we in him rejoice exceedingly verse 7 He rules for ever by his power his eyes the nations see Let none of them exalt themselves to him that rebels bee verse 8 O let the people blesse our God and let the chearful voice Of his due praise be heard abroad with thanks in him rejoice verse 9 Which holds and doth preserve our soul in life from day to day And suffers not our feet to move or our estate decay verse 10 For thou hast proved us O Lord as with the fiers heat Men try their silver thou hast us triâ—d with affliction great verse 11 Thou broughtest us into the net where in we snared were Heavy afflictions to our loins thou bound'st and mad'st us bear The Second Part. verse 12 Over our heads thou causedst men imperiously to ride We went through fire and water both we every way were tri'd Yet when we had been thus abas'd and hopelesse seem'd our case Ev'n then thou brought'st us out into a large and wealthy place verse 13 Burnt-offerings now within thine house present to thee will I And all the vows which I have made will pay thee faithfully verse 14 Which with my lips I uttered in all my grief and smart Which I have spoken with my mouth when troubles vex'd my heart verse 15 Burnt-sacrifices I to thee with fatlings offer will Incense with rams I will present and beeves and goats will kill Come near and hearken every one whose heart the Lord doth fear And what he for my soul hath done you now of me shall hear verse 17 To him in mine adversity I with my voice did cry And with my tongue his holy name I did lift up on high verse 18 If in my heart I any way regard iniquity The Lord I know will not give ear to my voice when I cry verse 19 But God did hear me readily and graciously attend Unto my prayers voice and cry which did to him ascend verse 20 Blessed now be the Lord my God who hath not turn'd away His mercy any time from me for which to him I pray Psalm 67. HAve mercy Lord on us and blesse us with thy grace And on us ever cause to shine the brightnesse of thy face Thy ways and works to us that all the earth may know And that thy saving health thou maist unto all Nations show verse 3 O let the people all give praise unto thy name Yea let the people through the world in praise extoll the same verse 4 O let the nations all rejoice and sing with mirth For thou in righteousnesse dost judge the nations of the earth verse 5 O let the people all give praise unto thy name Yea let the people through the world in praise extoll the same verse 6 And then the earth shall yield a plentiful increase And our God even our own God shall blesse us all in peace verse 7 God shall himself us blesse who are his people dear And then the ends of all the earth shall worship him in fear Psalm 68. LEt God arise and let his foes be scatter'd in their flight And let them all that him do hate fly from before his sight verse 2 Like smoak so drive thou them away as wax melts by the fire Let wicked men before his face so perish in his ire verse 3 But let the righteous men be glad and in Gods sight rejoice Exceedingly let them be glad in him with chearful voice verse 4 Praise God that on the heavens rides sing praises to his name By his name JAH advance him and rejoice before the same verse 5 To such as are left fatherlesse he is a father kinde The widows in his holy place him a just Judge shall finde verse 6 The barren God in families doth place and he from bands Sets free the bound while rebels dwell in dry and thirsty lands verse 7 When thou before the people went'st redeem'd from great distresse Marching before them as their guide through the great wildernesse verse 8 Then did thy presence shake the earth the drops from Heaven fell Sinai did shake before the Lord the God of Israel verse 9 Thou didst upon thine heritage pour out a plenteous rain O God whereby when it was faint it was refresht again verse 10 Thy Congregation dwelt O Lord in Canaan land whereby Thou of thy goodnesse for the poor preparest plenteously The Second Part. verse 11 By thy great works thou matter gav'st of publique joy O God Great multitude of women it did publish all abroad verse 12 The Kings of armies of our foes fled in great haste away And she that still abode at home did part and share the prey verse 13 And though ye lay among the pots like doves ye shall appear Whose wings with silver and with gold her feathers covered were verse 14 When the Almighty by his pow'r great Kings did overthrow Then was it like to Salmon hill when it was white with snow verse 15 Like unto fruitful Bashan so is Zion Gods own hill Above the height of Bashan hill advanced by his will verse 16 Why leap ye you high hills this is the hill chosen by God To dwell in God for ever there will settle his abode verse 17 Gods chariots twenty thousand are his Angels thousands be Amongst them as in Sinai mount in 's holy place is he verse 18 When thou ascendest up on high triumphing gloriously A multitude of captives thou leadst in captivity Thou then bestowedst gifts on men even such as did rebel That by thine Ordinances thou in midst of them might'st dwell verse 19 All praises be unto our God we daily loaden be With his great benefits alone our Saviour is he verse 20 Our God is he that is the God of all salvation The issues out of death belong to God the Lord alone verse 21 But God shall deadly wound the head of all his enemies The hairy scalp of all that walk still in iniquities The Third part verse 22 God said I 'le bring them back as I from Bashan did before And as my people through the seas I once brought safe to shore verse 23 That thou maist dip thy feet in bloud of thy slain enemies And that thy dogs may lick it up where spilt on ground it lies verse 24 Thy goings they have seen O God in glorious majesty The goings of my God my King in his own sanctuary verse 25 First went the singers next came they on instruments that play The damsels too their tabrets beat in midst of that array verse 26 Blesse God in your assemblies all unto him praises sing All ye that from the fountain doe of blessed Jacob spring verse 27 Young Benjamin's there with his Prince with Judahs companies And Princes with them Zebuluns Princes and Naptalies verse 28 Thy Word and thy Commandement this strength to us hath brought Then Lord we pray thee strengthen what thy self for us hath wrought Ev'n for thy Temples sake which thou hast at Jerusalem Set up to thee shall Princes
dunghill lifteth he verse 8 That he may raise him at the last and set him in the seat With Princes Princes of his own people so high and great verse 9 The barren woman to keep house he maketh and to be A joyful mother of sweet babes the Lord our God praise ye Psalm 114. WHen Israel out from Egypt went and Jacobs family From people of strange language came vvith a strong hand and high verse 2 His sanctuary Judah was his holy place was there And his dominion Israel and they his people vvere verse 3 The Sea saw that and at the sight as men away did fly And back the river Jordans streams vvere driven mightily verse 4 The huge strong mountains skipped then like unto lusty Rams The little hills strangely did leap like to yong wanton lambs verse 5 What ail'd thee thou unruly Sea that thou thus fledst for fear Thou Jordan what sawest thou that back thy vvaters driven vvere You huge strong mountains vvhy skipt ye like unto lusty Rams You little hills vvhy did you leap like to young vvanton lambs verse 7 Before the presence of the Lord tremble thou earth and quake At the presence of Jacobs God be thou moved and shake verse 8 Who from the hard and stony rock did pools of vvaters bring And by his pow'r did turn the flint into a vvater spring Psalm 115. NOt unto us Lord not to us give glory to thy name And of thy mercy and thy truth get thou the only fame verse 2 Why should the Heathen people say vvhere now vvhere is their God verse 3 But our God in the Heavens is he doth what seems him good verse 4 Their idols gold and silver are vvorks of mens hands they bee verse 5 And they have ears but do not hear and eyes and do not see And noses but they do not smell a mouth but do not talk verse 7 And hands but handle not at all and feet and do not vvalk verse 8 Nor speak they through their throat at all and they that do them make Are like to them and so are they that for their stay them take verse 9 O Israel trust in the Lord their help and shield is he verse 10 Trust in him Aarons house for he their help and shield must be verse 11 Trust ye in God who fear the Lord he is their shield and stay verse 22 The Lord of us hath mindful been vve vvill him blesse alway He vvill the house of Israel blesse and Aarons house vvithall verse 13 He all that fear the Lord their God vvill blesse both great and small verse 14 God shall encrease you more and more and all your race with you verse 15 You all are blest of God vvho made the earth and heaven too verse 16 The heavens ye the heavens are the place of Gods abode But on mens children he the earth hath lib'rally bestow'd verse 17 The dead do not give to the Lord praise from the grave below Nor any that into the place of silence down do go verse 18 But we his people to the Lord all praises vvill afford From this time forth for evermore praise ye the holy Lord. Psal 116. I Love the Lord because my voice and prayer heard hath he verse 2 And all my days vvill call on him who bow'd his ear to me verse 3 When the sorrows of cruel death about beset me round When pains of hell got hold on me I vvoe and sorrow found verse 4 Upon the name of God the Lord then did I call and say Deliver thou my soul O Lord I do thee humbly pray verse 5 Exceeding gracious is the Lord and righteous is he And towards such are distrest great his compassions be verse 6 The Lord in safety doth preserve all those that simple be Even I my self was brought down low and he relieved me verse 7 And now my soul sith thou art safe return unto thy rest For largely the Lord God to thee his bounty hath exprest verse 8 Because my soul from threatned death thou safely hast set free By thee mine eyes from tears my feet from falls delivered bee verse 9 Before the Lord God in the land of life now vvalk shall I verse 10 This I believ'd therefore I spake though troubled grievously The Second Part. verse 11 I rashly spake in haste and said that all men liars be verse 12 What shall I render God for all his benefits to me verse 13 The joyful cup of saving health in feasts take up will I And to the name of God my Lord ascribe all thankfully verse 14 The vows vvhich in distress I made I to the Lord vvill pay In presence of his people all ev'n now vvithout delay verse 15 The Lord makes great account of all his saints and in his eyes Exceeding precious is their death though men do them despise verse 16 Truly Lord I thy servant am thy servant and thy son Of thine hand-maid my bonds by thee are broken and undone And I vvill offer up to thee the sacrifice of praise And thanks and call upon the name of God the Lord always The vows vvhich in distress I made I to the Lord will pay In presence of his people all ev'n now vvithout delay Yea in the Courts of Gods own house and in the midst of thee Thou glorious Jerusalem the Lord God praised be Psalm 117. O All ye nations of the earth praise ye the Lord always And all ye people every vvhere set forth his noble praise verse 2 For great his kindness is to us and the truth of the Lord For ever lasts the holy Lord praise ye with one accord Psalm 118. O Give ye thanks unto the Lord for good and kind is he Because his mercies very sure for everlasting be verse 2 Let Israel now confesse that still his mercies still endure verse 3 Let Aarons house say now that still his mercies are most sure verse 4 And let them now that fear the Lord say that his mercies sure Which he doth for his saints reserve for ever do endure verse 5 In my distress I call'd on God and he did answer me In a large place he did me set vvherein I might go free verse 6 The Lord himself is on my side afraid I will not be If God stand on my part what hurt can man do unto me verse 7 The Lord doth take my part with them that help to succour me Therefore on those that do me hate I my desire shall see verse 8 Better it is to trust in God then on man to be staid verse 9 Better it is to trust in God then Princes for their aid verse 10 All nations have inclosed me and me incompass'd round But in the name of God shall I them conquer and confound verse 11 They compast me on every side they compassed me round But I vvill surely them destroy and in Gods name confound verse 12 Like bees they compass'd me about but like the thorns that flame They quenched are
this will I give thanks to God that judgeth righteously And in my song extol the name of God the Lord most high Psalm 8. O God our Lord through all the earth how glorious is thy name Above the the Heav'ns thou hast advanc'd thine honour and thy fame verse 2 From infants mouths and sucking babes thy praise with power goes To still thereby thine enemies and proud avenging foes verse 3 When I behold the Heav'ns above the works of thine own hand The moon and stars which thou hast fixt in oder as they stand verse 4 What is weak wretched man that thou keep'st him in memorie Or what is base mans son that thus thou visit'st him think I verse 5 Thou mad'st him little lower then the Angels in degree And hast with honour crowned him and with great Majestie verse 6 And thou hast made him to be Lord o're all works of thine hand Under his feet thou put'st all things that he might them command verse 7 The flocks and oxen all of them to him obedience yield And thou subjectest unto him the wild beasts of the field verse 8 The feth'red birds and fowls of Heav'n the power of man do know And fishes that walk through the paths of the deep seas below verse 9 O God our Lord who all these things did'st by thy power frame How excellent through all the earth is thy most glorious name Psalm 9. WIth my whole heart will I set forth thy praise O Lord my God And all thy great and wondrous works will publish all abroad verse 2 In thee alone will I be glad and joy exceedingly And praises will I sing unto thy name O Lord most high verse 3 When all my foes that me assail'd are put to shameful flight Then shall they stumble and fall down and perish at thy sight verse 4 Thou hast in judgement tri'd my cause and sentence past for me Thou sittest on thy throne on high judging with equitie verse 5 Thou hast rebuk'd the Heathen folk and wicked utterly Destroy'd and hast for evermore wip't out their memory verse 6 My foe thy desolations cease henceforth perpetually Thou hast pluck'd up Towns and with them remov'd their memory verse 7 But know the Lord Jehovah shall for evermore remain His throne he hath established right judgement to maintain verse 8 And he in his due time shall judge the world in righteousnesse And to his people shall dispence judgement in uprightnesse verse 9 An high safe refuge God shall be for those that are opprest And in the troublous times a place of refuge and of rest verse 10 And they that know thy name in thee their confidence shall place Thou Lord didst never yet forsake those that do seek thy face The Second part verse 11 O sing ye praises to the Lord that doth in Zion dwell Among the people his great acts and works declare and tell verse 12 When he for bloods enquires he minds th' afflicted in that day Forgetting not the cryes of men distressed when they pray verse 13 Lord favor me weigh well the wrongs which I from foes sustain Who even from the gates of death did'st lift me up again That in the gates of Zion I may shew forth all thy praise In thy salvation shal my soul O Lord rejoyce alwayes verse 15 The Heathen sink down in the pit that they themselves have made Their foot is taken in the net which their own hands have laid verse 16 God by his judgments is well known which he hath strangely wrought When sinners hands do make the snares wherein themselves are caught verse 17 The wicked into hell shall turn destruction is their lot And so shall all the Nations that God remember not verse 18 The needy though distrest a while shall not be still forgot And th' expectations of the poor defer'd yet perish not verse 19 Arise O Lord and let not man prevaile still by his might And let the Heathen folk at length be judged in thy sight verse 20 Pursue them with thy terrors Lord abase and bring them low And that they are but poor weak men let all the Nations know Psalm 10. WHy dost thou Lord withdraw thy self and stand so farre from us Why doest thou hide thy self away in times so perilous verse 2 The wicked persecutes the poor with pride of heart surpris'd Let them be taken in the plot which they themselves devis'd verse 3 The wicked vaunts of compassing his hearts desire and blest Accompts the griping covetous and doth the Lord detest verse 4 The wicked man in pride of heart cares not to seek or call On God the Lord is not so much as in his thoughts at all verse 5 His wayes are alwayes prosperous thy judgments are on high Out of his sight his foes he doth puff at disdainfully verse 6 And thus he speaks in pride of heart I never mov'd shall be Nor yet in any time to come adversity shall see verse 7 With cursing and deceits and guile his mouth is fill'd alwayes And mischief and iniquity under his tongue he layes verse 8 In the close places of his Courts he lurks and secretly The harmless slayes against the poor his eyes watch privily verse 9 And like a Lion in his den he lurks the poor to take And when he hath him in his net the weak his prey doth make verse 10 He croutcheth to the ground and low he bows himself withall That such as are but poor and weak by his strong ones may fall verse 11 He says in 's heart that God these things to mind will never call He turns away and hides his face and will not see at all verse 12 Arise stand up O Lord our God stretch out thy mighty arm Neglect not Lord too long to save the humble soul from harm verse 13 How long O God shall wicked men contemn the Lord and say Presumptuously within their heart God will it not repay verse 14 But thou takst notice Lord and doest observe mischief and spite And it in thy due time thou wilt with thine own hand requite The poor that hath none help besides on thee relyes alone Thou doest support the fatherless to thee that make their mone verse 15 Lord break the arm of wicked men and all their pow'r confound And search out all their wickedness till it no more be found verse 16 The Lord is King for evermore and by his mighty hand The heathen folk are perished and cast out of his land verse 17 The humble and poor mans desires with favor thou hast heard Yea thou wilt cause thine ear to hear thou hast their hearts prepar'd verse 18 To judge the helpless fatherless and the opprest and poor That these great men the weak of th' earth may terrifie no more Psalm 11. I In Jehovah put my trust why do you to me say Unto your mountain like a bird fly speedily away For loe the wicked bend their bows their arrows they prepare Upon the string to shoot at those in
took'st me out of the womb and thou didst make me rest In hope on thee when I did hang upon my mothers brest verse 10 Ev'n from the womb and brest I was cast wholly upon thee And from my mothers belly thou art still a God to mee The Second Part. verse 11 O be not thou far off from me since trouble is so nigh For if thou leave me there is none to help or stand me by verse 12 Many strong bulls have compast me that I cannot get out Yea the strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round about verse 13 They gap'd and open'd wide their mouths upon me in that day Like rav'ning roaring Lions when they set upon their prey verse 14 My loins are loos'd and I pour'd out as water spilt decay Mine heart within my bowels doth like waxe melt quite away verse 15 My strength is like a potsherd dri'd my tongue that cleaveth fast Unto my jaws and I am brought to dust of death at last verse 16 For many dogs have compast me the wicked men in bands Assembled have and me inclos'd they peirc'd my feet and hands verse 17 I may tell all my bones they look and stare upon me all verse 18 They part my garments and casts lots to whom my coat shall fall verse 19 Therefore be not thou far from me O Lord in time of need O thou my strength and onely stay to help me now make speed verse 20 Deliver now my soul and life from the sword by thy pow'r Mine onely one my darling dear from dogs that would devour verse 21 Pluck me out of the Lions mouth O Lord and set me free Thou from the horns of Unicorns already hast heard me The Third Part. verse 22 Unto my brethren then will I declare and shew thy name And in the middest of the great assembly praise the same verse 23 Praise him all ye that fear the Lord him do you magnifie You Jacobs seed and fear him all Israels posteritie verse 24 For he hath not despis'd nor loath'd th'afflicteds misery Nor from him hid his face but hath heard him when he did cry verse 25 In the great Congregation my praise shall be of thee In presence of stâ—â—â— as him fear my vows perform'd shall bee verse 26 The meek that eat shall be suffie'd and they that seek his face Shall praise the Lord your heart shall still live quick'ned by his grace verse 27 The ends of th' earth shall turn to God and this to heart shall lay The kindreds of the Nations him shall worship in that day verse 28 The Kingdomes and Dominions unto the Lord belong And onely he hath rule and pow'r the nations all among verse 29 The fat and rich men of the earth shall eat and worship all The poor that to the dust go down shall bow and on him call verse 30 Ev'n those that cannot save their lives a seed that him obeys God's generation shall be call'd and so esteem'd always verse 31 And those his righteousnesse and truth shall openly declare To children after to be born that these his doings are Psalm 23. MY shepherd is the living Lord and he that doth me feed I cannot then want any thing whereof I stand in need verse 2 In pastures green of tender grasse he makes me down to ly And leads me gently by the streams that run so quietly verse 3 He quickens and restores my soul and safely leads me on In right ways and in safe streight paths for his name sake alone Though I walk through the vale of death yet will I fear none ill For thou art with me and thy rod and staff comfort we still verse 5 A table thou prepar'st for me in presence of my foe Mine head with oil thou dost anoint my cup doth overflow verse 6 Goodnesse and mercy all my days shall surely follow me And ever in the house of God my dwelling place shall be Psalm 24. THe Lords is all the earth and all the store thereof is his The world with all that dwell therein his own possession is verse 2 For he hath founded it upon the swelling seas to stand And stablisht it upon the flouds that flow beneath the land verse 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of God the Lord most high Or stand in his most holy place to dwell continually verse 4 The clean of hands and pure of heart who unto vanity Hath not lift up his soul nor yet hath sworn deceitfully verse 5 A plenteous blessing of all good he from the Lord shall have Faithful and righteous dealing from the God that doth him save verse 6 Of those that seek to him this is the generation O Jacobs God that do thy face seek and attend upon verse 7 Lift up your heads ye gates and doors that everlasting bee You shall by you the entring of the King of glory see verse 8 This King of glory who is he the Lord of strength and might Mighty in battel who subdues all that against him fight verse 9 Lift up your heads ye gates and doors that everlasting bee You shall by you the entring of the King of glory see verse 10 But who of glory is the King the Lord of hosts is he That is the King to whom most due all praise and glory be Psalm 25. O Lord I do lift up my soul and heart to thee verse 2 I trust in thee O Lord my God let no shame come to mee verse 3 Let not my foes have cause to triumph over mee Let none of them be made asham'd that alwaies wait on thee Let them be made asham'd that trespasse without cause verse 4 Shew me thy holy ways O Lord teach me thy paths and laws verse 5 Lead me forth in thy truth and teach me I thee pray Of my salvation thou art God on thee I wait alway verse 6 Thy tender mercies Lord think on and keep in minde Thy loving kindnesses of old that I may daily finde verse 7 My sins and faults of youth forget and think on mee According to thy mercy Lord and for thy goodnesse free verse 8 God is exceeding good upright and faithful too Therefore will he the sinners teach the way that they should goe verse 9 Those that are meek in heart in judgement he will guide He will instruct in all his ways the meek and void of pride verse 10 The ways of God are truth and mercy to preserve All those that keep his Covenant and precepts do observe verse 11 Now for thy holy name O Lord I thee intreat To grant me pardon for my sin which is exceeding great The Second part verse 12 What man is he that fears the Lord him in the way That he should choose to walk therein he will teach day by day verse 13 His soul in goodnesse shall continue quietly The earth shall be an heritage to his posterity verse 14 All those that fear the Lord his secret blessing know His covenant to them he doth by tri'd experience
Psaltery unto him praises sing Sing to him with an instrument that hath a tenfold string verse 3 Sing to the Lord a new fram'd song aloud with skill him praise verse 4 Because his words are true and right are all his works and ways verse 5 The righteous Lord loves righteousnesse and judgement doth him please And the whole earth to fill with good his mercy doth not cease verse 6 By the commanding Word of God the Heavens created were And by his powerful breath the hosts that therein do appear verse 7 He gathers up into an heap the waters of the Seas The depths he in their chanel safe as in a store-house layes verse 8 Let therefore all the earth below reverence and fear the Lord Let all the dwellers in the world still tremble at his Word verse 9 He onely spake the word and all was done that he did will He gave command and it stood fast and so continues still verse 10 The counsels of the Heathen all the Lord doth bring to nought The multitude he doth defeat in their device and thought verse 11 But the deep counsels of the Lord shall stand for ever fast The wise thoughts of his heart shall to all generations last The Second Part. verse 12 The Nation 's blest to whom the Lord as their own God is known And those whom as an heritage he chose to be his own verse 13 The Lord from Heaven the sons of men beholds and looks upon verse 14 The dwellers of the earth from high his habitation verse 15 He fashions all their waies alike as well the high as low And he their works considereth and all their waies doth know verse 16 The numbers of a mighty host cannot preserve a King Neither can any mans great strength to him deliverance bring verse 17 An horse is a vain thing to save his rider in the fight Neither can he deliver one by his great strength and might Behold the Lord doth set his eye with favour on the just As many as do fear his name and on his mercy trust verse 19 That he from death and dangers deep their soul may safely free And them alive in famine keep when others pined bee verse 21 Our soul still waiteth for the Lord and doth on him depend He always is at hand our help and shield us to defend verse 22 Surely in God our heart is glad in him it doth delight For in his holy name we have our trust and in his might verse 23 Let thy mercy O Lord our God upon us ever bee As we at all times do depend and onely trust in thee Psalm 34. I Will at all times blesse the Lord and him will magnifie And with his praises shall my mouth be fill'd continually verse 2 My soul in God shall make his boast by whom relief she had The humble men shall hear thereof and be exceeding glad verse 3 O magnifie the Lord with me and spread abroad his fame Together with one heart and voice let us extoll his name verse 4 In my distresse I sought the Lord he did my prayer hear And graciously delivered me from all that I did fear verse 5 This mov'd his Saints to look unto and flock to him apace They came not back asham'd but were inlightned by his grace verse 6 This poor man cry'd unto the Lord he heard his prayer said they And him delivered out of all his troubles in that day verse 7 Gods Angel doth encamp about all those that do him fear And safely doth deliver them from dangers that are near verse 8 O taste and see that God is good and gracious every way Blessed is he that maketh him his trust and only stay verse 9 All ye his Saints his holy ones fear ye the living Lord For nothing shall they want that him do fear and keep his word The lions young may hungry be and want their needful food But those that truly seek the Lord shall not want any good The Second Part. verse 11 Come near therefore my children dear and to my words give ear I will teach you the perfect way how you the Lord shall fear verse 12 What man desireth life and loves in long life good to see verse 13 From evil keep thy tongue thy lips from speaking guile keep free verse 14 Depart from ill do good seek peace pursue it speedily verse 15 Gods eyes are on the righteous man his ears do hear their cry verse 16 But against such as evil work the Lord doth set his face That their accursed memory in earth may have no place verse 17 But such as good and righteous are the Lord hears when they cry And them out of their troubles all delivers speedily verse 18 The Lord is nigh at hand to them that are in heart contrite And saves such as are much cast down and broken in their spirit verse 19 Many are the afflictions a righteous man endures But out of all deliverance the Lord to him assures verse 20 The bones of all such men are so preserved Lord by thee In all their sufferings not one of them shall broken bee verse 21 But evil shall the sinners slay because he evil wrought And those that hate Gods Saints shall be to desolation brought verse 22 Whereas the Lord his servants souls redeems and setteth free So that of all that trust in him none desolate shall bee Psalm 35. PLead thou my cause O Lord with them that strive with all their might Against me fight with them for me that do against me fight verse 2 Shew thy self now in arms the shield and buckler take to thee And stand up for my help O Lord and shew thy self for mee verse 3 Draw out the sword and spear and stop the way of those that me Pursue and say unto my soul I will thy Saviour be verse 4 Confound them and put them to shame that seek my soul to spill Turn them back and confound them all that think to work me ill verse 5 As chaff before the whirling winds so let mine enemies bee And let the Angel of the Lord pursue and make them flee verse 6 Let all their way be dark let them in slippery places fall And let the Angel of the Lord chase and destroy them all verse 7 For without cause they hid for me a net me to ensnare In pits which they without a cause did for my soul prepare verse 8 Let unawares destruction come upon him let the net Ensnare his own feet which for me he privily had set verse 9 Then shall my soul be joyful in the Lord it shall rejoyce In his salvation all my bones shall say with joyful voice Who 's like the Lord that sav'st the poor from him that is too strong For him the poor and weak from him that spoils and doth him wrong The Second Part. verse 11 My crafty foes against me rise to witnesse things untrue And to accuse me they devise of things I never knew verse 12 For good which
me verse 11 The Lord of hosts stands on our part and he doth us defend And our high place is Jacobs God on him we do depend Psalm 47. O Clap your hands with one accord all people and rejoice Be glad and shout aloud to God with a triumphing voice verse 2 For God most high is terrible and he must feared be A great and Universal King O're all the world is he verse 3 And under us he shall subdue the people mightily And all the nations shall bring down under our feet to lie verse 4 He chose a goodly heritage for us the dignity Of his true servant Jacob whom he lov'd most tenderly verse 5 God with his Ark is now gone up with joy and pleasant noise The Lord to Zion his own hill with the loud trumpets voice verse 6 Sing praises to our God sing praise sing praises to our King verse 7 The praise of God the earths great King with understanding sing verse 8 God o're the Heathen reigns and sits upon his holy throne verse 9 The voluntary Princes are made with Gods people one The people of just Abrahams God for all the shields are his And power of all the earth and he highly advanced is Psalm 48. GReat is the Lord and with great praise to be advanced still Within the City of our God upon his holy hill verse 2 Mount Zion is a pleasant place the joy of all the land The City of the mighty God on her North-side doth stand verse 3 A refuge in her palaces well known is God most high For lo the Kings assembled were together they past by verse 5 They viewed it as they went on wondring exceedingly And much astonisht and away they hasted speedily verse 6 There did great terrour seise on them they stood amaz'd with fear Their grief was like a womans pains when she a child doth bear verse 7 Thus doest thou quickly scatter them as if thou do but speak With a strong Eastern winde thou dost the ships of Tarshish break verse 8 I' th' City of the Lord of hosts our God our eyes have seen It now as we have heard it hath in former ages been And so will God establish it verse 9 And till thou do fulfill Thy loving kindnesses we wait within thy Temple still verse 10 According to thy name O God to th' earths end is thy praise Thy right hand is of justice full and righteousnesse always verse 11 Let Zion Mount rejoice because of all thy judgements just And daughters of Jerusalem be glad and in thee trust verse 12 Walk round about all Zion hill and view it well and goe And tell the towrs that thereupon are builded on a rowe verse 13 Consider her fair palaces and mark her bulwarks well That to the age to come 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 our guide he unto death shall be Psalm 49. HEar all ye people hearken all that in the world do dwell verse 2 Both high and low both rich and poor together mark it well verse 3 My mouth to you the precepts sound of wisdome shall impart Of understanding are the thoughts that issue from my heart verse 4 Unto an hidden parable I will incline mine ear And then will open on my harp the wisdome that I hear verse 5 Why should I fear in evil time when mine iniquities Of my footsteps surround me with deserv'd calamities verse 6 The rich men who do make their wealth their only trust and stay And boast themselves of their great store of riches that decay verse 7 None of them can his brothers life redeem by any way Nor can he for him unto God sufficient ransome pay verse 8 The price of life's impossible paid it can never be verse 9 That he should alway live on earth and not corruption see verse 10 For that wise men and fools both die they easily perceive And being dead to other men their wealth behinde they leave verse 11 Yet their deep thought is that their house continue ever shall And their fair dwellings and their lands by their own names they call verse 12 But all in vain for no man shall abide continually In honour here but shall be like unto the beasts that die The Second Part. verse 13 This their ill-grounded folly is apparent in their way And yet their fond posterity approve what they do say verse 14 Like silly sheep in grave they lie and death doth them devour And in the morning shall the just o're them have rule and pow'r Their beauty shall consume away and perish in the grave When for an house in dust they chang'd their sumptuous buildings have verse 15 But God will surely me redeem from pow'r of grave and hell And he at last shall me receive with him in blisse to dwell verse 16 When then a man grows very rich afraid thou must not bee Nor when the glory of his house thou dost encreased see verse 17 For he shall carry nothing hence when death his days doth end Nor shall his glory after him into the grave descend verse 18 Though he his soul did seem to blesse while he on earth did live For when thou to thy self dost well men will thee praises give verse 19 Yet shall he to his Fathers goe that have been dead before To their own generation that light shall see no more verse 20 Man then in honour plac't that is nor wise when he shall die Is no whit better then the beasts that perish utterly Psalm 50. THe mighty God the Lord spake and the earth did call From the Sun rising to the place where it doth set and fall verse 2 And out of Zion hill which by Gods presence there Of beauty the perfection is he shines and doth appear verse 3 Our God shall come and speak and silent shall not bee Before him fire shall waste and storms shall round about him flee verse 4 Then to the Heav'ns above the Lord himself shall call And to the earth below that he may judge his people all verse 5 Together let my Saints to me assembled be Those that by sacrifice have made a covenant with me verse 6 And then the Heavens shall his righteousnesse declare And testifie for God is Judge whose judgements righteous are verse 7 My people Israel hear and I l'e speak openly And unto there will testifie God even thy God am I. verse 8 For want of sacrifice blame thee I never will Nor for burnt-offerings for they are brought before me still verse 9 I need no bullock take for my use from thy stall Of the he-goats out of thy folds I have no need at all verse 10 The beasts are all mine own in forests that abound And all the cattel that upon a thousand hills are found verse 11 The fowls on mountains high are all to me well known And all the wilde beasts of the field are with me as
verse 2 My only refuge and my rock and Saviour is he And strength I shall not from my state greatly removed be verse 3 How long against me do you plot mischief you shall be all Destroied like a rotten hedge or like a bowing wall To cast him down is all their plot they do delight to ly When with their mouth they seem to blesse then curse they inwardly verse 5 But thou my soul still wait upon the Lord and him attend My expectation wholly doth on him alone depend verse 6 He only is my fort and tow'r and my salvation he And strength I shall not from my state greatly removed be verse 7 In God is my salvation my glory only he My rock of strength to God I fly when dangers threaten me verse 8 At all times put your trust in him all people that are his Pour out your heart before him still for God our refuge is verse 9 Sure men of low degree are vain and great men are a ly They in the scales together are lighter then vanity verse 10 Trust not in wrong in robbery and theft become not vain See not your heart upon your wealth when you much riches gain verse 11 God once hath spoken yea again for I have twice heard this That to God only power belongs and that all strength is his And that all mercy Lord belongs and rests alone in thee For thou shalt every man reward as his own deeds shall bee Psalm 63. O God thou art my God betimes I seek thee and for thee My soul doth thirst my flesh doth long where waters none there bee verse 2 In a dry thirsty land thy pow'r and glory so to see As in the sanctuary I have formerly seen thee verse 3 Because thy loving kindnesses do like it self excell Therefore my lips shall thankfully thy glorious praises tell verse 4 Thus when thou shalt restore me I will blesse thee all my days And in thy holy name I will lift up my hands in praise verse 5 As with abundant fatnesse then my soul shall filled bee Also my heart with joyful lips shall praises sing to thee verse 6 As oft as I thee in my bed remember with delight And when on thee I meditate in watches of the night verse 7 Calling to minde how thou hast been my faithful helper still In the safe shadow of thy wings trust and rejoice I will verse 8 My longing soul doth follow hard and closely cleave to thee And thou again with thy right hand in love upholdest mee verse 9 But to the grave they shall go down that would my ruine see verse 10 The sword shall slay them and a prey to foxes they shall bee verse 11 But the King shall in God rejoice and all they glory shall That swear by him but stopt shall be the mouth of liars all Psalm 64. O Lord when unto thee I pray unto my voice give ear From my proud enemies eye preserve and save my life from fear From secret plots of wicked men Lord hide me carefully From th'insurrections of those that work iniquity verse 3 Who do their tongues in malice whet and sharpen them like swords And set their arrows in their bows to shoot out bitter words verse 4 That so at him that is upright they may shoot secretly And without fear of God or men may strike him suddenly verse 5 In evil matters they themselves encourage and to lay Their snares in secret they confer who shall us see say they verse 6 They search out mischief and perform a through search to their minde What ere the inmost thoughts of them and depth of heart can finde verse 7 While they thus busie are at them shall God shoot privily A deadly arrow and therewith shall wound them suddenly verse 8 So they shall make ev'n their own tongue upon themselves to fall Men seeing them shall flee away from them affrighted all verse 9 For on all men great fear shall fall they shall Gods work declare They wisely shall consider then that these his doings are In God shall righteous men be glad and trusting in his might Shall greatly glory even all those that are in heart upright Psalm 65. PRaise silently for thee O God doth wait in Zion hill And all the vows that they have made to thee they shall fulfill verse 2 O thou that hearest prayers which to thee presented bee All sorts of men throughout the world shall come and seek to thee verse 3 Iniquities prevail O Lord against me day by day But as for our transgressions thou shalt purge them clean away verse 4 Happy is he whom thou dost choose and causest to draw near Unto thy self that he may dwell and in thy Courts appear With the great goodnesse of thine house we shall be satisfi'd Of thy most holy Temple which thy self hast sanctifi'd verse 5 By terrible and dreadful things in truth and righteousnesse O God of our salvation us thou answerest in distresse Who art of th' ends of all the earth the confidence and stay And of the Islands which within the sea ly far away verse 6 The hills and mountains great and high he hath established As with a girdle so with power he is encompassed verse 7 The hideous noise of swelling waves thou dost asswage and still Their waves great noise and peoples rage restrainest at thy will verse 8 Those that in th' utmost parts do dwell at thy great works do fear From East to West thou mak'st them sing for joy both far and near verse 9 The earth thou visit'st being dry and waters with thy springs And so enricht abundantly by thee much fruit it brings Gods river it doth overflow whose waters plenteous are When thou for it providest thus their corn thou dost prepare verse 10 By thee the ridges watred are and furrows setled bee With showers thou dost soften it the spring is blest by thee verse 11 Thus thou the year abundantly dost with thy goodnesse crown Thus plentifully upon us thy paths drop fatnesse down verse 12 They drop upon the pasture grounds that are in deserts wide The little hills refresht thereby rejoice on every side verse 13 With flocks the pastures clothed are the valleys cov'red bee With corn so that they shout for joy and also sing to thee Psalm 66. MAke unto God a joyful noise all lands and spread his fame verse 2 His praise make glorious and sing forth the honour of his name verse 3 Say unto God how fearful are thy works thy foes shall all Through thy great power submit to thee and down before thee fall verse 4 All nations the earth throughout shall worship thee their King And they shall sing to thee yea to thy name shall praises sing verse 5 Draw near all men wisely behold what works the Lord hath wrought Mark well the fearful things that he for man to passe hath brought verse 6 The sea into dry land he turn'd and all his people dry Went through the flouds there
that call on thee shew'st mercy plenteously verse 6 When I unto thee pray O Lord attend and bow thine ear And of my supplications the voice be pleas'd to hear verse 7 In time when troubles compasse me I will to thee complain For certainly I know that thou wilt answer me again verse 8 Amongst such as are Gods esteem'd none Lord is like to thee Nor any works unto thy works may once compared bee verse 9 The nations all throughout the world which thou didst make and frame Before thee come and worship shall and glorifie thy name The Second Part. verse 10 For thou Lord art exceeding great all power is thine own Thou workest strange and wondrous things for thou art God alone verse 11 Teach me thy way of truth O Lord I will walk in the same Unite my heart and soul in one to fear thy holy name verse 12 Thee will I praise O Lord my God with all my heart and I For ever more thine holy name will highly glorifie verse 13 Because thy mercy towards me in greatnesse doth excell My self thou hast delivered even from the lowest hell verse 14 O God the proud against me rise terrible men are met In Troups to seek my life they have not thee before them set verse 15 But thou full of compassion Lord and gracious hast been found Long-suffering and in mercy and in truth thou dost abound verse 16 O turn thee unto me O Lord and mercy on me have Strengthen thy servant and the son of thine own handmaid save verse 17 On me some sign of favour shew that all my foes may see And be ashamed Lord when thou dost help and comfort mee Psalm 87. UPon the holy mountains Gods foundations do abide verse 2 God Zions gates loves more then all Jacobs dwellings beside verse 3 Exceeding great and glorious things reported are abroad Of thy great name Jerusalem thou city of our God verse 4 Rahab and Babylon with Tyre and Cush and Palestine To those that know thee will I name that these converts of thine verse 5 Were born in them of Zion too it shall be said these men Were born in her the high'st himself shall her establish then verse 6 Yea when God shall his own record thus shall his reck'ning be Of any man amongst them nam'd in Zion born was he verse 7 Both singers and the players on instruments there shall be My springs of graces and of joys and comforts are in thee Psal 88. O Lord that art the God to me of my salvation I have cry'd day and night to thee in pray'r and made my moan verse 2 Before thee let my prayer come hearken unto my cry verse 3 My soul is troubled sore my life unto the grave draws nigh verse 4 I counted am as one of those that to the pit descend As a weak man they me esteem and one that hath no friend verse 5 Shut out as one dead like the slain that lie in grave forgot Quite cut off from thine hand and care whom thou remembrest not verse 6 In a most loathsome dungeon thou hast laid me down below In darknesse and in dang'rous deeps that do me overflow verse 7 Thy fearful indignation upon me hard doth lie Thou with thy waves and billows dost afflict me grievously verse 8 My friends thou hast put far from me to them I loathsome grow I am with griefs so compass'd in that forth I cannot goe verse 9 Because of mine affliction Lord I daily mourn for grief I daily call and stretch my hands to thee for some relief The Second Part. verse 10 Those that are dead Lord wilt thou cause thy wondrous works to see Shall they arise out of their graves and praises give to thee Shall all thy loving kindnesses men in the grave declare Or they speak of thy faithfulnesse that in destruction are verse 12 Shall in the darknesse be made known thy wonders manifold In the land of oblivion shall thy righteousnesse be told verse 13 But unto thee do I O Lord daily lift up my cry And in the morning with my pray'r prevent thy face will I. verse 14 Why dost thou then O Lord in wrath cast off my soul from thee And why the favour of thy face dost thou thus hide from mee verse 15 I am afflicted from my youth and ready still to die Thy terrours which I suffer still distract me fearfully verse 16 The fiercenesse of thy wrath like waves hath clean gone over me Thy terrours have me quite cut off which I suffer from thee verse 17 Like over-flowing waters still they round about me came And by them all together met encompassed I am verse 18 My friends and such as did me love thou hast put far from me And into darknesse them remov'd that mine acquaintance be Psal 89. THE mercies of the Lord will I for ever sing and will With my mouth shew thy faithfulnesse unto all ages still verse 2 For I have said that mercy shall for ever settled be Thy faithfulnesse established in Heav'n it self by thee verse 3 A Cov'nant with my chosen I have made firm to abide Which unto David by an oath I surely ratifi'd verse 4 That I thy seed establish will for ever to endure And unto generations all will build thy Throne most sure verse 5 The Heav'ns shall shew with joy and mirth thy wondrous works O Lord Thy Saints shall in thy Church on earth thy faithfulnesse record For in the Heavens to the Lord who may himself compare Amongst the sons of mighty ones who with him equall are verse 7 The Saints in their assemblies ought the Lord greatly to fear He must be rev'renced of all that come about him near verse 8 O God the Lord of hosts who can like thee a strong Lord be Thy truth and faithfulnesse do as a girdle compasse thee verse 9 The sea though raging furiously thou rulest at thy will The waves though mounting up on high thou makest calm and still verse 10 Thou Egypt strongly didst beat down as one that wounded is And with thy mighty arm thou hast dispers'd thine enemies The Second Part. verse 11 The heaven is thine the earth is thine and by thy pow'r and will The great wide world thou founded hast and all that doth it fill verse 12 The North and South from thee alone their first beginning had Both Tabor West Hermon East In thy name shall be glad verse 13 Thou hast O God an arm of strength that worketh mightily Strong is thy hand and thy right hand in pow'r exceeding high verse 14 In justice and in judgement doth thy thrones foundation lie Mercy and truth shall go before thy face continually verse 15 O those that know the joyful sound a blessed people be In the light of thy countenance Lord they shall walk with thee verse 16 All the day long shall they rejoice because thy name is nigh And in thy righteousnesse and truth shall be exalted high verse 17 For of their strength thou
And all upright in heart on it shall vvait vvith cheerfulnesse verse 16 But where is he vvho for me vvill against the vvicked stand Who vvil stand up to set me free from vvicked vvorkers hand verse 17 Unlesse the Lord had been mine help when none me rescued My soul had almost in the grave silence inhabited verse 18 But when I said within my heart my foot doth slip away Thy mercy held me up O Lord thy goodnesse me did stay verse 19 Ev'n when with multitudes of thoughts my minde was much opprest My soul did in thy comforts finde even then delight and rest verse 20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee Where mischiefs most unrighteously by law supported be verse 21 For they against the life conspire of righteous men and good And they by law as vvicked do condemn the guiltlesse blood verse 22 But God alone against them all is my defence and stay The Lord my God my refuge is my rock of strength alway verse 23 The Lord our God shall bring on them their own iniquity And in their sin shall cut them off and slay them certainly Psalm 95. O Come and let us to the Lord shout and sing joyfully And in our rock of health let us rejoice triumphantly verse 2 Let us into his presence now make haste with thankful voice And to him well-composed Psalms sing with a joyful noise verse 3 Because this our Lord is a God exceeding great and high And a great King above all gods in pow'r and Majesty verse 4 Th'unsearched depths of all the earth are in his pow'rful hand The strength of all the hills is his and by his might they stand verse 5 The wide unruly sea is his he made it by his hand And by his power and decree he formed the dry land verse 6 Come let us worship and bow down before him let us fall And kneel before the Lord our God for he hath made us all verse 7 He is our God the people we of his own pastures are And of his hand we are the sheep left to his only care verse 8 To day if you vvill hear his voice then harden not your heart As in Masrah and Meribah ye did in the desart verse 9 When your forefathers tempted me though they my pow'r did prove In my great vvorks which I them shew'd and wonders from above verse 10 Forty years long I grieved vvas with those men and I said This people hath not known my ways but in their hearts have straid verse 11 Wherefore to them when kindled was my wrath within my breast I sware they should not enter in to Canaan my rest Psalm 96. O Sing you now unto the Lord new songs with joy and mirth Sing ye unto the Lord our God all people on the earth verse 2 Sing ye unto the Lord above and blesse his holy name Shew his salvation forth declare from day to day the same verse 3 Among the Heathen all declare and of his glory tell And the great vvonders manifest to all on earth that dwell verse 4 Because the Lord our God is great and greatly prais'd to be Above all gods to be ador'd and to be fear'd is he verse 5 For all the gods are idols vain which the blind nations fear The Lord is only he by whom the Heavens created were verse 6 Before him comely honour is and glorious majesty And comely beauty and great strength are in his sanctuary verse 7 Ye kindreds of the people all give to the Lord his right Give ye unto the Lord above all glory strength and might verse 8 The glory due unto his name give to the Lord and King Come ye into his holy Courts an offering to him bring verse 9 In the beauty of holinesse before Jehovah bow And fear before his presence all the vvhole earth here below verse 10 Tell all the Heathen God doth reign and settleth stedfastly The vvorld unmov'd and he shall judge the people righteously verse 11 Then let the Heavens high be glad and let the earth rejoice The sea and fulnesse of it let it roar and make a noise verse 12 The field and all that therein is let it then joyful bee And in the shady woods themselves rejoice shall every tree Before God for he comes he comes the earth to judge and try He with his truth shall judge the world and nations righteously Psal 97. THE Lord doth reign continually let all the earth rejoice And let the multitude of isles for joy lift up their voice verse 2 He round about is compassed with thick clouds and darknesse The stable place are of his throne judgement and righteousnesse verse 3 A flaming and devouring fire before him goeth out Which burneth up and doth consume his enemies round about verse 4 His fearful lightnings o're the world gave forth a shining light The earth did it behold and straight did tremble at the sight verse 5 And at the presence of the Lord the hills like wax did melt When of the Lord of all the earth they had the presence felt verse 6 The Heavens high declare and shew his righteousnesse abroad And the people they do behold the glory of the Lord. verse 7 All that fear graven images confounded may they be And that of idols boast themselves all Gods him worship ye verse 8 Zion when she heard this report was glad exceedingly And Juda's daughters all rejoic'd for all thy judgements high verse 9 For thou far above all the earth O Lord our God art high And art far above all the Gods exalted wondrously verse 10 All ye that love the Lord above hate evil things for he Saves the souls of his saints and from the wicked sets them free verse 11 For such as righteous are is sown prosperity and light And joy and gladnesse for all those in heart that are upright verse 12 Rejoice in God the Lord all ye that walk in righteousnesse And give thanks at the memory of the Lords holinesse Psalm 98. S'ng a new song unto the Lord for he works wonders great His own right hand and holy arm the victory did get verse 2 Of his salvation hath the Lord discover'd now the light And hath his righteousnesse reveal'd in all the Heathens sight verse 3 His mercy unto Israel and truth remembred he And now the ends of all the earth our Gods salvation see verse 4 A joyful noise make to the Lord all people of the earth Make a loud noise and praises sing to him with joy and mirth verse 5 Sing to the Lord the King with Harps in psalms lift up your voice verse 6 With Trumpets and with Cornets sound before him make a noise verse 7 Yea let the sea roar out for joy and all that is therein The earth and all that therein dwell let them be joyful seen verse 8 Let flouds clap hands and let the hills together joyful be Before the Lord because the earth to judge now cometh he verse 9 The
his fame Then the red sea did he rebuke and dried up it was Through deep as through the vvildernesse he made his people passe The Second Part. verse 10 And from his hand that hated them he did his people save And from the power of their foes to them redemption gave verse 11 Waters cover'd their enemies not one was left alive verse 12 Then they believ'd his Word and praise to him in songs did give verse 13 They soon forgat his works nor on his counsel did rely verse 14 But in the vvildernesse for flesh lusted exceedingly verse 15 And in the desart tempted God who gave them their desire But leannesse sent on them though they had what they did require verse 16 They also Moses in the Camp envied spitefully And against Aaron murmured the saint of God most high verse 17 Therefore the earth open'd her mouth and Dathan swallowed And all the Congregation of Abiram covered verse 18 In their assembly kindled was an hot consuming fire And the devouring flames burnt up the vvicked in Gods ire verse 19 In Horeb where God spake with them they there a calf did frame A molten image they did make and worshipped the same verse 20 And thus their glory ev'n their God most vainly changed they Into the likenesse of an oxe that eateth grasse or hay verse 21 And they their God and Saviour unkindly did forget Who had for them in Egypt done things marvellous and great The Third Part. verse 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham and fearful things to see verse 23 At the red sea wherefore he said that them destroy would hee Had not his chosen Moses stood before him in the breach That from destroying them at once his wrath he might impeach verse 24 Yea they despis'd that pleasant land vvhich he had sworn to give And his sure promise and his word these vvould they not believe verse 25 But they did murmure in their Tents and there rebelled they And to the vâ—icâ— of God their Lord refused to obey verse 26 Therefore he by himself did swear in lifting up his hand Them in the desart to destroy e're they should see the land verse 27 And that in future ages all their seed should be destroi'd And by his hand be scattered in strange lands far and wide verse 28 To Baal-Peor they themselves did join and cleaved fast And there they of the sacrifice of idols dead did taste verse 29 Thus vvith their own inventions they did so far provoke The Lord to anger that forthwith the plague upon them broke verse 30 Then stood up Phinehas in his zeal and those sinners did slay And did just judgement execute and then the plague did stay 31 And this to him for righteousnesse accompted was by grace To be rewarded unto him and his from race to race The Fourth part 32 At the waters of Meribah they did him angry make So that with holy Moses too it vvent ill for their sake verse 33 Because vvith grudging they provok'd his spirit so grievously That he in passion with his lips spake unadvisedly verse 34 Nor as the Lord commanded them did they the Nations slay verse 35 But with the Heathen mixt themselves and of them learn'd their way verse 36 Thus they did serve their idols which to them a snare became verse 37 Their sons and daughters offered to idols to their shame verse 38 And bloud of innocents they did ev'n of their children shed Whom unto filthy idols they of Canaan offered verse 39 Thus vvas the land defil'd vvith bloud and they with their own vvay And with their own inventions a whoring went astray verse 40 Therefore against his people was the Lords wrath kindled sore And ev'n his own inheritance he therefore did abhor verse 41 Into the hands of Heathen men he gave them for a prey Their enemies that hated them over them bare the sway The Fifth Part. verse 42 Their enemies did them oppresse by vigorous commands And into base subjection they vvere brought under their hands verse 43 Full often from distresse had he delivered them before But vvith their own inventions they still provok't him more And for their sins they vvere brought low and weakned grievously verse 44 Yet when he saw them in distresse he hearkned to their cry And he for them to mind did call his Covenant speedily verse 45 And after his rich mercies he repented tenderly verse 46 And favour he caus'd them to finde ev'n in the sight of those That led them captives from their land and vvere their cruel foes verse 47 Save us now and deliver us O Lord our gracious God And gather us that scatter'd are in Heathen lands abroad That we unto thy holy name may render thanks alwaies And being saved joyfully may triumph in thy praise verse 48 Blest the Lord God of Israel be to eternity Let all the people say Amen praise ye the Lord on high Psalm 107. O Give ye thanks unto the Lord our God for good is he And his mercies exceeding great to everlasting be verse 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord thus of his mercy say Whom he hath from his enemies hand redeem'd and brought away verse 3 Out of the lands wherein they were dispersed and distrest He gathered them from North and South from East and from the West verse 4 They wandred in the wildernesse in a forsaken way And where they could no City finde therein to dwell and stay verse 5 They hungred and thirsted in them their soul did pine away verse 6 Then they in trouble cri'd to God and he freed them that day verse 7 From their distresses and he led them forth by the right way To Cities that were dwelt in where they might in safety stay verse 8 O give due praises to the Lord for his great goodnesse then And for his strange and wondrous works amongst the sons of men verse 9 For he the longing soul in want doth fully satisfie With goodnesse souls that hungry be he filleth plenteously The Second Part. verse 10 Such as do in sad darknesse sit and in deaths dismal shade Whom sore afflictions bind as we do men with irons lade verse 11 Because against the voice of God they walkt rebelliously And all the counsel did contemn of him that is most high verse 12 Their stout hearts therefore he brought low with great troubles and grief And when they fell down there was none to help or give relief verse 13 Then did they in their trouble cry unto the Lord for aid And he freed them from their distresse according as they prai'd verse 14 Then did he out of darknesse bring and from deaths shadow take And of their great afflictions their bonds in sunder brake verse 15 O give due praises to the Lord for his great goodnesse then And for his strange and wondrous works done to the sons of men verse 16 For he the mighty gates of brasse hath broken by his might And the strong bars of iron he
not his fathers wickednesse from Gods remembrance fall And his own mothers sin let not be blotted out at all verse 15 But let them in the sight of God appear continually That he may wholly from the earth cut off their memory verse 26 Sith mercy he forgat to shew and did pursue with spight The poor weak man that him whose heart was broken slay he might verse 17 As he did bitter cursing love so let it on him fall Let blessing be far from him as it pleas'd him not at all verse 18 As he with cursing cloth'd himself as vvith clothes let it so Into his bowels and his bones like oil and water go verse 19 As his garment that covers him so let it to him be And as a girdle wherewith girt continually is he verse 20 This the reward be from the Lord unto mine enemies Who evil speak against my soul and mischief do devise The Third part verse 21 But for thy names sake O my God and Lord do thou for me From my distresse deliver me for good thy mercies be Because I needy am and poor and without help distrest And my afflicted broken heart is wounded in my breast verse 23 Like to the shadow that declines so I away do go And as the locust vvith the vvind am tossed to and fro verse 24 My trembling knees are weak and faint because I long do fast The fatnesse of my flesh is gone I do consume and waste verse 25 And I a vile reproach and scorn by them was made to be And they that did upon me look did shake their heads at me verse 26 But thou O Lord that art my God save and deliver me According to thy mercy Lord mine aid and succour be verse 27 That all men may see and confesse that this is thine own hand And that thou Lord hast this perform'd they all may understand verse 28 Whom they curse do thou blesse and when they rise up against me Let them be made ashamed but let me rejoice in thee verse 29 Let them be clothed all with shame that enemies are to me Let their contention as a cloak to them a covering be verse 30 But vvith my mouth I greatly will praise and advance the Lord Yea I among the multitude his praises will record verse 31 For at the right hand of the poor he shall stand up to save Him from the cruel hands of those that him condemned have Psalm 110. THe Lord did say unto my Lord sit thou at my right hand Till I have made thy foes a stool whereon thy foot may stand verse 2 The Lord shall out of Zion send the Scepter of thy might Thy kingdome plant amidst thy foes and rule it in their sight verse 3 To thy fair holy Temple they resort shall willingly In meeting days when thou thy Word dost publish pow'rfully As from the early morning womb the dew falls thick on ground So shall the young born babes to thee flocking in troups be found verse 4 The Lord hath sworn and of this oath he vvill repent him never Of th' order of Melchisedek thou art a Priest for ever verse 5 The Lord in glory high advanc't that sits at thy right hand Shall in his day of wrath strike through great Kings that him withstand verse 6 The Heathen he shall judge and fill the place with bodies dead And over many Countries he shall smite and wound the head verse 7 And in his foes pursute for haste of waters in the way Shall drink and shall advance on high his royal head that day Psal 111. PRaise ye the Lord him will I praise with all my heart and might In the assembly of the just and in the Churches sight The vvorks of our Almighty God in greatness do excel And ought to be sought out and seen of all that love them well verse 3 His works are honourable all and shine full gloriously And his most perfect righteousness endures eternally verse 4 The Lord hath made his wondrous works remembred still to be The Lord is of compassion full and gracious is he verse 5 Of food a portion he doth give to such as him do fear For his firm Covenant made with them he still in minde doth bear verse 6 The power of his works he doth unto his people show That the Heathens inheritance he might on them bestow verse 7 Both truth and judgement are the works wrought by his hand and might His precepts and Commandments all are very sure and right verse 8 Firmly they are established for all eternity And all of them done and perform'd in truth and equity verse 9 Unto his people vvhom he chose redemption he did send His Covenant he hath stablisht so that it shall never end Holy and reverent is the name of our great Lord and King verse 10 Only from the true fear of God doth all sound wisdome spring Good understanding have all they his precepts that fulfill His glory everlasting is his praise endureth still Psal 112. PRaise ye the Lord. The man is blest that fears the Lord of might And in his just Commandements that taketh great delight verse 2 His holy seed here upon earth shall great and mighty be The generation of th'upright all men shall blessed see verse 3 And in his house there shall be store of wealth and riches sure And all his righteousness to him for ever shall endure Unto the righteous doth arise in midst of darknesse light Kind and compassionate is he and leads his life aright verse 5 A good man always favour shows and lendeth willingly And all his own affairs he guides vvith judgement prosperously verse 6 Surely his state is setled so that it shall never move The just shall be remembred still by men and God above verse 7 Of evil tidings that may come he vvill not be afraid Because his heart upon his God by faith is fixt and staid verse 8 His heart is firmly stablished afraid he will not be Until upon his enemies his whole desire he see verse 9 He distributes gifts to the poor and to eternity His justice lasts his horn shall be with honour raised high verse 10 The vvicked seeing it shall grieve and gnash his teeth in ire And melt away yea perish shall the wicked mans desire Psalm 113. PRaise ye the Lord O praise him all ye servants of the Lord The glorious name of God the Lord praise ye vvith one accord verse 2 From this time forth for evermore the Lords name blessed bee verse 3 From East to West Gods name must be praised by each degree verse 4 The Lord 's above all Nations high his glory above the sky verse 5 Who is like to the Lord our God whose dwelling is on high verse 6 Who notwithstanding doth from thence abase himself so low As all things in the heav'n and earth still to observe and know verse 7 He raiseth up out of the dust the man of low degree And needy men on high even from the