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A27970	The Psalms of David in metre Newly translated With amendments. By William Barton, M.A. And sett to the best Psalm-tunes, in two parts, viz treble and bass; with brief instructions for the understanding of the same; together with a table of the Psalms, and names of the tunes to each Psalm. By Thomas Smith. The basses, with the table, are placed at the latter end of the book.; Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. Barton.	Barton, William, 1598?-1678.; Smith, Thomas, musician, of Dublin.	1698 (1698)	Wing B2616A; ESTC R210481	131,825	374

bend their speeches so That they may shoot their bitter words as arrows from their bow verse 4 That they may shoot in secrecy the perfect man to hit They do shoot at him suddainly and do not fear a whit verse 5 With courage they in ill proceed and commune how to lay Their privy snares in hope to speed for who shall see say they verse 6 They search out shrew'd iniquities they search with utmost art Their inward thought how deep it lies in ev'ry wicked heart verse 7 But God shall let his arrows fly to shoot at them therefore And with an arrow suddainly shall they be wounded sore verse 8 So shall they make their tongues to fall upon themselves that day And it shall make beholders all for fear to flee away verse 9 All men shall fear that see this thing they shall Gods works declare Most prudently considering what these his doings are verse 10 The right'ous shall in God delight confiding in his name And all that are in heart upright shall glory in the same Psalm LXV Southwell Tune O God praise wait -- eth still for thee in Si --- on hill The vow will we per -- form to thee and rea --- di ---- ly ful --- fil verse 2 O thou whose titles are the God that hearest pray'r The God to whom all flesh shall come to thee we do repair verse 3 Our sins have born great sway and much against us say But as for these Lord thou shalt please to purge them all away verse 4 O blessed man is he whom thou dost choose to thee And mak'st resort unto thy court a dweller there to be Where all that do abide shall fully be supply'd With grace of which the house is rich which thou hast sanctify'd verse 5 By fearful things displai'd in justice for our aid O God of our protecting pow'r thy answer shall be made Who art our confidence and all the earths defence And also theirs whom th' ocean bears and all the coasts far hence verse 6 Whose strength sets fast the hills and girt with pow'r he stills verse 7 The sea that raves with boist'rous waves and mens rebellious wills verse 8 Thy signs affright the stout that dwell the earth throughout Thou dost display the break of day and mak'st the ev'ning shout verse 9 Thou visitest the land wat'ring it with thine hand Gods river which makes th' earth so rich pours down at thy command It doth with water flow and corn thou dost bestow When as thou hast by thy fore-cast provided for it so verse 10 Her ridges all aloft thou water'st very oft Her surrows all thou mak'st to fall with show'rs thou mak'st it soft verse 11 Her budding thou dost bless thy goodness Lord no less Doth crown the year and ev'ry where thy paths drop fruitfulness verse 12 They drop on desarts wide thy pastures are supply'd While rain distills the little hills rejoice on ev'ry side verse 13 The pastures flocks forth bring with corn the valley's spring And cover'd o're with stock and store they shout for joy and sing psalm LXVI London Tune O all ye lands in God re-joyce Sing forth his praise and fame Ex -- tol him both with heart and voice and glo --- ri --- fy his name verse 3 How terrible O Lord say ye in all thy works thou art Thy foes are forc'd to yield to thee though with a feigned heart verse 4 To thee shall all the earth bow down and sing to thee O Lord Thy holy names reserv'd renown in songs shall they record verse 5 The works of God O come and see ye shall acknowledg then How terrible his actions be unto the sons of men verse 6 He turn'd the sea to firm dry land and where the ships do swim We went on foot as on the sand there we rejoyc't in him verse 7 He rules with pow'r for ev'rmore his eyes all lands espy Let not rebellious men therefore exalt themselves on high The second part verse 8 O all ye people bless our God and let the chearful voice Of his due praise be heard abroad while we in him rejoice verse 9 Who setting dangers all aside our soul in life doth stay And suff'ring not our foot to slide upholds us in our way verse 10 But thou hast tri'd and prov'd us yet ev'n as the skilful tryer Doth prove his Silver casting it into the hottest fire verse 11 Thou broughtest us into the net where we intangled were And great afflictions very great thou mad'st our loins to bear verse 11 Thou mad'st fierce men ride o're our heads we went through flames and floods But now thou hast thy people led to places stor'd with goods The third part verse 13 Lord I will go into thy house burnt-off'rings I will bring And I will pay thee all my vows fulfilling ev'ry thing verse 14 The vows which with my mouth I speak in all my grief and smart The vows I say which I did make in anguish of my heart verse 5 I 'le offer thee burnt-sacrifice incense and fat of rams And I will offer thee likewise fat bullocks goats and lambs verse 16 Come forth and hearken ev'ry one that fears the living Lord What he for my poor soul hath done I will to you record verse 17 I call'd upon his sacred name this mouth to him did cry My tongue likewise extoll'd his fame with great alacrity verse 18 I also watch't least any way my heart should sin regard For then I knew when I did pray my pray'r should not be heard verse 19 But God hath heard me verily and did full well attend Unto my pray'r and fervent cry which did to him ascend verse 20 All praise to him to him I say that always had regard And nev'r put my pray'r away nor sent me home unheard Psalm LXVII Southwell Tune HAve mer --- cy on us Lord and grant to us thy grace And un -- to us do thou af -- ford the bright-ness of thy face verse 2 That all the earth may know the way to godly wealth And all that live on earth below may see thy saving health verse 3 Let all the world O God give praise unto thy name O let the people all abroad extoll and laud the same verse 4 Throughout the world so wide let all rejoice with mirth For thou shalt justly judge and guide the nations of the earth verse 5 Let all the world O God give praise unto thy name O let the people all abroad extoll and laud the same verse 6 Then shall the earth increase great store of fruit shall fall And God our God shall grant us peace and greatly bless us all verse 7 Yea God shall bless us all and earth both far and near And people all in general of him shall stand in fear Psalm LXVIII To the 119 Psalm Tune LEt God om-ni --- po-tent a-rise his scat-t'red foes to chase And let his hate -- ful e --- ne-mies fly from his an ---- gry

themselves prepar'd And in the net that they did set are their own feet ensnar'd verse 16 The Lord is known in these affairs by judgements which are wrought When sinners hands do make the snares wherewith themselves are caught verse 17 The wicked shall be turn'd to hell people of every kind Ev'n all that on the earth do dwell that have not God in mind verse 18 For needy souls may well be sure not still to be forgot The expectations of the poor for ever perish not verse 19 Up Lord and let not men have leave still to prevail by might But let the heathen folk receive their judgment in thy sight verse 20 And strike them Lord with fear so far that all the nations then May know themselves whoer'e they are to be but mortal men Psalm X. Lincoln Tune WHy dost thou Lord stand off so far and seemst thy self to hide And seest what troublous times here are and what op -- pres -- sing pride Where-with the wick-ed hunt the poor O let them be sur -- priz'd Caught in the snare they thought so sure and which them -- selves de -- vis'd verse 3 For of his hearts ungodly lusts the wicked boasts O Lord And he doth bless the covetous that is of thee abhorr'd verse 4 He seeks not after God a jot such is his haughty pride In all his thoughts God cometh not but is indeed deni'd verse 5 He ever loves to tyrannize judgment he counts far off He puffs at all his enemies with a disdainful scoff verse 6 He saith in heart I know that I shall never be displac't Nor of the least adversity at any time shall taste verse 7 His mouth is full of blasphemy of fraud deceit and wrong Mischievousness and vanity sit underneath his tongue verse 8 In villages he sit's obscure the innocent to slay His eyes are bent against the poor but in a private way verse 9 He lion-like lurks in his den waiting to catch the poor He draws him to his net and then he takes him to be sure verse 10 He croucheth and doth lowly bend humbling himself withal That so the poor man in the end by his strong ones may fall verse 11 He saith in heart God hath forgot he hides away his eyes And willingly beholds it not but O Lord God arise verse 12 Forget not but thy hand forth stretch for poor men undertrod verse 13 O wherefore should a wicked wretch contemn th' almighty God It shall not be requir'd at all thus speaks he in his heart verse 14 But of their mischief spite and gall thou Lord a witness art And what thou seest shall surely be by thy just hand repai'd The poor commits himself to thee thou art the orphans aid verse 15 The arm of tyrants merciless Lord break in sunder quite Search out his sin and wickedness till all be come to light verse 16 God reigneth an eternal King by whose revenging hand The heathen people perishing are banisht from his land verse 17 Lord the desire of humble men hath pierc't thine easy ear An heart thou wilt prepare us then and cause thine ear to hear verse 18 To judge the poor and fatherless that are opprest so sore That earthly men may not oppress nor vex them any more Psalm XI Lowath Tune I Put my con-fi-dence in God why there -- fore do ye say That as a bird un -- to her hill my soul shall hast a -- way verse 2 For lo the wicked bend their bow and fit their shafts with art Upon their strings to shoot unseen at the upright in heart verse 3 If the foundation verily be ruin'd and destroy'd Alas what can the righteous do the danger to avoid verse 4 The Lord is in his holy place his throne 's in heav'n on high His eyes behold the sons of men and try them narrowly verse 5 By him the right'ous man is tri'd the wicked man abhorr'd And he that loveth violence is hated of the Lord. verse 6 On sinners he shall rain down snares and they must all drink up Brimstone and fire and horrid storms the portion of their cup. verse 7 For God most right'ous ever doth in righteousness delight And with a pleased countenance beholdeth the upright Psalm XII Windsor Tune O Lord put to thy help-ing hand for now the god --- ly cease The faith-ful peo -- ple of the Land ex-ceed -- ing --- ly de -- crease verse 2 Men generally speak vanity unto their friends apart Their conf'rence slips from flatt'ring lips and from a double heart verse 3 The lips that utter flatterings the Lord will cut away And tongues that speak presumptuous things for thus they boast and say verse 4 We shall not fail but to prevail with tongue and lips most free They are in our peculiar power for who are Lords but we verse 5 Now for th' oppression of the poor and sighs of needy souls I 'le rise saith God and him secure from scornfull foes controuls verse 6 And we are sure God's words are pure as silver from the mines In furnace tri'd and purifi'd no less then seven times verse 7 Thy people Lord shall be assur'd preserved by thy grace They shall for ever be secur'd from this ungodly race verse 8 But all the while the base and vile are set in place of power On all sides then do wicked men seek whom they may devour Psalm XIII Stanford Tune HOw long O Lord of thee for -- got -- ten shall I be How long a space wilt hide thy face for e --- ver-more from me How long shall I con -- dole take coun -- sel in my soul And dai -- ly bear such grief and care and en ' -- mies proud con -- troul verse 3 Consider hear my cries my God clear thou mine eyes Lest sleep of death my last drawn breath perpetually surprize verse 4 And least mine en'mies say lo I have got the day And glad they be that trouble me when put beside my stay verse 5 But I thy mercy made the rock whereon I staid My heart in me right glad shall be in thy salvations aid verse 6 Unto the Lord will I sing praises chearfully Because that he hath dealt with me exceeding bounteously Psalm XIV Windsor Tune THe fools af -- firm there is no God for so in heart they say Vile deeds they do and none doth good so quite cor --- rupt are they verse 2 For lo the Lord from heaven view'd the race of all mankind To see if any understood or sought his god to find verse 3 But they were all corrupt and naught all turn'd aside and gone Not one that any good hath wrought no verily not one verse 4 Are wicked workers so misled so blind and brutish all That they should eat my folk like bread On God they do not call verse 5 But ev'n in all their jollity great fear upon them fell For in the sweet society of just men God doth dwell verse 6 Ye mock

miss Owns him as if he had not sinn'd whose heart sin -- cere and up-right is verse 3 My woes increas'd while I suppress'd my guilt no quiet I could get verse 4 Thy wrath did press me like a weight and scorch'd me like the Summers heat verse 5 I then resolved to disclose my crimes and open all my wound I humbly did confess my sins to thee and easy pardon found verse 6 This Mercy shall invite good men in season to implore thine aid Then tho' their troubles like a flood should rise they need not be afraid verse 7 Thou Lord shall be my safe retreat to thee I 'll fly in all distress Thou wilt preserve me and in songs of Victory I 'll thee confess verse 8 I 'll counsel sinners to obey verse 9 And not be like the Horse or Mule Whose fury till they 're broke or tam'd No Rein can guide no Curb can rule verse 10 Such sinners meet with heavy stroaks verse 11 While those that trust in God shall prove The happy men then let the just Rejoice and Triumph in his Love Psalm XXXIII London Tune YE righ-t'ous in the Lord re-joice for praise be-comes the saints Praise God with psalt'ry harp and voice and ten-string'd In -- stru -- ments verse 3 Sing to the Lord aloud with praise with skilful songs and new verse 4 For lo his word his works and ways are faithful just and true verse 5 Justice and judgment he doth love ev'n this most right'ous Lord And with his goodness from above the earth is richly stor'd verse 6 The word of his eternal truth compos'd the spangled skie And by the breathing of his mouth the hoasts of heav'n on high verse 7 The waters of the Sea he keeps confin'd within the shore He layeth up the liquid deeps as in a house of store verse 8 Let all the earth submit with fear to this almighty Lord And all the nations every where ev'n tremble at his word verse 9 For he but spake and it was done and when his word was past His ordinances thus begun and evermore stands fast verse 10 The counsel of the nations rude the Lord doth bring to nought He doth defeat the multitude of their device and thought verse 11 But Gods own counsels do remain they stand for ever sure The thoughts which his heart doth retain from age to age endure The second part verse 12 That nation's blest whose God 's the Lord foreknown in his decree And chosen of his own accord his heritage to be verse 13 The Lord from heaven cast his eye on men of mortal birth verse 14 Beholding from his seat on high all dwellers on the earth verse 15 Alike he frames and fashioneth the hearts of great and small Their works he well considereth and judgeth of them all verse 16 No num'rous host can save a king it is not strength that can Deliverance from danger bring unto a mighty man verse 17 A horse is vain and never can give safety in the fight Nor shall deliver any man by his great strength and might verse 18 But lo the Lord doth set his eye with favour on the just And those that fear him faithfully and in his mercy trust verse 19 To save their precious souls alive from deaths destructive pow'r And store of wholsome food to give when famine would devour verse 20 Our soul doth wait with patience for God the holy one He is our help and our defence he is our shield alone verse 21 For lo our heart in him shall joy because we can proclaim That we have trusted stedfastly in his most holy name verse 22 Lord let thy mercy and thy grace upon us ever be Accordingly as we do place our confidence in thee Psalm XXXIV St. Marys Tune AT all times I will mag-ni -- fy and bless the li --- ving Lord My thank-ful mouth con-ti-n'-al -- ly his prai --- ses shall re -- cord verse 2 My soul shall boast in God's great name with glad and glor'ing voice The humble men shall hear the same and mightily rejoyce verse 3 O magnify the Lord with me and let us all endeavour Him to exalt in high degree and praise his name together verse 4 I sought the Lord with fervent cries and he my voice did hear The Lord deliv'red me likewise from all my painful fear verse 5 The saints lookt up to him on high and by this means they came To be enlightned gloriously their face receiv'd no shame verse 6 This poor man cry'd the saints shall say the Lord did hear his call And for his troubles he made way to help him out of all verse 7 The angel of the Lord most high encampeth ev'ry where Deliv'ring them continually that walk in God's true fear verse 8 O taste ye saints and tasting see that God's a gracious one O happy happy man is he that trusts in him alone verse 9 O fear the Lord ye saints of his fear him with one accord For never any want there is to them that fear the Lord. verse 10 Young lions lack and shall endure sharp hungers mortal sting But they that fear the Lord are sure to want for no good thing The second part verse 11 Come Children with alacrity unto my words give ear And I will teach you perfectly the Lords true filial fear verse 12 What man unto long life aspires and loveth many days To see the good that he desires let him observe these ways verse 13 Thy tongue all evil must exclude thy lips must guile eschew verse 14 Depart from evil and do good seek peace and peace pursue verse 15 For on the right'ous ev'ry where the Lord doth set his eye And opens his attentive ear to their uncessant cry verse 16 the Lord hath set his countenance against the wicked race To cut off their rememberance on earth from ev'ry place verse 17 The right'ous cry the Lord doth hear and ends their troubles quite verse 18 To broken hearts the Lord is near and saves the soul contrite verse 19 Full many are the miseries of just and right'ous men But out of all adversities the Lord deliv'reth them verse 20 And by a special providence he keepeth ev'ry bone That none by any violence is broken no not one verse 21 But evil shall the wicked slay and whosoever hate The right'ous for their right'ous way shall soon be desolate verse 22 The Lord doth graciously redeem his servants souls each one And none do put their trust in him that shall be overthrown Psalm XXXV Bristol Tune LOrd plead my right'ous cause with those that are with me at strife O fight a-gainst my mor -- tal foes that fight a -- gainst my life verse 2 Lay hold O Lord upon the lance the buckler and the shield Stand up for my deliverance and for me fight the field verse 3 Draw out the sword and stop the way of those that follow me And to my soul in mercy say thy sav'our I will be verse

In fathers stead thou shalt have sons by new and heavenly birth And make those sons most mighty ones and chief in all the earth verse 17 To ages all I 'le keep in store the mem'ry of thy name Thy praise therefore for evermore shall all the earth proclaim Psalm XLVI Dublin Tune God is our hope on whom we wait our strength and re --- fuge near A pre-sent help in ev'-ry strait There-fore we will not fear verse 2 No though the earth should be displac't and though the mountains steep Into the very sea be cast and bur'ed in the deep verse 3 Yea though the sea great noise doth make and restless roars and raves And though the very mountains shake with swelling of her waves verse 4 There is a river flows apace and maketh glad thereby The City of God the holy place and tents of the most high verse 5 The Lord is in the midst of her be mov'd she never may The Lord shall help her and confer that help by break of day verse 6 The heathen raged fur'ously the kingdoms moved were His voice he utter'd from on high the earth did melt for fear verse 7 The Lord of hosts of Israel is evermore with his And lo out tow'r impregnable the God of Jacob is The second part verse 8 Come see and ponder in your thought the works of God's own hand What desolations he hath wrought in sight of all the land verse 9 He ceaseth wars now ev'ry where which kingdoms did conspire He breaks the bow he cuts the spear the chariot burns with fire verse 10 Be still and understand saith he that I am God alone Among the heathen I will be the high exalted one On earth I will be magnifi'd in all my might and power verse 11 The Lord of hosts is on our side and Jacobs God's our tower Psalm XLVII London Tune YE peo -- ple all with one ac -- cord clap hands and joyn in joys Shout ye and sing un -- to the Lord with most tri --- um-phant noise verse 2 For he 's a high and dreadful one to be ador'd with fear A mighty king in all the earth exalted far and near verse 3 For us shall this almighty king subdue the heathen lands And people in subjection bring to Israels commands verse 4 Our heritage where we must dwell shall he select alone A glorious lot for Israel his wel-beloved one verse 5 God is ascended up on high with shouts which shake the ground The Lord is gone up gloriously with trumpets chearful sound verse 6 Sing praise to God sing praise with mirth sing praises to our king verse 7 For God is king of all the earth all skilful praises sing verse 8 God reigneth universally over the heathen lands Sits on his throne of sanctity and all the earth commands verse 9 The princes of the lands abroad do all of them flock hither All people serving Abrahams God they and their kings together For lo the shields of all the earth belong to God most high He is exalted and set forth exceeding glor'ously Psalm XLVII Metre 2. To the 148 Psalm Tune LEt all in sweet ac -- cord clap hands and voi --- ces raise In ho -- nour of the Lord and loud --- ly sing his praise For God most high is King of Kings and rules all things with Ma-je -- sty verse 3 Whole Nations of our foes he throws beneath our feet verse 4 A happy lot he chose for us as he thought meet The dignity of Israel belov'd so well by the most high verse 5 God is gone up on high with shouts and trumpets sound Ascending glor'ously verse 6 O let him be renown'd His praises sing and loudly raise your voice to praise our Heav'nly King verse 7 For God is Sovereign King and Lord of all the Earth With understanding sing and set his praises forth verse 8 God reigns alone o're Heathen men sitting upon his holy Throne verse 9 The Princes gather there the Princes of all Lands And people far and near whom Abraham's God commands The shields are his throughout the Earth of so great worth Jehovah is Psalm XLVIII St. Davids Tune GReat is the Lord his praise no less for so must we re -- cord Here in his hill of ho -- li -- ness and ci --- ty of our Lord. verse 2 Mount Sion is a beaut'ous thing the whole earth's joy and pride The city of the mighty king is on her northern side verse 3 The Lord within her palace there is known a refuge nigh verse 4 For lo the kings assembled were together they past by verse 5 They saw it and they marvelled for there they durst not stay But troubled and astonished they made great haste away verse 6 Great terrour there fell on our foes and grievous pangs of pain And sharp as women in their throwes at any time sustain verse 7 And as a fur'ous eastern wind puts Tarshan ships to wrack Such fur'ous force our foes did find when thy hand drove them back The second part verse 8 Now have we seen what we have heard recorded in our coasts Touching the city of the Lord the sov'reign Lord of hosts The city of our God to wit where this was testifi'd That God himself will stablish it for ever to abide verse 9 And these thy sure compassion Lord thy kindness and thy grace Most quietly did we record within thy holy place verse 10 For like thy name so is thy praise as far as land extends And store of right'ousness always thy right hand comprehends verse 11 Therefore let Sion plent'ously of heav'nly joys partake And Judah's daughters leap for joy for thy just judgment sake verse 12 Walk forth and compass Sion mount and round about her go Her stately tow'rs distinctly count and all their numbers know verse 13 Mark ye her bulwarks very well her palaces regard That ye may certifie and tell the ages afterward verse 14 For this God doth and will abide our God to our last breath For ever he will be our guide and our support till death Psalm XLIX Dublin Tune All dwel-lers here on earth give ear all peo -- ple heark-en hither All gen ' -- ral-ly both low and high both rich and poor toge -- ther. verse 3 My mouth behold shall now unfold and wisdom shall relate Yea and my heart and inward part shall knowledge meditate verse 4 I will incline this ear of mine a parable to hear And open my deep mistery upon my harp most clear verse 5 Why should the day of grief dismay and make me fear and doubt When steps of my iniquity shall compass me about verse 6 Concerning those that trust repose in wealth and worldly store And make their brags of golden bags though they have nothing more verse 7 There 's not a man of them that can his brother's soul redeem Nor for him may a ransome pay sufficient in esteem verse 8 For that 's of too great price to