His Sanctu'ry was Judah there He rul'd in Israel verse 3 The sea saw that and fled for fear And Jordan backward fell verse 4 Th' affrighted mountains skipt like rams Low hillocks like young sheep verse 5 What JORDAN reaâ—â—d thy water-dams Why fled the liquid deep verse 6 What made ye ô ye mountains dance Like tim'rous flocks of rams Ye little hills how chance how chance Ye skipt like frighted lambs verse 7 O earth in great Gods presence quake Even Jacobs God that brings verse 8 The stony rock to standing lake The flint to water-springs PSAL. CXV London long tune Great glory appropriated to God the derision of Idols and Idolaters LOrd not to us Lord not to us But give thy Name renown And let thy works miraculous Thy truth and mercies crown verse 2 O wherefore should the heathen cry Now where 's their God become verse 3 Our God he is in heaven high And all he pleas'd hath done verse 4 Their Idols gold and silver be The handy-work of man verse 5 Have eyes and mouths but do not see Nor speak at all they can verse 6 Have ears but do not hear a jot Have noses but no sent verse 7 Proportion'd hands but handle not And feet but never went Their hollow throats no breath goes through verse 8 Their makers like them are And so are all that trust thereto The workâ—man like the ware 2. Part. Argument The Church exhorted to praise God as most interessed in his mercies verse 9 O Isr'el trust in God that must Thy shield and helper be verse 10 In him ô house of Aaron trust Their help and shield is he verse 11 Trust in the Lord your help and shield All ye that do him fear verse 12 His blessing to us he will yield Still mindfull of us here In Isr'els house he 'l bless them all And Aarons house no less verse 13 His fearers all both great and small The Lord will surely bless verse 14 Of you and of your children too VVill God increase the birth verse 15 The blessed of the Lord are you That formed heav'n and earth verse 16 The highest heavens are the Lords Even all the heavens are so But he the spacious earth affords To sonnes of men below verse 17 The dead to silence that go down Do never praise the Lord verse 18 But we will still his Name renown Do ye his praise record PSAL. CXVI To 2. French tune David gives humble thanks for great deliverance from extream temptations I Love the Lord who heard my cry And to my suits good ear did give verse 2 VVhich since to me he did apply I 'l call upon him while I live verse 3 Sorrows of death did me infold Trouble and anguish on me came The pains of hell on me gat hold verse 4 Then call'd I on Jehovahs Name O Lord I pray to thee alone From sorrows pit my soul to pull verse 5 The Lord 's a gracious righteous one Yea and our God is mercifull verse 6 He saves the simple when opprest I was brought low he helped me verse 7 My soul return unto thy rest God hath dealt bounteously with thee verse 8 My soul from death thou didst preserve Mine eyes from tears my feet from falls verse 9 I 'l walk before thee thee to serve Here where the living on thee calls verse 10 I have beleev'd therefore I spoke Tho scorched in afflictions fire verse 11 I said for passion did provoke Tush every man is found a lier 2. Part. Argument David studies true gratitude and celebrates his deliverances in publick verse 12 LOrd what requitall shall I make For all thy benefits to me verse 13 Salvations cup lo I will take And therewithall will call on thee verse 14 My vows to God I 'l render there Yea now in all his peoples eies verse 15 The death of all his Saints sincere The Lord doth very highly prize verse 16 I am thy servant certainly I am a servant of the Lords Thy handmaids son O Lord am I And thou hast loost thy servants cords verse 17 I 'l give thee thanks for sacrifice And on the Lords Name I will call verse 18 I 'l pay my vows to God likewise In sight of these his people all verse 19 In Sions Courts I 'l render them In Gods own house in midst of thee Of thee ô great Jerusalem O therefore praise the Lord with me PSAL. CXVII 1. Strain tune The Gospel truth and grace of God joyfull to all Nations O All ye Nations praise the Lord Ye people all his praise record verse 2 For very great and marvellous His loving kindness is to us His truth endures for evermore O praise his holy Name therefore PSAL. CXVIII York tune An exhortation to praise God as most worthy and to trust in him as most safe THe Lord the Lord is good and kinde O give him thanks therefore Because we do his mercies finde Continued evermore verse 2 Let Israel say this very day His mercies still prevail verse 3 Now let the house of Aaron say His mercies never fail verse 4 Let them that fear the Lord confess His mercies still remain verse 5 I call'd upon him in distress He answered me again verse 6 A spacious place he brought me to The Lord doth take my part For all that man to me can do No fear shall seiz my heart verse 7 God with my helpers takes my part And I fulfill'd shall see VVhat I desired in my heart On en'mies hating me verse 8 It 's better for a mans defence To trust in God alone Then for to put our confidence In any mortall one verse 9 Yea it is better to repose Our confidence in thee Then for to put our trust in those That pow'rfull Princes be 2. Part. Argument The triumphant and typicall victories of David to the great joy of the Church verse 10 ALL Nations compast me about Whom yet I overcame For I shall surely root them out In Gods assistant Name verse 11 They compast me about I say They compast me about But in the Name of God shall they Be all destroy'd no doubt verse 12 Like to a swarm of angry bees They compast me about But like a fire of bramble trees Are soon again put out Yea I shall soon destroy them all In Gods assistant Name verse 13 Thou thrustedst sore to make me fall But God my help became verse 14 The Lord 's become my strength and song And my salvation sweet verse 15 Salvations voice joys sweet tongue In just mens dwellings meet verse 16 The Lords right hand doth valiantly The Lords right hand 's renown'd The Lords right hand 's exalted high With valiant actions crown'd verse 17 I shall not die but still draw breath Gods works to testifie verse 18 Thou didst not give mee ore to death Though sore chastis'd was I. 3. Part. Argument David magnifies God for choosing him a contemptible person to the
Raze raze it utterly XX. Magnificat tune a most delicate joyfull tune used frequently of old and not fit to be forgotten O daughter Babel thou whose fall And ruine is design'd O happy is the man that shall Reward thee in thy kind He shall be blessed for his pains That takes thy little ones And dasheth our their infants brains Against the pavement stones Tunes of Sixes and Fours XXI Short Staffe tune is the same with Where righteousness doth say onely perfected in the 3. and 7. line It is proper for mixt ditties like the 36. Psalm O praise the LORD all lands All people praise his Name Whose marvailous kind love to us Deserves eternall fame His truth eternall stands On firm and sure record For evermore Do ye therefore Give praises to the LORD XXII London short tune is the tune of the old 67. Psalm used in all places And may serve for all the tunes of sixes and fours Thy Church Lord bless and keep So that it perish never Nor onely keep but feed thy sheep And lift them up for ever XXIII Southwell tune proper for sad ditties as the 13. Psalm Lord God of Hoasts incline And cause thy faâ—â— to shine Turn us to thee And then shall we For ever saved be XXIV New verse tune a most sweet tune fit for dolefull ditties as the 57. Psalm So we whom thou dost call Thy flock and peo ple shall Bless thee alwayes and spread thy praise To generations all XXV Tune of the old 113. Psalm is proper for the 98. Psalm and for the 9. and 19. parts of the 119. Psalm but they that cannot sing it at large may use onely three first metres Unto the Lord a new song sing For many a great and wondrous thing His mighty pow'r to pass doth brâ—ng His holy arm of soveraigntie And his right hand exalted high Hath gotten him the victorie He hath made known his sa ving might And brought his truth to open light Even in the very heathens sight He graciously hath cald to minde His perfect truth and mer cies kinde As all the house of Israel finde An Apologeticall Preface To the READER Courteous and Christian Reader MAy it please thee to understand that I have collected the most choice and exquisite tunes that are or have been used in all England I have onely added or altered a little in some to make them adequate and suitable to severall forms of metre and to bring some choice strains and ditties into more frequent use leaving multitudes of tunes in Ravenscroft as unnecessary burdensome The Tenor-part of these tunes I have here pricked out both for readines to hit surenes to hold suitablenes to the subject pleasantnes of variety and easines of distinction For to tie our selves to the tunes prescribed will be a better distinction then to print them in staves because they are not all staffe-tunes The want of such an help as this causeth the Clerks to stumble so much upon the same tune and to sing joyfull dolefull ditties all alike and makes the Congregation often to mistake and fall sometimes into severall tunes at once which disturbs the spirits and dulleth the devotion And Reader were it but beleev'd what an easie thing it is to understand the use and meaning of the Musick notes thousands that have good voices would observe inquire and exercise so much as to be able to sing all these Preface-psalms in that variety of tunes whâ—ch are here described and so chaind on purpose as that one may easily fall out of one tune into another all along And whensoever thou wouldst learn a tune by it self repeat those words that bear the burden of it for instance if thou wouldst learn Davids tune use those words Make joyfull noise unto c. for by harping still on the same words a tune is more easily learnt Company and custome the use of an instrument or observation of a chime are excellent and speedy means to learn tunes which I leave to them that list and to them that listen Nevertheless for such as care not or cannot learn and till such learning be attained know that three or four of these tunes every where known and heard of with two or three lines of the old 113. psalm will serve handsomly to sing all the Psalms in the book Now lest any man in this stumbling age should scruple at the lawfulnes of singing Davids psalms as unsuitable to our occasions let him consider that express Scripture 2 Chron. 29. 30. which fully shews their lawfulness and worthiness and the Arguments Annotations and the very Index will convince thee of their suitableness and excellence for surely had people known those types and examples that are written for our learning in the book of psalms they would have acknowledged our state and story contained in them and as fit for our times as for our text Why may not a Christian sing say now with David I will divide Sichem and mete out the valley of Succoth c. Are not these types of Christ his conquests and hath not every Christian a share in his Saviours Victories 1 Cor. 3. 21. All things are yours c. He conquers for us and we in him And if such a passage as this be currant what can be excepted And what an acceptable service the singing of these psalms is we have evidence in the holy Scripture 2 Chron. 20. 21. 22. When they began to sing and to praise the Lord set Ambushments against the children of Ammon c. Lastly touching the translation it self since Hebrew must be made English English must be made Verse and Verse ryme wee must of necessity admit some alteration and amplification of words although without extravagant excursions of unnecessary paraphrase or frothy flourishes of undivine Poetry But since Poetry is a gift of God too and very notable to kindle quicken and enflame affection Since this gift in the greatest measure is most necessary for such a work as this wherein much majestie and gracefulnes together with plainnes sweetnes cleernes sutable to the capacities of vulgar people and even of so many women is required Me thinks none should be of that mind to tie us so strictly to the prose and text as must constrain us to render it in such rugged ingratefull and mis-shapen verse as many judicious men have already much misliked and such as multitudes of plain people would deem to have neither ryme nor reason One translation I finde little better compacted throughout then this verse And will deliver them He shall Them all deliver from The wicked and shall save them all Because they trust in him Another translation is full of uncouth Hebraisms My heart a good word boyleth servently I to the King do say mine actions My tongue the pen of writer speedily Much fairer art thou then be Adams sons Others are full of extravagancies and incongruities He hath in thee shew'd wonders great O Aegypt void of
originall providence to his Saints a complaint of savage adversaries and extreme afflictions verse 9 EVen from the womb which me possest O Lord thou took'st me thence When I was on my mothers brest Thou wast my confidence verse 10 I from the naked womb was cast Upon thy care alone Thou from my mothers belly wast The God my soul doth own verse 11 Be not far from me trouble 's neer And none to help me out verse 12 So many bulls have every where Incompass'd me about Strong Bashan bulls encompassing Prevent me all escape verse 13 Their wide mouths like a ravening And roaring Lion gape verse 14 Like water I am shed and sunk My bones dis-joynted all My heart within my bowels shrunk Like molten wax doth fall verse 15 My strength is like a potsheard dri'd My tongue cleaves to my jawes In dust of death to be and bide Thou dost thy servant cause verse 16 For dogs have me invironed Assembled wicked bands Have me inclos'd and compassed They pierce my feet and hands verse 17 Yea I may reckon every bone On me they gaze and stare verse 18 Upon my vesture lots are thrown And they my garments share verse 19 But Lord my strength make haste to help And be not far from me verse 20 My darling soul from cruell whelp And bloody sword set free verse 21 Lest I by Lions mouths be torn Save and deliver me For from the horns of Unicorns Thou heard'st me pray to thee 3. Part. Argument The relief of the afflicted the dainties of the Gospel conversion of the Gentiles and successions of the Church verse 22 O Lord I will declare thy Name Among my brethren dear And I will spread thy praise and fame In congregations here verse 23 O yee his Saints that fear the Lord Praise him in word and deed Glorifie him with one accord O all yee Jacobs seed Yee seed of Israel do no less But always fear the Lord verse 24 Because th' afflicted souls distress He never hath abhorr'd He did not such a soul despise Nor unaffected hide From him his favourable eies But heard him when he cry'd verse 25 In great resort I 'l spread thy fame And pay my vowes I will Before them all that fear thy Name verse 26 The meek shall eat their fill They shall that seek him praise the Lord Your hearts shall live for ay verse 27 The worlds vast ends shall all record And turn to God shall they All kindred nations shall to thee In humble worship fall verse 28 The kingdoms gods and he shall bee Supreme of nations all verse 29 All sat ones on the earth shall eat And worship him they must And they must bow before his seat That stoop and lick the dust His own soul none can keep alive verse 30 A seed shall serve the Lord A Generation shall survive Which we for his record verse 31 They shall come forth and there declare His righteousnesse to those That born in after ages are That God did thus dispose PSAL. XXIII To the 2. French tune Argument The sure supply of the Saints THe Lord 's my Shepherd to provide No wofull want shall I abide verse 2 In pastures best He makes me rest He leads me by still waters side verse 3 Restores my soul as guide thereto For his names sake in paths most true verse 4 Though I invade Deaths horrid shade That darksome valley walking through Yet I will fear no kind of ill For thou art ever present still VVith me O God They staffe thy rod My heart with heav'nly comforts fill verse 5 My table thou hast furnish't so Even in the presence of my foe Thine ointment spread Upon my head Making my cup to overflow Yea all my lifes continued space verse 6 Surely thy goodness and thy grace Shall follow me Thy house shall be My ever constant dwelling place PSAL. XXIV Dutch Bass tune Argument He exhorts to receive Christ the King of the world describes the Citizens of his spirituall Kingdome THe earth 's the Lords with all her goods And all the worlds contain verse 2 He â—tablish'd it upon the floods And fixt it on the main verse 3 VVho in Gods holy place may stand His hill ascend unto verse 4 The pure in heart and clean in hand VVhose oaths are just and true VVho suffers not his soul to cleave To Idols most abhorr'd verse 5 He shall undoubtedly receive The blessing from the Lord. From God his Saviour he shall speed VVith gifts of saving grace verse 6 O Jacob this thy seekers seed Ev'n theirs that seek thy face verse 7 Yee everlasting doors stand ope Yee gates lift up the head And give the King of glory scope Within your courts to tread verse 8 Who is this glory-crowned King His royall name record In battell always conquering The Strong and mighty Lord. verse 9 Yee everlasting doors stand ope Yee gates lift up your head And give the King of glory scope Within your courts to tread verse 10 Who may this Kingly person be And all the glory his The Lord of hosts and none but he The King of glory is PSAL. XXV To Sweet tune Argument David sueth for Gods protection and pardon of his sins specially those of his youth LOrd I lift up my soul to thee verse 2 In thee my God I trust repose O Let not me Ashamed be Nor over-topt by envious foes verse 3 Put none to shame whom goodness draws To wait upon thy holy name Who break thy lawes Without a cause Let them be rather put to shame verse 4 Shew me thy paths teach me thy way verse 5 Lead in thy truth and teach my heart On thee all day I wait and stay For thou my God and Saviour art verse 6 Thy tender loving kindnesses And thy sweet mercies manifold O Lord now please To think on these For they have ever been of old verse 7 My great transgressions what they be Nor yet my sins of youth record In mercy free Remember mee Even for thy goodness sake O Lord. verse 8 The Lord 's a good and upright one To them therefore that go aside Will he alone His ways make known verse 9 The meeke will he in judgement guide He to the meek will teach his way verse 10 Lo all his paths are truth and grace To such are they As do obey His covenant and his laws imbrace verse 11 Lord I beseech thee earnestly For thy names sake I thee intreat To pardon my Iniquity For it is most exceeding great 2. Part. Argument He prayes for help in affliction and the like for the Church verse 12 WHat man is he whom God indues With grace and care the Lord to please To him God shews What way to choose verse 13 His soule shall also dwell at ease His seed shall have inheritance here verse 14 His secret will the
mark and mind In peace he ends his days verse 38 But them that wilfully offend Together God shall slay And this shall be the wickeds end To be cut off for ay verse 39 But righteous mens salvation Of God Almighty is In times of tribulation He is a rock to his verse 40 And sure the Lord will help command To aid and keep the just And save them from the wickeds hand Because in him they trust PSAL. XXXVIII To Oxford tune Argument David laments his sickness sin and sorrow his bitter enemies and false-hearted friends ME Lord in wrath do not controul Nor scourge in fury fierce verse 2 Thy heavie hand sinks down my soul Thine arrowes deeply pierce verse 3 My flesh no soundnesse hath within Because thou art displeas'd My bones by reason of my sin By no means can be eas'd verse 4 The load of mine iniquities Which o'r my head doth roul Even as a heavie burthen lies Too heavie for my soul. verse 5 Because my foolishness was such My wounds corrupted stink verse 6 I am bow'd down exceeding much And under troubles sink I all the day lament afresh verse 7 Fill'd with a loath'd disease That leaves no soundness in my flesh And on my loyns doth seize verse 8 Feeble I am and broken sore Disquietness doth grinde My wofull heart and makes me rore verse 9 LORD thou know'st all my minde My groaning is not hid from thee verse 10 My grieved heart doth pant My strength and ey-sight faileth me My eyes their light do want verse 11 My lovers friends and all my kin Far from my sore retire verse 12 And they lay snares to take me in Who 'gainst my life conspire And they that seek to do me wrong Do speak mischievous things And base deceits ev'n all day long Are their imaginings 2. Part. Argument Davids patience and prayer in affliction verse 13 AS deaf I heard not and as dumb My lips I never stirr'd verse 14 Thus like a man did I become That doth not hear a word And in whose mouth is no reproof verse 15 But LORD in thee I trust Thou hear'st me to my souls behoof O Lord my God most just verse 16 For hear me ô my Lord said I Lest their insulting pride Should them against me magnifie My foot being slipt aside verse 17 Before me still my sorrows are Ready I am to halt verse 18 For my transgressions I 'l declare with sorrow for my fault verse 19 But still how lively foes have I And they are strong beside And they that hate me wrongfully Are greatly multipli'd verse 20 They are mine adversaries too That good with ill repay Because I carefully pursue A good and godly way verse 21 O Lord my God forsake me not Far from me never be verse 22 My Saviour ô defer no jot But haste to succour me PSAL. XXXIX To Cambr. old tune Argument David troubled at wicked mens prosperitie answers it with consideration of the vanitie and brevitie of life I Will look to my waies I said Lest with my tongue I fin My mouth as with a bridle staid I 'l carefully hold in VVhile wicked men before me stood verse 2 As dumb I spake no word I held my peace yea ev'n from good Then was my sorrow stirr'd verse 3 My heart within me waxed hot While musing hereabout The fire fierce burning ceased not At last these words burst out verse 4 Lord make me understand mine end And dayes most certain date That I may fully apprehend The frailty of my state verse 5 Lo thou hast made my dayes a span Mine age as nothing deem'd Meer vanitie is every man At best estate esteem'd verse 6 Sure each man walks in vainest show In vaine are mortals vext He heaps up wealth and doth not know What gath'rer shall come next 2. Part. Argument David expos'd to contempt by consuming afflictions is patient and prays for respite to improve his short life to the best advantage verse 7 ANd now ô Lord my hope 's in thee All other hopes forborn verse 8 Forgive my sins and save thou me From fools reproach and scorn verse 9 Lo I was dumb and nothing spoke Because the deed was thine verse 10 O Lord revoke from me thy stroke Which while I feel I pine verse 11 When thy rebukes man undergo'th Of sin-chastising pain It wasts his beautie like a moth Sure every man is vain verse 12 Lord hear my prayer my cries attend Not silent at my tears A sojourner my dayes I spend As all my father 's theirs Mine is a strangers residence verse 13 O spare me Lord therefore Restore my strength ere I go hence And shall be seen no more PSAL. XL. To Cambridge old tune David magnifies Gods mercies to himself and admires the greatness of them to his Church FOr God I waited patiently Plung'd in a dreadfull pit My cry he heard And did regard And pluckt me out of it verse 2 He brought me out of miry clay And to a rock me led My feet to stay In safer way My steps he stablished verse 3 New songs put in my mouth did he His praises to record Many shall see And fear by mee And trust upon the Lord. verse 4 Blest man whose faith and whole repose In God doth firme abide And no whit knows The proud nor those To lies that turn aside verse 5 O Lord my God how marvellous The works which thou hast wrought How numerous Are towards us The thoughts which thou hast thought No man can reckon what they are In order unto thee Would I compare And them declare They cannot numbred be PSAL. XL. 2. Part. Argument The circumcised heart and ear of the Saints the perfect obedience of Christ and publication of the Gospel verse 6 NO sacrifice dost thou desire Nor offering brought thee in None made by fire Dost thou require Nor offering brought for sin But thou hast opened mine ear verse 7 Then said I lo I come Thy volumes bear Me witness there Thy book contains the sum verse 8 My God I joy to do thy will Thy law is in my heart Where throngs do fill Thy Sions hill Thy truth will I impart verse 9 Lo I my lips have not refrain'd O Lord thou know'st no less verse 10 With heart restrain'd Have not retain'd Or hid thy righteousness verse 10 And thy salvation have not I Conceal'd in any sort Thy truth nor thy Benignitie From all the great resort verse 11 VVith-hold not thou ô Lord from mee Thy tender love therefore Thy favour free And truth let be My keepers evermore 3. Part. Argument David shews the grievous persecution and gracious preservation of the Saints verse 12 INnumerable woes infold And mine iniquities On me take hold So uncontroll'd I cannot lift mine eyes More mis'ries do my soul assail Then hairs are on my head They so prevail My heart doth fail By
my pray'r O Jacobs God give ear verse 9 O look on thine anointeds face O Lord our shield behold verse 10 For in thy Courts a days short space Excells a thousand-fold In thy fair Temple I profess I 'd rather keep a dore Then in the tents of wickedness Have dwelling evermore verse 11 For God the Lord to Israel is A constant Sun and Shield He will vouchsafe his grace to his And glory freely yield From them that walk in upright way No good thing hold will he verse 12 Lord God of hoasts how blest are they That put their trust in thee PSAL. LXXXV Martyrs tune He praiseth God for deliverance from the Babylonian captivitie praying God to make it compleat LOrd thou hast dealt most favourably With thy beloved land And Jacobs hard captivitie Brought back with pow'rfull hand verse 2 Thou to thy people Lord didst please To seal a pardon free Their grievous sins and trespasses Are covered all by thee verse 3 Thy vehement wrath thou hast allayd Fierce anger turn'd to peace verse 4 Turn us ô God our saving ayd Thine anger tow'rds us cease verse 5 Wilt thou be angry evermore And not thy wrath recall Wilt thou draw out thy wrath so sore To generations all verse 6 Lord shall not we by pow'r divine Again revived bee That so the people that are thine May much rejoice in thee verse 7 Lord grant us thy salvations aid Thy mercy let appear verse 8 Of God the Lord what shall be said That will I gladly hear He to his Saints and people deer Will utter words of peace But let them take a warning here And former follies cease 2. Part. Argument He prophecies honour and happiness to the Church in token of the good things of the Gospel verse 9 SAlvation sure is neer at hand To them that do him fear That glory may invest the Land And be a dweller here verse 10 Now truth and mercy both do meet And both in one consist Now righteousness and peace do greet And mutually have kist verse 11 Justice from heaven shall look down While truth from earth shall spring verse 12 Yea and the Lord shall Israel crown With gifts of each good thing Our land shall yeeld her fruits no doubt verse 13 The righteousness of God Shall go before and point us out The way that he hath trod PSAL. LXXXVI London long tune The transcendent goodness and greatness of God incouraging prayers LOrd bow thy ear and hear my plaint A needy wretch and poor verse 2 Since thou hast made me for a Saint My troubled soul secure O thou my God thy servant save verse 3 Be mercifull to mee Who trust in thee and daily crave And call and cry to thee verse 4 Rejoyce O Lord thy servants heart I lift my soul to thee verse 5 For good and gracious Lord thou art And to forgiveness free To all that call upon thy Name Most rich in mercies fruits verse 6 O Lord attend the prayers I frame Mark well my voyce and suits verse 7 I 'l call for thou wilt answer me In my most troublesome time verse 8 Among the gods is none like thee Nor any works like thine verse 9 All nations which thy hands did frame Thee Lord shall come before And there to glorifie thy name Submissively adore verse 10 For thou art God yea God alone Thy pow'r great wonders doth verse 11 O Lord to me thy way make known I 'l walk in all thy truth 2. Part. Argument As before UNite my heart to fear thy name verse 12 Then Lord my God will I Applaud and magnifie the same To all eternity verse 13 For tow'rds my soul in every deed Thy mercy doth excell Which thy peculiar pow'r hath freed Even from the lowest hell verse 14 The proud are risen for my fall My souls destruction sought By violent men assembling all On thee they have not thought verse 15 But Lord thou art a God most kind Suffâ—ing no little space Compassions store in thee we find And plenteous truth and grace verse 16 O turn to me that I may live Thy grace to me extend Thy strength unto thy servant give Thy handmaids sonne defend verse 17 Some good apparent sign afford That hatefull foes may see And be asham'd because thou Lord Didst help and comfort mee PSAL. LXXXVII Coventry tune The happy priviledges of the Church typed by Sion SIons foundations edifice In holy mountains lies verse 2 Whose gates Gods love Doth far above All Jacobs dwelling prize verse 3 O city of God thy structures frame Obtains a glorious name verse 4 Rahab for one And Babylon I to my friends will name Philistia Ethiop Tyre lo there verse 5 This man was made an heir And Sion they Shall point and say Did this and that man bear The high'st himself shall stablish her verse 6 And this mans birth refer To Sion mount So make his count When hee shall register verse 7 As well the voyce of him that sings As him that tunes the strings Of musick sweet Therein shall meet In thee are all my springs PSAL. LXXXVIII To sinners tune Heman in the deep dungeon of affliction destitute of all outward comforts maketh lamentable complaint I Cry'd before thee day and night Lord God my saving aid verse 2 O let my cries come in thy sight And all the pray'rs I pray'd Incline thin ear unto my cry verse 3 My soul is fill'd with woes My life unto the grave drawes nigh Because opprest with those verse 4 Numbred with them that pass down-right The path to pit they tread I 'm like a man that hath no might verse 5 And free among the dead Even like slain men's my present state Which in the grave do rot Which from thy hand are separate And utterly forgot verse 6 Thou hast me laid in lowest caves Beneath deep darkness barr'd verse 7 Afflicting me with all thy waves Thy wrath doth press me hard verse 8 My ' quaintance far remov'd thou hast And made them me abhor As one whom now shut up so fast There 's no redemption for 2. Part. Argument Hee humbly sues for redress of his grievous afflictions while there was yet hope MIne eye laments a burd'nous load Of sorrows multipli'd Lord I have stretch'd my hands abroad To thee I daily cry'd verse 10 Intend'st thou Lord said I to shew Thy wonders to the dead Shall dead men rise again that so Thy praises may be spread verse 11 Shall we thy loving kindness Lord Within the grave express Shall in destruction men record Thy truth and faithfulness verse 12 Shall we in darkness understand Thy wonders manifold And in oblivions cloudy land Thy righteousness behold verse 13 I' th' morning I to thee will pray Yea Lord I cry'd to thee verse 14 Why dost thou cast my soul away Why hide thy face from mee verse 15 I am afflicted like to die Suffring
questionless Are sure and alter never Pure holiness Doth seemly dress Thy house O Lord for ever PSAL. LXXXXIV New staffe tune The insolence and cruelty of tyrants the All-seeing eye and All-judging power of God O Lord to whom it doth belong Just vengeance to repay O God the punisher of wrong Do thou thy self display verse 2 Thou Judge of all In generall Thy self no longer hide Arise dispence A recompence To all the sonnes of pride verse 3 How long shall wicked men how long Triumph as Lords and Kings verse 4 How long shall they with spitefull tongue Pronounce and speak hard things The multitude Of sinners lewd How long shall boasting use verse 5 Thy folk in rage Thine heritage How they afflict and bruise verse 6 Poor widows strangers orphans they VVith murd'rous hands have smote verse 7 The Lord yet shall not see they say Nor Jacobs God shall note verse 8 Ye rude among The brutish throng O understand discern Ye foolish men Why when why when Will ye be wise and learn verse 9 Shall he that form'd both ears and eies Not he both see and hear verse 10 Not he correct that doth chastise The heathen every where Not he discern That makes man learn verse 11 The Lord discovers plain The thoughts of man Which he doth skan And finds them meerly vain 2. Part. Argument The blessing of sanctifi'd affliction The destruction of the wicked in their sinnes verse 12 THe man whom thou dost Lord chastise Is infinitely blest VVhom by thy Law thou makest wise That thou maist give him rest verse 13 Even when there come Times troublesome Till dangerous days be past And till the ditch Be dig'd in which The wicked shall be cast verse 14 For sure the Lord will not reject The people whom he took The heritage to him select Shall never be forsook verse 15 But sure regress To righteousness Shall judgement have again And joyntly then True-hearted men Shall wait upon her train verse 16 But who against lewd men shall rise Or who for mee 's at hand 'Gainst workers of iniquities In my behalf to stand verse 17 But that the Lord Did help afford My soul had very nigh In silence dwelt verse 18 But when I felt My foot to slip awry Thy mercies Lord did me uphold verse 19 In various thoughts which roll VVithin my brest so manifold Thy comforts glad my soul. verse 20 Lord shall the thrones Of wicked ones Have fellowship with thee When as the same Lewd mischief frame By purposed decree verse 21 Against the righteous souls they flock They guiltless bloud condem ' verse 22 But of my refuge God's the rock And my defence from them verse 23 Hee 'l recompence Their bold offence And take them in their sin The Lord I say Our God shall slay And cut them off therein PSAL. XCV To short staffe tune An exhortation to praise God the maker and governor of the world the Shepherd and Saviour of the Church A dehortation from rebellion and hardness of heart like our unbeleeving forefathers that were debarred entrance into Canaan O Come sing we a song A joyfull noise be made With joint accord Before the LORD Our rock of saving aid verse 2 Into his presence throng Hearts truly thankfull bring And make a noise Exciting joyes Sweet Psalms unto him sing verse 3 Great King great God he is Whose pow'r all Gods transcends The spacious lands Are in his hands verse 4 The deeps he comprehends The strength of hills is his The Sea in his command He made the same His hands did frame The dry and solid land verse 6 O come bow down all we Before him let us fall Let us adore And kneel before The Lord that made us all verse 7 Our God and Shepheard's he His folk and flock are we This day give ear His voice to hear If yee obedient be verse 8 And harden not your heart As once at Meribah Yee did transgress In Wilderness In that temptation day As in the desert part verse 9 Your fathers tempted me And prov'd my might Each Israelite My wonders they did see verse 10 I forty yeers was griev'd VVith this lewd race and said They are indeed An erring seed In heart and judgement straid Nor known nor have believ'd verse 11 Wherefore I sware in wrath And did protest That to my rest They should not tread the path PSAL. XCVI Coventry tune The incomparable majestie of the true God COmpose new songs and sing the same To God ô all the earth verse 2 Sing forth his fame And glorious Name All men of mortall birth From day to day ô do not spare His saving health to show verse 3 His wonders rare And fame declare That Nations all may know verse 4 For God a great God doth appear And greatly prais'd must be And every where Be had in fear Above all Gods must he verse 5 For all the Gods that Nations name Are Idols ev'ry one The Lord this same Most glorious frame Of heaven made alone verse 6 Before him honour stands in sight With majestie divine Adored might And beautie bright In 's Sanctuary shine verse 7 Ye people give unto the Lord Let every stock and tribe Unto the LORD With joint accord Glory and strength ascribe 2. Part. Argument He magnifies God for the hopefull revelation of the Gospel the joy of all creatures verse 8 GIve God the glory as the thing Due to his Name most high Devoutly bring An offering And to his courts draw nigh verse 9 Adore the LORD in beautie cleer Of his most holy place Earth far and near O stand in fear Before his awfull face verse 10 Let heathen know Jehovah reigns Be bold to say the word He Earth sustains That it remains And never shall be stirr'd He righteously shall judge the Earth verse 11 Let heavens rejoice therefore Let all the Earth Be fill'd with mirth And seas swift billows rore verse 12 Let fields and fruits shew high degrees Of mirth with one accord And then shall these The woodland trees verse 13 Rejoyce before the LORD For lo he doth himself address And judgement he pursu'th To judge all flesh With righteousness And people with his truth PSAL. XCVII Davids tune The majestie of Christs kingdome the confusion of Idolaters and great harvest of joyes promised to the godly LEt earth rejoice God reigns alone Let num'rous Iles be glad verse 2 In truth judgement dwels his throne With clouds and darkness clad verse 3 A fire his foes consuming quite There goes before his feet verse 4 His lightnings gave the world their light The earth did quake to see 't verse 5 The hills like wax did melt and thaw Before the earths great Lord verse 6 And all the world his glory saw The heav'ns his truth record verse 7 Who worship graven Images Confusion on them fall That boast of Idols such as these Ye Gods adore him all verse 8 Mount Sion heard and was hereat With joy affected much And Judahs Daughters joy'd for that Thy judgments Lord were
such verse 9 All Gods thou art extoll'd above Ore all the earth most high verse 10 Ye Saints that do Jehovah love Hate all iniquitie His servants souls he saves each one And adverse pow'r controuls verse 11 And for the righteous light is sown And joy for upright souls verse 12 Ye righteous servants of the Lord Great joy in him express And give him thanks when yee record His perfect holiness PSAL. XCVIII To the three first lines of choice tune The victorious salvation of Christ the revelation of his gracious Gospel to the great joy of all creatures UNto the LORD a new song sing For many a great and wondrous thing His mighty pow'r to pass doth bring His holy arm of soveraigntie And his right hand exalted high Have gotten him the victory verse 2 He hath made known his saving might And brought his truth to open light Even in the very heathens sight verse 3 He hath remembred in his mind His perfect truth and mercies kind As all the house of Israel find The ends of all the earth abroad Have seen declar'd and plainly show'd The saving health our God bestow'd verse 4 Make to the Lord a joyfull noise Let all the earth express their joyes And sing his praise with loudest noise verse 5 Sing to the Lord with harp rejoice With instruments of musick choice With harp and psalms melodious voice verse 6 With trumpet and with cornet sound Before this Lord and King renown'd Let sweet and sacred joys abound verse 7 Let all the earth and num'rous store Even all that dwells on seas or shore The world and all its fulness rore verse 8 Let flouds clap hands and every ford And let the hills with one accord Rejoice with joy before the Lord. verse 9 For lo he comes to judge and try The world and people gen'rally With righteousnesse and equitie PSAL. XCIX To choice tune The majesty and equitie of Christ and his kingdom The prayers answers errors corrections mercies miracles recorded of the ancient Saints for our example THe Lord doth reign let people quake 'Twixt Cherubims he sets his seat O let the earth be mov'd and shake verse 2 The Lord in Sion is so great Above all people he is high verse 3 Thy greatness let them magnifie O let them praise the dreadfull Name For high and holy is the same verse 4 The Kings firm strength doth judgment love Thou dost establish equitie Thou execut'st them from above And rul'st in Jacob righteously verse 5 The Lord our God exalt therefore And rev'rently his name adore At foot-stool of his holy throne For he 's a high and holy one verse 6 Moses and Aaron also were Among his Priests and men of fame And Samuel among them there That call'd upon his holy name They call'd and answer he did make verse 7 In cloudy pill'r to them he spake They to his his testimonies clave And kept the ord'nance that he gave verse 8 Thou answ'redst them O Lord our God Thou wast a pard'ning God likewise Though thou tookst vengeance with thy rod And their inventions didst chastise verse 9 The Lord our God exalt yee still And worship at his holy hill For sure the Lord our God alone He is a high and holy one PSAL. C. Southwell tune He exhorts to praise God for our happy calling in Christ Jesus ALL men of mortall birth That dwell in all the earth O make a noise To God with joyes verse 2 And serve the Lord with mirth O come before his throne With singing ev'ry one verse 3 For certainly The Lord most high Ev'n he is God alone He made us and not we Not we our selves but he His folk and flock And pasture stock He made us for to be verse 4 VVith praise come to his gate And in his Courts relate His laud and fame And bless his name His honour celebrate verse 5 For God is good for ever His mercy faileth never His truth doth last All ages past And constant doth persever PSAL. CI. To new staff tune David vows to rule his house and Kingdom with discreet justice to curb and cut off the wicked and countenance the godly LOrd I will sing of mercy sweet And judgement to thy praise verse 2 And wisely guide my wary feet In all thy perfect ways VVhen wilt thou Lord To me accord Thy justice to impart At home will I VValk righteously And with a perfect heart verse 3 I will no wicked thing abide Before mine eyes to be I hate their works that turn aside It shall not cleave to me verse 4 The froward heart From me shall part Anâ— have no more access And I will no Such persons know As practise wickedness verse 5 That man that sland'reth privily I will cut off be sure The stout in heart whose looks are high I will not once indure verse 6 I 'l look out then The faithfull men That dwell with me they may And then shall he My servant be That walks in perfect way verse 7 I in my house will entertain No guilefull man to dwell Nor in my sight shall he remain That lies invents to tell verse 8 I soon cut short The wicked sort And wickd works condem ' That so I may Them take away From Gods Jerusalem PSAL. CII Sinners tune The lamentations of the whole Church as one man in the captivity of Babylon LOrd hear my prayer and let my cry Come speedily to thee verse 2 In day of my calamity Hide not thy face from me Incline thine ear invok'd to day Thine answer quick return verse 3 My days as smoke consume away My bones hearth-like do burn verse 4 My heart like grass is withered With deep and dolefull grones verse 5 While I forget to eat my bread My skin cleaves to my bones verse 6 The Pelican of wilderness And deserts Owl I match verse 7 And Sparrow-like companionless On houses top I watch verse 8 I all day long am made a scorn To my malicious foes The mad men are against me sworn Against me that arose verse 9 For bread I do the ashes eat My drink with weeping mixt verse 10 Because thine indignation great And anger comes betwixt For down thou hast thy servant cast First having rais'd me high verse 11 Like fleeting shade my days are past Like with'ring grass am I. verse 12 But thou O Lord dost still indure From all mutation free To ev'ry generation sure Shall thy remembrance be 2. Part. To martyrs tune The Churches restauration from Babylon and happy reformation in the days of the Gospel he desires to see it but contents himself with consideration of Gods eternity and perpetuity of his Church verse 13 THou shalt arise and mercy yet To Sion
God both by Sea and Land the dependance of the creatures upon him the wicked are cursed for contempt of his works verse 24 HOw many are thy works O Lord In wisdom all compos'd The earth by thee is richly stor'd VVith treasures there-inclos'd verse 25 So is this great and spacious deep Replenisht therewithall VVhere things innumerable creep And beasts both great and small verse 26 The ships go also here away Leviathan here keeps VVhom thou hast made to sport and play Within the tumbling deeps verse 27 These on thy bounty all depend For seasonable food verse 28 Thy lib'rall hand thou dost extend And they are fill'd with good They gather what thou dost supply verse 29 Thou hid'st thy face they mourn Thou tak'st away their breath they die And to their dust return verse 30 Thy Spirits power thou sendest forth VVhich them anew creates And all the surface of the earth Thy Spirit renovates verse 31 For ever lasts the Lords renown His works his joy provokes verse 32 Earth made to tremble at his frown Hills at his touch to smoke verse 33 I 'l praise the Lord with cheerfull song While I remain alive VVhile I have beeing shall my tongue In his choice praises strive verse 34 My thoughts of him most sweet shall be In God will I be joy'd verse 35 Let workers of iniquitie Be from the earth destroy'd And let the wicked be no more O thou my soul record The praises of the Lord therefore Praise ye praise ye the Lord. PSAL. CV Old England tune An exhortation to seek Gods favour help and succour upon consideration of his wonderfull works expressed all the world â—ver GIve thanks to God call on his Name To men his deeds make known verse 2 Sing sing his praise his works proclame And wonders ev'ry one verse 3 Joy fill their hearts that seek his grace Boast in â—is holy Name verse 4 Sâ—ek seek the Lord his strength face For ever seek the same verse 5 His marv'lous works to mind recall And every wondrous deed His miracles and judgments all Which from his mouth proceed verse 6 O ye his servants Abrahams seed His chosen Jacobs sons verse 7 He is the Lord our God indeed Through th' earth his judgement runs 2. Part. Argument The fidelitie and confirmation of God promises to the faithfull instanced in Israels conduct to Canaan verse 8 HE hath remembred still to do His covenants contents The word which he commanded to A thousand of descents verse 9 Which cov'nant he with Abraham drew And next to Isaac swore verse 10 And for a law confirm'd anew To Jacob as before An everlasting Covenant With Israel firm to stand verse 11 Saying To you I freely grant All Canaans fertile land An heritage allotted you verse 12 When few the people were Their number was exceeding few And also strangers there verse 13 From under on Kings government When travelling along They to another people went verse 14 He let none do them wrong But for their sakes he Kings controll'd Let no presumptuous arm verse 15 Touch mine anointed nor be bold To do my Prophets harm 3. Part. Argument Gods preventing providence to his Church instanced in Israels coming into Aegypt and preservation there verse 16 MOreover then th' Almighty spake That famine should be spread Ore all the Land and wholly brake The succouring staffe of bread verse 17 But Joseph he had sent before Whom for a slave they sold verse 18 Whose feet with fetters they made sore He lodg'd in irons cold verse 19 Untill his words accomplishment By Gods word tri'd was he verse 20 The King the peoples Ruler sent To loose and set him free verse 21 He made him Lord of 's family And ruler of his treasure verse 22 To teach his Senate policy And binde his Peers at pleasure verse 23 Then Israel into Aegypt came And Jacob there found place To sojourn in the land of Ham verse 24 Where they encreast apace He made them stronger then their foes verse 25 And of their foes abhor'd And subtly made them deal with those The servants of the Lord. 4. Part. Argument A memoriall of Gods miracles in Aegypt They are forced to let Israel go with honour and riches verse 26 HIs chosen servants had command Moses and Aaron too verse 27 In Aegypt Hams accursed land Wonders and signes to do verse 28 A darkness he among them sent A cloud of darkness fell Against his flat commandement They no way did rebell verse 29 To bloud he turn'd their streams and springs And all their fishes kill'd verse 30 With frogs the chambers of their Kings Abundantly were fill'd verse 31 Strange flies and lice by his command In all their coasts remain verse 32 He gave them hail in all the land And flaming fire for rain verse 33 Figtrees and Vines in all their coasts He smote and brake the same verse 34 He spake and locusts countless hoasts And Caterpillars came verse 35 Upon their lands green herbs they fed And all their fruits devour verse 36 all Aegypts first-born smote he dead The chief of all their pow'r verse 37 He brought them out hir'd thereunto With gold and silver bribes And not a feeble soul quite through The Israelitish Tribes verse 38 Full glad was Aegypt when they went Their terrour did affright verse 39 He spread a cloud a sheltring tent And fire by night gave light 5. Part. Argument A touch of Gods miraculous mercies to Israel in the Wilderness and Canaan and the end for which they were bestow'd verse 40 THe Lord with Quails his people fed Such as they askt to have And satisfi'd them with the bread Which he from heaven gave verse 41 He opened stony rocks where-out Fresh waters gusht amain And like a river ran about The dry and desert plain verse 42 He on his servant Abraham thought His holy Word and all verse 43 His chosen people thence he brought With joy and festivall verse 44 The heathens labours and their lands on Israel he bestow'd verse 45 To keep his laws and his commands O spread his praise abroad PSAL. CVI. To short staffe tune The great goodnes of God to his chosen people which godly men desire to partake of GIve thanks unto the Lord Who is with goodness stor'd His mercies sure Do still endure His praise do ye record verse 2 VVho can the acts recite Performed by his might VVho can forth-show That men may know His praises infinite verse 3 O blessed blessed they That walk in judgments way And he that doth The works of truth And never goes astray verse 4 O Lord remember mee Even with thy favour free VVhich to thine own Is born alone To them vouchsaf't by thee To visit me draw near VVith thy salvation dear verse 5 Thy chosen good Well understood Let unto me appear In that deliverance VVhich doth thy land advance Let me rejoice With glorying
VVe did consult with sweet content In most familiar kind And to the house of God we went In unitie combin'd 3. Part. Argument Prayer prevails against persecutors provision and protection promised to the godly verse 15 LEt death seize on them speedily And send them quick to hell For there is all iniquitie Among them where they dwell verse 16 But as for me on God I 'l call Defended by his might verse 17 I 'l pray and cry aloud withall At morning noon and night The LORD shall hear me when I pray verse 18 For he preserv'd me whole From battell marshal'd in aray And bent against my soul. For there was many a one with me verse 19 The LORD will surely hear He that abides of old even he And it shall cost them dear Since they no sudden changes see They fear not the most high verse 20 He hath laid hands on such as be With him at unitie He brake the Cov'nant on his part verse 21 His words did fairly sooth While cruell warre possest his heart No butter was so smooth His speeches were more soft then oil Yet pierc't like swords drawn out verse 22 O cast on God thy carefull toil He shall provide no doubt The righteous to be under-trod He never will permit verse 23 But thou wilt bring them down ô God Into destructions pit To bloudy and deceitfull wayes Who ere addicted bee Shall not continue half their dayes But I will trust in thee PSAL. LVI London short tune David maketh God his refuge shewing the crueltie and subtilty of his adversaries HAve mercy LORD on me Whom man would make a prey Behold how he Oppresseth me Contending every day verse 2 They that mine enemies be Would daily me devour For infinite Against me fight O thou of highest pow'r verse 3 What time I am afraid Lo I will trust in thee verse 4 His word will I Still magnifie In God inabling me In Gods assured aid I have repos'd my trust I fear not you What ye can do That are but mortall dust verse 5 My words they utter wrong And every day they wrest Their thoughts are still To work me ill What ever they suggest verse 6 Lo they together throng Themselves they closely hide When as they watch My soul to catch They mark me every stride 2. Part. Argument The sins of the wicked and sufferings of the Saints are for our comfort and their confusion verse 7 SCape they by sins of theirs Nay rather let them fall In angry frown By thee cast down verse 8 Thou tell'st my wandrings all O bottle up my tears These in thy book are plain verse 9 I know when I To thee shall cry My foes shall turn again For God is on my side verse 10 In Gods most holy Name His word will I Still magnifie In God I 'l praise the same verse 11 On God have I reli'd I will not fear for ought That ever can By mortall man Against my soul be wrought verse 12 Thy vows are on me LORD I 'l render praise to thee verse 13 Since thou didst save My soul from grave When death arrested mee O wilt not thou accord To keep my feet upright To walk with grace Before thy face With them that live in light PSAL. LVII To Dutch bass tune David makes God his refuge in great dangers O Lord vouchsafe vouchsafe thy grace Be mercifull to me For my distressed soul doth place Her confidence in thee Yea to the shadow of thy wings I will for refuge fly Untill these lamentable things Be passed quietly verse 2 I 'l cry to God with earnest breath Even unto God most high VVho faithfully accomplisheth My competent supply verse 3 From heaven shall Jehovah send And by his mighty pow'r From their reproach my soul defend That would the same devour God shall send forth his truth and grace verse 4 I lodge in Lions den My soul is pris'ner in a place Among enraged men I lodge with men whose teeth are spears And arrows are their words And those envenom'd tongues of theirs Are like to sharp'ned swords 2. Part. Argument David extends his thanksgivings for deliverance to the coasts of the Gentiles verse 5 O God let thy exalted Name Above the heavens stand Advance thy glory raise thy fame Above both sea and land verse 6 They lai'd a net they dig'd a ditch My soul to take and drown VVithin the very mid'st of which Themselves are fallen down verse 7 My heart is fixt ô God my heart Is fixt upon the thing I 'l praise thy Name with all my art verse 8 My glory wake and sing Awake my Harp and Psaltery My self will early wake verse 9 Among the people LORD will I Thy praises undertake And by my song shalt thou be prais'd Among the heath'nish crowds verse 10 Thy mercy is to heaven rais'd Thy truth doth reach the clouds verse 11 O God let thy exalted Name More high then heaven stand Advance thy glory rear thy fame Above the sea and land PSAL. LVIII Martyrs tune He inveigheth against ungodly Governours and great ones shewing their corruption obstinacy and utter destruction DO ye O Congregation Speak righteousness indeed O humane generation Do ye with truth proceed verse 2 Yea ye in heart work wickedness Ye tyrannize on earth verse 3 Prone are the wicked to digress Estrang'd even from their birth As soon as they be born they erre By lies they go astray verse 4 Such as a Serpent hath in her Such pois'nous breath have they Deaf Adder-like that as shee lies Stops close her wilfull ear verse 5 That charme the charmer nere so wise His voice she will not hear verse 6 O let the eager tusk that hangs Each side their mouth be burst Break out ô God the cruell fangs Of these young Lions curst verse 7 Melt them as running waters flow And when the tyrant heeds To shoot his shafts from bended bow Be they as broken reeds verse 8 So let them pass away on earth As snailes to slime do run Or like a womans timeless birth And never see the Sun verse 9 Before they feel your thornes to prick The Lord shall them disperse The dead and dry the keen and quick As with a whirl-wind fierce verse 10 The just shall see the vengeance then Rejoycing much to see 't And in the bloud of wicked men Victorious wash his feet verse 11 Sure righteous men reap vertues fruits Men shall acknowledge so Sure he is God that executes Just judgement here below PSAL. LIX To new staffe tune A prayer against persecutors describing their villanous and ravenous dispositions FRom all my cruell enemies My God deliver me From them that do against me rise My strong defender be verse 2 Me from the lewd Vain multitude And bloudy men defend verse 3 For lo they lie In secrecie My soul to apprehend The mighty men with one accord Against me do combine
verse 10 And when I wept and mourn'd My soul with fasting to chastise That to my shame they turn'd verse 11 I put on sackcloth and became A by-word to the throng verse 12 Of Magistrates I bore the blame I was the drunkards song 2. Part. Argument David in danger to be swallowed of affliction makes his earnest prayer to God verse 13 BUt as for me I 'l pray to thee In acceptable hour In thy great mercy hear thou mee And truth of saving pow'r verse 14 O from the mire deliv'rance send And me from sinking keep From such as hate me ô defend And from the waters deep verse 15 No swallowing depth nor floud permit Whose water over-flows To ' ore-top my head nor let the pit Her mouth upon me close verse 16 Good is thy loving kindness LORD O hear thou me therefore Turn to me LORD as may accord With thy compassions store verse 17 Nor from thy servant hide thy face For I 'm bereft of peace verse 18 Hear me with speed draw nigh apace Unto my souls release For my foes sake deliver mee verse 19 Thou my reproach hast known My shame and scorn and enemies be Before thee every one 3. Part. Argument The extreme malice of the wicked adding affliction to the afflicted Reprobates are bitterly and eternally cursed verse 20 REproach my heart hath overcome And sorrow fill'd my soul I lookt for pitie shew'd by some But no man did condole I look'd but found no comforter verse 21 For meat they gave me gall For drink they gave mee Vineger To quench my thirst withall verse 22 O let their table prove a snare And whatsoere might hap For to have made them well to fare Let it become a trap verse 23 Upon their eyes let darkness fall Their loyns let always shake verse 24 Yea let them Lord yea let them all Of thy fierce wrath partake Take hold of his ungodly race With wrath that ne'r relents verse 25 Make desolate their dwelling place Let none dwell in their tents verse 26 For where men bear thy heavie blows They persecute the more And talk unto the grief of those Whom thou hast wounded sore verse 27 Bring all their sinnes into a summe Heap'd up in great excess And let them never never come Into thy righteousness verse 28 Out of the book of life O blot Their most detested name And with the righteous let them not Be written in the same 2. Part. Argument David prayes in affliction commends true gratitude and prophesies good to the Church verse 29 BUt sorrowfull and poor am I O God do thou me raise Let thy salvation set me high verse 30 My song shall give God praise And with thanksgiving him extol verse 31 No bullock horn'd and hoov'd Or stalled ox presented whol Can be so well approv'd verse 32 This sight shall joy thy humble Saints Hearts seeking God shall live verse 33 For lo the Lord to poor mens plaint A gracious ear doth give His pris'ners hee doth not contem ' verse 34 Let heaven earth and seas Give God due praises all of them And all that moves in these verse 35 For God will Sion mountain save And Judahs Cities rear Which men may in possession have For constant dwelling there verse 36 And all thy servants faithfull race Inheriting the same There they shall have a dwelling place That dearly love his name PSAL. LXX To 2. strain tune or to both A prayer against persecutors and for the speedy succour of all the godly MAke haste O LORD And help afford Make haste to help me O my Lord. verse 2 Let shames controll Confound them whole That seek to hurt my harmless soul. Confusions hire Cause them retire That do my hurt and harm desire verse 3 And them that say Aha Aha Repulse and shame their shame repay verse 4 All that seek thee Let joyfull bee And also very glad in thee Still let them frame To praise thy Name That love salvation from the same verse 5 But I poor weed Still stand in need Do thou ô God to mee make speed Thou art my tow'r And saving pow'r Lord tarry not but come this hour PSAL. LXXI To Cambr. old tune A prayer for preservation alledging Gods promises and providence O Lord I put my trust in thee O put me not to shame verse 2 Cause me to 'scape delivering me By thy most righteous Name To me be thy salvation show'd Give ear unto my pray'r verse 3 Be thou my place of sure abode VVhere I may still repair For thou to save me gav'st command Thou art my rock and fort verse 4 Save me ô God out of the hand Of all the wicked sort Out of the hand of the unjust And of the cruell man verse 5 Lord God in thee I hope and trust Ev'n since my youth began verse 6 Thou hast upheld me from the womb And thou alone art he That took'st me from that narrow room My praise still waits on thee verse 7 I am a wonder to the Town But thou my refuge strong verse 8 O fill my mouth with thy renown And honour all day long 2. part Argument David prays for preservation in his old age considering the malice of his adversaries and mercies of God which he praiseth verse 9 CAst me not off in these my dayes When old age makes me break Forsake me not when strength decayes verse 10 For foes against me speak They have together counsell took Who for my soul lay wait verse 11 Now God say they hath him forsook Pursue and take him strait For there is no deliverer O be not far from me verse 12 O God my God do not deferre Make haste my help to be All adversaries to my soul That seek to hurt the same verse 13 Confound them and consume them whole And cover them with shame With ignominious infamy Let them be covered o're verse 14 But I will hope continually Still praise thee more and more verse 15 My mouth thy righteousness shall show And saving health all day For I thereof no numbers know So infinite are they 3. Part. Argument Davids confidence in Gods experienc'd protection hee desires to publish it to all the generations verse 16 WIth God the Lord's assistant might I will couragious walk Thy righteousness will I recite And thereof only talk verse 17 Even from my youth and infancie O God thou hast me taught And hitherto declar'd have I The wonders thou hast wrought verse 18 Now also Lord when I am old And when my head is gray O do not slack or leave thy hold O cast me not away Untill thy strength I have made know'n Unto the present age To after commers every one Till I thy pow'r presage verse 19 Thy righteousness O God exceeds In wonderfull degree Thou hast performed wondrous deeds O God who 's like to thee verse 20 Thou shew'dst me troubles great sore Thy pow'r shall me revive And from the
from youth to age I am distracted while that I Indure such wrath and rage verse 16 Thy fierce displeasure o'r me goes Thy terrours cut me down verse 17 And every day they me inclose As streams that threat to drown They all together me invade verse 18 Thou sep'rat'st friend and lover And darkness with it's misty shade Doth my acquaintance cover PSAL. LXXXIX Dutch tune Ethan magnifies Gods love and faithfulness to the house of David verse 1 MY song for ever shall express The mercies of the Lord My mouth shall all his faithfulness From age to age record verse 2 For mercy shall said I be built For ever to indure Thou in the very heavens wilt Thy truth establish sure verse 3 I with my chosen have agreed To faithfull David swore verse 4 My servant I will fix thy seed To stand for evermore To ages all thy throne I 'l raise verse 5 And heav'n shall find a tongue Thy wondrous faithfulness to praise Thy gathered Saints among verse 6 In heaven who may any way With our Lord God compare VVho of the glorious Angels may So bold compar'son dare verse 7 The Saints assemblies that are his Must greatly fear his Name And all that round about him is Must reverence the same 2. Part. Argument Gods goodness to the Church in creation and government of the world verse 8 O Lord of hosts what god excels Like thee with great pow'r crown'd Thy faithfulness who parallels In all thy circuits round verse 9 The restless raging of the seas Thou rulest at thy will Her swelling waves thou dost appease And mak'st it calm and still verse 10 Thou brok'st in pieces Egypts land Like one that slaught'red lies Thou hast with thine almighty hand Disperst thine enemies verse 11 The heavens and the earth are thine The world and all inclos'd Thou foundest by that pow'r divine verse 12 Which North and South compos'd Tabor and Hermon wondrously Shall in thy Name delight verse 13 Thy hand is strong thy right hand high Thy arm is full of might verse 14 Justice and Judgement on thy throâ— Retain a dwelling place Pure truth and mercy joyn'd in one Shall go before thy face verse 15 That people blessed we record That knows the joyfull sound Thy countenances light ô Lord Shall safely them surround verse 16 Even them thy righteousness shall raise And they shall take delight verse 17 In thy great Name that is their praise And glory of their might Thy favour such that shall there spring Our horns advancement thence verse 18 For Israels holy one 's our King The Lord is our defence 3. Part. Argument Prophecies and promises to Davids house recorded verse 19 IN vision to thy Saint was said For then thou mad'st it known Lo I my helping hand have laid Upon a mightie one verse 20 A chosen Israelite I crown'd With holy Oil have I My servant David whom I found Anointed purposely verse 21 Mine hand shall stablish his success Mine arm shall make him strong verse 22 No foe no sonne of wickedness Shall crush or do him wrong verse 23 I 'l crush his foes before his face Plague them that do him hate verse 24 But will my faithfulness and grace With him perpetuate â—is horn shall be exalted high By my great Names command verse 25 I 'l stretch to th'Seas his soveraigntie To th'river his right hand verse 26 Thou art my Father he shall cry So invocate my Name My God my rock my sure supply Whence my salvation came verse 27 Him my first-born will I advance All earthly Kings above verse 28 And ever grant continuance Unto him of my love My cov'nant shall with him stand fast verse 29 His seed shall still endure And I will make his throne to last As dayes of heaven sure 4. Part. Argument He shews that God corrects his people but never casts them off verse 30 IF Davids seed forsake my Law Not execute my will verse 31 If from my precepts they withdraw Not my commands fulfill verse 32 They shall be sure that I their God Their wickedness and sin With scourges of a smarting rod To visit will begin verse 33 But of my loving kindness yet I will not him bereave Nor will my faithfulness permit To take a finall leave verse 34 My cov'nant with my chosen King By me shall ne'er be broke Nor will I alter any thing Which once my lips have spoke verse 35 Once by my holiness I swore To David I 'l not lie verse 36 His seed shall last for evermore His throne before mine eye verse 37 Like Sun and Moon it shall be fixt For ever they shall be Heavens faithfull witnesses betwixt My chosen King and me 5. Part. Argument He complains of great distress besall'n the house of David seeming to disprove Gods promises verse 38 BUt thine anointed now abhor'd Thou hast cast off in wroth verse 39 Made void thy servants cov'nant Lord The cov'nant of thy troth By casting down to ground thou hast Profan'd his sacred crown verse 40 Of his strong holds made wofull waste His hedges all broke down verse 41 All passengers do him destroy He is in en'mies scorn verse 42 And all his foes thou mad'st to joy And liftest up their horn verse 43 Yea thou hast turn'd and blunted quite His swords puissant edge And for to stand it out in fight Thou hast not been his pledge verse 44 His glory thou hast caus'd to cease And cast his throne to ground verse 45 His youthfull days thou didst decrease And him with shame confound 6. Part. Argument He prays for restauration of Davids kingdome considering Gods faithfull promises and the greatness of the adversaries verse 46 How long Lord wilt thou hide thy face Shall thy continuall rage Flame out as fire so long a space verse 47 O think of my short age Why hast thou made all men in vain verse 48 What man draws vitall breath That shall his soul from grave detain And not at all see death verse 49 Thy former loving kindnesses Which thou didst swear and vow To David in thy righteousness O Lord where are they now verse 50 Remember Lord thy Saints reproach What taunts my bosome bears VVhich all the mighty people broach Thine en'mies taunts are theirs verse 51 Wherewith they have reproacht the ways Of thine anointed King verse 52 To God be everlasting praise Amen Lord grant the thing PSAL. XC London long tune Moses prays God the eternall stay of the Church to sanctifie the many mortalities of Israel in the Wilderness for their sinnes LOrd thou hast been our dwelling place In generations all Thou wast ere there was forme or face Of creature great or small verse 2 Before the mountains had their birth The world or smallest clod Of all this vast and spacious earth Thou art eternall God verse 3 But as for man that 's made of clay He 's
he that pities him God will give him ease a couch of contenâ—ment I am a poor sinner needing mercy A figure of Iudas By justice in a lawfull â— y. A pledge of my deliverance and their destruction Melts in grief Such seasts Sabbaths as God appointed To think of them in these places of banishment will comfort me Songs of his experienced power and goodness Makes me hold up my head with comfort T is but a vile price they are sold for Makes me blush and hang down my head A Poem a bride-song Forward to utter thy praises Spirituall beauty Ioh. 7. 46. Exercise O Christ thy martiall and princely power convince convert c. Magnanimity mixt with meekness Thy success shall be glorious Oil of the Spirit making joyfull in God Above Moses Melchisedeâ— c. and the best Saints Thy adorning sweet smelling gifts and graces come from heaven typed by Solomons ivory palace Kingdoms and Provinces added to the Jewish Church Forget carnall affections The Churches obedience is her beautie Gentiles be Proselytes Spirituall beautie 1 Pet. 3. 4. At last day in robes of righteousneâ—s Ephes. 5. 27. Additionall Churches Mat. 25. 10. Succession of the Church and some famous instruments This Psalm shall ever honour Christ. It s thought that of Senacherib 2. Chr. 32. 21. Siloh runs still for all their threats and brags 2. King 18. 27. 19. 24. Much more the spirituall springs 2 King 19. 35 Figuring Christs ascension and the glorious state of the Church Subject the Gentiles to our faith As he chose us and provided for us so he shall bring in the rest with us Ioh. 10. 16. The Governers ow dutie to God In token of the spirituall beauty of the Church Sion where the Temple was built was on the South-side Jerusalem The Princes of Senacherib and others 2 Kin. 19. 36. 2 Chr. 20. 2. It was a shipwrack like defeat full of fear and confusion Tarshish a Citie famous foâ— shipping We have seen proved what we heard promised and prayed for in the Temple Of my misdeeds and evill wayes or of my close persecutors Much less his soul. At the resurrection when the night of death is past Which shall recompence my lying in the grave The grave and hell Gloriously as comming from that holy glorious place 1 King 8. 11. Heaven and earth shall be witness Professors by all the seals of my Covenant For thinking the outward Ceremony enough His adultery murther 2 Sam. 11. As a ghost in my sight As the onely punisher or pardoner Oh what a majesty have I offended Originall corruption aggravates and so doth grace received With the bloud of Christ signified by it Exod. 12. 22. As unable to recover of himself By publishing this Psalm of my fall and thy favour By occasion of Saul and Doeg 1 Sam. 21. In getting wealth and preferment by wickedness I shall flourish specially in my soul. Their destruction and my deliverance Prov. 28. 1. No marvell for somtimes God hath torn them in pieces that sought the ruine of the Church As barbarous as heathen Take their part that take mine Being in Keilah Threap it upon me tho guiltless Set them at ods to their destruction in Keilah let them not agree about betraying me Angels or companionâ— with me delivered No bad success Saul did so 1 Sam. 19. 6. Commend the faithfulnes of his promises Persecutions causing me to flee and flit from place to place Yea thou keepest a Register of them Be repulsed by my prayers By Gods grace I will praise the certainty of his promises Deadly dangers From falling into sin or sorrow Setting Saul on 1 Sam. 24. 9. So prophecying of the Gospel to be heard there My tongue Isa. 48. 8. Inchanters ticed the adder out of her hole by a voice or tune to kill them but som were so craftie as to stop one ear with the tayl and the other with the ground lest the inchantment should tice her out Make them as weak as water A snail out â—f her shell Heb. Before they i. e. the godly feel your thorns pricky he i. e. God shall blast both the quick and burned i. e. dead thorn Such as are implacable and incorrigible Some think it a prophecy of the dispersed unbeleeving Jews None remain in honour or happiness Since they raven like dogs let them speed no better let them be emptie c. Meditate of the advanced kingdom of Christ thus typed The land feels the sad effects of warre to this day A more bitter cup of affliction but of late appear great tokens oâ— thy love to witness the truth of thy promises proceed Lord to prosper David to conquer the remotest places Ephraim for Souldiers Iudah for Counsellors servile Moab c. yet glad that Christ overcomes them By Absolâ—ms conspiracy From the deserts whither I am fled perswade me to rest on thy power and promises I desire to frequent thy Tabernacle Thy mercies represented by the Cherubims Exo. 37. 9. The best heritage Acts 26. 18. In his seed according to faith To disparage the righteous Once and again many a time and oft No ordinances Slain in battâ—ll and left a prey to the beasts And for every good Christian. Rev. 1. 6. All that worship the true God aright Gen. 31. 53. but God will discover hypocrite-professors Cunning to conceive close to conceal mischief Their threats and curses fall on themselves â—n and thorough Christ Published pressed and experienced by the ordinances there Judgements against our adversaries Eclipses Comets and strange accidents Every day hath some remarkable providence rejoicing the creatures Rain is God river The red Sea As from Egypt into Canaan See Numb 10. 35. 1 Chr. 15. 16. 26. Calleth to marriage blesseth it releaseth prisoners bond-slaves Exod. 19. 18. Ier. 5. 24. All manner of blessings 〈◊〉 34. 26. Thy chosen people and for their sake the land was blest Presently in all mens mouths Women had spoil brought home As scullions Intimating the happines of the church above all other people As Angels waited on God on Sinai Exo. 19. So on the Church Heb. 1. 14. Christ after his passion ascended conquering our captivers and received power to send down the Holy Ghost even for the Elect Gentils that were yet rebellious Escaps from death corporall spiritual temporall eternall Tho another Og of Bashan or red Sea were in their way Meditate of Christs glorification appearance at the last judgement From the first Israelite to the last or from the gifts of God himself Outward magnificence of that kingdom a type of the Church Wanton and brutish adversaries 2 King 8. 2. Mat. 2. 11. Yet in thy house we learn thy magnificence best My exceeding innocence Consumed with care to maintain thy pure service Iob. 2. 22. Meditate of Christs sufferings Smite them with the worst diseases as blindness palsie c. Let them increase sinne but never get pardon Both of Iews and Gentiles Held under the bondage of affliction
them discouraged verse 13 O Lord defend me Lord so please My help make haste unto verse 14 Confusion seize And shame on these That my souls hurt pursue VVho wish me ill ô cause that they VVith shame repulsed be verse 15 Destruction pay Their shame that say Aha Aha to me verse 16 Let them that seek thee in thee joy VVho thy salvation love Let them reply Continually Extoll'd be God above verse 17 A poor and needy wretch am I Yet not of God forgot My help and my Assur'd supply My God ô tarry not PSAL. XLI To Camb. old tune Argument Gods goodness to the poor and to such as pitie them the hypocrisie and maliciousness of our adversaries THe man is blest by whom the poor Is duly thought upon The Lord will sure His peace procure When troublous times come on verse 2 The Lord will his preserver be And him alive will save Great blessings hee O Lord from thee On earth is sure to have He shall not be delivered Unto his enemies will verse 3 But on his bed Be strengthened VVhen he is weak and ill His bed all made when sick and sore verse 4 Be gracious LORD to mee I said therefore My soul restore For I offended thee verse 5 Mine enemies speak ill of me When comes his dying day And when shall we Survive to see His perished name say they verse 6 If visit me he complements His heart it self doth load With vile intents All which he vents VVhen ere he goes abroad 2. Part. Argument The malâ—ce of persecutors and mercies of God verse 7 MY haters all lie whispering Against my soul combin'd Some hurtfull thing On me to bring Devise they in their mind verse 8 An ill disease doth him surprise And cleaves to him so fast That now he lies He shall not rise But breath 's say they his last verse 9 Mine own intire fed trusted friend Disdainfull heels did he Against me bend verse 10 But Lord extend Thy mercy soon to me And raise me to requite the blow verse 11 I have thy favour got By this I know Because my foe Ore me triumpheth not verse 12 I am upholden by thy grace In mine integritie Thou dost me place Before thy face And that perpetually verse 13 The Lord the God of Israels name For ever day by day And all his fame Let us proclame Amen Amen I say PSAL. XLII To London short tune David expresses his great desire to the publick Ordinances and delight in the remembrance of them EVen as the Hart when he For brooks of water pants So after thee My soul in mee When Lord thy presence wants verse 2 My soul doth thirst for thee The living GOD most dear O when shall I Approaching nigh Before the Lord appear verse 3 My tears my meat have been Wherewith I sup and dine Both night and day While still they say Where is that God of thine verse 4 My soul dissolves within While I these thoughts renew'd Because that I Had formerly Gone with the multitude VVe to Gods Temple went VVith voice of joy and praise Where there ensu'd A multitude Observing holy dayes verse 5 Why art thou discontent My soul why dost thou grieve Why should'st thou be So mov'd in me O still in God believe Still shall I give him praise For his sweet favours aid verse 6 But ô my God I 'm undertrod My soul in me 's dismaid VVherefore in these sad dayes Remember thee I will From Hermon and Swift Jordans land And Missars little hill 2. Part. Argument David in deep affliction incourageth his soul in God verse 7 THy water-spouts and deeps Each other do invite Thy waves and all Thy billows fall And overwhelm me quite verse 8 He loving kindness keeps Remembred still by day His song shall be By night with me To God my life I 'l pray verse 9 I 'l say to God My rock Why hast forgot me so And why go I So heavily Oppressed by my fo verse 10 My foes reproachfull mock Doth pierce my heart like swords While where is thy Good God they cry And daily use such words verse 11 O why dost thou permit These sorrows to depress O why my soul Dost thou condole With such unquietness Hope thou in God even yet His praise shall I record Who doth advance My countenance And is my gracious Lord. PSAL. XLIII To Oxford tune David longeth after the Ordinances and incourageth his soul in God IUdge me ô Lord and plead my cause Against th'ungodly train From subtill tyrants greedy jaws My righteous soul sustain verse 2 For of my strength thou art the God Why do I mourning go Cast off by thee and undertrod By my imperious fo verse 3 O send out light and truth divine To lead and bring me neare Unto that holy hill of thine And tabernacles there verse 4 Then to thine Altar I will press Of God my wondrous joy O God my God thy Name to bless My harp I will employ verse 5 Why art thou then disquieted Within me ô my soul VVhy art thou thus discouraged Let faith thy fears controul And hope in God thy help to be Whom I shall still applaud My countenances health is he And my most gracious God PSAL. XLIV Old England tune He sets out Gods ancient mercies to the Church renouncing all confidence in themselves O God our fathers have us told We heard it with our ears VVhat works thou did'st in times of old In those rare days of theirs verse 2 How heathen people by thy hand Quite dispossessed were Afflicted and expel'd the land To plant our fathers there verse 3 With their own sword they never got Possession of the land Their own puissance sav'd them not But thy right arm and hand This from thy lightsome countenance Much favouring them did spring verse 4 To Jacob grant deliverance O God that art my King verse 5 VVe will push down our enemies Through thy great Name O God And all that up against us rise Shall thus be undertrod verse 6 For sure my trust shall not be plac't In swords defence nor bows verse 7 But thou our haters hast disgrac't And sav'd us from our foes 2. Part. Argument Former mercies aggravate present miseries verse 8 IN God we all day long will boast And daily praise thy Name verse 9 But now thou goest not with our hoast But casts us off with shame verse 10 Thou mak'st us from the slaughtering foe Faint-hearted to retire And they that hate us spoil us so Even as themselves desire verse 11 Thou gavest us into their hands As sheep ordain'd for food And scattered us in all the lands Among a heath'nish brood verse 12 Thy people thou dost sell for nought And lo thou did'st not adde Nor yet increase thy substance ought By price for Israel had verse 13 Our neighbours with reproachfull mocks And scornfull tauntings flout We are become as laughing-stocks To dwellers