exalted High And as thy Glory fills the Skie So let it be on Earth displaid Till thou art here as there obey'd PSALM LVIII 1. SPeak O ye Judges of the Earth If just your Sentence be Or must not Innocence appeal To Heav'n from your Decree 2. Your wicked Hearts and Judgments are Alike by Malice sway'd Your covetous Hands by weighty Bribes To Violence betray'd 3. Estrang'd from Virtue from the Womb Their Infant-steps went wrong They prattled Slander and in Lies Employ'd their lisping Tongue 4. No Serpent of parch'd Africk's breed Does ranker Poison bear The drowsie Adder will as soon Unlock his sullen Ear. 5. To Counsel obstinately deaf As Adders they remain From whom the skilful Charmer's Voice Can no Attention gain 6. Defeat O God their threat'ning Rage And timely break their Pow'r Disarm these growing Lion's Jaws E'er practis'd to devour 7. Let now their Insolence at height Like ebbing Tides be spent Their splint'ring Darts deceive their Aim When they their Bow have bent 8. Like Snails let them dissolve to Slime Abortive Births become Unworâ—hy to behold the Sun And buried in the Womb. 9. E'er Thorns can make the Flesh-pots boil Tempestuous Wrath shall come From God and Living snatch them hence To their eternal Doom 10. The Righteous shall rejoice to see Their Crimes such Vengeance meet And Saints in Persecutors Blood Wash their victorious Feet 11. Transgressors then with Grief shall see Just men Rewards obtain And own a God that sâ—rictly will The guilty Earth arraign PSALM LIX 1. DEliver me O Lord my God From all my spiteful Foes In my Defence oppose thy Pow'r To theirs who me oppose 2. Preserve me from a wicked Race Who make a Trade of Ill Protect me from remorseless Men Who seek my Blood to spill 3. They lie in wait and mighty Pow'rs Against my Life combine Implacable yet Lord thou knowst For no Offence of mine 4. In hurry they set watch and ward My guiltless Life to take Look down O Lord on my Distress And to my Help awake 5. Thou Lord of Hosts and Isr'el's God Their Heathen Rage suppress Relentless Vengeance take on those Who stubbornly transgress 6. At Ev'ning to beset my House Like growling Dogs they meet While others through the City roam And ransack ev'ry Street 7. Their Throats belch Slanders from their Mouths They brandish sharpned Swords Who hears say they or hearing dares Reprove our lawless Words 8. But from thy Throne thou shalt O Lord Their bassled Plots deride To Scorn and Infamy expose Insulting Heathen's Pride 9. On Thee I wait 't is on thy Strength For Succour I depend 'T is Thou O God art my Defence Who only canst defend 10. Thy Mercy Lord shall first prevent And me from Danger free Then crown my Wishes and subdue My Haughty Foes to me 11. Destroy 'em Lord but not intire Nor at a single Blow Lest we ingratefully too soon Forget their Overthrow But Vagabonds through sundry Realms Disperse 'em by thy Pow'r Do Thou bring down their haughty Pride O Lord our Shield and Tow'r 12. Now in the Height of all their Pride Their Arrogance chastise Whose Tongues have sinn'd without Restraint And Curses join'd with Lies 13. Nor till thou hast consum'd their Race Thine Anger Lord suppress That outmost Lands by their just Doom May Isr'el's God confess 14. At Ev'ning let them still persist Like growling Dogs to meet Still traverse all the City round And ransack ev'ry Street 15. Then as for Malice now they do For Hunger let 'em stray And yell their vain Complaints aloud Defeated of their Prey 16. Whilst early â— thy Mercy sing Thy wond'rous Pow'r confess For thou hast been my sure Defence My Refuge in Distress 17. To Thee with never-ceasing Praise O God my Strength I 'll sing For thou hast always been the Rock From whence my Comforts spring PSALM LX. 1. O God who hast our Troops disperst Forsaking them forsook Thee first As we thy just Displeasure mourn To us in Mercy Lord return 2. Our Strength that firm as Earth did stand Is rent by thy avenging Hand O heal the Breaches thou hast made We shake we fall without thy Aid 3. Our Folly 's sad Effects we feel For drunk with Discord's Cup we reel 4. But now for them who thee rever'd Thou hast thy Truth 's bright Banner rear'd 5. Let thy Right-hand thy Saints protect Lord hear the Pray'rs that we direct 6. The Holy God has spoke and I On his firm Word o'erjoy'd relie To Thee in Portions I 'll divide Fair Sichem's Soil Samaria's Pride To Sichem Succoth next I 'll join And measure out her Vale by Line 7. Manasseh Gilead both subscribe To my Commands with Ephraim's Tribe Ephraim by Arms supports my Cause And Iudah by religious Laws 8. Moab my Slave and Drudge shall be Nor Edâ—m from my Yoke get free Proud Palestine's imperious State Shall humbly on our Triumph wait 9. But who shall quell these mighty Pow'rs And me possess of Edom's Tow'rs Or through her guarded Frontiers tread The Path that does to Conquest lead 10. Ev'n thou O God who hast disperst Our Troops for we forsook Thee first Whom in just wrath thou didst forsake Aton'd thou wilt victorious make 11. Do thou our fainting Cause sustain For humane Succours are but vain 12. Fresh Strength and Courage God bestows 'T is He treads down our proudest Foes PSALM LXI 1. LOrd hear my Cry regard my Pray'r Which I opprest with Grief 2. From Earth's remotest Parts address To thee for kind Relief O lodge me safe beyond the Reach Of persecuting Pow'r 3. Thou who so oft from spitâ—â—ul Foes Hast been my shelt'â—â—g Tow'r 4. Wiâ—hin thy sacred Coâ—rts I shall Sâ—cure from Danger lie Beneath the Covert of thy Wings All future Storms deâ—ieâ— 5. In sign my Vows are heard once more I o'er thy Chosen reign 6. O bless with long and prosp'rous Life The King thou didst ordain 7. Confirm his Throne and make his Reign Accepted in thy sight And let thy Truth and Mercy both In his Defence unite 8. So shall I ever sing thy Praise Thy Name for ever bless Devote my prosp'rous Days to pay The Vows of my Distress PSALM LXII 1 2. MY Soul for Help on God relies From him alone my Safety flows My Rock my Health that Strength supplies To bear the shock of all my Foes 3. How long will ye contrive my Fall Which will but hasten on your own You 'll totter like a bowing Wall Or fence of uncemented Stone 4. To make my envy'd Fortunes less They strive with Lies their chief Delight For they tho with their Mouths they bless In private curse with inward Spite 5 6. But thou my Soul on God rely On him alone thy Trust repose My Rock and Health will strength supply To bear the Shock of all my Foes 7. God does his saving Health dispence And flowing Glories largely send He is my Fortress and Defence On him my Soul shall still depeâ—d 8.
speaks And scatter'd Flames of Lightning sends The Forest nods the Desart quakes And stubborn Kadesh lowly bends 9. He aids the Hinds with Pangs oppress'd And lays the Beasts dark Coverts bare Whilâ—t those that in his Temple rest Securely sing his Praises there 10 11. God rules the angry Floods on high His boundless Sway shall never cease His People he 'll with Strength supply And bless his own with constant Peace PSALM XXX 1. I 'll celebrate thy Praises Lord Who didst thy Pow'r employ To lift my drooping Head above My Foes insulting Joy 2 3. To Thee I cry'd in my Distress Who kindly didst relieve And from the Grave 's expecting Jaws My hopeless Life retrieve 4. Thus to his Courts ye Saints of his With Songs of Praise repair With me commemorate his Truth And providential Care 5. His Wrath has but a Moment's reign His Favour no Decay Your Night of Grief is recompenc'd With Joy's returning Day 6. But I in prosp'rous days presum'd No Revolution fear'd Whilst in my Sun-shine of Success No low'ring Cloud appear'd 7. But soon perceiv'd thy Favour Lord My Empire 's strongest Trust Thou hidd'st thy Face and strait I found My Honour laid in Dust. 8. Then as I vainly had presum'd My Error I confess'd And thus with supplicating Voice Thy Mercy 's Throne address'd 9. What Profit is there in my Blood Congeal'd by Death's cold Night Can silent Ashes speak thy Praise Thy wond'rous Truth recite 10. Hear me O Lord in Mercy hear Thy wonted Aid extend Be thou my Helper on whose Help I only can depend 11. 'T is done Thou hast my mournful Scene To Songs and Dances turn'd In Robes of State invested me Who late in Sackcloth mourn'd 12. My Glory therefore shall proclaim Thy Praise in grateful Verse And as thy Favours endless are Thy endless Praise rehearse PSALM XXXI 1. DEfend me Lord from Shame For still I trust in Thee As â—ust and Righteous is thy Name From Danger set me free 2. Bow down thy gracious Ear And speedy Succour send Do thou my stedfast Rock appear To rescue and defend 3. Since Thou when Foes oppress My Rock and Fortress art To guide me forth from this Distress Thy usual Help impart 4. Release me from the Snare Which they have closely laid Since I O God my Strength repair To thee alone for Aid 5. To Thee the God of Truth My Life and all that 's mine For thou preserv'dst me from my Youth I willingly resign 6. All vain Designs I hate Of those that trust in â—â—es Whilst my firm Hope in every state On God alone relies PART II. 7. The Mercies thou hast shown I 'll cheerfully express For thou hast view'd my Straits and known My Soul in deep Distress 8. When Keilah's treach'rous Race Did all my Strength enclose Thou gav'st my Feet a larger space To shun my watchful Foes 9. Thy Mercy Lord display Redress my just Complaint For both my Heart and Flesh decay With Grief and Hunger faint 10. Sad Thoughts my Life oppress My Years are spent in Groans My Sins have made my Strength grow less And ev'n consum'd my Bones 11. My Foes insulting mock'd My Neighbours did upbraid My Friends at sight of me were shock'd And fled as Men dismaid 12. By all I am forgot As dead and out of mind And hopeless as a shatter'd Pot Whose Parts can ne'er be join'd 13. With sland'rous Tongues they speak And seem my Pow'r to dread Whilst they together Counsel take My guiltless Blood to shed 14. But still my stedfast Trust I on thy Help repose That thou my God art good and just My Heart with Comfort knows PART III. 15. Whate'er Events betide Thy Wisdom times them all Then Lord thy Servant safely hide From those that seek his Fall 16. The Brightness of thy Face To me O Lord disclose And as thy Mercies still encrease Preserve me from my Foes 17. Let me no Shame receive Who still have call'd on Thee Let That and Silence in the Grave The Sinner's Portion be 18. Do thou their Tongues restrain Whose Breath in Lies is spent Who false Reports with proud Disdain Against the Righteous vent 19. How great thy Mercies are To such as fear thy Name Which thou for those that trust thy Care Dost to the World proclaim 20. Thou shrowd'st them in thy Sight From Man's defeated Pride From Tongues that do in Strife delight Thou dost them safely hide 21. With Glory and Renown God's Name be ever bless'd Whose Love in Keilah's well-fenc'd Town Was wond'rously express'd 22. I said in hasty Flight I 'm banish'd from thine Eyes Yet still thou kept'st me in thy Sight And heard'st my earnest Cries 23. Let holy Men the Lord With eager Love pursue Who to the Just will Help afford And give the Proud their due 24. All that on God rely Couragiously proceed For he will still your Hearts supply With Strength in time of need PSALM XXXII 1. THrice blest whose Sins have Pardon gain'd No more in Judgment to appear 2. Whose Guilt Remission has obtain'd And whose Repentance is sincere 3. Whilst I conceal'd the fretting Sore My Bones consum'd without Relief All day with Anguish I did roar But no Complaints asswag'd my Grief 4. Heavy on me thy Hand remain'd By Day and Night alike distrest Till quite of vital Moisture drain'd Like Land with Summer's drought opprest 5. No sooner I my Wound disclos'd The Guilt that tortur'd me within But thy Forgiveness interpos'd And Mercy 's healing Balm pour'd in 6. True Penitents shall thus succeed Who seek Thee whilst thou mayst be found From Danger 's common Deluge freed See the lewd World about 'em drown'd 7. Thy Favour Lord in last Distress My Tow'r of Refuge I must own Thou shalt my haughty Foes suppress And me with Songs of Triumph Crown 8. To my Instruction then confide You that would Truth 's safe Path descry Your Progress I 'll securely guide And keep you in my watchful Eye 9. Submit your selves to Wisdom's Rule Like Men that Reason have attain'd Not like th' ungovern'd Horse and Mule Whose Fury must be Curb'd and Rein'd 10. Sorrows on Sorrows multiply'd Obdurate Sinners shall confound But them who in his Truth confide Blessings of Mercy shall surround 11. His Saints that have perform'd his Lawâ— Their Life in Triumphs shall employ Let then as such alone have cause The Heart that 's Upright shout for Joy PSALM XXXIII 1. LEt all the Just to God with Joy Their chearful Voices raise For well the Righteous it becomes To sing glad Songs of Praise 2 3. Let Harps and Psalteries and Lutes Be in one Consort met And new-made Songs of loud Applausâ— To skilful Notes be set 4 5. For faithful is the Word of God His Works with Truth abound He Justice loves and o'er the Earth Distils his Goodness round 6. By his Almighty Word at first Heav'ns glorious Arch was rear'd And all the beauteous Hosts of Light At his Command appear'd 7. The swelling Floods
crown'd 17. For when they 're summon'd hence by Deaâ—â— They leave all this behindâ— No Shadow of their former Pomp Within the Grave they find 18. And yet they thought their State was blest Caught in the Flatt'rers Snare Who praises those that slight all else And of themselves take care 19. In their Forefathers Steps they tread And when like them they die Their wretched Ancestors and they In endless Darkâ—ess lie 20. For Man how great soe'â—r his state Unless he 's truly wise As like a sensual Beast he lives So like a Beast he dies PSALM L. 1 2. THE Lord hath spoke the mighty God Hath sent his Summons all abroad From dawning Light till Day declines The list'ning Earth his Voice has heard And he from Sion has appear'd Where Beauty in Perfection shines 3 4. Our God shall come and keep no more Misconstru'd Silence as before But wasting Flames before him send Around shall Tempests fiercely rage While he does Heav'n and Earth engage His just Tribunal to attend 5 6. Assemble all my Saints to me Thus runs the Great Divine Decree That in my lasting Cov'nant live And Off'rings bring with constant Care The Heavens his Justice shall declare For God himself shall Sentence give 7. Attend my People Isr'el hear Thy strong Accuser I 'll appear Thy God thy only God am I 8. 'T is not of Off'rings I complain With which you did both burnt and slain My sacred Altar still supply 9. Will this alone Atonement make No Bullock from thy Stall I 'll take Nor He-goat from thy Fold accept 10. The Forest Beasts that range alone The Cattel too are all my own That on a thousand Hills are kept 11. I know the Fowls that build their Nests In craggy Rocks and salvage Beasts That loosely haunt the open Fields 12. To thee if Hunger did oppress I need not tell my sad Distress Since the World 's mine and all it yields 13. Think'st thou that I have any need On slaughter'd Bulls and Goats to feed To eat their Flesh and drink their Blood 14. The sacrifice by me requir'd Is Hearts with grateful Love inspir'd And Vows with strictest Care made good 15. In time of Trouble call on me And I will set thee safe and free And Thou returns of Praise shalt make 16. But to the Wicked thus saith God How dar'st thou teach my Laws abroad Or in thy Mouth my Cov'nant take 17. For stubborn thou confirm'd iâ— Sin Hast proof against Instruction been And of my Word didst lightly speak 18. When thou a subtle Thief didst see Thou gladly didst with him agree And with Adult'rers didst partake 19. Vile Slander is thy constant Theme And thou thy Mouth and Tongue dost frame Vile and deceitful Words to spread 20. Thou dost with hateful Scandals wound Thy Brother and with Lies confound The Offspring of thy Mother's Bed 21. These things thou didst whom still I strove To gain with Silence and with Love Till thou didst wickedly surmise That I was such a one as thou But â—'ll repâ—ove and shame thee now And set thy Sins before thine Eyes 22. Ye wicked Fools mark this with Care Lest I should you in pieces tear Whilst none shall dare your Cause to own 23. Who praises me due Honour gives And to the Man that justly lives My strong Salvation shall be shown PSALM LI. 1. MY God as thou hast always been Continue ever kind Let me opprest with Loads of Guilt Thy wonted Mercy find 2 3. O wash me from my foul Offence And cleanse me from my Sin For I confess my Crime and see How great my Guilt has been 4. Against Thee only Lord have I And in thy Sight transgress'd Whose Words and Judgments pure and just Will bear the strictest Test. 5. In Guilt each sev'ral part was form'd Of all this sinful Frame In Guilt I was câ—â—ceiv'd and born The Heir of Sin and Shame 6. Yet thou O God whose searching Eye Does inward Truth require In secret didst with Wisdom's Laws My tender Soul inspire 7. O then with Hysâ—op purge my Soul And so I shall be clean In pity wash me and I shall More white than Snow remain 8. Make me with Joy and Gladness hear Thy kind forgiving Voice That so the Bones which thou hast broke With Comfort may rejoice 9 10. Blot out my Sins nor let thine Eyes My Fault in Anger view Create in me a Heart that 's cleaâ— A virtuous mind renew PART II. 11. Withdraw not thou thy Presence Lord Nor caâ—t me from thy sight Nor let thy Holy Spirit take It 's everlasting Flight 12. The Joy which thy Salvation gives Let mâ— again obtain And thy free Spirit 's firm Support My stagg'ring Soul sustain 13. So I thy just and righteous Ways To Sinners will impart Whilâ—t my Advice shall wicked Men To thy just Laws coâ—vert 14. Do Thou my Guilt of Blood remove My Saviour and my God And my glad Tongue shall loudly tell Thy râ—ghteous Acts abroad 15. Let thy Free Grace unlock my Lips With Sorrow clos'd and Shame So shall my Mouth thy Wond'rous Praise To all the World proclaim 16. Could Victims for my Guilt atone Whole Hecatombs should die But on such Off'rings thou disdain'st To cast a gracious Eye 17. A broken Spirit is the Gift By God most highly priz'd By him a broken contrite Heart Shall never be despis'd 18. Let Sion Lord thy Favour find Of thy Good Will assur'd And thy own City flourish long By lofty Walls secur'd 19. Theâ— shall the Righteous Off'rings bring And pleasing Tribute pay And Sacrifice of choicest kind Upon thy Altar lay PSALM LII 1. IN vain O Man of matchless Might Thou boast'st thy self in Ill Since God whose Pow'r is much more great Vouchsafes his Favour still 2. Thy wicked Tongue does sland'rous Tales Maliciously devise And like a Rasor sharply set Does wound with treach'rous Lies 3 4. Thy Thoughts are more on Ill than Good On Lies than Truth employ'd Thy Tongue delights in Words by which The Guiltless are destroy'd 5. God shall for ever blast thy Hopes And snatch thee soon away Nor in thy Dwelling-place permit Nor in the World to stay 6. The Just with pious Fear shall see The downfall of thy Pride Shall at thy sudden Ruine laugh And thus thy Fall deride 7. See there the haughty Man that was Who proudly God defy'd Who trusted in his Wealth and still On wicked Arts rely'd 8. But like those Olive-Plants am I That shade God's Temple round And hope with his indulgent Grace To be for ever crown'd 9. So shall my Soul with Praise O God Extoll thy wondrous Love And on thy Name with Patience wait For this thy Saints approve PSALM LIII 1. THE wicked Fools must sure suppose That God is but a Name This their lewd Practice plainly shows Since Virtue all disclaim 2. The Lord look'd down from Heav'n's high Tow'r And did all Mankind view To see if any own'd his Pow'r Or Truth or Justice knew 3. But
all he saw were backwards gone Degen'rate grown and base None for Religion car'd not One Of all the sinful Race 4. But are those Workers of Deceit So dull and senseless grown That they like Bread my People eat And God's just Pow'r disown 5. Their causeless Fears shall strangely grow And they despis'd by God Shall soon be foil'd his hand shall throw Their shatter'd Bones abroad 6. Would he his saving Pow'r employ To break our servile Band Loud Shouts of universal Joy Should eccho through the Land PSALM LIV. 1 2. LOrd save me for thy Glorious Name And in thy Strength appear To judge my Cause accept my Pray'r And to my Words give Ear. 3. Mere Strangers whom I never wrong'd To ruine me design'd And cruel Men that fear no God Against my Soul combin'd 4 5. But God takes part with all my Friends And he 's the surest Guard The God of Truth shall slay my Foes Their Falshood's just Reward 6. While I my grateful Off'rings bring And Sacrifice with Joy And in his Praise my time to come Delightfully employ 7. From dreadful Danger and Distress The Lord has set me free Through him shall I of all my Foes The wish'd Destruction see PSALM LV. 1. GIve ear thou Judge of all the Earth And listen when I pray Nor from thy humble Suppliant turn Thy glorious Face away 2. Attend to this my sad complaint And hear my grievous Moans Whilst I my mournful Case declare With artless Sighs and Groans 3. Hark! how the Foe insults aloud How fierce Oppressors Rage Whose sland'rous Tongues with wrathful Hate Against my Fame engage 4 5. My Heart is rack'd with Pain my Soul With deadly Frights distrest With Fear and Trembling compass'd round With Horror quite opprest 6. How often wish'd I then that I Swift Dove-like Wings could get That I might take my speedy Flight And seek a safe Retreat 7 8. Then would I wander far from hence And in wild Desarts stray Till all this furious Storm were spent This Tempest past away PART II. 9. Destroy O Lord their ill Design 's Their Counsels all divide For my griev'd Eyes in ev'ry Streeâ— Have Strife and Rapine spy'd 10. By Day and Night on ev'ry Wall They walk their constant Round And in the midst of all her Strength Are Grief Mischief found 11. Whoe'er through ev'ry Part shall roam Will fresh Disorders meet Deceit and Guile their constant posts Maintain in ev'ry Street 12. For 't was not any open Foe That did my Faults upbraid For then I could with ease have borâ— The bitter'st things he said 'T was none who Hatred had proâ—est That did against me rise For then I had withdrawn my self From his malicious Eyes 13 14. But 't was ev'n thou my Guide my Friend Whom tend'rest Love did join Whose sweâ—t Advice â— valu'd most Whose Pray'rs were mixt with mine 15. Sure Vengeance equal to their Crimes Such Traytors must surprize And Sudden Death requite those Ills They wickedly devise 16 17. But I 'll still call on God and he Shall in my Aid appear At Morn and Noon and Night I 'll pray And he my Voice shall hear PART III. 18. God has releas'd my Soul from those That in fierce Fight contend And made a num'rous Host of Friends My righteous Cause defend 19. For He who was my Help of old Shall my Petition hear And punish them whose prosp'rous State Makes them no God to fear 20. Whom can I trust if faithless Men Perfidiously devise To ruine me their peaceful Friend And break the strongest Ties 21. Tho smooth as Butter are their Words Their Hearts with War abound Their Speeches are more soft than Oyl And yet like Swords they wound 22. Do thou my Soul on God depend And He shall thee sustain He aids the Just whom to remove The Wicked strive in vain 23. Thou Lordâ— shalâ— soon destroy my Foes While those who trust in Lies And trade in Blood untimely fall My Soul on God reliesâ— PSALM LVI 1. DO Thou O God in Mercy help For Man my Life pursues To crush me with repeated Wrongs He dayly Strife renews 2. Each Day all Day invet'raâ—e Foes To ruine me combine Thou see'st who sit'st enthron'd on high What mighty Numbers join 3. But tho sometimes surpriz'd by Fear On Danger 's first Alarm For Succour I repose my Trust On thy Almighty Arm. 4. God's Word I shall hereafter praise On which I now relie In God â— trust and trusting him The Arm of Flesh defie 5. They rack my harmless Words to speak A Sense they never meant Their Thoughts are all with restless Spite On my Destruct on bent 6. In close Assemblies they combine And wicked Projects lay They watch my Steps and lie in wait To make my Soul theâ— Prey 7. Shall such Injusticce still escape O Righteous God aâ—â—e Let thy just Wraâ—h â—oo â—â—ng provok'd This impious Race chastise 8. My Wand'rings Thou and Suff'rings knowst Since first compell'd to flee My very Tears are treasur'd up And regist'red by Thee 9. When therefore I invoke thy Aid My Foes â—hall be o'erthrown For I am well assur'd that God My righteous cause will own 10 11. I 'll bless God's Word trust him nor fear The Force that Man can raise 12. To Thee O God my Vows are due To Thee I 'll render Praise 13. Thou hast retriev'd my Soul from Death And Thou wilt still secure The Life thou hast so oft preserv'd And make my Footsteps sure That thus protected by thy Pow'r I may this Light enjoy And in the Serviâ—e of my God My length'ned Days employ PSALM LVII 1. THY Mercy Lord to me extend On thy Protection I depend And to thy Wing for shelter haste Till this outragious Storm is past 2. To thy Tribunal Lord I fly Thou Sov'reign Judge and God most high Who Wonders hast for me begun And wilt not leave thy Work undone 3. From Heav'n Thou'â—t save me by thine Arm Bring those to shame who seek my Harm To aid me forth thy Mercy send And Truth on which my Hopes depend 4. Condemn'd as to a Lion's Den I lie among more salvage Men Whose Teeth are pointed Spears their Words Invenom'd Darts and two-edg'd Swords 5. Be thou O God exalted high And as thy Glory fills the Skie So let it be on Earth displaid Till thou art here as there obey'd 6. To take me they their Net prepar'd And had almost my Soul ensnar'd But fell themselves by just Decree Into the Pit they delv'd for me 7. O God my Heart is fix'd 't is bent It 's thankful Tribute to present And with my Heart my Voice I 'll raise To Thee my God in Songs of Praise 8. Awake my Glory Harp and Lute No longer let your Strings be mute Awake his Praises to pursue As I my self will early do 9. Thy Praises Lord I will resound To all the list'ning Nations round 10. Thy Mercy highest Heav'n tranâ—cends Thy Truth beyond the Clouds extends 11. Be Thou O God
quicken me According to thy Word 155. From hard'ned Sinners thou remov'st Salvation far away 'T is just thou shouldst withdraw from them Who from thy Statutes stray 156. As great thy tender Mercies are To those who Thee adore According to thy Judgments Lord My fainting Hopes restore 157. A num'rous Host of spiteful Foes Against my Life combine But all too few t' inforce my Soul Thy Statuâ—es to decline 158. Those bold Transgressors I beheld And was with Grief oppress'd To see with what audacious Pride Thy Cov'nant they transgress'd 159. Yet while they slight consider Lord How I thy Precepts love O therefore quicken me with Beams Of Mercy from above 160. As from Time's Birth thy Word 's firm Truth Has held through Ages past Thy righteous Judgments shall intire To endless Ages laâ—t SCHIN 161. Tho mighty Tyrants without Cause Câ—nspire my Blood to shed Thy sacred Word has only Pow'r To strike my Heart with Dread 162. Yet that same Word my Breast with Beams Of joyful Rapture warms Not Conquest Spoil and Triumph have More bright transporting Charms 163. Perfidious Practices and Lies I utterly detest But to thy Laws affection bear Too vast to be exprest 164. Sev'n times a day with Voice and Heart Thy Praises I resound Because I find thy Judgments all With Truth and Justice crown'd 165. Secure substantial Peace have they Who truly love thy Law No smiling Mischief them can tempt Nor frowning Danger aw 166. For thy Salvation I have hop'd And tho so long delay'd With cheerful Zeal and strictest Care All thy Commands obey'd 167. Thy Testimonies I have kept More dear to me than Light So lov'd and priz'd they were at once My Duty and Delight 168. I kept thy Laws in view lest I Thy Precepts should decline Thy Ways observing as I knew Strict watch thou kepst on mine TAV 169. To my Request and earnest Cry Attend O gracious Lord Inspire my Heart with heav'nly Skill Accordiâ—g to thy Word 170. Let my repeated Pray'r at last Before thy Throne ascend According to thy plighted Word To me Deliv'rance send 171. Then shall my grateful Lips return The Tribute of their Praise When Thou thy Counsels hast revealâ—d And taught me they just Ways 172. My Tongue the Praises of thy Word Shall thankfully resound Because thy Promises are all With just performance crown'd 173. Let thy Almighty Arm appear And bring me timely Aid Protect me as thy Precepts I My Heart 's free Choice hâ—ve made 174. My Soul has waited long to see Thy saving Grace restor'd Nor Comfort knew but what thy Laws Thy heav'nly Laws afford 175. Prolong my Life that I may sing My great Restorer's Praise My Soul that guiltless is opprest Let thy just Judgments raise 176. Like some loâ—t Sheep I 've stray'd so long Till I despair to sind My home-ward Way thy Servant seek Who keeps thy Laws in Mind PSALM CXX 1. DIstrest I oft have cry'd To God who neâ—er deny'd To rescue me from Wrongs 2. Once more Deliv'rance send From lying Lips defend And from the stand'ring Tongue 3. What Profit can accrue What Punishment is due Perfidious Tongue to thee 4. Thy Sting on thee shall turn Of Flames that fiercely burn The Fuel thou shalt be 5. How wretched is my Doom A Sojourner become In Mesech's desart Soil With Kedar's Tents inclos'd To Salvages expos'd Who live on Theft and Spoil 6. My Dwelling is with thosâ— Who are to Peace sworn Foes And Pleasure take in Harms 7 Sweet Peace is all I seek But when of Peace I speak They strait call out to Arms. PSALM CXXI 1. TO Sion's Hill I lift my Eyes From thence expecting Aid 2. From Sion's Hill and Sion's God Who Heav'n and Earth has made 3. Thy Throne and Person both are safe Thy Guardian will not sleep 4. His Watchful Care that Isr'el guards Will Isr'el's Monarch keep 5. Sheltred beneath th' Almighty's Wings Thou shalt securely rest 6. Where Noonday Suns nor Midnight Moons With Heat or Cold molest 7. From common Accidents of Life His Care shall guard thee still Fâ—om the blind Strokes of Chance and Foes That â—â—e â—n wait to kill 8. At home abroad in Peace in War Thy God shall thee defend Conduct thee through Life's Pilgrimage Safe to thy Journey 's End PSALM CXXII 1. O 'T was a joyful Sound to hear Our Tribes devoutly say Up Isr'el to the Temple haste And keep your Festal Day 2. At Salem's Courts we must appear With our united Pow'rs 3. In strong and beauteous Order rang'd Like her compacted Tow'rs 4. 'T is thither by divine Command The Tribes of God repair Before his Ark to celebrate His Name with Praise and Pray'r 5. Tribunals sâ—and erected there Where Equity takes place There stand the Courts and Palaces Of royal David â—s Race 6. O pray for Salem's Peace all you That happy wish to be For they shall prosper best who bear Most cordial Love to Thee 7. May Peace within thy sacred Walls A constant Gueâ—t be fâ—â—nd With Plenâ—y and Proâ—pâ—rity Thy Palaces be crown'd 8. For my dear Brethren's sake and Friends No less than Brethren dear I'â—l pray May Peace in Salem's Tow'â—s A constant Guest appear 9. But most of all I 'll seek thy Good And ever wish thee well For Sion and the Temple's sake Where God vouchsafes to dwell PSALM CXXIII 1. TO Thee who dwell'st above the Skies I lift my supplicating Eyes 2. As Servants watch their Masters Hands And Maids thâ—ir Mistresses Commands Ev'n so on our Almighty Lord Wait we till Mercy he afford 3. Have mercy Lord on us chastis'd Nor only wretched but despis'd 4. Our Soul no longer can sustain The double Load of Scorn aâ—d Pain While they grow proud by our distress And roll in Eaâ—e who us oppress PSALM CXXIV 1. LET Isr'el say had not the Lord Been pleas'd to interpose 2. Had God himself not took our Part When Men against us rose 3 4 5. Their Wrath had swallow'd us alive Devour'd without controul Their Spite and Pride's united Flood Had quite o'erwhelm'd our Soul 6. But prais'd be our eternal Lord Who rescu'd us that Dayâ— Nor to their salvage Jaws gave up Our threat'ned Lives a Prey 7. Our Soul is like a Bird escap'd From out the Fowler 's Net The Snare is broke their Hopes are crostâ— And we at Freedom set 8. Secure in his Almighty Name Our Confidence remains Who as he made both Heav'n and Earth Of both sole Monarch reigns PSALM CXXV 1. WHO place on Sion's God their Trust Like Sion's Rock shall stand Like her unmoveably be fixt By his Almighty Hand 2. Look how the Hills of Solyma Ierusalem inclose So stands the Lord around his Saints To guard 'em from their Foes 3. The Wicked may afflict the Just But ne'er too long oppress Nor force him by Despair to seek Base means for his Redress 4. Be good O righteous God to thosâ— Who Righteousness affect The Heart that Innocence retains Let Innocence protect
5. Who turn aside to crooked Paths The Lord shall them destroy Cut off th' Unjust but crown the Sainâ—s With lasting Peace and Joyâ— PSALM CXXVI WHen Sion's God her Sons recall'd From long Captivity It seem'd at first a pleasing Dream Of what we wish'd to see 2. But soon with unaccustom'd Mirth Our Voice we did employ And fung our great Restorer's Praise In thankful Hymns of Joy Our Heathen Foes repining stood Yet were compell'd to own That great and wond'rous was the Work great Our God for us had done 3. 'T was great say they 't was wond'rous Much more should we confess The Lord has done great things whereof We reap the glad Success 4. To us bring back the Remnant Lord Of Isr'el's Captive Bands More welcome than refreshing Show'rs To parcht and thirsty Lands 5. That we whose Work commenc'd in Tears May see our Labours thrive Till finisht with Success to make Our drooping Hearts revive 6. Tho he despond that sows his Grain Yet doubtless he shall come To bind his full-ear'd Sheaâ—es and sing A joyful Harvest-home PSALM CXXVII 1. WE build with fruitless Cost unless The Lord the Pile sustain Unless the Lord the City keep The Watchman wakes in vain 2. In vain we rise before the Day And late to Rest repair Allow no Respite to our Toil And eat the Bread of Care Supplies of Life with little Pains He on his Saints bestows He crowns their Labour with Success Their Nights with sound Repose 3. So Children are an Heritage Sent from th' Almighty Lord A teeming Womb his Favour 's Gift And virtuous Liâ—e's Reward 4. As Arrows in a Giant 's Hand With dreadful Grace appeaâ— Ev'n so the Sons of vig'rous Youtâ— Their Parents Glory are 5. Happy the Man whose Quiver's fill'd With these defensive Arms He need 's not fear to meet his Foe At War or Law 's Alarms PSALM CXXVIII 1. THE Man is blest who fears the Lord Nor Worship only pays But keeps his Steps confin'd with Care To his appointed Ways 2. Thou shalt upon the sweet Returns Of thy own Labour feed Without Dependance live and see Thy Wishes all succeed 3. Thy Wife like a domestick Vine Her gen'rous Fruit shall bring Thy Children like young Olive-plants About thy Table spring 4. Who fears the Lord shall thus be blest 5. From Sion God shall bless And grant him all his Days to see Ierusalem's Success 6. Survive till Heirs of Heirs from him Descend with vast Increase Twice blest in his own prosp'rous State And more in Isr'el's Peace PSALM CXXIX 1. UP from my Youth may Isr'el say They oft have me aâ—â—ail'd 2. Reduc'd me oft to heavy Straits But never yet prevail'd 3. They oft have plow'd my patient Back With Furrows deep and long 4. But our just God has broke their Chains And rescu'd us from Wrong 5. Defeat Confusion shameful Routâ— Be still the Doom of those Their righteous Doom who Sion hate And Sion's God oppose 6. With too much Heat and want of Root Untimely let 'em fade Like Corn upon our Houses Tops That withers in the Blade 7. With which no Reaper fills his Arms But unregarded leaves Nor Binder thinks it worth his Pains To fold it into Sheaves 8. No Traveller that journeys by Vouchsafes a Minute's Stop T' afford it one kind Look or wâ—sh Heav'n's Blessing on the Crop PSALM CXXX 1. FRom lowest Regions of Despair To God I sent my Cry 2. Lord hear my supplicating Voice And graciously reply 3. Should'st thou severely mark our Faults Who can the Tryal bear 4. But thou forgiv'st lest we despond And quite renounce thy Fear 5. My Soul does with Impatience wait For Thee the living Lord My Hopes are on thy Promise built Thy never-failing Word 6. For Thee I look with longing Eyes Impatient of Delay Ev'n more than Watchmen of the Night To spy the dawning Day 7. Let Isr'el on the Lord depend No Bounds his Mercy knows The plenteous Source and Spring from whence Eternal Succour flowsâ— 8. Whose friendly Currents kind supplies To us in Want convey A healing Spring a Spring to cleanse And wash our Guilt away PSALM CXXXI 1. O Lord I am not proud of Heart Nor cast a scornful Eye Nor my aspiring Thoughts employ In things for me too high 2. With Infant-Innocence thou know'st I have my self demean'd Lull'd into Quiet like a Babe That from the Breast is wean'd 3. Like me let Isr'el hope in Gâ—d His Aid alone implore Both now and ever trust in him Who lives for evermore PSALM CXXXII 1. LET David Lord a constant Place In thy Remembrance find Let all the Sorrows he endur'd Be ever in thy mind 2. Remember what a solemn Oath To Thee his Lord he swore How to the mighty God he vow'd Whom Iacob's Sons adoâ—e 3 4. I will not go into my House Nor to my Bed ascend No soft Repose shall close my Eyes Nor Sleep my Ey-lids benâ— 5. Till for the Lord 's design'd Abode I mark the destin'd Ground Till I a decent place of Rest For Iacob's God have found 6. Th' appointed Place with Shouts of â—oy At Ephâ—atah we found And made the Fields throughout the Wood Our glad Applause resound 7. O with due Rev'rence let us then To his Abode repair And prostrate aâ— his Foot-stool fal'n Pour out our humble Pray'r 8. Arise O Lord and now possess Thy constant Place of Rest Be that not only with thy Ark But with thy Presence blest 9 10. Cloath thou thy Priest with Righteousness And make thy Saints rejoice For David's sake thy Servant hear Thy own Anointed's Voice 11. God sware to David in his Truth Nor shall his Oath be vain One of thy Offspring after thee Upon thy Throne shall reign 12. And if thy Seed my Cov'nant keep And to my Laws submit Their Children too upon thy Throne For evermore shall sit 13 14. For Sion's God's peculiar Choice By him approv'd of well His place of everlasting Rest Where he desires to dwell 15 16. Her Store says he I will increase Her Poor with Plenty cloy I 'll with Salvation cloath her Priests Her Saints shall shout for Joy 17. There David's Horn shall bud and breed A long successive Line And my anointed Servants there Shall with fresh Lustre shine 18. The Faces of his vanquisht Foes Confusion shall o'er-spread Whilst blest with good Success his Crown Shall flourish on his Head PSALM CXXXIII 1. HOW vast must their advantage be How great their Pleasure prove Who live like Brethren and consent In Offices of Love 2. Friendship is like that pretious Oyl Which pour'd on Aaron's Head Ran down his Beard and o'er his Robes It 's costly Moisture shed 3. Like cool refreshing Dew which does On Hermon's Top distil Or like the early Drops that fall On Sion's fruitful Hill For God to all whose friendly Hearts With mutual Love abound Has firmly promis'd length of Days With constant Blessings crown'd PSALM CXXXIV 1. Bless God ye Servants that attend
PSALM CXLIII 1. LORD hear my Pray'r and to my Cry Thy wonted Audience lend In thy accustom'd Faith and Truth A gracious Answer send 2. Nor at thy strict Tribunal bring Thy Servant to be try'd For in thy sight no living Man Can e'er be justiâ—i'd 3. The Foe pursues my Life a Life Whose Comâ—orts all are fâ—ed To Darkness chas'd and foâ—c'd to seek A Mansion with the Dead 4. My Spirit therefore is o'er-whelm'd And sinks within my Brest My Vitals failâ— my Heart it self That should support the rest 5. I call to mind the Days of old The Wonders thou hast wrought For my Deliv'rance heretofore Employ my musing Thought 6. To Thee my supplicating Hands Are eagerly stretch'd out My Soul for thy Refreshment thirsts Like Land opprest with Drought 7. Hear me with speed my Spirit fails Thy Face no longer hide Lest I become forlorn like them That in the Grave reside 8. Thy Kindness early let me hear Whose Trust on Thee depends Teach me the way where I should go My Soul to Thee ascends 9. Thou art my God Thy righteous Will Instruct me to obey Let thy good Spirit conduct and keep My Soul in thy right way 10. For thy Name 's sake with quick'niâ—g Grace From Mercy 's healing Spring Revive me and for thy Truth 's sake My Soul from Trouble bring 11. In pity to my Suff'rings Lord Reduce my Foes to Shame Stay them that persecute a Soul Devoted to thy Name PSALM CXLIV 1. FOrever blest be God the Lord Who does his needful Aid impart At once both Strength and Skill afford To wield my Arms with warlike Art 2. His Goodness is my Fort and Pow'r My strong Deliverer and Shield In him I trust whose matchless Tow'r Makes to my sway fierce Nations yield 3. Lord what 's in Man that Thee should move Such tender Care of him to take Or what 's Man's Son that thou should'st love Such great account of him to make 4. The Life of Man does quickly fade His Thoughts but empty are and vain His Days are like a flying Shade Of which when past no Signs remain 5. In solemn state O God descend Whilst Heav'n its lofty Head inclines The smoaking Hills asunder rend Of thy approach the awful Signs 6. Discharge thy dreadful Lightnings round And make my scatter'd Foes retreat Them with thy martial Arrows wound And their Destruction soon complete 7 8. Do thou from Heav'n above engage Thy boundless Pow'r my Foes to quell And snatch me from the stormy Rage Of threat'ning Waves that proudly swell Fight thou against my foreign Foes Whose Mouth vent Speeches false and vain Who tho in solemn Leagues they close That firm Engagement ne'er maintain 9. So I to Thee the King of Kings In joyful Hymns my Voice shall raise And Instruments of various Strings Shall help me thus to sing thy Praise 10. God does to Kings his Aid afford To them his sure Salvation sends 'T is he that from the hurtful Sword His Servant David still defends 11. Fight thou against my foreign Foes Whose Mouths vent Speeches false and vain Who tho in solemn Leagues they close Their firm Engagement ne'er maintain 12. Then our young Sons like Trees shall grow Well planted in some fruitful place Our Daughters shall like Pillars show Design'd some Royal Court to grace 13. Our Garners fill'd with various Store Shall us and ours with Plenty feed Our Sheep incâ—easing more and more Shall thousands and ten thousands breed 14. Our lab'ring Oxen strong may grow Nor in their constant Labour faint Whilst we no War nor Slav'ry know And in our Streets hear no Complaint 15. Thrice happy is that People's Case Whose various Blessings thus abound Who God's true Worship sâ—ill embrace With his Protection always crown'd PSALM CXLV 1 2. THEE I 'll extol my God and King Thy endless Praise proclaim This Tribute daily I will bring And ever bless thy Name 3. Thou Lord beyond compare art great And highly to be prais'd Thy Majesty with boundless Height Above our Knowledge rais'd 4. Renown'd for mighty Acts thy Fame To future Times extends From Age to Age thy glorious Name Successively descends 5 6. Whilst I thy Glory and Renown And wond'rous Works express The World with me thy Might shall own And thy great Pow'r confess 7. The Praise that to thy Love belongs They shall with Joy proclaim Thy Truth of all their grateful Songs Shall be the constant Theme 8. The Lord abounds with Acts of Grace Which Pity still supplies His Anger moves with leisure pace His willing Mercy flies 9 10. Thou Lordâ— art good to all thy Love To all thy Works exprest By them still prais'd thy Name shall prove And by thy Servants blest 11. They with the glorious Prospect sir'd Shall of thy Kingdom speak And thy great Pow'r by all admir'd Their lofty Subject make 12. God's glorious Works of antient date Shall thus to all be known And thus his Kingdom 's Royal State With publick Splendor shown 13. His stedfast Throne from Changes free Shall stand for ever fast His boundless Sway no end shall see But Time it self out-last PART II. 14 15. The Lord does them support that fall And makes the prostrate rise For his kind Aid all Creatures call Who timely Food supplies 16. What e'er their frequent Wants require With open hand he gives And so fulfils the just Desireâ— Of ev'ry thing that lives 17 18. How holy is the Lord how just How righteous all his Ways How nigh to him who with firm Trust For his Assistance prays 19. He 'll grant the full Desires of those Who him with Fear adore And all their Troubles soon compose When they his Aid implore 20. The Lord preserves all those with Care Whom grateful Love employs But Sinners who his Vengeance dare With furious Rage destroys 21. My Time to come in Praises spent Shall celebrate his Fame And all Mankind with one Consent Shall ever bless his Nameâ— PSALM CXLVI 1 2. O Praise the Lord and thou my Soul For ever bless his Name His wond'rous Love while Life shall lastâ— My constant Praise does claim 3. On Kings the greatest Sons of Men For Succour ne'er rely They can't defend in dang'rous times Nor timely Help apply 4. Form'd out of Dust their Breath once gone Again in Dust they lie And all their Thoughts and vain Designs Together with them die 5. Then happy he who Iacob's God For his Protector takes Who still with well-plac'd Hope the Lord His constant Refuge makes 6. The Lord who made both Heav'n and Earth And all that both contain Will never quit his stedfast Truth Nor make his promise vain 7. The poor opprest from all their Wrongs Are eas'd by his Decree He gives the Hungry needful Food And sets the Pris'ners free 8. By him the Blind receive their Sight The weak and fall'n he rears With kind Regard and tender Love He for the righteous cares 9. The Strangers he preserves from Harm The Widow
No tender Signs to send We have no Prophet now that knows When this sad state shall end PART II. 10. But Lord how long wilt thou permit Th' insulting Foe to boast Shall all the Honour of thy Name For evermore be lost 11. Why hold'st thou back thy strong Right-hand And on thy patient Breast When Vengeance calls to stretch it forth So calmly let'st it rest 12. Thou heretofore with Kingly Pow'r In our Defence hast fought For us throughout the wond'ring World Hast great Salvation wrought 13. 'T was Thou O God that didst the Sea By thy own Strength divide Thou break'st the watry Monsters Head The Waves o'rwhelm'd their Pride 14. The greatest fiercest of them all That seem'd the Deep to sway Was by thy Pow'r destroy'd and made To salvage Beasts a Prey 15. Thou clav'â—t the solid Rock and bad'st The Waters largely flow Again Thou mad'st through dry'd up Streams Thy wond'ring People go 16. Thine is the chearful Day and thine The black Return of Night Thou hast prepar'd the glorious Sun And ev'ry feebler Light 17. By Thee the Borders of the Earth In perfect order stand The Summer's Warmth and Winter's Coâ—â— Attend on thy Command PART III. 18. Remember Lord how scornful Foes Have daily urg'd our Shame And how the foolish People have Blasphem'd thy holy Name 19. O free thy mourning Turtle-dove By sinful Crowds beset Nor the Assembly of the Poor For evermore forget 20. Thy ancient Cov'nant Lord regard And make thy promise good For now each Corner of the Land Is fill'd with Men of Blood 21. O let not the Opprest return With Sorrow cloath'd and Shame But let the Helpless and the Poor For ever praise thy Name 22. Arise O God in our behalf Thy Cause and ours maintain Remember how insulting Fools Each day thy Name prophane 23. Make Thou the Boastings of thy Foes For ever Lord to cease Whose haughty Rage and furious Threats Still more and more increase PSALM LXXV 1. TO Thee O God we render Praise To Thee with Thanks repair For that thy Name to us is nigh Thy wond'rous Works declare 2. In Israel when my Thronâ— is fix'd With me shall Justice reign 3. The Land with Discord shakes but I The tott'ring Frame sustain 4. Deluded Wretches I advis'd Their Errors to redress Presumptuous Sinners warn'd that they Their Swelling Pride suppress 5. Bear not your selves so high as if No Pow'r could yours restrain Submit your stubborn Necks and learn To speak with less Disdain 6. For that Promotion which to gain Your vain Ambition strives From neither East nor West nor yet From Southern Climes arrives 7. For God the great Disposer is And Sov'reign Judge alone Who casts the Proud to Earth and lifts The Humble to a Throne 8. His Hand holds forth a dreadful Cup With purple Wine 't is crown'd Fill'd with Ingredients which his Wrath Deals out to Nations round Of This his darling Saints may taste But Wicked Men shall squeeze The baleful Dregs and be condemn'd To dâ—ink the very Lees. 9. His Prophet I to all the World This Message will relate The Justice then of Iacob's Godâ— My Song shall celebrate 10. The Wicked's Pride I will reduce Their Cruelty disarm Exalt the Just and seat him high Above the Reach of Harm PSALM LXXVI 1. IN Iudah the Almighty's known Almighty there by Wonders shown His Name in Iacob does excel 2. His Sanctuary in Salem stands The Majesty that Heav'n commands In Sion condescends to dwell 3. He brake the Bow and Arrows there The Shield the temper'd Sword and Spear There slain the mighty Army lay 4. Whence Sion's Fame through Earth is spread Of greater Glory greater Dread Than Hills where Robbers lodge their Prey 5. Their valiant Chiefs who came for Spoil Themselves met there a shameful Foil Securely down to sleep they lay But wak'd no more their stoutest Baâ—d Ne'er lifted one resisting Hand 'gainst his that did their Legions slay 6. When Iacob's God began to frown Horse Horsemen Chariots were o'erthrown Together husht in endless Night 7. When Thou whom Earth and Heav'n revere Dost once in wrathful Looks appear What Mortal Pow'r can stand thy sightâ— 8. Pronounc'd from Heav'n Earth heard its Doom Grew husht with Fear when Thou didst come 9. To Judgment and the Meek restore 10. The Wrath of Man shall yield Thee Praise Its proud Reserves but serve to raise The Triumphs of Almighty Pow'r 11. Vow to the Lord ye Nations bring Vow'd Presents to th' eternal King Thus to his Name due Rev'rence pay 12. Who proudest Potentates can quell To Earthly Kings more terrible Than to their trembling Subjects They. PSALM LXXVII 1. TO God I sent my mournful Cry Who graciously did hear 3. In Trouble's dismal Day I sought My God with humble Pray'r All Night my fest'ring Wound did run No Med'cine gave Relief My Soul no Comfort would admit My Soul indulg'd her Grief 3. I thought on God and Favours past But that increas'd my Painâ— I found my Spirit more opprest The more I did complain 4. Through ev'ry watch of tedious Night Thou keep'st my Eyes awake My Grief is swell'd to that Excess I sigh but cannot speak 5. I call to mind the Days of old With signal Mercy crown'd Those famous years of antient Times For Miracles renown'd 6. By Night I recollect my Songs On former Triumphs made Then search consult and ask my Heart Where 's now that wond'rous Aid 7. Has God for ever cast us off Withrawn his Favour quite 8. Are both his Mercy and his Truth Reâ—ir'd to endless Night 9. Can his long-practis'd Love forget Its wonted Aids to bring Has he in Wrath shut up and seal'd His Mercy 's healing Spring 10. I said my Weakness hints these Fears But I 'll my Fears disband I 'll yet remember the most High And Years of his Right-hand 11. I 'll call to mind his Works of old The Wonders of his Might 12. On them my Heart shall meditate My Tongue shall them recite 13. Safe lodg'd from humane Search on high O God thy Counsels are Who is so great a God as Ours Who can with him compare 14. Long since a God of Wonders Thee Thy rescu'd People found 15. Ioseph and Israel's Seed thy Arm With strong Deliv'rance crown'd 16. When Thee O God the Waters saw The frighted Billows shrunk The troubled Depths â—hemselves for Feaâ— Beneath their Channels sunk 17. The Clouds pour'd down while with their Noise The rending Skies conspire Thy Arrows all abroad were sent Wing'd with avenging Fire 18. Heav'n with thy Thunder's Voice was torn Whilst all the lower World With Lightnings blaz'd Earth shook and seem'd From her Foundations hurl'd 19. Thro' rowling Seas Thou find'st thy Way Thy Paths in waters lie Thy wond'rous passage where no Sight Thy Footsteps can descry 20. Thou led'st thy People like a Flock Conducted by the Hand Of Moses and of Aaron safe To Canaan's promis'd Land PSALM LXXVIII 1. HEar O my People to my Law
Devout Attention lend Let the Instruction of my Mouth Deep in your Hearts descend 2. My Tongue by Inspiration taught Shall Parables unfold Dark Oracles but understood And known for Truths of Old 3. Which we from sacred Registers Of ancient Times have known Which our Fore-fathers pious Care To Us has handed down 4. We will not hide them from our Sons Our Offspring shall be taught The Praises of the Lord whose Strength Has Works of Wonder wrought 5. With Iacob He this League ordain'd This Law with Israel made With Charge to be from Age to Age From Race to Race convey'dâ— 6. That Generations yet to comâ— Should to their unborn Heirs Religiously transmit the same And they again to theirs 7. To teach 'em that in God alone Their Hope securely stands That they should ne'er his Works forgeâ— But keep his just Commands 8. Lest like their Fathers they might provâ— A stiff rebellious Race False-hearted fickle to their God Unstedfast in his Grace 9. Such were revolting Ephraim's Tribeâ— A Tribe to Warfare bred Who arm'd with Bows and Archers skillâ—d From Field ignobly fled 10 11. They falsify'd their League with God His Orders dis-obey'd Forgot his Works and Miracles Before their Eyes display'd 12. Nor Wonders which thâ—ir Fathers sâ—â—â— Did they in Mind retain Prodigious things in Egypt done And Zoan's fertile Plain 13. He cut the Seas to let 'em pass Restrain'd the pressing Flooâ—â— While pil'd in Heaps on either â—ide The wond'ring Waters stood 14. He led 'em by a Prodigy Compos'd of Shade and Light A shelt'ring Cloud it prov'd by Day A leading Fire by Night 15. With Drought afflicted where no Stream The Wilderness supply'd He cleft the Rock whose flinty Breast Dissolv'd into a Tide 16. Streams from the solid Rock he brought Which down in Rivers fell That trav'ling with their Camp each day Renew'd the Miracle 17. Yet there they sinn'd against him more Provoking the Most High In that same Desart where he did Their fainting Souls supply 18. They first incens'd him in their Hearts That crav'd for stronger Meat Not mov'd by Hunger but their Lust Luxuriously to treat 19. Then utter'd their blaspheming Doubts Can God said they prepare A Table in the Wilderness Set out with various Fare 20. He smote the Flinty Rock 't is true And gushing Streams ensu'd But can He Corn and Flesh provide For such a Multitude 21. The Lord with Indignation heard From Heav'n avenging Flame On Iacob fell consuming Wrath On thankless Israel came 22. Because their unbelieving Hearts In God would not confide Who had from Heav'ns own Granary Their Wants so oft supply'd 23. Tho he had made his Clouds discharge Provisions down in Show'rs And when Earth fail'd reliev'd their Needs From his celestial Stores 24. Tho tastful Manna had rain'd down Their Hunger to relieve Tho from the Stores of Heav'n they did Sustaining Corn receive 25. And thus with Angels sacred Food Ingrateful Man was fed Not sparingly for still they found A plenteous Table spread 26. From Heav'n he made an East-Wind blow And next the South commands 27. To rain down Flesh like Dust and Fowls Like Seas unnumb'red Sands 28. Within their Trenches he let fall The luscious easy Prey And all around their spreading Camp The feather'd Booty lay 29. They fed were fill'd he gave 'em leave Their Appetites to feast 30 31. Yet still their wanton Lust gorg'd on Nor with their Hunger ceas'd But whilst in their luxurious Mouths They did their Dainties chew The Wrath of God smote down their Chiefs And Israel's chosen slew PART II. 32. Yet still they sinn'd nor would afforâ— His Miracle Belief 33. Therefore through fruitless Travels he Consum'd their Lives in Grief 34. When some were slain the rest return'd To God with early Cry 35. Own him the Rock of their Defence Their Saviour God most High 36. But this was feign'd Submission all Their Heart their Tongue bely'd 37. Their Hearts were still perverse nor wou'd Firm in his League abide 38. Yet full of Mercy he forgave Nor did with Death chastise Oft turn'd his kindled Wrath aside Or suffer'd not to rise 39. For he remember'd they were Flesh That could not long remain A murm'ring Wind that 's quickly past And ne'er returns again 40. How oft did they provoke hâ—m there How oft his Patience grieve In that same Desart where he did Their fainting Souls relieve 41. They tempted him by turning back And gracelesly repin'd When Israel's God refus'd to be By their Desires confin'd 42. Nor call'd to mind the Hand and Day That their Redemption brought 43. His Signs in Egypt wond'rous Works In Zoan's Valley wrought 44. He turn'd their Rivers into Blood That Man and Beast forbore And rather chose to die of Thirst Than drink the putrid Gore 45. He sent devouring Swarms of Flies Hoarse Frogs annoy'd their Soil 46. Locusts and Caterpillars reap'd The Harvest of their Toil. 47. Their Vines with batt'ring Hail with Frost The Tender Fig-tree dies 48. Light'ning and Hail made Flocks and Herds One gen'ral Sacrifice 49. He turn'd his furious Anger loose No time prescrib'd to cease And with their Plagues ill Angels sent Their Torments to increase 50. He op'd a Passage to his Wrath To ravage uncontrol'd The Murrain on their Firstlings sâ—iz'd In ev'ry Field and Foldâ— 51. From Beast to Man the deadly Pest From Field to City came It slew their Heirsâ— their eldest Hopes Through all the Tents of Ham. 52. But his own Tribesâ— like folded Sheep He brought from their Distress And like a Flock conducted through The pathless Wilderness 53. He led 'em on and in their way No cause of Fear they found But march'd securely through those Deeps In which their Foes were drown'd 54. Nor ceas'd his Care till them he brought Into his promis'd Land His Sanctu'ry and Mount the Prize Of his victorious Hand 55. To them the Out-cast Heathen's Land He did by Lot divide And safe in their abandon'd Tents Made Israel's Tribes reside PART III. 56. Yet still they tempted still provok'd The Wrath of God most High Nor would to practise his Commands Their stubborn Hearts apply 57. But in their faithless Father's Steps Perversly chose to go They turn'd aside like Arrows shot From some deceitful Bow 58. For him to Fury they provok'd With Altars set on high And with their graven Images Inflam'd his Jealousie 59. When God heard this on Israel's Tribes His Wrath and Hatred fell 60. He quitted Shilo and the Tents Where once he chose to dwell 61. To vile Captivity his Ark His Glory to Disdain 62. His People to the Sword he gave Nor would his Wrath restrain 63. Destructive War their ablest Youth Untimely did confound No Virgin was to th' Altar led With nuptial Garlands crown'd 64. In Fight the Sacrificer fell The Priest a Victim bled Widows that should their Fun'rals mourn Themselves of Grief were dead 65. Then like a Giant fresh from Sleep Or Wine 's inspiring Charms The Lord awak'd