thy servants light And maketh them though simple men to understand aright verse 131 My mouth I opened and did pant with zeal as hot fire Because that these thy just decrees inflam'd me with desire verse 132 Look on me in thy mercy Lord and grant me of the same As usually thou dost apply t'wards them that love thy name verse 133 Order my foot-steps in thy word and all my lusts controul And let no sin have entrance in to lord it o'r my soul. verse 134 Release me from oppression and injuries of men And so shall I more chearfully observe thy precepts then verse 135 And let thy gracious countenance on me thy servant shine And make me wise in mysteries that truly are divine verse 136 For Lord I weep whole seas of tears and 't is my constant course And all because they break thy laws without the least remorse The eighteenth part To the Proper Tune verse 137 O Lord thou art a right'ous God a right'ous God indeed And upright all thy judgements are which from thy mouth Proceed verse 138 Thy precepts Lord which thou dost press and giv'st us charge to do Are perfect rules of right'ousness and very faithful too verse 139 My zeal hath quite consumed me it was so very hot Because my wicked enemies have all thy words forgot verse 140 Thy word indeed is very pure as silver try'd by fire Therefore thy servant will be sure to love it most entire verse 141 And though l am of small account and scorn'd by carnal minds Yet do not I forget those laws to which my duty binds verse 142 An everlasting righ'ousness thy right'ousness must be And Lord thy law can be no no less than perfect verity verse 143 Trouble and anguish very great on me have taken hold Yet thy commandments unto me far greater joys unfold verse 144 Eternal are thy just decrees to me vouchsafe and give An understanding heart in these and I shall surely live The nineteenth part To the Proper Tune verse 145 With my whole heart I cri'd to thee O Lord hear thou my prayer Thy statutes shall be kept by me with diligence and care verse 146 I cri'd to thee in my distress Lord save and succour me And I will keep with faithfulness the words of thy decree verse 147 I did prevent the dawning day so early was my cry I made thy holy word my stay and waited patiently verse 148 The watches of the night so late my wakeful eye prevents That I might sweetly meditate on thy commandements verse 149 O let my humble voice be heard in loving kindness free According to thy judgements Lord vouchsafe to quicken me verse 150 Behold O Lord how near they draw that wicked plots pursue But they are far off from thy law in every thing they do verse 151 But thou O Lord art near at hand and universally Whatever things thou dost command are perfect verity verse 152 And as concerning thy decrees I understand of old That thou O Lord hast founded these eternally to hold The twentieth part To the Proper Tune verse 153 Consider my adversity and now deliver me For I forget not carelesly the word that comes from thee verse 154 O plead my cause with equity and rescue me O Lord Restore my soul and quicken me according to thy word verse 155 But surely thy salvation Lord from wicked men withdraws It is too far for them to seek that do not seek thy laws verse 156 Great are thy tender mercies Lord which in thy bowels strive According to thy gracious word my drooping soul revive verse 157 Mine enemies are many Lord my persecutors many Yet have not I swerv'd from thy word for slavish fear of any verse 158 But I was greatly griev'd O Lord when I with sorrow saw How these perfidious wicked men would not observe thy law verse 159 But as for me consider Lord how much thy laws I love And in thy kindness quicken me with favour from above verse 160 For from the first to last O Lord thy word is true and sure Thy right'ous judgements every one perpetually endure The one and twentieth part To the 100 Psalm Tune PRin -- ces have per -- se-cu -- ted me ma -- li-tious-ly with-out a cause Yet stands my heart in fear of thee so much thy word my con-science aws verse 162 I have rejoiced at thy word as one that finds the richest prize verse 163 And I do love thy way O Lord but hate and loath the way of lies verse 164 Seven times a day I give thee praise ev'n for thy right'ous judgement's sake verse 165 Great peace have they that love thy ways and no offence they need to take verse 166 Lord I have hop't for thy defence and thy commandments I have done verse 167 My soul hath kept thy testaments and loves them dearly ev'ry one verse 168 Thy precepts I have kept with care thy testimonies