God with earnestness I did send out my cry And from his temple graciously the Lord my voice did hear Before him also came my cry yea even to his ear verse 7 Then shook the trembling earth for fear and dreadful terrors seiz'd Upon the hills foundations there because he was displeas'd verse 8 Out of his nostrils went a smoak and from his mouth there came Devouring fire which did provoke the sulph'rous coals to flame The second part verse 9 Th' Almighty Lord the heavens bow'd and downward did descend Beneath his feet a sable cloud of darkness did extend verse 10 A cherub-chariot did him bear whose plumes he made his sail The winds his winged coursers were and darkness was his veil verse 11 Dark his pavillion dark the Skie dark waters dusky clouds Compose an airy canopie wherein himself he shrouds verse 12 A brightness did before him flame which did thick clouds dispell Then down the battering hail-stones came and coals of fire there fell verse 13 The Lord from heav'n in thunder spoke the voice of God most high Did make the stormy hail-stones smoke and coals of fire to fly verse 14 Yea and he let his arrows fly and put his foes to flight He shot out lightnings and thereby discomfitted them quite verse 15 Then were the water-channels seen and worlds foundations vast Disclos'd at thy rebuke so keen and at thy nostrils blast verse 16 The Lord did send from heav'n on high he took and drew me out From waters of adversity which compass'd me about verse 17 He sav'd me from my potent foe and safely set me free From such as sought my overthrow and were too strong for me verse 18 They did prevent me craftily in that most dang'rous day That threatned my calamity but God was still my stay verse 19 He brought me to a spacious place by his great pow'r and might And sav'd me freely of his grace for I was his delight verse 20 According to mine innocence was my reward made sure The Lord did give me recompence because my hands were pure The third part verse 21 For in the ways of God have I continually trod And have not ever wickedly departed from my God verse 22 For unto all his statutes still I had a great respect And no part of his holy will did I at all reject verse 23 Yea I was also most upright before the Lord most high And kept my self as in his sight from mine iniquity verse 24 Therefore the Lord rewarded me as I had done aright And as my hands were clean and free from sin in his eye-sight verse 25 The merciful thou wilt requite with mercy in their kind And they that are themselves upright the like of thee shall find verse 26 Unto the pure thy purity thou wilt O Lord declare And thou wilt deal as frowardly with those that froward are verse 27 For Lord thou wilt those people save whom sharp afflictions tri'd And wilt bring down all those that have the lofty looks of pride verse 28 For thou wilt make my candle burn and shine exceeding bright The Lord my God will surely turn my darkness into light verse 29 For I ran through a troop by thee and safely scap'd them all And by my God assisting me have I leapt o're a wall The fourth part verse 30 As for the Lord his way is pure the word of God is tri'd He is a buckler safe and sure to all that can confide verse 31 For who except the Lord alone a God esteem'd may be And who a mighty rock but one and our Jehovah's he verse 32 'T is God that by his power and might strongly girds up my loins And makes me take my way aright to perfect my designs verse 33 He makes my feet to be as swift as are the hindes in pace And I must count it as his gift that gains me each high place verse 34 He taught my hands all Warlike skill my fingers how to fight So that a bow a bow of steel is broken by my might verse 35 Thou gav'st me thy salvations shield to arm me most compleat And thy right hand hath me upheld thy favour made me great verse 36 Thou hast enlarg'd with liberty my stepping place so wide That both my feet stood stedfastly and did not slip aside verse 37 I overtook my foes that fled for I pursu'd apace Nor till they were extinguished did I forsake the chase verse 38 Mine enemies I did so greet with blows not dealt in vain That down they fell beneath my feet and could not rise again The fifth part verse 39 For thou hast girt me powerfully to battle with my foes And hast subdu'd them under me that up against me rose verse 40 Also the necks of all my foes were given me by thee That I might quite destroy all those that greatly hated me verse 41 They cri'd and called earnestly but there was none to save Yea even to the Lord most high but he no answer gave verse 42 Then like the dust that 's blown about when boist'rous winds do meet I beat them small and cast them out as dirt into the street verse 43 Thou sav'dst me from seditious hands the heathens head to be I shall be serv'd by forrein lands and folk unknown to me verse 44 As soon as they do hear of me forthwith they shall obey Submissive shall the strangers be and yield themselves straitway verse 45 The strangers till they do submit shall soon fall off and fade Their secret places they shall quit they shall be so afraid verse 46 O blessed be my rock of pow'r that ever doth abide And let the Lord my Saviour be highly magnifi'd verse 47 'T is God that hath avenged me my people he subjects verse 48 My Saviour from my foes is he my person he protects Yea thou hast set me o're them all that did my hurt conspire And sav'd me from that tyrant Saul whom fury set on fire verse 49 Therefore will I give thanks to thee among the heathen Lord In songs of praise with melody will I thy name record verse 50 Deliv'rance great he gives indeed and mercy keeps in store For David and his sacred seed and that for evermore Psalm XIX London Tune THe Hea-vens give to un -- der-stand the glo --- ry of the Lord The o --- pe -- ra -- tions of his hand the fir --- ma-ments re --- cord verse 2 Day unto day hath made it known and night to night declar'd verse 3 And speech or language there is none where their voice is not heard verse 4 Their line is gone throughout the earth their words as far extend And there 's his royal tent set forth the sun to comprehend verse 5 Which as a bridegroom bravely clad doth leave his lodging-place And gyant-like with gesture glad sets out to run his race verse 6 He reacheth heavens vast extreams making his course compleat And nothing can by any means be hidden from his heat verse 7
In fathers stead thou shalt have sons by new and heavenly birth And make those sons most mighty ones and chief in all the earth verse 17 To ages all I 'le keep in store the mem'ry of thy name Thy praise therefore for evermore shall all the earth proclaim Psalm XLVI Dublin Tune God is our hope on whom we wait our strength and re --- fuge near A pre-sent help in ev'-ry strait There-fore we will not fear verse 2 No though the earth should be displac't and though the mountains steep Into the very sea be cast and bur'ed in the deep verse 3 Yea though the sea great noise doth make and restless roars and raves And though the very mountains shake with swelling of her waves verse 4 There is a river flows apace and maketh glad thereby The City of God the holy place and tents of the most high verse 5 The Lord is in the midst of her be mov'd she never may The Lord shall help her and confer that help by break of day verse 6 The heathen raged fur'ously the kingdoms moved were His voice he utter'd from on high the earth did melt for fear verse 7 The Lord of hosts of Israel is evermore with his And lo out tow'r impregnable the God of Jacob is The second part verse 8 Come see and ponder in your thought the works of God's own hand What desolations he hath wrought in sight of all the land verse 9 He ceaseth wars now ev'ry where which kingdoms did conspire He breaks the bow he cuts the spear the chariot burns with fire verse 10 Be still and understand saith he that I am God alone Among the heathen I will be the high exalted one On earth I will be magnifi'd in all my might and power verse 11 The Lord of hosts is on our side and Jacobs God's our tower Psalm XLVII London Tune YE peo -- ple all with one ac -- cord clap hands and joyn in joys Shout ye and sing un -- to the Lord with most tri --- um-phant noise verse 2 For he 's a high and dreadful one to be ador'd with fear A mighty king in all the earth exalted far and near verse 3 For us shall this almighty king subdue the heathen lands And people in subjection bring to Israels commands verse 4 Our heritage where we must dwell shall he select alone A glorious lot for Israel his wel-beloved one verse 5 God is ascended up on high with shouts which shake the ground The Lord is gone up gloriously with trumpets chearful sound verse 6 Sing praise to God sing praise with mirth sing praises to our king verse 7 For God is king of all the earth all skilful praises sing verse 8 God reigneth universally over the heathen lands Sits on his throne of sanctity and all the earth commands verse 9 The princes of the lands abroad do all of them flock hither All people serving Abrahams God they and their kings together For lo the shields of all the earth belong to God most high He is exalted and set forth exceeding glor'ously Psalm XLVII Metre 2. To the 148 Psalm Tune LEt all in sweet ac -- cord clap hands and voi --- ces raise In ho -- nour of the Lord and loud --- ly sing his praise For God most high is King of Kings and rules all things with Ma-je -- sty verse 3 Whole Nations of our foes he throws beneath our feet verse 4 A happy lot he chose for us as he thought meet The dignity of Israel belov'd so well by the most high verse 5 God is gone up on high with shouts and trumpets sound Ascending glor'ously verse 6 O let him be renown'd His praises sing and loudly raise your voice to praise our Heav'nly King verse 7 For God is Sovereign King and Lord of all the Earth With understanding sing and set his praises forth verse 8 God reigns alone o're Heathen men sitting upon his holy Throne verse 9 The Princes gather there the Princes of all Lands And people far and near whom Abraham's God commands The shields are his throughout the Earth of so great worth Jehovah is Psalm XLVIII St. Davids Tune GReat is the Lord his praise no less for so must we re -- cord Here in his hill of ho -- li -- ness and ci --- ty of our Lord. verse 2 Mount Sion is a beaut'ous thing the whole earth's joy and pride The city of the mighty king is on her northern side verse 3 The Lord within her palace there is known a refuge nigh verse 4 For lo the kings assembled were together they past by verse 5 They saw it and they marvelled for there they durst not stay But troubled and astonished they made great haste away verse 6 Great terrour there fell on our foes and grievous pangs of pain And sharp as women in their throwes at any time sustain verse 7 And as a fur'ous eastern wind puts Tarshan ships to wrack Such fur'ous force our foes did find when thy hand drove them back The second part verse 8 Now have we seen what we have heard recorded in our coasts Touching the city of the Lord the sov'reign Lord of hosts The city of our God to wit where this was testifi'd That God himself will stablish it for ever to abide verse 9 And these thy sure compassion Lord thy kindness and thy grace Most quietly did we record within thy holy place verse 10 For like thy name so is thy praise as far as land extends And store of right'ousness always thy right hand comprehends verse 11 Therefore let Sion plent'ously of heav'nly joys partake And Judah's daughters leap for joy for thy just judgment sake verse 12 Walk forth and compass Sion mount and round about her go Her stately tow'rs distinctly count and all their numbers know verse 13 Mark ye her bulwarks very well her palaces regard That ye may certifie and tell the ages afterward verse 14 For this God doth and will abide our God to our last breath For ever he will be our guide and our support till death Psalm XLIX Dublin Tune All dwel-lers here on earth give ear all peo -- ple heark-en hither All gen ' -- ral-ly both low and high both rich and poor toge -- ther. verse 3 My mouth behold shall now unfold and wisdom shall relate Yea and my heart and inward part shall knowledge meditate verse 4 I will incline this ear of mine a parable to hear And open my deep mistery upon my harp most clear verse 5 Why should the day of grief dismay and make me fear and doubt When steps of my iniquity shall compass me about verse 6 Concerning those that trust repose in wealth and worldly store And make their brags of golden bags though they have nothing more verse 7 There 's not a man of them that can his brother's soul redeem Nor for him may a ransome pay sufficient in esteem verse 8 For that 's of too great price to
up for them that are of upright heart verse 12 Rejoyce ye right'ous in the Lord much joyfulness express And give him thanks when ye record his perfect holiness Psalm XCVIII London Tune SIng to the Lord a new made song for he hath mar -- vels done His ho -- ly hand and arm most strong the vi ---- cto --- ry have won verse 2 The Lord almighty hath made known his saving health and might His truth he openly hath shown in all the heathen's sight verse 3 Tow'rds Isra'ls honour'd house hath he remembred truth and grace The earth did his salvation see declar'd in ev'ry place verse 4 Make joyful noise unto the Lord all dwellers on the earth Make noises loud his praise record with songs of joy and mirth verse 5 O sing unto the Lord I say and with the harp rejoyce With solemn harp his praise display and psalms melodious voice verse 6 With trumpets shrill express your joys with sound of cornet sing And make a very joyful noise before the Lord the king verse 7 O let the sea with billows swell and all its fulness roar The world likewise and all that dwell upon the spacious shore verse 8 Let floods clap hands with one accord let hills express their mirth And join in joys before the Lord who comes to judge the earth verse 9 With right'ousness and judgement then shall he the people try And justly judge a world of men with truth and equity Psalm XCIX St. Davids Tune THe Lord doth reign as king of kings let all the peo --- ple quake He sits up -- on the Che --- ru-bims let th' earth be mov'd and shake verse 2 The Lord that doth in Sion dwell is wondrous high and great The people he doth far excell and sits in highest seat verse 3 Let all men praise and magnify thy great and dreadful name For it excells in sanctity and most deserveth fame verse 4 The princely power of our king loves judgement truth and right Thou rightly rulest every thing in Jacob through thy might verse 5 The Lord our God exalt ye now and worship him alone Before his footstool bend and bow for he 's a holy one verse 6 Moses and Aaron with his priests and Samuel on him call Among his Saints these made requests and he did answer all verse 7 He in the cloudy pillar spake and shew'd to them his will The laws and statutes he did make they labour'd to fulfil verse 8 O Lord our God thou didst them hear and wast a pardoning God Thy mercy did to them appear though thou didst use thy rod. verse 9 The Lord our God exalt you still bow down before his throne And worship at his holy hill for he 's a holy one Psalm C. A Proper Tune ALl peo -- ple that on earth do dwell sing to the Lord with chearful voice Him serve with fear his praise forth-tell come ye be -- fore him and re-joyce verse 3 The Lord ye know is God indeed without our aid he did us make We are his flock he doth us feed and for his sheep he doth us take verse 4 O enter then his gates with praise and in his courts do ye proclaim Your thankfulness to him always and ever bless his holy name verse 5 Because the Lord our God is good his mercy is for ever sure His truth at all times firmly stood and shall from age to age endure Psalm CI. Lowath Tune MEr -- cy and judgement are my song which Lord I 'le sing to thee And wise-ly walk in per -- fect way un --- til thou vi --- sit me And I will walk with upright heart within my house O Lord verse 3 Not any thing will I behold that is to be abhorr'd I hate their work that turn aside to me it shall not cleave verse 4 I will not own a wicked man the froward heart I leave verse 5 I 'le cut him off that slandereth his neighbour secretly I 'le not endure the proud in heart nor him that looketh high verse 6 I will look out the faithful men that they may dwell with me And whoso walks in perfect way my servant he shall be verse 7 Whoso is bent to use deceit I will abandon quite The liar I will not abide to tarry in my sight verse 8 The wicked I will soon destroy and rid the land of them And cut away the wicked ones from God's Jerusalem Psalm CII Bristol Tune LOrd hear my pray'r and let my cry come spee -- di --- ly to thee In day of my ca -- la -- mi -- ty hide not thy face from me Incline thy gracious ear to me in this my day of need And when I call and cry to thee Lord answer me with speed verse 3 For like as smoak consumes away so do my days expire My bones are burnt and do decay like to a hearth with fire verse 4 My heart is smitten like the grass quite withered and dead And I alas do quite let pass to eat my needful bread verse 5 By reason of my doleful groans and pain that I am in My grief breaks forth so that my bones do cleave unto my skin verse 6 Lo I am like a Pelican in mournful wilderness And like a hated owl I am in deserts comfortless verse 7 I watch and am quite desolate and sparrow-like alone Which separated from her meat on houses top doth moan verse 8 Mine enemies have all the day reproached me with scorn And mad men in their frantick way are all against me sworn verse 9 So that I have instead of bread the ashes eaten up And with my drink the tears I shed are mingled in my cup. verse 10 Because of thy severity and of thy angry frown For thou hast lifted me on high and then hast cast me down verse 11 The days wherein my life doth pass are like a flitting shade And I am like the withering grass which instantly doth fade verse 12 But thou O Lord shalt still endure for ever constantly And thy remembrance shall stand sure to all posterity The second part verse 13 Thy tender bowels now shall stir to bring poor Sion home For lo the time to favour her yea the set time is come verse 14 For even in her very stones thy servants take delight The ruines under which she grorns find favour in their sight verse 15 And so the heathen every where shall reverence thy name And all the kings on earth shall fear thy glory and thy fame verse 16 When as the Lord builds up again fair Sion's broken wall His glory shall appear most plain and visible to all verse 17 The prayer of the destitute he shall regard and prize Their earnest and their humble suit the Lord will not despise verse 18 And this for ages yet to come shall rest upon record People created in the womb shall one day praise the Lord. verse 19 For from his sanctuaries height the Lord doth cast his eye
unmindful of his hand and of that famous day When from the foe in forreign land he brought them safe away verse 43 What signs likewise by him were done which were in Egypt shown And mighty wonders many a one within the fields of Zoan verse 44 How he had turn'd the rivers there to dismal streams of blood So that the thirsty passenger abhorr'd the chrystall flood The fifth part verse 45 He sent of flies of divers sorts amongst them to devour And to destroy them in their courts he join'd the frogs in pow'r verse 46 He let the caterpillars eat the fruit of all their soil And gave their labours hopeful sweat to be the locusts spoil verse 47 Their pleasant vines with hail-stone show'rs were beaten down and lost And all their spreading sycamores were perish'd with the frost verse 48 Their cattle also he assaults with batt'ring show'rs of hail And with the burning thunder-bolts he did their flocks assail verse 49 Fierce anger wrath and discontent he let as fiercely fall By evil Angels which he sent to vex and plague them all verse 50 He making way for his fierce wrath spar'd not their soul from death But made the pestilence a path to force their dying breath verse 51 He smote in Egypt in one night the first born from the dam The very chief of all their might within the tents of Ham. verse 52 But made his people safely pass the danger of the deep And led them in the wilderness like to a flock of sheep verse 53 He led them safe and free from fear amidst the briny waves But overwhelm'd their en'mies were the seas became their graves verse 54 And them unto the borders brought of his most sacred land The mountains which himself had bought by pow'r of his right hand verse 55 The heathen too he did expell and did their lands assign An heritage to Israel dividing it by line And made his tribes dwell in their tents verse 56 Yet tempt they God most high And kept not his commandements but griev'd him vehemently verse 57 Unfaithfully they backwards slide their fathers dealt just so And they likewise were turn'd aside like a deceitful bow verse 58 With places which they built on high they did the Lord displease And moved him to jealousie with graven images The sixth part verse 59 When God heard this as he must needs he was exceeding wroath And Isra'l which had done such deeds he did abhor and loath verse 60 So that the tents of Shiloh were forsaken by him then The tents which he had placed there among unworthy men verse 61 And sent into captivity his ark in forreign land And gave his beauteous dignity into his en'mies hand verse 62 He gave his people to be slain by the devouring sword And caus'd his wrath to scorch amain the her'tage of the Lord. verse 63 The fire of his increasing rage consumes their young men brave And honourable marriage their maidens might not have verse 64 Yea by the sword their priests did fall and yet alas there went No widows to the funeral their sad deaths to lament verse 65 But then the Lord awoke anon as one from sleep doth start And shouted like a mighty man when wine hath chear'd his heart verse 66 And smote his foes i'th'hinder parts to their perpetual shame A vile disease for vile deserts which on his enemies came verse 67 And Joseph's tabernacle was wholly refus'd by him And yet he chose not in those days the tribe of Ephraim verse 68 But chose the tribe of Judah there even Sions sacred mount Above all other places dear and high in his account verse 69 And there his holy temple plac't like pallaces on high And like the earth which he set fast to all eternity verse 70 He chose his servant David too and from the folds of sheep He took him other work to do a flock of souls to keep verse 71 From following the great-belli'd ewes the Lords own flock to feed His people Isra'l and the Jews that were of Jacobs seed verse 72 So David fed them faithfully and govern'd all the land After his hearts integrity and with a skilful hand psalm LXXIX Lowath Tune THe hea-then Lord come in a -- main thine he ---- ri -- tage to waste Thy ho -- ly tem -- ple they pro -- fane Je --- ru ---- sa --- lem is rac't verse 2 Dead bodies of thy servants dear make rav'nous fouls a feast And thy saints flesh hurl'd here and there to ev'ry savage beast verse 3 Their blood about Jerusalem like water it is shed And none was left to bury them when they were slain and dead verse 4 Our neighbours near do us deride and mock us to our face And round about on ev'ry side they load us with disgrace verse 5 How long Lord shall it ever be before thy wrath expire And shall thy kindled jealousy for ever burn like fire verse 6 'Gainst heathen men that know thee not Lord let thine anger flame And let it be the kingdom's lot that calls not on thy name verse 7 For they have greedily devour'd thy servant Jacob's race And quite laid waste with fire and sword his antient dwelling-place verse 8 O think not on our former crimes prevent us be not slow With tender mercy shew'd betimes for we are very low The second part verse 9 Help us O God our strength and stay thine honour lies at stake Save us and purge our sins away merely for thy names sake verse 10 Why say the heathen where 's their God be known then in their sight Revenge on them thy servants blood which they have spilt in spite verse 11 The pris'ners throbbing sighs receive admit their mournfull cry And by thy sovereign pow'r reprieve the men condemn'd to die verse 12 And let our neighbours have restor'd into their bosoms bold The scorns they cast on thee O Lord restore them seven-fold verse 13 So we thy flock and heritage will ever bless thy name And spread thy praise from age to age and celebrate thy fame Palm LXXX Dublin Tune O Shep-herd thou that dost pro-vide for Is ---- ra'ls tribe and stock And dost the seed of Ja --- cob guide and lead'st him like a flock Thou glor'ous God that dwell'st between the cherubims on high Give ear and let thy light be seen to shine forth glor'ously verse 2 In Ephraims and Manasses sight and Benjamins appear In all our sight stir up thy might to save us Lord draw near verse 3 Turn us O God to thee again for we too long have swerv'd Cause thou thy face on us to shine and we shall be preserv'd verse 4 Lord God of hosts how long shall we be left to this despair How long Lord wilt thou angry be at thy own Peoples pray'r verse 5 Thou giv'st thy people tears for bread and tears likewise for drink Their table thus is overspread their cup's fill'd to the brink verse 6 Thou mak'st us in our neighbours
verse 12 Those namely that have spoken thus come on and let us take The houses of the Lord to us and them our houses make verse 13 Make them I pray thee O my God like wheels that still turn round Or like the stubble blown abroad when whirlwinds sweep the ground verse 14 And as the fire consumes a wood with fierce and furious flame And mountains where the trees once stood are singed with the same verse 15 So let thy whirlwind furiously pursue them Lord full fast And let thy tempests terrify and fright them with thy blast verse 16 Cover O Lord and fill their face with their deserved shame That they may humbly beg thy grace and seek thy glorious name verse 17 Yea let them all confounded be and troubled day and night Yea bring them all to infamy and let them perish quite verse 18 That men may know that thou alone whom we Jehovah call In all the earth the only one art highest over all Psalm LXXXIV Oxford Tune O Lord of hosts how love -- ly fair thy sa -- cred ta -- ber-na -- cles are Ev'n where my soul doth long to be Yea and my spi --- rit pines a -- way With-in thy courts to come and pray my flesh and heart cry out for thee verse 3 O living God methinks I miss the sparrows and the swallows bliss so happily inhabiting for they may build their nests full throng and near thine Altar lay their young O Lord of hosts my God my King verse 4 O blessed are all those that may dwell in thy house both night and day for they will ever give thee praise verse 5 And blest the man whose strength 's in thee who though he cannot present be yet sets his heart on thy sweet ways verse 6 Ev'n their 's that passing Baca's vale dig wells to serve when waters fail or use the pools which rain doth fill verse 7 From strength to strength they travel there until at last they all appear before the Lord in Sion hill The second part verse 8 O thou that art the God of War whose all the hoasts of creatures are depending on thy soveraignty vouchsafe thou Lord my pray'r to hear listen and lend a gracious ear O God of Jacob's family verse 9 O God our sav'our and our shield that dost to us protection yield behold us with a kind aspect and now be pleas'd to look upon the face of thine anointed one and let thy beams on him reflect verse 10 For in thy courts I count one day a thousand others to out-weigh nay I had rather keep a door within the house of the most high then dwell with all prosperity in sinners tents for evermore verse 11 For God's a son and shield divine and doth with grace and glory shine and gives all good things to the just verse 12 Blest is the man O Lord of hoasts that only thine assistance boasts and hath in thee repos'd his trust Psalm LXXXV St. Davids Tune LOrd thou hast dealt most fa-vour-r'bly with thy be --- lo --- ved land And Ja -- cob's hard cap-ti ---- vi -- ty brought back with pow'r -- ful hand verse 2 Thy peoples foul iniquities which they have lived in Thou Lord hast cover'd from thine eyes and pardon'd all their sin verse 3 Thy furious wrath thou didst asswage which did so fiercely burn And from the fury of thy rage thou didst in mercy turn verse 4 O God of our salvation turn us likewise to thee And cease thine indignation and no more angry be verse 5 Wilt thou be angry still with us and evermore contend Wilt thou draw out thine anger thus untill all ages end verse 6 O wilt thou not again revive the people of thy choice That being so restor'd alive they may in thee rejoice verse 7 Do thou O Lord thy mercy show apparent in our sight And on thy Church do thou bestow thy saving health and might The second part verse 8 I 'le hear what God the Lord will say for he will speak of peace So that his saints and servants may their former follies cease verse 9 Sure his salvation is at hand to those that do him fear That glory may adorn our land and be a dweller there verse 10 Mercy and truth have sweet access and both together meet And perfect peace and righteousness with mutual kisses greet verse 11 Eternal truth and verity out of the earth shall spring Justice looks down from heav'n on high an heav'n on earth to bring verse 12 Yea and the Lord shall here bestow abundant grace and peace And make our land to overflow with plentiful increase verse 13 Before his face shall justice go and where the way was dim Shall now direct our foot-steps so that we may follow him Psalm LXXXVI St. Marys Tune O Lord bow down thy gra-cious ear to my com-plaint and cry And now O Lord in mer -- cy hear for poor and weak am I. verse 2 Preserve my soul because I have receiv'd such grace from thee O thou my God thy servant save that puts his trust in thee verse 3 O be thou merciful to me O Lord I humbly pray Because I call and cry to thee and do it ev'ry day verse 4 And fill thy servants soul with joy that now with pain is pin'd For unto thee O Lord do I lift up my soul and mind verse 5 For thou art very good O Lord in pard'ning very free And art with plent'ous mercy stor'd tow'rds all that call on thee verse 6 Therefore O Lord when I do pray regard and give good ear Mark well the words that I do say my supplication hear verse 7 In time when trouble doth me move to thee I do complain Because I know and plainly prove thou answer'st me again verse 8 For like to thee O Lord is none among the powers divine Nor are the works of any one to be compar'd with thine The second part verse 9 All nations made by thy great might and all thy hands did frame Shall come and worship in thy sight and glorify thy name verse 10 For Lord thou art a mighty one and thou dost wond'rous deeds And thou O Lord art God alone from whom such pow'r proceeds verse 11 Teach me the way of truth most right and I 'le observe the same And unto thee my heart unite that I may fear thy name verse 12 I will praise thee unfeignedly O Lord my God that art And I will ever glorify thy name with all my heart verse 13 Because thy mercies shew'd to me in greatness do excell My soul by thee hath been set free out from the lowest hell verse 14 O God the proud against me rise and throngs of vi'lent men Have sought to make my soul their prize but thee they mind not then verse 15 But Lord thou art a God most kind suff'ring no little space Compassions store in thee we find and plentious truth and grace verse 16 O turn to me and pity me and
let thy servant have The strength that is bestow'd by thee thy hand-maid's son to save verse 17 And shew me some good token now that hateful foes may see And be asham'd because that thou dost help and comfort me Psalm LXXXVII Windsor Tune THe ground-works of God's ci ---- ty fair are ve --- ry strong -- ly stai'd Up -- on the ho --- ly moun-tains are his firm foun -- da ---- tions laid verse 2 God loves the gates of Sion best his grace doth there abide He loves them more than all the rest of Jacob's tents beside verse 3 Most glor'ous things are said of thee O city of the Lord. verse 4 Rahab and Babylon shall be thy converts on record All those that know me with desire hereof shall hear me tell How Ethiope Palastine and Tyre were born in Israel verse 5 And it shall be of Sion said this and that man she bore And the most high will be her aid and strength'n for evermore verse 6 Counting the Gentile with the Jew and booking ev'ry heir The singers and Musicians too and all my springs are there Psalm LXXXVIII Martyrs Tune LOrd God of my sal-va -- tion dear to thee I us'd to pray And bring my sup -- pli --- ca-tion here be -- fore thee night and day verse 2 Now let my prayer have access before thee O most high Incline thine ear with readiness and hearken to my cry verse 3 For Lord my soul is fill'd with woe such sorrow now I have My very life is brought so low that it doth touch the grave verse 4 And I am counted one of them that to the pit descend And to be one among those men whose strength is at an end verse 5 As free among the slain and dead lodg'd in oblivion's land No more by thee remembered but cut off from thy hand verse 6 Thou laist me in the lowest Pit in darkness and deep caves verse 7 Thy wrath lies hard upon me yet I 'm prest with all thy waves verse 8 My friends thou hast put far from me and made them loath me sore I am shut up in misery and can come forth no more verse 9 By reason of my misery mine eye sheds many a tear Lord I have daily call'd on thee to thee my hands I rear verse 10 Intend'st thou Lord said I to show thy wonders to the dead Shall dead men rise again that so thy praises may be spread verse 11 Shall we thy loving-kindness Lord within the grave express Or can destruction best record thy truth and faithfulness verse 12 Shall we in darkness understand thy wonders manifold And in oblivion's cloudy land thy right'ousness behold verse 13 But these my prayers and my cries to thee O Lord I sent And early e're the morning rise my pray'rs shall thee prevent verse 14 Why then Lord is my soul I say thus long cast off by thee And wherefore dost thou hide away thy gracious face from me verse 15 I am afflicted like to die suff'ring from youth to age I am distracted whilst that I indure such wrath and rage verse 16 The fierceness of thy furious wrath is gone quite o're my head And I do seem as one cut off with too much fear and dread verse 17 They came about me ev'ry way as waters breaking out And altogether ev'ry day they compass'd me about verse 18 And thou hast separated far from me my friends and lovers And those that mine acquaintance are a cloud of darkness covers Psalm LXXXIX St. Marys Tune TH'e -- ter -- nal mer-cies of the Lord my song shall still ex -- press My mouth shall con-stant-ly re-cord his truth and faith --- ful -- ness verse 2 For mercy shall be built said I for ever to endure In heav'n it self thy verity shall be establish't sure verse 3 I made a cov'nant saith the Lord with David mine elect And to my servant past my word and sware to this effect verse 4 Thy seed will I establish sure that it can never fall And build thy throne up to endure to generations all verse 5 The heav'ns shall praise thy wonders Lord and all thy faithfulness Thy Congregations shall record and all thy saints confess verse 6 For who in heav'n can any way with our Lord God compare Which of the glor'ous angels may so bold comparison dare verse 7 In saints assemblies evermore must God have dread and fear With rev'rence must they all adore that unto him draw near verse 8 Lord God of hosts what Lord is else with such great power crown'd Thy faithfulness who parallels in all the circuits round verse 9 The restless raging of the seas thou rulest at thy will Their swelling waves thou dost appease and mak'st them calm and still verse 10 Thou brok'st in pieces Egypts land like one that slaughter'd lies Thou hast with thy almighty hand disperst thine enemies The second part verse 11 The heav'ns and the earth are thine the world so richly stor'd With all the fulness found therein thou founded'st them O Lord. verse 12 The north and south no being had before thou didst them frame Tabor and Hermon shall be glad rejoycing in thy name verse 13 O God thou hast a mighty arm of sovereign command Strong is thy hand thy power is firm and high is thy right hand verse 14 Justice and judgement on thy throne retain their dwelling-place Mercy and truth conjoyn'd in one shall go before thy face verse 15 Blest is the people that doth know and hear the joyful sound Thy beams shall light them as they go and shine about them round verse 16 They in thy name shall all the day rejoyce exceedingly And in thy righteousness shall they be lifted up on high verse 17 For of their strength thou art the crown and of thy grace thou canst And wilt procure with great renown our horn to be advanc't verse 18 For Lord thou dost defend us well from ev'ry hurtful thing The holy one of Israel is our almighty king The third part verse 19 In vision to thy saint was said for then thou mad'st it known Lo I my helping hand have laid upon a mighty one I have exalted very high one that is chosen forth Of all the people generally and one of greatest worth verse 20 My servant David I have found and on his honour'd head In token that he should be crown'd my sacred oyl I shed verse 21 With whom my hand shall go along to stablish him full sure My arm shall also make him strong that he may still indure verse 22 The enemy shall not oppress nor make of him a prey Nor shall the son of wickedness afflict him any way verse 23 I will beat down and quell his foes and do it in his sight And I will greatly plague all those that do him hate and spite verse 24 But lo my faithfulness and grace to him shall be the same His horns shall have the highest place exalted in my name verse 25 And I
will make his pow'r to reach unto the ocean wide And his right hand of pow'r shall stretch unto the river side verse 26 Thou art my father he shall cry thou art my God alone Thou art my rock to which I fly for my salvation verse 27 And I will make him my first born by priviledg of birth And will exalt his glorious horn above all Kings on earth verse 28 My mercy will I make to last preserv'd for him in store My cov'nant also shall stand fast with him for evermore verse 29 His seed will I perpetuate that it shall last always His Throne shall bear as long a date as heav'ns eternal days The fourth part verse 30 If David's seed forsake my law and walk not in my way verse 31 If from my precepts they withdraw and from my statutes stray verse 32 They shall be sure that I their God to visit will begin And scourge them with a smarting rod for their offence and sin verse 33 Yet wholly to withdraw my love their sin shall not prevail Nor shall they so much anger move to make my truth to fail verse 34 My cov'nant I will never break it shall continue still And that which once my lips did speak I 'le certainly fulfill verse 35 Once by my holiness I swore that sacred oath and high That having promised before to David I 'le not ly verse 36 His seed for ever shall endure while time it self shall run His throne shall be establisht sure before me as the sun verse 37 And as the moon within the skie for ever standeth fast A faithful witness there on high so shall his kingdom last The fifth part verse 38 But now thou hast cast off O Lord and left me all alone Yea in thy wrath thou hast abhorr'd me thine anointed one verse 39 Thy cov'nant with thy servant made thou hast again unbound His crown thou hast profan'd and laid it even with the ground verse 40 Moreover thou hast broken down his hedges ev'ry one And his strong hold in ev'ry town thy hand hath overthrown verse 41 All they that pass along the way do spoil him every where He is a meer reproach and prey unto his neighbours near verse 42 Thou hast exalted the right hand of all his bitter foes And made his hateful en'mies stand rejoycing at his woes verse 43 Moreover Lord his sword so keen thou now hast blunted quite Nor art thou in the battle seen to make him stand in sight verse 44 His glory thou hast made to cease and cast his throne to ground verse 45 His youthful days thou did'st decrease and him with shame confound verse 46 How long Lord wilt thou hide thy face as never to return Shall thy fierce wrath so long a space like fire consume and burn verse 47 Remember Lord how short an hour I have for to remain Wherefore hast thou imploy'd thy power to make all men in vain verse 48 What man alive shall not see death but still his life shall save And stop the hand that stops his breath to bring him to the grave verse 49 Lord where 's thy former clemency thy kindness in our youth Which thou hast sworn so solemnly to David in thy truth verse 50 Remember Lord the great disgrace by us thy servants born And how my bosom doth imbrace the mighty peoples scorn verse 51 Reproaches which thine enemies on me O Lord have thrown And do the footsteps scandalize of thine anointed on verse 52 But blest for ever be the Lord and blest be God again And let the Church with one accord resound amen amen Psalm XC Windsor Tune LOrd thou hast been our dwel -- ling-place from age to age on earth Be -- fore the ve --- ry time and space which gave the mount -- tains birth Or ever thou hadst fram'd or form'd the earth or smallest clod Or any part of all the world thou art eternal God verse 3 Thou grindest man through grief and pain to very dust and then Thou saist return to dust again return ye sons of men verse 4 Though life a thousand years do last it semeth in thy sight As yesterday when it is past or as a watch by night verse 5 As with the floods that swiftly pass thou carriest them away Ev'n like a sheep or like the grass which quickly doth decay verse 6 Which in the morning grows upright but fadeth by and by And is cut down e're it be night all wither'd dead and dry verse 7 For by thine anger Lord our God we are consum'd and spent And troubled with thy stinging rod of wrathful punishment verse 8 Thou settest our iniquities plainly before thy face And thy clear countenance descries our sins in secret place verse 9 For all our days are past away thine anger taking hold We spend our years from day to day as when a tale is told verse 10 The date of all our days appears but threescore years and ten And they that live to fourscore years are surely stronger men Yet pain and grief is all the strength which then they count upon And also that cut off at length and we as blasts are gone verse 11 To whom O God doth it appear what power thine anger hath Even according to thy fear so is thy dreadful wrath verse 12 Lord teach us this religious art of numbring out our days That so we may apply our heart to sacred wisdom's ways verse 13 Return O Lord how long e're thou compassion on us take And let it Lord repent thee now for thy dear servant's sake verse 14 O fill us early with thy grace that so we may rejoyce And all our lives contin'ed space triumph in heart and voice verse 15 According to the days wherein thou plagu'st us make us glad After the years which we have seen so sorrowful and sad verse 16 O let thy blessed work appear unto thy servants true And let thy glory shine most clear unto their children's veiw verse 17 Shew us the beauty of thy face and what we take in hand Establish Lord of thy good grace and make it firm to stand Psalm XC Metre 2. To the 100 Psalm Tune LOrd ev ' --- ry age and race has seen Thou hast our help and re -- fuge been E're that the Mountains had a birth or e ---- ver thou hadst form'd the earth Thou hadst a being long before and shalt abide when time 's no more verse 3 Thy first Decree 'gainst man was just bidding him Turn again to Dust. verse 4 A thousand years if we could stay in life so long is but a day Compar'd with thee and in thy sight like the short watches of the night verse 5 Death like an overflowing stream sweeps us away our life 's a dream verse 6 As flow'rs i' th' morning fresh and fair cut down ere night and withered are verse 7 Thine Anger and our Wickedness verse 8 Makes the short term of Nature less verse 9 And thus our years t' an end
to compell And for to teach his Senators the way to govern well verse 23 And then did aged Isra'l stirr and into Egypt came And Jacob was a sojourner within the land of Ham. verse 24 And he did greatly multiply his people Isra'l there And made them stronger verily than all their en'mies were verse 25 He turn'd their hearts to be as foes his people they abhorr'd And craftily they dealt with those the servants of the Lord. verse 26 His servant Moses then he sent and Aron whom he chose verse 27 His signs and wonderseminent in Egypt they disclose verse 28 Darkness he sent where they did dwell and made it dark indeed His messengers did not rebell against his word decreed verse 29 He turn'd their waters into blood and flew their fish thereby verse 30 The land brought forth a loathsome brood of Frogs abundantly verse 31 Kings chambers swarmed with the same then spake the Lord of hosts And divers sorts of flies there came and lice in all their coasts verse 32 He gave them hail in all the land and flaming fire for rain verse 33 He let no vine nor fig-tree stand unsmitten in the plain verse 34 He brake the trees in all their coasts he spake and locusts came And caterpillars mighty hosts whose number none can name verse 35 And eat up ev'ry herb and flow'r which in the land was found And utterly they did devour the fruits of all the ground verse 36 He also smote within one night the first-born in the land The very chief of all their might he smote with dreadful hand verse 37 He brought them forth and furnish'd well with silver and with gold Nor did the tribes of Israel one feeble person hold verse 38 All Egypt was exceeding glad when they did thus depart So much the fear of Isra'l had surprised ev'ry heart verse 39 He spread a cloud in open sight to be a shady tent And all the night did fire give light to Isra'l as they went verse 40 He brought them quales whereon they fed for flesh they ask'd to have And satisfi'd them with the bread which he from Heav'n gave verse 41 He opened the rock from whence fresh waters gush'd apace As if a river ran from thence in dry and desart place verse 42 For into his remembrance came the holy promise made Unto his servant Abraham which promise cannot fade verse 43 And then he brought his people forth with joy for their release And all his chosen ones with mirth and shouts of joyfulness verse 44 And unto them delivered the heathen peoples lands And they alone inherited the labour of their hands verse 45 That they the better might observe the statutes of his word And from his precepts might not swerve O! magnify the Lord. Psalm CVI. St. Davids Tune PRaise ye the Lord to him give thanks for good and kind is he For lo his mer --- cy doth en-dure to all e --- ter ---- ni --- ty verse 2 His mighty acts who can recite according to their worth His praises that are infinite who fully can set forth verse 3 Blessed are they that judgment keep and he that doth observe The perfect rule of right'ousness and doth at no time swerve verse 4 Think on me Lord with favour free such as thy people find With thy salvation visit me and have me in thy mind verse 5 That I may see that nations good whereof thou hast made choice And glory with thy heritage and in their joy rejoice verse 6 But we have sinned grievously the father and the son We all have wrought iniquity and lewdly we have done verse 7 Our fathers though they saw thy works yet did not understand Thy wonders and thy miracles perform'd in Egypt land Nor did they keep in memory thy great abundant grace But did provoke him at the sea the red sea was the place The second part verse 8 Yet did he save them ev'ry one for honour of his name That he might make his power known and spread abroad his fame verse 9 The red sea also dried up at his severe command And so he led them through the deep as through the desert land verse 10 He sav'd them from their haters hand and safely let them go Redeeming them from Egypt land and from their cruel foe verse 11 The waters overwhelm'd their foes not one escap't away verse 12 Then they believ'd the word he spake and sang his praise that day verse 13 But all his works so wonderful they hastily forgot And for his counsel and his will they duly waited not verse 14 But being in the wilderness they lusted veh'mently And in the desart place no less they tempted God most high verse 15 He gave them also their request at full without controul But wasting leanness therewithal he sent into their soul. verse 16 They envi'd Moses in the camp and yet not him alone But Aron too who had the stamp of consecration verse 17 The earth then open'd suddenly proud Dathan to devour And all Abiram's company it cov'red in that hour verse 18 And in their congregation a fire was kindled then The very breath and flame whereof burnt up those wicked men verse 19 They made a calf their deity when they in Horeb were And worshipped submissively the molten image there verse 20 And thus they chang'd their glor'ous God into a molten mass Form'd in the likeness of an ox that feedeth upon grass verse 21 But God that was their Saviour they utterly forgot The works which he in Egypt did they now remembred not verse 22 Most wond'rous works he brought to pass in Ham's accursed land And dreadful things by the red sea perform'd by pow'rful hand verse 23 Therefore he threat to ruine them and would have made it good Had not his chosen Moses then before his presence stood He stood before him in the breach to turn his wrath away Or else he had destroy'd them quite and they had fall'n that day verse 24 Yea they dispis'd the pleasant land and trusted not his word verse 25 But murm'ring in their tents they stand not heark'ning to the Lord. verse 26 Therefore he lifted up his hand against them every one That in the desert wilderness they might be overthrown verse 27 To overthrow their seed also among the nations rude And scatter them in all the lands among the multitude verse 28 For now they join'd themselves likewise to filthy Baal-peor And eat the dead God's sacrifice such as those Idols were verse 29 Thus they provok't the Lord to wrath with that abhorred sin Of new-found out idolatry and so the plague broke in verse 30 Then stood up zealous phinehas and did those sinners slay By judgement just for such it was and so the plague did stay verse 31 And it was counted unto him a righteous act indeed To all the generations of his ensuing seed verse 32 They vext him also at the lake so called from their strife That Moses suffered for their sake
Thou and the ark of thy great strength thy temple to invest verse 9 O let thy priests be all array'd with right'ousness throughout And let thy gracious saints be made for very joy to shout verse 10 For David's sake thy servant known O do not turn away The face of thine anointed one that unto thee doth pray The second part verse 11 The Lord in truth to David sware and will not turn from it Out of thy loins shall come thine heir upon thy throne to sit verse 12 If thy seed keep my covenant and laws that I make known Thy children then shall never want heirs to enjoy the throne verse 13 For God hath chosen Sion hill desiring there to dwell verse 14 This is my rest and dwelling still for I have kep't it well verse 15 Her meat I 'll bless abundantly wherewith she shall be fed And I will also satisfy her poor with store of bread verse 16 And I will also clothe her priests with saving health and grace And with the voice of joyfulness her saints shall shout apace verse 17 There will I make his horn to bud ev'n David's horn to spring I have ordain'd a lamp so good for my anointed king verse 18 His adversaries all of them then will I clothe with shame But on himself his diadem shall flourish with great fame Psalm CXXXIII To the 100 Psalm Tune BE-hold how good and full of bliss and what a plea-sant thing it is When bre-thren do most lov -- ing-ly to -- ge -- ther dwell in a --- mi -- ty verse 2 It 's like the precious ointment shed upon the top of Aaron's head Which drencht his beard and from his crown ev'n to his garment's skirts ran down verse 3 Like pearly dew of Hermon hills or which on Sion mount distills Where God poures down his blessings store blessâ—ngs of life for evermore Psalm CXXXIV Southwel Tune BE -- hold ye here at hand ye ser-vants of the Lord Which in his house by night do stand praise him with one ac ---- cord verse 2 Lift up your hands on high within his holy place And kneeling in humility bow down before his face verse 3 The Lord shall they say still that made both heav'n and earth Bless Isra'l out of Sion hill with favours thence pour'd forth Psalm CXXXV London Tune PRaise ye the Lord praise ye the name of God with one ac ---- cord O praise him and ex-toll his fame ye ser -- vants of the Lord. verse 2 O ye that are admitted thus within his house to stand And in the courts of our God's house are plac't by his command verse 3 Praise ye the Lord for he is good sing praises to his name For it is sweet to be employ'd his praises to proclaim verse 4 For God hath chosen to himself Jacob of his own pleasure And hath elected Israel for his peculiar treasure verse 5 For well I know the Lord is great and that this Lord of ours Transcends all Gods and hath his seat above all sov'reign pow'rs verse 6 Whatever thing the Lord did please he did effect and do In heav'n in earth and in the seas and all deep places too verse 7 He causeth vapours to arise from earth's remotest ends Lightnings and rain and winds likewise he from his treasury sends verse 8 Who smote the very first increast throughout all Egypt land All the first born of man and beast with his revenging hand verse 9 Who sent his signs and wonders great into the midst of thee O Egypt upon Pharo's seat and all his family verse 10 Who did the mighty nations smite and potent kings he slew verse 11 As Sihon that strong Amorite whom there he overthrew And next unto the Amorites was Og of Bashan king And all the realms of the Canaanites he did to ruine bring verse 12 And the inher'tance of their land he gave it full and free Into his people Isra'l's hand their heritage to be verse 13 Thy name for ever doth endure and thy memorial Lord All generations shall be sure to keep on firm record verse 14 For lo the Lord is fully bent his people's judg to be And of his servant's punishment repent himself will he The second part verse 15 The idols of the heathen lands are silver and of gold They are the work of workmen's hands and such as men did mould verse 16 They have a mouth yet spake they not and eyes but want their sight verse 17 Have ears but never hear a jot their mouths are breathless quite verse 18 Such sensless stocks their makers are that did these idols frame And such is each idolater that trusteth in the same verse 19 But bless the Lord with one accord O house of Israel And all the praises of the Lord let Aarons house forth tell verse 20 O bless the Lord his praise confess O ye of Levi's tribe And ye that fear the Lord no less due praise to him ascribe verse 21 From out of Sion hill let them for ever bless the Lord Who dwelleth at Jerusalem his praise do ye record Psalm CXXXVI To the 148 Psalm Tune GIve laud un ---- to the Lord for ve --- ry good he is The God of gods re ---- cord and praise that Name of his for cer -- tain-ly His mer -- cies shall en-dure to all E -- ter -- ni -- ty Give thanks O ev'ry one unto the King of Kings For he and he alone hath wrought such wondrous things for c. To him whose skill profound did make the heavens clear And set the seas their bound and made dry land appear for c. To him that did display those great and glorious lights The sun to rule by day the moon and stars by nights for c. The Second part Give thanks to God most high who smote with pow'rful hand In Egypt gen'rally the first-born of the land for c. And from them in that land brought Isra'l clearly out With stretcht-out arm and hand that brought the work about for c. To him that did divide the red sea into parts And there did Isra'l guide to pass with joyful hearts for c. Amidst it they did go but Pharaoh and his host The Lord did overthrow upon the red-sea coast for c. The Third part Give God his praises due and thankful thoughts express Who led his people through the howling wilderness for c. Great kings the Lord did smite and famous kings he slew King Sihon th' Amorite and Og of Bashan too for c. And gave in open veiw the land where they did dwell An heritage unto his people Israel for c. Who did remember us when our estate was low And hath redeemed us from the oppressing foe for c. To him give praises due who gives all flesh their food O give ye thanks unto the God of heav'n so good for certainly his mercies shall endure to all Eternity Psalm CXXXVII St. Marys Tune HArd by
Destroy'd and ruin'd let them be that do my soul oppress For I serve thee religiously with all submissiveness Psalm CXLIV St. Davids Tune BLes-sed for e --- ver be the Lord who is my strength and might Who taught my hands to use the sword my fin -- gers for to fight verse 2 My goodness and my fort likewise my shield of saving pow'r My Saviour from mine enemies and my exalted tow'r In whom I put my confidence for it is only he That bringeth to obedience the people under me verse 3 Lord what is man that thou shouldst take such knowledge of him here The son of man that thou should'st make account of him so dear verse 4 Sure man is like to vanity his days decline and fade And pass away most hastily like to a flitting shade verse 5 Lord bow the heavens and come down and do but gently stroke The mountains with an angry frown and they shall quickly smoak verse 6 Cast forth thy lightning from the skies and all thy foes disperse And to destroy thine enemies shoot forth thy lightnings fierce verse 7 Send from above thy hand that saves And rid me as I stand And snatch me from the mighty waves and from strange children's hand verse 8 Whose mouth doth utter words devis'd and fraught with falshood great And their right hand is exercis'd in cunning and deceit verse 9 New songs to thee will I present my psalt'ry shall agree And on a ten-string'd instrument will I sing praise to thee verse 10 'T is he that unto kings extends salvation's welcome pledge His servant David he defends from sword's offensive edge verse 11 Release and rid me speedily from hands of sinners vile Whose subtle mouths speak vanity their right hands full of guile verse 12 That so our sons may thrive apace as plants in youth do grow Like polisht stones of some fair place so may our daughters show verse 13 Our garners full as they can hold with every kind of thing And in our streets the flock and fold may many thousands bring verse 14 Let not our labouring oxen faint nor enemy invade No leading captive no complaint within our streets be made verse 15 O blessed people would we say with such like blessings stor'd Yea rather blessed people they whose God is God the Lord. Psalm CXLV London Tune THee will I praise my God and King and e ---- ver bless thy name And all my days I 'll give thee praise and still ex --- toll thy fame verse 3 Great is the Lord in ev'ry thing and greatly must we praise That name of his whose greatness is unsearchable always verse 4 One age shall still be publishing to that which next succeeds Thy worthy praise in all thy ways thy mighty works and deeds verse 5 And I Lord will discourse and treat what glory thou hast won The fame of the great majesty that hast such wonders done verse 6 Thy might likewise shall men repeat and deeds of dreadful fame Nor will I spare for declare the greatness of thy name verse 7 The memory of thy goodness great they largely shall express And shall in songs with joyful tongues declare thy right'ousness verse 8 The Lord is good to all indeed his tender love and grace verse 9 His creatures all in general do taste in ev'ry place verse 10 Lord all thy works thy praise shall spread and thee thy saints shall bless verse 11 They shall proclaim thy kingdom's fame and thy great pow'r express verse 12 To publish all his mighty deeds and make mankind to know How gloriously in majesty his kingdom shines below The second part verse 13 A kingdom of eternity thy kingdom is O Lord And thy alone dominion all ages shall record verse 14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall and makes the crooked straight verse 15 And Lord on thee continually the eyes of all things wait verse 16 In seasons due thou feed'st them all thy opened hand doth bring To satiate the appetite of ev'ry living thing verse 17 Righteous is God in all his ways holy in all he doth verse 18 And nigh to all that on him call in uprightness and truth verse 19 He will fulfil the heart's desire of them that do him fear He will likewise attend their cries and save them ev'ry where verse 20 And all that love him doth the Lord preserve in ev'ry place But will destroy ev'n utterly all the ungodly race· verse 20 My mouth shall speak the Lord's due praise and let all flesh endeavour Thus to proclaim his holy name from age to age for ever Psalm CXLVI St. Davids Tune PRaise ye the Lord my soul give praise un ---- to our heav'n -- ly king While life and breath pro-long my days his prais --- es will I sing verse 3 Trust not in men magnificent nor in man's mortal seed Whose pow'r is not sufficient to help you in your need verse 4 Because his breath doth soon depart then turns he to his clay And all the counsels of his heart do perish in that day verse 5 Blessed and happy is the man whom Jacob's God doth aid And on the Lord his God alone his faith is firmly staid verse 6 In him that made both earth and skie and all in sea or shore And keeps his promise faithfully and will do evermore verse 7 With justice always he proceeds for such as suffer wrong The poor and hungry soul he feeds and breaks the fetters strong verse 8 The Lord doth give the blind their sight the lame to limbs restore The Lord doth in his saints delight and loves them evermore verse 9 He helps the widows in distress and strangers sad in heart He doth defend the fatherless and ill men's ways subvert verse 10 The Lord shall reign eternally thy God O Sion hill Shall reign to all posterity O praise him praise him still Psalm CXLVII To the 100 Psalm Tune PRaise ye the Lord for it is meet the prais -- es of our God to sing For the im-ploy-ment is most sweet and praise a ve --- ry come -- ly thing verse 2 The Lord doth build Jerusalem gathers th'out casts of Isra'l's bounds verse 3 He healeth broken-hearted men and bindeth up their bleeding wounds verse 4 The number of the stars he tells and all their names he doth recite verse 5 Great is the Lord his pow'r excells his wisdom is most infinite verse 6 Poor humble souls the Lord doth raise but treads the wicked to the ground verse 7 Sing to the Lord our God sing praise praise him with harps harmonious sound verse 8 Who with thick clouds o're spreads the skie prepared rain on earth distills And makes the earth to fructify with store of grass on highest hills verse 9 He giveth to the beast his food and feeds the raven's brood that begs verse 10 The strength of horse doth him no good nor takes he pleasure in man's legs verse 11 The Lord doth take delight in them that in his faithful fear abide