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A27789	The Book of Psalms in metre close and proper to the Hebrew, smooth and pleasant for the metre, plain and easie for the tunes : with musical notes, arguments, annotations, and index : fitted for the ready use and understanding of all good Christians.	Barton, William, 1598?-1678.	1644 (1644)	Wing B2401; ESTC R34049	146,371	360

thou the fountain whence Proceedeth my defence Thy wings safe shade Shall now be made My joyfull residence verse 8 My soul pursues thee hard Thy right hand is my guard verse 9 But who assay My soul to slay Shall death and hell reward verse 10 They by the sword shall fall The foxes portion all verse 11 But for the King Fresh joys shall spring While he on God doth call All swearing by his Name Shall glory in the same Their mouth likewise That utter lies The Lord shall stop with shame PSAL. LXIV York tune He shews the destruction of crafty and cruell persecutors and how Gods judgement shall be reverenced of others VOuchsafe ô Lord to hear my cry And to my pray'rs give ear Preserve my life from th' enemie Of whom I stand in fear verse 2 Lord hide me from the secret snare That wicked men devise From them that wicked workers are And up against me rise verse 3 For they have made their tongues acute As sharpest edge of swords That they might deadly arrows shoot Most cruell bitter words 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 to accomplish wickedness Have diligently sought Their hearts are deep and bottomless With every secret thought verse 7 A suddain arrow shall them wound Shot from the Lord to slay verse 8 So shall their tongues themselves confound Beholders flee away verse 9 This shall a feare on all men bring They shall Gods work declare Most prudently considering What these his doings are verse 10 The righteous shall in God delight Trust in his holy Name And all that are in heart upright Shall glory in the same PSAL. LXV New verse tune The promptnes of the Church to serve God The assurance of pardon of sin access to his presence and success in our prayers with the great and terrible God PRaise waiteth for thee still O God in Sions hill And unto thee The vow shall be Performed with good will verse 2 O thou that hearest pray'rs To thee all flesh repairs verse 3 My sins assail And so prevail They fill me with dispairs But Lord no sins are they But what thou dost away verse 4 O blest are those Whom thou hast chose That neer approach thee may Within thy Courts to abide VVhere we are full suppli'd VVith grace of which Thy house is rich Thy Temple sanctifi'd verse 5 Thou wilt by dreadfull things VVhich thy sure justice brings An answer frame O thou great name VVhence our salvation springs VVho art the confidence Of earths concumference And also theirs Whom th' Ocean bears Remote so far from hence verse 6 VVhose 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 Who all parts dwell about The mornings voice Thou mak'st rejoice And th'evenings goings out 2. Part. Argument The rich blessings of God upon the earth verse 9 THou visitest the land And wat'rest with thy hand Gods river which Makes earth so rich Powrs down at thy command It do'th with water flow And corn thou do'st bestow When as thou hast By thy forecast Provided for it so verse 10 Her ridges that are dry Thou wat'rest plenteously Her furrowes cast Thou setlest fast And softning show'rs apply Thy blessings make the crop To spring upon its top verse 11 Thou crownest th'yeer With goodnes meer Thy paths doe fatness drop verse 12 The pastures are suppli'd And desarts far and wide VVhile rain distills The little hills Rejoyce on every side verse 13 The covered vallies spring With corn which they forth-bring The pastures glad With flocks are clad They shout for joy and sing PSAL. LXVI To Coventry tune He praiseth God for miraculous deliverances SIng to the Lord ô all yee lands And make a joyfull sound verse 2 Sing forth his fame And glorious Name And make his praise renown'd verse 3 How dreadfull works come from thy Thy pow'r say Lord how great hands Foes bow before verse 4 Vast earth adore At his most sacred seat Yea sing unto thy Name shall they In songs thine honour spread verse 5 Gods works come see Whose actions bee To mortalls full of dread verse 6 To firm dry land he turn'd the Sea And all the waters moist There went they through And dry-shod too There wee in him rejoic'd verse 7 He ever rules by soveraign pow'rs His eyes all lands descry O let not then Rebellious men Exalt themselves on high verse 8 All people praise this God of ours With earnest voices strive His praise renown'd To make resound verse 9 Who holds our soul alive And suffereth not on any side Our feet to be remov'd verse 10 For thou ô God With smarting rod Hast us thy servants prov'd As silver in a furnace tri'd So throughly tri'd were we verse 11 Our feet were set Within the net And therein brought by thee Afflictions sore and violent Thou mad'st our loins abide verse 12 Yea thou did'st then Cause furious men Over our heads to ride Through flames of fire we also went And through the watry flouds But surely thou Hast brought us now To places stor'd with goods 2. Part. Argument He gives us an example of true gratitude by performance of vows sacrifices exhortations abstaining from sin and cheerfull praises verse 13 BUrnt-offrings to thy house I 'l bear There those sworn vows to pay verse 14 VVith lips of mine And mouth made thine In my distressfull day verse 15 Burnt sacrifice of fatlings there My soul to thee devotes VVith incense too Of Rammes enow VVith Bullocks offring Goats verse 16 Come hearken ye that fear Gods Name To you declare will I VVhat favour hee Hath done for mee verse 17 My mouth to him did cry I with my tongue extoll'd his fame verse 18 But if I should regard And purpose in My heart to sin My pray'r should not be heard verse 19 But God hath heard me verily And hath been well content VVith willing ear The voice to hear And pray'r I did present verse 20 The Lord I bless and magnifie VVho turned not away Nor grace hath he VVith-held from me VVhen I to him did pray PSAL. LXVII A prayer for the publication of the Gospel and the blessings that do accompany it O God be mercifull to thine And bless us every one Command thy face on us to shine verse 2 Thy way on earth make knowne Thy saving health to Nations all verse 3 Let people praise thy Name O let them all in generall Give praises to the same verse 4 Let all the people far and wide Sing out with joy and mirth For thou shalt justly judge and guide

The Nations of the earth verse 5 Let all that are of humane birth Praise thee and not surcease verse 6 Then shall the fat and fruitfull earth yield plentifull increase Yea God our God shall bless us then verse 7 Great blessings God shall send He shall be fear'd of mortall men To earths remotest end PSAL. LXVIII To Dutch tune David at the remove of the Ark celebrates the greatness and goodness of God LEt God omnipotent arise His scattered foes to chace And let his hatefull enemies Flee from his angry face verse 2 As driven smoke drive them away As fire makes wax to fry So in Gods presence perish they That work iniquitie verse 3 But let the just be glad with joy Before Jehovahs face Let them rejoyce exceedingly And sing unto his grace verse 4 Sing praise to God with cheerfull voice Extoll'd by JAH his Name And in his presence much rejoice That rides on heavens frame verse 5 A father of the fatherless A Judge of widows case Is God in place of holiness From that his dwelling place verse 6 He sets th'alone in families And bringeth out the bound But le ts rebellious enemies Inhabit barren ground 2. Part. Argument A memoriall of Gods miraculous works in the Wilderness and the land of Canaan verse 7 WHen thou to be thy peoples guide O God did'st undertake And marchedst through the desarts wide verse 8 Affrighted earth did quake Then also did the heavens drop 'Cause Israels God was there Yea at thy presence Sinai's top Did move and quake for fear verse 9 Thou Lord did'st send a gracious rain Thine heritage thereby VVas strength'ned and confirm'd again When it was faint and dry verse 10 Thy Congregation dwelt therein O God thou art the doer Thou of thy goodness brought'st us in Provision for the poor verse 11 God gave the word of victorie Immediately there came Innumerable companie That published the same verse 12 Stout Kings of potent Armies fled For they were put to foil And shee at home that tarried Helpt to divide the spoil verse 13 Tho ye have lien among the pots Ye shall be like a Dove VVith checkquerd wings of silver spots And yellow gold above verse 14 When God almighty scattered here Proud Kings that came to kill 's Victorious Israel shin'd as cleer As snow on Salmon hills 3. Part. Argument The happines of Sion excelling Sinai and all other hills because the Temple was there built The glorious acts of Christ for the Church thereby typed verse 15 THe hill wherein Jehovah dwells As Bashan hill we count A loftie hill that parallels The height of Bashan mount verse 16 Why leap yee yee aspiring hills This is that famous hill VVherein the Lord precisely wills To have his dwelling still Yea here to dwell for evermore verse 17 Gods Chariots are not small But thousands yea a thousand score Of pow'rs Angelicall The Lord 's with them as formerly In Sinai's holy ground verse 18 Thou hast ascended up on high And led captiv'tie bound Thou hast received gifts for men Yea those men that rebell That God the Lord might also then Among the Gentiles dwell verse 19 Blessed the God that every day With ben'fits doth us load Even our salvations God I say Who hath them so bestow'd verse 20 He is the God of saving health Even God on whom wee call And unto God the Lord himself Belong deaths issues all verse 21 But God shall wound his en'mies head Their hairy scalp and skin That having lewdly trespassed Dare still persist therein verse 22 I will bring back the Lord did say From Bashan come shall these My people I will bring away From bottoms of the Seas verse 23 That thou mai'st dip thy foot in bloud Of adversaries slain And where thy slaughter'd en'mies stood Thy dogs their tongues may stain 4. Part. Argument The pompous carriage of the A●k to the Tabernacle the resort of great men thereto verse 24 THy goings in thy Sanctuary Thy goings Lord my King The people saw apparently verse 25 Before went those that sing The skilfull play'rs on instrument Close following at their feet Amidst them there the damsells went That tun'd the timbrels sweet verse 26 In great resorts Gods praise ascribe The Lord from Israels spring verse 27 There 's Benjamin that little tribe Together with their King There 's Judahs Princes generally And Counsellors of theirs From Zebulon and Nepthali Each famous Prince appears verse 28 They God by his supream command Thy strength hath founded thus Strengthen O God with thy good hand What thou hast wrought for us 5. Part. Argument The conversion of the Gentiles and confusion of implacable adversaries verse 29 THy Temple at Jerusalem Shall forein Kings allure To come and bring their gifts with them Thy favour to procure verse 30 Rebuke the spear-mens company And that unruly crue Of Bulls and calves till generally They pay their tributes due Till each man silver-plate presents Disperse and scatter farre All these tumultuous male contents That take delight in warre verse 31 Aethiop to God shall stretch her hands And Aegypt send her King verse 32 Sing praise to God ye forein lands To great Jehovah sing verse 33 That rides upon the highest sphere Of heavens fram'd of old And sendeth out his thunders there A mighty voice behold verse 34 Ascribe to God omnipotence His strength in clouds in shown O're Isr'el is his excellence verse 35 Lord thou' rt a dreadfull one The same thy Sanctuary shows Yea Israels God 's the same That strength and pow'r on his bestows And blessed be his Name PSAL. LXIX Oxford tune David in deep affliction prays that no good man might be discouraged by his sufferings which were for the cause of God SAve me O God for to my soul swift waters flow apace verse 2 I sink within a miry hole Where is no standing place In deepest waters I am come Supprest with flouds main force verse 3 My crying is most wearisome My throat is dry and hoarse Mine eyes do fail while hard bestead I for my God do wait verse 4 More foes then hairs upon my head Do bear me causless hate My wrongfull foes are mightie men That seek my soul to slay The things have I restored then VVhich I took not away verse 5 O God my sinne 's not hid from thee My foolishness thou know'st verse 6 Let no man be asham'd through mee O Lord O God of hoast Let none that wait on thee have shame None to confusion sell For my sake none that seek thy Name O God of Israel verse 7 Since for thy sake I suffered scorn My face was fill'd with shame verse 8 To those that were my brethren born A stranger I became My mothers children do with mee As with an aliant deal verse 9 And I am eaten up for thee And with thy houses zeal I bore thy scorners blasphemies

verse 3 When as mine adversaries shall Be turned back with shame For in thy presence they shall fall And perish by the same verse 4 For thou ô Lord thou hast alone Maintain'd my righteous Cause Thou fatest in thy righteous Throne To judge by righteous Lawes verse 5 Thou hast rebuk't the heathen rude And made for ever void Their hatefull name so that the lewd Are utterly destroy'd verse 6 Destructions are accomplished O Enemie so it frames Thou hast destroy'd and ruined Great Cities and their names verse 7 But God the true Eternall one For ever shall abide He hath prepar'd his kingly throne Just Judgement to decide verse 8 From Judgement he will not decline Exactly just and true To judge the world and will assigne To every man his due verse 9 The Lord moreover will become A refuge for th' opprest In times extreamly troublesome Securest place of rest verse 10 In thee will all men trust repose That know thy faithfull Name For thou hast not forsaken those That duly seek the same 2. Part. Argument God is glorified in delivering the Church and taking the wicked in their own craftinesse verse 11 UNto the Lord our God sing praise That dwells in Zion mount And all his wondrous works and wayes Unto the Church recount verse 12 When he for blood inquiry makes Those he forgets not then But into his remembrance takes The cryes of humble men verse 13 From gates of death thou dost me rear Have mercy on my state Think on the troubles that I bear Of those that do me hate verse 14 That I in Zions daughters gates May all thy praise record For thy salvation consolates My thankfull heart ô Lord. verse 15 Sunk down the wicked Heathen are Into the pit they made Their foot is taken in the snare Which they themselves have laid verse 16 By doing Judgement God is known The wicked man is snar'd By that destruction which his own Mischievous hands prepar'd verse 17 The wicked shall be turn'd to Hell These God-forgetting men verse 18 For poor men shall not alwayes dwell In dark oblivions den The needies long expecting eyes For ever shall not fail verse 19 Up Lord against the Heathen rise And let not man prevail Let them be judged in thy sight verse 20 And all the Nations then With fear and dread be danted quite And know themselves but men PSAL. X. York tune The presumption and crueltie of the wicked WHy dost thou Lord stand off so farre And seem'st thy self to hide And see'st what troublous times here are And what oppressing pride verse 2 Wherewith the wicked hunt the poor O let them be surpris'd Caught in the snare they thought so sure And which themselves devis'd verse 3 He boasteth of his hearts desire And doth the covetous blesse Whom while the wicked doth admire The Lord abhorres no lesse verse 4 Not seeking after God a jot Such is his staring pride In all his thoughts God commeth not verse 5 His waies none can abide Thy Judgements Lord are far enough Above his purblind sight At 's enemies he makes a puff And by them all sets light verse 6 His heart hath said I know that I Shall never be displac't Nor of the least adversitie At any time shall tast verse 7 His mouth is full of blasphemie Of fraud deceit and wrong Mischievousness and vanitie Sit underneath his tongue verse 8 In lurking dens and od by-ways Of Villages he sits The innocent he takes and slays In secret holes and pits 2. Part. Argument The craft and crueltie of the wicked prayer prevails against their power verse 9 MOst privily against poor men He bends his murth'rous eyes And like a Lyon in his den In wait he closely lies That he the simple man may get He lies in secret wait When once he draws him to his net Then doth he catch him strait verse 10 He doth crouch down and lowly bend Humbling himself withall That so the poor man that 's his end By his strong Ones may fall verse 11 His heart hath said God hath forgot He hides away his eyes On purpose he beholds it not verse 12 O Lord ô God arise Forget not but thy hand forth-stretch For poor men undertrod verse 13 O wherefore should a wicked wretch Contemn all-mighty God It shall not be requir'd at all Thus hath he said in heart verse 14 But of their mischief spite and gall Thou Lord a witness art And wilt requite it with thy hand The poor man doth commend Himself to thee for thou dost stand The fatherless his friend 3. Part. Argument as before verse 15 THe arm of Tyrants merciless Lord break in sunder quite Search out his secret wickedness Till all be come to light verse 16 God reigneth an eternall King By whose revenging hand The heathen people perishing Are banished the land verse 17 Lord the desire of humble men Hath pierc't thine easie ear An heart thou wilt prepare us then And cause thine Eare to hear verse 18 To judge the poor and fatherlesse That are opprest so sore That earthly men may not oppresse Nor vex them any more PSAL. XI French 1. Tune Argument The Saints impregnable safety so long as God is in heaven his different dealing with the good and bad IN God I put my Confidence Why do yee utter such a word Why say you to my soul fly hence Unto your mountain as a bird verse 2 For lo the wicked bend their bowes Their arrows on their strings prepare In secret for to shoot at those That upright-hearted persons are verse 3 If the foundations be destroy'd What can the Righteous do they say verse 4 Heavens holy temple stands not void For God is present there for ay The Lord within the heavens high Hath stablished his royall throne His Eyes behold his Eye-lids try The sonnes of mortall men each one verse 5 The Lord the righteous throughly tries But he the wicked greatly hates And him that loveth cruelties His righteous soul abominates verse 6 Brimstone and fire and tangling snares Upon the wicked raine shall he An horrible tempest he prepares The portion of their cup to be verse 7 For God that is a righteous one Doth righteousnesse as much affect The upright man he looks upon With very singular respect PSAL. XII To new tune Argument The great corruption of the wicked world their prophane and presumptuous speeches The preservation of the Church O Lord put to thy helping hand For now the godly cease The faithfull people of the land Exceedingly decrease verse 2 Men generally Speak vanitie Unto their friends apart Their conference slips From flattering lips And from a double heart verse 3 The lips that utter flatterings The Lord will cut away And tongues that speak presumptuous things verse 4 For thus they boast and say We shall not fail But to prevail With tongue and lips most free They are in our Peculiar