even for thy truth and for thy mercies sake verse 2 Why should the heathens fondly say where doth their God now rest verse 3 But in the heavens our God doth dwell and doth what likes him best verse 4 Their Idols silver are and gold and wrought by mortals be verse 5 They have a mouth but cannot speake have eyes but cannot see verse 6 They have in shew a shape of eares but heare not what you tell they noses have emboss'd by art but want the sense to smell verse 7 Though they have hands they handle not nor serve their feet to walk nor can their throat afford a sound by which the tongue may talke verse 8 Thâ—y that them make are like to them and who them trust so be verse 9 O Israel trust in the Lord their help and shield is he verse 10 O Aarons house trust in the Lord their help and shield is he verse 11 Who feares the Lord trust in the Lord their helpe and shield is he verse 12 The Lord of us hath mindfull been he blesse us will he will blesse Israels house and he will blesse the house of Aaron still verse 13 He will them blesse that fear the Lord together great and small verse 14 The Lord shall more and more encrease you and your children all verse 15 You are the blessed of the Lord who made the earth and heaven verse 16 Heaven is the Lords even th' heavens but th' earth he to mens sons hath giv'n verse 17 The dead can never praise the Lord whose course on earth doth end nor any one of them at all in silence who descend verse 18 But we our whole affections will to blesse the Lord afford from this time forth for evermore give praise unto the Lord. Psalme CXVI Sing this as the 95. Psalme I Fervently doe love the Lord because he did give eare unto my voyce and kindely did my supplications heare verse 2 Because he mercifully hath enclin'd his eare to me by me therefore while as I live he call'd upon shall be verse 3 Of death the sorrowes compass'd me and hels chiefe horrours all laid hold on me I trouble found and was to sorrow thrall verse 4 Then call'd I on the Lords great name and prayd my sould Lord save verse 5 The Lord most gratious is and iust God will compassion have verse 6 The Lord the simple doth preserve when brought low help'd me verse 7 Returne my soule unto thy rest the Lord dealt well with thee verse 8 For my distressed soule from death delivered was by thee thou freely did'st mine eyes from teares my feet from falling free verse 9 I in the land of them that live will walke before the Lord. verse 10 I did beleeve and therefore spoke what anguish did afford verse 11 I spoke in passion hastily that all men lyars be verse 12 What shall I render to the Lord for all his gifts to me The second part verse 13 I to take up salvations Cup will willingly accord and I will ever call upon the great name of the Lord. verse 14 What I have vow'd unto the Lord I freely will performe even where his people present are in the most reverend forme verse 15 O in the mighty Lords dread sight the death most pretious is of these whom in his mercy he esteemes as Saints of his verse 16 Oh Lord I am thy servant I a servant am to thee I am thy hand-maids sonne and thou from bands hast set me free verse 17 The gratefull sacrifice of thankes to thee I offer will and of the Lord the holy name shall call'd upon be still verse 18 What I have vow'd unto the Lord I freely will performe even where his people present are in the most reverent forme verse 19 Amid'st the Courts of his owne house I will the same afford in mid'st of thee Ierusalem all ye praise still the Lord. Psalme CXVII Sing this as the 99. Psalme YE Nations all unto the Lord give praise as is his right and all ye people give him praise with honour at the height verse 2 For he his kindnesse mercifull doth unto us afford the Lord his truth for everlasts all ye praise still the Lord. Psal CXVIII Sing this as the 84. Psalme O Thanke the Lord for he is good his mercy lasts for aye verse 2 His mercy lasts for evermore let Israel now say verse 3 Let Aarons house most boldly say his mercies are most sure verse 4 Let all that feare the Lord affirme his mercies still endure verse 5 I when distress'd call'd on the Lord the Lord did answer me and in a place that was most large did set me quickly free verse 6 The mighty Lord is on my side and me nothing at all that doth depend upon mans power can any way appall verse 7 The Lord doth take my part with them that helpers are to me I therefore on them that me hate what I desire shall see verse 8 It better is that in the Lord we all our trust should place then to put confidence in one that is of mortall race verse 9 It better is that in the Lord we trust in any case then even in them that Princes are our confidence to place verse 10 The nations all together ioyn'd did compasse me about but in the Lords most holy name I will them quite root out verse 11 They compass'd me about yea they did compasse me about but in the Lords most holy name I will them quite root out verse 12 They compass'd me like Bees as fire of thornes they quenched fall for in the Lords most holy name I will destroy them all The second part verse 13 Thou sore hast thrust that I might fall but then the Lord help'd me verse 14 The Lord is my salvation now my strength and song is he verse 15 Salvations voyce the voyce of ioy still of the righteous is within the Tents the Lords right hand doth valiantly for his verse 16 Loe of the Lord the strong right hand is still exalted high yea of the Lord the strong right hand doth still most valiantly verse 17 I shall not dye but live and show the Lords great works yet more verse 18 The Lord hath not giv'n me to death but chastened hath me sore verse 19 The gates that leade to righteousnesse make open unto me I 'le enter them and by me there the Lord shall praised be verse 20 This gate as due unto the Lord which his we iustly call in at the which who righteous are shall surely enter all verse 21 I thee will praise for what I crav'd hath been well heard by thee and thou in mercy art become Salvation unto me verse 22 That stone by builders earst refus'd the corners head-stone proves verse 23 This of the Lord the doing is and us to marvell moves The third part verse 24 This is the day which by the Lord was for our comfort made we will exceedingly reioyce and in the same be glad verse 25
did not call verse 5 There where there was no cause of feare each thing did them affright verse 6 For God the bones all scattered hath of him that with great might Himselfe against thee doth encampe that thee he may surprise thou hast put them to shame because that God did them despise verse 7 O that unto thy Israel from Sion might proceed that great salvation long look'd for which might their comfort breed verse 8 When God shall bring from bondage back these troups that are his choice then ravish'd Israel shall be glad and Iacob shall reioyce Psal LIV. Sing this as the 46. Psalme ALmighty God by thy great name from danger me defend and by the greatnesse of thy strength to iudge my cause attend verse 2 The prayer that my heart poures forth O God in mercy heare and to the words that flow from me vouchsafe to lend thine eare verse 3 For strangers are rais'd up ' gainst me and even my soule to get oppressors seeke they them before have God at all not set verse 4 Behold how that the mighty God doth helpe when I complaine the Lord is alwaies ioyn'd with them who doe my soule sustaine verse 5 He certainly shall evill reward to foes that me annoy'd and in thy truth which never failes let them be quite destroy'd verse 6 I sacrifices unto thee most freely will afford and I will praise thy holy name for it is good O Lord. verse 7 For he when I was much distress'd from trouble did me save and on my foes mine eye hath seen all that my heart did crave Psal LV. Sing this as the 35. Psalme O God encline thine eare to me whil'st earnestly I pray and from my supplication now turne not thy selfe away verse 2 Attend unto me whil'st I cry and heare my moaning voyce I sadly mourne in my complaint and make a heavy noyse verse 3 Because of th' enemies voyce because of ill men that oppresse they cast sinne on me and in wrath their hate to me expresse verse 4 My heart extreamely pain'd within as deeply suffering groanes and all the terrors death can give are falne on me at once verse 5 A mighty feare a trembling strange make me confounded be and melancholy horrour now hath quite o'rewhelmed me verse 6 O like a Dove that I had wings I said with griefe oppress'd for then I straight would flye away and so would be at rest verse 7 Loe then I wandring would farre off some quietnesse acquire and lodg'd amidst a wildernesse from all the world retire verse 8 I by all meanes would travell thus some hastie helpe to finde that I might from the tempest scape and from the stormy winde The second part verse 9 Destroy O God and part their tongues that ioyn'd in ill have been for I have violence and strife within the City seene verse 10 They on the wals thereof all day and night about it goe and in the mid'st of it remaines much mischiefe and much woe verse 11 And wickednesse amidst the same is still in every part deceit and guile from out her streets doe not at all depart verse 12 For it was not my foe me check'd I then could that abide nor was I by my hater brav'd from him I could me hide verse 13 But it was thou even thou a man mine equall whom I lov'd my self-thought friend who did me leade by long acquaintance prov'd verse 14 We oft together did consult in taking counsell sweet and that we to Gods house might goe in company did meet verse 15 Let death them seize and let them goe whil'st yet alive to hell for wickednesse whereas they lodge and them among doth dwell verse 16 But as for me upon my God I fervently will call and me the Lord shall save that I shall have no harme at all The third part verse 17 I evening morning and midday with a continuall noyse will cry and fervently will pray and he shall heare my voyce verse 18 My soule delivered is by him that it in peace may be from battell that against me was for many were with mee verse 19 My God shall heare and them afflict he that of old abides for since no change doth tosse their state no feare of God them guides verse 20 He hath stretch'd forth his hands ' gainst such as be with him at peace and he the covenant he made hath broken with disgrace verse 21 Whil'st warre was in his heart more smooth then butter were his words which though they gentle seem'd like oyle were sharp like threatning swords verse 22 Cast all thy burden on the Lord and he shall thee support and shall not suffer that the iust be mov'd in any sort verse 23 But thou O God shalt bring thē down while as thy wrath doth burn to vaste destructions fearfull pit whence they cannot return The bloudy and deceitfull men not halfe their daies shall live but I O Lord to trust in thee my selfe will wholly give Psal LVI Sing this as the Lamentation BE mercifull O God to me whom man would swallow quite he daily doth against me fight oppressing me with spite verse 2 Mine enemies to swallow me all meanes doe daily ply for many doe against me fight O thou that art most high verse 3 When iealous feares at any time with horrour seize on me then I retire me to my strength and I will trust in thee verse 4 I in my God will praise his word in God my trust shall be and I will never feare at all what flesh can doe to me verse 5 By them each day malitiously my words are wrested still and they by bending all their thoughts have aym'd to doe me ill verse 6 They doe together gather oft they hide themselves in hate they doe observe each step of mine when for my soule they wait verse 7 Shall they then by iniquity escape as they desire O God cast thou the people downe in thy consuming ire verse 8 Thou counted hast my wandrings all and to my wayes do'st looke my teares into thy bottle put are they not in thy booke verse 9 Then shall mine enemies all turne back when as I cry to thee this most assuredly I know for God is still for me verse 10 In God his word and in the Lord his word still praise I will verse 11 I trust in God and will not feare what man can doe me ill verse 12 To honour thee O God most high I am engag'd by vow my praise to thee a gratefull gift shall from affection flow verse 13 For thou hast sav'd my soul from death wilt thou my feet not free from fals that in their light who live I walk may before thee Psal LVII Sing this as the 44. Psalme BE mercifull to me O God be mercifull to me for still my soule in all estates doth firmely trust in thee Yea to the shadow of thy wings I alwaies will retire of these my great calamities untill the time expire verse 2 I
unto God that is most high will cry till heard I be even unto God that doth performe what needfull is for me verse 3 From their reproach would me devoure to save me he shall send from heaven yea God his mercy shall and truth abroad extend verse 4 My soule among fierce Lyons is I fire-brands live among even men whose teeth are spears and darts like sharp swords their tongue verse 5 Be thou exalted O my God above the heavens in height and let thy glory all the earth be still above most bright verse 6 They for my steps have laid a net my soule is bow'd withall they dig'd a pit for me but in the mid'st of it did fall verse 7 My heart O God well fixed is well fixed is my heart I will lift up my voyce to praise and I will sing with art verse 8 Awake my glory up awake my Harpe and Psaltery I will my selfe awake ere day enlighten can the skye verse 9 I will give praise to thee O Lord whereas the people throng I cheerfully will sing to thee the nations all among verse 10 For O thy mercy which is great doth to the heavens extend thy spotlesse truth unto the clouds for ever doth ascend verse 11 Be thou exalted O my God above the heavens in height and let thy glory all the earth be still above most bright Psal LVIII Sing this as the 48. Psalme O Congregation doe ye now speake righteousnesse indeed O sonnes of men doe ye to iudge all uprightly proceed verse 2 Yea you within your very heart work wickednesse each way and of your hands herein the earth the violence you weigh verse 3 The wicked from the very wombe estranged are from thee they speaking lyes doe goe astray assoone as borne they be verse 4 Even like a Serpents poyson is the poison that they beare and they are like the Adder deafe that stoppeth up her eare verse 5 Which will not hearken to their voyce that them to charm do strive though learn'd enchanters all their charms most wisely do contrive verse 6 Breake thou O God within their mouth their teeth though they be strong breake thou O Lord the cruell teeth of Lyons that are yong verse 7 Let them all melt like running streames and let his arrowes all when as he bends his bow to shoot as cut in pieces fall verse 8 As melts a snaile let every one of them to ruine runne like womens birth mistym'd that they may never see the Sunne verse 9 Before your pots can feel the thornes them take away he shall both yet alive and in his wrath as with a whirlewinde all verse 10 The righteous shall reioyce when as he doth the vengeance see and in the bloud of wicked men his feet then wash shall he verse 11 So verily a man shall say the iust rewarded are and verily he is a God doth iudge in th' earth each where Psal LIX DEliver me my God from them that are mine enemies defend me by thy power from them that up against me rise verse 2 From them that worke iniquity in time deliver me and save me from the violence of them that bloudy be verse 3 For loe they for my soule doe wait the mighty doe combine against me Lord not for my sinne nor any fault of mine verse 4 They without any fault of mine doe runne and they too bold themselves prepare awake in time to helpe me and behold verse 5 Lord God of hoasts thou Israels God the heathen to represse awake and doe not pardon them who wickedly transgresse verse 6 They at the evening all returne with such a noyse they sound as doth a dog and so they goe about the City round verse 7 Behold with their blasphemous mouth they belch out every where and swords most sharp are in their lips for who say they doth heare verse 8 But thou O Lord shalt laugh at them and scorn the heathen vain verse 9 I for his strength will wait on thee for God doth me maintaine verse 10 The God whose mercy never failes me ever shall prevent and with my wish upon my foes God shall my minde content verse 11 Slay them not lest my people it forget and by thy might disperse bring them Lord our shield downe from their wonted height verse 12 For their mouths sin and for the words that from their lips doe flye let them be taken in their pride because they curse and lye verse 13 Consume consume them Lord in wrath that they no more may be that God in Iacob rules make them o're all the earth to see verse 14 Let them at evening all returne and with a noyse so sound as doth a Dog and let them goe about the City round verse 15 Let them goe wandring up and down whil'st seeking meat to finde and if they be not satisfi'd still fret within their minde verse 16 But I thy power and mercy will loud in the morning sound for thou my refuge wast and guard when troubles did abound verse 17 To thee O God that art my strength my song shall ever be for God is my defence a God of mercy unto me Psal LX. Sing this as the 50. Psalme THou hast cast off and scattered us O God in thy disdaine thou hast most highly been displeas'd O turn to us again verse 2 Thou hast the earth to tremble made thou hast it broken all the breaches heale thereof for it doth shake as like to fall verse 3 Thou hast unto thy people shown things that are hard to think and of astonishment thou hast made us the wine to drinke verse 4 Thou hast a banner giv'n to them by whom thou art obey'd that it by reason of the truth may boldly be display'd verse 5 That thy belov'd delivered so may be no longer thrall save me O Lord by thy right hand and heare me when I call verse 6 God in his holinesse hath said my ioy I will not hide I Succoths valley will mete out and Sichem will divide verse 7 Mine Gilead mine Manasseh is and Ephraim of my head the chiefe strength is and Iuda still my law giver is made verse 8 My wash pot Moab is my shooe o're Edom thrown shall be but Palestina be thou glad and that because of me verse 9 Who by his meanes will me conduct unto the City strong and that I may to Edom goe who will me leade along verse 10 O God wilt thou this not perform who off us quite had'st cast and thou O God who with our hoasts did'st not goe in time past verse 11 Give helpe unto us now in time from troubles that exceed for otherwise all helpe is vaine that can from man proceed verse 12 We shall through Gods enabling power by valour gaine renowne for he it is that in his wrath shall all our foes tread downe Psal LXI O God unto my earnest cry thine eare in mercy lend and to the prayer that I make with pitty moov'd attend verse 2
farre above out of his sight he puffes at all his foes verse 6 He in his heart hath proudly said I never moov'd shall be I prosper now and no distresse can ever trouble me verse 7 His mouth with curses doth containe deceit and fraudfull wrong and mischiefe match'd with vanity is underneath his tongue verse 8 He lurkes in townes most secret parts he th' innocent doth kill his eyes still privily are set against the poore for ill verse 9 He Lyon-like lyes in his den he lyes in wait so set to catch the poore he doth him catch when drawne into his net verse 10 Himselfe he humbleth very low and crowcheth down withall that circumvented so the poore may by his strong ones fall verse 11 He in his heart hath said that God will but forgetfull be he doth of purpose hide his face he will it never see verse 12 Arise O Lord that art our God thy servants to protect lift up thy hand and doe not now the humble ones neglect verse 13 Why doth the wicked thus move God contemning him to ire he in his heart hath fondâ—y said thou wilt it not require verse 14 But thou hast certainly it seene for mischiefe thou and spite from high beholdest that thou maist it with thy hand requite The poore distress'd commits himselfe for safety unto thee and thou the helper ever art of them that or phanes be verse 15 Breake thou his arme that wicked is and unto evill enclinde and seeke thou out his wickednesse till none at all thou finde verse 16 The Lord a King for ever is establish'd in his Throne the heathen too out of his land are perish'd every one verse 17 Lord thou hast freely heard what suit the humble doe impart thou wilt to them enclâ—ne thine eare and wilt prepare their heart verse 18 That thou maist iudge the fatherlesse and who were griev'd before that in his pride the man of th' earth may so oppresse no more Psal XI Sing this as the 3. Psalme I In the Lord do trust how then say you my soule to fright straight to your mountain like a bird take wing'd with fears your flight verse 2 For loe the wicked bend their bow and fit their shafts with art that they unseen may shoot at them who upright are in heart verse 3 If the foundations as most firme that should be trusted to be utterly themselves destroyd what can the righteous doe verse 4 The Lord within his Temple is his throne in heauen is high his eyes behold and his eye-lids the Sons of men doe try verse 5 The Lord all them that righteous are doth try in every state but wicked men and violent his very soule doth hate verse 6 He shall raine on the wicked snares make fire and brimstone fall and a fierce tempest of their cup this prove the portion shall verse 7 For loe the righteous Lord doth still in righteousnesse delight his heavenly countenance doth behold all them that are upright Psal XII Sing this as the 3. Psalme Helpe now O Lord for godly men extreamely doe decay and from amongst the Sons of men the faithfull passe away verse 2 They one to other mutually doe things most vaine impart with flattering lips they use to speake and with a double heart verse 3 The Lord shall quite cut off the lips of all that flatterers are and that vaine tongue of things too proud to speake that doth not spare verse 4 Even them that say our tongues to us shall victory afford our lips do to our selves belong and who o're us is Lord verse 5 By the oppress'd and needy mov'd I 'le saith the Lord arise and I will him in safety set whom wicked men despise verse 6 The words of God all excellent are like bright silver pure which in a furnace made of earth seven tryals doth endure verse 7 Thou shalt O Lord them safely keepe who study thee to serve and from this generation shalt for ever them preserve verse 8 The wicked walking for their ends on every side repaire when as the vilest men on earth most high exalted are Psal XIII Sing this as the 3. Psalme HOw long wilt thou forget me Lord shall it thus ever be and O how long wilt thou in wrath thus hide thy face from me verse 2 How long shall I consult alone whil'st daily griev'd in heart how long above me shall my foe exalted make me smart verse 3 Consider and give eare to me O Lord my God that art and lest I sleepe the sleepe of death light to mine eyes impart verse 4 Lest that my foe should vaunting say I have o're him preuail'd and enemies grow insolent when my designes have fail'd verse 5 But I have ever trusted in thy mercy deare to me my heart in thy salvation too shall much reioyced be verse 6 And I will sing unto the Lord to make his goodnesse known because his bounty hath to me abundantly been shown Psal XIV THe fool hath said within his heart there is no God they are corrupt and wickedly have done none to doe good takes care verse 2 God from the heavens did look down here upon mens sonnes to see if any understood that would to God a suter be verse 3 They are most fiâ—thy and they all aside are fondly gone and none of them doth any good no not so much as one verse 4 The workers of iniquity have they no wit at all who eate my people up as bread and on the Lord not call verse 5 There were they all surprisde with feare and in a high degree God in the congregation is of them that righteous be verse 6 The counsell of the poore distress'd hath shame by you receiv'd because the Lord his refuge is by whom he still is sav'd verse 7 O that unto thine Israel from Sion might proceed that great salvation long look'd for which might their comfort breed When by the Lord from bondage brought his people free are made then Iacob highly shall reioyce and Israell shall be glad Psal XV. Sing this as the 3. Psalme WHo in thy house O Lord to dwell shall ever happy be and in thy holy mountaine plac'd who are to live with thee verse 2 He that still uprightly doth walke and righteousnesse doth use and in his heart doth speake the truth that he may none abuse verse 3 He that his neighbour not backbites nor harmes in any sort nor yet against him doth take up a scandalous report verse 4 Before whose eyes a person vile as abiect is despisde but they that truely feare the Lord by him are highly prisde He though his oath when rashly made hath to his harm been found whom no advantage makes to change when so solemnly bound verse 5 He to devoure by usury that doth not money lend nor yet against the innocent will for a bribe contend verse 6 He that those things doth zealously as one by God belou'd what ever happen here below shall in no sort be mov'd Psal XVI
it contains the world that is inhabited and all that there remaines verse 2 For the foundation of the same he on the Seas did lay and also hath establish't it upon the flouds to stay verse 3 Who to the hill that is the Lords with glory shall ascend and who within his holy place shall standing him attend verse 4 Even he whose hands are cleane whose heart is pure who hath forborn to lift his soul to vanity and hath not falsely sworne verse 5 That man for certain from the Lord the blessing shall obtain and from the God that saves his soul shall righteousnesse attain verse 6 This is of them that seeke to him the generation right even of all them that truely seeke O Iacobs God thy sight verse 7 Lift up your heads O ye strong gates be ye uplifted all doores everlasting and come in the King of glory shall verse 8 Who is the King of glory now the Lord who strong is found and mighty even the Lord whose might in battell is renown'd verse 9 Lift up your heads O ye strong gates even lift ye them up all doores everlasting and come in the King of glory shall verse 10 Who is this King of glory now he that commands as his the hoasts of heaven and earth their Lord the King of glory is Psal XXV TO thee I lift my soule O Lord I trust in thee verse 2 My God let me not be asham'd nor foes triumph o're me verse 3 Let none of them have shame who doe on thee depend but who without a cause transgresse let shame on them attend verse 4 Shew me thy waies O Lord and teach thy paths to me verse 5 And leade me forth instructed so that I thy truth may see Thou onely art that God who me deliver must and all the day what ever comes in thee I onely trust verse 6 Thy tender mercies Lord in thy remembrance hold and all thy loving kindnesses for they were still of old verse 7 My sinnes in time of youth let them forgotten be according to thy mercy Lord and goodnesse thinke on me verse 8 The Lord is ever good and upright unto all he therefore sinners in the way will teach lest they should fall verse 9 The meek he alwaies will in iudgement guide aright and to the meek lest they goe wrong will bring his way in sight verse 10 The Lord his paths even all are truth and mercy still to those that keepe his covenant and not transgresse his will verse 11 That so thy name O Lord may greater glory winne although it be exceeding great yet pardon thou my sinne verse 12 What man is he that feares the Lord within his heard the knowledge how to chuse his way he shall to him impart verse 13 His soule shall dwell at ease as thus instructed well his seed inherit shall the earth and there in safety dwell verse 14 The Lord his secret shewes to them that feare him right to them that so they may grow wise his Covenant gives light verse 15 To looke up to the Lord mine eyes are ever set for he my feet when they are snar'd shall plucke out of the net verse 16 With comfort turne thy face and mercy to me show for I am very desolate and with distresse brought low verse 17 The troubles of my heart are many waies enlarg'd oh bring me out from all those evils with which my heart is charg'd verse 18 On my affliction looke and in what paine I live the sinnes that I committed have in mercy all forgive verse 19 Behold my foes for now their number is grown great and with a cruell hatred they doe me extreamely hate verse 20 O! keepe my troubled soul and straight deliver me and let me never be asham'd because I trust in thee verse 21 O! let integrity and uprightnesse me save because on thee I onely wait that I may comfort have verse 22 O! thou the onely God that do'st salvation give thy Israel from trouble free that he in peace may live Psal XXVI Sing this as the 14. Psalme IVdge me O Lord for I have walk'd in mine integrity I shall not slide for on the Lord I ever did relye verse 2 Examine me and me O Lord prove thou in every part search out the secrets of my reynes and dive within my heart verse 3 For I thy loving kindenesse keep continually in sight and in the way of thy pure truth I still have walked right verse 4 I have not sate with persons vaine that of their folly vaunt and with dissembling hypocrites I will abhor to haunt verse 5 Of them that study to doe ill I all the meetings hate and will not with the wicked sit in shew to seeme their mate verse 6 I my untainted hands will wash in innocency still and so thine altar I O Lord with comfort compasse will verse 7 That with a gratefull voyce I may proclaime the thanks I owe and all thy works which wondrous are with admiration show verse 8 The habitation of thy house I Lord have loved well and of thy honour too the place where it doth use to dwell verse 9 Let not my soule be gathered in with theirs that sinners be nor yet my life with cruell men from bloud that are not free verse 10 Within whose hands continually vile mischiefe doth repaire and their right hand abundantly still tempting bribes doe snare verse 11 But I in mine integrity shall walk secur'd by thee redeeme thou me and of thy grace be mercifull to me verse 12 Now in a place that is most even my foot doth firmely rest the Lord whereas his Saints doe meet shall still by me be blest Psal XXVII Sing this as the 21. Psalme THe Lord my light and safety is how can I frighted be the Lord is of my life the strength what feare can trouble me verse 2 When wicked foes to eate my flesh against me war did make they straight did stumble and fell down a prey for me to take verse 3 Though even an hoast against me pitch no fear can taint my brest though raging warre against me rise in this secure I rest verse 4 This one thing from the Lord I ask'd which I will ever crave that in the Lords house all my dayes I may a dwelling have verse 5 The beauty of the Lord therein to see and to admire and in his Temple earnestly at all times to enquire verse 6 For his pavilion me shall hide in stormy times and he in his Tents secret me shall hide and on a rocke set me verse 7 Now shall my head be rais'd o're all my foes that me annoy then in his Tabernacle I will offerings make of ioy verse 8 Then will I sing yea to the Lord my song of praise shall be heare Lord when with my voyce I cry in mercy answer me verse 9 Seeke ye with earnest care my face when thou didst say to me my heart Lord I will seeke thy face did answer straight
to thee verse 10 Hide not thy face nor put away thy servant in thine ire thou hast me help'd my safeties God doe not from me retire verse 11 When both my father utterly and mother me forsake the Lord that never failes to his will kindely me up take verse 12 Teach thou O Lord thy way to me and guide me by thy grace a straight plaine path because of foes that all my steps doe trace verse 13 Give me not o're unto my foes for witnesses that lye against me risen are and such as breath out cruelty verse 14 I fainted had unlesse I had beleev'd that I should see the Lords great goodnesse in the land of them that living be verse 15 Vpon the Lord wait constantly with courage alwaies stor'd and he will fortifie thy heart I say wait on the Lord. Psal XXVIII Sing this as the 21. Psalme O Lord my rocke to thee I cry then be not silent so to me lest else I grow like them down to the pit that goe verse 2 Heare thou my supplications voyce while as I cry to thee whil'st toward thy most sacred place my hands up lifted be verse 3 Draw me not with the wicked hence and with them that doe ill who to their neighbours speak in peace their hearts whil'st mischiefs fill verse 4 As their designs and deeds deserve Lord recompense their pains and as their hands have been imployd so let them reape their gains verse 5 The Lords great works works of his hands since they contemne as vain he shall them utterly destroy and not build them again verse 6 Now blessed be the Lord of hoasts who still to his is neare because the voyce of my desires he gratiously did heare verse 7 The Lord is still my onely strength and shield that me doth save my heard did firmely trust in him and helpe from him I have My heart therefore it selfe with ioy exceedingly doth raise and therefore him I with my song continually will praise verse 8 The Lord is still a strength which them from danger shall defend a strength to his annoynted one that saves him to the end verse 9 Preserve thy people Lord and blesse thine owne inheritance give also food to them and them for evermore advance Psal XXIX Sing this as the 33. Psalme GIve freely to the Lord all ye that doe excell in might give glory to the Lord and strength as due to him of right verse 2 Give him the glory of his name and humbly bowd afford in beauty of true holinesse due honour to the Lord. verse 3 The Lords voice on the waters is the God of glory blest doth thunder and the Lord doth too on many waters rest verse 4 The Lords voyce powerfull is and doth in maiestie exceed verse 5 It Cedars breaks the Lord breaks them that Lebanon doth breed verse 6 He makes them likewise like a Calfe to skip though firm they stood even Lebanon and Schirton too like Vnicorns yong brood verse 7 The Lords voyce parts the flames of fire and doth the desart shake verse 8 The wildernesse of Kadesh oft to shake the Lord doth make verse 9 The Lord his voyce makes hinds to calve makes the forrests bare and in his Temple every one his glory doth declare verse 10 The Lord doth sit upon the floods the Lord for ever raignes verse 11 The Lord will give his people strength blesse with peace their pains Psal XXX O Lord thou hast me lifted up I therefore will praise thee and hast not them that are my foes made to reioyce o're me verse 2 O Lord my God thou oft with plaints importun'd wast by me and when my hopes exhausted were I healed was by thee verse 3 O Lord thou hast my grieved soule brought up even from the grave lest to the pit I should goe down thou me alive do'st save verse 4 Sing to the Lord O ye his Saints and thanks to him impart whilst thinking on his holinesse with a delighted heart verse 5 His anger doth not long endure life from his favour springs though cloudy night with mourning set the morning comfort brings verse 6 By prosperous successe made presume I then most foolish prov'd and did with confidence affirme I never shall be mov'd verse 7 My mountain by thy fauour Lord was made most strong to be but when thou once did'st hide thy face it straight did trouble me verse 8 I unto thee O mighty Lord most earnestly did cry and I my supplication made unto the Lord on high verse 9 What profit can my bloud afford if death my daies not spare shall sencelesse dust give praise to thee shall it thy truth declare verse 10 Lord lend an eare to my complaint and from thy seate above with tender pitty looke on me and Lord my helper prove verse 11 Thou hast for me my mourning turn'd that it may dancing be thou hast put off my sackcloth and with gladnesse girded me verse 12 To th' end my glory may thee praise and never silent be O Lord my God I will give thanks for ever unto thee Pssal XXXI Sing this as the 18. Psalme LOrd let me neuer be asham'd I put my trust in thee and in thy righteousnesse with speed come and deliver me verse 2 Bow downe thine eare attentively and give me help with speed be thou my rock and house of strength to saue me when I need verse 3 For thou my rocke and fortresse art who me secure do'st make Lord therefore leade and guide me still euen for thy own names sake verse 4 Pull me out of the net which they for me laid priuily because thou art the onely strength whereon I doe relye verse 5 Into thy hand I doe commit my sprite to rest with thee O Lord that art the God of truth thou hast redeemed me verse 6 Those people all I highly hate who given to be uniust doe lying vanities regard but Lord in thee I trust verse 7 I in thy mercies will reioyce for thou my toile hast seen and in adversity my soule by thee well known hath been verse 8 Thou hast not shut me up into his hand that is my foe thou freely didst enlarge my feet at liberty to goe verse 9 Have mercy Lord upon me now for I in trouble call mine eye consumed is with griefe my belly soule and all verse 10 For loe my life with anguish wasts sighs breath my years away my sinne extinguish doth my strength my very bones decay verse 11 I was reproch'd by foes but most by neighbours all about by mine acquaintance fear'd they fled that look'd on me without verse 12 I am forgotten out of minde as who long since did dye and I am like a vessell crush'd that left with scorn doth lye verse 13 Of many I the slander heard whom feare each where surpris'd whil'st they consulting by all meanes to take my life devis'd verse 14 But I O Lord for all chese ills have trusted still in thee I ever confidently said
thou art a God to me verse 15 My times are in thy hand me from the hand of foes set free and from all them that spend their power in persecuting me verse 16 Make thou the favour of thy face upon thy servant shine and for thy boundlesse mercies sake save me as one of thine verse 17 O Lord let me not be asham'd for I thy help did crave but let the wicked be asham'd and silent in the grave verse 18 Let lying lips be silenc'd quite which doe abuse all trust and grievous things speake with contempt pâ—ide against the iust verse 19 What goodnesse hast thou kept O Lord for them who fear thee right and done for them who trust in thee even herein mortals sight verse 20 The secret of thy presence them from pride of maâ— shall hide they in thy Tent from strife of tongues in secret shall abide verse 21 Then blest for euer be the Lord who guarding me from wrong hath wondrous kindnesse shown to me within a City strong verse 22 22 For in my haste I said I am cut from before thine eyes yet thou my supplications voyce did'st heare and all my cryes verse 23 O love the Lord all ye his Saints for he the faithfull guards and them that proudly are dispos'd abundantly rewards verse 24 Couragious be and confident and he shall strength afford that comfort may your hearts all ye whose hope is in the Lord. Psal XXXII Sing this as the 30. Psalme THat man most bless'd is unto whom what he hath done amisse is pardon'd freely and whose sinne in mercy covered is verse 2 The man is blest to whom the Lord doth not impute his sinne and whose pure sprite still well dispos'd there is no guile within verse 3 My weary bones did all grow old when silence me possest whil'st I through roaring all day long a stranger was to rest verse 4 For Lord on me both day and night thy heavy hand did lye my moysture turn'd to Summers drought with parching heat is dry verse 5 I did to thee my sinnes declare and not to hide them strive I said I will confesse my faults and thou didst them forgive verse 6 For this when as thou may'st be found each godly one shall pray to thee the flouds of waters great shall trouble him no way verse 7 Thou art to me an hiding place and me from harm shalt free with songs that doe deliverance sound thou shalt encompasse me verse 8 I thee with knowledge will instruct and teach what way to goe and I will guide thee by mine eye that thou may'st prosper so verse 9 Then be not like the horse or mule which doe not understand whose mouth lest they come neer to thee a bridle must command verse 10 A world of sorrowes shall be pour'd upon the wicked all but him that in the Lord doth trust his mercy compasse shall verse 11 All ye that righteous are be glad and in the Lord reioyce and ye that upright are in heart shout with a cheerfull voyce Psal XXXIII Sing this as the 30. Psalme O All ye righteous in the Lord your selves with ioy delight for praise is a most comely thing for them that are upright verse 2 With Harp that sounds melodiously give praise unto the Lord songs with a ten string'd instrument and Psaltery afford verse 3 A song to him all made of new sing with a cheerfull voyce and strive to play most skilfully with a loud sounding noyse verse 4 For of the Lord the powerfull word is right to every one and his great works which wondrous are even all in truth are done verse 5 He righteousnesse and iudgement doth love most entirely still the goodnesse likewise of the Lord the earth o're all doth fill verse 6 Straight by the Lords most powerfull word the heavens created were and by the breath came from his mouth even all the hoasts are there verse 7 He gather doth as on a heape sea-flouds that restlesse roare and doth engrosse the tumbling gulphs as treasures in his store verse 8 Let all the earth unto the Lord a humble reverence beare and all the worlds inhabitants let them be fill'd with feare verse 9 For he did onely speake the word and it was quickly done he as he pleased did command and it stood stablish'd soone verse 10 The counsels of the heathen all the Lord doth bring to nought and makes the peoples fond designes to no effect be brought verse 11 But yet the counsell of the Lord doth stand for ever fast and every thought that he conceives from age to age doth last verse 12 The nation unto whom the Lord is God most blessed is the people in inheritance whom he hath chus'd for his verse 13 The Lords all-seeing eye looks down from heaven that is so high and all the sonnes of mortall men such as they are doth spie verse 14 He from that seate of glory there where he with state doth raigne exactly doth observe them all that on the earth remaine verse 15 The very hearts of all alike he fashioneth each where and all their works as they deserve by him considered are verse 16 There is no King whom of an hoast the multitude can save and by much strength a mighty man can no delivery have verse 17 A horse for safety trusted to is but a thing most vaine nor shall he any one to save by his great strength attaine verse 18 Behold the Lord his eye is on them whom his feare doth fill and upon them who place their hope in his great mercy still verse 19 That he may save their soules from death in spite of threatning ils and that he may keep them alive when famine others kils verse 20 Our soule the Lord continually with longing doth expect he onely is our helpe he is the shield doth us protect verse 21 And therefore shall our heart in him be ioyfull by his grace because we in his holy name our confidence did place verse 22 O let thy mercy mighty Lord upon us alwaies be according as with confidence our hope is still in thee Psal XXXIV Sing this as the 30. Psalme TO blesse the Lord I at all times my soules chiefe powers wil strain his praise shall alwaies in my mouth continually remain verse 2 My soul for ever in the Lord her boast shall onely make the humble ones shall heare thereof and shall great pleasure take verse 3 O come and heartily with me the Lords great praise proclaime and let us altogether ioyn'd exalt his holy name verse 4 I humbly sought unto the Lord and he to me gave eare and freely did deliver me from all that I did feare verse 5 They earnestly did looke to him and straight were lightned all their faces so made confident no shame could them appall verse 6 This poor man cry'd the Lord gave eare to heare how he was griev'd and straight from all his miseries in mercy him reliev'd verse 7 The Angell of the Lord
most loathsome are their stinking doth declare because of my great foolishnesse they quite corrupted are verse 6 I troubled am and am bow'd down with such a weight of woe that all the day long desolate I ever mourning goe verse 7 For a disease that loathsome is doth in my loynes aboud so that in all my body now there is no parcell sound verse 8 I am so feeble loe become and broken very sore that of my heart disquieted the anguish makes me roare verse 9 Lord all my thoughts I have pour'd forth that thou my state may'st see and how my soul dissolves in sighs it is not hid from thee verse 10 My panting heart doth trēbling quake my strength doth quite decay as for mine eyes their wonted light is gone from me away verse 11 My lovers and my friends of late all from my sore retire my frighted kinsmen stand afarre no more with me entire verse 12 Who seek my life lay snares for me that they may me surprise who seek my hurt of mischiefe speake and fraud all day devise The second part verse 13 But I as one that was quite deafe nothing to heare would daign and as a man that was quite dumb from speaking did abstain verse 14 Thus was I wholly like unto a man that doth not heare and in whose mouth as sealed up there no reproofes appeare verse 15 Because O Lord with fervent zeale I still doe hope in thee I doe not doubt O Lord my God but thou wilt answer me verse 16 For I said heare me lest they else reioyce o're me with pride they magnifie themselves ' gainst me when as my foot doth slide verse 17 For I am ready straight to halt as being troubled sore and my great sorrow growing still is ever me before verse 18 For mine iniquity at large shall be declar'd by me and for the sinne I did commit I sorrowfull will be verse 19 But loe my foes are lively all and they are strong indeed and they that hate me wrongfully in number doe exceed verse 20 They too that render ill for good mine adversaries prove of disposition opposite because I goodnesse love verse 21 Forsake me not O Lord my God nor yet far from me part make haste O Lord to give me helpe who my salvation art Psal XXXIX Sing this as the 35. Psalme I Said I will looke to my wayes lest that my tongue should stray before me whil'st the wicked is a bit my mouth shall sway verse 2 I big with thoughts did silent sit and even from good abstain'd till smothered sorrow swell'd more high by being thus restrain'd verse 3 My heart at last did kindle so as all enflam'd within and having deeply mus'd a space thus did my tongue begin verse 4 Lord make me know mine end what is the measure of my dayes that I may know how fraile I am and wretched many wayes verse 5 Behold thou hast made all my dayes a hand-breadth but to be and all mine age as but a dreame is nothing before thee And verily loe every man though seeming to be great is altogether vanity even at his best estate verse 6 Man surely in a shadow walks disquieted in vaine and though not knowing for whose use heaps riches up with pain verse 7 And now O Lord perplexed thus what thing doe I attend my expectation doth on thee continually depend The second part verse 8 From my transgressions that exceed in mercy set me free and make me not a prey to fooles that they may scoffe at me verse 9 I did with silence seale my mouth I opened it no more because I knew that it did flow from thee whom I adore verse 10 Thy stroke which doth most deeply wound remove from me I pray I by the blow of thy strong hand consumed am away verse 11 When thy rebukes for sinne correct thou mak'st mans beauty dye like to a moath and every man is surely vanity verse 12 Lord heare my pray'r and to my cry vouchsafe thine eare to lend and as displeas'd hold not thy peace whil'st flouds of tears I spend For to my griefe I now with thee a stranger am become yea and as all my fathers were a soiourner from home verse 13 O that I may recover strength in mercy Lord spare me before I goe away from hence and so no more must be Psal XL. Sing this as the 35. Psalme I Patiently expecting long did on the Lord depend and bowing down unto my cry he straight his eare did lend verse 2 He brought me from the horrid pit and from entangling clay then set my feet upon a rocke and did direct my way verse 3 A new song in my mouth he plac'd Gods praises to record it many shall behold and feare and shall trust in the Lord. verse 4 Blest is the man that on the Lord with confidence relyes and who doth not respect the proud nor them that follow lyes verse 5 O Lord my God how many are the works that thou hast wrought and these things towards us of which thou for our good hast thought They cannot well in order all be reckoned up to thee if I should show or speake of them they cannot numbred be verse 6 Thou sacrifice nor offering Lord didst not at all desire mine eares thou openedst and for sinne no offering did'st require verse 7 Then did I confidently say loe now I come to thee and in the volume of thy booke it written is of me verse 8 I take delight to doe thy will O thou my God that art yea and thy law to be observ'd is still within my heart verse 9 I have thy righteousnesse preach'd in the congregations sight thou know'st Lord I did not refrain my lips from speaking right verse 10 I have not hid thy righteousnesse from others in my heart I thy salvation did to all and faithfulnesse impart verse 11 I in the Congregation too where people most repair'd thy loving kindnesse and thy truth to show have never spar'd The second part verse 12 Thy tender mercies from me Lord with-hold not let me have thy loving kindnesse and thy truth for ever me to save verse 13 Ills numberlesse have compass'd me and mine iniquities have taken hold upon me so I cannot raise mine eyes verse 14 My haires in number they exceed my heart doth faint at last But Lord be pleas'd to set me free Lord to my helpe make haste verse 15 Let them confounded fall with shame that would my soule destroy and drive them backward with disgrace that wish me to annoy verse 16 Let them so to reward their shame still desolate abide that say to me aha aha of purpose to deride verse 17 Let them reioyce and all be glad in thee that seeke to thee let thy salvations lovers say the Lord exalted be verse 18 I 'm poore and needy yet the Lord of me a care doth take thou my deliverer art and helpe my God no tarrying make Psal XLI HEe blessed is that
still the poor consider doth with care for him the Lord will then preserve when times most dangerous are verse 2 The Lord will save him and him keep alive and he shall be blest on the earth thou from the will of foes wilt keep him free verse 3 The Lord will strengthen him when as he languishing doth lye thou all his bed wilt make to it when sicknesse doth him tye verse 4 I oft have said in my distresse have mercy Lord on me and heale my wounded soul for I have sinned against thee verse 5 Mine enemies detracting still doe seek to wound my fame then talke they thus when shall he dye when perish shall his name verse 6 And if he come to visit me of vanity he vaunts his heart heaps sinne up which abroad he tels whereas he haunts verse 7 Those that me hate doe whisper all together against me against me they devise all what they thinke can hurtfull be verse 8 A heavy mischiefe now say they doth surely him surprise and he is now so far press'd down that he shall never rise verse 9 Yea he that was my inward friend whom most I trusted to who of my bread did eate his heele hath lift against me too verse 10 But thou to me that am distress'd thy mercy Lord extend and raise me up againe that I may them requite in th' end verse 11 That thou do'st favour me by this I know it sure to be because that my proud enemy doth not triumph o're me verse 12 And me in mine integrity thou alwaies do'st sustain thou do'st me set before thy face where I shall still remain verse 13 Blest be the Lord even Israels God protecting it from ill from everlasting as hath been to everlasting still Psalme XLII Sing this as the 35. Psalme EVen as the Hart whil'st hot doth pant at water brooks to be so doth my soul transported pant that longs O God for thee verse 2 My soul doth thirst for God for God that liveth evermore when shall I come that so my God I may appeare before verse 3 Both day and night I for my meat have onely teares of mine whil'st they at all times say to me where is this God of thine verse 4 I when these things I call to minde poure out my soule alone for with the multitude of late I many times have gone verse 5 I to Gods house did goe with them with voyce of praise and ioy and with a multitude that then did holy day enioy verse 6 O why art thou my soul cast down what thus doth trouble thee hope thou in God I 'le yet him praise for his regard to me The second part verse 7 O God my soule is quite cast down I thee remember will from Iordan and from Hermons bounds and from the little hill verse 8 While as thy water spouts make noyse deep unto deep doth call thy swelling billowes and thy waves are passed o're me all verse 9 His loving kindnesse yet the Lord will still command all day his song shall be all night with me to my lifes God I 'le pray verse 10 I will say why my God and rocke hast thou forgotten me and why should I by foes oppress'd an abiect mourner be verse 11 As with a sword within my bones foes wound me who combine and daily doe upbraid me thus where is this God of thine verse 12 O why art thou my soul cast down what doth disquiet thee hope thou in God I 'le yet him praise my God and good to me Psal XLIII Sing this as the 21. Psalme IVdge me O God my cause against th'ungodly nation plead from the deceitfull and uniust me still in safety leade verse 2 For of my strength thou art the God why do'st thou me disdaine and whil'st insulting foes oppresse why mourn I still in vain verse 3 That they may leade me in my course send out thy truth and light let them shew me thy holy hill and Tabernacles right verse 4 Then will I to Gods Altar goe to God my onely ioy yea and to praise thee O my God I will my Harpe imploy verse 5 O why art thou my soul cast down what doth disquiet thee hope thou in God him yet I 'le praise my God and good to me Psal XLIV O God our eares have often heard when by our fathers told thy wondrous works wrought in their dayes and in the times of old verse 2 How thou did'st drive the heathen out and plant them with thy hand and thou the people didst afflict and cast out of the land verse 3 They by their swords got not the land nor did their arme them save but thy right hand thy arme the light thy gratious count'nance gave Because in mercy thou to them thy favour didst impart verse 4 From Iacob freedome straight command O God my King thou art verse 5 We will through thee push down our foes all their power despise we through thy name will tread them down that dare against us rise verse 6 For in my bow to put my trust I never will descend and well I know that mine owne sword shall no way me defend verse 7 But by thy power from all our foes we are delivered thus and thou hast put them all to shame that hatred had to us verse 8 We praise thy name for evermore in God all day we boast verse 9 But thou hast cast us off with shame and lead'st not forth our hoast verse 10 Thou mak'st us from our enemies that we turn basely backe and they that hate us as their prey our scattered spoiles doe take verse 11 Thou hast us given as sheep for meate where ever we convers'd and hast amongst the heathen us as quite despis'd dispers'd verse 12 Thy people that thou ownd'st so long thou dost even sell for nought and thou do'st not encrease thy wealth by what their price hath brought verse 13 Thou do'st expose us a reproach by neighbours pointed out the obiect of contempt and scorne to all are round about The second part verse 14 Amongst the heathen thou mak'st us a common by-word be and all the people shake their heads when ever they us see verse 15 Ah my confusion me before doth still upbraid my sight and of my face the very shame doth hide me from the light verse 16 Even for the base reproachers voyce that doth blaspheme and taunt and for the selfe avenging foe that of his power doth vaunt verse 17 All this we suffer and we yet have not forgotten thee and with thy covenant we are from dealing falsely free verse 18 Nor is our heart turn'd backward thus in any sort to stray nor have our steps declin'd at all abandoning thy way verse 19 Even though thou sore hast broken us of Dragons in the place and with the shadow of pale death hast covered us a space verse 20 If ever we of our great God the name forgotten have or if our hands out-stretched ought from a strange God did
thy goings full of grace even where my God and King doth goe in the most holy place verse 25 The singers first the players next on instruments made way and them amongst the Damosels that did on Timbrels play The fourth part verse 26 Where your assemblies sacred be to God due praise afford yea even from Israels fountaine all give praise unto the Lord. verse 27 There with their ruler Beniamin and Iudaes Lords are there the Princes too of Zabulon and Naphtalim appeare verse 28 Thy mighty God commanded hath the strength that is in thee O God what thou for us hast wrought let it still strengthened be verse 29 Because of thine own sacred house Ierusalems chiefe grace Kings shall to thee rare presents bring in honour of the place verse 30 Rebuke the Spearemen and great Buls the peoples Calves remove till all with silver doe submit disperse them warre that love verse 31 The Princes great shall then come out from Egypts fertile lands and Ethiopia shall with haste to God stretch forth her hands verse 32 Ye kingdomes of the earth to God with songs due thanks afford O with a hearty gratefulnesse sing praises to the Lord. verse 33 To him which on the heavens of heavens which were of old doth ride loe he his voyce a mighty voyce sends out on every side verse 34 Then unto God ascribe ye strength for his excellency o're Israel is and his great strength is in the clouds most high verse 35 O God thou from thy holy place art terrible to see and Israels God gives strength and power let him still blessed be Psal LXIX DEliver me O God to whom for safety I repaire sor now into my very soule the waters entred are verse 2 I sinke in mires to stand no where my foot I can bestow I am into deep waters come where flouds doe me o'reflow verse 3 I am with crying weary grown my throat is dry'd in th' end mine eyes exhausted now doe faile whil'st I my God attend verse 4 They that incens'd without a cause to me great hatred beare even then the haires upon my head farre moe in number are Who me though wrongfully my foes would ruine mighty be then what I never tooke away was straight restor'd by me verse 5 O God my foolishnesse from thee can no way be conceal'd and all the sins that I have done are unto thee reveal'd verse 6 Let them that wait on thee O Lord not blush because of me nor them that seeke thee for my sake O God confounded be verse 7 Because I for thy sake have borne the burden of disgrace and made the obiect of reproach shame covered hath my face The second part verse 8 Vnto my brethren now I am a stranger come to be and even my mothers children doe an aliant make of me verse 9 For of thy house the ardent zeale hath eaten me up all and their rebukes that thee reproach'd did all upon me fall verse 10 Whil'st I was mourning my soule with fasting was brought low they scorned me as but a foole who thus did weakenesse show verse 11 I likewise sackcloth for a time my garment made to be and then they in derision straight a Proverbe made of me verse 12 And they that sit in publike gates did speake to doe me wrong and I to every drunkard was the subiect of his song verse 13 But as for me I in due time O Lord doe pray to thee in thy salvations truth O God and mercies great heare me The third part verse 14 Deliver me out of the mire and me from sinking keepe deliver me from foes and from the waters that are deep verse 15 Let not the water-floud o're-flow nor me the deep devoure and to shut up her mouth on me let not the pit have power verse 16 Heare Lord for good thy kindenesse is and turn again to me according to the multitude that of thy mercies be verse 17 And doe not from thy servant hide thy face to me so deare for I extreamely troubled am with speed to me give eare verse 18 Approach unto my heavy soule and it from danger free because of them that are my foes in time deliver me verse 19 Thou my reproach and shame hast knowne how they me disgrace and who mine adversaries are are all before thy face The fourth part verse 20 My heart is broken with reproach and anguish fills my minde I pitty did expect in vaine and could no comfort finde verse 21 They gave me likewise gall for meat too bitter to disgest they gave me vinegar to drink when drought enflam'd my breast verse 22 Let even their table them before to prove a snare be seene let it become a trap which should have for their welfare been verse 23 Let blindenesse sealing up their eyes perpetuall darknesse breed and make their loynes for lacke of strength to tremble like a Reed verse 24 In thy displeasure them upon thine indignation poure and let the torrent of thy wrath them suddenly devoure verse 25 Make all their dwellings desolate where they so proud have beene and in the Tents where they have liv'd let none to dwell be seene The fifth part verse 26 For him they persecute whom they by thee doe smitten see and they by talke encrease their griefe who wounded were by thee verse 27 And unto their iniquity iniquity adde more and let them in thy righteousnesse come never thee before verse 28 Out of the book of those that live let them be raz'd by thee and where the righteous are enrol'd let them not written be verse 29 But now become exceeding poore and sorrowfull am I by thy salvation O my God let me be set on high verse 30 The name of God I with a song most solemnly will praise and him to magnifie with thankes my souls chiefe powers will raise verse 31 For this to God more pleasure yeelds than Oxe or Bullock slaine or any beast with hornes or hoofs whose bloud doth Altars staine The sixt part verse 32 They who are humble this shall see which ioy to them shall give and all your hearts who seeke for God shall with contentment live verse 33 For to the poore the Lord gives eare as whom he much doth prize and them that are his prisoners he no way doth despise verse 34 Let both the heaven and all the earth praise him who raigns above the Seas and every kinde of thing that in the same doth move verse 35 For God will Iudaes Cities build and his deare Sion save that there inhabiting they may it in possession have verse 36 Their seed that are his servants too inherit shall the same and they therein shall safely dwell who love his holy name Psal LXX Sing this as the 30. Psalme O Thou my God make haste that I may saved be and now O Lord as in times past make haste in helping me verse 2 Let them ashamed fall that seeke my soule to have let them turn back confusions
prey all that my hurt doe crave verse 3 Let them be backward turn'd with shame them to repay who with derision scornefully aha aha doe say verse 4 Let them that seeke thee be to ioy and gladnesse rais'd let them that thy salvation love say still let God be prais'd verse 5 But I am poore O God make haste to me I pray thou my deliverer art and ayde O Lord make no delay Psal LXXI Sing this as the 69. Psalme IN thee alone O mighty Lord I all my trust doe place O grant that I may never be confounded with disgrace verse 2 Enlarge me in thy righteousnesse and cause me scape away encline thine eare to hearken me and save me I thee pray verse 3 Be thou my habitation strong to which I may resort my safety thou commanded hast thou art my rocke and fort verse 4 God save me from the hands of them that have a wicked minde and from the hands of the uniust to cruelty inclin'd verse 5 For it is thou O Lord my God that art my hope alone and from my youth in whom to trust I Lord save thee had none verse 6 Thou from the womb did'st me uphold and thou art he who me did'st from my mothers bowels take and I will still praise thee verse 7 Amazement unto many eyes I as a wonder breed but thou art alwaies unto me a refuge strong at need verse 8 Let still my mouth be filled with thy glorious praise I pray and let it still be filled with thy honour all the day The second part verse 9 Cast me not off when as old age hath made me weake to be and when my strength begins to faile doe not abandon me verse 10 My foes when as of me they speake all proudly doe insult and they that wait to take my soule together doe consult verse 11 Loe God hath quite forsaken him whil'st boasting they say thus pursue and take him for there 's none that can him save from us verse 12 Depart not farre from me O God whil'st I am thus dismaid O thou that onely art my God make haste to give me ayd verse 13 Let my soules foes be all consum'd and to confusion brought let them be covered with disgrace that seek my hurt in ought verse 14 But as for me I constantly will hope while as I live and I even yet will more and more to thee due praises give verse 15 My mouth shall still thy righteousnesse and thy salvation show even all the day for I thereof the numbers doe not know verse 16 I in the strength will boldly goe of God that is the Lord thy righteousnesse even onely thine I freely will record The third part verse 17 O God thou hast even from my youth with care instructed me and hitherto I have declar'd the wonders wrought by thee verse 18 Forsake me not gray headed now whom age hath quite o'recome till to this age I shew thy strength thy power to all to come verse 19 Thy righteousnesse O God likewise is eminent to see who hast done many mighty things and who is like to thee verse 20 And thou againe shalt quicken me who shew'd me troubles sore and from the deeps of earth below shalt me againe restore verse 21 Thou shalt encrease my greatnesse Lord who do'st for me provide and thou shalt comfort too afford to me on every side verse 22 I thee with Psaltery will praise thy truth my God alone I with the Harp to thee will sing O Israels Holy one verse 23 My lips when as I unto thee to sing doe lift my voyce yea and my soule which thou redeem'dst they greatly shall reioyce verse 24 My tongue likewise thy righteousnesse all day long shall commend for they confounded are and sham'd that doe my hurt intend Psalme LXXII O God to guide him let the King be with thy iudgement stor'd and to the Kings beloved sonne thy righteousnesse afford verse 2 He shall thy people rightly iudge thy poore with iudgement still verse 3 The mountains shall bring people peace by righteousnesse each hill verse 4 These of the people that are poore him as their iudge shall heare he shall the needies children save in pieces tyrants teare verse 5 They shall thee feare with reverence due as long as to our sight the Sunne and Moone by mutuall turns from age to age give light verse 6 He shall descend like pleasant raine upon mown grasse o're all or like soft pearls of quickning showâ—s on earth that num'rous fall verse 7 The righteous ones in all his dayes shall flourish at their ease and peace while as the Moon endures shall them with plenty please verse 8 He shall câ—mmand from Sea to Sea his power so farre extends and from the river every way of th' earth unto the ends verse 9 They that amidst vast desarts dwell before his face shall bow his enemies shall kisse the dust and homage humbly vow verse 10 The Kings of Tarshish and the Iles by presents friendly prove from Sâ—eba and from Seba Kings by gifts shall court his love verse 11 Yea all the Kings shall him before fall down with reverence low and all the nations him to serve shall their obedience show The second part verse 12 For he shall save the needy one when he to him doth call the poore also and him that hath no helper else at all verse 13 He shall the poore and needy spare that him they yet may serve and oâ— aâ—l them that needy are he shall the soules preserve verse 14 From violence and fraud their soules shall be by him redeem'd the bloud of them before his eyes shall pretious be esteem'd verse 15 And hâ— shall live and gold to him from Sheba shall be rais'd he shall be pray'd for at all times and daily shall be prais'd verse 16 There shall of Corne into the earth a little handfull lye upon the very barren tops of mountaines that are high Whose fruit shall shake like Lebanon and who in Cities stay they like the grasse upon the earth shall flourish every way verse 17 His name for ever shall endure and last whil'st Sunne we see all nations shall him blessed call man blest in him shall be verse 18 Now blessed be the Lord our God even Israels mighty God who onely doth true wonders work which are renown'd abroad verse 19 Blest ever be his glorious name and let his glory fill the spatious earth in every part so be so be it still The Prayers of David the Sonne of Jesse are ended Psal LXXIII Sing this as the 44. Psalme GOd truely unto Israel is ever good and kinde even unto such as inwardly he cleane in heart doth finde verse 2 But as for me my staggering feet to stand could scarce prevaile and little wanted but my steps did altogether faile verse 3 For I them envy'd who themselves to foolishnesse did give when I perceiv'd their prosperous course who wickedly did live verse 4 For in their death
Let thy great mercy unto us O thou our Lord be showne and thy saluation freely grant to us that are thine owne verse 8 I 'le heare the Lord God speake for he will to his people all and Saints speake peace but let them not again to folly fall verse 9 For his saluation euermore to them is nigh at hand who feare him right that glory may dwell euer in our land verse 10 Kinde mercy now and spotlesse truth both loe haue met together and righteousnesse embracing peace each one hath kiss'd the other verse 11 Vntainted truth out of the earth abundantly shall spring and righteousnesse shall from the heauen look down on euery thing verse 12 Yea what is good the Lord shall give our land shall store display and righteousnesse shall usher him and set us in his way Psal LXXXVI Sing this as the 81. Psalme BOw downe thine eare Lord heare my suit that thou maist grant the same for now reduc'd to great distresse I poor and needy am verse 2 My soule because I holy am O thou my God preserve and since he puts his trust in thee saue him who thee doth serue verse 3 Since Lord to thee I daily cry be mercifull to me verse 4 Reioyce O Lord thy servants soule which lifted is to thee verse 5 For thou art ready to forgive and ever good to all and art in mercy plentifull to them that on thee call verse 6 The fervent prayers which I make O Lord in mercy heare and to the voyce of my requests vouchsafe a ready eare verse 7 When miseries torment my minde and it with anguish fill I earnestly will call on thee for thou wilt answer still verse 8 For there is none amongst the Gods to be compar'd with thee nor is there any worke O Lord that like thy works can be verse 9 All nations Lord which made by thee to be thy creatures clayme shall come and worship thee before and glorifie thy name verse 10 For thou art very great indeed such things by thee are done as are most wondrous to the world yea thou art God alone verse 11 Teach me thy way and in thy truth O Lord then walke I will unite my heart that it thy name may feare with reverence still verse 12 O Lord my God with all my heart I will thy praise proclaime and with due honour evermore will glorifie thy name verse 13 Because thy mercy still hath beene exceeding great to me my soule hath from the lowest hell delivered beene by thee verse 14 O God the proud against me rise the violent have met in troups and sought my soule and thee have not before them set verse 15 But Lord God of compassion full thou still art gratious found in mercy thou and in pure truth long suffering do'st abound verse 16 O straight thy selfe unto me turne and on me mercy have thy strength unto thy servant give thy hand-maids sonne now save verse 17 Shew me a token for my good that it my foes may see and be asham'd because thou Lord did'st helpe and comfort me Psalme LXXXVII Sing this as the 81. Psalme THe Lord amongst the holy hils his firme foundation grounds verse 2 He doth the gates of Sion love more than all Iacobs bounds verse 3 Gods City O most glorious things reported are of thee verse 4 I Rahab will and Babell name to them that well know me O thou Philistia and thou Tyre behold this thing aright with scorched Ethiopia's bounds there first this man saw light verse 5 And it of Sion shall be said this man and that time past in her was borne and the most high himselfe shall fixe her fast verse 6 When as the peoples name shall be all written by the Lord he that even this man there was borne shall certainly record verse 7 And for this cause who sing or play all there imploy'd shall be the springs wherein I pleasure take are onely all in thee Psal LXXXVIII LOrd that of my salvation art the God to whom I pray I have cry'd out most earnestly before thee night and day verse 2 Admitted to thy presence straight O let my prayer be and let the heavy moane I make be listned to by thee verse 3 For loe my soule is charg'd with griefe such troubles here I have and my spent life approaches neare the borders of the grave verse 4 I am amongst them numbred now that in the pit downe fall and I am like a man that hath no kinde of strength at all verse 5 Even free amongst the dead like them that slaine lye in the grave whom thou no more do'st call to minde thy hand doth quite thē leave verse 6 Thou very low hast laid me down whom earth embosom'd keepes where all in darknesse is entomb'd even in the very deeps verse 7 Thine indignations burning wrath doth hard upon me presse and thou with all thy raging waves hast drown'd me in distresse verse 8 Thou mine acquaintance hast estrang'd thou hast of them made me to be abhorr'd I am shut up now to come forth not free verse 9 Because of mine afflictions Lord mine eye doth alwaies mourne I daily call'd and with stretch'd hands my selfe to thee did turne verse 10 Wilt thou shew wonders unto them that are of life depriv'd shall they againe arise from death to sound thy praise reviv'd verse 11 Thy loving kindenesse in the grave shall it be there declar'd or yet thy faithfulnesse whereas destruction none hath spar'd verse 12 Where darknesse doth defraud the sight shall there thy wonders shine or yet amidst oblivions land that righteousnesse of thine verse 13 But I in all my trouble Lord haue onely cry'd to thee each morning by my prayer still thou shalt prevented be verse 14 Why is my grieved soule cast off O gratious Lord by thee and thy most comfortable face why do'st thou hide from me verse 15 I am afflicted and to die euen from my youth am bound extreamely I distracted am whil'st me thy terrours wound verse 16 Thy wrath that is exceeding fierce doth me o'rewhelm'd dismay thy terrours which astonish me have cut me quite away verse 17 They round about me every day like waters did breake out and they whil'st all together ioyn'd did compasse me about verse 18 Thou all my lovers and my friends hast far remov'd from me and those who my familiars were I now no more can see Psal LXXXIX Sing this as the 67. Psalme I Will the mercies of the Lord for ever sing and will to generations all make knowne how thou art faithfull still verse 2 For I have said that mercy shall be built for ever sure thy faithfulnesse thou in the heavens shalt firmely make endure verse 3 I with the man whom I did chuse a Covenant did make I haue to Dauid sworne whom I did for my seruant take verse 4 I will thy seed for euermore establish by my hand and I will build a throne for thee from race to race to stand verse
5 And all the heauens O Lord shall praise the wonders done by thee thy faithfulnesse likewise whereas thy Saints assembled be verse 6 For who O Lord with thee in heauen can any way compare who can be likened to the Lord of them that mighty are verse 7 God still is greatly to be fear'd whereas his Saints repaire and to be reverenc'd of all them that neare about him are verse 8 Lord God of hoasts what Lord hath strength like to that strength of thine or to that faithfulnesse each where that doth about thee shine The second part verse 9 Thou rul'st the raging of the Sea which beats the shoares in vain and when her waves to roare arise thou mak'st them calm againe verse 10 Thou Rahab hast in pieces broke as one that doth lye slaine thine enemies by thy strong arme dispersed all remaine verse 11 The heavens are thine thine is the earth as for the world each where it and the fulnesse of the same by thee both founded were verse 12 The freezing North the warming South they both by thee were made the stately Tabor Hermon fayre shall in thy name be glad verse 13 Thou hast O Lord a mighty arme no power can it withstand thy hand exceedingly is strong and high is thy right hand verse 14 With iustice iudgement of thy throne is still the dwelling place and with kinde mercy spotlesse truth shall goe before thy face verse 15 Blest is the people that doth know the ioyfull sound aright they of thy countenance O Lord shall walke into the light verse 16 They all the day still in thy name shall to reioyce agree and in that righteousnesse of thine shall all exalted be The third part verse 17 For thou of all the strength they have the onely glory art and meanes to raise our horn on high thy favour shall impart verse 18 For loe the Lord by his great power will ever us maintaine the holy one of Israel he doth above us raigne verse 19 In vision to thy holy one thou speaking thus did'st say I did one from the people raise helpe on one mighty lay verse 20 I have my servant David found and with my holy oyle I have annoynted him for King of my beloved soyle verse 21 With whom that it may him support I stablish will my hand mine arme shall likewise strengthen him that he may strongly stand verse 22 The enemy shall not have power upon him to exact nor shall the sonne of wickednesse him harme by any act verse 23 And I will straight before his face his enemies confound and them by whom he hated is I with strange plagues will wound verse 24 But with him still my faithfulnesse and mercy all shall see and in my name his horne of power shall still exalted be The fourth part verse 25 I will his hand upon the sea with soveraigne power impose and on the rivers his right hand shall as he likes dispose verse 26 Thou unto me a father art he thus to me shall cry my God and my salvations rocke on whom I doe relye verse 27 I 'le likewise make him my first borne a Prince to be obey'd more high than all the Kings on earth that ever scepter swaid verse 28 My tender mercies shall to him forever be reserv'd my Covenant shall still with him be faithfully observ'd verse 29 And likewise I will make his seed forever to endure and like the dayes of lasting heaven his throne to stand secure verse 30 But if his Children leave my law and walke not in my way verse 31 If they my statutes violate and from my Precepts stray verse 32 Their great transgressions with the rod then visit straight will I and with a multitude of stripes their great iniquity verse 33 Yet will not quite my kindenesse take from him at any time nor will I falsifie my truth though punishing his crime The fifth part verse 34 The Covenant that I have made I by no means will breake nor will I alter any thing that mine own lips did speake verse 35 Once by my spotlesse holinesse I sworne have solemnly that unto David whom I chusde I in no sort will lye verse 36 And of his happy seed the time no limits shall confine his throne still glorious in my sight as doth the Sun shall shine verse 37 It stablished perpetually the Moone for time shall even and as a faithfull witnesse still inhabiting the heaven verse 38 But thou hast utterly cast off and thou abhorred hast thou hast been wroth with him whom thou annoyntedst in time past verse 39 Thou hast thy servants Cov'nant made that it now void is found thou hast prophan'd his sacred Crowne it casting to the ground verse 40 Thou broken hast the hedges downe that did empale his state and in their ruines hast entomb'd his fortresses of late verse 41 All that doe passe along'st the way to spoyle him doe approach he to his neighbour is become the obiect of reproach The sixt part verse 42 Thou hast advanc'd his foes right hand that they might him annoy and unto all his enemies thou hast giv'n cause of ioy verse 43 Thou of his sword did'st blunt the edge that it deceiv'd his hand and when he in the battell was thou did'st not make him stand verse 44 Thou hast the glory which he had made now no more to be and to the very ground his throne is now cast downe by thee verse 45 Thou of his youthfull dayes though short yet shortned hast the space and him that once so glorious was hast covered with disgrace verse 46 How long O Lord wilt thou thy face away for ever turne and shall thine indignation thus like to a fire still burne verse 47 Thinke but how short a time it is that I should here remaine and wherefore is it thus that thou hast made all men in vaine verse 48 What man is he that now doth live and death shall never see and from the graves destroying hand shall he his soule set free verse 49 Where are thy former mercies Lord which thou by solemne oath did'st to thy servant David sweare in thine untainted truth verse 50 Remember Lord what strange reproach doth wound thy servants how all the mighty peoples scorn I in my bosome beare verse 51 Wherewith thy foes reproach'd his steps even his whom thou before eare verse 52 Annoynted had'st blest be the Lord Amen for evermore Psal XC Sing this as the 78. Psalme THou mercifully hast O Lord beene unto us a place in which we did securely dwell even still from race to race verse 2 Before the Mountains were brought forth ere thou did'st forme with skill the earth and world thou art our God from everlasting still verse 3 Thou to destruction when thou wilt do'st make fraile man to turne and sayest thus O ye that are the sonnes of men returne verse 4 For even a thousand yeares when past are but still in thy sight as yesterday and as a watch that
belongs O mighty God who vengeance ow'st be seen in venging wrongs verse 2 Lift up thy selfe thou of the earth the soveraign Iudge that art and unto all them that are proud a due reward impart verse 3 How long O gratious Lord shall they that are inclin'd to ill how long shall they who wicked are be seen to triumph still verse 4 How long shall things most hard by them be uttered forth and told and all that worke iniquity to boast themselves be bold verse 5 The people that are thine O Lord they breake in pieces quite and to afflict thine heritage it is their chiefe delight verse 6 They widowes that are desolate and straying strangers kill of Orphans whom they should defend the guiltlesse bloud they spill verse 7 Yet doe they say presumptuously the Lord shall this not see and this by Iacobs mighty God shall not regarded be verse 8 Ye that amongst the people are most bruitish understand and when will ye be wise that are the foolish of the land verse 9 Shall he who planted hath the eare not prompt of hearing be and he that formed hath the eye shall he himselfe not see verse 10 He that doth scourge the nations all shall he not such correct who teacheth knowledge unto man what can he not detect The second part verse 11 The very thoughts of mortall man the Lord doth clearely spy how that even every one of them is but meere vanity verse 12 Blest is the man whom as thy childe thy rod doth keepe in awe and whom thou Lord do'st teach to live according to thy law verse 13 That thou may'st make him rest secure from dayes of stormy times till for the wicked pits be dig'd to punish all their crimes verse 14 For sure the Lord will not cast off the people whom he lov'd nor will he his inheritance quite to forsake be mov'd verse 15 But iudgement unto righteousnesse shall wholly turne againe and all shall follow after it whose hearts no fraud doth staine verse 16 Who will for me rise up ' gainst them that doers are of ill ' gainst them that worke iniquity who stand up for me will verse 17 Had not the Lord in mercy beene a ready helpe to me my soule almost in silence had a dweller come to be verse 18 But when I said my staggering foot in danger is to slide thy mercies Lord did hold me up and made me firme abide verse 19 Whil'st flouds of thoughts within my brest the most abounding be thy consolations then most sweet with pleasure ravish me verse 20 And shall the throne of wickednesse have fellowship with thee which mischiefe cunningly contriv'd doth by a law decree verse 21 They ' gainst his soule that righteous is meete altogether bent and wickedly condemne the bloud that is most innocent verse 22 But yet the Lord for ever is a strong defence for me and of my refuge my great God the rocke shall euer be verse 23 And he upon them their own sins shall bring them to annoy and in their sins shall cut them off our God shall them destroy Psal XCV O Come let us unto the Lord sing with a chearefull voyce let us to our salvations rocke all make a ioyfull noyse verse 2 Let us before his presence come to render thanks as bound and unto him with holy Psalmes to make a ioyfull sound verse 3 For loe the Lord in all his works a God most great doth prove and is a King exceeding great all other Gods above verse 4 The deepest places of the earth are all into his hand and all the strength of swelling hils he likewise doth command verse 5 To him the spatious Sea belongs and he the same did make yea and the dry land from his hands a forme at first did take verse 6 O come and let us worship straight and bow us downe withall and on our knees before the Lord our maker let us fall verse 7 He is our God the people we of his owne pasture are and of his hand the sheep to day if you his voyce will heare verse 8 Then harden not your stubborne hearts as when you did contend and in temptations hatefull day in desarts did offend verse 9 When as your auncestors of old too boldly tempted me they prov'd me then and what I wrought did evidently see verse 10 I forty yeares long with this race was grieved and did say it is a people erres in heart and have not known my way verse 11 To whom I swearing in my wrath most iustly did protest that they should never suffered be to enter in my rest Psal XCVI Sing this as the 77. Psalme O Come and sing unto the Lord a song not heard before sing all the earth unto the Lord whom onely we adore verse 2 Sing cheerefully unto the Lord and blesse his sacred name and his salvation constantly from day to day proclaime verse 3 His glory not admitting bounds amongst the heathen show and his great works that wondrous are let all the people know verse 4 The Lord is great and to be prais'd exceedingly deserves and to be fear'd above all Gods whom any nation serves verse 5 For they base Idols are for Gods whom all the nations take O but the Lord whom we adore the glorious heavens did make verse 6 High honour and dread Maiestie are still before his face and strength with beauty alwaies match'd are in his holy place verse 7 Ye kindreds of the people all give to the Lord of right give absolutely to the Lord all strength and glories height verse 8 Give to the Lord the glory which doth to his name belong an offering bring and to his Courts resort his Saints among The second part verse 9 In beauty of true holinesse adore the Lord aright and let the earth with reverent feare all tremble at his sight verse 10 To heathens say the Lord doth raign the world shall stablish'd be not to be mov'd and righteously the people iudge shall he verse 11 O let the glorious heavens reioyce and let the earth be glad the sea and fulnesse of the same let all to roare be made verse 12 Let straight the field be glad and all that doth therein abound then all the trees into the wood shall to reioyce be found verse 13 Before the Lord he comes he comes to iudge the earth he shall iudge all the world with righteousnesse with truth his people all Psalme XCVII Sing this as the 95. Psalme THe Lord doth raigne then to reioyce let all the earth be made and let the multitude of Iles all for the same be glad verse 2 Blacke clouds and darknesse compasse him and iudgement ever is with righteousnesse the dwelling place of that dread throne of his verse 3 A mighty fire before his face doth usher him the way which makes his foes fall round about to raging flames a prey verse 4 The lightnings which he sent abroad enlightned every where the spatious world the earth did
see and trembled all for feare verse 5 The hils like waxe before the Lord did melted fall down low even at the presence of the Lord who all the earth doth owe. verse 6 The christall heavens that cover us his righteousnesse declare and all the people clearely see his glory every where verse 7 Who graven Images doe serve let them confounded fall that boast themselves of Idols vaine ye Gods him worship all verse 8 It Sion heard and was most glad and it did ioy afford to Iudaes daughters all because of thy great iudgements Lord. verse 9 For thou O Lord o're all the earth art eminently high and thou above all other Gods art rais'd exceedingly verse 10 All ye that love the Lord hate ill he saves the soules of his and them delivereth from the hand of him that wicked is verse 11 For them that righteous are indeed there is now sown a light and ioyfulnesse unto all them that are in heart upright verse 12 All ye that righteous are reioyce with comfort in the Lord and of his holinesse with thanks the memory record Psal XCVIII SIng to the Lord a song new made he wondrous things hath done his right hand and his holy arme the victory hath wonne verse 2 The Lord hath his salvation made to be most clearely knowne his righteousnesse in heathens sights he openly hath showne verse 3 His mercy and his truth in minde to Israels house kept were all th' earth our Gods salvation did most clearely see each where verse 4 O all the earth unto the Lord make now a ioyfull noyse yea make a noyse most loud sing praise and heartily reioyce verse 5 Sing with the Harp that pleasant is unto the mighty Lord and of a Psalme the pleasant voyce unto the Harpe accord verse 6 And with the Trumpets stately sound the Cornets too imploy make ye before the Lord the King a noyse expressing ioy verse 7 Let Seas with swelling villows roare and all that therein breeds the world that is inhabited with all the guests it feeds verse 8 Let sounding flouds as to applaud their clapping hands imploy and let the mountains mount aloft as swelling all with ioy verse 9 Before the Lord for loe he comes the earth as Iudge to try to iudge the world with righteousnesse and all with equity Psal XCIX Sing this as the 95. Psalme THe Lord doth raigne therefore for feare let all the people quake he 'twixt the Cherubims doth sit then let the earth all shake verse 2 The Lord in holy Sions bounds is great exceedingly and he above all people is most eminently high verse 3 Thy name that is for ever great and terrible at height because that it most holy is let them it praise aright verse 4 The Kings strength iudgement loves thou do'st establish equity thou truth and iudgement execut'st in Iacob constantly verse 5 Exalt the Lord our God and at the foot-stoole that is his with humble reverence worship ye for he most holy is verse 6 With Moses Aaron ' mongst his Priests them amongst that call upon his name milde Samuel was they call'd he answer'd all verse 7 He in the cloudy pillar spake to them and kept they have his testimonies and to them the Ord'nance that he gave verse 8 Thou answered'st them O Lord our God a God to pardon bent though their inventions did not scape from thee due punishment verse 9 Exalt the Lord who is our God and at his holy hill with reverence worship for the Lord our God is holy still Psal C. MAke all ye lands a ioyfull noyse to him that is the Lord of might verse 2 With gladnesse ever serve the Lord and come with singing in his sight verse 3 Know that the Lord is our great God he us not we our selves did make we are his people and the sheep that he as his owne flocke did take verse 4 With thanksgiving come in his gates and in his Courts his praise proclaime be alwaies thankfull unto him and ever blesse his holy name verse 5 For loe the Lord is wholly good his tender mercy lasts for ever and unto generations all his truth doth constantly persever Psal CI. Sing this as the 81. Psalme I Mercy will and iudgement sing to thee Lord sing I will and wisely in a perfect way my selfe will carry still verse 2 O when in mercy unto me wilt thou be pleas'd to come I with a perfect heart will walke within my house at home verse 3 No wicked thing before mine eyes shall for an obiect be I hate their worke that turne aside it shall not cleave to me verse 4 A heart dispos'd to be perverse depart from me straight shall a person giv'n to wickednesse I will not know at all verse 5 Him who his neighbour privily doth slander I shall kill a haughty looke a heart that 's proud I no way suffer will verse 6 Mine eyes shall on the faithfull looke that they may dwell with me who walketh in a perfect way he shall my servant be verse 7 None that doth use to worke deceit within my house shall dwell he shall not tarry in my sight who lyes doth love to tell verse 8 The wicked of the Land betimes shall be destroy'd by me that from the City of the Lord ill doers raz'd may be Psal CII Sing this as the 67. Psalme O Lord the fervent prayer heare that is pour'd forth by me the cry that earnestly I make let it come up to thee verse 2 Hide not thy face in wrath from me when troubles doe appall encline thine eare and answer me with speed when as I call verse 3 Like to the smoake that vanisheth my dayes consumed be and like a parched hearth my bones are all burnt up in me verse 4 My heart is wounded and like grasse is withered quite with paine so that I doe forget to eate the bread should me sustaine verse 5 By reason of the heavy voyce that from my grones proceeds my bones so cleave unto my skinne that it amazement breeds verse 6 I am like to a Pelican that flyes each mortals sight and like the solitary Owle in desarts loathing light verse 7 I alwaies watch and I am like a Sparrow that alone doth rest upon the houses top approached to by none verse 8 Mine enemies me to reproach even all the day repaire and they that are against me mad all sworne against me are verse 9 For I have ashes eaten up as if they had been bread and of my drinke I with my teares a mixture oft have made verse 10 Because of this thy heavy wrath and indignation past for it was thou did'st lift me up and thou me down did'st cast verse 11 My dayes like to a shadow are that doth declining passe and I am withered quite away like to the very grasse verse 12 But thou O Lord shalt still endure and thy remembrance shall for ever duely reverenc'd last to generations all The second part verse 13 Thou shalt
while as their cry he heard verse 45 And he remembred straight for them his Cov'nant made of old and did repent according to his mercies manifold verse 46 He also mercifully then them to be pittied made of all those cruell bands which earst them captives carryed had verse 47 Save us O Lord our God us from among the heathen raise that we may thanke thy holy name and triumph in thy praise verse 48 To blesse the Lord even Israels God from age to age accord let all the people ioyning say Amen praise ye the Lord. Psal CVII Sing this as the 96. Psalme O Give ye thanks unto the Lord for onely good he is for his great mercy doth endure for ever unto his verse 2 They whom the Lord redeemed hath let them the same confesse whom he hath from the enemi's hand redeem'd when in distresse verse 3 From all the Nations of the world whom he hath gathered forth from whence the Sun doth rise or set from fourth from the north verse 4 They wandring through the wildernesse a solitary way no habitable City found where they to dwell might stay verse 5 Whil'st famine thirst two tyrants rude their bodies rack't with pain so that their soules in them o'recome with faintnesse did remaine verse 6 Then whil'st extreamely thus distress'd they on the Lord did call and he them freed from all these evils to which they had been thrall verse 7 And he did kindely leade them forth by that way which was right to goe unto a City where securely dwell they might verse 8 O that men for his goodnesse great would praise the Lord above and for his works to sonnes of men that wonderfull doe prove verse 9 For he the soule that longing is doth satisfie at will and he the soule that hungry is doth with his goodnesse fill verse 10 Such as in darknesse sit and in deaths shadow are confin'd whom sad afflictions heavy load and yron strictly binde The second part verse 11 Because they all the words of God as revels did defie and all the Counsels did contemne of him that is most high verse 12 He therfore straight with many toils did quite bring down their heart they did fall down and there was none could help to them impart verse 13 Then did they cry unto the Lord when trouble did them grieve and out of their distresses all he straight did them releeve verse 14 He out of darknesse did them bring where gloomy death appall'd and did the bands asunder breake in which they were enthrall'd verse 15 O that men for his goodnesse great would praise the Lord above and for his workes to sonnes of men that wonderfull doe prove verse 16 For he the gates that were of brasse hath made in pieces fall and he the barres that were of iron hath cut in sunder all verse 17 The fooles for their transgression great and that they doe not spare to worke iniquities even all afflicted sorely are verse 18 Their soule all sorts of meat doth loath with pain prolonging breath they in an agony draw neere unto the gates of death verse 19 Then doe they cry unto the Lord when trouble doth them grieve and out of their distresses all he straight doth them releeve verse 20 He sent his Word a soveraign balme which did them quickly cure and them from their destructions all in mercy did secure The third part verse 21 O that men for his goodnesse great would praise the Lord above and for his workes to sonnes of men that wonderfull doe prove verse 22 And let them offer up with zeale a sacrifice of praise and all his works while ioy abounds with admiration raise verse 23 All that with ships doe plow the feas and by the waters trade verse 24 They in the deeps Gods wonders view mark what he hath made verse 25 For he commandeth and doth raise the stormy winds each where which struggling billowes oft embrac'd doe lift up in the ayre verse 26 They mount like mountains to the heaven then down in deeps do sink their soul because of troubles great doth melt away and shrinke verse 27 They strangely tossed to and fro like drunkards in their fits doe reele and stagger and are at the end of all their wits verse 28 Then doe they cry unto the Lord when trouble doth them grieve and out of their distresses all he straight doth them releeve verse 29 He makes the storme become a calme and pacifies the deepe so that the raging waves grow still as rock'd at last asleepe verse 30 When flouds that frown'd do smoothly smile who can their ioy report so he from gaping gulphs them brings to their expected port verse 31 O that men for his goodnesse great would praise the Lord above and for his workes to sonnes of men that wonderfull doe prove The fourth part verse 32 O let them highly him exalt where people most repaire and where the Elders use to meet let them his praise declare verse 33 He makes a desart of that part where flouds did once abound and of the waters all the springs become a solid ground verse 34 A land that had most fertile been he turns to barrennesse because that they who dwell therein are given to wickednesse verse 35 The desarts to a standing poole he to be changed brings and he the ground that earst was dry doth turn to water springs verse 36 And he for dwelling there a place doth to the hungry give that they a City may prepare commodiously to live verse 37 Where they with usuall industry may sow the labour'd field that they may likewise plant their Vines which fruits at full may yeeld verse 38 He blesseth them so that they are encreased more and more and doth not suffer to decrease their Cattels num'rous store verse 39 Againe they are diminish'd much and brought down very low whil'st them oppression misery and sorrow doth o'rethrow verse 40 Vpon their Princes he doth poure contempt and makes them stray amid'st the barren wildernesse where as there is no way verse 41 Yet he farre from afflictions reach doth set the poore on high and doth him as a num'rous flocke with families supply verse 42 They that are righteous shall reioyce when as the same they see and then of all iniquity the mouth shall stopped be verse 43 Who so is wise and will observe these things by sea and land the loving kindenesse of the Lord even they shall understand Psal CVIII Sing this as the 95. Psalme O Thou that art my God my heart now fixed is in me even with my glory I will sing and give due praise to thee verse 2 Awake my Psaltery and Harpe with a melodious sound I will awake before the light can beautifie the ground verse 3 Amongst the multitude O Lord I will thy praise set forth and to all nations in the world I will extoll thy worth verse 4 For loe thy mercy very great above the heavens ascends and even unto the
gold most fine verse 128 Thy precepts therefore I esteeme even all most right to be in every thing and each false way is hatefull unto me PE. The seventeenth part EVen every way most wonderfull thy Testimonies are and my soule therefore ever doth observe them all with care verse 130 The very entrance of thy words of light affordeth store it understanding gives to them that simple were before verse 131 I open did my mouth and then did pant exceedingly for I for thy Commandement did long most earnestly verse 132 Looke thou on me and mercifull unto me ever prove as thou do'st use unto all those thy holy name that love verse 133 My steps all order in thy word let sinne not sway me still verse 134 From mans oppression set me free thy precepts keepe I will verse 135 Make thy face on thy servant shine teach me thy statutes right verse 136 Because they doe not keepe thy law salt rivers drown my sight TZADE The eighteenth part verse 137 Thou Lord forever righteous art and all thy iudgements iust verse 138 Thy testimonies righteous are and worthy of all trust verse 139 The flames of zeale that burne my soule have quite consumed me because that of thy sacred words my foes oblivious be verse 140 Thy word is pure and therefore by thy servant highly pris'd verse 141 Thy precepts I doe not forget though simple and despis'd verse 142 Thy righteousnesse is righteousnesse which ever doth endure thy holy law Lord clearely is the very truth most pure verse 143 Though trouble yea and anguish much have taken hold on me yet thy Commandements O Lord my chiefe delight still be verse 144 Thy testimonies righteousnesse eternally is sure give understanding unto me and I shall live secure COPH. The nineteenth part WIth my whole heart I cry'd Lord heare thy statutes keep I will verse 146 I cry'd save me and I shall keep thy testimonies still verse 147 I ere the morning dawn'd did cry I hop'd in thy word Lord. verse 148 Mine eyes night watches doe prevent to muse upon thy word verse 149 As fits thy loving kindenesse let my voyce be heard by thee according to thy iudgement Lord with comfort quicken me verse 150 They that doe after mischiefe hunt too boldly neare doe draw and yet in heart they are farre off from thinking on thy law verse 151 But thou O Lord art alwaies neare what ever thing doth need and thy Command'ments everyone are very truth indeed verse 152 As for thy testimonies given I Lord long since did know that they for ever stablish'd were thy sacred will to show RESH The twentieth part BEhold how I afflicted am and my deliverer be for at all times thy holy law remembred is by me verse 154 Plead thou my cause save quicken me according to thy word verse 155 The wicked from salvation farre seek not thy statutes Lord. verse 156 Thy mercies that so tender are are great O Lord indeed according to thy iudgements then O quicken me with speed verse 157 My persecutors and my foes in numbers doe combine yet from thy testimonies true I never doe decline verse 158 I saw the sinners and was grieu'd that they kept not thy word verse 159 Loe I thy precepts loue as thou art kinde me quicken Lord. verse 160 Thy word from the beginning is as truth it selfe most sure thy righteous iudgements euery one for euermore endure SCHIN The one and twentieth part GReat Princes were without a cause to persecute me brought but of thy word within my heart a reuerent awe was wrought verse 162 I at thy word reioyce as one who some great spoile doth finde verse 163 I falshood hate and it abhorre thy law delights my minde verse 164 Seven times a day I praise thee for thy iudgements righteous be verse 165 Great peace have they who love thy law shall from harm be free verse 166 I Lord for thy salvation have still hoped zealously and thy Commandements each way have done most faithfully verse 167 Thy Testimonies still to keep my soule did carefull prove and I the same as deare to me exceedingly doe love verse 168 Thy Testimonies I have kept and all thy precepts right for all the wayes that I doe walke are ever in thy sight TAW The two and twentieth part O Let the earnest cry I make come neare before thee Lord and understanding grant to me according to thy word verse 170 My supplication thee before let it admitted be and even according to thy word O Lord deliver me verse 171 When thou hast me thy statutes taught my lips shall praise afford verse 172 All thy Commandements are iust my tongue shall speake thy word verse 173 Lord by thy hand give helpe to me thy precepts are my choice verse 174 I have for thy salvation long'd and in thy law reioyce verse 175 Let my soule live and it shall give due praises unto thee and let thy iudgements which are great give ever helpe to me verse 176 I like a sheep quite lost have strayd thy servant seeke againe for thy Commandements in minde I alwaies doe retaine Psal CXX I To the Lord distress'd with cryes my griefe express'd and he gave eare to me verse 2 From lips still talking wrong and from a fraudfull tongue my soule O Lord set free verse 3 O tongue to fraud inclinde what profit can'st thou finde what shall be done to thee verse 4 Sharp arrowes of the great with burning coales for heat of Iuniper that be verse 5 Ah woe is me that I soiourning thus should lye in Mesech such a space That I with miscontents should dwell within the Tents of Kedars wicked race verse 6 My soule hath lodg'd too long with him that doing wrong from peace estrang'd is farre verse 7 I strain'd for peace my wit but when I spake of it they straight were bent for war Another of the same I When distress'd cry'd to the Lord and he gave eare to me verse 2 From lying lips a fraudfull tongue my soule O Lord keep free verse 3 What shall be given or done to thee thou tongue to falshood thrall verse 4 Sharpe arrowes of the Mighty coales of Iuniper withall verse 5 O woe is me that I so long in Mesech soiourne still that in the Tents of Kedar yet I dwell against my will verse 6 My soule too long hath dwelt with him that hateth peace to have verse 7 I am for peace but when I speake warre is the thing they crave Psal CXXI I Will lift up enflam'd with love mine eyes those hils to see whence comes all helpe to me verse 2 My helpe comes from the Lord above who made the heavens so bright and th' earth by his great might verse 3 Of thee he carefull ever still will not permit belov'd That ty foot should be mov'd verse 4 He who thee keepes not slumber will loe who doth Israel keepe not slumber will nor sleepe verse 5 The Lord who is thy Lord
for us great things whil'st we consider of the same to us it gladnesse brings verse 4 Lord our captivity turne back as southerne streames doe flow verse 5 They at the last shall reape in ioy that first in teares doe sow verse 6 He that doth weeping first goe forth and carrieth pretious seed reioycing doubtlesse shall returne with sheaves to serue his need Psal CXXVII EXcept the Lord the house to reare Doe freely lend his helping hand No other 's toiles can make it stand Except to free the towne from feare The Lord as Captaine it maintaine Each watchman else doth watch in vaine verse 2 In vaine ye lift your drowsie head To rise before the Sunne give light In vaine ye sit up late at night Or yet of sorrowes eate the bread For thus doth he afford a sleepe To his belov'd whom he doth keepe verse 3 Loe children are farre more then land The Lords inheritance declar'd The wombs deare fruit is his reward verse 4 As arrowes in a strong mans hand Euen so of youth the children be Of worldly strength the first degree verse 5 We may most happy iustly call That man whose quiuer richly stor'd Them in abundance can afford They shall not be asham'd at all But they shall speake into the gate To such who them as foes doe hate Another of the same EXcept the Lord in mercy doe to build the house delight they labour out in vaine that seeke to build it by their might And so except the City still be guarded by the Lord the waking is but all in vaine that watchmen doe afford verse 2 For you to rise so early up it is but meerely vaine and though you doe goe late to bed yet doe you nothing gaine Euen though your weary body still on bread of sorrowes feed for unto his beloued so he giueth sleep at need verse 3 Loe Children an inheritance are of the Lord declar'd and of the fertile womb the fruit is giu'n for his reward verse 4 As arrowes in the hand of him that is exceeding strong so the beloued children are that to our youth belong verse 5 Who hath his Quiuer full of them is in a happy state they shall not blush but they shall speake with th' enemies in the gate Psal CXXVIII Sing this as the 137. Psalme O! euery one that feares the Lord most highly happy is that doth direct his steps to walke in all the wayes are his verse 2 For loe the labour of thy hands by thee shall eaten be thou shalt be happy and it shall be euer well with thee verse 3 Thy wife shall as a fruitfull Vine beside thy house be found thy Children like to oliue plants about thy table round verse 4 Behold thus shall the man be bless'd that feares the Lord aright verse 5 The Lord shall blesse thee bounteously from holy Sions height verse 6 Thou of Ierusalem shalt see while as thou liu'st the good thou shalt thy childrens children see and peace on Israels brood Psal CXXIX Sing this as the 137. Psalme THey many a time with troubles great did vexe me every way and that even from my very youth may Israel now say verse 2 They many a time with troubles great me fiercely did assaile and that even from my very youth but never could prevaile verse 3 The plowers plow'd upon my back and made their furrowes long verse 4 The Lord is iust of wicked men he cut the cords though strong verse 5 And let even every one of them confounded be with feare yea let them all be turned backe that hate to Sion beare verse 6 Let them be like the grasse that growes upon the houses top which wanting moysture withered dies before it can grow up verse 7 Wherewith his hand the mower faint can never â—â—â—led see nor yet of him that bindeth sheaves the bosome fill'd can be verse 8 Nor say they who goe by Lord let his blessing on you fall nor of the Lord that in the name we doe you blesse at all Psal CXXX O Lord to thee out of the deepes ascended hath my cry verse 2 Lord heare and to my sute thine eares attentively apply verse 3 Lord who shall stand if all our sinnes should marked be by thee verse 4 But thou art still giv'n to forgive that thou maist feared be verse 5 I with an earnest zeale and care am waiting for the Lord my soule continually doth waite my hope is in his word verse 6 My soule more for the Lord doth wait then they that watch al night doe for the morning even then they doe for the mornings light verse 7 Let Israel hope in the Lord for with the Lord there is of mercy plenty and likewise redemption for all his verse 8 And Israel as deare to him he shall at last set free from all his great iniquities which now so heavy be Psal CXXXI MY heart O Lord not haughty is mine eyes not lofty be I with great matters meddle not nor things too high for me verse 2 I have behav'd and still'd my selfe as of a mother milde a childe that weaned is my soule is like a weaned childe verse 3 Let Israel hope in the Lord whom he doth still adore yea let him hope from this time forth and so for evermore Psal CXXXII REmember David Lord and all his sufferings for thy sake verse 2 How to the Lord he sware and vowes to Iacobs God did make verse 3 I surely to my houses tent will by no meanes be led nor will I once so much as touch the borders of my bed verse 4 Mine eyes shall never suffer sleep fraile nature to restore and mine eye-lids in any sort shall never slumber more verse 5 Vntill that for the Lord above I may finde out a place a dwelling for the mighty God of Iacob and his race verse 6 Loe when we were at Ephrata it in our eares did sound where shadowie woods doe darken fields we have it clearely found verse 7 We to his Tabernacle will with zeale devoutly goe and at his footstoole worship will expressing reverence so verse 8 O thou that art the mighty Lord arise into thy rest thou and the arke of thy great strength we humbly thee request verse 9 Let righteousnesse array thy Priests that it may reverence move and let all them that are thy Saints with shouting ioyfull prove The second part verse 10 And even for Davids sake whom thou did'st as thy servant grace of him whom thou annoynted hast turne not away the face verse 11 The Lord to David swore in truth and will it not recall even of thy body I the fruit will in thy throne enstall verse 12 If that thy children keepe my league and lawes which I them teach their sonnes shall ever on thy throne be free from ruines reach verse 13 The Lord hath Sion chus'd and it did for his dwelling crave verse 14 Here will I ever rest here dwell I it desired have verse 15 And I abundantly will blesse
great acts shall seek the world to fill verse 5 The honour that so glorious is of thy great maiestie and all thy works that wondrous are my tongue shall magnifie verse 6 And of thy dreadfull acts the power to speake men shall not spare and I thy greatnesse to the world will publikely declare verse 7 They utter shall abundantly the memory to all of thy great goodnesse and still sing thy righteousnesse they shall verse 8 The Lord is gratiously dispos'd compassionately kinde and though provok'd to anger slow to mercy still inclin'd The second part verse 9 The Lord our God to all the world is good even every where and over al the workes he doth his tender mercies are verse 10 Thy works O Lord shall all praise thee all thy Saints thee blesse verse 11 Thy kingdomes glory they shall tell and shall thy power expresse verse 12 That all his acts for might admird the sonnes of men might know and of his kingdomes glorious state the maiesty to show verse 13 Thy kingdome a great kingdome is which last for ever will and thy dominion lasts throughout all generations still verse 14 All them that but through weakenesse fall the Lord doth still sustain and likewise those that are bow'd downe he doth raise up againe verse 15 The eyes of all things wait on thee the giver of all good and thou when time the same requires doth furnish them with food verse 16 Thou open do'st thy liberall hand which doth abundance bring and do'st content the longing wish of every living thing verse 17 The Lord entirely righteous proves in every way of his and still in all the workes he doth for ever holy is verse 18 The Lord to all that call on him is nigh in every part even to all such as call on him in uprightnesse of heart verse 19 He that desires will satisfie of them that feare him right he will give eare unto their cry and save them by his might verse 20 The Lord doth save them who him love that nought can them annoy but all the wicked in his wrath will utterly destroy verse 21 My mouth shall duely of the Lord the praises all proclaime and let all flesh for evermore still blesse his holy name Psal CXLVI Sing this as the 137. Psalme PRaise ye the Lord O praise the Lord my soule him whil'st I live verse 2 I 'le praise and whil'st I am my song to him due praise shall give verse 3 Put not your trust in Princes though the world them mighty call nor in the sonne of man in whom there is no helpe at all verse 4 His breath doth suddenly goe forth he turneth to his dust and in that very day with him his thoughts all perish must verse 5 O happy he whom Iacobs God to give him help attends whose hope upon the Lord his God continually depends verse 6 By whom the heaven and earth were made and all the restlesse deeps with all the things that they containe who truth for ever keepes verse 7 Who iudgement executes for them that sore oppressed be who gives the hungry food the Lord the prisoners doth free verse 8 The Lord doth open up their eyes who are to blindenesse thrall the Lord doth raise the humble up he loves the righteous all verse 9 The Lord the strangers doth preserve the widow weake that mourns and fatherlesse he doth releeve but wicked wayes o'returnes verse 10 The Lord shall ever Sion raigne thy God by thee ador'd from age to age shall still endure O then praise ye the Lord. Psalme CXLVII Sing this as the 137. Psalme PRaise ye the Lord for it is good praise to our God to sing for it exceeding pleasant is praise is a comely thing verse 2 The Lord that mighty is builds up Ierusalem with care and Israels outcasts all by him together gathered are verse 3 He doth them heale with timely cure that broken are in heart and lovingly binds up the wounds that had made them to smart verse 4 The starres though seeming numberlesse by him are numbred all and he upon each one of them even by their names doth call verse 5 Great is our Lord of great power his wisedome nought can bound verse 6 The Lord doth raise the meeke and cast the wicked to the ground verse 7 With thankefulnesse unto the Lord to sing your courage raise upon the Harpe unto our God with cheerefulnesse sing praise verse 8 Who cover doth the heaven with clouds who for the earth below prepareth raine who maketh grasse upon the mountaines grow verse 9 He to the beasts that reason want doth daily furnish food so doth he likewise when they cry unto the Ravens yong brood verse 10 He by the strength of any horse cannot delighted be and in the legges of any man no pleasure taketh he verse 11 But loe the Lord doth still delight in them that feare him right and they that in his mercy hope are gratious in his sight verse 12 O praise the Lord Ierusalem thy God prais'd Sion be verse 13 For thy gates bars he strengthened hath and bless'd thy brood in thee verse 14 He in thy borders every where doth make peace flourish still and with the finest of the wheate he likewise doth thee fill verse 15 He his Commandement doth send of th' earth unto alllands and his true word doth swiftly runne where ever he commands verse 16 He often times the earth with snow like soft white wooll doth load and straight he doth the hoary frost like ashes cast abroad verse 17 By him cast forth in morsels ice like christall we behold and who what ever strength he hath can stand before his cold verse 18 He sends his word and melteth them and he doth cause to blow his stormy winde whereby he makes the waters straight to flow verse 19 To Iacob he as dearly lov'd his heavenly word doth show his statutes and his iudgements all he Israel makes to know verse 20 He not to any nation thus like favour did afford nor yet have they his iudgements known therefore praise ye the Lord. Psalme CXLVIII PRaise ye the Lord praise ye Even froÌ„ the heavens the Lord In parts that highest be To him due praise afford verse 2 And praise him most You Angels pure His praise procure All you his hoast verse 3 His praise at length dilate Thou Sun that shin'st so bright Praise him with stars in state Thou moon that clear'st the night verse 4 Heavens heavens him praise Ye flouds that move The heavens above His glory raise verse 5 To magnifie his name Let this them freely leade Which doth obedience claime They by his word were made verse 6 He fix'd them fast So still to be â—â—d his decree Shall ever last verse 7 From earth to heavens high spheres Of God the praises sound You dragons forcing feares And deeps of all this round verse 8 You vapours still Fire haile and snow And stormes that blow To work Gods will verse 9 You mountains high and large And hils more low that lye You trees which fruits doe charge And Cedars mounting high verse 10 You troupes of store You creeping things And you with wings Aloft that soare verse 11 You Kings that doe command And people great and small You Princes of the land And you worlds Iudges all verse 12 You gallants strong And Virgins faire You ag'd that are And infants yong verse 13 Let them all ioyn'd in one The Lords name praise aright For his great name alone Is excellent at height verse 14 His glory love Which none can even It earth and heaven Is farre above verse 15 And he doth strongly raise His peoples horne by grace Of all his Saints the praise Yea even of Israels race With children stor'd A people neare And to him deare Praise ye the Lord. Psal CXLIX Sing this as the 145. Psalme PRaise ye the Lord sing to the Lord a song all made of new and where his Saints assembled are give him his praises due verse 2 Let Israel in him reioyce who by his might him made let them that Sions children are in their owne king be glad verse 3 Let them out of their ioyfulnesse his name praise in the dance let them with Timbrell and with Harp his praise in songs advance verse 4 For in his people loe the Lord doth ever pleasure take and he the meek will beautifull by his salvation make verse 5 Let all the Saints in glory great be ravished with ioy let them themselves upon their beds to sing aloud imploy verse 6 Let in their mouth of our great God the praises high remaine and let their hand a sword two edg'd victoriously retaine verse 7 To execute the iudgement due upon the heathen all and make deserved punishment upon the people fall verse 8 And even with chains as slaues to binde the kings that them command yea and with iron fetters strong the nobles of their land verse 9 To make the iudgement fall on them which sacred writs record this honour haue all his deare Saints therefore praise ye the Lord. Psal CL. Sing this as the 137. Psalme PRaise ye the Lord our God within his Sanctuary praise within his firmament of power his glory duely raise verse 2 Praise him for all the mighty acts that haue by him been wrought praise him as doth his greatnesse fit above what can be thought verse 3 Euen with the Trumpets stately sound praise ye him cheerefully and give due praises unto him with Harpe and Psaltery verse 4 Him with the Timbrell praise and dance give praises to his name with instruments that stringed are with Organs doe the same verse 5 Praise him with Cimbals praise to him with Cimbals loud afford let each thing that hath breath him praise for ever praise the Lord. FINIS
highest clouds thy spotlesse truth extends verse 5 Be thou exalted O our God above the heavens most cleare and let thy glory every where above the earth appeare verse 6 That they who thy beloved are may be no longer thrall with thy right hand deliver me and answer when I call verse 7 God in his holinesse hath said my ioy I will not hide I Succoths valley will mete out I Sichem will divide verse 8 Mine Gilead mine Manasseh is and Ephraim of my head the chiefe strength is and Iuda still my law-giver is made verse 9 My wash-pot Moab is my shoe o're Edom will I fling and Palestina as my prey I will in triumph bring verse 10 But who will come and bring me now into the City strong or who will leade me till I come the Edomites among verse 11 Thou who hast cast us off O God wilt thou the same not doe and wilt not thou O mighty God forth with our armies goe verse 12 When we are troubled in distresse be our protectour then because it is meere vanity to hope for helpe from men verse 13 We straight when strengthened by our God our selves shall valiant show and there is none but only he that can our foes o'rethrow Psal CIX Sing this as the 89. Psalme HOld not thy peace O thou that art the God of all my praise verse 2 For now the mouth of them that still are wicked in their wayes The mouth of the deceitfull too are opened me to wrong they have against me spoken much but with a lying tongue verse 3 They compass'd me out of their spleen with words that flow'd from hate and giv'n to far without a cause would needs with me debate verse 4 For my great love as enemies against me they conspire but unto prayer as my strength I doe my selfe retire verse 5 And they return'd me ill for good exceedingly ingrate and all the love that I had shown they recompenc'd with hate verse 6 Set thou O Lord a wicked man above him to command let Sathan ready to doe harme be rank'd at his right hand verse 7 Still let him be condemn'd when he shall to be iudged come yea and the prayer that he makes let it a sinne become verse 8 Few be his dayes to live his charge let thou another take verse 9 Let all his children Orphans be his wife a widdow make verse 10 Let all his children vagabonds poore beggars still remaine out of their places desolate let them seek bread in vaine verse 11 Let him that by extortion lives beare all his wealth away and let the haughty strangers pride make all his toiles a prey verse 12 Let there be none with mercy mov'd when he for help doth crave and on his children fatherlesse let none compassion have verse 13 Let his disgrac'd posterity be all cut off with shame and in the times that are to come extinguish'd be their name verse 14 Still let the Lord his fathers faults to fresh remembrance call and never let his Mothers sinne be blotted out at all verse 15 And let them all before the Lord appeare continually that he may wholly from the earth cut off their memory The second part verse 16 For mercy he forgot to show but persecuted still the poore and needy that he might the broken heart even kill verse 17 And so let cursing come to him as he the same hath lov'd as he loath'd blessing so let it be farre from him remov'd verse 18 As cursing cloth'd him like a robe even in his bowels so like water and in all his bones like oyle still let it goe verse 19 Let it even as that garment prove which he doth use to weare and for a girdle too which he continually doth beare verse 20 Thus from the Lord to all my foes let this be the reward and of all them against my soule that evill to speake not spar'd verse 21 But doe thou for thine own names sake O God the Lord for me because thy mercy still is good from trouble set me free verse 22 For I exceedingly am poore and am with want distress'd my heart most deeply wounded is and bleeds within my brest verse 23 As doth a shadow that declines I vanish'd am even so and as a Grashopper despis'd am tossed to and fro The third part verse 24 By fasting long enfeebled much my knees begin to bow my flesh far chang'd from what before doth faile of fatnesse now verse 25 I likewise a reproach to them did quickly come to be and they with scorn did shake their heads when as they look'd on me verse 26 As thou art mercifull save me helpe me Lord God with speed verse 27 That they may know this is thy hand that Lord it is thy deed verse 28 Let them curse on but blesse thou still let them ashamed be when they arise but who thee serves let him reioyce in thee verse 29 Let all my foes be cloeth'd with shame let themselves them cover even with their owne confusion all as with a mantle over verse 30 I with my mouth will greatly praise the Lord even from my heart yea I amongst the multitude will praise to him impart verse 31 For be shall alwaies of the poore at the right hand attend from those that doe condemne his soule that he may him defend Psal CX Sing this as the 98. Psalme THe Lord did say unto my Lord at my right hand sit thou till that they may thy footstoole be I make thine enemies vow verse 2 The Lord then of thy rod the strength shall out of Sion send in mid'st of them that are thy foes thy soveraignty extend verse 3 Thine in thy great day shall accord in beauties holinesse out of the mornings wombe thou do'st thy dew of youth possesse verse 4 The Lord hath sworne and will not rue thou art for ever prest according to the order of Melchisedeck still blest verse 5 The mighty Lord at thy right hand whil'st his wrath terrour brings in that great day when it doth burn shall then even strike through kings verse 6 He shall amongst the heathens iudge he shall with bodies dead fill all the place and he shall wound o're many lands each head verse 7 The brooke that is into the way with drinke shall him supply and therefore shall the head by him be lifted up on high Psal CXI Sing this as the 120. Psalme PRaise ye praise to the Lord my whole heart shall afford where him the righteous serve verse 2 The Lord his workes great are sought out of all with care that love them to observe verse 3 His worke most honourable and glorious is still stable his righteousnesse he grounds verse 4 He makes his great works be from all oblivion free the Lord in grace abounds verse 5 Who feare him food doe finde for ever in his minde his Covenant firme stands verse 6 His works power he hath showne to those that are his owne to give them th' heathens
lands verse 7 His hands works iudgement is and verity all his Commandements sure are verse 8 In uprightnesse they all and truth are done and shall still stand fast every where verse 9 He did redemption send his people to amend that Covenant of his That it might ever stand he strictly did command his name most reverend is verse 10 To be with wisedome stor'd one first must feare the Lord they understand best sure That doe obey his will his praise the world to fill for ever doth endure Another of the same PRaise ye the Lord the Lord to praise my whole heart I will set where ere the Congregation is or where the iust are met verse 2 The workes are all exceeding great that by the Lord are wrought and carefully by all that doe delight therein are sought verse 3 His worke most honourable is and glorious every way and his untainted righteousnesse shall ever him array verse 4 He hath to be remembred made his workes most wonderfull the Lord most gratious is and of compassion ever full verse 5 He hath giv'n meate abundantly to those that him doe feare the Cov'nant made he evermore will in remembrance beare verse 6 He hath his people shew'd the power of all his works at large that with the heathens lands he may their heritage enlarge verse 7 His hands works truth and iudgement are what hee commands is sure verse 8 In truth and uprightnesse all done for ever they endure verse 9 He sent redemption to his owne he hath that league of his for evermore enioyn'd his name most holy reverend is verse 10 The Lords feare wisedomes fountain is good understanding sure have they that doe his will his praise for ever doth endure Psal CXII PRaise ye the Lord and blest is he That feares him and his law much loves verse 2 His seed on earth shall mighty be The race of th'upright blessed proves verse 3 His house with treasure shall abound His righteousnesse no time can bound verse 4 To him that hath an upright minde Even out of darkenesse light doth spring He to compassion is enclin'd And iust doth provein every thing verse 5 A good man favour shewes and lends And weighs discreetly all his ends verse 6 Yea he shall never be dismaid For still remembred are the iust verse 7 Ill newes shall not make him afraid His heart is set on God to trust verse 8 His heart well fix'd from feare is free Till what he wish'd on foes he see verse 9 The poore have oft his bounty prais'd His righteousnesse doth still firme hold His horne with honour shall be rais'd verse 10 The wicked griev'd shall this behold And gnashing teeth shall melt for spite The wicked's hopes shall perish quite Another of the same PRaise ye the Lord the man is blest that feares the Lord aright and who in his Commandements doth greatly take delight verse 2 His seed exalted on the earth as mighty shall take place and of the man that upright is even blest shall be the race verse 3 With riches wealth shall ever be within his house in store and his unspotted righteousnesse endures for evermore verse 4 Light doth to them in darknesse rise that have an upright minde he full of mercy gratious is and righteously enclin'd verse 5 A good man still doth favour shew and doth to others lend he with discretion his affaires will guide unto an end verse 6 And surely nothing shall have power for ever him to move the righteous in remembrance shall even everlasting prove verse 7 He shall not be afraid at all of tidings that are ill his heart is fix'd upon the Lord in whom he trusteth still verse 8 His heart is well established him nothing shall aflright till that he see what he desires upon his foes to light verse 9 He hath dispers'd and given the poor his righteousnesse doth last for ever and his horne shall be with honour rais'd at last verse 10 The wicked griev'd shall this behold and gnashing teeth for spite shall melt away and their desire shall quickly perish quite Psal CXIII YE the Lords servants praise the Lord unto his name due praise afford verse 2 For now and aye blest be his name verse 3 From whence the Sunne at first doth shine till where at last it doth decline the Lords names praise all should proclaime verse 4 The Lord above each Nations state most high is and his glory great doth farre above the heav'ns excell verse 5 For who o're all the world abroad is like unto the Lord our God who gloriously on high doth dwell verse 6 Who humble doth himselfe to see all things within the heaven that be and in the earth o're all about verse 7 The poore he raises from the dust and needy ones in him that trust he from the dunghill doth lift out verse 8 That he with Princes him may set even with his peoples Prince to get a place he makes with children stor'd verse 9 The barren woman and to be a ioyfull mother this to see be thankefull then and praise the Lord. Another of the same PRaise ye the Lord who serve the Lord O praise praise ye his name verse 2 From this time forth for evermore still blessed be the same verse 3 From East to West the Lords name is for ever to be prais'd verse 4 Above all Nations he is high o're heavens his glory 's rais'd verse 5 Who to the Lord our God is like who dwelleth upon high verse 6 Who all the things in heaven and earth himself bow'th down to spy verse 7 The poore from dust the needy he doth lift from dunghils out verse 8 Him with his peoples Prince to set and Princes all about verse 9 He makes the barren woman keepe a family and stor'd with children be a mother glad praise therefore ye the Lord. Psal CXIV Sing this as the 95. Psalme VVhen Israel other bounds to seek did Egypts gladly change and Iacobs house a people left that spoke a language strange verse 2 His Sanctuary Iuda was the chiefe of all the land and Israel his dominion was whereas he did command verse 3 The sea it saw and straight did flye back Iordan driven stood still verse 4 The mountains they did skip like Rams like Lambs each little hill verse 5 What ayled thee O thou vast sea that thou thy flight did'st take and what O Iordan ayled thee that thou wast quite driven backe verse 6 And likewise all ye mountains high that ye did skip like Rams and all ye hils that little are like to the wanton Lambs verse 7 Thou earth amazed tremble all while as the Lord drawes neare while as the God of Iacob doth with maiestie appeare verse 8 Who turn'd the rocke into a lake that water thence might spring and from the veyns of solid flint a flowing streame did bring Psal CXV Sing this as the 98. Psalme Not unto us Lord not to us but all the glory take unto thy name