And Saints Thy praise shall celebrate verse 11 Their tongues Thy Kingdom's rule make know'n By them Thy glorious acts are show'n verse 12 That all the Sons of men may see Thy mighty pow'r and Majestie verse 13 Thy Kingdom doth for ever last When men decay and time is past verse 14 God doth uphold all such as fall And men cast downe from ruin call verse 15 The eyes of all on Thee attend Who in due season meat do'st send verse 16 Thy open hand when need requires Doth satisfie their just desires verse 17 The Lord is right in all His waies In Holiness His works He layes verse 18 The Lord is good and nigh to all Who faithfully upon Him call verse 19 He their desire will satisfie Who feare Him and regard their cry verse 20 Saves all that love Him from annoy But all the wicked will destroy verse 21 Therefore my mouth to speake His praise Shall lowd and thankfull accents raise And let all flesh whom He did frame For ever bless His Holy Name PSAL. CXLVI verse 1 TTo God my soule His praises give And bless Him whil'st I live verse 2 I will to Him my thankes up send Untill my being end verse 3 Put not in Princes any trust Nor in the Sons of dust Who nor themselves nor others save From the devouring grave verse 4 Soon as man breathless doth remaine He turnes to earth againe And as his time of life expires So perish his desires verse 5 O therefore happy he whose faith On God relyance hath Who makes the fear of Him his scope And object of his hope verse 6 He Heav'n and earth and Sea did frame With all that Those containe And when their frame is quite defac't His truth shall ever last verse 7 He doth the wronged help to right Who are opprest by might Feeds those that are to want expos'd And hath the Captives loos'd verse 8 He to the blind restores their eyes He makes the fall'n to rise He upon such bestowes his care Who just and faithfull are verse 9 The Lord all strangers doth receive And fatherless releive When wicked men are overthrowne And all their hopes cast downe verse 10 The Lord thy God O Sion reignes His glory still remaines Then to thy everlasting King Eternall praises sing PSAL. CXLVII verse 1 PRaise ye the Lord a pleasant thing It is His praise to sing verse 2 God ruin'd Salem doth repaire Whose out-casts gather'd are verse 3 He heales and binds the broken heart Relieves the wounded's smart verse 4 The sparkling Starres He numbers all And by their names doth call verse 5 Great is our Lord and strong His might His Wisdome infinite verse 6 He doth the meek exalt and crowne But cast's the wicked downe verse 7 To God the Lord so good so great Your thankfull hymnes repeat And to the Harpes melodious string His constant praises sing verse 8 Who heavens face with vapour shrowds And covers it with clouds Who powres his raine on earth below And makes the Mountaines grow verse 9 He gives his food unto the beast And from their airy nest When the young ravens to Him cry Feeds Them abundantly verse 10 He not delights in strength of horse Nor values humane force verse 11 But those who make His feare their scope And in His mercy hope verse 12 Ierusalem O praise the Lord Sion Thy God record verse 13 Who barres thy gates to give thee rest And hath thy children blest verse 14 He maketh in thy borders peace Fills thee with cornes increase verse 15 His wing'd commands most swiftly run And soon as said are done verse 16 He giveth like the wooll his snowes Hoare frost like ashes strowes verse 17 Casts forth his Ice like morsells roll'd Who can withstand His cold verse 18 He sendeth out His word and Law Which melts them to a thaw He causeth His strong wind to blow And makes the waters flow verse 19 His word He doth to Iacob shew Makes him His judgment know And to his chosen Israel He doth His Statutes tell verse 20 He with no Nation so did deale Nor thus His Love reveale Who nor His judgments knew nor word Therefore Praise ye the Lord PSAL. CXLVIII To the proper Tune verse 1 PRaise God from Heaven high Who sits above the sky verse 2 Ye glorious Angels all Ye Hosts Celestiall verse 3 Ye Sun and Moon Both Night and Noon Ye Stars of light His praise recite verse 4 Praise Him ye Heavens that move Ye waters them above verse 5 Praise Him whose pow'rfull Name Created This great frame He did command verse 6 Them fast to stand By His decree They lasting be verse 7 All that earth's bosome keeps Ye dragons and all deepes verse 8 Fire haile the falling snow The furious winds that blow Stormes that fulfill His sacred will And serve His word Praise ye the Lord verse 9 Mountaines that touch the sky Ye Hills which lower ly All trees that fruitfull are The Cedars tall and faire verse 10 Beasts which the field Or pastures yeild Each creeping thing And bird of wing verse 11 Kings which the earth do sway People who them obey Princes of royall birth And Judges of the earth verse 12 Young men and maids Old men and babes verse 13 Let them proclaime His awfull name His Name doth all excell In earth or Heaven that dwell verse 14 He will His People raise Of all His Saints the praise Ev'n Iacob deare His care most neare Joyn'd in accord Praise ye the Lord PSAL. CXLIX Sing this as Psalme 119. verse 1 PRaise ye the Lord New Anthems bring Which ye to God may sing And let the quire of Saints His praise In their assembly raise verse 2 Let Israel in Him rejoyce Who form'd him with his voyce Let all the Sons from Sion spring Be joyfull in their King verse 3 Let them with Dance and Pipe proclaime The glory of His Name Let them sing praises with the Harp With Timbrell shrill and sharp verse 4 For in His people He delights Who celebrate His Rites And those with meekness who abound Are with salvation crown'd verse 5 Let Saints with glory raise their heads And sing upon their beds verse 6 Let His high praise who rules the skies Their voices exercise And in their hand a Two-edg'd sword Be put to act His word verse 7 For judgment 'gainst the Heathen bent And peoples punishment verse 8 Their captive Kings in chaines confin'd With manacles to bind And their rebellious Nobles lead In iron fettered verse 9 To execute that heavy wrath His judgment threat'ned hath And in faire Characters engrave His Saints such honour have PSAL. CL verse 1 PRaise ye the Lord your Songs address To praise His Holynes O praise Him in His pow'rs extent Who rules the firmament verse 2 Praise Him for all His acts of might Our wonder which invite In praises due His greatness tell Which all things doth excell verse 3 Praise Him with Trumpets lofty sound With Cornets shake the ground His praise the Psaltery inspire With the melodious Lyre verse 4 Praise him with Timbrells and advance His honour in the Dance Praise Him with Organs Violls Flutes And the well-stringed Lutes verse 5 With Cymbals loud Him magnify Praise Him on Cymbals high verse 6 Let every creature that hath breath His Maker praise till death FINIS THis Tune which is proper to Psalme 119. serves for the 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.39.137 With any other of that Meter conteining Eight Lines in a Staffe This is for Psal. 8.15.19.20.21.23.24.26.28.29.32.41.42.45.47.48.52.69 With any others of that Meter conteining only Fowre lines in a Staffe But if the Former seemes more difficult or be lesse used in diverse Places This Tune will serve generally for all whose Meter is like the First Psalme This Tune is for Psal. 81.85.87.98.101 This For Psal. 25.67.134.143 Tune of Psalme 51. For the 17.68.80.118 With the others mentioned PSAL. LI. Lamentation Prayer after the Commandements PSAL. C. There be other Tunes which being not very usuall are not here set downe as Psal. 50.124.127 c. For which you are referred to the Psalmes Printed with the Bibles Some Errours of the Presse are thus amended PSal. 12. v. 7. Flatt'ring Psal. 25.16 To me Ps. 38.8 Thy heavy c. Psal. 42. v. 6. From Iordan yet and Hermons hill I Thee remember still Ps. 43. v. 5. Why droop'st thou O my soule c. Ps. 48. v. 11. Let Iudahs daughters c Ps. 49. v. 15. But God my soule c. Ps 67. v. 1. Upon Thy servants c. Ps. 73. v. 16. Hard to be c. Ps. 98.8 Let Hills c. Ps. 107. v. 40. Puts to scorne Ps. 105.2 Celebrate Ps. 114. v. 6. Ye little hills c. Ps. 125. v. 3. Vassalls v. 2. Salem sense Ps 139. v. 8. 'T is Thine own Sphaere v. 14. These marvels Ps. 146. v. 6. And when their Forme c. Figures of verses wanting Ps. 6. v. 10. at When their c. Ps. 30. deest 3. 7. at For Thou my Mountaine c. Ps. 134. The Tune is falsely referred as 51. for 25. FINIS August Epist. 118. ad Januarium de consuetud variis Regionum Vallem sitientem ob id ad fletum excitantem Vatablus Psal. 47.7 Histor. Concil. Tridentin Lib. 2 An. 1546
But God enclined hath his eare My prayers voice to heare verse 20 Let God for evermore be blest Who granted my request Who hath not turn'd away His face Nor held from me His grace PSAL. LXVII verse 1 THy mercy Lord extend And blessings on us send O let Thy Light and Face Divine Upon They servants shine verse 2 That through the earth Thy way Be know'n to Gentiles may And nations of the Universe Thy saving health rehearse verse 3 Let all the people raise Their voyce to sing Thy praise O God! let them with joy expresse To Thee their thankfulnesse verse 4 O let the Nations sing With gladnesse to their King For thou the world shalt judge with right And rule the earth with might verse 5 Let all the people raise Their voice to sing Thy praise O God let them with joy expresse To Thee their thankfulnesse verse 6 Then shall the earth encrease In plenty and in peace And God our God in blessings shew'n Shall us His people own verse 7 God who doth ever live To us shall blessings give That all the ends of earth may feare And duty to Him beare PSAL. LXVIII verse 1 LEt God the God of might arise And scatter'd be His enemies And let all those that hate Him flee verse 2 As smoake by winds we driven see So perish wicked men like sumes Or melted wax which fire consumes verse 3 But let the righteous rejoyce And unto God life up their voyce verse 4 Sing unto God sing praises lowd To Him that rides upon the cloud The Name of great Iehovah blesse verse 5 A father of the fatherlesse For he relieves the widowes wants verse 6 He solitary housholds plants And frees the Captives from their chaine Whil'st rebels are with hunger slaine verse 7 When Lord Thy people Thou didst lead And marches through the desart tread verse 8 The Heavens melted the earth shook And Sinai was with terrour strook verse 9 Yet Thou upon thy Lot didst powre When faint and weary plenties store verse 10 Thy congregation Thou didst feed Reliev'dst the poore and help'dst their need verse 11 The Lord Himselfe did give the word And num'rous preachers it record verse 12 Kings armies fled and took the foyle Whilst women did divide the spoile verse 13 Though then ye have neglected ly'n Ye shall againe with lustre shine Like to the doves faire plumed wing As Gold or Silver glistering verse 14 When God great Kings had put to flight The land was like to Salmon white verse 15 God's Mount is as faire Bashans hill Whose height does earth with wonder fill verse 16 Why leap ye hills which so excell This is the hill where God will dwell verse 17 His Chariots twenty thousand are Thousands of Angels serve His war Second Part. verse 18 Thou ha'st ascended up on high And captive led captivity Did'st ransome those who did rebell That God might still among them dwell verse 19 Blest be the Lord the God of health Who loads us daily with His wealth verse 20 He is the God whose saving breath The issues doth command from death verse 21 But God shall wound their hatefull head Who wilfully in sins are led verse 22 He said I will my people keep From Bashan bring through the deep verse 23 That so Thy foot borne through the cries Of fall'n and dying enemies May dipped be in slaughters flood And tongues of dogs lick up their blood verse 24 How Thou my God King we know Didst in Thy Sanctuary go verse 25 Singers lead to the Instrument Then Damsels with their Timbrels went verse 26 Blesse God all yee from Iacob spring verse 27 Small Benjamin their Ruler bring With Princely Iudah on the Throne Strong Nepthali and Zebulon verse 28 Thy God for thee did strength command O let Thy work confirmed stand verse 29 Then presents shall by Kings to Thee In Salems Temple offer'd be verse 30 Rebuke the peoples brutish spight Those scatter who in war delight verse 31 So Egypts Princes and the Moore With hands stretch'd out shall thee adore verse 32 Earth's Kingdomes sing and praise ascribe To God who 'bove the Heavens doth ride His mighty voyce He out doth send verse 34 His strength excells the clouds to rend verse 35 O God Thou from thy Holy Place With terrour dost thy foes amaze He strength and pow'r to Israel gives Blessed be God whoever lives PSAL. LXIX verse 1 SAve me O God for on my soule The furious waters rowle verse 2 Sunk deep in mire no stay I have Orewhelm'd by ev'ry wave verse 3 I weary am of my long cry My throat is hoarse and dry My failing eyes their strenght abate Whilst for my God I wait verse 4 My haters without cause exceed The haires upon my head And though I things not took restore They wrong and hate me more verse 5 O God! my folly Thou ha'st know'n My sins to Thee are show'n verse 6 Let none that seek or wait for Thee Through me confounded be verse 7 For Thy sake have I borne disgrace Shame cover'd hath my face verse 8 A stranger to my brethren am Who from my Mother came verse 9 I in Thy Houses zeale do pine Thy wrongs reputing mine verse 10 Yet when I fasted wept and mourn'd That my reproach was turn'd verse 11 For garments I have Sack-cloath worne A Proverb grow'n of scorne verse 12 Revil'd by those the gate that throng And made the drunkards song verse 13 But Lord to Thee my prayers climbe In Thy accepted time O for Thy Truth and mercies sake Heare those requests I make verse 14 Deliver me from out the mire Where envious floods conspire verse 15 To swallowing deeps me nere expose Nor let the pit enclose verse 16 Give eare O Lord as Thou art kind Let me Thy mercy find verse 17 Hide not Thy Face in time of need But heare my moane with speed Second Part. verse 18 Draw nigh O Lord my soule redeem Lost in my foes esteem verse 19 Thou my dishonour know'st and shame And those who me defame verse 20 Reproach my heavy heart hath broke Press'd downe with sorrowes stroake For pitty I and comfort look But friends have me forsook verse 21 For drink they Vineger for meat They gave me Gall to eat verse 22 O let their table prove their snare Their peace turne to despaire verse 23 Their eyes be dark'ned and still make Their loines through terrour shake verse 24 Upon their heads Thy fury powre Let vengeance them devoure verse 25 Make desolate their dwelling place Their habitation rase verse 26 For they whom Thou hast smote pursue The woundeds griefe renew verse 27 Add sin to their iniquity Let them thy presence fly verse 28 Blot from the Book of life their soule Nor with thy Saints enroll verse 29 But I am poore and full of paine O raise me up againe verse 30 So in my Song I le praise thy Name And thankfull ditties frame verse 31 Such gifts and
May Israel now say verse 2 Oft in my tender yeares assaild Yet have they not prevail'd verse 3 My back the plowers did invade And there long furrowes made verse 4 But God hath cut their wicked bands And sav'd me from their hands verse 5 Let them confounded back retire Who Sions hurt desire verse 6 Or prove like grasse on houses top Which withers e're growne up verse 7 Which hath no mower for it found Nor into sheaves is bound verse 8 And none that pass God speed you say Or wish you prosper may PSAL. CXXX verse 1 OUt from the Depths of misery O Lord to Thee I cry verse 2 Mark well my voice and let Thine eare My supplication heare verse 3 If Thou O Lord wilt be extreame And with thy searching beame Examine each transgression And errour we have done When we thus strictly shall be try'd Who may thy sentence bide Or who endure thy vengfull hand And in thy judgment stand verse 4 But there is Mercy Lord with Thee That Thou may'st feared be verse 5 Thy word and Promises are just Therefore in them I trust verse 6 On Thee alone my hope is plac't To Thee my Soule doth hast On Thee she waites to Thee she flyes Before the morning rise They that expect the morning light After the weary night Watch not so much the break of day As she for Thee doth stay verse 7 O Israel trust in the Lord Who pity doth afford For He more ready is to save Then we his help to crave With Him abundant mercy is To salve what 's done amiss verse 8 And Plentifull redemption found To cure each sinfull wound Another of the same paraphrased for an Antheme OUt of the horrour of the lowest Deep Where cares endlesse fears their station keep To thee O Lord I send my woful cry O heare the accents of my misery If Thy enquiry Lord should be severe To mark all sins which have been acted here Who may abide or when they sifted are Stand un-condemned at Thy Judgments bar But there is mercy O my God with Thee That Thou by it may'st lou'd and feared be My Soule waites for the Lord in Him I trust Whose word is faithful whose promise just On him my longing thoughts are fixt as they Who wait the cōforts of the rising day Yea more then those that watch the morning light Tir'd with the sorrowes of a rest-less night O Israel trust in that Gratious Lord Who plentifull remission doth afford And will His people who past pardon seeme By mercyes greater then their sins redeeme PSAL. CXXXI verse 1 O Lord have no haughty mind Nor eyes to pride inclin'd To matters great I not aspire Nor things too high desire verse 2 But low in thought in action mild Like to a weaned Child So wean'd from all earth's vanities My soule on Thee relies verse 3 Let Israel make God their scope And in His goodnesse hope Untill both time and life shall end On Him alone depend PSAL. CXXXII verse 1 REmember David's trouble Lord His vow and oath record verse 2 How he in zeale and holy fear To Iacob's God did swear verse 3 I will not house my weary head Nor go into my bed verse 4 Nor shall my eyes with sleep opprest Acquainted be with rest verse 5 Untill a dwelling place I find Unto the Lord design'd And till I shall a Temple raise For the Almighty's praise verse 6 Lo we have heard in Ephrata Thy Arke did sometimes stay And found in open fields it stood Or shelt'red by the wood verse 7 But in His Tabernacle now Our knees wee 'l humbly bow We will before His foot stool fall And on His power call verse 8 Arise O Lord into Thy Rest Long with Thy presence blest And let Thy Arke be fixed here Whose strength the Nations feare verse 9 Thy Priests with holyness attire With joy Thy Saints inspire verse 10 Do not Thy love for Davids sake From Thine Annointed take verse 11 The Lord to David vowed hath Nor will He break His faith From thine owne Ioynes shall issue one To sit upon thy throne verse 12 And if thy Children will consent To my Commandement Their sons whil'st day and night remaine Successively shall Reigne verse 13 For I the Lord have Sion chose For my desir'd repose verse 14 Within this dwelling will I rest An everlasting guest verse 15 Hir stores with plenty shall be fed Hir poor reliev'd with bread verse 16 Hir Priests with blessing shall be deckt With gladness Hir Elect. verse 17 There shall the Horne of David spring In honour flourishing And like a Lamp his glorious light Shall still continue bright verse 18 His adversaries cloath'd with shame Shall lose both life and name But from his Sacred Head the Crowne Shall never be cast downe PSAL. CXXXIII verse 1 BEhold how pleasant 't is to see When brethren do agree Whose hearts as dwellings love unites And to accord invites verse 2 'T is like the pretious ointment shed On Aarons sacred head Which did from face and beard descend And on his garment end verse 3 'T is as the silver drops of dew Which Hermons top renew Or as the fuitfull raines distill Upon faire Sions Hill verse 4 The Lord on such agreement powres His loves unwasted showres And doth their habitations bless With endless happiness PSAL. CXXXIV Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 YE servants of the Lord Bless Him with one accord You in His House who nightly wait His praises due relate verse 2 With lifted hands adore And daily Him implore Within His Sanctuary bless The Lord of Holiness verse 3 The God that Heaven made And earth's foundation lay'd Out of His Sion thee defend And blessings endless send PSAL. CXXXV Sing this as Psalme 119. verse 1 PRaise ye the Lord His praise proclaime All ye that love His Name verse 2 Ye in His House and Courts that stand Attending His Command verse 3 O praise His goodness blest His Name From whom all mercies came verse 4 He Iacob chose and on his race Did all His treasure place verse 5 Our God is great and in His deeds All other Gods exceeds verse 6 In Heav'n or earth or deepest Seas He acts what ere He please verse 7 He makes from earth the vapours rise Which cloud the dark'ned skies From whence He raines and light'ning flings And winds there treasur'd brings verse 8 He man and beast in Egypt smote verse 9 And plagues on Pharaoh brought verse 10 His arme did vanquish Nations great And mighty Kings defeat verse 11 Sibon and Og and Canaan fell verse 12 In lot to Israel verse 13 Therefore Thy pow'rfull Name O Lord Succession shall record verse 14 Thy judgments are on sinners bent But tow'rds Thine owne relent verse 15 The Gods in Heathen Temples sought Are gold and silver wrought verse 16 Speechless they be and blind and deaf verse 17 Nor in their mouths have breath verse 18 Like them the Makers are and