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
PSALM CXLIII 1. LORD hear my Pray'r and to my Cry Thy wonted Audience lend In thy accustom'd Faith and Truth A gracious Answer send 2. Nor at thy strict Tribunal bring Thy Servant to be try'd For in thy sight no living Man Can e'er be justiâ—i'd 3. The Foe pursues my Life a Life Whose Comâ—orts all are fâ—ed To Darkness chas'd and foâ—c'd to seek A Mansion with the Dead 4. My Spirit therefore is o'er-whelm'd And sinks within my Brest My Vitals failâ— my Heart it self That should support the rest 5. I call to mind the Days of old The Wonders thou hast wrought For my Deliv'rance heretofore Employ my musing Thought 6. To Thee my supplicating Hands Are eagerly stretch'd out My Soul for thy Refreshment thirsts Like Land opprest with Drought 7. Hear me with speed my Spirit fails Thy Face no longer hide Lest I become forlorn like them That in the Grave reside 8. Thy Kindness early let me hear Whose Trust on Thee depends Teach me the way where I should go My Soul to Thee ascends 9. Thou art my God Thy righteous Will Instruct me to obey Let thy good Spirit conduct and keep My Soul in thy right way 10. For thy Name 's sake with quick'niâ—g Grace From Mercy 's healing Spring Revive me and for thy Truth 's sake My Soul from Trouble bring 11. In pity to my Suff'rings Lord Reduce my Foes to Shame Stay them that persecute a Soul Devoted to thy Name PSALM CXLIV 1. FOrever blest be God the Lord Who does his needful Aid impart At once both Strength and Skill afford To wield my Arms with warlike Art 2. His Goodness is my Fort and Pow'r My strong Deliverer and Shield In him I trust whose matchless Tow'r Makes to my sway fierce Nations yield 3. Lord what 's in Man that Thee should move Such tender Care of him to take Or what 's Man's Son that thou should'st love Such great account of him to make 4. The Life of Man does quickly fade His Thoughts but empty are and vain His Days are like a flying Shade Of which when past no Signs remain 5. In solemn state O God descend Whilst Heav'n its lofty Head inclines The smoaking Hills asunder rend Of thy approach the awful Signs 6. Discharge thy dreadful Lightnings round And make my scatter'd Foes retreat Them with thy martial Arrows wound And their Destruction soon complete 7 8. Do thou from Heav'n above engage Thy boundless Pow'r my Foes to quell And snatch me from the stormy Rage Of threat'ning Waves that proudly swell Fight thou against my foreign Foes Whose Mouth vent Speeches false and vain Who tho in solemn Leagues they close That firm Engagement ne'er maintain 9. So I to Thee the King of Kings In joyful Hymns my Voice shall raise And Instruments of various Strings Shall help me thus to sing thy Praise 10. God does to Kings his Aid afford To them his sure Salvation sends 'T is he that from the hurtful Sword His Servant David still defends 11. Fight thou against my foreign Foes Whose Mouths vent Speeches false and vain Who tho in solemn Leagues they close Their firm Engagement ne'er maintain 12. Then our young Sons like Trees shall grow Well planted in some fruitful place Our Daughters shall like Pillars show Design'd some Royal Court to grace 13. Our Garners fill'd with various Store Shall us and ours with Plenty feed Our Sheep incâ—easing more and more Shall thousands and ten thousands breed 14. Our lab'ring Oxen strong may grow Nor in their constant Labour faint Whilst we no War nor Slav'ry know And in our Streets hear no Complaint 15. Thrice happy is that People's Case Whose various Blessings thus abound Who God's true Worship sâ—ill embrace With his Protection always crown'd PSALM CXLV 1 2. THEE I 'll extol my God and King Thy endless Praise proclaim This Tribute daily I will bring And ever bless thy Name 3. Thou Lord beyond compare art great And highly to be prais'd Thy Majesty with boundless Height Above our Knowledge rais'd 4. Renown'd for mighty Acts thy Fame To future Times extends From Age to Age thy glorious Name Successively descends 5 6. Whilst I thy Glory and Renown And wond'rous Works express The World with me thy Might shall own And thy great Pow'r confess 7. The Praise that to thy Love belongs They shall with Joy proclaim Thy Truth of all their grateful Songs Shall be the constant Theme 8. The Lord abounds with Acts of Grace Which Pity still supplies His Anger moves with leisure pace His willing Mercy flies 9 10. Thou Lordâ— art good to all thy Love To all thy Works exprest By them still prais'd thy Name shall prove And by thy Servants blest 11. They with the glorious Prospect sir'd Shall of thy Kingdom speak And thy great Pow'r by all admir'd Their lofty Subject make 12. God's glorious Works of antient date Shall thus to all be known And thus his Kingdom 's Royal State With publick Splendor shown 13. His stedfast Throne from Changes free Shall stand for ever fast His boundless Sway no end shall see But Time it self out-last PART II. 14 15. The Lord does them support that fall And makes the prostrate rise For his kind Aid all Creatures call Who timely Food supplies 16. What e'er their frequent Wants require With open hand he gives And so fulfils the just Desireâ— Of ev'ry thing that lives 17 18. How holy is the Lord how just How righteous all his Ways How nigh to him who with firm Trust For his Assistance prays 19. He 'll grant the full Desires of those Who him with Fear adore And all their Troubles soon compose When they his Aid implore 20. The Lord preserves all those with Care Whom grateful Love employs But Sinners who his Vengeance dare With furious Rage destroys 21. My Time to come in Praises spent Shall celebrate his Fame And all Mankind with one Consent Shall ever bless his Nameâ— PSALM CXLVI 1 2. O Praise the Lord and thou my Soul For ever bless his Name His wond'rous Love while Life shall lastâ— My constant Praise does claim 3. On Kings the greatest Sons of Men For Succour ne'er rely They can't defend in dang'rous times Nor timely Help apply 4. Form'd out of Dust their Breath once gone Again in Dust they lie And all their Thoughts and vain Designs Together with them die 5. Then happy he who Iacob's God For his Protector takes Who still with well-plac'd Hope the Lord His constant Refuge makes 6. The Lord who made both Heav'n and Earth And all that both contain Will never quit his stedfast Truth Nor make his promise vain 7. The poor opprest from all their Wrongs Are eas'd by his Decree He gives the Hungry needful Food And sets the Pris'ners free 8. By him the Blind receive their Sight The weak and fall'n he rears With kind Regard and tender Love He for the righteous cares 9. The Strangers he preserves from Harm The Widow
other Lands outvies 7. Therefore my Soul shall bless the Lord Whose Word 's my Guide and Light Who private Counsel does afford In dark Afflictions Night 8. Nothing I know can lie conceal'd From his All-seeing Eye And my firm Hope has never fail'd Because he still is nigh 9. Therefore my Heart all Grief defies My Glory does rejoice My Flesh shall rest in hope to rise Wak'd by his pow'rful Voice 10. Thou Lord when I resign my Breathâ— My Soul from Hell wilt free Nor let thy Holy One in death The least Corruption see 11. Thou shalt the Paths of Life display Which to thy presence lead Where Pleasures dwell without allay And Joys that never fade PSALM XVII 1. TO my just Plea my sad Complaint Attend O Righteous Lord And to my Pray'r as 't is unfeign'd A gracious Ear afford 2. As in â—hy Presence I 'm approv'd So let my Sentence be And with impartial Eyes O Lord My upright Dealing see 3. For thou hast prov'd my Heart by day And visited by Night And on the strictest Tryal found â—ts secret Motions right Nor shall thy Justice Lord alone My Heart's Designs acquit For I have purpos'd that my Tongue Shall no Offence commit 4. I know what wicked Men would do Their Safety to maintain But me thy just and mild Commands From bloody Paths restrain 5. That I may still in spight of Wrongs My Innocence secure O! Guide me in thy righteous Ways And make my Footsteps sure 6. Since heretofore I ne'er in vain To thee my Pray'r address'd O! now my God incline thine Ear To this my just request 7. The Wonders of thy Love and Care In my Defence engage Thou whose right Hand preserves thy Saints From their Oppressors Rage PART II. 8 9. O! keep me in thy tend'rest Care With shelt'ring Wings stretch'd out From cruel and oppressing Foes That compass me about 10. O'ergrown with Luxury enclos'd In their own Fat they lie And with a proud blaspheming Mouth Both God and Man defie 11. Well may they boast for they have now My Path encompass'd round Their Eyes at Watch their Bodies bow'd And couching to the Ground 12. In Posture of a Lion set When greedy of his Prey Or a young Lion when he lurks Within a Covert Way 13. Arise O Lord defeat their Plots Their swelling Rage controul From the ungodly Man thy Sword Deliver thou my Soul 14. From worldly Men thy sharpest Scourge Whose Portion 's here below Who fill'd with earthly Stores aspire No other Bliss to know 15. Pleas'd with a num'rous Race to share Their Substance while they live Successive Heirs to whom they may The vast Remainder give 16. But Lord for me I only crave The Treasure of thy Grace And waking in my Soul to find The â—mage of thy Face PSALM XVIII 1 2. NO Change of Times shall ever shock My firm Affection Lord to thee For thou hast always been a Rock A Fortress and Defence to me Thou my Deliv'rer art my God My Trust is in thy mighty Pow'r Thou art my Shield from Foes abroad At home my Safeguard and my Tow'r 3. To thee I 'll still address my Pray'r To whom all Praise we justly owe So shall I by thy watchful Care Be guarded from my Treach'rous Foe 4 5. By Floods of wicked Men distress'd With deadly Sorrows compass'd round With dire infernal Pangs oppress'd In Death's unwieldy Fetters bound 6. To Heav'n I made my mournful Pray'r To God address'd my humble Moan Who graciously inclin'd his Ear And heard me from his lofty Throne PART II. 7. When God arose to take my part The trembling Earth did quake for fear From their firm Posts the Hills did start Nor durst his dreadful Fury bear 8. Thick Clouds of Smoak disperst abroad Ensigns of Wrath before him came Devouring Fire around him glow'd That Coals were kindled at its Flame 9. He left the beauteous Realms of Light Whilst Heav'n bow'd down its awful head Beneath his feet substantial Night Was like a sable Carpet spread 10. The Chariot of the King of Kings Which Troops of harness'd Angâ—ls drew On a strong Tempest 's rapid Wings With most amazing Swiftness flew 11 12. Black wat'ry Mists and Clouds conspir'd With thickest Shades his Face to veil But at his Brightness soon retir'd And fell in show'rs of Fire and Hail 13. Thro Heav'n's wide Arch a thundring Peal God's angry Voice did loudly roar While Earth's sad Face with heaps of Hail And flakes of Fire was cover'd o'er 14. His sharpen'd Arrows round he threw Which made his scatter'd Foes retreat Like Darts his nimble Light'nings â—lew And quickly finish'd their Defeat 15. The Deep its secret Stores disclos'd The World's Foundations naked lay By his avenging Wrath expos'd Which fiercely rag'd that dreadful Day PART III. 16. The Lord did on my side engage From Heav'n his Throne my Cause upheld And snatch'd me from the furious Rage Of threat'ning Waves that proudly swell'd 17. God his resistless Pow'r employ'd My strongest Foes Attempts to break Who else with ease had soon destroy'd The Weak defence that I could make 18. Their subtle Rage had near prevail'd When I distress'd and friendless lay But still when other Succours fail'd God was my firm Support and Stay 19. From Dangers that enclos'd me round He brought me forth and set me free For some just cause his Goodness found That mov'd him to delight in me 20. Because in me no Guilt remains God does his gracious Help extend My Hands are free from bloody Stains Therefore the Lord is still my Friend 21 22. For I his Judgments kept in sight In his just Ways I always trod I never did his Statutes slight Nor vainly wander'd from my God 23 24. But still my Soul sincere and pure Did ev'n from darling Sins refrain His Favours therefore yet endure Because my Heart and Hands are clean PART IV. 25 26. Thou suit'st O Lord thy righteous Ways To various Paths of Human-kind They who for Mercy merit Praise With thee shall wond'rous Mercy find Thou to the Just shalt Justice shew The Pure thy Purity shall see Such as perversly chuse to go Shall meet perverse Returns from Thee 27 28. That he the humble Soul will save And crush the Haughty's boasted Might In me the Lord an Instance gave Whose Darkness he has turn'd to Light 29. On his firm Succour I rely'd And did o'er num'rous Foes prevail Nor fear'd whilst he was on my side The best defended Walls to scale 30. For Gods Designs shall still succeed His Word will bear the strictest Test He 's a strong Shield to all that need And on his sure Protection rest 31. Who then deserves to be ador'd But God on whom my Hopes depend Or who except the mighty Lord Can with resistless Pow'r defend PART V. 32 33. 'T is God that girds my Armour on And all my just Designs fulâ—ills Through him my Feet can swiftly run And nimbly climb the steepest Hills 34. Lessons of War from him I
their Flight 13. Thus Lord thy wond'rous Strength disclose And thus exalt thy Name Whilst we loud Songs of Joy compose And make thy Pow'r the Theme PSALM XXII 1. MY God my God why leav'st thou me When I with Anguish faint O why so far from me remov'd And from my loud Complaint 2. All day but all the day unheard To thee do I complain With Cries implore Relief all night But cry all night in vain 3. But thou art still the righteous Judge Of Innocence oppress'd And therefore Israel's Praises are Of right to Thee address'd 4 5. On Thee our Ancestors rely'd And thy Deliv'rance found With pious Confidence they pray'd And with Success were crown'd 6. But I am treated as a Worm Like none of Woman born Not only by the Great revil'd But made the Rabble's Scorn 7. With Laughter all the gazing Crowd My Agonies survey They shoot the Lip they shake the Head And thus deriding say 8. In God he trusted boasting oft That he was Heaven's Delight Let God come down to own him now And save his Favourite PART II. 9. Thou mad'st my teeming Mother's Womb A living Offspring bear When but a Suckling at the Breast I was th' Almighty's Care 10. My Guardian thou didst shield from Wrongs My helpless Infant days Up from my Birth my God and Guide Through Life's bewilder'd ways 11. Withdraw not then so far from me When Trouble is so nigh O send me Help thy Help on which I only can rely 12. High pamper'd Bulls a frowning Herd From Basan Forests met With Strength proportion'd to their Rage Have me around beset 13. They gape on me and every Mouth A yawning Grave appears The rav'ning Lion's loudest Roar Less dreadful is than theirs PART III. 14. My Blood like Water 's spill'd my Joints Distorted out of Frame My Heart dissolves within my Breast Like Wax before the Flameâ— 15. My Strength like Potter's Earth is parch'd My thirsty Tongue and Breath From Plaints restrain'd my Life reduc'd Ev'n to the Gates of Death 16. Like Blood hounds to surround me they In pack'd Assemblies meet They pierc'd my inoffensive Hands They pierc'd my harmless Feet 17. My Body 's rack'd till all my Bones Distinctly may be told Yet such a Spectacle of Woe As Pastime they behold 18. As Spoil my Garments they divide Lots for my Vesture cast Therefore approach O Lord my Strength And to my Succour haste 20. Deliver from their Sword my Soul Of all but Life bereft Nor let my Darling in the Pow'r Of cruel Dogs be left 21. Retrieve me from the Lion's Jaws As from the brandish'd Horns Thou rescued'st me and from the Hoofs Of trampling Unicorns 22. Then to my Brethren I 'll declare The Triumphs of thy Name In Presence of assembled Saints Thy Glory thus proclaim 23. Ye Worshippers of Iacob's God All you of Israel's Line O praise the Lord and to your Praise Sincere Obedience join 24. He ne'er disdain'd on low Distress To cast a gracious Eye Nor turn'd from Poverty his Face But hears its humble Cry Part IV. 25. Thus in thy Courts Religious Throng My Thanks I will express In presence of thy Saints perform The Vows of my Distress 26. The Meek Companions of my Grief Shall find my Table spread And all that seek the Lord shall be With Joys immortal fed 27. Then shall the Universe convinc'd To God their Homage pay And scatter'd Nations of the Earth One Sov'reign Lord obey 28. 'T is his supream Prerogative O'er Subject-Kings to reign 'T is just that he should rule the World Who does the World sustain 29. The Rich who are with Plenty fed His Bounty must confess The Sons of Want by him reliev'd Their gen'rous Patron bless With humble Worship to his Throne They all for Aid resort That Power which first their Beings gave Can only them support 30 31. Then shall a chosen spotless Race Devoted to his Name To their admiring Heirs his Truth And glorious Acts proclaim PSALM XXIII 1. SInce God does me his worthless Charge Protect with tender Care As watchful Shepherds guard their Flocks What can I want or fear 2. In shady Pastures fresh and green He makes me feed and lie Then leads me on to silver Streams That gently murmur by 3. My wand'ring Soul by him restor'd To his immortal Praise He taught with humble Zeal to walk In his most righteous ways 4. Tho through Death's gloomy Vale I march Yet safe and undismaid His Presence cheers his Rod and Staff Afford me constant Aid 5. By him in sight of all my Foes My Table 's richly spread My Cup o'erflows with gen'rous Wine With pretious Oyls my Head 6. Since God thus shews his wond'rous Love Through all my Life's extent My time to come shall in his House In Pray'r and Praise be spent PSALM XXIV 1. THis spacious Earth is all the Lord's The Lord 's her Fulness is The World and its Inhabitants By sov'reign Right are his 2. He fram'd and fix'd it on the Seas And with Almighty Hand Upon inconstant Floods he made Her stable Fabrick stand 3. But for himself this Lord of All One chosen Seat design'd O who shall to that Sacred Hill Deserv'd Admittance find 4. The Man whose Hands and Heart are pure Whose Thoughts were never vain Had rather live despis'd and poor Than thrive â—y perjur'd Gain 5. This this is He on whom the Lord Shall show'r his Blessings down Whom God his Saviour shall vouchsafe With Righteousness to crownâ— 6. Such is the Race of Saints by whom Thy sacred Courts are trod And such the Proselytes that seek The face of Iacob's God 7. Erect your Heads eternal Gates Unfold to entertain The King of Glory see he comes With his celesâ—ial Train 8. Who is this King of Glory who The Lord for Strength renown'd In Battel mighty o'er his Foes Eternal Victor crown'd 9. Erect your Heads ye Gates unfold In state to entertain The King of Glory see he comes With all his shining Train 10. Who is this King of Glory who The Lord of Hosts renown'd Of Glory He alone is King Who is with Glory crown'd PSALM XXV 1 2. TO thee the God in whom I trust I liâ—t my Heart and Voice O let me not be put to shame Nor let my Foes rejoice 3. Those who on Thee for Succour wait Let no Disgrace attend Be that the shameful Lot of such As wilfully offend 4 5. Thy Paths disclose thy Truth impart And lead me in thy way For thou art he that brings me Help On Thee I wait all day 6. Thy Mercies and thy tender Love O Lord recall to mind And graciously continue still As thou wert ever kind 7. Let all my early youthful Crimes Be blotted out by thee And for thy wond'rous Goodness sake In Mercy think on me 8. His Mercy and his Justice both The righteous Lord displays In bringing wand'ring Sinners home And teaching them his ways 9. All those in Judgment shall he guide Who his Direction seek
And in his sacred Paths shall lead The humble and the meek 10. Through all the equal ways of God Both Truth and Mercy shine Tow'rds them that with religious Hearts To his blest Will incline PART II. 11. Since Mercy is thy darling Grace And most exalts thy Fame Forgive my heinous Sin O Lord And so advance thy Name 12. Whoe'er to God with holy Fear His humble Duty pays Shall find the Lord a faithful Guide In all his righteous Ways 13. His quiet Soul with inward Peace Shall be for ever blest And by his num'rous Race the Land Successively possest 14. For God to such as fear his Name His secret Will imparts And does his gracious Cov'nant write In their obedient Hearts 15. To him I still will lift my Eyes And wait his timely Aid Who breaks the strong and treach'rous snare Which for my Feet was laid 16. O turn again and all my Griefs In mercy Lord redress For I am compass'd round with Woes And plung'd in deep Distress 17. The Sorrows of my pensive Heart To mighty Sums increase O from this dark and dismal state My troubled Soul release 18. With tender Eyes and pitying Looks My sad Afflictions see Acquit me Lord and from my Guilt Intirely set me free 19. Consider Lord my cruel Foes How fast their Numbers grow What lawless Force and Rage they use What boundless Hate they show 20. O guard my life and set my Soul From their fierce Malice free Nor let me Lord be sham'd who place My stedfast Trust in thee 21. Let all my just and righteous Acts To full Perfection rise Because my firm and constant Hope On thee alone relies 12. To Israel Lord thy chosen Race Continue ever kind And in the midst of all their Wants Let them thy Succour find PSALM XXVI 1. JUdge me O Lord for I the Paths Of Righteousness have trod I cannot fail who all my Trust Repose on thee my God 2 3. Search prove my Heart whose Innocence Will shine the more 't is try'd For I have kept thy Grace in view Thy Truth my constant Guide 4. I never for Companions took The Idle or Prophane No Hypocrite with all his Arts My Friendship e'er could gain 5. I hate the Factious Plotting Crew Who make distracted Times No more would share their Company Than I 'd partake their Crimes 6. I 'll wash my Hands in Innocence And bring a Heart so pure As shall when I approach thy Courts My Welcome there secure 7 8. My Thanks I 'll publish there and tell How thy Renown excels That Seat affords me most Delight In which thy Honour dwells 9. Involve me not in Sinners doom Who Murder make their Trade 10. Who other 's Rights by secret Bribes Or open Force invade 11. But I will walk in Paths of Truth Integrity pursue Protect me therefore and on me Thy Mercies Lord renew 12. In spight of all my Foes Attacks I still maintain my ground And shall survive amongst thy Saints Thy Praises to resound PSALM XXVII 1. WHom should I fear since God to me Salvation is and Light Since strongly he my Life supports What can my Soul affright 2. With rav'nous Aims my Flesh to tear When Foes beset me round They stumbled and their lofty Crests Were made to strike the Ground 3. Through him my Heart undaunted dares With num'rous Hosts to cope Through him in dang'rous Straits of War For good Success I hope 4. Henceforth within his House to dwell I earnestly desire His wond'rous Beauty there to view And his blest Will enquire 5. For there may I with Comfort rest In times of deep Distress And safe as on a Rock abide In that secure recess 6. Whilâ—t God above my haughty Foes My lofty Head shall raise And I my joyful Off'ring bring And sing glad Songs of Praise PART II. 7. Continue Lord to hear my Voice Whene'er to thee I cry In mercy all my Pray'rs receive Nor my Request deny 8. When thou to seek thy glorious Face Dost graciously advise Thy glorious Face I 'll always seek My grateful Heart replies 9. Then hide not thou thy Face O Lord Nor me in Wrath reject My God and Saviour leave not him Thou didâ—t so oft protect 10. Tho all my Friends and nearest Kin Their helpless Charge forsake Yet thou whose Love excels them all Wilt Care and Pity take 11. Instruct me in thy ways O Lord My Goings plainly guide Lest envious Men who watch my steps Should see me tread aside 12. Defeat O Lord my cruel Foes And thwart their ill Desire Whose lying Lips and bloody Hands Against my Peace conspire 13. I trusted that my future Life Should with thy Love be crown'd Or else my fainting Soul had sunk With Sorrows compass'd round 14. With patient Faith expect God's time And he 'll inspire thy Breast With inward Strength do thus thy part And leave to him the rest PSALM XXVIII 1. O Lord my Rock to Thee I cryâ— In Sighs consume my Breath O answer or I shall become Like those that sleep in Death 2. Regard my Supplication Lordâ— The Cries that I repeat With weeping Eyes and Hands stretch'd oâ—â— Before thy Mercy-seat 3. Involve me not in Sinners doom Who make a Trade of Ill And ever speak the Person fair Whose Blood they mean to spill 4. According to their Crimes extent Let Justice have its Course Relentless be to them as they Have sinn'd without Remorse 5. Since they the Works of God despise Nor would his Grace adore His Wrath shall utterly destroy And build them up no more 6. But I with due Acknowledgment His Praises will resound From whom the Cries of my Distress A gracious Answer found 7. My Heard repos'd its Confidence In God my Strength and Shield In him I trusted and return'd Triumphant from the Field As he has made my Joys compleat 'T is just that I should raise The chearful Tribute of my Thanks And thus resound his Praise 8. His aiding Pow'r supports the Troops That my just cause maintain 'T was he advanc'd me to the Throne 'T is he secures my Reign 9. Preserve thy chosen and proceed Thine Heritage to bless With Plenty prosper them in Peace In Battle with Success PSALM XXIX 1. YE Princes that in Might excel Devout Oblations strait prepare God's glorious Actions loudly tell To all his wond'rous pow'r declareâ— 2. To his great Name fresh Altars raise And due Respect with Care afford Him in his holy Temple praise Where he 's with solemn State ador'd 3. 'T is he that with amazing Noise The wat'ry Clouds in sunder brake The Ocean trembled at his Voice When he from Heaven in Thundâ—r spake 4 5. How full of Pow'r his Voice appears With what majestick Horror crown'd Which from their Roots tall Cedars tears And strews their scatter'd Branches round 6. They and the Hills on which they grow Are sometimes hurried far away And leap like Hinds that bounding go Or Unicorns in youthful play 7 8. When God in Thunder loudly
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
Goodness praise And for the mighty Works which he Throughout the wond'ring World displayâ— 9. For he from Heav'n the sad estate Of longing Souls with Pity Eyes And hungry Souls that paâ—t for Meat With envy'd Plenty He supplies PART II. 10. Those that with darkness compass'd round Sit down in Death's most dismal Shade Or lie with weighty Fetters bound By pressing Cares more heavy made 11 12. Because God's Counsel they desy'd And proudly scorn'd his holy Word He them with these Affliâ—tions try'dâ— They fell and none could Help aâ—â—ordâ— 13. 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 Distress 14. From dismal Dungeons dark as Night And Shades as black as Death 's Abode He brought them forth to chearful Light And welcom Liberty bestow'd 15. O then that all the Earth with me Would God for this his Goodness praise And for the mighty Works which he Throughout the wond'ring World displays 16. For he with his almighty Hand The Gates of Brass in pieces broke Nor could the massy Bars withstand Or temper'd Steel resist his Stroke PART III. 17. Remorseless Wretches void of Sense With bold Transgressions God defie And for their multiply'd Offence Opprest with sore Diseases lie 18. Their Soul a Prey to Pain and Fear Abhors to taste the choicest Meats And they by faint Degrees draw near To Death's uncomfortable Gates 19. Then strait to Gods indulgent Ear Do they their mournful Cry address Who graciously vouchsafes to hear And frees them from their deep Distress 20. He all theâ—â— sad Distempers heals His Word both Health and Safety gives And when all humane Succour fails From near Destruction them retrieves 21. O then that all the Earth with me Would God for this his Goodness praise And for the mighty Works which he Through all the wond'ring World displays 22. With Off'rings let the Altars flame Whilst they their grateful Thanks express And with loud Joy his holy Name For all his wond'rous Actions blesâ— PART IV. 23 24. They that in Ships with Courage bold O'er swelling Waves their Trade pursue Do God's amazing Works behold And in the Deep his Wonders view 25. No sooner his Command is past But forth a dreadful Tempest flies Which sweeps the Sea with rapid Haste And makes its stormy Billows rise 26. Sometimes the Ships toss'd up to Heav'n On Tops of mounting Waves appear Then down the vast Abyss are driv'n Whilst ev'ry Soul dissolves with fear 27. They reel and stagger to and fro Like Men with Fumes of Wine opprest Nor do the skilful Seamen know Which way to steer what Course is best 28. Then strait to God's indulgent Ear They do their mournful Cry address Who graciously vouchsafes to hear And frees them from their deep Distress 29 30. The stormy Tempest he allays And makes the Billows calm and still With Joy they see their Fury cease And he conducts them where they will 31. O then that all the Earth with me Would God for this his Goodness Praise And for the mighty Works which he Throughout the wond'ring World displays 32. Let them where all the Tribes resort Advance to Heav'n his glorious Name And in the Elders sov'reign Court With one consent his Praise proclaim PART V. 33 34. A fruitful Land where Streams abound Gods just Revenge if People sin Will turn to dry and barren Ground To punish those that dwell therein 35 36. The parcht and desart Heath he makes To flow with Streams and springing Wells Which for his Lot the Hungry takes And in strong Cities safely dwells 37 38. He sows the Fields and Vineyards plants Which all his Toil with Int'rest pay Nor can whilst God his Blessing grants His fruitful Seed or Stock decay 39. But when his Sins Heav'n's Wrath provoke He quickly fades and falls away He feels th' Oppressor's gauling Yoke Of Care and Grief the wretched Prey 40. The Prince that slights God's just Commands Expos'd to scorn must quit his Throne And over wild and desart Lands Where no Path offers stray alone 41. Whilst God from all Afflicting Cares Sets up the humble Man on high And causes his increasing Heirs With his abounding Flocks to vie 42 43. Then Sinners shall have nought to say The just a decent Joy shall show The Wise the strange Events shall weigh And thence God's Goodness fully know PSALM CVIII 1. O God my Heart is fully bent To magnifie thy Name And of my cheerful Songs thy Praise Shall be the glorious Theme 2. Awake my Lute nor thou my Harp Thy warbling Notes delay Whilst I with early Hymns of Joy Prevent the dawning Day 3. To all the list'ning Tribes O Lord Thy wond'rous Works I 'll tell And to those Nations sing thy Praise That round about us dwell 4. Because thy Mercy 's boundless Height The Heav'ns themselves transcends And far beyond th' aspiring Clouds Thy faithful Truth extends 5. Be thou exalted Lord by them Above the Starry Frame O let the World with one Consent Confess thy glorious Name 6. That all thy chosen People Thee Their Saviour may declare Let thy Right-hand protect me still And answer thou my Pray'r 7. Since God the God of Truth hath spoke My Arms shall sure prevail With Joy I Shechem shall divide And measure Succoth's Vale 8. Gilead is mine Manassâ—h too And Ephraim owns my Cause Their Strength my Regal Pow'r supports And Iudah gives my Laws 9. Moab I 'll make my servile Drudge On vanquisht Edom tread And o'er the proud Philistine Lands Advance my lofty Head 10. By whose Support and Aid shall I Their well-fenc'd Towns invade Who will my conq'ring Troops conduct And into Edom lead 11. Lord wilt not thou assist our Arms Tho late thou didst forsake And wilt not thou of these our Hosts The happy Guidance take 12. O to thy Servants in Distress Thy speedy Succour send For vain it is on humane Aid For Safety to depend 13. Then valiant Acts shall we perâ—orm If thou thy Pow'r disclose For God it is and God alone That treads down all our Foes PSALM CIX 1. O God whose former Mercies make My constant Praise thy Due Hold not thy peace but my sad State With wonted Favour view 2. For sinful Men with lying Lips Deceitful Speeches frame And with their studied Slanders seek To wound my spotless Fame 3. Their envious Hatred prompts them still Malicious Lies to spread And all against my Life combine By causeless Fury led 4. Those whom with tend'rest Love I us'd My chief Opposers are Whilst I of other Friends bereft Resort to Thee by Pray'r 5. Since Mischief for the Good I did Their strange Reward does prove And Hatred's the Return they make For undissembled Love 6. Their guilty Leader shall be made To some bad Man a Slave And when he 's try'd his mortal Foe For his Accuser have 7. His Guilt when Sentence is pronounc'd Shall find a dreadful Fate Whilst his rejected Pray'r
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
to those That did my Life invade 19. Then open wide the Temple-Gates To which the Just repair That I may enter in and praise My great Deliv'rer thereâ— 20 21. Within those Gates of God's abode To which the Righteous press Since thou hast heard and set me safe Thy holy Name I 'll bless 22 23. That Stone is now the Corner's Head Which Builders did despise This is the Lord's amazing Act And wond'rous in our Eyes 24 25. This is God's Day let all the Land Exalt their cheerful Voice Lord we beseech thee save us now And make us still rejoice 26. Him that approaches in God's Name Let all th' Assembly bless We that belong to God's own House Have wish'd you good Success 27. God is the Lord through whom we all Both Light and Comfort find With Cords unto the Altar's Horns The destin'd Victim bind 28. Thou art my Lord O God and still I 'll praise thy holy Name Because Thou only art my God I 'll celebrate thy Fame 29. O then with me give Thanks to God Who still does gracious prove And let the Tribute of our Praise Be endless as his Love PSALM CXIX ALEPH. 1. HOW blest are they who always keep The pure aâ—d perfect way Who never from the sacred Road Of God's Commandments stray 2. Thrice blest who to his righteous Laws Have still obedient been And warmly urg'd by hearty Zeal His Favour seek to win 3. Such Men averse from Ill abhor To do a wicked Deed But in the Path which he prescribes With constant Care proceed 4. But 't is to thy Commands O Lord This Happiness we ow. Thou bid'st us keep those upright Laws From which such Comforts flow 5. O then that thy most holy Will Might o'er my Ways preside And I the course of all my Life By thy Directions guide 6. Then should I walk erect and bold From all Confusion free Convinc'd with Joy that all my Ways With thy Commands agree 7. My upright Heart shall my glad Mouth With chearful Praises fill When by thy righteous Judgments taught I fully learn thy Will 8. So to thy sacred Laws shall I All due observance pay O then forsake me not my God Nor cast me quite away BETH 9. How shall the young preserve their Ways From vile Pollutions free By making all their Course of Life With thy Commands agree 10. With hearty Zeal for Thee I seek To Thee for Succour pray O suffer not my careless Steps From thy just Precepts stray 11. Safe in my Heart and closely hid Thy Word my Treasure lies And ready waits with timely Aid When sinful Passions rise 12. Secur'd by that my grateful Soul Shall ever bless thy Name O â—each me then my Life to come By thy just Laws to frame 13. My Lips unlockt by pious Zeal To others have declar'd How much the Judgments of thy Mouth Deserve our high Regard 14. Whilst in the Way of thy Commands More solid Joy I found Than had I been with vast Encrease Of envy'd riches crown'd 15. Therefore thy just and upright Laws Shall always fill my Mind And those sound Rules which thou prescrib'st All due Respect shall find 16. To keep thy Statutes undefac'd Shall be my constant Joy The strict Remembrance of thy Wordâ— Shall all my Thoughts employ GIMEL 17. Be gracious to thy Servant Lord Do thou my Life defend That I according to thy Word My Time to come may spend 18. Enlighten both my Eyes and Mind That so I may discern The wond'rous things which they behold Who thy just precepts learn 19. Tho like a Stranger in the Landâ— From place to place I stray Thy righteous Judgments from my sigâ—â— O hide thou not away 20. My fainting Soul is almost pin'd With earnest Longing spent Whilst always on the eager Search Of thy just Will intent 21. Thy sharp Rebuke shall crush the Proud Whom still thy Curse pursues Who in thy righteous Paths to walkâ— Presumptuouâ—ly refuse 22. But far from me do thou O Lord Contempt and Shame remove For I thy sacred Laws affect With undissembled Love 23. Tho Princes oft in Council met Against thy Servant spake Yet I thy Statutes to observe My chiefest Bus'ness make 24. For thy Commands have always been My Comfort and Delight By them I learn with prudent Care And guide my Counsels right DALETH 25. My Soul 's oppress'd with deadly Care And to the Dust does cleave Revive me Lord and let me now Thy promis'd Aid receive 26. To thee I still declar'd my Ways And thou inclin'dst thine Ear O teach me then my future Life By thy just Laws to steer 27. If thou wilt make me know thy Laws And by their Guidance walk The wond'rous Works which thou hast done Shall be my constant Talk 28. But see my Soul within me sinks Prest down with weighty Care O make thy Promise good and soon My wasted Strength repair 29. For far from me be all false Ways And lying Arts remov'd But kindly grant I still may keep The Path by thee approv'd 30. Thy faithful Ways thou God of Truth My happy Choice I 've made Thy Judgments as my Rule of Life Before me always laid 31. My Care has been to make my Life With thy just Laws agree O then preserve thy Servant Lord From Shame and Ruine free 32. So in the Ways of thy Commands Shall I with Pleasure run And with a Heart enlarg'd with Joy Successfully go on HE. 33. Instruct me in thy Statutes Lord Thy righteous Paths display And I from them through all my Life Will ne'er perversly stray 34. If thou true Wisdom from above Wilt graciously impart To keep thy perfect Laws I 'll still Apply my zealous Heart 35. Direct me in the sacred Ways To which thy Precepts lead Because my chief Delight has been Thy Righteous Paths to tread 36. Do thou to thy most just Commands Incline my willing Heart Let no Desire of Worldly Wealth From them my Thoughts divert 37. From those vain Objects turn my Eyes Which this false World displays But active Life and Vigour give To keep thy righteous Ways 38. Confirm the Promise which thou mad'st And give thy Servant Aid Who to transgress thy sacred Laws Is awfully afraid 39. The foul Disgrace I 've cause to fear In mercy Lord remove For all the â—udgments thou ordain'st Are full of Grace and Love 40. Thou know'st how after thy Commands My longing Heart does pant O then make haste to raise me up And promis'd Succour grant VAV 41. Thy constant Blessing Lord bestow To cheer my grateful Heart To me according to thy Word Thy saving Health impart 42. So shall I when my Foes upbraid This ready Answer make In God I trust who never will His faithful Promise break 43. Then let not quite the Word of Truth Be from my Mouth remov'd Since still my ground of stedfast Hope Thy just Decrees have prov'd 44. So I to keep thy righteous Laws Will all my Study bend From Age to Age my
5. Who turn aside to crooked Paths The Lord shall them destroy Cut off th' Unjust but crown the Sainâ—s With lasting Peace and Joyâ— PSALM CXXVI WHen Sion's God her Sons recall'd From long Captivity It seem'd at first a pleasing Dream Of what we wish'd to see 2. But soon with unaccustom'd Mirth Our Voice we did employ And fung our great Restorer's Praise In thankful Hymns of Joy Our Heathen Foes repining stood Yet were compell'd to own That great and wond'rous was the Work great Our God for us had done 3. 'T was great say they 't was wond'rous Much more should we confess The Lord has done great things whereof We reap the glad Success 4. To us bring back the Remnant Lord Of Isr'el's Captive Bands More welcome than refreshing Show'rs To parcht and thirsty Lands 5. That we whose Work commenc'd in Tears May see our Labours thrive Till finisht with Success to make Our drooping Hearts revive 6. Tho he despond that sows his Grain Yet doubtless he shall come To bind his full-ear'd Sheaâ—es and sing A joyful Harvest-home PSALM CXXVII 1. WE build with fruitless Cost unless The Lord the Pile sustain Unless the Lord the City keep The Watchman wakes in vain 2. In vain we rise before the Day And late to Rest repair Allow no Respite to our Toil And eat the Bread of Care Supplies of Life with little Pains He on his Saints bestows He crowns their Labour with Success Their Nights with sound Repose 3. So Children are an Heritage Sent from th' Almighty Lord A teeming Womb his Favour 's Gift And virtuous Liâ—e's Reward 4. As Arrows in a Giant 's Hand With dreadful Grace appeaâ— Ev'n so the Sons of vig'rous Youtâ— Their Parents Glory are 5. Happy the Man whose Quiver's fill'd With these defensive Arms He need 's not fear to meet his Foe At War or Law 's Alarms PSALM CXXVIII 1. THE Man is blest who fears the Lord Nor Worship only pays But keeps his Steps confin'd with Care To his appointed Ways 2. Thou shalt upon the sweet Returns Of thy own Labour feed Without Dependance live and see Thy Wishes all succeed 3. Thy Wife like a domestick Vine Her gen'rous Fruit shall bring Thy Children like young Olive-plants About thy Table spring 4. Who fears the Lord shall thus be blest 5. From Sion God shall bless And grant him all his Days to see Ierusalem's Success 6. Survive till Heirs of Heirs from him Descend with vast Increase Twice blest in his own prosp'rous State And more in Isr'el's Peace PSALM CXXIX 1. UP from my Youth may Isr'el say They oft have me aâ—â—ail'd 2. Reduc'd me oft to heavy Straits But never yet prevail'd 3. They oft have plow'd my patient Back With Furrows deep and long 4. But our just God has broke their Chains And rescu'd us from Wrong 5. Defeat Confusion shameful Routâ— Be still the Doom of those Their righteous Doom who Sion hate And Sion's God oppose 6. With too much Heat and want of Root Untimely let 'em fade Like Corn upon our Houses Tops That withers in the Blade 7. With which no Reaper fills his Arms But unregarded leaves Nor Binder thinks it worth his Pains To fold it into Sheaves 8. No Traveller that journeys by Vouchsafes a Minute's Stop T' afford it one kind Look or wâ—sh Heav'n's Blessing on the Crop PSALM CXXX 1. FRom lowest Regions of Despair To God I sent my Cry 2. Lord hear my supplicating Voice And graciously reply 3. Should'st thou severely mark our Faults Who can the Tryal bear 4. But thou forgiv'st lest we despond And quite renounce thy Fear 5. My Soul does with Impatience wait For Thee the living Lord My Hopes are on thy Promise built Thy never-failing Word 6. For Thee I look with longing Eyes Impatient of Delay Ev'n more than Watchmen of the Night To spy the dawning Day 7. Let Isr'el on the Lord depend No Bounds his Mercy knows The plenteous Source and Spring from whence Eternal Succour flowsâ— 8. Whose friendly Currents kind supplies To us in Want convey A healing Spring a Spring to cleanse And wash our Guilt away PSALM CXXXI 1. O Lord I am not proud of Heart Nor cast a scornful Eye Nor my aspiring Thoughts employ In things for me too high 2. With Infant-Innocence thou know'st I have my self demean'd Lull'd into Quiet like a Babe That from the Breast is wean'd 3. Like me let Isr'el hope in Gâ—d His Aid alone implore Both now and ever trust in him Who lives for evermore PSALM CXXXII 1. LET David Lord a constant Place In thy Remembrance find Let all the Sorrows he endur'd Be ever in thy mind 2. Remember what a solemn Oath To Thee his Lord he swore How to the mighty God he vow'd Whom Iacob's Sons adoâ—e 3 4. I will not go into my House Nor to my Bed ascend No soft Repose shall close my Eyes Nor Sleep my Ey-lids benâ— 5. Till for the Lord 's design'd Abode I mark the destin'd Ground Till I a decent place of Rest For Iacob's God have found 6. Th' appointed Place with Shouts of â—oy At Ephâ—atah we found And made the Fields throughout the Wood Our glad Applause resound 7. O with due Rev'rence let us then To his Abode repair And prostrate aâ— his Foot-stool fal'n Pour out our humble Pray'r 8. Arise O Lord and now possess Thy constant Place of Rest Be that not only with thy Ark But with thy Presence blest 9 10. Cloath thou thy Priest with Righteousness And make thy Saints rejoice For David's sake thy Servant hear Thy own Anointed's Voice 11. God sware to David in his Truth Nor shall his Oath be vain One of thy Offspring after thee Upon thy Throne shall reign 12. And if thy Seed my Cov'nant keep And to my Laws submit Their Children too upon thy Throne For evermore shall sit 13 14. For Sion's God's peculiar Choice By him approv'd of well His place of everlasting Rest Where he desires to dwell 15 16. Her Store says he I will increase Her Poor with Plenty cloy I 'll with Salvation cloath her Priests Her Saints shall shout for Joy 17. There David's Horn shall bud and breed A long successive Line And my anointed Servants there Shall with fresh Lustre shine 18. The Faces of his vanquisht Foes Confusion shall o'er-spread Whilst blest with good Success his Crown Shall flourish on his Head PSALM CXXXIII 1. HOW vast must their advantage be How great their Pleasure prove Who live like Brethren and consent In Offices of Love 2. Friendship is like that pretious Oyl Which pour'd on Aaron's Head Ran down his Beard and o'er his Robes It 's costly Moisture shed 3. Like cool refreshing Dew which does On Hermon's Top distil Or like the early Drops that fall On Sion's fruitful Hill For God to all whose friendly Hearts With mutual Love abound Has firmly promis'd length of Days With constant Blessings crown'd PSALM CXXXIV 1. Bless God ye Servants that attend
And when my Soul was press'd with Fearâ— Didst inward Strength supply 4. Therefore shall ev'ry earthly Prince Thy Name with Praise pursue Whom these admir'd Events convince That all thy Works are true 5. They walking in his ways the Lord With chearful Songs shall bless And all his glorious Acts record And his great Pow'r confess 6. For God tho he 's enthron'd on high Does thence the Poor respect The proud far off his scornful Eye Beholds with just neglect 7. Tho I 'm with Troubles compass'd round Yet he will me revive Thy Hand shall all my Foes confound And keep my Soul alive 8. The Lord whose mercies ever last Shall fix my happy state And mindful of his favours past Shall his own work complete PSALM CXXXIX 1 2. THou Lord by strictest search hast known My rising up and lying down My secret Thoughts are known to Thee Known long before conceiv'd by me 3. Thine Eye my Bed and Path surveys My publick Haunts and private Ways 4. Thou know'st what 't is my Lips would vent My yet unâ—utter'd Words intent 5. Bâ—set by Thee before behind On ev'ry side thy Hand I sind 6. O Skill for human reach too high Too dazling bright for mortal Eye 7. O cou'd I so perâ—idious be To think of once deserting Thee Where Lord could I thy Influence shun Or whither from thy presence run 8. If up to Heav'n I take my flightâ— 'T is there Thou dwell'st eâ—thron'd in Light Or dive to Hell's infernal Plains 'T is there Almighty Vengeance reigns 9. If I the Morning's Wings cou'd gain And fly beyond the Western Main 10. Thy nimbler Hand wou'd firâ—t arrive And there arrest thy Fugitive 11. Or should I sculk to shun thy sight Beneath the sable Wings of Night One glance from Thee one piercing Ray Would kindle Darkness into Day 12. The Veil of Night is no Disguise No Umbrage to all-seeing Eyes Through mid-night Shades thou find'st thy way As in the blazing Noon of Day Thou know'st the Lab'rinths of my Hearâ— 13. My Reins and ev'ry vital part Thou cloath'dst 'em early or the Womb Where Life they took had prov'd their Tomb 14. I 'll praise Thee from whose Hands I came A work of such stupendious Frame That Wonders Thou in me hast shown To my admiring Soul is known 15. Thine Eyes my Substance did survey While yet a lifeless Mass it lay How curiously in secret wrought E'er on the World 's great Stage 't was brought 16. Thou didst the shapeless Embryo see Its Parts were registred by Thee Thou saw'st the daily growth they took Form'd by the Model of thy Book 17. Let me acknowledg too O God That since this Maze of Life I trod Thy thoughts of Love to me surmount The Pow'r of Numbers tâ— recountâ— 18. For sooner could I reckon o'er The Sands upon the Ocean's shore Each Morn revising what I 've done I find th' Account but new begun 19. The wicked shalt thou slay O God Depart from me ye Men of Blood 20. Whose Tongues Heav'ns Majesty profane And take th' Almighty Name in vain 21. Lord hate I not their impious Crew Who Thee with Enmity pursue And does not Grief my Heart oppress When Reprobates thy Laws transgress 22. Who practise Enmity to Thee Shall utmost Hatred have from me Such Men I utterly detest As if they were my Foes profest 23 24. Search try O God my Thoughts and Heart If Mischief lurks in any part Correct me where I go astray And guide me in thy perfect way PSALM CXL 1. PReserve me Lord from cruel Foes Of villanous intent 2. Whose Hearts on mischievous Designs With restless Spight are bent 3. Their sharpen'd Tongue the Serpent's sting In Virulence exceeds Beâ—ween their Lips the Gaul of Asps And Adders Venom breeds 4. Preserve me Lord from wicked Hands Nor leave my Soul forlorn A Prey to Sons of Violence Who have my Ruin sworn 5. The proud for me have laid their Snare And spread their wily Net With Traps and Gins where e'er I move I find my Steps beset 6. But thus inviron'd with Distress Thou art my God I said Lordâ— hear my supplicating Voice That calls to Thee for aid 7. O Lord the God whose saving Strength Kind Succour did convey And cover'd my advent'rous Head In Battle 's doubtful Day 8. Permit not their unjust Designs But disappoint thâ—ir Rage Lest prosp'rous Wickedness their Pride In bolder Crimes engage 9. Let first their Chiefs the sad effects Of their Injustice mourn The blast of their envenom'd Breath Upon themselves return 10. Let them who kindled first the Flame Its Victims â—irst become The Pit they dig'd for me be made Their everlasting Tomb. 11. Though Slander 's Breath may raise a Storm It quickly will decay Their Rage does but the Torrent swell That bears themselves away 12. God will assert the poor Mans Cause Relief to th' injur'd give The just shall celebrate his Praise And in his Presence live PSALM CXLI 1. TO thee O Lord my Cries ascend O haâ—t to my relief And with accustom'd Pity hear The Accents of my Grief 2. Without Oblations let my Pray'â— Like Morning Incense rise My innocent up-lifted Hands Like Evening Sacrifice 3. From rash Efforts restrain my Tongue With constant watch and ward And keep the Portal of my Lips With wary silence barr'd 4. From wicked Deeds and wicked Men My Heart and Hands restrain Nor let me in the Booty share Of their unrighteous Gain 5. Let righteous Men reprove my Faults And I â—hall think 'em kind Like Balm that heals a wounded Head I their Reproof shall â—ind And in return my fervent Pray'r On their behalf address When they are tempted and reduc'd Like me to sore Distress 6. When sculking in Engâ—ddi's Rock I to themselves appeal If one reproachful Word I spake When in my pow'r to kill 7. Yet us they persecute to Death Our scatter'd Ruins lie As thick as from the Hewer's Aâ— The sever'd Splinters flie 8. But Lord to Thee I still direct My supplicating Eyes O leave not destitute my Soul Whose Trust on Thee relies 9. Preserve me from the Snares and Ginâ— That wicked Hands have laid Let them in their own Nets be caught While my Escape is made PSALM CXLII 1. TO God with mournful Voice In deep distress I pray'd 2. Made him the Umpire of my Cause My Wrongs before him laid 3. Thou knew'st my way to 'scape When my griev'd â—oul despair'd For where I thought to walk secure They had their Gins prepar'd 4. I look'd but found no Friend To own me in Distress All Refuge fail'd no Man vouchsaf'd His Pity or Redress 5. To God at last I pray'd Thou Lord my Refuge art My Portion in the Land of Life Till Life it self depart 6. Lord hear my Cry rednâ—'d To last extremity Save me from Persecutors Rage Too powerful grown for me That I may praise thy Name 7. My Soul from Prison bring Whilst of thy bounteous Care to me Assembled Saints shall sing