provisions for her made and I will satisfie her poore for nourishment with bread verse 16 I with salvation gloriously will cloth her Priests about and all her Saints as happy made aloud for ioy shall shout verse 17 There Davids horn that it may bud shall power from me receive I for mine owne annoynted one a lampe ordained have verse 18 His enemies all cloth'd with shame deiected shall look downe but upon him exalted high still flourish shall his Crowne Psal CXXXIII Sing this as the 137. Psalme BEhold how good a thing it is and pleasant to the minde that brethren should together dwell with bonds of love combinde verse 2 It like a pretious oyntmentis distill'd upon the head which even to runne as rained down upon the beard was made Even that of Aarons comely beard which streamed from his Crowne and to his garments utmost skirts in pretious drops fell downe verse 3 Like Hermons dew like dew which did on Sions hill descend for there the Lord his blessing plac'd even life without an end Psal CXXXIV BEhold blesse ye the Lord all ye that serve him right within the Lords most holy house who waiting stand by night verse 2 Lift in the holy place your hands the Lord to blesse verse 3 The Lord that made both heaven and earth thee out of Sion blesse Psal CXXXV PRaise ye the Lord and of the Lord praise ye the holy name O ye the servants of the Lord his praise aloud proclaime verse 2 Ye that within the Lords house stand and in the Courts who stay of that house which to God belongs whom onely we obey verse 3 Praise ye the Lord for he is good and with your voyces sing due praises to his holy name for it 's a pleasant thing verse 4 The Lord chusde Iacob for himselfe his treasure Israel is verse 5 The Lord is great above all Gods for well doe I know this verse 6 And whatsoever pleas'd the Lord that did he freely doe in heaven and in the earth in seas and all deep places too verse 7 He from the ends of all the earth the vapours makes ascend he makes the lightnings ushering raine his pleasure to attend verse 8 Out of his secret treasuries he doth bring forth the winde who smote of Egypt the first borne of man and beast each kinde verse 9 Who did amid'st thee wonders great and tokens Egypt send on Pharaoh and all those on him who seruing did attend verse 10 Who smote great nations and who slew euen kings that mighty were verse 11 Th'Amorites Sihon Bashans Og and Canans states each where verse 12 And he did giue that fertile land from which he them remou'd an heritage to Israel his people whom he lou'd The second part verse 13 Thy holy name O mighty Lord endure for ever shall and thy memoriall O Lord through generations all verse 14 For loe the Lord will come at last to iudge his people bent concerning those that serve him right he will himselfe repent verse 15 The Idols which the heathen use of silver are and gold and by mens hands that they are wrought their frailty doth unfold verse 16 They all have mouthes but from the same no kind of speech can flow and they can nothing see at all though they have eyes in show verse 17 They have in show the shape of eares but yet can heare no sound nor in their artificiall mouthes can any breath be found verse 18 They that the makers are of them doe them resemble right and so indeed is every one that trusteth in their might verse 19 Blesse thou O house of Israel the Lord in every place blesse thou the Lord O reverenc'd house that art of Aarons race verse 20 Blesse thou the Lord O house that still do'st Levies name possesse and all of you that feare the Lord the Lord for euer blesse verse 21 From Sions bounds his sacred seat still blessed be the Lord who at Ierusalem doth dwell to him due praise afford Psal CXXXVI Sing this as the 148. Psalme O Give the Lord due thanks For he is good indeed verse 2 O to the God of Gods To give due thanks proceed For rich in store His mercies sure To his endure For evermore verse 3 O to the Lord of Lords Due thankes give every one verse 4 To him who wonders workes Even by himselfe alone For rich in store His mercies sure To his endure For evermore verse 5 To him whose wisedome high The heavens made by him prove verse 6 To him who stretch'd the earth The waters all above For rich in store His mercies sure To his endure For evermore verse 7 To him whose power did make Great lights which we doe see verse 8 The glorious Sunne by day The ruler still to be For rich in store His mercies sure To his endure For evermore verse 9 The Moone and stars by night That rule and doe adorne verse 10 To him that earst did smite Of Egypt the first borne For rich in store His mercies sure To his endure For evermore verse 11 And from among them out Brought Israel without harme verse 12 With a most mighty hand And with a stretch'd out arme For rich in store His mercies sure To his endure For evermore verse 13 To him who into parts The red Sea did divide verse 14 And through the mid'st of it Did Israel safely guide For rich in store His mercies sure To his endure For evermore verse 15 But Pharaoh and his hoast In the red sea strooke dead verse 16 To him through desart fields Who did his people leade For rich in store His mercies sure To his endure For evermore verse 17 To him who did great Kings In indignation smite verse 18 And famous Kings did kill Who fell confounded quite For rich in store His mercies sure To his endure For evermore verse 19 As Sihon who his throne O're Amorites had rear'd verse 20 And Og of Bashan King For his huge stature fear'd For rich in store His mercies sure To his endure For evermore verse 21 And for an heritage Their land he freely gave verse 22 Even for an heritage For Israel to have For rich in store His mercies sure To his endure For evermore verse 23 Who did remember us In our estate most low verse 24 And us redeem'd from foes Who sought our overthrow For rich in store His mercies sure To his endure For evermore verse 25 Who to all creatures still Doth freely furnish food verse 26 O to the God of heaven Give thanks as onely good For rich in store His mercies sure To his endure For evermore Psalme CXXXVII OF Babylon the rivers by we sadly did sit downe yea when deare Sion came to minde straight teares our cheeks did drown verse 2 We did hang up our silent Harps upon the Willowes there amid'st their solitary shades even where they thickest were verse 3 For they that Captives carried us a song of us did crave and they that our destroyers were
the 3. Psalme O Lord that onely art my God I put my trust in thee save me from them that persecute and straight deliver me verse 2 Lest like a Lyon bent for prey he seize upon my soule and it asunder fiercely teare whil'st none can him controule verse 3 O Lord that onely art my God if this was done by me or if at all within my hands iniquity there be verse 4 If him I harm'd with whom in peace I as a friend did goe yea I even him delivered have who causelesse is my foe verse 5 Let th' enemy pursue and take my soule yea as his prey let him tread downe my life on th' earth in dust mine honour lay verse 6 Rise Lord in wâ—ath because they rage that doe against me stand and to the iudgement watch for me that didst the same command verse 7 The peoples congregation so about thee compasse shall returne thou therefore for their sakes exalted high o're all verse 8 The Lord shall all the people iudge as iudge O Lord me try according to my righteousnesse and my integrity The second part verse 9 Oh of the wicked let an end the wickednesse soone bound but fixe the iust for hearts and reyns the righteous God doth found verse 10 All that I have for my defence God doth to me impart who doth them all in mercy save that upright are in heart verse 11 God doth them iudge that righteous are according to their way and God is likewise angry with the wicked every day verse 12 And if he doe not turne againe he whets his sword for fight he bended hath his threatning bow and hath it fitted right verse 13 He also hath prepar'd for him the instruments of death he ' gainst the persecutors all ordaines his shafts in wrath verse 14 Behold he with iniquity doth travell as his birth he basely mischiefe hath conceiv'd and falshood hath brought forth verse 15 He made a pit and dig'd it deep where he for others watch'd but whil'st he went about his work there be himselfe was catch'd verse 16 His mischiefe all upon his head returne shall in the end his violence on his owne pate shall suddenly descend verse 17 Even as the Lord most righteous is I will his praise proclaime and of the Lord that is most high my song shall found the name Psal VIII Sing this as the 3. Psalme O Lord my God how doth thy name in all the earth excell who hast thy glory set above the heavens where light doth dwell verse 2 From infants mouths sucking babes thou didst great strength ordain because of foes that so thou mightest th' auenging foe restraine verse 3 When I looke up unto thy heavens thy fingers workes which be the lightning Moon the sparkling stars which were ordaind by thee verse 4 Ah what is maâ— poor wretch that he should come within thy minde or yet the Sonne of dying man that thou to him art kinde verse 5 For thou a little lower him than Angels mad'st to be with glory and with honour too he crowned is by thee verse 6 The soveraigne power of thy hands works thou didst to him commit and underneath the feet of him didst all things else submit verse 7 The sheepe and oxen every one to him obedience yeeld and as depending on his will the beasts of every field verse 8 The fowles of th' ayre fish of the sea and what in deeps doth dwell O Lord our Lord how doth thy name in all the earth excell Psal IX Sing this as the 3. Psalme THou still O Lord with all my heart shalt celebrated be and all thy works which wondrous are shall be shown forth by me verse 2 I will be glad and will reioyce in thee and of thy name O thou that art most high my song thy praises shall proclaime verse 3 When as mine enemies turn back with a disgracefull flight they suddenly shall fall with shame and perish at thy sight verse 4 For loe my right thou hast maintaind and hast my cause made clear and siâ—ting on thy Throne with state thy iustice mad'st appear verse 5 Thou hast rebuk'd the heathens bands the wicked quite o'rethrown thou hast put out their names that they may never more be known verse 6 To a perpetuall end are come destructions O thou foe thou Cities hast entomb'd in dust raz'd from remembrance so verse 7 But loe the Lord from age to age endure for ever shall he hath prepar'd his glorious throne for iudgement unto all verse 8 And he in righteousnesse shall iudge the world all by his word and to the people uprightly he iudgement shall afford verse 9 The Lord for them that are oppress'd a refuge shall be found a refuge still even in due time when troubles most abound verse 10 And they will put their trust in thee that rightly know thy name for them O Lord that feeke to thee thou never didst disclaime verse 11 Sing praises due unto the Lord which doth in Sion dwell and to the people all his deeds with admiration tell verse 12 He doth remember them when he to search for bloud is set the cryes of them that humble are he never doth forget The second part verse 13 Have mercy Lord marke what I beare from them who me do hate thou that dost freely lift me up from deaths most horrid gate verse 14 That I in Sions daughters gates may all thy praises sound and I in thy salvation will my my most firmely found verse 15 The heathen are sunke in the pit that they themselves devisde and in the net that they did hide their owne foot is surprisde verse 16 By iudgement that he executes the Lord is clearely known and even by his own hands works sâ—ar'd the wicked is o'rethrown verse 17 The wicked shall be turned down till into hell they sinke and all the Nations blindely led of God that never thinke verse 18 For those that needy are shall not alwaies forgotten lye the expectation of the poore shall not for ever dye verse 19 Arise O Lord and let not man prevaile by worldly might and let the heathen people all be iudged in thy sight verse 20 Make them O Lord though they presume be all by fear brought low that to themselves to be but men the nations all may know Psal X. Sing this as the 3. Psalme WHy dost thou Lord a farre off stand not daigning to come neare why dost thou hide thy self in times when trouble doth appear verse 2 The wicked in his pride the poore doth persecute with spleene O let these sleights them take that have by them imagin'd been verse 3 For loe the wicked man doth vaunt with hearts desire still stor'd and he doth blesse the covetous though loathed by the Lord. verse 4 The wicked is so fondly proud on God he doth not call and even amidst his many thoughts God hath no place at all verse 5 His wayes most grievous alwaies are thy iudgements where he goes are
9 Thy mercies to contemplate Lord our thoughts oft bended we amidst that Temples holy bounds which sacred is to thee verse 10 According to thy name O God thy glorious praise so sounds o're all the earth and thy right hand in righteousnesse abounds verse 11 Let Sions mount reioyce and glad let Iudahs daughters be because of these thy iudgements all which they so clearely see verse 12 Goe compasse Sion round about consider well her bounds and count exactly with your selfe her stately swelling rounds verse 13 Remarke how she is fortifi'd her Palaces behold that unto your posterity it may by you be told verse 14 For this God is our onely God for ever to abide and even till death dissolve us quite he will be still our guide Psal XLIX Sing this as the 45. Psalme YE people all attentive be to this that I proclaime all ye the worlds inhabitants give eare unto the same verse 2 Aswell you of the vulgar sort as those of noble race you that are rich you that are poor all here come take a place verse 3 My mouth shall now of wisedome speake and of my heart in me the very meditation shall of understanding be verse 4 I now a Parable to heare mine earnest eares will bend a mystery upon my Harpe to utter I intend verse 5 In stormy times why should I feare or be but brought to doubt when of my heeles th'iniquity shall compasse me about verse 6 They that do trust in worldly wealth which doth their minds enchant and of their riches which abounds doe vainly love to vaunt verse 7 Not one of them his brother can redeeme in any way nor can they unto God at all for him a ransome pay verse 8 Their soules redemption pretious is it doth for ever rest verse 9 That he should not corruption see but live for ever blest verse 10 For he beholds the wise men dye and part from what they have the fool likewise and bruitish gone their wealth to others leave verse 11 They think their houses still shall last their dwelling places stand unto all ages and they call by their own names their land verse 12 Yet even the man that honour'd is is not long here to stay but like the beasts that iudgement want in silence slips away verse 13 This way of theirs their folly is who doe vaine thoughts admit yet doe their heirs approve their words as Oracles of wit The second part verse 14 Death shall upon them feed whil'st they like sheep lye in the grave and they that upright are of them shall the dominion have In the bright morning time and who did most of power presume borne from their dwelling in the grave their beauty shall consume verse 15 But God my soule deliver will from power of the grave for when by all abandon'd else he then shall me receive verse 16 Be not afraid when one growes rich rich as the world accounts and that his house with glory grac'd in reputation mounts verse 17 For he shall goe as bare from hence as comming from the womb nor shall that pomp attend him more at most than to the Tombe verse 18 Though while he liv'd he bless'd his soule enioying what is deare and men thee praise as being wise that seek'st contentment here verse 19 He to the generation shall of his old fathers goe but they shall never see the light to be made happy so verse 20 A man that is the most esteem'd and doth not wisedome ply is but like to the very beasts that altogether dye Psal L. THe mighty God hath spoke yea even the Lord and called all the earth to heare his word from where the rising sun doth first give light to where it going downe gives place to night verse 2 From Sion faire which he hath loved dearely beauties perfection God hath shined clearely verse 3 Our God shall come and not keepe silence more a fire shall waste before him tempests roare verse 4 About him he to th' heavens from high shall call and th' earth that he may iudge his people all verse 5 Gather my Saints together to me quickly with me who did by offering Covenant strictly verse 6 His righteousnesse the heavens shall then declare for God himselfe is iudge my people heare verse 7 Heare Israel I will speake and witnesse will against thee I am God even thy God still verse 8 For sacrifices offerings burnt to move me which I should still have seene I 'le not reprove thee verse 9 Out of thy house no Bullocke will I have nor yet out of thy folds the Hee Goats crave verse 10 All beasts are mine that in the forrests are and cattell that on thousand hils repaire verse 11 I every fowle doe know of all the mountains the fields wilde beasts are mine that taste the fountains verse 12 If I were hungry I would not thee tell the world is mine and what therein doth dwell verse 13 Will I the flesh of Buls eate up for food or yet of Goats as thirsty drinke the bloud verse 14 Offer to God thy thanks without delaying unto the Lord most high thy vowes all paying verse 15 And in the day of trouble call on me thou shalt me praise whil'st I deliver thee verse 16 But God saith to the wicked how dar'st thou my statutes show or take my Covenant now verse 17 Into thy mouth since that thou hat'st instruction and casts my words away to thy destruction verse 18 With any theefe thou sawest thou didst consent and with adulterers to take part wast bent verse 19 Thou giv'st thy mouth to evill and to thy shame most cunningly thy tongue deceit doth frame verse 20 Thou sit'st and speakest things against thy brother thou slanderest the Sonne even of thy mother verse 21 Thus still in all these things thou hast gone wrong whil'st I as carelesse did keepe silence long And thou thereby didst fondly thinke of me that I was altogether like to thee But I at last most sharpely will reprove thee and order them before thine eyes to move thee verse 22 Now thinke on this who God in minde not beare lest I you suddenly in pieces teare Whil'st there is none that can deliverer be who offereth praise doth glory give to me verse 23 And who doth order right his conversation I will to him of God show the salvation Another of the same THe mighty God the Lord hath said the earth must all attend from whence the Sun at first doth rise till where it doth descend verse 2 Out of deare Sion the most faire even at the very height that beauty can attain unto our God hath shin'd most bright verse 3 Our God shall come and shall not then keep silence any more a fire before him shall consume great stormes about him roare verse 4 He from above with maiestie unto the heavens shall call and to the earth below that he may iudge his people all verse 5 Goe and together gather straight all them my
arise and mercy have upon thy Sion yet the time to favour her is come the time that thou had'st set verse 14 For in her stones that ruin'd are thy servants pleasure take yea they the very dust thereof doe favour for her sake verse 15 So of the Lord the sacred name the heathen all shall feare yea and thy glory all the kings that rule on earth doe beare verse 16 When as the Lord that mighty is shall Sions buildings reare then in his glory shining bright he shall with state appeare verse 17 The prayer of the destitute he will regard likewise and he the prayer that they make will in no sort despise verse 18 This for the race that is to come shall rest upon record the people not created yet even they shall praise the Lord. verse 19 He from his Sanctuaries height hath downewards cast his eye and from the heaven that is above the Lord the earth did spy verse 20 That he of Captives sore distress'd may heare the groning breath and that he may deliver them that are design'd for death verse 21 That they in Sion may declare the Lords most holy name and likewise his most glorious praise amid'st Ierusalem verse 22 When people meet to serve the Lord and kingdomes gathered are verse 23 My strength he weakened in the way and did my dayes not spare verse 24 I said my God in my dayes height doe not take me away throughout all generations still thy yeares for ever stay verse 25 The firme foundation of the earth was laid of old by thee the glorious heavens of thine own hands the work most wondrous be verse 26 They perish shall thou last ware old they like a garment shall thou as a vesture shalt them change they shall be changed all verse 27 But thou art still the same thy yeares shall last for evermore verse 28 Thy servants race shall last their seed be fixed thee before Psal CIII O Let the Lord by thee my soule for ever blessed be and blesse his name that holy is even all that is in mee verse 2 O blesse the Lord continually my soule and suffer not that all his benefits by thee should ever be forgot verse 3 Who out of mercy doth forgive all thine iniquities and unto thy diseases all a remedy applyes verse 4 Who from destruction doth redeeme thy life when sinking downe who doth with loving kindenesse thee and tender mercies crowne verse 5 Who with the plenty of good things doth satisfie thy mouth so that even as the Eagles is renued is thy youth verse 6 The Lord most mighty righteousnesse and iudgement every where doth execute that he may ease them that oppressed are verse 7 He to his servant Moses earst made all his wayes well knowne and unto Israels children too his glorious deeds were showne verse 8 The Lord is alwaies mercifull and gratious to be found to anger he is very slow in mercy doth abound verse 9 He though he checke us for a space yet will not alwaies chide nor will he angry with his owne for evermore abide verse 10 He as our sinnes did him provoke to deale with us hath spar'd as our iniquities deserv'd he did not us reward verse 11 For as the heaven this low layd earth is placed farre above so towards them that him doe feare his mercy great doth prove verse 12 As farre as from the East the West is distant even so farre our great transgressions all from us by him removed are The second part verse 13 As to his brood a father doth a tender pitty beare even so the Lord doth pitty them that him doe truely feare verse 14 For he how we at first were fram'd can as our maker tell and how that we are all but dust he doth remember well verse 15 And as the grasse so are the dayes of mans soon fading race even as a flower amid'st the field he flourisheth a space verse 16 For loe a prey to every winde it suddenly doth fall and of the same where it did grow no signe remaines at all verse 17 But upon them that feare the Lord his mercy never ends and to their childrens children still his righteousnesse extends verse 18 To such as keep his Covenant and them that in due forme remember his Commandements that they may them performe verse 19 The Lord amid'st the highest heavens prepared hath his throne his kingdome is most absolute and rules o're all alone verse 20 Ye Angels that excell in strength for ever blesse the Lord and his Commandements performe by hearkning to his word verse 21 Blesse ye the Lord immortall hoasts that doe attend him still and ye celestiall ministers that execute his will verse 22 Blesse ye the Lord all his great works with which the world is stor'd in his dominion every where my soule blesse thou the Lord. Psal CIV Sing this as the 67. Psalme MY soule O blesse the Lord thou Lord my God art very great with honours height and Maiestie thou clothed art in state verse 2 Who even as with a garment do'st array thy selfe with light who like a curtain do'st stretch out the heavens that are so bright verse 3 Who of his Chambers doth the beames upon the waters lay who doth the clouds his Chariot make who wing'd with windes makes way verse 4 Who doth his Angels spirits make to compasse his desire his Ministers whom he imployes a fiercely flaming fire verse 5 Who the foundations of the earth most solidly did lay that it should never be at all removed any way verse 6 Thou with the deep it by thy power as with a garment cloth'd the waters lifted up aloft above the mountaines froth'd verse 7 While as they were by thee rebuk'd they straight away did flye and at thy thunders roaring voyce they parted hastily verse 8 They by the Mountains mount on high they by the lower ground goe downe againe into the place which thou for them did'st found verse 9 Thou limits hast allotted them which they may not exceed lest they to drown all lands againe a deluge new should breed verse 10 He to the Valleyes Springs doth send refreshing every place which gathering strength amongst the hils do strongly run their race The second part verse 11 They drink to beasts in every field doe liberally impart the Asses wilde doe quench their thirst in the most desart part verse 12 The feathered bands that fan the ayre by them shall love to dwell which on green branches singing loud for melody excell verse 13 He from his Chambers secret store doth bath the scorched hils and of thy workes the pleasant fruit the earth with plenty fils verse 14 He makes the grasse for feeding flockes embroyder every field and hearbe for man that he may make th' earth food in plenty yeeld verse 15 And wine which doth from stormy cares exhilarate mens hearts and oyle that makes his face to shine bread that strength imparts verse 16 The trees that to the Lord
even for thy truth and for thy mercies sake verse 2 Why should the heathens fondly say where doth their God now rest verse 3 But in the heavens our God doth dwell and doth what likes him best verse 4 Their Idols silver are and gold and wrought by mortals be verse 5 They have a mouth but cannot speake have eyes but cannot see verse 6 They have in shew a shape of eares but heare not what you tell they noses have emboss'd by art but want the sense to smell verse 7 Though they have hands they handle not nor serve their feet to walk nor can their throat afford a sound by which the tongue may talke verse 8 Thâ—y that them make are like to them and who them trust so be verse 9 O Israel trust in the Lord their help and shield is he verse 10 O Aarons house trust in the Lord their help and shield is he verse 11 Who feares the Lord trust in the Lord their helpe and shield is he verse 12 The Lord of us hath mindfull been he blesse us will he will blesse Israels house and he will blesse the house of Aaron still verse 13 He will them blesse that fear the Lord together great and small verse 14 The Lord shall more and more encrease you and your children all verse 15 You are the blessed of the Lord who made the earth and heaven verse 16 Heaven is the Lords even th' heavens but th' earth he to mens sons hath giv'n verse 17 The dead can never praise the Lord whose course on earth doth end nor any one of them at all in silence who descend verse 18 But we our whole affections will to blesse the Lord afford from this time forth for evermore give praise unto the Lord. Psalme CXVI Sing this as the 95. Psalme I Fervently doe love the Lord because he did give eare unto my voyce and kindely did my supplications heare verse 2 Because he mercifully hath enclin'd his eare to me by me therefore while as I live he call'd upon shall be verse 3 Of death the sorrowes compass'd me and hels chiefe horrours all laid hold on me I trouble found and was to sorrow thrall verse 4 Then call'd I on the Lords great name and prayd my sould Lord save verse 5 The Lord most gratious is and iust God will compassion have verse 6 The Lord the simple doth preserve when brought low help'd me verse 7 Returne my soule unto thy rest the Lord dealt well with thee verse 8 For my distressed soule from death delivered was by thee thou freely did'st mine eyes from teares my feet from falling free verse 9 I in the land of them that live will walke before the Lord. verse 10 I did beleeve and therefore spoke what anguish did afford verse 11 I spoke in passion hastily that all men lyars be verse 12 What shall I render to the Lord for all his gifts to me The second part verse 13 I to take up salvations Cup will willingly accord and I will ever call upon the great name of the Lord. verse 14 What I have vow'd unto the Lord I freely will performe even where his people present are in the most reverend forme verse 15 O in the mighty Lords dread sight the death most pretious is of these whom in his mercy he esteemes as Saints of his verse 16 Oh Lord I am thy servant I a servant am to thee I am thy hand-maids sonne and thou from bands hast set me free verse 17 The gratefull sacrifice of thankes to thee I offer will and of the Lord the holy name shall call'd upon be still verse 18 What I have vow'd unto the Lord I freely will performe even where his people present are in the most reverent forme verse 19 Amid'st the Courts of his owne house I will the same afford in mid'st of thee Ierusalem all ye praise still the Lord. Psalme CXVII Sing this as the 99. Psalme YE Nations all unto the Lord give praise as is his right and all ye people give him praise with honour at the height verse 2 For he his kindnesse mercifull doth unto us afford the Lord his truth for everlasts all ye praise still the Lord. Psal CXVIII Sing this as the 84. Psalme O Thanke the Lord for he is good his mercy lasts for aye verse 2 His mercy lasts for evermore let Israel now say verse 3 Let Aarons house most boldly say his mercies are most sure verse 4 Let all that feare the Lord affirme his mercies still endure verse 5 I when distress'd call'd on the Lord the Lord did answer me and in a place that was most large did set me quickly free verse 6 The mighty Lord is on my side and me nothing at all that doth depend upon mans power can any way appall verse 7 The Lord doth take my part with them that helpers are to me I therefore on them that me hate what I desire shall see verse 8 It better is that in the Lord we all our trust should place then to put confidence in one that is of mortall race verse 9 It better is that in the Lord we trust in any case then even in them that Princes are our confidence to place verse 10 The nations all together ioyn'd did compasse me about but in the Lords most holy name I will them quite root out verse 11 They compass'd me about yea they did compasse me about but in the Lords most holy name I will them quite root out verse 12 They compass'd me like Bees as fire of thornes they quenched fall for in the Lords most holy name I will destroy them all The second part verse 13 Thou sore hast thrust that I might fall but then the Lord help'd me verse 14 The Lord is my salvation now my strength and song is he verse 15 Salvations voyce the voyce of ioy still of the righteous is within the Tents the Lords right hand doth valiantly for his verse 16 Loe of the Lord the strong right hand is still exalted high yea of the Lord the strong right hand doth still most valiantly verse 17 I shall not dye but live and show the Lords great works yet more verse 18 The Lord hath not giv'n me to death but chastened hath me sore verse 19 The gates that leade to righteousnesse make open unto me I 'le enter them and by me there the Lord shall praised be verse 20 This gate as due unto the Lord which his we iustly call in at the which who righteous are shall surely enter all verse 21 I thee will praise for what I crav'd hath been well heard by thee and thou in mercy art become Salvation unto me verse 22 That stone by builders earst refus'd the corners head-stone proves verse 23 This of the Lord the doing is and us to marvell moves The third part verse 24 This is the day which by the Lord was for our comfort made we will exceedingly reioyce and in the same be glad verse 25
great acts shall seek the world to fill verse 5 The honour that so glorious is of thy great maiestie and all thy works that wondrous are my tongue shall magnifie verse 6 And of thy dreadfull acts the power to speake men shall not spare and I thy greatnesse to the world will publikely declare verse 7 They utter shall abundantly the memory to all of thy great goodnesse and still sing thy righteousnesse they shall verse 8 The Lord is gratiously dispos'd compassionately kinde and though provok'd to anger slow to mercy still inclin'd The second part verse 9 The Lord our God to all the world is good even every where and over al the workes he doth his tender mercies are verse 10 Thy works O Lord shall all praise thee all thy Saints thee blesse verse 11 Thy kingdomes glory they shall tell and shall thy power expresse verse 12 That all his acts for might admird the sonnes of men might know and of his kingdomes glorious state the maiesty to show verse 13 Thy kingdome a great kingdome is which last for ever will and thy dominion lasts throughout all generations still verse 14 All them that but through weakenesse fall the Lord doth still sustain and likewise those that are bow'd downe he doth raise up againe verse 15 The eyes of all things wait on thee the giver of all good and thou when time the same requires doth furnish them with food verse 16 Thou open do'st thy liberall hand which doth abundance bring and do'st content the longing wish of every living thing verse 17 The Lord entirely righteous proves in every way of his and still in all the workes he doth for ever holy is verse 18 The Lord to all that call on him is nigh in every part even to all such as call on him in uprightnesse of heart verse 19 He that desires will satisfie of them that feare him right he will give eare unto their cry and save them by his might verse 20 The Lord doth save them who him love that nought can them annoy but all the wicked in his wrath will utterly destroy verse 21 My mouth shall duely of the Lord the praises all proclaime and let all flesh for evermore still blesse his holy name Psal CXLVI Sing this as the 137. Psalme PRaise ye the Lord O praise the Lord my soule him whil'st I live verse 2 I 'le praise and whil'st I am my song to him due praise shall give verse 3 Put not your trust in Princes though the world them mighty call nor in the sonne of man in whom there is no helpe at all verse 4 His breath doth suddenly goe forth he turneth to his dust and in that very day with him his thoughts all perish must verse 5 O happy he whom Iacobs God to give him help attends whose hope upon the Lord his God continually depends verse 6 By whom the heaven and earth were made and all the restlesse deeps with all the things that they containe who truth for ever keepes verse 7 Who iudgement executes for them that sore oppressed be who gives the hungry food the Lord the prisoners doth free verse 8 The Lord doth open up their eyes who are to blindenesse thrall the Lord doth raise the humble up he loves the righteous all verse 9 The Lord the strangers doth preserve the widow weake that mourns and fatherlesse he doth releeve but wicked wayes o'returnes verse 10 The Lord shall ever Sion raigne thy God by thee ador'd from age to age shall still endure O then praise ye the Lord. Psalme CXLVII Sing this as the 137. Psalme PRaise ye the Lord for it is good praise to our God to sing for it exceeding pleasant is praise is a comely thing verse 2 The Lord that mighty is builds up Ierusalem with care and Israels outcasts all by him together gathered are verse 3 He doth them heale with timely cure that broken are in heart and lovingly binds up the wounds that had made them to smart verse 4 The starres though seeming numberlesse by him are numbred all and he upon each one of them even by their names doth call verse 5 Great is our Lord of great power his wisedome nought can bound verse 6 The Lord doth raise the meeke and cast the wicked to the ground verse 7 With thankefulnesse unto the Lord to sing your courage raise upon the Harpe unto our God with cheerefulnesse sing praise verse 8 Who cover doth the heaven with clouds who for the earth below prepareth raine who maketh grasse upon the mountaines grow verse 9 He to the beasts that reason want doth daily furnish food so doth he likewise when they cry unto the Ravens yong brood verse 10 He by the strength of any horse cannot delighted be and in the legges of any man no pleasure taketh he verse 11 But loe the Lord doth still delight in them that feare him right and they that in his mercy hope are gratious in his sight verse 12 O praise the Lord Ierusalem thy God prais'd Sion be verse 13 For thy gates bars he strengthened hath and bless'd thy brood in thee verse 14 He in thy borders every where doth make peace flourish still and with the finest of the wheate he likewise doth thee fill verse 15 He his Commandement doth send of th' earth unto alllands and his true word doth swiftly runne where ever he commands verse 16 He often times the earth with snow like soft white wooll doth load and straight he doth the hoary frost like ashes cast abroad verse 17 By him cast forth in morsels ice like christall we behold and who what ever strength he hath can stand before his cold verse 18 He sends his word and melteth them and he doth cause to blow his stormy winde whereby he makes the waters straight to flow verse 19 To Iacob he as dearly lov'd his heavenly word doth show his statutes and his iudgements all he Israel makes to know verse 20 He not to any nation thus like favour did afford nor yet have they his iudgements known therefore praise ye the Lord. Psalme CXLVIII PRaise ye the Lord praise ye Even froÌ„ the heavens the Lord In parts that highest be To him due praise afford verse 2 And praise him most You Angels pure His praise procure All you his hoast verse 3 His praise at length dilate Thou Sun that shin'st so bright Praise him with stars in state Thou moon that clear'st the night verse 4 Heavens heavens him praise Ye flouds that move The heavens above His glory raise verse 5 To magnifie his name Let this them freely leade Which doth obedience claime They by his word were made verse 6 He fix'd them fast So still to be â—â—d his decree Shall ever last verse 7 From earth to heavens high spheres Of God the praises sound You dragons forcing feares And deeps of all this round verse 8 You vapours still Fire haile and snow And stormes that blow To work Gods will verse 9 You mountains high and large And hils more low that lye You trees which fruits doe charge And Cedars mounting high verse 10 You troupes of store You creeping things And you with wings Aloft that soare verse 11 You Kings that doe command And people great and small You Princes of the land And you worlds Iudges all verse 12 You gallants strong And Virgins faire You ag'd that are And infants yong verse 13 Let them all ioyn'd in one The Lords name praise aright For his great name alone Is excellent at height verse 14 His glory love Which none can even It earth and heaven Is farre above verse 15 And he doth strongly raise His peoples horne by grace Of all his Saints the praise Yea even of Israels race With children stor'd A people neare And to him deare Praise ye the Lord. Psal CXLIX Sing this as the 145. Psalme PRaise ye the Lord sing to the Lord a song all made of new and where his Saints assembled are give him his praises due verse 2 Let Israel in him reioyce who by his might him made let them that Sions children are in their owne king be glad verse 3 Let them out of their ioyfulnesse his name praise in the dance let them with Timbrell and with Harp his praise in songs advance verse 4 For in his people loe the Lord doth ever pleasure take and he the meek will beautifull by his salvation make verse 5 Let all the Saints in glory great be ravished with ioy let them themselves upon their beds to sing aloud imploy verse 6 Let in their mouth of our great God the praises high remaine and let their hand a sword two edg'd victoriously retaine verse 7 To execute the iudgement due upon the heathen all and make deserved punishment upon the people fall verse 8 And even with chains as slaues to binde the kings that them command yea and with iron fetters strong the nobles of their land verse 9 To make the iudgement fall on them which sacred writs record this honour haue all his deare Saints therefore praise ye the Lord. Psal CL. Sing this as the 137. Psalme PRaise ye the Lord our God within his Sanctuary praise within his firmament of power his glory duely raise verse 2 Praise him for all the mighty acts that haue by him been wrought praise him as doth his greatnesse fit above what can be thought verse 3 Euen with the Trumpets stately sound praise ye him cheerefully and give due praises unto him with Harpe and Psaltery verse 4 Him with the Timbrell praise and dance give praises to his name with instruments that stringed are with Organs doe the same verse 5 Praise him with Cimbals praise to him with Cimbals loud afford let each thing that hath breath him praise for ever praise the Lord. FINIS
there are no bands no rub doth crosse their way and their full strength abiding flame doth in no sort decay verse 5 From all the toiles of mortall men they seeme to live secure and with the rest of men below no plague at all endure verse 6 And therefore pride to compasse them they as a chaine doe beare and violence to cover them they as a garment weare verse 7 Their eyes for fatnesse bursting out doe vigorously shine the successe doth transcend their thoughts what ever they designe verse 8 They are corrupted and in words they wickedly forth breake in what oppression doth concerne they loftily doe speake verse 9 They set their mouth against the heavens as daring them to charge their tongues doe walke through all the earth with liberty at large verse 10 The people therefore hither come from all the parts about and from a cup that 's full to them the waters are wrung out The second part verse 11 And thus they say how doth God know though every thought he spy and is there any knowledge left in him that is most high verse 12 Behold these are the wicked ones that doe the Lord displease who in the world with wealth encreas'd live prosperously at ease verse 13 In vaine indeed to cleanse my heart I labour'd have with paine and I in innocency too have wash'd my hands in vaine verse 14 For all the day long I have been exposed plagu'd to be and every morning some new crosse hath come to chasten me verse 15 But if I say I thus will speake behold where this would tend thy childrens generation much I thereby should offend verse 16 When I thought this to know then it too painfull was for me verse 17 Till to Gods holy house I went then I their end did see verse 18 Thou surely did'st them dangerously on slippery places set and in destructions pit cast downe their iust reward to get verse 19 How are they suddenly become sad desolations prey they in a moment leave to be and melt with feare away verse 20 As is a dreame O Lord when one from sleeping doth awake so thou awaking no account shalt of their image make verse 21 Thus in my minde extreamely mov'd I could not be appeas'd and I was prick'd within my reines exceedingly displeas'd The third part verse 22 So foolish then and ignorant I found my selfe to be that I was as a very beast when comming before thee verse 23 Yet nerethelesse I surely am continually with thee and thou by my right hand alwaies hast firmely holden me verse 24 Thou by thy counsell shalt me guide that none may me deceive and in thy glory afterwards for ever me receive verse 25 Whom is it that I have in heaven saue thee O Lord alone and on the earth whom I desire besides thee there is none verse 26 My fainting heart and my weake flesh do faile but of my heart God is the strength and portion still that shall not from me part verse 27 For loe they that from thee are farre shall ruin'd come to be and thou them wholly hast destroy'd that whoring goe from thee verse 28 But as for me I hold it good that I neere God repaire I trust in thee Lord God that I may all thy works declare Psal LXXIV Sing this as the 72. Psalme O Why our God for euermore hast thou reiected us why smoaks thy wrath against the sheep of thine own pasture thus verse 2 The Congregation that is thine in thy remembrance hold which thou in mercy for thy selfe hast purchased of old The rod of thine inheritance which thou redeemed hast euen this mount Sion where thou had'st thy dwelling in time past verse 3 To desolations infinite lift up thy feet now soone euen in thy Sanctuary all that th' enemy hath done verse 4 Thy foes amidst thy Synagogues doe roare before thy face and there for signes their ensignes fixe as in a conquer'd place verse 5 Each man of them acquir'd renown as he his strength imploy'd whil'st sharpest Axes lifted up the thickest trees destroy'd verse 6 But now the curious carved workes which did arts beauty show with Axes and with Hammers crush'd most rudely they o'rethrow verse 7 Thy Sanctuary they have fir'd they it defil'd confound and cast the dwelling of thy name down headlong to the ground The second part verse 8 They said in heart let us destroy together all their band they all the Synagogues of God have burnt up in the land verse 9 Our signes we see not there 's no more a Prophet us among and there is not so much as one that can discerne how long verse 10 O God how long shall th' enemy afflict us thus with shame and shall our adversary still blaspheme thy sacred name verse 11 Why do'st thou thus withdraw thy hand even thy right hand restrain out of thy bosome for our good plucke out the same againe verse 12 For loe God is my King of old that rules me by his will even in the mid'st of all the earth salvation working still verse 13 Thou mad'st the sea by thy great strength divided all to be and in the waters Dragons heads were broken all by thee verse 14 The Leviathans heads by thee in pieces broken fell thou him for meat to people gav'st that did in desarts dwell verse 15 Thou did'st the fountain cleave and floud that did in streams abound thou dry'dst the mighty rivers up even to the very ground The third part verse 16 The cheerefull day belongs to thee to thee the gloomy night thou with the comfortable Sunne prepared hast the light verse 17 Thou all the borders of the earth hast stablish'd in due formes thou mad'st the Summer smile with flowrs the winter frowne with stormes verse 18 Remember that the enemy reproach'd O Lord with shame and that the foolish people all blasphemed have thy name verse 19 O of thy Turtle Doue the soule let not the wicked haue the Congregation of the poore doe not for euer leaue verse 20 Haue to the Couenant respect for of the earth each where the places darke for cruelty with dwellings stored are verse 21 O let not them that are opprest returne againe with shame but let the poore and needy ones still praise thy sacred name verse 22 Arise O God plead thine own cause that it may cleared be remember how the foolish man each day reproacheth thee verse 23 Forget not of thy foes the voyce the tumult of them still that rise ' gainst thee continually encreaseth to doe ill Psal LXXV Sing this as the 44. Psalme TO thee O God we give due thanks we give due thanks to thee for that thy wondrous works declare thy name most neare to be verse 2 The Congregation unto me when as receive I shall then uprightly in every thing I will be iudge o're all verse 3 The earth and all that doe there in inhabitants remaine are quite dissolv'd but I thereof the pillars doe sustaine verse