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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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