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
long and happy Life has spent His end I 'll crown with saving Health PSALM XCII 1. HOW good and pleasant must it be To thank the Lord most high And with repeated Hymns of Praise His Name to magnifie 2. With ev'ry Morning 's early dawn His Goodness to relate And of his constant Truth each Night The glad effects repeat 3. To ten-string'd Instruments we 'll sing With tuneful Psalt'ry's join'd And to the Harp with solemn Sounds For sacred use design'd 4. For through thy wond'rous Works O Lord Thou mak'st my Heart rejoice The Thoughts of them shall make me glad And shout with chearful Voice 5 6. How wond'rous are thy Works O Lord How deep are thy Decrees Whose private Tracks in secret laid No stupid Sinner sees 7. He little thinks when wicked Men Like Grass look fresh and gay How soon their short-liv'd Splendour must For ever pass away 8 9. But God for ever is most High And all his lofty Foes Who thought they might securely sin Shall be o'erwhelm'd with Woes 10. Whilst thou exalt'st my Horn of Pow'r And mak'â—t it largely spread And with refreshing Oil anoint'st My consecrated Head 11. I soon shall see my stubborn Foes To utter Ruine brought And hear the dismal Fate of such As have against me fought 12. But righteous Men like fruitful Palms Shall make a glorious Show As Cedars that in Lebanon With stately Verdure grow 13 14. These planted in the House of God Within his Courts shall thrive Their Vigour and their Luâ—tre both Shall in old Age revive 15. Thus wâ—ll the Lord his Justice shew And God my strong Defence Shall due Rewards to all the World Impartially dispense PSALM XCIII 1. WIth Glory â—lad with Strength array'd The Lord that o'er all Nature reigns The World's Foundations strongly laid And the firm Globe unmov'd sustains 2. How surely stablisht is thy Throne Which still maintains its antient State And yet no length of Time is known That measures thy eternal Date 3 4. The Floods O Lord lift up their Voice And toss the troubled Waves on high But God above can still their Noise And make the angry Sea comply 5. Thy Promise Lord is ever sure And they that closely wait on Thee To make their Happiness secure Must always pure and spotless be PSALM XCIV 1 2. O God to whom Revenge belongs Let us thy Vengeance view Arise thou Judge of all the Earth And give the Proud their due 3 4. How long O Lord shall sinful Men Their solemn Triumphs make How long their wicked Actions boast And insolently speak 5 6. They not alone thy Saints oppress But unprovok'd they spill The Widow's and the Stranger 's Blood And helpless Orphans kill 7. And yet the Lord shall ne'r perceive Profanely thus they speak Nor any notice of our Deeds The God of Iacob take 8. At length ye stupid Fools your Wants Endeavour to discern In Folly will you still proceed And Wisdom never learn 9. Shall not that God who made the Ear Your Speeches hear and mind The Lord by whom the Eye was fram'd Shall he be counted blind 10. Shall he whose Judgments aw the World To punish Sinners fear Or he from whom all Wisdom flows Himself unwise appear 11. He the most dark and secret Thoughts Of all Mankind does see His piercing Eye surveys them all How very vain they be PART II. 12. Blest is the Man whom thou O Lord In kindness dost chastise And by thy sacred Rules to walk Dost lovingly advise 13. He in the days of deep Distress Shall Rest and Safety find While Sinners in the Snare are caught Which was for them design'd 14. For God will never from his Saints His Favour wholly take His own Possession and his Lot He will not quite forsake 15. But all his Actions shall appear In Truth and Justice done And those that walk in upright ways Shall in those Paths go on 16. Who will appear in my behalf When wicked Men invade Or who when Sinners would oppress My righteous Cause shall plead 17 18 19. My Soul had now in Silence dwelt But that the Lord was near He held me when I slip'd when sad He did my Sorrows chear 20. Wilt thou who art a God most just The sinful Throne defend Which makes the Law a fair Pretence To gain its wicked End 21. Against the Lives of righteous Men They lay their close Design And how to spill the guiltless Blood They wickedly combine 22. But my Defence is firmly plac'd In God the Lord most High He is my Rock to which I may For Refuge always fly 23. The Lord shall cause their ill Designs On their own Heads to fall He in their Sins shall cut them off Our God shall slay them all PSALM XCV 1. O Come loud Anthems let us sing Loud Thanks to our Almighty King For we our Voices high should raise When our Salvation's Rock we praise 2. Into his Presence let us haste To thank him for his Favours past To him address in joyful Songs The Praise that to his Name belongs 3. The Depths of Earth are in his Hand Her Centre 's Wealth at his Command The Strength of Hills that threat the Skies Subjected to his Empire lies 4. The rowling Ocean's vast Abyss Her Maker's liquid Empire is 'T is mov'd by his Almighty Hand That form'd and fix'd the solid Land 5. O let us to his Courts repair And bow with Adoration there Down on our Knees devoutly All Before the Lord our Maker fall 6. For he 's our God our Shepherd he His Flock and Pasture-sheep are we If then you 'll like his Flock draw near To day if you his voice will hear 7. Let not your hard'ned Heart renew Your Fathers Crimes and Judgments too Nor here provoke my Wrath as they In desart Plains of Meribah 8. When through the Wilderness they mov'd And me with fresh Temptations prov'd 9. Ev'n then through Unbelief rebell'd While they my wond'rons Works beheld 10. Full forty years from place to place They griev'd my Patience mock'd my Grace Then 'T is a faithless Race I said Whose Heart from me has always stray'd They ne'er will tread my righteous Path Therefore to them in settled Wrath Since they despis'd my Rest I sware That they should never enter there PSALM XCVI 1. SIng to the Lord a new made Song Let Earth in one assembled Throng Her common Patron 's Praise resoundâ— 2. Sing to the Lord and bless his Name From day to day his Praise proclaim Who us has with Salvation crown'd 3. To Heathen Lands his Fame rehearse His Wonders to the Universe 4. For great is He nor can we raiâ—e Proportion'd to his Pow'r our Praise The Dread of other Deities 5. For Pageantry and Idols all Are they whom Gods the Heathen call He only rules who made the Skies 6. With Majesty and Honour crown'd Beauty and Strength his Throne surroundâ— 7. Be therefore Both to him restor'd By you who have false Gods ador'd Ascribe due Honour
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
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
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
make me whole 5. For after death no more can I Thy glorious Acts proclaim No Pris'ner of the silent Grave Can magnifie thy Name 6. Quite tir'd with Pain with Groaning faint No hope of Ease I see The Night that quiets common Griefs Is spent in Tears by me 7. My Beauty fades my Sight grows dim My Eyes with Weakness close Old Age o'ertakes me whilst I think On my insulting Foes 8. Depart ye Wicked in my Harms Ye shall no more rejoyce For God I find accepts my Tears And listens to my Voice 9 10. He hears and grants my humble Pray'r And they that wish my Fall Shall blush and rage to see that God Protects me from them all PSALM VII 1. O Lord my God as I have plac'd My Trust alone in Thee From all my Persecutors Rage Do thou deliver me 2. Save me from my remorseless Foe Lord interpose thy Pow'r Lest like a salvage Lion he My helpless Soul devour 3 4. If I am guilty or did e'er Against his Peace combine Nay if I have not spar'd his Life Who sought unjustly mine 5. Let then to persecuting Foes My Soul become a Prey Let them to Earth tread down my Life In dust my Honor lay 6. Arise and let thine Anger Lord In my Defence engage Exalt thy self above my Foes And their insulting Rage Awake awake in my behalf The Judgment to dispence Which thou hast righteously ordain'd For injur'd Innocence 7. So to thy Throne adoring Crouds Shall still for Justice fly O! therefore for their â—uff'ring sakes Do thou return on high 8. Impartial Judge of all the World I leave my Cause to thee O! judge me by thy Righteousness And Heart's Integrity 9. Let Wickedness and wicked Men Together be o'erthrown But fix the Justâ— thou God to whom The Hearts of both are known 10 11. God me protects nor only me But all of Upright Heart And daily lays up Wrath for those Who from his Laws depart 12. If they persist he whets his Sword His Bow stands ready bent 13. Ev'n now with swift Destruction wing'd His pointed Shafts are sent 14. Those treach'rous Plots my Foe conceiv'd Abortive are and vain 15. The Pit he digg'd has prov'd a Grave His Ruines to contain 16. On his own Head his Spite returns Whilst I from Harm am free The Violence is fall'n on him Which he design'd for me 17. Therefore of Providence Divine The Justice I 'll proclaim I 'll sing the Praise of God most High And celebrate his Name PSALM VIII 1. O Thou to whom all Creatures bow Within this earthly Frame Thro' all the World how great art Thou How glorious is thy Name In Heav'n thy wond'rous Acts are sung Nor fully reckon'd there 2. And yet thou mak'st the Infant Tongue Thy boundless Praise declare Thro thee the Weak confound the Strong And crush their haughty Foes And so thou quell'st the wicked Throng That thee and thine oppose 3. When Heav'n thy beauteous Work on high Employs my wond'ring Sight The Moon that nightly gilds the Skie With Stars of feebler Light 4. Lord what is Man that still thou lov'st To keep him in thy mind Or what his Offspring that thou prov'st To him so wond'rous kind 5. Him next in Pow'r thou didst create To thy celestial Train 6. Ordain'd with Dignity and State O'er all thy Works to reign 7. They jointly own his potent Sway The Beasts that prey or graze 8. The Bird that wings its airy way The Fish that cuts the Seas 9. O Thou to whom all Creatures bow Within this earthly Frame Thro' all the World how great art Thou How glorious thy Name PSALM IX 1. TO celebrate thy Praise O Lord I will my Heart prepare To all the list'ning World thy Works Thy wond'rous Works declare 2. The Thought oâ— them shall to my Soul Exalted Raptures bring Whilst to thy Name O thou most High Triumphant Praise I sing 3. Thou mad'st my haughty Foes to turn Their backs in shameful Flight Struck with thy Presence down they fell They perish'd at thy sight 4. Against insulting Foes advanc'd Thou didst my Cause maintain My right asserting from thy Throne Where Truth and Justice reign 5. The Insolence of Heathen Pride Thou hast reduc'd to Shame Their wicked Offspring quite destroy'd And blotted out their Name 6. Mistaken Foes your Threats and you Are to a period come Our Cities stand design'd by you Their slaughter'd Owners Tomb 7 8. The Lord endures who has on high His righteous Throne prepar'd Impartial Justice to dispense To punish or reward 9. His Kindness is a sure Defence Against oppressing Rage As Troubles rise his needful Aids In our behalf engage 10. All those who have his Goodness prov'd Will in his Truth confide Whose Mercy ne'er â—orsook the Man That on his Help rely'd 11. Sing Praises therefore to the Lord From Siâ—n his abode Proclaim his Deeds till all the World Confess no other God PART II. 12. When he enquiry makes for Blood He 'll â—â—ll their Case to mind The injur'd humble Mans Complaint Relief from him shall find 13. Compassion on my Troubles take That spiteful Foes create Thou that hast rescu'd me so oft From Death's devouring Gate 14. In Sion then I 'll sing thy Praise To all that love thy Name And with loud Shouts of grateful Joy Thy saving Pow'r proclaim 15. Deep in the Pit they digg'd for me The Heathen Pride is laid Their guilty Feet to their own Snare Insensibly betray'd 16. Thus by the just Returns he makes The mighty Lord is known While wicked Men by their own Plots Are shamefully o'erthrown 17. His injur'd Saints when most distress'd He ne'er forgets to aid Their Expectation shall be crown'd Tho for a time delay'd 18. No single Sinner shall escape By Privacy obscur'd Nor Nations from his just Revenge By Numbers be secur'd 19. Arise O Lord assert thy Pow'r And let no Man o'ercome Descend to Judgment and pronounce The guilty Heathens Doom 20. Strike Terror through the Nations round Till by consenting Fear They to each other and themselves But mortal Men appear PSALM X. 1. THY presence why withdraw'st thou Lord Why hid'st thou now thy Face When dismal Times of deep Distress Call for thy wonted Grace 2. The Wicked swell'd with lawless Pride The Poor their Prey have made O! let them fall by those Designs Which they for others laid 3. For strait they triumph if Success Their thriving Crimes attend And sordid Wretches whom God hates In his despite commend 4. To own a Pow'r above themselves Their haughty Pride disdains And therefore in their stubborn Mind No thought of God remains 5. Oppressive Methods they pursue And all their Foes they slight Because thy Judgments unobserv'd Are far above their Sight 6. They fondly think their prosp'rous State Shall unmolested be They think their vain Designs shall thrive From all Misfortunes free 7. Vain and deceitful is their Speech With Curses fill'd and Lies By which the Mischeif they intend They study