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A16675	The Psalmes of David the king and prophet and of other holy prophets, paraphas'd [sic] in English: conferred with the Hebrew veritie, set forth by B. Arias Montanus, together with the Latine, Greek Septuagint, and Chaldee paraphrase. By R.B.; Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. Brathwait.	Brathwaite, Richard, 1588?-1673.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver.	1638 (1638)	STC 3581; ESTC S106129	119,467	378

confusion set Beneath the vaile that on mee lies my face and shame are met 16 The loud reproachers voice I heare the proud blasphemer brooke To see thy face my foe I feare and for th' Avenger looke 17 All this upon us have we felt yet have not thee forgot Nor falsly with thy Covenant dealt therein we fail'd thee not 18 Our heart is backward turn'd to none revolt is not our fault Our steps out of thy pathes not gone nor in thy pathes did halt 19 In dens where Dragons draw their breath though thou hast crush't us neere And covered with the shade of death our heads thou heldst so deare 20 If of our God at any time the Name we have forgot Or of a stranger god the crime our hands up-lifted blot 21 Where-ever selfe this sinne bestowes shall God not search it out For he the very secrets knowes in heart un-brought about 22 For thy sake all day are we kill'd whom else no crime could staine On this account our bloud is spill'd like sheep in shambles slaine 23 Awake why sleep'st thou all this space for ever leave us not 24 Rise Lord why hidest thou thy face our wants our woes forgot 25 Our soule is humbled to the dust our belly glew'd to ground Rise help redeem us of whose trust thy mercy is the bound PSAL. 45. Eructavit cor meum Ad Praestantem super Shoshannim filiis Cor●h Canticum Amorum MIne heart is working out a piece of peerlesse skill Mine argument the King my tongue a speedy writers quill 2 Than Adams sonnes more faire grace from thy lips doth flow His blessings therefore God on thee for ever did bestow 3 Gird on thy thigh thy sword great Champion as thou art 4 With glory arm'd and high renowne faire prosper thy desert 5 Ride on the word of Truth and Meeknesse reigne thy Steeds With Justice manag'd thy right hand shall teach thee dreadfull deeds 6 Whole Nations under thee thine arrowes sharp shall bring Shall of thy foes subdue the heads and pierce the hearts O King 7 Thy Throne O God out-lasts the longest ages light Thy Kingdomes Scepter as the hand that holds the Scepter right 8 Just as thy hate thy love with Justice loves to goe Thy hate against injustice just holds wickednesse thy foe Thee therefore God thy God so to himselfe endeers As to annoint thee with the oile of joy above thy Peers 9 In robes perfum'd with teares of Myrrhe and Aloë clad With Cassia from the Ivory roofes more than thy Makers glad 10 Kings daughters in thy Traine of thee their honour hold Upon thy right hand sits the Queen attir'd in Ophir gold 11 O daughter heare and see hereto encline thine eare Thy people and thy fathers house forget that thine they were 12 So covet shall the King thy beauty his desire He is thy Lord him serve observe adore with heart entire 13 Tyres daughter with a gift shall there beseech thy face The wealthy Sydons peopled shores with presents sue for grace 14 The daughter of the King all-glorious is within Her robes of gold her fairer face her fairest soules faire Inne 15 So comes she to the King in vesture needle-wrought With Virgin-Ladies of her traine to thee shall she be brought 16 This Royall Troup along shall joy and gladnesse bring And enter shall they in this pomp the Palace of the King 17 Sonnes in thy fathers stead of thee shall he beget Sonnes whom thou maist in all the earth for soveraigne Princes set 18 Thy Name to age and age shall my remembrance sing The people therefore on thy praise shall ever dwell O King PSAL. 46. Deus noster refugium Ad Praestantem siliis Choreh super Gnalamoth Canti●um ON God our stay and strength we ground that refuge else have none Aboundantly in trouble found when other helps are gone 2 Though earth should change we would not feare although the mountaines steep Were rent and hurri'd here and there dis-bowell'd in the deep 3 Should waves of waters roare and swell or should the mountaines shake When seas against the rockes rebell and billowes batt'rie make Selah 4 There is a river streaming by makes glad Gods Citie walls The holy Torrent O most-Hie that from thy Mansion falls 5 Amidst her God this care hath tooke remov'd she shall not be Which forth before the morning looke will God her keeper see 6 The Heath'ns enrag'd these tumults felt mov'd Kingdomes made a noise He thundred and the earth did melt when God gave forth his voice 7 The Lord of Hosts is on our side our hosts to fortifie The God of Jacob shall abide for us a refuge hie Selah 8 O come but hither and behold what workes the Lord hath wrought What desolations late and old his hand on earth hath brought 9 Unto the earths extremest ends he maketh warre expire The bow he breakes the speare he rends the chariots burnes with fire 10 That I am God surcease and know among the Heath'ns will I Exalted be by high and low and in the earth made hie 11 The Lord of Hosts is on our side our hosts to fortifie The God of Jacob shall abide for us a refuge hie PSAL. 47. Omnes Gentes plaudite Ad Praestantem filiis Choreh Psalmus YE people all the Quire to fill come clap your hands on hie With joyfull voice to God shout shrill triumphant melodie 2 For dreadfull is the Lord most-High through earth a mighty King 3 That Tribes and Nations farre and nigh beneath our feet did bring 4 An heritage for us he chose right not to be remov'd The excellency to dispose of Jacob his belov'd 5 In triumph with applauding noise is God himselfe gone by The Lord is with the Trumpets voice ascended up on hie 6 Sing make the praise of God your mirth sing praises to our King 7 For God is King of all the earth a Psalme instructive sing 8 Above the Heath'ns God raignes alone co-equall none admits Above the Heav'ns upon his Throne of Holinesse he sits 9 The Nations Princes feed among the God of Abrahams flocke For earths great shields to God belong their high-exalted Rocke PSAL. 48. Magnus Dominus Canticum Psalmi filiorum Coreh GReat is the Lord prais'd all abroad but chiefly to be prais'd Where in the Citie of our God his holy Mount is rais'd 2 Mount Sion beauteous is in site besides the Northern lands Of all the earth the glad delight the great Kings Citie stands 3 God in her Palaces is knowne for her a refuge hie 4 For Kings behold oppugnants grow'n are gone together by 5 This wondrous sight strook suddenly such terrour in their mind No heart to stay scarce feet to flie could feare confounded find 6 Upon them feare strong hold did build and paine the racke of feare 7 As when a woman bigge with childe her burthen throwes to beare 8 So tempest-beaten at their leake the ships salt water drinke The ships of Tarshish dost thou breake and with an

Laudate Dominum Halelu-jah YE Quiristers of Heavenly Quire to praise the Lord Most-Hie From Heaven whereto our Hymnes aspire confesse him from on hie 2 Ye Angels all that in a ring about his Throne attend His praise in heavenly consort sing him all his Hosts commend 3 O Sun the Soveraigne of the day and Moone the Queen of night His praises Sun and Moon display with all the Starres of light 4 Ye Heavens of Heavens confesse him all about your Spheres that move From Aire 's mid-region ye that fall cold waters from above 5 To praise the Name of God the Lord their part each creature beare For his Commandment gave the word and they created were 6 Their Order and eternall Round by him establish't was His Law their limits certaine bound they have no power to passe 7 Dragons and Whales your deepest note to praise the Lord compose That range in So●les or Seas remote his praise all Deeps disclose 8 Fire Haile Snow Vapour stormy Wind his ministers at hand To burne to bruise to lose to bind to doe his Words command 9 Mountaines Hills Desert or in Field Trees free-growne planted all As well that fruit by culture yeeld as Laric-Cedars tall 10 Wild Beast that Cave or Covert keeps all Cattell every thing On mother-earth as well that creeps as aire-cut Fowle of wing 11 Kings great on earth to Soveraigne's-Great all Subjects that belong Princes and all on Judgements Seat that judge Earths right and wrong 12 Young Men and Maidens whose fresh flow'rs of youth begin to bloome Old Men and Children whose best powers are past or yet to come 13 The Lords Name let them praise for hie his Name is rais'd alone Above the earth his Majestie above the Heavens his Throne 14 And he hath rais'd his peoples Horne a praise his Saints hold deare Of Israel the children borne a Nation to him neere PSAL. 149. Cantate Domino Halelu-jah SIng to the Lord a new-set song un-heard in former daies His Saints assemblies sing among and celebrate his praise 2 With joy his Makers praise to sing let Israel make choice As loyall Subjects to their King let Sions sons rejoyce 3 To praise his Name with Flute and Dance his praise in consort sing With Timbrels touch his praise advance with Hymnes and Harps sweet string 4 The Lord is with his people pleas'd the meeke in heart cast downe With his Salvations beauty eas'd with glorious Wreath to crowne 5 In glory let the Saints rejoyce in holy company And shout at home with joyfull noise as on their beds they lye 6 Of Gods high praises let the word within their throat resound And in their hand a two-mouth'd sword on each side sharp be found 7 The Heath'ns with vengeance to pursue with pride that so did swell The Nations with reprovings due to checke when they rebell 8 To bind their Kings in captive chaines and leave their Hosts no head Their Nobles with their lordly traines in iron bolts to lead 9 To execute the Judgement writ upon them every one Such honour as doth best befit to all his Saints be done Halelu-jah PSAL. 150. Laudate Dominum Halelu-jah O Praise God in his Holinesse his firmament of might 2 His powers his greatnesse numberlesse with boundlesse praise recite 3 His praise let sound of Trumpet ring praise him with Lute and Lyre 4 Praise him with Tymbrel Flute and String with Organ fill the Quire 5 Praise him with Cymbals sounding shrill his praises great record Let loudest-sounding Cymbals fill Let all breath praise the Lord. PSAL. 151. Ex Additione Apollinarii 1 SAM cap. 17. OF all my brethren I the least my Harp and Song assai'd And while my flocke was at their feast to feast their Master plai'd 2 Such happinesse have Shepheards crew that know no further care How happy were they if they knew how happy men they are 3 That common not where clamours dwell nor covet but their owne Nor to their Betters knowne too well dye to themselves unknowne 4 But ah my Shepherds fare farewell farewell my flocke of sheep My little flocke who kept you well must you no longer keep 5 Yet Harp and Song that Shepherd sings to whom the Muse is given May change a straine and sing of Kings may sing the King of Heaven 6 Say then what Angel came to call Heavens Champion forth to fight Against Heavens foe and in his fall put all his Host to flight ¶ 7 A man of Gath an Infidell with him at handy-strokes Of all the Host of Israel a Combatant provokes 8 His limbes were vast and ample nerv'd his weapons not a few His sword and shield the Saint he serv'd his Idols serv'd for shew 9 My Brethren valiant were and strong but God had not decreed To them the glory should belong of this Heaven-sorted deed 10 God gave me courage to confound this crest-swolne Pythons power To batter downe and bring to ground this cloud-threat Babel Tower 11 Full forty dayes this Behemoth came to our hearts griefe to heare Blaspheming Gods Almighty Name ¶ Like Weavers beame his Speare 12 No Speare brought I nor Bow nor Bill of Armour use had none To charge a Sling I had some skill and thence discharge a stone 13 Wherewith if right his Murrion sit may I but see his face My thunder-handed bolt shall hit the destin'd speeding-place 14 Enrag'd mine eldest brother cri'd This fight com●st thou to see Avant proud Boy I soon repli'd Is here no cause for mee 15 More calm King Saul My heart holds good yeeres doubts too few in truth Gath flesh't in battels broil●s and blood a kill-man from his youth 16 But I What is he more than man Let no mans heart said faile Against six cubits and a span shall not Heavens Arme prevaile 17 A Lion and a Beare surpriz'd and slaine my right hand hath This Philistine uncircumcis'd What is this man of Gath 18 Comes Gath to shed our bloud for spoile as wine-presse sheds the grape Or doth his Ekrons hungry soile for Judah's Cities gape 19 With him to deale doe I desire these Rephaims force to feele Although his hands were hands of fire or gads of burning steele 20 The Lion and the Beare for might were much the better part But man to man is equall fight the odds is in the heart 21 Admit with sithe he mowe his beard with harrow rake his head His Lance be like a maine-mast rear'd an iron racke his bed 22 I bring to field and God before as many hands as he A better cause and courage more and these are Armes for me 23 The iron he is wont to weare who blames me to refuse As much perhaps as I can beare much more than he can use 24 He comes to me with Sword and Shield with steel'd bead Speare in hand Arm'd with his Name come I to field that Armies can command 25 ¶ Then he thy dreame-beleeving boasts old Jesse's beardlesse sonne Thine Host thine Hosts Lord God

hunt by troupes condemne the guiltlesse blood 21 My refuge yet the Lord my hopes my God their Rocke makes good 22 On them the Lord shall cause to fall their painfull wickednesse Suppresse them in their malice shall our God shall them suppresse PSAL. 95. Venite exultemus COme to the Lord sing joyfully let us together flocke And shout aloud triumphantly in our Salvations Rocke 2 His face with praise let us prevent in him with Psalmes rejoyce Triumphant shouts to him present and make a cheerfull noise 3 For why the Lord our God is great a mighty King he is Above all gods the Soveraigne seat the power Imperiall his 4 The deeps of earth are in his hand his is the strength of Hills The shore-bound sea the dry-laid land his hand that form'd fulfills 5 O come and let us then adore due worship yeeld him all And prostrate on our knees before the Lord our Maker fall 6 For in his folds and fields is he our God that doth us keep The pasture his his people we we of his hand the sheep 7 To day his voice if ye will heare then harden not your hearts In Meribah like them that were in Massah's Desert parts 8 That day your fathers faulty were shooke off their former awe 9 To tempt Me fell to prove Me there and yet my workes they saw 10 To whom said I with griefe de ferr'd full forty yeeres of da●es This people in their heart have err'd and have not knowne my waies 11 To whom I swore it in my wrath hot boiling in my brest If ever witnesse this mine oath they enter not my rest PSAL. 96. Canta●e Domino SIng to the Lord a new set song that all the earth may sing That all that to the Lord belong his praise aloud may ring 2 Sing to the Lord and blesse his Name where-ever day doth dwell Good tidings day by day proclaime of his salvation tell 3 Among the Heath'ns his glory shew to Nations farre and neere His wonders let the people know with wondrous gladnesse heare 4 For great the Lord his greatnesse more than can by praise be prais'd All other gods above before his feare is to be rais'd 5 For all the gods among the Heath'ns are off-gods Idols vaine The Lord is he that made the Heav'ns of Heav'ns that holds the reine 6 Before him beames of glory bright and Majestie bowe downe His Sanctuary marchlesse might and beauteous glory crowne 7 Ascribe unto the Lord ascribe of every line that live Of all the people every tribe all power and glory give 8 Give to the Lord the honour'd Name that with his glory sorts Take up an offring to the same and come into his Courts 9 In honour of his Holy place before the Lord appeare Bowe downe your selves and at his face stand all the earth in feare 10 The Lord so tell the Nations raignes establisht by his might That he the world unmov'd containes shall judge the people right 11 Let Heav'ns the havens of joy rejoyce and let the earth be glad The sea set forth his roaring voice in all his plenty clad 12 Field and what ever clothes the field shout out in speechlesse noise All trees that Frith or Forrest yeeld before the Lord rejoyce 13 Because he comes because he comes with Judgement in his mouth To judge the world with righteous doomes earths people with his Truth PSAL. 97. Dominus regnavit REjoyce let earths whole Continent it is the Lord that raignes Be glad ye many Islands pent within the Maines demaines 2 About him clouds and darknesse round obscur'd the light that shone With Justice Judgement laid the ground the Bases of his Throne 3 Consuming fire before him goes that flaming from on hie On every side pursues his foes them following where they slie 4 His lightnings at the world shoot light which bright but dreadfull shines The earth lies trembling at the sight and from her hinge declines 5 In presence when the Lord appear'd like waxe the Mountaines melt The Lord of all the earth they fear'd his presence trembling felt 6 His Justice as the Heavens declare whose Ministers they be On earth how great his glories are so all the people see 7 Graven Images all they that serve confusion stands before That boast of Idols whom they carve him all ye gods adore 8 This Sion heard and joy'd to heare that such successe they had Thy ●udgements Lord with reverend feare made Judah's daughters glad 9 For thou O Lord ●ar higher art than all the earth is hie No height to thy heights lowest part of all the gods comes nie 10 Hate evill ye that love the Lord who for his Saints doth stand His servants favour'd-soules restor'd to free from wicked hand 11 A light is for the Just one sowne whose crop shall come to light From whence shall sheaves of joy be mow'n by men in heart upright 12 Ye ●ust then in the Lord rejoyce your musicke make his praise His Holinesse with thankfull voice remembring to up-raise PSAL. 98. Cantate Domino SIng to the Lord a new-set song for wonders hath he done With holy Arme whose right hand strong hath his Salvation wonne 2 His saving health the Lord made knowne the Nations eyes beheld His Justice to the people shewne hath he himselfe reveal'd 3 His Truth and Mercy mindfull friends to Israels house have been And of the earth have all the ends our Gods Salvation seen 4 Shout to the Lord a cheerfull cry let all the earth up-raise Shout out rejoyce triumphantly in joyfull Psalmes sing praise 5 Sing Psalmes with Harp with Harp Voice Psalmes to th' Eternall sing 6 With Trumpets sound with Cornets noise before the Lord the King 7 Roare sea and all that sea full fills world and world-dwellers all 8 High-rising rivers high-borne Hills clap hands to shouting fall 9 Before the Lord for he in ●ight to judge the earth is come To give the world his judgements right the peoples equall doome PSAL. 99. Dominus regnavit THe Lord is King though peoples sits his raigne in rage reprove Between the Cherubims he sits let earths foundations move 2 The Lord is great in Zions fame above all people hie 3 Great fearfull holy is his Name let their confession crie 4 Strength-strengthning Judgement loves the King of Righteousnesse his Throne With Justice Judgement stablishing in Jacob hast thou done 5 The Lord our God as it is meet exalt and prostrate all Before the footstoole of his feet for he is Holy fall 6 With Moses Aarons Priests enstall'd and Samuel on his Name With them that call on JAH they call'd the Lord then answer'd them 7 He from the cloudy Pillar spoke they in obedience have His Testimonies kept unbroke the Law to them he gave 8 Thou Lord our God didst answer make their pardoning God thou we●t Yet did thy vengeance overtake and their inventions thwart 9 Exalt the Lord our God before his holy Mountaine all For Holy is our God

therefore bowe downe your selves and fall PSAL. 100. Iubilate De● Psalmus ad Confessionem SIng loud unto the Lord a song that all the earth may ring 2 With gladnesse serve the Lord among before him come and sing 3 Know that the Lord is God that he not we our selves did make His pasture-sheep his people we from him our being take 4 Goe in his gates your thankes proclaime his praise within his Cour●s To praise him and to blesse his Name make thither your resorts 5 For good and gracious is the Lord his Mercy never ends The truth of his eternall Word to Age and Age extends PSAL. 101. Misericordiam Iudicium Davidis Psalmus WHat Mercy and what Judgement say Lord I will sing to thee 2 And wisely take the perfect way when thou shalt come to mee 3 My selfe will good example give to walke with upright heart And others as I live to live amidst my house convert 3 I will not in mine eyes abide a word of Belial I hate their worke that turne aside nor cleave to me it shall 4 A froward heart an evill man from me unknowne depart 5 Detractors tongue nor beare I can proud looke nor large of heart 6 The faithfull of the Land mine eyes so●t out with me to sit In perfect way whose walking lies for me is servant fit 7 Within mine house deceitfull wight there shall not any dwell Nor be establisht in my sight whose lips doth leasings tell 8 The wicked all out of the land my morning search shall shut That from Gods City may my hand all evill doers cut PSAL. 102. Domine exaudi Oratio afflicti cùm obruitur ef●undit coram Domino meditationem suam IN my distresse to comfort me yet heare O Lord my praier And let the crying unto thee of my complaint repaire 2 Hide not thy face from me this day when trouble tells my need Incline thine eare and heare me pray to answer me make speed 3 For here my daies consum'd on earth away like smoake are gone My bones are burnt up lie an hearth of fire-out-eaten stone 4 My heart is smitten downe for dead and withred as the grasse That I to eate my daily bread forgetfull overpasse 5 My breast my sorrowes uncouth Inne breathes forth such broken groanes My flesh but knits up with my skinne a sacke of saplesse bones 6 So mournes the Wildernesses Foule the Hermit-Pellican In Dese●t shades so shri●kes the Owle portending spells of bane 7 I watch the widow'd Sparrowes watch on houses ridge alone That of her better halfe her match bewailes the comfort gone 8 Reproaches bitter gall my foes cast daily in my dish And in their madnesse make my woes the measure of their wish 9 For I when faintnesse would be fed and thirst no longer beares Have eaten ashes as my bread and blent my drinkes with teares 10 Thine angry threat so sore doth lie so fierce thy wrath doth grow Thy hand but heav'd me up so hie to hurle me downe as low 11 The shadow of my daies declin'd my light in darknesse spends Like withred grasse my breath resign'd the house of death attends 12 But thou O Lord one and the same for ever dost reside And this Memoriall of thy Name shall age and age abide 13 Thou to thy mercies seat shalt climbe and bring thy Sion home For now of mercy is the time the time appointed come 14 Now though thy servants nought relieve delight her stones yet move To see her in the dust they grieve and yet her dust they love 15 Thy Name O lord the Heath'ns shall feare to find what thou hast done And all the Kings on earth to heare what glory thou hast wonne 16 When Sion up the Lord to build in glory shall appeare 17 He to the lowlies praier shall yeeld nor them despise to heare 18 This writing shall remaine un-worne when after-age shall live And praise the people yet un-borne unto the Lord shall give For from his Sanctuaries height he downe did cast his looke The Lord from Heaven did vaile his sight when earths survey he tooke 20 To heare the heavie groanes of those that draw imprison'd breath From chimes of iron chaines to loose the eldest sonnes of death 21 That of the Lord their tongues the Name in Sion may declare And in Jerusalem proclaime his praises what they are 22 When Nations from their farthest home together gathred meet To serve the Lord when Soveraignes come and Kingdomes kisse his feet 23 My strength when able strength began he weakned in my waies Cut off my pilgrimages span and shorter made my daies 24 I said my God post not my Sunne at noone to mid-nights stage My race of daies is halfe to runne thy yeeres are Age and Age. 25 The earths foundations on their weight thou Lord hast laid of old Those lamps of Heaven their orbes their height thy fingers did enfold 26 When they shall perish thou shalt hold the Centre of thy yeeres They as a garment all waxe old as chang'd a vesture weares 27 But thee for evermore the same no compasse comprehends And of thy yeeres eternall frame the circle never ends 28 Thy servants children shall succeed to stand before thee fast And last-succeeding times their seed succeeding shall out-last PSAL. 103. Benedic anima D●vidis MY soule and every secret part within my bodies frame To praise the Lord assist my heart to blesse his holy Name 2 To blesse the Lord let nothing let my soule thy ready way No benefit of his forget with praises to repay 3 Which pardoning all thy sins fore-past w●●h thee in mercy deales To cure thy frailties doth fore-cast and all thy sicknesse heales 4 Which frees thy life from going downe into corruptions Pit His mercies and Compassions Crowne upon thine head doth fit 5 With good things to thy hearts desire which satiates thy mouth And Eagle-like renewes the fire in embers of thy youth 6 To Justices the Lord gives light he guides the ballance best And Judgements executes aright to all that are opprest 7 His waies he made to Moses knowne the limits of his Law His wondrous actions all his owne the sons of Israel saw 8 Compassion from the Lord doth flow for clemencie none such Of suffrance long to anger flow his tender mercy much 9 His censure checkes not each offence he will not alwaies chide Nor keep his anger in suspense for ever to abide 10 He hath not as our sins require with us severely dealt Nor our iniquities like hire to our deserts have felt 11 But as the Heavens unmeasur'd height above the earth is hie Such is his Mercies matchlesse might to them that feare him nie 12 As far as whore the Sunne begins to where he sets the day So farre hath he remov'd our sins and rid his wrath away 13 As with compassion on his sons a fathers bowells melt So in the Lord compassion runs by them that feare him felt 14 For to the mold he knowes we

his servant David save 11 Release me from strange childrens hand whose mouth the mint of lies Whose right hand right hand is to band and vent vaine forgeries 12 Which say Our sons young plants shall grow the daughters we beget Like polish't angles on a row in Royall Palace set 13 That yeelding sorts of meats and meats our Garners never cease Our flockes bring thousands in our streets ten thousands of encrease 14 Our Oxen fed to labour stout the burthen strong to beare No breaking in none going out our streets no clamour heare ☜ 15 O blessed people people say with goods not goodnesse stor'd O rather blessed people they whose good is God the Lord. PSAL. 145. Exaltabo te Deus Tehillah 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Davidis Acrostichon deest Nun Hebr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ADvance thy praise my King O God will I and I will blesse thy Name perpetually 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Blessing thee every day will I dispend to praise thy Name my song shall never end 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 3 Great is the Lord and greatly to be prais'd and to his greatnesse can no search ●e rais'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 4 Deeds done by thee shall age to age commend to shew thy powers posterities contend 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 5 How beauteous is thy glorious Majestie words of thy marvells meditate will I. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 6 Whose dreadfull power to speak they shall not spare as for thy greatnesse that will I declare 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 7 Summes of thy goodnesse shall mens minds employ to sing thy Justice they shall shout for joy 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 8 How full of grace with pity how repleat the Lord long-suffring and in mercy great 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 9 To all the Lord his goodnesse sendeth downe and all his workes his tender mercies crowne 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 10 In praising thee Lord all thy workes confesse and blest in being thine thy Saints thee blesse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 11 Cleere glory of thy Kingdome they shall tell and with thy glory speake what power doth dwell 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 12 Let Adams children know his mighty hand his Kingdomes comely honour understand 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 13 Measure of time thy Kingdomes raigne transcends and thy Dominion age and age extends 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 14 Sustainer is the Lord of all that fall and them that crooked are erecteth all 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 15 Intent on thee their eyes all creatures bend and thou in time to them their meat dost send 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 16 Plentifully with open hand at will each living things desire thou dost fulfill 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 17 So just the Lord in all the waies he goes so mercifull in all the workes he does 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 18 Callers on him to all the Lord is nie to all that call upon him faithfully 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 19 Requests all granted shall his fearers have to heare their cry and them distrest to save 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 20 So all that love him will the Lord sustaine and of the wicked let not one remaine 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 21 To praise the Lord my mouth a song shall frame all flesh for ever blesse his holy Name PSAL. 146. Lauda anima med Dominum Halelu-jah O Praise the Lord my soule as long as life Lord lends me daies 2 Thy praise while I shall be my song my God to sing thy praise 3 In Princes and in Adams son whose substance is but dust With whom is no salvation repose no settled trust 4 Who when his prisoned spirit goes forth turnes to his earth againe That day his thoughts are nothing worth he travell'd with in paine 5 O happy he that hath fore-laid to be his strong abode The God of Jacob for his aide his hope the Lord his God 6 Which made the heav'ns the earth the deeps and what they all containe His promise faithfully who keeps for ever to remaine 7 Which judgeth those that suffer wrong gives to the hungry bread The Lord from chaines and fetters strong sets loose the captive head 8 The Lord gives light to lightlesse eies restores the blind to sight The Lord erects that crooked lies the Lord the Just loves right 9 The Lord keeps strangers from distresse of Orphans is the stay Relieves the widow comfortlesse subverts the wicked way 10 The Lord upon his Royall Throne eternally shall raigne Thy God O Sion King alone shall age and age remaine PSAL. 147. Laudate Dominum PRaise God for it is good to sing a song of praise is sweet To praise our God a pleasant thing his praise a practice meet 2 Of his Jerusalem the walls the Lord builds up againe The scattred out-casts home recalls His Israels remaine 3 His hand the broken-hearted heales their depth of sorrow sounds Safe medicine for their sicknesse deales binds up their bleeding wounds 4 The number of the Starres he tells and gives them names expresse 5 Great is the Lord his Power excells his Prudence numberlesse 6 The Lord lifts-up the meeke on wings to base oppression thrust But head-long downe the wicked flings and drownes their pomp in dust 7 O sing unto the Lord with praise with praise of voice and string High to the Harp our voices raise Psalmes to our God to sing 8 Which covereth Heav'ns with clouds below for earth prepares the raine On Mountaines cliffes makes grasse to grow as on the Meadowie-plaine 9 Which to the Nation of the beast their feeding doth supply And gives the sons of Ravens a feast when they for hunger cry 10 He takes no pleasure in the might and mannage of the Horse Nor in the legges of man delight supporters of his force 11 The Lords delight is on them set that on his feare depend That to his Mercy seeke to get whereon their hopes attend 12 O Salem laud the Lord Most-Hie Sion thy God confesse 13 For he thy gates doth fortifie ●hy sons within thee blesse 14 He in thy border settleth peace from feare of hostile hand With kidnies fat of wheats increase he loads thy labour'd land 15 The earth his blessings doth afford at his commanding will And very swiftly runs his Word his Precept to fulfill 16 He from his clouds with scattring gale like lockes of wooll gives snow Doth on the Hill the Downe the Dale hoare-frosts like ashes strow 17 His ice like morsels forth he casts to bind the streames in bands Before his cold-congealing blasts who stands that them withstands 18 He sends his Word that wills them melt his South-wind bids to blow Whose thawing breath no sooner felt the frozen waters flow 19 His Word of truth whereon to trust to Jacob hath he told His Statutes and his Judgements just taught Israel to hold 20 He hath not so in any case with any Nation dealt Nor with like knowledge of his grace his Judgements have they felt Halelu-jah PSAL. 148.