from Babilon and sheweth that the meane of their deliuerance was wonderfull after the 70. yeares captiuity fore-spoken by Ieremiah the Prophet chap 23. 12. 29. 10. 1 WHen mightie Ioue did Zion folke Reduce from deadlie thrall And vs poore Captiues brought againe We were like dreamers all 2 Then was our mouth with laughter fild Ioyes did our harts delight The heathen saule that God great things Did for them by his might 3 Things wonderfull the Lord hath wrought For vs his children deare Wherefore in him we doe reioyce In hart with ioyfull cheare 4 And thou O Lord fulfill our ioy And bring the rest againe Of Captiues as thou doest refreshe South grounds with floodes and raine 5 They that with griefe in mournfull teares Their seede doe spread and sowe Shall reape in ioy assuredlie Our God shall worke it so 6 They weeping went and precious seede They carried forth with them But shall returne with ioy and bring Their heauie sheaues againe Psalme Cxxx. The people of God from their bottomlesse miseries do cry vnto God and are heard 3. They confesse their sinnes and flee vnto Gods merries 1 FRom depth of hart possest with greese Wherein I nowe doe lye To thee O Lord for some reliese I doe both call and cry 2 Lord heare my voice grant my request Which I doe make to thee And let thy gracious eares be prest To my lowde sounding cry 3 If thou O Lord do straitlie marke Our fowle iniquitie O Lord who can before thee stand Excused for to be 4 But mercy and compassion O Lord are still with thee That men may loue and feare the Name Of thy great Maiesty 5 I haue attended still vpon Thy holy will O Lord My soule hath waited and I haue Still trusted in his word 6 No watchman more desirouslie Doth watch for dawning day Then doth my soule in constancie Waite on the Lord alway 7 Let Israell waite on the Lord Whose mercy doth abound And with the Lorde redemption great Is euer to be found 8 And he shall sure his Israell From all their sinnes redeeme And purge from all iniquities Them that doe trust in him FINIS 1 My soule prais thou the Lord O Lord my God thou art exceeding great thou art clothed with glory honour 2 Which couereth himself with light as with a garment sprea deth out the hea uens like a couraine 3 Which laieth the beames of his chambers in the waters and maketh the cloudes his chariot and walketh vâ—on the wings of the windes 4 Which maketh his spirites his messiâ—â—â—â—s a flaming fire his ministers 5 He set the earth vpon her foundations so that it shal neuer moue 6 Thou couerest it with the deepe as with a garment the waters would stand aboue the mountaines 7 But at thy rebuke they flie at the voice of thy thunder they haste away 8 And the mountaines ascend the vallies descend to the place which thou hast established for them 9 But thou hast set them a bond which they shall not passe they shall not returne to couer the earth 10 He sendeth the springs into the vallies which runne betwene the mountaines 11 They shall giue drinke to all the beasts of the field and the wilde asses shal quench their thirst 12 By these springs shall the fowles of the hea uen dwel sing among the branches 13 He watereth the mountaines from his chambers the earth is filled with the frute of thy works 14 He caused grasse to growe for the cattell hearbe for the vle of man that he may bring forth bread out of the earth 15 And wine that maketh glade the hart of man and oyle to make his face to shyne and bread that strengtheneth mans hart 16 The high trees ar satisfied euen the Cedars of Libanon which he hath planted 17 That the Birds may make their nests there the Stork dwelleth in the Firre trees 18 The high mountaines are for the Goates the rockes are a refuge for the Conics 19 He appointed the moon for certaine seasons the Sunne knoweth his going downe 20 Thou makest darkness it is dark wherin all the beastes of the Forrest creep forth 21 The Lyons roare after their pray and seeke their meate at God 22 When the Sunne riseth they retire and couch in their dennes 23 Then goeth man forth to his worke and to his labour vntill the euening 24 O Lord how manifold are thy workes in wisdome hast thou made them all the earth is full of thv riches 25 So is the gret and wide sea for there in ar things creeping innumerable both small beasts and great 26 There go the shippes yea that Liuiathan whom thou hast made to play therein 27 All these waite vpon thee that thou mayest giue them foode in due season 28 Thou giuest to them they gather it thou openest thine hand and they are filled with good things 29 But if thou hyde thy face they are trobled if thou take away their breath they die and return to their dust 30 Againe if thou send foorth thy spirit they are created and thou renewest the face of the earth 31 Glory be to the Lorde for euen let the Lord reioice in his works 32 He looketh on the earth and it trembleth hee toucheth the mountaines and they smoake 33 I will sing into the Lord all my life I will praise my God while I liue 34 Let my words be acceptable vnto him I will reioice in the Lord. 35 Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth the wicked till there be no more O my soule praise thou the Lord. 1 I will praise the Lord with my whole hart in the assemblie and congregati on of the iust Psal. 111. 2 The works of the Lord are great and ought to be sought out of all them that loue them 3 His worke is beautifull glorious and his righteousnes endureth for euer 4 He made his wonderful works to be had in remembrance the Lord is mercifull and full of compassion 5 He hath giuen a portion to them that feare him he wil euer be mindful of his covenant 6 He hath shewed to his people the power of his workes in giuing vnto them the heritage of the heathen 7 The works of his hands are truth and iudgement all his statutes are true 8 They are established for euer and euer and arâ— done in truth equitie 9 He sent redemption vnto his people he hath commanded his Couenant for euer holy and fearfull is his Name 10 The beginning of wisdome is the fâ—ar of the Lord all they that obserue them haue good vnderstanding his praise endureth for euer 1 I cald vnto the Lord in my trouble and he heard me Psal. 120. 2 Deliuer my soule O Lord from lying lips from a deceitfull tongue 3 What doth thy deceitfull tongue
bring vnto thee or what doth it availe thee 4 It is as the sharp arrowes of a mightie man and as the coales of Iuniper 5 Wois me that I remaine in Me sech and dwel in the tents of Kedar 6 My soule hath too long dwelt with him that hateth peace 7 I seek peace when I speak thereof they are bent to warre 1 I lift mine eies to the montains from whence my help shall come PSAL. 121. 2 My help com meth from the Lord which hath made both heauen and earth 3 He will not suffer thy foot to slippe for hee that keepeth thee will not slumber 4 Hee that keepeth Israel behold he wil neither slumber nor sleepe 5 The Lorde is thy keeper the Lorde is thy shadowe at thy right hand 6 The Sun shall not smite thee by day nor the Moone by night 7 The Lord shal preserue thee from all euill he shall keepe thy soule 8 The Lorde shall preserue thy going out thy comming in from henceforth and for euer 1 I reioyced when they saide vnto me we will goe into the house of the lord Psal. 122. 2 Our feet shal stand in thy gates O Ierusalem 3 Ierusalem is builded as a citie that is compact together in it self 4 Whereunto the tribes euen the tribes of the Lord goe vp according to the testimony to Israel Praise the Name of the Lord. 5 For there are thrones set for iudgement euen the thrones of the house of Dauid 6 Pray for the peace of Ierusalem let them pro sper that loue thee 7 Peace be with in thy walles prosperity within thy pallaces 8 For my brethten and neighbours sakes I wil wish thee nowe prosperity 9 Because of the house of the Lord our God I will procure thy wealth 1 If the Lorde had not bene on our side may Israel now say Psal. 124. 2 If the Lorde had not bene on our side when men rose against vs. 3 They had then swallowed vs vp quick when theirwrath was kindled against vs. 4 Then the waters had drowned vs and the streame had gone ouer our soule 5 Then had the swelling waters gone ouer our soule 6 Praised be God which hath not giuen vs as a pray vnto their teeth 7 Our soule hath escaped euen as a birde from the snare of the fowlers the snare is broken and we are deliuered 8 Our helpe is in the name of the Lord who hath made both heauen earth 1 They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion which cannot be remoued but remayneth for ever Psal 125. 2 As the mountaines are about Ierusalem so is the Lord about his people from henceforth and for euer 3 For the rod of the wicked shall not rest on the lot of the righteous least the righteous put forth their hand to wickednesse 4 Dowell O Lord to those that be good true in their harts 5 But those that turne aside by their crooked waies them shall the Lord lead with the workers of iniquity but peace shal be vpon Israell 1 When the Lord brought againe the captiuitie of Zion we were like them that dreame Psal. 126. 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter our tongue with ioy then saide they among the heathen the Lord hath done great things for them 3 The Lorde hath done great things for vs whereof we rereioyce 4 O Lord bring againe our captiuitie as the rivers in the south 5 They that sow in teares shall reape in ioy 6 They went weeping and carried precious seede but they shall returne with ioy bring their sheaues 1 Out of the deepe places haue I called vn to thee Psal. 130. 2 Lord beare my voice let thine cares attend to the voice of my praiers 3 If thou o lord straitly markest iniquities o lord who shal stand 4 But mercy is with thee that thou maiest be feared 5 I haue wayted on the Lord my soule hath wayted and I haue trusted in his worde 6 My soule waiteth on the Lord more then the morning watch watcheth for the morning 7 Let Israell waite on the Lord for with the Lord is mercie and with him is great redemption 8 And hee shall redeeme Israell from all his iniquities
CERTAINE PSALMES OF DAVID heretofore much out of vse because of their difficult tunes The nombèr whereof are contained in the page following Reduced into English meter better fitting the common tunes By H. D. Printed by Robert Walde-graue Printer to the Kings most excellent Majestie 1603. Cum Privilegio Regiae Maiestatis The nomber of these Psalmes reduced into Meter fitting the common tunes PSAL. CIIII. CXI CXX CXXI CXXII CXXIIII CXXV CXXVI CXXX To the Reader FOrasmuch Christian Reader as there are diuers of the singing Psalmes much out of vse onely because of the difficultie of their tunes And forasmuch as the moste of them are of those 15. Psalmes which are called Psalmes of Degrees that is very excellent Psalmes and extraordinarily penned by the wisdom of the holy Ghost I haue by the helpe of God reduced nyne of them which I take to be all wherein any difficulty of tune consisteth into English meter fitting the common tunes The which at the earnest request of diuers my godly learned friends I haue caused to be printed wherin as I haue principally sought the glorye of God and thy spirituall comfort so I pray thee accept ther of in such Christian loue as I haue laboured to effect this small peece of seruice vnto thee without imputing either presumption or rash nes vnto me For the Lord knoweth that in the simplicitie of my hart I haue done it and in all submission to the better learned of whome I hope that God wil raise some better to perform this work Thus beseeching the Almighty to fill thy hart with all spirituall comfort meete for thee in his infinite wisdome I commend thee to his grace Thine in the Lord Iesus H. D. Psalme 104. An excellent Psalme to praise God for the creation of the world gouernance of the same by his maruelous providence 35. Wherin the Prophet praieth against the wicked who are occasion that God diminisheth his blessings Sing this in the tune of the 25. Psalme 1 MY soule Iehoua praise O Lord my gracious God With glorie honour and greatnesse Thou art most richlie clad 2 Which couereth with light Himselfe as with array And spreadeth out the heauens bright Like courtaines faire and gay 3 Which layeth his chamber beames Within the waters saire And walketh on the wings of windes The cloudes his Chariots are 4 Which by his power doeth make The Spirites his messingers And eke ordayned flaming fire To be his ministers 5 He set the earth on her foundations firme and sure So that it neuer shall remoue but constantly endure 6 Thou coueredst it with deepe As with a garment wyde And so aboue the mountaines then The waters did abyde 7 But they at thy rebuke Doe flee and haste away Euen at the voyce of thy thunder they passe without delay 8 The mountaines high ascend and eke the vallies lowe Descend into the place which thou appointedst for them so 9 But thou hast set a bound Which they shall neuer passe Nor once returne to hyde the earth As once it couered was The second part 10 The fountaines forth he sends Into the vallies lowe So that they with their springing streames Betweene the mountaines flowe 11 They shall giue drinke to all The sundrie beastes in field And with their moysture quench the thirst Of all the Asses wilde 12 By these springs shall the birdes And sowles of heauen dwell And sing among the branches such Sweete songs as doe excell 13 He watereth from his cloudes The mountaines huge and bye With fruite of thy works thou hast filde The earth most plenteously 14 He causeth grasse and hearbe For man and beast to growe That he may bring most wholesome bread Out of the earth also 15 And maketh strong and glade The hart with bread and wyne And with his pleasant oyle doth make the face of man to shyne 16 The trees of Libanon The Cedars high and tall Are satisfied from his hand Which hath them planted all 17 That there the Birdes may build And boldly make their nest The Storke in sirre trees eke doth dwell And there doth safely rest 18 The hilles and stony rocks A refuge of delight Are for the Conics and the Goates To vse by day or night 19 For certaine seasons he Appointed hath the Moone The Sunne also full well doth know His place of going downe 20 Thou onely makest darke The time which we call night Wherein the beastes of Forrests all Creepe forth for their delight 21 The Lyons for their pray Doe roare and range abroad And still doe waite and seeke for all Their foode and meate from God 22 But when the shyning Sunne Doth ryse then they retire And swiftly to their dennes doe run Whereas they couched were 23 Then goeth the painfull man Forth to his toylesome warke And to his labour till the night Preuent him with the darke The third part 24 O Lorde how many are Thy workes in wisdome made Thou hast them all and ceke the earth Thy wealth doth ouerspread 25 Also thy treasures fill The Seas so large and wyde Where liuing creatures nomberlesse Both small and great abyde 26 There goe the Nauies great And he whome thou doest make Leuiathan that hugest Whale His pleasures there to take 27 All these on thee do waite That thou mayest them relieue With such suffising foode as thou In season dost them giue 28 Thou giuest it to them They gather it from thee Thou openest thine hand and then Fild with good things they be 29 But if thou hyde thy face They are sore troubled all And if thou take away their breath To dust anone they fall 30 Againe if thou send forth That powerfull Spirit of thine They are created and thou dost Renew the earth againe 31 All glory to the Lord Both now and eke for aye And let the Lord our God reioyce In all his workes alway 32 The earth if he behold It trembleth sore for feare The mountaines hie if he but touch They smoake in like maner 33 Wherefore to praise the Lord I will reioyce and sing Whilst life doth last I will advance the praise of God my King 34 O let my words and thoughts Be pleasing vnto thee Then in Iehouah to reioyce My ioye shall euer be 35 Let sinners be consum'd Let lewde men still decaye But thou my soule praise thou the Lorde Praise ye the Lord alway Psalme Cxj. He giueth thankes to the Lorde for his mercifull workes to his Church 20. And declareth wherein true wisdome and right knowledge consisteth Praise ye the Lord. 1 TO praise the Lord with my whole hart I will reioyce alwayes In Congregations of the iust I will advance his praise 2 The wondrous works of God the Lord In greatnesse doe exceede And all men ought to seeke them out
That loue them well indeede 3 His worke is full of beautie and Of glorie riche in store His righteousnesse most righteously Endureth euermore 4 His wondrous works he made that we Should euer them remember Full of compassion is he And mercifull for euer 5 A portion faire he hath bestow'd On them that doe him dreede And mindefull of his couenant He euer is indeede 6 His powerfull workes to Israell He graciously hath shew'd In that the Heathens heritage He hath on them bestow'd 7 His handie workes are equitie And iudgement iust are found His statutes all most plenteously In trueth do still abound 8 They are most firmelie stablished For euer and for aye And eke are done in equitie And in the trueth alway 9 He sent redemption to his folke His Couenant shall endure For euer By diuine precept His Name is fearfull sure 10 His feare true wisdome doth beginne His Lawes obserue doe they That any vnderstandiug haue His praise doth last for aye Psalme Cxx. The prayer of Dauid being vexed by the false reports of Sauls slatterers 5. And therefore he lamenteth his long abode among those infidels who were giuen to all kinde of wickednesse and contention A song of Degrees 1 IN time of trouble to the Lord I did both call and cry And he did graciously accorde To beare me by and by 2 Lord quite my soule and set me free From lying lippes and wrong And from the cursed subtelty Of a deceatfull tongue 3 Thy tongue still vsed to deceat What doth it thee auaile Thus of thy falshoode to entreate How shouldest thou preuaile 4 It pearceth like the arrowes sharpe Shot by a man of might It wounds the simple harmelesse hart Lyke coales and fire so bright 5 In cruell Mesech I remaine Opprest with grief and woe And mee to dwell they doe constraine In Kedars Tents also 6 My sillie soule too long hath dwelt With him that doth not cease To shew the hatred of his hart Against the man of peace 7 I meckelie seeke to them for peace I speake for amitie But they the more to warres are bent In all extremitie Psalme Cxxj. This Psalme teacheth that the faithful ought onlie to looke for help at God who only doeth maintaine preserue and prosper his Church 1 MY watchfull eyes I will advance aboue the loftie sky My helpe I knowe shall come from thence And that right speedily 2 My helpe doth onlie from the Lord Our gracious God proceede VVhich hath the heauens and the earth Made by his power indeede 3 He will for euer safely keepe Thy slyding foote from fall Our watchfull God vvill neuer sleepe Nor slumber vvill at all 4 He that doth keepe his Israel In safetie vvill not sleepe Beholde he still doth watch full well From dangers them to keepe 5 Knowe thou therefore assuredly the Lord thy keeper is The Lord thy shadowe for to be In troubles will not misse 6 The Sunne or Moone by day or night Shall not thee smyte at all With parching heate or slashing light they hurte thee neuer shall 7 The Lord shall still thee so preserue From euilles all and some That thy poore soule shall neuer swerue Nor yet in danger come 8 Thy goings out and commings in The Lord shall still preserue From henceforth and for euer he Will neuer see the swerue Psalme Cxxij Dauid reioyceth in the name of the faithful that God hath accomplished his promise and placed his Arke in Zion 3. For the which he giueth thankes 8. and praicth for the prosperitic of the Church 1 MY ioyes were great whē as they said Come we will goe the way Vnto the house of God the Lord Where holy Arke doth stay 2 Our wandring feete shall sirmely stand O faire Ierusalem Within thy comelie gates when we Shall enter into them 3 Ierusalem is comelie built Not scattered heere and there But standeth firmely of it selfe With houses strong and faire 4 Whereto the Trybes euen all the Trybes Of God the Lord doe goe As by commandement they are bound His prayses forth to showe 5 For there are comely thrones erect Truè iudgement to maintaine Which thrones to Dauids house are set For euer to remaine 6 O pray thou euer for the peace Of faire Ierusalem Let all thy friends abound in grace And prosper well therein 7 The peace of God within thy walles And all prosperitie Within thy comely pallaces The Lord graunt still may bee 8 The ioyes that all our brethren deare Enioy by meanes of thee Enforce me thus in heart to wishe Thy great prosperitie 9 Because of that most worthie place Gods house and dwelling sure Which he in thee hath set to bee Thy wealth I will procure Psalme Cxxiiij The people of God escaping a great peril do acknowledge themselues to be deliuered not by their owne force but by the power of God they declare the greatnesse of the perill and praises the Name of the Lord. A song of Degrees or Psalme of Dauid 1 IF God had not stoode on our side Israell may confesse 2 If God had not sustaind our cause When men sought our distresse They had then swallow'd vs vp quick 3 When as their wrath and are Against vs all was kindled thick Like dreadfull flaming fire 4 Then had the waters drowned vs And sure the raging streame Our soules had ouerwhelmed all Yea ouerslow'd amaine 5 The swelling waters then had gone Ouer our soule out right And so consum'd vs euerie one By deadly force and might 6 But praised be our God and Lord Which hath not giuen vs A pray vnto their teeth and sword That we should perish thus 7 Our soule from them escaped is As bird from fowlers snare The snare is broke deliuered Behold we safely are 8 Our helpe for euer in the name Of God the Lord doth stand Who founded hath and furnished Both heauen seaes and land Psalme Cxxv. Wherein is described the assurance of the faithfull in their afflictions 4. desiring their wealth 5. and the destruction of the wicked A Song of Degrees 1 THey that their trust in God repose Shall be as Zion hill Which neuer can remoued be But ay remayneth still 2 As round about Ierusalem The mountaines stand full strong So is the Lord about his folke And euer them among 3 For wickeds rod on iust mens lot For euer shall not be Least righteous men put forth their hand Vnto iniquity 4 Doe well O Lord vnto all those That vpright are in hart But those that vnto crooked waies Shall choose to turne apart 5 Them shall the Lord with workers lead Of all iniquitie But peace vpon his Israell For euermore shall be Psalme Cxxvj. This Psalme was made after the returne of the people