Crown praying for the preservation of his kingdom verse 19 OPen to me the righteous gate Then shall thy Courts be trod VVhere I thy praise may celebrate verse 20 This Temple-gate of God Here shall the righteous entrance have verse 21 Thy praises I 'l declare For thou becam'st my rock to save And thou hast heard my pray'r verse 22 The stone the builders have refus'd Is now become the stone VVhich for the corners-head is us'd verse 23 This is Gods art alone This in our eyes is marvellous verse 24 This day which God did make Shall be a day of joy to us Therein delight to take verse 25 Now save O Lord I crave the same O send us good success verse 26 O blessed commers in his Name You from his house we bless verse 27 God is the Lord that light affords Which this high day adorns Then bind the sacrifice with cords Unto the Altars horns verse 28 Thou art my God I 'l spread thy fame My God I 'l spread thy praise verse 29 The Lord is good ô praise his Name His mercies last alwayes PSAL. CXIX 2. French tune The blessedness of true Religion The Saints great desire thereto and prayer against desertion O Blessed blessed are the pure That never from Gods laws depart verse 2 That keep his testimonies sure And seek him with a perfect heart verse 3 They also do no wickedness Walk in his ways and never swerve verse 4 Thou dost a strict command'ment press That we with care thy laws observe verse 5 O that my ways were made direct And to thy statutes rightly fram'd verse 6 VVhen t' all thy laws I have respect Then sure I shall not be asham'd verse 7 With upright heart I 'l give thee praise When I have learn'd thy judgmēts right verse 8 And I will surely keep thy ways O do not Lord forsake me quite 2. Part. Dutch tune The power of the word to curb the lusts of youth The earnest affections of the faithfull to that Word verse 9 HOw may the waies of man be freed From errour in his youth If thereunto he take good heed According to thy truth verse 10 Lord I have sought thee I am sure Even with a perfect heart From paths of thy commandments pure O let me not depart verse 11 I hid thy Word within my heart From sin to keep me free verse 12 A blessed God O Lord thou art Thy statutes teach to me verse 13 Thy mouths decrees my lips declar'd verse 14 I count no worldly treasure With thy commandments waies compar'd To yield so sweet a pleasure verse 15 Upon thy precepts I will muse Much by thy judgments set verse 16 Thy statutes with contentment use And not thy words forget 3. Part. 2. French tune The word of God a good guide and a strengthning comfort against reproach and persecution verse 17 BE moved towards thy servant Lord To deal with me in bounteous wise That I may live and keep thy word verse 18 Yea open thou O Lord mine eies That I the wondrous things may see Which from thy testimonies flow verse 19 Thy statutes do not hide from me That am a stranger here below verse 20 My soul ev'n breaks with fervent thirst Thy judgements having still preferr'd verse 21 The proud thou hast rebuk't and curst VVhich from thy precepts greatly err'd verse 22 Remove from me contempt and shame For I have kept thy just decrees verse 23 While Princes in their counsels blame Thy servant Lord for keeping these But in thy Statutes exquisite Thy servant meditation ply'd verse 24 Thy Testaments are my delight They are my counsell and my guide 4. Part. To 1. Strain tune Davids deep affliction and great affection to the Word but the grace is of God verse 25 MY spirit cleaves unto the dust O quick'n me for thy promise just verse 26 I have declar'd my ways to thee And thou hast heard and noted me verse 27 Teach me thy Statutes I thee pray And let me know thy precepts way So my discourse shall wholly tend Thy works and wonders to commend verse 28 My heart doth melt for very grief Lord for thy promise send relief verse 29 The way of lies from me with-draw And grant me graciously thy law verse 30 I chose the way of truth most right I laid thy judgments in my sight verse 31 Thy testaments I stuck unto Lord shame me not for what I do verse 32 I 'l run the way thou giv'st in charge When as thou shalt my heart enlarge 5. Part. 2. French tune Davids desire of grace and to avoyd temptations verse 33 LOrd teach me in thy Statutes way And I shall keep it to the end verse 34 O give me knowledge that I may With my whole heart thy laws attend Yea I to keep them shall be sure verse 35 Make me therefore to go aright In paths of thy Command'ments pure For therein onely I delight verse 36 Incline mine heart unto thy Law And not to cov'tousnes I pray verse 37 From objects vain mine eies withdraw And quicken me in thy good way verse 38 Thy promise to thy servant prove Who is devoted to fear thee verse 39 My fear'd reproach from me remove For very good thy Judgments be verse 40 Lord I have long'd with earnestness Thy blessed laws to know and do Vouchsafe then in thy righteousness To move and quicken me thereto 6. Part. Southwell tune A prayer for courage in our profession Gods service is perfect freedome verse 41 LORD let thy mercies free Come also unto mee According to Thy promise do And my salvation be verse 42 So shall my answer just Reprove his envious lust Who ever he be That taunteth me For in thy Word I trust verse 43 Let not the word of light My mouth abandon quite For lo the scope Of all my hope Is in thy judgments right verse 44 So keep thy laws shall I For ever constantly verse 45 And I because I keep thy laws Will walk at libertie verse 46 Thy Testaments to name To Kings I will not shame verse 47 Delighting still To do thy will For I have lov'd the same verse 48 I 'l also lift my hands To thy belov'd commands And on them pitch My thoughts to which My strong affection stands 7. Part. London long tune Davids great affection to Gods Word even in his greatest adversitie His night-devotion is commended verse 49 THy promise to thy servant mind Whereon thou mad'st me rest verse 50 This comfort in distress I find Thy word revives my brest verse 51 Tho proud men have me greatly scoft Thy ways I ne'er declin'd verse 52 Thy judgements old I thought on oft And comforted my mind verse 53 I'm seis'd with horrour for this age Which doth thy laws forsake verse 54 And in my house of pilgrimage Thy laws my songs did make verse 55 Thy Name I have in mind retain'd When night her curtain
Yet not for my transgression LORD Nor any sin of mine verse 4 They have begun Prepar'd to run In haste without my fault Awake and see And succour mee Against their fierce assault verse 5 Thou therefore Israels righteous God The soveraign LORD of hoasts Awake and visit with thy rod Even all the heathen coasts Transgressors lewd Do thou exclude From pardon and from pitie verse 6 Return'd in dark Like dogs they bark And go about the Citie verse 7 Lo in their lips are sharpned swords Their mouths belch out their pride For who say they shall hear our words verse 8 But thou shalt them deride The heathen born Thou LORD shalt scorn verse 9 On thee will I attend Because of thine Own strength divine For God shall me defend 2. Part. Argument Prayers and praises returned for deliverance from persecution verse 10 MY gracious God shall me prevent With his compassions free Upon my foes my hearts content The LORD shall let me see verse 11 Suppress them quite And by thy might Disperse but slay them not O LORD our shield Some sign to yield That may not be forgot verse 12 For sinfull words which mouths profane And cursing lips let slide And for their lies let them be ta'n Yea even in their pride verse 13 In angry fume My foes consume That none of them remain That every land May understand Great Jacobs God to reign verse 14 Let them return at evening tide As howling dogs are wont And round about on every side In every corner hunt verse 15 Where wandring wide Unsatisfi'd For meat let them repine verse 16 But lo my tongue Shall sing a song To praise thy pow'r divine Yea in the morning I 'l begin Of thine affection deer To sing aloud for thou hast bin My sole Protector here Thou wast my stay In dangerous day verse 17 To thee my strength I 'l sing God's my defence And rock from when My mercy hath her spring PSAL. LX. To Old England tune David remembers the sad desertions of the Church prays for better success and for the advancement and enlargement of his Kingdome O God thou did'st thy people leave And then were we disperst Displeasure great thou did'st conceive Thy wrath let be reverst verse 2 The earth by thy fierce handling quakes Yea thou the same hast broke O heal her breaches for it shakes By such thy dreadfull stroke verse 3 Things which most bitter we did think Thou on thy folke did'st bring And mad'st thy wofull people drink A wine astonishing verse 4 Thou on thy people fearing thee A banner hast bestow'd Because of truth and veritie To be display'd abroad verse 5 Now Lord that thy beloved King Delivered may be Let thy right hand assistance bring And kindly answer me verse 6 In holiness Jehovah spake I therefore make no doubt But Shechem to divide and take And Succoth-vale mete out verse 7 Manasseh Gilead must subscribe To me in dutious aw My heads chief strength is Ephraims tribe And Judah gives my law verse 8 On Edom I will set my foot My wash-pot Mo'b shall be Philistia shall triumph and shout And that because of me verse 9 Who will to Edom me direct Unto the Citie strong verse 10 Not thou that did'st our hoasts reject Nor with us went'st along verse 11 The help of man is vanitie O help us in distress verse 12 Through God we shall do valiantly He shall our foes suppress PSAL. LXI Old England tune David forced from Jerusalem prays for restauration with confidence and thankfulnes LOrd hear my cry my pray'r attend verse 2 From earths remotest part Mine earnest cries to thee I send When over-whelm'd in heart Conduct me to the rock of pow'r That higher is then I verse 3 For thou hast been my fort and tow'r Against the enemie verse 4 Within thy sacred coverings I will for ever house And trust in covert of thy wings verse 5 For thou hast heard my vowes Thou gav'st the King the heritage Of them that fear thy Name verse 6 His life and yeers to many an age Thou wilt prolong the same verse 7 Before the Lord he shall abide For ever to endure Thy truth and mercy ô provide Which may preserve him sure verse 8 So will I sing from day to day The praises of thy Name That having vow'd I daily may To thee perform the same PSAL. LXII Dutch tune The confidence of Saints vilenes of persecutors vanitie of men and worldly means and impartiall judgement of God verse 1 MY soul indeed on God is stay'd verse 2 He is my Saviour prov'd My onely rock defence and ayd I shall not much be mov'd verse 3 How long will ye have lewd pretence Ye shall be slaughtered all Ye shall be like a tott'ring fence And like a bowing wall verse 4 'T is all your aim and all your art His exc'lence to despise Ye bless with mouth ye curse in heart And take delight in lies verse 5 My soul wait thou on God alone My expectation 's thence verse 6 He onely is my rock of stone Salvation and defence I shall not therefore much be mov'd verse 7 My God's my health and praise My rock of strength and refuge prov'd On whom my spirit stayes verse 8 At all times trust in him alone Ye Saints with one accord Powre out your heart before his throne Our refuge is the Lord. verse 9 All sorts of men are vanitie They whose condition 's base And they no better then a lie That are of higher place In balance lai'd are found more light Then vanitie it self verse 10 O trust not in oppressing might Become not vain in stealth Though wealth increase not got amiss Set not your heart on gains verse 11 God spake it once twice heard I this That pow'r to God pertains verse 12 And unto thee ô LORD alone Compassion doth belong Thou renderest to every one Reward of right or wrong PSAL. LXIII To new verse tune David longs for the publick Ordinances feeds his soul with meditations thereupon The joy of the godly and utter destruction of Christs and our enemies O God thou God to mee I 'l early seek for thee My soul my flesh With longings fresh Desireth there to bee In thirstie land and dry Where is no water nigh verse 2 To see thy might And glory bright As in the Sanctu'ry verse 3 Thy kindnes and thy love Are life it self above My lips shall frame To praise thy name And that doth make them move verse 4 Thus will I bless and praise Thy Name even all my dayes And unto thine Own Name divine My hands devoutly raise verse 5 With fat and marrow fed My soul shall sure be sped My mouth and lips Sweet fellowships Thy praise shall speak and spread verse 6 When I sweet thoughts recite Upon my bed at night And meditate Upon thee late Before the dawning light verse 7 Since
the implacable adversaries THey from my youth may Israel say verse 2 They from my youth assail'd And sorely griev'd me many a day But never have prevail'd verse 3 The plowers on my back did plow And made their furrows long verse 4 The righteous Lord hath cut in two The wickeds cords so strong verse 5 All Sions hatefull enemies stop Confound and overthrow verse 6 Make them like grass on houses top Which withereth ere it grow verse 7 Whereof the mower ne'r receives So much as hands can gripe Nor he that bindeth up the sheaves A bosome full grown ripe verse 8 Which never invites the passengers At gathering of the same To say thus much God speed you Sirs We bless you in his Name PSAL. CXXX Oxford tune The depths of sorrow and sin he seeketh succour in Gods mercies and exhorts all thereto OUt of the depths I cri'd to thee verse 2 Lord let my cries be heard And let thine ears attentive be Unto my suits preferr'd verse 3 Such are our sins that none could stand If thou shouldst mark the same verse 4 But there 's forgiveness at thy hand That men may fear thy Name verse 5 I wait for God my soul doth stay I on his Word depend verse 6 My soul waits for him more then they For morning that attend I say more earnestly then those That watch for mornings light verse 7 Let Israel in the Lord repose VVhose mercie 's infinite Redemption in most plenteous wise VVith him is found to be verse 8 From all his scor'd iniquities Shall he set Israel free PSAL. CXXXI Dutch tune Davids meek and quiet spirit waiting upon God by faith exhorteth the Church to follow his example O LORD I have no loftie eies Nor haughty heart have I My soul I do not exercise In things too great and high verse 2 Sure I have shew'd my self as mild And have my self contain'd In silent meekness like a child From his fond mother wean'd Like to a weaned infant just My soul is pacifi'd verse 3 Let Israel in JEHOVAH trust And trusting so abide PSAL. CXXXII York tune Davids zeal to turn the Tabernacle into a Temple He foretels the joy of the people therein and prays for Gods favour KIng Davids case ô LORD record And all his tort'ring care verse 2 To Jacobs mighty God the LORD VVho thus did vow and sware verse 3 Up to my bed I will not climbe Nor come my house amids verse 4 Nor give mine eies a sleeping time Nor slumber to my lids verse 5 Till for the LORD I find a place A place wherein may dwell The mighty God of Jacobs race The God of Israel verse 6 Lo Ephrata this news did yield There heard we of it so VVe found it in the woodland field verse 7 We to his Tents will go And at the footstool of his grace With reverent worship bow verse 8 Rise LORD into thy resting place Thy ARK of strength and thou verse 9 With righteousness thy Priests aray Thy Saints let shout apace verse 10 For DAVIDS sake turn not away Thy Kings anointed face 2. Part. Argument Davids good will is taken for the deed his son Solomon another type of Christ builds the Temple a blessing is promised to Davids seed reigning in Jerusalem verse 11 THe LORD hath unto DAVID sworn VVhich shall not be recall'd VVith children of thy body born Thy throne shall be enstall'd verse 12 If taught my Law and Covenant Thy seed therein persever Their childrens children shall not want To hold the throne for ever verse 13 Because the LORD hath Sion chose His habitation will'd verse 14 This is for ever my repose My dwelling here I 'l build For so have I desir'd to do verse 15 And in abundant wise VVill bless provision thereunto Her poor with bread suffice verse 16 I 'l cloth her Priests with saving grace And make her Saints to shout verse 17 Aloud for joy And in that place Make DAVIDS horn to sprout I have for mine anointed there Ordain'd a shining flame verse 18 A flourishing crown I 'l make him wear But cloth his foes with shame PSAL. CXXXIII 1. Strain tune The commendation and blessing of unitie BEhold how good and full of bliss And what a pleasant thing it is VVhen Brethren do most lovingly Together dwell in unitie verse 2 It 's like the precious ointment shed Upon the top of Aarons head W ch drencht his beard from his crown Even to his garment skirts ran down verse 3 Like pearlie dew on Hermon hills Or which on Sion Mount distills Where GOD powrs down his blessings store Blessings of life for evermore PSAL. CXXXIV Old England tune An exhortation to the Levites to praise God and their blessing and praying for the people BEhold bless ye the LORD of might Ye servants of the Lord VVhich in his house do stand by night All ye his praise record verse 2 Lift up your hands and bless his Name In his most holy hill verse 3 The Lord that heavē earth did frame From Sion bless thee still PSAL. CXXXV To 2. Strain tune The happy election vocation and preservation of the Church by the creator and governor of all things who executed his judgments on our behalf PRaise ye Gods Name His praise proclame O ye his servants spread his fame verse 2 Whose feet have trod The Courts of God The Temple Courts of our great God verse 3 His Name praise ye For good is he And praises very comely be verse 4 His Jacob is And Isr'el his Peculiar and choice treasure is verse 5 The LORD also Is great I know All Gods they are our LORD below verse 6 In heav'n and these Earth deeps and Seas He did what ever did him please verse 7 He vapours sends From earths far ends And rain with lightning makes blends The winds swift wings From treas'ries brings verse 8 And smote all Aegypts first-born things The first increast Of man and beast Even from the greatest to the least verse 9 O Aegypt he In midst of thee Sent tokens that most wondrous be In generall Those judgments fall On Pharaoh and his servants all verse 10 VVho smote and slew And overthrew Great Kings and mighty Nations too verse 11 The Amorite And Bashanite Sihon and OG his hands did smite By him alone Were overthrown The Kings of Canaan every one verse 12 He gave their land To Isr'els hand An heritage at their command verse 13 Thy mem'ry sure And Name endure Not any age shall them obscure 2. Part. Argument Gods gracious reconciliation to his Church the definition of Idols and praise of God verse 14 GOD will repent Our punishment To judge his people he is bent verse 15 Their Gods behold Are form'd of gold And silver which mens hands did mould verse 16 Both mouth and eies They have likewise But blind and speechless Deities Each side an ear But cannot hear No breath doth
more I felt none mortall pull so strong before Oh let me still finde favour in those eyes That scatter clouds and where bright Sun-beams rise To the tribunall of so milde a look I will adventure this Oracular book The which elsewhere I have presented twice And at the third time shall not bate the price I care not I although I hear men say Your Psalms are censur'd for Apocrypha I ask no more but when you next consult You please to let them sing Quicunque vult My last ambition is but to present Great gratulation to the Parliament And till this promis'd panegyrick come I leave this begg'ring poetry strook dumb Reader vouchsafe to see and looke and taste a sup of Hymns and creamy afterings made up in the last sheet of all the book with directions given to make all even if the Reader also please to see the titles and the prefaces THE BOOK OF PSALMES IN METRE PSAL. I. To Dutch tune Argument David shews the felicity and fruitfulnesse of the godly the defection and destruction of the wicked THat man is blest and blest agen That doth not walk astray By counsels of ungodly men Nor stands in sinners way Nor sits in seate of scornfull mates verse 2 But in Gods law delights And tâ—ereupon he meditates Continuall daies and nights verse 3 Like planted tree by water-springs Such one shall he be made Which in his season fruit forth-brings Whose leaf shall never fade All shall succeed by him design'd verse 4 Th' ungodly are not so But like the chaff which boyst'rous winde Drives eas'ly to and fro verse 5 Therefore th' ungodly never must Nor any sinner may In Congregation of the Just Stand up at Judgement day verse 6 For lo the way of men upright The Lord with favour knowes Whereas the way shall perish quite Wherein the sinner goes PSAL. II. To Dutch bass tune 1. Part. Argument David prophecies of Christ his kingdome how oppos'd by Jews and Gentiles The derision and destruction of implacable adversaries WHy do the heathen rage and fret And people think vain things verse 2 They rise and are in counsell set Both governours and Kings GOD and his Christ oppose they do And thus presume to say verse 3 Come let us break their bonds in two And cast their Cords away verse 4 The Lord that doth in heaven dwell Their doings shall deride And laugh to scorn his foes that swell with such presumptuous pride verse 5 Then in his wrath the most supream Shall all his foes controul And in displeasure most extream Torment their guilty soul. II. Part. Argument Christ his Dignity Deity and Dominion Kings and great ones for examples sake are exhorted to embrace his Gospel for their own safety verse 6 Upon my Sions holy hill Yet have I plac'd my King verse 7 Thou hast decreed and wilt fulfill And I declare the thing The Lord hath spoken thus to mee Thou art my onely Sonne This day have I begotten thee verse 8 Aske but to have it done All heathen kingdoms I will make The priv'ledge of thy birth And thou shalt in possession take The utmost parts on earth verse 9 To crush thy foes shalt thou lift up Thy weighty iron rod And dash them like a potters cup In pieces small ô God verse 10 Now therefore ô ye Kings take care That ye may understand Be well instructed yee that are The Judges of the Land verse 11 See that the LORD have service done With reverence and respect verse 12 Rejoyce with trembling kisse the Son Lest ye in wrath be checkt So should ye perish from the way If his least anger flame O blessed blessed then are they That trust upon his Name PSAL. III. To Oxford tune Argument David complains of Absolom and his adherents conspiring against him his confidence in God that defends the faithfull and destroys the wicked LOrd how their number multiplies That vex and grieve me sore Yea they that do against me rise Wax hourly more and more verse 2 There 's many of my soul do say His God no help shall yield Nor bring him succour any way verse 3 But Lord thou art my shield Thou art th' uplifter of my Head My glory and my pride My voice to God I uttered verse 4 Unto the Lord I cry'd He heard me from his holy Hill verse 5 I laid me down and slept And wak't again in safety still By him sustain'd and kept verse 6 Although ten thousand of my foes Beset me round about I will not be affraid of those Nor of my safety doubt verse 7 O Lord my God awake arise Defend my righteous Cause For thou hast smote mine enemies Upon the very jawes Break thou the teeth of all the throng That work ungodlinesse verse 8 Salvation doth to God belong Thou dost thy people blesse PSAL. IV. To London long tune Argument David appeals prays to God blames Sauls Courtiers for discrediting his Election of God to the Kingdome Admonisheth them to repent preferreth spirituall desires to carnall and reposeth himselfe in Gods safe protection O God that art my righteousnesse Heare when I call to thee In wofull time of my distresse Thou hast inlarged mee Have mercy and attentive bee Unto the pray'r I frame verse 2 O sonnes of men how long will yee My glory turn to shame How long will yee vain things affect And follow after lies verse 3 Know that the Saint is Gods select And he will hear my cryes verse 4 All sinfull courses set apart And stand in awfull dread In silence commune with your heart Upon your secret bed verse 5 For incense offer innocence And righteousnesse present And wholly put your confidence In God omnipotent verse 6 What way they may themselves advance Great multitudes inquire But Lord thy shining Countenance Is all that we desire verse 7 For thou hast made my heart to feast With sacred comforts more Then worldlings when they were increast With Corne and Wine good store verse 8 I 'l both lie down sweet rest to take And also sleep secure For onely thou ô Lord dost make My dwelling safe and sure PSAL. V. To Cambridge old tune 1. Part. Argument David prays for audience with confidence of successe because though Gods pure Nature hates odious and obstinate sinners yet the Saints have free accesse to the throne of grace O Lord unto my words give ear My meditation weigh verse 2 My King my God my crying hear For I to thee will pray verse 3 I' th morning thou shalt hear my Cry I' th morning I 'l direct My prayer to thee and from on high Thine answer I 'l expect verse 4 For thou art not a God that will With sinne delighted bee No wickednesse nor any ill Shall ever dwell with thee verse 5 Within the view of thy pure Eye The foolish shall not rest All workers of iniquitie Thy Nature doth detest verse
power For who are Lords but wee verse 5 Now for th' oppression of the poor And sighs of needy souls I 'l rise saith God and him secure From scornfull foes controuls verse 6 And we are sure Gods words are pure As silver from the mines In furnace tri'd And purifi'd No less then seven times verse 7 Thy people Lord shall be assur'd Preferved by thy grace They shall for ever be secur'd From this ungodly race verse 8 But all the while The base and vile Are set in place of pow'r On all sides then Do wicked men Seek whom they may devour PSAL. XIII To London short tune Argument He complains of desertion and distresse prays for seasonable reliefe and release apprebendeth confidence and comfort HOw long ô Lord of thee Forgotten shall I bee How long a space Wilt hide thy face For evermore from me verse 2 How long in heart condole Take counsell in my soul With daily care O how long bear Exalted foes controul verse 3 Consider hear my cryes Cleer Lord my God mine eyes Lest sleep of death My last-drawn breath Perpetually surprize verse 4 And lest mine enemy say Lo I have got the day And glad they be That trouble me When put beside my stay verse 5 But I thy mercy made The rock whereon I staid My heart in me Shall joyfull be In thy salvations aid verse 6 Unto the Lord will I Sing praises cheerfully Because I felt How he hath dealt With me most bounteously PSAL. XIV London long tune Argument The corruption of mankinde hatred of the godly deliverance pray'd for and expected in all distressed times THere is no God the fool hath thought Corrupt is all the brood Abominations have they wrought And none of them doth good verse 2 The sonnes of men the Lord did view From Heaven to discern If there were any one that knew Or sought Gods will to learn verse 3 But they are all corrupt and nought They all aside are gone Not one that any good hath wrought No verily not one verse 4 Are workers of iniquitie So brutishly mis-led To eat my people greedily Devouring them like bread Upon the Lord they do not call verse 5 There were they in great fear For God will surely be with all The righteous every where verse 6 Ye sham'd the counsell of the poor Whose faith on God was stay'd verse 7 But oh that Israel might procure From Sion saving ayd When God his peoples bondage turns That freedom once is had Then Jacob shall rejoyce that mourns And Israel shall be glad PSAL. XV. 1. Strain tune Argument The description of a true Isralite LOrd who shall have a dwelling place In Tabernacles of thy grace Thy holy hill who shall possess verse 2 Sure he that worketh righteousness That walks upright and speaks the truth And this even from his heart he doth verse 3 He that backbites not with his tongue Nor doth his neighbour any wrong Nor taketh up tho others broach Against his Neighbour a reproach verse 4 Vile men are in his eyes abhor'd But honoured they that fear the Lord. That changeth not what once he swears Tho he the loss and dammage bears verse 5 That puts not out his coin whereby To gain by biting usury Nor takes reward to circumvent Or prejudice the innocent He that doth these things is approv'd And never shall that man be mov'd PSAL. XVI Oxford tune Argument David professeth and praiseth his interest in God and charity to the Church he disclaimeth merit and idolatry LOrd save me for I trust in thee verse 2 Sincerely from my heart I have acknowledg'd thee to bee My Lord and so thou art My goodness unto thee I know Can never have extent verse 3 But to the Saints that live below The truly excellent In whom my sole delight is plac't verse 4 But questionles all those That after other Gods make haste Shall multiply their woes The bloud of their drink-offering I 'l not present the same Nor move my lips in mentioning Of their detested name verse 5 The Lord is mine inheritance And portion of my cup Of mine allotted maintenance Thou art the holder up verse 6 To me successfully the lines In pleasant places fell The heritage which God assignes To me doth much excell 2. Part. Argument He praiseth God for his Spirit and providence professeth his hope of resurrection and life everlasting verse 7 I Bless the Lord by whose good means I was advis'd aright Yea by his counsell have my reins Instructed me by night verse 8 I set and still conceiv'd to stand The Lord before my face Because he is at my right hand Shall nothing me displace verse 9 With joyes and consolations fresh This therefore fils my brest Glad is my glory and my flesh In certain hope shall rest verse 10 My soul in hell thou wilt not leave Nor ever wilt permit Thy Saints dead body to receive corruption in the pit verse 11 The path of life thou shew'st to mee And joyes abundant store At thy right hand there are with thee And pleasures evermore PSAL. XVII York Tune Argument He prays for audience professing his sincerity LOrd hear the right attend my cry Unto my prayer give heed That doth not in hypocrisie From fained lips proceed verse 2 My sentence let come forth from thee And let thine eyes be mov'd Things equall to behold and see For thou my heart hast prov'd By night thou tri'st me but shalt find In me no wickedness For I am purpos'd in my mind My mouth shall not transgress verse 4 Concerning works of men profane Thy lips did guide me so That from the paths I do refrain Wherein destroyers go verse 5 Uphold my goings Lord my guide In those thy paths divine So that my foot-steps may not slide Out of those paths of thine verse 6 For I have duly call'd on thee Sure thou ô God wilt hear Lord hear my words incline to mee And lend a gracious ear verse 7 Thy wonderfull kind love disclose Oh thou whose strong right arm Saves all that trust in thee from those That rise to do them harm 2. Part. Argument He prays to be delivered from the wicked the scourge of the godly their temporall prosperitie and eternall destruction verse 8 Preserve me Lord from hurtfull things As th' apple of thine eie Oh hide me underneath thy wings verse 9 From lewd mens tyrannie From deadly foes that have intrapt My soul on every side verse 10 In their own fat they are inwrapt Their mouths are fraught with pride verse 11 They have encompassed us round In our own foot-steps now And down unto the very ground They bend their lowring brow verse 12 Like th' eager Lyon that doth long To take his prey in chace And as it were a Lyon young That lurks in secret place verse 13 Lord rise and disappoint him then And cast him
to the ground Defend my soul from wicked men Which are thy sword to wound verse 14 From men ô Lord which are thy hand From worldlings fill'd and cramm'd With temp'rall blessings at command And afterward are damm'd Thy treasures hid their bellies fill With store of children blest They spend their substance at their will And leave their babes the rest verse 15 But I in righteousness abide Beholding of thy face And waking shall be satisfi'd With th' image of thy grace PSAL. XVIII To London long tune Argument David delivered from Saul c. gives thanks and sweetens these thoughts with forepast dangers O Lord my strength I will love thee verse 2 The Lord 's my rock and fort And my DELIVERER is he My God and my support My strength and station most secure In whom my trust shall be The horn of my salvation sure And my high tower is he verse 3 Upon the Lords Name I will call Who is most worthy praise So shall I scape mine enemies all With safety all my daies verse 4 Sorrows of death did me inclose Wherewith I was dismaid The flouds of wicked men arose And made me much afraid verse 5 Sorrows of hell then did I see Set round on every â—ide The snares of death prevented me verse 6 Then to my God I cri'd I call'd upon the Lord most high In my distress and fear He from his Temple heard my cry My words came to his ear 2. Part. Argument David describeth Gods wrathfull judgements under the similitude of those prodigious tempests which he sometimes really executed on his adversaries verse 7 THe earth did tremble then and shake A trembling on it seis'd The mightie hils did also quake Because thou wast displeas'd verse 8 Out of his nostrils went a smoke And from his mouth there came Devouring fire which did provoke Sulphurous coals to flame 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 vail verse 11 Dark his pavilion dark the skie Dark waters duskie clouds Compose a very Canopie Wherein himself he shrowds verse 12 And at the brightness which did flame Before him in his ire His thick clouds past and with the same Hail-stones and coals of fire verse 13 The Lord in heaven thundred lowd His voice the Lord most high In hail-stones gave and in a cloud Of fire powr'd from the skie verse 14 He sent out arrows from the skie And scattered them by those He shot out lightnings dreadfully Discomfiting his foes verse 15 Then were the water-chanels seen And worlds foundations vast Disclos'd at thy rebuke so keen Even at thy nostrils blast 3. Part. Argument Gods great goodness to his people planting grace in them and then rewarding it verse 16 GOd sent from heaven took me our And drew me from the deep verse 17 From hatefull foes both strong stout He did me safely keep verse 18 My stronger foes prevented me In that so dang'rous day That threatned my calamitie But God was then my stay verse 19 Into a place secure and free My soul he quickly brought Because he took delight in me He my deliverance wrought verse 20 According to mine innocence Was my reward made sure The Lord did give in recompence Because my hands were pure verse 21 For in the waies of God have I Continually trod And have not ever wickedly Departed from my God verse 22 His judgements all before me were His statutes unremov'd verse 23 Before him was my heart sincere Wherein no guile was prov'd From staines of mine iniquitie I kept my Conscience free verse 24 Therefore the Lord abundantly Hath recompenced me According to th' integritie And cleanness of my hands Which he beholding with his eye Exactly understands 4. 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Argument Gods different dealing with good and bad The military vertue of the Saints verse 25 THe mercifull thou wilt requite With mercy in their kind And they that are themselves upright The like in thee shall find verse 26 Unto the pure thy puritie 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 loftie looks of pride verse 28 My candle thou shalt surely light This darksome night of mine The Lord my God will make as bright As lightsome day to shine verse 29 I ran through armed troops by thee And safely scap'd them all And by my God assisting me Have I leapt o'r a wall verse 30 As for the LORD his word is tri'd His way is perfect pure To all that have on him reli'd He is buckler sure verse 31 For who except the LORD alone A God esteem'd may be And who a mighty rock but one And our JEHOVAH he verse 32 It is the LORD which girds binds My soul with power so great verse 33 He makes my feet like feet of Hinds And makes my way compleat He sets me on the places high By conquest mine they are verse 34 He taught my hands the facultie Of exercising warre So that a bow compleatly steel'd Is broken by mine arms verse 35 Thou gav'st me thy salvations shield Thy right hand holds from harms Thy gentleness did me advance verse 36 My stepping-place made wide That by no danger of mischance My foot should slip aside 5. 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Argument David triumphs in his Victories and prophecies of the accesse of the Gentiles to the Church verse 37 I Have pursu'd my foes that fled And also overta'n And till they were extinguished I did not turn again verse 38 They had not strength enough to rise I wounded them so sore Beneath my feet mine enemies Are fall'n in bloudy gore verse 39 Thou girdedst me with fortitude To battell with my foes And under me hast them subdu'd That up against me rose verse 40 Mine en'mies necks into my hand Were given me by thee That I might root out of the land All them that hated mee verse 41 Lowd shrieks and cryes they multipli'd But there was none to save Yea even to the LORD they cri'd But he no answer gave verse 42 As small as dust that 's blown about When boist'rous winds do meet I beat my foes and cast them out As dirt into the street verse 43 Thou hast me Lord delivered From all seditious hands And thou hast made me to be head Of all the heathen lands A people shall my servants be Whose face I never saw verse 44 As soon as they do hear of me They shall obey my law verse 45 The strangers shall be all dismaid The strangers shall submit And fade away and be afraid Where they in secret sit 6. Part. Argument God is
glorified for the victories of Christ and the Church the true seed of David verse 46 O Blessed be my rock of power 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 And my Deliverer is he That me from foes protects verse 48 Above them hast thou rais'd my head That did my hurt conspire And me from him delivered VVhom fury set on fire verse 49 Among the heathen for this thing Thy praises I 'l proclame And cheerfull songs of triumph sing To thy victorious Name verse 50 Full great deliv'rance he doth bring And mercy keeps in store For David his anointed King And HIS seed evermore PSAL. XIX To Davids tune 1. Part. Argument The creatures shew Gods glory the Scriptures his grace and saving knowledge THe heavens give to understand The glory of the Lord The operations of his hand The firmaments record verse 2 Night unto night hath knowledg show'n And day with day confer'd verse 3 And speech or language there is none Where their voice is not heard verse 4 Their line doth close and comprehend The vast earth round about Unto the worlds remotest end Their words are passed out The Lord a TABERNACLE there Did for the Sun compose verse 5 Which as a Bridegroom doth appear That from his chamber goes Rejoycing for to run a race Like to a champion stout verse 6 At heavens farthest distant place Begins his going out And he to heavens utmost end His circuit makes compleat And there is nothing can defend Or hide it from his heart verse 7 The law of God is perfect pure The soul it purifies His testimonies are most sure And make the simple wise PSAL. XIX 2. Part. Argument The names and properties of the Scriptures the benefit of obeying them which makes the godly sue for grace verse 8 THe statues of the Lord are right And consolate the mind His precepts pure affording light To eyes by nature blind verse 9 Gods fear is clean from all defects And alwayes doth endure His Judgements just in all respects And truth it self no truer verse 10 Far more then many treasur'd summes Of gold to be embrac't Far sweeter then the hony-combes Or hony to the taste verse 11 They are thy servants monitors How he his life should frame A great reward 's provided for 's If we observe the same verse 12 But who can all his errours see O cleanse my heart within verse 13 From secret faults ô keep thou mee From all presumptuous sin O let it have no Regiment In me at any time And then shall I be innocent And cleer from greatest crime verse 14 The meditations of my heart And every word I say Take in good part ô Lord that art My Saviour strength and stay PSAL. XX. To choice tune Argument David going forth to battell offers sacrifice the Church prays confidently for acceptation and success LORD hear thee in this troublous day The name of Jacobs God defend verse 2 From Sion be thy strength and stay Help from the Sanctuary send verse 3 Thine offrings all in mind be kept He thy burnt Sacrifice accept verse 4 Thy hearts desire he grant thee still And all thy counsels LORD fulfill verse 5 We will rejoyce in thy defence And spread our banners in the name Of thee our God and confidence LORD hear thy prayers and grant the same verse 6 Now know I God will save from harm With saving strength of his right arm And heareth his anointed one From heav'n his high and holy throne verse 7 Some hope in Charets help to find And some in horses hope the same But wee will ever bear in mind The Lord our Gods all-helpfull name verse 8 They are brought down fallen quite But we are ris'n and stand upright verse 9 Save LORD let the King give ear Now when we pray our prayers to hear PSAL. XXI To Dutch tune Argument David gives thanks for victory and the rich blessings of God O LORD in thy salvation The King shall much delight With joy and exultation In thy great strength and might verse 2 For what his heart desir'd to have Thou granted'st every thing And what his lips of thee did crave Was not deni'd the King verse 3 With thy good blessings powred down Thou hast him richly sped And thou hast set a royall crown Of pure gold on his head verse 4 He ask't thee life and thou did'st give To him that blessing prime Even length of dayes that he might live An everlasting time verse 5 He glorieth most exceedingly In thy salvations aid For honour and great majestie Thou hast upon him laid verse 6 Of blessings ever-flowing streams Thou did'st to him impart And with thy countenances beams Rejoyc'd his joyfull heart verse 7 For LORD the King unfainedly Doth put his trust in thee And through thy mercie ô most High Remov'd he shall not be 2. Part. Argument The consuming wrath of Christ against all implacable adversaries verse 8 THy right-hand shall thy foes disclose Thy hand thy haters all verse 9 And fiery ovens shall burn thy foes What time thy wrath shall fall The Lord shall swallow them in fume Fire shall devour them then verse 10 Their fruit shalt thou from earth consume Their seeds from sons of men verse 11 For they against thee did intend A most mischievous thing But cannot bring to passe the end Of their imagining verse 12 Lord thou shalt make them for these things To turn their backs apace Charging thine arrows on thy strings Against their stubborn face verse 13 In thy peculiar strength O Lord Thy matchless glory raise So shall due cheerfull songs record Thy powers deferved praise PSAL. XXII To Oxford tune 1. Part. Argument David complains of desertion and disdainfulness of his enemies remembers to his comfort Gods ancient dealing with the Saints MY God my God wherefore hast thon Forsook me O wherefore Why art so far from helping now When I do cry and rore verse 2 My God I cry even all day long Yet hear'st thou not my moan All night I cannot hold my tongue verse 3 But thou 'rt an only one Thou that inhabit'st Israels praise verse 4 Our fathers hop'd in thee In thee they trusted all their dayes And thou did'st set them free verse 5 They cry'd to thee and by the same A blest deliverance got And trusting in thy holy Name Confounded were they not verse 6 But I 'm not reckned for a man A despicable worm A meer reproach of men I am Whom all the people spurn verse 7 All they that see me laugh O God Shoot out the lip do they And shake their heads with scornfull nod And thus they speak and say verse 8 He trusted that the Lord would be A Saviour for his sake Let him deliver him since he In him delight did take 2. Part. Argument Gods
originall providence to his Saints a complaint of savage adversaries and extreme afflictions verse 9 EVen from the womb which me possest O Lord thou took'st me thence When I was on my mothers brest Thou wast my confidence verse 10 I from the naked womb was cast Upon thy care alone Thou from my mothers belly wast The God my soul doth own verse 11 Be not far from me trouble 's neer And none to help me out verse 12 So many bulls have every where Incompass'd me about Strong Bashan bulls encompassing Prevent me all escape verse 13 Their wide mouths like a ravening And roaring Lion gape verse 14 Like water I am shed and sunk My bones dis-joynted all My heart within my bowels shrunk Like molten wax doth fall verse 15 My strength is like a potsheard dri'd My tongue cleaves to my jawes In dust of death to be and bide Thou dost thy servant cause verse 16 For dogs have me invironed Assembled wicked bands Have me inclos'd and compassed They pierce my feet and hands verse 17 Yea I may reckon every bone On me they gaze and stare verse 18 Upon my vesture lots are thrown And they my garments share verse 19 But Lord my strength make haste to help And be not far from me verse 20 My darling soul from cruell whelp And bloody sword set free verse 21 Lest I by Lions mouths be torn Save and deliver me For from the horns of Unicorns Thou heard'st me pray to thee 3. 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Argument The relief of the afflicted the dainties of the Gospel conversion of the Gentiles and successions of the Church verse 22 O Lord I will declare thy Name Among my brethren dear And I will spread thy praise and fame In congregations here verse 23 O yee his Saints that fear the Lord Praise him in word and deed Glorifie him with one accord O all yee Jacobs seed Yee seed of Israel do no less But always fear the Lord verse 24 Because th' afflicted souls distress He never hath abhorr'd He did not such a soul despise Nor unaffected hide From him his favourable eies But heard him when he cry'd verse 25 In great resort I 'l spread thy fame And pay my vowes I will Before them all that fear thy Name verse 26 The meek shall eat their fill They shall that seek him praise the Lord Your hearts shall live for ay verse 27 The worlds vast ends shall all record And turn to God shall they All kindred nations shall to thee In humble worship fall verse 28 The kingdoms gods and he shall bee Supreme of nations all verse 29 All sat ones on the earth shall eat And worship him they must And they must bow before his seat That stoop and lick the dust His own soul none can keep alive verse 30 A seed shall serve the Lord A Generation shall survive Which we for his record verse 31 They shall come forth and there declare His righteousnesse to those That born in after ages are That God did thus dispose PSAL. XXIII To the 2. French tune Argument The sure supply of the Saints THe Lord 's my Shepherd to provide No wofull want shall I abide verse 2 In pastures best He makes me rest He leads me by still waters side verse 3 Restores my soul as guide thereto For his names sake in paths most true verse 4 Though I invade Deaths horrid shade That darksome valley walking through Yet I will fear no kind of ill For thou art ever present still VVith me O God They staffe thy rod My heart with heav'nly comforts fill verse 5 My table thou hast furnish't so Even in the presence of my foe Thine ointment spread Upon my head Making my cup to overflow Yea all my lifes continued space verse 6 Surely thy goodness and thy grace Shall follow me Thy house shall be My ever constant dwelling place PSAL. XXIV Dutch Bass tune Argument He exhorts to receive Christ the King of the world describes the Citizens of his spirituall Kingdome THe earth 's the Lords with all her goods And all the worlds contain verse 2 He â—tablish'd it upon the floods And fixt it on the main verse 3 VVho in Gods holy place may stand His hill ascend unto verse 4 The pure in heart and clean in hand VVhose oaths are just and true VVho suffers not his soul to cleave To Idols most abhorr'd verse 5 He shall undoubtedly receive The blessing from the Lord. From God his Saviour he shall speed VVith gifts of saving grace verse 6 O Jacob this thy seekers seed Ev'n theirs that seek thy face verse 7 Yee everlasting doors stand ope Yee gates lift up the head And give the King of glory scope Within your courts to tread verse 8 Who is this glory-crowned King His royall name record In battell always conquering The Strong and mighty Lord. verse 9 Yee everlasting doors stand ope Yee gates lift up your head And give the King of glory scope Within your courts to tread verse 10 Who may this Kingly person be And all the glory his The Lord of hosts and none but he The King of glory is PSAL. XXV To Sweet tune Argument David sueth for Gods protection and pardon of his sins specially those of his youth LOrd I lift up my soul to thee verse 2 In thee my God I trust repose O Let not me Ashamed be Nor over-topt by envious foes verse 3 Put none to shame whom goodness draws To wait upon thy holy name Who break thy lawes Without a cause Let them be rather put to shame verse 4 Shew me thy paths teach me thy way verse 5 Lead in thy truth and teach my heart On thee all day I wait and stay For thou my God and Saviour art verse 6 Thy tender loving kindnesses And thy sweet mercies manifold O Lord now please To think on these For they have ever been of old verse 7 My great transgressions what they be Nor yet my sins of youth record In mercy free Remember mee Even for thy goodness sake O Lord. verse 8 The Lord 's a good and upright one To them therefore that go aside Will he alone His ways make known verse 9 The meeke will he in judgement guide He to the meek will teach his way verse 10 Lo all his paths are truth and grace To such are they As do obey His covenant and his laws imbrace verse 11 Lord I beseech thee earnestly For thy names sake I thee intreat To pardon my Iniquity For it is most exceeding great 2. Part. Argument He prayes for help in affliction and the like for the Church verse 12 WHat man is he whom God indues With grace and care the Lord to please To him God shews What way to choose verse 13 His soule shall also dwell at ease His seed shall have inheritance here verse 14 His secret will the
Lift up their horn on high Nor let them wink with scornfull eies that hate me causlesly verse 20 Deceitfull things they take in hand Against such men they plot As are most quiet in the land For peace they utter not verse 21 Yea they their mouths have op'ned wide Against me spitefully Aha Aha mine en'mies cri'd We saw it with our ey verse 22 This thou hast seen no silence keep Lord from me be not far verse 23 Stir up thy self awake from sleep And come to Judgement-bar My Lord my God move to my cause verse 24 Judge me ô Lord my God According to thy righteous laws Nor suff'r it undertrod verse 25 Nor suffer them in heart to say Ah we would have it thus Nor let them say he 's made a prey He 's swallowed up by us verse 26 With shame confound them gen'rally With self-confusion clad Themselves who'gainst me magnifie And at my hurt are glad verse 27 Let them be glad and shout for joy VVith my just cause that side Yea let them say continually The LORD be magnifi'd VVho joys in 's servants prosp'rous state verse 28 And then my gratefull tongue Thy righteousness shall celebrate VVith praises all day long PSAL. XXXVI To London short tune Argument The vilenes of the wicked the greatness of Gods mercies and the interest of the righteous in him and them together LEwd mens transgressions great Unto my heart descries And makes it clear That there 's no fear Of God before his eyes verse 2 He to his own conceit Grosse flatteries doth propound Untill the sin He liveth in An hatefull thing be found verse 3 The words his mouth hath said Are wickednesse and theft Good things to do And wisdom too Hee hath for ever left verse 4 He mischiefe on his bed Deviseth to fulfill He doth delight In ways not right And he abhors no ill verse 5 Thy mercy heaven at least Thy truth the clouds doth touch verse 6 As mountains steep Or swallowing deep Thy truth and judgement 's such Thou Lord sav'st man and beast verse 7 O God how exc'llent things Thy love thy grace Make mortals place Their trust in thy spread wings verse 8 Full feasted they shall be VVith thy sweet houses fat Thy river which Yeeld pleasures rich They all shall drink of that verse 9 The spring of life 's with thee VVe shall see light in thine verse 10 Never remove From them thy love That know thy name divine Thy love and clemency Let th'upright hearted prove verse 11 No foot of pride Let make me slide Nor wiekcd hand remove verse 12 Works of iniquity Destruction shall surprise Lo there they fall And never shall Be able more to rise PSAL. XXXVII To Martyrs tune Argument The many and happy priviledges of the Saints controlling envie and ingratitude THy minde for sinners nor disturb Nor evill doers envie verse 2 For they like grass and tender herb Are soon cut down and die verse 3 Trust in the LORD and put thy hand To actions that are good So shalt thou dwell within the land And be assur'd of food verse 4 Delight in God abundantly And he shall condesend Thy hearts desire to satisfie verse 5 Thy way to God commend Trust in him and it shall be done verse 6 Thy truth shall burnish bright Thy judgement as the noon-tide Sun Thy righteousness as light verse 7 Rest in the LORD with patience stay Fret not thy self a jot At him that prospers in his way And speeds his wicked plot verse 8 Let not rash anger in thee rise Distemp'ring wrath forsake Fret not thy self in any wise In evill to partake verse 9 For evill doers shall be destroy'd But earth shall sure afford An heritage by them enjoy'd That wait upon the Lord. verse 10 For lo the wicked shall be gone Within a little space Yea thou shalt study thereupon Yet shalt not finde his place verse 11 The lowly shall the earth possess And there they shall delight And bath themselves in blissfulness Of peace most infinite 2. 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Argument The impotent malice of the wicked and precious priviledges of the godly verse 12 THe wicked plots against th'upright And at him grates his teeth verse 13 But God shall laugh at all his spight Whose day he coming see'th verse 14 The wicked have their sword and bow Drawn out and ready bent The poor and needies overthrow Their mischievous intent And them that uprightly converse To slay with cruell stroke verse 15 But their own hearts their swords shall pierce Their bows shall all be broke verse 16 A portion put in godly hands Though it be small and poor Is better far then house or lands Of many a wicked doer verse 17 The wickeds arms shall all be broke But God's the just mans stay verse 18 He knowes the days of upright folk Their heritage lasts for ay verse 19 They shall not once ashamed be VVhen evill times betide And in the day of scarcitie They shall be satisfi'd verse 20 But lo the wicked shall decay As fat of Lambs consume Gods enemies shall fade away And vanish into fume verse 21 The wicked man on borrowing goes But cares not to repay But still the righteous mercy showes And frankly gives away verse 22 By such as he pronounceth blest The earth shall be enjoy'd And such as he doth curse supprest And utterly destroy'd 3. Part. Argument Many remarkable providences towards the godly verse 23 A Good mans steps the Lord doth guide Delighting in his way verse 24 He shall not sink although he slide For him Gods hand doth stay verse 25 I have been young and now am old Yet to my hoary head The just forsook did ne'r behold Nor HIS seed begging bread verse 26 He kindly lends to him that needs His seed is surely blest verse 27 Depart from evill do good deeds And ever dwell in rest verse 28 The Lord his Saints will not reject For he in Judgement joys He will for ever them protect But wicked seed destroys verse 29 The righteous shall the earth enjoy And therein ever dwell verse 30 Because he doth his mouth imploy VVith oracles to tell His tongue deep judgement doth impart verse 31 And he doth carefull hide His Gods commandment in his heart None of his steps shall slide verse 32 The wicked wait the just to slay But to the hand of them verse 33 God will not leave him as a prey Nor him when judg'd condem ' 4. Part. Argument Holiness tends to happiness wickedness to destruction verse 34 WAit on the Lord and keep his ways And thou rais'd by his hand Shalt see when he the wicked slays And shalt injoy the land verse 35 The wicked I have seen bear sway And spread like Laurell green verse 36 Yet suddenly he past away And could no more be seen I sought but him could no where finde But he of upright ways verse 37 The perfect if yee
mark and mind In peace he ends his days verse 38 But them that wilfully offend Together God shall slay And this shall be the wickeds end To be cut off for ay verse 39 But righteous mens salvation Of God Almighty is In times of tribulation He is a rock to his verse 40 And sure the Lord will help command To aid and keep the just And save them from the wickeds hand Because in him they trust PSAL. XXXVIII To Oxford tune Argument David laments his sickness sin and sorrow his bitter enemies and false-hearted friends ME Lord in wrath do not controul Nor scourge in fury fierce verse 2 Thy heavie hand sinks down my soul Thine arrowes deeply pierce verse 3 My flesh no soundnesse hath within Because thou art displeas'd My bones by reason of my sin By no means can be eas'd verse 4 The load of mine iniquities Which o'r my head doth roul Even as a heavie burthen lies Too heavie for my soul. verse 5 Because my foolishness was such My wounds corrupted stink verse 6 I am bow'd down exceeding much And under troubles sink I all the day lament afresh verse 7 Fill'd with a loath'd disease That leaves no soundness in my flesh And on my loyns doth seize verse 8 Feeble I am and broken sore Disquietness doth grinde My wofull heart and makes me rore verse 9 LORD thou know'st all my minde My groaning is not hid from thee verse 10 My grieved heart doth pant My strength and ey-sight faileth me My eyes their light do want verse 11 My lovers friends and all my kin Far from my sore retire verse 12 And they lay snares to take me in Who 'gainst my life conspire And they that seek to do me wrong Do speak mischievous things And base deceits ev'n all day long Are their imaginings 2. Part. Argument Davids patience and prayer in affliction verse 13 AS deaf I heard not and as dumb My lips I never stirr'd verse 14 Thus like a man did I become That doth not hear a word And in whose mouth is no reproof verse 15 But LORD in thee I trust Thou hear'st me to my souls behoof O Lord my God most just verse 16 For hear me ô my Lord said I Lest their insulting pride Should them against me magnifie My foot being slipt aside verse 17 Before me still my sorrows are Ready I am to halt verse 18 For my transgressions I 'l declare with sorrow for my fault verse 19 But still how lively foes have I And they are strong beside And they that hate me wrongfully Are greatly multipli'd verse 20 They are mine adversaries too That good with ill repay Because I carefully pursue A good and godly way verse 21 O Lord my God forsake me not Far from me never be verse 22 My Saviour ô defer no jot But haste to succour me PSAL. XXXIX To Cambr. old tune Argument David troubled at wicked mens prosperitie answers it with consideration of the vanitie and brevitie of life I Will look to my waies I said Lest with my tongue I fin My mouth as with a bridle staid I 'l carefully hold in VVhile wicked men before me stood verse 2 As dumb I spake no word I held my peace yea ev'n from good Then was my sorrow stirr'd verse 3 My heart within me waxed hot While musing hereabout The fire fierce burning ceased not At last these words burst out verse 4 Lord make me understand mine end And dayes most certain date That I may fully apprehend The frailty of my state verse 5 Lo thou hast made my dayes a span Mine age as nothing deem'd Meer vanitie is every man At best estate esteem'd verse 6 Sure each man walks in vainest show In vaine are mortals vext He heaps up wealth and doth not know What gath'rer shall come next 2. Part. Argument David expos'd to contempt by consuming afflictions is patient and prays for respite to improve his short life to the best advantage verse 7 ANd now ô Lord my hope 's in thee All other hopes forborn verse 8 Forgive my sins and save thou me From fools reproach and scorn verse 9 Lo I was dumb and nothing spoke Because the deed was thine verse 10 O Lord revoke from me thy stroke Which while I feel I pine verse 11 When thy rebukes man undergo'th Of sin-chastising pain It wasts his beautie like a moth Sure every man is vain verse 12 Lord hear my prayer my cries attend Not silent at my tears A sojourner my dayes I spend As all my father 's theirs Mine is a strangers residence verse 13 O spare me Lord therefore Restore my strength ere I go hence And shall be seen no more PSAL. XL. To Cambridge old tune David magnifies Gods mercies to himself and admires the greatness of them to his Church FOr God I waited patiently Plung'd in a dreadfull pit My cry he heard And did regard And pluckt me out of it verse 2 He brought me out of miry clay And to a rock me led My feet to stay In safer way My steps he stablished verse 3 New songs put in my mouth did he His praises to record Many shall see And fear by mee And trust upon the Lord. verse 4 Blest man whose faith and whole repose In God doth firme abide And no whit knows The proud nor those To lies that turn aside verse 5 O Lord my God how marvellous The works which thou hast wrought How numerous Are towards us The thoughts which thou hast thought No man can reckon what they are In order unto thee Would I compare And them declare They cannot numbred be PSAL. XL. 2. Part. Argument The circumcised heart and ear of the Saints the perfect obedience of Christ and publication of the Gospel verse 6 NO sacrifice dost thou desire Nor offering brought thee in None made by fire Dost thou require Nor offering brought for sin But thou hast opened mine ear verse 7 Then said I lo I come Thy volumes bear Me witness there Thy book contains the sum verse 8 My God I joy to do thy will Thy law is in my heart Where throngs do fill Thy Sions hill Thy truth will I impart verse 9 Lo I my lips have not refrain'd O Lord thou know'st no less verse 10 With heart restrain'd Have not retain'd Or hid thy righteousness verse 10 And thy salvation have not I Conceal'd in any sort Thy truth nor thy Benignitie From all the great resort verse 11 VVith-hold not thou ô Lord from mee Thy tender love therefore Thy favour free And truth let be My keepers evermore 3. Part. Argument David shews the grievous persecution and gracious preservation of the Saints verse 12 INnumerable woes infold And mine iniquities On me take hold So uncontroll'd I cannot lift mine eyes More mis'ries do my soul assail Then hairs are on my head They so prevail My heart doth fail By
them discouraged verse 13 O Lord defend me Lord so please My help make haste unto verse 14 Confusion seize And shame on these That my souls hurt pursue VVho wish me ill ô cause that they VVith shame repulsed be verse 15 Destruction pay Their shame that say Aha Aha to me verse 16 Let them that seek thee in thee joy VVho thy salvation love Let them reply Continually Extoll'd be God above verse 17 A poor and needy wretch am I Yet not of God forgot My help and my Assur'd supply My God ô tarry not PSAL. XLI To Camb. old tune Argument Gods goodness to the poor and to such as pitie them the hypocrisie and maliciousness of our adversaries THe man is blest by whom the poor Is duly thought upon The Lord will sure His peace procure When troublous times come on verse 2 The Lord will his preserver be And him alive will save Great blessings hee O Lord from thee On earth is sure to have He shall not be delivered Unto his enemies will verse 3 But on his bed Be strengthened VVhen he is weak and ill His bed all made when sick and sore verse 4 Be gracious LORD to mee I said therefore My soul restore For I offended thee verse 5 Mine enemies speak ill of me When comes his dying day And when shall we Survive to see His perished name say they verse 6 If visit me he complements His heart it self doth load With vile intents All which he vents VVhen ere he goes abroad 2. Part. Argument The malâ—ce of persecutors and mercies of God verse 7 MY haters all lie whispering Against my soul combin'd Some hurtfull thing On me to bring Devise they in their mind verse 8 An ill disease doth him surprise And cleaves to him so fast That now he lies He shall not rise But breath 's say they his last verse 9 Mine own intire fed trusted friend Disdainfull heels did he Against me bend verse 10 But Lord extend Thy mercy soon to me And raise me to requite the blow verse 11 I have thy favour got By this I know Because my foe Ore me triumpheth not verse 12 I am upholden by thy grace In mine integritie Thou dost me place Before thy face And that perpetually verse 13 The Lord the God of Israels name For ever day by day And all his fame Let us proclame Amen Amen I say PSAL. XLII To London short tune David expresses his great desire to the publick Ordinances and delight in the remembrance of them EVen as the Hart when he For brooks of water pants So after thee My soul in mee When Lord thy presence wants verse 2 My soul doth thirst for thee The living GOD most dear O when shall I Approaching nigh Before the Lord appear verse 3 My tears my meat have been Wherewith I sup and dine Both night and day While still they say Where is that God of thine verse 4 My soul dissolves within While I these thoughts renew'd Because that I Had formerly Gone with the multitude VVe to Gods Temple went VVith voice of joy and praise Where there ensu'd A multitude Observing holy dayes verse 5 Why art thou discontent My soul why dost thou grieve Why should'st thou be So mov'd in me O still in God believe Still shall I give him praise For his sweet favours aid verse 6 But ô my God I 'm undertrod My soul in me 's dismaid VVherefore in these sad dayes Remember thee I will From Hermon and Swift Jordans land And Missars little hill 2. Part. Argument David in deep affliction incourageth his soul in God verse 7 THy water-spouts and deeps Each other do invite Thy waves and all Thy billows fall And overwhelm me quite verse 8 He loving kindness keeps Remembred still by day His song shall be By night with me To God my life I 'l pray verse 9 I 'l say to God My rock Why hast forgot me so And why go I So heavily Oppressed by my fo verse 10 My foes reproachfull mock Doth pierce my heart like swords While where is thy Good God they cry And daily use such words verse 11 O why dost thou permit These sorrows to depress O why my soul Dost thou condole With such unquietness Hope thou in God even yet His praise shall I record Who doth advance My countenance And is my gracious Lord. PSAL. XLIII To Oxford tune David longeth after the Ordinances and incourageth his soul in God IUdge me ô Lord and plead my cause Against th'ungodly train From subtill tyrants greedy jaws My righteous soul sustain verse 2 For of my strength thou art the God Why do I mourning go Cast off by thee and undertrod By my imperious fo verse 3 O send out light and truth divine To lead and bring me neare Unto that holy hill of thine And tabernacles there verse 4 Then to thine Altar I will press Of God my wondrous joy O God my God thy Name to bless My harp I will employ verse 5 Why art thou then disquieted Within me ô my soul VVhy art thou thus discouraged Let faith thy fears controul And hope in God thy help to be Whom I shall still applaud My countenances health is he And my most gracious God PSAL. XLIV Old England tune He sets out Gods ancient mercies to the Church renouncing all confidence in themselves O God our fathers have us told We heard it with our ears VVhat works thou did'st in times of old In those rare days of theirs verse 2 How heathen people by thy hand Quite dispossessed were Afflicted and expel'd the land To plant our fathers there verse 3 With their own sword they never got Possession of the land Their own puissance sav'd them not But thy right arm and hand This from thy lightsome countenance Much favouring them did spring verse 4 To Jacob grant deliverance O God that art my King verse 5 VVe will push down our enemies Through thy great Name O God And all that up against us rise Shall thus be undertrod verse 6 For sure my trust shall not be plac't In swords defence nor bows verse 7 But thou our haters hast disgrac't And sav'd us from our foes 2. Part. Argument Former mercies aggravate present miseries verse 8 IN God we all day long will boast And daily praise thy Name verse 9 But now thou goest not with our hoast But casts us off with shame verse 10 Thou mak'st us from the slaughtering foe Faint-hearted to retire And they that hate us spoil us so Even as themselves desire verse 11 Thou gavest us into their hands As sheep ordain'd for food And scattered us in all the lands Among a heath'nish brood verse 12 Thy people thou dost sell for nought And lo thou did'st not adde Nor yet increase thy substance ought By price for Israel had verse 13 Our neighbours with reproachfull mocks And scornfull tauntings flout We are become as laughing-stocks To dwellers
VVe did consult with sweet content In most familiar kind And to the house of God we went In unitie combin'd 3. Part. Argument Prayer prevails against persecutors provision and protection promised to the godly verse 15 LEt death seize on them speedily And send them quick to hell For there is all iniquitie Among them where they dwell verse 16 But as for me on God I 'l call Defended by his might verse 17 I 'l pray and cry aloud withall At morning noon and night The LORD shall hear me when I pray verse 18 For he preserv'd me whole From battell marshal'd in aray And bent against my soul. For there was many a one with me verse 19 The LORD will surely hear He that abides of old even he And it shall cost them dear Since they no sudden changes see They fear not the most high verse 20 He hath laid hands on such as be With him at unitie He brake the Cov'nant on his part verse 21 His words did fairly sooth While cruell warre possest his heart No butter was so smooth His speeches were more soft then oil Yet pierc't like swords drawn out verse 22 O cast on God thy carefull toil He shall provide no doubt The righteous to be under-trod He never will permit verse 23 But thou wilt bring them down ô God Into destructions pit To bloudy and deceitfull wayes Who ere addicted bee Shall not continue half their dayes But I will trust in thee PSAL. LVI London short tune David maketh God his refuge shewing the crueltie and subtilty of his adversaries HAve mercy LORD on me Whom man would make a prey Behold how he Oppresseth me Contending every day verse 2 They that mine enemies be Would daily me devour For infinite Against me fight O thou of highest pow'r verse 3 What time I am afraid Lo I will trust in thee verse 4 His word will I Still magnifie In God inabling me In Gods assured aid I have repos'd my trust I fear not you What ye can do That are but mortall dust verse 5 My words they utter wrong And every day they wrest Their thoughts are still To work me ill What ever they suggest verse 6 Lo they together throng Themselves they closely hide When as they watch My soul to catch They mark me every stride 2. Part. Argument The sins of the wicked and sufferings of the Saints are for our comfort and their confusion verse 7 SCape they by sins of theirs Nay rather let them fall In angry frown By thee cast down verse 8 Thou tell'st my wandrings all O bottle up my tears These in thy book are plain verse 9 I know when I To thee shall cry My foes shall turn again For God is on my side verse 10 In Gods most holy Name His word will I Still magnifie In God I 'l praise the same verse 11 On God have I reli'd I will not fear for ought That ever can By mortall man Against my soul be wrought verse 12 Thy vows are on me LORD I 'l render praise to thee verse 13 Since thou didst save My soul from grave When death arrested mee O wilt not thou accord To keep my feet upright To walk with grace Before thy face With them that live in light PSAL. LVII To Dutch bass tune David makes God his refuge in great dangers O Lord vouchsafe vouchsafe thy grace Be mercifull to me For my distressed soul doth place Her confidence in thee Yea to the shadow of thy wings I will for refuge fly Untill these lamentable things Be passed quietly verse 2 I 'l cry to God with earnest breath Even unto God most high VVho faithfully accomplisheth My competent supply verse 3 From heaven shall Jehovah send And by his mighty pow'r From their reproach my soul defend That would the same devour God shall send forth his truth and grace verse 4 I lodge in Lions den My soul is pris'ner in a place Among enraged men I lodge with men whose teeth are spears And arrows are their words And those envenom'd tongues of theirs Are like to sharp'ned swords 2. Part. Argument David extends his thanksgivings for deliverance to the coasts of the Gentiles verse 5 O God let thy exalted Name Above the heavens stand Advance thy glory raise thy fame Above both sea and land verse 6 They lai'd a net they dig'd a ditch My soul to take and drown VVithin the very mid'st of which Themselves are fallen down verse 7 My heart is fixt ô God my heart Is fixt upon the thing I 'l praise thy Name with all my art verse 8 My glory wake and sing Awake my Harp and Psaltery My self will early wake verse 9 Among the people LORD will I Thy praises undertake And by my song shalt thou be prais'd Among the heath'nish crowds verse 10 Thy mercy is to heaven rais'd Thy truth doth reach the clouds verse 11 O God let thy exalted Name More high then heaven stand Advance thy glory rear thy fame Above the sea and land PSAL. LVIII Martyrs tune He inveigheth against ungodly Governours and great ones shewing their corruption obstinacy and utter destruction DO ye O Congregation Speak righteousness indeed O humane generation Do ye with truth proceed verse 2 Yea ye in heart work wickedness Ye tyrannize on earth verse 3 Prone are the wicked to digress Estrang'd even from their birth As soon as they be born they erre By lies they go astray verse 4 Such as a Serpent hath in her Such pois'nous breath have they Deaf Adder-like that as shee lies Stops close her wilfull ear verse 5 That charme the charmer nere so wise His voice she will not hear verse 6 O let the eager tusk that hangs Each side their mouth be burst Break out ô God the cruell fangs Of these young Lions curst verse 7 Melt them as running waters flow And when the tyrant heeds To shoot his shafts from bended bow Be they as broken reeds verse 8 So let them pass away on earth As snailes to slime do run Or like a womans timeless birth And never see the Sun verse 9 Before they feel your thornes to prick The Lord shall them disperse The dead and dry the keen and quick As with a whirl-wind fierce verse 10 The just shall see the vengeance then Rejoycing much to see 't And in the bloud of wicked men Victorious wash his feet verse 11 Sure righteous men reap vertues fruits Men shall acknowledge so Sure he is God that executes Just judgement here below PSAL. LIX To new staffe tune A prayer against persecutors describing their villanous and ravenous dispositions FRom all my cruell enemies My God deliver me From them that do against me rise My strong defender be verse 2 Me from the lewd Vain multitude And bloudy men defend verse 3 For lo they lie In secrecie My soul to apprehend The mighty men with one accord Against me do combine
and behold And visit this thy Vine verse 15 And Vineyard planted here of old By that right hand of thine The branch which was made strong for thee verse 16 See it is all cut down And burnt with fire thy branches be They perish at thy frown verse 17 Uphold the man of thy right hand The sonne of man sustain Made strong by thee for thee to stand O make him strong again verse 18 So will not we go back from thee O quick'n us for the same And we shall faithfull suppliants be To call upon thy Name verse 19 Lord God of hoasts our souls incline And turn us now again Command thy cheerfull face to shine And safe shall we remain PSAL. LXXXI London short tune An exhortation to praise God with musick A celebration of the deliverance from Aegypt O Sing aloud this day To God our strength and stay O make a noise Exciting joys To Jacobs God I say verse 2 O take a Psalm and sing The timbrell hither bring The Psalt'rie too And harp take you The harp that pleasant thing verse 3 The trumpet sound withall This new Moons festivall The time hath thus Appointed us Solemnitie doth call verse 4 A statute this must be O Israel kept by thee Th' almighty drew This law for you T' was Jacobs Gods decree verse 5 This was the Lords command In Joseph firm to stand A Testament VVhen as he went Throughout all Aegypt land I heard a language there All unknown words they were verse 6 The Lord there broke The burdenous yoke Which Israels neck did beare His hand from pots were freed And in the time of need verse 7 Thou call'dst on mee I set thee free Deliverance did succeed I answered thee with grace In thunders secret place I prov'd thy way At Meribah Where waters ran apace 2. part Argument The blessedness of obedience the baseness of Idolatry ingratitude and disobedience verse 8 HEar ô my people free I 'l testifie to thee O Israel mine If thou incline And hearken unto mee verse 9 In thee I say there shall Be no strange God at all And never more Shalt thou adore Or on a strange God call verse 10 The Lord thy God am I Who brought thee graciously With pow'rfull hand From Aegypt land And servile tyrannie Thy mouth then open wide In pray'r to be suppli'd And sure I will Thy pray'r◠fulfill verse 11 But Israel deny'd They to my voice so free Obedient would not be And grief to tell Of Israel He would have none of me verse 12 So I in judgement just Ev'n left them to their lust And they fulfill Their way and will In their own counsells trust verse 13 My people ô that yee Had hark'ned unto mee That Israel Had walk'd so well As after my decree verse 14 I should have soon subdu'd Their adversaries rude And turn'd my hand Against the band Of all their enemies lewd verse 15 They that the Lord do hate Had bow'd down at his gate But Israels time Had been in prime And born eternall date verse 16 He should have made them eat The finest of the wheat And made the rock An hony stock In plenty very great PSAL. LXXXII To Cambridge old tune God the supream Judge convinceth and condemneth wicked Governors AMong the Gods God takes a room To judge among the great verse 2 How long will ye unjustly doom While sitting in his seat The wicked yee are partiall to verse 3 But should defend the poor Unto the needy justice do And fatherless secure verse 4 Save rid them from the wickeds hand These poor and succourless verse 5 They know not nor will understand But walk in darksomness The earths foundation quite decai'd All out of order runnes verse 6 I styl'd you Gods all you I said Are high Jehovahs sonnes verse 7 But die like men of mortall birth Like Princes fall shall you verse 8 Arise O God and judge the earth All Nations are thy due PSAL. LXXXIII Martyrs tune Consederate enemies conspire against the Church and are cursed LOrd be not still hold not thy tongue Behold how furiously verse 2 Thy hatefull foes in tumults throng And lift their heads on high verse 3 Most crafty counsell they have ta'n Against us all at once Consulting how to work the bane Of all thy hidden ones verse 4 Come let us cut them off said they And leave no root behind So that the name of ISRAEL may No more remembrance find verse 5 Against thee have they all combin'd Advis'd with joint consents verse 6 The Hagarens with Ishmael join'd And those at Edoms tents verse 7 With Moabites and Ammonites And Gebal do conspire The Philistims Amalakites With them that dwell at Tyre verse 8 These Ashur is adjoyn'd unto To help the sons of Lot verse 9 To them as unto Midian do Gain they what Sis'ra got 2. Part. Argument God is glorified in the destruction of persecutors according to the ancient examples of his judgement SPeed they as Jabin Canaans King O'rthrown at Kishon brook verse 10 Which there at Endor perishing Became as scattered muck verse 11 Like Zeeb and Oreb ô compell Their noble Peers to fall As Zeba and Zalmunna fell So let their Princes all 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 my God like to a wheel Or stubble toss'd with wind verse 14 As burning woods fires fury feel Let them this fury find As kindling flames at mountains foot With fury all deform verse 15 Them with thy tempest persecute And fright them with thy storm verse 16 That they ô Lord may seek thy Name With shame their faces fill verse 17 Yea let them perish put to shame Confounded troubled still verse 18 That men may know that thou alone Whom we Jehovah call In all the earth the onely one Art highest over all PSAL. LXXXIV Old England tune The great zeal of the Saints to Gods publick Ordinances and blessednes of such desires O Lord of hoasts how lovely fair Thy Tabernacles be verse 2 My longing soul is nigh despair Thy sacred courts to see O living God my flesh my heart For thee cry out amain verse 3 Behold the sparrow for her part Blest house-room doth obtain The swallow builds her nests full close Where shee her young may bring Even to thine Altars Lord of hoasts My God and glorious King verse 4 Thy house-hold servants happy be They still will give thee praise verse 5 The man is blest whose strēgth's in thee Who minds thy servants wayes verse 6 VVhich make a Well of Baca-plain In passing to and fro The Pools are also fill'd with rain verse 7 From strength to strength they go To Sion hill they all repair Before Jehovah there verse 8 Lord God of hoasts ô hear
my pray'r O Jacobs God give ear verse 9 O look on thine anointeds face O Lord our shield behold verse 10 For in thy Courts a days short space Excells a thousand-fold In thy fair Temple I profess I 'd rather keep a dore Then in the tents of wickedness Have dwelling evermore verse 11 For God the Lord to Israel is A constant Sun and Shield He will vouchsafe his grace to his And glory freely yield From them that walk in upright way No good thing hold will he verse 12 Lord God of hoasts how blest are they That put their trust in thee PSAL. LXXXV Martyrs tune He praiseth God for deliverance from the Babylonian captivitie praying God to make it compleat LOrd thou hast dealt most favourably With thy beloved land And Jacobs hard captivitie Brought back with pow'rfull hand verse 2 Thou to thy people Lord didst please To seal a pardon free Their grievous sins and trespasses Are covered all by thee verse 3 Thy vehement wrath thou hast allayd Fierce anger turn'd to peace verse 4 Turn us ô God our saving ayd Thine anger tow'rds us cease verse 5 Wilt thou be angry evermore And not thy wrath recall Wilt thou draw out thy wrath so sore To generations all verse 6 Lord shall not we by pow'r divine Again revived bee That so the people that are thine May much rejoice in thee verse 7 Lord grant us thy salvations aid Thy mercy let appear verse 8 Of God the Lord what shall be said That will I gladly hear He to his Saints and people deer Will utter words of peace But let them take a warning here And former follies cease 2. Part. Argument He prophecies honour and happiness to the Church in token of the good things of the Gospel verse 9 SAlvation sure is neer at hand To them that do him fear That glory may invest the Land And be a dweller here verse 10 Now truth and mercy both do meet And both in one consist Now righteousness and peace do greet And mutually have kist verse 11 Justice from heaven shall look down While truth from earth shall spring verse 12 Yea and the Lord shall Israel crown With gifts of each good thing Our land shall yeeld her fruits no doubt verse 13 The righteousness of God Shall go before and point us out The way that he hath trod PSAL. LXXXVI London long tune The transcendent goodness and greatness of God incouraging prayers LOrd bow thy ear and hear my plaint A needy wretch and poor verse 2 Since thou hast made me for a Saint My troubled soul secure O thou my God thy servant save verse 3 Be mercifull to mee Who trust in thee and daily crave And call and cry to thee verse 4 Rejoyce O Lord thy servants heart I lift my soul to thee verse 5 For good and gracious Lord thou art And to forgiveness free To all that call upon thy Name Most rich in mercies fruits verse 6 O Lord attend the prayers I frame Mark well my voyce and suits verse 7 I 'l call for thou wilt answer me In my most troublesome time verse 8 Among the gods is none like thee Nor any works like thine verse 9 All nations which thy hands did frame Thee Lord shall come before And there to glorifie thy name Submissively adore verse 10 For thou art God yea God alone Thy pow'r great wonders doth verse 11 O Lord to me thy way make known I 'l walk in all thy truth 2. Part. Argument As before UNite my heart to fear thy name verse 12 Then Lord my God will I Applaud and magnifie the same To all eternity verse 13 For tow'rds my soul in every deed Thy mercy doth excell Which thy peculiar pow'r hath freed Even from the lowest hell verse 14 The proud are risen for my fall My souls destruction sought By violent men assembling all On thee they have not thought verse 15 But Lord thou art a God most kind Suffâ—ing no little space Compassions store in thee we find And plenteous truth and grace verse 16 O turn to me that I may live Thy grace to me extend Thy strength unto thy servant give Thy handmaids sonne defend verse 17 Some good apparent sign afford That hatefull foes may see And be asham'd because thou Lord Didst help and comfort mee PSAL. LXXXVII Coventry tune The happy priviledges of the Church typed by Sion SIons foundations edifice In holy mountains lies verse 2 Whose gates Gods love Doth far above All Jacobs dwelling prize verse 3 O city of God thy structures frame Obtains a glorious name verse 4 Rahab for one And Babylon I to my friends will name Philistia Ethiop Tyre lo there verse 5 This man was made an heir And Sion they Shall point and say Did this and that man bear The high'st himself shall stablish her verse 6 And this mans birth refer To Sion mount So make his count When hee shall register verse 7 As well the voyce of him that sings As him that tunes the strings Of musick sweet Therein shall meet In thee are all my springs PSAL. LXXXVIII To sinners tune Heman in the deep dungeon of affliction destitute of all outward comforts maketh lamentable complaint I Cry'd before thee day and night Lord God my saving aid verse 2 O let my cries come in thy sight And all the pray'rs I pray'd Incline thin ear unto my cry verse 3 My soul is fill'd with woes My life unto the grave drawes nigh Because opprest with those verse 4 Numbred with them that pass down-right The path to pit they tread I 'm like a man that hath no might verse 5 And free among the dead Even like slain men's my present state Which in the grave do rot Which from thy hand are separate And utterly forgot verse 6 Thou hast me laid in lowest caves Beneath deep darkness barr'd verse 7 Afflicting me with all thy waves Thy wrath doth press me hard verse 8 My ' quaintance far remov'd thou hast And made them me abhor As one whom now shut up so fast There 's no redemption for 2. Part. Argument Hee humbly sues for redress of his grievous afflictions while there was yet hope MIne eye laments a burd'nous load Of sorrows multipli'd Lord I have stretch'd my hands abroad To thee I daily cry'd verse 10 Intend'st thou Lord said I to shew 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 Shall in destruction men record Thy truth and faithfulness verse 12 Shall we in darkness understand Thy wonders manifold And in oblivions cloudy land Thy righteousness behold verse 13 I' th' morning I to thee will pray Yea Lord I cry'd to thee verse 14 Why dost thou cast my soul away Why hide thy face from mee verse 15 I am afflicted like to die Suffring
Idols such as these Ye Gods adore him all verse 8 Mount Sion heard and was hereat With joy affected much And Judahs Daughters joy'd for that Thy judgments Lord were such verse 9 All Gods thou art extoll'd above Ore all the earth most high verse 10 Ye Saints that do Jehovah love Hate all iniquitie His servants souls he saves each one And adverse pow'r controuls verse 11 And for the righteous light is sown And joy for upright souls verse 12 Ye righteous servants of the Lord Great joy in him express And give him thanks when yee record His perfect holiness PSAL. XCVIII To the three first lines of choice tune The victorious salvation of Christ the revelation of his gracious Gospel to the great joy of all creatures UNto the LORD a new song sing For many a great and wondrous thing His mighty pow'r to pass doth bring His holy arm of soveraigntie And his right hand exalted high Have gotten him the victory verse 2 He hath made known his saving might And brought his truth to open light Even in the very heathens sight verse 3 He hath remembred in his mind His perfect truth and mercies kind As all the house of Israel find The ends of all the earth abroad Have seen declar'd and plainly show'd The saving health our God bestow'd verse 4 Make to the Lord a joyfull noise Let all the earth express their joyes And sing his praise with loudest noise verse 5 Sing to the Lord with harp rejoice With instruments of musick choice With harp and psalms melodious voice verse 6 With trumpet and with cornet sound Before this Lord and King renown'd Let sweet and sacred joys abound verse 7 Let all the earth and num'rous store Even all that dwells on seas or shore The world and all its fulness rore verse 8 Let flouds clap hands and every ford And let the hills with one accord Rejoice with joy before the Lord. verse 9 For lo he comes to judge and try The world and people gen'rally With righteousnesse and equitie PSAL. XCIX To choice tune The majesty and equitie of Christ and his kingdom The prayers answers errors corrections mercies miracles recorded of the ancient Saints for our example THe Lord doth reign let people quake 'Twixt Cherubims he sets his seat O let the earth be mov'd and shake verse 2 The Lord in Sion is so great Above all people he is high verse 3 Thy greatness let them magnifie O let them praise the dreadfull Name For high and holy is the same verse 4 The Kings firm strength doth judgment love Thou dost establish equitie Thou execut'st them from above And rul'st in Jacob righteously verse 5 The Lord our God exalt therefore And rev'rently his name adore At foot-stool of his holy throne For he 's a high and holy one verse 6 Moses and Aaron also were Among his Priests and men of fame And Samuel among them there That call'd upon his holy name They call'd and answer he did make verse 7 In cloudy pill'r to them he spake They to his his testimonies clave And kept the ord'nance that he gave verse 8 Thou answ'redst them O Lord our God Thou wast a pard'ning God likewise Though thou tookst vengeance with thy rod And their inventions didst chastise verse 9 The Lord our God exalt yee still And worship at his holy hill For sure the Lord our God alone He is a high and holy one PSAL. C. Southwell tune He exhorts to praise God for our happy calling in Christ Jesus ALL men of mortall birth That dwell in all the earth O make a noise To God with joyes verse 2 And serve the Lord with mirth O come before his throne With singing ev'ry one verse 3 For certainly The Lord most high Ev'n he is God alone He made us and not we Not we our selves but he His folk and flock And pasture stock He made us for to be verse 4 VVith praise come to his gate And in his Courts relate His laud and fame And bless his name His honour celebrate verse 5 For God is good for ever His mercy faileth never His truth doth last All ages past And constant doth persever PSAL. CI. To new staff tune David vows to rule his house and Kingdom with discreet justice to curb and cut off the wicked and countenance the godly LOrd I will sing of mercy sweet And judgement to thy praise verse 2 And wisely guide my wary feet In all thy perfect ways VVhen wilt thou Lord To me accord Thy justice to impart At home will I VValk righteously And with a perfect heart verse 3 I will no wicked thing abide Before mine eyes to be I hate their works that turn aside It shall not cleave to me verse 4 The froward heart From me shall part Anâ— have no more access And I will no Such persons know As practise wickedness verse 5 That man that sland'reth privily I will cut off be sure The stout in heart whose looks are high I will not once indure verse 6 I 'l look out then The faithfull men That dwell with me they may And then shall he My servant be That walks in perfect way verse 7 I in my house will entertain No guilefull man to dwell Nor in my sight shall he remain That lies invents to tell verse 8 I soon cut short The wicked sort And wickd works condem ' That so I may Them take away From Gods Jerusalem PSAL. CII Sinners tune The lamentations of the whole Church as one man in the captivity of Babylon LOrd hear my prayer and let my cry Come speedily to thee verse 2 In day of my calamity Hide not thy face from me Incline thine ear invok'd to day Thine answer quick return verse 3 My days as smoke consume away My bones hearth-like do burn verse 4 My heart like grass is withered With deep and dolefull grones verse 5 While I forget to eat my bread My skin cleaves to my bones verse 6 The Pelican of wilderness And deserts Owl I match verse 7 And Sparrow-like companionless On houses top I watch verse 8 I all day long am made a scorn To my malicious foes The mad men are against me sworn Against me that arose verse 9 For bread I do the ashes eat My drink with weeping mixt verse 10 Because thine indignation great And anger comes betwixt For down thou hast thy servant cast First having rais'd me high verse 11 Like fleeting shade my days are past Like with'ring grass am I. verse 12 But thou O Lord dost still indure From all mutation free To ev'ry generation sure Shall thy remembrance be 2. Part. To martyrs tune The Churches restauration from Babylon and happy reformation in the days of the Gospel he desires to see it but contents himself with consideration of Gods eternity and perpetuity of his Church verse 13 THou shalt arise and mercy yet To Sion
mount extend Her time for favour which was set Is now come to an end verse 14 Thy Saints take pleasure in her stones Her dust to them is dear verse 15 All heathen lands and kingly thrones Thy names renown shall fear verse 16 Gods shining glory shall appear VVhen Sion he repairs verse 17 He shall regard and lend his ear Unto the needies pray'rs Their humble pray'r he will not scorn verse 18 This thing we will record For future ages yet unborn That they may praise the Lord. verse 19 He look'd from height of 's holy throne The earth view'd from the skie verse 20 To hear the pris'ners dolefull grone And save the doom'd to die verse 21 Both Sion and Jerusalem His name and praise record verse 22 VVhen lands and people all of them Meet there to praise the Lord. verse 23 My strength he weakned in the way My lingring days decay'd verse 24 My God O take me not away Amid'st my days I said Thy yeers throughout all ages last verse 25 Of old time thou hast laid The earths foundation firm and fast Thy hands the heav'ns have made verse 26 They perish as old garment wears But thou shalt still indure As vestures thou shalt change their spheres And chang'd they shall be sure verse 27 Thou art the same of endless years verse 28 Thy servants sonnes survive Their seed before thy face appears Establish'd still alive PSAL. CIII York tune An exhortation to praise God for his incomparable mercies to his Church and children MY soul I charge thee to express The Lords renown and fame Let all within me praise and bless His great and sacred name verse 2 Forget not all his benefits But bless the Lord my soul verse 3 VVho thine offences all remits And makes thee sound and whole verse 4 Who hath redeem'd thee from the dead Destruction threatning sore VVith loving kindness crown'd thy head And tender mercies store verse 5 VVho with his gifts large multitude Thy mouth sufficing fils So that thy youth is now renew'd As Eagles casting bills verse 6 The Lord doth judgment execute And righteousness conclude For persons that are destitute Opprest by tyrants rude verse 7 His ways to Moses he made known His acts to Isr'els seed verse 8 The Lord 's a very gracious one And mercifull indeed To anger slow aboundless deep Of mercies multipli'd verse 9 He will not always anger keep Nor everlasting chide verse 10 He hath not dealt as our offence And wickedness hath bin Nor given us due recompence According to our sin verse 11 For as the heav'nly Orbs appear The earth so far above So great to them that do him fear Is Gods surpassing love verse 12 The sins whereby we have transgrest Removing by his grace As far from us as East and West Are separate in space 2. Part. Argument He magnifies the sweet compassion of God exhorts all creatures to praise him for his greatnes also verse 13 AS fathers are compassionate Unto their children dear So God doth them commiserate That truly do him fear verse 14 For he remembers we are dust Our crasie frame he knows verse 15 The days of man resemble just The grass which short time grows He prospers as a flower in field verse 16 Which when the winds pass ore Is perisht and the place can yield No knowledge of it more verse 17 But lo the Lords abundant grace Eternitie doth fill His constant righteousness takes place To childrens children still verse 18 To every person that consents To keep his cov'nant true And thinks on his commandements For observation due verse 19 In heaven as a glorious King The Lord hath set his throne And over every kind of thing His kingdom rules alone verse 20 Ye Angels that in strength excell And Gods commandments do That know his voice and word so well Still hearkning thereunto verse 21 Bless ye the Lord ô bless him still Ye glorious hoasts of his Ye Ministers that do fulfill What ere his pleasure is verse 22 Yea all his works both far and neer Bless ye the Lords great Name Through his Dominions every where My soul bless thou the same PSAL. CIV Davids tune The admirable power and providence of God in the creation government of the world MY soul the great God magnifie My God thou dost thee cloth With honour and with majestie â—xceeding great in both verse 2 With light thou cover'st thee about As with a Princely robe Like curtains drawn thou stretchest out The bright celestiall globe verse 3 Upon the wat'ry element there His chamber-beams he bindes He makes the clouds his Chariot bear And walks on winged windes verse 4 His Ministers a fiery flame His Angels spirits he makes verse 5 He laid the earths foundation frame So sure it never shakes verse 6 Which thou didst cover with the flood Like garments over-spread The waters ore the mountains stood verse 7 At thy rebuke they fled Thy thundring voice compeld them all To haste away apace verse 8 The mountains rise the valleys fall Each to his founded place verse 9 Their passage thou dost now restrain By setting them their bound That they may never turn again To cover all the ground verse 10 Into the vales fresh springs he sends Which run among the hills verse 11 Each beast the Forest comprehends Here take and drink their fills Wild asses here their thirst do slake verse 12 Here feathered fowl do house And nests for habitations make And sing among the boughes 2. part Argument The works of creation intermixt the use of them for man verse 13 HE from his chambers of the skie The earth with rain hath stor'd Thy works the whole earth satisfie VVith fruits that they afford verse 14 For cattell he makes grass to spring And herbs for mans own use Convenient food for every thing He makes the earth produce verse 15 To glad mans heart he makes fat soil Bring forth the grape for wine Heart-strengthning bread suppling oil To make the count'nance shine verse 16 No juicefull sap Gods trees do want Those goodly Cedar trees Which he in Lebanon did plant verse 17 The birds make nests in these The stork in stately firre-trees dwells verse 18 High hills the goats befit The Conies in the hollow cells Of stony rocks do sit verse 19 The moon a certain course doth run And he ordain'd it so And when to set none tells the Sun For he the time doth know verse 20 Thou makest darkness darkness night The forests beasts do then VVhom glittering day-light did affright Creep all out of their den verse 21 Young Lions roaring for their prey Of God do seek their meat verse 22 The Sun ariseth then do they Together make retreat verse 23 In secret dens they closely lurk And then doth man begin To set upon and ply his work Till ev'ning calls him in 3. Part. Argument The admirable works of
God both by Sea and Land the dependance of the creatures upon him the wicked are cursed for contempt of his works verse 24 HOw many are thy works O Lord In wisdom all compos'd The earth by thee is richly stor'd VVith treasures there-inclos'd verse 25 So is this great and spacious deep Replenisht therewithall VVhere things innumerable creep And beasts both great and small verse 26 The ships go also here away Leviathan here keeps VVhom thou hast made to sport and play Within the tumbling deeps verse 27 These on thy bounty all depend For seasonable food verse 28 Thy lib'rall hand thou dost extend And they are fill'd with good They gather what thou dost supply verse 29 Thou hid'st thy face they mourn Thou tak'st away their breath they die And to their dust return verse 30 Thy Spirits power thou sendest forth VVhich them anew creates And all the surface of the earth Thy Spirit renovates verse 31 For ever lasts the Lords renown His works his joy provokes verse 32 Earth made to tremble at his frown Hills at his touch to smoke verse 33 I 'l praise the Lord with cheerfull song While I remain alive VVhile I have beeing shall my tongue In his choice praises strive verse 34 My thoughts of him most sweet shall be In God will I be joy'd verse 35 Let workers of iniquitie Be from the earth destroy'd And let the wicked be no more O thou my soul record The praises of the Lord therefore Praise ye praise ye the Lord. PSAL. CV Old England tune An exhortation to seek Gods favour help and succour upon consideration of his wonderfull works expressed all the world â—ver GIve thanks to God call on his Name To men his deeds make known verse 2 Sing sing his praise his works proclame And wonders ev'ry one verse 3 Joy fill their hearts that seek his grace Boast in â—is holy Name verse 4 Sâ—ek seek the Lord his strength face For ever seek the same verse 5 His marv'lous works to mind recall And every wondrous deed His miracles and judgments all Which from his mouth proceed verse 6 O ye his servants Abrahams seed His chosen Jacobs sons verse 7 He is the Lord our God indeed Through th' earth his judgement runs 2. Part. Argument The fidelitie and confirmation of God promises to the faithfull instanced in Israels conduct to Canaan verse 8 HE hath remembred still to do His covenants contents The word which he commanded to A thousand of descents verse 9 Which cov'nant he with Abraham drew And next to Isaac swore verse 10 And for a law confirm'd anew To Jacob as before An everlasting Covenant With Israel firm to stand verse 11 Saying To you I freely grant All Canaans fertile land An heritage allotted you verse 12 When few the people were Their number was exceeding few And also strangers there verse 13 From under on Kings government When travelling along They to another people went verse 14 He let none do them wrong But for their sakes he Kings controll'd Let no presumptuous arm verse 15 Touch mine anointed nor be bold To do my Prophets harm 3. Part. Argument Gods preventing providence to his Church instanced in Israels coming into Aegypt and preservation there verse 16 MOreover then th' Almighty spake That famine should be spread Ore all the Land and wholly brake The succouring staffe of bread verse 17 But Joseph he had sent before Whom for a slave they sold verse 18 Whose feet with fetters they made sore He lodg'd in irons cold verse 19 Untill his words accomplishment By Gods word tri'd was he verse 20 The King the peoples Ruler sent To loose and set him free verse 21 He made him Lord of 's family And ruler of his treasure verse 22 To teach his Senate policy And binde his Peers at pleasure verse 23 Then Israel into Aegypt came And Jacob there found place To sojourn in the land of Ham verse 24 Where they encreast apace He made them stronger then their foes verse 25 And of their foes abhor'd And subtly made them deal with those The servants of the Lord. 4. Part. Argument A memoriall of Gods miracles in Aegypt They are forced to let Israel go with honour and riches verse 26 HIs chosen servants had command Moses and Aaron too verse 27 In Aegypt Hams accursed land Wonders and signes to do verse 28 A darkness he among them sent A cloud of darkness fell Against his flat commandement They no way did rebell verse 29 To bloud he turn'd their streams and springs And all their fishes kill'd verse 30 With frogs the chambers of their Kings Abundantly were fill'd verse 31 Strange flies and lice by his command In all their coasts remain verse 32 He gave them hail in all the land And flaming fire for rain verse 33 Figtrees and Vines in all their coasts He smote and brake the same verse 34 He spake and locusts countless hoasts And Caterpillars came verse 35 Upon their lands green herbs they fed And all their fruits devour verse 36 all Aegypts first-born smote he dead The chief of all their pow'r verse 37 He brought them out hir'd thereunto With gold and silver bribes And not a feeble soul quite through The Israelitish Tribes verse 38 Full glad was Aegypt when they went Their terrour did affright verse 39 He spread a cloud a sheltring tent And fire by night gave light 5. Part. Argument A touch of Gods miraculous mercies to Israel in the Wilderness and Canaan and the end for which they were bestow'd verse 40 THe Lord with Quails his people fed Such as they askt to have And satisfi'd them with the bread Which he from heaven gave verse 41 He opened stony rocks where-out Fresh waters gusht amain And like a river ran about The dry and desert plain verse 42 He on his servant Abraham thought His holy Word and all verse 43 His chosen people thence he brought With joy and festivall verse 44 The heathens labours and their lands on Israel he bestow'd verse 45 To keep his laws and his commands O spread his praise abroad PSAL. CVI. To short staffe tune The great goodnes of God to his chosen people which godly men desire to partake of GIve thanks unto the Lord Who is with goodness stor'd His mercies sure Do still endure His praise do ye record verse 2 VVho can the acts recite Performed by his might VVho can forth-show That men may know His praises infinite verse 3 O blessed blessed they That walk in judgments way And he that doth The works of truth And never goes astray verse 4 O Lord remember mee Even with thy favour free VVhich to thine own Is born alone To them vouchsaf't by thee To visit me draw near VVith thy salvation dear verse 5 Thy chosen good Well understood Let unto me appear In that deliverance VVhich doth thy land advance Let me rejoice With glorying
hunger-pin'd 2. Part. Argument Gods providence towards poor prisoners sick persons though incurring their miseries by their sins verse 10 SUch as in darkness have abode With shade of death ore-cast VVhom irons and afflictions load VVhich fetters bind them fast verse 11 Because Gods word was scornfully Rebell'd against by them The counsell of the Lord most high Because they did contem ' verse 12 With labour sore he tam'd their pride They fell quite succourless verse 13 In trouble then to God they cri'd He sav'd them from distress verse 14 From shade of death darksom night Which they were subject under He brought them out to life and light And brake their bonds asunder verse 15 O that the Lord might reap due praise For every wondrous deed And goodness show'd in all his waies To mans unworthy seed verse 16 The gates of brass he broke in two And iron bars divide verse 17 Fools for offences which they do Great miseries abide verse 18 Their soul abhors all kind of meat To gates of death draws near verse 19 They cry to God in troubles great He saves them from their fear verse 20 He sent his word and heal'd them then From ruines were they rais'd verse 21 O that the Lord so good to men Were for his goodness prais'd And for his wondrous works likewise To us that mortall are verse 22 And bring him thanks for sacrifice His works with joy declare 3. Part. Argument Gods rare providence over Seamen verse 23 THey that in ships go down to Seas And have affairs to do verse 24 In waters great such men as these Gods wonders see into His works in deeps discern do they verse 25 For he commandeth oft The storming wind to stir the Sea VVhich lifts her waves aloft verse 26 They mount to heav'n and back again Down to the deeps they roll The dangerous trouble they sustain Dissolves their very soul. verse 27 They stagger like to drunken men And reeling to and fro verse 28 Almost besides their senses then They cry to God in wo. He them from their distresses saves verse 29 And doth proud storms asswage Becalms the Seas tumultuous waves And stills their boist'rous rage verse 30 Then have they rest the tempest past And are most joyfull for 't And so he brings them at the last To their desired Port. verse 31 O that the Lord were duly prais'd For all his goodness then And for his mighty wonders rais'd To all the sons of men 4. Part. Argument All sorts exhorted to praise God that raiseth the poor and depresseth the proud the blessedness of such as observe Gods providence verse 32 AMong the people gathered Let them exalt his Name Among assembled Elders spread His most renowned fame verse 33 He springs of waters waterless And rivers deserts makes verse 34 A fruitfull land all barrenness For wicked dwellers sakes verse 35 Dry wilderness again he brings Into a standing VVell Dry desert ground to water-springs verse 36 Wherein the hungry dwell Inhabited Cities to prepare verse 37 To sow each neighb'ring field Plant vineyards with industrious care Increasing fruits to yeeld verse 38 Such blessings are on them confer'd That they are much increast Not suffering them of all the herd To lose a sory beast verse 39 Again they are diminished And brought to low estate Through great affliction suffered Distrest disconsolate verse 40 He on their Princes powres disgrace And causeth them to stray In solitary desert place Where is no beaten way verse 41 Yet saves the poor from misery sets him on safeties rock And makes him up a family Like to a num'rous flock verse 42 This thing the righteous shall behold Rejoycing in the same And all iniquitie controll'd Shall stop her mouth with shame verse 43 Who so hath wisdom from above These matters to record Ev'n they shall understand the love And kindness of the Lord. PSAL. CVIII London short tune David praises God and prays for the enlargement of his kingdom a type of Christs O God I fix my heart My glory bears a part And as my tongue So shall my song Praise thee with musicks art verse 2 VVake harp and psaltery Right early wake will I verse 3 Thy praises Lord Will I record The people standing by I 'l praise thee with my song The nations all among verse 4 To heavens high To clouds of skie His truth and mercies throng verse 5 Exalted be thy Name Above the heavens frame Let earth below The Trumpet blow Of thy renowned fame verse 6 That thy belov'd of thee Delivered may be Thy help command With thy right hand And kindly answer me 2. Part. Argument David hoping to enlarge his kingdom according to Gods promises depends wholly on Gods power verse 7 IN holiness God spake Which doth me joyfull make Shechem my share And Succoth are To measure out and take verse 8 Manasseh Gilead's mine And Ephraim I 'l assign VVhile Judahs tribe My laws prescribe To keep this head of mine verse 9 My washpot Moab shall be Edom I 'l tread on thee Philistia do Thou triumph too And that because of mee verse 10 But who will be my guide To Edom fortifi'd verse 11 Lord wilt not thou Assist us now That hast before deni'd O Lord wilt thou refrain 〈◊〉 Armies to maintain verse 12 Thy help afford In trouble Lord For mortall succour's vain verse 13 VVith Gods assistance crown'd VVe shall do acts renown'd For he it is The pow'r is his That shall our foes confound PSAL. CIX To new staffe tune David fearfully cursing Judas with a propheticall spirit leaves a dreadfull example to deter all false hypocrites and furious persecutors O God my praise my just cause plead verse 2 The lewd deceitfull throng Their mouths have open'd and inveigh'd Against me with false tongue verse 3 VVith words of spight And causless fight They compass me about verse 4 Even for my love My foes they prove But I ply pray'rs devout verse 5 Much hate for love to me they show And ill for good reward verse 6 Some wicked man set ore my so To be a Master hard Let Satan stand At his right hand verse 7 VVhen judgement shall begin Appoint that he Condemned be And turn his pray'r to sin verse 8 His office let another take Cut short his treach'rous life verse 9 His children wretched orphans make VVith widowhood vex his wife verse 10 Let 's children fly Continually Abroad as vagrants base And begging fed Seek out their bread In ev'ry desolate place verse 11 Let merciless extortioners Catch all he hath away And let some greedy foreiners Of 's labours make a prey verse 12 Stir up no friend That may extend Relief in his distress And let there no Man favour show Unto his fatherless 2. Part. Argument as before verse 13 CUt off the race that from him breeds With everlasting shame And in the age that next succeeds
Extinguish quite his Name verse 14 Let 's fathers fau't To mind be brought Before the Lord for ever His mothers crime By length of time Let be extinguisht never verse 15 Let them be had continually Before the Lord in mind To cut from earth the memory That 's left of them behind verse 16 Who mercy so Forgot to show The poor and needy still VVith fresh pursuits He persecutes The broken heart to kill verse 17 As he lov'd cursing him requite Let it come to him so As blessing did not him delight So let it from him go verse 18 Him cursing had As garments clad His cursing let recoil Let it like drink In 's bowels sink And soke his bones like oil verse 19 Let it be to him as the skirt That covers him alway And like the girdle that is girt About him every day verse 20 Let God dispence This recompence Mine en'mies to controul That are incenst To speak agenst Mine inoffensive soul. 3. Part. Argument Complaints and prayers of the poor and persecuted verse 21 O God the Lord do thou for me Even for thy Names dear sake Because right good thy mercies be My freedom undertake verse 22 For I indeed Do stand in need VVith mis'ry sore distrest My grieved heart With wounds doth smart And bleeds within my brest verse 23 I'm gone like Suns declining shade Like wandring locust toss'd verse 24 My knees through fasting weak are made My flesh her fat hath lost verse 25 Yea I became To them a shame On me they gaze and stare Their heads they nod verse 26 Help Lord my God Me by thy mercies spare verse 27 That they may know this is thy hand That thou hast done the deed verse 28 And when they curse do thou coÌ„mand A blessing to succeed Them when they rise Let shame surprise But make thy servant glad verse 29 With shame be those That are my foes And self-confusion clad O let their mantle be of shame verse 30 But greatly shall my tongue Give God due praise and sing his fame The multitude among verse 31 For he shall stand At his right hand And for his sake controul The doom of them That would condem The poor mans harmless soul. PSAL. CX To Magnificat tune The Kingly Priestly and Propheticall offices of Christ Jesus THe Lord unto my Lord thus spake Sit thou at my right hand Till I thy foes a stool shall make VVhereon thy feet may stand verse 2 The Lord shall out of Sion send Thy pow'rs prevaiâ—ing rod Thy rule shall in the midst extend Of all thy foes ô God verse 3 Thy people when thy Gospel calls Shall yield unto thy pow'r From mornings womb thy first dew falls In sacred beauties bow'r verse 4 The Lord hath sworn nor will repent Thou art for ever call'd A Priest with priest-hood permanent Melchis'dek-like enstall'd verse 5 In day of his fierce anger then The Lord at thy right hand verse 6 Shall strike through Kings and wound chief men In many a heathen land Filling the places where he strook With bodies of the dead verse 7 And in the way drink of the brook And so lift up the head PSAL. CXI To pause tune The Church exhorted to praise God for his marvellous works which are here in part described PRaise ye the Lord I will record His praise with heart sincere Where men upright Themselves unite i th' Congregation there verse 2 Gods works are rare Sought out they are Of all that so delight verse 3 His work 's renown'd VVith glory crown'd His justice infinite His wonders he Hath made to be Retain'd in thankfull mind verse 4 The Lord is known A gracious one Compassionate and kind verse 5 Providing meat For them to eat Thâ—t fear his holy Name He will fulfill His Cov'nant still Still mindfull of the same verse 6 In Israels fight He shew'd his might And did his works advance That he might so On them bestow The heathens heritance verse 7 Works of his hands And his commands Are truth and judgement sure verse 8 They stand full fast And ever last Accomplisht true and pure verse 9 Redemption is Sent down to his His Covenant still the same As he commands It firmly stands O holy reverend Name verse 10 Gods fear 's the thing Doth wisdom bring Good knowledge have all they That do fulfill His holy will His praise endures for ay PSAL. CXII Magnificat tune The great pietie justice and charitie of the Saints the blessing upon them and theirs to the great grief of the wicked PRaise ye the Lord Blessed are such As serve the Lord in fear In his commands delighting much verse 2 His seed shall prosper here The uprights off-spring God shall bless verse 3 And fill his house with store His memorable righteousness Endures for evermore verse 4 Unto the man immaculate In darkness riseth light Hee 's gracious and compassionate In justice exquisite verse 5 A good man shews much kind respect And lends to him that needs And with discretion will direct His thoughts his words his deeds verse 6 Surely to all eternitie He shall not moved be But had in lasting memorie For evermore shall he verse 7 For any evill tidings told He shall not be afraid His faithfull heart which makes him bold On God is firmly stay'd verse 8 His heart is so established Afraid he shall not be Till his desire accomplished Upon his foes he see verse 9 He hath disperst his charitie And given to the poor He shall to perpetuitie Be styl'd a right'ous doer His horn shall high exalted be With honour so atcheiv'd verse 10 The wicked man this thing shall see And be extreamly griev'd Yea he shall gnash his teeth for spite And pining melt away And his desire shall perish quite The wicked mans I say PSAL. CXIII To Coventry tune Gods gracious respects to the creatures His marvellous advancing of mean persons PRaise ye the Lord praise him I say All ye his Saints profest verse 2 Even from this day For ever may His glorious Name be blest verse 3 From Sun to Sun is Gods great Name Of all men to be prais'd verse 4 Surmounts his fame The heavens frame Above all Nations rais'd verse 5 VVith God the Lord who may compare VVho dwells in heaven high verse 6 Yet stoops to care For things that are Both in the earth and skie verse 7 The poor and needy he doth grace verse 8 Whom from the dust he brings And dung-hill base To Princes place To sit inthron'd with Kings verse 9 The barren to keep house makes he So that of children store A mother she Full glad may be Praise ye the Lord therefore PSAL. CXIV Davids tune The rare providence of God to Israel in remove from Aegypt towards Canaan WHen Israel Aegypts bounds forsook Their dwelling to exchange And Jacobs house their journey took From folk of language strange verse 2
His Sanctu'ry was Judah there He rul'd in Israel verse 3 The sea saw that and fled for fear And Jordan backward fell verse 4 Th' affrighted mountains skipt like rams Low hillocks like young sheep verse 5 What JORDAN reaâ—â—d thy water-dams Why fled the liquid deep verse 6 What made ye ô ye mountains dance Like tim'rous flocks of rams Ye little hills how chance how chance Ye skipt like frighted lambs verse 7 O earth in great Gods presence quake Even Jacobs God that brings verse 8 The stony rock to standing lake The flint to water-springs PSAL. CXV London long tune Great glory appropriated to God the derision of Idols and Idolaters LOrd not to us Lord not to us But give thy Name renown And let thy works miraculous Thy truth and mercies crown verse 2 O wherefore should the heathen cry Now where 's their God become verse 3 Our God he is in heaven high And all he pleas'd hath done verse 4 Their Idols gold and silver be The handy-work of man verse 5 Have eyes and mouths but do not see Nor speak at all they can verse 6 Have ears but do not hear a jot Have noses but no sent verse 7 Proportion'd hands but handle not And feet but never went Their hollow throats no breath goes through verse 8 Their makers like them are And so are all that trust thereto The workâ—man like the ware 2. Part. Argument The Church exhorted to praise God as most interessed in his mercies verse 9 O Isr'el trust in God that must Thy shield and helper be verse 10 In him ô house of Aaron trust Their help and shield is he verse 11 Trust in the Lord your help and shield All ye that do him fear verse 12 His blessing to us he will yield Still mindfull of us here In Isr'els house he 'l bless them all And Aarons house no less verse 13 His fearers all both great and small The Lord will surely bless verse 14 Of you and of your children too VVill God increase the birth verse 15 The blessed of the Lord are you That formed heav'n and earth verse 16 The highest heavens are the Lords Even all the heavens are so But he the spacious earth affords To sonnes of men below verse 17 The dead to silence that go down Do never praise the Lord verse 18 But we will still his Name renown Do ye his praise record PSAL. CXVI To 2. French tune David gives humble thanks for great deliverance from extream temptations I Love the Lord who heard my cry And to my suits good ear did give verse 2 VVhich since to me he did apply I 'l call upon him while I live verse 3 Sorrows of death did me infold Trouble and anguish on me came The pains of hell on me gat hold verse 4 Then call'd I on Jehovahs Name O Lord I pray to thee alone From sorrows pit my soul to pull verse 5 The Lord 's a gracious righteous one Yea and our God is mercifull verse 6 He saves the simple when opprest I was brought low he helped me verse 7 My soul return unto thy rest God hath dealt bounteously with thee verse 8 My soul from death thou didst preserve Mine eyes from tears my feet from falls verse 9 I 'l walk before thee thee to serve Here where the living on thee calls verse 10 I have beleev'd therefore I spoke Tho scorched in afflictions fire verse 11 I said for passion did provoke Tush every man is found a lier 2. Part. Argument David studies true gratitude and celebrates his deliverances in publick verse 12 LOrd what requitall shall I make For all thy benefits to me verse 13 Salvations cup lo I will take And therewithall will call on thee verse 14 My vows to God I 'l render there Yea now in all his peoples eies verse 15 The death of all his Saints sincere The Lord doth very highly prize verse 16 I am thy servant certainly I am a servant of the Lords Thy handmaids son O Lord am I And thou hast loost thy servants cords verse 17 I 'l give thee thanks for sacrifice And on the Lords Name I will call verse 18 I 'l pay my vows to God likewise In sight of these his people all verse 19 In Sions Courts I 'l render them In Gods own house in midst of thee Of thee ô great Jerusalem O therefore praise the Lord with me PSAL. CXVII 1. Strain tune The Gospel truth and grace of God joyfull to all Nations O All ye Nations praise the Lord Ye people all his praise record verse 2 For very great and marvellous His loving kindness is to us His truth endures for evermore O praise his holy Name therefore PSAL. CXVIII York tune An exhortation to praise God as most worthy and to trust in him as most safe THe Lord the Lord is good and kinde O give him thanks therefore Because we do his mercies finde Continued evermore verse 2 Let Israel say this very day His mercies still prevail verse 3 Now let the house of Aaron say His mercies never fail verse 4 Let them that fear the Lord confess His mercies still remain verse 5 I call'd upon him in distress He answered me again verse 6 A spacious place he brought me to The Lord doth take my part For all that man to me can do No fear shall seiz my heart verse 7 God with my helpers takes my part And I fulfill'd shall see VVhat I desired in my heart On en'mies hating me verse 8 It 's better for a mans defence To trust in God alone Then for to put our confidence In any mortall one verse 9 Yea it is better to repose Our confidence in thee Then for to put our trust in those That pow'rfull Princes be 2. Part. Argument The triumphant and typicall victories of David to the great joy of the Church verse 10 ALL Nations compast me about Whom yet I overcame For I shall surely root them out In Gods assistant Name verse 11 They compast me about I say They compast me about But in the Name of God shall they Be all destroy'd no doubt verse 12 Like to a swarm of angry bees They compast me about But like a fire of bramble trees Are soon again put out Yea I shall soon destroy them all In Gods assistant Name verse 13 Thou thrustedst sore to make me fall But God my help became verse 14 The Lord 's become my strength and song And my salvation sweet verse 15 Salvations voice joys sweet tongue In just mens dwellings meet verse 16 The Lords right hand doth valiantly The Lords right hand 's renown'd The Lords right hand 's exalted high With valiant actions crown'd verse 17 I shall not die but still draw breath Gods works to testifie verse 18 Thou didst not give mee ore to death Though sore chastis'd was I. 3. Part. Argument David magnifies God for choosing him a contemptible person to the
draws verse 56 I kept thy word this grace I gain'd Because I kept thy laws 8. Part. 2. French tune Davids contentment in God and in all the godly verse 57 THou Lord my onely portion art I said that I will keep thy Word verse 58 I sought thy favour from my heart Thy promised grace to me afford verse 59 I have considered of my ways And to thy laws my feet â— bent verse 60 I made good haste and shunn'd delays To keep thy just commandement verse 61 The wicked bands have robbed me Yet have I not forgot thy laws verse 62 I 'l rise at midnight praising thee For thy just judgments give me cause verse 63 Who fear thy Name and do thy will Such men I am companion to verse 64 Thy mercies do the whole earth fill Teach me thy laws to know and do 9. Part to 3. first lines of choice tune The speciall goodness of God to his servants and the great benefit of sanctifi'd affliction verse 65 ACcording to thy promise free Lord thou hast dealt full well with me That am thy servant fearing thee verse 66 Teach me good judgment Lord I pray And knowledge of thy word and way For I beleeve what thou dost say verse 67 While unchastised with thy rod I went astray from thee O God But in thy paths I since have trod verse 68 Lord thou art good thy nature 's so And thou dost good thy works do show O teach me Lord thy laws to know verse 69 The proud against me forg'd a lye But my whole heart will I apply To keep thy precepts faithfully verse 70 As fat as grease their heart is grown But Lord the law which thou dost own Is my delight and that alone verse 71 'T was good for me to undergo Th' afflicting hand of God I know That I might learn thy Statutes so verse 72 The law of thy dear mouth I hold Better to me a thousand fold Then heaps of silver and of gold 10. Part. Dutch tune The godly desires and mutuall love of the faithfull verse 73 THy hands have made and fashion'd me Give me thy laws to learn And thy Commandements what they Give knowledge to discern verse 74 All they that see me will be glad When they shall me behold Because I have assurance had In what thy word foretold verse 75 How right ô Lord thy judgments be I understand no less I know thou hast afflicted me Of very faithfulness verse 76 I pray thee let thy mercies kindâ— Come to thy servant Lord For comfort to my troubled minde According to thy word verse 77 With tender mercy me prevent That I may live thereby For lo in thy Commandement Full great delight have I. verse 78 Asham'd let all proud persons be For they without a cause Have most perversly dealt with me But I will mind thy laws verse 79 Turn they to me whose fear thou art And that have known my Name verse 80 In all thy laws make sound my heart That I be free from shame 11 th Part. To sweet tune Davids assurance notwithstanding delay His faithfulness notwithstanding persecution verse 81 MY soul for thy salvation faints But in thy word is all my stay verse 82 My failing eies urge sad complaints When wilt thou comfort me they â—ay verse 83 A wrinkled bottle set in smoke I am rightly compar'd unto But lo the word which thou hast spoke I have not yet forgot to do verse 84 How many are thy servants days When wilt thou judgment execute On them that persecutions raise Against my soul with close pursuit verse 85 The proud have digged pits for me VVhich with thy law do not accord verse 86 All thy commandments faithfull be They persecute me help me Lord. verse 87 Here upon earths malignants coast Their cruel and injurious hands Had ev'n consumed me almost But I forsook not thy commands verse 88 O give thy loving kindness vent To quicken up my fainting mind So shall I keep the Testament VVhich thy most holy mouth assign'd 12 th Part. 1. French tune The stability of Gods Word and works The comfort of the Word in trouble and perfection of it above all things else verse 89 O Lord thy Word is setled sure As sure as heav'n froÌ„ wheÌ„ce it came verse 90 Thy faithfulness doth still endure From age to age it is the same The earth by thee confirm'd abides verse 91 Unto this day continuing still Just as thine ordinance provides For all things do obey thy will verse 92 Had not thy Word been my delight And inward comfort ministred Affliction had destroy'd me quite And I therein had perished verse 93 Of thy commandements therefore I never will forgetfull be But think upon them evermore For thou with them hast quickned me verse 94 LORD save me I belong to thee And I do seek thy precepts still verse 95 The wicked lie in wait for me Intending to destroy and kill But still thy laws I entertain And thereon are my thoughts bestowd verse 96 I see the worlds perfections vain Onely thy laws are wondrous broad The 13 th Part. 1. French tune Gods Word the best School-master and practise the best proof of divine knowledge verse 97 HOw much O Lord I love thy laws All day I meditate on those verse 98 And thy command'ments are the cause That make me wiser then my foes For they are evermore with me verse 99 And make my understanding more Then even my Teachers skill can be For they my meditation store verse 100 I kept thy precepts carefully And so more skill then th' ancients gaind verse 101 To keep thy holy word have I From all lewd ways my feet refraind verse 102 I from thy precepts have not err'd For thou hast taught me wondrous well verse 103 O how have I thy word preferr'd Counting its sweetness to excell No honey to my mouth so sweet verse 104 It is thy precept onely praise That I am made so wise discreet Detesting all erroneous ways The 14 th Part. 1. Strain tune The cleerness of Gods Word Saints desire to keep it praying for assistance and acceptance verse 105 THy word 's a lamp unto my feet A light to guide my paths most meet verse 106 I've sworn and will perform it too Thy righteous judgments I will do verse 107 I am afflicted very sore Lord keep thy word and me restore verse 108 The free-will offrings that I vow'd Let I beseech thee be allowd Lord from my mouth accept theÌ„ each And unto me thy judgments teach verse 109 My soul is ever in my hand Yet I forget not thy command verse 110 The wicked laid a snare for mee Yet err'd I not from thy decree verse 111 Thy Testaments to me I chose A constant heritage of those For they are all and every part The dear rejoicing of my heart verse 112 I evermore my heart did bend To keep thy statutes to the end The 15 th
Part. To sweet tune Davids dislike of the wicked and dread of Gods judgments verse 113 I Hate vain thoughts but love thy laws verse 114 Thou art my hiding place ô Lord My shield when dāger neer me draws And I have hoped in thy word verse 115 Ye evill doers from me depart Your fellowship must needs withstand For I am purpos'd in my heart To keep my righteous Gods cōmand verse 116 My soul in life good Lord uphold As thou hast promised the same That for my expectation bold I never may be put to shame verse 117 O Lord uphold me by thy pow'r And I shall very safely stand And I will have respect each hour To all thy Statutes shall command verse 118 Thou all the lewd hast undertrood Which from thy Statutes go astray verse 119 Whose fraud is falshood them ô God As basest dross thou putst away Therefore I love thy holy laws verse 120 My flesh even quakes for fear of thee And all thy dreadfull judgments cause A trembling fear to rise in me The 16 th Part. 1. Strain tune David professing integritie prays against Tyrants and the iniquitie of the times verse 121 I Do what truth right commands O leave me not to tyrants hands verse 122 For good thy servants suretie be To proud oppressors leave not me verse 123 Mine eyes for thy salvation fail And till thy righteous word prevail verse 124 In mercy with thy servant deal And unto me thy laws reveal verse 125 I am thy servant give me skill That I may know thy blessed will verse 126 It 's time for thee to work O God For they thy laws have undertrod verse 127 Therefore I thy commandments love Yea gold and finest gold above verse 128 Therefore thy laws I estimate In all things right All false ways hate 17 th Part. To 1. French tune The cleerness and sweetness of Gods Word His great desire thereto and extream sorrow for the generall contempt thereof verse 129 THy testamēts are wōderfull Therefore my soul doth keep them right verse 130 The entrance of thy Word gives light And understanding to the dull verse 131 I long'd gaspt panted for thy laws verse 132 Look thou upon me and be kind As those thy usuall dealing find Whom pure affection tow'rd thee draws verse 133 Order my steps by thy good Word From sins dominion set me free verse 134 From mans oppression save thou me So shall I keep thy word ô Lord. verse 135 Thy face let on thy servant shine And in thy statutes make me wise verse 136 Rivers of tears run down my eies Because they keep no laws of thine The 18 th Part. To 1. Strain tune The singular excellencies of Gods Word and ardent zeal of the Saints thereunto verse 137 LOrd thou art a righteous God indeed And righteous judgmēts hast decreed verse 138 Thy words w ch each cōmādmēt mings Are very righteous faithfull things verse 139 My zeal consum'd me 't was so hot Because my foes thy words forgot verse 140 The pureness of thy word is such That I thy servant love it much verse 141 By me they littl ' or nothing set Yet do not I thy laws forget verse 142 Eternall righteousness is thine Thy law is truth the truth divine verse 143 Trouble and anguish on me seis'd Yet thy cōmandments sweetly pleas'd verse 144 To me this understanding give And I eternally shall live 19. Part. To the 3. first lines of choice tune David prays early and earnestly for audience and deliverance comforts himself in the stabilitie of Gods grace and truth verse 145 WIth all my heart I cry and call Lord hear the words w ch I let fall For I will keep thy Statutes all verse 146 O save me Lord I cri'd to thee Thy testimonies then shall be Most faithfully observ'd by me verse 147 I did prevent the dawning day i th' morning did I cry and pray I made thy Word my hope and stay verse 148 Mine eyes prevent the watches late That I might sweetly contemplate And on thy Word might meditate verse 149 According as thy judgments be And after thy compassions free Lord hear my voice and quicken me verse 150 Lo they draw nigh and neer me press That follow after wickedness But from thy law they far digress verse 151 But thou O Lord art very nigh And thy command'ments generally Are perfect truth and equitie verse 152 Thy testimonies alter never I know of old they must persever For thou hast founded them for ever 20 th Part. To London long tune David sollicits for mercy shews the wretchednes of the wicked and stabilitie of the Word verse 153 WEigh mine affliction set me free For I do mind thy laws verse 154 Make good thy word by quickning me Defend me plead my cause verse 155 Salvation from the wicked flies Who never seek thy ways verse 156 But rich are thy benignities Me by thy judgments raise verse 157 Full many be those foes of mine Which persecute me sore Yet did not I thy laws decline Nor go aside therefore verse 158 Transgressours I with sorrow saw Who kept not thy decree verse 159 Consider how I love thy law In kind love quicken me verse 160 Even from the first thy word is known To be a bulwark sure Thy righteous judgments every one Perpetually endure 21. Part. 2. French tune David professes his constancy in a persecuted condition the comforts of the Word and all-seeing eye of God verse 161 PRinces have persecuted mee Maliciously without a cause Yet stands my heart in fear of thee So much thy Word my conscience aws verse 162 As one that finds the richest prize So do I in thy law delight verse 163 I hate and loath the way of lies But love thy laws for they are right verse 164 Sev'n times a day I give thee praise Even for thy righteous judgments sake verse 165 Great peace have they that love thy ways And no offence they need to take verse 166 Lord I have hoped to partake Of thy salvations welcome ayd And thy command'ments for thy sake To execute have not delayd verse 167 My soul hath kept thy laws contents VVhich great affections in me raise verse 168 I kept thy laws and testaments For thou beholdest all my wayes 22. Part. To 2. French tune David sollicites for mercy confessing his back-slidings verse 169 BEfore thee let my cry come neer Thy faithfull promises to prove O give me understanding cleer verse 170 Admit the humble suits I move For me a sure deliverance raise According as thy promise stands verse 171 My lips shall utter thankfull praise When thou hast taught me thy commands verse 172 All thy commands are righteousness I 'l speak of them with cheerfull voice verse 173 O let thy hands my wrongs redress For of thy precepts I made choice verse 174 I long'd for thy salvation LORD And have delighted in thy laws My soul thy praises shall record verse 175 O
in their mouths appear verse 18 Their makers must Be like them just And so are all that in them trust verse 19 The Lords Name bless His praise express Israels and Aarons house no less verse 20 Let Levi frame To do the same And all that fear his holy Name verse 21 From Sion hill Him bless we will That dwells at Salem bless him still PSAL. CXXXVI London short tune A thankfull commemoration of Gods mercies testifi'd in so many miraculous works UNto the LORD ô ye Give thanks for good is he His mercies sure Do still endure For they eternall be verse 2 The God of Gods proclame With praises to his Name His mercies sure Do still endure Eternally the same verse 3 The Lord of Lords most high With praises magnifie His mercies sure Do still endure To all eternitie verse 4 To him that wrought alone Great wonders many a one His mercies sure Do still endure To ages all made known verse 5 To him that formed by His wisdom all the skie His mercies sure Do still endure To perpetuitie verse 6 That did the earth extend The seas to comprehend His mercies sure Do still endure And never have an end verse 7 To him whose pow'r divine Did make great lights to shine His mercies sure Do still endure Not subject to decline verse 8 The Sun to rule and sway The motions of the day His mercies sure Do still endure And never fall away verse 9 The Moon and starres of light He made to rule by night His mercies sure Do still endure For they are infinite 2. Part. Argument A memoriall of Gods mercies to his Church and judgement on our adversaries verse 10 TO him your thanks devote VVho Aegypts first-born smote His mercies sure Do still endure Of everlasting note verse 11 And from among them all Brought Isr'el out of thrall His mercies sure Do still endure And so for ever shall verse 12 With arm out stretched and VVith his Almighty hand His mercies sure Do still endure For they eternall stand verse 13 To him that did divide The Sea on either side His mercies sure Do still endure And evermore abide verse 14 And Isr'els passage made Amidst it to evade His mercies sure Do still endure And never fail nor fade verse 15 But Pharaoh did confound His hoast in red Sea drown'd His mercies sure Do still endure And ever shall abound verse 16 To him that led his own Through deserts all unknown His mercies sure Do still endure As permanent alone verse 17 To him that smote and slew verse 18 Great Kings and famous too His mercies sure Do still endure And so shall ever do verse 19 King Sihon he did smite That Giant Amorite His mercies sure Do still endure Continuing day and night verse 20 And OG of Bashan King He did to ruine bring His mercies sure Do still endure An unexhausted spring verse 21 And did their land engage To be an heritage His mercies sure Do still endure Out-wearing time and age verse 22 That heritage befell His servant Israel His mercies sure Do still endure Times constant parallel verse 23 Who thought on our estate When low and desolate His mercies sure Do still endure And bear eternall date verse 24 Redeeming us from those That were our mortall foes His mercies sure Do still endure A spring that ever flows verse 25 For he provideth meat Whereof all flesh may eat His mercies sure Do still endure For ever most compleat verse 26 The God of heaven therefore With thankfull thoughts adore His mercies sure Do still endure Henceforth for evermore PSAL. CXXXVII Southwell tune Israels excessive lamentation in the Babylonian captivitie the crueltie of the enemies and Gods dreadfull curse upon them BY Babels Rivers deep There sate we down to weep And thinking still On Sion hill Our tunes in teares we steep verse 2 Our harps untun'd unstrung On willow-trees wee hung verse 3 Where they of us Required thus Sing us a Sion-song And even there did they That carried us away In captive state And desolate Urge us to sing and play They mirth of us demand Tho wasted by their hand verse 4 How shall our tongues Tune Sions Songs Here in a forein land verse 5 Jerus'lem if thou be Forgotten here of me In forein land Let my right hand Forget her facultie If I forget thee ever Then let me prosper never But let it cause My tongue and jaws To cleave and cling together verse 6 If for Jerusalem I do not quite contem ' All joys that be And count not thee Above the chief of them verse 7 Remember LORD the spite Shew'd by the Edomite Thus did they say In Salems day Down with it raze it quite verse 8 O daughter Babylon Whose ruine now comes on Oh happie he That does to thee As thou to us hast done verse 9 And blessed be his pains That dasheth out the brains Of little ones Against the stones VVhen Babels judgment raigns PSAL. CXXXVIII Davids tune David praises God for outward and inward mercies proclaming the comforts of the Gospel and his hope of further favours BEfore the Gods thy praise I 'l sing My heart shall have regard verse 2 Thy praise to utter worshipping Thy holy Temple-ward Thy praise for thy compassions tri'd And truth will I proclame For thou thy Word hast magnifi'd Yea more then all thy Name verse 3 That day whereon I cri'd to thee Thou answeredst me again With inward strength thou strength'nedst me My soul for to sustain verse 4 All Kings on earth shall give thee praise VVhen they shall hear thy words verse 5 Yea singing walk along thy wayes Such great fame is our LORDS verse 6 Though God be high he hath respect To such as lowly be But all proud persons doth neglect Sure thou wilt quicken me verse 7 Yea though I walk in midst of woes Thy hand shalt thou extend Against the wrath of all my foes Thy right hand shall defend verse 8 VVhat me concerns will God fulfill Most firm thy mercy stands Forsake not Lord but succour still The work of thine own hands PSAL. CXXXIX The all-seeing eye of God and admirable workmanship of mans creation O Lord thou hast me searcht and known verse 2 My sitting down thou know'st My rising up my thoughts each one Thou see'st when distant most verse 3 Thou compassest my path my bed And all my ways dost note verse 4 There 's not a word my tongue hath said But thou dost fully know 't verse 5 Behinde before thou hast beset And on me lay'd thy hand verse 6 Such knowledge is too great to get Too high to understand verse 7 Where from thy Spirit shall I go Or from thy presence fly verse 8 Make I my bed in hell below Or climb to heaven high Behold thou art in each of these verse 9 If mornings wings me bear To dwell in parts of utmost seas
verse 10 Thy hand shall lead me there There thy right hand shall hold me fast verse 11 And if I say dark night Shall cover me with skies ore-cast All shall surround with light verse 12 Yea darkness hides not from thy sight But night as day shines clear To thee the darkness and the light Do both alike appear verse 13 For thou hast powerfully possest My reins most secret room And covered in the secretest My mothers narrow womb verse 14 I 'l praise thee that hast made me thus Of rare and fearfull frame Thy handy-works are marvellous Well knows my soul the same verse 15 My substance was not hid from thee When secretly compos'd Most curiously thou formedst mee In earths dark caves inclos'd verse 16 Thine eye saw my rude substance there Thy book my members nam'd VVhich in continuance fashioned were Whiles yet they were not fram'd 2. Part. Argument David acknowledges Gods exceeding goodnesse shews his dislike of the wicked and approves his heart to God verse 17 HOw precious I thy thoughts account O God how great 's their summe verse 18 The sands in number they surmount If they to reckoning come And whensoever I awake Lord I am still with thee verse 19 And know that thou revenge wilt take On them that wicked be Surely O God thou wilt them slay Therefore say I to them Depart from me depart I say O all yee bloudy men verse 20 For lo thy foes against thee spake With blasphemous disdain Thine enemies are bold to take Thy sacred Name in vain verse 21 Do not I hate thine enemies And that for hating thee And them that do against thee rise Am not I griev'd to see verse 22 I hate them with a perfect hate I count them foes of mine verse 23 Search me O God and know my state My heart and thoughts untwine verse 24 And see if I do go astray In any course of sin Set ope the everlasting way And lead me LORD therein PSAL. CXL Cambridge old tune A prayer against persecutors expressing their malice and experience of Gods deliverance LORD save me from the violent Preserve me from the lewd verse 2 VVhose heart so bent A vile intent Against me have pursu'd Continually for warres they throng Serpentine-Adder-like verse 3 With sharp'ned tongue And poyson strong Between their lips they strike verse 4 Preserve me from ungodly hands And from my furious fo Hells fier-brands Whose purpose stands My steps to overthrow verse 5 The proud that they my soul might get Close snares and cords did hide They spread a net They grins have set Hard by the high-way side verse 6 I said to God it doth appear Thou art my God alone LORD bow thine ear That thou mai'st hear My supplications grone verse 7 O God the Lord thou didst me stead My soul with saving might And thou my head Hast covered In day of bloudy fight 2. Part. Argu. As before verse 8 O Do not do not grant a jot The wicked mans desire O further not His wicked plot Lest that should lift him higher verse 9 As for the head of all the throng That do me round inclose With mischief sprung From their own tongue The LORD shall cover those verse 10 Let fall upon them burning coals And cast them in the fire In deepest holes Whence damned souls They never may retire verse 11 Let no blasphemer impudent Be stablish't here below Mischief shall sent The violent And hunt to overthrow verse 12 Their cause will he maintain I know That is the most of might That undergo Such storms of wo And poor mens lawfull right verse 13 Surely the righteous every where Thanks to thy Name shall give And all that bear A mind sincere In thy safe presence live PSAL. CXLI Martyrs tune David sues for acceptation of his person and prayers for direction of his words and works to avoyd the inticings of the wicked and to obtain the reproof of the righteous He prays for them against the wiles of the wicked To thee O Lord I call and cry Make haste make haste to me Give ear unto my voice when I Cry earnestly to thee verse 2 O let my prayer be now set out As incense in thine eyes And lifting up of hands devout An evening sacrifice verse 3 Lord set a watch to guard my lips And keep my mouth from sin verse 4 That wicked works and fellowships My soul partake not in Incline my heart to no misdeed With them that wicked are Nor let me ever dare to feed Of their delicious fare verse 5 Suffer the righteous smiting me Which I shall kindness deem And his reproof an oil shall be Of singular esteem Such smiting shall not break my head For still I 'l pray to thee VVhen as they shall be hard bestead With great calamitie verse 6 Their Judges being overthrown In dang'rous stony ground Shall make them hear my words each one For they full sweetly sound verse 7 The graves devouring mouth is found With our dead bones bestrew'd As chips belitt'ring all the ground When wood is cleft and hew'd verse 8 Lord God mine eyes are fixt on thee Leave not my soul depriv'd I trust in thee O save thou me verse 9 From their close snare contriv'd From wicked workers setting grins verse 10 O let the wicked fall Even in their own devised gins While I escape withall PSAL. CXLII To sweet tune David in the cave of Adullam prays to God in that desperate condition expecting deliverance to Gods glory and comfort of the faithfull WIth voice with voice cries devout To God the Lord I made request verse 2 Before him my complaint powr'd out I shew'd the Lord my case distrest verse 3 My spirit overwhelm'd and spent My private path was known to thee Ev'n in the way wherein I went They laid a secret snare for me verse 4 On my right hand I lookt and star'd But there was no man would me know For my poor soul no creature car'd All refuge fail'd of things below verse 5 I cri'd to thee ô Lord I sayd Among the living in the land Thou art my portion and my ayd And all the help I have at hand verse 6 Attend unto my earnest sute For I am brought exceeding low Save me from them that persecute Too hard for me too strong a fo verse 7 My soul from prison Lord bring out That I may render praise to thee The just shall compass me about When thou dealst bounteously with me PSAL. CXLIII To old England tune the latter part twice An humble confession of sin and complaint of suffering a prayer for pardon deliverance and the Spirit of grace LOrd hear my prayer and humble suit Thy willing ear address Yea answer mee By thy decree Of truth and faithfulness verse 2 Against thy servant no dispute Nor action let be tri'd Before thee can No mortall man Be ever justifi'd verse
ages all His Name do ye still magnifie PSAL. CXLVII To 1. French tune God is glorified for the works of his admirable providence and specially for favours to his Church in his Word and Ordinances PRaise ye the Lord for it is meet The praises of our God to sing For it is an employment sweet And praise a very comely thing verse 2 The Lord doth build Jerusalem The outcasts gleans of Israels bounds verse 3 The broke in heart he healeth them And bindeth up their bleeding wounds verse 4 The number of the starres he tells And all their names he doth recite verse 5 Great is the Lord his pow'r excells His understanding infinite verse 6 Poor humble souls the Lord doth raise But treads the wicked to the ground verse 7 Sing to the Lord with thanks praise And with the harps harmonious sound verse 8 Who with thick clouds orespreads the skie Prepared rain on earth distills And makes the earth to fructifie With store of grass on highest hills verse 9 Who to the beast doth food allot And feeds young ravens when they call verse 10 The strength of horse delights him not Nor yet the legs of champion tall verse 11 Who fear him he delights in them And such as on his grace rely verse 12 Praise praise thy God Jerusalem Thy God ô Sion magnifie verse 13 Thy children in thee he hath blest Strengthned the barrs w ch bar thy gates verse 14 Of wheat he fills thee with the best And in thy borders peace creates verse 15 He sends out his commandment full His word through th' air most swiftly posts verse 16 He gives us snow like gentle wool He spreads like ashes hoary frosts verse 17 His ice like morsells casts about His pinching cold who can sustain verse 18 His pow'rfull Word he sendeth out And makes the waters melt again His pow'r doth cause the winds to blow Whereby the rugged waters flows verse 19 His Word to Jacob he doth show His laws and judgments Israel knows verse 20 He dealt not so with other lands As for the Judgments of the Lord No heathen people understands Do ye therefore his praise record PSAL. CXLVIII Old England tune The creatures in their kinde praise God how much more his people obliged by his benefits PRaise ye the LORD praise ye the Lord From heavens lofty frame Him from on high O magnifie verse 2 All Angels praise his Name O all his hoasts his praise record verse 3 O praise him Moon and Sunne Ye stars of light That shine so bright The like of you be done verse 4 Ye heav'ns of heav'ns that are so high Praise him with full consent And waters ye On high that be Above the firmament verse 5 O let them praise and magnifie The LORDS almighty Name For lo they were Created there When his commandment came verse 6 He hath estâ—blisht them also For ever and for ever So firm decree Ordained hee That they shall pass it never verse 7 Praise ye the Lord from earth below Dragons and every deep verse 8 Fire vapour snow Hail-storms that blow His word that firmly keep verse 9 All mountains high and fruitfull trees All hills and Cedars tall verse 10 Ye fowl with wings And creeping things Ye beasts and cattell all verse 11 Kings Princes people all degrees Ye Judges of the earth verse 12 Young men and maids Children and babes And men of elder birth verse 13 The Lords great Name still praised be For that alone excells And far more high Then earth or skie His glitt'ring glory dwells verse 14 The praise of all his Saints is he His people neer alli'd From Israel born He exalts their horn The Lord be magnifi'd PSAL. CXLIX Magnificat tune The triumphs of the Church in memoriall of great deliverances and the subjection of the adversaries PRaise ye the Lord sing to the Lord A new composed song His memorable praise record His gathered Saints among verse 2 Let joyfull Israel shout and sing In their Creators Name Let Sions children in their King Triumphant joyes proclame verse 3 In dances let them praise his Name The harp before him bring And joyn the timbrell to the same VVith these his praises sing verse 4 For lo the Lord exceedingly In Israel doth delight The meek he 'l richly beautifie With robes of saving might verse 5 In glory let the Saints be joy'd Sing lowd upon their bed verse 6 And their religious mouths imploy'd The Lords high praise to spread And let a double edged sword Be put into their hands verse 7 T' inflict the vengeance of the Lord Upon the heathen lands T' impose the peoples punishments verse 8 Their Kings in chains to bind Their noble Peers and Presidents In iron links confin'd verse 9 To execute upon them all The judgment on record Such honour to the Saints doth fall Praise ye praise ye the Lord. PSAL. CL. To London short tune An exhortation to praise God with instruments of musick typing the melodie of Christians affections PRaise praise the Lord most high Within his Sanctu'rie In topmost tow'r Of his great pow'r With praise him magnifie verse 2 Praise him for acts renown'd With excellency crown'd According to His greatness do verse 3 Praise him with trumpets sound O praise him cheerfully VVith harp and psaltery verse 4 And let the dance His praise advance And timbrells melody Praise him with joynt consents Of stringed instruments The organs bring verse 5 Lowd cimballs ring Each one his praise presents High-sounding cymballs ring verse 6 Let every breathing thing The praise record Of this great Lord And HALLELUJAH sing FINIS THE TABLE Affliction MOderated Psal. 30 Ps. 118 ver 18. Sanctified Ps. 94. ver 12. Ps. 119. ver 67. Consisting with Gods love Ps. 89. 4 part Ps. 99. ver 8. Angels Serving God Ps. 103. 2. p. Ps. 104. 1. p. For the godly Ps. 34. 1. p. Ps. 91. 2. p. Age. Prayer for succour in old age Ps. 71. 2. 3. p. Atheism Described Ps. 14. 53. Cursed Ps. 28. ver 5. Ps. 104. v. 35. Ps. 107. ult Blessings On the ground Ps. 65. 2. p. Ps. 67. upon the godly Ps. 112. Babylonian Bondage Ps. 102. 1. p. Ps. 106 last p. Recovered Ps. 85. 1. p. Ps. 126. Backsliding Ps. 119. 22. p. Church Selected Ps. 95. 135. 1. p. Called Ps. 100. Corrupted 106. 2. p. c. Afflicted Ps. 74. 79. 80. Restored Ps. 85. 1. p. Ps. 102. 2. p. Preserved Ps. 124. 129. Priviledges thereof Ps. 65. 1. p. ps 87. Christ. His kingdom opposed Ps. 2. Raised ibidem His perfection Ps. 45. His offices Ps. 110. His Gospel government Ps. 72. 97. 98. 99. Complaints Of miseries personall Ps. 38. 88. 69. 1â— p. Ps. 25. 2. p. Of miseries Nationall Ps. 74. 79. 80. Conscience Ps. 18. ver 21. Creation and Creatures All of God Ps. 33. 1. And governed Ibidem Ps. 103. 2. p. Ps. 119. ver 91.
verse 3 When as mine adversaries shall Be turned back with shame For in thy presence they shall fall And perish by the same verse 4 For thou ô Lord thou hast alone Maintain'd my righteous Cause Thou fatest in thy righteous Throne To judge by righteous Lawes verse 5 Thou hast rebuk't the heathen rude And made for ever void Their hatefull name so that the lewd Are utterly destroy'd verse 6 Destructions are accomplished O Enemie so it frames Thou hast destroy'd and ruined Great Cities and their names verse 7 But God the true Eternall one For ever shall abide He hath prepar'd his kingly throne Just Judgement to decide verse 8 From Judgement he will not decline Exactly just and true To judge the world and will assigne To every man his due verse 9 The Lord moreover will become A refuge for th' opprest In times extreamly troublesome Securest place of rest verse 10 In thee will all men trust repose That know thy faithfull Name For thou hast not forsaken those That duly seek the same 2. Part. Argument God is glorified in delivering the Church and taking the wicked in their own craftinesse verse 11 UNto the Lord our God sing praise That dwells in Zion mount And all his wondrous works and wayes Unto the Church recount verse 12 When he for blood inquiry makes Those he forgets not then But into his remembrance takes The cryes of humble men verse 13 From gates of death thou dost me rear Have mercy on my state Think on the troubles that I bear Of those that do me hate verse 14 That I in Zions daughters gates May all thy praise record For thy salvation consolates My thankfull heart ô Lord. verse 15 Sunk down the wicked Heathen are Into the pit they made Their foot is taken in the snare Which they themselves have laid verse 16 By doing Judgement God is known The wicked man is snar'd By that destruction which his own Mischievous hands prepar'd verse 17 The wicked shall be turn'd to Hell These God-forgetting men verse 18 For poor men shall not alwayes dwell In dark oblivions den The needies long expecting eyes For ever shall not fail verse 19 Up Lord against the Heathen rise And let not man prevail Let them be judged in thy sight verse 20 And all the Nations then With fear and dread be danted quite And know themselves but men PSAL. X. York tune The presumption and crueltie of the wicked WHy dost thou Lord stand off so farre And seem'st thy self to hide And see'st what troublous times here are And what oppressing pride verse 2 Wherewith the wicked hunt the poor O let them be surpris'd Caught in the snare they thought so sure And which themselves devis'd verse 3 He boasteth of his hearts desire And doth the covetous blesse Whom while the wicked doth admire The Lord abhorres no lesse verse 4 Not seeking after God a jot Such is his staring pride In all his thoughts God commeth not verse 5 His waies none can abide Thy Judgements Lord are far enough Above his purblind sight At 's enemies he makes a puff And by them all sets light verse 6 His heart hath said I know that I Shall never be displac't Nor of the least adversitie At any time shall tast verse 7 His mouth is full of blasphemie Of fraud deceit and wrong Mischievousness and vanitie Sit underneath his tongue verse 8 In lurking dens and od by-ways Of Villages he sits The innocent he takes and slays In secret holes and pits 2. Part. Argument The craft and crueltie of the wicked prayer prevails against their power verse 9 MOst privily against poor men He bends his murth'rous eyes And like a Lyon in his den In wait he closely lies That he the simple man may get He lies in secret wait When once he draws him to his net Then doth he catch him strait verse 10 He doth crouch down and lowly bend Humbling himself withall That so the poor man that 's his end By his strong Ones may fall verse 11 His heart hath said God hath forgot He hides away his eyes On purpose he beholds it not verse 12 O Lord ô God arise Forget not but thy hand forth-stretch For poor men undertrod verse 13 O wherefore should a wicked wretch Contemn all-mighty God It shall not be requir'd at all Thus hath he said in heart verse 14 But of their mischief spite and gall Thou Lord a witness art And wilt requite it with thy hand The poor man doth commend Himself to thee for thou dost stand The fatherless his friend 3. Part. Argument as before verse 15 THe arm of Tyrants merciless Lord break in sunder quite Search out his secret wickedness Till all be come to light verse 16 God reigneth an eternall King By whose revenging hand The heathen people perishing Are banished the land verse 17 Lord the desire of humble men Hath pierc't thine easie ear An heart thou wilt prepare us then And cause thine Eare to hear verse 18 To judge the poor and fatherlesse That are opprest so sore That earthly men may not oppresse Nor vex them any more PSAL. XI French 1. Tune Argument The Saints impregnable safety so long as God is in heaven his different dealing with the good and bad IN God I put my Confidence Why do yee utter such a word Why say you to my soul fly hence Unto your mountain as a bird verse 2 For lo the wicked bend their bowes Their arrows on their strings prepare In secret for to shoot at those That upright-hearted persons are verse 3 If the foundations be destroy'd What can the Righteous do they say verse 4 Heavens holy temple stands not void For God is present there for ay The Lord within the heavens high Hath stablished his royall throne His Eyes behold his Eye-lids try The sonnes of mortall men each one verse 5 The Lord the righteous throughly tries But he the wicked greatly hates And him that loveth cruelties His righteous soul abominates verse 6 Brimstone and fire and tangling snares Upon the wicked raine shall he An horrible tempest he prepares The portion of their cup to be verse 7 For God that is a righteous one Doth righteousnesse as much affect The upright man he looks upon With very singular respect PSAL. XII To new tune Argument The great corruption of the wicked world their prophane and presumptuous speeches The preservation of the Church O Lord put to thy helping hand For now the godly cease The faithfull people of the land Exceedingly decrease verse 2 Men generally Speak vanitie Unto their friends apart Their conference slips From flattering lips And from a double heart verse 3 The lips that utter flatterings The Lord will cut away And tongues that speak presumptuous things verse 4 For thus they boast and say We shall not fail But to prevail With tongue and lips most free They are in our Peculiar