verse 2 My only refuge and my rock and Saviour is he And strength I shall not from my state greatly removed be verse 3 How long against me do you plot mischief you shall be all Destroied like a rotten hedge or like a bowing wall To cast him down is all their plot they do delight to ly When with their mouth they seem to blesse then curse they inwardly verse 5 But thou my soul still wait upon the Lord and him attend My expectation wholly doth on him alone depend verse 6 He only is my fort and tow'r and my salvation he And strength I shall not from my state greatly removed be verse 7 In God is my salvation my glory only he My rock of strength to God I fly when dangers threaten me verse 8 At all times put your trust in him all people that are his Pour out your heart before him still for God our refuge is verse 9 Sure men of low degree are vain and great men are a ly They in the scales together are lighter then vanity verse 10 Trust not in wrong in robbery and theft become not vain See not your heart upon your wealth when you much riches gain verse 11 God once hath spoken yea again for I have twice heard this That to God only power belongs and that all strength is his And that all mercy Lord belongs and rests alone in thee For thou shalt every man reward as his own deeds shall bee Psalm 63. O God thou art my God betimes I seek thee and for thee My soul doth thirst my flesh doth long where waters none there bee verse 2 In a dry thirsty land thy pow'r and glory so to see As in the sanctuary I have formerly seen thee verse 3 Because thy loving kindnesses do like it self excell Therefore my lips shall thankfully thy glorious praises tell verse 4 Thus when thou shalt restore me I will blesse thee all my days And in thy holy name I will lift up my hands in praise verse 5 As with abundant fatnesse then my soul shall filled bee Also my heart with joyful lips shall praises sing to thee verse 6 As oft as I thee in my bed remember with delight And when on thee I meditate in watches of the night verse 7 Calling to minde how thou hast been my faithful helper still In the safe shadow of thy wings trust and rejoice I will verse 8 My longing soul doth follow hard and closely cleave to thee And thou again with thy right hand in love upholdest mee verse 9 But to the grave they shall go down that would my ruine see verse 10 The sword shall slay them and a prey to foxes they shall bee verse 11 But the King shall in God rejoice and all they glory shall That swear by him but stopt shall be the mouth of liars all Psalm 64. O Lord when unto thee I pray unto my voice give ear From my proud enemies eye preserve and save my life from fear From secret plots of wicked men Lord hide me carefully From th'insurrections of those that work iniquity verse 3 Who do their tongues in malice whet and sharpen them like swords And set their arrows in their bows to shoot out bitter words verse 4 That so at him that is upright they may shoot secretly And without fear of God or men may strike him suddenly verse 5 In evil matters they themselves encourage and to lay Their snares in secret they confer who shall us see say they verse 6 They search out mischief and perform a through search to their minde What ere the inmost thoughts of them and depth of heart can finde verse 7 While they thus busie are at them shall God shoot privily A deadly arrow and therewith shall wound them suddenly verse 8 So they shall make ev'n their own tongue upon themselves to fall Men seeing them shall flee away from them affrighted all verse 9 For on all men great fear shall fall they shall Gods work declare They wisely shall consider then that these his doings are In God shall righteous men be glad and trusting in his might Shall greatly glory even all those that are in heart upright Psalm 65. PRaise silently for thee O God doth wait in Zion hill And all the vows that they have made to thee they shall fulfill verse 2 O thou that hearest prayers which to thee presented bee All sorts of men throughout the world shall come and seek to thee verse 3 Iniquities prevail O Lord against me day by day But as for our transgressions thou shalt purge them clean away verse 4 Happy is he whom thou dost choose and causest to draw near Unto thy self that he may dwell and in thy Courts appear With the great goodnesse of thine house we shall be satisfi'd Of thy most holy Temple which thy self hast sanctifi'd verse 5 By terrible and dreadful things in truth and righteousnesse O God of our salvation us thou answerest in distresse Who art of th' ends of all the earth the confidence and stay And of the Islands which within the sea ly far away verse 6 The hills and mountains great and high he hath established As with a girdle so with power he is encompassed verse 7 The hideous noise of swelling waves thou dost asswage and still Their waves great noise and peoples rage restrainest at thy will verse 8 Those that in th' utmost parts do dwell at thy great works do fear From East to West thou mak'st them sing for joy both far and near verse 9 The earth thou visit'st being dry and waters with thy springs And so enricht abundantly by thee much fruit it brings Gods river it doth overflow whose waters plenteous are When thou for it providest thus their corn thou dost prepare verse 10 By thee the ridges watred are and furrows setled bee With showers thou dost soften it the spring is blest by thee verse 11 Thus thou the year abundantly dost with thy goodnesse crown Thus plentifully upon us thy paths drop fatnesse down verse 12 They drop upon the pasture grounds that are in deserts wide The little hills refresht thereby rejoice on every side verse 13 With flocks the pastures clothed are the valleys cov'red bee With corn so that they shout for joy and also sing to thee Psalm 66. MAke unto God a joyful noise all lands and spread his fame verse 2 His praise make glorious and sing forth the honour of his name verse 3 Say unto God how fearful are thy works thy foes shall all Through thy great power submit to thee and down before thee fall verse 4 All nations the earth throughout shall worship thee their King And they shall sing to thee yea to thy name shall praises sing verse 5 Draw near all men wisely behold what works the Lord hath wrought Mark well the fearful things that he for man to passe hath brought verse 6 The sea into dry land he turn'd and all his people dry Went through the flouds there
Lord I lifted up my voice and loud did cry And he out of his holy hill answer'd me by and by verse 5 I laid me down and quietly I slept and rose again Because Jehovah doth himself mine heart and state sustain verse 6 If of the people presently ten thousand round about In good array against me stood I would not fear or doubt verse 7 Rise Lord save me my God thou smot'st the jaws of all my foes And brok'st the teeth of wicked men that up against me rose verse 8 Unto the Lord Jehovah be ascrib'd salvation Thine own elected people let thy blessing be upon Psalm 4. LOrd Patron of my righteousnesse answer me when I cry When I was in great straits thou didst set me at liberty With favour Lord respect me now I sue only for grace Accept and hear the pray'r that I pour out before thy face verse 2 You great mens sons how long will ye my glory turn to shame Your whole delight 's in vanity to seek lies is your aime verse 3 But know that God hath for himself the godly set apart And he will hear me when I cry to him with all my heart verse 4 Tremble and fear and sin no more with your own hearts advise Upon your beds quiet the thoughts which in your minds do rise verse 5 Make peace with God by sacrifice of truth and uprightnesse And in Jehovah put your trust with holy stedfastnesse verse 6 Many enquire for worldly good that they may it embrace But lift thou up on us O Lord the brightnesse of thy face verse 7 That hath rejoic'd me more and made mine heart within more glad Then those that of their Corn and Wine a large increase have had verse 8 With that therefore lie dow will I and sleep in quiet peace For thou alone Lord mak'st me dwell in confidence and ease Psalm 5. GIve ear unto my words O Lord my meditation waigh verse 2 Attend to my loud cry my King my God to thee I pray verse 3 My pray'r each morning I 'le direct in order unto thee And will look out each morning when I cry thou hearest mee verse 4 For thou art not a God that art pleas'd with iniquitie Neither shall any evil thing sojourn at all with thee verse 5 Mad foolish men shall never stand before thine holy eye But thou in heart dost hate all those that work iniquitie verse 6 And thou shalt utterly destroy all those that utter lies The man of blouds the Lord abhors and such as frauds devise verse 7 But I in thy large mercies will within thine house appear And in thine holy Temple thee will worship in thy fear verse 8 Because mine enemies watch my steps Lord in thy truth lead me And clear thy way before my face lest I ensnared be verse 9 For there 's no firmnesse in their mouth within them mischief lies Their throat 's an open sepulcher their tongue speaks flatteries verse 10 Destroy them Lord and let them still fall by their own counsell Cast them out in their many sins against thee that rebell As for all those that put their trust in thee let them rejoice And always in loud shouts for joy let them lift up their voice Because thou sav'st and cover'st them and those that love thy name Continually let them likewise be joyful in the same verse 12 For thou Lord on the righteous wilt cause blessings to abound And with thy favour as a shield thou wilt him compasse round Psalm 6. LOrd let not thy rebukes on me in wrath inflicted be And in thy burning anger Lord forbear to chasten me verse 2 Be gracious unto me O Lord for I am weak and sore Lord heal me for my very bones are troubled more and more verse 3 Yea and my heavy soul in me is vext exceedingly But Lord how long wilt thou delay to cure my misery In favour Lord return again my soul from death set free And for thy boundlesse mercies sake save and deliver mee verse 5 For none that sleep in death can thee once in remembrance have Or who O Lord shall praise thy name that dwelleth in the grave verse 6 My mourning hath quite weari'd me while no relief appears Each night I make my bed to swim and wash it with my tears verse 7 Sorrow and indignation quite fret and consume mine eyes And they wax dim and old because of all mine enemies verse 8 Get you away from me all ye that work iniquity The Lord himself hath heard my voice my weeping and my cry verse 9 The Lord my supplication and sute hath heard ev'n now The Lord will always graciously receive my pray'r I know verse 10 Let them be vexed sore and sham'd that enemies are to me Yea let them all turn suddenly back and ashamed be Psalm 7. O Lord my God I put my trust and rest only on thee From all that me do persecute save and deliver mee verse 2 Lest as a Lion he my soul tear and in pieces rend While no deliverer can me from his fierce rage defend verse 3 O Lord my God if I have done this thing which wrongfully They charge on me or in mine hands be found iniquity verse 4 If I rewarded ill to him that was at peace with me Yea I deliver'd him that was causlesse mine enemie verse 5 Then let my foe pursue my soul and take it let him thrust And tread my life to th' earth and lay mine honour in the dust verse 6 For my foes rage lift up thy self in wrath arise O Lord Wake for me to the judgement now commanded by thy Word verse 7 Then shall th' assembly compasse thee to praise thee publiquely For their sakes Lord return and take thy Judgement-seat on high verse 8 And thou that of the world art Judge O Lord now judge thou me According to my righteousnesse and mine integritie The Second part verse 9 O let the wickeds mischief cease but stablish stedfastly The just man O thou righteous God that reins and hearts dost try verse 10 The mighty God he is my shield from him defence I have And he alone all those that are upright in heart doth save verse 11 The mighty God for righteous men gives judgement righteously But ev'ry day he threatneth sore such as walk wickedly verse 12 If he return not and repent the Lord his sword hath whet And bent his bow and on the string his arrows ready set verse 13 And deadly weapons hath prepar'd the wicked to destroy And whet his shafts for those that his pursue and still annoy Behold the wicked travails with painful iniquitie Conceiving mischief and at length he hath brought forth a lie verse 15 He digg'd a ditch and delv'd it deep another there to take But he himself is faln into the pit which he did make verse 16 The mischief which he labour'd in returns on his own head On his own pate the violence comes down where it was bred verse 17 For
folk for still do last his mercies sure verse 17 Who great and mighty Kings didst smite for still his mercy doth endure verse 18 And who the famous Kings did slay for still do last his mercies sure verse 19 As Sihon King of th' Amorites for still his mercy doth endure verse 20 And the great Og of Bashan King for still do last his mercies sure verse 21 And gave their land an heritage for still his mercy doth endure verse 22 Ev'n to his servant Israel for still do last his mercies sure verse 23 Who thought on us in low estate for still his mercy doth endure And from our enemies us redeem'd for still do last his mercies sure verse 25 Who giveth food unto all flesh for still his mercy doth endure verse 26 O to the Lord of heaven give thanks for still do last his mercies sure Psalm 137. THE Rivers near of Babylon there sate vve mournfully On desolate Zion vve thought and vvept abundantly verse 2 Our Harps once instruments of joy used Gods praise to sound We hang'd aside on vvillow trees vvhich planted there we found verse 3 For there of us a song they ask'd that us did captives bring Our spoilers call'd for mirth and said a song of Zion sing verse 4 Shall vve those sacred songs ordain'd for praises of our God Prophane amongst these heathen vvhere vve scattred lie abroad verse 5 O dearly lov'd Jerusalem O Zions sacred hill If I forget you my right hand shall quite forget her skill verse 6 If I forget thee let my tongue cleave to my palate fast If I joy till Jerusalems sorrows be over past verse 7 Remember Edom Lord who in Jerusalems sad day Cry'd out to the foundations down raze it raze it we say verse 8 Daughter of Babel justly thou ere long destroy'd shalt be Happy the man thy deeds to us who shall reward to thee verse 9 Yea happy shall he be that plucks thy dearest little ones Out of thy bosome to dash out their brains against the stones Psalm 138. WIth my vvhole heart O gracious Lord vvill I give praise to thee Ev'n in the presence of the Gods thou shalt be prais'd by mee verse 2 Towards thy holy Temple I will worship and will praise Thy name for all thy kindness great and for thy truth alwaies For above all thy name thou hast thy truth advanced high verse 3 And faithfully thou answer'st me vvhen I to thee do cry And in my soul thou gav'st me strength verse 4 All Kings on th' earth O Lord Shall praise thee when they of thy mouth shall hear the sacred Word verse 5 Yea for the righteous ways and works of God they all shall sing With joy for great the glory is of God the Lord and King verse 6 Though God be high the lowly still by him respected be Whereas the high and proud of heart afar off knoweth he verse 7 Walking in midst of troubles thou reviv'st me thy right hand Saves me and stops the wrath of all my foes that me withstand verse 8 Thou perfects that which me concerns thy mercy ever stands O Lord then do not thou forsake the work of thine own hands Psal 139. O Lord thou hast me searcht and known verse 2 Thou know'st my sitting down And mine uprising yea my thoughts far off to thee are known verse 3 My paths thou compassest about thou seest when down I lie And art with all my works and ways acquainted perfectly verse 4 No word is in my tongue O Lord but it is known to thee verse 5 Thou me behind beset'st before thou lay'st thy hand on mee verse 6 So great a depth of knowledge is too wonderful for me It is so high that it by me cannot attained be verse 7 From thy all-seeing Spirit to go what place seek out shall I And from thy presence to remove Lord whither should I fly verse 8 To heaven if I mount up aloft lo thou art present there In hell if I do make my bed behold there thou art neer verse 9 Yea let me take the morning wings and in an instant fly And sojourn in th' earths utmost parts which in the sea do ly verse 10 Yet there to lead and order me thine hand stretcht out shall be And even there shall thy right hand soar and take hold on me verse 11 Or if I say the darkness shall me cover from thy sight Then unto thee the darkest night about me shall be light verse 12 Yea darkness hideth not from thee but night as day is bright Before thy peircing eyes alike both darkness are and light The Second Part. verse 13 My reins and my most inward parts possessed are by thee When I was in my mothers womb there hast thou covered me verse 14 Thee will I praise for fearfully and strangely made I am Thy works are marvellous my soul right well doth know the same verse 15 My substance was not hid from thee form'd in a secret place And in the low dark parts of th' earth beneath I fashion'd was verse 16 Thine eyes my shapeless substance saw and written in thy book Were all my parts though yet not made which after fashion took verse 17 How precious and how rare O God are all thy thoughts to me Yea how great is the sum of them if they accompted be verse 18 If I should reckon them the sum above the sand vvould be Each morning when I do awake my thoughts are still with thee verse 19 The wicked and ungodly men Lord surely thou wilt slay Therefore far off ye bloudy men depart from me away verse 20 They speak against thee wickedly words of scorn and disdain Thy enemies blasphemously do take thy name in vain verse 21 Hate I not them Lord who do thee hate as thine enemies Am I not sâ—â—â— grâ—â—ved at those that up against me rise verse 22 I hate them â—â—ch a perfect hate I count them as my foes Search me O Lord and know my heart my thoughts try and disclose verse 24 Consider Lord if wicked way in me there any be And in thine everlasting way direct and lead thou me Psalm 140. FRom evil and ungodly men Lord save me by thine hand And from the man of violence whom I cannot withstand verse 2 Whose hearts within imagining malice and mischiefs are Continually they gathered are together all for war verse 3 For slanders like a serpent they their sharpned tongues have whet And adders deadly poison they under their lips have set verse 4 Keep me O Lord from wicked hands from violence me save Who to destroy me in my paths a wicked purpose have verse 5 The proud a snare and cords have hid and for me spread a net By the way side where I should pass they gins for me have set verse 6 Therefore said I unto the Lord thou art my God alone O Lord hear thou the voice of this my supplication verse 7 O God the Lord thou art the strength of my salvation In
this will I give thanks to God that judgeth righteously And in my song extol the name of God the Lord most high Psalm 8. O God our Lord through all the earth how glorious is thy name Above the the Heav'ns thou hast advanc'd thine honour and thy fame verse 2 From infants mouths and sucking babes thy praise with power goes To still thereby thine enemies and proud avenging foes verse 3 When I behold the Heav'ns above the works of thine own hand The moon and stars which thou hast fixt in oder as they stand verse 4 What is weak wretched man that thou keep'st him in memorie Or what is base mans son that thus thou visit'st him think I verse 5 Thou mad'st him little lower then the Angels in degree And hast with honour crowned him and with great Majestie verse 6 And thou hast made him to be Lord o're all works of thine hand Under his feet thou put'st all things that he might them command verse 7 The flocks and oxen all of them to him obedience yield And thou subjectest unto him the wild beasts of the field verse 8 The feth'red birds and fowls of Heav'n the power of man do know And fishes that walk through the paths of the deep seas below verse 9 O God our Lord who all these things did'st by thy power frame How excellent through all the earth is thy most glorious name Psalm 9. WIth my whole heart will I set forth thy praise O Lord my God And all thy great and wondrous works will publish all abroad verse 2 In thee alone will I be glad and joy exceedingly And praises will I sing unto thy name O Lord most high verse 3 When all my foes that me assail'd are put to shameful flight Then shall they stumble and fall down and perish at thy sight verse 4 Thou hast in judgement tri'd my cause and sentence past for me Thou sittest on thy throne on high judging with equitie verse 5 Thou hast rebuk'd the Heathen folk and wicked utterly Destroy'd and hast for evermore wip't out their memory verse 6 My foe thy desolations cease henceforth perpetually Thou hast pluck'd up Towns and with them remov'd their memory verse 7 But know the Lord Jehovah shall for evermore remain His throne he hath established right judgement to maintain verse 8 And he in his due time shall judge the world in righteousnesse And to his people shall dispence judgement in uprightnesse verse 9 An high safe refuge God shall be for those that are opprest And in the troublous times a place of refuge and of rest verse 10 And they that know thy name in thee their confidence shall place Thou Lord didst never yet forsake those that do seek thy face The Second part verse 11 O sing ye praises to the Lord that doth in Zion dwell Among the people his great acts and works declare and tell verse 12 When he for bloods enquires he minds th' afflicted in that day Forgetting not the cryes of men distressed when they pray verse 13 Lord favor me weigh well the wrongs which I from foes sustain Who even from the gates of death did'st lift me up again That in the gates of Zion I may shew forth all thy praise In thy salvation shal my soul O Lord rejoyce alwayes verse 15 The Heathen sink down in the pit that they themselves have made Their foot is taken in the net which their own hands have laid verse 16 God by his judgments is well known which he hath strangely wrought When sinners hands do make the snares wherein themselves are caught verse 17 The wicked into hell shall turn destruction is their lot And so shall all the Nations that God remember not verse 18 The needy though distrest a while shall not be still forgot And th' expectations of the poor defer'd yet perish not verse 19 Arise O Lord and let not man prevaile still by his might And let the Heathen folk at length be judged in thy sight verse 20 Pursue them with thy terrors Lord abase and bring them low And that they are but poor weak men let all the Nations know Psalm 10. WHy dost thou Lord withdraw thy self and stand so farre from us Why doest thou hide thy self away in times so perilous verse 2 The wicked persecutes the poor with pride of heart surpris'd Let them be taken in the plot which they themselves devis'd verse 3 The wicked vaunts of compassing his hearts desire and blest Accompts the griping covetous and doth the Lord detest verse 4 The wicked man in pride of heart cares not to seek or call On God the Lord is not so much as in his thoughts at all verse 5 His wayes are alwayes prosperous thy judgments are on high Out of his sight his foes he doth puff at disdainfully verse 6 And thus he speaks in pride of heart I never mov'd shall be Nor yet in any time to come adversity shall see verse 7 With cursing and deceits and guile his mouth is fill'd alwayes And mischief and iniquity under his tongue he layes verse 8 In the close places of his Courts he lurks and secretly The harmless slayes against the poor his eyes watch privily verse 9 And like a Lion in his den he lurks the poor to take And when he hath him in his net the weak his prey doth make verse 10 He croutcheth to the ground and low he bows himself withall That such as are but poor and weak by his strong ones may fall verse 11 He says in 's heart that God these things to mind will never call He turns away and hides his face and will not see at all verse 12 Arise stand up O Lord our God stretch out thy mighty arm Neglect not Lord too long to save the humble soul from harm verse 13 How long O God shall wicked men contemn the Lord and say Presumptuously within their heart God will it not repay verse 14 But thou takst notice Lord and doest observe mischief and spite And it in thy due time thou wilt with thine own hand requite The poor that hath none help besides on thee relyes alone Thou doest support the fatherless to thee that make their mone verse 15 Lord break the arm of wicked men and all their pow'r confound And search out all their wickedness till it no more be found verse 16 The Lord is King for evermore and by his mighty hand The heathen folk are perished and cast out of his land verse 17 The humble and poor mans desires with favor thou hast heard Yea thou wilt cause thine ear to hear thou hast their hearts prepar'd verse 18 To judge the helpless fatherless and the opprest and poor That these great men the weak of th' earth may terrifie no more Psalm 11. I In Jehovah put my trust why do you to me say Unto your mountain like a bird fly speedily away For loe the wicked bend their bows their arrows they prepare Upon the string to shoot at those in
heart that upright are verse 3 If the foundations of the State Judgment and Justice too Be thus destroy'd the righteous man alas what shall he do verse 4 God in his holy Temple is the Heaven is his Throne His eys behold his eye-lids try mens children everyone verse 5 Jehovah such as righteous are in tryal doth approve But hates a wicked man and such as violence do love verse 6 Snares fire brimstone and dreadful storms from heaven rain shall he On wicked men and of their cup their portion this shall be verse 7 Because the righteous Lord doth still in righteousness delight His eys with favor do behold all such as be upright Psalm 12. HElp now O Lord for godly men continually decay The faithful from the sons of men are taken quite away verse 2 Each man unto his neighbor speaks false lyes and vanity And from a double-heart they talk with lips of flattery verse 3 But such smooth flattering lips the Lord will cut off sudainly And that proud tongue that uttereth such swelling words and high verse 4 For with our tongues we will prevail in pride of heart they say Our tongues are ours who is our Lord that we should him obay verse 5 Now for the poor mens spoils saith God and groans of men in need I le rise and from those scorners them in safety set with speed Gods words are pure and faithful all like silver that is try'd And in an earthen furnace hath seven times been purifi'd verse 7 And thou hast promis'd Lord to help and to preserve each one For evermore in peace from this ill generation verse 8 The wicked walk on every side and wax exceeding bold The vilest of the sons of men when they advanc'd behold Psalm 13. O Lord how long for evermore shall I forgotten be How long wilt thou thy self withdraw and hide thy face from me verse 2 How long shall I in grief of spirit with mine own soul advise And how long shall mine enemy thus up above me rise verse 3 Hear me O Lord my God my state weigh and consider well Lighten mine eys O Lord lest I in sleep of death do dwell verse 4 Lest thus mine enemies vaunt and say o're him I shall prevail And all my foes rejoyce when I am mov'd and like to fail verse 5 But on thy mercy and free grace is all my trust and stay And in the Lords salvation shall my soul rejoyce alway verse 6 And I will sing to thee O Lord and make the people know Thy name when thou thy grace to me shalt bountifully shew Psalm 14. THere is no God the fool hath said in heart corrupt they are Their works most vile and to do good not one takes any care verse 2 The Lord beheld from Heaven high the whole race of mankind To see if any one were wise or sought his God to find verse 3 They all are gone aside and are most filthy there is none Amongst them all doth any good there is not any one verse 4 These workers of iniquity are they so blinded all Eating my people up as bread not one on God doth call verse 5 Yet there for all their confidence great terror on them fell For in the generation of just men God doth dwell verse 6 The hopes and counsels of the poor you shame and set at nought Because he staid himself on God and help from him hath sought verse 7 But who shall give salvation Lord O that thou wouldst fulfil Thy promise made to Israel from out of Zion hill When God his people brings again and sets his captives free Then Jacob greatly shall rejoyce and Israel glad shall be Psalm 15. WIthin thy Tabernacle Lord who shall inhabit still Or whom wilt thou accept to dwell in they most holy hill verse 2 The man that doth uprightly walk and worketh righteousness And in his heart speaks truth without fraud or deceitfulness verse 3 Who with his tongue backbiteth not nor doth his fellow wrong Nor takes up false reports to hurt his neighbour with his tongue verse 4 Who a vile person doth despise but such as fear the Lord He honors swears to his own hurt yet goes not from his word verse 5 That upon biting usury his mony hath not lent Nor doth bribes or rewards receive to hurt the innocent verse 6 Who so observeth all these things to do them faithfully He shall not from his happy state be mov'd eternally Psalm 16. LOrd keep and save me for on thee alone mine heart it stai'd verse 2 My soul thou hast said to the Lord thou art my God mine aid My goodness reacheth not to thee but to the Saints that dwell verse 3 On earth my whole delight is set on them that do excell verse 4 Their sorrows shall be multipli'd that vex themselves in vain And to make haste to other Gods in blind zeal take great pain Their drink-offeings of blood which God abhors I will not bring Nor in my lips take up the name of that accursed thing verse 5 The Lord the part and portion is of mine inheritance And of my cap thou doest my lot maintain and it advance verse 6 The lines that did set out my part in pleasant places fell The heritage assign'd to me doth in all things excell verse 7 Gods counsel mov'd me to this choice and not mine own sore-sight Him will I bless he makes my reins to teach me every night verse 8 I set the Lord before me still he is my strength and stay Because he is at my right hand my state shall not decay verse 9 Therefore my heart within was glad my tongue my joys exprest My flesh when I ly down in grave shall in assurance rest verse 10 Because thou wilt not alwayes leave my soul in grave to be Nor wilt permit thine Holy One corruption to see verse 11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life for in thy presence is Fulness of joy at thy right hand is everlasting bliss Psalm 17. HEar my right cause O Lord attend when I cry and complain And hear my pray'r which cometh forth from lips that do not fain verse 2 And from thy presence let a just decree come forth for me With favour let thine eyes behold the things that equal be verse 3 Thou visitedst me in the night and prov'dst my heart and mind And thou hast me as metals tri'd yet shalt no falshood find The words which with my mouth I speak shall not in any wise Exceed or vary from the thoughts which in mine heart do rise verse 4 As for the works of men the word that from thy mouth proceeds Hath kept me from destroyers paths and following their deeds verse 5 Sustain my goings in thy paths and in that prosperous way Which thou preparest that my feet slip not nor state decay verse 6 Upon thee have I call'd O God for thou wilt surely hear My Prayer then accept and to my speech incline thine ear verse 7 Thy marvellous
took'st me out of the womb and thou didst make me rest In hope on thee when I did hang upon my mothers brest verse 10 Ev'n from the womb and brest I was cast wholly upon thee And from my mothers belly thou art still a God to mee The Second Part. verse 11 O be not thou far off from me since trouble is so nigh For if thou leave me there is none to help or stand me by verse 12 Many strong bulls have compast me that I cannot get out Yea the strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round about verse 13 They gap'd and open'd wide their mouths upon me in that day Like rav'ning roaring Lions when they set upon their prey verse 14 My loins are loos'd and I pour'd out as water spilt decay Mine heart within my bowels doth like waxe melt quite away verse 15 My strength is like a potsherd dri'd my tongue that cleaveth fast Unto my jaws and I am brought to dust of death at last verse 16 For many dogs have compast me the wicked men in bands Assembled have and me inclos'd they peirc'd my feet and hands verse 17 I may tell all my bones they look and stare upon me all verse 18 They part my garments and casts lots to whom my coat shall fall verse 19 Therefore be not thou far from me O Lord in time of need O thou my strength and onely stay to help me now make speed verse 20 Deliver now my soul and life from the sword by thy pow'r Mine onely one my darling dear from dogs that would devour verse 21 Pluck me out of the Lions mouth O Lord and set me free Thou from the horns of Unicorns already hast heard me The Third Part. verse 22 Unto my brethren then will I declare and shew thy name And in the middest of the great assembly praise the same verse 23 Praise him all ye that fear the Lord him do you magnifie You Jacobs seed and fear him all Israels posteritie verse 24 For he hath not despis'd nor loath'd th'afflicteds misery Nor from him hid his face but hath heard him when he did cry verse 25 In the great Congregation my praise shall be of thee In presence of stâ—â—â— as him fear my vows perform'd shall bee verse 26 The meek that eat shall be suffie'd and they that seek his face Shall praise the Lord your heart shall still live quick'ned by his grace verse 27 The ends of th' earth shall turn to God and this to heart shall lay The kindreds of the Nations him shall worship in that day verse 28 The Kingdomes and Dominions unto the Lord belong And onely he hath rule and pow'r the nations all among verse 29 The fat and rich men of the earth shall eat and worship all The poor that to the dust go down shall bow and on him call verse 30 Ev'n those that cannot save their lives a seed that him obeys God's generation shall be call'd and so esteem'd always verse 31 And those his righteousnesse and truth shall openly declare To children after to be born that these his doings are Psalm 23. MY shepherd is the living Lord and he that doth me feed I cannot then want any thing whereof I stand in need verse 2 In pastures green of tender grasse he makes me down to ly And leads me gently by the streams that run so quietly verse 3 He quickens and restores my soul and safely leads me on In right ways and in safe streight paths for his name sake alone Though I walk through the vale of death yet will I fear none ill For thou art with me and thy rod and staff comfort we still verse 5 A table thou prepar'st for me in presence of my foe Mine head with oil thou dost anoint my cup doth overflow verse 6 Goodnesse and mercy all my days shall surely follow me And ever in the house of God my dwelling place shall be Psalm 24. THe Lords is all the earth and all the store thereof is his The world with all that dwell therein his own possession is verse 2 For he hath founded it upon the swelling seas to stand And stablisht it upon the flouds that flow beneath the land verse 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of God the Lord most high Or stand in his most holy place to dwell continually verse 4 The clean of hands and pure of heart who unto vanity Hath not lift up his soul nor yet hath sworn deceitfully verse 5 A plenteous blessing of all good he from the Lord shall have Faithful and righteous dealing from the God that doth him save verse 6 Of those that seek to him this is the generation O Jacobs God that do thy face seek and attend upon verse 7 Lift up your heads ye gates and doors that everlasting bee You shall by you the entring of the King of glory see verse 8 This King of glory who is he the Lord of strength and might Mighty in battel who subdues all that against him fight verse 9 Lift up your heads ye gates and doors that everlasting bee You shall by you the entring of the King of glory see verse 10 But who of glory is the King the Lord of hosts is he That is the King to whom most due all praise and glory be Psalm 25. O Lord I do lift up my soul and heart to thee verse 2 I trust in thee O Lord my God let no shame come to mee verse 3 Let not my foes have cause to triumph over mee Let none of them be made asham'd that alwaies wait on thee Let them be made asham'd that trespasse without cause verse 4 Shew me thy holy ways O Lord teach me thy paths and laws verse 5 Lead me forth in thy truth and teach me I thee pray Of my salvation thou art God on thee I wait alway verse 6 Thy tender mercies Lord think on and keep in minde Thy loving kindnesses of old that I may daily finde verse 7 My sins and faults of youth forget and think on mee According to thy mercy Lord and for thy goodnesse free verse 8 God is exceeding good upright and faithful too Therefore will he the sinners teach the way that they should goe verse 9 Those that are meek in heart in judgement he will guide He will instruct in all his ways the meek and void of pride verse 10 The ways of God are truth and mercy to preserve All those that keep his Covenant and precepts do observe verse 11 Now for thy holy name O Lord I thee intreat To grant me pardon for my sin which is exceeding great The Second part verse 12 What man is he that fears the Lord him in the way That he should choose to walk therein he will teach day by day verse 13 His soul in goodnesse shall continue quietly The earth shall be an heritage to his posterity verse 14 All those that fear the Lord his secret blessing know His covenant to them he doth by tri'd experience
show Mine eyes and heart unto the Lord advanced are For he shall free my feet out of the danger of the snare verse 16 Turn thee to me O Lord and mercy on me show I am left comfortlesse alone and brought exceeding low verse 17 The troubles of mine heart greatly enlarged bee Out of those deep distresses Lord bring me and set me free verse 18 Look upon my distresse take notice of my pain Forgive and pardon all my sins and make me whole again verse 19 O Lord behold my foes how they do still increase Pursuing me with deadly hate that fain would live in peace verse 20 O Lord preserve my soul do thou deliver me And let me not be put to shame because I trust in thee verse 21 Let mine uprightnesse Lord and sound integritie In safety me preserve and deep for I wait still on thee verse 22 Redeem thine Israel O Lord thy people all From all their trouble and distresse which daily on them befall Psalm 26. LOrd judge me in thy righteousnesse my paths are upright all I trusted also in the Lord therefore I shall not fall verse 2 Examine me throughout O Lord and try me thoroughly My reins and heart and secret thoughts my God search out and try verse 3 Thy loving kindnesse I have set before mine eyes always And in thy truth and perfect law have walked all my days verse 4 With vain ungodly persons I delighted not to stay Nor yet with false dissemblers join'd to travail in their way verse 5 Th'assemblies of ill doers I do hate exceedingly And with the wicked will not sit but hate their company verse 6 In innocency I will wash mine hands and so draw neer Thine Altar Lord mine offerings to bring before thee there verse 7 That I with voice of hearty thanks may publiquely declare Thy wonders yea thy works I shall shew forth and will not spare verse 8 The habitation of thine house Lord I have loved well And have delighted in the place where thine honour doth dwell verse 9 Gather not Lord my soul with men in wicked practice rife With men of bloud and cruelty Lord bind nor up my life verse 10 Men in whose hand is nothing else but mischief to be found And whose corrupt right hand with gifts and bribery doth abound verse 11 But as for me I will still walk in mine integrity Be merciful to me O Lord set me at liberty verse 12 My foot stands in an even place set in security Therefore in the assemblies blesse and praise the Lord will I. Psalm 27. THe Lord my light and safety is who shall make me afraid The Lord is of my life the strength why should I be dismai'd verse 2 When wicked men mine enemies came upon me with their power They stumbled and fell down my flesh that purpos'd to devour verse 3 I fear not though an host encamp against me round about Though warre be rais'd against me I confide and do not doubt verse 4 One thing have I desir'd of God that will I seek and crave That all my days within his house my dwelling I may have That there I may behold the Lord and view his beauty still And to his Temple have recourse there to enquire his will verse 5 He shall me hide in troublous times in his pavillion The secret of his house and set my feet a rock upon verse 6 And now mine head shall raised be and lifted up on high Above all my proud enemies that round about me lie Then sacrifice of joy will I into his Temple bring And sing unto the Lord my God to him I praise will sing The Second Part. verse 7 Hear thou O Lord my God to thee when with my voice I cry Have mercy also upon me answer me speedily verse 8 Thou saidst to me Seek ye my face my heart said unto thee Thy face and presence Lord I seek verse 9 Hide not thy face from mee Thou hast my helper been in wrath put not away thine own Leave me not nor forsake O God of my salvation verse 10 My Father and dear Mother too did their own son forsake But thou O Lord more kind then both of me the care did take verse 11 Teach me O Lord in thy safe way and lead me carefully In a plain path because my foes do watch me narrowly Leave me not to my foes desire against me there arise Many false witnesses and such as breath out cruelties verse 13 My heart had fail'd me had I not believ'd that I should see Gods goodnesse in this present life performed unto mee verse 14 Wait patiently upon the Lord and be of courage still And strengthen thou thine heart in him and wait thou on his will Psalm 28. O Lord my rock to thee I cry be not silent to me Lest else to those that to the grave descend I likened be verse 2 The voice of thy suppliant hear when unto thee I cry And to thine holy Oracle lift up mine hands on high verse 3 With workers of iniquity Lord cast me not away That speak peace to their friends but hatch mischief in heart all day Give them according to their deeds and as they mischief meant In heart and wrought it with their hands give them due punishment verse 5 God shall destroy not build them up because they have not thought On Gods great works nor did regard that which his hands have wrought verse 6 The Lord be blest because he heard the voice of my request The Lord my strength is and my shield mine heart on him doth rest verse 7 And I am helpt therefore mine heart is joy'd exceedingly And I will praise him in my song and his name magnifie verse 8 Yea and the same Lord is the strength of all that are his own And he the saving health of his anointed is alone verse 9 Lord save thy people blesse thou still thine own inheritance Feed them and rule them and do thou for ever them advance Psalm 29. AScribe unto the Lord ye sons of mighty men and great Ascribe ye strength unto the Lord our God with glory meet verse 2 Unto the Lord the glory give due unto his great name And in the beauty of holinesse yield worship to the same verse 3 Gods voice upon the waters is the glorious God doth thunder On many waters doth the Lord send forth his voice of wonder verse 4 The voice of God is full of power it worketh mightily The voice of God the Lord is full of glorious Majesty verse 5 The high strong Cedars broken are by the Lords mighty voice Cedars of Lebanon the Lord breaks with that fearful noise verse 6 He maketh hills to skip like calves the mighty Lebanon Like a young Unicorn and that great Mountain Sirion verse 7 His voice divides the flames of fire and makes the desert quake verse 8 The Lord the spacious wildernesse of Cadesh makes to shake verse 9 Gods voice doth make the hindes to calve and makes
Psaltery unto him praises sing Sing to him with an instrument that hath a tenfold string verse 3 Sing to the Lord a new fram'd song aloud with skill him praise verse 4 Because his words are true and right are all his works and ways verse 5 The righteous Lord loves righteousnesse and judgement doth him please And the whole earth to fill with good his mercy doth not cease verse 6 By the commanding Word of God the Heavens created were And by his powerful breath the hosts that therein do appear verse 7 He gathers up into an heap the waters of the Seas The depths he in their chanel safe as in a store-house layes verse 8 Let therefore all the earth below reverence and fear the Lord Let all the dwellers in the world still tremble at his Word verse 9 He onely spake the word and all was done that he did will He gave command and it stood fast and so continues still verse 10 The counsels of the Heathen all the Lord doth bring to nought The multitude he doth defeat in their device and thought verse 11 But the deep counsels of the Lord shall stand for ever fast The wise thoughts of his heart shall to all generations last The Second Part. verse 12 The Nation 's blest to whom the Lord as their own God is known And those whom as an heritage he chose to be his own verse 13 The Lord from Heaven the sons of men beholds and looks upon verse 14 The dwellers of the earth from high his habitation verse 15 He fashions all their waies alike as well the high as low And he their works considereth and all their waies doth know verse 16 The numbers of a mighty host cannot preserve a King Neither can any mans great strength to him deliverance bring verse 17 An horse is a vain thing to save his rider in the fight Neither can he deliver one by his great strength and might Behold the Lord doth set his eye with favour on the just As many as do fear his name and on his mercy trust verse 19 That he from death and dangers deep their soul may safely free And them alive in famine keep when others pined bee verse 21 Our soul still waiteth for the Lord and doth on him depend He always is at hand our help and shield us to defend verse 22 Surely in God our heart is glad in him it doth delight For in his holy name we have our trust and in his might verse 23 Let thy mercy O Lord our God upon us ever bee As we at all times do depend and onely trust in thee Psalm 34. I Will at all times blesse the Lord and him will magnifie And with his praises shall my mouth be fill'd continually verse 2 My soul in God shall make his boast by whom relief she had The humble men shall hear thereof and be exceeding glad verse 3 O magnifie the Lord with me and spread abroad his fame Together with one heart and voice let us extoll his name verse 4 In my distresse I sought the Lord he did my prayer hear And graciously delivered me from all that I did fear verse 5 This mov'd his Saints to look unto and flock to him apace They came not back asham'd but were inlightned by his grace verse 6 This poor man cry'd unto the Lord he heard his prayer said they And him delivered out of all his troubles in that day verse 7 Gods Angel doth encamp about all those that do him fear And safely doth deliver them from dangers that are near verse 8 O taste and see that God is good and gracious every way Blessed is he that maketh him his trust and only stay verse 9 All ye his Saints his holy ones fear ye the living Lord For nothing shall they want that him do fear and keep his word The lions young may hungry be and want their needful food But those that truly seek the Lord shall not want any good The Second Part. verse 11 Come near therefore my children dear and to my words give ear I will teach you the perfect way how you the Lord shall fear verse 12 What man desireth life and loves in long life good to see verse 13 From evil keep thy tongue thy lips from speaking guile keep free verse 14 Depart from ill do good seek peace pursue it speedily verse 15 Gods eyes are on the righteous man his ears do hear their cry verse 16 But against such as evil work the Lord doth set his face That their accursed memory in earth may have no place verse 17 But such as good and righteous are the Lord hears when they cry And them out of their troubles all delivers speedily verse 18 The Lord is nigh at hand to them that are in heart contrite And saves such as are much cast down and broken in their spirit verse 19 Many are the afflictions a righteous man endures But out of all deliverance the Lord to him assures verse 20 The bones of all such men are so preserved Lord by thee In all their sufferings not one of them shall broken bee verse 21 But evil shall the sinners slay because he evil wrought And those that hate Gods Saints shall be to desolation brought verse 22 Whereas the Lord his servants souls redeems and setteth free So that of all that trust in him none desolate shall bee Psalm 35. PLead thou my cause O Lord with them that strive with all their might Against me fight with them for me that do against me fight verse 2 Shew thy self now in arms the shield and buckler take to thee And stand up for my help O Lord and shew thy self for mee verse 3 Draw out the sword and spear and stop the way of those that me Pursue and say unto my soul I will thy Saviour be verse 4 Confound them and put them to shame that seek my soul to spill Turn them back and confound them all that think to work me ill verse 5 As chaff before the whirling winds so let mine enemies bee And let the Angel of the Lord pursue and make them flee verse 6 Let all their way be dark let them in slippery places fall And let the Angel of the Lord chase and destroy them all verse 7 For without cause they hid for me a net me to ensnare In pits which they without a cause did for my soul prepare verse 8 Let unawares destruction come upon him let the net Ensnare his own feet which for me he privily had set verse 9 Then shall my soul be joyful in the Lord it shall rejoyce In his salvation all my bones shall say with joyful voice Who 's like the Lord that sav'st the poor from him that is too strong For him the poor and weak from him that spoils and doth him wrong The Second Part. verse 11 My crafty foes against me rise to witnesse things untrue And to accuse me they devise of things I never knew verse 12 For good which
I to them had done they recompence me ill And cruelly they practised and sought my soul to spill verse 13 But as for me when they were sick in sackcloth clad I mourn'd Fasting with humbled soul I pray'd my pray'r to me return'd verse 14 To him I did behave my self as to a friend or brother And heavily bowed down as one that mourneth for his mother verse 15 But they in mine affliction glad against me gathered were Smiters at secret meetings me with their false tongues did teare verse 16 With scoffing hypocrites at feasts these men assembled be They mock me with their bitter jests they gnash their teeth on me verse 17 But Lord how long wilt thou look on from their spoils rescue mee And let my soul my darling be from lions kept by thee verse 18 In the great Congregation then will I give thanks to thee And where the multitudes resort my praise of thee shall bee The Third Part. verse 19 Let not them over me rejoice that hate me wrongfully Nor let my causlesse foes in joy and scorn wink with their eye verse 20 For they speak not of peace but-take deceitful plots in hand Against all such as harmlesse are and quiet in the land verse 21 And now their mouths they open wide in scorn and spite at mee So so our hearts desire on him say they our eye doth see verse 22 All this O Lord thine eye hath seen no longer silent stand O Lord be thou not far from me withhold not still thine hand verse 23 Raise and stir up thy self and to my judgement Lord awake My just God and my Lord do not my righteous cause forsake verse 24 After my righteousnesse my God now let me judged be And suffer not mine enemies to triumph over me verse 25 In their proud hearts let them not say so would we have it be Let them not boast O Lord that they have wholly swallow'd me verse 26 Shame and confusion come to those that at my hurt are glad They that against me vaunt themselves with shame let them be clad verse 27 Let them be glad and shout for joy that favour my just way And let the Lord be magnified let them all always say verse 28 Who in his servants prosp'rous state takes pleasure and my tongue Shall of thy righteousnesse still talk and thy praise all day long Psalm 36. THe wicked mans transgressions within mine heart doe say Before his eyes there is no fear of God in all his way verse 2 For fondly he sooths up himself in his own eyes to finde And follow on his wicked ways which he should hate in 's minde verse 3 His mouth speaks words of wickednesse and of deceit and guile He wholly leaves off to be wise or do good all the while verse 4 And mischief lying on his bed he doth contrive and plot He sets himself in ways not good ill he abhorreth not verse 5 Thy goodnesse and thy mercy Lord are in the Heavens high Thy truth and faithfulnesse reach up unto the cloudy skie verse 6 Thy righteousnesse like mountains high and thy wise judgements bee Like the great deep both man and beast preserved are by thee verse 7 How precious is thy kindnesse Lord to sons of men alway Under the shadow of thy wings therefore they rest and stay verse 8 With fatnesse of thy house they shall be fill'd abundantly With streams of thy sweet pleasures still thou dost them satisfie verse 9 For of true life the fountain is for ever found with thee We in thy light and favour shall true light and comfort see verse 10 Extend thy loving kindnesse Lord to men that thee do know To men that are upright in heart to them thy justice show verse 11 Against me let not haughty men march with their lofty pace Nor let the hands of wicked men remove me from my place verse 12 Behold there are they faln down flat that work iniquities They are cast down and never shall have power again to rise Psalm 37. FRet not thy self at wicked men when great in power they bee Nor be thou envious at those that work iniquitie verse 2 For like the grasse that is cut down so shall their state decay And as the green herb from the earth shall wither quite away verse 3 Trust thou on God the Lord alone to do good take good heed Abide thou in the promised land and by faith live and feed verse 4 And in the Lord delight thy self love him with all thine heart What ere thy soul shall then desire he will to thee impart verse 5 Commit thy way unto the Lord by faith on him depend And he shall bring thine enterprise to a desired end verse 6 Then shall he shew thy righteousnesse clear like the shining light The judgment which approves thy cause as noon day shall be bright verse 7 In silence rest on God for him wait patiently and stay Fret not thy self because of him that prospers in his way Because of any man that brings his wicked works to passe verse 8 Cease anger wrath forbear fret not thy self in any case verse 9 To do ill for ill doers shall be quite cut off but all That patiently wait on the Lord the earth inherit shall The wicked after a short time shall not be any more Thou shalt not finde him in his place where he remain'd before verse 11 But meek and humble men the earth shall quietly possesse And shall delight themselves in store of peace and plenteousnesse The Second part verse 12 The wicked doth against the just his crafty plots devise He gnasheth in despight at him his teeth in furious wise verse 13 But all the while the patient Lord laughs at him scornfully Because he sees his woful day comes on him suddenly verse 14 The wicked have drawn out their sword and they have bent their bow The man that is upright to kill and poor to overthrow verse 15 But their sword into their own hearts shall enter suddenly Their bow which they have bended shall in pieces broken lie verse 16 A little that a righteous man enjoyes is better farre Then unto many wicked men their stores of riches are verse 17 Of wicked and ungodly men the Lord shall break the arms But shall the just and righteous men deliver from all harms verse 18 The days and states of righteous men God doth regard and see And their possession in the Land shall everlasting bee verse 19 In evil times he shall not be asham'd or terrifi'd When some in times of famine starve he shall be satisfi'd verse 20 The wicked and Gods enemies all shall utterly decay They shall consume like fat of lambs and as smoak passe away verse 21 The wicked borrows at his need but never cares to pay Whereas the righteous mercy shews and freely gives away verse 22 For such as God the Lord shall blesse inherit shall the land But those that he doth curse shall be cut off by his own
mine own verse 12 If hunger could me pinch yet would I not complain To thee because the world is mine and all it doth contain The Second Part. verse 13 That I the flesh of bulls will eat canst thou once think Or else that I to quench my thirst the bloud of goats will drink verse 14 Nay rather to the Lord thanksgiving offer thou To the most high perform thy word and duly pay thy vow verse 15 And call thou on my name when trouble thee dismaies And then will I deliver thee and thou shalt give me praise verse 16 But what hast thou to doe to wicked men saith God To take my cov'nant in thy mouth or laws declare abroad verse 17 Seeing it doth appear thou hat'st instruction And hast my words behinde thee cast them not to think upon verse 18 When thou a thief dost see thou join'st with him in sin And with unclean adulterers thou hast partaker been verse 19 Thy mouth thou usest still to evil to apply And slie deceits thy tongue doth join together cunningly verse 20 Thou sitt'st and speak'st to wrong thy brother in his name And thine own mothers son thy tongue by slanders doth defame verse 21 These things thou thus hast done and I have silent been Thou thought'st that I was like to theâ— and did delight in sin But I will thee reprove for thine iniquities And I will them in order set plainly before thine eyes verse 22 Consider wisely this you that forget the Lord Lest he do you in pieces tear when none can help afford verse 23 Who so doth offer praise he truly honours mee And he that orders right his way shall Gods salvation see Psal 51. O Lord have mercy upon me After thy loving kindnesses Blot out my sins according to Thy tender mercies numberlesse verse 2 Wash me from mine iniquitie And throughly cleanse me from my sin verse 3 I knowledge my transgressions My sins before him still have been verse 4 Against thee thee alone I sinn'd And did those evils in thy sight To justifie thee when thou speak'st And clear thee when thou judgest right verse 5 Behold when I was born with pain I was stain'd with iniquity My mother that did bring me forth Before in sin conceived me verse 6 Behold thou in the inward parts Desirest uprightnesse alone And wisdome in the secret of My soul to me thou didst make known verse 7 With hyssop purge me now O Lord And then I shall be clean and bright And if thou wash me thoroughly More then the snow I shall be white verse 8 Of joy and gladnesse cause thou me To hear again the pleasant voice That so the bones that thou hast now By sorrow broken may rejoice verse 9 From the beholding of my sin O Lord turn thou away thy face And all my deeds of wickednesse Blot out and utterly deface The Second part verse 10 O Lord create in me an heart Clean and unspotted in thy sight And do within me Lord renue A spirit constant free and right verse 11 Cast me not from thy presence out Nor take thy holy Spirit away verse 12 The joy of thy salvation Restore to me again I pray With thy free Spirit me still uphold verse 13 Transgressors then shall learn of mee Thy righteous ways yea sinners then Shall be converted unto thee verse 14 Thou God of my salvation O God from blouds deliver mee Then of thy truth and righteousnesse My tongue aloud shall sing to thee verse 15 My lips which now fast closed are Do thou Lord open graciously My mouth shall then set forth thy praise When it is set at liberty verse 16 For thou desir'st not sacrifice That I should it present to thee Nor in burnt-offerings dost delight That thou should'st them accept of mee verse 17 A broken spirit is to God An acceptable sacrifice A broken and a contrite spirit O Lord thou never wilt despise verse 18 Do good in thy good pleasure Lord To Zion and her still sustain The walls of thy Jerusalem Build thou up now and still maintain verse 19 The sacrifices which they then Shall freely offer up to thee In truth and uprightnesse of heart Thou shalt accept most graciously With burnt-off rings of sundry sorts With whole burnt-off'rings in that day They shall their bullocks offer up And them upon thine Altar lay Psalm 52. O Mighty man in wickednesse why dost thou boast with pride Be sure the goodnesse of the Lord for ever shall abide verse 2 Thy tongue speaks mischief which thine heart deviseth wickedly And like unto a rasor sharp it works deceitfully verse 3 In evil more then any good thine heart doth take delight And lying rather then to speak and utter what is right verse 4 O thou deceitful tongue thou lov'st words that devour and waste verse 5 But God shall justly cut thee down for evermore at last Thee shall he take away and pluck out of thy dwelling place Yea from the land of life shall he pluck up thy root and race verse 6 The righteous man shall this behold and tremble in that day And have him in derision and thus of him shall say verse 7 Behold the man that made not God his strength but trusted in His store of riches and himself did strengthen in his sin verse 8 But like to a green Olive tree within Gods house am I For in his mercy great shall be my trust continually verse 9 And I because thou this hast done to praise thee will not cease And still will wait upon thy name for this thy Saints doth please Psalm 53. THere is no God the fool hath said in 's heart corrupt they are Their works most vile and to do good not one takes any care verse 2 The Lord beheld from Heaven high the whole race of mankind To see if any one were wise or sought his God to find verse 3 They all are gone aside and are most filthy there is none Amongst them all doth any good there is not any one verse 4 These workers of iniquity are they so blinded all Eating my people up as bread not one on God doth call verse 5 There were they with great fear possest and stood all as dismaid Even where there was no cause at all why they should be afraid For God his bones that thee besieg'd hath scattered all abroad Thou hast consumed them for they rejected are of God When God his people brings again and sets his captives free Then Jacob greatly shall rejoice and Israel glad shall bee Psalm 54. SAve me O God by thy great name by thy strength judge thou me verse 2 Lord hear my pray'r give ear unto the words I speak to thee verse 3 Oppressors for my soul do seek strangers against me rise And God the Lord they have not set at all before their eyes verse 4 But lo my God doth give me aid the Lord is straight at hand With them that do uphold my soul the Lord doth ever stand
Doth the most high full knowledge take of things done here below verse 12 Behold those the ungodly are who live in outward peace And they do prosper in the world in riches they increase verse 13 Then said I verily my heart in vain cleansed have I And to abstain from sin my hands have washt in purity verse 14 For notwithstanding this I still am plagued every day And ev'ry morning chastisements thou dost upon me lay verse 15 If I should thus conclude against the generation I Of thine own children should offend and trespasse grievously verse 16 But when I thought to search the depth of this great mystery It was too hard a task for me and painful in mine eye verse 17 Until at last I me betook unto Gods sanctuary And there out of Gods Word I learn'd what their last end should be verse 18 Verily slippery places thou didst choose to set them on And by thine hand didst cast them down into destruction verse 19 How into desolations are they brought suddenly With fearful terrours are they all consumed utterly verse 20 Like as a dream when one awakes doth vanish from his eyes So Lord thou when thou risest up their shadow wilt despise The Third Part. verse 21 Yet thus was my weak heart a while disquieted in vain Through indignation my reins were pricked with great pain verse 22 So ignorant was I and like a fool besotted quite And without understanding was like a beast in thy sight verse 23 Neverthelesse I do remain continually with thee When I was weak by my right hand thou fast haft holden mee verse 24 Thou by thy faithful counsel wilt me always safely guide And after me receive with thee in glory to abide verse 25 In Heaven whom have I but thee to rest upon alone And on the earth that I desire besides thee there is none Mine heart and flesh doth fail me both but God doth fail me never For he is of mine heart the strength my portion he for ever verse 27 For lo they that go far from thee shall perish quite and fall Those that a whoring go from thee thou hast destroyed all verse 28 But surely it is good for me still to draw near to God In the Lord God I trust that I may shew thy works abroad Psalm 74. O Lord why hast thou cast us off for ev'r in dangers deep Why doth thy burning anger smoak against thy pasture sheep verse 2 Think on thy Congregation which of old was purchased Thine heritage which was by thee by thy rod measured Which thou from cruel bondage by thy pow'r redeemed hast This mount Zion where thou hast dwelt so long in ages past Lift up thy feet now to tread down and ruine utterly Thy foes that in thine holy place have wrought thus wickedly verse 4 For where thy Congregations were thine enemies roar and cry And they for signs of triumph have their ensigns set on high verse 5 A man was famous once as he had labour'd painfully To fell down and to square thick trees thine house to beautifie verse 6 But now at once most spitefully they labour to deface With ax and hammer carved works of thy most holy place verse 7 Thy Temple they have burne with fire and cast down to the ground Defiling it the place where once thy name dwelt much renown'd verse 8 Thus in their hearts they say Let us destroy them out of hand They have burnt up the Synagogues of God throughout the land verse 9 We see no more our wonted signs our Prophets all are gone To tell us when these plagues shall end amongst us there is none The Second Part. verse 10 How long shall these oppressors Lord reproach thus scornfully Shall these thine enemies blaspheme thy name perpetually verse 11 why dost thou still turn back thine hand the right hand of thy strength Pluck it out of thy bosome now and make an end at length verse 12 For God from the beginning is my King that rules alone He in the midst of all the earth doth work salvation verse 13 Thou didst divide and break the sea by pow'r of thy command The heads of Dragons in the flouds thou brakest with thine hand verse 14 The head thou brak'st in pieces of Leviathan so great And to the people dwelling in the desart mad'st him meat verse 15 Out of cleft rocks fountains and flouds thou brought'st out plenteously The mighty flouds of Jordans streams thou madest to be dry verse 16 The shining day and the dark night thine and thine onely are The bright Sun and his glorious light thou only didst prepare verse 17 Thou all the borders of the earth hast set by thy decree The Summers heat and Winters cold they both are made by thee verse 18 Remember that thy foes O Lord reproach'd thee scornfully That foolish people have thy name blasphem'd most wickedly verse 19 Thy Church thy Turtles soul do not to wild beasts Lord deliver The Congregation of thy poor do not forget for ever verse 20 Respect thy faithful Covenant for each dark lurking den Of th' earth is now replenisht with dwellings of cruel men verse 21 O let not those that are opprest be turned back with shame But let the poor and needy ones have cause to praise thy name verse 22 Arise O Lord why sitt'st thou still thine own cause plead and try Remember how the foolish thee reproach continually verse 23 The voice forget not of thy foes for these that openly In tumults up against thee rise increase continually Psalm 75. TO thee O Lord do we give thanks to thee we thankful are For that thy name and pow'r is near thy wondrous works declare verse 2 When I th' assembly undertake uprightly judge I shall verse 3 The earth and dwellers are dissolv'd I stay her pillars all verse 4 To those disturbing fools I said deal not so foolishly And to the proud and wicked men lift not your horn on high verse 5 Advance not your proud horn aloft against the Lord most high And against his holy decree speak not presumptuously verse 6 For honour and promotion comes neither from the East Nor from the South can be procur'd nor purchas'd from the West verse 7 But God that governs all the world is the great Judge alone He pulls down one and setteth up another in the throne verse 8 God takes into his hand a cup the wine therein is red Ready to drink with mixture much and fully tempered Of this he poureth out and gives to drink to all about The dregs the wicked of the earth shall drink and wring them out verse 9 But I for ever will declare and publish all abroad Thy glorious praises I will sing to thee O Jacobs God verse 10 And all the horns of wicked men shall be cut off by me But the horns of the righteous shall highly exalted be Psalm 76. GOd is in Judah known and there he hath advanc'd his fame Among his people Israel great is his
glorious name verse 2 His Tabernacle to erect in Salem was his will And for his constant dwelling place he chose out Zion hill verse 3 The fiery arrows of the bow he brake there by his might The sword and shield of all his foes and armies put to flight verse 4 Thou art more bright and glorious and excellent O God Then Mountains and great Monarchs are that spoil and rob abroad verse 5 The stout and valiant men are spoil'd by sleep of death they fall No man of might could finde his hands to help himself withall verse 6 By thy rebuke and judgment just O Jacobs God at last Those that on horse and Chariots ride into deep sleep are cast verse 7 Thou even thou alone O Lord art he whom all should fear And who dare stand before thy face if once thy wrath appear verse 8 Thou from the highest Heavens mad'st thy judgements to be heard The earth in silence stood and was exceedingly afear'd verse 9 When God the patron of the poor in judgement did arise To save the humble of the earth from all their enemies verse 10 Surely the wrath of man at last shall turn unto thy praise And the remainder of their wrath the Lord restrains and staies verse 11 Vow ye and pay unto the Lord all ye that are him near And bring ye presents unto him that ought to be your fear verse 12 For he the spirit of Princes great shall cut off suddenly And Kings that make the earth to quake shall sorely terrifie Psalm 77. I With my voice to God did cry in my distresse and fear To God I did lift up my voice and he to me gave ear verse 2 In my distresse I sought the Lord my sore ran in the night And ceased not my soul refus'd all comfort and delight verse 3 I thought on God but then my grief did still on me remain My spirit was overwhelmed though to God I did complain verse 4 Thou dost withhold sleep from mine eyes and keep'st me still awake Through my fore trouble and great pain my speech doth me forsake verse 5 Then in mine heart I did resolve to think on days of old And on the works of ancient times which men to us have told verse 6 Mine own night songs of former days I thought on seriously I commun'd with my heart my spirit made search diligently verse 7 And thus I reason'd will the Lord for ever me reject And will he look on me no more with gracious respect verse 8 What! is his boundlesse mercy now for ever perished And doth his promise fail and shall nere be accomplished verse 9 Doth God forget himself and now leave gracious to be Hath he his tender mercies clean in wrath shut out from me verse 10 Then said I mine infirmity doth cause these doubts and fears I will recall what the most high hath done in former years The Second Part. verse 11 I will remember of the Lord the great works manifold And I will surely call to mind thy wondrous works of old verse 12 And I also of all thy works will throughly meditate And of thy doings with my friends will seriously debate verse 13 Thy secret ways are best within the sanctuary known Who hath appear'd so great a God as our Almighty One verse 14 Thou art the mighty powerful God that do'st great works alone Thou hast thy mighty power made amongst thy people known verse 15 Thou hast thy people with thine arm redeemed and set free Jacobs and Josephs sons whom thou brought'st from captivitie verse 16 The waters deep saw thee O God they saw thee and they fled As much afraid the depths also were soerly troubled verse 17 The clouds their waters poured our a sound came from the sky And then abroad the hail-stone storms as arrows swift did fly verse 18 Thy thundring voice was heard in heav'n thy lightnings that did fly Lightned the world the earth did shake and tremble fearfully Thy way is in the sea thy paths in which thou ledst thine own Were in great waters such footsteps before were never known By Moses thou and Aarons hand thy people through the deep And desart to the promis'd land ledst like a flock of sheep Psalm 78. ATtend unto my doctrine all my people and give ear Attentively unto the words which from my mouth you hear verse 2 My mouth shall utter parables and sayings dark of old verse 3 Which we have heard and known which our fathers have us told verse 4 We will not hide them from their seed to those unborn that be Gods praises strength and wondrous works which he wrought teach will we verse 5 This statute he to Jacob gave and law to Israel To charge our fathers that his works they to their seed should tell verse 6 That future generations might these things learn and know That children yet unborn the same might to their children show verse 7 That they Gods works might not forget but on him stay their heart And his Commandements might keep and from them not depart verse 8 And might not like their fathers old be disobedient found Whose heart not right whose spirit with God nor stedfast was nor sound verse 9 The Ephraimites by Gods just hand though arm'd and carrying bows Yet in the day of battel turn'd their backs before their foes verse 10 They kept not that just covenant which God to them did give And after his most perfect laws they did refuse to live But they forgat the weighty works which wrought by him had been Remembring not those wonders great which their own eyes had seen The Second Part. verse 12 In the whole land of Egypt and in Zoan field wrought hee Before their fathers eyes his works most marvellous to see verse 13 The sea divided gave through it a passage to them all The waters he made stand on heaps which were to them a wall verse 14 With a thick cloud he shadowed them while the day was light And with a pillar of light fire he led them in the night verse 15 And in the thirsty wildernesse the stony rocks he clave And as from the great depths from them he drink unto them gave verse 16 From those dry and hard rocks he caus'd great streams to issue out And caus'd the waters to run down like rivers round about verse 17 For all this more and more they did against turn still transgresse And the most high they did provoke in the great wildernesse verse 18 And in their hearts they God himself tempted by their mistrust In boldly asking flesh of him to satisfie their lust verse 19 Against their God they utter'd words and spake profanely thus A Table in the wildernesse can God prepare for us verse 20 Behold he smote the rock and thence came streams and waters great But can he give his people bread and give them flesh to eat verse 21 The Lord heard this and waxed wroth and kindled was a flame In Jacobs house and
that call on thee shew'st mercy plenteously verse 6 When I unto thee pray O Lord attend and bow thine ear And of my supplications the voice be pleas'd to hear verse 7 In time when troubles compasse me I will to thee complain For certainly I know that thou wilt answer me again verse 8 Amongst such as are Gods esteem'd none Lord is like to thee Nor any works unto thy works may once compared bee verse 9 The nations all throughout the world which thou didst make and frame Before thee come and worship shall and glorifie thy name The Second Part. verse 10 For thou Lord art exceeding great all power is thine own Thou workest strange and wondrous things for thou art God alone verse 11 Teach me thy way of truth O Lord I will walk in the same Unite my heart and soul in one to fear thy holy name verse 12 Thee will I praise O Lord my God with all my heart and I For ever more thine holy name will highly glorifie verse 13 Because thy mercy towards me in greatnesse doth excell My self thou hast delivered even from the lowest hell verse 14 O God the proud against me rise terrible men are met In Troups to seek my life they have not thee before them set verse 15 But thou full of compassion Lord and gracious hast been found Long-suffering and in mercy and in truth thou dost abound verse 16 O turn thee unto me O Lord and mercy on me have Strengthen thy servant and the son of thine own handmaid save verse 17 On me some sign of favour shew that all my foes may see And be ashamed Lord when thou dost help and comfort mee Psalm 87. UPon the holy mountains Gods foundations do abide verse 2 God Zions gates loves more then all Jacobs dwellings beside verse 3 Exceeding great and glorious things reported are abroad Of thy great name Jerusalem thou city of our God verse 4 Rahab and Babylon with Tyre and Cush and Palestine To those that know thee will I name that these converts of thine verse 5 Were born in them of Zion too it shall be said these men Were born in her the high'st himself shall her establish then verse 6 Yea when God shall his own record thus shall his reck'ning be Of any man amongst them nam'd in Zion born was he verse 7 Both singers and the players on instruments there shall be My springs of graces and of joys and comforts are in thee Psal 88. O Lord that art the God to me of my salvation I have cry'd day and night to thee in pray'r and made my moan verse 2 Before thee let my prayer come hearken unto my cry verse 3 My soul is troubled sore my life unto the grave draws nigh verse 4 I counted am as one of those that to the pit descend As a weak man they me esteem and one that hath no friend verse 5 Shut out as one dead like the slain that lie in grave forgot Quite cut off from thine hand and care whom thou remembrest not verse 6 In a most loathsome dungeon thou hast laid me down below In darknesse and in dang'rous deeps that do me overflow verse 7 Thy fearful indignation upon me hard doth lie Thou with thy waves and billows dost afflict me grievously verse 8 My friends thou hast put far from me to them I loathsome grow I am with griefs so compass'd in that forth I cannot goe verse 9 Because of mine affliction Lord I daily mourn for grief I daily call and stretch my hands to thee for some relief The Second Part. verse 10 Those that are dead Lord wilt thou cause thy wondrous works to see Shall they arise out of their graves and praises give to thee Shall all thy loving kindnesses men in the grave declare Or they speak of thy faithfulnesse that in destruction are verse 12 Shall in the darknesse be made known thy wonders manifold In the land of oblivion shall thy righteousnesse be told verse 13 But unto thee do I O Lord daily lift up my cry And in the morning with my pray'r prevent thy face will I. verse 14 Why dost thou then O Lord in wrath cast off my soul from thee And why the favour of thy face dost thou thus hide from mee verse 15 I am afflicted from my youth and ready still to die Thy terrours which I suffer still distract me fearfully verse 16 The fiercenesse of thy wrath like waves hath clean gone over me Thy terrours have me quite cut off which I suffer from thee verse 17 Like over-flowing waters still they round about me came And by them all together met encompassed I am verse 18 My friends and such as did me love thou hast put far from me And into darknesse them remov'd that mine acquaintance be Psal 89. THE mercies of the Lord will I for ever sing and will With my mouth shew thy faithfulnesse unto all ages still verse 2 For I have said that mercy shall for ever settled be Thy faithfulnesse established in Heav'n it self by thee verse 3 A Cov'nant with my chosen I have made firm to abide Which unto David by an oath I surely ratifi'd verse 4 That I thy seed establish will for ever to endure And unto generations all will build thy Throne most sure verse 5 The Heav'ns shall shew with joy and mirth thy wondrous works O Lord Thy Saints shall in thy Church on earth thy faithfulnesse record For in the Heavens to the Lord who may himself compare Amongst the sons of mighty ones who with him equall are verse 7 The Saints in their assemblies ought the Lord greatly to fear He must be rev'renced of all that come about him near verse 8 O God the Lord of hosts who can like thee a strong Lord be Thy truth and faithfulnesse do as a girdle compasse thee verse 9 The sea though raging furiously thou rulest at thy will The waves though mounting up on high thou makest calm and still verse 10 Thou Egypt strongly didst beat down as one that wounded is And with thy mighty arm thou hast dispers'd thine enemies The Second Part. verse 11 The heaven is thine the earth is thine and by thy pow'r and will The great wide world thou founded hast and all that doth it fill verse 12 The North and South from thee alone their first beginning had Both Tabor West Hermon East In thy name shall be glad verse 13 Thou hast O God an arm of strength that worketh mightily Strong is thy hand and thy right hand in pow'r exceeding high verse 14 In justice and in judgement doth thy thrones foundation lie Mercy and truth shall go before thy face continually verse 15 O those that know the joyful sound a blessed people be In the light of thy countenance Lord they shall walk with thee verse 16 All the day long shall they rejoice because thy name is nigh And in thy righteousnesse and truth shall be exalted high verse 17 For of their strength thou
thy grace and might verse 17 Lord let thy beauty be on us and what we take in hand Our God establish all our works strengthen that they may stand Psalm 91. HE that within the secret place of the most high doth dwell Under th' Almighties shadow shall abide secure and well verse 2 Unto the Lord mine heart doth say he is my refuge still My God and my fortresse is he and in him trust I will verse 3 Surely from the sly fowlers snare he will deliver thee And from the noisom pestilence his hand shall keep thee free verse 4 His feathers shall thee hide his trust under thy wings shall bee A buckler and a shield of proof his truth shall be to thee verse 5 So that the terrours of the night thy heart shall not affray Nor yet the dang'rous arrow shalt thou fear that flies by day verse 6 No nor the pestilence that walks in darknesse secretly Nor yet destruction that doth waste at non-day openly verse 7 Though at thy side a thousand fall and at thy right hand lie Ten thousand dead yet unto thee it shall not once come nigh verse 8 Only thou shalt stand and behold whilst thou thy self at free And of the wicked of the earth the just reward shalt see The Second Part. Because the Lord who unto me my refuge is alone The most high God hath made to thee thine habitation verse 10 None evil thou shalt need to fear it shall not thee befall Neither to hurt thee any plague come nigh thy dwelling shall verse 11 For to his Angels over thee a strict charge he shall give That safely thee in all thy ways they do keep and preserve verse 12 They in their hands shall bear thee up still waiting thee upon Lest thou at any time shouldst dash thy foot against a stone verse 13 Upon the Adder thou shalt tread and on the Lion strong Thy feet on dragons trample shall and on the Lions yong verse 14 Because he set his love on me deliver him will I Because my name is known to him I will set him on high verse 15 I when he calls will answer him I will be with him still In trouble to deliver him yea him I honour will verse 16 With a long life and many days I vvill him satisfie And my salvation he shall see and by experience try Psalm 92. TO give thanks to the Lord it is a good and comely thing And to thy name O thou most high thine own due praise to sing verse 2 Thy loving kindnesse forth to shew in the first morning light And to declare thy faithfulnesse and thy truth every night verse 3 On a ten stringed instrument and on the psaltery With solemn sound upon the harp and grave sweet melody verse 4 For with thy works Lord thou hast made my soul right glad to be And in the vvorks vvill I triumph which have been wrought by thee verse 5 O Lord how glorious and how great are the works of thine hand So deep thy thoughts and counsels are none can them understand verse 6 The brutish man is far unfit thy secrets to receive The foolish man cannot in this thy wisdome now perceive verse 7 That when like grasse the vvicked spring and sinners flourish all It is that they for ever may into destruction fall verse 8 But thou O Lord who dost them judge for ever dost remain And thou most high above thy foes for evermore shalt reign The Second Part. verse 9 For lo thine enemies O Lord thine enemies perish shall The vvorkers of iniquity they shall be scattered all verse 10 But thou shalt like the Unicorns my horn lift up on high And in my prosperous state with oil my face anoint shall I. verse 11 Mine eye shall see my full desire upon mine enemies Mine ear shall hear it of all those that up against me rise verse 12 But like a palm-tree fresh and green the righteous flourish shall Increasing as in Lebanon do grow the Cedars tall verse 13 Those that vvithin the house of God once firmly rooted are They always shall within the house of our God flourish fair verse 14 When they wax old they shall not fail but still forth fruit shall bring And they shall not decay but shall be sat and flourishing verse 15 To shew that righteous is the Lord who doth the righteous blesse He is my rock and strength in him is no unrighteousnesse Psalm 93. THE Lord doth reign and he himself hath cloth'd with Majesty And he is cloth'd with strength wherewith begirt himself hath he The world is so established that mov'd it cannot be Thy throne 's stablisht of old thou art from all eternity verse 3 The flouds have lifted up O Lord the flouds lift up their voice The flouds have lifted up their waves and made a dreadful noise verse 4 The Lord our God that sits on high he is more mighty farre Then mighty waves of seas then noise of many waters are verse 5 Thy testimonies are most sure and last eternally O Lord for ever holinesse thine house shall beautifie Psal 94. O Lord God to avenge all wrongs belongs alone to thee O God to whom vengeance belongs let us thy vengeance see verse 2 O thou the Judge of all the earth lift up thy self on high Render a just reward to those that deal presumptuously verse 3 O Lord how long shall all these men this proud ungodly rout How long shall all these wicked men triumphing walk about verse 4 How long shal these men hard things speak and utter cruelty How long shall they triumph and boast that work iniquity verse 5 They break thy folk in pieces Lord by their oppressions On thine inheritance they do lay great afflictions verse 6 Poor widows which are comfortlesse and strangers they do kill And murther children fatherlesse after their cruel will verse 7 Yet after all these mischiefs done they say God shall not see Nor by the God of Jacob shall these things regarded bee verse 8 Ye brutish men among the folk at length this understand Ye foolish will you never learn wisdome at any hand verse 9 The Lord did plant the hearing ear and hear then shall not hee And he that form'd the seeing eye shall he not clearly see He that the Heathen chastneth shall not he correct his own He that man teacheth knowledge must not all to him be known The Second Part. verse 11 The thoughts that are within mans heart the Lord doth know and see And he discovers thoroughly that vanity they bee verse 12 Happy is he whom thou O Lord dost chasten fatherly And in thy law dost him instruct and wisdome teach thereby verse 13 That thou unto him quiet rest from dangerous days maist give Until the pit be digg'd for those that do ungodly live verse 14 For God the Lord will not cast off his people lov'd freely Nor will his own inheritance abandon utterly verse 15 But his administration shall return to righteousnesse
And all upright in heart on it shall vvait vvith cheerfulnesse verse 16 But where is he vvho for me vvill against the vvicked stand Who vvil stand up to set me free from vvicked vvorkers hand verse 17 Unlesse the Lord had been mine help when none me rescued My soul had almost in the grave silence inhabited verse 18 But when I said within my heart my foot doth slip away Thy mercy held me up O Lord thy goodnesse me did stay verse 19 Ev'n when with multitudes of thoughts my minde was much opprest My soul did in thy comforts finde even then delight and rest verse 20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee Where mischiefs most unrighteously by law supported be verse 21 For they against the life conspire of righteous men and good And they by law as vvicked do condemn the guiltlesse blood verse 22 But God alone against them all is my defence and stay The Lord my God my refuge is my rock of strength alway verse 23 The Lord our God shall bring on them their own iniquity And in their sin shall cut them off and slay them certainly Psalm 95. O Come and let us to the Lord shout and sing joyfully And in our rock of health let us rejoice triumphantly verse 2 Let us into his presence now make haste with thankful voice And to him well-composed Psalms sing with a joyful noise verse 3 Because this our Lord is a God exceeding great and high And a great King above all gods in pow'r and Majesty verse 4 Th'unsearched depths of all the earth are in his pow'rful hand The strength of all the hills is his and by his might they stand verse 5 The wide unruly sea is his he made it by his hand And by his power and decree he formed the dry land verse 6 Come let us worship and bow down before him let us fall And kneel before the Lord our God for he hath made us all verse 7 He is our God the people we of his own pastures are And of his hand we are the sheep left to his only care verse 8 To day if you vvill hear his voice then harden not your heart As in Masrah and Meribah ye did in the desart verse 9 When your forefathers tempted me though they my pow'r did prove In my great vvorks which I them shew'd and wonders from above verse 10 Forty years long I grieved vvas with those men and I said This people hath not known my ways but in their hearts have straid verse 11 Wherefore to them when kindled was my wrath within my breast I sware they should not enter in to Canaan my rest Psalm 96. O Sing you now unto the Lord new songs with joy and mirth Sing ye unto the Lord our God all people on the earth verse 2 Sing ye unto the Lord above and blesse his holy name Shew his salvation forth declare from day to day the same verse 3 Among the Heathen all declare and of his glory tell And the great vvonders manifest to all on earth that dwell verse 4 Because the Lord our God is great and greatly prais'd to be Above all gods to be ador'd and to be fear'd is he verse 5 For all the gods are idols vain which the blind nations fear The Lord is only he by whom the Heavens created were verse 6 Before him comely honour is and glorious majesty And comely beauty and great strength are in his sanctuary verse 7 Ye kindreds of the people all give to the Lord his right Give ye unto the Lord above all glory strength and might verse 8 The glory due unto his name give to the Lord and King Come ye into his holy Courts an offering to him bring verse 9 In the beauty of holinesse before Jehovah bow And fear before his presence all the vvhole earth here below verse 10 Tell all the Heathen God doth reign and settleth stedfastly The vvorld unmov'd and he shall judge the people righteously verse 11 Then let the Heavens high be glad and let the earth rejoice The sea and fulnesse of it let it roar and make a noise verse 12 The field and all that therein is let it then joyful bee And in the shady woods themselves rejoice shall every tree Before God for he comes he comes the earth to judge and try He with his truth shall judge the world and nations righteously Psal 97. THE Lord doth reign continually let all the earth rejoice And let the multitude of isles for joy lift up their voice verse 2 He round about is compassed with thick clouds and darknesse The stable place are of his throne judgement and righteousnesse verse 3 A flaming and devouring fire before him goeth out Which burneth up and doth consume his enemies round about verse 4 His fearful lightnings o're the world gave forth a shining light The earth did it behold and straight did tremble at the sight verse 5 And at the presence of the Lord the hills like wax did melt When of the Lord of all the earth they had the presence felt verse 6 The Heavens high declare and shew his righteousnesse abroad And the people they do behold the glory of the Lord. verse 7 All that fear graven images confounded may they be And that of idols boast themselves all Gods him worship ye verse 8 Zion when she heard this report was glad exceedingly And Juda's daughters all rejoic'd for all thy judgements high verse 9 For thou far above all the earth O Lord our God art high And art far above all the Gods exalted wondrously verse 10 All ye that love the Lord above hate evil things for he Saves the souls of his saints and from the wicked sets them free verse 11 For such as righteous are is sown prosperity and light And joy and gladnesse for all those in heart that are upright verse 12 Rejoice in God the Lord all ye that walk in righteousnesse And give thanks at the memory of the Lords holinesse Psalm 98. S'ng a new song unto the Lord for he works wonders great His own right hand and holy arm the victory did get verse 2 Of his salvation hath the Lord discover'd now the light And hath his righteousnesse reveal'd in all the Heathens sight verse 3 His mercy unto Israel and truth remembred he And now the ends of all the earth our Gods salvation see verse 4 A joyful noise make to the Lord all people of the earth Make a loud noise and praises sing to him with joy and mirth verse 5 Sing to the Lord the King with Harps in psalms lift up your voice verse 6 With Trumpets and with Cornets sound before him make a noise verse 7 Yea let the sea roar out for joy and all that is therein The earth and all that therein dwell let them be joyful seen verse 8 Let flouds clap hands and let the hills together joyful be Before the Lord because the earth to judge now cometh he verse 9 The
world vvith righteousnesse shall he most justly judge and try And all the people shall he judge with perfect equity Psalm 99. THE Lord doth reign before his face let all the people quake He sits between the Cherubims let th' earth be mov'd and shake verse 2 The Lord is great in Zion and above all people high verse 3 His dreadful name which holy is let all men magnifie verse 4 The Kings strength also judgement loves and thou dost equity Stablish and judgement execute in Jacob righteously verse 5 Let now the Lord of all our God in praise exalted be Before his footstool worship him for holy sure is he verse 6 Moses and Aaron with his Priests with those that on him call Was Samuel on the Lord they call'd he answered them all verse 7 He in a cloudy pillar spake to them they his decree And testimonies which they gave them kept obediently verse 8 Thou answeredst them O Lord our God a pardoning God thou wast To them though for their practices thou vengeance took'st at last verse 9 Exalt on high the Lord our God and at his holy hill Him worship for the Lord our God ev'n he is holy still Psalm 100. ALL people that on earth do dwell sing to the Lord with cheerful noise verse 2 The Lord with gladnesse serve and come before his face with singing voice verse 3 Know ye the Lord our God in deed without our aid he did us make We are his flock he doth us feed and for his sheep he doth us take verse 4 O enter with thanksgiving then his gates come to his Courts with praise And be ye thankful unto him and blesse his holy name alwaies verse 5 Because the Lord our God is good his mercy is for ever sure His truth at all times firmly stood and shall from age to age endure Psalm 101. OF mercy and of judgement sing O Lord to thee will I verse 2 And in a perfect way will walk wisely and warily O when will there assistance come from thee to strengthen mee Within my house will I walk with a perfect heart with thee verse 3 I set no wicked thing before mine eyes their work I hate That turn aside it shall not cleave to me at any rate verse 4 A froward and rebellious heart I put away from me And any thing that wicked is I will not know or see verse 5 I 'le cut off him that slandereth his neighbour privily And a proud heart I will not bear nor him that looks on high verse 6 Upon the faithful of the Land mine eyes shall always be He that walks in a perfect way shall servant be to me verse 7 He that deceit and guile doth work in my house shall not dwell Nor shall he tarry in my sight that lying tales doth tell verse 8 Betimes I will destroy at once the wicked of the Land That I may from Gods City cut the wicked workers hand Psalm 102. LOrd hearken to my pray'r and let my cry come up to thee verse 2 In time of trouble do not hide thy face away from me Incline thy gracious ear to me answer me in the day verse 3 When I do call for like the smoak way days consume away verse 4 My bones like to an hearth are burnt mine heart is withered Like grasse and smitten that I do forget to eat my bread verse 5 By the voice of my groanings all my bones cleave to my skin verse 6 And I like to a Pellican in wildernesse have been Or like an Owl in desart quite cast out of men and gone verse 7 I watch and as a sparrow am on the house-top alone verse 8 My bitter enemies all the day reproaches cast on me And being mad at me with rage against me sworn they be verse 9 Ashes of mourning I do eat as bread continually And daily mix my drink with tears when I weep bitterly verse 10 Thy wrath and indignation did cause this grief and pain For thou hast lift me up on high and cast me down again verse 11 The days of this short life of mine are like the fleeting shade And I am withered like the grasse that soon away doth fade But though I fail it thou O Lord for ever shalt endure Thy Covenant continues still unto all ages sure verse 13 Thou wilt arise and mercy now to Zion thou wilt show For now 't is time to favour her yea the set time is now verse 14 For all thy servants in her stones though in rude heaps they lie Do pleasure take her very dust is precious in their eye The Second Part. verse 15 Then shall the Heathen people fear the Lords most holy name The Kings on earth shall reverence thy glory and thy fame verse 16 When God shall build up Zion he in glory shall appear verse 17 Hee 'll not the lowlies sute despise he will their prayer hear verse 18 This for succeeding ages shall be kept upon record The people that be thus restor'd shall blesse and praise the Lord. verse 19 For he hath lookt down from the height of his own sanctuary The Lord with favour th' earth beholds from out of Heaven high verse 20 The groanings still to hear of those that doe in prison lie To set at liberty such as appointed are to die verse 21 That they in Zion may declare the Lords most holy name And in Jerusalem set forth the glory of the same verse 22 When people from all Countries shall meet there with one accord And all the Kingdomes shall submit to serve the highest Lord. verse 23 My strength he vveakned in the way and shortened my day verse 24 I said in the midst of my days Lord take me not away verse 25 Thy yeers throughout all ages are ere time began thou laidst The Earths foundations and the Heav'ns vvith thine own hands thou mad'st verse 26 Thou shalt endure and still subsist but they shall wax away And like a garment shall wax old and by degrees decay verse 27 Thou as a garment shalt them change and they shall changed be But thou dost still abide the same thy years no end shall see verse 28 The children of thy servants shall continually endure And in thy sight their happy seed shall be establisht sure Psalm 103. O Blesse and praise the Lord my soul and to him thankful be Yea let his holy name be blest by all that is in me verse 2 The Lord my God blesse O my soul shew not thy self unkind And suffer not his benefits to slip out of thy mind verse 3 Who thy sins and offences all forgiveth graciously And all thy grievous sicknesses heals and removes from thee verse 4 Who from destruction doth thy life redeem and set it free With tender loving kindnesses and mercies towards thee verse 5 And he vvith all good things thy mouth doth satisfie and fill So that thy youth like Eagles doth in strength continue still verse 6 For all opprest in righteousnesse the Lord doth
judge with speed verse 7 His ways to Moses he made known his acts to Israels seed verse 8 The Lord is very gracious and merciful he is To anger slow but plenteous still in mercy to all his verse 9 Though he contend vvith man a vvhile he vvill not always chide Nor keep his anger in his breast for ever to abide verse 10 Nor yet according to our sins the Lord doth us regard And after our iniquities he doth not us reward verse 11 For as the distance is between the earth and heav'n above So large his mercy is to those that him do fear and love verse 12 He hath remov'd our sins from us and our transgressions all As far as is the rising Sun full distant from his fall The Second Part. verse 13 And as a father passeth by faults of his children dear So hath the Lord compassion on those that do him fear verse 14 The Lord that made us know full well our frame and temper must He cannot but remember still that vve are all but dust verse 15 The days of man are like the grasse that quickly doth decay His flourishing is like the flow'r in field that fades away verse 16 For it is gone when ever it the windy storm doth pass The place shall never know it more vvhere once it standing was verse 17 But yet Gods mercy to his saints for ever is and was And to their childrens children down his righteousnesse doth pass verse 18 To all such as his Covenant strive to keep stedfastly And think on his Commandements to do them faithfully verse 19 The Lord his Throne of Majesty in Heaven did prepare His kingdome ruleth over all and all his subjects are verse 20 Ye Angels that excel in strength blesse ye the Lord that doe His just Commandments and the voice of his word hearken to 21 Yea all ye mighty hosts blesse ye the Lord and praise him still Ye Ministers that ready are to execute his vvill verse 22 Ye all his vvorks in places all vvhere he doth rule as King Blesse ye the Lord and thou my soul his praises ever sing Psalm 104. O Blesse and praise the Lord my soul thou art exceeding high O Lord my God vvith honour cloth'd and glorious Majesty verse 2 With light as vvith a robe thy self thou cover'st round about And like a spacious curtain thou the Heavens stretchest out verse 3 The beams of his large Chambers he doth in the waters lay And on the Clouds as Charets he doth ride and poste away verse 4 And on the vvings of vvinds doth vva'k and he their blasts doth take For Messengers his Ministers a flaming fire doth make verse 5 The firm foundation of the earth so stedfast he doth lay That never from the fixed place it may be mov'd away verse 6 As with a garment thou the earth with the great deep dost cover The deep whose swelling vvaters once the mountains flowed over verse 7 At thy pow'rful rebuke O Lord they fled and did not stay And at thy thunders dreadful voice they hasted soon away verse 8 Over the mountains they ascend and pass by Valleys low That to the place which thou for them hadst founded they may goe verse 9 There hast thou shut them in vvith bounds vvhich shall them still restrain That back they never do return the earth to drown again Yet to the fruitful Valleys thou by Springs dost vvaters send Which to the sea among the hills their winding course do bend verse 11 These do give drink to every beast that rangeth in the field And by their vvaters they do quench the thirst of asses vvilde verse 12 Neer them their habitations the fowls do build on high Among the branches they delight to sing melodiously The Second Part. verse 13 As for the hills he vvatreth them from his Chambers on high And with the fruits of his own works the earth doth satisfie verse 14 There makes he grasse for beasts to grow and herb for mans use good That out of the dead earth he may bring forth sufficient food verse 15 And wine to glad mans heart and oil to make the face shine fair And Corn for bread which may the strength of weak mans heart repair The tallest Trees Cedars themselves of Lebanon Gods plants Are full of sap that none of them sufficing moisture vvants verse 17 In them the birds and fowls of Heaven do choose their nests to make As for the stork the fir-trees she doth for her dwelling take verse 18 To the wilde Goats the mountains high a place of refuge be The Conies also to the rock do for their shelter flee verse 19 The Moon thou dost appoint by course the seasons to discern From thee the Sun his certain time of going down doth learn verse 20 Thou bringest darknesse on the earth and it is night and then Beasts of the forests each of them creeps forth out of his den verse 21 After their fearful prey the yong lions do roar and rave And meat to satisfie themselves of God himself they crave verse 22 But when the Sun doth rise away together they do flie To hide them from the light and down they in their dens do lie verse 23 Then man may safely come abroad and to his labour goes Each to his vvork vvherein the day till evening he bestows verse 24 O Lord how manifold are all thy vvorks in wisdome thou Mad'st them and thou to fill the earth thy riches dost bestow The Third part verse 25 Thou dost this great wide sea likewise replenish where are things Creeping innumerable beasts both small and great it brings verse 26 There in the swift ships to and fro do passe as in away There is Leviathan vvhich thou hast made therein to play verse 27 These in their divers kinds on thee do wait and all attend That thou sufficient food to them in season due mayest send verse 28 That vvhich thou scatterest to them they gather thou thine hand Dost open wide and they are fill'd with good at thy command verse 29 Thou hid'st thy face and then they are troubled with vvant and pain Thou tak'st their breath they die and to their dust return again verse 30 Thou sendest forth thy Spirit they are created by and by Thus of the whole earth thou the face renew'st continually verse 31 The glory shall for ever last of God the Lord of might And in the works of thy right hand thou greatly shalt delight verse 32 If he do but the earth behold it trembleth fearfully If he the mountains only touch then smoak they presently verse 33 While I do live unto the Lord I 'le sing continually While I my being have sing praise unto my God will I. verse 34 My meditation of the Lord most sweet shall be to me And in my good and gracious God right joyful shall I be verse 35 Let sinners from the earth consume and wicked be no more Blesse thou the Lord my soul praise ye the Lord and
him adore Psalm 105. O Give ye thanks unto the Lord and call upon his name Among his people shew his works and spread abroad his fame verse 2 O sing ye unto him sing psalms unto him joyfully Talk ye of all the wondrous works wrought by his hand most high verse 3 Glory ye in his holy name rejoice vvith one accord Let all the hearts of them rejoice that truly seek the Lord. verse 4 Seek ye the Lord seek ye the Ark of his strength and his face Seek always that yea seek I say his favour and his grace verse 5 The wondrous works that he hath done keep still in mindful heart Let not the judgements of his mouth out of your mind depart verse 6 Ye that of faithful Abraham his Covenant are the seed Ye his elect the children that of Jacob do proceed verse 7 Because he and he only is to us our Lord and God His judgements manifested are in all the earth abroad verse 8 His Covenant he did ever mind the word which by him was To thousand generations commanded was to pass verse 9 Which Covenant he established with faithful Abraham And unto Isaak by his oath he did renue the same verse 10 And unto Jacob for a Law he made it firm and sure A Covenant to Israel which ever should endure The Second Part. verse 11 To them he said I unto thee the Land of Canaan give The lot of your inheritance where you and yours may live verse 12 Although their number at that time did very small appeare And in the Land vvherein they liv'd they then but strangers were verse 13 When they vvent on from land to land without a sure abode And wandred from one kingdome to another all abroad verse 14 Yet all this while he suffered not them any wrong to take But great and mighty Kings he oft rebuked for their sake verse 15 Saying unto them Touch not those that mine anointed be And to the Prophets do no harm that doe belong to me verse 16 When for a famine he did call upon the Land that day When he did wholly break of bread the onely staff and stay verse 17 He sent before them Joseph who was for a servant sold verse 18 Whose feet they hurt vvith fetters he was laid in irons cold verse 19 Until the Word went out at last to give him liberty The Word that from the Lord went out did him in prison try verse 20 Then sent the King and from his bonds to loose him did agree The Ruler of the people gave command to set him free verse 21 And he of his own house did him the sole Commander make And of all his possessions made him the charge to take verse 22 That he might order by his word the Princes of the Land And teach all his great Senators wisdome to understand verse 23 And while those years of famine were to Egypt Israel came And Jacob as a sojourner liv'd in the Land of Ham. The third part verse 24 For all that did he mightily increase his people there That stronger then their enemies they by his blessings were verse 26 Then did he turn their heart to hate his people vehemently And ev'n vvith those his servants dear to deal in subtilty verse 26 He then his servant Moses sent unto King Pharaoh And vvith them Aaron whom he chose to let his people goe verse 27 They shewed his commanded signs amongst them powerfully And with their wonders they the land of Him did terrifie verse 28 Thick darknesse upon them he sent which dark did make the day And his command and pow'rful Word his creatures did obey verse 29 He turn'd their waters into bloud and all their fish did slay verse 30 Their land brought frogs abundantly ev'n where King Pharaoh lay verse 31 He spake and at his voice there came great swarms of noisome flies And all the quarters of their land vvere fill'd with crawling lice verse 32 In stead of milde and gentle rain upon them hail he sent And with the hail affrighting flames of fire consuming went verse 33 He smote the Vines and Fig-trees all which in the land did grow Yea all the Trees within their Coasts did break and overthrow verse 34 He gave command and at his Word the Locust swarmed there And vvasting Caterpillars came which without number were The Fourth Part. verse 35 And they did eat up all the herb in their kind speedily And all the fruits upon the ground devoured utterly verse 36 The first-begotten in their land by death he took away Even the beginning of their strength suddenly in that day verse 37 With store of gold and silver he made them from thence to passe And amongst all their Tribes throughout no feeble person was verse 38 All Egypt was exceeding glad when they did thence depart For then a dreadful fear of them did fall upon their heart verse 39 By day he for a covering spread a cloud and in the night To guide them rightly in their way by fire he gave them light verse 40 They asked and he brought the quails to them abundantly And with the bread of heav'n he did their hunger satisfie verse 41 He opened them the stony rock and waters gushed out Within the dry and parched ground like rivers round about verse 42 Thus dealt he for his promise sake which he remembred still And Abraham who him did serve according to his vvill verse 43 His people thus with joy and mirth he forth from bondage brought His chosen he made glad with all the works which he had wrought verse 44 To them the land possessed by the Heathen then he gave That of the peoples labours they th' inheritance might have verse 45 That they his statutes might observe and guided by his Word Might walk in all his holy laws blesse ye the living Lord. Psalm 106. PRaise ye the Lord O give you thanks to God for good is he And everlasting to his own his grace and mercy be verse 2 Who can shew forth the mighty acts and wonders of our God Who can sufficiently declare his praises all abroad verse 3 Blessed are they that faithfully judgement keep and observe That at all times do righteousnesse and do not from it swerve verse 4 With favour such as to thine own thou shew'st remember me O Lord and thy salvation I pray thee let me see verse 5 That I thy chosens good may see and in their joy rejoice And boasting with thine heritage in joy lift up my voice verse 6 With our rebellious fathers we have sinned every one And trespass'd by iniquity and wickedly have done verse 7 The wonders great which thou O Lord hadst done in Egypt land Our fathers though they knew them not yet did not understand Nor did thy many mercies they remember thankfully But at the sea at the red sea provok'd him grievously verse 8 Neverthelesse he saved them for honour of his name That he might make his people know and spread abroad
not his fathers wickednesse from Gods remembrance fall And his own mothers sin let not be blotted out at all verse 15 But let them in the sight of God appear continually That he may wholly from the earth cut off their memory verse 26 Sith mercy he forgat to shew and did pursue with spight The poor weak man that him whose heart was broken slay he might verse 17 As he did bitter cursing love so let it on him fall Let blessing be far from him as it pleas'd him not at all verse 18 As he with cursing cloth'd himself as vvith clothes let it so Into his bowels and his bones like oil and water go verse 19 As his garment that covers him so let it to him be And as a girdle wherewith girt continually is he verse 20 This the reward be from the Lord unto mine enemies Who evil speak against my soul and mischief do devise The Third part verse 21 But for thy names sake O my God and Lord do thou for me From my distresse deliver me for good thy mercies be Because I needy am and poor and without help distrest And my afflicted broken heart is wounded in my breast verse 23 Like to the shadow that declines so I away do go And as the locust vvith the vvind am tossed to and fro verse 24 My trembling knees are weak and faint because I long do fast The fatnesse of my flesh is gone I do consume and waste verse 25 And I a vile reproach and scorn by them was made to be And they that did upon me look did shake their heads at me verse 26 But thou O Lord that art my God save and deliver me According to thy mercy Lord mine aid and succour be verse 27 That all men may see and confesse that this is thine own hand And that thou Lord hast this perform'd they all may understand verse 28 Whom they curse do thou blesse and when they rise up against me Let them be made ashamed but let me rejoice in thee verse 29 Let them be clothed all with shame that enemies are to me Let their contention as a cloak to them a covering be verse 30 But vvith my mouth I greatly will praise and advance the Lord Yea I among the multitude his praises will record verse 31 For at the right hand of the poor he shall stand up to save Him from the cruel hands of those that him condemned have Psalm 110. THe Lord did say unto my Lord sit thou at my right hand Till I have made thy foes a stool whereon thy foot may stand verse 2 The Lord shall out of Zion send the Scepter of thy might Thy kingdome plant amidst thy foes and rule it in their sight verse 3 To thy fair holy Temple they resort shall willingly In meeting days when thou thy Word dost publish pow'rfully As from the early morning womb the dew falls thick on ground So shall the young born babes to thee flocking in troups be found verse 4 The Lord hath sworn and of this oath he vvill repent him never Of th' order of Melchisedek thou art a Priest for ever verse 5 The Lord in glory high advanc't that sits at thy right hand Shall in his day of wrath strike through great Kings that him withstand verse 6 The Heathen he shall judge and fill the place with bodies dead And over many Countries he shall smite and wound the head verse 7 And in his foes pursute for haste of waters in the way Shall drink and shall advance on high his royal head that day Psal 111. PRaise ye the Lord him will I praise with all my heart and might In the assembly of the just and in the Churches sight The vvorks of our Almighty God in greatness do excel And ought to be sought out and seen of all that love them well verse 3 His works are honourable all and shine full gloriously And his most perfect righteousness endures eternally verse 4 The Lord hath made his wondrous works remembred still to be The Lord is of compassion full and gracious is he verse 5 Of food a portion he doth give to such as him do fear For his firm Covenant made with them he still in minde doth bear verse 6 The power of his works he doth unto his people show That the Heathens inheritance he might on them bestow verse 7 Both truth and judgement are the works wrought by his hand and might His precepts and Commandments all are very sure and right verse 8 Firmly they are established for all eternity And all of them done and perform'd in truth and equity verse 9 Unto his people vvhom he chose redemption he did send His Covenant he hath stablisht so that it shall never end Holy and reverent is the name of our great Lord and King verse 10 Only from the true fear of God doth all sound wisdome spring Good understanding have all they his precepts that fulfill His glory everlasting is his praise endureth still Psal 112. PRaise ye the Lord. The man is blest that fears the Lord of might And in his just Commandements that taketh great delight verse 2 His holy seed here upon earth shall great and mighty be The generation of th'upright all men shall blessed see verse 3 And in his house there shall be store of wealth and riches sure And all his righteousness to him for ever shall endure Unto the righteous doth arise in midst of darknesse light Kind and compassionate is he and leads his life aright verse 5 A good man always favour shows and lendeth willingly And all his own affairs he guides vvith judgement prosperously verse 6 Surely his state is setled so that it shall never move The just shall be remembred still by men and God above verse 7 Of evil tidings that may come he vvill not be afraid Because his heart upon his God by faith is fixt and staid verse 8 His heart is firmly stablished afraid he will not be Until upon his enemies his whole desire he see verse 9 He distributes gifts to the poor and to eternity His justice lasts his horn shall be with honour raised high verse 10 The vvicked seeing it shall grieve and gnash his teeth in ire And melt away yea perish shall the wicked mans desire Psalm 113. PRaise ye the Lord O praise him all ye servants of the Lord The glorious name of God the Lord praise ye vvith one accord verse 2 From this time forth for evermore the Lords name blessed bee verse 3 From East to West Gods name must be praised by each degree verse 4 The Lord 's above all Nations high his glory above the sky verse 5 Who is like to the Lord our God whose dwelling is on high verse 6 Who notwithstanding doth from thence abase himself so low As all things in the heav'n and earth still to observe and know verse 7 He raiseth up out of the dust the man of low degree And needy men on high even from the
for them I shall destroy in Gods own name The Second Part. verse 13 Thou hast vvith violence at me thrust sore that fall I might But yet the Lord sustained me and made me stand upright The Lord is my defence and strength which I depend upon He is my song and praise and he is my salvation verse 15 In dwellings of the just is heard the voice and melody Of joy and health for the right hand of God doth valiantly verse 16 The right hand of the mighty God exalted is on high The right hand of the mighty Lord hath done most valiantly verse 17 I shall not die but live and shew the Lords works sorely he verse 18 Hath chastned me but unto death hath not delivered me verse 19 Set ye vvide open unto me the gates of holiness That I may enter into them the Lord to praise and bless verse 20 This gate of God there shall with me the righteous enter in verse 21 I will praise thee thou hast me heard and my salvation been verse 22 The stone which by the builders was refused vvith disgrace Now the head-corner stone is made and set in chiefest place The Third Part. verse 23 This vvas the mighty vvork of God this was the Lords own fact And it is marvellous to behold vith eyes that noble act verse 24 This is the day vvhich God hath made and hath advanced high We will therein be glad and will rejoice exceedingly verse 25 O send salvation now O Lord I pray thee earnestly O Lord I thee beseech to send us now prosperity verse 26 Blessed be he that in the name of God comes us to save You all out of the house of God the Lord we blessed have verse 27 God is the Lord that shews to us light and prosperity The sacrifice to th' altars horns with coards binde speedily verse 28 Thou art my God and therefore I vvill praises give to thee Thou art my God therefore by me thou shalt exalted be O give you thanks unto the Lord exceeding good is he Because for ever to his saints his mercies lasting be Psal 119. BLessed are they that are sincere and upright in the vvay Who all their lives vvalk in Gods law and it in heart obey verse 2 Yea blessed are all those that keep his statutes constantly And that the Lord vvith their vvhole heart do seek unfeignedly verse 3 They also do not willingly practise iniquity That in the holy ways of God vvalk in sincerity verse 4 Thou hast commanded us that in obedience to thy will With all our care and diligence we keep thy statutes still verse 5 O that the whole frame of my way were now directed right That I thy statutes might observe and keep vvith all my might verse 6 No conscience of my sin shall then bring any shame to me When to all thy Commandements my due respect shall be verse 7 Then in uprightness of my heart thee vvill I praise when I Thy righteous judgements shall have learn'd by practise thoroughly verse 8 In confidence of help from thee thy statutes keep vvill I Then fail me not O Lord and me forsake not utterly BETH The Second Part. verse 9 By vvhat means undefiled may his ways a yong man make If he according to thy Word thereto good heed do take verse 10 With my whole heart I have thee sought and thus seeking abide Let me not vvander from thy ways nor from them turn aside verse 11 Within mine heart and secret thoughts thy Word I have hid still That I might not at any time offend thy holy will verse 12 Thou in thy self art blessed Lord goodness abounds in thee Then for the glory of thy grace thy statutes teach thou me verse 13 To other men I with my lips declared and did show The judgements of thy mouth that them all men might learn and know verse 14 Thy testimonies and thy ways have made my heart so glad As if the riches and the wealth of all the earth I had verse 15 Upon thy precepts still shall be my meditation Thy holy vvays I do respect and fix mine eyes upon verse 16 Upon thy statutes my delight shall be so firmly set That by thy grace I never vvill thy holy Word forget GIMEL The third part verse 17 According to thy bounty great deal with thy servant Lord That I may live and constantly observe and keep my Word verse 18 Let my vveak eyes by thy good spirit so fully opened be That all the wonders of thy law I may discern and see verse 19 I am a stranger on the earth and wander dang'rously Hide not thy laws from me that they may guide me constantly verse 20 My soul within me breaketh Lord longing continually For thy judgements that them I may know and keep faithfully verse 21 Thou hast rebuked all the proud and thy curse on them brought Because from thy Commandements they erre in deed and thought verse 22 Contempt and vile reproach of men let not upon me fall For I have kept and do observe thy testimonies all verse 23 Great Princes sit and speak against thy servant every where But all my meditations upon thy statutes were verse 24 My comfort and my hearts delight thy testimonies be And what to do in all my doubts they teach and counsel me DALETH The Fourth Part. verse 25 My soul doth cleave unto the dust I hardly life retain According to thy faithful Word Lord quicken me again My ways and works I did declare and did confesse to thee And thou in mercy didst me hear thy statutes teach thou me verse 27 Make me to understand thy way which thy Commandements show Then of thy vvonders shall I talk that others may them know verse 28 My soul doth faint and melt away through heaviness and grief To me according to thy Word send strength and give relief verse 29 The ways of men which falshood are remove far off from me Grant me to know and keep thy laws which true and righteous be verse 30 For I of truth and righteousness have chosen the right way And all thy laws and judgements I before mine eyes do lay verse 31 Unto thy testimonies I did closely stick and cleave Then to reproach and shame O Lord thy servant never leave verse 32 The way of thy Commandements I will run cheerfully When thou hast by thy spirit mine heart enlarged graciously HE The Fifth part verse 33 Of thy Commandements O Lord teach me the perfect way That without swarving walk in it unto the end I may verse 34 Give me right understanding then I shall keep faithfully Thy law and duly it observe with my whole heart will I. verse 35 By the strength of thy Spirit Lord make me to go aright In paths of thy Commandements for therein I delight verse 36 Incline mine heart unto thy laws and make me them to love And do all filthy avarice far from my heart remove verse 37 From vain desires and worldly lusts turn back
mine eyes and sight Quicken me by the spirit of life to vvalk thy vvays aright verse 38 Confirm thy faithful promise Lord which thou hast made to mee Who am thy servant and desire to fear and honour thee verse 39 Reproach and shame vvhich I do fear turn thou away from mee Who am thy servant and desire to fear and honour thee verse 40 Behold for thy precepts I long and love them to obey Quicken me in thy righteousness that them fulfill I may VAU The Sixth Part. verse 41 Thy mercies great and manifold let me obtain O Lord Let me thy saving health enjoy according to thy Word verse 42 So shall I stop the slanderous mouths of leud men and unjust Who me with scorn reproach because I in thy words do trust verse 43 The word of truth out of my mouth do not take utterly For on thy judgements righteous my hope and trust rely verse 44 Then shall I thus encouraged thy laws continually Observe yea keep them whilst I live for evermore will I. verse 45 Then shall I in a plain safe way walk on at liberty For thy Commandements to seek my self I do apply And of thy testimonies I will speak and not forbear Before the face of greatest Kings no shame shall make me fear verse 47 And walking in obedience to thy just laws will I Joy and delight my self for I have lov'd them tenderly verse 48 Yea all my strength will I lift up to vvalk in the right way Of thy statutes and I therein will meditate alway ZAIN The seventh part verse 49 Thy Word unto thy servant past remember carefully Upon vvhich thou hast caused me in hope still to rely verse 50 This word my only comfort is when troubles do me grieve When I am in distress it doth me quicken and relieve verse 51 The proud and scornful men had me in great derision Yet from obedience to thy law I have not swarv'd or gone verse 52 But then O Lord thy judgements old I called back to minde Whereby I comforted my self and cause from grief did find verse 53 Horrour hath taken hold on me and made mine heart to quake Because of all the wicked ones that do thy law forsake verse 54 While in this house of pilgrimage I absent am from thee Thy statutes still have been my songs and joy of heart to mee verse 55 In the night season I thy name remembred have O Lord While others in their beds did sleep and I have kept thy Word verse 56 This comfort which I thus enjoy I have bestowed by thee Because thy precepts carefully have been observ'd by me CHETH The eighth part verse 57 I for my portion and my lot have taken thee O Lord I said and purpos'd in my heart that I would keep thy word verse 58 With my whole heart I thee besought thy favour to afford Be merciful unto me now according to thy word verse 59 My former ways I thought upon and course of life I tri'd And to thy laws I turn'd my feet and did not go aside verse 60 I did not stay nor linger long as those that slothful are But speedily thy laws to keep I did my self prepare verse 61 The cruel bands of vvicked men have made of me their prey Yet vvould I not thy laws forget nor from them go astray verse 62 At midnight vvill I rise from sleep to blesse and praise thy name Thy righteous judgements are so great and of such wondrous fame verse 63 Of all those that do sear thy name companion am I And of those chat observe and keep thy precepts faithfully verse 64 Thy mercies great most gracious Lord the earth throughout do fill O teach me how I may obey thy statutes and thy vvill TETH the ninth Part. verse 65 With me who thine own servant am thou hast dealt well O Lord Thy bounty thou hast shew'd to me according to thy Word Teach me good knowledge how to walk and good discretion give For I do thy Commandements approve and them believe verse 67 Before thine hand did me afflict I err'd and went astray But now I keep thy holy Word and by it guide my way verse 68 Thou Lord art good and gracious and good doth from thee flow Then of thy goodness teach me how thy statutes I may know verse 69 The proud and vvicked men have forg'd against me many a lie Yet thy Comwandements still observe with all my heart vvill I. verse 70 Their hearts by ease as fat as grease sensless and careless be But in thy law do I delight and that is sweet to me verse 71 it was exceeding good to me that thou didst me correct For as a guide to learn thy law thy rod did me direct verse 72 The law which from thy mouth proceeds is better unto me Then thousands of tho purest gold and finest silver be JOD The tenth part verse 73 Thine hands have made fashioned me thy breath hath made me live That I may thy Commandments keep me understending give verse 74 Those that do fear thee will be glad when they my state do see Because I by thy word have learn'd to put my hope in thee verse 75 I know and do confess O Lord thy judgements righteous be And that in very faithfulness thou hast afflicted me verse 76 Thy loving kindness now O Lord let for my comfort be According to thy word unto thy servant help thou me verse 77 Thy tender mercies unto me let come that I may live For consolation and delight thy law to me doth give verse 78 Make thou the proud asham'd for they vex me vvithout a cause But I vvill meditate upon thy precpts and thy laws verse 79 Let those that do thee truly fear turn and rejoice with me And those that know thy laws let us together joyful be verse 80 And in thy righteous statutes Lord still let my heart be sound And then I may assured be no shame shall me confound CAPH The eleventh part verse 81 My soul for thy salvation saints until I it obtain Yet doth my hope upon thy words my fainting soul sustain verse 82 Mine eies do fail while on thy word I vvait and thus do say O when wilt thou me comfort Lord why dost thou thus delay verse 83 I like a bottle am become that in the smoak is set Though worn out by afflictions thy law do not forget verse 84 How many are thy servants daies may I yet live to see When thou wilt judgement execute on those that trouble mee verse 85 The proud have digged pits for me that I therein might fall Which are against thy law both they and all their works vvithall All thy Commandements faithful are and so esteem'd by me They persecute me wrongfully thou Lord mine helper be verse 87 These men on earth had me almost consumed utterly But I did not thy precepts just forsake unfeignedly verse 88 After thy loving kindness Lord quicken me speedily Then all the statutes of thy
worldly men despised in their sight Thy precepts yet forget I not but do in them delight verse 142 Thy righteousness most stedfast is and ever shall endure Thy law is also truth it self most constant and most sure verse 143 Trouble and anguish have me found and taken hold on me Yet in this trouble my delight thy just Commandments be verse 144 Eternal righteousness have all thy testimonies give To me knowledge of them then I shall comfortably live KOPH The nineteenth part verse 145 To thee vvith my whole heart I cri'd hear me most gracious Lord And then will I thy statutes keep and vvill obey thy Word verse 146 I in my trouble cri'd to thee do thou me safe preserve And I thy testimonies then vvill carefully observe verse 147 The dawning of the morning I prevented vvith my crie For in my trouble did my hope upon thy Word relie verse 148 Mine eies in waking do prevent the watches of the night That I might meditate upon thy word of truth and light verse 149 After thy loving kindness hear my voice when I do crie According to thy Word O Lord quicken me graciously verse 150 Those that in waies of mischief walk and do pursue me hard Draw high and they do not thy law nor equitie regard verse 151 But thou art near to me and canst their mischief soon prevent And all thy laws and promises shall prove true in event verse 152 This of thy testimonies I have known in times long past That them for ever to endure thou firmly founded hast RESH The twentieth part verse 153 Consider mine affliction Lord from trouble free me set For I in thy most holy law to walk do not forget verse 154 Plead my cause and deliver me and do my right maintain According to thy promises quicken thou me again verse 155 Salvation sure is far away from those that wicked are For they thy statutes do not keep nor for thy laws do care verse 156 O Lord both great and manifold thy tender mercies be According to thy judgements then in mercie quicken me verse 157 Many my persecutors are and enemies of mine Yet from thy testimonies just mine heart doth not decline verse 158 I greatly grieved was when I the leud transgressors saw Because they did not keep thy Word but sinn'd against thy law verse 159 Consider how I dearly love thy precepts and thy Word After thy loving kindness then quicken thou me O Lord. verse 160 From the beginning all thy Word hath been most true and sure Thy righteous judgements everie one for ever shall endure SCHIN The 21. part verse 161 Princes hate persecuted me although no cause they saw But still of thy most holy Word mine heart doth stand in aw verse 162 In thy most pure and holy Word as much rejoice do I As he vvho lighting on great spoil is made rich suddenly verse 163 From lying waies which I abhor and hate I do remove But thy most pure and holy law of truth I dearly love verse 164 Deserved praises I do give sevâ—n times a day to thee Because thy judgements righteous are and they have holpen me verse 165 Great peace and safety they shall have which do thy statutes love No danger shall their blessed state empair or once remove verse 166 O Lord for my salvation I only hope in thee And strive alwaies thy laws to keep which thou commandest me verse 167 Thy testimonies hath my soul observed carefully On them my heart is set and them I love exceedingly verse 168 Thy laws and thy Commandments I keep with special care For all my waies and works I know before thee open are TAU The 22 part verse 169 Let my complaint and crie come near before thy presence Lord Right understanding give thou me acording to thy Word verse 170 And let my supplications come and have access to thee According to thy faithful Word O Lord deliver me verse 171 From a full heart my thankful lips shall utter forth thy praise when thou shalt make me understand thy statutes and thy waies To speak of thy most holy Word my tongue shall never cease For thy Laws and Commandements are perfect righteousness verse 173 Let now thy hand and mighty power me succour and relieve For I thy precepts chose that I after thy laws might live verse 174 I long'd O Lord exceedingly for thy salvation And thy Law is my whole delight and meditation verse 175 O let my soul live and it shall give praises unto thee And let thy faithful judgements Lord still help and succour mee verse 176 Like a lost sheep I went astray thy servant seek and finde For thy Commandements I do retain still in my minde Psalm 120. IN my distresse unto the Lord I did complain and cry And he forthwith inclin'd to me and heard me graciously From lying lips O Lord my soul deliver and set free From double and deceitful tongues O Lord deliver mee verse 5 What shall to thy false tongue be done or giv'n thou slanderer verse 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty man and coals of Juniper verse 5 O woe is me that I must thus sojourn so long a space In Mesech and must dwell in tents vvith Kedars cursed race verse 6 With him that hateth peace my soul is forc'd long to abide verse 7 For peace I am but when I speak for war they do provide Psalm 121. SHall I look up unto the hills and safety thence expect From whence doth come the help that me in danger shall protect verse 2 My help only from God doth come who earth and heaven did frame verse 3 He staies thy feet that nothing can remove away the same verse 4 He slumbers not at all that doth thy soul in safety keep Behold he that keeps Israel shall not slumber once or sleep verse 5 The Lord thy God thy keeper is and he doth alwaies stand To be a shadow of defence to thee on thy right hand verse 6 Neither the Suns bright burning beams by day shall once thee smite Nor shall the Moons cold influence hurt thee in the dark night verse 7 The Lord alone shall thee preserve safely from evils all Yea he thy soul continually preserve in safety shall verse 8 God shall himself thy going our and comming in defend From this time forth for evermore till time itself do end Psalm 122. I Joy'd in heart when thus to me they spake and fram'd their talk Unto the house of God the Lord together let us walk Our feet that once throughout the land had wandred all abroad In the gates of Jerusalem have found a sure abode verse 3 The buildings of Jerusalem in one compacted be And in religious government her peoples hearts agree verse 4 Thither the Tribes of God go up the Tribes with one accord Before the Ark of Israel do blesse and praise the Lord. verse 5 There are erected Judgement seats the thrones of equity The thrones which God to David gave and his posterity
I Lord behave my self in quietness and rest verse 3 Let Israel only on the Lord place all their hope and stay Both at this present and henceforth for time to come alway Psalm 132. REmember Davids troubles Lord and how he sware to thee verse 2 And how unto the mighty God of Jacob vowed he verse 3 Surely I vvill not come into mine house or bed at all Nor shall mine eyes take any sleep nor eye-lids slumber shall verse 5 Till for the Lord I choose a place vvhere he may make abode Till I an habitation finde for Jacobs mighty God verse 6 At Shiloh once in Ephraim vve heard it did abide At Kiriath vve found it a vvhile the plains and woods beside verse 7 Into his Tabernacles now vve know vvhither to go There vve before his footstool vvil vvorship him bowing low verse 8 Arise O Lord arise and come into thy place of rest Thou and the Ark from whence thy strength thou dost make manifest verse 9 Let all thy Priests be clothed vvith thy truth and righteousness Let all thy saints be blest that they may shout for joyfulness verse 10 And for thy servant Davids sake do not deny thy grace And of thine own anointed dear turn not away the face The Second Part. verse 11 The Lord to David sware in truth and vvill not turn from it The fruit of thy body vvill I cause on thy throne to sit verse 12 And if thy sons my cov'nant keep and precepts faithfully For ever on thy throne shall sit all their posterity verse 13 For God mount Zion chosen hath to dwell there doth he love verse 14 There do I love to dwell and rest and never to remove verse 15 And there all her provision I will bless abundantly And I all those that needy are with bread vvill satisfie verse 16 I also vvith salvation vvill clothe her Priests gloriously And all her saints shall shout aloud for joy exceedingly verse 17 And there vvill I make Davids horâ— to bud and grow in might For mine anointed I ordainâ—d a shining lamp and bright verse 18 As with a garment I vvill clothe his enemies all vvith shame But on himself his crown shall still flourish and be of fame Psalm 133. HOw pleasant and how good is it how doth that grace excell When in the unity of love brethren together dwell verse 2 'T is like that precious fragrant oyl that once vvas poured out On Aarons head and ran his beard and collar round about verse 3 Like Hermons dew or that vvhich doth on Zions hills descend For there his blessing God commands ev'n life without an end Psalm 134. BEhold and bless the Lord ye servants of his guard Which in the house of God the Lord by night do stand and vvard Lift up your hands and bless the Lord in holiness verse 3 The Lord that earth and heaven made thee out of Zion blesse Psalm 135. PRaise ye the Lord and his great name praise ye vvith one accord O praise him still all ye that be the servants of the Lord. verse 2 All ye that stand in the Lords house aloud his praises sound Praise him all ye that in the Courts of our great God are found verse 3 Praise ye the Lord for he is good yea praises to him sing Sing praises to his name because it is a pleasant thing verse 4 For Jacob to himself the Lord of his good vvill chose he And his peculiar treasure he did Israel take to be verse 5 For vvell I know the Lord our God is great in Majesty And that he is above all gods advanc'd exceeding high In heaven and in earth he did vvhat ever him did please And in deep places here below and in the swelling seas verse 7 He from the ends of th' earth doth cause the vapours to ascend For rain he lightnings makes and vvinds doth from his treasures send verse 8 All the first-born he smote with death in the Egyptians land The first-born both of man and beast he slew by hls strong hand verse 9 He hath in thee shew'd vvonders great and tokens vvhich did fall On Egypt on Pharaoh thy King and on his servants all verse 10 He also nations great and strong smote down and overthrew And vvhen his people they oppos'd their mighty Kings he slew The Second Part. verse 11 Sihon King of the Amorites and Og of Bashan King Of Canaan he the Kingdomes all did to subjection bring verse 12 And for an heritage he gave their land to Israel His people for an heritage for them therein to dwell verse 13 Thy name O Lord God shall endure and thy memoriall For evermore shall be preserv'd to generations all verse 14 For the Lord God his people vvill at length to judge arise And vvill repent himself for all his servants miseries verse 15 The idolls vvhich are vvorshipped abroad in Heathen lands They are but gold and silver all the vvork of mens own hands verse 16 A mouth they have but do not speak and eyes but never saw verse 17 And they have ears but nothing hear their mouth no breath doth draw verse 18 As sensless as they be are those that do them form and make And so are all that trust in them and for their gods them take verse 19 But bless the everlasting Lord thou house of Israel Bless thou the Lord O Aarons house vvho onely doth excel verse 20 O all ye holy family of Levi bless the Lord And all ye that do fear the Lord bless him vvith one accord verse 21 Out of Zion his dwelling place let the Lord blessed be Who dwelleth at Jerusalem the living Lord praise ye Psalm 136. PRaise ye the Lord for he is good for still his mercy doth endure verse 2 Give thanks unto the God of Gods for still do last his mercies sure verse 3 Give thanks unto the Lord of Lords for still his mercy doth endure verse 4 Which only doth great vvondrous vvorks for still do last his mercies sure verse 5 Who by his vvisdome made the heavens for still his mercy doth endure verse 6 Who stretch'd the earth above the seas for still do last his mercies sure verse 7 Who made the great and glorious light for still his mercy doth endure verse 8 The Sun to guide and rule the day for still do last his mercies sure verse 9 The Moon and Stars to rule by night for still his mercy doth endure 10 Which Egypt smote in their first-born for still do last his mercies sure verse 11 And Israel brought out from thence for still his mercy doth endure verse 12 With a strong hand and stretch'd out arm for still do last his mercies sure verse 13 Who into parts the Red Sea cut for still his mercy doth endure verse 14 And through the midst made Israel pass for still do last his mercies sure verse 15 But there drown'd Pharaoh and his host for still his mercy doth endure verse 16 Who through the desart led his
day of battel thou my head hast cover'd safe alone verse 8 Grant not O Lord what evil men desire most wickedly Destroy their wicked plots lest they themselves do magnifie verse 9 As for the head and chief of those about that compass me With mischief out of their own lips Lord let them cover'd be verse 10 Cast them into the fire and let coals burning on them fall Cast them into deep pits from whence they may not rise at all verse 11 Let not an evil speaker be confirm'd on earth below The violent shall evil haunt unto his overthrow verse 12 I know that God the Lord the cause of men in misery Will still maintain the right of those that poor and needy be verse 13 Surely the righteous shall have cause thy name to bless and praise And in thy presence the upright shall dwell and live always Psalm 141. O Lord unto thee do I cry come to me speedily Give ear with favour to my voice when I to thee do cry verse 2 As incense let my prayer be set forth before thine eyes And the up-lifting of mine hands as th' evening sacrifice verse 3 O Lord God a continual watch set thou my mouth before And of my lips that they may not trespass keep thou the door verse 4 Turn not my heart to any ill to work a wicked deed With wicked workers let not me upon their dainties feed verse 5 But let the righteous smite me that a kindness is to me Let him reprove me that to me a precious oyl shall be Which shall not break or wound my head my prayer yet shall be Presented unto God for them in their calamity verse 6 When Judges me pursuing shall in stony places fall My words shall then seem savoury and men shall hear them all verse 7 About the graves devouring mouth our bones lye scatter'd round As chips of wood which men do cut lye scatter'd on the ground verse 8 But O my Lord and God mine eyes still look up unto thee In thee is all my trust let not my soul forsaken be verse 9 Lord keep me safely from the snare which they for me prepare And from the subtil gins of them that wicked workers are verse 10 Into the nets which they have set let all the wicked fall Whilest I for whom they them prepar'd escape from them withall Psalm 142. IN my distress unto the Lord I with my voice did cry I supplication with my voice made to the Lord on high verse 2 My sad complaint I poured out before him in my cry My trouble I before him shew'd and great perplexity verse 3 My heart orewhelmed was in me my path was known to thee In ways where I did walk a snare they closely laid for mee verse 4 I lookt and view'd on my right hand but I of none was known All refuge wholly failed me for my soul car'd not one verse 5 Then cry'd I to the Lord and said my hope thou only art And in the land of living men my portion and my part verse 6 Hear thou my cry I am brought low in mercy set me free From those that do me persecute and are too strong for mee verse 7 My soul from prison bring that I may praises give to thee The saints shall compass me about when thou art good to me Psal 143. LOrd hear my pray'r attend my sute sent up in great distress And answer me now in thy truth and in thy righteousness verse 2 And do not with thy servant Lord in judgement plead at all For justifi'd be in thy sight not one that liveth shall verse 3 My enemy hath pursu'd my soul my life to ground hath thrown And made me in the dark to dwell like men dead long agone verse 4 Therefore my spirit is overwhelm'd and pressed down in me My heart in me is desolate and doth no comfort see verse 5 I call to minde the days of old on all thy works I thought Upon the works I meditate which thine own hands have wrought Behold to thee most gracious Lord I now stretch out my hands My soul doth greatly thirst for thee like dry and thirsty lands verse 7 Hear me with speed my spirit doth fail hide not thy face from me Lest like to them that do go down into the pit I be verse 8 In thee I trust thy kindness make me evâ—ry morning finde Shew me the way wherein to walk to thee I life my minde verse 9 From all mine enemies O Lord safely deliver me To hide my self under thy wings Lord unto thee I flee verse 10 Thou art my God thy spirit is good teach me to do thy will And in a plain and even ground Lord do thou lead me still verse 11 Quicken me Lord for thy names sake raise me out of distress And out of trouble bring my soul ev'n for thy righteousness verse 12 And for thy mercy slay my foes let all destroyed bee That do afflict my soul for I a servant am to thee Psalm 144. BLessed for ever be the Lord my only strength and might Which doth instruct my hands to war my fingers too to fight verse 2 My goodness sort deliverer my tower and shield is he In him I trust he doth subdue mine enemies under me verse 3 Lord what is man that thou of him dost so much knowledge take Or son of man that of him thou so great account dost make verse 4 Man is like vanity his days away like shadows sly verse 5 Lord bow the heavens and come down with power and majesty The mountains touch and they shall smoak verse 6 Thy lightnings cast abroad And scatter them thine arrows shoot and them destroy O God verse 7 And from above send down thine hand rid and deliver me From the great waters from the hand of strangers see me free verse 8 Whose mouth and tongue speak nothing else but foolish vanity Their right hand is a right hand full of fraud and treachery verse 9 I a new song will sing to thee O God on Psaltery And on ten-stringed instruments to thee sing praise will I. verse 10 It is he onely that to Kings timely salvation sends His servant David he alone from hurtful sword defends verse 11 From strangers hand me rid and save whose mouth talks vanity And their right hand a right hand is of fraud and subtilty verse 12 That as a plant our sons may be in youth grown to a tree Our daughters as carv'd corner stones like a fair palace be verse 13 Our garners with provisions may of all sorts full be found Sheep in our streets with thousands and ten thousands may abound verse 14 Our Oxen be to labour strong that none do us invade There be no going out no cry within our streets be made Happy that people are that be in such a case as this Happy that people are whose God the Lord Almighty is Psalm 145. THee will I laud my God O King and blesse thy name always verse
2 Thee vvill I blesse each day and vvill thy name for ever praise verse 3 Great is the Lord worthy great praise his greatness none can reach verse 4 One race shall to another praise thy works and vvonders teach verse 5 I of thy glorious Majesty the honour vvill record And will remember all thy works most wonderful O Lord. verse 6 Men of thine acts the might shall shew thine acts that dreadful are And I thy glory to advance thy greatness vvill declare verse 7 The memory of thy goodness great men largely shall express And shall in joyful songs of praise extoll thy righteousness The Lord is gracious and from him compassions largely flow In mercy he is very great and is to anger slow verse 9 Good unto all and over all his tender mercies bee verse 10 Yea all thy vvorks shall praise the Lord thy saints shall honour thee verse 11 And of thy Kingdomes glory they shall speak and power shall show verse 12 That all the sons of men his works and mighty acts may know And may thy Kingdomes majesty and glory understand verse 13 Thy Kingdoms Lord a Kingdome is that shall for ever stand And thy dominion through each age verse 14 Endures and those that fall The Lord upholds those that are bow'd down he up raiseth all The Second Part. verse 15 The eyes of all do wait on thee and thou dost them relieve And thou to each sufficing food in season due dost give verse 16 Thy bounteous hand thou openest wide and then thy goodness gives Enough to satisfie the need of ev'ry thing that lives verse 17 The Lord is just in all his ways his works are holy all verse 18 Near all he is that call on him in truth that on him call verse 19 And the desires he vvill fulfill of those that do him fear Yea he vvill surely save them all and he their cry doth hear verse 20 The Lord all these preserveth safe that love him in their heart And he all those that wicked are will utterly subvert verse 21 My mouth the praises of the Lord right gladly shall express Yea let all flesh his holy name for ever praise and bless Psalm 146. PRaise ye the Lord praise God my soul to God that me doth save verse 2 Will I sing praises all my days whilest I my beeing have verse 3 In Kings and Princes put no trust nor in the sons of men In whom there is no help at all verse 4 He turns to earth and then His thoughts do perish in that day verse 5 Happy is he vvhose aid Is plac't on Jacobs God whose hope on God his Lord is staid verse 6 Which made the earth and heaven high the seas that are so deep And all that therein is who doth his word for ever keep verse 7 Who by judgement th' opprest relieves to those that hungry be He giveth food and graciously doth set the prisoners free verse 8 The Lord doth send the blind their sight the Lord again doth raise Those that are bowed down the Lord favours the just always verse 9 The strangers doth the Lord preserve relieves the fatherless And widows but turns up-side down the way of vvickedness verse 10 The Lord for evermore shall reign thy God O Zion he Unto all generations rules the Lord still praised be Psalm 147. PRaise ye the Lord for it is good unto our God to sing For it is pleasant and to praise it is a comely thing verse 2 The Lord his own Jerusalem doth raise and build alone And the out-casts of Israel doth gather into one verse 3 He heals the broken in their heart their sores up he doth binde verse 4 He counts the number of the stars and names for them doth finde verse 5 Great is the Lord and of great power his wisdome hath no bound verse 6 The Lord lifts up the meek and casts the wicked to the ground verse 7 Sing vvith thanksgiving to the Lord always in him rejoice Unto the Lord our God sing ye praises with harp and voice verse 8 Who ore the Heavens spreads the clouds who for the earth below Prepareth rain who makes the grass on mountains high to grow verse 9 He gives the beast his food he feeds the ravens vvhen they cry verse 10 His pleasure not in strength of horse nor in mans legs doth lie verse 11 But those that fear the holy Lord and strive him to obey And on his mercy set their hope ev'n his delight are they The Second Part. verse 12 O praise the Lord Jerusalem thy God O Zion praise verse 13 For he the bars hath strengthened wherewith thy gates he staies Thy children he hath blest in thee verse 14 And in thy borders he Hath setled peace and with the flow'r of wheat he filleth thee verse 15 He sends out his Commandement his creatures all unto On earth and swiftly runs the Word which from his mouth doth go verse 16 His snow both soft and white like wooll on earth he giveth out His hoary frost like ashes he doth scatter round about verse 17 His ice or hail like morsels he doth cast out with his hand Before the sharpness of his cold who able is to stand verse 18 He sendeth forth his powerful Word and melteth them again His winds he makes to blow and then the waters flow amain verse 19 The doctrine of his holy Word to Jacob he doth show His statutes and his judgements he gives Israel to know verse 20 He with no nation thus hath dealt his judgements and his Word Not any one of them hath known praise ye the living Lord. Psalm 148. PRaise ye the Lord bless ye the Lord from Heaven which is on high And in the places high above him praise and magnifie verse 2 All ye his Angels praise ye him praise ye him all his hosts verse 3 Praise ye him Sun and Moon and Stats bright shining in all Coasts verse 4 Praise him ye waters 'bove the heavens ye heaven of heavens on high verse 5 The Lords name praise for by his Word they were made powerfully verse 6 He also for eternity hath them establisht sure And setled by a firm decree for ever to endure verse 7 Praise ye the Lord all ye on earth all deeps and dragons too verse 8 Fire hail snow vapours stormy winds at his command that go verse 9 Ye mighty mountains and all hills fruitful trees cedars tall verse 10 Both creeping things and flying fowls and beasts and cattel all verse 11 Kings of the earth and people all Princes and all that be verse 12 Judges on earth young men and maids old men and babes praise ye verse 13 The Lords great name for he alone advanced is on high Above the earth his glory is above the starry sky verse 14 He also doth alone exalt the horn the power and name Of all his people which to them is their praise and their fame Those are the seed of Israel his holy ones whom he Makes near by Cov'nant to himself the Lord alone prase ye Psal 149. PRaise ye the Lord sing to the Lord a new rejoycing song And let the praise of him be heard his holy saints among verse 2 In his Maker let Israel rejoyce and to him sing Let all that Zions children are be joyful in their King verse 3 And let them in an holy dance praise his most holy name Let them vvith timbrel and with harp sing praises to the same verse 4 For in his people whom he chose the Lord doth pleasure take The meek with his salvation he beautiful will make verse 5 In all the glory of the Lord let all his saints rejoyce Let them to him upon their beds in joy lift up their voice verse 6 And let them with their mouth sound forth high praises of the Lord In their hand let them ready have the sharp sword of his Word verse 7 On the rebellious heathen folk a just revenge to lay And on the people punishments refusing to obey verse 8 To binde their greatest Kings in chains their Lords in iron strong Judgement on them to execute which doth to them belong verse 9 Decreed by Gods written Word this shall the honour be To all that are the saints of God wherefore the Lord praise ye Psalm 150. PRaise ye the Lord praise God within his holy place with fear And in the Firmament praise him whence his pow'r doth appear verse 2 And praise him for his mighty acts and them declare and tell After his greatnesse praise the Lord wherein he doth excell verse 3 With Trumpets and with Cornets sound advance his praise on high Praise him with the melodious harp and with the Psaltery Praise him with timbrel and with flute organs and Virginals verse 5 Praise with joyfulness of heart upon the loud Cymbals Praise him on Cymbals sounding loud verse 6 Let every thing accord That breath enjoyes to praise the Lord. Praise ye the living Lord. FINIS Mr. Jo Cotton singing of Psalms a Gospel Ordinance Mr. Tho Ford singing of Psalms the duty of Christians under the New Testament in sundry Sermons on Eph 5.19 Mr. Tho Manton Pract Comment on James 5.13
only art the glory and the praise And in thy favour shall our horn exalted be always verse 18 For God the Lord is our defence who doth us safety bring The holy One of Israel is our almighty King verse 19 Then to thy holy One thou spak'st and saidst in vision A mighty one I have advanc'd and have laid help upon Whom I out of the people chose David I did anoint verse 20 With holy oil my servant whom I found and did appoint The Third Part. verse 21 With whom my hand and pow'r shall be confirm'd and stablished And by my mighty arm shall he always be strengthned verse 22 The enemy on him shall not any exaction lay Nor shall the son of wickednesse afflict him any way verse 23 I will beat down before his face all his malicious foes And will them greatly plague that doe in hatred him oppose verse 24 With him my mercy and my truth shall be continually And in my name his horn shall be exalted graciously verse 25 The power of his hand will I unto the seas extend Of the rule of thy right hand shall the rivers be the end Thou are my father he shall cry thou art my God alone Thou only art the strength and rock of my salvation verse 27 I likewise vvill him make and call my first-born my delight He shall the Kings of th' earth excel in glory and in might verse 28 For him my mercy promised for ever keep I will And my unchanged Covenant shall with him stand stedfast still verse 29 Yea his seed also will I make for ever to endure And as the days of heav'n his throne shall stable be and sure verse 30 If his children forsake my law vvalk not in my judgements verse 31 But break my statutes and do not keep my Commandements The Fourth Part. verse 32 Then their transgression with the rod visit on them will I And sharply chastise them with stripes for their iniquity verse 33 My loving kindnesse ne'rthelesse I will not utterly Take from him nor my faithfulnesse suffer to him to lie verse 34 My Covenant shall continue still that will I never break Nor ever alter will that thing vvhich once my lips did speak verse 35 Once sware I by my holinesse and that perform will I With David I will promise keep to him I will not lie verse 36 His seed and his posterity for ever shall endure And his throne as the Sun shall be before me settled sure verse 37 Or as the Moon which in the skie for ever standest fast A faithful witnesse of my truth so shall his kingdome last verse 38 But now thou wholly hast cast off and abhorr'd utterly And hast with thine anointed one been wroth exceedingly verse 39 The Covenant with thy servant made thou wholly broken hast And hast profan'd his glorious Crown and to the ground it cast verse 40 Yea farther thou hast broken down in wrath his hedges all Thou his strong holds hast overthrown that they to ruine fall verse 41 To all that by the way do passe a spoil and prey is he And a reproach he is to those that neer him dwelling be The Fifth Part. verse 42 The right hand of his opposites thou hast set up on high Thou hast made all his enemies rejoice exceedingly verse 43 The edge thou also of his sword hast turned in his hand And hast nor strengthned him that he might in the battel stand verse 44 The brightnesse of his glory thou hast made to cease and waste And thou his throne of Majesty unto the ground hast cast verse 45 Thou of the flower of his youth the days hast shortned And thou as with a garment him with shame hast covered verse 45 How long Lord wilt thou hide thy selfe shall thy wrath ever last And shall thine anger evermore like fire consume and waste 47 Remember now how short a time I shall on earth remain If life be spent in miseries thou hast made man in vain verse 48 What man is he that lives on earth and death shall never see And from the power of the grave what man his soul can free verse 49 Thy former loving kindnesses O Lord where are they now Those which in truth and faithfulnesse to David sworn hast thou verse 50 Remember Lord the soul reproach of all thy servants dear How I the scorns of mighty ones do in my bosome bear verse 51 Wherewith thine enemies O Lord reproaches laid upon Reproaches on the footsteps of thine own anointed one verse 52 Now let the holy Lord our God for us be blest for aye Amen amen with heart and voice let all the people say Psalm 90. A Dwelling place of safety thou hast been to us O Lord In all our wandrings in times past a place of sure abode verse 2 Before the mountains were brought forth the earths and worlds great frame Thou God from all eternity for ever art the same verse 3 Thou to destruction dost crush weak man with grief and pain And to the sons of men thou say'st to dust return again verse 4 Though life a thousand years could last it seemeth in thy sight As yesterday when it is past or as a watch by night verse 5 Thou like a floud sweep'st them away and as asleep they be In morning as the grasse they are which soon we changed see verse 6 In the morning it flourisheth and grows up fair and green But in the evening cut down and with'red it is seen verse 7 By thy wrath in this wildernesse quickly consum'd are we And troubled by thine anger fierce and much affrighted be verse 8 Thou all our foul iniquities hast set before thine eyes And the light of thy countenance our secret sins espies The Second Part. verse 9 For all our days do in thy wrath come to a speedy end And as a tale that men do tell our days and years we spend verse 10 Scarce threescore years and ten the days of our short life may bee And if by reason of their strength men fourscore years do see Yet is the pride of all their strength but pain and misery And that at length is soon cut down and we away do fly verse 11 Who of the sons of men doth know what pow'r thine anger hath To bring his heart to fear thee still according to thy wrath verse 12 Teach us the number of our days wisely O Lord to weigh That unto wisdome then betimes our hearts apply we may verse 13 How long vvilt thou in wrath proceed return some favour show Of thy decree against thine own O Lord repent thee now verse 14 O satisfie us speedily Lord with thy mercy free That all our days we all rejoice may and be glad in thee verse 15 According to the days wherein affliction we have had As years of evil we have seen long time now make us glad verse 16 O let thy work of grace appear now in thy servants sight And to their children after them shew forth