sow And joy to men of heart upright in plenty great shall grow verse 12 Ye Saints that follow righteousnesse still in the Lord rejoyce At mention of his holinesse give thankes with heart and voice PSAL. XCVIII SIng a new song to God most hye for he wrought wonders great His owne right hand the victory and holy arme did get verse 2 The Lord hath made the people know his saving health and might And he his righteousnesse did shew in all the hâ—…ens fight verse 3 His mercie sweet to Israel and truth remembred he The 〈◊〉 of all the earth did well our Gods salvation see verse 4 Be glad in him with joyfull voice all people of the earth Give thankes to God sing and rejoyce to him with joy and mirth verse 5 With Harps unto the Highest sing King in Psalmes list up your voice verse 6 With Trumpets praise the Lord and and 〈◊〉 cheerfull noise verse 7 Yea let the sea with all therein for joy both roare and swell And let the earth be joyfull seen and all that in it dwell verse 8 〈◊〉 flouds now clap their hands for mirth 〈◊〉 hills all joyfull be Before the Lord because the earth to judge now cometh he verse 9 The world with righteousnes he shall most justly judge and try And he shall judge the people all with perfect equity PSAL. XCIX THe Lord doth raign with trembling great then lâ—…t the people shake He between Câ—…bs hath his seat let the earth move and quake verse 2 The Lord is great in Sion Mount and feared reverenâ—…y Yea he all people doth surmount and siâ—… above them hye verse 3 Therefore let all extoll and praise thy great and dreadfull Name High thy Names honour let them raise for holy is the same verse 4 The King loves judgement with his might and settleth equity Thou judgement execut'st and right in Jacob stedfastly verse 5 The mighty God and Lord of all on high exalted be Let men 〈◊〉 his foot-stoole fall an holy God is he verse 6 Moses 〈◊〉 Aâ—…on with his Priests with those thaâ—… on him call Was Samuel all thâ—…se made requests and God did answer all verse 7 He from a cloudy pillar spake and shew'd to them â—…s will And they such lawes as he did make endeavoured to fulfill verse 8 Them Lord our God thou answered'st a God that them forgave Yet thou their errours chastised'st which they invented have verse 9 The Lord our God exalt ye still and humbly worship ye Our God upon his holy hill for holy still is he PSAL. C. ALl people that on earth do dwell sing to the Lord with cheerful voice Him serve with fear his praise forth tell come ye before him and rejoyce verse 2 The Lord ye know is God indeed without our aâ—… he did us make We are his flock he doth us â—…eed and for his sheep he doth us take verse 3 O enter then his gates with praise approach with joy his courts unto Praise land and blesse his Name alwaies for it is seemly so to do verse 4 Because the Lord our God is good his mercy is for ever sure His truth at all times firmly stood and shall from age to age endure PSAL. CI. I Mercy will and judgement sing O Lord God unto thee And wisely do in perfect way â—…come with haste to me verse 2 Within my house with perfect heart uprightly walk I will verse 3 And I will set before mine eies no matter that is iâ—… verse 4 I hate their work that turn aside it shall not cleave to me From me shall part the froward heart none evill will I see verse 5 Who of his neighbours slanders close doth speak cut off will I The lofty heart I cannot beare nor him that looketh hie verse 6 Mine eies shall be on them within the land that faithfull be In perfect way who walketh shall be servant unto me verse 7 I will no guiâ—…efull person have within my house to dwell And in my presence shall he not remaine that lies doth tell verse 8 And all the wicked of the land early destroy will I All from Gods City to cut off that work iniquity PSAL. CII LOrd hearâ—… my prâ—…er let my cry have leave to come to thee verse 2 In time of trouble do not hide thy face away from me verse 3 Answer me quickly in that day when I do call and pray Because my daies consume like smoak and vanish soon away verse 4 My bones like to an hearth are burnt and like grasse parch't with heat My heart is smitten so that I forget my bread to eat verse 5 By reason of my groaning voice my bones cleave to my skin verse 6 Like Pelican in wildernesse forsaken have I bin verse 7 I like an Owle in desart am that out of sight is gone I watch and as a Sparrow on the house top am alone verse 8 My bitter enemies all the day reproaches cast on me And being mad at me with rage against me sworne they be verse 9 I surely ashes eaten have like bread in sorrowes deep In griefe I mingled have my drink with teares that I did weep verse 10 Thy wrath and indignation did cause this griefe and paine For thou hast lifted me on high and cast me downe againe verse 11 The daies wherein I passe my life are like the fleeting shade And I am withered like the grasse that soon away doth fade verse 12 But thou Lord everlasting art and thou no end shalt see And unto generations all shall thy remembrance be verse 13 Thou wilt arise and mercy thou to Sion wilt extend The time of mercy now the time fore-set is come to end verse 14 For even in her ruinous stones thy servants do delight And the despised dust thereof finds favour in their sight The second part verse 15 Then shall the Heathen people feare the Lords most holy Name And all the Kings on earth shall dread thy glory and thy same verse 16 When Zion by the mighty Lord built up againe shall be In glory then and dreadfull power to men appeare shall he verse 17 The praier of the destitute he surely will regard Their praier will be not despise by him it shall be heard verse 18 This shall be written that the age succeeding may it see So shall that people praise the Lord which shall created be verse 19 For from his high and holy place he look't downe graciously The Lord with pity did behold the earth from heaven hye verse 20 That of the â—…full prisoners the groanings he might heare And those might loose which unto death condemn'd unjustly were verse 21 That they in Zion may declare the Lords most holy Name And in Jerusalem set forth the praises of the same verse 22 Even when the people shall in troups meet there with one accord When Kingdomes shall assembled be to serve the bighest Lord. verse 23 My former sorce of strength he hath abated in the way And shorter he did cut my
the skins it of his garments went verse 4 And as the dew to Hermon hill his moisture downe doth send And as the dew doth from above on Sions hills descend verse 5 So God on those who thus do love his blessing downe doth send Yea he doth blesse them with a life which never shall have end PSAL. CXXXIV BEhold and have regard ye servants of the Lord Which in his house by night do watch praise him with one accord verse 2 Lift up your hands on high within his holy place And give the Lord his praises due his benefits embrace verse 3 Thus do thou blesse the Lord with praise and thankfulnesse And God that earth heav'n did make thee out of Sion blesse PSAL. CXXXV PRaise ye the Lord and his great Name praise ye with one accord O praise him still all ye that be the servants of the Lord. verse 2 In the Lords house all ye that stand aloud his praises sound Praise him all ye that in the Courts of our great God are found verse 3 Praise ye the Lord for he is good yea praises to him sing Sing praises to his Name because it is a pleasant thing verse 4 For Jacob to himselfe the Lord did chuse of his good pleasure And Israel he did chuse to be his owne peculiar treasure verse 5 For well I know in majestie the Lord is very great And that the Lord above all gods in glory hath his seat verse 6 In heaven and in earth he made and in the swelling seas And in the low descending depths what ever did him please verse 7 He from the ends of all the earth makes vapours to ascend With lightnings raine he makes and winds doth from his treasures send verse 8 In Egypt he the first-borne all with death downe smitten hath Ev'n the chiefe strength of man beast in his provoked wrath verse 9 He hath in thee shew'd wonders great O Egypt which did fall On Pharaoh thy hard-hearted king and on his servants all verse 10 He also Nations great and strong smote downe and overthrew And though their rulers mighty were their mighty Kings he slew verse 11 Sehon King of the Amorites and Og of Bashan King Of Canaan be the Kingdomes all did to subjection bring verse 12 Then also for an heritage their land away he gave An heritage which Israel his people deare should have The second part verse 13 Thy Name O Lord shal still endure and thy memoriall With honour shall preserved be through generations all verse 14 His people to avenge and judge the Lord is fully bent And of his servants miseries he will himselfe repent verse 15 The Idols which are worshipped abroad in heathen lands Surely but gold and silver be the work ev'n of menâ—… hands verse 16 A mouth they have yet do not speak eyes yet they never saw verse 17 And ears they have yet nothing bear their mouth no breath doth draw verse 18 And senslesse like to them are those by whom they formed were And such are all that trust in them or who their power do feare verse 19 But blesse the everlasting Lord O house of Israel O Aarons house blesse thou the Lord in might that doth excell verse 20 O house of Levi blesse the Lord by whom made all things were And ever blesse and praise the Lord all ye the Lord that feare verse 21 And out of Sion let his Saints give praises to the Lord Which dwelleth in Jerusalem praise him with one accord PSAL. CXXXVI Sung as the 100. Psalme PRaise ye the Lord for he is good for still his mercy doth endure verse 2 Give thanks unto the God of gods for still do last his mercies sure verse 3 Give thanks unto the Lord of lords for still his mercy doth endure verse 4 Which only doth great wondrous works for still do last his mercies sure verse 5 Wch by his wisdom made the heav'ns for still his mercy doth endure verse 6 Who stretch't the earth above the seas for still do last his mercies sure verse 7 Which made great lights to shine abroad for still his mercy doth endure verse 8 The Sun to rule the light some day for still do last his mercies sure verse 9 The Moon Stars to guide the night for still his mercy doth endure verse 10 Which Egypt with their first-borne smote for still do last his mercies sure verse 11 And Israel brought out from thence for still his mercy doth endure verse 12 With mighty hand stretched arme for still do last his mercies sure verse 13 Who the red sea in parts did cut for still his mercy doth endure verse 14 And through the midst made Israel passe for still do last his mercies sure verse 15 But drowned Pharaoh and his host for still his mercy doth endure verse 16 Through desart he his people led for still do last his mercies sure verse 17 Praise him who mighty Kings did smite for still his mercy doth endure verse 18 And who the famous Kings did slay for still do last his mercies sure verse 19 As Sehon King of Amorites for still his mercy doth endure verse 20 And the great Og of Basan King for still do last his mercies sure verse 21 And gave their land for heritage for still his mercy doth endure verse 22 Even to his servant Israel for still do last his mercies sure verse 23 Remembring us in base estate for still his mercy doth endure verse 24 He from oppressors rescued us for still do last his mercies sure verse 25 Who giveth sood unto all flesh for still his mercy doth endure verse 26 O to the God of heav'n give thanks for still do last his mercies sure PSAL. CXXXVII WHen captives we at Babylon did by the rivers sit We thought on Sion yea we wept when we remembred it verse 2 We hang'd our Harps and Instruments the Willow trees upon And being full of griefe delight in musick we had none verse 3 For there a song required they who did us captive bring Our spoilers call'd for mirth and said A song of Sion sing verse 4 But the Lords sweet and holy songs sing fitly how shall we When captives in a forraine land we among heathen be verse 5 But O Jerusalem if I forget thee in mine heart Let my forgotten cunning then from my right hand depart verse 6 If I do not remember thee let my tongue cease to move If I do not Jerusalem set my chiefe joyes above verse 7 Remember Edom which upon Jerusalems sad day To the foundations raze it downe yea raze it oft did say verse 8 Daughter of Babylon justly thou ere long destroi'd shalt be Happy the man thy deeds to us who shall reward to thee verse 9 Yea happy surely shall he be that takes thy little ones And in his zeale to Sion shall them dash against the stones PSAL. CXXXVIII WIth my whole heart O gracious Lord will I give praise to thee Even in the presence of the
forgot and help of Idols sought verse 21 Shall not God search this out who knows the hearts most secret thought verse 22 Yea all the day most cruelly slaine for thy Name are we As sheep that are for slaughter kept so we accounted be verse 23 But Lord awake why sleepest thou awoke and us deliver verse 24 Arise and do not us forsale nor cast us off for ever verse 25 Why dost thou hide thy face and us in griefes and wrongs dost leave To dust our soule stoops down to earth our belly fast doth â—…leave verse 26 Arise O thou most gracious God a helper to us be We pray thee for thy mercies sake redeem and set us free PSAL. XLV MY heart doth utter forth good matter in a song I speak the things that I have made which to the King belong verse 2 My tongue shall be as quick his honour to indite As is the pen of any Scribe that useth fast to write verse 3 O fairest of all men grace in thy lips doth flow And therefore blessings evermore on thee doth God bestow verse 4 Thy sword gird on thy thigh thou that art most of might Appeare in dreadfull majesty and in thy glory bright verse 5 Prosper and ride in state for meeknesse truth and right And thy right hand shall dreadful things bring forth before thy sight verse 6 In the Kings enemies heart sharp shall thine arrowes be Whereby the people shall be forc't to fall downe under thee verse 7 Thy royall seat O Lord for ever shall remaine Because the scepter of thy raigne doth righteousnesse maintaine verse 8 Because thou lov'st the right and dost the ill detest Thy Lord God hath anointed thee with joy above the rest verse 9 Of myrrhe and savours sweet a smell thy garments had Out of the Ivory palaces whereby they made thee glad verse 10 And in thy glorious traine Kings daughters waiting stand And thy faire Queen in precious gold doth stand at thy right hand The second part verse 11 O daughter take good heed incline and give good eare Thou must forget thy kindred all and fathers house most deare verse 12 Thy beauty to the King shall then delightfull be And do thou humbly worship him because thy Lord is he verse 13 The daughters then of Tyre there with a gift shall be And all the wealthy of the land shall make their suit to thee verse 14 The daughter of the King is glorious all within Her outward garments which she weares made of wrought gold have bin verse 15 She cometh to the King in robes with needle wrought The Virgins that do follow her shall unto thee be brought verse 16 They shall be brought with joy and mirth on every side Into the palace of the King and there they shall abide verse 17 In stead of parents deare whom now thou dost forsake Shall be thy sons whom Princes thou in all the earth maist make verse 18 I will shew forth thy Name to generations all Therefore the people evermore to thee give praises shall PSAL. XLVI GOd is our strength to whom we flie when dangers do abound A present help and very nie in troubles he is found verse 2 Therefore we will not be affraid though th' earth removed be Though mountaines lifted up and laid within the seas we see verse 3 No though the troubled waves do roare and fearfull thunders make Nor though the hills within the shoare do at their swelling shake verse 4 A river with his streames makes glad the city of our God The holy place wherein he had his dwelling and abode verse 5 God doth in midst of her remaine nothing can her remove Right early God shall her sustaine and help her in his love verse 6 The Heathen raged suriously the Kingdomes moved were His voice he uttered from on high the earth did melt for feare verse 7 The Lord of hosts with us remaines and safe by him are we The God of Jacob us sustaines our refuge strong is he verse 8 Come and the works of God behold and weigh them in your thought What desolations manifold he in the earth hath wrought verse 9 To the earths end when once he speaks wars he to peace doth turne The speare he cuts the bow he breaks the chariots he doth burne verse 10 Be still and know that God am I I will exalted be The Heathen me shall magnifie the earth shall honour me verse 11 The Lord of hosts doth us defend he is our strength and tower On Jacobs God we do depend and on his mighty power PSAL. XLVII OClap your hands with one accord all people and rejoyce Be glad and shout unto the Lord with a triumphing voice verse 2 For God most high right dreadfull is all men his subjects be A great and universall King through all the earth is he verse 3 And under us he shall bring downe the people mightily And he the Nations shall constraine under our feet to lye verse 4 That heritage for us he chose which he did best approve A glorious lot for Israel whom he did dearly love verse 5 Our God ascended up on hâ—…e with joy and pleasant noise The Lord go'th up above the skie with trumpets royall voice verse 6 Sing praises unto God sing praise sing praises to our King verse 7 The praise of God the earths great King with understanding sing verse 8 God on the Heathen reignes and sits upon his holy Throne The Princes of the people are made with Gods people one verse 9 They gathered are to Abrahams God who dwelling up on hye The Shields of all the earth doth keep and rules it mightily PSAL. XLVIII GReat is the Lord with great praise to be advanced still â—…thin the City of our God upon his holy hill verse 2 Mount Sion is a pleasant place it gladdeth all the land The City of the mighty King on her North-side doth stand verse 3 A refuge in her palaces well knowne is God most Hye verse 4 For lo the Kings assembled were together past they by verse 5 They viewed it and having view'd they wondring would not stay But being troubled at the sight they thence did haste away verse 6 Great terror there took hold on them they were possest with feare Their griese was like a womans paine when she a child doth beare verse 7 Tempestuous winds the ships doe break if once thou â—…o but speak The strongest ships of Tarshish thou with an Fast wind dost break verse 8 In the Lords City we have seen as we have heard before Ev'n in Gods City which he will establish evermore verse 9 Within thy Temple gracious Lord with comfort we have thought Of thy great kindnesse and thy love which humbly there we sought verse 10 Lord as thy Name even so thy praise runs to the utmost land And with abundant righteousnes thou sillest thy right hand verse 11 Let Sion Mount rejoyce because thy judgements it doth see Of Judah let the daughters all with
still doth beare verse 6 The power of his mighty workes he to his people shewes While he the heathens heritage upon his Saints bestowes verse 7 Both truth judgment are the works wrought by his hand and might His precepts and commandments all are very sure and right verse 8 Firme are they and established for all eternity And they most righteously are done in truth and equity verse 9 Unto his people whom he chose redemption he did send His Covenant he commanded hath that it should never end verse 10 Holy and reverend is the Name of our great Lord and King And only from the feare of God doth all true wisdome spring verse 11 Good understanding have all they his precepts that fulfill His glory everlasting is his praise endureth still PSAL. CXII PRaise ye the Lord The man is blâ—… that feares the Lord of might And in his just commandments all that taketh great delight verse 2 His seed shall prosper here onearth and they shall mighty be The generation of the just full blessed shall we see verse 3 Of riches he within his house sufficient shall be sure And in Gods sight his righteousnesse for ever shall endure verse 4 Unto the righteous doth arise amid the darknesse light Kind and compassionate is he and leads his life aright verse 5 A good man favour shewes lends with mercie and compassion And he is wise and his affaires he guideth with discretion verse 6 Surely he shall be settled so that nothing can him move The just shall be remembred still in Gods eternall love verse 7 Of evill tidings that may come he will not be affraid Because his heart upon his God by faith is sixt and stai'd verse 8 His heart is firmly stablished affraid he will not be Untill upon his enemies Gods justice he do see verse 9 He doth distribute to the poore and to them freely give His righteousnesse doth still remaine and with him ever live verse 10 In power and in dignitie aloft he shall be set And this the wicked man shall see and seeing rage and fret verse 11 For anger he shall gnash his teeth and shall consume away The wicked mans desire and hope shall perish and decay PSAL. CXIII PRaise ye the living Lord praise ye your Lord and King All ye his servants to his Name all praise and honour bring verse 2 Now and in ages all his holy Name be blest And his great Name in places all be prais'd from East to West verse 3 Above the Nations all the Lord doth sit on hie Above the highest heav'ns he sits in glorious majestie verse 4 With this great Lord and God who dareth to compare Whose dwellings far above the world so high exalted are verse 5 Yet of his goodnesse great he doth descend so low As in the heavens and the earth the things to see and know verse 6 He raiseth from the dust the poore that low did lie And from the dung-hill lifts the man opprest with povertie verse 7 That him he may advance and with the Princes set With those that of his people are the chiefe ev'n Princes great verse 8 To her that barren was he children doth afford So she keeps house a mother glad praise ye the living Lord. PSAL. CXIV WHen Israel from Egypt came and did his dwelling change When Jacobs house from those did part that were of language strange verse 2 His Sanctuary Judah was his holy place was there And his dominion Israel was and they his people were verse 3 The sea it saw and at the sight as all affraid did flye And back the river Jordans streames were driven mightily verse 4 The Mountains skipped like to rams and could not stedfast stay And like young lambs the little hills did move and leap away verse 5 What ail'd thee sea as all amaz'd so suddenly to flye Ye rolling waves of Jordans floud why ran ye backwardly verse 6 Ye mountains great what was the cause that ye did skip like rams Ye little hills why did ye leap and skip like little lambs verse 7 Before the presence of the Lord tremble thou earth and quake Before the presence of the God of Jacob do thou shake verse 8 Who from the hard and stony rock did pooles of water bring And by his power did turne the â—…int into a water-spring PSAL. CXV NOt unto us Lord not to us but to thy Name give praise Both for the mercy and the truth that are in thee alwaies verse 2 Why shall the heathen scorners say Where may their God now be verse 3 Our God in heaven is and what he pleased done hath he verse 4 Their Idols silver are and gold work of mens hands they be They have a mouth and do not speak and eies and do not see verse 5 Eares have they joyned to their heaâ—… yet do they nothing heare verse 6 They also cannot smell at all though noses they do beare verse 7 And hands they have yet handle not feet yet no walk they take A throat they have and yet no speech through it a sound doth make verse 8 They that them make are like to them and they whose trust they 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 Trust ye in God who fear the Lord their help and shield is he verse 12 The Lord of us hath mindfull beâ—… and he will blesse us still Both Israels and Aarons house blesse certainly he will verse 13 Those that do fear serve the Lord the Lord will blesse them all The Lord his blessing will impart both to the great and small verse 14 To you the Lord abundantly will multiply his grace He will increase it more and more to you and to your race verse 15 All ye the Lord that feare and serve are blessed of the Lord Who hath the heavens and the earth created by his word verse 16 The heavens yea the heavens high Gods throne and palace be But freely on the sons of men the earth bestowed he verse 17 The dead do not give to the Lord praise from the grave below Nor any that into the place of silence downe do go verse 18 But we the servants of the Lord who here on earth shall live Henceforth and ever will him praise to God due praises give PSAL. CXVI I Love the Lord because my voice and praier heard hath he verse 2 And all my daies will call on him who bow'd his care to me verse 3 Even when the snares of cruell death about beset me round When pains of hell me caught and wheâ—… I woe and sorrow found verse 4 Upon the Name of God my Lord then did I call and say Deliver thou my soule O Lord I do thee humbly pray verse 5 The Lord is very gracious and righteous is he Yea in our God depths infinite of tender mercies be verse 6 The Lord in safety doth
preserve all those that simple be Even I my selfe was brought full low and he relieved me verse 7 And now my soul sith thou art safe returne unto thy rest For largely lo the Lord to thee his bounty hath exprest verse 8 Because my soul from threatned death delivered is by thee By thee mine eies from teares my feet from falls delivered be verse 9 Before the Lord even in the land of life now walk will I verse 10 This I beleev'd and therefore spake though grieved heavily The second part verse 11 I said in my distresse and feare that all men liars be verse 12 What shall I pay the Lord for all his benefits to me verse 13 The wholsome cup of saving health I thankfully will take 〈◊〉 on the Lords Name will I call when I my praier make verse 14 The vowes which in my grief I made I to the Lord will pav 〈◊〉 presence of his people all ev'n now without delay verse 15 The death of Gods beloved Saints is precious in his sight Though carnall men do them despise yet are they Gods delight verse 16 Thy servant Lord thy servant lo I do my selfe confesse 〈◊〉 of thine hand-maid thou hast broke the bands of my distresse verse 17 And I will offer up to thee a sacrifice of praise 〈◊〉 I will call upon the Name of God the Lord alwaies verse 18 The vowes which in my grief I made I to the Lord will pay 〈◊〉 presence of his people all ev'n now without delay verse 19 Yea in the courts of Gods own house and in the midst of thee 〈◊〉 glorious Jerusalem the Lord still praised be PSAL. CXVII O All ye Nations of the world praise ye the Lord alwaies And all the people every where set forth his noble praise verse 2 For great his kindnesse is to us his truth doth ever live Then to the Lord give praises great praise to him ever give PSAL. CXVIII O Give ye thanks unto the Lord for gracious is he Because his mercies very sure and everlasting be verse 2 Let Israel confesse that still his mercies do endure Let Aarons house say now that still his mercies are most sure verse 3 And let them now that fear the Lord say that his mercies sure Which he doth shew unto his Saints for ever do endure verse 4 On God I call'd in my distresse and he did answer me In a large place he did me set wherein I might go free verse 5 The Lord himselfe is on my side affraid I will not be When God is on my side what hurt can man then do to me verse 6 The Lord doth take my part with them that help to succour me Therefore on those that do me hate I my desire shall see verse 7 Better it is to trust in God then in mans mortall seed Or to put considence in Kings or Princes in our need verse 8 All Nations have enclosed me and me encompast round But in the Name of God shall I them conquer and confound verse 9 They compast me on every side they round about me came But I will surely them destroy in Gods most mighty Name verse 10 Like Bees they compast me about yet like to thornes that flame They quenched are for them shall I destroy in Gods great Name The second part verse 11 Thou hast with force thrust sore at me that fall full low I might But yet the Lord sustained me and made me stand upright verse 12 The Lord is my defence strength my gladnesse and my song He my salvation is become and my preserver strong verse 13 In dwellings of the just is heard the voice and melody Of joy and health for the right hand of God doth valiantly verse 14 The right hand of the mighty Lord exalted is on hye The right hand of the mighty Lord hath done most valiantly verse 15 I surely shall not die but live and living shall declare The workes and wonders of the Lord which great and many are verse 16 The Lord indeed hath chastened me me chastened sore hath he Yet wholly over unto death be hath not given me verse 17 Set open unto me the gates of truth and righteousnesse That I may enter into them the Lord to praise and blesse verse 18 Behold this is the gate of God which he hath opened so That into it the righteous men shall with his praises go The third part verse 19 And Lord because thou me hast heard I will give praise to thee For thou art graciously become a Saviour unto me verse 20 The stone which by the builders was refused with disgrace Now the head-corner stone is made and sâ—…t in chiefest place verse 21 This was the mighty work of God this was the Lords owne fact And it is marvellous to behold with eies that noble act verse 22 This surely is that joyfull day which God himselfe did make And we his servants will therein great joy and pleasure take verse 23 Save now O Lord I thee beseeâ—…h thy helping hand extend And now I do besâ—…h thee Lord prosperitie to send verse 24 Blessed be he in Gods great Name that cometh us to save We from the house which to the Lord pertaines you blessed have verse 25 God is the Lord that shewes us light with cords then fasten ye An offering to the altars hornes a signe of thankes to be verse 26 Thou art my God and therefore I will praises give to thee Thou art my God therefore by me thou shalt exalted be verse 27 O give ye thankes unto the Lord because most good is he Because for ever to his Saints his mercies lasting be PSAL. CXIX BLessed are they that are sincere and perfect in the way Who in their lives do walk with God and do his lawes obey verse 2 Blessed are they that to observe his statutes bend their mind And who do seek with all their heart the living God to find verse 3 Those also do not willingly iniquitie commit But searching out the way of God they strive to walk in it verse 4 A strait command enjoyn'd hast thou whom we are bound to serve That we with care and diligence thy statutes should observe verse 5 O thou who givest this command give grace it to obey Thy statutes faithfully to keep O Lord direct my way verse 6 Then shall I walk with confidence and shall from shame be free To all thy just commandements when my respect shall be verse 7 Then with uprightnesse of my heart thee will I praise and blesse When I shall well the judgements learn of thy pure righteousnesse verse 8 And wholly will I give my selfe to keep thy lawes most right Forsake me not for ever Lord but shâ—…w thy grace and might The 2. part verse 9 O by what meanes his way and life clean shall a young man make If he according to thy word thereto good heed do take verse 10 Unfainedly I have thee sought and seeking thus abide Let me not wâ—…nder
like places may the Reader find amended and some Psalms set to harder Tunes and not easily sung by the unskilfull nor done without roughnesse changed and the whole body of the Psalmes not much short of a tolerable smoothnesse THE PSALMES OF DAVID PSAL. I. THe man is blessed that to walk in wicked waies doth feare And stands not in the sinners path nor sits in scomers chair verse 2 But in the perfect Law of God he greatly doth delight And on that Law doth meditate with pleasure day and night verse 3 He shall be like a tree by streames of waters planted neare Which in his season doth noâ—…â—…aile his pleasant fruit to beaâ—…e Whose leaf shall never fade nor fall but flourish still and stand Even so all things shall prosper well that this man takes in hand verse 4 So shall not the ungodly men they shall be nothing so But as the dust which from the earth the wind drives to and fro verse 5 Therefore shall not the wicked men in judgement stand approv'â—… But sinners from the just shall divided and remov'd verse 6 Because the way of righteous men God doth with favour know Whereas the way of wicked men ends in their overthrow PSAL. II. WHy did the Gentiles madly rage against the worlds great King Why did the people of the Jewes imagine a vain thing verse 2 The Kings and Rulers of the earth together joyned were And counsell took against the Lord and Christ his Son most deare verse 3 They said Let us reject their lawes and break their bonds asunder And cast away their cords from us they shall not keep us under verse 4 But he that in the heavens hie most glorious doth abide With scorn shall at their folly laugh the Lord shall them deride verse 5 Then vexing them in fury great thus speak to them he will verse 6 Yet have I set my King upon 〈◊〉 my holy hill verse 7 Unto the world I will declare and publish Gods decree He said to me Thou art my Son this day begat I thee verse 8 Aske me and for an heritage all â—…tions give I thee The utmost ends of all the earth shall thy possession be verse 9 And thou shalt break them mightily as with an iron rod And like a potters vessell them in pieces dash abroad verse 10 Now therefore O ye Kings be wise the highest Ruler know And be ye well instructed all that judge the earth below verse 11 Serve ye the Lord with holy fear before him lowly be And when in him ye doe rejoyce withall yet tremble ye verse 12 O kisse ye the beloved Son and him in love obey Lest angry he become and so ye perish from the way verse 13 If but a little shall his wrath be kindled in his brest Oh then all they that trust in Christ shall happy be and blest PSAL. III. O Lord how much do they increase which hate and trouble me Many say of my soule For him in God no help shall be verse 2 But Lord thou art a shield for me in thee my help doth lie Thou art my glory and my head thou liftest up on hie verse 3 My voice in cries unto the Lord I caused to ascend He heard me from his holy hill and help to me did send verse 4 I laid me downe and quietly I slept and rose againe Because I knew assuredly the Lord did me sustaine verse 5 If I ten thousand men did see affraid I would not be Though they themselves against me seâ—… and round incompast me verse 6 Arise O Lord save me my God for thou hast laid thy stroke On all my foes the cheeks and teeth of sinners thou hast broke verse 7 Salvation only doth belong to thee O Lord above And on thy chosen people is thy blessing and thy love PSAL. IIII. O God that art my righteousnesse Lord heare me when I call Thou hast set me at libertie when I was bound and thrall verse 2 Have mercy Lord therefore on me and grant me my request For unto thee uncessantly to cry I will not rest verse 3 O mortall men how long will ye my glory thus despise Why wander ye in vanitie and follow after lies verse 4 Know thaâ—… God for himselfe apart sets those that godly be And when unto him I do call the Lord then heareth me verse 5 Sin not but stand in awe therefore examine well your heart And in your chamber quietly see you your selves convert verse 6 The sacrifice of righteousnesse with pure hearts offer ye And ever in the living Lord let your trust fixed be verse 7 The greater sort crave worldly goods and riches do imbrace But Lord grant us thy countenance thy favour and thy grace verse 8 For thou thereby shalt make my heart more joyfull and more glad Then they that of their corne and wine full great increase have had verse 9 I will both lay me down in peace and quiet sleep will take Because thou only me to dwell in safety Lord dost make PSAL. V. GIve eare unto my words O Lord consider what I say verse 2 Hear my loud cry my King my God for I to thee will pray verse 3 Lord in the morning shalt thou hear my voice that calls on thee For in the morning shall my praier to thee directed be verse 4 And Lord to thee will I look up who wilt not pleased be With wickednesse of sinfull men none evill shall dwell with thee verse 5 And in thy glorious sight to stand the foolish shall not dare The workers of iniquity to thee all hatefull are verse 6 For ever those thou wilt destroy who love to utter lies And thou dost hate the man of bloud and wicked policies verse 7 But I into thine house will come still trusting in thy grace And reverently will worship thee toward thine holy place verse 8 Lord lead me in thy righteousnesse for to confound my soes And thine own way which I should walk before my face disclose verse 9 For in their mouth there is no truth their heart is foule and vaine Their throat an open sepulchre their tongue doth glose and faine verse 10 Destroy them Lord and let their fall by their owne counsells be For much sin cast them out who have rebellious been to thee verse 11 But still make glad by thy defence all those that trust in thee And let them all that love thy Name in thee right joyfull be verse 12 For thou Lord on the righteous man wilt send thy blessing downe With favour him as with a shield thou compasse wilt and crowne PSAL. VI. LOrâ—… though thine anger I deserve in wrath rebuke me not Nor on me lay thy chastening hand in thy displeasure hot verse 2 Lord I am weak therefore on me have mercy and me spare And heal me Lord because thou know'st my bones much vexed are verse 3 My soule is troubled very sore and vexed vehemently But Lord how long wilt thou delay to cure my misery verse 4
Lord turne thee to thy wonted grace my soule from griefe set free And for thy boundlesse mercies sake save and deliver mee verse 5 For of thee in the house of death they no remembrance have Who with his tongue shall give thee thanks that sleepeth in the grave verse 6 I with my groaning wearied am while no release appeares Each night I cause my bed to swim and wash it with my teares verse 7 Mine eyeconsumed is with griefe dim now and old it growes Because I many troubles beare from all my cruell foes verse 8 But now away from me all ye that work iniquity Because the Lord hath heard the voice of my complaint and cry verse 9 He heard not only the request and praier of my heart But it received at my hands and took it in good part verse 10 Let them be sham'd and vexed sore that enemies are to me Let them returne and suddenly ashamed let them be PSAL. VII OLord my God I put my trust and confidence in thee From all that do me persecute save and deliver me verse 2 Lest like a Lion he me teare and rend in pieces small Whil'st there is none to succour me and rid me out of thrall verse 3 O Lord my God if I have done the thing that is not right Or else if I be found in fault or guilty in thy sight verse 4 If evill I unto my friend for good rewarded have Yea even the man that caussesse was mine enemy I did save verse 5 Let foes pursue and take my soule and tread downe violently My life on earth and in the dust mine honour make to lye verse 6 Arise O Lord in wrath arise mine enemies rage restraâ—…ne Awake according to thy word my judgement to maintaine verse 7 The people in the assembly then about shall compasse thee Thou therefore for their sakes returne and high exalted be verse 8 And thou that art of all men Judge now Lord me judge and trie According to my righteousnesse and mine integritie The second part verse 9 O let the sinners mischiefe end but stablish stedfastly The righteous man O righteous God who reines and hearts dost try verse 10 God is the shield on which I trust from him defence I have For those that are upright in heart he mightily doth save verse 11 God doth the righteous judge on him in love he stripes doth lay But he with him that wiâ—…ed is is angry every day verse 12 Except the sinner do repent God even as he would smite Doth whet his sword and bend his bow and will against him fight verse 13 He sits the instruments of death sharp arrowes forth he drawes For those that do me persecute and hate without a cause verse 14 Mine enemy in travell is of some ungodly thought And mischiefe he conceived hath and forth a lie hath brought verse 15 He made a ditch and digg'd it deep another there to take But he is fall'n into the ditch which he himselfe did make verse 16 Thus wrong returneth to the hurt of him in whom it bred And all the mischiefe that he wrought shall fall upon his head verse 17 For this will I give thanks to God that judgeth righteously And with my song will praise the Name of him that is most Hie. PSAL. VIII O God our Lord how wonderfull are thy works every where Which hast thy glory set on high above the heavens cleare verse 2 Even by the mouths of sucking babes thou wilt confound thy foes For in those babes thy might is seâ—…n thy graces they disclose verse 3 When I behold the heavens â—…igh the works of thine owne hand The Sun the Moon and all the Stars in order as they stand verse 4 What thing is man Lord think I then that thou dost him remember Or what the son of mortall man that thou dost him consider verse 5 For thou hast made him little lesse then Angels in degree With glory and with honour great he crowned was by thee verse 6 Thou hast preferr'd him to be lord of all thy workes of wonder And at his feet hast all things set that he should keep them under verse 7 All sheep and oxen yea the beasts that wild in fields do seed Fowles of the aire fish in the sea and all that therein breed verse 8 O Lord our God who mighty works thus with thy hand didst frame How excellent in all the earth is thy most glorious Name PSAL. IX WIth my whole heart to thee O Lord will I give praises due And I thy great and mighty works of wonder forth will shew verse 2 Now will I be right glad in thee in thee rejoyce will I I will sing praise unto thy Name O thou that are most Hâ—… verse 3 When back mine enemies turned are then surely shall they fall Even at thy glorious presence Lord they fall and perish shall verse 4 For thou maintained hast my right my cause made good thou hast Thou sittest in the throne and there right judgement thou hast past verse 5 Thou dost rebuke the heathen folk and sinners so confound That afterward the memorie of them cannot be found verse 6 My foes thou hast destroied quite and spoil'd their cities all And with them wholly perished is their memoriall verse 7 But the great Lord which is above for evermore shall raigne And he prepared hath his throne true judgement to maintaine verse 8 For he with perfect righteousnesse the world shall judge and trie And all the people shall be judge with right and equitie verse 9 He also will a refuge be for those that are opprest In times of trouble will he be their refuge and their rest verse 10 The trust of all that know thy Name O Lord in thee shall be Because thou never failedst them that truly sought for thee The second part verse 11 Sing Psalms therfore unto the Lord that dwells in Sion hill Among all nations shew abroad his noble acts and will verse 12 For he is mindfull of the bloud of those that be opprest Forgetting not th' afflicted heart that seeks to him for rest verse 13 Pity me Lord the trouble weigh which I from foes sustaine Who from the gates of death art wont to raise me up againe verse 14 In Sion that I may set forth thy praise with heart and voice And that in thy salvation Lord my soule may still rejoyce verse 15 Down sink the heathen in the pit that they themselves prepar'd And in the net that they did set their owne feet fast are shar'd verse 16 God by his judgments wel is known which he hath plainly wrought When sinners hands do make the snares wherewith themselves are caught verse 17 The wicked shall be sent to hell to darknesse shall they passe And all the nations that forget God who their maker was verse 18 Because the needy shall not still forgotten be of thee Not shall the waiting of the poore in vaine for ever be verse 19 O Lord arise and
let not men prevaile by worldly might But let the heathen folk receive their judgement in thy sight verse 20 Lord with the terrors of thy wrath let them affrighted be That so themselves to be but men the nations well may see PSAL. X. O Lord why from thy servants sight now standest thou so farre Why hidest thou thy face from us when times of trouble are verse 2 The wicked persecute the poore his hurt they proudly sought But in the plots which they have fram'd let their owne solves be caught verse 3 The wicked of his hearts desire doth boast and thinks him blest Who is inrich't by covetousnesse whom yet God doth detest verse 4 The thoughts looks of wicked men are listed up with pride So that they seek not God but all their thoughts have God denide verse 5 His waies still grievous are thy waies are farre above his sight And at his enemies all in scorne he puffs and sets them light verse 6 And in his heart he thus doth say I shall not moved be And no adversity or griefe for ever shall I see verse 7 Cursing deceit and crafty fraud his mouth and talk do sill Under his tongue iniquitie and mischiefe harbour still verse 8 In secret places close he sits to slay the innocent Against the poore that by him passe his cruell eies are bent verse 9 And like a Lion in his den he lies the poore to take And when he drawes him to his net the poore his prey doth make verse 10 In craft he humbly coucheth downe and seems to lie full low That so more easily his strength the poore may overthrow The second part verse 11 He in his heart of God hath said Forgotten this hath he The Lord doth closely hide his face he will it never see verse 12 Arise O Lord O God in whom the poore mans hope doth rest Lift up thy hand forget not Lord the poore that be opprest verse 13 Wherefore doth thus the wicked man the highest God despise Thou wilt not in his heart he saies avenge his injuries verse 14 Thou dost their spight and mischiefe see by thee to be repaid The poore do hide themselves by thee the orpâ—…aus thou dost aid verse 15 Break thou the arme of wicked men the sinners strength confound Seek out and judge his wickednesse till none by thee be found verse 16 The Lord is King for evermore and by his mighty hand The heathen quite are perished and driven from his land verse 17 By thee the humble mans desires heard Lord and granted were Thou wilt prepare their hearts and thou wilt cause thine eate to heare verse 18 To judge the poore and fatherlesse and help them to their right That they may be no more opprest by men of worldly might PSAL. XI I Trust in God then to my soule how dare ye thus to say Unto your mountain as a bird escape and flie away verse 2 For lo the wicked bend their bow and do their arrowes sit To shoot at the upright in heart and closely him to hit verse 3 If the foundations be destroi'd and might right overturne Herein what can the righteous doe but humbly pray and mourne verse 4 God in his holy Templeâ—… in heaven is his Throne His eies see all men his eye-lids doe trie them every one verse 5 The Lord the righteous man doth trie but those that wicked be And those that violence do love in his soule hateth he verse 6 Snares fire and brimstone furious stormes on sinners he shall rain This is the portion of their cup of sin this is the gaine verse 7 Because the Lord most righteous doth in righteousnesse delight And with a pleased countenance beholdeth the upright PSAL. XII HElp Lord for good and godly men do perish and decay And faith and truth from worldly men are parted clean away verse 2 Whoso doth with his neighbour talk his talk is all but vain For every man bethinketh how to flatter lie and fain verse 3 But slattering and deceitfull lips and tongues that be so stout To speak proud words and make great brags the Lord shall cut them out verse 4 For they say still We will prevaile our tongues shall us extoll Our tongues are ours we ought to speak what Lord shall us controll verse 5 But for the great complaint and crie of poore and men opprest Arise will I now saith the Lord and them restore to rest verse 6 Gods word is like to silver pure that from the earth is tri'd And hath no lesse then seven times in sire been purisi'd verse 7 Now since thy promise is to help Lord keep thy promise then And save us now and evermore from this ill kind of men verse 8 The wicked walk on every side and bold in sin they be The vilest of the sons of men when they exalted see PSAL. XIII HOw long Lord shall I ever thus of thee forgotten be How long thy favour and thy face wilt thou thus hide from me verse 2 In heart and mind how long shall I with care tonnented be How long yet shall mine enemy thus triumph over me verse 3 Behold me now my Lord my God and heare me sore opprest Lighten mine eies lest that I sleep as one by death possest verse 4 Lest that mine enemy boast that he prevaileth over me And those that trouble me rejoyce when me they moved see verse 5 But from thy mercy and thy grace my hope shall not depart In thy reliefe and saving health right glad shall be my heart verse 6 A song of praise unto the Lord sing cheerfully will I For hearing my request with me he hath dealt bounteously PSAL. XIIII THe foolish man within his heart hath said God there is none Corrupt are they their deeds are vile and good not one hath done verse 2 The Lord beheld from heaven hiâ—… the whole race of mankind To see if any one were wise and sought his God to find verse 3 They went all wide and were corrupt and truly there was none That in the world did any good I say there was not one verse 4 These workers of iniquity are they so blinded all That they my people eate like bread on God they do not call verse 5 But while they rage there suddenly great feare upon them fell For in the generation of just men God doth dwell verse 6 Ye mock the wisdome of the poore and would his counsell shame Because he puts his trust in God and calls upon his name verse 7 But who shall give the people health and when wilt thou fulfill Thy promise made to Israel from out of Sion Hill verse 8 When back the Lord his people brings and sets his captives free Then Jacob greatly shall rejoyce and Israel glad shall be PSAL. XV. OLord within thy Tabernacle who shall inhabit still Or whom wilt thou receive to dwell in thy most holy Hill verse 2 The man whose life is uncorrupt whose works are just and straight Whose heart doth
also brought me forth that I in a large place might be He did deliver me because he did delight in me verse 20 According to my righteousnesse so did he me regard After the cleannesse of my hands he gave me my reward verse 21 For that I walked in his waies and in his pathes have trod And have not with a wicked heart departed from my God verse 22 For all his judgements constantly I did before me lay From me his statutes out of mind I did not put away verse 23 But when before him I did walk with him upright was I And watchfully I kept my selfe from mine iniquity verse 24 After my righteousnesse the Lord hath recompensed mee After the cleannesse of my hands which his pure eies did see verse 25 For Lord unto the mercifull thou full of mercie art And thou wilt shew thy selfe upright to the upright in heart verse 26 Thou wilt be pure unto the pure and those that sin eschew But thou to those that froward are thy selfe wilt froward shew verse 27 For thou wilt the afflicted save in griefe that low do lie And wilt bring down the countenance of them whose lookes are hie verse 28 The Lord will light my candle so that it shall shine full bright The Lord my God will also make my darknesse to be light The fourth part verse 29 By thee through troups of men I break and do escape them all And by my God assisting me I over-leap a wall verse 30 Unspotted are the waies of God his word is purely tri'd He is a sure defence to such as in his faith abide verse 31 For who is God except the Lord besides him there is none And to his Church who is a rocke except our Lord alone verse 32 It is the mighty Lord of hosts with strength that girdeth me And he it is that makes my way perfect and right to be verse 33 Like to the seet of nimble Hindâ—… my feet he maketh swift And then upon my places high he me aloft doth lift verse 34 He doth instruct my hands to war he gives them strength to fight So that to break a bow of steele mine armes from him have might verse 35 The shield of thy salvation receiv'd I have from thee Thy right hand holds me up thy love greatly exalteth me verse 36 And when I walk my steps thou hast inlarged under me That I go safely and my feet are kept from sliding free The fifth part verse 37 Mine enemies I pursu'd have and did them overtake Nor did I turne againe till I an end of them did make verse 38 I have them wounded so that they could never rise againe Under my feet my foes are cast and there downe fall they slaine verse 39 For to the battell with great strength me girded so hast thou That under me mine enemies thou hast enforc't to bow verse 40 And thou hast given me the necks of those that with me fight That such as hate me causlesly slay and destroy I might verse 41 They cried out but none there was that would and could them save Yea they did crie unto the Lord but he no answer gave verse 42 Then did I beat them small as dust before the wind that flies And I did cast them out as dirt upon the street that lies The sixth part verse 43 Thou safely from the peoples strife hast me delivered And to the heathen me hast made a ruler and a head verse 44 A people that I have not known to me shall servants be As soon as they of me do heare they shall submit to me verse 45 The strangers shall submit to me and they shall fade away And from those places be affraid wherein they closely lay verse 46 But blessed be the living Lord most worthy of all praise That is my rocke and saving health praised be he alwaies verse 47 For it is God that on my foes doth vengeance take for me The people under me that bow by him subdued bâ—… verse 48 He saves me from mine enemies all yea thou hast lifted me Above my foes and from the man of violence set me free verse 49 Therefore among the nations Lord I will give praise to thee By me before them in a song thy Name shall praised be verse 50 He greatly his anointed King and often doth deliver To David he doth mercy shew and to his seed for ever PSAL. 〈◊〉 THe glory of Almighty God the heav'ns do speak and shew The firmament his handy-worke presenteth to our view verse 2 Day unto day doth speak and tell his wisdome and his might And a true knowledge of the same night sheweth unto night verse 3 Each tongue and language heares the voice which they abroad do send Their speech through all the earth their words go to the wide worlds end verse 4 A Tabernacle for the Sun in them prepar'd hath he Whom as a bridegroom coming forth we from his chamber see verse 5 In glorious brightness forth he comes from his appointed place As a strong man he doth rejoyce swiftly to run his race verse 6 And all the skie from end to end he compasseth about Nothing can hide it from his heat but he will find it out verse 7 Gods Law is perfect and converts the soule in sin that lies His Testimony is most sure and makes the simple wise verse 8 Just are the Lords Commandements and glad both heart and mind Pure are his Precepts and give light to eies that be full blind verse 9 The feare of God is excellent and doth endure for ever The judgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether verse 10 And more then gold then much fine gold to be desir'd alway The hony and the hony-combe are not so sweet as they verse 11 By them thy servant is fore-warn'd to have God in regard And in performance of the same there shall be great reward verse 12 But who the errors of his life can understand and see Then Lord from all my secret faults cleanse and deliver mee verse 13 And keep me that presumptuous sins prevaile not over me So I upright and innocent from the great sin shall be verse 14 The words which from my mouth proceed the thoughts sent from my heart Accept O Lord for thou my strength and my redeemer art PSAL. XX. IN trouble and adversitie the Lord God heare thee still The majestie of Jacobs God defend thee from all ill verse 2 And let him from his Sanctuary thy mighty helpeâ—…â—…e And let him out of Sion hill support and strengthen thee verse 3 Let all thine offerings graciously by him remembred be With favour thy burnt sacrifice let him receive from thee verse 4 According to thy hearts desire the Lord grant unto thee And all thy counsell and intents full well performe may he verse 5 In thy salvation we will joy and in thy name we will Display our banners and the Lord thy praiers all fulfill verse 6 Now know I God his King doth
save and from his holy seat Will answer him by sending down salvation strong and great verse 7 In charets some put confidence and some in horses trust But we remember God our Lord that keepeth promise just verse 8 They stoop and fall but we arise yea stand upright do we verse 9 Save us O Lord heare us O King when we do call on thee PSAL. XXI O Lord how joyfull is the King in thy strength and thy power How vehemently doth he rejoyce in thee his Saviour verse 2 For thou hast given unto him even his owne hearts desire To him thou nothing hast deni'd of that he did require verse 3 Thou didst prevent him with thy gifts and blessings manifold And thou hast set upon his head a crowne of perfect gold verse 4 And when he asked life of thee thereof thou mad'st him sure To have long life yea such a life as ever should endure verse 5 Great is his glory by thine help thy benefit and aid Bright honour and great majestie thou hast upon him laid verse 6 For thou hast given him blessednesse that never shall decay And with thy cheerfull countenance wilt comfort him alway verse 7 For in the Lord the King doth trust he is his rocke and stay His mercy will not suffer him to be remov'd away verse 8 But let thine enemies feele thy force and those that thee withstand Find out thy foes and let them feele the power of thy right hand verse 9 Like fiery ovens shall they be in thy wraths burning heat God shall them swallow in his wrath his fire them up shall eat verse 10 And thou shalt root out of the earâ—…h their fruit that should increase And from among the sons of men their seed shall end and cease verse 11 Because they evill did intend against thy holy Name Yet did they faile and had no power for to performe the same verse 12 For as a mark thou shalt them set in a most open place And charge thy bow-strings readily against thine enemies face verse 13 But in thine own almighty strength thou Lord exalted be So will we greatly praise thy power and gladly sing to thee PSAL. XXII MY God my God what is the cause that thou dost me forsake And dost not help me when my words a loud complaint do make verse 2 In the day-time to thee my God in prai'r I crie and call I cease not in the night and yet thou hearest not at all verse 3 Yet art thou holy still and good and for thy graciousnesse The praises of thine Israel thou justly dost possesse verse 4 Our fathers in the times fore-past did put their trust in thee They trusted and from their distresse then didst thou set them free verse 5 They were delivered ever when they called on thy Name And for the faith they had in thee they were not put to shame verse 6 But I a worme and not a man do seem in most mens eies I am a vile reproach of men the people me despise verse 7 They laugh at me when me they see in passing on their way They shoot the lip and shake the head and thus in scorne they say verse 8 This man did trust upon the Lord that he would set him free Now let him help him if his love so great unto him be verse 9 But thou out from my mothers womb art he that did me take When I was on my mothers breasts thou me to hope didst make verse 10 And I was cast on thee when first I from the womb did part And from my mothers belly thou my God most gracious art The second part verse 11 Then Lord depart not now from me in this my present griefe Since I have none to be my help my succour and reliefe verse 12 For many Buls do compasse me heaven strong and cruell foes The chiefest Bâ—…ls of Basan hill â—…e round about enclose verse 13 They gape upon me greedily as though they would me slay Much like a Lion roaring out and ramping for his prey verse 14 But I drop down like water shed my joynts in sunder break My heart doth in my body melt like waxe against the heat verse 15 My strength is like a potsheard dry my tongue it cleaveth falt Unto my jawes and I am brought to dust of death at last verse 16 And many dogs do compasse me the wicked when they meet Conspire against me cursedly they pierce my hands and feet verse 17 I was tormented so that I might all my bones have told Yet still upon me they do look and still they me behold verse 18 And they my garments did divide in parts among them all And they by casting lots did trie to whom my coat would fall verse 19 Therefore I pray thee be not far from me at my great need But rather â—…ith thou art my strength to help me Lord make speed verse 20 And from the sword Lord save my soul by thy great might and power And keep my soule my darling deare from dogs that would devoure verse 21 And save me from the Lions mouth as thou hast saved me From the sharp hornes of Unicornes when I was heard of thee verse 22 Then I unto my brethren will thy Name declare and shew And in th' assembly of the Saints will give thee praises due The third part verse 23 Praise ye the Lord who do him feare him glorifie all ye The seed of Jacob feare him all that Israels children be verse 24 For he doth not despise nor loath the poore mans povertie Nor from him hath he hid his face but heard when he did crie verse 25 And in the congregation great my praise shall be of thee And in their sight that do him feare my vowes perform'd shall be verse 26 The meek shall eat and shal be fill'd and those that do endevor To know the Lord shal praise his Name their hearts shall live for ever verse 27 All the worlds ends remember shall and turne to God for grace The nations and their kinâ—…eds all shall bow before his face verse 28 Because the kingdome of the world doth to the Lord pertaine And as their highest governour he over them shall raigne verse 29 He seeds the great ones of the earth and they him worship must Yea all shall bow before his face which goe downe to the dust verse 30 For none can keep his soule alive nor give himselfe salvation Yet shall a seed him serve which shall be call'd Gods generation verse 31 And when they come his righteousnes by them declar'd shall be Unto a people yet unborne and that this done hath he PSAL. XXIII MY shepheard is the living Lord and he that doth eo feed How can I then lack any thing whereof I stand in need verse 2 In pastures green and flourishing he makes me downe to lye And after drives me to the streames which run most pleasantly verse 3 And when I feele my selfe neere lost then home he me doth take Conducting
me in his right paths even for his owne Names sake verse 4 And though I were even at deaths doore yet would I feare none ill Thy rod thy staffe do comfort me and thou art with me still verse 5 Thou hast my table richly stor'd in presence of my foe My head with oile thou dost anoint my cup doth overflow verse 6 Thy grace and mercy all my daies shall surely follow me And ever in the house of God my dwelling place shall be PSAL. XXIIII THe earth is Gods and wholly his the fulnesse of it is The world and those that dwell therein he made and they are his verse 2 For firmly he hath founded it above the sea to stand And laid below the liquid flouds to flow beneath the land verse 3 Who is the man O Lord that shall ascend into thy hill Or passe into thy holy place there to continue still verse 4 Whose hands are harmless and whose heart no spot there doth desile His soule not set on vanitie who hath not sworne to guile verse 5 That man the blessing from the Lord assuredly shall have And he shall righteousnesse receive from God that doth him save verse 6 This is the generation of them that seek him right Jacobs true seed that of thy face doth seek the blessed fight verse 7 Ye gates lift up your heads doors which everlasting be Then entring in by you ye shall the King of glory see verse 8 But who of glory is the King the Lord of strength and might The mighty Lord that conquers all in war that with him fight verse 9 Ye gates and everlasting doores your selves wide open ye And for the King of glory great an entrance there shall be verse 10 But who of glory is the King the Lord of hosts is he He is the King to whom most due all praise and glory be PSAL. XXV I List mine heart to thee my God and guide most just Now suffer me to take no shame for in thee do I trust verse 2 Let not my foes rejoyce nor make a scorne of mee And let them not be overthrowne that put their trust in thee verse 3 But shame shall them befall which harme them wrongfully Therefore thy pathes and thy right waies unto me Lord descry verse 4 Direct me in thy truth and teach me I thee pray Thou art my God and Saviour on thee I wait alwayâ—… verse 5 Thy mercies manifold I pray thee Lord remember Think on thy loving kindnesses for they have been for ever verse 6 My sins and faults of youth forgive Lord and forget In mercy free remember me and for thy goodnesse great His mercie is full sweet his truth a perfect guide Therefore the Lord will sinners teach and such as go aside verse 8 The humble he will teach his precepts for to keep He will direct in all his waies the lowly and the meek verse 9 And all the pathes of God are truth and mercy still To those that do his covenant keep and do obey his will The second part verse 10 Now for thy holy Name O Lord I thee intreat To grant me pardon for my sin for it is wondrous great verse 11 Whoso doth feare the Lord the Lord doth him direct To lead his life in such a way as he doth best accept verse 12 His soule shall evermore in goodnesse dwell and stand His seed and his posteritie inherit shall the land verse 13 All those that feare the Lord his secret well do know â—…nd unto them his covenant he by his spirit doth show verse 14 Toward my gracious God mine eies are ever set â—…e is my Saviour and shall pluck my feet out of the net verse 15 With mercy me behold to thee I make my moane For I am poore and desolate and comfordesse alone verse 16 The troubles of my heart are multipli'd indeed Bring me out of this miserie necessity and need verse 17 Behold my povertie mine anguish and my paine Remit my sin and mine offence and make me clean againe O Lord behold my foes how they do still increase Pursuing me with deadly hate that faine would live in peace verse 19 Preserve and keep my soule save and deliver me And let me not be overthrowne because I trust in thee verse 20 And let found uprightnesse in safety me preserve For on thee do I wait whose love keeps those that do thee serve verse 21 Deliver Lord thy Saints which on thy Name do call Redeem O God thine Israel out of his troubles all PSAL. XXVI LOrd be my Judge and thou shalt 〈◊〉 my pathes be right and plaine I trust in God and therefore hope still stedfast to remaine verse 2 Prove me my God I thee desire my waies search out and trie As men do prove their gold with fire my reines and heart espie verse 3 For I thy loving kindnesse great before mine eies do lay And I have walked in thy truth and kept that holy way verse 4 I do not love to stay and sit with them whose deeds are vaine To come in house I do refuse with the deceitfull traine verse 5 The congregation I do hate of sinners vehemently I will not sit with wicked men their company I flye verse 6 Mine hands in innocence I wash and do my sins forsake Then I thine altar compasse Lord mine offering there to make verse 7 And there to spread abroad thy praise with words of thankfulnesse And solemnly thy mighty workes of wonder to expresse verse 8 The habitation of thy house Lord I have loved well And in that place I do delight where doth thine honour dwell verse 9 Oh shut not up my soule with them in sin that take their fill Nor yet my life among those men that seek much bloud to spill verse 10 Who do imploy their hands might to practise mischiefe still And whiles of justice sale they make bribes their right hands do fill verse 11 But I in my integritie still walking will abide Redeem me and thy mercy grant when I through frailty slide verse 12 My foot stands in an even place thy grace doth set it right I therefore will thee praise O Lord in all the peoples sight PSAL. XXVII THe Lord is both my health light shall man make me dismaid Sith God doth giveme strength might why should I be affraid verse 2 My wicked enemies and my foes drew neere me to devoure But when against me they arose they fell with all their power verse 3 Although an host the field doth fill my heart yet fearlesse is Though warre against me rise I will be confident in this verse 4 One thing I of the Lord desire and beg it vehemently The same of him I will require and seek it instantly That while I live my dwelling place may in Gods house be still To see the beauty of his face and to inquire his will verse 5 In troublous times he shall me hide within his place most pure And keep me secret by his
side as on a rocke most sure verse 6 And now I know I shall arise mine head shall lifted be On high above mine enemies that did encompasse me Therefore within his house will I give sacrifice of praise With Psalmes and Songs I will apply to land the Lord alwaies verse 7 Heare me O Lord when I do cry with earnest voice to thee Have mercie on me graciously and do thou answer mee verse 8 When thou O Lord didst say to me Seek thou my face and grace My heart did answer unto thee Lord I will seek thy face The second part verse 9 In wrath turne not thy face away nor suffer me to slide My help thou hast been to this day be still my God and guide verse 10 When both my parents do me leave and their owne son forsake Yet then the Lord will me receive and up he will me take verse 11 Teach me O Lord the way to thee in a plaine path me guide Because mine enemies watch for me to cause my steps to slide verse 12 To wishes of mine enemies leave me not O most Hie Because false witnesses do rise that breathe out crueltie verse 13 My heart would faint but that in me this hope is fixed fast The goodnesse of the Lord to see in life that still shall last verse 14 Wait on the Lord whose whole thou art with courage wait thou must And then he strengthen shall thy heart upon him wait and trust PSAL. XXVIII O Lord my rock to thee I crie to me an answer send Lest by thy silence I be like those that to grave descend verse 2 The voice of thy suppliant heare that unto thee doth crie When to thine holy Oracle I lift mine hands on â—…ie verse 3 With wicked men that sin do work O draw me not away Whose hearts doe wish their neighbours hurt when words of peace they say verse 4 Give them according to their deeds and as they mischiefe meant And wrought that mischiefe with their hands give them due punishment verse 5 God shall not build but them destroy because they have not thought Of Gods great workes nor did regard that which his hands have wrought verse 6 To render thankes unto the Lord how great a cause have I My voice my praier and my complaint that heard so willingly verse 7 He is my shield my heart did trust in him a helper strong And by his help my heart made glad shall praise him in a song verse 8 God is a fort of strong defence to every Saint of his And he alone the saving strength of his anointed is verse 9 Thy people and thine heritage Lord blesse guide and preserve Increase them Lord rule their hearts that they may never swerve PSAL. XXIX GIve O ye mighty to the Lord with hearts most willing give All strength and glory to the Lord by whom you move and live verse 2 Give to Gods name his glory due with humble cheerfulnesse Worship the Lord that sits on high in beauteous holinesse verse 3 Gods voice upon the waters is the glorious God doth thunder On many waters doth the Lord send forth his voice of wonder verse 4 The voice of God is full of power and worketh mightily The voice of God right glorious is and full of majesty verse 5 The voice of God doth break teare the Cedar trees asunder Câ—…lars of Lebanon he doth break in pieces with his thunder verse 6 He makes hills like a â—…alfe to skip even the great Lebanon And like to a young â—…corne the mountaine Syrion verse 7 His voice divides the flames of fire the desart it doth shake verse 8 His voice doth make the wildernesse of Kadesh for to quake verse 9 His voice doth make the Hinds to calve it makes the forrests bare And in his Temple shew'd by all his glorious praises are verse 10 The Lord doth sit upon the floud and ever ruleth it Yea as the King of all the world the Lord shall ever sit verse 11 The Lord will give his people power in vertue to increase The Lord will blesse his chosen flocke with everlasting peace PSAL. XXX ALl laud praise with heart voice O Lord I give to thee Who didst not make my foes rejoyce but hast exalted me verse 2 O Lord my God to thee I cri'd in all my paine and griefe Thou gaâ—…'st an eare and didst provide to ease me with reliefe Lord thou hast caused from the graw my soule up to ascend And from the pit thou didst me save life thou to me didst send verse 4 Sing to the Lord ye Saints of his with thankfulnesse him blesse Still praise him when remembred is his glorious holinesse verse 5 His wrath is in a moment past life in his favour lies Though weeping for a night may last the morning joy supplies verse 6 When I enjoy'd the world at will thus would I boast and say Tush I am sure to feele none ill this wealth shall not decay verse 7 For thou O Lord of thy good grace hadst sent me strength and aid But when thou turnd'st away thy face my mind was much dismaid verse 8 Wherefore unto the Lord my cry I caused to ascend My humble supplication I up to the Lord did send verse 9 What gaine is in my bloud if I unto the pit go downe For shall the dust thee glorifie shall dust thy truth make knowne verse 10 Then hear the praiers which I make have mercy Lord on me Do not my troubled soule forsake but Lord mine helper be verse 11 My mourning then was turn'd by thee into a cheerfull voice My sackcloth thou didst take from me and mad'st me to rejoyce verse 12 Wherefore my soule uncessantly shall sing unto thee praise My Lord my God to thee will I give laud and thanks alwaies PSAL. XXXI LOrd let me never be asham'd because I trust in thee But in thy righteousnesse and truth save and deliver me verse 2 To me bow downe thy gracious eare and quickly set me free A rocke of strength a mighty fort of safety be to mee verse 3 For Lord thou art my only rock my strong defence and tower For thy Names sake me therefore lead and guide me in thy power verse 4 Pull me out of the net which they for me have closely laid Because thou only art my strength I flie to thee for aid verse 5 Into thy hands Lord I commit my spirit which came from thee Of thy free grace Lord God of truth thou hast redeemed me verse 6 Them do I hate that set their heart on lying vanities But on the Lord I put my trust my heart on him relies verse 7 I in thy mercie will rejoyce because my miseries Thou weighest and dost know my soule in her adversities verse 8 And me into the enemies hand not closed up thou hast But thou my feet at libertie in a large room hast plac't The second part verse 9 I am in trouble Lord to me grant mercy and reliefe My
soule my belly and mine eye consume away with griefe verse 10 My life is spent with griefe my years in sighes away do flie My strength doth faile my bones consume for mine iniquitie verse 11 A scorne to foes and most to those which here are dwelling nie A feare unto my friends am I who see me from me flie verse 12 I am forgotten like a man that now hath long been dead I like a broken vessell am that quite is perished verse 13 For many slanders I have heard and feare was every way While they against me did conspire to take my life away verse 14 But yet when I was thus affraid my trust was Lord in thee And then thou art my God I said a gracious God to mee verse 15 My times are in thy mighty hand then do thou set me free From bloudy hands of all my foes that follow after mee verse 16 Upon thy servant make thy face to shine forth graciously O save me for thy mercies sake I to thy mercy flye The third part verse 17 Lord let not me ashamed be for on thee call'd I have But let the wicked be asham'd and silent in the grave verse 18 To silence put the lying lips that grievous things do say And hard reports in pride and scorne on righteous men do lay verse 19 O how great good hast thou laid up for those that do thee feare Whose trust before the sons of men fixt on thee doth appeare verse 20 In secret of thy presence thou shalt hide them from mans pride From strife of tongues thou closely shalt as in a tent them hide verse 21 For ever blessed be the Lord for plainly shew'd hath he In a strong city kindnesse great and marvellous to me verse 22 I in my haste did say I am cut off before thine eies But even then thou heard'st the voice of my requests and cries verse 23 O love the Lord all ye his Saints the faithfull he preserves And plentifully doth reward the proud as he deserves verse 24 Be of good courage and the Lord strength to your heart shall send He shall you strengthen all whose hope doth on the Lord depend PSAL. XXXII THe man is blessed all whose sins are graciously remitted And whose transgressions by the Lord are cover'd and acquitted verse 2 And blest is he to whom the Lord imputeth not his sin Which in his heart hath hid no guile nor fraud is found therein verse 3 When I in silence kept my sin my bones then waved old With plaint and â—…oaring all the day through torments manifold verse 4 Because both day and night thy hand lay heavily on me Which made into the Summers drought my moisture turn'd to be verse 5 Then I declar'd my sin to thee I did not cover it I said My sins I will confesse then didst thou them remit verse 6 For this each Saint shall in a time of finding thee intreat Surely to him shall not come neere the flouds of waters great verse 7 Thou art my hiding place and thou from trouble dost set me free With songs of my deliverance thou dost encompasse me verse 8 Come hither and I shall thee teach how thou shalt walk aright And will thee guide as I my selfe have learn'd by proofe and sight verse 9 Be not so rude and ignorant as is the horse or muse Whose mouth without a reine or bit from harme thou canst not rule verse 10 Unto the wicked shall be store of sorrowes and of woes But mercy him that trusts in God shall round about inclose verse 11 Be glad ye righteous in the Lord greatly in him rejoyce Let the upright of heart for joy in shouts lift up their voice PSAL. XXXIII YE righteous in the Lord rejoyce it comely is and right That upright men with thankfull voice should praise the Lord of might verse 2 Praise God with Harp with Psaltery unto him praises sing Sing to him with an Instrument that hath a ten-fold string verse 3 Sing to the Lord a song most new aloud with skill him praise Because right are his words and true are all his workes and waies verse 4 The righteous Lord loves righteousnes and judgement doth him please verse 5 And the wide earth to fill and blesse his mercy doth not cease verse 6 The heavens by his mighty word did their beginning take And the great hosts of them the Lord all by his breath did make verse 7 As in an heap the waters great he of the seas doth gather As in a store-house he doth set and lay the depth together verse 8 The Lord in might doth all excell let all the earth him feare Let all that in the world do dwell an awe unto him beare verse 9 For what this high Creatour spake was done and his command So stable this whole world did make that it doth stedfast stand verse 10 The counsells of the nations rude the Lord doth bring to nought He doth defeat the multitude of their device and thought verse 11 But the Lords counsells just wise do stand for ever sure The thoughts which in his heart arise from age to age indure The second part verse 12 O Nation blest to whom the Lord as their owne God is knowne verse 13 And whom he of his owne accord did chuse to make his owne verse 14 The Lord from heaven casts his sight thence all men vieweth he And from his place of glorious light all here on earth doth see verse 15 For all mens hearts he with his hand alike did frame and make And he their works doth understand and of them notice take verse 16 By greatnesse of an host no King assure his safety can Great strength doth not deliverance bring unto a mighty man verse 17 A horse is vaine and never can give safety in the fight Nor shall deliver any man by his exceeding might verse 18 Behold the Lord doth set his eye with favour on the just Ev'n those that feare him reverently and on his mercy trust verse 19 That he from death and dangers deep their soules may safely free And them alive in famine keep when others pined be verse 20 Our soule on God doth still depend who saveth us from wrong He is our shield us to defend he is our helper strong verse 21 Surely in God our heart is glad in him it doth delight For in his holy Name we had our trust and in his might verse 22 Then let thy grace and mercy Lord upon us ever be As wâ—… alwaies with one accord do only trust in thâ—… PSAL. XXXIIII I Will at all times blesse the Lord who still preserveth me His praises in my thankfull mouth continually shall be verse 2 My soul shall make her boast in God of whom reliefe she had The humble men shall heare thereof and hearing shall be glad verse 3 O magnifie the Lord with me and spread abroad his fame Together with one heart and voice let us exalt his Name verse 4 I in my
praier sought the Lord he did my praier heare And graciously delivered me from all that I did feare verse 5 His Saints look to him in distresse and by him lightned be Their faces not ashamed are when they his light do see verse 6 This poore man to the Lord did cry who to him hearing gave And him did in his mercy great from all his troubles save verse 7 Gods Angel doth encamp about all those that do him feare And safely doth deliver them from dangers that are neere verse 8 O taste and by your tasting see that God is good and kind Blest is the man that trusts in him with all his heart and mind verse 9 O all ye Saints feare ye the Lord who of the world is King For those that feare him never shall want any needfull thing verse 10 The Lions young may hungry be and sometimes lack their food But they that truly seek the Lord shall not want any good The second part verse 11 Come neere therefore my children deare and to my words give eare I shall you teach the perfect way how ye the Lord should feare verse 12 Who is that man that would live long and lead a blessed life verse 13 See thou refraine thy tongue and lips from all deceit and strife verse 14 Turn back thy face from doing ill and do the godly deed Enquire for peace and quietnesse and follow it with speed verse 15 Because upon the righteous men the Lord doth set his eies His eares he opens to receive their just complaints and cries verse 16 But he doth frown bend his brows upon the wicked traine And cuts away the memory that should of them remaine verse 17 But God doth hear the righteous men when they do cry and call And graciously delivers them out of their troubles all verse 18 The Lord is kind straight at hand to such as be contrite He saves also the sorrowfull the poore and meek in spirit verse 19 Full many be the miseries that righteous men do suffer But out of all adversities the Lord doth them deliver verse 20 And by his speciall providence keep all his bones doth he That by the most enraged foes not one shall broken be verse 21 But evill shall the sinner slay for evill he hath wrought And those that hate the Saints shall be to desolation brought verse 22 Whereas the Lord his servants soules redeemeth and sets free And of all them that trust in him none desolate shall be PSAL. XXXV LOrd plead my cause against my foes confound their force and might Fight on my part against all those that seek with me to fight verse 2 Lay hand upon the speare and shield thy selfe in armour dresse Stand up for me and fight the field to help me from distresse verse 3 Gird on thy sword and stop the way of those that follow me And to my soule in mercy say Thy Saviour I will be verse 4 Confound them with rebuke blame that seek my soule to spill Let them turn back and flie with shame that think to work me ill verse 5 As chaffe before the wind apace doth flie and will not stay So these men let Gods anger chase and make them flie away verse 6 Let their way dark and slippery be that they may surely fall And let an Angel come from thee and persecute them all verse 7 For without cause their net have they hid from me in a pit And without cause they in my way for my soule digged it verse 8 When they think least and careless are O Lord destroy them all Let them be trapt in their own snare and in their mischiefe fall verse 9 And then my soul my heart and voice in God shall joyfull be In him my soule shall much rejoyce because he sayeth me verse 10 My body also greatly shall with joy possessed be My bones shall say rejoycing all Lord who is like to thee verse 11 For thou the poore from him dost save that was for him too strong The poore and needy safety have by thee from spoile and wrong verse 12 My cruell foes against me rise to witnesse things untrue And to accuse me they devise of that I never knew The second part verse 13 Though I to them did shew good will they hate to me returne When thus they pay my good with ill my spoiled soule doth mourne verse 14 But as â—…or me when sick were they in sackeloth sad I mourn'd My humble soule did fast and pray which prai'r to me return'd verse 15 To him much kindnesse I have done as to a friend or brother I sadly bowed downe as one that mourneth for his mother verse 16 But they at my great sorrow glad against me gathered were Abjects their secret meetings had and ceast not me to teare verse 17 With scoâ—…ing hypocrites in feasts these men combined be Who mock me with their bitter jests and gnash their teeth on me verse 18 These things how long Lord wilt thou see from their spoiles rescue mee And let my soule my darling be from Lions kept by thee verse 19 Then in the congregation great I will give thankes to thee And where the mighty throngs are met thou shalt be prais'd by mee verse 20 O do not glad mine enemy which hates me wrongfully Nor let him winking with his eye enjoy my misery verse 21 For they of peace no word do say but plots do take in hand That craftily destroy they may the quiet of the land verse 22 And now their mouths they open lay in scorne and spite at me So so our hearts desire they say on him our eie doth see verse 23 This thou O Lord dost plainly see no longer silent stand O Lord be thou not far from me withholding still thine hand verse 24 Stirre up thy selfe and now awake to give me judgement right Awake my cause in hand to take my God my Lord of might The third part verse 25 According to thy righteousnesse my Lord God judge thou me And let them not for my distresse on me triumphing be verse 26 Let them not in their hearts thus say So would we have it be Let them not boast O Lord that they have wholly swallowed me verse 27 Confounded be they all with shame which at my hurt are glad Those that against me swell their name in great contempt be had verse 28 But let thy Saints with shouts rejoyce that love my righteous way And let them still with heart and voice thus praise the Lord and say verse 29 For ever magnified be the Lord of grace and might His servants prosperousnesse to see who greatly doth delight verse 30 And I will gladly with my tongue speak of thy righteousnesse My thankfull tongue all the day long thy praises shall expresse PSAL. XXXVI WHen I consider in mine heart the 〈◊〉 wicked way Gods feare is not before his eies it to mine heart doth say verse 2 But yet he flattereth himselfe in his owne blinded eies Untill
the hatefulnesse be sound of his iniquities verse 3 His mouth speakes words of wickednesse words framed to deceive And he refuseth to be wise and to do good doth leave verse 4 And mischiefe lying in his bed he doth devise and plot He sets himselfe in waies not good ill he abhorreth not verse 5 But Lord thy goodnesse doth ascend above the heavens hie So doth thy truth it selfe extend unto the cloudy skie verse 6 Thy righteousneâ—… like mountains hâ—… and thy wise judgements be Like a great deep Lord man and beast preserved are by thee verse 7 How precious is thy kindnes Lord how excellent thy grace Therefore in shadow of thy wings mens sons their trust shall place verse 8 They with the fatnesse of thy house well satisfi'd shall be And with thy river of delight they shall be fill'd by thee verse 9 Because of life the fountaine pure doth ever flow from thee And in thy light we are full sure eternall light to see verse 10 From such as thee desire to know let not thy grace depart Thy righteousnes declare and shew to men upright in heart verse 11 Let not the lofty foot of pride against me conquering go Let not the hand of wicked men me shake and overthrow verse 12 But now behold there are they fall'n that work iniquities Downe are they cast and never shall have power againe to rise PSAL. XXXVII FRet not thy selfe at wicked men when great in power they be â—…vie those that sin commit â—…en thou their wealth dost see â—…or as green grasse and flourishing herbs â—…re cut and wither away â—…hall their great prosperity soon passe fade and decay Trust thou therefore in God alone to do well give thy mind 〈◊〉 thou have the land as thine and there sure â—…ood shalt find And in the Lord delight thy selfe love him with all thy heart 〈◊〉 then what shall thy heart desire â—…e will to thee impart Commit thy way unto the Lord On him by faith depend â—…d he shall bring thine enterprise unto a blessed end He shall bring forth thy righteousnes cleare like the shining light 〈◊〉 judgement that approves thy cause as noon day shall be bright Rest in the Lord and wait on him within thee do not fret Or him who prospering in his way successe in sin doth get Take heed that thou from anger cease and causlesse wrath forsake â—…et not thy selfe in any wise â—…est evill waies thou take For evill doers shall the Lord cut off with his own hand But those that wait upon the Lord inherit shall the land verse 10 For yet a little while and then the wicked shall not be Though thou his place consider well there him thou shalt not see The second part verse 11 But yet the meek inherit shall the earth when sinners fall And in great peace abundantly delight themselves they shall verse 12 The wicked man against the just his crafty plots doth lay He gâ—…sheth on him with his teeth as if he would him slay verse 13 The Lord shall laugh at him when thus his plots prepared be For that his day his day of griefe is coming he doth see verse 14 The wicked man hath drawne his sword and he hath bent his bow The man upright in life to kill the poore to overthrow verse 15 But their own swords through their own hearts the Lord shal make to pass And every bow shall broken be which thus ill bended was verse 16 A little that one righteous man enjoyes is better farre Then unto many wicked men their plenteous riches are verse 17 For God shall into pieces break the sinners armes and might But he in safety shall preserve and stablish the upright verse 18 The blessed daies of righteous men the Lord doth-know and see He knowes that their inheritance shall everlasting be verse 19 And they shall not in evill times ashamed be for need For in the daies of famine them the Lord shall fill and feed verse 20 The wicked and Gods enemies all shall utterly decay They shall consume as fat of lambs and like smoak passe away The third part verse 21 The wicked borroweth but the same againe he doth not pay Whereas the righteous mercy shewes and gives his owne away verse 22 For such as blessed be of God inherit shall the land But they that cursed be of him shall perish by his hand verse 23 By the great Lord the good mans steps are ordered and set right For in the path of righteous men he greatly doth delight verse 24 And though he fall yet utterly cast downe he shall not lye Because the Lord with his right hand upholds him graciously verse 25 I have been young and now am old yet never seen I have The just forsaken nor his seed like beggers bread to crave verse 26 But he is ever mercifull and lends to those that need And after him a blessing leaves unto his blessed seed verse 27 Therefore from evill for depart do righteously and well And through Gods mercy then be sure for evermore to dwell verse 28 For God loves judgement and 〈◊〉 Sainâ—… no time forsaketh he Preserv'd still are they but cut off the sinners race shall be The fourth part verse 29 The man that righteous is and just inherit shall the land And in the same his dwelling place shall ever stedfast stand verse 30 The righteous with his mouth to speal of wisdome doth delight His tongue of judgment doth discourse he loves to speak the right verse 31 The holy Law of his great God is written in his heart So that his goings do not slide nor steps away depart verse 32 The wicked for the righteous man doth watch as for a prey He hates him so that cruelly he seeketh him to slay verse 33 But the good Lord will never leave the just man in his hands The righteous will he not condemne when he in judgement stands verse 34 Wait thou on God keep his way thou shalt exalted be The earth t' inherit and the fall of wicked men shalt see verse 35 The wicked very great in power and dreadfull I have seen I saw him spreading out himselfe like to a Laurell green verse 36 But suddenly he past away and him could no man see Yea though I sought him narrowly yet found he could not be verse 37 But mark the perfect and behold the man that righteous is For thou shalt see that this mans end is surely peace and blisse verse 38 But the transgressors wofully shall be destroi'd together This is the end of wicked men to be cut off for ever verse 39 But the salvation of the just doth come from God above Who in their troubles sends them aid of his meere grace and love verse 40 God shall them help set them free from lewd men and unjust The righteous he shall surely save because in him they trust PSAL. XXXVIII LOrd though thine anger I deserve in wrath rebuke me not Nor lay on me thy chastning hard in
thy displeasure hot verse 2 Thine arrowes do stick fast in me thy hand doth presse me sore verse 3 And in my flesh no health at all appeareth any more This griefe I have because thy wrath is forth against me gone And in my bones there is no rest for sin that I have done verse 4 Because gone up above mine head my great transgressions be And as a weighty burden they too heavie are for me verse 5 My wounds do stink and are corrupt they very loathsome be Because my foolishnesse and sin have loathsome been to thee verse 6 I troubled and tormented am and much how'd downe am I And in great paine I all the day go mourning heavily verse 7 A loathsome sickness sills my loines my flesh hath no whole part verse 8 I feeble am and broken sore I roare for griefe of heart verse 9 Thou know'st Lord my desire my groans are open in thy sight verse 10 My heart doth pant my strength doth faile mine eies have lost their light The second part verse 11 My friends and lovers from my sore aloofe off standing are Those that to me before were neere now stand from the afarre verse 12 They that did seek my life laid snares and they that sought the way To do me hurt spake lies and thought on treason all the day verse 13 But as one deaf that heard it not I suffered all to passe As a dumb man I did become whose mouth not opened was verse 14 As one that heares not in whose mouth reproofes not framed be verse 15 For Lord I wait on thee and thou my God wilt answer me verse 16 For I have prayed that my foes rejoyce not over mee Nor magnifie themselves when they my foot to slip do see verse 17 For by the greatnesse of my griefe ready to halt am I My vexing sorrow in my sight appeares continually verse 18 For I will my transgression shew and for it I will mourne I will be sorry for my sin and from it I will turne verse 19 But yet mine enemies lively are and strong their power growes The number of them doth increase that causlesse are my foes verse 20 They also that most wickedly for good do ill reward Mine adversaries are because what 's good I sollow hard verse 21 Forsake me not my Lord my God far from me never be O Lord thou my salvation art haste to give help to me PSAL. XXXIX I Said that I would carefully take heed unto my way Lest with my tongue I should offend and it should go astray verse 2 As with a bit I will keep fast my mouth with force and might Not once to whisper all the while the wicked are in sight verse 3 I held my tongue and spake no woâ—… but kept me close and still Yea from good talk I did refraine but sore against my will verse 4 My heart grew hot within my brest while I was musing long At length the fire kindled was then spake I with my tongue verse 5 The end and measure of my daies to know Lord teach me so That I may know how fraile I am and herce must shortly go verse 6 My daies thou hast a hand-bread mâ—… mine age is in thin eie As nothing surely in his strength man is but vanitie verse 7 Man walketh like a shade and doth in vaine himselfe annoy In getting goods and cannot tell who shall the same enjoy verse 8 And Lord for what now do I wait what here can profit me Surely on thee my soule doth wait my hope is all in thee The second part verse 9 Then Lord from my transgressions all do thou deliver me And to the foolish a reproach O let me never be verse 10 I was as dumb and to complaine no trouble might me move Because I knew it was thy work who dost afflict in love verse 11 Lord take from me thy scourge and plague I can them not withstand I am consumed by the blow of thy correcting hand verse 12 When with rebukes thou dost correct man for iniquity Thou fret'st his beauty like a moth all men are vanity verse 13 Lord heare my suit and give good heed regard my teares that fall I sojourne like a stranger here as did my fathersall verse 14 Oh spare a little give me space my strength for to restore Before I go away from hence and shall be seen no more PSAL. XL. I Waited long and sought the Lord and patiently did beare At length to me he did accord my voice and cry to heare verse 2 He took me from a fearfull pit and from the miery clay And on a rock he set my feet and he did guide my way verse 3 To me he taught a Psalm of praise which I must shew abroad And sing new songs of thanks alwaies unto the Lord our God verse 4 These things a multitude shall see and seeing be affraid And fearing to the Lord shall flee and trust in him for aid O blest is he whose hope and heart fixt in the Lord remaine That with the proud doth take no part nor such as lie and faine verse 5 O Lord my God full many are the wonders thou hast done Thy gracious thoughts to us-ward far beyond mans thoughts have gone So that when I to thee intend their number to expresse Of them then can I find no end for they are numberlesse verse 6 Yet sacrifice not to require nor offrings pleas'd thou wist No not for sin or made by fire but pierc't mine eares thou hast verse 7 And then I said Behold and look O Lord I come to thee For in the volume of thy book thus it is said of mee verse 8 Thy will and pleasure to fulfill my God I do delight Thy Law is in my heart and will thy spirit there did it write verse 9 Thy justice and thy righteousnes in great resorts I tell Behold my tongue no time doth cease O Lord thou know'st full well verse 10 Within my heart I have not hid thy perfect righteousnesse But thy salvation shew I did and constant faithfulnesse The second part I kept not close thy loving mind that no man should it know The trust that in thy truth I find to all the Church I shew verse 11 Thy tender mercy Lord from me withhold not nor remove But let my safety come from thee and from thy truth and love verse 12 For evils numberlesse enfold and round encompasse mee My sins on me do take such hold that up I cannot see And surely many more they be then haires upon my head Therefore my heart forsaketh me and is discouraged verse 13 But of thy mercy gracious Lord be pleas'd to set me free O Lord with speed do thou afford thy saving help to me verse 14 Let them sustain rebuke and shame that seek my soule to spill Drive back my foes and them defame that work or wish me ill verse 15 And to reward their shame againe confounded let them be Ev'n those that joying in
my paine do say Aha to me verse 16 Let them in thee have joy wealth who thee do seek alwaies Let such as love thy saving health still say To God be praise But as for me right poore am I and lie in need full low Yet God in this my poverty doth think on me I know verse 17 Thou only my deliverer art my help and all my stay Therefore thy succour to impart my God do not delay PSAL. XLI THe man is blest that carefull is the needy to consider For when the time of trouble comes the Lord will him deliver verse 2 The Lord will him preserve alive and blesse him in the land And he will not deliver him into his enemies hand God will him strengthen on the bed where he doth faint and mourne â—…nd in his sicknesse thou O Lord his bed shalt make and turne I being pained thus did say Have mercy Lord on me â—…nd heale my soule for by my sins I have offended thee Of me mine enemies evill speak When shall he die they say 〈◊〉 so his name from off the earth may vanish quite away verse 6 To see me when he comes he speakes vaine words but then his 〈◊〉 â—…oth heap up mischief which he telâ—… when forth he doth depart verse 7 My foes against me do conspire and whisper secretly â—…gainst me to procure my hurt they plot maliciously verse 8 Some foule disease to him doth cleave they say and some strange paine And surely now he lieth downe he shall not rise againe verse 9 Yea ev'n mine owne familiar friend that trusted wâ—… by me Though he did eat my bread his heele against me lifted he verse 10 But Lord be mercifull to me and up againe me raise â—…hat I may justly them requite according to their waies verse 11 By this I know that certainly I favour'd am by thee Because mine enemy hath no cause to triumph over mee verse 13 But I in mine integrity am stablish't by thy grace And thou for ever dost me set before thy glorious face verse 13 The Lord the God of Israel blest from everlasting be To everlasting and Amen Amen say gladly we PSAL. XLII LIke as tho Hart doth pant and bray the well-springs to obtaine So doth my soule desire alway with thee Lord to remaine verse 2 My soule doth thirst and would draw neer the living God of might Oh when shall I come and appeare in presence of his sight verse 3 My teares of sorrow are become my meat both night and day While unto me continually Where is thy God they say verse 4 My soule is powred out in me when this I think upon That I with the great multitude into Gods house had gone With them into Gods house I went with voice of joy and praise Yea with the multitude that kept the solemne holy-daies verse 5 O why art thou cast down my soul what doth disquiet thee Still hope in God for him shall I yet praise for helping mee verse 6 My God my soul is much cast down but on thee think I will From Hermonites and Jordans land and from the little hill verse 7 At thy great water-spouts loud noise deep unto deep doth call And over me run furiously thy waves and billowes all verse 8 Yet God by day shall mercy send by night give songs shall he And to the God by whom I live my praier yet shall be verse 9 And I will say to God my rock Why me forget'st thou so And why do I thus mourning go oppressed with my foe verse 10 Like to a sword among my bones their sharp reproaches be While daily say my foes to me Thy God now where is he verse 11 O why art thou cast down my soule why thus with griefe opprest Art thou disquieted in me in God still hope and rest For yet I know I shall him praise who graciously to me The health is of my countenance yea mine owne God is he PSAL. XLIII O Lord against ungodly men me judge and pleaâ—… for me And from the man of fraud and wrong O sâ—…t me safe and free verse 3 God of my strength thou art why then thus cast me off dost thou Why for th' oppression of my foe thus mourning walk I now verse 3 O send to me thy light and truth and lead me with thy grace Which may conduct me to thy hâ—…l and to thy dwelling place verse 4 Then to Gods altar yea to God my chiefe joy go will I And on the Harp O God my God will praise thee thankfully verse 5 Why art thou then cast down my soul what â—…hould discourage thee And why with vexing thoughts art thou disquieted in me verse 6 Still trust in God for him to praise good â—…use I yet shall have He of my countenance is the health my God that doth me save PSAL. XLIIII O God we with our ears have heard our fathers have us told What workes thou in their daies hast done and in the times of old verse 2 How thou didst cast the Gentiles out by thy owne mighty hand Planting our fathers in their place and gav'st to them their land Not by their sword or arme the land of promise they possest But by thy hand thy arme and grace because thou lov'st them best O God who art my King command for Jacob victories Through thee we shall beat downe our foes which do against us rise For neither shall my sword me save nor trust I in my bow But thou dost save us from our foes and them dost overthrow In God we all the day do boast and ever praise his Name But Lord now thou hast cast us off and hast us put to shame 〈◊〉 Thou with our armies goest not forth but us thou now dost make â—…o turne our backs before our foes and they our spoiles do take 〈◊〉 Thou hast us given up like sheep for meat that slain must be â—…mong the Heathen far and wide we scattered are by thee 〈◊〉 Thou sell'st thy people yet to thee no riches do arise â—…hou sell'st them yet no wealth to thee is added by their price 〈◊〉 Unto our neighbours a reproach thou hast us made to be â—…hey mock us that dwell round about â—…o them a scorne are we The second part verse 14 Yea thou among the heathen now a by-word us dost make The Nations proudly in contempt at us their heads do shake verse 15 Thus my confusion hast thou made before me still to be Thus comes it that the shame of face doth daily cover me verse 16 Ev'n for his voice that doth reproach and speaketh blasphemy By reason of th' avenging man and cruell enemy verse 17 For all this we forgot not thee nor yet thy covenant brake verse 18 We turn not back our hearts from thee nor yet thy paths forsake verse 19 Though in the place of Dragons we sore broken are by thee And though with dreadful shade of death by thee we covered be verse 20 If our Gods Name we had
gladnesse filled be verse 12 Go walk about all Sion hill yea round about her go And tell the towers that thereupon are builded on a row verse 13 Consider her faire palaces her bulwarks mark ye well That to the following age ye may her strength and beauty tell verse 14 Because this God is ours our God for evermore is he He will not leave us but ourguide ev'n unto death will be PSAL. XLIX HEare this all people all give eare that in the world do dwell verse 2 Both high and low both rich poor together mark it well verse 3 Because my mouth the weighty words of wisdome shall impart Of understanding are the thoughts which issâ—…e from my heart verse 4 Unto an hidden parable I will encline mine eare â—…nd then will open on the Harp the secret which I heare verse 5 Why should I that redeemed am in ill daies feare or doubt When close my sins do follow me and compasse me about verse 6 The rich indeed who in their wealth do only put their trust And boast themselves in the great store of riches that do rust verse 7 None of these can their brothers soule redeem by any way Nor can he for him unto God an equall ransome pay verse 8 Their soules redemption pretious is and left it still must be Wealth cannot make him ever live and no corruption see verse 9 Por that wise men and brutish sooles die all they well perceive verse 10 And being dead to other men their wealth behind do leave verse 11 Yet their deep thought is that their house continue ever shall And their faire dwellings for their lands by their owne names they call verse 12 But yet in honour shall not man abide continually But passing hence may be compar'd unto the beasts that dye The second part verse 13 Thus a great folly plainly is their wisdome and their way Yet their posterity approves what they do fondly say verse 14 Like sheep they in the grave are laid and death doth them devoure And in the morning shall the just on them have rule and power Their beauty shall consume away and perish in the grave When for a dwelling in the dust their house they changed baye verse 15 But God will surely me redeem from hands of grave and hell For he at last will me receive with him in blisse to dwell verse 16 Then if a man grow very rich affraid thou must not be Nor when the glory of his house thou dost increased see verse 17 For he shall carry nothing hence when death his daies doth end Nor shall his glory after him into the grave descend verse 18 Though he his soul did seem to bless whiles he on earth did live For when thou to thy self dost well men will thee praises givâ—… verse 19 Yet shall he to his fathers go which have been dead before Ev'n to their generation who light shall see no more verse 20 Thus man in honour is yet whiles he understands not right His true felicity is like the beasts that perish quite PSAL. L. THe mighty God the Lord spake and the earth did call From the Sun-rising to the place where he doth set and fall verse 2 And out of Sion hill which by the Grace divine Of beauty the perfection is he gloriously doth â—…hine verse 3 Our God shall come and speak yea speak with power shall he Before him sire shall waste and stormes shall round about him be verse 4 And to the heavens cleere he from above shall call He to the earth shall call that he may judge his people all verse 5 Together let my Saints unto me gathered be Those that by sacrifice have made a covenant sirme with me verse 6 And then the heavens shall his righteousnes declare For God himself is Judge of all whose judgements righteous are verse 7 My people Israel heare speak will I from on hie Against thee testifie I will God even thy God am I. verse 8 For sacrifices few thee blame I never will Nor for burnt-offerings for the same appeare before me still verse 9 Think'st thou that I do need thy cattell young or old Or else so much desire to seed on goats out of thy fold verse 10 The beasts are all mine owne which in the world abound And all the cattell which upon a thousand hills are found verse 11 The fowles of mountaines hie are all to me well knowne Wild beasts which in the fields do lie ev'n they are all mine owne verse 12 Then need I not to thee for hunger to complaine Because the world belongs to me and what it doth containe The second part verse 13 That I the flesh of Bulls will eat once canst thou think Or else that I to quench my thirst the bloud of goats would drink verse 14 But rather to the Lord thanksgiving offer thou To the most High performe thy word and fully pay thy vow verse 15 And do thou call on me in all thy troublous daies And then I will deliver thee â—…nd thou shalt give me praise verse 16 But to the wicked traine which talk of God each day And yet their works are soule and vaine to them the Lord will say verse 17 With what a face dar'st thou my word once speak or name Why doth thy talk my Law allow thy deeds deny the same verse 18 Whereas for to amend thy life thou art so slack My word which thou dost thus pretend is cast behind thy back verse 19 If thou a thâ—…fe dost see thou joyn'st with him in sin And with unclean adulterers thou hast partaker bin verse 20 Thy mouth maliciously to evill thou dost give verse 21 Thy tongue thy neighbour to deceive by crafty words doth strive verse 22 Against thy brother neere thou sitting downe dost speak Thy tongue against thy mothers son in slanders forth doth break verse 23 These things thus hast thou done and I have silent bin Thou thought'st that I was like to thee who dost delight in sin verse 24 But I will thee reprove for thine iniquities And I will them in order set plainly before thine eies verse 25 Consider this with feare ye that forget the Lord Lest into pieces you he teare when none can help afford verse 26 Whoso doth offer praise he glorifieth me And he that doth uprightly walk shall Gods salvation see PSAL. LI. ACcording tothy goodnesse great have mercy Lord on me Blot out my sins for numberlesse thy tender mercies be verse 2 From mine iniquity and sin Lord throughly wash thou mee For my transgressions I consesse my sin I ever see verse 3 Against thee thee alone have I sin'd and transgrest thy Law Before thee evill have I done thy glorious eies it saw verse 4 That when thou sentence dost pronounce thou justifi'd maist be And wholly cleere when thou for sin dost judge and chasten me Bâ—…hold in wickednesse my shape and being I receiv'd â—…infull of sin and flesh of flesh my mother me conceiv'd But â—…o the
truth in inward parts 〈◊〉 pleasant unto thee And secrets of thy wisdome thou revealed hast to mee verse 7 With hysope Lord besprinkle me I shall be cleansed so Yea wash thou me and so I shall be whiter then the snow verse 8 Of joy and gladnesse make thou mee to heare the pleasant voice That so the bruised bones which thou hast broken may rejoyce verse 9 From the beholding of my sins Lord turne away thy face And all my deeds of wickednesse do utterly deface verse 10 O God create in me a heart unspotted in thy sight Within my bowels Lord renew a spirit sound and right The second part verse 11 Cast me not from thy sight nor tâ—… thy holy spirit away The joy of thy salvation give me againe I pray verse 12 With thy free spirit me still upâ—… transgressors then of mee Shall learn thy waies and sinners shâ—… be turned unto thee verse 13 O God that art my Saviour from bloud deliver mee That praises of thy righteousnesse my tongue may sing to thee verse 14 The lips which sin fast closeâ—… Lord open and untie My mouth shall freely speak thy praise thus set at libertie verse 15 I would have offered sacrifice if that had pleased thee But pleased with burnt-offering I know thou wilt not be verse 16 A broken spirit is to God a pleasant sacrifice A broken and a contrite heart God thou wilt not despise verse 17 Do good to Sion in thy love and ever her sustâ—…ine Th walls of thy Jerusalem build thou and still maintaine verse 18 The sacrifice of righteousnesse and off â—…ings then to thee Sâ—…ll pleasing be then bullocks shall laid on thine altar be PSAL. LII O Mighty man in wickednesse why dost thou bâ—…ast with pride 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 thou sure Gods graciousnesse for ever shall â—…ide verse 2 Tâ—…y tongâ—… doth utter what thy thought 〈◊〉 câ—…tily Like a sharp rasor it hath wrought â—…hiefe deceitfully verse 3 To â—…vill more then good thy love is carried vehemently And lying thou dost more approve tâ—…en to speak righteously verse 4 Those deadly words thou lovest welâ—… that may destroy and kill And thy deceitfull tongue doth tell the tales that bloud may spill verse 5 Thou likewise battered by Gods hanâ—… and snatch't away shalt be Thee from thy house and from the laâ—… of life root out shall he verse 6 The just with feare shall plainly see Gods judgement in thy fall Yet for thy folly thus of thee with laughter say they shall verse 7 Behold the man that would not taâ—… the Lord for his defence But of his goods his God did make and sin his confidence verse 8 But like to a green olive-tree within Gods house am I For in Gods mercy great shall be my trust continually verse 9 And I because thou this hast done to praise thee will not cease And I will wait thy Name upon for this thy Saints doth please PSAL. LIII THe foolish man within his heart hath said God there is none verse 2 Corrupt are they their deeds are vâ—… and good not one hath done verse 3 The Lord upon the sons of men from heav'n did cast his eye To see if any one were wise and sought God faithfully verse 4 But they together filthy are and back they all are gone And there is none that good doth work surely there is not one verse 5 These workers of iniquity are they so blinded all That they my people eat like bread on God they do not call verse 6 Even there they were affraid stood with trembling all dismaid Whereas there was no cause at all why they should be affraid verse 7 For God his bones that thee besieg'd hath scattered all abroad Thou hast confounded them for they rejected are of God verse 8 O Lord give thou thy people health and thou O Lord fulfill Thy promise made to Israel from out of Sion hill verse 9 When God from sad captivity his people shall set free Then Jacob greatly shall rejoyce and Israel glad shall be PSAL. LIIII LOrd by thy Name deliver me and judge me by thy might Against those that mine enemies be keep and maintaine my right Regard O Lord and give an eare to me when I do pray Bow downe thy selfe to me and heare the words that I do say verse 3 For strangers up against me rise and tyrants vexe me still Which have not God before their eies they seek my soule to spill verse 4 But lo my God doth give me aid the Lord is straight at hand With them by whom my soule is stai'd the Lord doth ever stand verse 5 He shal with plagues reward my foes for me in wait that lye Yea in thy truth cut off all those that watch me spitefully verse 6 An offring of free heart and will then I to thee shall make And praise thy Name for therein still great comfort I do take verse 7 The Lord hath cleerly set me free out of my troubles all And now mine eye doth plainly see my soes expected fall PSAL. LV. O God give eare and do apply to heare me when I pray And when to thee I call and cry hide not thy selfe away verse 2 Take heed to me grant my request and answer me againe With plaints I pray full sore opprest great griefe doth me constraine Mine enemies words affrighting be the wicked me oppresse They cast iniquity on me in wrath and spitefulnesse Great paine my heart disquieteth it vexed is in me 〈◊〉 terrours of untimely death upon me sallen be A trembling great with fearfulnesse do come and seize on me â—…onour doth me so much oppresse I no way out can see Then did I say thus O that I the wings had of a Dove â—…m wrong then I away would flyâ—… and me to rest remove Lo then I would go far away to â—…ee I would not cease â—…ll with safety I might stay in some great wildernesse And my escape more sure to make I would be gone in â—…aste 〈◊〉 me the tempest do not take nor the fierce stormy blast Destroy O Lord and do consound their tongues and them divide Or in their city strife I found and violence I â—…spi'd These on the walls both night day do go about it round â—…d in the midst doth mischiefe stay and sorrow doth abound verse 12 In midst thereof is wickednesse ev'n in the very heart And from her streets deceitfulnesse and guile do not depart verse 13 If enemies had reproached me it well enâ—…ure I could If open foes my scornerâ—… be from such me hide I would verse 14 But it was thou who for a friend and fellow lately past And who to guide me didst pretend and my acquaintance wast verse 15 With whom I had delight to talk in secret and abroad And we together oft did walk within the house of God The second part verse 16 Let death in baste upon them fall and send them quick to hell For mischiefe is among them all and dwelleth where they dwell verse
17 But I upon my God will call of him I help will crave And me the Lord deliver shall he surely shall me save verse 18 At morning noon and evening I will pray in all my feare Yea I to him aloud will cry and he my voice shall â—…eare verse 19 My soule in peace he hath made siâ—… from warre against me set Because of those that were with me the multitude was great verse 20 The Lord shall heare when I complaine even he that is of old And them he shall afflict with paine and judgements manifold verse 21 Because they have no changes seen but still at rest they were Therefore presumptuous they have been and God they do not feare verse 22 Upon his friend he laid his hand with whom he peace did make Of friendship thus the solemne band and covenant he brake verse 23 Whiles in his heart he â—…arbours war like butter are his words Whiles smooth as oile his speeches are yet be they sharp drâ—…wn swords verse 24 Upon the Lord thy burthen lay and thee sustaine shall he His Saints he doth so strongly stay that mov'd they shall not be verse 25 But Lord thou to the pit shalt drive men bloudy and unjust For halfe their daies such shall not live but I in thee will trust PSAL. LVI HAve mercy Lord on me I pray for man would me devoure He sighteth with me day by day and troubleth me each houre verse 2 Mine enemies in their rage and spight would daily swallow me For those O thou most High that sight against me many be verse 3 But when their multitude and power most terrour strike on mee I even in that time and houre will put my trust in thee verse 4 Gods promise surely praise I shall my trust is Lord in thee I therefore will not feare at all what flesh can do to mee verse 5 What things I either did or spake they wrest them at their will And all the counsell that they take is how to work me ill verse 6 They all consent themselves to hide close watch for me to lay They spie my paths and snares have ti'd to take my life away verse 7 Shall they by their iniquity escape from judgement free Lord let the people searfully cast downe in fury be verse 8 Thou seest how oft they made me flee and on my teares dost look Them in a bottle keep by thee are they not in thy book verse 9 My foes shall turn their backs when I send up my cry to thee This do I know assuredly for God doth staâ—…d for mee verse 10 In God performing what he spake I now will praise his word His word which thus he good dotâ—… makâ—… praise will I in the Lord. verse 11 On God alone my trust is stai'd my rock and rest is he Therefore I will not be affraid what man can do to me verse 12 Thy vowes O Lord upon me be and them I shall fulfill And hearty praises unto thee I gladly render will verse 13 For thou my soul from deaths dark night my feet from falls dost free To walk before thee in the light of those that living be PSAL. LVII BF mercifull to me O Lord be mercifull to me Because according to thy word my soâ—…le doth trust in thee verse 2 Yea she unto the shadow 〈◊〉 of thy wings her to cover Untill these saâ—… calamities be wholly passed over verse 3 To God most High my earnest â—…ry in praier sent shall be Even to that God who graciouâ—…ly performeth all for me verse 4 From heaven shall his power descend to save me from their spight That would â—…voure me God shall send his mercy truth and might verse 5 With Lionsfâ—…ll of cruelty my troublâ—…d soule doth dwell Their fury amongst whom I lye is set on fire of hell verse 6 These sons of men are very sieâ—…ce which seek to do me wrong Their teeth like speareâ—… arrows pierce a sharp sword is their tongue verse 7 Above the heavens thou O God exalted be in praise Let men on all the earth abroad aloft thy glory raise verse 8 They for my steps a net did sit my soule did faint in me Before me they have digg'd a pit but fall'n therein they be verse 9 My heart is fixed stedfastly to praise thy works and waies My heart is fixed Lord and I will sing and give thee praise verse 10 Awâ—…ke my tongue harp psaltery no longer silence keep For early God to magnifie I will break off my sleep verse 11 Among the people I will tell the goodnesse of my God And shew his praise that doth excell in heathen lands abroad verse 12 Because unto the heavens high thy mercy doth ascend Thy truth doth also gloriously unto the clouds extend verse 13 Above the heavens thou O God exalted be in praise Let men on all the earth abroad alost thy glory raise PSAL. LVIII YE Rulers that are put in trust to judge of wrong and right Be all your judgements true and just not knowing gift or might verse 2 Nay in your hearts you plot muse to work unrighteousnesse And violence in the earth you use you with your hands oppresse verse 3 The wicked from the very womb thus eâ—…e out of the way As soon as to the world they come in lies they go astray verse 4 In them the poâ—…son we may see of Serpents to appeare And like the Adder deafe they be which fast doth stop his eare verse 5 That so thâ—… voâ—…ce he may not heare of one that charme him would No not though he most cunning were and chaâ—…me most wisely could verse 6 Lord let their teeth by thy great might in their mouth broken be Let the young Lions jawes be quite asunder â—…orne by thee verse 7 Let them as streames that running are away so melt and slide And when their arrowes they prepare in pieces them divide verse 8 As Snailes do melt and waste away consum'd so let them be That as a birth untimely they the Sun may never see verse 9 Ere to their pots thorns heat can give he takes them hence in haste His whirlwind takes them hence alive and his wraths dreadfull blast verse 10 The righteous shall be joyfull then when he doth vengeance see And in the bloud of wicked men his feet shall washed be verse 11 Then shall men sâ—… that verily the Saints reward shall find And that a God is certainly the Judge of all mankind PSAL. LIX FRom all my cruell enemies my God deliver me From all that do against me rise let me be kept by thee verse 2 From those that work iniquity in mercy set me free From men of bloud and cruelty save and deliver mee verse 3 For â—…o in wait for me they lye the mighty do combine Against me â—…deservedly and for no fault of mine verse 4 Theâ—…â—…un and do prepare for war when I give no offence Awake and from me be not far look out for my defence verse 5 Most mighty God
of Israel to judge the world awake Spare none that wilfully rebell but on them vengeance take verse 6 At evening they returne againe as dogs a noâ—…se they make About the city food to gaine their hungry walk they take verse 7 Behold their mouths belch cruelty and in their lips are swords For who say they is here so nigh that he can heare our words verse 8 But laugh at them they wisdome shall while thus their sins they hide The unbeleeving 〈◊〉 all O Lord thou shalt deâ—…ide verse 9 Because mine enemies mighty be therefore with confidence I will depend and wait on thee for God is my defence verse 10 The God of all my mercy me with favour shall prevent That I upon my soes may see deserved punishment The secoâ—…d part verse 11 Slay them not lest from mind it slide disperse them by thy power And bring them down in all their pride O Lord our shield and tower verse 12 For wicked words for their mouthes sin let their owne pride them take Their lips to cursing us'd have bin and their mouth lies to make verse 13 Consume them wholly in thy wrath and cause them not to be That God all rule in Jacob hath so let them plainly see verse 14 At evening they returne againe like dogs a noise they make About the City food to gaine their hungry walk they take verse 15 And let them wander to and fro and seek for food to eat And grudge when they do hungry grow and be not fill'd with meat verse 16 But I thy power I early will aloud thy mercy praise For thou hast been my refuge still and help in troublous daies verse 17 Thou art my strength thou hast mee staâ—…'d and I will sing to thee For God is my defence and aid a gracious God to me PSAL. LX. LOrd thou of late us off â—…ast cast and scattered us abroad For thou with us displeased wast returne to us O God verse 2 Thy wrath did make the earth to quake and it thine angerbrake Yet whole the breaches of it make for it doth greatly shake verse 3 Thou with hard things affrightest thus the people that are thine And thou hast given unto us a drink of deadly wine verse 4 But yet to those that do thee feare a banner thou didst send That it displaid might witnesse beare thou dost the truth defend verse 5 That so those who to thee are deare delivered may be O save with thy right hand and heare when I do pray to thee verse 6 God spake thus from his holy hill my joy shall now be great Sichem in parts divide I will and Succoths valley mete verse 7 Gilead I claime as mine by right Manassâ—…h mine shall be Ephraim is of my heaâ—… the might Judah gives lawes for me verse 8 Moab I for my wash-pot take and Edom over thee I cast my shoe Philistia make a shout because of me verse 9 Into the City fortisi'd who will me safely bring Who into Edom will me guide to enter conquering verse 10 Wilt not thou Lord which heretofore hast seemed us to late Thou Lord who with our hosts no more hast marched forth of late verse 11 O give us help most gracious Lord from trouble set us free Because the help which men afford we find most vaine to be verse 12 And now through God incouraged we shall do valiantly For he our enemies down shall tread and make them low to lye PSAL. LXI REgard O Lord for I complaine and make my suit to thee Let not my praier ascend in vaine but give an eare to me verse 2 From the earths end and utmost part cry will I unto thee When with the weight of grief my heart is overwhelm'd in me verse 3 Unto that â—…ock conduct me now that higher is then I For my strong tower and fort wast thou against mine enemy verse 4 And in thy tabernacle still I gladly will abide Under thy wings I ever will my selfe in safety hide verse 5 For thou O God my vows didst hear and of thy bounty free Thou giv'st with those thy Name that fear an heritage to me verse 6 Daies added unto daies to see thou to the King shalt give Like many generations be the yeares which he shall live verse 7 Before the Lord a dwelling place for ever he shall have Prepare thy mercy truth and grace him to preserve and save So ever thankfully I will sing praises to thy Name â—…at all my vowes I may fulfill and daily pay the same PSAL. LXII TRuly my soule doth wait upon the high and holy One â—…ecause all my salvation doth come from him alone He only is my rock and tower my Saviour is he â—…e is my strength and with no power I greatly mov'd shall be verse 3 To hurt a man why study ye â—…e â—…hall be slaughtered all For as a rotten hedge ye be and like a tottering wall verse 4 They plot thâ—… servant down to presse they do delight to lâ—…e When with their mouth they seem to blesse then curse they inwardly verse 5 But thou my soule still wait upon the Lord and him attend Because my expectation doth all on him depend verse 6 He only is my rock and tower my Saviour is he He is my strength and by no power I now shall moved be verse 7 In God doth my salvation lie my glory great is he My rock of strength to God I flie when dangers threaten me verse 8 To make him still your trust and stay ye people all accord Poure out your hearts to him and say Our refuge is the Lord. verse 9 The chiefe of men deceitfull are in mean men is no weight With vanity do them compare and they will prove more light verse 10 Trust not in wrong let not sâ—…ealth make you unjust and vaine Set not your heart upon your wealth when ye much riches gaine verse 11 God once did speak â—…ea once againe for twice heard have I this That power doth to God pertaine and that all strength is his verse 12 And that high mercy Lord alone belongeth unto thee For thou shalt give to every one as here his work shall be PSAL. LXIII O God my God thou only art a spring of liâ—…e to me And early I for thee will seek my soule doth thirst for thee And in this barren wiâ—…nesse where waters there are none My flesh doth greatly long for thee for thee I wish alone verse 2 That now thy glory and thy power I with delight may see As in thy house I heretofore have seen and worship't thee verse 3 Because thy mercie to thy Saints doth life it selfe excell Therefore my lips shall thankfully thy glorious praises tell verse 4 Thus will I blesse thee while I live and ever give thee praise And in thy Name lift up my hands in praier all my daies verse 5 Even as with marrow and with fat my soule shall filled be Also my mouth with joyfull lips shall praises sing to thee
verse 6 When thee I musing on my bed remember with delight And when on thee I meditate in watches of the night verse 7 Because my helper thou hast been and me preservest still In the safe shadow of thy wings therefore rejoyce I will verse 8 My longing soule doth follow hard and closely cleave to thee And thou againe with thy right hand in love upholdest me verse 9 But to the grave they shall descend that would my ruine see The sword shall slay them and a prey to Foxes they shall be verse 10 Yet shall the King in God rejoycâ—… and all those glory shall That worship him but stopt shall be the mouth of liars all PSAL. LXIIII. O Lord unto my voice give eare when I to thee do pray And saâ—…e preserve my soule from feâ—… of â—…oes that would me 〈◊〉 verse 2 From secret plots of wicked soes hiâ—…e and deliver me And from the rising up of those that evill workers be verse 3 Who do their tongues with malâ—… wâ—… and mâ—…ke them cut like swords And in whose bowes are â—…owes seâ—… even sharp and bitteâ—… words verse 4 That so they may shoot secretly at him that is upright At him they do shoot suddenly and do not fearâ—… thy sight verse 5 In ill themselves 〈◊〉 fortifiâ—… and when their sâ—…res to lay They talk together privilâ—… Who doth us seâ—… they say verse 6 They search for mischiefe yea for it a perfect search they make From the 〈◊〉 depth and inmost wiâ—… each one his plots doth take verse 7 But at them shall Godâ—… arrow 〈◊〉 their craft he shall confound For wiâ—…h his arrow suddenly these plotters he shall wound verse 8 Yea their own tongues these men shall make towork their owne decay All that them see shall them forsake and swifâ—…ly flie away verse 9 For on all men a feare shall fall Gods works they shall declare For wisely they consider shall that these his doings are verse 10 The righteous shall be glâ—…d and trust in God and in his might And glory grâ—…atly shall the just in heart that are upright PSAL. LXV ON thee Lord who dost Sion save praise waits in Sion hill And all the vowes which made they have to thee they shall fulfill verse 2 There is no other God by whom a praier heard may be Therefore all flesh shall humbly come in praier unto thee verse 3 Iniquities I do confesse prâ—…vailed over me Yet from sins great and numberlesse we shall bâ—… purg'd by thee verse 4 Blest are thy chosen whom thy grace plants in thy courts with thee With goodnesse of thy holy place and house they fill'd shall be verse 5 By dreadfull things thou righteously wilt answer us O God On whom all the earths ends rely and the seas far abroad verse 6 The mountains that excell in heighâ—… his strength hath stablished As with a girdle so with might he is encompassed verse 7 The swelling seas thou dost asswage and mak'st their streames full still Thou dost restraine the peoples rage and â—…ul'st them at thy will verse 8 Thy tokens the earths ends shall see and seeing feare they shall The rising Sun sings praise to thee and when he downe doth fall verse 9 The earth thou visit'st boing dry and watrest with thy springs And so enrich't abundantly by thee much fruit it brings Gods river doth it overflow whose waters plenâ—…eous are When for it thou providâ—…st so their corne thou dost prepare verse 10 By thee the ridges moisture take and furrowes settled be Wâ—…th showers thou it soft dost mâ—…ke the spring is blest by thee verse 11 Thus thou the yeare most liberally dost with thy goodnesse crowne And thus on us abundantâ—…y thy paths drop fatnesse downe verse 12 They drop upon the pastures wide that do in desarâ—…s lye The little hills on every si le rejoyce right pleasantly verse 13 With flocks the pastures clothed be the valeâ—… with corne â—…re clad 〈◊〉 now they thout and sing to thee fâ—…r thou hast made them glad PSAL. LXVâ—… 〈◊〉 men on earth in God rejoyce with praise sâ—…t forâ—…h his Name â—…oll both with your heart and voice hâ—…s glory and hâ—…s same How wonderfull O Lord say ye in 〈◊〉 thy works thou art 〈◊〉 enemies shall bow down to thee thoâ—…gh with a saining heart Tâ—… earth throughout shall worship thee 〈◊〉 earths 〈◊〉 Lord and King 〈◊〉 thy Name shall praised be 〈◊〉 prâ—…se to thee shall sing All men come forth behold and see what things the Lord hath wrought â—…k well the wondrous works that he for man to passe hath brought The sea to dry land turned he they through the floud did passe 〈◊〉 they past and there in thee Lord great their gladnesse was 〈◊〉 ruleâ—… for ever by his might his 〈◊〉 all Nations see 〈◊〉 not those that against tâ—…ee sight in pride exalted be verse 8 O all ye people blesse our God and let the cheerfull voice Of his due praise be heard abroad in him with thanks rejoyce verse 9 For he our soule in life doth hold and of his grace and love Suffers not dangers manifold our feet away to move verse 10 For thou O Lord hast proved us and as with burning heat Men trie their silver thou hast thus tri'd us with sorrowes great verse 11 Thou hast us brought into the net where we entangled were Upon our loines affliction great thou didst us make to bear verse 12 Over our heads fierce men to ride were for our triall sent And we distrest on every side through fire and water went Yet when we were abased thus and hopelesse seem'd our case Then ev'n then forth thou broughtest 〈◊〉 into a wealthy place The second part verse 13 Unto thy house resort will I to offâ—… and to pray And theâ—…e I will my selfe apply my vowe to thee to pay verse 14 Thâ—… vowes that with my mouth spakâ—… in all my griefe and smart The vowes I say which I did make in sorrow of my heart verse 15 Incense of rams and fatlings I will offer unto thee And goats with bullocks thankfully by me shall offered be verse 16 Come neere and â—…earken every one whose soule the Lord doth feare And what he for my soule hath done you now from me shall heare verse 17 To him in my adversitie I with my mouth did crie And with my tongue I the most Hie with praise did magnifie verse 18 I also watch't lest any way my heart might sin regard For then I knew when I did pray my prai'r would not be heard verse 19 But God hath heard me verily and he did well attend Unto my praiers voice and crie which did to him ascend verse 20 And blessed be the Lord for he turnes not my praier away Nor doth his mercy turne from me for which to him I pray PSAL. LXVII HAve mercy on us Lord and grant to us thy grace To shew to us do thou accord the brightnesse of thy face verse 2 That all the earth may know the way
eat up me which to thy house I bare And the reproaches cast at thee upon me fallen are The second part verse 11 When I do weep yea when I fast for humbling of my soule This in a scoffe at me is cast for this they me controule verse 12 Sackcloth I did my garment make when I in heart was sad But for a proverb me they take and at my griefe are glad verse 13 They teare me with their slandrâ—… tonguâ—… who in the gate do sit On me the drunkards make their songâ—… with wicked scoffing wit verse 14 But in a gracious time to thee my praier is O Lord In thy great mercy heare thou me for thy true saying word verse 15 Pluck thou my feet out of the miâ—…e from sinking do me keep From such as do my hurt desire and from the waters deep verse 16 Let not the flouds me overflow nor deeps downe swallow me And let not the pits mouth below upon meclosed be verse 17 Good is thy kindnesse and thy love therefore give eare to me Lord turne to me thy wrath remove for great thy mercies be verse 18 And do not from thy servanthide nor turne thy face away I am opprest on every side in haste give eare I pray verse 19 Unto my troubled soule draw nie redeem and set it free And from mine enemies tyrannie save and deliver me verse 20 Thou know'st all my reproach and shame thou seest my great disgrace Mine enemies which procure the same are all before thy face verse 21 Reproaches broken have my heart and I am full of griefe I look't who pity would impart but none did give reliefe verse 22 But bitter gall in stead of meat to me they given have For drink even when my thirst was great sharp â—…inegar they gave The third part verse 23 Their table turn'd into a share before them let us see Let that by which they well should 〈◊〉 to a trap changed be verse 24 And let their eies so darkned be that sight may them for sake And let thâ—… loâ—…nes be made by thee continually to shake verse 25 Powre out thine indignation upon them veâ—…emently Let tâ—…y sierce wrath them seize upon anâ—… hâ—…vie on â—…hem lve verse 26 And let their habitation be â—…solate and waste And in their empty tents not one inhabitant be plaâ—…t verse 27 For whom thou in thy love dâ—… smâ—… they hate and hurt him more With talk to grieve him they delight whom thou didst wound before verse 28 Theâ—… let them adde iniquity to former wickednesse And let them not come happily into thy righteousnesse verse 29 Out from the book of living soulâ—… blotted be they by thee And never let them in tâ—…e roules of just men written be verse 30 But I am poore and full of grieâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…ord to my soule dâ—…aw niâ—… 〈◊〉 thy salvation give â—…liefe â—…d 〈◊〉 me up on hiâ—… verse 31 The Name of God thén with a song praise heartily will I And with thanksgiving shall my tongue hâ—…m greatly magnifie verse 32 This sacrifice of praise shall more delightfull be to thee Then of young â—…ulls and oxen store with 〈◊〉 and hornes can be verse 33 When this the humble men shall see it joy to them shall give And Lord all those that seek for thee their heart shall ever live verse 34 Because the Lord the poor doth hear when they their praiers make And not despiseth 〈◊〉 that were made prisoners for his sake verse 35 Therefore let heâ—…ven his praises sâ—…g earth to him praises gâ—…ve Praise hiâ—… ve seaâ—… and everâ—… thing which there do move and live verse 36 For God will surely Sion save and Judahs cities build That men possession there may have and houses may be fill'd verse 37 Thy servants seed that do thee feare inherit shall the same And they shall have their dwelling there that love thy blessed Name PSAL. LXX O God to me take heed I heâ—… of thee require O Loâ—… of hosts 〈◊〉 and make speed help help I thee desire verse 2 With shame confound them all that seek my soule to spill Rebuke them back with blame to fall that think and wish me ill verse 3 Let them back turned be let shame reward them still That in my trouble say of me So so we have our will verse 4 But let them joyfull be in thee with joy and wealth Which only trust and seek to thee and to thy saving health verse 5 That they may say alwaies in mirth and one accord All glory honour laud and praise be given to thee O Lord. verse 6 But I am weak and poore come Lord thine aid I lack Thou art my stay and help therefore make speed and be not slack PSAL. LXXI MY Lord my God in all distresse my hope is whole in thee Then let no shame my soule oppresse nor once take hold on me verse 2 Deliver me and set me free â—…n thine owne righteousnesse Give eare to me my Saviour be when men would me oppresse verse 3 Be thou my rock where I may have all times a safe resort Thou gav'st commandment me to save O thou my strength and fort verse 4 From wicked men and all their might my God deliver me From hands of them that hate the right from cruell men me free verse 5 For thou Almighty Lord art now my hope me to defend Yea from my youth my trust art thou on thee I did depend verse 6 Thou didst sustain me from the womb and by thy power and will I from my mothers bowel did come and I will praise thee still verse 7 Me as a wonder many see for strange they think my case Yet still by faith I flie to thee thou art my hiding place verse 8 And gracious Lord my mouth and tongue fill with thy praises still My mouth and tongue all the day long let thine high honour â—…ill verse 9 O do not cast me off from thee when yeares me old do make And when my strength doth faile in me then do not me forsake verse 10 For lo mine enemies bitterly against thy servant spake They for my soule in wait that lye together counsell take verse 11 They said God doth him now forsake and he is left alone Him let us persecute and take now God from him is gone verse 12 But Lord though thou art gone they say farre from me never he Yea now my God without delay come to give help to me The second part verse 13 Confound thou consume my soâ—… that me do seek to kill And let dishonour coâ—…er those that think and wish me ill verse 14 Surely with considence will I still hope and wait on thee And to thy praise continually new praise shall added be verse 15 And all the day I will not cease thy righteousnsse to shew And thy salvation for of these an end I never knew verse 16 Lord in thy strength I will go on defended still by thee And thy pure righteousnesse alone by me shall mention'd be
Princes great cut off with power shall he To Kings that hold the highest seat he terrible shall be PSAL. LXXVII I With my voice to God did crie when great my troubles were My voice did cry to God on hie and he to me gave eare verse 2 In griefe I sought the Lord by day my sore still ran by night My wearied soule did put away all comfort and delight verse 3 I to remembrance God did call yet great my griefe did grow I did complaine yet griefe withall my spirit did overflow verse 4 Thou dost from sleep mine eies râ—…strain and mak'st them still to wake I am so vext and full of paine my speech doth me forsake verse 5 Then thought I on the daies of old and ancient times and yeares Which saw Gods mercies manifold amid great griefes and feares verse 6 By night my songs I call'd to mind and with my heart I spake My spirit made earnest search to find what issue thou would'st make verse 7 Will God said I still hide his face and cast me off for ever Will he no more extend his grace and shew his favour never verse 8 For ever is his mercy gone which I have seen before The promise of the Holy One shall it â—…aile evermore verse 9 Is 't true that God forgotten hath now gracious to be His tender mercieâ—… in his wrath wholly shut up hath he verse 10 Then said I Mine infirmity doth cause these doubts and feares I will recall what the most High hath done in former yeares The second part verse 11 The works remember well will I which Gods great might hath done Even his strange workes wrought wondrously in ages past and gone verse 12 Yea my deep meditation of all thy works shall be I in my talk will mention what hath been done by thee verse 13 Thy secret waies are best within thy Sanctuary knowne And who so great a God hath been as our almighty One verse 14 Thou art the God by whose great might wrought many wonders are And plainly in the peoples sight thy strength thou didst declare verse 15 Thy people from captivity thy mighty arme did free Ev'n Jacobs sons their liberty and Josephs had from thee verse 16 The waters Lord perceived thee the waters saw thee well And they for feare aside did flee the depths on trembling fell verse 17 The clouds their water forth did powre a sound came from the skies And then abroad a stormy showre of thy swift arrowes flieâ—… verse 18 In heav'n loud thundring voices were and lightnings light did make In this low world then men did feare and trembling earth did shake verse 19 Thy way is in the sea thy path where thou of old hast gone Was in great waters where none hath thy footsteps seen and knowne verse 20 By Moses and by Aarons hand thou didst lead through the deep Thy people to the promis'd land like to a flock of sheep PSAL. LXXVIII ATtend my people to my Law incline your hearkning eare Unto the words which I shall speak and ponder what you heare verse 2 My mouth shall speak a parable and sayings dark of old verse 3 Which we have heard and known and which our fathers have us told verse 4 We will not hide them from their seed yea those unborne that be Gods praises and almighty strength and wonders teach will we verse 5 To Jacob he a Testimony and Law to Israel gave Which by our fathers to their â—…eed he surely taught would have verse 6 That so the race which was to come might well them learn and know That children yet unborne the same might to their children show verse 7 That they might set their hope in God and suffer not to fall His mighty works out of their mind but keep his precepts all verse 8 And might not like their fathers old be disobedient found Whose heart not right whose spirit with God not stedfast was nor sound verse 9 The men of Ephraim being arm'd and with them carrying bowes Bâ—…ck in the day of battell turn'd and fled before their foes The second part verse 10 They did not that just covenant keep which God to them did give And after his most perfect lawes they did refuse to live verse 11 But they forgat the mighty works which by him wrought had been Yea they â—…orgat those wonders great which Israels eies had seen verse 12 For he had done things marvellous in their foâ—…efathers sight In Egypts land and Zoans field he shew'd his glorious might verse 13 The sea by him divided gave a passage to them all And he did make the waters stand like to an heap or wall verse 14 He led them by a shady cloud by day when it was light And with a shining light of 〈◊〉 he led them in the night verse 15 And in the thirsty wildernesse the stony rockes he clave And as from the great swelling depthâ—… thence drink to them he gave The third part verse 16 He by his might cleare streames 〈◊〉 from the hard rock to flow And thence he caused waters great like rivers down to go verse 17 Yet did they adde more sin to sin against him they transgresse And the most High they did provoke in the great wildernesse verse 18 For in their heart they tempted God and speaking with mitrust They greedily did meat require to satisfie their lust verse 19 Against the Lord himself they spake and said prophanely thus A table in the wildernesse can God prepare for us verse 20 Behold he smote the rock and thence came streams and waters great And can he give his people bread and send them flesh to eat verse 21 The Lord heard this waxed wroth so kâ—…ed was a flame In Jacobs house and anger great up against Israel came verse 22 Because beleeving not in God no trust to him they gave As if his goodnesse and his power them could not feed and save verse 23 Though he unto the clouds above had sent forth his command And he the doores of heaven high had opened with his hand verse 24 And though upon them plenteously he Manna downe did raine And though he gave unto them corne of heav'n them to sustaine verse 25 Then man upon this earth below the Angels food did eat Yea of his bounty to the full downe to them sent he meat The fourth part verse 26 And in the heaven he did cause an East-wind forth to passe And by his all-commanding power brought in a South-wind was verse 27 He raineâ—… flesh on them as dust and feathered fowles like sand verse 28 Amid their camp about their tents it fell by his command verse 29 Then did they eat were well fill'd their owne desire he gave And they from that were not estrang'd which their owne lust diâ—… crave verse 30 But as the meat was in their mouths his wrath upon them fell verse 31 And â—…lew the flower of all their youth and choise of Israel verse 32 Yet fell they to their
wonted sins and still they did him grieve For all the wonders that he wrought they would him not beleeve verse 33 Therefore their daies in vanity did he consume and wast And by his wrath their wretched yeareâ—… away in troubles past verse 34 But ever when he plagued them they fought him speedily Remembring that God was their strength and Saviour most hye verse 35 Yet with their mouths they flattered him and spake but fainedlâ—… verse 36 And they unto the God of truth with their false tongues did lye verse 37 For though their words were gooâ—… their heart yet with him was not right And stedfast in his covenant they were not in his sight verse 38 Yet being of compassion full their sins he did forgive When justice them might have destroi'd he suffered them to live The fifth part Yeâ—… many a time his anger fierce away he turned hath And he though they provoked him stirr'd noâ—… up all his wrath verse 39 For that they were but fading flesh in mind he did retaine A wind which passeth soon away and cometh not againe verse 40 How often did they him provoke within the wildernesse And in the desart did him grieve with their rebelliousnesse verse 41 Yea they turn'dback and tempted God and to the holy One They did set limits and would shew what could by him be done verse 42 Not thinking of his hand and power not of the day when he From their oppressing enemy did mightily them free verse 43 His signes in Egypt they forgat though wrought before their sight And wonders great in Zoans field done by his dreadfull might verse 44 Remembring not that he had turn'd their rivers into bloud That so the thirsty could not fetch their drink at any floud verse 45 Nor how he sent them swarmes of flies which did them sore annoâ—… And fill'd their countries full of frogs which did their land destroy verse 46 How to the Caterpiller he their lanâ—…s increase did give To Locusts he their labours gave whereon they thought to live verse 47 And in his wrath their fruitfull vinâ—… he did destroy with haile And â—…e their pleasant Sicamores with frost did make to quaile verse 48 And he delivered to the haile their cattell in the field And to hot thunderbolts their flocks to be destroi'd and kill'd verse 49 On them the fiercenesse of his wrath he caused to descend Trouble and anger God on them by evill spirits did send The sixth part verse 50 He to his anger making way spar'd not their soules from death But to the killing pestilence gave up their life and breath verse 51 And in the land of Egypt he the first-born all did smite And in the tents of Ham the chiefe of all their strength and might verse 52 But his own people whom he lov'd in safety he did keep And led them in the wildernesse like to a flock of sheep verse 53 He led them safely by his power they had no cause to feare But by the seas their cruell foes all overwhelmed were verse 54 He brought them out into the coasts of his owne holy land Ev'n to the Mount which he did get by his strong arme and hand verse 55 For them he cast the heathen out and did their land divide And in their tents he set the Tribes of Israel to abide verse 56 Yet did they tempt the highest God and him provoked they His testimonies they forsook and did not them obey verse 57 But like their fathers turned back and dealt unfaithfully Aside they turned like a bow that shoots deceitfully verse 58 And they with altars him displeas'd set up in places hie And with their graven images him mov'd to jealousie verse 59 When God of this great wickednes in heaven heard the cry He waxed wroth and Israel then abhorred vehemently verse 60 Yea then the Tabernacle he of Shiloh did forsake The tent and place where he to men his presence knowne did make verse 61 His strength into captivity then gave he to be led His glory to the enemies hand he then delivered The seventh part verse 62 He gave his people to the sword and being angry then verse 63 With his inheritance the fire consum'd their strongest men verse 64 Their maidens then no marriage had their Priests fell by the sword Their widowes lamentations to them did not afford verse 65 But then the Lord arose as one that did from sleep awake And like a Giant that by wine refresh't a shout doth make verse 66 His enemies in the hinder parts he smote both great and small And so upon them did he put a shame perpetuall verse 67 Moreover he the Tabernacle of Joseph did refuse The fruitfull Tribe of Ephraim he was not pleas'd to chuse verse 68 But he the Tribe of Judah chose and purpos'd there to dwell The Mount of Sion he did chuse for it he loved well verse 69 And he his Sanctuary built like to a palace hye And like the earth it stablished to stand continually verse 70 And he his servant David chose his flock to rule and keep Whom of his speciall grace he took even from the folds of sheep verse 71 He followed then the Ews with yong when God did him advance To feed his people Israel and his inheritance verse 72 And so in soundnesse of his heart them faithfully he fed And he with skilfulnesse of hands them wisely governed PSAL. LXXIX THine heritage the Heathen take and Lord thy house by them Defiled is and heaps they make of thy Jerusalem verse 2 The bodies of thy Saints they give unto the fowles for meat Their flesh whose soules with thee doe live to beasts they give to eat verse 3 Their bloud throughout Jerusalem as water spilt they have And none there was that gave to them a buriall and a grave verse 4 To those that here are dwelling nye thus a reproach are we And they derlde us scornfully that round about us be verse 5 How long Lord shall continually thy wrath against us last And shall thy kindled jealousie like fire still burne and waste verse 6 On Heathen lands that know not thee let thy wraths tempest fall Powr'd out on Kingdomes let it be that on thee do not call verse 7 For they have got the upper hand and Jacobs seed destroi'd His habitation and his land they have left waste and void verse 8 Forget our old iniquity prevent us Lord in haste With tender mercies graciously for downe we low are cast The second part verse 9 O God our Saviour we thee pray us now to help and save In mercy purge our sins away that praise thy Name may have verse 10 Why shall the heathen men when us so low cast downe they see Say to thy great dishonour thus Their God now where is he O let that God be knowne among the heathen in our sight Whiles thy Saints bloud shed forth by wrong thou dost revenge by right verse 11 And let the prisoners sighes ascend before thy
sight on hie Those in thy mighty power defend that are condemn'd to die verse 12 And in their bosomes seven-fold paid let our neighbours be For that reproach wherewith most bold they have reproached thee verse 13 So we thy pasture sheep that are thee praise for ever shall And we thy people shall declare thy praise to ages all PSAL. LXXX O Shepherd by whose grace and might kept Israel is and fed Thou by whom Josephs house aright like to a flock is led verse 2 Thou that in mercy dost excell to us thine eare incline Thou between Cherubs that dost dwell upon us brightly shine verse 3 In Ephraim's and Manasseh's sight O let thy strength appeare In Benjamins sight stirre up thy might to save us Lord draw neere verse 4 Turne us again by thy great grace convert us Lord to thee Shew us the brightnesse of thy face and then full safe are we verse 5 Lord God of hosts with heart and tongue we daily pray to thee And with thy peoples praier how long Lord angry wilt thou be verse 6 Thou dost them seed with sorrowes deep their bread with teares they eat And drink the teares that they do weep in measure full and great verse 7 Thou hast us made a strife to those that here our neighbours be They laugh at us that are our fo rs whâ—…n they our sorrowes see verse 8 O take us Lord unto thy grace convert our minds to thee Shew forth to us thy joyfull face and we full safe shall be The second part verse 9 A vine from Egypt brought thou hast by thy out-stretched hand And thou the heathen out didst cast to plant it in their land verse 10 Before it thou a room didst make where it might grow and stand Thou caused'st it deep root to take and it did fill the land verse 11 And with the shadow of the same the mountaines covered were The spreading boughes that from caâ—… like Cedars did appeare verse 12 Why then dost thou thus waste he laâ—… and downe her hedge dost cast That those who passe upon the way this vine do pluck and waste verse 13 The Boat that cometh from the woo doth waste it furiously The wild beast of the field for food devoures it greedily verse 14 O Lord of hostâ—… returne againe we pray thee unto thine From heav'n look downe in love maintaine and visit this thy vine verse 15 That vineyard see with favour now which thy right hand did set The branch which for thy glory thou mad'st strong do not forget verse 16 The burning fire doth it deface thy vine is now cut downe Thy people perish when thy face on them in wrath doth frowne verse 17 Upon the man of thy right hand let thy hand still remaine Upon him whom thou strong to stand didst for thy selfe maintaine verse 18 So will we not go back from thee nor from thy worship fall 〈◊〉 quicken us then gladly we upon thy Name shall call verse 19 O Lord of hosts through thy good grace convert us unto thee â—…hold us with a pleasant face and then full safe are we PSAL. LXXXI SIng unto God our strength might lift up aloud your voice To Jacobs God sing with delight and make a joyfull noise verse 2 Unto you take a Psalme to sing and sing ye chearfully The pleasant Harp and Timbrell bring with the sweet Psaltery verse 3 And with the Trumpets lofty voice let gladnesse be exprest In the new Moon a time of choice and day of solemne feast verse 4 Because this for all Israel was by the most High decreed This Law from Jacobs God did passe unto all Jacobs seed verse 5 In Joseph this ordained was when be from Egypt free verse 6 From men of a strange tongue did pass a tongue not knowne to me verse 7 I from his shoulders took saith he the burden clean away And from the furnace set him free from burning brick of clay verse 8 In trouble thou to me didst cry and I did set thee free And from the secret place on hie of thunder answered thee verse 9 At Meribah I proved thee thy faith I there did try Where waters thou didst aske of me with doubt and grudgingly The second part verse 10 But yet my people now give eare to thee I testifie O Israel if thou wilt me heare and serve obediently verse 11 Then know that surely I in thee will no strange God allow And no strange god shall worship't be to such thou shalt not bow verse 12 For I the Lord thy God am he who thee from Egypt led Thy mouth then open wide to me and full thou shalt be fed verse 13 But though that I did Israel chuse my people for to be To heare my voice he did refuse and he would none of me verse 14 Then did I give them up in wrath by their lust to be led And so in their owne counsells path they vainly wandered verse 15 O that my people would me heare and carefully obey And O that Israel would me feare and walk still in my way verse 16 How soon would I confound their foes and bring them down full low And turn my hand upon all those that would them overthrow verse 17 The haters of the Lord to him themselves down low should cast But my beloved peoples time still flourishing should last verse 18 I would have sed them with the crop of finest of the wheat And made the rock with hony drop that they their fills should eat PSAL. LXXXII GOD in the congregation of mighty men doth stand With earthly gods the Highest One doth stand and judge the land verse 2 To them he saith How long will ye judge thus unrighteously Mens persons though they wicked be accepting partially verse 3 Defend the poore and fatherlesse when they of wrongs complaine Do justice to the comfortlesse the poore mans cause maintaine verse 4 The poore and needy man set free when he doth sue for right Let them by you delivered be from the oppressors might verse 5 But they are blind and will not see in darknesse walk they do The earths foundations shaken be and out of course they go verse 6 I said of you who judges be that gods I would you call I said to you The children ye of the most High are all verse 7 Yet surely die like men ye shall and so to judgement go As any mortall Prince doth fall even ye shall perish so verse 8 Then Lord arise and by thy might the earth to judgement call Because to thee as Lord of right belong the Nations all PSAL. LXXXIII O God no longer silent stand do not thy voice restraine Be still no more let thine owne hand Lord thine owne cause maintaine verse 2 For now behold thine enemies do rise tumultuously Yea they that hate thee do arise and lift their heads on hye verse 3 Against thy chosen people they do crafty counsell take Their heads together do they lay most cruell plots to make
verse 4 Come let us cut them off they say that they no Nation be Let Israels name be put away when none can Israel see verse 5 In counsell they with one consent together joyned be They are with mischievous intent confederate against thee verse 6 There were the tents of Edomites there Ismaels children were With them were joyn'd the Moabites the Hagarens were there verse 7 Gebal and Ammon joyned be with Amalek they conspire With them the Philistims agree and those that dwell at Tyre verse 8 Ashur his force to theirs bath laid in league with them is he That to Lots children he an aid and arme of strength may be verse 9 But thou like Midian make them all and such as Sisera was With his King Jabin who did fall where Kishâ—…s brook doth passe verse 10 As those thou didst at Endor slay slay these that thee withstand Make them like those whose bodies lay as dung upon the land The second part verse 11 And let their slaughtered Noble men like Zeeb and Oreb fall As Zeba and Zalmunna then now make their Princes all verse 11 Who proudly said Into our hands let us Gods houses take Let us his houses through the land our owne possessions make verse 13 But O my God like wheeles them make that run and do not stay As winds away the chaffe do take so make them flie away verse 14 As fire doth consume a wood and it to ashes turne And as the mountaines high that stood the lightning flames do burne verse 15 So let thy tempest furiously them drive and on them light And let thy storme sent from on hie with terrour them affright verse 16 Cover O Lord and fill their face with their deserved shame That they may humbly begge thy grace and seek thy glorious Name verse 17 Yet more let them consounded be and veâ—…t continually Yea be they put to shame by thee and perish fearfully verse 18 That men may know that only thee they should Jehovah call And thee alone on earth to be the Highest over all PSAL. LXXXIV HOw lovely is thy dwelling place O Lord of hosts to me The Tabernacles of thy grace how pleasant Lord they be verse 2 My thirsty soule longs vehemently yea faints thy courts to see My very heart and flesh do cry O living God for thee verse 3 The Sparrowes find a room to rest and save themselves from wrong The Swallow makes her selfe a nest wherein to lay her yong verse 4 Ev'n nigh thine altars is the place in which these birds may lie While me my God and King they chase and force far thence to flie verse 5 O those that in thy house may dwell right blest and happy be They ever thy great acts will tell and still be praising thee verse 6 And likewise blessed men are they whose stay and strength thou art Which to thy house do mind the way and seek it with their heart verse 7 For though through vallies dry they go thy grace is with them still Which like a fountain springeth so that it their pits doth fill verse 8 Thus did they go from strength to strength and all unwearied were And thus before the Lord at length in Zion all appeare verse 9 O Lord thou God of armies heare now I to thee do pray O God of Jacob give an eare to that which I shall say verse 10 Behold O God our shield with grace him that thus out is cast Look upon thine Anointeds face and bring him back at last verse 11 Because within thy courts one day is better to abide Then in another place to stay a thousand daies beside verse 12 And in my Gods deare house I could more gladly keep a doore Then in the tents of sin I would dwell with all wealth and store verse 13 For God a sun and shield that is will grace and glory give And he no good will keep from his that do uprightly live verse 14 O Lord of hosts that man is blest and happy still shall be Whose heart by faith doth ever rest and firmly trust in thee PSAL. LXXXV UNto thy land our Lord and King thou hast done graciously For Jacob thou againe didst bring from his captivity verse 2 Thou to thy people didst forgive their great iniquities All sins wherein they once did live thou cover'dst from thine eies verse 3 Thine anger so thou didst asswage that all my wrath is gone And thou art turned from thy rage with them to be at one verse 4 O God our health do now convert thy people unto thee From us let all thy wrath depart and angry cease to be verse 5 Why shall thine anger never end but still proceed on us And shall thy wrath it selfe extend upon all ages thus verse 6 Wilt thou not us to life restore and quicken us that we Who are thy people evermore in thee may joyfull be verse 7 To us thy mercy Lord declare and all our sins forgive And unto us thy flock that are thy free salvation give verse 8 Now will I hear what God will say for he with peace shall blesse His Saints and flock yet must not they returne to foolishnesse verse 9 Surely to such as do him feare is his salvation nye That glory may to us appeare and dwell here constantly verse 10 For truth and mercy here shall meet in one to take their place And peace with kisse shall justice greet and here they shall embrace verse 11 Truth with a spring the earth shall blesse and it with glory crowne And on us shining righteousnesse from heaven shall look downe verse 12 Yea God shall give us bounteously all that for us is good Our land with fruit shall us supply and give us store of food verse 13 Before him righteousnesse shall go which shall us rightly lead And in the way shall set us so that we his steps shall tread PSAL. LXXXVI O Lord to me bow downe thine eare and heare me graciously Thou that dost help the weak me heare for poore and low am I. verse 2 Preserve my soule for grace I have receiv'd a Saint to be O thou my God thy servant save that puts his trust in thee verse 3 Thy mercie Lord on me expresse and help my misery For through the day I do not cease on thee to call and cry verse 4 Comfort O Lord thy servants soule that now with paine is pin'd For unto thee Lord I extoll and lift my soule and mind verse 5 For thou art good and bountifull in pardoning very free In mercie thou art plentifull to all that call on thee verse 6 Therefore O Lord when I do pray regard and give an eare Mark well the words that I do say my supplication heare verse 7 In time when trouble doth me move to thee I do complaine Because I know and well do prove thou answerest me againe verse 8 Among the gods O Lord is none to be compar'd to thee And of all works that have been done like thine
not any be verse 9 Throughout the world the Nations all which thou didst make and frame Before thee come and worship shall and glorifie thy Name verse 10 For thou art very great in might all power is thine owne Thou workest wonders strange in sight for thou art God alone The second part verse 11 Lord in thy truth walk on would I then teach thou me thy way Unite my heart to thee so nigh that feare thy Name I may verse 12 O Lord my God thee gladly praise with all my heart will I And I thy glorious Name alwaies will highly glorifie verse 13 Because thy mercie shew'd to me in greatnesse doth excell My soule by thee hath been set free out from the lowest hell verse 14 The proud arise to fight with me and violent men are met That for my soule have sought and thee before them have not set verse 15 But thou of pity Lord art full and gracious art thou found Long suffering and most mercifull and doth in truth abound verse 16 O turne to me compassion and mercy on me have Strengthen thy servant and the son of thine owne hand-maid save verse 17 On me some signe of favour shew which all my foes may see And be ashamed Lord since thou dost help and comfort me PSAL. LXXXVII THe ground-works of Gods city be for ever firmly stai'd Upon the holy mountaines he his strong foundations laid verse 2 God loves the gates of Sion best his grace doth there abide He loves them more then all the rest of Jacobs tents beside verse 3 For glorious things reported be thy fame is spreadabroad Great things I say are said of thee thou Citie of our God verse 4 Of Rahab I will mention make and Babylon of thee I before those will notice take that do acknowledge me verse 5 Behold Tyre and Philistia which foes and strangers were See also Ethiopia for borne this man was there verse 6 Of Sion they shall say abroad that divers men of fame Have there sprung up and the high God hath founded fast the same verse 7 When God his people writes it shall in his accompt appeare This man who was the chiefe of all had his beginning there verse 8 As well those that sweet singers were as those that players be On Instruments shall consort there my springs are all in thee PSAL. LXXXVIII O Lord who of salvation art God alone to me My cry and supplication are day and night to thee verse 2 O let my praiers soon ascend unto thy sight on hye Incline thine eare O Lord intend and hearken to my cry verse 3 Because my soul with grieses is fill'd which her so trouble I have That now my life doth faint and yeeld and drawes nigh to the grave verse 4 I counted am as one of them that to the pit descend As a weak man they me esteem that hath nor strength nor friend verse 5 As one among the dead and free from things that here remaine In this estate I seem to be like those which have been slaine verse 6 Like slaughtred men in grave that lay whom now thou hast forgot Which by thy hand are cut away and thou remembrest not verse 7 Even in the lowest pit by thee I have been laid and cast In darknesse where I could not see in deeps I have been plac't verse 8 Thy wrath that heavily doth fall upon me hard doth lye Thou with thy waves and billowes all dost vex me grievously verse 9 My friends put far from me thou hast to them I loathsome grow I am shut up in griefe so fast that forth I cannot go verse 10 Mine eye O Lord doth mouâ—…e for griefe I daily call on thee And unto thee for some reliefe my hands out-stretched be The second part verse 11 O wilt thou make thy works appear and wonders to the dead Or shall the dead arise and here thy glorious praises spread Or shall thy loving graciousnesse be mention'd in the grave verse 12 Or speech of thy great faithfulnesse shall men destroyed have verse 13 Who shall thy wonders great express in darknesse deep below In the land of forgetfulnesse who shall thy justice know verse 14 But gracious Lord to thee my cries I vehemently have sent And early ere the morning rise my praiers shall thee prevent verse 15 Why dost thou Lord most great in grace cast off my soule from thee And why thy favour and thy face dost thou thus hide from me verse 16 Afflicted from my youth am I and ready oft to dye Thy terrours that on me do lie distract me fearfully verse 17 The fiercenesse of thy furiouswrath quite over me hath gone The sharpnesse of thy terrours hath me cut off and undone verse 18 And round about me every day like waters come they be Even so together gathering they about do compasse me verse 19 My friend and him that did me love thou dost put far from me To darknesse thou dost those remove that mine acquaintance be PSAL. LXXXIX GOds mercies I will ever sing and with my mouth I shall Make knowne thy constant faithfulnesse to generations all verse 2 For I have said that mercie shall for evermore remaine And in the heavens high shalt thou thy faithfulnesse maintaine verse 3 God said I with my chosen made a covenant graciously And to my servant whom I lov'd to David sworne have I. verse 4 That I thy seed establish will for ever to endure And I to generations all will build thy throne most sure verse 5 The heav'ns shall shew with joy and mirth thy wondrous works O Lord Thy Saints shall in thy Church on earth thy faithfulnesse record verse 6 For in the heavens to the Lord who may himselfe compare Among the sons of mighty ones who with him equall are verse 7 God in the assembly of the Saints the Saints should greatly feare He should be reverenc't of all that are about him neere verse 8 Lord God of hosts a mighty Lord like thee what one can be And who can shew such faithfulnesse as doth encompasse thee verse 9 The sea though raging furiously thou rulest at thy will The waves thereof though mounting hie thou makest calme and still verse 10 Egypt in pieces thou didst bieak and like one sâ—…ine was she Thine enemies with thy mighty anne have scattered been by thee The second part verse 11 Thine are the heavens and the earth thou as thine owne maist take The world and all that doth it fill thy power did found and make verse 12 The North South from thee alone their first beginning had Both Tabor Mount and Hermon Hill shall in thy Name be glad verse 13 Thou hast an arme most full of strength that worketh mightily Strong is thy hand and thy right hand in power is very hye verse 14 In righteousnesse and equity thou hast thy seat and place Mercy and truth are still with thee and go before thy face verse 15 O those that know the joyfull sound a blessed people
be In bright light of thy countenance Lord they shall walk with thee verse 16 And in thy Name they all the day shall joy and take delight They in thy righteousnesse shall be exalted to great height verse 17 Because the glory of their strength doth only rest in thee And in thy favour shall our horne and power exalted be verse 18 For God is our defence and he to us doth safety bring The holy One of Israel is our almighty King verse 19 Thy secret purpose from thy Saint then didst thou not conceale Speaking to him in vision thus it thou didst reveale verse 20 Upon a man that mighty is laid my strong help have I One from the people chosen out I have exalted hye The third part verse 21 David my servant I have found him for a Prince I gave And therefore with my holy oile I him anointed have verse 22 With whom my helping hand shall still established remaine And with my mighty arme I will him strengthen and sustaine verse 23 The enemies shall not him oppresse they shall not him devoure Nor shall the sons of wickednesse on him have any power verse 24 I will beat downe before his face all his malicious foes I will them greatly plague that do with hatred him oppose verse 25 My mercie and my faithfulnesse with him yet still shall be And in my Name his horne and might men shall exalted see verse 26 And in the sea far off his hand and power I will place He gloriously with his right hand the rivers shall embrace verse 27 Thou art my Father he shall cry thou art my God alone And he shall say Thou art the rock of my salvation verse 28 And him will I my first-born make the son of my delight And he the Kings of all the earth shall far excell in height verse 29 For him my mercy promised for ever keep I will And my unchanged covenant shall with him stand sted fast still verse 30 His seed I by my power will make for ever to endure And as the daies of heaven his Throne shall stable be and sure The fourth part verse 31 But if his children shall for sake my Lawes and go astray And in my Judgements shall not walk but wander from my way verse 32 If they my holy Statutes break which should them rule and guide And do not my Commandements keep but from them turne aside verse 33 Then their transgression with the rod visit on them will I And chastise them I will with stripes for their iniquity verse 34 My loving kindnesse yet from him I wholly will not take Nor suffer that my faithfulnesse to him a lye should make verse 35 My covenant shall continue still I will it never break That thing I never alter will which once my lips did speak verse 36 Once sware I by my Holinesse and that performe will I With David I will promise keep to him I will not lye verse 37 His seed for evermore shall raigne his glorious Throne of might Shall stedfast as the Sun remaine for ever in my sight verse 38 And as the Moon within the skie for ever standeth fast A faithfull witnesse from on hie so shall his Kingdome last The fifth part verse 39 But now O'Lord thou dost reject those which thy people were Yea thou art wroth with thine elect thine owne anointed deare verse 40 Thy covenant with thy servant made in shew thou broken hast Thou hast prophan'd his crown while it thou to the ground dost cast verse 41 And further thou hast broken downe in wrath his hedges all Thou his strong holds hast overthrown and they to ruine fall verse 42 To all that by the way do passe a spoile and prey is he And a reproach he is to those that neere him dwelling be verse 43 The right hand of his foes in might thou makest to arise And thou hast caused to rejoyce his cruell enemies verse 44 The edge thou also of his sword hast turned in his hand Thou hast not strengthned him that he might in the battell stand verse 45 His glory thou hast made to cease his brightnesse now is past And thou his crowne of majestie downe to the ground hast cast verse 46 His flowry daies of youth strength by thee now shortned be As with a garment so with shame he covered is by thee The sixth part verse 47 How long Lord wilt thou hide thy selfe shall thy wrath ever last And shall thine anger evermore like fire consume and waste verse 48 Remember well how short a time I shall on earth remaine If life be spent in griefe why then are all men made in vaine verse 49 What man is he that liveth here and death shall never see Or from the power of the grave what man his soule can free verse 50 Thy former loving kindnesses O Lord where be they now Those which in truth and faithfulnesse to David sworne hast thou verse 51 Remember the reproach wherewith thy servants shamed were Those which from all the mighty ones I in my bosome beare verse 52 For from thine enemies O Lord we do reproaches heare Yea they reproached have the steps of thine Anointed deare verse 53 For ever blessed be the Lord who heares when we do pray And let the Church Amen Amen with hearts and voices say PSAL. XC LOrd thou hast been our dwelling place where safety we have seen Our dwelling place from race to race Lord thou to us hast been verse 2 Ere forth were brought the mountains hye the earths worlds great frame Thou God from all eternity for ever art the same verse 3 Thou to destruction turnest men through crosses griefe and paine And unto Adams children then thou sai'st Returne againe verse 4 Though life a thousand years do last it seemeth in thy sight As yesterday when it is past or as a watch by night verse 5 Thou like a floud them driv'st away and as a sleep they be And in the morne as grasse are they which soon we changed see verse 6 It springeth in the morning green and growes up pleasantly But cut at evening it is seen soon withered down to lye verse 7 For us consum'd thine anger hath our might is much decai'd And we by thy afflicting wrath are troubled and dismai'd verse 8 The wicked workes that we have wrought ' thou sett'st before thine eies Our secret sins yea sins of thought thy countenance espies verse 9 For in thy wrath our daies do waste in griefes they come to end And like a tale that 's told and past so we our yeares do spend verse 10 Full three score years ten at length our daies and yeares may be And if by reason of their strength men fourscore years do see verse 11 Yet shall the strength of such old men but griefe and labour be For soon it is cut off and then away we swiftly flee verse 12 What man doth understand know what power thine anger hath For mighty terrours
from it grow and mighty is thy wrath The second part verse 13 Instruct us Lord to know and try how long our daies remaine That so we may our hearts apply true wisdome to attaine verse 14 Returne O Lord how long wilt thou forth on in wrath proceed Shew favour to thy servants now and help them at their need verse 15 Us early with thy mercy fill who now long have been sad And then through thee rejoyce we will and all our daies be glad verse 16 According as the daies have been wherein we griefe have had As yeares of evill we have seen so long now make us glad verse 17 O let thy work and power appeare before thy servants sight And shew unto their children deare thy glory and thy might verse 18 Lord let thy beauty on us be and what we take in hand Let it establish't be by thee O make it firme to stand PSAL. XCI IN secret place of God most high he that shall dwell and hide In the Almighties shadow safe and quiet shall abide verse 2 Thouâ—… my hope my strong hold I to the Lord will say My God is he in him will I my whole affiance stay verse 3 Surely from the slie fowlers snare he shall deliver thee And from the noisome pestilence thee safe preserve shall he verse 4 His feathers shall thee hide thy trust under his wings shall be A buckler and a shield of proofe his truth shall be to thee verse 5 So that the terrours of the night thy heart shall not affright Nor yet the arrow shalt thou feare by day that makes his flight verse 6 Nor for the pestilence that walkes in darknesse secretly Nor for destruction that doth waste at noon day openly verse 7 Though at thy side a thousand fall and on thy right hand lye Ten thousand dead yet unto thee it shall not once come nye verse 8 Thereof thou only with thine eies shalt a beholder be And thou therein the just reward of wicked men shalt see verse 9 Because the Lord who of his Saints the refuge is alone Even the most High is made by thee thy habitation verse 10 None evill shalt thou need to feare it shall not thee befall Neither to hurt thee any plague come nigh thy dwelling shall verse 11 For to his Angels over thee give a command shall he That constantly in all thy waies they keep and succour thee verse 12 They in their hands shal bear thee up still waiting thee upon Lest thou at any time should'st dash thy foot against a stone verse 13 Upon the Adder thou shalt tread and on the Lion strong Thy feet on Dragons trample shall and on the Lions yong verse 14 Because on me he sets his love deliver him will I Because my Name he well hath knowne him will I set on hye verse 15 I when he calls will answer him I will be with him still In trouble to deliver him yea honour him I will verse 16 And by my gift with length of daies he satisfied shall be And my salvation and my blisse for ever shall he see PSAL. XCII TO give thankes to the Lord it is a good and comely thing And to thy Name O thou most High due praise aloud to sing verse 2 Thy loving kindnesse forth to shew when first appeares the light And to declare thy faithfulnesse with pleasure every night verse 3 On a ten-stringed Instrument and on the Psaltery With solemne sound upon the Harp and grave sweet melody verse 4 For through thy work Lord thou hast made my soule right glad to be And in the workes I will triumph which have been wrought by thee verse 5 O Lord how glorious and how great the works are of thy hand So deep thy thoughts and counsells are none can them understand verse 6 The brutish man is far unfit thy secrets to receive Nor can in this the foolish man thy wisdome well perceive verse 7 That when like grasse the wicked spring and sinners flourish all It is that they for ever may into destruction fall verse 8 But thou O Lord who dost them judge for ever dost remaine And thou most high above thy foes for evermore shalt raigne verse 9 For lo thine enemies O Lord thine enemies perish shall The workers of iniquity they shall be scattered all verse 10 But like unto the Unicornes horne my horne lift up thou shalt And me anointed with fresh oile to glory wilt exalt verse 11 Mine eie shall also see the fall due to mine enemies I of those sinners fall shall heare that do against me rise verse 12 But like a Palm-tree fresh green the righteous flourish shall Increasing as in Lebanon doth grow the Cedar tall verse 13 Those that within the house of God are planted by his grace In our Gods courts they flourish shall as in a fruitfull place verse 14 And in old age when others quaile the fruit still forth shall bring And watered from above they shall be fat and flourishing verse 15 To shew that righteous is the Lord who doth the righteous blesse He is my rock and strength in him is no unrighteousnesse PSAL. XCIII THe Lord doth raign cloth'd is he with majesty and light His works do shew him cloth'd to be and girâ—… about with might verse 2 For this round world by his great strength established hath he Yea he so surely hath it set that mov'd it cannot be verse 3 Of old most firmly stablisht is thy Throne of majestie And thou without beginning art from all eternitie verse 4 The flouds O Lord have lifted up they lifted up their voice The flouds have lifted up their waves and made a mighty noise verse 5 The Lord this noise of many flouds in might exceedeth farre The Highest overcomes the sea when his waves mighty are verse 6 Thy testimonies are most sure and surely lead to blisse And holinesse for ever Lord in thine house comely is PSAL. XCIV O Lord God to avenge all wrongs belongs alone to thee Vengeance to thee alone belongs thy vengeance let us see verse 2 O the earths Judge now in our sight lift up thy selfe on hye With due reward the proud requite that speak presumptuously verse 3 How long shall those that wicked be in pride lift up their voice And Lord how long yet shall we see say the wicked to rejoyce verse 4 How long hard things shall these men and utter cruelty How long triumph and boast shall they that work iniquity verse 5 O Lord thy people in their rage they do in pieces teare And they afflict thine heritage to thee that hath been deare verse 6 The widowes which are comfortlesse and strangers they do slay And they the children fatherlesse by murder make away verse 7 Yet having done these mischiefes all they say God shall not see Nor by the God of Jacob shall these things regarded be verse 8 Ye brutish of the multitude can ye not this discerne And ye that foolish are and
rude at length this wisdome learne verse 9 The Lord did plant the eare of man and beare then shall not he The eye he only form'd and then shall he not clearly see verse 10 He that the Nations chastiseth shall not he chastise now I le knowledge into man doth breathe and shall himselfe not know The second part verse 11 The thoughts within mans heart and mind the Lord doth know and see And having seen them he doth find that vanity they be verse 12 O blessed is that man O Lord who chastened is by thee That so he in thy Law and Word may well instructed be verse 13 Whereby to him thou sweet repose in troublous daies maist give Untill the pit be digg'd for those that wickedly do live verse 14 For whom God for his owne doth take them cast off will he never He in his love will not forsake his heritage for ever verse 15 But judgement unto righteousnesse returning shall they see They in whose hearts is uprightnesse of it shall followers be verse 16 But who upon my part shall stand against the cursed traine Or who shall rid me from their hand that wicked works maintaine verse 17 Except the Lord had been mine aid my soule now almost had In place of darknesse down been laid and dwelt in silence sad verse 18 But ev'n when I had said this word my foot doth slip away Thy mercie held me up O Lord thy goodnesse did me stay verse 19 And when with throngs of thoughts my mind within me was opprest My soule did in thy comforts find ev'n then delight and rest verse 20 Shall the throne of iniquitie have fellowship with thee Where mischiefes most unrighteously for lawes enacted be verse 21 For they against the life conspire of righteous men and good And by their counsells they desire to shed the guilt lesse bloud verse 22 But yet the Lord still by his grace is a defence to me My refuge and my hiding place and rocke of strength is he verse 23 And on them their unrighteousnesse the Lord shall bring and lay And slay them in their wickednesse God shall them surely slay PSAL. XCV OCome let us list up our voice and sing unto the Lord In him our rock of health rejoyce let us with one accord verse 2 Yea let us come before his face with thanks and thankfull voice Let us sing Psalmes to him with grace and with a joyfull noise verse 3 Because the Lord is knowne to be a mighty God and great And far above all gods is he in power and glory set verse 4 And of the earth the places deep are in his mighty hand His are the mountaines high and sleep their strength by him doth stand verse 5 The sea and waters all are his and he did make the same Of the dry land great Lord he is for it his hands did frame verse 6 Come let us bow and praise the Lord before him let us fall And kneele to him with one accord for he hath made us all verse 7 Our God is he the people we of his owne pastures are Of his owne hand the sheep we be and still kept by his câ—…re verse 8 To day if ye his voice will heare hard hearts you must not have As in the day of tempting were theirs who in desart strave verse 9 When your fore-fathers tempted me and my great power did prove Yet then my works I made them see and wonders from above verse 10 Twice twenty yeares they did me grieve and I to them did say They erre in heart and not beleeve they have not knowne my way verse 11 To whom when greatly kindled was my wrath within my brest I sware that they should never passe into my blessed rest PSAL. XCVI SIng ye with praise unto the Lord new songs of joy and mirth Sing unto him with one accord all people on the earth verse 2 Yea sing unto the Lord I say praise ye his holy Name Declare and shew from day to day salvation by the same verse 3 Among the Nations all declare and his great glory tell Shew forth how great his wonders are to all on earth that dwell verse 4 Because great is our mighty Lord and greatly prais'd to be Above all gods to be ador'd and to be fear'd is he verse 5 For all the gods are Idols dumb which the blind Nations feare The Lord is only he by whom the heav'ns created were verse 6 Great honour is before his face and majestie divine Strength is within his holy place and there doth beauty shine verse 7 Ye kinreds of the people give unto the Lord his right Give to the Lord who still doth live all glory and all might verse 8 Give glory to the Lord and King which to his Name is due Come 〈◊〉 into his courts and bring an offering free with you verse 9 Worship the Lord all that appeare in his faire holy place Let all the earth appeare with feare before his glorious face verse 10 That God doth raign tell Nations all and settleth stedfastly The stable world and judge he shall the people righteously verse 11 And let the heavens high rejoyce glad let the earth be still Let the sea roare and make a noise with all that doth it fill verse 12 The field shall joy and every thing that springeth on the earth The wood and every tree shall sing with gladnesse and with mirth verse 13 Before the Lord for come he shall he comes the earth to try With truth shall he judge Nations all the world most righteously PSAL. XCVII THe Lord doth raign wherat the earth may joy with pleasant voice The multitude of Isles with mirth may triumph and rejoyce verse 2 With pitchy clouds and shady night he is encompassed In perfect judgement and in right his Throne is stablished verse 3 A dreadfull fire before him goes his foes it findeth out 〈◊〉 findâ—… and compasseth his foes and burnes them round about verse 4 His lightnings did a fearfull light unto the world impart The earth it saw and at the sight did tremble at the heart verse 5 The hills like waxe away did melt they could not stedfast stand When they Gods glorious presence felt who doth the earth command verse 6 The heavens high declare and shew his righteousnesse abroad The people all may see and know the glory of our God verse 7 Those who serve Images let them all with shame confounded be And who in Idols glory shall all gods him worship ye verse 8 Sion did heare and was right glad and for thy judgements hye Lord Judahs daughters gladnesse had and joy'd exceedingly verse 9 For Lord thou whom they serve and love the earth commandest all And high art lifted far above all whom men Gods do call verse 10 All ye that love the Lord of light hate things that evill be He saves the Saints and from the might of sinners sets them free verse 11 Unto the righteous cheerfull light in plenty God doth
daies thus therefore did I say verse 24 My God in midst of all my daies now take me not away From age to age eternally thy yeares endure and stay verse 25 Thou the foundations of the earth before all times hast laid And Lord the heavens are the work which thine owne hands have made verse 26 They perish shall yet evermore shalt thou endure and stay Yea like a garment shall they all waxe old and passe away verse 27 Thou â—…s a garment shalt them change and changed they shall be But thou dost still abide the same thy yeares no end shall see verse 28 The children of thy servants shall continually endure And in thy sight their happy seed shall stand for ever sure PSAL. CIII O Blesse and praise the Lord my soul and to him thankfull be Yea blessed be his holy Name by all that is in me verse 2 Give thanks to God for all his gifts shew not thy selfe unkind And suffer not his benefits to slip out of thy mind verse 3 That gave thee pardon for thy faults and thee restor'd againe For all thy weak and fraile disease and heal'd thee of thy paine verse 4 That did redeem thy life from death from which thou couldst not flee His mercy and compassion both he did extend to thee verse 5 Who with good things most liberally doth satisfie thy mouth That like the Eâ—…gles now agame rerewed is thy youth verse 6 The Lord doth justice execute for those that are opprest So that their sufferings and their wrongs are turned to the best verse 7 His waies and his commandments just to Moses he did show His counsell and his valiant acts the Israelites did know verse 8 The Lord is kind and mercifull when sinners do him grieve And he is very slow to wrath and ready to forgive verse 9 He chides not us continually though we be full of strife Nor keeps our faults in memory for all our sinfull life verse 10 Nor yet according to our sins the Lord doth us regard After our great iniquities he doth us not reward verse 11 For as the heaven in his height the earth surmounâ—…eth farâ—…e So high to those that do him feare his tender mercies are verse 12 God doth remove our sins from us and our offences all As far as is the rising Sun full distant from his fall The second part verse 13 And looâ—… what pity parents deare unto their children beare Like pity beares the â—…ord to such as worship him in feare verse 14 The Lord that made us knowes our shape our mold and fashion just How weak and fraile our nature is and how we be but dust verse 15 The daies of man are like to grasse that quickly doth decay Or like the flower right faire in field that fades full soon away verse 16 For gone it is when over it the stormy wind doth passe The place shall never know it more where once it standing was verse 17 But yet Gods mercy to his Saints for ever is and was And to their childrens children downe his righteousnesse doth passe verse 18 To such as do his covenant keep and do remember so The just commandments of his mouth that in them walk they do verse 19 The Lord his throne of majesty in heaven did prepare His Kingdome ruleth over all and all his subjects are verse 20 Ye Angels which are great in powâ—… praise ye and blesse the Lord Which to obey and do his will immediately accord verse 21 Ye noble hosts and ministers cease not to laud him still Which ready are to execute his pleasure and his will verse 22 Yea all his workes in places all where he doth rule as King Praise ye the Lord and thou my soul his praises ever sing PSAL. CIV O Praise and blesse the Lord my soul for thou art very great O Lord my God with honour cloth'd and majesty beset verse 2 With light as with a robe thy selfe thou covâ—…rest about And like a spacious curtain thou the heavens stretchest out verse 3 The beams of thy great chambers thou dost in the waters lay Thy speedy chariots are the clouds that swiftly flie away verse 4 Thou on the wings of winds dost walk and spirits thou dost take For messengers and ministers a flaming fire dost make verse 5 The firme foundations of the earth so stedfast thou dost lay That never from her fixed place she may be mov'd away verse 6 As with a garment thou the earth with the great deep dost cover The deep whose swelling waters once the mountaines flowed over verse 7 But turning back at thy rebuke they sleâ—… and would not stay And at thy thunders dreadfull voice they hasted swift away verse 8 They by the mountaines do ascend and by the vallies low To their owne home w th thou for them hast founded down do go verse 9 There hast thou set them stedfast bounds which shal them still restrain That back they never do returne the earth to drowne againe verse 10 Into the fruitfull vallies thou the crystall springs dost send Which to the sea among the hills their winding course do bend verse 11 These do give drink to every beast that dwelleth in the field And these their waters give to quench the thirst of Asses wild verse 12 By them the winged â—…owls of heavâ—… delight their nests to build Which in the branches of the trees do pleasant musick yeeld The second part verse 13 From his high chambers rainâ—… dowâ—… he watreth the dry hills And with the fruits of his owne works the spacious earth he fills verse 14 Thence for the cattell he doth cause the flowry grasse to spring And thence for service of mankind the herb he forth doth bring verse 15 That food and nourishment he migâ—… draw from the fruitfull earth And wine which the sad heart of man makes glad and cheeres with mirth verse 16 And oile to make mans face to shine and to appeare more bright And bread that to the heart of man supplieth strength and might verse 17 Thy trees O Lord are full of sap the Cedars that do stand Lebanon which planted were by thine owne mighty hand verse 18 In them the airy birds aloft do chuse their nests to make 〈◊〉 for the Stork the firre trees she doth for her dwelling take verse 19 To the wild Goats the mountaines high a place of refuge be The Conies also to the rockes do for their safety flee verse 20 Thou sett'st the Moon in heav'n by her the seasons to discerne â—…om thee the Sun his certaine time of going downe doth learne verse 21 Then thou dost shady darknes make black night is over-spread All beasts of forrests from their dens creep forth then to be fed verse 22 Then the yong Lions for their prey do roare and God entreat â—…gging in that their speechlesse speech that he would give them meat verse 23 But when the Sun doth rise away together they do flie And hiding them from light and sight downe in their
them was fall'n upon their heart The fourth part verse 39 He for a covering spread a cloud and in the time of night To guide them rightly in their way by fire he gave them light verse 40 They asked and he caused Quailes to raine abundantly And with the bread of heaven did he their hunger satisfie verse 41 He opened then the stony rock and waters gushed out Which in the dry and parched ground like rivers ran about verse 42 Because his promise made of old he did remember well And his deare servant Abraham in faith that did excell verse 43 His people thus with joy mirth he forth from bondage brought With gladnesse he his chosen led and for them wonders wrought verse 44 And then to them the pleasant land he of the heathen gave That of the peoples labours they inheritance might have verse 45 That they his statutes might observâ—… and guided by his word The path-way of his lawes might keep praise ye the living Lord. PSAL. CVI. PRaise ye the Lord. O give ye thankes to God for good is he And everlasting to his Saints his grace and mercy be verse 2 What man the mighty acts of God can shew and utter well Who can set forth sufficiently and all his praises tell verse 3 They blessed are that judgment keep and justly do alway With favour of thy people Lord remember me I pray verse 4 And with thy saving health O Lord vouchsafe to visit me That I the great felicitie of thine elect may see verse 5 And with thy peoples joy I may a joyfull mind possesse And may with thine inheritance a glorying heart expresse verse 6 We greatly with our fathers all have sinned every one We have committed wickednesse and 〈◊〉 we have done verse 7 The wonders great which thou O Lord hast done in Egypt land Our fathers though they saw them all yet did not understand verse 8 Nor they thy mercies multitude did keep in thankfull mind But at the sea even the red sea rebelled most unkind verse 9 Neverthelesse he saved them for honour of his Name That he might make his power knowne and spread abroad his same verse 10 Then the red sea did he rebuke and dried up it was Through deeps as through the wildernesse so made he them to passe verse 11 From hand of those that hated them he did his people save And from the enemies cruell hand to them redemption gave verse 12 The waters overwhelm'd their foes not one was left alive Then they beleev'd his word and praise in songs to him did give The second part verse 13 But quickly they his mighty works forgat unthankfully And on his counsell and his will did not wait patiently verse 14 But lusted in the wildernesse with fond and greedy lust And in the desart tempted God the stay of all their trust verse 15 And then their wanton minds desire he suffered them to have But wasting leannesse there withall into their soule he gave verse 16 And against Moses in the camp their envie did appeare At Aaron though a Saint of God they envious also were verse 17 Therefore the earth did open wide and Dathan did devoure And all Abirams company did cover in that houre verse 18 In their assembly kindled was a hot consuming fire And wasting flame did then burne up the wicked in his irâ—… verse 19 Upon the hill of Horâ—…b they an Idoll Calâ—… did frame A molten Image they did make and worshipped the same verse 20 And thus their glory and their God most vainly changed they Into the likenesse of an Oxe that eateth grasse and â—…ay verse 21 And they their God and Saviour unkindly did forget In Egypt who for them had done things marvellous and great verse 22 Works wondrous in the land of Ham his hand to passe had brought By the red sea his mighty arme things terrible had wrought verse 23 Therefore when Israel sinned thus and erred from his way That he this people would destroy he in his wrath did say verse 24 Did not before him in the breacâ—… his chosen Moses stand To stop his anger lest he should destroy them out of hand The third part verse 25 Yea they despis'd the pleasant land which he had sworne to give And his sure promise and his word these men would not beleeve verse 26 But they did murmure in their tents and there rebelled they Unto the Lords command and voice refusing to obey verse 27 Therefore against them lifted he his strong revenging hand Them in the desart to destroy ere they should see the land verse 28 And to destroy their seed among the Nations with his rod And through the countries of the world to scatter them abroad verse 29 To â—…al-Poor also they themselves adjoyned fast And then the offerings of the dead prâ—…ly they did tast verse 30 Thus with their owne inventions his wrath they did provoke And in his hot inkindled wrath the plague upon them broke verse 31 But Phiâ—…has then stood up with zeaâ—… and sinners bold did slay So judgement he did execute and then the plague did stay verse 32 And this to him for righteousnesse accounted was by grace And so esteem'd for evermore shall be from race to race The fourth part verse 33 And at the waters where they strove they did him angry make They mov'd him so that it went ill with Moses for their sake verse 34 Because with grudging they provok't his spirit so vehemently That he in passion with his lips spake unadvisedly verse 35 Nor as the Lord commanded them did they the Nations slay But with the heathen mixt of them did learne their wicked way verse 36 And did their Idols serve which were their ruine and decay To Divels their daughters their sons then sacrificed they verse 37 And thus bloud innocent they shed yea guiltlesse bloud they shed Of their owne daughters and their sons with blind devotion led verse 38 Whom they to Canaan Idols then offred with wicked hand And so with bloud of innocents defiled was their land verse 39 Thus were they stained with the workes of their owne filthy way And with their owne inventions a whoring they did stray verse 40 Therefore against his people was the Lords wrath kindled sore And even his owne inheritance he therefore did abhorre The fifth part verse 41 Into the hands of heathen men he gave them for a prey And made their foes their lords whâ—… the were forced to obey verse 42 Yea and their hatefull enemies opprest them in the land And they were humbly made to stoop as subjects to their hand verse 43 Full oftentimes from thrall had be delivered them before But with their counsell they to wrath provok't him evermore verse 44 Therefore they by their wickednesse were brought full low to lie Yet when he saw them in distresse he hearkned to their crie verse 45 And did for them remember well the covenant which he sware And did regent because in him most plenteous
mercies are verse 46 And favour he them made to find before the sight of those That led them captives from their lanâ—… and which had been their foes verse 47 â—…ave us O Lord thou art our God save us O Lord we pray And from among the heathen folk Lord gather us away verse 48 That we may spread the noble praise of thy most holy Name That we may glory in thy praise and sounding of thy fame verse 49 Let Israels Lord and God be blest through all eternitie â—…et all the people say Amen praise ye the Lord most hie PSAL. CVII GIve thanks unto the Lord our God for gracious is he Praise him because his mercies great and everlasting be verse 2 Let the reâ—…ed of the Lord thus of his mercie say Whom he hath from their enemies hand redeem'd and brought away verse 3 From out the lands wherein they were dispersed and distrest He gathered them from North South from East and from the West verse 4 They wandred in the wildernesse in a forsaken way And where no Citie they could find therein to dwell and stay verse 5 Whose thirst hunger was so great while they in desart stray That through the same their soul life did faint and pâ—… away verse 6 Then did they in their trouble pray unto the Lord for aid Who did them free from their distâ—… according as they prai'd verse 7 And by that way which was 〈◊〉 rigâ—… he led them like a guide That they might to a Citie go wherein they might abide verse 8 O give due praises to the Lord for his great goodnesse then And for his strange and wondrous woâ—… done to the sons of men The second part verse 9 For he the longing soule with gooâ—… doth freely satisfie With goodnesse soules that hungry 〈◊〉 he filleth plenteously verse 10 Such as shut up in darknesse deep and in deaths shade abide Whom strongly hath affliction bound and â—…ons fast have ti'd verse 11 Because against thy words O God they wrought rebelliously And they the counsell did contemne of him that is most Hve verse 12 Their proud heart therfore be brouâ—… dow with labour and with griefe Downe did they fall and there was 〈◊〉 to help or give reliefe verse 13 Then did they in their trouble crie unto the Lord for aid Who did them free from their distrâ—… according as they prai'd verse 14 Them did he out of darkness bring and from deaths shadow take And setting them at liberty their bands asunder brake verse 15 O give due praises to the Lord for his great goodnesse then And for his strange and wondrous works done to the sons of men verse 16 For by his might strong gates of braâ—… in pieces did he â—…eare And by his power iron bands asunder broken were The third part verse 17 Fooles by their owne transgressions against Gods righteous Law And by their great iniquities plagues on themselves do draw verse 18 They are so weak that now their soul all meat doth loath and flie So weak they are that to the gates of death they now draw me verse 19 Then in their trouble do they crie unto the Lord for aid Who saveth them from their distresse according as they prai'd verse 20 For he then sent to them his word which health did so in restore And brought them from those dangers deep wherein they were before verse 21 O give due praises to the Lord for his great goodnesse then And for his strange and wondrous works done to the sons of men verse 22 Let them the sacrifices give of praise and thankfulnesse And let them his great workes declare with songs of joyfulnesse The fourth part verse 23 Such as in ships or brittle barks into the seas descend Their merchandise through fearfull flouds to compasse and to end verse 24 These men the mighty works of God do with their eies behold And in the dreadfull deep do see his wonders manifold verse 25 He doth command and forth in haste the stormy tempest flies Whose rage doth make the rolling waves aloft to swell and rise verse 26 They mount to heav'n then to the depths they do go down againe Their soule doth saint and melt away with trouble and with paine verse 27 And like a drunkard to and fro they reele with tempests tost And are like men of wits bereft and all whose skill is lost verse 28 Then did they in their trouble cry stresse unto the Lord for aid Who brought them out from their diâ—… according as they prai'd verse 29 The storme is changed to a calme at his command and will So that the waves which rag'd before now quiet are and still verse 30 Then are they glad because at rest and quiet now they be So to the haven them he brings which they desire to see verse 31 O give due praises to the Lord for his great goodnesse then And for his strange wondrous works done to the sons of men verse 32 And in the congregation great him let them magnifie And even when the elders meet with praise him glorifie The fifth part verse 33 He to a desart turnes a land where rivers did abound And land where water-springs did flow to dry and thirsty ground verse 34 A fruitfull land with pleasures deckt the Lord doth barren make When on their sins that dwell therein he doth just vengeance take verse 35 To standing waters then againe the wildernesse he brings And he the dry and thirsty ground doth turne to water-springs verse 36 That those he there may make to dwell which poore and hungry were That for their habitation they may build a city there verse 37 That they may pleasant vineyard plant and there may sow the field Which unto them abundantly fruits of increase may yeeld verse 38 He also blesseth them that they exceedingly increase Yea of his goodnesse suffers not their cattell to decrease verse 39 Yet for their sins they are brought low and â—…nished againe Being afflicted and opprest and fill'd with griefe and paine verse 40 On Princes he doth powre contempt and causeth them to stray In the forsaken wildernesse where is no path or way verse 41 Yet from affliction he the poore advanceth up on hye And makes his families like a flock to grow and multiply verse 42 The righteous man this work shall see and much rejoyce shall he But then of all iniquitie the mouth shall stopped be verse 43 Whoso is wise and will these things observe well in his mind The loving kindnesse of the Lord that man shall know and find PSAL. CVIII O God my heart now sixed is and â—…o â—…e in a song I with my glory praise will give even with my heart and tongue verse 2 Awake my Vâ—…oll and my Harp sweet melody to make 〈◊〉 in the morning I my selfe right early will awake Among the people Lord by me still praised shalt thou be Among the nations cheerfully will I sing praise to thee Because thy mercy Lord is
great above the heavens hie â—…hy truth doth reach unto the clouds within the lofty skie Above the starry heavens high exalt thy selfe O God And Lord display upon the earth thy glory all abroad verse 6 That thy beloved mightily delivered may be â—…ave them O Lord with thy right hand and herein answer me verse 7 God in his holinesse thus spake My joy shall now be great â—…chem in parts I will divide and Succoths valley mete verse 8 Gilead I claime as mine by right Manasseh mine shall be Ephraim is of my head the strength Judah gives Lawes for me verse 9 Moab I for my wash-pot take and Edom over thee I cast my shooe Philistia make a shout because of me verse 10 Into the Citie fortifi'd who will me safely bring Who into Edom will me guide to enter conquering verse 11 Wilt not thou Lord which heretoâ—… hast seemed us to hate Thou Lord who with our hosts no mâ—… hast marched forth of late verse 12 O give us help most gracious Loâ—… from trouble set us free Because the help of mortall men we find most vaine to be verse 13 Through God we shall do valiantly and conquer when we fight For he it is that shall tread downe our enemies with his might PSAL. CIX O Thou the God of all my praise to help me do not cease When sinners do against me speak do not thou hold thy peace verse 2 The wicked and the guilefull mouth against me opened be And with a false and lying tongue they have accused me verse 3 They did beset me round about with words of hatefull spight And though to them no cause I gave against me they did fight verse 4 They for my love became my foes but then I went to pray verse 5 Evill for good and hate for love to me they did repay Set thou the wicked over him and at his owne right hand â—…ve thou his greatest enemy leave ev'n Satan there to stand And when by thee he shall be judg'd condemned let him be â—…nd let his praier turne to sin which he shall make to thee Few be his daies and after him his charge another take And fatherlesse his children be his wife a widow make verse 9 Yea let his seed be vagabonds and beg continually And from their places desolate seek bread for their supply verse 10 Let covetous extortioners take all his goods away Of all for which he labour'd hath let strangers make a prey verse 11 Let there be none to pity him let there be none at all That on his children fatherlesse will let their mercie fall The second part verse 12 Let his posterity from earth cut off for ever be And in the following age his name be blotted out by thee verse 13 Let not his fathers wickednesse from Gods remembrance fall Let not from him his mothers sin be blotted out at all verse 14 But let them in the sight of God appeare continually That he may wholly from the earth cut off their memory verse 15 Sith mercy be forgat to shew and did pursue with spight The poore sad man that him whose heaâ—… was broken slay he might verse 16 As 〈◊〉 in cursing pleasure took so let it to him go As blessing was not his delight farre from him be it so verse 17 As 〈◊〉 with cursing cloth'd himselfe into his bowels so Like water and into his bones like oile downe let it go verse 18 As doth his garment cover him so to him let it be And as a girdle girt wherewith continually is he verse 19 This the reward be from the Lord unto mine enemies Who evill speak against my soule and mischiefe do devise The third part verse 20 But for thy Names sake O my God and Lord do thou for me From my distresse deliver me for good thy mercies be verse 21 Because I needy am and poore yet do in griefes abound And in me my afflicted heart doth feele a piercing wound verse 22 As when the shadow doth decline so I away do go And as the Grâ—…shopper so I am tossed to and fro verse 23 My trembling knees are weak faint because I long do fast My flesh of fatnesse now doth faile and I consume and waste verse 24 And I a vile reproach and scorne to them was made to be And they that did upon me look did shake their heads at me verse 25 But thou O Lord that art my God mine aide and succour be According to thy promise Lord save and deliver me verse 26 And they shall know thereby that this is thine owne mighty hand And that O Lord thou hast it done so shall they understand verse 27 Although they curse with spite yet thou shalt blesse with loving voice They shall arise and come to shame thy servant shall rejoyce verse 28 Let them be clothed all with shame that enemies are to me Let their confusion as a cloak to them a cover be verse 29 But with my mouth I greatly will give thankes unto the Lord And ev'n in the great multitude his praise I will record verse 30 For at the right hand of the pooâ—… to save him stand shall he From those to save him of his soule that cruell Judges be PSAL. CX THe Lord did say unto my Lord Sit thou on my right hand Till I have made thy foes a stoole whereon thy feet may stand verse 2 The Lord shall out of Sion send the scepter of thy might Amid thy mortall foes be thou the ruler in their sight verse 3 And in the day on which thy reigne with mighty power shall be The people with a willing heart shall subject be to thee verse 4 Yea they in beauteous holinesse thee serve and worship shall Thy births dew is the dew that doth from womb of morning fall verse 5 The Lord hath sworne of this oaâ—… he will repent him never Of th' order of Melchisedeck thou art a Priest for ever verse 6 The Lord in glory high advanc't that sits at thy right hand Shall in his day of wrath strike througâ—… great Kings that him withstand verse 7 The heathen he shall judge and fill the place with bodies dead And over many countries he shall smite and wound the head And he shall drink out of the brook that runneth in the way â—…erefore he shall lift up on high his royall head that day PSAL. CXI PRaise ye the Lord him will I praise with all my heart and might 〈◊〉 the assembly of the just and in the Churches sight The works of our almighty God in greatnesse do excell And ought to be sought out and seen of all that love them well His workes are very beautifull and shine full gloriously And his most perfect righteousnesse endures eternally verse 4 The Lord hath made his wondrous workes remembred still to be The Lord is of compassion full and mercifull is he verse 5 A blessed portion he doth give to them that do him feare And his sweet covenant of grace in mind he
from thy lawes nor from them turne aside verse 11 Within my heart and secret thoughtâ—… thy words I have hid still That I might not at any time offend thy holy will verse 12 Blessed art thou O righteous Lord and praise is due to thee Then for the glory of thy grace thy statutes teach thou me verse 13 The righteous judgements which thy mouth for mans direction gave My lips to others willingly them all declared have verse 14 Thy testimonies and thy waies have made my heart so glad As if the riches and the wealth of all the earth I had verse 15 I of thy precepts still will think and thereto frame my talk As at a mark so will I aime thy waies how I may walk verse 16 Upon thy statutes my delight shall be so surely set That by thy grace I never will thy holy word forget The 3. part verse 17 According to thy bountie great deale with thy servant Lord That by thy favour I may live and duely keep thy word verse 18 O let mine eies by thy good Spirit so fully opened be That wondrous things out of thy law I may perceive and seâ—… verse 19 I am a stranger here on earth my citie is with thee Thither thy precepts are the way O hide them not from me verse 20 My soule is ravish't with desire and never is at rest But seeks to know thy judgements high and what may please thee best verse 21 The proud that justly cursed be by thee rebuked were For by their lusts they being led from thy commandments erre verse 22 Reproach which sinners cast on Saints and scorne from me remove For I thy testimonies kept and on them set my love verse 23 The Princes great in counsell sate and did against me speak But then thy servant thought how he thy statutes might not break verse 24 My comfort and my hearts delight thy testimonies be And they amidst all doubts and seares are counsellers to me The 4. part verse 25 My soule doth cleave unto the dust I hardly life retaine According to thy faithfull word quicken thou me againe verse 26 My waies when I acknowledged with mercie thou didst heare Teach me thy righteous lawes to keep and thee to love and feare verse 27 Make me to understand the way which thy wise precepts shew So of thy wonders shall I talke that others may them know verse 28 My soule doth faint and melt away for heaâ—…inesse and griefe To me according to thy word send strength and give reliefe verse 29 The way of lies remove from me O let it farre depart To me grant graciously thy law and write it in my heart verse 30 I for my walking chosen have of truth the perfect way And in that way thy judgements just before mine eies did lay verse 31 Unto thy testimonies I did closely sticke and cleave Theâ—… to be put to shame O Lord thy servant never leave verse 32 The way of thy commandments all then gladly run will I When with thy spirit thou hast my heart enlarged graciously The 5. part verse 33 The path-way of thy statutes just Lord teach and shew to me Thâ—…n shall I keep it to the end even till I come to thee verse 34 Unto me understanding give then keep thy law shall I Yea then with my whole heart I shall observe it carefully verse 35 The path of thy commandments puâ—… doth lead to thee aright O teach me in that path to go for I therein delight verse 36 Incline my heart unto thy lawes and make me them to love But from all filthy covetousnesse Lord farre my heart remove verse 37 From vain desires and worldly lusts turne back mine eies and sight Give me the spirit of life and power to walk thy waies aright verse 38 Confirm thy gracious promise Lord which thou hast made to me Who am thy servant and desire to feare and honour thee verse 39 Reproach shame which I do fear O turne away from me Because thy judgements to thy Saints good and most gracious be verse 40 Behold I for thy precepts long and love them to obey Lord quicken me so with thy grace that them fulfill I may The 6. part verse 41 Thy mercies great and manifold let me obtaine O Lord Thy saving health let me enjoy according to thy word verse 42 So shall I stop the sâ—…ndrous mouths of lewd men and unjust Who me with scorne reproach because 〈◊〉 in thy word do trust verse 43 The word of truth out of my mouth O take not utterly For on thy judgements righteous my hope and trust rely verse 44 And if thou from my mouth heart thy word shalt not withdraw Ever and ever constantly then shall I keep thy law verse 45 Free from sins bondage I will walk and set at liberty For thy commands to seek and keep my selfe I do apply verse 46 Thy testimonies often shall be spoken of by me I before Kings of them will speak and not ashamed be verse 47 And in thy just commandments all my selfe delight I will Which I have loved servently and so would love them still verse 48 To thy coÌ„mandments which I love my hands lift up I will And in thy statutes meditate and strive them to fulfill The 7. part verse 49 The promise to thy servant made remembred let it be For on the same to set mine hope and trust thou causedst me verse 50 This word of thine my comfort is in trouble and in paine For when griefes bring me neer to death that quickens me againe verse 51 The proud did greatly me deride yet did I not withdraw From thee my service nor have I declined from thy law verse 52 But Lord thy judgements great of old I then did call to mind Whereby I comforted my selfe and ease from griefe did find verse 53 Horrour hath taken hold on me and feare my heart did shake Because the wicked fearlesly thy holy law forsake verse 54 And in the house of pilgrimage where I a stranger dwelt Thy statutes did become my songs such joy in them I felt verse 55 I thought upon thy Name O Lord by night when others slept And by this thought of thee thy law more carefully I kept verse 56 This comfort which I do enjoy I have by gift from thee Because thy precepts carefully have been observ'd by me The 8. part verse 57 My blessed portion Lord thou art thou art my happinesse That I thy holy words would keep I said and did professe verse 58 With my whole heart I did thee pray thy favour to afford O then be mercifull to me according to thy word verse 59 I thought upon my former waies mine actions I did try 〈◊〉 to thy testimonies pure my feet then turned I. verse 60 I did not stay nor linger long as they that slothfull are 〈◊〉 hastily thy lawes to keep I did my selfe prepare verse 61 The cruell bands of wicked men have made of me
their prey 〈◊〉 would I not thy lawes forget nor from thee go astray verse 62 Thy gracious judgments are so great and wonderfull to me That even at midnight I will rise to render thankes to thee verse 63 Companion am I of all them that do thee feare and serve Of all thy Saints that constantly thy precepts do observe verse 64 Thy mercies great most gracious Lord the earth throughout do fill Oh teach me how I may obey thy statutes and thy will The 9. part verse 65 With me who thine own servant am thou hast dealt well O Lord Thy bounty hast thou shew'd to me according to thy word verse 66 Teach me good judgement in thy lawes give me a cleared sight For thy commandments I beleeve to be most true and right verse 67 Ere thou didst touch me with thy rod I err'd and went astray But now I keep thine holy word and by it guide my way verse 68 Lord thou art good and thou dost good from thee all graces flow Then teach me by thy grace that I thy statutes well may know verse 69 The proud wickedmen have forg'd against me many a lie Yet thy commandments still observe with all my heart will I. verse 70 Their hearts do ease fulnesse love and fat as grease they be But in thy law I do delight and that is sweet to me verse 71 O happy time I well may say when thou didst me correct For as a guide to learne thy law thy rod did me direct verse 72 The law which from thy mouth did come is better unto me Then thousand corruptible heaps of gold and silver be The 10. part verse 73 Thy hands have made and fashioned me by thee I move and live That I may thy commandments learne me understanding give verse 74 Thy Saints which feare thee will be glad all times when me they see Because I by thy word have learn'd to put my hope in thee verse 75 I know and do confesse O Lord thy judgements righteous be And that in very faithfulnesse thou hast afflicted me verse 76 Yet let thy kindnesse mercifull I pray thee comfort me As to thy servant in thy word was promised by thee verse 77 Thy tender mercies powre on me and I shall surely live For consolation and delight thy law to me doth give verse 78 Make thou the proud asham'd for they vexe me without a cause But I will meditate upon thy precepts and thy lawes verse 79 Let those that thee do truly feare turne in and live with me Those that thy testimonies know shall my companions be verse 80 In thy most righteous statutes Lord still let my heart be sound And then I may assured be no shame shall me confound The 11. part verse 81 My soule for thy salvation faints and longs it to obtaine Yet doth my hope upon thy word my fainting soule sustaine verse 82 Mine eies do faile while on thy word they wait and thus I say Oh when wilt thou me comfort Lord why dost thou thus delay verse 83 For like a bottle I become that in the smoak is set Though parch't with griefe thy statutes just yet do I not forget verse 84 How many are thy servants daies may I yet live to see When thou wilt judgement execute on those that trouble me verse 85 The proud have digged pits for me that I might fall therein Which with thy law do not agree to hurt me they do sin verse 86 All thy commandments faithfull are and rules of life to me They persecute me wrongfully but thou my helper be verse 87 They so consum'd me that on earth my life they scarce did leave Thy precepts yet forsook I not but close to them did cleave verse 88 After thy loving kindnesse Lord raise up and quicken me The testimonies of thy mouth by me then kept shall be The 12. part verse 89 The word which thou hast spoken Lord still stedfast is and sure As in the heavens constant course it ever doth endure verse 90 Thy faithfulnesse doth stedfast stand to ev'ry generation Even as the earth abides since thou didst stablish her foundation verse 91 These things unto this present day we may continuing see According to thine ordinance for all thy servants be verse 92 Unlesse in thy most perfect law my soule had found delight When I in great affliction was I should have perish't quite verse 93 Thy holy precepts never shall by me forgotten be For thou when heavie was my soule by them hast quickned me verse 94 Thine owne am I and therefore me thy son and servant save For with a great and servent love thy precepts sought I have verse 95 For me the wicked men did wait and sought me to destroy But I thy testimonies true will think upon with joy verse 96 Of all perfection here on earth there is an end I see But thy commandements very large and everlasting be The 13. part verse 97 How dearly do I love thy law and with how great affection For thereupon throughout the day I fix my meditation verse 98 By thy cōmandments thou hast made me farre more wise to be Then are my foes because thy lawes do still abide with me verse 99 In understanding I excell those that instructed me Because thy testimonies just my meditation be verse 100 In understanding I exceed those that are full of daies Because I straitly strive to keep thy precepts and thy waies verse 101 And I my feet restrained have from every evill way That of thy word the holy path precisely keep I may verse 102 From the right judgements of thy mouth I never did depart For thou didst teach me inwardly and wrot'st them in my heart verse 103 O what a sweetnes from thy words into my taste doth passe Doubtlesse that sweetnesse to my mouth more sweet then hony was verse 104 I through thy precepts full of light get understanding so That all false waies my soule doth hate in them I will not go The 14. part verse 105 Thy heavenly word is to my feet a lamp that shineth bright And for direction of my path it is a glorious light verse 106 Before thy presence I have sworne and it performe I will That I will keep thy judgements just and strive them to fulfill verse 107 I am afflicted very much but quicken me O Lord And raise me to an holy life according to thy word verse 108 The offrings which with heart and voice to thee I freely give Accept and teach me how I may after thy judgements live verse 109 My soule is ever in mine hand great dangers me beset Yet in my deepest troubles I thy law do not forget verse 110 Although the wicked men for me a snare did closely lay Yet from thy precepts would I not for danger go astray verse 111 I as an heritage do take thy testimonies still Because they are my hearts delight with joy they do it fill verse 112 Prevented by thy
grace my heart I did incline and bend Thy statutes alwaies to performe and shall do to the end The 15. part verse 113 The foolish thoughts of vanitie I hate and would remove But that most perfect law of thine I heartily do love verse 114 Thou art my hid and secret place my shield of strong defence ◅nd in thy faithfull word I fix my hope and confidence verse 115 All ye that evill doers be from me depart away For the commandments of my God I purpose to obey verse 116 According to thy faithfull word uphold and stablish me That I may live and of my hope ashamed may not be verse 117 Hold thou me up then shal I stand in safetie constantly And to thy statutes I will have respect continually verse 118 Thou all that from thy statutes erre treadst downe as things most vile For their deceit meer falshood is and will themselves beguile verse 119 Thou all the wicked of the earth dost like to drosse remove Therefore thy testimonies just I fervently do love verse 120 My flesh for fear of thee doth quake when I thy justice see I of thy judgements am affraid which high and dreadfull be The 16 part verse 121 I judgement have to others done and given to them their right Then leave me not to them that would oppresse me with their might verse 122 In mercie for thy servants good for him a surety be From the oppressions of the proud do thou deliver me verse 123 Mine eies do faile with looking long for thy salvation Lord And while performance they expect of thy most faithfull word verse 124 According to thy mercie great with me thy servant deale And unto me thy statutes teach thy lawes to me reveale verse 125 Thine humble servant Lord I am grant me to understand Thy testimonies so that I may do what they command verse 126 Lord it is time for thee to work and take thy covenants part For sinners have made void thy law from it they do depart verse 127 But thy cōmandments precious are I therefore them do love I above gold do love them all yea finest gold above verse 128 And in all things thy precepts all most righteous I esteem But all false waies I do abhorre though pleasant they may seem The 17. part verse 129 In truth and wisdome wonderfull thy testimonies are Therefore my soul them strives to keep with diligence and care verse 130 The very entrance of thy word doth give an heavenly light Yea to the simple it doth give an understanding right verse 131 My mouth I opened and did pant with heat of holy fire For thy commandments I did love and fervently desire verse 132 With mercy and compassion Lord behold me from above As thou art wont to do to those thy Name that feare and love verse 133 Direct my footsteps by thy word let that my leader be Let no iniquity obtaine dominion over me verse 134 From the oppressions the wrongs of man deliver me By me with greater freedome then thy precepts kept shall be verse 135 Upon thy servant make to shine thy favour and thy face And me thy righteous statutes teac◅ by thy effectuall grace verse 136 Rivers of waters from mine eies did run downe when I saw How wicked men run on in sin and do not keep thy law The 18. part verse 137 Most just and righteous art thou Lord in all thy works and waies Thy judgements also are upright and them men ought to praise verse 138 Thy testimonies righteous are which thou commanded hast They also very faithfull are their truth shall ever last verse 139 My zeale hath ev'n consumed me because mine enemies Thy holy words forgotten have and do thy lawes despise verse 140 Thy perfect word is very pure as silver tr'd by fire Therefore thy servant loveth it and doth it much desire verse 141 Small am I and by worldly men despised in their sight Thy precepts yet forget I not but in them do delight verse 142 Thy righteousnes most stedfast is and ever shall endure Thy law is also truth it selfe most constant and most pure verse 143 Trouble anguish have me found and taken hold on me Yet in this trouble my delights thy just commandments be verse 144 An everlasting justice have thy testimonies all O to me understanding give then ever live I shall The 19 part verse 145 To thee with my whole heart I cri'd heare me most gracious Lord And then will I thy statutes keep I will obey thy word verse 146 I in my trouble cri'd to thee me safe do thou preserve And I thy testimonies then will carefully observe verse 147 The dawning of the morning I prevented with my cry For in my trouble did my hope upon thy word relye verse 148 Mine eies in waking do prevent the watches of the night That in thy word of light and life more meditate I might verse 149 After thy loving kindnesse heare my voice that calls on thee Thy judgement to thy Saints is good and with it quicken me verse 150 The men that after mischiefe go now nigh unto it draw But such as are to mischiefe nigh are then farre from thy law verse 151 But thou unto thy Saints art neere and help to them shalt give Since thy commandments all are truth they by this rule shall live verse 152 This of thy testimonies I have knowne in times long past That them for ever to endure thou firmly founded hast The 20. part verse 153 Consider mine affliction great in safetie do me set Thy covenant is with me for I thy law do not forget verse 154 Plead thou my cause deliver me from sinners causlesse strife According to thy holy word give me a holy life verse 155 Surely salvation far doth flie from those that wicked are For they thy statutes do not keep nor for thy l◅wes do care verse 156 O Lord both great and manifold thy tender mercies be According to thy judgements then in mercie quicken me verse 157 Many my persecutors are and foe◅ which do combine Yet from thy testimonies just my heart doth not decline verse 158 I greatly grieved was when I thy lewd transgressors saw Because they did not keep thy word but sin'd against thy law verse 159 Consider how I dearly love thy precepts and thy word After thy loving kindnesse then quicken thou me O Lord. verse 160 From the beginning all thy word hath been most true and sure Thy righteous judgements every one for ever shall endure The 21. part verse 161 Princes have persecuted me although no cause they saw But still of thy most holy word my heart doth stand in awe verse 162 And in the comforts of thy word I was so greatly glad As they that by their victories great spoiles obtained had verse 163 I lying do abhorre and hate and farre from me remove But thy pure law is perfect truth I therefore do it love verse 164 I seven
times a day do give just praises unto thee Because thy judgements righteous are and they have holpen me verse 165 Great peace and rest all they shall have which do thy statutes love No danger shall their blessed state empaire or once remove verse 166 O Lord I my salvation do wholly hope from thee And I do strive those lawes to keep which thou commandest me verse 167 Thy testimonies hath my soule observed carefully On them my heart is set and them I love exceedingly verse 168 Thy precepts and thy testimonies I kept with speciall care For all my work 's and all my waies before thee open are The 22. part verse 169 O Lord let my request and cry come neere before thy sight Good underâ—…anding give to me to know thy word aright verse 170 And let my supplication come and have accesse to thee According to thy faithfull word do thou deliver me verse 171 From a full heart my thankfull lips shall utter forth thy praise When thou hast taught me well to know thy statute and thy waies verse 172 My tongue oft of thy word shall speak my deeds shall it expresse Because thy just commandments all are perfect righteousnesse verse 173 Stretch out thy hand I thee beseech and speedily me save For thy commandments to observe O Lord I chosen have verse 174 or thy salvation I have long'd O Lord do thou me save Thy law is ever my delight in it I pleasure have verse 175 Let my soul live and then it shall give raises unto thee And let thy judgements gracious still 〈◊〉 an succour me verse 176 Like a lost sheep I went astray thy servant seek and find For thy commandments have I not put wholly out of mind PSAL. CXX IN my distresse unto the Lord I did complaine and cry And from his glorious throne above he heard me graciously verse 2 From lying lips O Lord my soule deliver and set free From double and deceitfull tongues good Lord deliver me verse 3 What shall thy false tongue bring or give to thee O slanderer Sharp arrowes of the mighty man and coales of Juniper verse 4 O wo is me that I so long a sojourner must be In Meshech and in Kedars tents my dwelling yet must see verse 5 With him that hateth lovely peace my soule doth long abide For peace am I but when I speak for war do they provide PSAL. CXXI UNto the mountaines high lift up mine eies shall I To see from whence the help doth come that safety doth supply verse 2 My help from God doth come that heav'n and earth did frame He staies thy feet that nothing can remove away the same verse 3 He slumbers not all that doth thee safely keep He slumbers not that Israel keeps nor shall he ever sleep verse 4 The Lord thy keeper is and he by thee doth stand To be thy shade and thy defence he stands at thy right hand verse 5 The Suns bright burning beames by day thee shall not smite Nor shall the Moons cold influence thee strike or hurt by night verse 6 The Lord shall thee preserve most safe from evils all Thy deare and precious soule the Lord preserve in safetie shall verse 7 God shall thy going out and coming in defend From this time forth for evermore till time it selfe do end PSAL. CXXII RIght glad I was when thus to me they spake and fram'd their talk Unto the house of God the Lord together let us walk verse 2 O glorious Jerusalem to thee we will repaire Within thy gates our feet shall stand Jerusalem most faire verse 3 Jerusalem is fairely built yea strongly built is she Ev'n like a Citie all whose parts compact together be verse 4 Whither the Tribes go up the Tribes that to the Lord pertaine Unto the Ark of Israel which doth therein remaine verse 5 Of praise and thankes to Gods great Name the sacrifice to beare There thrones of judgement sit the thrones of Davids house are there verse 6 Pray that Jerusalem may have peace and felicitie For they that love thee and thy peace shall have prosperitie verse 7 Therefore I wish that peace may still within thy walls remaine And ever may thy palaces prosperitie retaine verse 8 Ev'n for the Saints sake which are deare as brethren unto me And sweet companions I will wish that peace still dwell in thee verse 9 And for the house which doth belong to God the Lord of might Still to procure and seek thy good I greatly will delight PSAL. CXXIII LOrd from the earth below lift up mirâ—…ies will I To thee whose dwelling is above ev'n in the heavens hye verse 2 Behold as servants eies look to their masters hand As to her mâ—…tresse hand the maid doâ—…h look and waiting stand So on the Lord our God we look 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 attend Untill on as he verâ—… have untill he mercy send verse 3 Have mercie on us Lord thy mercie on us be For filled with contempt and scorne exceedingly are we verse 4 Our soule is greatly fill'd with scornes of men at ease And with contempt of haughty men whom scoffes at Saints do please PSAL. CXXIV IF on our side God had not been now Israel may say If on our side God had not been when men sought our decay verse 2 They had us swallowed up alive against us raging mad The waters had us drown'd the streames our soules ore whelmed had verse 3 The waters mounting up alost unto that height were growne That with their swelling pride our souls had quite been overflowne verse 4 Then alwaies praised be the Lord whose mercies ever live A prey to their devouring teeth our soules who did not give verse 5 Our soule escaped as a bird out of the fowlers snare The snare is broken which they laid and we delivered are verse 6 In the most glorious Name of God our help doth only stand Who hath created heav'n and earth by his almighty hand PSAL. CXXV ALl those that trust in God shall be like Sion hill That cannot be remov'd away but standeth stedfast still verse 2 And as Jerusalem the mountaines strong and hie Like bulwarks compassing about do guard and fortifie verse 3 So doth the mighty Lord about his people stand Saving them now and evermore with his most mighty hand verse 4 The sharp afflicting rod of wicked cruell foes Shall not for ever on the lot of righteous men repose verse 5 Lest fainting in their minds when endlesse griefes them presse Weary and hopelesse they put forth their hands to wickednesse verse 6 Do well unto thy Saints and blessings Lord impart Unto the good thine Israelites that are upright in heart verse 7 But those that turne aside and love to go astray Led by their loose and wandring lusts in their owne crooked way verse 8 These in the fearfull path to judgement God shall guide With wicked workers but his peace on Israel shall abide PSAL. CXXVI WHen Sions sad captivitie the Lord againe did bring
Like to a dreame it did appeare and as a fained thing verse 2 Then was our mouth with laughter fill'd right joyfull was our tongue And of this wonder thus they spake the heathen folke among verse 3 Great things the Lord hath done for great things we do confesse The Lord for us hath done which call them for joy and thankfulnesse verse 4 Bring our captivitie againe to joy our sorrow turne As flowing streames do change the ground which parching heat did burne verse 5 They that in teares and sorrowes deep their seed do sadly sow At harvest they their corne with joy shall gladly reap and mow verse 6 They carried forth a precious seed and going they did mourne But bringing home their sheaves with joy they gladly shall returne EXcept the Lord do build the house man buildeth but in vaine And man in building doth but lose his labour and his paine verse 2 Except the Lords all-seeing eye the city safely keep In vaine the watchmans waking eye doth hold it selfe from sleep verse 3 To rise up early is but vaine and vaine late watchings are Vaine is it pensively to eate the bread of griefe and care verse 4 For the beloved of the Lord are by his love so blest That unto them he freely gives most quiet sleep and rest verse 5 Lo children are an heritage which doth from God descend And the wombs fruit is his reward Gods bounty doth it send verse 6 And look what strength sharp arrowes are in hands of men of power Such strength are children blest with grace amid their youthfull flower verse 7 And blessed is the man that hath his quiver full of those For they undaunted in the gate shall speak unto their foes PSAL. CXXVIII BLessed art thou that fearest God and walkest in his way verse 2 For of thy labour thou shalt eat happy art thou I say verse 3 Like fruitfull vines on thy house side so doth thy wife spring out Thy children stand like olive-plants thy table round about verse 4 Thus art thou blest that fearest God and he shall let thee see verse 5 The promised Jerusalem and her felicitie verse 6 Thou shalt thy childrens children see to thy great joyes increase And likewise grace on Israel prosperitie and peace PSAL. CXXIX OFt they now Israel may say me from my youth assail'd verse 2 Oft they assail'd me from my youth but never they prevail'd verse 3 Upon my back the plowers plow'd and furrâ—…wes long did cast verse 4 The righteous Lord hath cut the cords of wicked foes at last verse 5 O let them all confounded be and forced back to flie That do to Sion hatred beare and cursed enmitie verse 6 Let these be like unto the grasse which on house tops we see That fades and dries away before growne up it fully be verse 7 Whereof enough to fill his hand the mower cannot find Nor can the man his bosome fill whose work is sheaves to bind verse 8 Nor do they say which by do go Gods blessing on you be Nor do they say In the great Name of God you blesse do we PSAL. CXXX OUt from the overflowing depths of griefe and misery My sad afflicted soule to thee O Lord hath sent her cry verse 2 O gracious Lord hear thou my voice and let thine eares attend Unto the voice of my requests which humbly doth ascend verse 3 If Lord thou strictly shouldst inquire and mark iniquities Lord who shall dare to stand before thy pure all-seeing eies verse 4 But besides fearfull justice Lord forgivenesse is with thee That with a son-like awe obey'd and feared thou maist be verse 5 Upon the Lord I wait my soule doth wait upon the Lord For I have fully purposed to hope upon his word verse 6 My soule more waiteth for the Lord then they that watch to spy The morning light then they that watch the morning to descry verse 7 Let Israel hope in the Lord for mercie and compassion Is with the Lord and with him is most plentifull redemption verse 8 And his owne chosen Israel and flock redeem he shall He shall them freely justifie from their offences all PSAL. CXXXI O Lord I am not pust in mind I have no scornfull eie I do not exercise my selfe in things that are too hie verse 2 But as the childe that weaned is even from his mothers brest So have I Lord behav'd my selfe in silence and in rest verse 3 Let Israel hope in the Lord who doth his Church maintaine And let this hope from this time forth for evermore remaine PSAL. CXXXII REmember Davids troubles Lord and how he sware to thee verse 2 And how to the Almighty God of Jacob vowed be verse 3 I will not come within my house nor rest in bed at all verse 4 Nor shall mine eies take any sleep nor eye-lids slumber shall verse 5 Till for the Lord a place I find where he may make abode Till I an habitation find for Jacobs mighty God verse 6 Behold we of this dwelling place at Ephrata did â—…eare And we did find it in the fields where once woods growing were verse 7 Into his holy Tabernacles now gladly will we go And at his footstoole worship him kneeling and bowing low verse 8 Arise O Lord arise and come into thy place of rest Thou and thy Ark by which thy strength thou hast made manifest verse 9 Let all thy Priests he clothed Lord with truth and righteousnesse Let all thy Saints rejoyce in thee and shout for joyfulnesse verse 10 And for thy servant Davids sake do not deny thy grace Nor of thine owne anointed deare turne thou away the face The second part verse 11 The Lord in truth to David sware and will not turne from it The fruit of thine owne body shall on thy throne surely sit verse 12 And if thy sons my covenant keep and precepts taught by me Then evermore upon thy throne their childrens seat shall be verse 13 For God Mount Sion chosen hath to dwell there doth he love There do I love to dwell and rest and never to remove verse 14 And surely her provision I will blesse abundantly verse 15 And I all those that needy are with bread will satisfie verse 16 And with salvation her Priests adorne and câ—…othe I will Her Saints shall shout aloud for joy wherewith I will them fill verse 17 There will I cause that Davids horne shall bud and grow in might For mine anointed I have set an everlasting light verse 18 With shame as with a garment I will clothe his enemies all But on himselfe his glorious crowne shine forth and flourish shall PSAL. CXXXIII HOw pleasant and how good it is â—…ow doth that grace excell When in the unitie of love together brethren dwell verse 2 It like the precious ointment is wherewith anointed was The head of Aaron whence it downe unto his beard did passe verse 3 It on the beard of Aaron ran who Christ did represent And downe from thence unto
〈◊〉 verse 8 But O my God and Lord mine eies do look up unto thee In thee is all my trust let not my soule forsaken be verse 9 Lord keep me safely from the 〈◊〉 which they for me prepare And from the subtle guns of them that wicked workers aâ—…e verse 10 The wicked into their owne nets together let them fall While I do by thy help escape the danger of them all PSAL. CXLII IN troubles great unto the Lord I with my voice did cry I supplication with my voice made to the Lord on hye verse 2 My sad complaint I powred out before him in my dry My trouble I before him shew'd and my perplexity verse 3 Even when my spirit orewhelmed was my path was knowne to thee In way where I did walke a snare they closely laid for me verse 4 I look't and viewd on my right hand but I of none was knowne All refuge wholly failed me for my soule cared none verse 5 Then cri'd I to the Lord and said My hope thou only art Thou in the land of living art my portion and my part verse 6 Hear thou my cry brought low am I in mercy set me free From those that do me persecute and are too strong for me verse 7 My soule from prison bring that I may praises give to thee The Saints shall compasse me about when thou art good to me PSAL. CXLIII LOrd hear my praier hear my suit sent up in great distresse Answer me in thy faithfulnesse and in thy righteousnesse verse 2 In judgement with thy servant Lord oh enter not at all For justâ—…'d be in thy sight not one that liveth shall verse 3 The enemy hath pursu'd my soule my life to ground hath throwne And laid me in the dark like them that dead are long agone verse 4 Therefore my spirit is over-whelm'd and pressed downe in me My heart in me is desolate and doth no comfort see verse 5 I call to mind the daies of old on all thy workes I thought Upon the works I meditate which thine own hands have wrought verse 6 Behold to thee most gracious Lord I stretch my craving hands My soule doth greatly thirst for thee like dry and thirsty lands verse 7 Heare me with speed my spirit doth faile hide not thy face from me To them that to the pit go downe else likened shall I be verse 8 Thy kindnesse in the morning shew to me who trust in thee The way wherein I ought to walk do thou disclose to me verse 9 For I list up my soule to thee O Lord deliver me From all mine enemies for I have hidden me with thee verse 10 Teach me to do thy will for thou dost still my God abide Let thy good Spirit into the land of righteousnesse me guide verse 11 For thy Names sake with quickning grace alive do thou me make And for thy truth and righteousnesse my soule from trouble take verse 12 And for thy mercy slay my foes let all destroied be That do afflict my soule for I a servant am to thee PSAL. CXLIV BLest be the Lord my strength that doth instruct mine â—…nds to fight The Lord that doth my fingers frame to battell by his might verse 2 My goodnesse fort deliverer my tower and shield is he In him I trust who doth subdue my people under me verse 3 Lord what is man that thou of him dost so much knowledge take Or son of man that thou of him so great account dost make verse 4 Man is like vanity his daies away like shadowes flie verse 5 Lord bow the heavens and come down with power and majestie verse 6 The mountaines touch and they shall smoak cast forth thy lightning flame And scatter them thine arrowes shoot consume them with the same verse 7 Send down thine hand from heav'n above O Lord deliver me And take me from the waters great from strangers hand me free verse 8 Whose mouth of crafty vanity doth foolishly intreat And their right hand is a right hand of falshood and deceit verse 9 I a new song will sing to thee and on the Psaltery And a ten-stringed Instrument to thee sing praise will I. verse 10 Ev'n to the Lord for he it is to Kings that safety sends His servant David be alone from hurtfull sword defends verse 11 From strangers hand me save and shield whose mouth talkes vanity And their right hand is a right hand of guile and subtilty verse 12 That as the plants our sons may be whom growing youth doth reare Our daughters as carâ—…'d corner stones like to a palace faire verse 13 That yeelding forth all kinds of store our gathers full may be Our sheep bring thousands in our streets we may ten thousands see verse 14 Our Oxen be to labour strong that none do us invade There be no going out no cries within our streets be made verse 15 Happy that people are which be in such a case as this Happy that people are whose God the Lord Almighty is PSAL. CXLV THee will I laud my God and King and blesse thy Name alwaies verse 2 Thee will I blesse each day and will thy Name for ever praise verse 3 Great is the Lord most worthy praise his greatnesse none can reach verse 4 One race shall to another praise thy workes and wonders teach verse 5 I of thy glorious majestie the honour will record And meditate upon thy workes most wonderfull O Lord. verse 6 Men of thine acts the might shall shew thine acts that dreadfull are And I thy glory to advance thy greatnesse will declare verse 7 The memory of thy goodnesse great men largely shall expresse With songs of praise they shall extoll thy perfect righteousnesse verse 8 The Lord is very gracious in him compassions flow In mercy he is very great and is to anger slow verse 9 Good unto all and over all his workes his mercies be verse 10 Therfore just praises shall thy works returne O Lord to thee verse 11 Thy Saints shall blesse thee and they shall thy Kingdomes glory shew verse 12 And shew thy power that sons of men thy mighty acts may know verse 13 And may thy Kingdomes majestie and glory understand Thy Kingdome Lord a Kingdome is that shall for ever stand verse 14 And thy dominion through each age endures without decay The Lord upholdeth them that fall their sliding he doth stay The second part verse 15 The eies of all do wait on thee thou dost them all relieve And thou to each sufficient food in season due dost give verse 16 Thy hand thou openest liberally and then thy bounty gives Enough to satisfie the need of every thing that lives verse 17 The Lord is just in all his waies his workes are holy all verse 18 Neere all he is that call on him in truth that on him call verse 19 And the desires he will fulfill of those that do him feare Yea he will surely save them all for he their cry doth heare verse 20 The
Lord all those preserveth safe that love him with their heart But he all them that wicked are will utterly subvert verse 21 My mouth the praises of the Lord right gladly shall expresse Yèa let all flesh his holy Name for ever praise and blesse PSAL. CXLVI PRaise ye the Lord my soule him praise to God that doth me save verse 2 Will I sing praises all my daies even while I being have verse 3 Trust not in worldly Princes then though they abound in wealth Nor in the sons of mortall men in whom there is no health verse 4 Because their breath doth soon depart to earth anon they fall And then the counsells of their heart decay and perish all verse 5 O happy is that man and blest whom Jacobs God doth aid Whose hope upon the Lord doth rest and on his God is stai'd verse 6 Who made the earth and heavens hie who made the swelling deep And all that in the sea doth lie who truth doth ever keep verse 7 Who to th' opprest doth right afford to those that hungry be He giveth food the gracious Lord doth set the prisoners free verse 8 The Lord doth send the blind their sight the â—…ame to limbs restore The Lord doth in his Saints delight and loves them evermore verse 9 The strangers shield the widows stay the orphans help is he But yet by him the sinners way turn'd up-side downe shall be verse 10 And raigne the Lord for ever shall O Sion thou shalt see Thy God to raigne through ages all the Lord still praised be PSAL. CXLVII PRaise ye the Lord for it is good unto our God to sing For it is pleasant and to praise it is a comely thing verse 2 The Lord his owne Jerusalem doth raise and build alone And the disperst of Israel doth gather into one verse 3 He heales the broken in their heart their sores he up doth bind verse 4 He counts the number of the Stars and names for all doth find verse 5 Great is the Lord great is his power his wisdome hath no bound verse 6 The Lord lifts up the meek and casts the wicked to the ground verse 7 Sing with thanksgiving to the Lord alwaies in him rejoyce In singing praises to our God joyne both the Harp and voice verse 8 Who on the heavens spreads the clouds who for the earth below â—…epareth raine who makes the grasse on mountaines high to grow verse 9 He gives the beast his food he feeds the Ravens young that crie verse 10 His pleasure not in strength of horse nor in mans legs doth lie verse 11 But in all those that feare the Lord and strive him to obey And on his mercy set their hope ev'n his delight are they The second part verse 12 O praise the Lord Jerusalem thy God O Sion praise verse 13 For â—…e the bars hath framed strong wherewith thy gates he stayes verse 14 Thy children he hath blest in thee and in thy borders he Doth settle peace and with the flowre of wheat he filleth thee verse 15 And his commandment on the earth with power he forth doth send His word doth very swiftly run to his appointed end verse 16 Like wooll his snow and his hoare frosts like scattered ashes were verse 17 Like morsels forth he casts his ice and who his cold can beare verse 18 He sendeth forth his mighty word and melteth them againe His wind he makes to blow and then the waters flow amaine verse 19 The doctrinâ—… of his holy word to Jacob doth he show His statutes and his judgements he gives Israel to know verse 20 He with no Nation thus hath dealt his judgements and his word Not any one of them hath knowne praise ye the living Lord. PSAL. CXLVIII PRaise ye and blesse the Lord his praise from heaven bring And in the heights above the world his glorious praises sing verse 2 Praise him his Angels all praise him his hosts of war And praise ye him both Sun and Moon and each bright shining Star verse 3 Praise him ye heav'ns above that heav'ns below containe Praise him ye waters which above the heavens do remaine verse 4 Let all these praise the Name of our Almighty Lord For he commanded and they were created by his word verse 5 And for all times to come he hath them settled sure He hath appointed them a law that 〈◊〉 shall endure verse 6 And from the earth below let praise to God ascend Ye depths and monsters of the sea unto him praises send verse 7 Praise him ye lesser hills praise him ye mountaines hie Ye fruitfull trees and cedars all him praise and glorifie verse 8 Ye beasts and cattell all and creeping things him praise And feathered fowle that through the aire do swiftly cut your waies verse 9 Ye mighty Kings on earth and people every where Ye Princes great and Magistrates the world that judge and heare verse 10 Young men and maidens all ev'n in your youth him praise Old men and children ye that have both most and least of daies verse 11 Let all these praise the Lord and his most glorious Name His Name that only doth deserve all glory and all fame verse 12 Above both heav'n and earth extollâ—…d is his praise And of his Church the horne and power he doth exalt and raise verse 13 And praise to all his Saints and glory he doth bring To Israel his dearest flocke therefore his praises sing PSAL. CXLIX SIng ye unto the Lord our God a new rejoycing song And let the praise of him be heard his holy Saints among verse 2 Let Israel in his Maker high rejoyce and to him sing Let all that Sions children are be joyfull in their King verse 3 And let them in an holy dance praise his most holy Name Let them with Timbrell and with Harp sing praises to the same verse 4 For in his people whom he chose the Lord doth pleasure take The meek with his salvation he beautifull will make verse 5 In him that grace and glory gives let all the Saints rejoyce Let them to him upon their beds in songs lift up their voice verse 6 And let them with their mouth sound forth high praises of the Lord Yet let them hold within their hands a double-edged sword verse 7 To plague the heathen and correct the people with their hands verse 8 To bind their stately Kings in chaines their lords in iron bands verse 9 On them the judgement to performe found written in his word This honour great have all the Saints ye therefore praise the Lord. PSAL. CL. PRaise God within his Sanctuary prais'd highly let him be And praise him in the sâ—…ament wherein his power we see verse 2 And praise him for his mighty acts with praise his wonders tell His majesty and greatnesse praise in which he doth excell verse 3 And with the Trumpets lofty sound advance his praise on hie Set forth his praises with the Harp and with the Psalterie verse 4 Upon
the Cymbals loud and cleare with gladnesse give him praise And on the Cymbals sounding high aloft his praises raise verse 5 Let every creature that hath breath with one consent agree To praise the Lord that breath doth give the Lord still praised be Of him and through him and to him are all things to whom be glory for ever Amen Psalmes of harder and lesse usuall Tunes corrected and the Tunes not altered BEcause to sundry Congregations Families and Persons the harder Tunes of divers Psalmes by custome or skill are easie and delightfull which delight as it makes them desired so it may also make the Psalmes themselves more used and familiar These Psalmes are now set forth corrected whereof they had great need that satisfaction be not wanting to a reasonablè desire or a profitable delight PSAL. LI. MErcy Lord mercy grant to me Of thy great goodnesse and free grace And as thy mercies many be Blot out my faults my sins deface verse 2 Defil'd I am with spots of sin O throughly from them wash thou me Foule mine iniquities have bin From them let me be cleans'd by thee verse 3 For I with griefe and sins deep sense Acknowledge mine iniquities My loathsome sin and mine offence Do still appeare before mine eies verse 4 Against thee only sin'd have I And done this evill in thy sight Which doth thy sayings justifie And cleare thee in thy judgments right verse 5 Behold thou know'st and I confesse My shape in sin I did receive And me defil'd with wickednesse At first my mother did conceive verse 6 Behold thou that dost search the heart Truth in the inward parts dost love And thou shalt in the hidden part Make me know wisdome from above verse 7 With sprinkling hyssope purge thou me And clean I shall be in thy sight Wash me and being wash't by thee Above the snow I shall be white verse 8 Of joy and gladnesse make me heare Within my soule the pleasant voice That so the bones which broken were Made whole by thee may now rejoyceâ—… verse 9 From my great sins O hide thy face And turne away thy purest eies And by thy free forgiving grace Blot out all mine iniquities verse 10 O Lord create in me a heart Clean and unspotted in thy sight Renew in my most inward part A spirit firmly good and right The second part verse 11 Cast me not off nor banish me From thy sweet favour and thy face And let me not forsaken be Of thy most holy Spirit of grace verse 12 Thy heavenly joy againe to me Of thy most deare salvation give Uphold me with thy Spirit free In stedfast holinesse to live verse 13 Freely then I and constantly Will teach transgressors thy right waâ—… And sinners taught from sin to flye Shall turn to thee and give thee praise verse 14 Deliver me from guilt of bloud O God of my salvation God My tongue thy righteousnesse aloud Shall then sing out and shew abroad verse 15 My lips by sin that closed be Do thou Lord open graciously My mouth then opened thus by thee Shall speak thy praise abundantly verse 16 For sacrifice delights not thee Which willingly I would present Burnt-offrings though they many be Yet will they not give thee content verse 17 A broken spirit is in Gods fight A great and pleasing sacrifice A broken heart and soule contrite O God thou never wilt despise verse 18 In thy good pleasure graciously Do good to Sion blesse it still And of Jerusalem mightily Build up the walls with peace it sill verse 19 The sacrifice's of righteousnesse With offrings burnt shall then please thee And bullocks then with thankfulnesse Shall on thine altar offred be PSAL. CXI WIth my whole heart will I Give praise to the most Hie In meetings of th' upright verse 2 Great works the Lord hath wrought Of all out to be sought That in them do delight verse 3 His workes most glorious be His righteousnesse hath he Por ever stable set verse 4 His wondrous works he would We still remember should His grace and love are great verse 5 The Lord for those doth care And food for them prepare That do him love and feare He them remember will For he his Covenant still In faithfull mind doth beare verse 6 His workes of power and might Before his peoples sight He plainly did make knowne The heritage and lands Then in the heathens hands To give unto his owne verse 7 Judgement and truth we see Workes of his hands to be His statutes all are sure verse 8 For ever fast they stand In truth was each command And uprightnesse most pure Redemption great he gave His people deare to save verse 9 A Covenant ending never He did command and frame Most reverend is his Name His Name is holy ever verse 10 The Lord to feare and dread Is wisdomes spring and head Those that obey the will Of him that doth them save Good understanding have His praise endureth still PSAL. CXII THe man is blest that God doth feare And in his lawes doth much delight verse 2 Great shall his seed on earth appeare Blest is the race of the upright verse 3 Riches and wealth his house shall fill His righteousnesse endureth still verse 4 In darknes light shines to th' upright Who shines himselfe in graciousnesse And in compassion doth delight And leads his life in righteousnesse verse 5 A good man lends w th good affection And his affaires guides w th discretion verse 6 For ever mov'd he shall not be Still lasts the memory of the just verse 7 Fearlesse of tidings ill is he His fixed heart in God doth trust verse 8 His stedfast heart feares not at all Untill he see his enemies fall verse 9 Gifts to the poore disperst hath he His righteousnesse shall ever live His horne with honour rais'd shall be The sinner shall this see and grieve verse 10 And gnash his teeth melt quaile The wicked mans desire shall faile PSAL. CXIII PRaise God his servants give him praise To the Lords Name give praise alwaies His 〈◊〉 for evermore be blest verse 3 From where the glorious Sun arose Unto the place where downe he goes His Names due praises be exprest verse 4 Above all Nations God is hie His glory and his majestie Above the highest heavens are verse 5 Upon his high-exalted throne Since the great God doth sit alone With our Lord God who may compare verse 6 Who humbleth yet himselfe so low As to look downe behold and know Things that in earth and heaven be verse 7 The poor from dust to rise he makes And from the dunghill up he takes The needy man of low degree verse 8 That he with Princes may him set And to high place with Princes great Of his owne people may him raise verse 9 The barren he doth make to beare A mother glad of children deare Therefore unto the Lord give praise PSAL. CXX IN griefe and misery I to the Lord
did cry Who heard me graciously verse 2 Lord save my soule from wrong Of a deceitfull tongue And from the lips that lye verse 3 What shall be giv'n to thee What to thee done shall be Thou false tongue of the liar verse 4 Sharp arrowes thou dost cast Words that destroy and wast Like burning coales of fire verse 5 O wo is me that I A sojourner must lye In Mâ—…sechs land so long That I day after day In banishment must stay Black â—…edars tents among My soule now weary hath Long dwelt with men of wrath Of peace that haters are verse 6 I am for peace but when I speak for peace these men Are then for cruell warre PSAL. CXXI UNto the hills look up shall I From whence the help I have Which doth me keep and save verse 2 From the great Lord that mightily Did both earth and heaven make I do help and succour take verse 3 Thy foot-so stedfast he shall make By his might and his love That no power shall it move verse 4 Behold he that doth undertake His deare Israel to keep Shall not slumber shall not sleep verse 5 Thy keeper is the Lord of might God as thy shade doth stand Neare thee at thy right hand verse 6 The Sun by day thee shall not smite With his beames of heat and light Nor the Moon thee hurt by night verse 7 Though evill compasse thee about The Lord preserve thee shall Most safe from evills all verse 8 God shall preserve thy going out And thy coming in defend From henceforth till time do end PSAL. CXXII I Was right glad when they Thus unto me did say To the Lords House let us repaire verse 2 Our feet at such a call With joy within thy wall Shall stand Jerusalem most faire verse 3 Jerusalem know we Right strongly built to be Like to a city knit together verse 4 The Tribes up thither go And there assemble do Ev'n Gods beloved Tribes go thither Unto the Ark they passe Wherein Gods covenant was Thankes to the Name of God to bear verse 5 And there the thrones they see That set for judgement be The thrones of Davids house are there verse 6 Pray for Jerusalems peace That it may never cease They prosper shal that love thee well verse 7 Within thy walls be peace And in thy palaces Prosperity for ever dwell verse 8 For my companions sake Whom I as brethren take I will say Peace be in thee still verse 9 And for the house that is Our Gods the Lord of blisse Thy peace for ever seek I will PSAL. CXXIV If on our side the great Lord had not been Ev'n now his saved people Israel â—…y Truly unto his praise coasâ—… and 〈◊〉 verse 2 If on our side the Lord had not been then When up against us rose 〈◊〉 men verse 3 In their great fury had they suddenly Swallow'd us up alive when the hot flame Of their enâ—…indled wrath against us came verse 4 Yea then the raging waters swelling hye Had overwhelm'd and drown'd us utterly verse 5 Over our soules the streames had surely past Over our soules had gone the lofty waâ—… verse 6 But God be blessed who alone us saves And by his mercie which doth ever last A prey unto their teeth us hath not cast verse 7 Ouâ—… soule escaped is out of their hand Ev'n as a bird out of the Fowlers snare The snare is broken we escaped are verse 8 In the Lords Name alone our help doth stand Who earth and heaven made by his command PSAL. CXXV THose that do put their confidence In God the Lord and on him rest Seeking to him for their defence When they with dangers are distrest They shall be sure still to endure And shall not be remov'd away Like Sion hill abiding still Establish't they shall stand and stay verse 2 And as within the promis'd land Like bulwarks strong the mountains hye About Jerusalem do stand The same to guard and fortifie So God that is a shield to his From dangers great them to deliver His people deare that do him feare Doth compass round hence forth for ever verse 3 And though the wise gracious God Who chastens those whom he doth love Suffers the wicked by their rod The righteous to afflict and prove Yet shall it not upon the lot Of righteous men for ever rest Lest in distresse to wickednesse They put their hands with grief opprest verse 4 To those that are good in thy sight Do good O Lord we humbly pray Ev'n to the men in heart upright verse 5 But those to their owne crooked way Aside that stray and turne away With those that do work wickednesse The Lord King them forth shal bring But he with peace shall Israel blesse PSAL. CXXVI WHen the good Lord made Sions sad captivitie To turne againe and us from bondage did set free To us appear'd this strange and wondrous libertie As iâ—… 〈◊〉 dreame or faigned thing beheld had we verse 2 Our mouthes then sill'd with laughter did rejoyce With singing then was sill'd our tongue and voice verse 3 The heathen then when us they saw in freedome set Wondring thereat among themselves this speech they had Great things for them verse 4 The Lord hath done Things very great glad Surely for us the Lord hath done which make us verse 5 Turne backe againe Lord our captivity As in the South streames upon pastures dry verse 6 The gracious Lord in wisdome deep doth so dispose That they which sow sadly in sorrow and with teares Shall reap with joy verse 7 And he that forth with mourning goes And precious seed with him in his sowing beares Shall with rejoycing doubtlesse come againe Bringing his sheaves with comfort and with gaine PSAL. CXXVII EXcept the Lord the house do build The skilfull labour and the paine Of builders wholly are in vaine verse 2 Except the Lord do succour yeeld The city to defend and keep In vaine the watchman leave his sleep verse 3 In vaine it is for you to rise In mornings early full of care In vaine all your late watchings are 'T is vain to think wealth must arise By eating bread with sorrowes deep To his belov'd God giveth sleep verse 4 An heritage lo children be Which from the gift of God do come The fruit that springeth from the womb Is also his reward most free verse 5 Children growne up like arrowes are In th'â—… and of some strongman of warâ—…e verse 6 And blessed from above is he Whose plenteous race doth so increase That full his quiver is of these That man ashamed shall not be But to his soes that do him hate He shall speak boldly in the gate PSAL. CXXX FRom the depths of wo and griefe O Lord I cry to thee Heare my voice and â—…Wourdâ—… 〈◊〉 O gracious God to me verse 2 Let thine hearkning eares attend To my voice and cry When I supplications send Unto thy Majesty verse 3 If thou Lord shouldst strictly sâ—…an And
marke iniquities Tâ—…n what 〈◊〉 of mortall man Can stand before thine eies verse 4 But we well do know and prove Forgivenesse is with thee That when sins thou dost remove Fear'd with love thou maist be verse 5 Waâ—… I do still for the Lord My soule waits patiently And upon his faithfull Word Hope do I stedfastly verse 6 My soule waits more earnestly For the Lord then doth he That the morning watch'th to spy That waits the morne to see verse 7 In the Lord let Israel His hope for ever place For still with the Lord doth dwell Rich mercy and free grace verse 8 Large redemptions with him be Therein abounds he still And his Israel set free From all their sins he will PSAL. CXLVIII PRaise ye the Lord of might Him from the heavens praise Ev'n in the highest height Praise ye the Lord alwaies verse 2 The Lord praise ye His Angels all Hosts spirituall His face that see verse 3 Praise him bright-shining Sun And Moon the lamp of night And while your race ye run Praise him all Stars of light verse 4 Heavens most hie The Lord praise ye And waters that be Above the skie verse 5 Let all these praise the Name Of the Almighty Lord Who did them make and frame By his commanding word verse 6 These still to last Stablish't hath he And set a decree Not to be past verse 7 And from the earth below Gods praise ye Dragons tell His praises speak and show All deeps that roare and swell verse 8 Ye vapors flying Fire haâ—…e and snow Fierce winds that blow His word obeying verse 9 Ye Hills and Mountaines all And Trees that fruitfull are Ye Cedars great and tall His worthy praise declare verse 10 Cattell and beasts all Each creeping thing All birds of wing Both great and small verse 11 On earth Kings great in might All people that do live Princes and ye that right On earth by judging give verse 12 Both young men all And maides him praise Men full of daies And children small verse 13 Let all these praise present Unto his glorious Name Because most excellent Alone appeâ—…res the same verse 14 His glory hie And honour are Above earth faâ—…e Yea above the skie verse 15 By him exalted be His peoples horne and might Praise of his Saints is he Of Israel his delight A people that be Unto him neare And very deare The Lord praise ye A Table how to find every Psalm in his right Page Psalme A. Page 30 ALl laud and praise with heart and voice 50 51 According to thy goodnesse great 97 78 Attend my people to my law 152 100 All people that on earth doe dwell 203 125 All those that trust in God 278 Psalme B. Page 57 BE mercifull to me O Lord. 107 119 Blessed are they that are sincere 251 128 Blessed art thou that fearest God 280 134 Behold and have regard 286 144 Blest be the Lord my strength that doth 311 Psalme E. Page 127 EXcept the Lord doe build the house 280 Psalme F. Page 37 FRet not thy self at wicked men 66 59 From all my cruell enemies 110 Psalme G. Page 5 GIve eare unto my words O Lord. 5 29 Give O ye mighty to the Lord. 49 46 God is our strength to whom we flye 87 48 Great is the Lord and with great praise 90 82 God in the congregation 167 89 Gods mercies I will ever sing 179 107 Give thanks unto the Lord our God 227 Psalme H. Page 12 HElp Lord for good and godly men 17 13 How Lord shall I for ever thus 18 49 Heare this all people all give eare 91 56 Have mercy Lord on me I pray 105 67 Have mercy on us Lord. 123 84 How lovely is thy dwelling place 170 133 How pleasant and how good it is 285 Psalme I. Page 11 I Trust in God then to my soule 16 20 In trouble and adversity 32 25 I lift mine heart to thee 41 34 I will at all times blesse the Lord. 58 39 I said that I would carefully 74 40 I waited long and sought the Lord 76 77 I with my voice to God did cry 149 91 In secret place of God most high 188 101 I mercy will judgement sing 203 116 I love the Lord because my voice 245 120 In my distresse unto the Lord. 273 124 If on our side God had not been 277 142 In troubles great unto the Lord. 299 Psalme L. Page 6 LOrd though thine anger I deserve 7 16 Lord keep me for I trust in thee 21 26 Lord be my Iudge and thou shalt see 44 31 Lord let me never be asham'd 51 35 Lord plead my cause against my foes 61 38 Lord though thine anger I deserve 71 42 Like as the Hart doth pant and bray 80 54 Lord by thy Name deliver me 101 60 Lord thou of late us off hast cast 112 68 Let God arise and let his foes 124 72 Lord give thy judgments to the King 137 90 Lord thou hast bin our dwelling place 186 102 Lord hear my prayer let my cry 204 123 Lord from the earth below 276 140 Lord save me from the evill man 296 143 Lord heare my prayer hearâ—… my suit 300 Psalme M. Page 22 MY God my God what is the cause 35 23 My shepherd is the living Lord. 39 45 My heart doth utter forth 85 71 My Lord my God in all distresse 134 Psalme N. Page 115 NOt unto us Lord not to us 244 Psalme O. Page 3 O Lord how much doe they increase 3 4 O God that art my righteousnesse 4 7 O Lord my God I put my trust 8 8 O God our Lord how wonderfull 10 10 O Lord why from thy servants sight 14 15 O Lord within thy Tabernacle 20 17 O Lord give eare to my just cause 22 18 O God which art my rocke and strength 24 21 O Lord how joyfull is the King 33 28 O Lord my rocke to thee I cry 47 44 O God we with our eares have heard 82 47 O clap your hands with one accord 89 52 O mighty man in wickednesse 99 55 O God give eare and doe apply 102 63 O God my God thou only art 116 64 O Lord unto my voice give eare 118 65 On thee Lord who dost Sion save 119 69 O God save and deliver me 129 70 O God to me take heed 133 80 O Shepherd by whose grace and might 162 83 O God no longer silent stand 168 86 O Lord to me bow downe thine eare 174 88 O Lord who of salvation 177 94 O Lord God to avenge all wrong 193 95 O come let us lift up our voice 196 103 O blesse and praise the Lord my soule 208 104 O praise and blesse the Lord my soul. 210 105 O give ye thankes unto the Lord. 215 108 O God my heart now fixed is 232 109 O thou the God of all my praise 234 117 O all ye Nations of the world 247 118 O give ye thanks unto the Lord. 248 129 Oft they now Israel may say 281 130 Out from the overflowing depths 282 131 O Lord I am not 〈◊〉 in mind 283 139 O Lord thou hast me search't and knowne 293 141 O Lord upon thee doe I call 298 Psalme P. Page 106 PRaise yee the Lord O give yee thankes 221 111 Praise ye the Lord him will I praise 239 112 Praise ye the Lord The man is blest 240 113 Praise ye the living Lord. 242 135 Praise yee the Lord and his great Name 287 136 Praise yee the Lord for hee is good 289 146 Praise yee the Lord my soule him praise 305 147 Praise yee the Lord for it is good 307 148 Praise ye and blesse the Lord. 309 150 Praise God within his Sanctuary 311 Psalme R. Page 61 REgard O Lord for I complaine 114 122 Right glad I was when thus to mee 275 132 Remember Davids troubles Lord 292 Psalme S. Page 81 SIng unto God our strength and might 165 96 Sing yee with praise unto the Lord. 198 98 Sing a new song to God most hye 2â—… 149 Sing ye unto the Lord our God 310 Psalme T. Page 1 THe man is blessed 1 14 The foolish man within his heart 19 19 The glory of Almighty God 31 24 The earth is Gods and wholly his 40 27 The Lord is both my health and light 45 32 The man is blessed all whose sins 54 41 The man is blest that carefull is 78 50 The mighty God the Lord. 94 53 The foolish man within his heart 100 62 Truly my soule doth wait upon 115 73 Truly to Israel God is good 140 75 To thee O Lord we thankes doe give 147 76 The Lord is knowne in Iudah well 148 79 Thine heritage the heathen take 161 87 The groundworkes of Gods cities be 176 92 To give thankes to the Lord it is 190 93 The Lord doth raigne and cloth'd is he 192 97 The Lord doth raigne whereat the earth 199 99 The Lord doth raigne with trembling great 202 110 The Lord did say unto my Lord. 238 145 Thee will I â—…d my God and King 303 Psalme V. Page 85 VNto thy land our Lord our King 172 121 Vnto the mountaines high 274 Psalme W. Page 2 WHy did the Gentiles madly rage 2 9 With my whole heart to thee O Lord. 11 36 When I consider in mine heart 65 74 Why art thou Lord so long from us 145 114 When Israel from Egypt came 243 126 When Sions sad captivity 279 137 When captives we at Babylon 291 138 With my whole heart O gracious Lord. 292 Psalme Y. Page 33 YE righteous in the Lord rejoyce 56 58 Ye Rulers that are put in trust 119 66 Ye men on earth in God rejoyce 121 FINIS N. Aleph 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Beth. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gimel 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Daleth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 He. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Vaâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Zain 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cheth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Teth. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Jod 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Caph. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lamed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mem. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nun. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Samech 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ain 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Pe. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Tsade 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Koph 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Resh 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Schin 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Tau