of high Rank and Birth 9. When Childless Families despair He sends the Comfort of an Heir To rescue their exspiring Fame Grants her that barren was to bear And joyfully her Fruit to rear Praise ye the Lord's almighty Name PSALM CXIV 1. WHen Isr'el by th' Almighty led Enrich'd with their Oppressors Spoil From Egypt march'd and Iacob's Seed From Bondage in a foreign Soil 2. Iehovah for his Residence Chose out imperial Iudah's Tent His Mansion-Royal and from thence Through Israel's Camp his Orders sent 3. The distant Sea with Terrour saw And from th' Almighty's Presence fled Old Iordan's Streams surpriz'd with Aw Retreated to their Fountain's Head 4. The taller Mountains skipp'd like Rams When Danger near the Fold they spy To see their Fright the Hills like Lambs Leap'd after them not knowing why 5. O Sea what made your Tide withdraw And naked leave your oozy Bed Why Iordan â— against Nature's Law Recoil'dst thou to thy Fountain's Head 6. Why Mountains did you skip like Ramsâ— When Danger does approach the Fold Why after you the Hills like Lambs When they their Leaders Flight behold 7. Earth tremble on well may'st thou fear Thy Lord and Maker's Face to see When Iacob's awful God draws near 'T is time for Earth and Seas to flee 8. To flee from God who Nature's Law Repeals and cancels at his Will Who Springs from flinty Rocks can draw And thirsty Vales with Water fill PSALM CXV 1. LOrd not to us we claim no Share But to thy sacred Name Give Glory for thy Mercy 's sake And Truth 's eternal Fame 2. Why should the Heathen cry where 's now The God whom we adore 3. Convince 'em that in Heav'n thou art And uncontroll'd thy Pow'r 4. Their Gods but Gold and Silver are The Work of mortal Hands 5. With speechless Mouth and sightless Eyes The molten Idol stands 6. The Pageant-thing has Ears and Nose But neither hears nor smells 7. Hands Feet but neither feels nor moves No Breath within it dwells 8. Such senseless Stocks that to compare With them we nothing find But those who on their Help rely And them for Gods design'd 9. O Isr'el make the Lord your Trust Who is your Help and Shield 10. Priests Levites trust in him alone Who only Help can yield 11. Let all who fear the Lord for Aid On him they fear rely Who them in Danger can defend And all their Wants supply 12 13. Of us he oft has mindful been And Isr'el's House will bless Priests Levites Proselytes ev'n All Who his great Name confess 14. On you and on your Heirs increase Of Blessings he will bring 15. Thrice happy you who Fav'rites are Of this Almighty King 16. Heav'n's highest Orb of Glory He His Empire 's Seat design'd And gave this lower Globe of Earth A Portion to Mankind 17. They who in Death and Silence sleep To him no Praise afford 18. But we will bless for evermore Our ever-living Lord. PSALM CXVI 1. MY Soul with Ecstasies of Love Intirely is possest Because the Lord has deign'd to hear The Voice of my Request 2. Since he has now his Ear inclin'd I never will despair But while my Life shall last to him Address my humble Pray'râ— 3. With deadly Sorrows compast round With hellish Pangs opprest When Grief and Anguish fill'd my Heart And heav'd my throbbing Breast 4. On God's Almighty Name I call'd And thus to him I pray'd Lord I beseech thee save my Soul With Sorrow quite dismaid 5 6. How just and merciful is God! How gracious is the Lord Who saves the Simple and to me Does timely Help afford 7. Then free from racking Cares my Soul Resume thy wonted Rest For God has wond'rously to thee His bounteous Love exprest 8. He when Death threat'ned soon remov'd My Dangers and my Fears My Feet from falling he secur'd And dry'd my Eyes from Tears 9. The whole remaining Stock of Life Which he to me has lent Shall therefore in his Service be With grateful Duty spent 10 11. In God I trusted and of him In greatest straits did boast For in my Flight all hopes of Aid From faithless Man were lost 12 13. Then what Return to him shall I For all his Goodness makeâ— I 'll praise his Name and with glad Zeal The Cup of Blessing â—ake 14 15. The Vows I made to God I 'll pay In all his People's sight Because by him his Servant's blood Was never counted light 16. Lord by how many Ties must I To thy Obedience bow Before thy humble Handmaid's Son Thy ransom'd Captive now 17 18. To Thee I 'll Off'rings bring of Praise And whilst I bless thy Name The just performance of my Vows To all thy Saints proclaim 19. They in thy holy City met And in thy House shall join With one Consent thy Name to bless And mix their Praise with mine PSALM CXVII 1. WIth cheerful Notes let all the Earth To Heav'n their Voices raise Let all inspir'd with godly Mirth Sing solemn Hymns of Praise 2. God's â—ender Mercy knows no bound His Truth shall ne'er decay Then lâ—t the willing Nations round This grateful Tribute pay PSALM CXVIII 1 2. O Praise the Lord for he is good His Mercies ne'er decay That his kind Favours ever last Let thankful Isr'el say 3 4. Their Sense of his eternal Love Let Aaron's House express And that it never fails let all That fear the Lord confess 5. To God I made my humble Moan With Troubles quite opprest And he releas'd me from my Straits And granted my Request 6. Since therefore God does on my side So graciously appear What Man against me can contrive I never need to fear 7. Since God with those that aid my Cause Himself a Party makes I need not doubt on all my Foes A just Revenge to take 8 9. For better 't is to trust in God And have the Lord our Friend Than on the greatest humane Pow'â— For Safety to depend 10 11. Tho many Nations closely leagu'd Did oft beset me round Yet by his boundless Pow'r sustain'd I did them all confound 12. They swarm'd like Bees and yet their Rage Was but a short-liv'd Blaze For whilst on God I still rely'd I vanquish'd them with Ease 13. When All together press'd me hard In hopes to make me fall The Lord vouchsaf'd to take my part And sav'd me from them all 14. The Honour of my strange Escape To him alone belongs He is my Saviour and my Strength The Theme of all my Songs 15. The Just's Abode resounds with Joy By him preserv'd from Harm For wond'rous things are brought to pass By his almighty Arm. 16. He by his vast resistless Pow'r Has endless Honour won The saving Strength of his Right-hand Amazing Works has done 17. God will not suffer me to fall But yet prolong my Days That by declaring all his Works I may advance his Praise 18. The Lord has chast'ned me in Love And great Afflictions laid But has not giv'n me o'er
Upon his solemn State That in his Temple night by night With humble Rev'rence wait 2 3. Within his House lift up your hands And bless his Holy Name From Sion bless thy Isr'el Lord Who Earth and Heav'n didst frame PSALM CXXXV 1. O Praise the Lord with one Consent And magnify his Name Let all the Servants of the Lord His worthy praise proclaim 2. All ye that in the House of God Attend with constant Care With those that to his outmost Courts With humble Zeal repair 3. For this our truest Int'rest is Glad Hymns of Praise to sing And with loud Songs to bless his Name 's A most delightful thing 4. For God his own peculiar choice The Sons of Iacob makes And Isr'el's Offspring for his own As precious Treasure takes 5. For oft have we that God is great By glad Experience found And seen how he with wond'rous Pow'r Above all Gods is crown'd 6. For he with unresisted Strength Performs what e'er he will In Heav'n and Earth and waâ—ry Stores That Earth's deep Caverns fill 7. He raises Vapours from the Ground Which pois'd in liquid Air Fall down at last in Show'rs through which His dreadful Lightnings glare He from his Store-house brings the Winds 8. And he with vengeful Hand The First-born slew of Man and Beast Through Egypt's mourning Land 9. He dreadful Signs and Wonders â—hew'd In Egypt's stubborn Coasts Not Pharaoh could his Plagues escape Nor all his num'rous Hosts 10 11. 'T was he that various Nations smote And mighty Kings oppress'd Sihon and Og and all besides That Canaan's Land possess'd 12 13. He for his People of their Lands A firm possession made For which his Fame shall always last His glory never fade 14. For God shall soon his People's Cause With tender Favour weigh Repent him of his Wrath and turn His kindled Rage away 15. Those Idols whose false Worship spreads O'er all the Heathen Lands Are made of Silver and of Gold The Work of humane Hands 16 17. They speak not with fictitious Tongues Nor see with polish'd Eyes Nor hear with fashion'd Ears no Breath Their empty Mouth supplies 18. As senseless as themselves are they That all their Skill apply To make them or in dang'rous Times On them for Aid rely 19. Their just Returns of Thanks to God Let grateful Isr'el pay Nor let the Priests of Aaron's Stock To bless the Lord delay 20. Their Sense of his unbounded Love Let Levi's House express And let all those that fear the Lord His Name for ever bless 21. Leâ— all with Thanks his wond'rous Works In Sion's Courts proclaim And in Ierus'lem where he dwells Exalt his Holy Name PSALM CXXXVI 1. TO God the mighty Lord Your joyful Thanks repeat To him due Praise afford As good as he is great For he will prove Our constant Friend No time shall end His boundless Love 2 3. To him whose wond'rous Pow'r All other Gods obey Whom earthly Kings adore This grateful Homage pay For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 4 5. By his Almighty Hand Amazing Works are wrought The Heav'ns by his Command Were to perfection brought For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 6. He spread the Ocean round About the spacious Land And made the rising Ground Above the Waters standâ— For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 7 8 9. His matchless Pow'r displays The great and lasting Lights The Sun to rule by Days The Moon and Stars by Nights For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 10 11 12. He struck the First-born dead Of Egypt's stubborn Land And thence his People led With his resistless Hand For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 13 14. By him the raging Sea As if in pieces rent Disclos'd a middle way Through which his People went For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 15. Where soon he overthrew Proud Pharaoh and his Host Who seeking to pursue Were in the Billows lost For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 16 17 18. Through Desarts vast and wild He led the chosen Seed And famous Princes foil'd And made great Monarchs bleed For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 19 20. Sihon whose potent Hand Great Ammon's Sceptre sway'd And Og whose stern Command Rich Bashan's Land obey'd For he will provâ— Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 21 22. And of his wond'rous Grace Their Lands whom he destroy'd He gave to Isr'el's Race To be by them enjoy'd For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 23 24. He in our depth of Woes On us with Favour thought And from our cruel Foes In Peace and Safety brought For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 25 26. By him the Food is giv'n On which all Creatures live To God who reigns in Heav'n Eternal Praises give For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love PSALM CXXXVII 1. WHen we our weary'd Limbs to rest Sat down by proud Euphrates Stream We wept with doleful Thoughts opprest And Sion was our mournful Theme 2. Our Harps that when with Joy we sung Were wont their tuneful Parts to bear With silent Strings neglected hung On barren Trees that wither'd there 3. Mean while our Foesâ— with Pride inspir'd The Authors of our slavish Wrongs Musick and Mirth of us requir'd Come sing us one of Sion's Songs 4. How shall we tune our Voice to sing Or touch our Harps with skilful Hands Shall Hymns of Joy to God our King Be sung by Slaves in foreign Lands 5. Ierusalem our happy Seat When I of thee forgetful prove Let then my trembling Hand forget The speaking Strings with Art to move 6. If I forget thee let my Tongue To my parcht Roof quite useless cleave Or if I count not thee among The chiefest Joys I can receive 7. Remember Lord how Edom's Race In thy own City's fatal Day Cry'd out It 's stately Walls deface And with the Ground quite level lay 8. Proud Babel's Daughter against whom God's stern Decrees severely run Blest shall he be that pays thee home The Ills which thou to us hast done 9. Thrice blest who by just Fury led Shall from the Breast thy Children take And with proud Rage their tender Head Against the rugged Pavement break PSALM CXXXVIII 1. WIth my whole Heart my God and King Thy Praises I 'll proclaim Before the Gods with Joy I 'll sing And bless thy holy Name 2. I 'll worship tow'rds thy sacred Seat Andâ— ravisht with thy Love The Praises of thy Truth repeat Which thou dost most approve 3. Thou graciously inclin'd'st thine Ear When I to thee did cry
A New Uersion OF THE PSALMS OF DAVID Fitted to the TUNES Used in CHURCHES BY N. TATE and N. BRADY LONDON Printed by M. Clark for the Company of Stationers 1696. TO HIS Most Excellent Majesty WILLIAM III. OF Great-Britain France and Ireland KING Defender of the FAITH c. THIS NEW VERSION OF THE PSALMS of DAVID Is most Humbly DEDICATED BY His MAJESTY'S Most Obedient Subjects and Servants N. Brady N. Tate THE PSALMS OF DAVID A New Version of the PSALMS c. PSALM I. 1. HAppy the Man whom ill Advice From Virtue ne'er withdrew Who ne'er with Sinners stood nor â—aâ— Amongst the scoffing Crew 2. But makes the perfect Law of God His Bus'ness and Delight Devoutly reads therein by Day And meditates by Night 3. He like a Tree by Rivers fed With timely Fruit shall bend His â—eaf shall flourish and Success All his Designs attend 4. Ungodly Mâ—n and their Attempts No lasting Rooâ— shall find Untimely blasted and dispers'd Like Chaâ—f before the Wind. 5. The Wâ—â—kâ—d thâ—refore shall noâ— stand Before their Judge's Face Nor Hypocriâ—es who pass'd for Saints Amongst the Just take place 6. God knows the ways of â—ighteous Men To Happiness they tend But Sinners and their vain Designs Shall both in Ruin end PSALM II. 1. WIth restless and ungovern'd Rage Why do the Heathen storm Why in such rash Attempts engage As they can ne'er perform 2. The Great in Counsel and in Might Their various Forces bring Against the Lord they all unite And his anointed King 3. Must we submit to their Commands Puff'd up with Pride they say No let us break their slavish Bands And cast their Chains away 4. But God who sits enthron'd on high Who all things wisely guides Does their conspiring Strength defie Their empty Plots derides 5. Thick Clouds of Wrath divine shall break On his rebellious Foes And in loud Thunder thus he 'll speak To all that dare oppose 6. In spight of those who thwart my Will The King that I approve Whose Throne is fix'd on Sion's Hill Like that shall never nove 7. Listen O Earth whilst I declare God's uncontroul'd Decree Thou art my Son this day my Heir Have I begotten thee 8. Ask and receive thy just Commands The Heathen World shall sway The utmost Limits of the Lands Shall thy dread Will obey 9. Thy pow'rful Sceptre thou shalt shakeâ— And crush them every where As massy Bars of Iron break The Potter's brittle Ware 10. Learn then ye Princes and give ear Ye Judges of the Earth 11. Worship the Lord with holy Fear Rejoyce with awful Mirth 12. Appease the Son with due Respect Your humble Homage pay Lest he revenge the bold Neglect Incens'd by your Delay 13. If but in part his Anger rise Who can endure its Flame Then bless'd are they whose Hope relies On his most holy Name PSALM III. 1. HOW num'rous Lord of late are grown The Troublers of my Peace And as their Factious Numbers rise So does their Rage increase 2. Insulting they my Soul upbraid And him that I adore The God in whom he trusts say they Shall rescue him no more 3. But thou O Lord art my Defence On thee my Hopes rely Thou art my Glory and shalt yet Lift up my Head on high 4. Since whensoe'er in like Distress To God I made my Pray'r He heard me from his holy Hill Why should I now despair 5. Guarded by him I laid me down My sweet Repose to take For I through him securely sleep Through him in safety wake 6. No Force nor Fury of my Foes My Courage shall confound Were they as many Hosts as Men That have beset me round 7. Arise and save me O my God Who oft hast own'd my Cause And scatter'd oft these Foes to me And to thy righteous Laws 8. Salvation to the Lord belongs He only can defend His Blessings he extends to all That on his Power depend PSALM IV. 1. O Lord that art my righteous Judge To my Complaint give ear Thou still redeem'd'st me from Distress Have mercy Lord and hear 2. How long will ye O Sons of Men To blot my Fame devise How long your vain Designs pursue And spread malicious Lies 3. Consider that the righteous Man Is God's peculiar Choice And when to God I make my Pray'r He always hears my Voice 4. Then stand in aw of his Commands Flee ev'ry thing that 's ill Commune in private with your Hearts And bend them to his Will 5. The place of other Sacrifice Let Righteousness supply And let your Hope securely fix'd On God alone rely 6. Whilst wordly Minds impatient grow More prosp'rous Times to see Still let the Glories of thy Face Shine brightly Lord on me 7. So shall my Heart o'erflow with Joy More lasting and more true Than theirs who stores of Corn and Wine Successively renew 8. Then down in peace I 'll lay my Head And take my needful Rest No other Guard O Lord I crave Of thy Defence possest PSALM V. 1. LOrd hear the voice of my Complaint Accept my secret Pray'r 2. To thee alone my King my God Will I for Help repair 3. Thou in the Morn my Voice shalt hear And with the dawning Day To thee devoutly I 'll look up To thee devoutly pray 4. For thou the Wrongs that I sustain Canst never Lord approve Who from thy sacred Dwelling-place All Evil dost remove 5. Not long shall hard'ned Fools remain Unpunish'd in thy sight All such as act unrighteous things Thy Vengeance shall requite 6. The sland'ring Tongue O God of Truth By thee shall be destroy'd Who hat'st alike the Man in Blood And in Deceit employ'd 7. But when thy boundless Grace shall me To thy lov'd Court 's restore On thee I 'll fix my longing Eyes And humbly there adore 8. Conduct me by thy righteous Laws For watchful is my Foe Therefore O Lord make plain the way Wherein I ought to go 9. Their Mouth vents nothing but Deceit Their Heart is set on Wrong Their Throat is a devouring Grave They flatter with their Tongue 10. By their own Counsels let them fall Oppress'd with Loads of Sin For they against thy righteous Laws Have harden'd Rebels been 11. But let all those who trust in thee With Shouts their Joy proclaim Let them rejoyce whom thou preserv'st And all that love thy Name 12. To righteous Men the righteous Lord His Blessings will extend And with his Favour from their Foes As with a Shield defend PSALM VI. 1. THY dreadful Anger Lord restrain And spare a Wretch forlorn Correct me not in thy fierce Wrath Too heavy to be born 2. Have Mercy Lord my Strength decays Unable to endure The Anguish of my aking Bones Which thou alone canst cure 3. My tortur'd Flesh infects my Mind And fills my Soul with Grief But Lord how long wilt thou delay To grant me thy Relief 4. Thy wonted Goodness Lord repeat And ease my troubled Soul Lord for thy wond'rous Mercy 's sake Vouchsafe to
to disguise 8. Near publick Roads they lie conceal'd And all their Art employ The Innocent and Poor at once To riâ—â—e and destroy 9. Not Lions couching in their Dens Surprise their heedless Prey With greater Cunning or express More salvage Rage than they 10. Sometimes they act the Harmless Man And humble Looks they wear That so deceiv'd the Poor may less Their sudden Onset fear PART II. 11. For God they think no notice takes Of their unrighteous Deeds He never minds the suff'ring Poor Nor their Oppression heeds 12. But thou O Lord at length arise Stretch forth thy mighty Arm And by the Greatness of thy Pow'r Defend the Poor from Harm 13. No longer let the Wicked vaunt And proudly boasting say Tush God regards not what we do He never will repay 14. But sure thou saw'st and all their Deeds Impartially dost try The Orphan therefore and the Poor On thee for Aid rely 15. Defenceless let the Wicked fall Of all their Strength bereft Confound O God their dark Designs Till no Remains are left 16. Assert thy just Dominion Lord Which shall for ever stand Throug which the Heathen were expell'd From this thy chosen Land 17. Thy humble Suppliants still thou hear'st That to thy Throne repair Thou first prepar'st their Hearts to pray And then accept'st their Pray'r 18. Thou in thy righteous Judgment weigh'st The Fatherless and Poor That so the Tyrants of the Earth May persecute no more PSALM XI 1. SInce I in God have plac'd my Trust A Refuge always nigh Why should I like a tim'rous Bird To diâ—tant Mountains fly 2. Behoâ—d the Wicked bend their Bow And ready â—ix their Dart Lurking in ambush to destroy The â—an of upright Heart 3. When once the firm Assurance fails Which publick Faith imparts 'T is time for â—nnocence to fly From such deceitful Arts. 4. The Lord has both a Temple here And righteous Throne above Whence he surveys the Sons of Men And how their Counsels move 5. If God the Righteous whom he loves For Trial does correct What must the Sons of Violence Whom he abhors expect 6. Snares Fire and Brimstone on their Heads Shall in one Tempest show'r This dreadful Mixture his Revenge Into their Cup shall pour 7. The righteous Lord will righteous Deeds With signal Favour grace And on the upright Man reflect The brightness of his Face PSALM XII 1. SInce Godly Men decay O Lord Do thou my Cause defend For scarce these wretched times afford One just and faithful Friend 2. One Neighbour now can scarce believe What t'other does impart With flatt'ring Lips they all deceive And with a double Heart 3. But Lips that with Deceit abound Can never prosper long God's righteous Vengeance will confound The proud blaspheming Tongue 4. In vâ—in those foolish Boasters say Our Tongues are sure our own With doubtful Words we 'll still betrayâ— And be controul'd by none 5. For God who hears the Poor opprest And all their Sufferings knows Will soon arise and give them rest Iâ—â—pight of all their Foes 6. The Word of God shall still abide And void of Falshood be As is the Silver sev'n times try'd From drossy Mixture free 7. The Promise of his aiding Grace Shall reach its purpos'd End His Servants from his faithless Race He ever shall defend 8. Then shall the wicked be perplex'd Nor know which way to fly When those whom they despis'd and vex'd Shall be advanc'd on high PSALM XIII 1. HOW long wilt thou forget me Lord Must I for ever mourn How long wilt thou withdraw from me Oh! never to return 2. How long shall anxious Thoughts my Soul And Grief my Heart oppress How long my Enemies insult And I have no Redress 3. O hear and to my longing Eyes Restore thy wonted Light wnd suddenly or I shall sleep In everlasting Night 4. Restore me lest they proudly boast 'T was their own Strength o'ercame Permit not them that vex my Soul To triumph in my Shame 5. Since I have always plac'd my trust Beneath thy Mercy 's Wing Thy saving Health will come and then My Heart with Joy shall spring 6. Then shall my Song with Praise inspir'd To thee my God ascend Who to thy Servant in Distress Such Bounty didst extend PSALM XIV 1. SUre wicked Fools must needs suppose That God is nothing but a Name Corrupt and lewd their Practice grows No Bâ—east is warm'd with holy Flame 2. The Lord look'd down from Heaven's high Tow'r And did the race of Mankind view To see if any own'd his Pow'r If any Truth or Justice knew 3. But all he saw were gone aside All were degen'rate grown and base None took Religion for their guide Not one of all the sinful Race 4. But can these Workers of Deceit Be all so dull and senseless grown That they like Bread my People eat And God's Almighty Pow'r disown 5. How will they tremble then for Fear When his just Wrath shall them o'ertake For to the righteous God is near And never will their Cause forsake 6. In vain ungodly Men expose Those Methods which the Just pursue Since God a Refuge is for those Whom his just Eyes with Favour view 7. Would he his saving Pow'r employ To break his People's servile Band Then Shouts of universal Joy Should loudly echo through the Land PSALM XV. 1. LOrd who 's the happy Man that may To thy blest Courts repair Not Stranger-like to visit them But to inhabit there 2. 'T is he whose ev'ry Thought and Deed By Rules of Virtue moves Whose gen'rous Tongue disdains to speak The thing his Heart disproves 3. Who never did a Slander forge His Neighbour's Fame to wound Nor hearkens to a false Report By Malice whisper'd round 4. Who Vice in all its Pomp and Pow'r Can treat with just Neglect And Piety tho cloath'd in Rags Religiously respect Who to his plighted Vows and Trust Has ever firmly stood And tho he promise to his Loss He makes the Promise good 5. Whose Soul in Usury disdains His Treasure to employ Whom no Rewards could ever bribe The Guiltless to destroy The Man who by his steady Course Has Happiness ensur'd When Earth's Foundations shake shall stand By Providence secur'd PSALM XVI 1. PRotect me from my cruel Foes And shield me Lord from Harm Because my Trust I still repose On thy Almighty Arm. 2. My Soul all Help but thine does slight All Gods but thee disown Yet can no Deeds of mine requite The Goodness thou hast shown 3. But those that are of vertuous Note Who love the thing that 's right To favour always and promote Shall be my chief Delight 4. How shall their Sorrows be increas'd Who other Gods adore Their bloody Off'rings I detest Their very Names abhor 7. My Lot is fall'n in the blest Land Where God is purely serv'd He fills my Cup with lib'ral hand My Right 's by him preserv'd 6. In Nature's most delightful Scene My happy Portion lies The place of my appointed Reign All
speaks And scatter'd Flames of Lightning sends The Forest nods the Desart quakes And stubborn Kadesh lowly bends 9. He aids the Hinds with Pangs oppress'd And lays the Beasts dark Coverts bare Whilâ—t those that in his Temple rest Securely sing his Praises there 10 11. God rules the angry Floods on high His boundless Sway shall never cease His People he 'll with Strength supply And bless his own with constant Peace PSALM XXX 1. I 'll celebrate thy Praises Lord Who didst thy Pow'r employ To lift my drooping Head above My Foes insulting Joy 2 3. To Thee I cry'd in my Distress Who kindly didst relieve And from the Grave 's expecting Jaws My hopeless Life retrieve 4. Thus to his Courts ye Saints of his With Songs of Praise repair With me commemorate his Truth And providential Care 5. His Wrath has but a Moment's reign His Favour no Decay Your Night of Grief is recompenc'd With Joy's returning Day 6. But I in prosp'rous days presum'd No Revolution fear'd Whilst in my Sun-shine of Success No low'ring Cloud appear'd 7. But soon perceiv'd thy Favour Lord My Empire 's strongest Trust Thou hidd'st thy Face and strait I found My Honour laid in Dust. 8. Then as I vainly had presum'd My Error I confess'd And thus with supplicating Voice Thy Mercy 's Throne address'd 9. What Profit is there in my Blood Congeal'd by Death's cold Night Can silent Ashes speak thy Praise Thy wond'rous Truth recite 10. Hear me O Lord in Mercy hear Thy wonted Aid extend Be thou my Helper on whose Help I only can depend 11. 'T is done Thou hast my mournful Scene To Songs and Dances turn'd In Robes of State invested me Who late in Sackcloth mourn'd 12. My Glory therefore shall proclaim Thy Praise in grateful Verse And as thy Favours endless are Thy endless Praise rehearse PSALM XXXI 1. DEfend me Lord from Shame For still I trust in Thee As â—ust and Righteous is thy Name From Danger set me free 2. Bow down thy gracious Ear And speedy Succour send Do thou my stedfast Rock appear To rescue and defend 3. Since Thou when Foes oppress My Rock and Fortress art To guide me forth from this Distress Thy usual Help impart 4. Release me from the Snare Which they have closely laid Since I O God my Strength repair To thee alone for Aid 5. To Thee the God of Truth My Life and all that 's mine For thou preserv'dst me from my Youth I willingly resign 6. All vain Designs I hate Of those that trust in â—â—es Whilst my firm Hope in every state On God alone relies PART II. 7. The Mercies thou hast shown I 'll cheerfully express For thou hast view'd my Straits and known My Soul in deep Distress 8. When Keilah's treach'rous Race Did all my Strength enclose Thou gav'st my Feet a larger space To shun my watchful Foes 9. Thy Mercy Lord display Redress my just Complaint For both my Heart and Flesh decay With Grief and Hunger faint 10. Sad Thoughts my Life oppress My Years are spent in Groans My Sins have made my Strength grow less And ev'n consum'd my Bones 11. My Foes insulting mock'd My Neighbours did upbraid My Friends at sight of me were shock'd And fled as Men dismaid 12. By all I am forgot As dead and out of mind And hopeless as a shatter'd Pot Whose Parts can ne'er be join'd 13. With sland'rous Tongues they speak And seem my Pow'r to dread Whilst they together Counsel take My guiltless Blood to shed 14. But still my stedfast Trust I on thy Help repose That thou my God art good and just My Heart with Comfort knows PART III. 15. Whate'er Events betide Thy Wisdom times them all Then Lord thy Servant safely hide From those that seek his Fall 16. The Brightness of thy Face To me O Lord disclose And as thy Mercies still encrease Preserve me from my Foes 17. Let me no Shame receive Who still have call'd on Thee Let That and Silence in the Grave The Sinner's Portion be 18. Do thou their Tongues restrain Whose Breath in Lies is spent Who false Reports with proud Disdain Against the Righteous vent 19. How great thy Mercies are To such as fear thy Name Which thou for those that trust thy Care Dost to the World proclaim 20. Thou shrowd'st them in thy Sight From Man's defeated Pride From Tongues that do in Strife delight Thou dost them safely hide 21. With Glory and Renown God's Name be ever bless'd Whose Love in Keilah's well-fenc'd Town Was wond'rously express'd 22. I said in hasty Flight I 'm banish'd from thine Eyes Yet still thou kept'st me in thy Sight And heard'st my earnest Cries 23. Let holy Men the Lord With eager Love pursue Who to the Just will Help afford And give the Proud their due 24. All that on God rely Couragiously proceed For he will still your Hearts supply With Strength in time of need PSALM XXXII 1. THrice blest whose Sins have Pardon gain'd No more in Judgment to appear 2. Whose Guilt Remission has obtain'd And whose Repentance is sincere 3. Whilst I conceal'd the fretting Sore My Bones consum'd without Relief All day with Anguish I did roar But no Complaints asswag'd my Grief 4. Heavy on me thy Hand remain'd By Day and Night alike distrest Till quite of vital Moisture drain'd Like Land with Summer's drought opprest 5. No sooner I my Wound disclos'd The Guilt that tortur'd me within But thy Forgiveness interpos'd And Mercy 's healing Balm pour'd in 6. True Penitents shall thus succeed Who seek Thee whilst thou mayst be found From Danger 's common Deluge freed See the lewd World about 'em drown'd 7. Thy Favour Lord in last Distress My Tow'r of Refuge I must own Thou shalt my haughty Foes suppress And me with Songs of Triumph Crown 8. To my Instruction then confide You that would Truth 's safe Path descry Your Progress I 'll securely guide And keep you in my watchful Eye 9. Submit your selves to Wisdom's Rule Like Men that Reason have attain'd Not like th' ungovern'd Horse and Mule Whose Fury must be Curb'd and Rein'd 10. Sorrows on Sorrows multiply'd Obdurate Sinners shall confound But them who in his Truth confide Blessings of Mercy shall surround 11. His Saints that have perform'd his Lawâ— Their Life in Triumphs shall employ Let then as such alone have cause The Heart that 's Upright shout for Joy PSALM XXXIII 1. LEt all the Just to God with Joy Their chearful Voices raise For well the Righteous it becomes To sing glad Songs of Praise 2 3. Let Harps and Psalteries and Lutes Be in one Consort met And new-made Songs of loud Applausâ— To skilful Notes be set 4 5. For faithful is the Word of God His Works with Truth abound He Justice loves and o'er the Earth Distils his Goodness round 6. By his Almighty Word at first Heav'ns glorious Arch was rear'd And all the beauteous Hosts of Light At his Command appear'd 7. The swelling Floods
24. Lord as my Heart has upright been Let me thy Judgment find Nor let my cruel Foes obtain The Triumph they design'd 25. O let them not amongst themselves In Boasting Language say At length our Wishes are compleat At last he 's made our Prey 26. Let such as in my Harm rejoic'd For shame their Faces hide And foul Dishonour wait on those That proudly me defy'd 27. Whilst they with Joy and Gladness shout Who my just Cause befriend And bless the Lord who loves to make Success his Saints attend 28. So shall my Tongue with Joy inspir'd Thy Righteousness proclaim And of my grateful Songs thy Praise Shall be the constant Theme PSALM XXXVI 1. MY crafty Foe with flatt'ring Art His wicked Purpose would disguise But Reason whispers to my Heart No Fear of God's before his Eyes 2. He sooths himself retir'd from sight And thinks secur'd his treach'rous Game Till his dark Plots expos'd to Light Their false Contriver brand with Shaâ—e 3. In Deeds he is my Foe confess'd Whilst to destroy he speaks me fair True Wisdom's banish'd from his Breast And Vice has sole Dominion there 4. His Malice spends the sleepless Night In forging mischievous Designs His obstinate ungen'rous Spite No execrable Means declines 5. But Lord thy Mercy is my Hope That Heav'ns sublimest Orb transcends O Lord thy Truth 's unmeasured Scope Beyond the spreading Skies extends 6. Thy Justice like the Hills remains Unfathom'd Depths thy Judgments are Thy Providence the World sustains To Men and Beaâ—ts extends its Care 7. O since thy Kindness all partake With what Assurance should the Just Thy shelt'ring Wings their Refuge make And Saints to thy Protection trust 8. Such Guests shall to thy Courts be led To banquet on thy Love's Repast And drink as from a Fountain's head Of Joys that shall for ever last 9. With Thee the Springs of Life remain Thy Presence is eternal Day 10. O let thy Saints thy Favour gain To upright Hearts thy Truth display 11. Let Pride's insulting Foot ne'er tread Nor wicked Hand my Life surprize 12. Their Mischief turns on their own Headâ— Down down they 're fall'n no more to risâ— PSALM XXXVII 1. THough wicked Men grow Rich or Great Yet let not their successful State Thy Anger or thy Envy raise 2. For they cut down like tender Grass Or like young Flow'rs away shall pass Whose blooming Beauty soon decays 3. Depend on God and still live well So Thou within the Land shalt dwell Secure from Danger and from Want 4. Make him thy only chief Delight And He thy Duty to requite Shall all thy earnest wishes grant 5. In all thy ways trust thou the Lord And he 'll his needful Help afford To perfect ev'ry just Design 6. He 'll make like Light serene and clear Thy clouded Innocence appear And as a mid-day Sun to shine 7. With quiet Mind on God depend And patiently for him attend Nor let thy Anger fondly rise Tho wicked Men with Wealth abound And with Success the Plots are crown'd Which they maliciously devise 8. From Anger cease and Wrath â—orsake Let no ungovern'd Passion make Thy wav'ring Heart espouse their Crime 9. For God shall sinful Men destroy Whilst only they the Land enjoy Who trust on him and wait his time 10. How soon shall wicked Men decay Their Place shall vanish quite away Nor by the strictest search be found 11. Whilst humble Souls possess the Earth Rejoicing still with godly Mirth With Peace and Plenty always crown'd PART II. 12. While Sinful Crowds with fell Design Against the righteous Few combine And gnash their Teeth and threatning stand 13. God shall their empty Plots deride And laugh at their defâ—ated Pride He sees their Ruine near at hand 14. They draw the Sword and bend the Bow The Poor and Needy to oe'rthrow And Men of upright Lives to slay 15. But their strong Bows shall soon be broke Their sharp-edg'd Weapon's mortal Stroke Through their own Hearts shall force it's way 16. A little with God's Favour bless'd That 's by a Righteous Man possess'd The Wealth of many Bad excels 17. For God supports the righteous Cause But as for those that break his Laws Their ineffectual Pow'r he quells 18. His constant Care the Upright guides And over all their Days presides Their Portion shall for ever last 19. They when Distress o'erspreads the Earth Shall be unmov'd and ev'n in Dearth The happy Fruits of Plenty taste 20. Not so the wicked Men and those Who proudly dare Gods will oppose Destruction is their hapless share Like Fat of Lambs their Hopes and they Shall in an instant melt away And vanish into Smoak and Air. PART III. 21. While Sinners brought to sad Decay Tho forc'd to borrow can't repay The Just have Will and Pow'r to give 22. For such as God vouchsafes to bless Shall peaceably the Earth possess And those he curses shall not live 23. The good Man's way is God's Delight He orders all the Steps aright Of him that owns his dread Commandâ— 24. Tho he sometimes may be distress'd Yet shall he ne'er be quite oppress'd For God upholds him with his Hand 25. From blooming Youth till Age prevail'd I never saw the Righteous fail'd Or Want o'ertake his num'rous Race 26. Because Compassion fill'd his Heart And he did chearfully impart God made his Offsprings Wealth increase 27. Ill Deeds with utmost Caution shun In that that 's good with Zeal go on And so prolong your happy Days 28. For God who judgment loves will still Preserve his Saints secure from Ill While soon the wicked Race decays 29 30 31. The Upright shall possess the Land His Portion there for Ages stand His Mouth with Wisdom's stores supply'd His Tongue by Rules of Judgment moves His Heart the Law of God approves Which makes his Footsteps never slide PART IV. 32. In vain the watchâ—ul Sinner lies In wait the Righteous to surprise In vain his Ruine does decree 33. God will not him defenceless leave To his Revenge expos'd but save And when he 's sentenc'd set him free 34. Wait still on God and keep his way And thou advanc'd the Land to sway Thy firm possession ne'er shalt quit With longing Eyes thou soon shalt see The Wicked's fatal Tragedy And as a glad Spectator sit 35. The Wicked in great Pow'r I 've seen And like a Bay-tree fresh and green That spreads its pleasant Branches round 36. But he was gone as swift as Thought He disappear'd where e'er I sought Nor could his smallest Track be found 37. Observe the perfect Man with Care And mark all such as Upright are For their calm days in Peace shall end 38. While still the latter end of those Who dare Gods sacred Will oppose A common Ruine shall attend 39. God to the Just will Aid afford Their onely Safeguard is the Lord Their Strength in time of Trouble He. 40. Because on Hâ—m they still depend The Lord shall Help and Succour send And from the
exalted High And as thy Glory fills the Skie So let it be on Earth displaid Till thou art here as there obey'd PSALM LVIII 1. SPeak O ye Judges of the Earth If just your Sentence be Or must not Innocence appeal To Heav'n from your Decree 2. Your wicked Hearts and Judgments are Alike by Malice sway'd Your covetous Hands by weighty Bribes To Violence betray'd 3. Estrang'd from Virtue from the Womb Their Infant-steps went wrong They prattled Slander and in Lies Employ'd their lisping Tongue 4. No Serpent of parch'd Africk's breed Does ranker Poison bear The drowsie Adder will as soon Unlock his sullen Ear. 5. To Counsel obstinately deaf As Adders they remain From whom the skilful Charmer's Voice Can no Attention gain 6. Defeat O God their threat'ning Rage And timely break their Pow'r Disarm these growing Lion's Jaws E'er practis'd to devour 7. Let now their Insolence at height Like ebbing Tides be spent Their splint'ring Darts deceive their Aim When they their Bow have bent 8. Like Snails let them dissolve to Slime Abortive Births become Unworâ—hy to behold the Sun And buried in the Womb. 9. E'er Thorns can make the Flesh-pots boil Tempestuous Wrath shall come From God and Living snatch them hence To their eternal Doom 10. The Righteous shall rejoice to see Their Crimes such Vengeance meet And Saints in Persecutors Blood Wash their victorious Feet 11. Transgressors then with Grief shall see Just men Rewards obtain And own a God that sâ—rictly will The guilty Earth arraign PSALM LIX 1. DEliver me O Lord my God From all my spiteful Foes In my Defence oppose thy Pow'r To theirs who me oppose 2. Preserve me from a wicked Race Who make a Trade of Ill Protect me from remorseless Men Who seek my Blood to spill 3. They lie in wait and mighty Pow'rs Against my Life combine Implacable yet Lord thou knowst For no Offence of mine 4. In hurry they set watch and ward My guiltless Life to take Look down O Lord on my Distress And to my Help awake 5. Thou Lord of Hosts and Isr'el's God Their Heathen Rage suppress Relentless Vengeance take on those Who stubbornly transgress 6. At Ev'ning to beset my House Like growling Dogs they meet While others through the City roam And ransack ev'ry Street 7. Their Throats belch Slanders from their Mouths They brandish sharpned Swords Who hears say they or hearing dares Reprove our lawless Words 8. But from thy Throne thou shalt O Lord Their bassled Plots deride To Scorn and Infamy expose Insulting Heathen's Pride 9. On Thee I wait 't is on thy Strength For Succour I depend 'T is Thou O God art my Defence Who only canst defend 10. Thy Mercy Lord shall first prevent And me from Danger free Then crown my Wishes and subdue My Haughty Foes to me 11. Destroy 'em Lord but not intire Nor at a single Blow Lest we ingratefully too soon Forget their Overthrow But Vagabonds through sundry Realms Disperse 'em by thy Pow'r Do Thou bring down their haughty Pride O Lord our Shield and Tow'r 12. Now in the Height of all their Pride Their Arrogance chastise Whose Tongues have sinn'd without Restraint And Curses join'd with Lies 13. Nor till thou hast consum'd their Race Thine Anger Lord suppress That outmost Lands by their just Doom May Isr'el's God confess 14. At Ev'ning let them still persist Like growling Dogs to meet Still traverse all the City round And ransack ev'ry Street 15. Then as for Malice now they do For Hunger let 'em stray And yell their vain Complaints aloud Defeated of their Prey 16. Whilst early â— thy Mercy sing Thy wond'rous Pow'r confess For thou hast been my sure Defence My Refuge in Distress 17. To Thee with never-ceasing Praise O God my Strength I 'll sing For thou hast always been the Rock From whence my Comforts spring PSALM LX. 1. O God who hast our Troops disperst Forsaking them forsook Thee first As we thy just Displeasure mourn To us in Mercy Lord return 2. Our Strength that firm as Earth did stand Is rent by thy avenging Hand O heal the Breaches thou hast made We shake we fall without thy Aid 3. Our Folly 's sad Effects we feel For drunk with Discord's Cup we reel 4. But now for them who thee rever'd Thou hast thy Truth 's bright Banner rear'd 5. Let thy Right-hand thy Saints protect Lord hear the Pray'rs that we direct 6. The Holy God has spoke and I On his firm Word o'erjoy'd relie To Thee in Portions I 'll divide Fair Sichem's Soil Samaria's Pride To Sichem Succoth next I 'll join And measure out her Vale by Line 7. Manasseh Gilead both subscribe To my Commands with Ephraim's Tribe Ephraim by Arms supports my Cause And Iudah by religious Laws 8. Moab my Slave and Drudge shall be Nor Edâ—m from my Yoke get free Proud Palestine's imperious State Shall humbly on our Triumph wait 9. But who shall quell these mighty Pow'rs And me possess of Edom's Tow'rs Or through her guarded Frontiers tread The Path that does to Conquest lead 10. Ev'n thou O God who hast disperst Our Troops for we forsook Thee first Whom in just wrath thou didst forsake Aton'd thou wilt victorious make 11. Do thou our fainting Cause sustain For humane Succours are but vain 12. Fresh Strength and Courage God bestows 'T is He treads down our proudest Foes PSALM LXI 1. LOrd hear my Cry regard my Pray'r Which I opprest with Grief 2. From Earth's remotest Parts address To thee for kind Relief O lodge me safe beyond the Reach Of persecuting Pow'r 3. Thou who so oft from spitâ—â—ul Foes Hast been my shelt'â—â—g Tow'r 4. Wiâ—hin thy sacred Coâ—rts I shall Sâ—cure from Danger lie Beneath the Covert of thy Wings All future Storms deâ—ieâ— 5. In sign my Vows are heard once more I o'er thy Chosen reign 6. O bless with long and prosp'rous Life The King thou didst ordain 7. Confirm his Throne and make his Reign Accepted in thy sight And let thy Truth and Mercy both In his Defence unite 8. So shall I ever sing thy Praise Thy Name for ever bless Devote my prosp'rous Days to pay The Vows of my Distress PSALM LXII 1 2. MY Soul for Help on God relies From him alone my Safety flows My Rock my Health that Strength supplies To bear the shock of all my Foes 3. How long will ye contrive my Fall Which will but hasten on your own You 'll totter like a bowing Wall Or fence of uncemented Stone 4. To make my envy'd Fortunes less They strive with Lies their chief Delight For they tho with their Mouths they bless In private curse with inward Spite 5 6. But thou my Soul on God rely On him alone thy Trust repose My Rock and Health will strength supply To bear the Shock of all my Foes 7. God does his saving Health dispence And flowing Glories largely send He is my Fortress and Defence On him my Soul shall still depeâ—d 8.
To execute their lawless Spite They force me guiltless to resign As Rapine what by right was mine 5. Thou Lord my Innocence dost see Nor are my Sins conceal'd from Thee 6. Lord God of Hosts take timely care Lest for my sake thy Saints despair 7. Since I have sufferd for thy Name Reproach and hid my Face in shame 8. A Stranger to my Country grown Nor to my nearest Kindred known A Foreigner expos'd to Scorn By Brethren of my Mother born 9. For Zeal to thy lov'd House and Name Consumes me like devouring Flame Concern'd at their Affronts to Thee Beyond their Slanders cast on me 10. My very Tears and Abstinence They construe in a spiteful sense 11. When cloth'd with Sackâ—loth for their sake They me their Jest and Proverb make 12. Their Judges make my Wrongs their Jest Those Wrongs they ought to have redrest How shall I then expect to be From Libels of Lewd Drunkards free 13. But Lord to Thee I will repair For Help with humble timely Pray'r Relieve me from thy Mercies store Display thy Truth 's preserving Pow'r 14. O save me yet from Dangers Brink Nor suffer me in Mire to sink From spiteful Foes in Safety keep And snatch me from the raging Deep 15. Control the Deluge e'er it spread And rowl its Waves above my Head Nor deep Destruction's yawning Pit To close her Jaws on me permit 16. Lord hear the humble Pray'r I make For thy transcending Kindness sake Relieve thy Suppliant once more From thy abounding Mercies store 17. Nor from thy Servant hide thy Face Make speed for desp'rate is my Case 18. Thy timely Succour interpose And shield me from remorseless Foes 19. The Slanders Infamy and Scorn I from my Enemies have born Thou knowst nor has their open Spite Or secret Plots escap'd thy Sight 20. Reproach and Grief have broke my Heart I look'd for some to take my part To pity or relieve my Pain But lookt alas for both in vain 21. With Hunger pin'd for Food I call Instead of Food they give me Gall And when with Thirst my Spirits sink They give me Vinegar to drink 22. Their Table therefore to their Health Shall prove a Snare a Trap their Wealth 23. Perpetual Darkness seize their Eyes And sudden Blasts their Hope surprise 24. On them and theirs thy Fury pour And in tempestuous Wrath devour 25. Their House dis-people to a Cell Till none remain therein to dwell 26. For new Afflictions they procur'd For him who had thy Stripes endur'd And made the Wounds thy Scourge had torn To bleed afresh with sharper Scorn 27. Let Sin to Sin their steps betray Till they to Truth have lost the Way 28. From Life's bright List exclude their Soul Nor with the Just their Names enrol 29. But me howe'er distrest and poor Thy strong Salvation shall restore 30. Thy Power with Songs I 'll then proclaim And celebrate with Thanks thy Name 31. Our God shall this more highly prize Than Hecatombs of Sacrifice 32. Which humble Saints with Joy shall see And hope for like Redress with me 33. For God regards the Poor's Complaint Sets Pris'ners free from close Restraint 34. Let Heav'n Earth Sea their Voices raise The Universe resound his Praise 35. For God will Sion's Walls protect Fair Iudah's Cities He 'll erect Till all her scatter'd Sons repair To undisturb'd possession there 36. Enjoy for Life and at their Death To their religious Heirs bequeath And they to endless Ages more On such as his blest Name adore PSALM LXX 1. O Lord to my Relief draw near For never was more pressing Need For my Deliv'rance Lord appear And add to that Deliverance Speed 2. Confusion on their Heads return Who to destroy my Soul combine Let them defeated blush and mourn Ensnar'd in their own vile Design 3. Their Doom let Desolation be With Shame their Malice be repaid Who mock'd my Confidence in Thee And Sport of my Affliction made 4. While those who humbly seek thy Face To joyful Triumphs are uprais'd And all who prize thy Saving Grace Ever resound The Lord be prais'd 5. Thus wretched tho I am and poor Of me th' Almighty Lord takes care Thou God who onely can'st restore To my Relief with Speed repair PSALM LXXI 1 2. IN Thee I put my stedfast Trust Defend me Lord from Shame Incline thine Ear and save my Soul For righteous is thy Name 3. Be thou my strong abiding Place To which I may resort 'T is thy Decree that keeps me safe Thou art my Rock and Fort. 4 5. From cruel and ungodly Men Protect and set me free For from my earliest Youth till now My Hope has been in Thee 6. Thy constant Care did safely guard My tender Infant days Thou took'â—t me from my Mother's Womb To sing thy constant Praise 7 8. While some with Wonder on me gazeâ— Thy Hand supports me still Thy Honour therefore and thy praise My Mouth shall always fill 9. Reject not then thy Servant Lord When freezing Age prevails Forsake me not when spent with years My manly Vigour fails 10. My Foes against my Fame and me With crafty Malice speakâ— Against my Soul they lay their Snares And mutual Counsel take 11. His God say they forsakes him now On whom he did rely Pursue and take him whilst no Hope Of timely Succour's nigh 12 13. But thou my God withdraw not farâ— For speedy Help I call To Shame and Ruine bring my Foes That seek to work my Fall 14. But as for me my stedfast Hope Shall on thy Help depend And I in grateful Songs of Praise My time to come will spend PART II. 15. Thy righteous Acts and saving Health My Mouth shall still declare Unable yet to count â—hem all Tho summ'd with utmost Careâ— 16. By God supported I 'll go on And in his Strength proceed And shew how far his Righteousness All others does exceed 17. Thou Lord hast taught me from my Youth To praise thy glorious Name And ever since thy wond'rous Works Have been my constant Theme 18. Then now forsake me not when I Am grey and feeble grown Till â— to these and future times Thy Strength and Pow'r have shown 19. How high thy Justice soars O God! How great and wond'rous are The mighty Works which thou haâ—t done Who may with Thee compare 20. Me whom thy Hand has sorely press'd Thy Grace shall yet relieve And from the lowest Depth of Wo With tender Care retrieve 21. Through Thee my time to come shall be With Pow'r and Greatness crown'd My future Years shall all rejoice With Comfort compass'd round 22. Therefore with Psaltery and Harp Thy Truth O Lord I 'll praise To Thee the God of Iacob's Racâ— My Voice in Anthems raise 23. Then Joy shall fill my Mouth and Songs Employ my chearful Voice My grateful Soul by Thee redeem'd Shall in thy Aid rejoice 24. My Tongue thy just and righteous Acts Shall all the day proclaim Because thou didâ—t confound my Foes And
to his Name 8. Peace-Off'rings on his Altar lay Before his Throne your Homage pay Which He and He alone can claim 9. To worship at his sacred Court Let all the trembling World resort 10. Proclaim aloud Iehovah reigns Whose Pow'r the Universe sustains And banisht Justice will restore 11. Let therefore Heav'n new Joys confess And Earth celestial Transport bless Her loud Applause the Ocean roar Her mute Inhabitants rejoice And for this Triumph find a Voice 12. For Joy let fertile Valleys sing The Meads their flowing Tribute bring The Groves wing'd Choristers awake 13. To welcome great Messiah's Day For lo the Lord is on his way His Circuit through the Earth to take From Heav'n to judge the World he 's come With Justice to reward and doom PSALM XCVII 1. IEhovah reigns let all the Earth In his just Government rejoice Let all the Isles with sacred Mirth In his Applause unite their Voice 2. Darkness and Clouds of awful shade His dazling Glory shroud in state Justice and Truth his Guards are made And fixt by his Pavilion wait 3. Devouring Fire before his Face His â—oes around with Vengeance strook 4. His Lightnings set the World on blaze Earth saw it and with Terror shook 5. The proudest Hills his Presence felt Their Height nor Strength couldâ— Help afford The proudest Hills like Wax did melt In presence of Earth's Sov'reign Lord. 6. The Heav'ns his Righteousness to show With Storms of Fire our Foes pursu'd And all the trembling World below Have his descending Glory view'd 7. Confounded be their impious Host Who make the Gods to whom they pray All who of Pageant-Idols boast To him ye Gods your Worship pay 8. Glad Sion of thy Triumph heard And Iudah's Daughters were o'erjoy'd Because thy Righteous Judgments Lordâ— Have Pagan Pride and Power destroy'd 9. For thou O Lord art seated high Above Earth's Potentates enthron'd Thou Lord unrivall'd in the Skie Supream by all the Gods art own'd 10. You who to serve this Lord aspire Abhor what 's ill and Truth esteem He keeps his Servants Souls entire And will from wicked Hands redeem 11. For Seeds are sown of glorious Light A future Harvest for the Just And Gladness for the Heart upright To recompence its pious Trust. 12. Rejoice ye Righteous in the Lord Memorials of his Holiness Deep in your Faithful Breasts record And with your thankful Tongues confess PSALM XCVIII 1. SIng to the Lord a new-made Song Who wond'rous things has done With his Right-hand and holy Arm The Conquest he has won 2. The Lord has through th' astonisht World Display'd his saving Might His Righteousness shewn openly Before the Heathens sight 3. Of Israel's House his Love and Truth Have ever mindful been Wide Earth's remotest Parts the Power Of Israel's God have seen 4. Let therefore Earth's Inhabitants Their cheerful Voices raise With Universal Jubilee Mankind resound his Praise 5. With Harp and Hymns soft Melody Into the Consort bring 6. The Trumpet and shrill Cornet's Sound Before th' Almighty King 7. Let the loud Ocean roar her Joy With all that Seas contain The Earth and her Inhabitants Join consort with the Main 8. With Joy let Riv'lets swell to Streams To joyful Torrents they And ecchoing Vales from Hill to Hill Redoubled Shouts convey 9. To welcom the great Judge of Earth Who does with Justice come And with impartial Equity Both to reward and doom PSALM XCIX 1. IEhovah reigns let therefore allâ— The guilty Nations quake On Cherubs Wings he sits enthron'd Let Earth's Foundations shakeâ— 2. On Sion's Hill he keeps his Court His Palace makes her Tow'rs Yet thence his Sov'reignty extends Supreme o'er Earthly Pow'rs 3. Let therefore all with Praise address His great and dreadful Name And with his unresisted Might His Holiness proclaim 4. For Truth and Justice in his Reign Of Strength and Pow'r take place His Judgments are with Righteousness Dispens'd to Iacob's Race 5. Therefore exalt the Lord our God Before his Footstool fall And with his unresisted might His Holiness extol 6. Moses and Aaron thus of oldâ— Among his Priests ador'd Amongâ—t his Prophets Samuel thus His sacred Name implor'd Distrest upon the Lord they call'd Who ne'r their Suit deny'd But as with Rev'rence they invok'd He graciously reply'd 7. For with their Camp his Oracle The cloudy Pillar mov'd They kept his Laws and to his Will Obedient Servants prov'd 8. Thou answer'dst them forgiving oft Thy People for their sake And such as against them conspir'd Didst sad Examples make 9. With Worship at his sacred Courts Exalt our God and Lord For He who only holy is Alone should be ador'd PSALM C. 1. BE joyfull all ye Realms of Earth Praise God to whom your Praise belongsâ— Serve ye the Lord with awful Mirth Before his Presence come with Songs 2. The Lord ye know is God alone Who us without our Aid did make Us for his Flock vouchsafes to own And for his Pasture-Sheep to take 3. O enter then with Thanks sincere His Temple Gates his Courts with Praise To bless his Name devourly there Your grateful Hearts and Voices raise 4. For He 's the Lord supreamly good His Mercy shall for ever last His Truth has always firmly stood And so shall stand for ever fast PSALM CI. 1. OF Mercy 's never-failing Spring And stedfast Judgment I will sing And since they both to Thee belong To Thee O Lord address my Song 2. When Lord thou shalt with me reside Wise Discipline my Reign shall guide With blameless Life my self I 'll make A Pattern for my Court to take 3. No ill Design will I pursue Nor those my Fav'rites make thaâ— doâ— 4. Who to Reproof bears no regard Him will I totally discard 5. The private Slanderer shall be In publick Justice doom'd by meâ— From haughty Looks I 'll turn aside And mortifie the Heart of Pride 6. But Honesty call from her Cell In Splendour at my Court to dwell Who Virâ—ue's Practice make their Care Shall have the first Preferments thereâ— 7. No Politicks shall recommend His Country's Foe to be my Friend None e'er shall to my Favour rise By Flatt'ring or Malicious Lies 8. All those who wicked Courses take An early Sacrifice I 'll make Cut off destroy till none remain God's holy City to prophane PSALM CII 1. WHen I pour out my Soul in Pray'r Do thou O Lord attend To thy Eternal Throne of Grace Let my sad Cry ascend 2. O hide not thou thy glorious Face In times of deep Distress Incline thine Ear and when I call My Sorrows soon redress 3. Each cloudly Portion of my Life Like scatter'd Smoak expires My shriv'led Bones are like a Hearth That 's parch'd with constant Fires 4. My Heart like Grass that feels the Blastâ— Of some infectious Wind Is wither'd so with Grief that scarce My needful Food I mind 5. By reason of my sad Estate I spend my Breath in Groans My Flesh is worn away my Skin Scarce hides my starting Bones 6.
his People forth with Joy With Triumph his Elect. 44. Extirpating their Heathen Foes From Canaan's Fertile Soil To them in cheap possession gave The Fruit of others Toil. 45. That they his Statutes might observe His sacred Laws obey For Benefits so vast let us Our Songs of Praise repayâ— PSALM CVI. 1. O Render Thanks to God above The Fountain of eternal Love Whose Mercy firm through Ages past Has stood and shall for ever last 2. Who can his mighty Deeds express Not only vast but numberless What Mortal Eloquence can raise His Tribute of immortal Praise 3. Happy are they and only they Who from thy Judgments never stray Who know what 's right nor only â—o But always practise what they know 4. Extend to me that Favour Lord Thou to thy chosen dost afford When thou return'st to set them free Let thy Salvation visit me 5. O may I worthy prove to see Thy Saints in full Prosperity That I that joyful Choir may join And count thy People's Triumph mineâ— 6. But ah can we expect such Grace Of Parents vile the viler Race Who their Misdeeds have acted o'er And with new Crimes increas'd the Scoreâ— 7. Ingrateful they no longer thought On all his Works in Egypt wrought The Red-Sea yet is scarce in view When they their base Distrust renew 8. Yet He to vindicate his Name Once more to their Deliv'rance came To make his sov'reign Pow'r be known That He is God and He alone 9. To right and left at his Command The parting Deep disclos'd her Sand Where firm and dry the Passage lay As through some parcht and Desart way 10. Thus sav'd from fronting Seas they were And Foes that press'd upon their Rear 11. Whose Rage pursu'd 'em to those Waves That prov'd the rash Pursuers Graves 12. The pendant Waters sudden Fall O'erwhelms proud Pharaoh Host and all This Proof did stupid Israel raise To trust God's Word and sing his Praise PART II. 13. But soon relaps'd they all forgatâ— Nor on his Providence would wait 14. But lusting in the Wilderness Their God with fresh Temptations press 15. Strong Food at their Request he sent But made their Sin their Punishment 16. God's Envoy Moses they oppose And Aaron whom the Lord had chose 17. But Earth the Quarrel to decide Her vengeful Jaws extending wide Rash Dathan to her Centre drew With proud Abiram's factious Crew 18. Bold Korah who did next aspire To kindle wild Sedition's Fire With all his impious Train became Juâ—t Victims to devouring Flame 19. Near Horeb's Mount a Calf â—hey made And to the â—oltâ—n Image pray'd The Law their God in Thunder spake From Sinai they near Sinai brake 20. Adoring what their Hands did frame They chang'd their Glory to their Shame Into the Likeness made it pass Of a brute Ox that feeds on Grass 21. Their God and Saviour they forgot And all his Works in Egypt wrought 22. His Terrors shewn through Egypt's Coast And where proud Pharaoh's Troops were lost 23. Thus urg'd and from his Promise freed Their total Ruine he decreed His Hand for Execution rear'd But Moses in the Breach appear'd His Fav'rite Moses intercedes And to revoke their Sentence pleads Heav'n heard its faithful Servant pray And turn'd its kindled Wrath away 24. Yet they his pleasant Land despis'd Nor his repeated Promise priz'd 25. But in their Tents repining staid Nor the Almighty's Voice obey'd 26. This seal'd their Doom without Redress To perish in the Wilderness 27. And who escap'd the Desart Sands To live dispers'd through Heathen Lands PART III. 28. The next but more degen'rate Race Baal Peor's Worship did embrace Became his impious Guests and sed On Sacrifices to the Dead 29. Thus they persisted to provoke God's Vengeance to the final Stroke 'T is come the deadly Pest is come To execute their gen'ral Doom 30. It spreads till Phineah's Zeal and Sword A stronger Antidote afford Two guilty Persons timely Fall Atonement makes and ransoms all 31. As his Seraphick Zeal had mov'd So Heav'n the gen'rous Act approv'd To him confirming and his Race The Priesthood he so well did grace 32. At Meribah God's Wrath they mov'd Who Moses for their sakes reprov'd 33. Whose patient Soul they did provoke Till rashly the meek Prophet spoke 34. Nor when possest of Canaan's Land Did they perform their Lords Command Nor his commission'd Sword employ The guilty Nations to destroy 35. Nor only spar'd the Pagan Crew But mingling learnt their Vices too 36. Their Idols serv'd the fatal Snare Of which so oft fore-warn'd they were 37 38. To Hell's dark Pow'rs they Sacrifice Their Children with relentless Eyes Approach their Altars through a Flood Of their own Sons and Daughters Bloodâ— No cheaper Victims will appease Canaan's remorseless Deities No Blood her Idols reconcile But that which does the Land defile PART IV. 39. Nor yet will Canaan's Deities Apostate Israel's Tribes suffice For lusting after More they went And did new Gods and Crimes invent 40. But Sins of such infernal Hue God's Wrath against his People drew Till he their once indulgent Lord His own Inheritance abhor'd 41. To Heathen Hands he them subjects Their guilty Friendships just Effects To rue and mourn too late when they Must those who hate them most obey 42. Nor thus his Indignation ceas'd Their List of Tyrants he increas'd Till they who God's mild Sway declin'd Were made the Vassals of Mankind 43. Yet when distrest they did repent His Anger did as oft relent But rescu'd they his Wrath provoke Renew their Sins and he their Yoke 44. Nor yet implacable he prov'd Nor heard their wretched Cries unmov'd 45. But did to mind his Promise bring And Mercy 's inexhausted Spring 46. Surprising Pity too impartâ— Ev'n to their Foes obdurate Hearts Compassion for their Suff'rings bred In those who them as Captives led 47. Still save us Lord and Israel's Bands Together bring from Heathen Lands Our Thanks in thy blest Name to raise And ever triumph in thy Praise 48. Let Israel's God be ever blest His Name eternally addrest And all his Saints with full Accord Sing loud Amens Praise ye the Lord. PSALM CVII 1. TO God your grateful Voices raise Who still to us did gracious prove And let your never-ceasing Praise Keep pace with his eternal Love 2 3. Let those give thanks whom he from Bands Of proud oppressing Foes releas'd And brought them back from distant Lands From North and South and West and Eaâ—t 4 5. Through lonely Desart Ways they stray'd Nor could a peopled City find With Thirst and Hunger quite dismay'd Their fainting Soul within them pin'd 6. Then soon to God's indulgent Ear Did they their mournful Cry address Who graciously vouchsaf'd to hear And freed them from their deep Distressâ— 7. From crooked Paths he led them forth And in the certain way did guide To wealthy Tow'rs of great resort Where all their Wants were well supplyâ—d 8. O then that all the Earth with me Would God for this his