timbrels play Within the congregations blesse God with one accord From Isra'ls fountain do ye blesse and praise the mighty Lord. With their Prince little Benjamin Princes and councell there Of Judah were there Zabulons and Naphtalies Princes were Thy God commands thy strength make strong what thou wrought'st for us Lord. For thy house at Jerusalem Kings shall thee gifts afford The spear-mens host the multitude of bulls which fiercely look Those calves which people have forth sent O Lord our God rebuke Till every one submit himself and silver pieces bring The people that delight in war disperse O God and King Those that be Princes great shall then come out of Egypt lands And Aethiopia to God shall soon stretch out her hands O all ye Kingdoms of the earth sing praises to this King For he is Lord that ruleth all unto him praises sing To him that rides on heav'ns of heav'ns which he of old did found Lo he sends out his voice a voice in might that doth abound Strength unto God do ye ascribe for his excellencie Is over Israel his strength is in the clouds most hie Thou' rt from thy Temple dreadfull Lord Isra'ls own God is he Who gives his people strength and pow'r O let God blessed be PSAL. LXIX To the chief musician upon Shoshannim A Psalm of David SAve me O God because the flouds do so environ me That ev'n into my very soul come in the waters be I downward in deep mire do sink where standing there is none I am into deep waters come where flouds have o're me gone I weary with my crying am my throat is also dry'd Mine eyes do fail while for my God I waiting do abide Those men that do without a cause bear hatred unto me Then are the hairs upon my head in number moe they be They that would me destroy and are mine enemies wrongfully Are mighty so what I took not to render forc'd was I. Lord thou my folly know'st my sins not covered are from thee Let none that wait oh thee be sham'd Lord God of hosts for mee O Lord the God of Israel let none who search do make And seek thee be at any time confounded for my sake For I have born reproach for thee my face is hid with shame To brethren strange to mothers sons an alien I became Because the zeal did eat me up which to thy House I bare And the reproaches cast at thee upon me fallen are My tears and fasts t' afflict my soul were turned to my shame When sackcloth I did wear to them a proverb I became The men that in the gate do sit against me evill spake They also that vile drunkards were of me their song did make But in an acceptable time my pray'r Lord is to thee In truth of thy salvation Lord and mercy great hear me Deliver me out of the mire from sinking do me keep Free me from those that do me hate and from the waters deep Let not the floud on me prevail whose water overflows Nor deep me swallow nor the pit her mouth upon me close Hear me O Lord because thy love and kindnesse is most good Turn unto me according to thy mercies multitude Nor from thy servant hide thy face I 'm troubled soon attend Draw neer my soul and it redeem me from my foes defend To thee is my reproach well known my shame and my disgrace Those that mine adversaries be are all before thy face Reproach hath broke my heart I 'm full of grief I look'd for one To pity me but none I found comforters found I none They also bitter gall did give unto me for my meat They gave me vineger to drink when as my thirst was great Before them let their table prove a snare and do thou make Their welfare and prosperitie a trap themselves to take Let thou their eyes so darkned be that sight may them forsake And let their loins be made by thee continually to shake Thy fury pour thou out on them and indignation And let thy wrathfull anger Lord fast hold take them upon All waste and desolate let be their habitation And in their tabernacles all inhabitants be none Because him they do persecute whom thou didst smite before They talk unto the grief of those whom thou hast wounded sore Adde thou iniquity unto their former wickednesse And do not let them come at all into thy righteousnesse Out of the book of life let them be raz'd and blotted quite Among the just and righteous let not their names be writ But now become exceeding poor and sorrowfull am I By thy salvation O my God let me be set on hie The Name of God I with a song most cheerfully will praise And I in giving thanks to him his Name shall highly raise This to the Lord a sacrifice more gracious shall prove Then bullock ox or any beast that hath both horn and hoof When this the humble men shall see it joy to them shall give O all ye that do seek the Lord your heart shall ever live For God the poor hears and will not his prisoners contemn Let heav'n and earth and seas him praise and all that move in them For God will Judah's cities build and He will Sion save That they may dwell therein and it in sure possession have And they that are his servants seed inherit shall the same So shall they have their dwelling there that love his blessed Name PSAL. LXX To the chief musician A Psalm of David to bring to remembrance LOrd haste me to deliver with speed Lord succour me Let them that for my soul do seek sham'd and confounded be Turn'd back be they and sham'd that in my hurt delight Turn'd back be they Ha ha that say their shaming to requite In thee let all be glad and joy that seek for thee Let them who thy salvation love say still God praised be I poor and needy am come Lord and make no stay My help thou and deliverer art O Lord make no delay Another of the same MAke haste O God me to preserve with speed Lord succour me Let them that for my soul do seek sham'd and confounded be Let them be turned back and sham'd that in my hurt delight Turn'd back be they Ha ha that say their shaming to requite O Lord in thee let all be glad and joy that seek for thee Let them who thy salvation love say still God praised be But I both poor and needy am come Lord and make no stay My help thou and deliverer art O Lord make no delay PSAL. LXXI O Lord my hope and confidence is plac'd in thee alone Then let thy servant never be put to confusion And let me in thy righteousnesse from thee deliv'rance have Cause me escape incline thine ear unto me and me save Be thou my dwelling rock to which I ever may resort Thou gav'st commandment me to save for thou' rt my rock and fort Free me my God from wicked hands hands cruell and
infirm am I and broken am so sore That through disquiet of my heart I have been made to roare O Lord all that I do desire is still before thine eye And of my heart the secret groans not hidden are from thee My heart doth pant uncessantly my strength doth quite decay As for mine eyes their wonted light is from me gone away My lovers and my friends do stand at distance from my sore And those do stand aloof that were kinsmen and kind before Yea they that seek my life lay snares who seek to do me wrong Speak things mischievous and deceits imagine all day long But as one deaf that heareth not I suffered all to passe I as a dumb man did become whose mouth not op'ned was As one that hears not in whose mouth are no reproofs at all For Lord I hope in thee my God thou 'lt hear me when I call For I said hear me lest they should rejoyce ov'r me with pride And ov'r me magnifie themselves when as my foot doth slide For I am near to halt my grief is still before mine eye For I 'le declare my sin and grieve for mine iniquity But yet mine enemies lively are and strong are they beside And they that hate me wrongfully are greatly multipli'de And they for good that render ill as enemies me withstood Yea ev'n for this because that I do follow what is good Forsake me not O Lord my God far from me never be O Lord thou my salvation art haste to give help to me PSAL. XXXIX To the chief musician even to Jeduthun A Psalm of David I Said I will look to my wayes lest with my tongue I sin In sight of wicked men my mouth with bridle I 'le keep in With silence I as dumb became I did my self restrain From speaking good but then the more increased was my pain My heart within me waxed hot and while I musing was The fire did burn and from my tongue these words I did let passe Mine end and measure of my dayes O Lord unto me show What is the same that I thereby my frailtie well may know Lo thou my dayes an hand-bredth mad'st mine age is in thine eye As nothing sure each man at best is wholly vanity Sure each man walks in a vain show they vex themselves in vain He heaps up wealth and doth not know to whom it shall pertain And now O Lord. what wait I for my hope is fix'd on thee Free me from all my trespasses the fools scorn make not me Dumb was I opening not my mouth because this work was thine Thy stroke take from me by the blow of thine hand I do pine When with rebukes thou dost correct man for iniquity Thou wastes his beautie like a moth sure each man's vanity Attend my cry Lord at my tears and pray'rs not silent be I sojourn as my fathers all and stranger am with thee O spare thou me that I my strength recover may again Before from hence I do depart and here no more remain PSAL. XL. To the chief musician A Psalm of David I Waited for the Lord my God and patiently did bear At length to me he did incline my voice and cry to hear He took me from a fearfull pit and from the myrie clay And on a rock he set my feet establishing my way He put a new song in my mouth our God to magnify Many shall see it and shall fear and on the Lord rely O blessed is the man whose trust upon the Lord relyes Respecting not the proud nor such as turn aside to lies O Lord my God full many are the wonders thou hast done Thy gracious thoughts to us ward far above all thoughts are gone In order none can reckon them to thee if them declare And speak of them I would they moe then can be numbred are No sacrifice nor offering didst thou at all desire Mine ears thou bor'd sin-offring thou and burnt didst not require Then to the Lord these were my words I come behold and see Within the volume of thy Book it written is of me To do thy will I take delight O thou my God that art Yea that most holy Law of thine I have within my heart Within the congregation great I righteousnesse did preach Lo thou dost know O Lord that I refrained not my speech I never did within my heart conceal thy righteousnesse I thy salvation have declar'd and shown thy faithfulnesse Thy kindnesse which most loving is concealed have not I Nor from the congregation great have hid thy verity Thy tender mercies Lord from me O do thou not restrain Thy loving kindnesse and thy truth let them me still maintain For ills past reck'ning compasse me and mine iniquities Such hold upon me taken have I cannot lift mine eyes They more then hairs are on mine head thence is my heart dismaid Be pleased Lord to rescue me Lord hasten to mine aid Sham'd and confounded be they all that seek my soul to kill Yea let them backward driven be and sham'd that wish me ill For a reward of this their shame confounded let them be That in this manner scoffing say Aha aha to me In thee let all be glad and joy who seeking thee abide Who thy salvation love say still the Lord be magnifi'd I 'm poor and needy yet the Lord of me a care doth take Thou art my help and Saviour my God no tarrying make PSAL. XLI To the chief musician A Psalm of David BLessed is he that wisely doth the poor mans case consider For when the time of trouble is the Lord will him deliver God will him keep yea save alive on earth he blest shall live And to his enemies desire thou wilt him not up give God will give strength when he on bed of languishing doth mourn And in his sicknesse sore O Lord thou all his bed will turn I said O Lord do thou extend thy mercie unto me O do thou heal my soul for why I have offended thee Those that to me are enemies of me do evill say When shall he die that so his name may perish quite away To see me if he comes he speaks vain words but then his heart Heaps mischief to it which he tells when forth he doth depart My haters joyntly whispering ' gainst me my hurt devise Mischief say they cleaves fast to him he lyeth and shall not rise Yea ev'n mine own familiar friend on whom I did rely Who ate my bread ev'n he his heel against me lifted hie But Lord be mercifull to me and up again me raise That I may justly them requite according to their wayes By this I know that certainly I favoured am by thee Because my hatefull enemy triumphs not over me But as for me thou me upholdst in mine integrity And me before thy countenance thou setst continually The Lord the God of Israel be blest for ever then From age to age eternally Amen yea and amen PSAL. XLII To the chief musician Maschil for
stead of those thy fathers dear thy children thou mayst take And in all places of the earth them noble Princes make Thy Name remembred I will make through ages all to be The people therefore evermore shall praises give to thee Another of the same MY heart enditing is good matter in a song I speak the things that I have made which to the King belong My tongue shall be as quick his honour to endite As is the pen of any scribe that useth fast to write Thou' rt fairest of all men grace in thy lips doth slow And therefore blessings evermore on thee doth God bestow Thy sword gird on thy thigh thou that art most of might Appear in dreadfull Majestie and in thy glory bright For meeknesse truth and right ride prosperously in state And thy right hand shall teach to thee things terrible and great Thy shafts shall pierce their hearts that foes are to the King Whereby into subjection the people thou shalt bring Thy royall seat O Lord for ever shall remain The scepter of thy Kingdom doth all righteousnesse maintain Thou loves right and hates ill for God thy God most hie Above thy fellows hath with th'oyl of joy anointed thee Of myrrhe and spices sweet a smell thy garments had Out of thy ivorie palaces whereby they made thee glad And in thy glorious train Kings daughters waiting stand And thy fair queen in Ophir gold doth stand at thy right hand O daughter take good heed incline and give good ear Thou must forget thy kindred all and fathers house most dear Thy beautie to the King shall then delightfull be And do thou humbly worship him because thy Lord is he The daughter then of Tyre there with a gift shall be And all the wealthy of the land shall make their sute to thee The daughter of the King all glorious is within And with embroyderies of gold her garments wrought have bin She cometh to the King in robes with needle wrought The virgins that do follow her shall unto thee be brought They shall be brought with joy and mirth on every side Into the palace of the King and there they shall abide And in thy fathers stead thy children thou may'st take And in all places of the earth them noble Princes make I will show forth thy Name to generations all Therefore thy people evermore to thee give praises shall PSAL. XLVI To the chief musician for the sons of Korah A song upon Alamoth GOd is our refuge and our strength in straits a present aid Therefore although the earth remove we will not be afraid Though hills amidst the sea be cast Though waters roaring make And troubled be yea though the hills by swelling seas do shake A river is whose streams do glad the City of our God The holy place wherein the Lord most high hath his abode God in the midst of her doth dwell nothing shall her remove The Lord to her an helper will and that right early prove The Heathen rag'd tumultuously the Kingdoms moved were The Lord God uttered his voice the earth did melt for fear The Lord of hosts upon our side doth constantly remain The God of Jacob's our refuge us safely to maintain Come and behold what wondrous works have by the Lord been wrought Come see what desolations he on the earth hath brought Unto the ends of all the earth wars into peace he turns The bow he breaks the spear he cuts in fire the chariot burns Be still and know that I am God among the Heathen I Will be exalted I on earth will be exalted hie Our God who is the Lord of hosts is still upon our side The God of Jacob our refuge for ever will abide PSAL. XLVII To the chief musician A Psalm for the sons of Korah ALL people clap your hands to God with voice of triumph shout For dreadfull is the Lord most high great King the earth throughout The Heathen people under us he surely shall subdue And he shall make the Nations under our feet to bow The lot of our inheritance choose out for us shall he Of Jacob whom he loved well ev'n the excellencie God is with shouts gone up the Lord with trumpets sounding hie Sing praise to God sing praise sing praise praise to our King sing ye For God is King of all the earth with knowledge praise expresse God rules the nations God sits on his throne of holinesse The princes of the people are assembled willinglie Ev'n of the God of Abraham they who the people be For why the shields that do defend the earth are only his They to the Lord belong yea He exalted greatly is PSAL. XLVIII A song and psalm for the sons of Korah GReat is the Lord and greatly He is to be praised still Within the City of our God upon his holy hill Mount Sion stands most beautifull the joy of all the land The City of the mighty King on her north side doth stand The Lord within her palaces is for a refuge known For lo the Kings that gathered were together by have gone But when they did behold the same they wondring would not stay But being troubled at the sight they thence did haste away Great terrour there took hold on them they were possess'd with fear Their grief came like a womans pain when she a childe doth bear Thou Tarshish ships with east wind breaks As we have heard it told So in the City of the Lord our eyes did it behold In our Gods City which his hand for ever stablish will We of thy loving kindnesse thought Lord in thy Temple still O Lord according to thy Name through all the earth 's thy praise And thy right hand O Lord is full of righteousnesse alwayes Because thy judgements are made known let Sion mount rejoyce Of Judah let the daughters all send forth a chearfull voice Walk about Sion and go round the high towrs thereof tell Consider ye her palaces and mark her bulwarks well That ye may tell posteritie For this God doth abide Our God for evermore he will ev'n unto death us guide PSAL. XLIX To the chief musician A Psalm for the sons of Korah HEar this all people and give ear all in the world that dwell Both low and high both rich and poor My mouth shall wisedom tell My heart shall knowledge meditate I will incline mine ear To parables and on the harp my sayings dark declare Amidst those dayes that evill be why should I fearing doubt When of my heels th'iniquitie shall compasse me about Who e're they be that in their wealth their confidence do pitch And boast themselves because they are become exceeding rich Yet none of these his brother can redeem by any way Nor can he unto God for him sufficient ransome pay Their souls redemption precious is and it can never be That still he should for ever live and not corruption see For why he seeth that wise men die and brutish fools also Do perish and their wealth when
soul set free What shall be giv'n thee or what shall be done to thee false tongue Ev'n burning coals of juniper sharp arrows of the strong Wo's me that I in Mesech am a sojourner so long That I in tabernacles dwell to Kedar that belong My soul with him that hateth peace hath long a dweller been I am for peace but when I speak for battell they are keen PSAL. CXXI A song of degrees I to the hils will lift mine eyes from whence doth come mine aid My safetie cometh from the Lord who heav'n and earth hath made Thy foot Hee 'll not let slide nor will He slumber that thee keeps Behold He that keeps Israel He slumbers not nor sleeps The Lord thee keeps the Lord thy shade on thy right hand doth stay The Moon by night thee shall not smite nor yet the Sun by day The Lord shall keep thy soul He shall preserve thee from all ill Henceforth thy going out and in God keep for ever will PSAL. CXXII A song of degrees of David I joy'd when to the house of God go up they said to me Jerusalem within thy gates our feet shall standing be Jerusalem as a city is compactly built together Unto that place the Tribes go up the Tribes of God go thither To Israels testimonie there to Gods Name thanks to pay For thrones of judgement ev'n the thrones of Davids house there stay Pray that Jerusalem may have peace and felicitie Let them that love thee and thy peace have still prosperitie Therefore I wish that peace may still within thy walls remain And ever may thy palaces prosperitie retain Now for my friends and brethrens sake peace be in thee I 'le say And for the house of God our Lord I 'le seek thy good alway PSAL. CXXIII A song of degrees O thou that dwellest in the heav'ns I lift mine eyes to Thee Behold as servants eyes do look their masters hand to see As hand-maids eyes her mistresse hand so do our eyes attend Upon the Lord our God untill to us he mercy send O Lord be gracious to us unto us gracious be Because replenish'd with contempt exceedingly are we Our soul is fill'd with scorn of those that at their ease abide And with the insolent contempt of those that swell in pride PSAL CXXIV A song of degrees of David HAd not the Lord been on our side may Israel now say Had not the Lord been on our side when men rose us to slay They had us swallow'd quick when as their wrath ' gainst us did flame Waters had cover'd us our soul had sunk beneath the stream Then had the waters swelling high over our soul made way Blest be the Lord who to their teeth us gave not for a prey Our soul 's escaped as a bird out of the fowlers snare The snare asunder broken is and we escaped are Our sure and all-sufficient help is in JEHOVAH'S Name His Name who did the heav'n create and who the earth did frame Another of the same NOw Israel may say and that truly If that the Lord had not our cause maintain'd If that the Lord had not our right sustain'd When cruell men against us furiously Rose up in wrath to make of us their prey Then certainly they had devour'd us all And swallowed quick for ought that we could deem Such was their rage as we might well esteem And as fierce flouds before them all things drown So had they brought our soul to death quite down The raging streams with their proud swelling waves Had then our soul ov'rwhelmed in the deep But blest be God who doth us sefely keep And hath not given us for a living prey Unto their teeth and bloudy cruelty Ev'n as a bird out of the fowlers snare Escapes away so is our soul set free Broke are their nets and thus escaped wee Therefore our help is in the Lords great Name Who heav'n and earth by his great pow'r did frame PSAL. CXXV A song of degrees THey in the Lord that firmly trust shall be like Zion hill Which at no time can be remov'd but standeth ever still As round about Jerusalem the mountains stand alway The Lord His folk doth compasse so from henceforth and for ay For ill mens rod upon the lot of just men shall not ly Left righteous men stretch forth their hands unto iniquity Do thou to all those that be good thy goodnesse Lord impart And do thou good to those that are upright within their heart But as for such as turn aside after their crooked way God shall lead forth with wicked men on Israel peace shall stay PSAL. CXXVI A song of degrees VVHen Zions bondage God turn'd back as men that dream'd were we Then fill'd with laughter was our mouth our tongue with melodie They 'mong the heathen said The Lord great things for them hath wrought The Lord hath done great things for us whence joy to us is brought As streams of water in the South our bondage Lord recall Who sow in tears a reaping time of joy enjoy they shall That man who bearing precious seed in going forth doth mourn He doubtlesse bringing back his sheaves rejoycing shall return PSAL. CXXVII A song of degrees for Salomon EXcept the Lord do build the house the builders lose their pain Except the Lord the city keep the watchmen watch in vain It 's vain for you to rise betimes or late from rest to keep To feed on sorrows bread so gives He his beloved sleep Lo children are Gods heritage the wombs-fruit His reward The sons of youth as arrows are for strong mens hands prepar'd O happy is the man that hath his quiver fill'd with those They unashamed in the gate shall speak unto their foes PSAL. CXXVIII A song of degrees BLest is each one that fears the Lord and walketh in his wayes For of thy labour thou shalt eat and happie be alwayes Thy wife shall as a fruitfull vine by thy house sides be found Thy children like to olive plants about thy table round Behold the man that fears the Lord thus blessed shall he be The Lord shall out of Zion give His blessing unto thee Thou shalt Jerusalems good behold whilst thou on earth dost dwell Thou shalt thy childrens children see and peace on Israel PSAL. CXXIX A song of degrees OFt did they vex me from my youth may Israel now declare Oft did they vex me from my youth yet not victorious were The plowers plow'd upon my back they long their furrows drew The righteous Lord did cut the cords of the ungodly crue Let Zions haters all be turn'd back with confusion As grasse on houses tops be they which fades ere it be grown Whereof enough to fill his hand the mower can not finde Nor can the man his bosome fill whose work is sheaves to binde Neither say they who do go by Gods blessing on you rest We in the Name of God the Lord do wish you to be blest PSAL. CXXX A song of degrees
THE PSALMS OF DAVID In Meeter Newly translated and diligently compared with the Original Text and former Translations More plaine smooth and agreeable to the Text then any heretofore Allowed by the authority of the General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland and appointed to be sung in Congregations and Families EDINBVRGH Printed by Evan Tyler Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty 1650. EDINBURGH 6. August 1649. Ante meridiem Sess ult Reference to the Commission for publick Affairs for re-examining the Paraphrase of the Psalms emitting the same for publick use THe General Assembly having taken some view of the new Paraphrase of the Psalms in Meeter with the corrections and animadversions thereupon sent from several persons and Presbyteries and finding that they cannot overtake the review and examination of the whole in this Assembly Therefore now after so much time and so great pains about the correcting and examining thereof from time to time some years by gone that the Work may come now to some conclusion They do Ordain the Brethren appointed for perusing the same during the meeting of this Assembly viz. Masters James Hammiltoun John Smith Hew Mackail Robert Trail George Hutcheson and Robert Lowrie after the dissolving of this Assembly to go on in that Work carefully and to report their travels to the Commission of the General Assembly for publick affairs at their meeting at Edinburgh in November And the said Commission after perusal and re-examination thereof is hereby authorized with full power to conclude and establish the Paraphrase and to publish and emit the same for publick use A. Ker. EDINB 23. Nov. 1649. Postmeridiem THE Commission of the General Assembly having with great diligence considered the Paraphrase of the Psalms in meeter sent from the Assembly of Divines in England by our Commissioners whilst they were there as it is corrected by former Generall Assemblies Committies from them and now at last by the Brethren deputed by the late Assembly for that purpose And having exactly examined the same Do approve the said Paraphrase as it is now compiled And therefore according to the power given them by the said Assembly Do appoint it to be printed and published for publick use Hereby authorizing the same to be the only Paraphrase of the Psalms of David to be sung in the Kirk of Scotland And discharging the old Paraphrase and any other then this new Paraphrase to be made use of in any Congregation or Family after the first day of May in the year 1650. And for uniformitie in this part of the worship of God Do seriously recommend to Presbyteries to cause make publick intimation of this Act and take special care that the same be timeously put to execution and duely observed A. Ker. EDINBURGH 8. Jan. 1650. THE Committee of Estates having considered the English Paraphrase of the Psalms of David in meeter presented this day unto them by the Commiss of the Gen. Assembly together with their Act and the Act of the late Assembly approving the said Paraphrase and appointing the same to be sung through this Kirk Therefore the Committee doth also approve the said Paraphrase and interpone their authority for the publishing and practising thereof Hereby ordaining the same and no other to be made use of throughout this Kingdom according to the tenour of the said Acts of the General Assembly and their Commissioners T Henderson THE PSALMS OF DAVID In Meeter PSALM I. THat man hath perfect blessednesse who walketh not astray In counsell of ungodly men nor stands in sinners way Nor sitteth in the scorners chair But placeth his delight Upon Gods Law and meditates on his Law day and night He shall be like a tree that growes near planted by a river Which in his season yeelds his fruit and his leaf fadeth never And all he doth shall prosper well The wicked are not so But like they are unto the chaff which winde drives to and fro In judgement therefore shall not stand such as ungodly are Nor in th' assembly of the just shall wicked men appear For why the way of godly men unto the Lord is known Whereas the way of wicked men shall quite be over-thrown PSAL. II. VVHy rage the Heathen and vain things why do the people minde Kings of the earth do set themselves and Princes are combinde To plot against the Lord and his Anointed saying thus Let us asunder break their band and cast their cords from us He that in Heaven sits shall laugh the Lord shall scorn them all Then shall he speak to them in wrath in râ—â—e he vex them shall Yet notwithstanding I have him to be my King appointed And over Sion my holy hill I have him King anointed The sure decree I will declare the Lord hath said to me Thou art mine onely Son this day I have begotten thee Ask of me and for heritage the Heathen I 'le make thine And for possession I to thee will give earths utmost line Thou shalt as with a weightie rod of iron break them all And as a potters sheard thou shalt them dash in pieces small Now therefore Kings be wise be taught ye Judges of the earth Serve God in fear and see that ye joyn trembling with your mirth Kisse ye the Son lest in his ire ye perish from the way If once his wrath begin to burn Blest all that on him stay PSAL. III. A Psalme of David when he fled from Absalom his son O Lord how are my foes increas'd against me many rise Many say of my soul for him in God no succour lyes Yet thou my shield and glory are th'uplifter of my head I cry'd and from his holy hill the Lord me answer made I laid me down and slept I wak'd for God sustained me I will not fear though thousands ten set round against me be Arise O Lord save me my God for thou my foes hast stroke All on the cheâ—k-bone and the teeth of wicked men hast broke Salvation doth appertain unto the Lord alone Thy blessing Lord for evermore thy people is upon PSAL. IV. To the chief musician on Neginoth A Psalm of David GIve ear unto me when I call God of my righteousnesse Have mercy hear my pray'r thou hast enlarg'd me in distresse O ye the sons of men how long will ye love vanities How long my glory turn to shame and will ye follow lies But know that for himself the Lord the godly man doth chuse The Lord when I on him do call to hear will not refuse Fear and sin not talk with your heart on bed and silent be Offrings present of righteousnesse and in the Lord trust ye O who will show us any good is that which many say But of thy countenance the light Lord lift on us alway Upon my heart bestow'd by thee more gladnesse I have found Than they ev'n then when corn and wine did most with them abound I will both lay me down in peace and quiet sleep will take Because thou onely
perpetuall Thou cities raz'd perisht with them is their memoriall God shall endure for ay he doth for judgement set his throne In righteousnesse to judge the world justice to give each one God also will a refuge be for those that are opprest A refuge will he be in times of trouble to distrest And they that know thy Name in thee their confidence will place For thou hast not forsaken them that truly seek thy face O sing ye praises to the Lord that dwels in Sion hill And all the nations among his deeds record ye still When he enquireth after blood he then remembreth them The humble folk he not forgets that call upon his Name Lord pitie me behold the grief which I from foes sustain Ev'n thou who from the gates of death dost raise me up again That I in Sions daughters gates may all thy praise advance And that I may rejoyce alwayes in thy deliverance The heathen are sunk in the pit which they themselves prepar'd And in the net which they have hid their own feet fast are snar'd The Lord is by the judgement known which he himself hath wrought The sinners hands do make the snares wherewith themselves are caught They who are wicked into hell each one shall turned be And all the nations that forget to seek the Lord most hie For they that needy are shall not forgotten be alway The expectation of the poor shall not be lost for ay Arise Lord let not man prevail judge heathens in thy sight That they may know themselves but men the nations Lord affright PSAL. X. VVHerefore is it that thou O Lord dost stand from us afar And wherefore hidest thou thy self when times so troublous are The wicked in his loftinesse doth persecute the poor In these devices they have fram'd let them be taken sure The wicked of his hearts desire doth talk with boasting great He blesseth him that 's covetous whom yet the Lord doth hate The wicked through his pride of face on God he doth not call And in the counsels of his heart the Lord is not at all His wayes they alwayes grievous are thy judgements from his sight Removed are at all his foes he puffeth with despight Within his heart he thus hath said I shall not moved be And no adversity at all shall ever come to me His mouth with cursing fraud deceit is fill'd abundantly And underneath his tongue there is mischief and vanity He closely sits in villages he slayes the innocent Against the poor that passe him by his cruell eyes are bent He Lyon-like lurks in his den he waits the poor to take And when he draws him in his net his prey he doth him make Himself he humbleth very low he croucheth down withall That so a multitude of poor may by his strong ones fall He this hath said within his heart the Lord hath quite forgot He hides his countenance and he for ever sees it not O Lord do thou arise O God lift up thine hand on hie But not the meek afflicted ones out of thy memorie Why is it that the wicked man thus doth the Lord despise Because that God will it require he in his heart denies Thou hast it seen for their mischief and spite thou wilt repay The poor commits himself to thee thou art the orphans stay The arm break of the wicked man and of the evill one Do thou seek out his wickednesse untill thou findest none The Lord is King through ages all ev'n to eternity The heathen people from their land are perisht utterly O Lord of those that humble are thou the desire didst heare Thou wilt prepare their heart and thou to heare wilt bend thine eare To judge the fatherlesse and those that are oppressed sore That man that is but sprung of earth may them oppresse no more PSAL. XI To the chief musician A Psalm of David I in the Lord do put my trust how is it then that ye Say to my soul flee as a bird unto your mountain hie For lo the wicked bend their bow their shafts on string they fit That those who upright are in heart they privily may hit If the foundations be destroy'd what hath the righteous done God in his holy Temple is in heaven is his throne His eyes do see his eye-lids try mens sons The just he proves But his soul hates the wicked man and him that violence loves Snares fire and brimstone furious storms on sinners he shall rain This as the portion of their cup doth unto them pertain Because the Lord most righteous doth in righteousnesse delight And with a pleasant countenance beholdeth the upright PSAL XII To the chief musician upon Sheminith A Psalm of David HElp Lord because the godly man doth dayly fade away And from among the sons of men the faithfull do decay Unto his neighbour every one doth utter vanitie They with a double heart do speak and lips of flatterie God shall cut off all flattering lips tongues that speak proudly thus Wee 'l with our tongue prevail our lips are ours who 's Lord ov'r us For poor opprest and for the sighs of needie rise will I Saith God and him in safety set from such as him defy The words of God are words most pure they be like silver try'd In earthen furnace seven times that hath been purify'd Lord thou shalt them preserve and keep for ever from this race On each side walk the wicked when vile men are high in place PSAL. XIII To chief musician A Psalm of David HOw long wilt thou forget me Lord shall it for ever be O how long shall it be that thou wilt hide thy face from me How long take counsel in my soul still sad in heart shall I How long exalted over me shall be mine enemy O Lord my God consider well and answer to me make Mine eyes enlighten lest the sleep of death me overtake Lest that mine enemie should say against him I prevail'd And those that trouble me rejoyce when I am mov'd and fail'd But I have all my confidence thy mercy set upon My heart within me shall rejoyce in thy salvation I will unto the Lord my God sing praises chearfully Because he hath his bountie shown to me abundantly PSAL. XIV To the chief musician A Psalm of David That there is not a God the fool doth in his heart conclude They are corrupt their works are vile not one of them doth good Upon mens sons the Lord from heaven did cast his eyes abroad To see if any understood and did seek after God They altogether filthy are they all aside are gone And there is none that doeth good yea sure there is not one These workers of iniquity do they not know at all That they my people eat as bread and on God do not call There fear'd they much for God is with the whole race of the just You shame the counsel of the poor because God is his trust Let Israels help from Sion come When back the Lord
dead to others they let go Their inward thought is that their house and dwelling places shall Stand through all ages they their lands by their own names do call But yet in honour shall not man abide continually But passing hence may be compar'd unto the beasts that dy Thus brutish folly plainly is their wisedome and their way Yet their posteritie approve what they do fondly say Like sheep they in the grave are laid and death shall them devour And in the morning upright men shall over them have pow'r Their beautie from their dwelling shall consume within the grave But from hells hand God will mee free for he shall me receive Be thou not then afraid when one enriched thou dost see Nor when the glory of his house advanced is on hie For he shall carry nothing hence when death his dayes doth end Nor shall his glory after him into the grave descend Although he his own soul did blesse whilst he on earth did live And when thou to thy self dost well men will thee peaises give He to his fathers race shall go they never shall see light Man honour'd wanting knowledge is like beasts that perish quite PSAL. L. A Psalm of Asaph THe mighty God the Lord hath spoken and did call The earth from rising of the sun to where he hath his fall From out of Sion hill which of excellency And beautie the perfection is God shined gloriously Our God shall surely come keep silence shall not He Before Him fire shall waste great storms shall round about Him be Unto the heaven's clear He from above shall call And to the earth likewise that He may judge his people all Together let my saints unto me gathered be Those that by sacrifice have made a covenant with me And then the heavens shall his righteousnesse declare Because the Lord himself is He by whom men judged are My people Israel hear speak will I from on hie Against thee I will testifie God ev'n thy God am I. I for thy sacrifice no blame will on thee lay Nor for burnt-offrings which to me thou off'redst every day I 'le take no calf nor goats from house or fold of thine For beasts of forrests cattell all on thousand hills are mine The fowls on mountains high are all to me well known Wilde beasts which in the fields do ly ev'n they are all mine own Then if I hungry were I would not tell it thee Because the world and fulnesse all thereof belongs to me Will I eat flesh of buls or goats bloud drink will I Thanks offer thou to God and pay thy vows to the most hie And call upon me when in trouble thou shalt be I will deliver thee and thou my Name shalt glorifie But to the wicked man God saith my laws and truth Shouldst thou declare how darst thou take my covenant in thy mouth Sith thou instruction hates which should thy wayes direct And sith my words behinde thy back thou casts and dost reject When thou a thief didst see with him thou didst consent And with the vile adulterers partaker on thou went Thou giv'st thy mouth to ill thy tongue deceit doth frame Thou sits and ' gainst thy brother speaks thy mothers son does shame Because I silence kept while thou these things hast wrought That I was altogether like thy self hath been thy thought Yet I will thee reprove and set before thine eyes In order ranked thy misdeeds and thine iniquities Now ye that God forget this carefully consider Lest I in pieces tear you all and none can you deliver Who so doth offer praise me glorifies and I Will shew him Gods salvation that orders right his way Another of the same THe mighty God the Lord hath spoke and call'd the earth upon Ev'n from the rising of the sun unto his going down From out of Sion his own hill where the perfection hie Of beauty is from thence the Lord hath shined gloriously Our God shall come and shall no more be silent but speak out Before him fire shall waste great storms shall compasse him about He to the heavens from above and to the earth below Shall call that He his judgement may before his people show Let all my saints together be unto me gathered Those that by sacrifice with me a covenant have made And then the heavens shall declare His righteousnesse abroad Because the Lord himself doth come none else is judge but God Hear O my people and I 'le speak O Israel by name Against thee I will testifie God ev'n thy God I am I for thy sacrifices few reprove thee never will Nor for burnt-offrings to have been before me offred still I 'le take no bullock nor hee-goats from house nor folds of thine For beasts of forrests cattell all on thousand hills are mine The fowls are all to me well known that mountains high do yeeld And I do challenge as mine own the wilde beasts of the field If I were hungry I would not to thee for need complain For earth and all its fulnesse doth to me of right pertain That I to eat the flesh of bulls take pleasure dost thou think Or that I need to quench my thirst the bloud of goats to drink Nay rather unto me thy God thanksgiving offer thou To the most high perform thy word and fully pay thy vow And in the day of trouble great see that thou call on me I will deliver thee and thou my Name shalt glorifie But God unto the wicked saith why should thou mention make Of my commands how dar'st thou in thy mouth my covenant take Sith it is so that thou dost hate all good instruction And sith thou casts behinde thy back and slights my words each one When thou a thief didst see then straight thou joyn'd with him in sin And with the vile adulterers thou hast partaker bin Thy mouth to evill thou dost give thy tongue deceit doth frame Thou sitst and ' gainst thy brother speak'st thy mothers son to shame These things thou wickedly hast done and I have silent bin Thou thought that I was like thy self and did approve thy sin But I will sharply thee reprove and I will order right Thy sins and thy transgressions in presence of thy sight Consider this and be afraid ye that forget the Lord Left I in pieces tear you all when none can help afford Who offereth praise me glorifies I will shew Gods salvation To him that ordereth aright his life and conversation PSAL. LI. To the chief musician A Psalm of David when Nathan the prophet came unto him after he had gone in to Bath-sheba AFter thy loving kindnesse Lord have mercy upon me For thy compassions great blot out all mine iniquitie Me cleanse from sin and throughly wash from mine iniquitie For my transgressions I confesse my sin I ever see ' Gainst thee thee onely have I sinn'd in thy sight done this ill That when thou speaks thou may be just and clear in judging still Behold I in iniquity was
form'd the womb within My mother also me conceiv'd in guiltinesse and sin Behold thou in the inward parts with truth delighted art And wisdome thou shalt make me know within the hidden part Do thou with hyssop sprinkle me I shall be cleansed so Yea wash thou me and then I shall be whiter then the snow Of gladnesse and of joyfulnesse make me to hear the voice That so these very bones which thou hast broken may rejoyce All mine iniquities blot out thy face hide from my sin Create a clean heart Lord renew a right sp'rit me within Cast me not from thy sight nor take thy holy sp'rit away Restore me thy salvations joy with thy free sp'rit me stay Then will I teach thy ways unto those that transgressours be And those that sinners are shall then be turned unto thee O GOD of my salvation God me from blood-guiltinesse Set free then shall my tongue aloud sing of thy righteousnesse My closed lips O Lord by thee let them be opened Then shall thy praises by my mouth abroad be published For thou desir'st not sacrifice else would I give it thee Nor wilt thou with burnt-offering at all delighted be A broken spirit is to God a pleasing sacrifice A broken and a contrite heart Lord thou wilt not despise Shew kindnesse and do good O Lord to Sion thine own hill The walls of thy Jerusalem build up of thy good will Then righteous offrings shall thee please and offrings burnt which they With whole burnt-offrings and with calves shall on thine altar lay PSAL. LII To the chief musician Maschil A Psalm of David when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said unto him David is come to the house of Ahimelech VVHy dost thou boast O mighty man of mischief and of ill The goodnesse of Almighty God endureth ever still Thy tongue mischievous calumnies deviseth subtily Like to a razor sharp to cut working deceitfully Ill more then good and more then truth thou lovest to speak wrong Thou lovest all devouring words O thou deceitfull tongue So God shall thee destroy for ay remove thee pluck thee out Quite from thy house out of the land of life he shall thee root The righteous shall it see and fear and laugh at him they shall Lo this the man is that did not make GOD his strength at all But he in his abundant wealth his confidence did place And he took strength unto himself from his own wickednesse But I am in the house of God like to an olive green My confidence for ever hath upon Gods mercy been And I for ever will thee praise because thou hast done this I on thy Name will wait for good before thy saints it is PSAL. LIII To the chief musician upon Mahalath Maschil A Psalm of David THat there is not a God the fool doth in his heart conclude They are corrupt their works are vile not one of them doth good The Lord upon the sons of men from heav'n did cast his eyes To see if any one there was that sought God and was wise They altogether filthy are they all are backward gone And there is none that doeth good no not so much as one These workers of iniquity do they not know at all That they my people eat as bread and on God do not call Ev'n there they were afraid and stood with trembling all dismaid Whereas there was no cause at all why they should be afraid For God his bones that thee besieg'd hath scattered all abroad Thou hast confounded them for they despised are of God Let Israels help from Sion come When back the Lord shall bring His captives Jacob shall rejoyce and Israel shall sing PSAL. LIV. To the chief musician on Neginoth Maschil A Psalm of David when the Ziphims came and said to Saul doth not David hide himself with us SAve me O God by thy great Name and judge me by thy strength My prayer hear O God give ear unto my words at length For they that strangers are to me do up against me rise Oppressours seek my soul and God set not before their eyes The Lord my God my helper is lo therefore I am bold He taketh part with every one that doth my soul uphold Unto mine enemies he shall mischief and ill repay O for thy truths sake cut them off and sweep them clean away I will a sacrifice to thee give with free willingnesse Thy Name O Lord because it 's good with praise I will confesse For he hath me delivered from all adversities And his desire mine eye hath seen upon mine enemies PSAL LV. To the chief musician on Neginoth Maschil A Psalm of David LOrd hear my pray'r hide not thy self from my intreating voice Attend and hear me in my plaint I mourn and make a noise Because of th' enemies voice and for lewd mens oppression great On me they cast iniquitie and they in wrath me hate Sore pain'd within me is my heart deaths terrors on me fall On me comes trembling fear and dread o'rewhelmed me withall O that I like a dove had wings said I then would I flie Far hence that I might finde a place where I in rest might be Lo then far off I wander would and in the desert stay From windy storm and tempest I would haste to scape away O Lord on them destruction bring and do their tongues divide For in the city violence and strife I have espide They day and night upon the walls do go about it round There mischief is and sorrow there in midst of it is found Abundant wickednesse there is within her inward part And from her streets deceitfulnesse and guile do not depart He was no foe that me reproach'd then that endure I could Nor hater that did ' gainst me boast from him me hide I would But thou man who mine equal guide and mine acquaintance wast We join'd sweet counsels to Gods house in company we past Let death upon them seise and down let them go quick to hell For wickednesse doth much abound among them where they dwell I 'le call on God God will me save I 'le pray and make a noise At evening morning and at noon and he shall hear my voice He hath my soul delivered that it in peace might be From battell that against me was for many were with me The Lord shall hear and them afflict of old who hath abode Because they never changes have therefore they fear not God ' Gainst those that were at peace with him he hath put forth his hand The covenant that he had made by breaking he prophan'd More smooth then butter were his words while in his heart was war His speeches were more soft then oyl and yet drawn swords they are Cast thou thy burden on the Lord and he shall thee sustain Yea he shall cause the righteous man unmoved to remain But thou O Lord my God those men in justice shalt o'rethrow And in destructions dungeon dark at last shalt lay them
things hast shew'd and on them sent And thou hast caused us to drink wine of astonishment And yet a banner thou hast given to them who thee do fear That it by them because of truth displayed may appear That thy beloved people may delivered be from thrall Save with the pow'r of thy right hand and hear me when I call God in his holinesse hath spoke herein I will take pleasure Shechem I will divide and forth will Succoths valley measure Gilead I claim as mine by right Manasseh mine shall be Ephraim is of mine head the strength Judah gives laws for me Moab's my washing-pot my shoe I 'le over Edom throw And over Palestina's land I will in triumph go O who is he will bring me to the city fortifi'd O who is he that to the land of Edom will me guide O God which hadest us cast off this thing wilt thou not do Ev'n thou O God which didest not forth with our armies go Help us from trouble for the help is vain which man supplies Through God wee 'l do great acts he shall tread down our enemies PSAL. LXI To the chief musician upon Neginoth A Psalm of David O God give ear unto my cry unto my pray'r attend From th' utmost corner of the land my cry to thee I 'le send What time my heart is overwhelm'd and in perplexity Do thou me lead unto the Rock that higher is then I. For thou hast for my refuge been a shelter by thy pow'r And for defence against my foes thou hast been a strong tow'r Within thy Tabernacle I for ever will abide And under covert of thy wings with confidence me hide For thou the vows that I did make O Lord my God didst hear Thou hast given me the heritage of those thy Name that fear A life prolong'd for many dayes thou to the King shalt give Like many generations be the years which he shall live He in Gods presence his abode for evermore shall have O do thou truth and mercy both prepare that may him save And so will I perpetually sing praise unto thy Name That having made my vows I may each day perform the same PSAL. LXII To the chief musician to Jeduthun A Psalm of David MY soul with expectation depends on God indeed My strength and my salvation doth from him alone proceed He onely my salvation is and my strong rock is He He onely is my sure defence much mov'd I shall not be How long will ye against a man plot mischief ye shall all Be slain ye as a tottering fence shall be and bowing wall They onely plot to cast him down from his excellency They joy in lies with mouth they blesse but they curse inwardly My soul wait thou with patience upon thy God alone On him dependeth all my hope and expectation He onely my salvation is and my strong Rock is He He onely is my sure defence I shall not moved be In God my glory placed is and my salvation sure In God the Rock is of my strength my refuge most secure Ye people place your confidence in him continually Before him pour ye out your heart God is our refuge hie Surely mean men are vanitie and great men are a lie In ballance laid they wholly are more light then vanitie Trust ye not in oppression in robbery be not vain On wealth set not your hearts when as increased is your gain God hath it spoken once to me yea this I heard again That power to Almighty God alone doth appertain Yea mercy also unto thee belongs O Lord alone For thou according to his work rewardest every one PSAL. LXIII A Psalm of David when he was in the wildernesse of Judah LOrd thee my God I 'le early seek my soul doth thirst for thee My flesh longs in a dry parcht land wherein no waters be That I thy power may behold and brightnesse of thy face As I have seen thee heretofore within thy holy place Since better is thy love then life my lips thee praise shall give I in thy Name will lift my hands and blesse thee while I live Ev'n as with marrow and with fat my soul shall filled be Then shall my mouth with joyfull lips sing praises unto thee When I do thee upon my bed remember with delight And when on thee I meditate in watches of the night In shadow of thy wings I 'le joy for thou mine help hast been My soul thee follows hard and me thy right hand doth sustain Who seek my soul to spill shall sink down to earths lowest room They by thy sword shall be cut off and foxes prey become Yet shall the King in God rejoyce and each one glory shall That swear by him but stopt shall be the mouth of liers all PSAL. LXIV To the chief musician A Psalm of David VVHen I to thee my prayer make Lord to my voice give ear My life save from the enemy of whom I stand in fear Me from their secret counsell hide who do live wickedly From insurrection of those men that work iniquity Who do their tongues with malice whet and make them cut like swords In whose bent bows are arrows set ev'n sharp and bitter words That they may at the perfect man in secret aim their shot Yea suddenly they dare at him to shoot and fear it not In ill encourage they themselves and their snares close to lay Together conference they have Who shall them see they say They have searcht out iniquities a perfect search they keep Of each of them the inward thought and very heart is deep God shall an arrow shoot at them and wound them suddenly So their own tongue shal them confound all who them see shall fly And on all men a fear shall fall Gods works they shall declare For they shall wisely notice take what these his doings are In God the righteous shall rejoyce and trust upon his might Yea they shall greatly glory all in heart that are upright PSAL. LXV To the chief musician A Psalm and song of David PRaise waits for thee in Sion Lord to thee vows paid shall be O thou that hearer art of pray'r all flesh shall come to thee Iniquities I must confesse prevail against me do But as for our transgressions them purge away shalt thou Blest is the man whom thou dost choose and mak'st approach to thee That he within thy courts O Lord may still a dweller be We surely shall be satisfi'd with thy abundant grace And with the goodnes of thy House ev'n of thy holy place O God of our salvation thou in thy righteousnesse By fearfull works unto our pray'rs thine answer dost expresse Therefore the ends of all the earth and these afar that be Upon the sea their confidence O Lord will place in thee Who being girt with pow'r sets fast by his great strength the hills Who noise of seas noise of their waves and peoples tumult stills Those in the utmost parts that dwell are at thy signes afraid
Amongst the tents of Ham ev'n these chief of their strength that were But His own people like to sheep thence to go forth He made And He amidst the wildernesse them as a flock did lead And He them safely on did lead so that they did not fear Whereas their enemies by the sea quite overwhelmed were To borders of His Sanctuary the Lord his people led Ev'n to the mount which His right hand for them had purchased The nations of Canaan by His Almighty hand Before their face He did expell out of their native land Which for inheritance to them by line He did divide And made the tribes of Israel within their tents abide Yet God most high they did provoke and tempted ever still And to observe His testimonies did not incline their will But like their fathers turned back and dealt unfaithfully Aside they turned like a bow that shoots deceitfully For they to anger did provoke Him with their places hie And with their graven images mov'd Him to jealousie When God heard this He waxed wroth and much loath'd Israel then So Shilohs tent He left the tent which He had plac'd with men And He his strength delivered into captivity He left his glory in the hand of his proud enemy His people also He gave over unto the swords fierce rage So sore His wrath inflamed was against his heritage The fire consum'd their choyce young men their maids no marriage had And when their priests fell by the sword their wives no mourning made But then the Lord arose as one that doth from sleep awake And like a gyant that by wine refresht a shout doth make Upon his enemies hinder parts He made his stroke to fall And so upon them He did put a shame perpetuall Moreover He the tabernacle of Joseph did refuse The mighty tribe of Ephraim He would in no wise chuse But He did chuse Jehudahs tribe to be the rest above And of mount Sion He made choise which He so much did love And He his Sanctuary built like to a palace hie Like to the earth which He did found to perpetuitie Of David that his servant was He also choise did make And even from the folds of sheep was pleased him to take From waiting on the ews with young He brought him for to feed Israel His inheritance His people Jacobs seed So after the integrity of his heart He them fed And by the good skill of His hands them wisely governed PSAL. LXXIX A Psalm of Asaph O God the heathen entred have Thine heritage by them Defiled is Thy house on heaps they laid Jerusalem The bodies of thy servants they have cast forth to be meat To rav'nous fowls thy dear saints flesh they give to beasts to eat Their bloud about Jerusalem like water have they shed And there was none to bury them when they were slain and dead Unto our neighbours a reproach most base become are we A scorn and laughing stock to them that round about us be How long Lord shall thine anger last wilt thou still keep the same And shall thy fervent jealousie burn like unto a flame On heathens pour thy fury forth that have thee never known And on these kingdomes which thy Name have never call'd upon For these are they which Jacob have devoured cruelly And they his habitation have caused waste to ly Against us minde not former sins thy tender mercies show Let them prevent us speedily for we 're brought very low For thy Names glory help us Lord who hast our Saviour bin Deliver us for thy Names sake O purge away our sin Why say the heathen Where 's their God let Him to them be known When these who shed thy servants bloud are in our sight o'rethrown O let the prisoners sighs ascend before thy sight on hie Preserve those in thy mighty pow'r that are design'd to dy And to our neighbours bosome cause it seven-fold rendred be Ev'n the reproach wherewith they have O Lord reproached thee So we thy folk and pasture-sheep shall give thee thanks alwayes And unto generations all we will shew forth thy praise PSAL. LXXX To the chief musician upon Shoshannim Eduth A Psalm of Asaph HEar Israels Shepherd like a flock thou that dost Joseph guide Shine forth O thou that dost between the cherubims abide In Ephraims and Benjamins and in Manassehs sight O come for our salvation stir up thy strength and might Turn us again O Lord our God and upon us vouchsafe To make thy countenance to shine and so we shall be safe O Lord of hosts Almighty God how long shall kindled be Thy wrath against the prayer made by thine own folk to thee Thou tears of sorrow gives to them in stead of bread to eat Yea tears in stead of drink thou gives to them in measure great Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours round about Our enemies among themselves at us do laugh and flout Turn us again O God of hosts and upon us vouchsafe To make thy countenance to shine and so we shall be safe A vine from Aegypt brought thou hast by thine outstretched hand And thou the heathen out didst cast to plant it in their land Before it thou a room didst make where it might grow and stand Thou causedst it deep root to take and it did fill the land The mountains vail'd were with its shade as with a covering Like goodly Cedars were the boughs which out from it did spring Upon the one hand to the sea her boughs she did out send On th' other side unto the floud her branches did extend Why hast thou then thus broken down and tane her hedge away So that all passengers do pluck and make of her a prey The boar who from the forrest comes doth waste it at his pleasure The wilde beast of the field also devoures it out of measure O God of hosts we thee beseech return now unto thine Look down from heav'n in love behold and visit this thy vine This vineyard which thine own right hand hath planted us among And that same branch which for thy self thou hast made to be strong Burnt up it is with flaming fire it also is cut down They utterly are perished when as thy face doth frown O let thy hand be still upon the man of thy right hand The son of man whom for thy self thou madest strong to stand So henceforth we will not go back nor turn from thee at all O do thou quicken us and we upon thy Name will call Turn us again Lord God of hosts and upon us vouchsafe To make thy countenance to shine and so we shall be safe PSAL. LXXXI To the chief musician upon Gittith A Psalm of Asaph SIng loud to God our strength with joy to Jacobs God do sing Take up a psalm the pleasant harp timbrell and psaltry bring Blow trumpets at new moon what day our feast appointed is For charge to Israel and a Law of Jacobs God was this To Joseph this a testimony
work is there All nations whom thou mad'st shall come and worship reverently Before thy face and they O Lord thy Name shall glorify Because thou art exceeding great and works by thee are done Which are to be admir'd and thou art God thy self alone Teach me thy way and in thy truth O Lord then walk will I Unite my heart that I thy Name may fear continually O Lord my God with all my heart to thee I will give praise And I the glory will ascribe unto thy Name alwayes Because thy mercy toward me in greatnesse doth excell And thou deliver'd hast my soul out from the lowest hell O God the proud against me rise and violent men have met That for my soul have sought and thee before them have not set But thou art full of pity Lord a God most gracious Long-suffering and in thy truth and mercy plenteous O turn to me thy countenance and mercy on me have Thy servant strengthen and the son of thine own hand-maid save Shew me a signe for good that they which do me hate may see And be asham'd because thou Lord didst help and comfort me PSAL. LXXXVII A Psalm or song for the sons of Korah UPon the hills of holinesse He his foundation sets God more then Jacobs dwellings all delights in Zions gates Things glorious are said of thee thou City of the Lord. Rahab and Babel I to those that know me will record Behold ev'n Tyrus and with it the land of Palestine And likewise AEthiopia this man was born therein And it of Zion shall be said This man and that man there Was born and He that is most high himself shall stablish her When God the people writes He 'll count that this man born was there There be that sing and play and all my well-springs in thee are PSAL. LXXXVIII A song or psalm for the sons of Korah to the chief musician upon Mahalath Leannoth Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite LOrd God my Saviour day and night before thee cry'd have I. Before thee let my prayer come give ear unto my cry For troubles great do fill my soul my life drawes nigh the grave I 'm counted with those that go down to pit and no strength have Ev'n free among the dead like them that slain in grave do ly Cut off from thy hand whom no more thou hast in memory Thou hast me laid in lowest pit in deeps and darksome caves Thy wrath lies hard on me thou hast me prest with all thy waves Thou hast put far from me my friends thou mad'st them to abhor me And I am so shut up that I finde no evasion for me By reason of affliction mine eye mourns dolefully To thee Lord do I call and stretch my hands continually Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead shall they rise and thee blesse Shall in the grave thy love be told in death thy faithfulnesse Shall thy great wonders in the dark or shall thy righteousnesse Be known to any in the land of deep forgetfulnesse But Lord to thee I cry'd my pray'r at morn prevent shall thee Why Lord dost thou cast off my soul and hid'st thy face from me Distrest am I and from my youth I ready am to dy Thy terrours I have born and am distracted fearfully The dreadfull fiercenesse of thy wrath quite over me doth go Thy terrours great have cut me off they did pursue me so For round about me every day like water they did roul And gathering together they have compassed my soul My friend thou hast put far from me and him that did me love And those that mine acquaintance were to darknesse didst remove PSAL. LXXXIX Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite GOds mercies I will ever sing and with my mouth I shall Thy faithfulnesse make to be known to generations all For mercy shall be built said I for ever to endure Thy faithfulnesse ev'n in the heav'ns thou wilt establish sure I with my chosen one have made a covenant graciously And to My servant whom I lov'd to David sworn have I That I thy seed establish shall for ever to remain And will to generations all thy Throne build and maintain The praises of thy wonders Lord the heavens shall expresse And in the congregation of saints thy faithfulnesse For who in heaven with the Lord may once himself compare Who is like God among the sons of those that mighty are Great fear in meetings of the saints is due unto the Lord And He of all about Him should with reverence be ador'd O thou that art the Lord of hosts what Lord in mightinesse Is like to thee who compast round art with thy faithfulnesse Ev'n in the raging of the sea thou over it dost reign And when the waves thereof do swell thou stillest them again Rahab in pieces thou didst break like one that slaughtered is And with thy mighty arm thou hast disperst thine enemies The heav'ns are thine thou for thine own the earth dost also take The world and fulnesse of the same thy pow'r did found and make The North and South from thee alone their first beginning had Both Tabor mount and Hermon hill shall in thy Name be glad Thou hast an arm that 's full of pow'r thy Hand is great in might And thy right hand exceedingly exalted is in height Justice and judgement of thy Throne are made the dwelling place Mercy accompani'd with truth shall go before thy face O greatly blest the people are the joyfull sound that know In brightnesse of thy face O Lord they ever on shall go They in thy Name shall all the day rejoyce exceedingly And in thy righteousnesse shall they exalted be on hy Because the glory of their strength doth only stand in thee And in thy favour shall our horn and pow'r exalted be For God is our defence and He to us doth safety bring The Holy One of Israel is our Almighty King In vision to thy holy-one thou saidst I help upon A strong one laid out of the folk I rais'd a chosen one Ev'n David I have found him out a servant unto Me And with my holy oyl My King anointed him to be With whom My hand shall stablisht be Mine arm shall make him strong On him the foe shall not exact nor son of mischief wrong I will beat down before his face all his malicious foes I will them greatly plague who do with hatred him oppose My mercy and my faithfulnesse with him yet still shall be And in My Name his horn and pow'r men shall exalted see His hand and pow'r shal reach afar I 'le set it in the sea And his right hand established shall in the rivers be Thou art my father he shall ery thou art my God alone And he shall say Thou art the rock of my salvation I 'le make him My first-born more high then Kings of any land My love I 'le ever keep for him My cov'nant fast shall stand His seed I by My pow'r will make for ever to endure
And as the dayes of heav'n his throne shall stable be and sure But if his children shall forsake My Lawes and go astray And in My judgements shal not walk but wander from My way If they My Lawes break and do not keep My Commandements I 'le visit then their faults with rods their sins with chastisements Yet I 'le not take My love from him nor false My promise make My cov'nant I 'le not break nor change what with my mouth I spake Once by My Holinesse I sware to David I 'le not ly His seed and throne shall as the sun before Me last for ay It like the moon shall ever be establisht stedfastly And like to that which in the heav'n doth witnesse faithfully But thou displeased hast cast off thou didst abhor and loath With him that thine anointed is thou hast been very wroth Thou hast thy servants covenan made void and quite cast by Thou hast profan'd his crown while it cast on the ground doth ly Thou all his hedges hast broke down his strong holds down hast torn He to all passers by a spoil to neighbours is a scorn Thou hast set up his foes right hand mad'st all his enemies glad Turn'd his swords edge and him to stand in battell hast not made His glory thou hast made to cease his throne to ground down cast Shortned his dayes of youth and him with shame thou covered hast How long Lord wilt thou hide thy self for ever in thine ire And shall thine indignation burn like unto a fire Remember Lord how short a time I shall on earth remain O wherefore is it so that thou hast made all men in vain What man is he that liveth here and death shall never see Or from the power of the grave what man his soul shall free Thy former loving kindnesses O Lord where be they now Those which in truth and faithfulnesse to David sworn hast thou Minde Lord thy servants sad reproach how I in bosome bear The scornings of the people all who strong and mighty are Wherewith thy raging enemies reproach'd O Lord think on Wherewith they have reproach'd the steps of thine anointed one All blessing to the Lord our God let be ascribed then For evermore so let it be Amen yea and amen PSAL. XC A prayer of Moses the man of God LOrd thou hast been our dwelling place in generations all Before thou ever hadst brought forth the mountains great or small Ere ever thou hadst form'd the earth and all the world abroad Ev'n thou from everlasting art to everlasting God Thou dost unto destruction man that is mortall turn And unto them thou say'st again ye sons of men return Because a thousand years appear no more before thy sight Then yesterday when it is past or then a watch by night As with an overflowing floud thou carriest them away They like a sleep are like the grasse that grows at morn are they At morn it flourishes and growes cut down at ev'n doth fade For by thine anger we consume thy wrath makes us afraid Our sins thou and iniquities dost in thy presence place And setst our secret faults before the brightnesse of thy face For in thine anger all our dayes do passe on to an end And as a tale that hath been told so we our years do spend Threescore and ten years do summe up our dayes and years we see Or if by reason of more strength in some fourscore they be Yet doth the strength of such old men but grief and labour prove For it is soon cut off and we fly hence and soon remove Who knowes the power of thy wrath according to thy fear So is thy wrath Lord teach thou us our end in minde to bear And so to count our dayes that we our hearts may still apply To learn thy wisdom and thy truth that we may live thereby Turn yet again to us O Lord how long thus shall it be Let it repent thee now for those that servants are to thee O with thy tender mercies Lord us early satisfie So we rejoyce shall all our dayes and still be glad in thee According as the dayes have been wherein we grief have had And years wherein we ill have seen so do thou make us glad O let thy work and pow'r appear thy servants face before And show unto their children dear thy glory evermore And let the beauty of the Lord our God be us upon Our handie-works establish thou establish them each one PSAL. XCI HE that doth in the secret place of the most High reside Under the shade of Him that is th' Almighty shall abide I of the Lord my God will say He is my refuge still He is my fortresse and my God and in Him trust I will Assuredly He shall thee save and give deliverance From subtile fowlers snare and from the noysome pestilence His feathers shall thee hide thy trust under His wings shall be His faithfulnesse shall be a shield and buckler unto thee Thou shalt not need to be afraid for terrours of the night Nor for the arrow that doth fly by day while it is light Nor for the pestilence that walks in darknesse secretly Nor for destruction that doth waste at noon-day openly A thousand at thy side shall fall on thy right hand shall ly Ten thousand dead yet unto thee it shall not once come nigh Only thou with thine eyes shalt look and a beholder be And thou therein the just reward of wicked men shalt see Because the Lord who constantly my refuge is alone Ev'n the most High is made by thee thy habitation No plague shall near thy dwelling come no ill shall thee befall For thee to keep in all thy wayes His Angels charge He shall They in their hands shall bear thee up still waiting thee upon Lest thou at any time should dash thy foot against a stone Upon the adder thou shalt tread and on the Lyon strong Thy feet on Dragons trample shall and on the Lions young Because on Me he set his love I 'le save and set him free Because My great Name he hath known I will him set on high He 'll call on Me I 'le answer him I will be with him still In trouble to deliver him and honour him I will With length of dayes unto his minde I will him satisfie I also My salvation will cause his eyes to see PSAL. XCII A psalm or song for the Sabbath-day TO render thanks unto the Lord it is a comely thing And to thy Name O thou most high due praise aloud to sing Thy loving kindnesse to show forth when shines the morning light And to declare thy faithfulnesse with pleasure every night On a ten stringed instrument upon the psalterie And on the harp with solemn sound and grave-sweet melodie For thou Lord by thy mighty work hast made my heart right glad And I will triumph in the works which by thine hands were made How great Lord are thy works each thought of thine a deep
right with judgement dwells His Throne Fire goes before Him and His foes it burns up round about His lightnings lighten did the world earth saw and shook throughout Hills at the presence of the Lord like wax did melt away Ev'n at the presence of the Lord of all the earth I say The heav'ns declare His righteousnesse all men His glory see All who serve graven images confounded let them be Who do of idols boast themselves let shame upon them fall Ye that are called gods see that ye do Him worship all Sion did hear and joyfull was glad Judahs daughters were They much rejoyc'd O Lord because Thy judgements did appear For thou O Lord art high above all things on earth that are Above all other gods thou art exalted very far Hate ill all ye that love the Lord His saints souls keepeth He And from the hands of wicked men He sets them safe and free For all those that be righteous sown is a joyfull light And gladnesse sown is for all those that are in heart upright Ye righteous in the Lord rejoyce expresse your thankfulnesse When ye into your memory do call His holinesse PSAL. XCVIII A Psalm O sing a new song to the Lord for wonders He hath done His right hand and His holy arm Him victory hath won The Lord God his salvation hath caused to be known His justice in the heathens sight He openly hath shown He mindful of His grace and truth to Israels house hath been And the salvation of our God all ends of th' earth have seen Let all the earth unto the Lord send forth a joyfull noyse Lift up your voice aloud to Him sing praises and rejoyce With harp with harp and voice of psalms unto JEHOVAH sing With trumpets cornets gladly sound before the Lord the King Let seas and all their fulnesse roar the world and dwellers there Let flouds clap hands and let the hills together joy declare Before the Lord because he comes to judge the earth comes He He 'll judge the world with righteousnesse His folk with equitie PSAL. XCIX TH' Eternall Lord doth reign as King let all the people quake He sits between the Cherubims let th' earth be mov'd and shake The Lord in Sion great and high above all people is Thy great and dreadfull Name for it is Holy let them blesse The Kings strength also judgement loves thou setlest equity Just judgement thou dost execute in Jacob righteously The Lord our God exalt on hie and reverently do ye Before His footstool worship Him the Holy-One is He. Moses and Aaron ' mongst His priests Samuel with them that call Upon His Name these call'd on God and He them answer'd all Within the pillar of the cloud He unto them did speak The testimonies He them taught and lawes they did not break Thou answeredst them O Lord our God thou wast a God that gave Pardon to them though on their deeds thou wouldest vengeance have Do ye exalt the Lord our God and at His holy hill Do ye Him worship for the Lord our God is Holy still PSAL. C. A Psalm of praise ALL people that on earth do dwell Sing to the Lord with chearfull voice Him serve with mirth His praise forth tell Come ye before Him and rejoyce Know that the Lord is God indeed Without our aid He did us make We are his flock he doth us feed And for his sheep he doth us take O enter then his gates with praise Approach with joy his Courts unto Praise laud and blesse his Name alwayes For it is seemly so to do For why the Lord our God is good His mercy is for ever sure His truth at all times firmly stood And shall from age to age endure Another of the same O All ye lands unto the Lord make ye a joyfull noyse Serve God with gladnesse him before come with a singing voice Know ye the Lord that he is God not we but He us made We are his people and the sheep within his pasture fed Enter his gates and courts with praise to thank him go ye thither To him expresse your thankfulnesse and blesse his Name together Because the Lord our God is good his mercy faileth never And to all generations his truth endureth ever PSAL. CI. A Psalm of David I Mercy will and judgement sing Lord I will sing to thee With wisdom in a perfect way shall my behaviour be O when in kindnesse unto me wilt thou be pleas'd to come I with a perfect heart will walk within my house at home I will endure no wicked thing before mine eyes to be I hate their work that turn aside it shall not cleave to me A stubborn and a froward heart depart quite from me shall A person giv'n to wickednesse I will not know at all I 'le cut him off that slandereth his neighbour privily The haughtie heart I will not bear nor him that looketh hie Upon the faithfull of the land mine eyes shall be that they May dwell with me he shall me serve that walks in perfect way Who of deceit a worker is in my house shall not dwell And in my presence shall he not remain that lies doth tell Yea all the wicked of the land early destroy will I All from Gods city to cut off that work iniquity PSAL CII A prayer of the afflicted when he is overwhelmed and poureth out his complaint before the Lord. O Lord unto my pray'r give ear my cry let come to thee And in the day of my distresse hide not thy face from me Give ear to me what time I call to answer me make haste For as an hearth my bones are burnt my dayes like smoke do waste My heart within me smitten is and it is withered Like very grasse so that I do forget to eat my bread By reason of my groaning voice my bones cleave to my skin Like pelican in wildernesse forsaken I have bin I like an owl in desert am that nightly there doth moan I watch and like a sparrow am on the house top alone My bitter enemies all the day reproaches cast on me And being mad at me with rage against me sworn they be For why I ashes eaten have like bread in sorrows deep My drink I also mingled have with tears that I did weep Thy wrath and indignation did cause this grief and pain For thou hast lift me up on high and cast me down again My dayes are like unto a shade which doth declining passe And I am dry'd and withered ev'n like unto the grasse But thou Lord everlasting art and thy remembrance shall Continually endure and be to generations all Thou shalt arise and mercy have upon thy Zion yet The time to favour her is come the time that thou hast set For in her rubbish and her stones thy servants pleasure take Yea they the very dust thereof do favour for her sake So shall the heathen people fear the Lords most holy Name And all the Kings on earth shal dread
thy glory and thy fame When Zion by the mighty Lord built up again shall be In Glory then and Majesty to men appear shall He. The prayer of the destitute he surely will regard Their prayer will he not despise by him it shall be heard For generations yet to come this shall be on record So shall the people that shall be created praise the Lord. He from his Sanctuaries height hath downward cast his eye And from his glorious Throne in heav'n the Lord the earth did spy That of the mournfull prisoner the groanings he might hear To set them free that unto death by men appointed are That they in Zion may declare the Lords most holy Name And publish in Jerusalem the praises of the same When as the people gather shall in troups with one accord When Kingdoms shall assembled be to serve the highest Lord. My wonted force and strength he hath abated in the way And he my dayes hath shortened Thus therefore did I say My God in mid-time of my dayes take thou me not away From age to age eternally thy years endure and stay The firm foundation of the earth of old time thou hast laid The heavens also are the work which thine own hands have made Thou shalt for evermore endure but they shall perish all Yea every one of them wax old like to a garment shall Thou as a vesture shalt them change and they shall changed be But Thou the same art and thy years are to eternitie The children of thy servants shall continually endure And in thy sight O Lord their seed shall be establisht sure Another of the same LOrd hear my pray'r and let my cry Have speedie accesse unto thee In day of my calamity O hide not Thou thy face from me Hear when I call to thee that day An answer speedily return My dayes like smoke consume away And as an hearth my bones do burn My heart is wounded very sore And withered like to grasse doth fade I am forgetfull grown therefore To take and eat my daily bread By reason of my smart within And voice of my most grievous groans My flesh consumed is my skin All parcht doth cleave unto my bones The Pelican of wildernesse The Owl in deserts I do match And Sparrow-like companionlesse Upon the houses top I watch I all day long am made a scorn Reproach'd by my malicious foes The mad men are against me sworn The men against me that arose For I have ashes eaten up To me as if they had been bread And with my drink I in my cup Of bitter tears a mixture made Because thy wrath was not appeas'd And dreadfull indignation Therefore it was that thou me rais'd And thou again didst cast me down My dayes are like a shade alway Which doth declining swiftly passe And I am withered away Much like unto the fading grasse But thou O Lord shalt still endure From change and all mutation free And to all generations sure Shall thy remembrance ever be Thou shalt arise and mercy yet Thou to mount Zion shalt extend Her time for favour which was set Behold is now come to an end Thy saints take pleasure in her stones Her very dust to them is dear All heathen lands and kingly thrones On earth thy glorious Name shall fear God in his glory shall appear When Zion he builds and repairs He shall regard and lend his ear Unto the needies humble pray'rs Th' afflicteds pray'r He will not scorn All times this shall be in record And generations yet unborn Shall praise and magnifie the Lord. He from his holy place look'd down The earth he view'd from heav'n on hie To hear the prisoners mourning groan And free them that are dam'd to die That Zion and Jerusalem too His Name and praise may well record When people and the Kingdoms do Assemble all to praise the Lord. My strength he weakned in the way My dayes of life he shortened My God O take me not away In mid-time of my dayes I said Thy years throughout all ages last Of old thou hast established The earths foundation firm and fast Thy mighty hands the heav'ns have made They perish shall as garments do But thou shalt evermore endure As vestures thou shalt change them so And they shall all be changed sure But from all changes thou art free Thy endlesse years do last for ay Thy servants and their seed who be Establish'd shall before thee stay PSAL. CIII A Psalm of David O thou my soul blesse God the Lord and all that in me is Be stirred up his holy Name to magnifie and blesse Blesse O my soul the Lord thy God and not forgetfull be Of all his gracious benefites he hath bestow'd on thee All thine iniquities who doth most graciously forgive Who thy diseases all and pains doth heal and thee relieve Who doth redeem thy life that thou to death may not go down Who thee with loving kindnesse doth and tender mercies crown Who with abundance of good things doth satisfie thy mouth So that ev'n as the Eagles age renewed is thy youth God righteous judgement executes for all oppressed ones His way to Moses he his acts made known to Israels sons Lord our God is mercifull and he is gracious Long suffering and slow to wrath in mercy plenteous He will not chide continually nor keep his anger still With us he dealt not as we sin'd nor did require our ill For as the heaven in its height the earth surmounteth far So great to those that do him fear his tender mercies are As far as East is distant from the VVest so far hath He From us removed in His love all our iniquitie Such pity as a father hath unto his children dear Like pity shews the Lord to such as worship Him in fear For He remembers we are dust and He our frame well knows Frail man his dayes are like the grasse as flowr in field he grows For over it the winde doth passe and it away is gone And of the place where once it was it shall no more be known But unto them that do Him fear Gods mercy never ends And to their childrens children still His righteousnesse extends To such as keep his covenant and mindfull are alway Of His most just commandements that they may them obey The Lord prepared hath His Throne in heavens firm to stand And every thing that being hath His Kingdom doth command O ye his Angels that excell in strength blesse ye the Lord Ye who obey what he commands and hearken to his word O blesse and magnifie the Lord ye glorious hosts of his Ye ministers that do fulfill what e're his pleasure is O blesse the Lord all ye his works wherewith the world is stor'd In his dominions every-where my soul blesse thou the Lord. PSAL. CIV BLesse God my soul O Lord my God thou are exceeding great With Honour and with Majestie thou clothed art in state With light as with a robe thy self thou coverest about And like
consum'd and all fruits of their ground He smote all first-born in their land chief of their strength each one With gold and silver brought them forth weak in their tribes were none Aegypt was glad when sorth they went their fear on them did light He spread a cloud for covering and fire to shine by night They askt and he brought Quails with bread of heav'n he filled them He op'ned rocks floods gusht and ran in deserts like a stream For on his holy promise he and servant Abraham thought With joy his people his elect with gladnesse forth he brought And unto them the pleasant lands he of the heathen gave That of the peoples labours they inheritance might have That they his statutes might observe according to his word And that they might his Lawes obey Give praise unto the Lord. PSAL. CVI. GIve praise and thanks unto the Lord for bountifull is He His tender mercy doth endure unto eternitie Gods mighty works who can expresse or shew forth all his praise Blessed are they that judgement keep and justly do alwayes Remember me Lord with that love which thou to thine dost bear With thy salvation O my God to visit me draw near That I thy chosens good may see and in their joy rejoyce And may with thine inheritance triumph with chearfull voice We with our fathers sinned have and of iniquity Too long we have the workers been we have done wickedly The wonders great which thou O Lord didst work in Aegypt land Our fathers though they saw yet them they did not understand And they thy mercies multitude kept not in memory But at the sea ev'n the Red-sea provok'd him grievously Neverthelesse he saved them ev'n for his own Names sake That so he might to be welt known his mighty power make When he the Red-sea did rebuke then dryed up it was Through depths as through the wildernesse He safely made them passe From hands of those that hated them he did his people save And from the enemies cruell hand to them redemption gave The waters overwhelm'd their foes not one was left alive Then they believ'd his word and praise to him in songs did give But soon did they his mighty works forget unthankfully And on his counsell and his will did not wait patiently But much did lust in wildernesse and God in desert tempt He gave them what they sought but to their soul he leannesse sent And against Moses in the camp their envy did appear At Aaron they the saint of God envious also were Therefore the earth did open wide and Dathan did devour And all Abirams company did cover in that hour Likewise among their company a fire was kindled then And so the hot consuming flame burnt up these wicked men Upon the hill of Horeb they an idol-calf did frame A molten image they did make and worshipped the same And thus their Glory and their God most vainly changed they Into the likenesse of an ox that eateth grasse or hay They did forget the mighty God that had their Saviour been By whom such great things brought to passe they had in Aegypt seen In Hams land he did wondrous works things terrible did he When he his mighty hand and arm stretcht out at the Red-sea Then said he he would them destroy had not his wrath to stay His chosen Moses stood in breach that them he should not slay Yea they despis'd the pleasant land believed not his word But in their tents they murmured not hearkning to the Lord. Therefore in desert them to slay he lifted up his hand 'mong nations to o'rethrow their seed and scatter in each land They unto Baal-Peor did themselves associat The sacrifices of the dead they did profanely eat Thus by their lewd inventions they did provoke his ire And then upon them suddenly the plague brake in as fire Then Phineas rose and justice did and so the plague did cease That to all ages counted was to him for righteousnesse And at the waters where they strove they did him angry make In such sort that it fared ill with Moses for their sake Because they there his spirit meek provoked bitterly So that he uttered with his lips words unadvisedly Nor as the Lord commanded them did they the nations slay But with the heathen mingled were and learn'd of them their way And they their idols serv'd which did a snare unto them turn Their sons and daughters they to devils in sacrifice did burn In their own childrens guiltlesse bloud their hands they did embrew Whom to Canaans idols they for sacrifices slew So was the land defil'd with bloud They stain'd with their own way And with their own inventions a whoring they did stray Against his people kindled was the wrath of God therefore Insomuch that he did his own inheritance abhore He gave them to the heathens hand their foes did them command Their enemies them opprest they were made subject to their hand He many times delivered them but with their counsel so They him provok'd that for their sin they were brought very low Yet their affliction he beheld when he did hear their cry And he for them his Covenant did call to memory After his mercies multitude he did repent And made Them to be pity'd of all those who them did captive lead O Lord our God us save and gather the heathen from among That we thy holy Name may praise in a triumphant song Blest be JEHOVAH Israels God to all eternitie Let all the people say Amen Praise to the Lord give ye PSAL. CVII PRaise God for he is good for still his mercies lasting be Let Gods redeem'd say so whom he from th' enemies hand did free And gathered them out of the lands from North South East and VVest They stray'd in deserts pathlesse way no city found to rest For thirst and hunger in them faints their soul VVhen straits them presse They cry unto the Lord and he them frees from their distresse Them also in a way to walk that right is he did guide That they might to a city go wherein they might abide O that men to the Lord would give praise for his goodnesse then And for his works of wonder done unto the sons of men For he the soul that longing is doth fully satisfie VVith goodnesse he the hungry soul doth fill abundantly Such as shut up in darknesse deep and in deathsshade abide VVhom strongly hath affliction bound and irons fast have ty'd Because against the words of God they wrought rebelliously And they the counsell did contemn of him that is most hie Their heart he did bring down with grief they fell no help could have In trouble then they cry'd to God he them from straits did save He out of darknesse did them bring and from deaths shade them take These bands wherewith they had been bound asunder quite he brake O that men to the Lord would give praise for his goodnesse then And for his works of wonder done unto the sons of men
Lord hast done the same they may well understand Although they curse with spite yet Lord blesse thou with loving voice Let them asham'd be when they rise thy servant let rejoice Let thou mine adversaries all with shame be cloathed over And let their own confusion them as a mantle cover But as for me I with my mouth will greatly praise the Lord And I among the multitude His praises will record For He shall stand at his right hand who is in povertie To save him from all those that would condemn his soul to die PSAL. CX A Psalm of David THe Lord did say unto my Lord Sit thou at My right hand Untill I make thy foes a stool whereon thy feet may stand The Lord shall out of Zion send the rod of thy great pow'r In midst of all thine enemies be thou the Governour A willing people in thy day of pow'r shall come to thee In holy beauties from morns womb thy youth like dew shall be The Lord himself hath made an oath and will repent him never Of th' order of Melchisedek Thou art a Priest for ever The glorious and mighty Lord that sits at thy right hand Shall in his day of wrath strike through Kings that do Him withstand He shall among the heathen judge He shall with bodies dead The places fill o're many lands He wound shall every head The brook that runneth in the way with drink shall Him supply And for this cause in triumph He shall lift His head on hie PSAL. CXI PRaise ye the Lord with my whole heart I will Gods praise declare Where the assemblies of the just and congregations are The whole works of the Lord our God are great above all measure Sought out they are of every one that do therein take pleasure His work most honourable is most glorious and pure And his untainted Righteousnesse for ever doth endure His works most wonderfull He hath made to be thought upon The Lord is gracious and He is full of compassion He giveth meat unto all those that truly do Him fear And evermore His Covenant He in his minde will bear He did the power of His works unto His people show When He the heathens heritage upon them did bestow His handy-works are truth and right all His commands are sure And done in truth and uprightnesse they evermore endure He sent redemption to His folk His Covenant for ay He did command Holy His Name and reverend is alway Wisdoms beginning is Gods fear good understanding they Have all that His commands fulfill His praise endures for ay PSAL. CXII PRaise ye the Lord. The man is blest that fears the Lord aright He who in His commandements doth greatly take delight His seed and off-spring powerfull shall be the earth upon Of upright men blessed shall be the generation Riches and wealth shall ever be within his house in store And His unspotted righteousnesse endures for evermore Unto the upright light doth rise though he in darknesse be Compassionate and mercifull and righteous is he A good man doth his favour shew and doth to others lend He with discretion his affairs will guide unto the end Surely there is not any thing that ever shall him move The righteous mans memoriall shall everlasting prove When he shall evill tidings hear he shall not be afraid His heart is fixt his confidence upon the Lord is staid His heart is firmly stablished afraid he shall not be Untill upon his enemies he his desire shall see He hath disperst giv'n to the poor his righteousnesse shall be To ages all with honour shall his horn be raised high The wicked shall it see and fret his teeth gnash melt away What wicked men do most desire shall utterly decay PSAL. CXIII PRaise God ye servants of the Lord O praise the Lords Name praise Yea blessed be the Name of God from this time forth alwayes From rising Sun to where it sets Gods Name is to be prais'd Above all nations God is high 'bove heav'n His glory rais'd Unto the Lord our God that dwells on high who can compare Himself that humbleth things to see in heav'n and earth that are He from the dust doth raise the poor that very low did ly And from the dung-hill lifts the man opprest with poverty That He may highly him advance and with the Princes set With those that of His people are the chief ev'n Princes great The barren woman house to keep He maketh and to be Of sons a mother full of joy Praise to the Lord give ye PSAL. CXIV VVHen Isra'l out of Aegypt went and did his dwelling change When Jacobs house went out from those that were of language strange He Judah did His Sanctuary His Kingdom Israel make The sea it saw and quickly fled Jordan was driven back Like rams the mountains and like lambs the hills skipt to and fro O sea why stedst thou Jordan back why wast thou driven so Ye mountains great wherefore was it that ye did skip like rams And wherefore was it little hills that ye did leap like lambs O at the presence of the Lord earth tremble thou for fear While as the presence of the God of Jacob doth appear Who from the hard and stonie rock did standing water bring And by His pow'r did turn the flint into a water spring PSAL. CXV NOt unto us Lord not to us but do thou glory take Unto thy Name ev'n for thy truth and for thy mercies sake O wherefore should the heathen say Where is their God now gone But our God in the heavens is what pleas'd Him He hath done Their idols silver are and gold work of mens hands they be Mouths have they but they do not speak and eyes but do not see Ears have they but they do not hear noses but savour not Hands feet but handle not nor walk nor speak they through their throat Like them their makers are and all on them their trust that build O Isra'l trust thou in the Lord He is their help and shield O Aarons house trust in the Lord their help and shield is He. Ye that fear God trust in the Lord their help and shield He 'll be The Lord of us hath mindfull been and He will blesse us still He will the house of Isra'l blesse blesse Aarons house He will Both small and great that fear the Lord He will them surely blesse The Lord will you you and your seed ay more and more increase O blessed are ye of the Lord who made the earth and heaven The heav'n ev'n heav'ns are Gods but He earth to mens sons hath given The dead nor who to silence go Gods praise do not record But henceforth we for ever will blesse God Praise ye the Lord. PSAL. CXVI I Love the Lord because my voice and prayers He did hear I while I live will call on Him who bow'd to me His ear Of death the cords and sorrows did about me compasse round The pains of hell took hold on me I
righteous are before me laid have I. I to thy testimonies cleave shame do not on me cast I 'le run thy precepts way when thou my heart enlarged hast ה HE. The 5. part Teach me O Lord the perfect way of thy precepts divine And to observe it to the end I shall my heart incline Give understanding unto me so keep thy Law shall I Yea ev'n with my whole heart I shal observe it carefully In thy Laws path make me to go for I delight therein My heart unto thy testimonies and not to greed incline Turn thou away my sight and eyes from viewing vanitie And in thy good and holy way be pleas'd to quicken me Confirm to me thy gracious word which I did gladly hear Ev'n to thy servant Lord who is devoted to thy fear Turn thou away my fear'd reproach for good thy judgements be Lo for thy precepts I have long'd in thy truth quicken me ו VAU The 6. part Let thy sweet mercies also come and visit me O Lord Ev'n thy benign salvation according to thy word So shall I have wherewith I may give him an answer just Who spitefully reproacheth me for in thy word I trust The word of truth out of my mouth take thou not utterly For on thy judgements righteous my hope doth still rely So shall I keep for evermore thy Law continually And sith that I thy precepts seek I 'le walk at liberty I 'le speak thy word to Kings and I with shame shall not be mov'd And will delight my self alwayes in thy Laws which I lov'd To thy commandments which I lov'd my hands lift up I will And I will also meditate upon thy statutes still ז ZAIN The 7. part Remember Lord thy gracious word thou to thy servant spake Which for a ground of my sure hope thou causedst me to take This word of thine my comfort is in my affliction For in my straits I am reviv'd by this thy word alone The men whose hearts with pride are stuff'd did greatly me deride Yet from thy straight commandements I have not turn'd aside Thy judgements righteous O Lord which thou of old forth gave I did remember and my self by them comforted have Horrour took hold on me because ill men thy Law forsake I in my house of pilgrimage thy Laws my songs do make Thy Name by night Lord I did minde and I have kept thy Law And this I had because thy word I kept and stood in aw ח CHETH The 8. part Thou my sure portion art alone which I did choose O Lord I have resolv'd and said that I would keep thy holy word With my whole heart I did intreat thy face and favour free According to thy gracious word be mercifull to me I thought upon my former wayes and did my life well try And to thy testimonies pure my feet then turned I. I did not stay nor linger long as those that slothfull are But hastily thy Laws to keep my self I did prepare Bands of ill men me robb'd yet I thy precepts did not slight I 'le rise at midnight thee to praise ev'n for thy judgements right I am companion to all those who fear and thee obey O Lord thy mercy fills the earth teach me thy Laws I pray ט TETH The 9. part Well hast thou with thy servant dealt as thou didst promise give Good judgement me and knowledge teach for I thy word believe Ere I afflicted was I stray'd but now I keep thy word Both good thou art and good thou dost teach me thy statutes Lord. The men that are puft up with pride against me forg'd a ly Yet thy commandements observe with my whole heart will I. Their hearts through worldly ease wealth as fat as grease they be But in thy holy Law I take delight continually It hath been very good for me that I afflicted was That I might well instructed be and learn thy holy Laws The word that cometh from thy mouth is better unto me Then many thousands and great summs of gold and silver be י JOD The 10. part Thou mad'st and fashionedst me thy Laws to know give wisdom Lord. So who thee fear shall joy to see me trusting in thy word That very right thy judgements are I know and do confesse And that thou hast afflicted me in truth and faithfulnesse O let thy kindnesse mercifull I pray thee comfort me As to thy servant faithfully was promised by thee And let thy tender mercies come to me that I may live Because thy holy Laws to me sweet delectation give Lord let the proud ashamed be for they without a cause With me perversly deal but I will muse upon thy Laws Let such as fear thee and have known thy statutes turn to me My heart let in thy Laws be sound that sham'd I never be כ CAPH The 11. part My soul for thy salvation faints yet I thy word believe Mine eyes fail for thy word I say When wilt thou comfort give For like a bottle I 'm become that in the smoke is set I 'm black and parcht with grief yet I thy statutes not forget How many are thy servants dayes when wilt thou execute Just judgement on these wicked men that do me persecute The proud have digged pits for me which is against thy Laws Thy words all faithfull are help me pursu'd without a cause They so consum'd me that on earth my life they scarce did leave Thy precepts yet forsook I not but close to them I clave After thy loving kindnesse Lord me quicken and preserve The testimonie of thy mouth so shall I still observe ל LAMED The 12. part Thy word for ever is O Lord in heaven settled fast Unto all generations thy faithfulnesse doth last The earth thou hast established and it abides by thee This day they stand as thou ordain'd for all thy servants be Unlesse in thy most perfect Law my soul delights had found I should have perished when as my troubles did abound Thy precepts I will nev'r forget they quickning to me brought Lord I am thine O save thou me thy precepts I have sought For me the wicked have laid wait me seeking to destroy But I thy testimonies true consider will with joy An end of all perfection here have I seen O God But as for thy commandement it is exceeding broad מ MEM. The 13. part O how love I thy Law it is my study all the day It makes me wiser then my foes for it doth with me stay Then all my teachers now I have more understanding far Because my meditation thy testimonies are In understanding I excell those that are ancients For I endeavoured to keep all thy commandements My feet from each ill way I stay'd that I may keep thy word I from thy judgements have not swerv'd for thou hast taught me Lord. How sweet unto my taste O Lord are all thy words of truth Yea I do finde them sweeter far then honey to my mouth I through thy precepts that are pure do understanding
get I therefore every way that 's false with all my heart do hate × NUN The 14. part Thy word is to my feet a lamp and to my path a light I sworn have and I will perform to keep thy judgements right I am with sore affliction ev'n overwhelm'd O Lord In mercy raise and quicken me according to thy word The free-will offrings of my mouth accept I thee beseech And unto me thy servant Lord thy judgements clearly teach Though still my soul be in my hand thy Laws I 'le not forget I err'd not from them though for me the wicked snares did set I of thy testimonies have above all things made choice To be my heritage for ay for they my Heart rejoice I carefully inclined have my heart still to attend That I thy statures may perform alway unto the end ס SAMECH The 15. part I hate the thoughts of vanitie but love thy Law do I. My shield and hiding-place thou art I on thy word rely All ye that evill doers are from me depart away For the commandments of my God I purpose to obey According to thy faithfull word uphold and stablish me That I may live and of my hope ashamed never be Hold thou me up so shall I be in peace and safetie still And to thy statutes have respect continually I will Thou treadst down all that love to stray false their deceit doth prove Lewd men like drosse away thou putst therefore thy Law I love For fear of thee my very flesh doth tremble all dismaid And of thy righteous judgements Lord my soul is much afraid ×¢ AIN The 16. part To all men I have judgment done performing justice right Then let me not be left unto my fierce oppressours might For good unto thy servant Lord thy servants surety be From the oppression of the proud do thou deliver me Mine eyes do fail with looking long for thy salvation The word of thy pure righteousnesse while I do wait upon In mercy with thy servant deal thy Laws me teach and show I am thy servant wisdom give that I thy Laws may know It 's time thou work Lord for they have made void thy Law divine Therefore thy precepts more I love then gold yea gold most fine Concerning all things thy commands all right I judge therefore And every false and wicked way I perfectly abhore פ PE. The 17. part Thy statutes Lord are wonderfull my soul them keeps with care The entrance of thy words gives light makes wise who simple are My mouth I have wide opened and panted earnestly While after thy commandements I long'd exceedingly Look on me Lord and mercifull do thou unto me prove As thou art wont to do to those thy Name who truly love O let my footsteps in thy word aright still ordered be Let no iniquitie obtain dominion over me From mans oppression save thou me so keep thy Laws I will Thy face make on thy servant shine teach me the statutes still Rivers of waters from mine eyes did run down when I saw How wicked men run on in sin and do not keep thy Law צ TSADDI The 18. part O Lord thou art most righteous thy judgements are upright Thy testimonies thou command'st most faithfull are and right My zeal hath ev'n consumed me because mine enemies Thy holy words forgotten have and do thy Laws despise Thy word 's most pure therefore on it thy servants love is set Small and despis'd I am yet I thy precepts not forget Thy righteousnesse is righteousnesse which ever doth endure Thy holy Law Lord also is the very truth most pure Trouble and anguish have me found and taken hold on me Yet in my trouble my delight thy just commandments be Eternall righteousnesse is in thy testimonies all Lord to me understanding give and ever live I shall ק KOPH The 19. part With my whole heart I cry'd Lord hear I will thy word obey I cry'd to thee save me and I will keep thy Laws alway I of the morning did prevent the dawning and did cry For all my expectation did on thy word rely Mine eyes did timously prevent the watches of the night That in thy word with carefull minde then meditate I might After thy loving kindnesse hear my voice that calls on thee According to thy judgement Lord revive and quicken me Who follow mischief they draw nigh they from thy Law are far But thou art near Lord most firm truth all thy commandments are As for thy testimonies all of old this have I try'd That thou hast surely founded them for ever to abide ר RESH The 20. part Consider mine affliction in safety do me set Deliver me O Lord for I thy Law do not forget After thy word revive thou me save me and plead my cause Salvation is from sinners far for they seek not thy Laws O Lord both great and manifold thy tender mercies be According to thy judgements just revive and quicken me My persecuters many are and foes which do combine Yet from thy testimonies pure my heart doth not decline I saw transgressours and was griev'd for they keep not thy word See how I love thy Law as thou art kinde me quicken Lord. From the beginning all thy word hath been most true and sure Thy righteous judgements every one for evermore endure ש SHIN The 21. part Princes have persecuted me although no cause they saw But still of thy most holy word my heart doth stand in aw I at thy word rejoyce as one of spoil that findes great store Thy Law I love but lying all I hate and do abhorre Seven times a day it is my care to give due praise to thee Because of all thy judgements Lord which righteous ever be Great peace have they who love thy Law offence they shall have none I hop'd for thy salvation Lord and thy commands have done My soul thy testimonies pure observed carefully On them my heart is set and them I love exceedingly Thy testimonies and thy Laws I kept with speciall care For all my works and wayes each one before thee open are ת TAU The 22. part O let my earnest pray'r and cry come near before thee Lord Give understanding unto me according to thy word Let my request before thee come after thy word me free My lips shall utter praise when thou hast taught thy Laws to me My tongue of thy most blessed word shall speak and it confesse Because all thy commandements are perfect righteousnesse Let thy strong hand make help to me thy precepts are my choice I long'd for thy salvation Lord and in thy Law rejoice O let my soul live and it shall give praises unto thee And let thy judgements gracious be helpfull unto me I like a lost sheep went astray thy servant seek and finde For thy commands I suffred not to slip out of my minde PSAL. CXX A song of degrees IN my distresse to God I cry'd and He gave ear to me From lying lips and guilful tongue O Lord my
LOrd from the depths to thee I cry'd My voice Lord do thou hear Unto my supplications voyce give an attentive ear Lord who shall stand if thou O Lord should'st mark iniquitie But yet with Thee forgivenesse is that fear'd Thou mayest be I wait for God my soul doth wait my hope is in His word More then they that for morning watch my soul waits for the Lord I say more then they that do watch the morning light to see Let Israel hope in the Lord for with Him mercies be And plenteous redemption is ever found with Him And from all his iniquities he Israel shall redeem PSAL. CXXXI A song of degrees of David MY heart not haughtie is O Lord mine eyes not lofty be Nor do I deal in matters great or things for me too hie I surely have my self behav'd with quiet sp'rit and milde As childe of mother wean'd my soul is like a weaned childe Upon the Lord let all the hope of Israel rely Ev'n from the time that present is unto eternity PSAL. CXXXII A song of degrees DAvid and his afflictions all Lord do thou think upon How unto God he sware and vow'd to Jacobs mightie One I will not come within my house nor rest in bed at all Nor shall mine eyes take any sleep nor eye-lids slumber shall Till for the Lord a place I finde where He may make abode A place of habitation for Jacobs mightie God Lo at the place of Ephratah of it we understood And we did finde it in the fields and city of the wood We 'll go into His Tabernacles and at His footstool bow Arise O Lord into Thy rest th' Ark of Thy strength and Thou O let Thy Priests be cloathed Lord with truth and righteousnesse And let all those that are Thy saints shout loud for joyfulnesse For thine own servant Davids sake do not deny Thy grace Nor of Thine own anointed one turn Thou away the face The Lord in truth to David sware He will not turn from it I of thy bodies fruit will make upon thy throne to sit My Covenant if thy sons will keep and Laws to them made known Their children then shall also sit for ever on Thy throne For God of Zion hath made choice there He desires to dwell This is My rest here still I 'le stay for I do like it well Her food I 'le greatly blesse her poor with bread will satisfie Her priests I 'le cloathe with health her saints shall shout forth joyfullie And there will I make Davids horn to bud forth pleasantlie For him that Mine anointed is a lamp ordain'd have I. As with a garment I will cloathe with shame his enemies all But yet the crown that he doth wear upon him flourish shall PSAL. CXXXIII A song of degrees of David BEhold how good a thing it is and how becoming well Together such as brethren are in unitie to dwell Like precious ointment on the head that down the beard did flow Ev'n Aarons beard and to the skirts did of his garments go As Hermons dew the dew that doth on Zion hills descend For there the blessing God commands life that shall never end PSAL. CXXXIV A song of degrees BEhold blesse ye the Lord all ye that his attendants are Ev'n you that in Gods Temple be and praise Him nightly there Your hands within Gods holy place lift up and praise His Name From Zion hill the Lord thee blesse that heav'n and earth did frame PSAL. CXXXV PRaise ye the Lord the Lords Name praise His servants praise ye God Who stand in Gods house in the Courts of our God make abode Praise ye the Lord for He is good unto Him praises sing Sing praises to His Name because it is a pleasant thing For Jacob to Himself the Lord did choose of His good pleasure And He hath chosen Israel for His peculiar treasure Because I know assuredly the Lord is very great And that our Lord above all gods in glory hath His seat What thing soever pleas'd the Lord that in the heav'n did He And in the earth the seas and all the places deep that be He from the ends of earth doth make the vapours to ascend With rain He lightnings makes and winde doth from His treasures send Aegypts first-born from man to beast who smore Strange tokens He On Pharaoh and his servants sent Aegypt in midst of thee He smote great nations flew great Kings Sihon of Heshbon King And Og of Bashan and to nought did Canaans Kingdoms bring And for a wealthy heritage their pleasant land He gave An heritage which Israel His chosen folk should have Thy Name O Lord shall still endure and Thy memoriall With honour shall continued be to generations all For why the righteous God will judge His people righteouslie Concerning those that do Him serve Himself repent will He. The idols of the nations of silver are and gold And by the hands of men is made their fashion and mold Mouthes have they but they do not speak eyes but they do not see Ears have they but hear not and in their mouthes no breathing be Their makers are like them so are all that on them rely O Israels house blesse God blesse God O Aarons family O blesse the Lord of Levies house ye who His servants are And blesse the Holy Name of God all ye the Lord that fear And blessed be the Lord our God from Zions holy hill Who dwelleth at Jerusalem The Lord O praise ye still PSAL. CXXXVI GIve thanks to God for good is He for mercy hath He ever Thanks to the God of gods give ye for His grace faileth never Thanks give the Lord of lords unto for mercy hath He ever Who only wonders great can do for His grace faileth never Who by His wisdom made heav'ns high for mercy He hath ever Who stretcht the earth above the sea for His grace faileth never To Him that made the great Light shine for mercy He hath ever The Sun to rule till day decline for His grace faileth never The Moon and Stars to rule by night for mercy hath He ever Who Aegypts first-born kill'd outright for His grace faileth never And Israel brought from Aegypt land for mercy hath He ever With stretcht out arm and with strong hand for His grace faileth never By whom the Red-sea parted was for mercy hath He ever And through its midst made Israel passe for His grace faileth never But Pharaoh and his host did drown for mercy hath He ever Who through the desert led His own for His grace faileth never To Him great Kings who overthrew for He hath mercy ever Yea famous Kings in battell slew for His grace faileth never Ev'n Sihon King of Amorites for He hath mercy ever And Og the King of Bashanites for His grace faileth never Their land in heritage to have for mercy He hath ever His servant Israel right He gave for His grace faileth never In our low state who on us thought for He hath mercy
and put to shame All who my soul annoy For I thy servant am PSAL. CXLIV A Psalm of David O Blessed ever be the Lord who is my strength and might Who doth instruct my hands to war my fingers teach to fight My goodnesse fortresse my high tow'r deliverer and shield In whom I trust who under me my people makes to yeeld Lord what is man that thou of him dost so much knowledge take Or son of man that thou of him so great account dost make Man is like vanity his dayes as shadows passe away Lord bow thy heav'ns come down touch thou the hils and smoke shall they Cast forth thy lightning scatter them thine arrows shoot them rout Thine hand send from above me save from great depths draw me out And from the hand of children strange Whose mouth speaks vanity And their right hand is a right hand that works deceitfully A new song I to thee will sing Lord on a psalterie I on a ten-string'd instrument will praises sing to thee Ev'n He it is that unto Kings salvation doth send Who His own servant David doth from hurtfull sword defend O free me from strange childrens hands whose mouth speaks vanity And their right hand a right hand is that works deceitfully That as the plants our sons may be in youth grown up that are Our daughters like to corner stones cary'd like a palace fair That to afford all kinde of store our garners may be fill'd That our sheep thousands in our streets ten thousands they may yeeld That strong our oxen be for work that no in-breaking be Nor going out and that our streets may from complaints be free Those people blessed are who be in such a case as this Yea blessed all those people are whose God JEHOVAH is PSAL. CXLV Davids psalm of praise I 'le thee extoll my God O King I 'le blesse thy Name alwayes Thee will I blesse each day and will thy Name for ever praise Great is the Lord much to be prais'd His greatnesse search exceeds Race unto race shall praise thy works and show thy mighty deeds I of thy glorious Majesty the Honour will record I 'le speak of all thy mighty works which wondrous are O Lord. Men of thine acts the might shall show thine acts that dreadfull are And I thy Glory to advance thy Greatnesse will declare The memory of thy goodnesse great they largely shall expresse With songs of praise they shall extoll thy perfect righteousnesse The Lord is very gracious in him compassions flow In mercy He is very great and is to anger slow The Lord JEHOVAH unto all His goodnesse doth declare And over all His other works His tender mercies are Thee all thy works shall praise O Lord and thee thy saints shall blesse They shall thy Kingdoms glory show thy pow'r by speech expresse To make the sons of men to know His acts done mightily And of His Kingdom th'excellent and glorious Majesty Thy Kingdom shall for ever stand thy reign through ages all God raiseth all that are bow'd down upholdeth all that fall The eyes of all things wait on thee the giver of all good And thou in time convenient bestows on them their food Thy hand thou openest liberally and of thy bounty gives Enough to satisfie the need of every thing that lives The Lord is just in all his ways Holy in his works all God's near to all that call on him in truth that on him call He will accomplish the desire of those that do him fear He also will deliver them and he their cry will hear The Lord preserves all who Him love that nought can them annoy But he all those that wicked are will utterly destroy My mouth the praises of the Lord to publish cease shall never Let all flesh blesse his Holy Name for ever and for ever Another of the same O Lord that art my God and King Thee will I magnifie and praise I will thee blesse and gladly sing Unto thy holy Name alwayes Each day I rise I will thee blesse And praise thy Name time without end Much to be prais'd and great God is His Greatnesse none can comprehend Race shall thy works praise unto race The mighty acts show done by thee I will speak of the glorious grace And honour of thy Majestie Thy wondrous works I wil record By men the Might shall be extold Of all thy dreadfull acts O Lord And I thy greatnesse will unfold They utter shall abundantly The memory of thy goodnesse great And shall sing praises cheerfully Whilst they thy righteousnes relate The Lord our God is gracious Compassionat is he also In mercy he is plenteous But unto wrath and anger slow Good unto all men is the Lord O're all his works his mercy is Thy works all praise to thee afford Thy saints O Lord thy Name shall blesse The glory of thy Kingdom show Shall they and of thy power tell That so mens sons his deeds may know His Kingdoms grace that doth excell Thy Kingdom hath none end at all It doth through ages all remain The Lord upholdeth all that fall The cast-down raiseth up again The eyes of all things Lord attend And on thee wait that here do live And thou in season due dost send Sufficient food them to relieve Yea thou thine hand dost open wide And every thing dost satisfie That lives and doth on earth abide Of thy great liberalitie The Lord is just in his wayes all And holy in his works each one He 's near to all that on him call Who call in truth on him alone God will the just desire fulfill Of such as do him fear and dread Their cry regard and hear he will And save them in the time of need The Lord preserves all more and lesse That bear to him a loving heart But workers all of wickednesse Destroy will he and clean subvert Therefore my mouth and lips I 'le frame To speak the praises of the Lord To magnifie his holy Name For ever let all flesh accord PSAL. CXLVI PRaise God the Lord praise O my soul I 'le praise God while I live While I have being to my God in songs I 'le praises give Trust not in Princes nor mans son in whom there is no stay His breath departs to 's earth he turns that day his thoughts decay O happy is that man and blest whom Jacobs God doth aid Whose hope upon the Lord doth rest and on his God is staid VVho made the earth and heavens high who made the swelling deep And all that is within the same who truth doth ever keep VVho righteous judgement executes for those opprest that be VVho to the hungry giveth food God sets the prisoners free The Lord doth give the blinde their sight the bowel down doth raise The Lord doth dearly love all those that walk in upright wayes The strangers shield the widows stay the orphans help is he But yet by him the wickeds way turn'd upside-down shall be The Lord shall reign
for evermore thy God O Zion He Reigns to all generations Praise to the Lord give ye PSAL. CXLVII PRaise ye the Lord for it is good praise to our God to sing For it is pleasant and to praise it is a comely thing God doth build up Jerusalem and He it is alone That the disperst of Israel doth gather into one Those that are broken in their hearts and grieved in their mindes He healeth and their painfull wounds he tenderly up bindes He counts the number of the stars he names them every one Great is our Lord and of great pow'r his wisdom search can none The Lord lifts up the meek and casts the wicked to the ground Sing to the Lord and give him thanks on harp his praises sound Who covereth the heaven with clouds who for the earth below Prepareth rain who maketh grasse upon the mountains grow He gives the beast his food he feeds the ravens young that cry His pleasure not in horses strength nor in mans legs doth ly But in all those that do him fear the Lord doth pleasure take In those that to his mercy do by hope themselves betake The Lord praise O Jerusalem Zion thy God confesse For thy gates bars he maketh strong thy sons in thee doth blesse He in thy borders maketh peace with fine wheat filleth thee He sends forth his command on earth his word runs speedilie Hoar frost like ashes scattereth he like wool he snow doth give Like morsels casteth forth his yee who in its cold can live He sendeth forth his mighty word and melteth them again His windes he makes to blow and then the waters flow amain The doctrine of his holy word to Jacob he doth show His statutes and his judgements He gives Israel to know To any nation never He such favour did afford For they his judgements have not known O do ye praise the Lord. PSAL. CXLVIII PRaise God From heavens praise the Lord in heights praise to Him be All ye his Angels praise ye Him his hosts all praise Him ye O praise ye Him both Sun and Moon praise Him all stars of light Ye heav'ns of heav'ns Him praise and flouds above the heavens height Let all the creatures praise the Name of our Almighty Lord For he commanded and they were created by his word He also for all times to come hath them establisht sure He hath appointed them a Law which ever shall endure Praise ye JEHOVAH from the earth dragons and every deep Fire hail snow vapour stormy winde his word that fully keep All hills and mountains fruitfull trees and all ye cedars hy Beasts and all cattell creeping things and all ye birds that fly Kings of the earth all Nations Princes earths Judges all Both young men yea and maidens too old men and children small Let them Gods Name praise for his Name alone is excellent His glory reacheth far above the earth and firmament His peoples horn The praise of all his saints exalteth He Ev'n Israels seed a people near to Him The Lord praise ye Another of the same THe Lord of heav'n confesse On high his glories raise Him let all Angels blesse Him all his armies praise Him glorifie Sun Moon and Stars Ye higher Spheres And cloudie sky From God your beings are Him therefore famous make You all created were When he the word but spake And from that place Where sixt you be By his decree You cannot passe Praise God from earth below Ye dragons and ye deeps Fire hail clouds winde and snow Whom in command He keeps Praise ye his Name Hills great and small Trees low and tall Beasts wilde and tame All things that creep or fly Ye Kings ye vulgar throng All Princes mean or hie Both men and virgins young Ev'n young and old Exalt his Name For much his fame Should be extold O let Gods Name be prais'd Above both earth and sky For He his saints hath rais'd And set their horn on hy Ev'n those that be Of Israels race Near to his grace The Lord praise ye PSAL. CXLIX PRaise ye the Lord unto Him sing a new song and his praise In the assembly of his saints in sweet Psalms do ye raise Let Israel in his Maker joy and to Him praises sing Let all that Zions children are be joyfull in their King O let them unto his great Name give praises in the dance Let them with timbrel and with harp in songs his praise advance For God doth pleasure take in those that his own people be And He with his salvation the meek will beautifie And in his glory excellent let all his saints rejoice Let them to him upon their beds aloud lift up their voice Let in their mouth aloft be rais'd the high praise of the Lord And let them have in their right hand a sharp two-edged sword To execute the vengeance due upon the heathen all And make deserved punishment upon the people fall And ev'n with chains as prisoners binde their Kings that them command Yea and with iron fetters strong the nobles of their land On them the judgement to perform found written in his word This honour is to all his saints O do ye praise the Lord. PSAL. CL. PRaise ye the Lord Gods praise within his Sanctuary raise And to Him in the firmament of his pow'r give ye praise Because of all his mighty acts with praise Him magnifie O praise Him as he doth excell in glorious Majestie Praise Him with Trumpets sound his praise with Psaltery advance With Timbrel Harp string'd instruments and Organs in the dance Praise Him on Cymbals loud Him praise on Cymbals sounding hie Let each thing breathing praise the Lord. Praise to the Lord give ye FINIS An Index to finde any Psalm of the Book whereof ye have the first line The first figure showeth the number of the Psalm The second the number of the Page A. Psalm 47 ALl people clap your hands Page 90 Psalm 51 After thy loving kindnesse Page 100 Psalm 66 All lands to God in joyfull sounds Page 124 Psalm 78 Attend my people to my Law Page 154 Psalm 100 All people that on earth do dwell Page 199 B. Psalm 41 Blessed is he that wisely doth Page 77 Psalm 57 Be mercifull to me O God Page 110 Psalm 104 Blesse God my soul Page 2â—0 Psalm 119 Blessed are they that undefil'd Page 244 Psalm 128 Blest is each one that fears the Lord Page 267 Psalm 133 Behold how good a thing it is Page 271 Psalm 134 Behold blesse ye the Lord Page 271 Psalm 137 By Babels streams we sate Page 289 D. Psalm 58 Do ye O Congregation Page 1â—1 Psalm 132 David and his afflictions all Page 269 E. Psalm 127 Except the Lord do build Page 266 F. Psalm 37 For evill doers fret thou not Page 66 G. Psalm 4 Give ear unto me when I call Page 4 Psalm 5 Give ear unto my words O Lord. Page 5 Psalm 29 Give ye unto the Lord Page 49 Psalm 34 God will I blesse all
unjust For thou O Lord God art my hope and from my youth my trust Thou from the womb didst hold me up thou art the same that me Out of my mothers bowels took I ever will praise thee To many I a wonder am but thou' rt my refuge strong Fill'd let my mouth be with thy praise and honour all day long O do not cast me off when as old age doth overtake me And when my strength decayed is then do not Thou forsake me For those that are mine enemies against me speak with hate And they together counsell take that for my soul lay wait They said God leaves him him pursue and take none will him save Be Thou not far from me my God thy speedy help I crave Confound consume them that unto my soul are enemies Cloath'd be they with reproach and shame that do my hurt devise But I with expectation will hope continually And yet with praises more and more I will thee magnify Thy justice and salvation my mouth abroad shall show Ev'n all the day for I thereof the numbers do not know And I will constantly go on in strength of God the Lord And thine own righteousnesse ev'n thine alone I will record For even from my youth O God by Thee I have been taught And hitherto I have declar'd the wonders Thou hast wrought And now Lord leave me not when I old and gray-headed grow Till to this age thy strength and pow'r to all to come I show And thy most perfect righteousnesse O Lord is very high Who hast so great things done O God who is like unto Thee Thou Lord who great adversities and sore to me didst show Shalt quicken and bring me again from depths of earth below My greatnesse and my pow'r thou wilt increase and far extend On every side against all grief thou wilt me comfort send Thee ev'n thy truth I 'le also praise my God with psalterie Thou holy One of Israel with harp I 'le sing to Thee My lips shall much rejoyce in Thee when I thy praises sound My soul which Thou redeemed hast in joy shall much abound My tongue thy justice shall proclaim continuing all day long For they confounded are and sham'd that seek to do me wrong PSAL. LXXII A Psalm for Solomon O Lord thy judgements give the King his son thy righteousnesse With right he shall thy people judge thy poor with uprightnesse The lofty mountains shall bring forth unto the people peace Likewise the little hills the same shall do by righteousnesse The peoples poor ones he shall judge the needies children save And those shall he in pieces break who them oppressed have They shall thee fear while sun and moon do last through ages all Like rain on mown grasse he shall drop or showres on earth that fall The just shall flourish in his dayes and prosper in his reign He shall while doth the moon endure abundant peace maintain His large and great dominion shall from sea to sea extend It from the river shall reach forth unto earths utmost end They in the wildernesse that dwell bow down before him must And they that are his enemies shall lick the very dust The Kings of Tarshish and the Isles to him shall presents bring And unto him shall offer gifts Sheba's and Seba's King Yea all the mighty Kings on earth before him down shall fall And all the nations of the world do service to him shall For He the needy shall preserve when he to Him doth call The poor also and him that hath no help of man at all The poor man and the indigent in mercy He shall spare He shall preserve alive the souls of those that needy are Both from deceit and violence their soul He shall set free And in His sight right precious and dear their bloud shall be Yea He shall live and giv'n to Him shall be of Sheba's gold For Him still shall they pray and He shall daily be extoll'd Of corn an handfull in the earth on tops of mountains high With prosperous fruit shall shake like trees on Lebanon that be The city shall be flourishing her citizens abound In number shall like to the grasse that growes upon the ground His Name for ever shall endure last like the sun it shall Men shall be blest in Him and blest all nations shall Him call Now blessed be the Lord our God the God of Israel For He alone doth wondrous works in glory that excell And blessed be His glorious Name to all eternitie The whole earth let His glory fill Amen so let it be The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended PSAL. LXXIII A Psalm of Asaph YEt God is good to Israel to each pure hearted one But as for me my steps neer slipt my feet were almost gone For I envious was and grudg'd the foolish folk to see When I perceiv'd the wicked sort enjoy prosperitie For still their strength continueth firm their death of bands is free They are not toil'd as other men nor plagu'd as others be Therefore their pride like to a chain them compasseth about And as a garment violence doth cover them throughout Their eyes stand out with fat they have more then their hearts could wish They are corrupt their talk of wrong both lewd and loftie is They set their mouth against the heav'ns in their blasphemous talk And their reproaching tongue throughout the earth at large doth walk His people oftentimes for this look back and turn about Sith waters of so full a cup to these are poured out And thus they say How can it be that God these things doth know Or can there in the Highest be knowledge of things below Behold these are the wicked ones yet prosper at their will In worldly things they do increase in wealth and riches still I verily have done in vain my heart to purifie To no effect in innocence washed my hands have I. For dayly and all day throughout great plagues I suffered have Yea every morning I of new did chastisement receive If in this manner foolishly to speak I would intend Thy childrens generation behold I should offend When I this thought to know it was too hard a thing for me Till to Gods Sanctuary I went then I their end did see Assuredly thou didst them set a slippery place upon Them suddenly thou castedst down into destruction How in a moment suddenly to ruine brought are they With fearfull terrours utterly they are consum'd away Ev'n like unto a dream when one from sleeping doth arise So thou O Lord when thou awak'st their image shalt despise Thus grieved was my heart in me and me my reins opprest So rude was I and ignorant and in thy sight a beast Neverthelesse continually O Lord I am with thee Thou do'st me hold by my right hand and still upholdest me Thou with thy counsel while I live wilt me conduct and guide And to thy glory afterward receive me to abide Whom have I in the heavens high
but thee O Lord alone And in the earth whom I desire beside thee there is none My flesh and heart doth faint and fail but God doth fail me never For of my heart God is the strength and portion for ever For lo those that are far from thee they quickly perish shall Them that a-whoring from thee go thou hast destroyed all But surely it is good for me that I draw near to God In God I trust that all thy works I may declare abroad PSAL. LXXIV Maschil of Asaph O God why hast thou cast us off is it for evermore Against thy pasture sheep why doth thine anger smoke so sore O call to thy rememberance thy congregation Which thou hast purchased of old still think the same upon The rod of thine inheritance which thou redeemed hast This Sion hill wherein thou hadst thy dwelling in times past To these long desolations thy feet lift do not tarry For all the ills thy foes have done within thy Sanctuary Amidst thy congregations thine enemies do roar Their ensigns they set up for signs of triumph thee before A man was famous and was had in estimation According as he lifted up his axe thick trees upon But all at once with axes now and hammers they go to And down the carved work thereof they break and quite undo They fired have thy Sanctuary and have defil'd the same By casting down unto the ground the place where dwelt thy Name Thus said they in their hearts Let us destroy them out of hand They burnt up all the Synagogues of God within the land Our signs we do not now behold there is not us among A prophet more nor any one that knows the time how long How long Lord shall the enemy thus in reproach exclaime And shall the adversary thus alwayes blaspheme thy Name Thy hand ev'n thy right hand of might why dost thou thus draw back O from thy bosome pluck it out for our deliverance sake For certainly God is my King ev'n from the times of old Working in midst of all the earth salvation manifold The sea by thy great pow'r to part asunder thou didst make And thou the dragons heads O Lord within the waters brake The Leviathans heads thou brake in pieces and didst give Him to be meat unto the folk in wildernesse that live Thou clave the fountain and the floud which did with streams abound Thou dry'dst the mighty waters up unto the very ground Thine onely is the day O Lord thine also is the night And thou alone prepared hast the sun and shining light By thee the borders of the earth were setled every where The summer and the winter both by thee created were That th' enemy reproached hath O keep it in record And that the foolish people have blasphem'd thy Name O Lord. Unto the multitude do not thy turtles soul deliver The congregation of thy poor do not forget for ever Unto thy covenant have respect for earths dark places be Full of the habitations of horrid crueltie O let not those that be opprest return again with shame Let those that poor and needy are give praise unto thy Name Do thou O God arise and plead the cause that is thine own Remember how thou art reproacht still by the foolish one Do not forget the voice of those that are thine enemies Of those the tumult ever grows that do against thee rise PSAL. LXXXV To the chief musician Al-taschith A psalm or song of Asaph TO thee O God do we give thanks we do give thanks to thee Because thy wondrous works declare thy great Name near to be I purpose when I shall receive the congregation That I shall judgement uprightly render to every one Dissolved is the land with all that in the same do dwell But I the pillars thereof do bear up and stablish well I to the foolish people said Do not deal foolishly And unto those that wicked are Lift not your horn on hie Lift not your horn on high nor speak with stubborn neck but know That nor from East nor West nor South promotion doth flow But God is Judge He puts down one and sets another up For in the hand of God most high of red wine is a cup It 's full of mixture he pours forth and makes the wicked all Wring out the bitter dregs thereof yea and they drink them shall But I for ever will declare I Jacobs God will praise All horns of lewd men I 'le cut off but just mens horns will raise PSAL. LXXVI To the chief musician on Neginoth A Psalm or song of Asaph IN Judah's land God is well known his Name 's in Israel great In Salem is his Tabernacle in Sion is his Seat There arrows of the bow he brake the shield the sword the war More glorious thou then hils of prey more excellent art far Those that were stout of heart are spoil'd they slept their sleep outright And none of those their hands did finde that were the men of might When thy rebuke O Jacobs God had forth against them past Their horses and their chariots both were in a dead sleep cast Thou Lord ev'n thou art He that should be fear'd and who is he That may stand up before thy sight if once thou angry be From heav'n thou judgement caus'd be heard the earth was still with fear When God to judgement rose to save all meek on earth that were Surely the very wrath of man unto thy praise redounds Thou to the remnant of his wrath wilt set restraining bounds Vow to the Lord your God and pay all ye that near Him be Bring gifts and presents unto Him for to be fear'd is He. By Him the spirits shall be cut off of those that princes are Unto the Kings that are on earth He fearfull doth appear PSAL. LXXVII To the chief musician to Jeduthun A Psalm of Asaph UNto the Lord I with my voice I unto God did cry Ev'n with my voice and unto me his ear he did apply I in my trouble sought the Lord my sore by night did run And ceased not my grieved soul did consolation shun I to remembrance God did call yet trouble did remain And overwhelm'd my spirit was whiles I did sore complain Mine eyes debar'd from rest and sleep thou makest still to wake My trouble is so great that I unable am to speak The dayes of old to minde I call'd and oft did think upon The times and ages that are past full many years agone By night my song I call to minde and commune with my heart My sp'rit did carefully inquire how I might ease my smart For ever will the Lord cast off and gracious be no more For ever is his mercy gone fails his word evermore Is 't true that to be gracious the Lord forgotten hath And that his tender mercies He hath shut up in his wrath Then did I say that surely this is mine infirmitie I 'le minde the years of the right hand of Him that is most