thee they sent their cry to them deliverance came Because they put their trust in thee they were not put to shame But as for me a worm I am and as no man am pris'd Reproach of men I am and by the people am despis'd All that me see laugh me to scorn shoot out the lip do they They nod and shake their heads at me and mocking thus do say This man did trust in God that he would free him by his might Let him deliver him sith he had in him such delight But thou art he out of the womb that didst me safely take When I was on my mothers breasts thou me to hope didst make And I was cast upon thy care ev'n from the womb till now And from my mothers belly Lord my God and guide art thou Be not far off for grief is near and none to help is found Bulls many compasse me strong bulls of Bashan me surround Their mouthes they op'ned wide on me upon me gape did they Like to a Lion ravening and roaring for his prey Like water I 'm powr'd out my bones all out of joynt do part Amidst my bowels as the wax so melted is my heart My strength is like a potsheard dry'd my tongue it cleaveth fast Unto my jaws and to the dust of death thou brought me hast For dogs have compast me about the wicked that did meet In their assembly me inclos'd they pierc'd my hands and feet I all my bones may tell they do upon me look and stare Upon my vesture lots they cast and clothes among them share But be not far O Lord my strength haste to give help to me From sword my soul from pow'r of dogs my darling set thou free Out of the roaring Lions mouth do thou me shield and save For from the horns of Unicorns an ear to me thou gave I will shew forth thy Name unto those that my brethren are Amidst the congregation thy praise I will declare Praise ye the Lord who do him fear him glorifie all ye The seed of Jacob fear him all that Isra'ls children be For he despis'd not nor abhor'd th'afflicteds misery Nor from him hid his face but heard when he to him did cry Within the congregation great my praise shall be of thee My vows before them that him fear shall be perform'd by me The meek shall eat and shall be fill'd they also praise shall give Unto the Lord that do him seek your heart shall ever live All ends of th' earth remember shall and turn the Lord unto All kindreds of the nations to him shall homage do Because the Kingdom to the Lord doth appertain as his Likewise among the nations the governour he is Earths fat ones eat and worship shall all who to dust descend Shall bow to him none of them can his soul from death defend A seed shall service do to him unto the Lord it shall Be for a generation reck'ned in ages all They shall come and they shall declare his truth and righteousnesse Unto a people yet unborn and that he hath done this PSAL. XXIII A Psalm of David THe Lord 's my shepherd I 'le not want He makes me down to ly In pastures green he leadeth me the quiet waters by My soul he doth restore again and me to walk doth make Into the paths of righteousnesse ev'n for his own Names sake Yea though I walk in deaths dark vale yet will I fear none ill For thou art with me and thy rod and staff me comfort still My table thou hast furnished in presence of my foes My head thou dost with oyl anoint and my cup overflowes Goodnesse and mercy all my life shall surely follow me And in Gods house for evermore my dwelling place shall be PSAL. XXIV A Psalm of David THe earth belongs unto the Lord and all that it contains The world that is inhabited and all that there remains For the foundation thereof he on the seas did lay And he hath it established upon the flouds to stay Who is the man that shall ascend into the hill of God Or who within his holy place shall have a firm abode Whose hands are clean whose heart is pure and unto vanity Who hath not lifted up his soul nor sworn deceitfully He from th' Eternall shall receive the blessing him upon And righteousnesse ev'n from the God of his salvation This is the generation that after him inquire O Jacob who do seek thy face with their whole hearts desire Ye gates lift up your heads on high ye doors that last for ay Be lifted up that so the King of glory enter may But who of glory is the King the mighty Lord is this Ev'n that same Lord that great in might and strong in battell is Ye gates lift up your heads ye doors doors that do last for ay Be lifted up that so the King of glory enter may But who is he that is the King of glory Who is this The Lord of hosts and none but he the King of glory is PSAL. XXV A Psalm of David TO thee I lift my soul O Lord I trust in thee My God let me not be asham'd nor foes triumph ov'r me Let none that wait on thee be put to shame at all But those that without cause transgresse let shame upon them fall Shew me thy wayes O Lord thy paths O teach thou me And do thou lead me in thy truth therein my teacher be For thou art God that do'st to me salvation send And I upon thee all the day expecting do attend Thy tender mercies Lord I pray thee to remember And loving kindnesses for they have been of old for ever My sins and faults of youth do thou O Lord forget After thy mercy think on me and for thy goodnesse great God good and upright is the way hee 'l sinners show The meek in judgement he will guide and make his path to know The whole paths of the Lord are truth and mercy sure To those that do his covenant keep and testimonies pure Now for thine own Names sake O Lord I thee intreat To pardon mine iniquitie for it is very great What man is he that fears the Lord and doth him serve Him shall he teach the way that he shall choose and still observe His soul shall dwell at ease and his posteritie Shall flourish still and of the earth inheritours shall be With those that fear him is the secret of the Lord The knowledge of his covenant he will to them afford Mine eyes upon the Lord continually are set For it is he that shall bring forth my feet out of the net Turn unto me thy face and to me mercy show Because that I am desolate and am brought very low My hearts griefs are increas'd me from distresse relieve See mine affliction and my pain and all my sins forgive Consider thou my foes because they many are And it a cruell hatred is which they against me beare O do thou keep my soul do thou deliver me
And let me never be asham'd because I trust in thee Let uprightnesse and truth keep me who thee attend Redemption Lord to Israel from all his troubles send Another of the same TO thee I lift my soul O Lord My God I trust in thee Let me not be asham'd let not my foes triumph ov'r me Yea let thou none ashamed be that do on thee attend Ashamed let them be O Lord who without cause offend Thy wayes Lord shew teach me thy paths Lead me in truth teach me For of my safetie thou art God all day I wait on thee Thy mercies that most tender are do thou O Lord remember And loving kindnesses for they have been of old for ever Let not the errours of my youth nor sins remembred be In mercy for thy goodnesse sake O Lord remember me The Lord is good and gracious He upright is also He therefore sinners will instruct in wayes that they should go The meek and lowly he will guide in judgement just alway To meek and poor afflicted ones hee 'l clearly teach his way The whole paths of the Lord our God are truth and mercy sure To such as keep his covenant and testimonies pure Now for thine own Names sake O Lord I humbly thee intreat To pardon mine iniquitie for it is very great What man fears God him shall he teach the way that he shall choose His soul shall dwell at ease his seed the earth as heirs shall use The secret of the Lord is with such as do fear his Name And he his holy covenant will manifest to them Towards the Lord my waiting eyes continually are set For he it is that shall bring forth my feet out of the net O turn thee unto me O God have mercy me upon Because I solitary am and in affliction Enlarg'd the griefs are of my heart me from distresse relieve See mine affliction and my pain and all my sins forgive Consider thou mine enemies because they many are And it a cruell hatred is which they against me beare O do thou keep my soul O God do thou deliver me Let me not be asham'd for I do put my trust in thee O let integritie and truth keep me who thee attend Redemption Lord to Israel from all his troubles send PSAL. XXVI A Psalm of David JUdge me O Lord for I have walkt in mine integrity I trusted also in the Lord slide therefore shall not I. Examine me and do me prove try heart and reins O God For thy love is before mine eyes thy truths paths I have trod With persons vain I have not sat nor with dissemblers gone Th' assembly of ill men I hate to sit with such I shun Mine hands in innocence O Lord I 'le wash and purify So to thine holy altar go and compasse it will I. That I with voice of thanksgiving may publish and declare And tell of all thy mighty works that great and wondrous are The habitation of thy house Lord I have loved well Yea in that place I do delight where doth thine honour dwell With sinners gather not my soul and such as bloud would spill Whose hands mischievous plots right hand corrupting bribes do fill But as for me I will walk on in mine integritie Do thou redeem me and O Lord be mercifull to me My foot upon an even place doth stand with stedfastnesse Within the congregations th' Eternall I will blesse PSAL. XXVII A Psalm of David THe Lord 's my light and saving health who shall make me dismaid My lifes strength is the Lord of whom then shall I be afraid When as mine enemies and foes most wicked persons all To eat my flesh against me rose they stumbled and did fall Against me though an host encamp my heart yet fearlesse is Though war against me rise I will be confident in this One thing I of the Lord desir'd and will seek to obtain That all dayes of my life I may within Gods house remain That I the beauty of the Lord behold may and admire And that I in his holy place may reverently enquire For he in his pavilion shall me hide in evill dayes In secret of his tent me hide and on a rock me raise And now ev'n at this present time mine head shall lifted be Above all those that be my foes and round encompasse me Therefore unto his tabernacle I 'le sacrifices bring Of joyfulnesse I 'le sing yea I to God will praises sing O Lord give ear unto my voice when I do cry to thee Upon me also mercy have and do thou answer me When thou didst say seek ye my face then unto thee reply Thus did my heart above all things Thy face Lord seek will I. Far from me hide not thou thy face put not away from thee Thy servant in thy wrath thou hast an helper been to me O God of my salvation leave me not nor forsake Though me my parents both should leave the Lord will me up take O Lord instruct me in thy way to me a leader be In a plain path because of those that hatred bear to me Give me not to mine enemies will for witnesses that lie Against me risen are and such as breath our crueltie I fainted had unlesse that I believed had to see The Lords own goodnesse in the land of them that living be Wait on the Lord and be thou strong and he shall strength afford Unto thine heart yea do thou wait I say upon the Lord. PSAL. XXVIII A Psalm of David TO thee I 'le cry O Lord my rock hold not thy peace to me Lest like those that to pit descend I by thy silence be The voice hear of my humble pray'rs when unto thee I cry When to thy holy oracle I lift mine hands on hy With ill men draw me not away that work iniquity That speak peace to their friends while in their hearts doth mischief ly Give them according to their deeds and ills endeavoured And as their handie-works deserve to them be rendered God shall not build but them destroy who would not understand The Lords own works nor did regard the doing of his hand For ever blessed be the Lord for graciously he heard The voice of my petitions and prayers did regard The Lord 's my strength and shield my heart upon him did rely And I am helped hence my heart doth joy exceedingly And with my song I will him praise Their strength is God alone He also is the saving strength of his anointed One. O thine own people do thou save blesse thine inheritance Them also do thou feed and them for evermore advance PSAL. XXIX A Psalm of David GIve ye unto the Lord ye sons that of the mighty be All strength and glory to the Lord with cheerfulnesse give ye Unto the Lord the glory give that to his Name is due And in the beautie of holinesse unto Jehovah bow The Lords voice on the waters is the God of majestie Doth thunder and on multitudes of waters sitteth He. A
infirm am I and broken am so sore That through disquiet of my heart I have been made to roare O Lord all that I do desire is still before thine eye And of my heart the secret groans not hidden are from thee My heart doth pant uncessantly my strength doth quite decay As for mine eyes their wonted light is from me gone away My lovers and my friends do stand at distance from my sore And those do stand aloof that were kinsmen and kind before Yea they that seek my life lay snares who seek to do me wrong Speak things mischievous and deceits imagine all day long But as one deaf that heareth not I suffered all to passe I as a dumb man did become whose mouth not op'ned was As one that hears not in whose mouth are no reproofs at all For Lord I hope in thee my God thou 'lt hear me when I call For I said hear me lest they should rejoyce ov'r me with pride And ov'r me magnifie themselves when as my foot doth slide For I am near to halt my grief is still before mine eye For I 'le declare my sin and grieve for mine iniquity But yet mine enemies lively are and strong are they beside And they that hate me wrongfully are greatly multipli'de And they for good that render ill as enemies me withstood Yea ev'n for this because that I do follow what is good Forsake me not O Lord my God far from me never be O Lord thou my salvation art haste to give help to me PSAL. XXXIX To the chief musician even to Jeduthun A Psalm of David I Said I will look to my wayes lest with my tongue I sin In sight of wicked men my mouth with bridle I 'le keep in With silence I as dumb became I did my self restrain From speaking good but then the more increased was my pain My heart within me waxed hot and while I musing was The fire did burn and from my tongue these words I did let passe Mine end and measure of my dayes O Lord unto me show What is the same that I thereby my frailtie well may know Lo thou my dayes an hand-bredth mad'st mine age is in thine eye As nothing sure each man at best is wholly vanity Sure each man walks in a vain show they vex themselves in vain He heaps up wealth and doth not know to whom it shall pertain And now O Lord. what wait I for my hope is fix'd on thee Free me from all my trespasses the fools scorn make not me Dumb was I opening not my mouth because this work was thine Thy stroke take from me by the blow of thine hand I do pine When with rebukes thou dost correct man for iniquity Thou wastes his beautie like a moth sure each man's vanity Attend my cry Lord at my tears and pray'rs not silent be I sojourn as my fathers all and stranger am with thee O spare thou me that I my strength recover may again Before from hence I do depart and here no more remain PSAL. XL. To the chief musician A Psalm of David I Waited for the Lord my God and patiently did bear At length to me he did incline my voice and cry to hear He took me from a fearfull pit and from the myrie clay And on a rock he set my feet establishing my way He put a new song in my mouth our God to magnify Many shall see it and shall fear and on the Lord rely O blessed is the man whose trust upon the Lord relyes Respecting not the proud nor such as turn aside to lies O Lord my God full many are the wonders thou hast done Thy gracious thoughts to us ward far above all thoughts are gone In order none can reckon them to thee if them declare And speak of them I would they moe then can be numbred are No sacrifice nor offering didst thou at all desire Mine ears thou bor'd sin-offring thou and burnt didst not require Then to the Lord these were my words I come behold and see Within the volume of thy Book it written is of me To do thy will I take delight O thou my God that art Yea that most holy Law of thine I have within my heart Within the congregation great I righteousnesse did preach Lo thou dost know O Lord that I refrained not my speech I never did within my heart conceal thy righteousnesse I thy salvation have declar'd and shown thy faithfulnesse Thy kindnesse which most loving is concealed have not I Nor from the congregation great have hid thy verity Thy tender mercies Lord from me O do thou not restrain Thy loving kindnesse and thy truth let them me still maintain For ills past reck'ning compasse me and mine iniquities Such hold upon me taken have I cannot lift mine eyes They more then hairs are on mine head thence is my heart dismaid Be pleased Lord to rescue me Lord hasten to mine aid Sham'd and confounded be they all that seek my soul to kill Yea let them backward driven be and sham'd that wish me ill For a reward of this their shame confounded let them be That in this manner scoffing say Aha aha to me In thee let all be glad and joy who seeking thee abide Who thy salvation love say still the Lord be magnifi'd I 'm poor and needy yet the Lord of me a care doth take Thou art my help and Saviour my God no tarrying make PSAL. XLI To the chief musician A Psalm of David BLessed is he that wisely doth the poor mans case consider For when the time of trouble is the Lord will him deliver God will him keep yea save alive on earth he blest shall live And to his enemies desire thou wilt him not up give God will give strength when he on bed of languishing doth mourn And in his sicknesse sore O Lord thou all his bed will turn I said O Lord do thou extend thy mercie unto me O do thou heal my soul for why I have offended thee Those that to me are enemies of me do evill say When shall he die that so his name may perish quite away To see me if he comes he speaks vain words but then his heart Heaps mischief to it which he tells when forth he doth depart My haters joyntly whispering ' gainst me my hurt devise Mischief say they cleaves fast to him he lyeth and shall not rise Yea ev'n mine own familiar friend on whom I did rely Who ate my bread ev'n he his heel against me lifted hie But Lord be mercifull to me and up again me raise That I may justly them requite according to their wayes By this I know that certainly I favoured am by thee Because my hatefull enemy triumphs not over me But as for me thou me upholdst in mine integrity And me before thy countenance thou setst continually The Lord the God of Israel be blest for ever then From age to age eternally Amen yea and amen PSAL. XLII To the chief musician Maschil for
timbrels play Within the congregations blesse God with one accord From Isra'ls fountain do ye blesse and praise the mighty Lord. With their Prince little Benjamin Princes and councell there Of Judah were there Zabulons and Naphtalies Princes were Thy God commands thy strength make strong what thou wrought'st for us Lord. For thy house at Jerusalem Kings shall thee gifts afford The spear-mens host the multitude of bulls which fiercely look Those calves which people have forth sent O Lord our God rebuke Till every one submit himself and silver pieces bring The people that delight in war disperse O God and King Those that be Princes great shall then come out of Egypt lands And Aethiopia to God shall soon stretch out her hands O all ye Kingdoms of the earth sing praises to this King For he is Lord that ruleth all unto him praises sing To him that rides on heav'ns of heav'ns which he of old did found Lo he sends out his voice a voice in might that doth abound Strength unto God do ye ascribe for his excellencie Is over Israel his strength is in the clouds most hie Thou' rt from thy Temple dreadfull Lord Isra'ls own God is he Who gives his people strength and pow'r O let God blessed be PSAL. LXIX To the chief musician upon Shoshannim A Psalm of David SAve me O God because the flouds do so environ me That ev'n into my very soul come in the waters be I downward in deep mire do sink where standing there is none I am into deep waters come where flouds have o're me gone I weary with my crying am my throat is also dry'd Mine eyes do fail while for my God I waiting do abide Those men that do without a cause bear hatred unto me Then are the hairs upon my head in number moe they be They that would me destroy and are mine enemies wrongfully Are mighty so what I took not to render forc'd was I. Lord thou my folly know'st my sins not covered are from thee Let none that wait oh thee be sham'd Lord God of hosts for mee O Lord the God of Israel let none who search do make And seek thee be at any time confounded for my sake For I have born reproach for thee my face is hid with shame To brethren strange to mothers sons an alien I became Because the zeal did eat me up which to thy House I bare And the reproaches cast at thee upon me fallen are My tears and fasts t' afflict my soul were turned to my shame When sackcloth I did wear to them a proverb I became The men that in the gate do sit against me evill spake They also that vile drunkards were of me their song did make But in an acceptable time my pray'r Lord is to thee In truth of thy salvation Lord and mercy great hear me Deliver me out of the mire from sinking do me keep Free me from those that do me hate and from the waters deep Let not the floud on me prevail whose water overflows Nor deep me swallow nor the pit her mouth upon me close Hear me O Lord because thy love and kindnesse is most good Turn unto me according to thy mercies multitude Nor from thy servant hide thy face I 'm troubled soon attend Draw neer my soul and it redeem me from my foes defend To thee is my reproach well known my shame and my disgrace Those that mine adversaries be are all before thy face Reproach hath broke my heart I 'm full of grief I look'd for one To pity me but none I found comforters found I none They also bitter gall did give unto me for my meat They gave me vineger to drink when as my thirst was great Before them let their table prove a snare and do thou make Their welfare and prosperitie a trap themselves to take Let thou their eyes so darkned be that sight may them forsake And let their loins be made by thee continually to shake Thy fury pour thou out on them and indignation And let thy wrathfull anger Lord fast hold take them upon All waste and desolate let be their habitation And in their tabernacles all inhabitants be none Because him they do persecute whom thou didst smite before They talk unto the grief of those whom thou hast wounded sore Adde thou iniquity unto their former wickednesse And do not let them come at all into thy righteousnesse Out of the book of life let them be raz'd and blotted quite Among the just and righteous let not their names be writ But now become exceeding poor and sorrowfull am I By thy salvation O my God let me be set on hie The Name of God I with a song most cheerfully will praise And I in giving thanks to him his Name shall highly raise This to the Lord a sacrifice more gracious shall prove Then bullock ox or any beast that hath both horn and hoof When this the humble men shall see it joy to them shall give O all ye that do seek the Lord your heart shall ever live For God the poor hears and will not his prisoners contemn Let heav'n and earth and seas him praise and all that move in them For God will Judah's cities build and He will Sion save That they may dwell therein and it in sure possession have And they that are his servants seed inherit shall the same So shall they have their dwelling there that love his blessed Name PSAL. LXX To the chief musician A Psalm of David to bring to remembrance LOrd haste me to deliver with speed Lord succour me Let them that for my soul do seek sham'd and confounded be Turn'd back be they and sham'd that in my hurt delight Turn'd back be they Ha ha that say their shaming to requite In thee let all be glad and joy that seek for thee Let them who thy salvation love say still God praised be I poor and needy am come Lord and make no stay My help thou and deliverer art O Lord make no delay Another of the same MAke haste O God me to preserve with speed Lord succour me Let them that for my soul do seek sham'd and confounded be Let them be turned back and sham'd that in my hurt delight Turn'd back be they Ha ha that say their shaming to requite O Lord in thee let all be glad and joy that seek for thee Let them who thy salvation love say still God praised be But I both poor and needy am come Lord and make no stay My help thou and deliverer art O Lord make no delay PSAL. LXXI O Lord my hope and confidence is plac'd in thee alone Then let thy servant never be put to confusion And let me in thy righteousnesse from thee deliv'rance have Cause me escape incline thine ear unto me and me save Be thou my dwelling rock to which I ever may resort Thou gav'st commandment me to save for thou' rt my rock and fort Free me my God from wicked hands hands cruell and
And as the dayes of heav'n his throne shall stable be and sure But if his children shall forsake My Lawes and go astray And in My judgements shal not walk but wander from My way If they My Lawes break and do not keep My Commandements I 'le visit then their faults with rods their sins with chastisements Yet I 'le not take My love from him nor false My promise make My cov'nant I 'le not break nor change what with my mouth I spake Once by My Holinesse I sware to David I 'le not ly His seed and throne shall as the sun before Me last for ay It like the moon shall ever be establisht stedfastly And like to that which in the heav'n doth witnesse faithfully But thou displeased hast cast off thou didst abhor and loath With him that thine anointed is thou hast been very wroth Thou hast thy servants covenan made void and quite cast by Thou hast profan'd his crown while it cast on the ground doth ly Thou all his hedges hast broke down his strong holds down hast torn He to all passers by a spoil to neighbours is a scorn Thou hast set up his foes right hand mad'st all his enemies glad Turn'd his swords edge and him to stand in battell hast not made His glory thou hast made to cease his throne to ground down cast Shortned his dayes of youth and him with shame thou covered hast How long Lord wilt thou hide thy self for ever in thine ire And shall thine indignation burn like unto a fire Remember Lord how short a time I shall on earth remain O wherefore is it so that thou hast made all men in vain What man is he that liveth here and death shall never see Or from the power of the grave what man his soul shall free Thy former loving kindnesses O Lord where be they now Those which in truth and faithfulnesse to David sworn hast thou Minde Lord thy servants sad reproach how I in bosome bear The scornings of the people all who strong and mighty are Wherewith thy raging enemies reproach'd O Lord think on Wherewith they have reproach'd the steps of thine anointed one All blessing to the Lord our God let be ascribed then For evermore so let it be Amen yea and amen PSAL. XC A prayer of Moses the man of God LOrd thou hast been our dwelling place in generations all Before thou ever hadst brought forth the mountains great or small Ere ever thou hadst form'd the earth and all the world abroad Ev'n thou from everlasting art to everlasting God Thou dost unto destruction man that is mortall turn And unto them thou say'st again ye sons of men return Because a thousand years appear no more before thy sight Then yesterday when it is past or then a watch by night As with an overflowing floud thou carriest them away They like a sleep are like the grasse that grows at morn are they At morn it flourishes and growes cut down at ev'n doth fade For by thine anger we consume thy wrath makes us afraid Our sins thou and iniquities dost in thy presence place And setst our secret faults before the brightnesse of thy face For in thine anger all our dayes do passe on to an end And as a tale that hath been told so we our years do spend Threescore and ten years do summe up our dayes and years we see Or if by reason of more strength in some fourscore they be Yet doth the strength of such old men but grief and labour prove For it is soon cut off and we fly hence and soon remove Who knowes the power of thy wrath according to thy fear So is thy wrath Lord teach thou us our end in minde to bear And so to count our dayes that we our hearts may still apply To learn thy wisdom and thy truth that we may live thereby Turn yet again to us O Lord how long thus shall it be Let it repent thee now for those that servants are to thee O with thy tender mercies Lord us early satisfie So we rejoyce shall all our dayes and still be glad in thee According as the dayes have been wherein we grief have had And years wherein we ill have seen so do thou make us glad O let thy work and pow'r appear thy servants face before And show unto their children dear thy glory evermore And let the beauty of the Lord our God be us upon Our handie-works establish thou establish them each one PSAL. XCI HE that doth in the secret place of the most High reside Under the shade of Him that is th' Almighty shall abide I of the Lord my God will say He is my refuge still He is my fortresse and my God and in Him trust I will Assuredly He shall thee save and give deliverance From subtile fowlers snare and from the noysome pestilence His feathers shall thee hide thy trust under His wings shall be His faithfulnesse shall be a shield and buckler unto thee Thou shalt not need to be afraid for terrours of the night Nor for the arrow that doth fly by day while it is light Nor for the pestilence that walks in darknesse secretly Nor for destruction that doth waste at noon-day openly A thousand at thy side shall fall on thy right hand shall ly Ten thousand dead yet unto thee it shall not once come nigh Only thou with thine eyes shalt look and a beholder be And thou therein the just reward of wicked men shalt see Because the Lord who constantly my refuge is alone Ev'n the most High is made by thee thy habitation No plague shall near thy dwelling come no ill shall thee befall For thee to keep in all thy wayes His Angels charge He shall They in their hands shall bear thee up still waiting thee upon Lest thou at any time should dash thy foot against a stone Upon the adder thou shalt tread and on the Lyon strong Thy feet on Dragons trample shall and on the Lions young Because on Me he set his love I 'le save and set him free Because My great Name he hath known I will him set on high He 'll call on Me I 'le answer him I will be with him still In trouble to deliver him and honour him I will With length of dayes unto his minde I will him satisfie I also My salvation will cause his eyes to see PSAL. XCII A psalm or song for the Sabbath-day TO render thanks unto the Lord it is a comely thing And to thy Name O thou most high due praise aloud to sing Thy loving kindnesse to show forth when shines the morning light And to declare thy faithfulnesse with pleasure every night On a ten stringed instrument upon the psalterie And on the harp with solemn sound and grave-sweet melodie For thou Lord by thy mighty work hast made my heart right glad And I will triumph in the works which by thine hands were made How great Lord are thy works each thought of thine a deep
consum'd and all fruits of their ground He smote all first-born in their land chief of their strength each one With gold and silver brought them forth weak in their tribes were none Aegypt was glad when sorth they went their fear on them did light He spread a cloud for covering and fire to shine by night They askt and he brought Quails with bread of heav'n he filled them He op'ned rocks floods gusht and ran in deserts like a stream For on his holy promise he and servant Abraham thought With joy his people his elect with gladnesse forth he brought And unto them the pleasant lands he of the heathen gave That of the peoples labours they inheritance might have That they his statutes might observe according to his word And that they might his Lawes obey Give praise unto the Lord. PSAL. CVI. GIve praise and thanks unto the Lord for bountifull is He His tender mercy doth endure unto eternitie Gods mighty works who can expresse or shew forth all his praise Blessed are they that judgement keep and justly do alwayes Remember me Lord with that love which thou to thine dost bear With thy salvation O my God to visit me draw near That I thy chosens good may see and in their joy rejoyce And may with thine inheritance triumph with chearfull voice We with our fathers sinned have and of iniquity Too long we have the workers been we have done wickedly The wonders great which thou O Lord didst work in Aegypt land Our fathers though they saw yet them they did not understand And they thy mercies multitude kept not in memory But at the sea ev'n the Red-sea provok'd him grievously Neverthelesse he saved them ev'n for his own Names sake That so he might to be welt known his mighty power make When he the Red-sea did rebuke then dryed up it was Through depths as through the wildernesse He safely made them passe From hands of those that hated them he did his people save And from the enemies cruell hand to them redemption gave The waters overwhelm'd their foes not one was left alive Then they believ'd his word and praise to him in songs did give But soon did they his mighty works forget unthankfully And on his counsell and his will did not wait patiently But much did lust in wildernesse and God in desert tempt He gave them what they sought but to their soul he leannesse sent And against Moses in the camp their envy did appear At Aaron they the saint of God envious also were Therefore the earth did open wide and Dathan did devour And all Abirams company did cover in that hour Likewise among their company a fire was kindled then And so the hot consuming flame burnt up these wicked men Upon the hill of Horeb they an idol-calf did frame A molten image they did make and worshipped the same And thus their Glory and their God most vainly changed they Into the likenesse of an ox that eateth grasse or hay They did forget the mighty God that had their Saviour been By whom such great things brought to passe they had in Aegypt seen In Hams land he did wondrous works things terrible did he When he his mighty hand and arm stretcht out at the Red-sea Then said he he would them destroy had not his wrath to stay His chosen Moses stood in breach that them he should not slay Yea they despis'd the pleasant land believed not his word But in their tents they murmured not hearkning to the Lord. Therefore in desert them to slay he lifted up his hand 'mong nations to o'rethrow their seed and scatter in each land They unto Baal-Peor did themselves associat The sacrifices of the dead they did profanely eat Thus by their lewd inventions they did provoke his ire And then upon them suddenly the plague brake in as fire Then Phineas rose and justice did and so the plague did cease That to all ages counted was to him for righteousnesse And at the waters where they strove they did him angry make In such sort that it fared ill with Moses for their sake Because they there his spirit meek provoked bitterly So that he uttered with his lips words unadvisedly Nor as the Lord commanded them did they the nations slay But with the heathen mingled were and learn'd of them their way And they their idols serv'd which did a snare unto them turn Their sons and daughters they to devils in sacrifice did burn In their own childrens guiltlesse bloud their hands they did embrew Whom to Canaans idols they for sacrifices slew So was the land defil'd with bloud They stain'd with their own way And with their own inventions a whoring they did stray Against his people kindled was the wrath of God therefore Insomuch that he did his own inheritance abhore He gave them to the heathens hand their foes did them command Their enemies them opprest they were made subject to their hand He many times delivered them but with their counsel so They him provok'd that for their sin they were brought very low Yet their affliction he beheld when he did hear their cry And he for them his Covenant did call to memory After his mercies multitude he did repent And made Them to be pity'd of all those who them did captive lead O Lord our God us save and gather the heathen from among That we thy holy Name may praise in a triumphant song Blest be JEHOVAH Israels God to all eternitie Let all the people say Amen Praise to the Lord give ye PSAL. CVII PRaise God for he is good for still his mercies lasting be Let Gods redeem'd say so whom he from th' enemies hand did free And gathered them out of the lands from North South East and VVest They stray'd in deserts pathlesse way no city found to rest For thirst and hunger in them faints their soul VVhen straits them presse They cry unto the Lord and he them frees from their distresse Them also in a way to walk that right is he did guide That they might to a city go wherein they might abide O that men to the Lord would give praise for his goodnesse then And for his works of wonder done unto the sons of men For he the soul that longing is doth fully satisfie VVith goodnesse he the hungry soul doth fill abundantly Such as shut up in darknesse deep and in deathsshade abide VVhom strongly hath affliction bound and irons fast have ty'd Because against the words of God they wrought rebelliously And they the counsell did contemn of him that is most hie Their heart he did bring down with grief they fell no help could have In trouble then they cry'd to God he them from straits did save He out of darknesse did them bring and from deaths shade them take These bands wherewith they had been bound asunder quite he brake O that men to the Lord would give praise for his goodnesse then And for his works of wonder done unto the sons of men
Lord hast done the same they may well understand Although they curse with spite yet Lord blesse thou with loving voice Let them asham'd be when they rise thy servant let rejoice Let thou mine adversaries all with shame be cloathed over And let their own confusion them as a mantle cover But as for me I with my mouth will greatly praise the Lord And I among the multitude His praises will record For He shall stand at his right hand who is in povertie To save him from all those that would condemn his soul to die PSAL. CX A Psalm of David THe Lord did say unto my Lord Sit thou at My right hand Untill I make thy foes a stool whereon thy feet may stand The Lord shall out of Zion send the rod of thy great pow'r In midst of all thine enemies be thou the Governour A willing people in thy day of pow'r shall come to thee In holy beauties from morns womb thy youth like dew shall be The Lord himself hath made an oath and will repent him never Of th' order of Melchisedek Thou art a Priest for ever The glorious and mighty Lord that sits at thy right hand Shall in his day of wrath strike through Kings that do Him withstand He shall among the heathen judge He shall with bodies dead The places fill o're many lands He wound shall every head The brook that runneth in the way with drink shall Him supply And for this cause in triumph He shall lift His head on hie PSAL. CXI PRaise ye the Lord with my whole heart I will Gods praise declare Where the assemblies of the just and congregations are The whole works of the Lord our God are great above all measure Sought out they are of every one that do therein take pleasure His work most honourable is most glorious and pure And his untainted Righteousnesse for ever doth endure His works most wonderfull He hath made to be thought upon The Lord is gracious and He is full of compassion He giveth meat unto all those that truly do Him fear And evermore His Covenant He in his minde will bear He did the power of His works unto His people show When He the heathens heritage upon them did bestow His handy-works are truth and right all His commands are sure And done in truth and uprightnesse they evermore endure He sent redemption to His folk His Covenant for ay He did command Holy His Name and reverend is alway Wisdoms beginning is Gods fear good understanding they Have all that His commands fulfill His praise endures for ay PSAL. CXII PRaise ye the Lord. The man is blest that fears the Lord aright He who in His commandements doth greatly take delight His seed and off-spring powerfull shall be the earth upon Of upright men blessed shall be the generation Riches and wealth shall ever be within his house in store And His unspotted righteousnesse endures for evermore Unto the upright light doth rise though he in darknesse be Compassionate and mercifull and righteous is he A good man doth his favour shew and doth to others lend He with discretion his affairs will guide unto the end Surely there is not any thing that ever shall him move The righteous mans memoriall shall everlasting prove When he shall evill tidings hear he shall not be afraid His heart is fixt his confidence upon the Lord is staid His heart is firmly stablished afraid he shall not be Untill upon his enemies he his desire shall see He hath disperst giv'n to the poor his righteousnesse shall be To ages all with honour shall his horn be raised high The wicked shall it see and fret his teeth gnash melt away What wicked men do most desire shall utterly decay PSAL. CXIII PRaise God ye servants of the Lord O praise the Lords Name praise Yea blessed be the Name of God from this time forth alwayes From rising Sun to where it sets Gods Name is to be prais'd Above all nations God is high 'bove heav'n His glory rais'd Unto the Lord our God that dwells on high who can compare Himself that humbleth things to see in heav'n and earth that are He from the dust doth raise the poor that very low did ly And from the dung-hill lifts the man opprest with poverty That He may highly him advance and with the Princes set With those that of His people are the chief ev'n Princes great The barren woman house to keep He maketh and to be Of sons a mother full of joy Praise to the Lord give ye PSAL. CXIV VVHen Isra'l out of Aegypt went and did his dwelling change When Jacobs house went out from those that were of language strange He Judah did His Sanctuary His Kingdom Israel make The sea it saw and quickly fled Jordan was driven back Like rams the mountains and like lambs the hills skipt to and fro O sea why stedst thou Jordan back why wast thou driven so Ye mountains great wherefore was it that ye did skip like rams And wherefore was it little hills that ye did leap like lambs O at the presence of the Lord earth tremble thou for fear While as the presence of the God of Jacob doth appear Who from the hard and stonie rock did standing water bring And by His pow'r did turn the flint into a water spring PSAL. CXV NOt unto us Lord not to us but do thou glory take Unto thy Name ev'n for thy truth and for thy mercies sake O wherefore should the heathen say Where is their God now gone But our God in the heavens is what pleas'd Him He hath done Their idols silver are and gold work of mens hands they be Mouths have they but they do not speak and eyes but do not see Ears have they but they do not hear noses but savour not Hands feet but handle not nor walk nor speak they through their throat Like them their makers are and all on them their trust that build O Isra'l trust thou in the Lord He is their help and shield O Aarons house trust in the Lord their help and shield is He. Ye that fear God trust in the Lord their help and shield He 'll be The Lord of us hath mindfull been and He will blesse us still He will the house of Isra'l blesse blesse Aarons house He will Both small and great that fear the Lord He will them surely blesse The Lord will you you and your seed ay more and more increase O blessed are ye of the Lord who made the earth and heaven The heav'n ev'n heav'ns are Gods but He earth to mens sons hath given The dead nor who to silence go Gods praise do not record But henceforth we for ever will blesse God Praise ye the Lord. PSAL. CXVI I Love the Lord because my voice and prayers He did hear I while I live will call on Him who bow'd to me His ear Of death the cords and sorrows did about me compasse round The pains of hell took hold on me I
Because the mighty gates of brasse in piece she did tear By him in sunder also cut the bars of iron were Fools for their sin and their offence do sore affliction bear All kinde of meat their soul abhors they to deaths-gates draw near In grief they cry to God he saves them from their miseries He sends his word them heals and them from their destructions frees O that men to the Lord would give praise for his goodnesse then And for his works of wonder done unto the sons of men And let them sacrifice to him off'rings of thankfulnesse And let them shew abroad his worke in songs of joyfulnesse Who go to sea in ships and in great waters trading be Within the deep these men Gods works and his great wonders see For he commands and forth in haste the stormie tempest flyes Which makes the sea with rouling waves aloft to swell and rise They mount to heav'n then to the depths they do go down again Their soul doth faint and melt away with trouble and with pain They reel and stagger like one drunk at their wits end they be Then they to God in trouble cry who them from straits doth free The storm is chang'd into a calm at his command and will So that the waves which rag'd before now quiet are and still Then are they glad because at rest and quiet now they be So to the haven he them brings which they desir'd to see O that men to the Lord would give praise for his goodnesse then And for his works of wonder done unto the sons of men Among the people gathered let them exalt his Name Among assembled Elders spread his most renowned fame He to dry land turns water-springs and floods to wildernesse For sins of those that dwell therein fat land to barrennesse The burnt and parched wildernesse to water-pools he brings The ground that was dry'd up before he turns to water springs And there for dwelling he a place doth to the hungry give That they a city may prepare commodiously to live There sow they fields and vineyards plant to yeeld fruits of increase His blessing makes them multiply le ts not their beasts decrease Again they are diminished and very low brought down Through sorrow and affliction and great oppression He upon Princes pours contempt and causeth them to stray And wander in a wildernesse wherein there is no way Yet setteth he the poor on high from all his miseries And he much like unto a flock doth make him families They that are righteous shall rejoice when they the same shal see And ashamed stop her mouth shall all iniquitie Who so is wise and will these things observe and them record Ev'n they shall understand the love and kindnesse of the Lord. PSAL. CVIII A song or Psalm of David MY heart is fixt Lord I will sing and with my glory praise Awake up psaltery and harp my self I 'le early raise I 'le praise thee ' mongst the people Lord 'mong nations sing will I. For above heav'n thy mercy's great thy truth doth reach the sky Be thou above the heavens Lord exalted gloriously Thy glory all the earth above be lifted up on hie That those who thy beloved are delivered may be O do thou save with thy right hand and answer give to me God in his holinesse hath said Herein I will take pleasure Shechem I will divide and forth will Succoths valley measure Gilead I claim as Mine by right Manasseh Mine shall be Ephraim is of My head the strength Judah gives laws for Me. Moab's My washing-pot My shoe I 'le over Edom throw Over the land of Palestine I will in triumph go who is he will bring me to the City fortifi'd O who is he that to the land of Edom will me guide O God thou who hadst cast us off this thing wilt thou not do And wilt not thou ev'n thou O God forth with our armies go Do thou from trouble give us help for helplesse is mans aid Through God we shall do valiantly our foes He shall down tread PSAL. CIX To the chief musician A Psalm of David O thou the God of all my praise do thou not hold thy peace For mouths of wicked men to speak against me do not cease The mouths of vile deceitfull men against me opened be And with a false and lying tongue they have accused me They did beset me round about with words of hatefull spight And though to them no cause I gave against me they did fight They for my love became my foes but I me set to pray Evil for good hatred for love to me they did repay Set thou the wicked over him and upon his right hand Give thou his greatest enemy ev'n Satan leave to stand And when by thee he shall be judg'd let him condemned be And let his pray'r be turn'd to sin when he shall call on thee Few be his dayes and in his room his charge another take His children let be fotherlesse his wife a widow make His children let be vagabonds and beg continually And from their places desolate seek bread for their supply Let covetous extortioners catch all he hath away Of all for which he labour'd hath let strangers make a prey Let there be none to pity him let there be none at all That on his children fatherlesse will let his mercy fall Let his posterity from earth cut off for ever be And in the following age their name be blotted out by thee Let God his fathers wickednesse still to remembrance call And never let his mothers sin he blotted out at all But let them all before the Lord appear continually That He may wholly from the earth cut off their memory Because he mercy minded not but persecuted still The poor and needy that he might the broken-hearted kill As he in cursing pleasure took so let it to him fall As he delighted not to blesse so blesse him not at all As cursing he like clothes put on into his bowels so Like water and into his bones like oyl down let it go Like to that garment let it be which doth himself aray And for a girdle wherewith he is girt about alway From God let his be their reward that enemies are to me And their reward that speak against my soul maliciously But do thou for thine own Names sake O God the Lord for me Sith good and sweet they mercy is from trouble set me free For I am poor and indigent afflicted sore am I My heart within me also is wounded exceedingly I passe like a declining shade am like the locust tost My knees through fasting weakned are my flesh hath fatnesse lost I also am a vile reproach unto them made to be And they that did upon me look did shake their heads at me O do thou help and succour me who art my God and Lord And for thy tender mercies sake safety to me afford That thereby they may know that this is thy Almighty hand And that thou