that call on thee shew'st mercy plenteously verse 6 When I unto thee pray O Lord attend and bow thine ear And of my supplications the voice be pleas'd to hear verse 7 In time when troubles compasse me I will to thee complain For certainly I know that thou wilt answer me again verse 8 Amongst such as are Gods esteem'd none Lord is like to thee Nor any works unto thy works may once compared bee verse 9 The nations all throughout the world which thou didst make and frame Before thee come and worship shall and glorifie thy name The Second Part. verse 10 For thou Lord art exceeding great all power is thine own Thou workest strange and wondrous things for thou art God alone verse 11 Teach me thy way of truth O Lord I will walk in the same Unite my heart and soul in one to fear thy holy name verse 12 Thee will I praise O Lord my God with all my heart and I For ever more thine holy name will highly glorifie verse 13 Because thy mercy towards me in greatnesse doth excell My self thou hast delivered even from the lowest hell verse 14 O God the proud against me rise terrible men are met In Troups to seek my life they have not thee before them set verse 15 But thou full of compassion Lord and gracious hast been found Long-suffering and in mercy and in truth thou dost abound verse 16 O turn thee unto me O Lord and mercy on me have Strengthen thy servant and the son of thine own handmaid save verse 17 On me some sign of favour shew that all my foes may see And be ashamed Lord when thou dost help and comfort mee Psalm 87. UPon the holy mountains Gods foundations do abide verse 2 God Zions gates loves more then all Jacobs dwellings beside verse 3 Exceeding great and glorious things reported are abroad Of thy great name Jerusalem thou city of our God verse 4 Rahab and Babylon with Tyre and Cush and Palestine To those that know thee will I name that these converts of thine verse 5 Were born in them of Zion too it shall be said these men Were born in her the high'st himself shall her establish then verse 6 Yea when God shall his own record thus shall his reck'ning be Of any man amongst them nam'd in Zion born was he verse 7 Both singers and the players on instruments there shall be My springs of graces and of joys and comforts are in thee Psal 88. O Lord that art the God to me of my salvation I have cry'd day and night to thee in pray'r and made my moan verse 2 Before thee let my prayer come hearken unto my cry verse 3 My soul is troubled sore my life unto the grave draws nigh verse 4 I counted am as one of those that to the pit descend As a weak man they me esteem and one that hath no friend verse 5 Shut out as one dead like the slain that lie in grave forgot Quite cut off from thine hand and care whom thou remembrest not verse 6 In a most loathsome dungeon thou hast laid me down below In darknesse and in dang'rous deeps that do me overflow verse 7 Thy fearful indignation upon me hard doth lie Thou with thy waves and billows dost afflict me grievously verse 8 My friends thou hast put far from me to them I loathsome grow I am with griefs so compass'd in that forth I cannot goe verse 9 Because of mine affliction Lord I daily mourn for grief I daily call and stretch my hands to thee for some relief The Second Part. verse 10 Those that are dead Lord wilt thou cause thy wondrous works to see Shall they arise out of their graves and praises give to thee Shall all thy loving kindnesses men in the grave declare Or they speak of thy faithfulnesse that in destruction are verse 12 Shall in the darknesse be made known thy wonders manifold In the land of oblivion shall thy righteousnesse be told verse 13 But unto thee do I O Lord daily lift up my cry And in the morning with my pray'r prevent thy face will I. verse 14 Why dost thou then O Lord in wrath cast off my soul from thee And why the favour of thy face dost thou thus hide from mee verse 15 I am afflicted from my youth and ready still to die Thy terrours which I suffer still distract me fearfully verse 16 The fiercenesse of thy wrath like waves hath clean gone over me Thy terrours have me quite cut off which I suffer from thee verse 17 Like over-flowing waters still they round about me came And by them all together met encompassed I am verse 18 My friends and such as did me love thou hast put far from me And into darknesse them remov'd that mine acquaintance be Psal 89. THE mercies of the Lord will I for ever sing and will With my mouth shew thy faithfulnesse unto all ages still verse 2 For I have said that mercy shall for ever settled be Thy faithfulnesse established in Heav'n it self by thee verse 3 A Cov'nant with my chosen I have made firm to abide Which unto David by an oath I surely ratifi'd verse 4 That I thy seed establish will for ever to endure And unto generations all will build thy Throne most sure verse 5 The Heav'ns shall shew with joy and mirth thy wondrous works O Lord Thy Saints shall in thy Church on earth thy faithfulnesse record For in the Heavens to the Lord who may himself compare Amongst the sons of mighty ones who with him equall are verse 7 The Saints in their assemblies ought the Lord greatly to fear He must be rev'renced of all that come about him near verse 8 O God the Lord of hosts who can like thee a strong Lord be Thy truth and faithfulnesse do as a girdle compasse thee verse 9 The sea though raging furiously thou rulest at thy will The waves though mounting up on high thou makest calm and still verse 10 Thou Egypt strongly didst beat down as one that wounded is And with thy mighty arm thou hast dispers'd thine enemies The Second Part. verse 11 The heaven is thine the earth is thine and by thy pow'r and will The great wide world thou founded hast and all that doth it fill verse 12 The North and South from thee alone their first beginning had Both Tabor West Hermon East In thy name shall be glad verse 13 Thou hast O God an arm of strength that worketh mightily Strong is thy hand and thy right hand in pow'r exceeding high verse 14 In justice and in judgement doth thy thrones foundation lie Mercy and truth shall go before thy face continually verse 15 O those that know the joyful sound a blessed people be In the light of thy countenance Lord they shall walk with thee verse 16 All the day long shall they rejoice because thy name is nigh And in thy righteousnesse and truth shall be exalted high verse 17 For of their strength thou
dunghill lifteth he verse 8 That he may raise him at the last and set him in the seat With Princes Princes of his own people so high and great verse 9 The barren woman to keep house he maketh and to be A joyful mother of sweet babes the Lord our God praise ye Psalm 114. WHen Israel out from Egypt went and Jacobs family From people of strange language came vvith a strong hand and high verse 2 His sanctuary Judah was his holy place was there And his dominion Israel and they his people vvere verse 3 The Sea saw that and at the sight as men away did fly And back the river Jordans streams vvere driven mightily verse 4 The huge strong mountains skipped then like unto lusty Rams The little hills strangely did leap like to yong wanton lambs verse 5 What ail'd thee thou unruly Sea that thou thus fledst for fear Thou Jordan what sawest thou that back thy vvaters driven vvere You huge strong mountains vvhy skipt ye like unto lusty Rams You little hills vvhy did you leap like to young vvanton lambs verse 7 Before the presence of the Lord tremble thou earth and quake At the presence of Jacobs God be thou moved and shake verse 8 Who from the hard and stony rock did pools of vvaters bring And by his pow'r did turn the flint into a vvater spring Psalm 115. NOt unto us Lord not to us give glory to thy name And of thy mercy and thy truth get thou the only fame verse 2 Why should the Heathen people say vvhere now vvhere is their God verse 3 But our God in the Heavens is he doth what seems him good verse 4 Their idols gold and silver are vvorks of mens hands they bee verse 5 And they have ears but do not hear and eyes and do not see And noses but they do not smell a mouth but do not talk verse 7 And hands but handle not at all and feet and do not vvalk verse 8 Nor speak they through their throat at all and they that do them make Are like to them and so are they that for their stay them take verse 9 O Israel trust in the Lord their help and shield is he verse 10 Trust in him Aarons house for he their help and shield must be verse 11 Trust ye in God who fear the Lord he is their shield and stay verse 22 The Lord of us hath mindful been vve vvill him blesse alway He vvill the house of Israel blesse and Aarons house vvithall verse 13 He all that fear the Lord their God vvill blesse both great and small verse 14 God shall encrease you more and more and all your race with you verse 15 You all are blest of God vvho made the earth and heaven too verse 16 The heavens ye the heavens are the place of Gods abode But on mens children he the earth hath lib'rally bestow'd verse 17 The dead do not give to the Lord praise from the grave below Nor any that into the place of silence down do go verse 18 But we his people to the Lord all praises vvill afford From this time forth for evermore praise ye the holy Lord. Psal 116. I Love the Lord because my voice and prayer heard hath he verse 2 And all my days vvill call on him who bow'd his ear to me verse 3 When the sorrows of cruel death about beset me round When pains of hell got hold on me I vvoe and sorrow found verse 4 Upon the name of God the Lord then did I call and say Deliver thou my soul O Lord I do thee humbly pray verse 5 Exceeding gracious is the Lord and righteous is he And towards such are distrest great his compassions be verse 6 The Lord in safety doth preserve all those that simple be Even I my self was brought down low and he relieved me verse 7 And now my soul sith thou art safe return unto thy rest For largely the Lord God to thee his bounty hath exprest verse 8 Because my soul from threatned death thou safely hast set free By thee mine eyes from tears my feet from falls delivered bee verse 9 Before the Lord God in the land of life now vvalk shall I verse 10 This I believ'd therefore I spake though troubled grievously The Second Part. verse 11 I rashly spake in haste and said that all men liars be verse 12 What shall I render God for all his benefits to me verse 13 The joyful cup of saving health in feasts take up will I And to the name of God my Lord ascribe all thankfully verse 14 The vows vvhich in distress I made I to the Lord vvill pay In presence of his people all ev'n now vvithout delay verse 15 The Lord makes great account of all his saints and in his eyes Exceeding precious is their death though men do them despise verse 16 Truly Lord I thy servant am thy servant and thy son Of thine hand-maid my bonds by thee are broken and undone And I vvill offer up to thee the sacrifice of praise And thanks and call upon the name of God the Lord always The vows vvhich in distress I made I to the Lord will pay In presence of his people all ev'n now vvithout delay Yea in the Courts of Gods own house and in the midst of thee Thou glorious Jerusalem the Lord God praised be Psalm 117. O All ye nations of the earth praise ye the Lord always And all ye people every vvhere set forth his noble praise verse 2 For great his kindness is to us and the truth of the Lord For ever lasts the holy Lord praise ye with one accord Psalm 118. O Give ye thanks unto the Lord for good and kind is he Because his mercies very sure for everlasting be verse 2 Let Israel now confesse that still his mercies still endure verse 3 Let Aarons house say now that still his mercies are most sure verse 4 And let them now that fear the Lord say that his mercies sure Which he doth for his saints reserve for ever do endure verse 5 In my distress I call'd on God and he did answer me In a large place he did me set vvherein I might go free verse 6 The Lord himself is on my side afraid I will not be If God stand on my part what hurt can man do unto me verse 7 The Lord doth take my part with them that help to succour me Therefore on those that do me hate I my desire shall see verse 8 Better it is to trust in God then on man to be staid verse 9 Better it is to trust in God then Princes for their aid verse 10 All nations have inclosed me and me incompass'd round But in the name of God shall I them conquer and confound verse 11 They compast me on every side they compassed me round But I vvill surely them destroy and in Gods name confound verse 12 Like bees they compass'd me about but like the thorns that flame They quenched are
th'unjust and cruel set me free verse 5 For thou O Lord my God art still my hope me to defend Ev'n from my youth my trust art thou on thee I do depend verse 6 Thou hast sustain'd me from the womb thou only tookest mee Out of my mothers womb my praise shall always be of thee verse 7 A wonder and a gazing stock to many men am I But thou art my strong refuge still to which by faith I fly verse 8 Such mercy shew me that my mouth may filled be alway With matter of thy praise and of thy glory all the day verse 9 Now in this time of my old age cast me not off from thee Then when my strength begins to fail O Lord forsake not mee verse 10 For lo thine enemies speak against thy servant bitterly And they consult against me that in wait for me do lie The Second Part. verse 11 They say the God in whom he trusts doth wholly him forsake There 's none to save him now let us him persecute and take verse 12 Wherefore my Lord my God from me be not thou far away But for my help make haste my God and make no long delay verse 13 Confound consume them to my soul that adversaries be Let shame and scorn o'rewhelm them all that seek to injure me verse 14 But I on thee alone will trust and wait continually And praise and magnifie thy name yet more and more will I. verse 15 My mouth shall publish all the day thy truth and righteousnesse And thy salvation though to me they seem quite numberlesse verse 16 In thy strength Lord not in mine own I will all undertake And of thy righteousnesse alone always will mention make verse 17 O God ev'n from my youth thou hast me by experience taught And hitherto I have declar'd the wonders thou hast wrought verse 18 Now then when I am old and gray forsake me not O God Till to this Age I shew thy strength and thy pow'r all abroad verse 19 And to the Age succeeding too thy justice very high For who is like to thee O God that dost things wondrously verse 20 Thou with great troubles shewedst me and fill'dst me with great pain Hast quickned me and from the grave hast brought me up again verse 21 Beyond all this thou Lord shalt make my greatnesse to increase And thou shalt compasse me about with comforts and with peace verse 22 Thee and thy truth I 'le praise O God the psaltery upon And with the harp will sing to thee O Israels holy One verse 23 Then greatly shall my lips rejoice when I shall sing to thee So shall my soul which thou hast now redeemed and set free verse 24 And of thy justice all the day my tongue shall talk with joy For thou confound'st and bringst to shame all those that me annoy Psalm 72. THe spirit of judgement give O God to thine anointed King And with an upright heart assist his son in governing verse 2 So shall he judge with righteousnesse the people of thy fold The poor that have no helper he with judgement shall uphold verse 3 The barren mountains then shall bring unto his people peace The small hills shall by justice yield of happinesse increase verse 4 The poor of people he shall judge and of the needy save The children and in pieces break those that them wronged have verse 5 As long as the bright Sun and Moon in Heaven shall appear Throughout all generations the people shall thee fear verse 6 As rain come down on new mown grasse so us refresh he shall And like to gentle showrs which on the parched earth do fall verse 7 The righteous then and godly men shall flourish in his reign And while the Moon endures he shall abundant peace maintain verse 8 And his rule and dominion shall from sea to sea extend And from the river it shall reach to the worlds utmost end verse 9 Those that in desarts dwell shall bow before him reverently His enemies licking the dust shall down before him lie verse 10 The Kings of Tarshish and the Isles to him shall presents bring Sheba's and Seba's Kings shall gifts bring to him as their King The Second Part. verse 11 Yea all the Kings on ev'ry side shall down before him fall And serv'd and honoured shall he be by the nations all verse 12 The needy and opprest shall he deliver when they cry Yea the poor man and him that hath no man to stand him by verse 13 And all the poor and needy ones he shall in mercy spare He shall preserve the souls and lives of those that needy are verse 14 And from deceit and violence their soul he shall set free And in his sight the bloud of them most precious shall bee verse 15 Long shall he live and men shall gold of Sheba to him bring And they shall always pray for him and daily blesse their King verse 16 On tops of mountains shall be sown of corn an handful small The fruit thereof shall shake like to Lebanons Cedars tall The cities people like the grasse on th' earth shall flourish sure verse 17 And his name through all ages shall for evermore endure His name shall be continued as long as the Sun shall In him shall men be blest him shall all nations blessed call verse 18 The holy God of Israel the Lord God blessed be Who only can do wondrous things and doth continually verse 19 His glorious name for evermore be blessed by all men And with his glory let the earth be fill'd Amen Amen Psalm 73. SUrely to Israel God is good and gracious is he To all that in their hearts upright and clean before him be verse 2 But as for me through thoughts of heart my steps were almost gone My feet were almost slipt through force of strong temptation verse 3 For at the fools that flourished I fretted enviously And at the wicked when I saw their great prosperity verse 4 For these in ease live and do not in pains and torments dye Their strength is firm and so it doth abide continually verse 5 When others in distresses are they are not troubled then Nor are by God or other means plagued like other men Therefore pride like a costly chain adorns and sets them out As a rich garment violence covers them round about verse 7 With fatnesse do their eyes stand out they such abundance have And wealth and riches they enjoy more then their heart can crave verse 8 They are corrupt in heart and life and they speak wickedly And vaunt of their oppressions yea they speak loftily verse 9 Against Heav'n open they their mouths in vile blaspheming talk And proudly their unbridled tongue through all the earth doth walk verse 10 With this Gods people shaken are turn back and look about When they see waters from a cup so full at them wrong out The Second part verse 11 And in their weaknesse thus they say how doth God all things know
folk for still do last his mercies sure verse 17 Who great and mighty Kings didst smite for still his mercy doth endure verse 18 And who the famous Kings did slay for still do last his mercies sure verse 19 As Sihon King of th' Amorites for still his mercy doth endure verse 20 And the great Og of Bashan King for still do last his mercies sure verse 21 And gave their land an heritage for still his mercy doth endure verse 22 Ev'n to his servant Israel for still do last his mercies sure verse 23 Who thought on us in low estate for still his mercy doth endure And from our enemies us redeem'd for still do last his mercies sure verse 25 Who giveth food unto all flesh for still his mercy doth endure verse 26 O to the Lord of heaven give thanks for still do last his mercies sure Psalm 137. THE Rivers near of Babylon there sate vve mournfully On desolate Zion vve thought and vvept abundantly verse 2 Our Harps once instruments of joy used Gods praise to sound We hang'd aside on vvillow trees vvhich planted there we found verse 3 For there of us a song they ask'd that us did captives bring Our spoilers call'd for mirth and said a song of Zion sing verse 4 Shall vve those sacred songs ordain'd for praises of our God Prophane amongst these heathen vvhere vve scattred lie abroad verse 5 O dearly lov'd Jerusalem O Zions sacred hill If I forget you my right hand shall quite forget her skill verse 6 If I forget thee let my tongue cleave to my palate fast If I joy till Jerusalems sorrows be over past verse 7 Remember Edom Lord who in Jerusalems sad day Cry'd out to the foundations down raze it raze it we say verse 8 Daughter of Babel justly thou ere long destroy'd shalt be Happy the man thy deeds to us who shall reward to thee verse 9 Yea happy shall he be that plucks thy dearest little ones Out of thy bosome to dash out their brains against the stones Psalm 138. WIth my vvhole heart O gracious Lord vvill I give praise to thee Ev'n in the presence of the Gods thou shalt be prais'd by mee verse 2 Towards thy holy Temple I will worship and will praise Thy name for all thy kindness great and for thy truth alwaies For above all thy name thou hast thy truth advanced high verse 3 And faithfully thou answer'st me vvhen I to thee do cry And in my soul thou gav'st me strength verse 4 All Kings on th' earth O Lord Shall praise thee when they of thy mouth shall hear the sacred Word verse 5 Yea for the righteous ways and works of God they all shall sing With joy for great the glory is of God the Lord and King verse 6 Though God be high the lowly still by him respected be Whereas the high and proud of heart afar off knoweth he verse 7 Walking in midst of troubles thou reviv'st me thy right hand Saves me and stops the wrath of all my foes that me withstand verse 8 Thou perfects that which me concerns thy mercy ever stands O Lord then do not thou forsake the work of thine own hands Psal 139. O Lord thou hast me searcht and known verse 2 Thou know'st my sitting down And mine uprising yea my thoughts far off to thee are known verse 3 My paths thou compassest about thou seest when down I lie And art with all my works and ways acquainted perfectly verse 4 No word is in my tongue O Lord but it is known to thee verse 5 Thou me behind beset'st before thou lay'st thy hand on mee verse 6 So great a depth of knowledge is too wonderful for me It is so high that it by me cannot attained be verse 7 From thy all-seeing Spirit to go what place seek out shall I And from thy presence to remove Lord whither should I fly verse 8 To heaven if I mount up aloft lo thou art present there In hell if I do make my bed behold there thou art neer verse 9 Yea let me take the morning wings and in an instant fly And sojourn in th' earths utmost parts which in the sea do ly verse 10 Yet there to lead and order me thine hand stretcht out shall be And even there shall thy right hand soar and take hold on me verse 11 Or if I say the darkness shall me cover from thy sight Then unto thee the darkest night about me shall be light verse 12 Yea darkness hideth not from thee but night as day is bright Before thy peircing eyes alike both darkness are and light The Second Part. verse 13 My reins and my most inward parts possessed are by thee When I was in my mothers womb there hast thou covered me verse 14 Thee will I praise for fearfully and strangely made I am Thy works are marvellous my soul right well doth know the same verse 15 My substance was not hid from thee form'd in a secret place And in the low dark parts of th' earth beneath I fashion'd was verse 16 Thine eyes my shapeless substance saw and written in thy book Were all my parts though yet not made which after fashion took verse 17 How precious and how rare O God are all thy thoughts to me Yea how great is the sum of them if they accompted be verse 18 If I should reckon them the sum above the sand vvould be Each morning when I do awake my thoughts are still with thee verse 19 The wicked and ungodly men Lord surely thou wilt slay Therefore far off ye bloudy men depart from me away verse 20 They speak against thee wickedly words of scorn and disdain Thy enemies blasphemously do take thy name in vain verse 21 Hate I not them Lord who do thee hate as thine enemies Am I not sâ—â—â— grâ—â—ved at those that up against me rise verse 22 I hate them â—â—ch a perfect hate I count them as my foes Search me O Lord and know my heart my thoughts try and disclose verse 24 Consider Lord if wicked way in me there any be And in thine everlasting way direct and lead thou me Psalm 140. FRom evil and ungodly men Lord save me by thine hand And from the man of violence whom I cannot withstand verse 2 Whose hearts within imagining malice and mischiefs are Continually they gathered are together all for war verse 3 For slanders like a serpent they their sharpned tongues have whet And adders deadly poison they under their lips have set verse 4 Keep me O Lord from wicked hands from violence me save Who to destroy me in my paths a wicked purpose have verse 5 The proud a snare and cords have hid and for me spread a net By the way side where I should pass they gins for me have set verse 6 Therefore said I unto the Lord thou art my God alone O Lord hear thou the voice of this my supplication verse 7 O God the Lord thou art the strength of my salvation In
Lord I lifted up my voice and loud did cry And he out of his holy hill answer'd me by and by verse 5 I laid me down and quietly I slept and rose again Because Jehovah doth himself mine heart and state sustain verse 6 If of the people presently ten thousand round about In good array against me stood I would not fear or doubt verse 7 Rise Lord save me my God thou smot'st the jaws of all my foes And brok'st the teeth of wicked men that up against me rose verse 8 Unto the Lord Jehovah be ascrib'd salvation Thine own elected people let thy blessing be upon Psalm 4. LOrd Patron of my righteousnesse answer me when I cry When I was in great straits thou didst set me at liberty With favour Lord respect me now I sue only for grace Accept and hear the pray'r that I pour out before thy face verse 2 You great mens sons how long will ye my glory turn to shame Your whole delight 's in vanity to seek lies is your aime verse 3 But know that God hath for himself the godly set apart And he will hear me when I cry to him with all my heart verse 4 Tremble and fear and sin no more with your own hearts advise Upon your beds quiet the thoughts which in your minds do rise verse 5 Make peace with God by sacrifice of truth and uprightnesse And in Jehovah put your trust with holy stedfastnesse verse 6 Many enquire for worldly good that they may it embrace But lift thou up on us O Lord the brightnesse of thy face verse 7 That hath rejoic'd me more and made mine heart within more glad Then those that of their Corn and Wine a large increase have had verse 8 With that therefore lie dow will I and sleep in quiet peace For thou alone Lord mak'st me dwell in confidence and ease Psalm 5. GIve ear unto my words O Lord my meditation waigh verse 2 Attend to my loud cry my King my God to thee I pray verse 3 My pray'r each morning I 'le direct in order unto thee And will look out each morning when I cry thou hearest mee verse 4 For thou art not a God that art pleas'd with iniquitie Neither shall any evil thing sojourn at all with thee verse 5 Mad foolish men shall never stand before thine holy eye But thou in heart dost hate all those that work iniquitie verse 6 And thou shalt utterly destroy all those that utter lies The man of blouds the Lord abhors and such as frauds devise verse 7 But I in thy large mercies will within thine house appear And in thine holy Temple thee will worship in thy fear verse 8 Because mine enemies watch my steps Lord in thy truth lead me And clear thy way before my face lest I ensnared be verse 9 For there 's no firmnesse in their mouth within them mischief lies Their throat 's an open sepulcher their tongue speaks flatteries verse 10 Destroy them Lord and let them still fall by their own counsell Cast them out in their many sins against thee that rebell As for all those that put their trust in thee let them rejoice And always in loud shouts for joy let them lift up their voice Because thou sav'st and cover'st them and those that love thy name Continually let them likewise be joyful in the same verse 12 For thou Lord on the righteous wilt cause blessings to abound And with thy favour as a shield thou wilt him compasse round Psalm 6. LOrd let not thy rebukes on me in wrath inflicted be And in thy burning anger Lord forbear to chasten me verse 2 Be gracious unto me O Lord for I am weak and sore Lord heal me for my very bones are troubled more and more verse 3 Yea and my heavy soul in me is vext exceedingly But Lord how long wilt thou delay to cure my misery In favour Lord return again my soul from death set free And for thy boundlesse mercies sake save and deliver mee verse 5 For none that sleep in death can thee once in remembrance have Or who O Lord shall praise thy name that dwelleth in the grave verse 6 My mourning hath quite weari'd me while no relief appears Each night I make my bed to swim and wash it with my tears verse 7 Sorrow and indignation quite fret and consume mine eyes And they wax dim and old because of all mine enemies verse 8 Get you away from me all ye that work iniquity The Lord himself hath heard my voice my weeping and my cry verse 9 The Lord my supplication and sute hath heard ev'n now The Lord will always graciously receive my pray'r I know verse 10 Let them be vexed sore and sham'd that enemies are to me Yea let them all turn suddenly back and ashamed be Psalm 7. O Lord my God I put my trust and rest only on thee From all that me do persecute save and deliver mee verse 2 Lest as a Lion he my soul tear and in pieces rend While no deliverer can me from his fierce rage defend verse 3 O Lord my God if I have done this thing which wrongfully They charge on me or in mine hands be found iniquity verse 4 If I rewarded ill to him that was at peace with me Yea I deliver'd him that was causlesse mine enemie verse 5 Then let my foe pursue my soul and take it let him thrust And tread my life to th' earth and lay mine honour in the dust verse 6 For my foes rage lift up thy self in wrath arise O Lord Wake for me to the judgement now commanded by thy Word verse 7 Then shall th' assembly compasse thee to praise thee publiquely For their sakes Lord return and take thy Judgement-seat on high verse 8 And thou that of the world art Judge O Lord now judge thou me According to my righteousnesse and mine integritie The Second part verse 9 O let the wickeds mischief cease but stablish stedfastly The just man O thou righteous God that reins and hearts dost try verse 10 The mighty God he is my shield from him defence I have And he alone all those that are upright in heart doth save verse 11 The mighty God for righteous men gives judgement righteously But ev'ry day he threatneth sore such as walk wickedly verse 12 If he return not and repent the Lord his sword hath whet And bent his bow and on the string his arrows ready set verse 13 And deadly weapons hath prepar'd the wicked to destroy And whet his shafts for those that his pursue and still annoy Behold the wicked travails with painful iniquitie Conceiving mischief and at length he hath brought forth a lie verse 15 He digg'd a ditch and delv'd it deep another there to take But he himself is faln into the pit which he did make verse 16 The mischief which he labour'd in returns on his own head On his own pate the violence comes down where it was bred verse 17 For
heart that upright are verse 3 If the foundations of the State Judgment and Justice too Be thus destroy'd the righteous man alas what shall he do verse 4 God in his holy Temple is the Heaven is his Throne His eys behold his eye-lids try mens children everyone verse 5 Jehovah such as righteous are in tryal doth approve But hates a wicked man and such as violence do love verse 6 Snares fire brimstone and dreadful storms from heaven rain shall he On wicked men and of their cup their portion this shall be verse 7 Because the righteous Lord doth still in righteousness delight His eys with favor do behold all such as be upright Psalm 12. HElp now O Lord for godly men continually decay The faithful from the sons of men are taken quite away verse 2 Each man unto his neighbor speaks false lyes and vanity And from a double-heart they talk with lips of flattery verse 3 But such smooth flattering lips the Lord will cut off sudainly And that proud tongue that uttereth such swelling words and high verse 4 For with our tongues we will prevail in pride of heart they say Our tongues are ours who is our Lord that we should him obay verse 5 Now for the poor mens spoils saith God and groans of men in need I le rise and from those scorners them in safety set with speed Gods words are pure and faithful all like silver that is try'd And in an earthen furnace hath seven times been purifi'd verse 7 And thou hast promis'd Lord to help and to preserve each one For evermore in peace from this ill generation verse 8 The wicked walk on every side and wax exceeding bold The vilest of the sons of men when they advanc'd behold Psalm 13. O Lord how long for evermore shall I forgotten be How long wilt thou thy self withdraw and hide thy face from me verse 2 How long shall I in grief of spirit with mine own soul advise And how long shall mine enemy thus up above me rise verse 3 Hear me O Lord my God my state weigh and consider well Lighten mine eys O Lord lest I in sleep of death do dwell verse 4 Lest thus mine enemies vaunt and say o're him I shall prevail And all my foes rejoyce when I am mov'd and like to fail verse 5 But on thy mercy and free grace is all my trust and stay And in the Lords salvation shall my soul rejoyce alway verse 6 And I will sing to thee O Lord and make the people know Thy name when thou thy grace to me shalt bountifully shew Psalm 14. THere is no God the fool hath said in heart corrupt they are Their works most vile and to do good not one takes any care verse 2 The Lord beheld from Heaven high the whole race of mankind To see if any one were wise or sought his God to find verse 3 They all are gone aside and are most filthy there is none Amongst them all doth any good there is not any one verse 4 These workers of iniquity are they so blinded all Eating my people up as bread not one on God doth call verse 5 Yet there for all their confidence great terror on them fell For in the generation of just men God doth dwell verse 6 The hopes and counsels of the poor you shame and set at nought Because he staid himself on God and help from him hath sought verse 7 But who shall give salvation Lord O that thou wouldst fulfil Thy promise made to Israel from out of Zion hill When God his people brings again and sets his captives free Then Jacob greatly shall rejoyce and Israel glad shall be Psalm 15. WIthin thy Tabernacle Lord who shall inhabit still Or whom wilt thou accept to dwell in they most holy hill verse 2 The man that doth uprightly walk and worketh righteousness And in his heart speaks truth without fraud or deceitfulness verse 3 Who with his tongue backbiteth not nor doth his fellow wrong Nor takes up false reports to hurt his neighbour with his tongue verse 4 Who a vile person doth despise but such as fear the Lord He honors swears to his own hurt yet goes not from his word verse 5 That upon biting usury his mony hath not lent Nor doth bribes or rewards receive to hurt the innocent verse 6 Who so observeth all these things to do them faithfully He shall not from his happy state be mov'd eternally Psalm 16. LOrd keep and save me for on thee alone mine heart it stai'd verse 2 My soul thou hast said to the Lord thou art my God mine aid My goodness reacheth not to thee but to the Saints that dwell verse 3 On earth my whole delight is set on them that do excell verse 4 Their sorrows shall be multipli'd that vex themselves in vain And to make haste to other Gods in blind zeal take great pain Their drink-offeings of blood which God abhors I will not bring Nor in my lips take up the name of that accursed thing verse 5 The Lord the part and portion is of mine inheritance And of my cap thou doest my lot maintain and it advance verse 6 The lines that did set out my part in pleasant places fell The heritage assign'd to me doth in all things excell verse 7 Gods counsel mov'd me to this choice and not mine own sore-sight Him will I bless he makes my reins to teach me every night verse 8 I set the Lord before me still he is my strength and stay Because he is at my right hand my state shall not decay verse 9 Therefore my heart within was glad my tongue my joys exprest My flesh when I ly down in grave shall in assurance rest verse 10 Because thou wilt not alwayes leave my soul in grave to be Nor wilt permit thine Holy One corruption to see verse 11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life for in thy presence is Fulness of joy at thy right hand is everlasting bliss Psalm 17. HEar my right cause O Lord attend when I cry and complain And hear my pray'r which cometh forth from lips that do not fain verse 2 And from thy presence let a just decree come forth for me With favour let thine eyes behold the things that equal be verse 3 Thou visitedst me in the night and prov'dst my heart and mind And thou hast me as metals tri'd yet shalt no falshood find The words which with my mouth I speak shall not in any wise Exceed or vary from the thoughts which in mine heart do rise verse 4 As for the works of men the word that from thy mouth proceeds Hath kept me from destroyers paths and following their deeds verse 5 Sustain my goings in thy paths and in that prosperous way Which thou preparest that my feet slip not nor state decay verse 6 Upon thee have I call'd O God for thou wilt surely hear My Prayer then accept and to my speech incline thine ear verse 7 Thy marvellous
took'st me out of the womb and thou didst make me rest In hope on thee when I did hang upon my mothers brest verse 10 Ev'n from the womb and brest I was cast wholly upon thee And from my mothers belly thou art still a God to mee The Second Part. verse 11 O be not thou far off from me since trouble is so nigh For if thou leave me there is none to help or stand me by verse 12 Many strong bulls have compast me that I cannot get out Yea the strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round about verse 13 They gap'd and open'd wide their mouths upon me in that day Like rav'ning roaring Lions when they set upon their prey verse 14 My loins are loos'd and I pour'd out as water spilt decay Mine heart within my bowels doth like waxe melt quite away verse 15 My strength is like a potsherd dri'd my tongue that cleaveth fast Unto my jaws and I am brought to dust of death at last verse 16 For many dogs have compast me the wicked men in bands Assembled have and me inclos'd they peirc'd my feet and hands verse 17 I may tell all my bones they look and stare upon me all verse 18 They part my garments and casts lots to whom my coat shall fall verse 19 Therefore be not thou far from me O Lord in time of need O thou my strength and onely stay to help me now make speed verse 20 Deliver now my soul and life from the sword by thy pow'r Mine onely one my darling dear from dogs that would devour verse 21 Pluck me out of the Lions mouth O Lord and set me free Thou from the horns of Unicorns already hast heard me The Third Part. verse 22 Unto my brethren then will I declare and shew thy name And in the middest of the great assembly praise the same verse 23 Praise him all ye that fear the Lord him do you magnifie You Jacobs seed and fear him all Israels posteritie verse 24 For he hath not despis'd nor loath'd th'afflicteds misery Nor from him hid his face but hath heard him when he did cry verse 25 In the great Congregation my praise shall be of thee In presence of stâ—â—â— as him fear my vows perform'd shall bee verse 26 The meek that eat shall be suffie'd and they that seek his face Shall praise the Lord your heart shall still live quick'ned by his grace verse 27 The ends of th' earth shall turn to God and this to heart shall lay The kindreds of the Nations him shall worship in that day verse 28 The Kingdomes and Dominions unto the Lord belong And onely he hath rule and pow'r the nations all among verse 29 The fat and rich men of the earth shall eat and worship all The poor that to the dust go down shall bow and on him call verse 30 Ev'n those that cannot save their lives a seed that him obeys God's generation shall be call'd and so esteem'd always verse 31 And those his righteousnesse and truth shall openly declare To children after to be born that these his doings are Psalm 23. MY shepherd is the living Lord and he that doth me feed I cannot then want any thing whereof I stand in need verse 2 In pastures green of tender grasse he makes me down to ly And leads me gently by the streams that run so quietly verse 3 He quickens and restores my soul and safely leads me on In right ways and in safe streight paths for his name sake alone Though I walk through the vale of death yet will I fear none ill For thou art with me and thy rod and staff comfort we still verse 5 A table thou prepar'st for me in presence of my foe Mine head with oil thou dost anoint my cup doth overflow verse 6 Goodnesse and mercy all my days shall surely follow me And ever in the house of God my dwelling place shall be Psalm 24. THe Lords is all the earth and all the store thereof is his The world with all that dwell therein his own possession is verse 2 For he hath founded it upon the swelling seas to stand And stablisht it upon the flouds that flow beneath the land verse 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of God the Lord most high Or stand in his most holy place to dwell continually verse 4 The clean of hands and pure of heart who unto vanity Hath not lift up his soul nor yet hath sworn deceitfully verse 5 A plenteous blessing of all good he from the Lord shall have Faithful and righteous dealing from the God that doth him save verse 6 Of those that seek to him this is the generation O Jacobs God that do thy face seek and attend upon verse 7 Lift up your heads ye gates and doors that everlasting bee You shall by you the entring of the King of glory see verse 8 This King of glory who is he the Lord of strength and might Mighty in battel who subdues all that against him fight verse 9 Lift up your heads ye gates and doors that everlasting bee You shall by you the entring of the King of glory see verse 10 But who of glory is the King the Lord of hosts is he That is the King to whom most due all praise and glory be Psalm 25. O Lord I do lift up my soul and heart to thee verse 2 I trust in thee O Lord my God let no shame come to mee verse 3 Let not my foes have cause to triumph over mee Let none of them be made asham'd that alwaies wait on thee Let them be made asham'd that trespasse without cause verse 4 Shew me thy holy ways O Lord teach me thy paths and laws verse 5 Lead me forth in thy truth and teach me I thee pray Of my salvation thou art God on thee I wait alway verse 6 Thy tender mercies Lord think on and keep in minde Thy loving kindnesses of old that I may daily finde verse 7 My sins and faults of youth forget and think on mee According to thy mercy Lord and for thy goodnesse free verse 8 God is exceeding good upright and faithful too Therefore will he the sinners teach the way that they should goe verse 9 Those that are meek in heart in judgement he will guide He will instruct in all his ways the meek and void of pride verse 10 The ways of God are truth and mercy to preserve All those that keep his Covenant and precepts do observe verse 11 Now for thy holy name O Lord I thee intreat To grant me pardon for my sin which is exceeding great The Second part verse 12 What man is he that fears the Lord him in the way That he should choose to walk therein he will teach day by day verse 13 His soul in goodnesse shall continue quietly The earth shall be an heritage to his posterity verse 14 All those that fear the Lord his secret blessing know His covenant to them he doth by tri'd experience
show Mine eyes and heart unto the Lord advanced are For he shall free my feet out of the danger of the snare verse 16 Turn thee to me O Lord and mercy on me show I am left comfortlesse alone and brought exceeding low verse 17 The troubles of mine heart greatly enlarged bee Out of those deep distresses Lord bring me and set me free verse 18 Look upon my distresse take notice of my pain Forgive and pardon all my sins and make me whole again verse 19 O Lord behold my foes how they do still increase Pursuing me with deadly hate that fain would live in peace verse 20 O Lord preserve my soul do thou deliver me And let me not be put to shame because I trust in thee verse 21 Let mine uprightnesse Lord and sound integritie In safety me preserve and deep for I wait still on thee verse 22 Redeem thine Israel O Lord thy people all From all their trouble and distresse which daily on them befall Psalm 26. LOrd judge me in thy righteousnesse my paths are upright all I trusted also in the Lord therefore I shall not fall verse 2 Examine me throughout O Lord and try me thoroughly My reins and heart and secret thoughts my God search out and try verse 3 Thy loving kindnesse I have set before mine eyes always And in thy truth and perfect law have walked all my days verse 4 With vain ungodly persons I delighted not to stay Nor yet with false dissemblers join'd to travail in their way verse 5 Th'assemblies of ill doers I do hate exceedingly And with the wicked will not sit but hate their company verse 6 In innocency I will wash mine hands and so draw neer Thine Altar Lord mine offerings to bring before thee there verse 7 That I with voice of hearty thanks may publiquely declare Thy wonders yea thy works I shall shew forth and will not spare verse 8 The habitation of thine house Lord I have loved well And have delighted in the place where thine honour doth dwell verse 9 Gather not Lord my soul with men in wicked practice rife With men of bloud and cruelty Lord bind nor up my life verse 10 Men in whose hand is nothing else but mischief to be found And whose corrupt right hand with gifts and bribery doth abound verse 11 But as for me I will still walk in mine integrity Be merciful to me O Lord set me at liberty verse 12 My foot stands in an even place set in security Therefore in the assemblies blesse and praise the Lord will I. Psalm 27. THe Lord my light and safety is who shall make me afraid The Lord is of my life the strength why should I be dismai'd verse 2 When wicked men mine enemies came upon me with their power They stumbled and fell down my flesh that purpos'd to devour verse 3 I fear not though an host encamp against me round about Though warre be rais'd against me I confide and do not doubt verse 4 One thing have I desir'd of God that will I seek and crave That all my days within his house my dwelling I may have That there I may behold the Lord and view his beauty still And to his Temple have recourse there to enquire his will verse 5 He shall me hide in troublous times in his pavillion The secret of his house and set my feet a rock upon verse 6 And now mine head shall raised be and lifted up on high Above all my proud enemies that round about me lie Then sacrifice of joy will I into his Temple bring And sing unto the Lord my God to him I praise will sing The Second Part. verse 7 Hear thou O Lord my God to thee when with my voice I cry Have mercy also upon me answer me speedily verse 8 Thou saidst to me Seek ye my face my heart said unto thee Thy face and presence Lord I seek verse 9 Hide not thy face from mee Thou hast my helper been in wrath put not away thine own Leave me not nor forsake O God of my salvation verse 10 My Father and dear Mother too did their own son forsake But thou O Lord more kind then both of me the care did take verse 11 Teach me O Lord in thy safe way and lead me carefully In a plain path because my foes do watch me narrowly Leave me not to my foes desire against me there arise Many false witnesses and such as breath out cruelties verse 13 My heart had fail'd me had I not believ'd that I should see Gods goodnesse in this present life performed unto mee verse 14 Wait patiently upon the Lord and be of courage still And strengthen thou thine heart in him and wait thou on his will Psalm 28. O Lord my rock to thee I cry be not silent to me Lest else to those that to the grave descend I likened be verse 2 The voice of thy suppliant hear when unto thee I cry And to thine holy Oracle lift up mine hands on high verse 3 With workers of iniquity Lord cast me not away That speak peace to their friends but hatch mischief in heart all day Give them according to their deeds and as they mischief meant In heart and wrought it with their hands give them due punishment verse 5 God shall destroy not build them up because they have not thought On Gods great works nor did regard that which his hands have wrought verse 6 The Lord be blest because he heard the voice of my request The Lord my strength is and my shield mine heart on him doth rest verse 7 And I am helpt therefore mine heart is joy'd exceedingly And I will praise him in my song and his name magnifie verse 8 Yea and the same Lord is the strength of all that are his own And he the saving health of his anointed is alone verse 9 Lord save thy people blesse thou still thine own inheritance Feed them and rule them and do thou for ever them advance Psalm 29. AScribe unto the Lord ye sons of mighty men and great Ascribe ye strength unto the Lord our God with glory meet verse 2 Unto the Lord the glory give due unto his great name And in the beauty of holinesse yield worship to the same verse 3 Gods voice upon the waters is the glorious God doth thunder On many waters doth the Lord send forth his voice of wonder verse 4 The voice of God is full of power it worketh mightily The voice of God the Lord is full of glorious Majesty verse 5 The high strong Cedars broken are by the Lords mighty voice Cedars of Lebanon the Lord breaks with that fearful noise verse 6 He maketh hills to skip like calves the mighty Lebanon Like a young Unicorn and that great Mountain Sirion verse 7 His voice divides the flames of fire and makes the desert quake verse 8 The Lord the spacious wildernesse of Cadesh makes to shake verse 9 Gods voice doth make the hindes to calve and makes
the Forest bare And in his Temple ev'ry one his glory doth declare verse 10 The Lord doth sit upon the flouds and rules them at his will The Lord sits as a mighty King and so continues still verse 11 And all this pow'r the Lord shall use his people to uphold His people God will blesse with peace and blessings manifold Psalm 30. LOrd thou hast me advanc'd I will exalt thee with my voice Thou hast not made mine enemies against me to rejoice verse 2 O Lord my God in my distresse I call'd and cri'd to thee Thou gav'st me answer to my sute and thou hast healed mee verse 3 Thou hast O Lord preserv'd my life when I was neer the grave Thou hast kept me alive my soul thou from the pit didst save verse 4 O all ye holy Saints of his sing ye unto the Lord In memory of his holinesse praise him with one accord verse 5 His anger but a moment lasts but life his favour brings Weeping may last a night but joy comes when the morning springs verse 6 In prosp'rous times I said I shall be moved at no hand verse 7 When by thy favour thou hast made my mountain strong to stand Thou didst but hide thy face and I was troubled by and by verse 8 Then cry'd I to the Lord my God my humble sute made I. verse 9 What gain is in my bloud when I unto the pit go down Shall the dust speak and honour thee shall dust thy truth make known verse 10 Hear me O Lord God when I pray have mercy upon me From me withdraw not thou thy self but Lord mine helper be verse 11 My mourning into dancing now O Lord is turn'd by thee My sackcloth thou tookst off and hast with gladnesse girded mee That my tongue may not cease but still sing praises thee before O Lord my God to thee will I give thanks for evermore Psalm 31. LOrd let me never be asham'd because I trust in thee But in thy righteousnesse and truth save and deliver mee verse 2 O Lord bow down thine ear to me and quickly set me free Be thou my strong rock and an hold of sure defence to mee verse 3 Thou art my fortresse and my rock to which I still retire Lead me for thy name sake therefore and guide me I desire verse 4 Thou art my stay and strength alone pluck me out of the gin And net which privily my foes have laid to take me in verse 5 Into thy hands Lord I commit my spirit which came from thee Thou hast O Lord thou God of truth sav'd and redeemed mee verse 6 All those that idols do regard and lying vanities I have abhorr'd but on the Lord alone my heart relies verse 7 I in thy mercy will rejoice because my miseries Thou weighest and hast known my soul in all adversities verse 8 Into mine enemies hands thou Lord hast not inclosed me But thou in a large room hast set my feet at libertie verse 9 I am in trouble Lord to me grant mercy and relief Mine eyes my belly and my soul are quite consum'd with grief verse 10 My life is spent with grief my years in sighes away do flie My strength doth fail my bones consume for mine iniquitie The Second part verse 11 Among my foes I was a scorn my neighbours specially A fear to friends they that saw me without away did fly I am forgotten as a man that now hath long been dead And like a broken vessel cast aside and perished verse 13 For many slanders I have heard I saw fear every way While they against me did conspire to take my life away verse 14 But all this while in thee O Lord I trusted still for aid Thou art my Lord and gracious God my soul within me said verse 15 My times are in thine hands alone save me and set me free From my foes hand and from all those that persecuted mee verse 16 Upon thy servant cause thy face to shine forth graciously And save me for thy mercies sake to thee alone I fly verse 17 Let me not be asham'd O Lord for I have call'd on thee Let sinners be asham'd let them in the grave silent bee verse 18 To silence put the lying lips that grievous things do say And hard reports in pride and scorn of righteous men do lay verse 19 For those that fear thee how great good hast thou laid up in store And wrought for them that trust in thee the sons of men before verse 20 In secret of thy presence thou shalt hide them from mens pride And in a tent from strife of tongues thou shalt them closely hide verse 21 For ever blessed be the name of God the Lord for he In a strong City wonderful kindnesse hath shew'd to me verse 22 For in my haste I said I am cut off before thine eyes But even then thou heard'st the voice of my complaints and cryes verse 23 O love the Lord all ye his Saints the faithful he preserves And plentifully doth reward the proud as he deserves Be of good courage he your hearts uphold and strengthen shall All ye that on the Lord do hope and on his name do call Psalm 32. BLest be the man whose sin the Lord doth graciously remit And whose transgressions he doth both cover and acquit verse 2 And blest is he to whom the Lord imputeth not his sin Who in his heart hath hid no guile nor fraud hath lodg'd therein verse 3 When I my self held silence then all my bones waxed old With plaints and roarings all the day through torments manifold verse 4 Because by day and night thy hand lay heavy upon me Which caus'd into the Summers drought my moisture turn'd to be verse 5 To thee then I acknowledged my great iniquitie And did not hide my foulest sins for thus in haste said I I will confesse unto the Lord my great transgressions And thou forgav'st th'iniquity of all my sin at once verse 6 For this cause when thou maiest be found the Saints shall thee intreat Surely to him shall not approach the flouds of waters great verse 7 Thou art my hiding place and thou from trouble set'st me free And with songs of deliverance thou about doest compasse mee verse 8 I will instruct and teach thee in the way that thou shalt goe And with mine eye of providence direct thee what to doe verse 9 Be ye not now like horse and mule that nothing understand Which thou from harm with bit keep'st in and bridle with strong hand verse 10 Unto the wicked shall be store of sorrows and of woes But mercies him that trusts in God shall round about inclose verse 11 Be glad ye righteous in the Lord greatly in him rejoice Let the upright in heart with shouts for joy lift up their voice Psalm 33. YE that are righteous in the Lord unfeignedly rejoice It well becomes th'upright in heart to praise him with their voice verse 2 Praise God with Harp and
I to them had done they recompence me ill And cruelly they practised and sought my soul to spill verse 13 But as for me when they were sick in sackcloth clad I mourn'd Fasting with humbled soul I pray'd my pray'r to me return'd verse 14 To him I did behave my self as to a friend or brother And heavily bowed down as one that mourneth for his mother verse 15 But they in mine affliction glad against me gathered were Smiters at secret meetings me with their false tongues did teare verse 16 With scoffing hypocrites at feasts these men assembled be They mock me with their bitter jests they gnash their teeth on me verse 17 But Lord how long wilt thou look on from their spoils rescue mee And let my soul my darling be from lions kept by thee verse 18 In the great Congregation then will I give thanks to thee And where the multitudes resort my praise of thee shall bee The Third Part. verse 19 Let not them over me rejoice that hate me wrongfully Nor let my causlesse foes in joy and scorn wink with their eye verse 20 For they speak not of peace but-take deceitful plots in hand Against all such as harmlesse are and quiet in the land verse 21 And now their mouths they open wide in scorn and spite at mee So so our hearts desire on him say they our eye doth see verse 22 All this O Lord thine eye hath seen no longer silent stand O Lord be thou not far from me withhold not still thine hand verse 23 Raise and stir up thy self and to my judgement Lord awake My just God and my Lord do not my righteous cause forsake verse 24 After my righteousnesse my God now let me judged be And suffer not mine enemies to triumph over me verse 25 In their proud hearts let them not say so would we have it be Let them not boast O Lord that they have wholly swallow'd me verse 26 Shame and confusion come to those that at my hurt are glad They that against me vaunt themselves with shame let them be clad verse 27 Let them be glad and shout for joy that favour my just way And let the Lord be magnified let them all always say verse 28 Who in his servants prosp'rous state takes pleasure and my tongue Shall of thy righteousnesse still talk and thy praise all day long Psalm 36. THe wicked mans transgressions within mine heart doe say Before his eyes there is no fear of God in all his way verse 2 For fondly he sooths up himself in his own eyes to finde And follow on his wicked ways which he should hate in 's minde verse 3 His mouth speaks words of wickednesse and of deceit and guile He wholly leaves off to be wise or do good all the while verse 4 And mischief lying on his bed he doth contrive and plot He sets himself in ways not good ill he abhorreth not verse 5 Thy goodnesse and thy mercy Lord are in the Heavens high Thy truth and faithfulnesse reach up unto the cloudy skie verse 6 Thy righteousnesse like mountains high and thy wise judgements bee Like the great deep both man and beast preserved are by thee verse 7 How precious is thy kindnesse Lord to sons of men alway Under the shadow of thy wings therefore they rest and stay verse 8 With fatnesse of thy house they shall be fill'd abundantly With streams of thy sweet pleasures still thou dost them satisfie verse 9 For of true life the fountain is for ever found with thee We in thy light and favour shall true light and comfort see verse 10 Extend thy loving kindnesse Lord to men that thee do know To men that are upright in heart to them thy justice show verse 11 Against me let not haughty men march with their lofty pace Nor let the hands of wicked men remove me from my place verse 12 Behold there are they faln down flat that work iniquities They are cast down and never shall have power again to rise Psalm 37. FRet not thy self at wicked men when great in power they bee Nor be thou envious at those that work iniquitie verse 2 For like the grasse that is cut down so shall their state decay And as the green herb from the earth shall wither quite away verse 3 Trust thou on God the Lord alone to do good take good heed Abide thou in the promised land and by faith live and feed verse 4 And in the Lord delight thy self love him with all thine heart What ere thy soul shall then desire he will to thee impart verse 5 Commit thy way unto the Lord by faith on him depend And he shall bring thine enterprise to a desired end verse 6 Then shall he shew thy righteousnesse clear like the shining light The judgment which approves thy cause as noon day shall be bright verse 7 In silence rest on God for him wait patiently and stay Fret not thy self because of him that prospers in his way Because of any man that brings his wicked works to passe verse 8 Cease anger wrath forbear fret not thy self in any case verse 9 To do ill for ill doers shall be quite cut off but all That patiently wait on the Lord the earth inherit shall The wicked after a short time shall not be any more Thou shalt not finde him in his place where he remain'd before verse 11 But meek and humble men the earth shall quietly possesse And shall delight themselves in store of peace and plenteousnesse The Second part verse 12 The wicked doth against the just his crafty plots devise He gnasheth in despight at him his teeth in furious wise verse 13 But all the while the patient Lord laughs at him scornfully Because he sees his woful day comes on him suddenly verse 14 The wicked have drawn out their sword and they have bent their bow The man that is upright to kill and poor to overthrow verse 15 But their sword into their own hearts shall enter suddenly Their bow which they have bended shall in pieces broken lie verse 16 A little that a righteous man enjoyes is better farre Then unto many wicked men their stores of riches are verse 17 Of wicked and ungodly men the Lord shall break the arms But shall the just and righteous men deliver from all harms verse 18 The days and states of righteous men God doth regard and see And their possession in the Land shall everlasting bee verse 19 In evil times he shall not be asham'd or terrifi'd When some in times of famine starve he shall be satisfi'd verse 20 The wicked and Gods enemies all shall utterly decay They shall consume like fat of lambs and as smoak passe away verse 21 The wicked borrows at his need but never cares to pay Whereas the righteous mercy shews and freely gives away verse 22 For such as God the Lord shall blesse inherit shall the land But those that he doth curse shall be cut off by his own
spare a little give me space my strength for to restore Before I go away from hence and shall be seen no more Psalm 40. I Waited long and sought the Lord and patiently did bear At length to me he did incline and he my cry did hear verse 2 He took me from a dangerous pit out of the miry clay And on a rock he set my feet and stablished my way verse 3 He in my mouth put a new song unto our God of praise Many shall see it and shall fear and trust in God alwayes verse 4 Blest is that man that makes the Lord his trust and onely stay Nor doth the proud regard nor such as to lies turn away verse 5 O Lord my God full many are the wonders done by thee And so are all thy thoughts of grace to us-ward as men see None can in order them recount unto thee more they are Then can be numbred up if I would strive them to declare verse 6 Offerings accustom'd thou dost not nor sacrifice desire Sin-offerings thou didst not command nor offerings made by fire verse 7 Mine ears thou op'nest then said I lo now I come to thee For in the Volume of thy book 't is so foretold of mee verse 8 My whole delight and pleasure is my God to do thy will Thy Law within mine heart I fixt that I might it fulfill verse 9 Thy righteousnesse I publish and in great assemblies tell Lo I have not refrain'd my lips O Lord thou know'st full well The Second part verse 10 Within mine own heart I have not conceal'd thy righteousnesse But thy salvation have declar'd thy truth and faithfulnesse Thy loving kindnesse I hid not that no man should it know The trust that in thy truth I finde to all the Church I show verse 11 Thy tender mercies now O Lord do not withhold from me Let truth and loving kindnesse me preserve continually verse 12 I am encompast round about with evils manifold My sins and mine iniquities on me have taken hold They press me down that I cannot look up for they are more Then all the hairs upon mine head my heart fails me therefore verse 13 But of thy mercy gracious Lord be pleas'd to set me free With speed O Lord do thou afford thy saving help to mee verse 14 Together them shame and confound that seek my soul to spill Let them be driven back with shame that wish me hurt or ill verse 15 For a reward unto their shame let them quite wasted be That in scorn and rejoycing say Aha aha to me verse 16 Let them in thee be glad and joy who thee do seek alwaies Let such as thy salvation love say still to God be praise verse 17 Yet the Lord thinks upon me still though poor and weak I be Thou art my God my Saviour stay not O Lord from me Psalm 41. BLessed is he that poor weak mens condition wisely weighs And them relieves the Lord shall him set free in evil days verse 2 The Lord will him Preserve alive and blesse him in the land And thou wilt not deliver him into his enemies hand verse 3 Him will God strengthen on the bed of his pining disease And in his sicknesse thou wilt make his bed and give him ease verse 4 I said when I was griev'd O Lord be merciful to mee And heal my soul for by my sin I have offended thee verse 5 Mine enemies speak ill of me when shall he die they say So that his name from off the earth may perish quite away verse 6 When he to see me comes he speaks smooth words but in his heart Doth heap up mischief which he tells when he doth forth depart verse 7 My foes against me do conspire and whisper secretly Concerning me to work my hurt they plot maliciously verse 3 Some fearful plague doth cleave to him say they and some strange pain And surely now he lieth down he shall not rise again verse 9 Yea my familiar friend whom I trusted assuredly That eat bread with me lift his heel against me scornfully verse 10 But Lord be merciful to me and up again me raise That I may justly them requite according to their waies verse 11 By this I know that certainly I favour'd am by thee That now mine enemy hath no cause to triumph over mee verse 12 But as for me thou me upholdst in mine integritie Thou sett'st me thee before and hast me ever in thine eye verse 13 The Lord the God of Israel blest from everlasting be To everlasting yea Amen Amen gladly say we Psalm 42. Like as the hinde after the brooks of waters pants and brays So my soul panteth after thee O Lord my God always verse 2 My soul for God the living Lord doth thirst uncessantly O when before the Lord my God come and appear shall I verse 3 Tears flowing from mine eyes have been my meat both night and day While to my soul continually where is thy God they say verse 4 My soul in me is poured out when this I think upon How I with the great multitude into Gods house had gone With them into Gods house went I with voice of joy and praise With the great multitude that kept the solemn holidays verse 5 Why art thou now cast down my soul what doth disquiet thee Wait still on God for him I shall yet praise for helping mee verse 6 My God my soul 's cast down therefore upon thee think I will From Hermonites and Jordans land and from the little hill verse 7 At thy great water spouts loud noise deep unto deep doth call And over me come furiously thy waves and billows all verse 8 Yet God his mercies will command by day by night with me Shall be his song and pray'r to God God of my life is he verse 9 Thus will I say to God my rock why me forgett'st thou so And why do I thus mourning walk oppressed with my soe verse 10 They wound my soul as with a sword within my bones when me My foes reproach and say my God where is he where is he verse 11 Why art thou now cast down my soul why thus with grief opprest Art thou disquieted in me in God still hope and rest verse 12 For yet I know I him shall praise who graciously to me The health is of my countenance yea mine own God is he Psalm 43. Against th'ungodly plead my cause O Lord and judge for me And from the man of frauds and wrongs save me and set me free verse 2 For of my strength thou art the God why dost thou cast me by Why mourn I for th' oppression of my strong enemy verse 3 Send out thy mercy and thy truth that they may lead me still And may me to the Temple guide and to thine holy hill verse 4 Then will I to Gods Altar goe to God my joy alwaies Yea on my harp O God my God will I set forth thy praise verse 5 Why art thou now cast
mine own verse 12 If hunger could me pinch yet would I not complain To thee because the world is mine and all it doth contain The Second Part. verse 13 That I the flesh of bulls will eat canst thou once think Or else that I to quench my thirst the bloud of goats will drink verse 14 Nay rather to the Lord thanksgiving offer thou To the most high perform thy word and duly pay thy vow verse 15 And call thou on my name when trouble thee dismaies And then will I deliver thee and thou shalt give me praise verse 16 But what hast thou to doe to wicked men saith God To take my cov'nant in thy mouth or laws declare abroad verse 17 Seeing it doth appear thou hat'st instruction And hast my words behinde thee cast them not to think upon verse 18 When thou a thief dost see thou join'st with him in sin And with unclean adulterers thou hast partaker been verse 19 Thy mouth thou usest still to evil to apply And slie deceits thy tongue doth join together cunningly verse 20 Thou sitt'st and speak'st to wrong thy brother in his name And thine own mothers son thy tongue by slanders doth defame verse 21 These things thou thus hast done and I have silent been Thou thought'st that I was like to theâ— and did delight in sin But I will thee reprove for thine iniquities And I will them in order set plainly before thine eyes verse 22 Consider wisely this you that forget the Lord Lest he do you in pieces tear when none can help afford verse 23 Who so doth offer praise he truly honours mee And he that orders right his way shall Gods salvation see Psal 51. O Lord have mercy upon me After thy loving kindnesses Blot out my sins according to Thy tender mercies numberlesse verse 2 Wash me from mine iniquitie And throughly cleanse me from my sin verse 3 I knowledge my transgressions My sins before him still have been verse 4 Against thee thee alone I sinn'd And did those evils in thy sight To justifie thee when thou speak'st And clear thee when thou judgest right verse 5 Behold when I was born with pain I was stain'd with iniquity My mother that did bring me forth Before in sin conceived me verse 6 Behold thou in the inward parts Desirest uprightnesse alone And wisdome in the secret of My soul to me thou didst make known verse 7 With hyssop purge me now O Lord And then I shall be clean and bright And if thou wash me thoroughly More then the snow I shall be white verse 8 Of joy and gladnesse cause thou me To hear again the pleasant voice That so the bones that thou hast now By sorrow broken may rejoice verse 9 From the beholding of my sin O Lord turn thou away thy face And all my deeds of wickednesse Blot out and utterly deface The Second part verse 10 O Lord create in me an heart Clean and unspotted in thy sight And do within me Lord renue A spirit constant free and right verse 11 Cast me not from thy presence out Nor take thy holy Spirit away verse 12 The joy of thy salvation Restore to me again I pray With thy free Spirit me still uphold verse 13 Transgressors then shall learn of mee Thy righteous ways yea sinners then Shall be converted unto thee verse 14 Thou God of my salvation O God from blouds deliver mee Then of thy truth and righteousnesse My tongue aloud shall sing to thee verse 15 My lips which now fast closed are Do thou Lord open graciously My mouth shall then set forth thy praise When it is set at liberty verse 16 For thou desir'st not sacrifice That I should it present to thee Nor in burnt-offerings dost delight That thou should'st them accept of mee verse 17 A broken spirit is to God An acceptable sacrifice A broken and a contrite spirit O Lord thou never wilt despise verse 18 Do good in thy good pleasure Lord To Zion and her still sustain The walls of thy Jerusalem Build thou up now and still maintain verse 19 The sacrifices which they then Shall freely offer up to thee In truth and uprightnesse of heart Thou shalt accept most graciously With burnt-off rings of sundry sorts With whole burnt-off'rings in that day They shall their bullocks offer up And them upon thine Altar lay Psalm 52. O Mighty man in wickednesse why dost thou boast with pride Be sure the goodnesse of the Lord for ever shall abide verse 2 Thy tongue speaks mischief which thine heart deviseth wickedly And like unto a rasor sharp it works deceitfully verse 3 In evil more then any good thine heart doth take delight And lying rather then to speak and utter what is right verse 4 O thou deceitful tongue thou lov'st words that devour and waste verse 5 But God shall justly cut thee down for evermore at last Thee shall he take away and pluck out of thy dwelling place Yea from the land of life shall he pluck up thy root and race verse 6 The righteous man shall this behold and tremble in that day And have him in derision and thus of him shall say verse 7 Behold the man that made not God his strength but trusted in His store of riches and himself did strengthen in his sin verse 8 But like to a green Olive tree within Gods house am I For in his mercy great shall be my trust continually verse 9 And I because thou this hast done to praise thee will not cease And still will wait upon thy name for this thy Saints doth please Psalm 53. THere is no God the fool hath said in 's heart corrupt they are Their works most vile and to do good not one takes any care verse 2 The Lord beheld from Heaven high the whole race of mankind To see if any one were wise or sought his God to find verse 3 They all are gone aside and are most filthy there is none Amongst them all doth any good there is not any one verse 4 These workers of iniquity are they so blinded all Eating my people up as bread not one on God doth call verse 5 There were they with great fear possest and stood all as dismaid Even where there was no cause at all why they should be afraid For God his bones that thee besieg'd hath scattered all abroad Thou hast consumed them for they rejected are of God When God his people brings again and sets his captives free Then Jacob greatly shall rejoice and Israel glad shall bee Psalm 54. SAve me O God by thy great name by thy strength judge thou me verse 2 Lord hear my pray'r give ear unto the words I speak to thee verse 3 Oppressors for my soul do seek strangers against me rise And God the Lord they have not set at all before their eyes verse 4 But lo my God doth give me aid the Lord is straight at hand With them that do uphold my soul the Lord doth ever stand
verse 5 He shall with plagues reward my foes for me in wait that ly According to thy word and truth cut them off speedily verse 6 Then will I with a willing heart bring sacrifice to thee And I will praise thy name O Lord which hath been good to mee verse 7 The Lord hath clearly set me free out of my troubles all And now mine eye doth plainly see my foes expected fall Psalm 55. O God give ear and do attend to me when I do pray And from my supplications turn not thy self away verse 2 Take heed attentively to me and patiently me hear I mourn in my complaint and make a noise through grief and fear verse 3 For the noise of my foes because the wicked me oppresse They pour out injuries on me in wrath and spitefulnesse verse 4 With grievous pains my heart is sore disquieted in mee Nothing but terrours of pale death before mine eyes I see verse 5 Trembling and fearfulnesse of heart take hold and seise on me Terrour doth me so overwhelm I no way out can see verse 6 I said in heart O that I had the swift wings of a dove Then would I fly from wrongs and to a place of rest remove verse 7 Then would I hasten far away to fly I would not cease Until in safety I might stay in some great wildernesse verse 8 To free my self from injuries I would escape in haste Lest tempests should me overtake or the fierce stormy blast verse 9 Destroy O Lord and soon confound their tongues and them divide For in their Cities cursed strife and violence abide verse 10 And on their walls both day and night they go about it round And in the midst doth mischief dwell and sorrows still abound verse 11 Within it in the midst thereof is wickednesse espi'd Deceit and guile do not depart but in his streets abide It was no foe that me reproach'd For that I could have born No enemy that lift up himself against me thus in scorn For then I would have hid my self verse 13 Thou didst me this despight My guide mine equal my near friend in whom I did delight verse 14 We oftentimes in counsel did sweetly together talk And us'd into the house of God in company to walk The Second Part. verse 15 Let death upon them seise and let them quick go down to hell For wickednesse amongst them is and reigneth where they dwell verse 16 But as for me upon my God I will not cease to call And out of all adversities he me deliver shall verse 17 Evening and morning and at noon I unto him will pray And cry aloud and he my voice shall hear and what I say verse 18 Against me when the battel was he did my soul set free He me preserved still in peace for many were with mee verse 19 God me shall hear and them afflict the God that is of old Because they have no changes God they fear not but wax hold verse 20 On such as live in peace with him he fears not to lay hands And of his cov'nant made with them breaks wickedly the bands verse 21 While he in heart doth harbour war like butter are his words While soft as oil his speeches be yet are they sharp drawn swords verse 22 Thy burthen cast upon the Lord thee sure sustain shall he The righteous he shall not permit remov'd at all to be verse 23 But for these men thou shalt O Lord bring them down every one Into the everlasting pit of just destruction These bloudy and deceitful men shall not live half their days But I on thee alone my God will put my trust always Psalm 56. HAve mercy now on me O God for man would me devour He fighteth with me day by day he troubleth me each hour verse 2 Mine enemies that watch for me wou'd daily swallow me For those O thou most high that fight against me many be verse 3 But when their multitude and power strike terrour into me Ev'n then do I stay up my heart by resting still on thee verse 4 In God his word and promise I will praise and trust in thee O Lord and will not fear at all what flesh can do to mee verse 5 All my words which I spake they wrest and construe at their will And all the counsel that they take is how to work me ill verse 6 They gathered were and hid themselves close watch for me to lay They mark my steps when they lay wait to take my life away verse 7 Shall they by their iniquity escape from judgement free In thy fierce anger let them Lord cast down for ever bee verse 8 Thou tellest all my wandrings Lord thou on my tears dost look Them in a bottle keep by thee are they not in thy book verse 9 When unto thee I cry my foes shall turn their backs and flee This do I know assuredly for God doth stand for mee verse 10 In God who makes good what he speaks I shall still praise his word His word which he performs to me shall I praise in the Lord. verse 11 In God have I put all my trust my rock my rest is he verse 12 Therefore I will not be afraid what man can do to me verse 13 Thy vows O Lord upon me are I will give praise to thee For thou hast still my soul from death preserved and set free And wilt thou not hereafter keep my feet from falling free That in Gods favour walking I the light of life may see Psalm 57. BE merciful to me O God be merciful to mee Because according to thy Word my soul doth trust in thee Yea in the shadow of thy wings will I my shadow make Till these calamities be past that might me overtake verse 2 To God most high will I in pray'r send up my earnest cry To that God who all things for me performeth graciously verse 3 From heav'n shall God send and me save and them confound that me Would swallow up God shall send forth his truth and mercy free verse 4 My soul is among lions fierce and I with them do dwell That are inflam'd with cruel rage as set on fire with hell Base mens sons who are wholly bent to mischief and to wrong Their teeth like spears and arrows fierce a sharp sword is their tongue verse 5 Be thou exalted now O God above the Heavens high And over all the earth advance thy glorious Majesty verse 6 They for my steps a net prepar'd my soul bow'd down in me Before me they have digg'd a pit but faln therein they be verse 7 My heart is fixt in me O God and setled stedfastly My heart is fixt and unto thee sing and give praise will I. verse 8 My tongue my glory up awake my harp and psaltery Yea I my self will wake betimes and break my sleep will I. verse 9 Among the people i le set forth thy praises O my God Among the nations I will sing thy praises O my
God verse 10 Because unto the height of Heaven thy mercies great ascend Thy faithfulnesse and constant truth unto the clouds extend verse 11 Exalted be thy name O Lord above the Heavens high And over all the earth advance thy glorious Majesty Psalm 58. YOu that in counsel sit do you consult of what is just And justly judge the sons of men according to your trust verse 2 Yea in your hearts you wickednesse contrive and plot and then Out of the seats of justice weigh out violence to men verse 3 The wicked from the very womb erre out of the right way Yea from the birth in speaking lies they straightway go astray verse 4 In them the poison you may see of serpents to appear And like the adder deaf they are which fast doth stop her ear verse 5 From hearkning to the charmers voice at all although he charm Never so wisely to inchant her that she do no harm verse 6 Break thou their teeth Lord in their mouth wherewith they hurt so sore Yea the great teeth break out O God of young lions that roar verse 7 So let them slide as waters melt that run continually Arrows which they prepare let them as cut in pieces lie verse 8 So let them passe away as snails to nothing melted bee As an untimely birth that they the Sun may never see verse 9 Before your brambles prickles hurt he takes them hence in haste Alive and in his wrath he takes them with his whirlwinds blast verse 10 The righteous shall rejoice when he this vengeance just shall see And in the bloud of wicked men his own feet washt shall bee verse 11 Then shall men say surely there is for righteous men reward Surely he is a God that doth the earth judge and regard Psalm 59. DEliver me O Lord my God from all mine enemies Set me in safety from all those that up against me rise Deliver me O Lord from them that work iniquity Preserve and save me from the men of bloud and cruelty verse 3 They for my soul do lie in wait the mighty join in one Against me Lord not for my sin or my transgression verse 4 They run and do prepare themselves though I gave no offence Awake and from me be not far look our for my defence verse 5 Thou Lord of hosts and Israels God to judge the world awake Spare none that wilfully rebel but on them vengeance take verse 6 At evening they return again like dogs a noise they make They grin they bark the city round about their course they take verse 7 Behold they belch our with their mouths and in their lips are swords And boldly say who doth attend or hearken to your words verse 8 But thou O Lord that hear'st all this shalt laugh at them and smile And in derision thou shalt have the Heathen all the while verse 9 Because mine enemies are so strong therefore with confidence Will I depend and rest on God for he is my defence verse 10 The God whose mercies I have found shall me prevent and he On all mine enemies my desire shall fully let me see The Second Part. verse 11 Slay them not lest it be forgot scatter them by thy pow'r And from their high state bring them down O Lord our shield and towâ—r verse 12 For their mouths sin their wicked words curses and lies withall Which they still utter in their pride let them be snar'd and fall verse 13 Consume consume them in thy wrath that they no more may be And know that God in Jacob rules to the end of th' earth rules he verse 14 At evening let them back return a noise like dogs to make To bark and grin the city round about their course to take verse 15 And let them wander up and down and seek for food to eat And grudge when they do hungry grow and be not fill'd with meat verse 16 But I thy pow'r and mercy too betimes aloud will praise For thou my refuge and defence hast been in troublous days verse 17 Yea I will sing and praises give O thou my strength to thee For God is my defence the God of my mercy is hee Psalm 60. LOrd thou of late hast cast us off and scatt'red us abroad Thou hast been sore displeas'd with us return to us O God verse 2 Thou mad'st the earth and state to quake and it thine anger brake The breaches of it now make up for it doth sorely shake verse 3 Thou shewd'st hard things and brought'st them on the people that are thine Thou hast of great astonistment made us to drink the wine verse 4 But yet to gather them again as many as thee fear A banner thou hast now displaid to make thy truth appear verse 5 Now that thy people whom them lov'st may full deliverance have Preserve them all with thy right hand hear me in that I crave verse 6 God spake thus in his holinesse my joy therein is great I will divide Shechem in parts and Succoth Valley mere verse 7 Gilead I claim as mine by right Manasseh mine shall be Ephraim is of my head the strength Judah gives laws to me verse 8 Moab I will my wash-pot make and Edom over thee I cast my shoe Philistia triumph thou over mee verse 9 Who can unto the Towns of strength Or will me safely bring Who into Edom that strong land will bring me conquering verse 10 Wilt not thou O our God that seem'st us lately to reject Who with our armies when they marcht to go forth didst neglect verse 11 Now give us help our gracious God from trouble set us free For all the help that men can yield we finde most vain to be Now by th' assistance of our God we shall do valiantly For he our enemies shall tread down under our feet to ly Psalm 61. O God when I to thee do cry be pleased me to hear Attend unto me graciously and to my pray'r give ear verse 2 When grief and fear o'rewhelm my heart unto thee will I cry Lead me my God unto the rock that higher is then I. verse 3 In time of danger thou hast been a shelter safe for me A tow'r and place of sure defence from my strong enemie verse 4 Within thy tent for evermore I gladly will abide Under thy wings I trust and will my self in safety hide verse 5 For thou Lord didst accept my vows and all my prayers hear And gavest me an heritage with those that do thee fear The Kings life Lord thou wilt prolong he many days shall see As many generations shall his life extended be verse 7 Before the Lord a dwelling place for ever he shall have Prepare thy mercy and thy truth him to preserve and save verse 8 So ever thankfully will I Sing praises to thy name That all my vows I may perform and daily pay the same Psalm 62. YEt surely my soul waits on God and him depends upon Because all my salvation cometh from him alone
come and presents bring with them verse 30 Rebuke the Archers company wanton calves bulls of might Till they pay tribute scatter those that do in wars delight verse 31 Then shall the Lords of Egypt come and presents with them bring Arabians shall stretch out their hands unto their God and King verse 32 Sing ye aloud unto the Lord ye Kingdomes of the earth Sing ye unto the Lord our God praises with joy and mirth verse 33 Who on the highest Heavens rides which of old framed were From whence he sends a mighty voice a dreadful voice to hear verse 34 Ascribe ye strength unto the Lord his excellency he On Israel shews and in the clouds his strength he makes us see verse 35 Dreadful out of his holy place and Israels God is he Who gives his people strength and power God therefore blessed be Psalm 69. SAve and preserve me O my God with speed deliver me The waters so encrease that to my soul they entred be verse 2 I sink in deep mire where I feel no standing come am I Into the depths where waves do me o'reflow continually verse 3 And I with crying wearied am my throat therewith is dry Mine eyes do fail while on my God I wait continually verse 4 Those men that for no cause at all do hatred bear to me More then the hairs that are upon mine head in number be And mighty are my causlesse foes who gladly would me slay Then did they force me to restore what I took not away verse 5 Mine errours and my foolishnesse Lord thou dost know and see My sins and all my trespasses cannot be hid from thee verse 6 Let them not for my sake be sham'd O Lord that wait on thee Nor those that seek thee Israels God for me confounded be verse 7 Because I onely for thy sake do suffer this disgrace And for thy sake and not mine own shame covers all my face verse 8 Ev'n unto mine own brethren I a meer stranger became And as an alien unto my mothers children am verse 9 The fervent zeal hath me consum'd that to thine house I bear The scorns wherewith they thee reproach upon me lighted are The Second Part. verse 10 Then humbled I my soul with tears and fasting and was clad verse 11 In sackcloth they reproached me a proverb me they made verse 12 Those that sit in the gate on me a railing sentence pass And I the subject of the songs of beastly drunkards was verse 13 But Lord in an accepted time my prayer is to thee Lord in thy saving truth and in great mercy hear thou mee verse 14 Free me out of the filthy mire my feet from sinking keep Save me from such as hate my soul and out of waters deep verse 15 Let not the flouds me overflow nor the depths swallow me And let not the pits mouth below upon me closed be verse 16 Good is thy kindnesse and thy love therefore to me give ear Turn to me for the multitude of thy mercies most dear verse 17 O do not from thy servant hide or turn thy face away I troubled am on every side hear me with speed I pray verse 18 Unto my troubled soul draw nigh redeem and set it free Because of all mine enemies save and deliver mee verse 19 Thou hast known my reproach shame and my dishonour seen Mine adversaries all of them before thee still have been verse 20 My heart is broken with reproach my soul is full of grief I lookt but found no comforter nor one to give relief The Third Part. verse 21 They bitter gall in stead of meat unto me given have When I was thirsty for my drink sharp vinegar they gave verse 22 Let their own table when they eat become to them a gin And that be made a trap whieh for their welfare should have been verse 23 Let both their eyes and minde be dark that they may nothing see Make their loins shake continually wherein their strength should bee verse 24 Pour out thine indignation upon them fearfully And let thy burning anger seise and still upon them lie verse 25 And let their stately palaces be desolate within Those Towns without inhabitant which had their dwelling been verse 26 For him whom thou sinot'st with thy rods they persecuted more They talk unto the grief of those whom thou didst wound before verse 27 In thy just judgement leave them Lord to adde sin unto sin To thy truth and thy righteousnesse let them not enter in verse 28 Out of the book of living men blotted be they by thee And never let them in the roul of just men written bee verse 29 But full of sorrows and of grief and weak and poor am I O God let thy salvation now set me up on high verse 30 Then will I praise the name of God with songs and melody And with thanksgiving shall my tongue him greatly magnifie The Fourth Part. verse 31 This sacrifice shall please the Lord that more accept shall he Then Bull or Oxe with hoofs and horns if they were brought by me verse 32 The meek and humble shall be glad and joy when this they see All that seek God your heart shall live and full of comfort bee verse 33 Because the Lord the poor doth save when they their prayer make And doth not cast off those that are made pris'ners for his sake verse 34 Let the high Heav'ns and all the earth unto him praises give The spacious seas with ev'ry thing that there doth move and live verse 35 For surely God will Zion save and Judahs cities build That men may them possesse and dwell and have their houses fill'd verse 36 And his own servants godly seed inherit shall the fame And they shall have their dwelling there that love his blessed name Psalm 70. O God my God from my distresse be pleas'd to set me free With speed O Lord do thou afford thy saving help to mee verse 2 Together shame them and confound that seek my soul to spill Let them be driven back with shame that think or wish me ill verse 3 For a reward unto their shame let them destroyed be That in scorn and rejoycing say aha aha to me verse 4 Let them in thee be glad and joy who seek thy face always Let those that thy salvation love say still to God be praise The Lord yet still doth think on me though weak and poor I be Thou art my God my Saviour stay not Lord long from me Psalm 71. O Lord I put my confidence and trust in thee alone Let me not be at any time put to confusion verse 2 In justice Lord deliver me and help to set me free Save and preserve me and incline thy gracious ear to mee verse 3 Be thou my strong dwelling whereto I may all times resort Thou didst command to save me Lord thou art my rock and fort verse 4 Out of the hand of wicked men O Lord deliver me Out of the power of
only art the glory and the praise And in thy favour shall our horn exalted be always verse 18 For God the Lord is our defence who doth us safety bring The holy One of Israel is our almighty King verse 19 Then to thy holy One thou spak'st and saidst in vision A mighty one I have advanc'd and have laid help upon Whom I out of the people chose David I did anoint verse 20 With holy oil my servant whom I found and did appoint The Third Part. verse 21 With whom my hand and pow'r shall be confirm'd and stablished And by my mighty arm shall he always be strengthned verse 22 The enemy on him shall not any exaction lay Nor shall the son of wickednesse afflict him any way verse 23 I will beat down before his face all his malicious foes And will them greatly plague that doe in hatred him oppose verse 24 With him my mercy and my truth shall be continually And in my name his horn shall be exalted graciously verse 25 The power of his hand will I unto the seas extend Of the rule of thy right hand shall the rivers be the end Thou are my father he shall cry thou art my God alone Thou only art the strength and rock of my salvation verse 27 I likewise vvill him make and call my first-born my delight He shall the Kings of th' earth excel in glory and in might verse 28 For him my mercy promised for ever keep I will And my unchanged Covenant shall with him stand stedfast still verse 29 Yea his seed also will I make for ever to endure And as the days of heav'n his throne shall stable be and sure verse 30 If his children forsake my law vvalk not in my judgements verse 31 But break my statutes and do not keep my Commandements The Fourth Part. verse 32 Then their transgression with the rod visit on them will I And sharply chastise them with stripes for their iniquity verse 33 My loving kindnesse ne'rthelesse I will not utterly Take from him nor my faithfulnesse suffer to him to lie verse 34 My Covenant shall continue still that will I never break Nor ever alter will that thing vvhich once my lips did speak verse 35 Once sware I by my holinesse and that perform will I With David I will promise keep to him I will not lie verse 36 His seed and his posterity for ever shall endure And his throne as the Sun shall be before me settled sure verse 37 Or as the Moon which in the skie for ever standest fast A faithful witnesse of my truth so shall his kingdome last verse 38 But now thou wholly hast cast off and abhorr'd utterly And hast with thine anointed one been wroth exceedingly verse 39 The Covenant with thy servant made thou wholly broken hast And hast profan'd his glorious Crown and to the ground it cast verse 40 Yea farther thou hast broken down in wrath his hedges all Thou his strong holds hast overthrown that they to ruine fall verse 41 To all that by the way do passe a spoil and prey is he And a reproach he is to those that neer him dwelling be The Fifth Part. verse 42 The right hand of his opposites thou hast set up on high Thou hast made all his enemies rejoice exceedingly verse 43 The edge thou also of his sword hast turned in his hand And hast nor strengthned him that he might in the battel stand verse 44 The brightnesse of his glory thou hast made to cease and waste And thou his throne of Majesty unto the ground hast cast verse 45 Thou of the flower of his youth the days hast shortned And thou as with a garment him with shame hast covered verse 45 How long Lord wilt thou hide thy selfe shall thy wrath ever last And shall thine anger evermore like fire consume and waste 47 Remember now how short a time I shall on earth remain If life be spent in miseries thou hast made man in vain verse 48 What man is he that lives on earth and death shall never see And from the power of the grave what man his soul can free verse 49 Thy former loving kindnesses O Lord where are they now Those which in truth and faithfulnesse to David sworn hast thou verse 50 Remember Lord the soul reproach of all thy servants dear How I the scorns of mighty ones do in my bosome bear verse 51 Wherewith thine enemies O Lord reproaches laid upon Reproaches on the footsteps of thine own anointed one verse 52 Now let the holy Lord our God for us be blest for aye Amen amen with heart and voice let all the people say Psalm 90. A Dwelling place of safety thou hast been to us O Lord In all our wandrings in times past a place of sure abode verse 2 Before the mountains were brought forth the earths and worlds great frame Thou God from all eternity for ever art the same verse 3 Thou to destruction dost crush weak man with grief and pain And to the sons of men thou say'st to dust return again verse 4 Though life a thousand years could last it seemeth in thy sight As yesterday when it is past or as a watch by night verse 5 Thou like a floud sweep'st them away and as asleep they be In morning as the grasse they are which soon we changed see verse 6 In the morning it flourisheth and grows up fair and green But in the evening cut down and with'red it is seen verse 7 By thy wrath in this wildernesse quickly consum'd are we And troubled by thine anger fierce and much affrighted be verse 8 Thou all our foul iniquities hast set before thine eyes And the light of thy countenance our secret sins espies The Second Part. verse 9 For all our days do in thy wrath come to a speedy end And as a tale that men do tell our days and years we spend verse 10 Scarce threescore years and ten the days of our short life may bee And if by reason of their strength men fourscore years do see Yet is the pride of all their strength but pain and misery And that at length is soon cut down and we away do fly verse 11 Who of the sons of men doth know what pow'r thine anger hath To bring his heart to fear thee still according to thy wrath verse 12 Teach us the number of our days wisely O Lord to weigh That unto wisdome then betimes our hearts apply we may verse 13 How long vvilt thou in wrath proceed return some favour show Of thy decree against thine own O Lord repent thee now verse 14 O satisfie us speedily Lord with thy mercy free That all our days we all rejoice may and be glad in thee verse 15 According to the days wherein affliction we have had As years of evil we have seen long time now make us glad verse 16 O let thy work of grace appear now in thy servants sight And to their children after them shew forth
thy grace and might verse 17 Lord let thy beauty be on us and what we take in hand Our God establish all our works strengthen that they may stand Psalm 91. HE that within the secret place of the most high doth dwell Under th' Almighties shadow shall abide secure and well verse 2 Unto the Lord mine heart doth say he is my refuge still My God and my fortresse is he and in him trust I will verse 3 Surely from the sly fowlers snare he will deliver thee And from the noisom pestilence his hand shall keep thee free verse 4 His feathers shall thee hide his trust under thy wings shall bee A buckler and a shield of proof his truth shall be to thee verse 5 So that the terrours of the night thy heart shall not affray Nor yet the dang'rous arrow shalt thou fear that flies by day verse 6 No nor the pestilence that walks in darknesse secretly Nor yet destruction that doth waste at non-day openly verse 7 Though at thy side a thousand fall and at thy right hand lie Ten thousand dead yet unto thee it shall not once come nigh verse 8 Only thou shalt stand and behold whilst thou thy self at free And of the wicked of the earth the just reward shalt see The Second Part. Because the Lord who unto me my refuge is alone The most high God hath made to thee thine habitation verse 10 None evil thou shalt need to fear it shall not thee befall Neither to hurt thee any plague come nigh thy dwelling shall verse 11 For to his Angels over thee a strict charge he shall give That safely thee in all thy ways they do keep and preserve verse 12 They in their hands shall bear thee up still waiting thee upon Lest thou at any time shouldst dash thy foot against a stone verse 13 Upon the Adder thou shalt tread and on the Lion strong Thy feet on dragons trample shall and on the Lions yong verse 14 Because he set his love on me deliver him will I Because my name is known to him I will set him on high verse 15 I when he calls will answer him I will be with him still In trouble to deliver him yea him I honour will verse 16 With a long life and many days I vvill him satisfie And my salvation he shall see and by experience try Psalm 92. TO give thanks to the Lord it is a good and comely thing And to thy name O thou most high thine own due praise to sing verse 2 Thy loving kindnesse forth to shew in the first morning light And to declare thy faithfulnesse and thy truth every night verse 3 On a ten stringed instrument and on the psaltery With solemn sound upon the harp and grave sweet melody verse 4 For with thy works Lord thou hast made my soul right glad to be And in the vvorks vvill I triumph which have been wrought by thee verse 5 O Lord how glorious and how great are the works of thine hand So deep thy thoughts and counsels are none can them understand verse 6 The brutish man is far unfit thy secrets to receive The foolish man cannot in this thy wisdome now perceive verse 7 That when like grasse the vvicked spring and sinners flourish all It is that they for ever may into destruction fall verse 8 But thou O Lord who dost them judge for ever dost remain And thou most high above thy foes for evermore shalt reign The Second Part. verse 9 For lo thine enemies O Lord thine enemies perish shall The vvorkers of iniquity they shall be scattered all verse 10 But thou shalt like the Unicorns my horn lift up on high And in my prosperous state with oil my face anoint shall I. verse 11 Mine eye shall see my full desire upon mine enemies Mine ear shall hear it of all those that up against me rise verse 12 But like a palm-tree fresh and green the righteous flourish shall Increasing as in Lebanon do grow the Cedars tall verse 13 Those that vvithin the house of God once firmly rooted are They always shall within the house of our God flourish fair verse 14 When they wax old they shall not fail but still forth fruit shall bring And they shall not decay but shall be sat and flourishing verse 15 To shew that righteous is the Lord who doth the righteous blesse He is my rock and strength in him is no unrighteousnesse Psalm 93. THE Lord doth reign and he himself hath cloth'd with Majesty And he is cloth'd with strength wherewith begirt himself hath he The world is so established that mov'd it cannot be Thy throne 's stablisht of old thou art from all eternity verse 3 The flouds have lifted up O Lord the flouds lift up their voice The flouds have lifted up their waves and made a dreadful noise verse 4 The Lord our God that sits on high he is more mighty farre Then mighty waves of seas then noise of many waters are verse 5 Thy testimonies are most sure and last eternally O Lord for ever holinesse thine house shall beautifie Psal 94. O Lord God to avenge all wrongs belongs alone to thee O God to whom vengeance belongs let us thy vengeance see verse 2 O thou the Judge of all the earth lift up thy self on high Render a just reward to those that deal presumptuously verse 3 O Lord how long shall all these men this proud ungodly rout How long shall all these wicked men triumphing walk about verse 4 How long shal these men hard things speak and utter cruelty How long shall they triumph and boast that work iniquity verse 5 They break thy folk in pieces Lord by their oppressions On thine inheritance they do lay great afflictions verse 6 Poor widows which are comfortlesse and strangers they do kill And murther children fatherlesse after their cruel will verse 7 Yet after all these mischiefs done they say God shall not see Nor by the God of Jacob shall these things regarded bee verse 8 Ye brutish men among the folk at length this understand Ye foolish will you never learn wisdome at any hand verse 9 The Lord did plant the hearing ear and hear then shall not hee And he that form'd the seeing eye shall he not clearly see He that the Heathen chastneth shall not he correct his own He that man teacheth knowledge must not all to him be known The Second Part. verse 11 The thoughts that are within mans heart the Lord doth know and see And he discovers thoroughly that vanity they bee verse 12 Happy is he whom thou O Lord dost chasten fatherly And in thy law dost him instruct and wisdome teach thereby verse 13 That thou unto him quiet rest from dangerous days maist give Until the pit be digg'd for those that do ungodly live verse 14 For God the Lord will not cast off his people lov'd freely Nor will his own inheritance abandon utterly verse 15 But his administration shall return to righteousnesse
And all upright in heart on it shall vvait vvith cheerfulnesse verse 16 But where is he vvho for me vvill against the vvicked stand Who vvil stand up to set me free from vvicked vvorkers hand verse 17 Unlesse the Lord had been mine help when none me rescued My soul had almost in the grave silence inhabited verse 18 But when I said within my heart my foot doth slip away Thy mercy held me up O Lord thy goodnesse me did stay verse 19 Ev'n when with multitudes of thoughts my minde was much opprest My soul did in thy comforts finde even then delight and rest verse 20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee Where mischiefs most unrighteously by law supported be verse 21 For they against the life conspire of righteous men and good And they by law as vvicked do condemn the guiltlesse blood verse 22 But God alone against them all is my defence and stay The Lord my God my refuge is my rock of strength alway verse 23 The Lord our God shall bring on them their own iniquity And in their sin shall cut them off and slay them certainly Psalm 95. O Come and let us to the Lord shout and sing joyfully And in our rock of health let us rejoice triumphantly verse 2 Let us into his presence now make haste with thankful voice And to him well-composed Psalms sing with a joyful noise verse 3 Because this our Lord is a God exceeding great and high And a great King above all gods in pow'r and Majesty verse 4 Th'unsearched depths of all the earth are in his pow'rful hand The strength of all the hills is his and by his might they stand verse 5 The wide unruly sea is his he made it by his hand And by his power and decree he formed the dry land verse 6 Come let us worship and bow down before him let us fall And kneel before the Lord our God for he hath made us all verse 7 He is our God the people we of his own pastures are And of his hand we are the sheep left to his only care verse 8 To day if you vvill hear his voice then harden not your heart As in Masrah and Meribah ye did in the desart verse 9 When your forefathers tempted me though they my pow'r did prove In my great vvorks which I them shew'd and wonders from above verse 10 Forty years long I grieved vvas with those men and I said This people hath not known my ways but in their hearts have straid verse 11 Wherefore to them when kindled was my wrath within my breast I sware they should not enter in to Canaan my rest Psalm 96. O Sing you now unto the Lord new songs with joy and mirth Sing ye unto the Lord our God all people on the earth verse 2 Sing ye unto the Lord above and blesse his holy name Shew his salvation forth declare from day to day the same verse 3 Among the Heathen all declare and of his glory tell And the great vvonders manifest to all on earth that dwell verse 4 Because the Lord our God is great and greatly prais'd to be Above all gods to be ador'd and to be fear'd is he verse 5 For all the gods are idols vain which the blind nations fear The Lord is only he by whom the Heavens created were verse 6 Before him comely honour is and glorious majesty And comely beauty and great strength are in his sanctuary verse 7 Ye kindreds of the people all give to the Lord his right Give ye unto the Lord above all glory strength and might verse 8 The glory due unto his name give to the Lord and King Come ye into his holy Courts an offering to him bring verse 9 In the beauty of holinesse before Jehovah bow And fear before his presence all the vvhole earth here below verse 10 Tell all the Heathen God doth reign and settleth stedfastly The vvorld unmov'd and he shall judge the people righteously verse 11 Then let the Heavens high be glad and let the earth rejoice The sea and fulnesse of it let it roar and make a noise verse 12 The field and all that therein is let it then joyful bee And in the shady woods themselves rejoice shall every tree Before God for he comes he comes the earth to judge and try He with his truth shall judge the world and nations righteously Psal 97. THE Lord doth reign continually let all the earth rejoice And let the multitude of isles for joy lift up their voice verse 2 He round about is compassed with thick clouds and darknesse The stable place are of his throne judgement and righteousnesse verse 3 A flaming and devouring fire before him goeth out Which burneth up and doth consume his enemies round about verse 4 His fearful lightnings o're the world gave forth a shining light The earth did it behold and straight did tremble at the sight verse 5 And at the presence of the Lord the hills like wax did melt When of the Lord of all the earth they had the presence felt verse 6 The Heavens high declare and shew his righteousnesse abroad And the people they do behold the glory of the Lord. verse 7 All that fear graven images confounded may they be And that of idols boast themselves all Gods him worship ye verse 8 Zion when she heard this report was glad exceedingly And Juda's daughters all rejoic'd for all thy judgements high verse 9 For thou far above all the earth O Lord our God art high And art far above all the Gods exalted wondrously verse 10 All ye that love the Lord above hate evil things for he Saves the souls of his saints and from the wicked sets them free verse 11 For such as righteous are is sown prosperity and light And joy and gladnesse for all those in heart that are upright verse 12 Rejoice in God the Lord all ye that walk in righteousnesse And give thanks at the memory of the Lords holinesse Psalm 98. S'ng a new song unto the Lord for he works wonders great His own right hand and holy arm the victory did get verse 2 Of his salvation hath the Lord discover'd now the light And hath his righteousnesse reveal'd in all the Heathens sight verse 3 His mercy unto Israel and truth remembred he And now the ends of all the earth our Gods salvation see verse 4 A joyful noise make to the Lord all people of the earth Make a loud noise and praises sing to him with joy and mirth verse 5 Sing to the Lord the King with Harps in psalms lift up your voice verse 6 With Trumpets and with Cornets sound before him make a noise verse 7 Yea let the sea roar out for joy and all that is therein The earth and all that therein dwell let them be joyful seen verse 8 Let flouds clap hands and let the hills together joyful be Before the Lord because the earth to judge now cometh he verse 9 The
world vvith righteousnesse shall he most justly judge and try And all the people shall he judge with perfect equity Psalm 99. THE Lord doth reign before his face let all the people quake He sits between the Cherubims let th' earth be mov'd and shake verse 2 The Lord is great in Zion and above all people high verse 3 His dreadful name which holy is let all men magnifie verse 4 The Kings strength also judgement loves and thou dost equity Stablish and judgement execute in Jacob righteously verse 5 Let now the Lord of all our God in praise exalted be Before his footstool worship him for holy sure is he verse 6 Moses and Aaron with his Priests with those that on him call Was Samuel on the Lord they call'd he answered them all verse 7 He in a cloudy pillar spake to them they his decree And testimonies which they gave them kept obediently verse 8 Thou answeredst them O Lord our God a pardoning God thou wast To them though for their practices thou vengeance took'st at last verse 9 Exalt on high the Lord our God and at his holy hill Him worship for the Lord our God ev'n he is holy still Psalm 100. ALL people that on earth do dwell sing to the Lord with cheerful noise verse 2 The Lord with gladnesse serve and come before his face with singing voice verse 3 Know ye the Lord our God in deed without our aid he did us make We are his flock he doth us feed and for his sheep he doth us take verse 4 O enter with thanksgiving then his gates come to his Courts with praise And be ye thankful unto him and blesse his holy name alwaies verse 5 Because the Lord our God is good his mercy is for ever sure His truth at all times firmly stood and shall from age to age endure Psalm 101. OF mercy and of judgement sing O Lord to thee will I verse 2 And in a perfect way will walk wisely and warily O when will there assistance come from thee to strengthen mee Within my house will I walk with a perfect heart with thee verse 3 I set no wicked thing before mine eyes their work I hate That turn aside it shall not cleave to me at any rate verse 4 A froward and rebellious heart I put away from me And any thing that wicked is I will not know or see verse 5 I 'le cut off him that slandereth his neighbour privily And a proud heart I will not bear nor him that looks on high verse 6 Upon the faithful of the Land mine eyes shall always be He that walks in a perfect way shall servant be to me verse 7 He that deceit and guile doth work in my house shall not dwell Nor shall he tarry in my sight that lying tales doth tell verse 8 Betimes I will destroy at once the wicked of the Land That I may from Gods City cut the wicked workers hand Psalm 102. LOrd hearken to my pray'r and let my cry come up to thee verse 2 In time of trouble do not hide thy face away from me Incline thy gracious ear to me answer me in the day verse 3 When I do call for like the smoak way days consume away verse 4 My bones like to an hearth are burnt mine heart is withered Like grasse and smitten that I do forget to eat my bread verse 5 By the voice of my groanings all my bones cleave to my skin verse 6 And I like to a Pellican in wildernesse have been Or like an Owl in desart quite cast out of men and gone verse 7 I watch and as a sparrow am on the house-top alone verse 8 My bitter enemies all the day reproaches cast on me And being mad at me with rage against me sworn they be verse 9 Ashes of mourning I do eat as bread continually And daily mix my drink with tears when I weep bitterly verse 10 Thy wrath and indignation did cause this grief and pain For thou hast lift me up on high and cast me down again verse 11 The days of this short life of mine are like the fleeting shade And I am withered like the grasse that soon away doth fade But though I fail it thou O Lord for ever shalt endure Thy Covenant continues still unto all ages sure verse 13 Thou wilt arise and mercy now to Zion thou wilt show For now 't is time to favour her yea the set time is now verse 14 For all thy servants in her stones though in rude heaps they lie Do pleasure take her very dust is precious in their eye The Second Part. verse 15 Then shall the Heathen people fear the Lords most holy name The Kings on earth shall reverence thy glory and thy fame verse 16 When God shall build up Zion he in glory shall appear verse 17 Hee 'll not the lowlies sute despise he will their prayer hear verse 18 This for succeeding ages shall be kept upon record The people that be thus restor'd shall blesse and praise the Lord. verse 19 For he hath lookt down from the height of his own sanctuary The Lord with favour th' earth beholds from out of Heaven high verse 20 The groanings still to hear of those that doe in prison lie To set at liberty such as appointed are to die verse 21 That they in Zion may declare the Lords most holy name And in Jerusalem set forth the glory of the same verse 22 When people from all Countries shall meet there with one accord And all the Kingdomes shall submit to serve the highest Lord. verse 23 My strength he vveakned in the way and shortened my day verse 24 I said in the midst of my days Lord take me not away verse 25 Thy yeers throughout all ages are ere time began thou laidst The Earths foundations and the Heav'ns vvith thine own hands thou mad'st verse 26 Thou shalt endure and still subsist but they shall wax away And like a garment shall wax old and by degrees decay verse 27 Thou as a garment shalt them change and they shall changed be But thou dost still abide the same thy years no end shall see verse 28 The children of thy servants shall continually endure And in thy sight their happy seed shall be establisht sure Psalm 103. O Blesse and praise the Lord my soul and to him thankful be Yea let his holy name be blest by all that is in me verse 2 The Lord my God blesse O my soul shew not thy self unkind And suffer not his benefits to slip out of thy mind verse 3 Who thy sins and offences all forgiveth graciously And all thy grievous sicknesses heals and removes from thee verse 4 Who from destruction doth thy life redeem and set it free With tender loving kindnesses and mercies towards thee verse 5 And he vvith all good things thy mouth doth satisfie and fill So that thy youth like Eagles doth in strength continue still verse 6 For all opprest in righteousnesse the Lord doth
mine eyes and sight Quicken me by the spirit of life to vvalk thy vvays aright verse 38 Confirm thy faithful promise Lord which thou hast made to mee Who am thy servant and desire to fear and honour thee verse 39 Reproach and shame vvhich I do fear turn thou away from mee Who am thy servant and desire to fear and honour thee verse 40 Behold for thy precepts I long and love them to obey Quicken me in thy righteousness that them fulfill I may VAU The Sixth Part. verse 41 Thy mercies great and manifold let me obtain O Lord Let me thy saving health enjoy according to thy Word verse 42 So shall I stop the slanderous mouths of leud men and unjust Who me with scorn reproach because I in thy words do trust verse 43 The word of truth out of my mouth do not take utterly For on thy judgements righteous my hope and trust rely verse 44 Then shall I thus encouraged thy laws continually Observe yea keep them whilst I live for evermore will I. verse 45 Then shall I in a plain safe way walk on at liberty For thy Commandements to seek my self I do apply And of thy testimonies I will speak and not forbear Before the face of greatest Kings no shame shall make me fear verse 47 And walking in obedience to thy just laws will I Joy and delight my self for I have lov'd them tenderly verse 48 Yea all my strength will I lift up to vvalk in the right way Of thy statutes and I therein will meditate alway ZAIN The seventh part verse 49 Thy Word unto thy servant past remember carefully Upon vvhich thou hast caused me in hope still to rely verse 50 This word my only comfort is when troubles do me grieve When I am in distress it doth me quicken and relieve verse 51 The proud and scornful men had me in great derision Yet from obedience to thy law I have not swarv'd or gone verse 52 But then O Lord thy judgements old I called back to minde Whereby I comforted my self and cause from grief did find verse 53 Horrour hath taken hold on me and made mine heart to quake Because of all the wicked ones that do thy law forsake verse 54 While in this house of pilgrimage I absent am from thee Thy statutes still have been my songs and joy of heart to mee verse 55 In the night season I thy name remembred have O Lord While others in their beds did sleep and I have kept thy Word verse 56 This comfort which I thus enjoy I have bestowed by thee Because thy precepts carefully have been observ'd by me CHETH The eighth part verse 57 I for my portion and my lot have taken thee O Lord I said and purpos'd in my heart that I would keep thy word verse 58 With my whole heart I thee besought thy favour to afford Be merciful unto me now according to thy word verse 59 My former ways I thought upon and course of life I tri'd And to thy laws I turn'd my feet and did not go aside verse 60 I did not stay nor linger long as those that slothful are But speedily thy laws to keep I did my self prepare verse 61 The cruel bands of vvicked men have made of me their prey Yet vvould I not thy laws forget nor from them go astray verse 62 At midnight vvill I rise from sleep to blesse and praise thy name Thy righteous judgements are so great and of such wondrous fame verse 63 Of all those that do sear thy name companion am I And of those chat observe and keep thy precepts faithfully verse 64 Thy mercies great most gracious Lord the earth throughout do fill O teach me how I may obey thy statutes and thy vvill TETH the ninth Part. verse 65 With me who thine own servant am thou hast dealt well O Lord Thy bounty thou hast shew'd to me according to thy Word Teach me good knowledge how to walk and good discretion give For I do thy Commandements approve and them believe verse 67 Before thine hand did me afflict I err'd and went astray But now I keep thy holy Word and by it guide my way verse 68 Thou Lord art good and gracious and good doth from thee flow Then of thy goodness teach me how thy statutes I may know verse 69 The proud and vvicked men have forg'd against me many a lie Yet thy Comwandements still observe with all my heart vvill I. verse 70 Their hearts by ease as fat as grease sensless and careless be But in thy law do I delight and that is sweet to me verse 71 it was exceeding good to me that thou didst me correct For as a guide to learn thy law thy rod did me direct verse 72 The law which from thy mouth proceeds is better unto me Then thousands of tho purest gold and finest silver be JOD The tenth part verse 73 Thine hands have made fashioned me thy breath hath made me live That I may thy Commandments keep me understending give verse 74 Those that do fear thee will be glad when they my state do see Because I by thy word have learn'd to put my hope in thee verse 75 I know and do confess O Lord thy judgements righteous be And that in very faithfulness thou hast afflicted me verse 76 Thy loving kindness now O Lord let for my comfort be According to thy word unto thy servant help thou me verse 77 Thy tender mercies unto me let come that I may live For consolation and delight thy law to me doth give verse 78 Make thou the proud asham'd for they vex me vvithout a cause But I vvill meditate upon thy precpts and thy laws verse 79 Let those that do thee truly fear turn and rejoice with me And those that know thy laws let us together joyful be verse 80 And in thy righteous statutes Lord still let my heart be sound And then I may assured be no shame shall me confound CAPH The eleventh part verse 81 My soul for thy salvation saints until I it obtain Yet doth my hope upon thy words my fainting soul sustain verse 82 Mine eies do fail while on thy word I vvait and thus do say O when wilt thou me comfort Lord why dost thou thus delay verse 83 I like a bottle am become that in the smoak is set Though worn out by afflictions thy law do not forget verse 84 How many are thy servants daies may I yet live to see When thou wilt judgement execute on those that trouble mee verse 85 The proud have digged pits for me that I therein might fall Which are against thy law both they and all their works vvithall All thy Commandements faithful are and so esteem'd by me They persecute me wrongfully thou Lord mine helper be verse 87 These men on earth had me almost consumed utterly But I did not thy precepts just forsake unfeignedly verse 88 After thy loving kindness Lord quicken me speedily Then all the statutes of thy
mouth observe and keep will I. LAMED The twelfth part verse 89 Thy word and thy decree O Lord still stedfast is and sure And in the heavens setled course it ever doth endure verse 90 To ev'ry generation thy truth doth stedfast stand The earth abideth which thou hast eslablisht by thine hand verse 91 The heavens and the earth do still continue to this day As thou ordain'st thy servants they are and thee do obey verse 92 Unlesse thy holy law my joy and my delights had been When I was so afflicted I had surely perisht then verse 93 Thy holy precepts never shall by me forgotten be For when my soul was heavie thou by them hast quickned me verse 94 I am thine own O Lord do thou thy son and servant save For with an upright heart thy laws and precepts sought I have verse 95 The wicked men me to destroy did watch me narrowly But I did thy Commandements consider carefully Of all perfection here on earth there is an end I see verse 96 But thy Commandements very breed and everlasting bee MEM The thirteenth part verse 97 O how do I embrace thy law with great affection All the day long it is to me my meditation verse 98 By thy Commandements thou hast made me far more wise to be Then my foes for thy laws are still with me to counsel me verse 99 In understanding I exceed those that instructed me Because thy testimonies still my meditation be verse 100 In understanding I exceed those that are full of daies Because I kept and did observe thy precepts and thy waies verse 101 And I restrained have my self from every evil way That I thy holy Word may keep and wholly it obey verse 102 From the right judgement of thy mouth I never will depart For thou in them didst me instructs and wrot'st them in my heart verse 103 How sweet in taste unto say soul thy words and precepts are No pleasant honie may with them in sweetness once compare verse 104 By thy laws and commandements I understanding gate Therefore as foul and dangerous every false way I hate NUN The fourteenth part verse 105 Thy heavenly Word is to my feet a lamp that shineth bright And to direct me in my path it shineth as a light verse 106 I in my heart have vow'd and sworn and it perform I will That I will keep thy judgements just and strive them to fulfill verse 107 I am afflicted verie much quicken thou me O Lord And in thy goodness raise me up according to thy Word verse 108 The offerings which with voice to thee O Lord I freely give Accept and teach me how I may after thy judgements live verse 109 My soul is ever in my hand great dangers me beset Yet in my greatest troubles I thy law do not forget verse 110 Although the wicked men for me a snare did closely laie Yet from thy precepts would I not for danger go astraie verse 111 Thy laws as mine inheritance I have esteem'd to be For ever for they of mine heart the joy are unto me verse 112 Assisted by thy grace I do mine heart incline and bend Thy statutes alwaies to perform and shall do to the end SAMECH The fifteenth part verse 113 I do abhor unstable hearts and thoughts of vanitie But thy pure and holy law do love exceedingly verse 114 Thou art my secret hiding place and shield of my defence And on thy faithful Word I fix my hope and confidence verse 115 All ye that evil doers be from me depart away For the Commandments of my God I purpose to obey verse 116 According to thy faithful Word uphold and stablish me That I may live and of my hope ashamed may not be verse 117 Hold thou me up then shall I stand in safetie constantly And to thy statutes I will have respect continually verse 118 Thou all that from thy statutes erre treadst down as things most vile For their deceit meet falshood is and will themselves beguile verse 119 Thou all the wicked of the earth dost like the dross remove Therefore thy testimonies just I fervently do love verse 120 My flesh for fear of thee doth quake when I thy justice see I of thy judgements am afraid which high and dreadful be AIN The sixteenth part verse 121 I judgement have to all men done and given them their right Then leave me not to them that would oppress me if they might verse 122 In mercie for thy servants good O Lord a suretie be And from oppressions of the proud do thou deliver me verse 123 Mine eies do fail with looking long for thy salvation Lord While the performance I expect of thy most faithful Word verse 124 According to thy mercie great with me thy servant deal Thy statutes and thy holy laws teach and to me reveal verse 125 I am thy servant Lord give me a minde to understand Thy testimonies so that I may do what they command verse 126 Lord it is time for thee to work and shew thy power forth For wicked men thy holy laws make void and nothing worth verse 127 Therefore I thy Commandements and precepts dearly love Yea above gold I love them yea the finest gold above verse 128 And in all things thy precepts all most righteous I esteem And all false ways I do abhor what ever they may seem PE The seventeenth part verse 129 In truth and wisdome wonderful thy testimonies are Therefore my soul strives them to keep with diligence and care verse 130 The verie entrance of thy Word doth give an heavenly light Yea to the simple it doth give an understanding right verse 131 My mouth I open'd and did pant and almost spent was I For after thy Commandements I long'd exceedingly verse 132 With mercie and compassion Lord behold me from above As thou wert wont to do to those that thy name fear and love verse 133 Direct my footsteps by thy Word in it my Leader be Let no iniquity obtain dominion over me verse 134 From the oppressions and wrongs of man deliver me By me with greater freedome then thy precepts kept shall be verse 135 Upon thy servant cause to shine the brightness of thy face And me thy righteous statutes teach that I may them embrace verse 136 Rivers of vvaters did run down from mine eyes when I saw How wicked men run on in sin and do not keep thy law TSADDI The eighteenth part verse 137 Most just and righteous thou O Lord dost to the world appear And all thy judgements are upright which thou workst everie vvhere verse 138 Thy testimonies which thou hast commanded in thy Word All of them righteous are and just faithful and true O Lord. verse 139 My zeal hath even consumed me because mine enemies Thy holy words forgotten have and do thy laws despise verse 140 Thy holy Word is verie pure as silver tri'd by fire Therefore thy servant loveth it and doth it much desire verse 141 Small am I and by
I Lord behave my self in quietness and rest verse 3 Let Israel only on the Lord place all their hope and stay Both at this present and henceforth for time to come alway Psalm 132. REmember Davids troubles Lord and how he sware to thee verse 2 And how unto the mighty God of Jacob vowed he verse 3 Surely I vvill not come into mine house or bed at all Nor shall mine eyes take any sleep nor eye-lids slumber shall verse 5 Till for the Lord I choose a place vvhere he may make abode Till I an habitation finde for Jacobs mighty God verse 6 At Shiloh once in Ephraim vve heard it did abide At Kiriath vve found it a vvhile the plains and woods beside verse 7 Into his Tabernacles now vve know vvhither to go There vve before his footstool vvil vvorship him bowing low verse 8 Arise O Lord arise and come into thy place of rest Thou and the Ark from whence thy strength thou dost make manifest verse 9 Let all thy Priests be clothed vvith thy truth and righteousness Let all thy saints be blest that they may shout for joyfulness verse 10 And for thy servant Davids sake do not deny thy grace And of thine own anointed dear turn not away the face The Second Part. verse 11 The Lord to David sware in truth and vvill not turn from it The fruit of thy body vvill I cause on thy throne to sit verse 12 And if thy sons my cov'nant keep and precepts faithfully For ever on thy throne shall sit all their posterity verse 13 For God mount Zion chosen hath to dwell there doth he love verse 14 There do I love to dwell and rest and never to remove verse 15 And there all her provision I will bless abundantly And I all those that needy are with bread vvill satisfie verse 16 I also vvith salvation vvill clothe her Priests gloriously And all her saints shall shout aloud for joy exceedingly verse 17 And there vvill I make Davids horâ— to bud and grow in might For mine anointed I ordainâ—d a shining lamp and bright verse 18 As with a garment I vvill clothe his enemies all vvith shame But on himself his crown shall still flourish and be of fame Psalm 133. HOw pleasant and how good is it how doth that grace excell When in the unity of love brethren together dwell verse 2 'T is like that precious fragrant oyl that once vvas poured out On Aarons head and ran his beard and collar round about verse 3 Like Hermons dew or that vvhich doth on Zions hills descend For there his blessing God commands ev'n life without an end Psalm 134. BEhold and bless the Lord ye servants of his guard Which in the house of God the Lord by night do stand and vvard Lift up your hands and bless the Lord in holiness verse 3 The Lord that earth and heaven made thee out of Zion blesse Psalm 135. PRaise ye the Lord and his great name praise ye vvith one accord O praise him still all ye that be the servants of the Lord. verse 2 All ye that stand in the Lords house aloud his praises sound Praise him all ye that in the Courts of our great God are found verse 3 Praise ye the Lord for he is good yea praises to him sing Sing praises to his name because it is a pleasant thing verse 4 For Jacob to himself the Lord of his good vvill chose he And his peculiar treasure he did Israel take to be verse 5 For vvell I know the Lord our God is great in Majesty And that he is above all gods advanc'd exceeding high In heaven and in earth he did vvhat ever him did please And in deep places here below and in the swelling seas verse 7 He from the ends of th' earth doth cause the vapours to ascend For rain he lightnings makes and vvinds doth from his treasures send verse 8 All the first-born he smote with death in the Egyptians land The first-born both of man and beast he slew by hls strong hand verse 9 He hath in thee shew'd vvonders great and tokens vvhich did fall On Egypt on Pharaoh thy King and on his servants all verse 10 He also nations great and strong smote down and overthrew And vvhen his people they oppos'd their mighty Kings he slew The Second Part. verse 11 Sihon King of the Amorites and Og of Bashan King Of Canaan he the Kingdomes all did to subjection bring verse 12 And for an heritage he gave their land to Israel His people for an heritage for them therein to dwell verse 13 Thy name O Lord God shall endure and thy memoriall For evermore shall be preserv'd to generations all verse 14 For the Lord God his people vvill at length to judge arise And vvill repent himself for all his servants miseries verse 15 The idolls vvhich are vvorshipped abroad in Heathen lands They are but gold and silver all the vvork of mens own hands verse 16 A mouth they have but do not speak and eyes but never saw verse 17 And they have ears but nothing hear their mouth no breath doth draw verse 18 As sensless as they be are those that do them form and make And so are all that trust in them and for their gods them take verse 19 But bless the everlasting Lord thou house of Israel Bless thou the Lord O Aarons house vvho onely doth excel verse 20 O all ye holy family of Levi bless the Lord And all ye that do fear the Lord bless him vvith one accord verse 21 Out of Zion his dwelling place let the Lord blessed be Who dwelleth at Jerusalem the living Lord praise ye Psalm 136. PRaise ye the Lord for he is good for still his mercy doth endure verse 2 Give thanks unto the God of Gods for still do last his mercies sure verse 3 Give thanks unto the Lord of Lords for still his mercy doth endure verse 4 Which only doth great vvondrous vvorks for still do last his mercies sure verse 5 Who by his vvisdome made the heavens for still his mercy doth endure verse 6 Who stretch'd the earth above the seas for still do last his mercies sure verse 7 Who made the great and glorious light for still his mercy doth endure verse 8 The Sun to guide and rule the day for still do last his mercies sure verse 9 The Moon and Stars to rule by night for still his mercy doth endure 10 Which Egypt smote in their first-born for still do last his mercies sure verse 11 And Israel brought out from thence for still his mercy doth endure verse 12 With a strong hand and stretch'd out arm for still do last his mercies sure verse 13 Who into parts the Red Sea cut for still his mercy doth endure verse 14 And through the midst made Israel pass for still do last his mercies sure verse 15 But there drown'd Pharaoh and his host for still his mercy doth endure verse 16 Who through the desart led his
day of battel thou my head hast cover'd safe alone verse 8 Grant not O Lord what evil men desire most wickedly Destroy their wicked plots lest they themselves do magnifie verse 9 As for the head and chief of those about that compass me With mischief out of their own lips Lord let them cover'd be verse 10 Cast them into the fire and let coals burning on them fall Cast them into deep pits from whence they may not rise at all verse 11 Let not an evil speaker be confirm'd on earth below The violent shall evil haunt unto his overthrow verse 12 I know that God the Lord the cause of men in misery Will still maintain the right of those that poor and needy be verse 13 Surely the righteous shall have cause thy name to bless and praise And in thy presence the upright shall dwell and live always Psalm 141. O Lord unto thee do I cry come to me speedily Give ear with favour to my voice when I to thee do cry verse 2 As incense let my prayer be set forth before thine eyes And the up-lifting of mine hands as th' evening sacrifice verse 3 O Lord God a continual watch set thou my mouth before And of my lips that they may not trespass keep thou the door verse 4 Turn not my heart to any ill to work a wicked deed With wicked workers let not me upon their dainties feed verse 5 But let the righteous smite me that a kindness is to me Let him reprove me that to me a precious oyl shall be Which shall not break or wound my head my prayer yet shall be Presented unto God for them in their calamity verse 6 When Judges me pursuing shall in stony places fall My words shall then seem savoury and men shall hear them all verse 7 About the graves devouring mouth our bones lye scatter'd round As chips of wood which men do cut lye scatter'd on the ground verse 8 But O my Lord and God mine eyes still look up unto thee In thee is all my trust let not my soul forsaken be verse 9 Lord keep me safely from the snare which they for me prepare And from the subtil gins of them that wicked workers are verse 10 Into the nets which they have set let all the wicked fall Whilest I for whom they them prepar'd escape from them withall Psalm 142. IN my distress unto the Lord I with my voice did cry I supplication with my voice made to the Lord on high verse 2 My sad complaint I poured out before him in my cry My trouble I before him shew'd and great perplexity verse 3 My heart orewhelmed was in me my path was known to thee In ways where I did walk a snare they closely laid for mee verse 4 I lookt and view'd on my right hand but I of none was known All refuge wholly failed me for my soul car'd not one verse 5 Then cry'd I to the Lord and said my hope thou only art And in the land of living men my portion and my part verse 6 Hear thou my cry I am brought low in mercy set me free From those that do me persecute and are too strong for mee verse 7 My soul from prison bring that I may praises give to thee The saints shall compass me about when thou art good to me Psal 143. LOrd hear my pray'r attend my sute sent up in great distress And answer me now in thy truth and in thy righteousness verse 2 And do not with thy servant Lord in judgement plead at all For justifi'd be in thy sight not one that liveth shall verse 3 My enemy hath pursu'd my soul my life to ground hath thrown And made me in the dark to dwell like men dead long agone verse 4 Therefore my spirit is overwhelm'd and pressed down in me My heart in me is desolate and doth no comfort see verse 5 I call to minde the days of old on all thy works I thought Upon the works I meditate which thine own hands have wrought Behold to thee most gracious Lord I now stretch out my hands My soul doth greatly thirst for thee like dry and thirsty lands verse 7 Hear me with speed my spirit doth fail hide not thy face from me Lest like to them that do go down into the pit I be verse 8 In thee I trust thy kindness make me evâ—ry morning finde Shew me the way wherein to walk to thee I life my minde verse 9 From all mine enemies O Lord safely deliver me To hide my self under thy wings Lord unto thee I flee verse 10 Thou art my God thy spirit is good teach me to do thy will And in a plain and even ground Lord do thou lead me still verse 11 Quicken me Lord for thy names sake raise me out of distress And out of trouble bring my soul ev'n for thy righteousness verse 12 And for thy mercy slay my foes let all destroyed bee That do afflict my soul for I a servant am to thee Psalm 144. BLessed for ever be the Lord my only strength and might Which doth instruct my hands to war my fingers too to fight verse 2 My goodness sort deliverer my tower and shield is he In him I trust he doth subdue mine enemies under me verse 3 Lord what is man that thou of him dost so much knowledge take Or son of man that of him thou so great account dost make verse 4 Man is like vanity his days away like shadows sly verse 5 Lord bow the heavens and come down with power and majesty The mountains touch and they shall smoak verse 6 Thy lightnings cast abroad And scatter them thine arrows shoot and them destroy O God verse 7 And from above send down thine hand rid and deliver me From the great waters from the hand of strangers see me free verse 8 Whose mouth and tongue speak nothing else but foolish vanity Their right hand is a right hand full of fraud and treachery verse 9 I a new song will sing to thee O God on Psaltery And on ten-stringed instruments to thee sing praise will I. verse 10 It is he onely that to Kings timely salvation sends His servant David he alone from hurtful sword defends verse 11 From strangers hand me rid and save whose mouth talks vanity And their right hand a right hand is of fraud and subtilty verse 12 That as a plant our sons may be in youth grown to a tree Our daughters as carv'd corner stones like a fair palace be verse 13 Our garners with provisions may of all sorts full be found Sheep in our streets with thousands and ten thousands may abound verse 14 Our Oxen be to labour strong that none do us invade There be no going out no cry within our streets be made Happy that people are that be in such a case as this Happy that people are whose God the Lord Almighty is Psalm 145. THee will I laud my God O King and blesse thy name always verse
2 Thee vvill I blesse each day and vvill thy name for ever praise verse 3 Great is the Lord worthy great praise his greatness none can reach verse 4 One race shall to another praise thy works and vvonders teach verse 5 I of thy glorious Majesty the honour vvill record And will remember all thy works most wonderful O Lord. verse 6 Men of thine acts the might shall shew thine acts that dreadful are And I thy glory to advance thy greatness vvill declare verse 7 The memory of thy goodness great men largely shall express And shall in joyful songs of praise extoll thy righteousness The Lord is gracious and from him compassions largely flow In mercy he is very great and is to anger slow verse 9 Good unto all and over all his tender mercies bee verse 10 Yea all thy vvorks shall praise the Lord thy saints shall honour thee verse 11 And of thy Kingdomes glory they shall speak and power shall show verse 12 That all the sons of men his works and mighty acts may know And may thy Kingdomes majesty and glory understand verse 13 Thy Kingdoms Lord a Kingdome is that shall for ever stand And thy dominion through each age verse 14 Endures and those that fall The Lord upholds those that are bow'd down he up raiseth all The Second Part. verse 15 The eyes of all do wait on thee and thou dost them relieve And thou to each sufficing food in season due dost give verse 16 Thy bounteous hand thou openest wide and then thy goodness gives Enough to satisfie the need of ev'ry thing that lives verse 17 The Lord is just in all his ways his works are holy all verse 18 Near all he is that call on him in truth that on him call verse 19 And the desires he vvill fulfill of those that do him fear Yea he vvill surely save them all and he their cry doth hear verse 20 The Lord all these preserveth safe that love him in their heart And he all those that wicked are will utterly subvert verse 21 My mouth the praises of the Lord right gladly shall express Yea let all flesh his holy name for ever praise and bless Psalm 146. PRaise ye the Lord praise God my soul to God that me doth save verse 2 Will I sing praises all my days whilest I my beeing have verse 3 In Kings and Princes put no trust nor in the sons of men In whom there is no help at all verse 4 He turns to earth and then His thoughts do perish in that day verse 5 Happy is he vvhose aid Is plac't on Jacobs God whose hope on God his Lord is staid verse 6 Which made the earth and heaven high the seas that are so deep And all that therein is who doth his word for ever keep verse 7 Who by judgement th' opprest relieves to those that hungry be He giveth food and graciously doth set the prisoners free verse 8 The Lord doth send the blind their sight the Lord again doth raise Those that are bowed down the Lord favours the just always verse 9 The strangers doth the Lord preserve relieves the fatherless And widows but turns up-side down the way of vvickedness verse 10 The Lord for evermore shall reign thy God O Zion he Unto all generations rules the Lord still praised be Psalm 147. PRaise ye the Lord for it is good unto our God to sing For it is pleasant and to praise it is a comely thing verse 2 The Lord his own Jerusalem doth raise and build alone And the out-casts of Israel doth gather into one verse 3 He heals the broken in their heart their sores up he doth binde verse 4 He counts the number of the stars and names for them doth finde verse 5 Great is the Lord and of great power his wisdome hath no bound verse 6 The Lord lifts up the meek and casts the wicked to the ground verse 7 Sing vvith thanksgiving to the Lord always in him rejoice Unto the Lord our God sing ye praises with harp and voice verse 8 Who ore the Heavens spreads the clouds who for the earth below Prepareth rain who makes the grass on mountains high to grow verse 9 He gives the beast his food he feeds the ravens vvhen they cry verse 10 His pleasure not in strength of horse nor in mans legs doth lie verse 11 But those that fear the holy Lord and strive him to obey And on his mercy set their hope ev'n his delight are they The Second Part. verse 12 O praise the Lord Jerusalem thy God O Zion praise verse 13 For he the bars hath strengthened wherewith thy gates he staies Thy children he hath blest in thee verse 14 And in thy borders he Hath setled peace and with the flow'r of wheat he filleth thee verse 15 He sends out his Commandement his creatures all unto On earth and swiftly runs the Word which from his mouth doth go verse 16 His snow both soft and white like wooll on earth he giveth out His hoary frost like ashes he doth scatter round about verse 17 His ice or hail like morsels he doth cast out with his hand Before the sharpness of his cold who able is to stand verse 18 He sendeth forth his powerful Word and melteth them again His winds he makes to blow and then the waters flow amain verse 19 The doctrine of his holy Word to Jacob he doth show His statutes and his judgements he gives Israel to know verse 20 He with no nation thus hath dealt his judgements and his Word Not any one of them hath known praise ye the living Lord. Psalm 148. PRaise ye the Lord bless ye the Lord from Heaven which is on high And in the places high above him praise and magnifie verse 2 All ye his Angels praise ye him praise ye him all his hosts verse 3 Praise ye him Sun and Moon and Stats bright shining in all Coasts verse 4 Praise him ye waters 'bove the heavens ye heaven of heavens on high verse 5 The Lords name praise for by his Word they were made powerfully verse 6 He also for eternity hath them establisht sure And setled by a firm decree for ever to endure verse 7 Praise ye the Lord all ye on earth all deeps and dragons too verse 8 Fire hail snow vapours stormy winds at his command that go verse 9 Ye mighty mountains and all hills fruitful trees cedars tall verse 10 Both creeping things and flying fowls and beasts and cattel all verse 11 Kings of the earth and people all Princes and all that be verse 12 Judges on earth young men and maids old men and babes praise ye verse 13 The Lords great name for he alone advanced is on high Above the earth his glory is above the starry sky verse 14 He also doth alone exalt the horn the power and name Of all his people which to them is their praise and their fame Those are the seed of Israel his holy ones whom he Makes near by Cov'nant to himself the Lord alone prase ye Psal 149. PRaise ye the Lord sing to the Lord a new rejoycing song And let the praise of him be heard his holy saints among verse 2 In his Maker let Israel rejoyce and to him sing Let all that Zions children are be joyful in their King verse 3 And let them in an holy dance praise his most holy name Let them vvith timbrel and with harp sing praises to the same verse 4 For in his people whom he chose the Lord doth pleasure take The meek with his salvation he beautiful will make verse 5 In all the glory of the Lord let all his saints rejoyce Let them to him upon their beds in joy lift up their voice verse 6 And let them with their mouth sound forth high praises of the Lord In their hand let them ready have the sharp sword of his Word verse 7 On the rebellious heathen folk a just revenge to lay And on the people punishments refusing to obey verse 8 To binde their greatest Kings in chains their Lords in iron strong Judgement on them to execute which doth to them belong verse 9 Decreed by Gods written Word this shall the honour be To all that are the saints of God wherefore the Lord praise ye Psalm 150. PRaise ye the Lord praise God within his holy place with fear And in the Firmament praise him whence his pow'r doth appear verse 2 And praise him for his mighty acts and them declare and tell After his greatnesse praise the Lord wherein he doth excell verse 3 With Trumpets and with Cornets sound advance his praise on high Praise him with the melodious harp and with the Psaltery Praise him with timbrel and with flute organs and Virginals verse 5 Praise with joyfulness of heart upon the loud Cymbals Praise him on Cymbals sounding loud verse 6 Let every thing accord That breath enjoyes to praise the Lord. Praise ye the living Lord. FINIS Mr. Jo Cotton singing of Psalms a Gospel Ordinance Mr. Tho Ford singing of Psalms the duty of Christians under the New Testament in sundry Sermons on Eph 5.19 Mr. Tho Manton Pract Comment on James 5.13
glorious name verse 2 His Tabernacle to erect in Salem was his will And for his constant dwelling place he chose out Zion hill verse 3 The fiery arrows of the bow he brake there by his might The sword and shield of all his foes and armies put to flight verse 4 Thou art more bright and glorious and excellent O God Then Mountains and great Monarchs are that spoil and rob abroad verse 5 The stout and valiant men are spoil'd by sleep of death they fall No man of might could finde his hands to help himself withall verse 6 By thy rebuke and judgment just O Jacobs God at last Those that on horse and Chariots ride into deep sleep are cast verse 7 Thou even thou alone O Lord art he whom all should fear And who dare stand before thy face if once thy wrath appear verse 8 Thou from the highest Heavens mad'st thy judgements to be heard The earth in silence stood and was exceedingly afear'd verse 9 When God the patron of the poor in judgement did arise To save the humble of the earth from all their enemies verse 10 Surely the wrath of man at last shall turn unto thy praise And the remainder of their wrath the Lord restrains and staies verse 11 Vow ye and pay unto the Lord all ye that are him near And bring ye presents unto him that ought to be your fear verse 12 For he the spirit of Princes great shall cut off suddenly And Kings that make the earth to quake shall sorely terrifie Psalm 77. I With my voice to God did cry in my distresse and fear To God I did lift up my voice and he to me gave ear verse 2 In my distresse I sought the Lord my sore ran in the night And ceased not my soul refus'd all comfort and delight verse 3 I thought on God but then my grief did still on me remain My spirit was overwhelmed though to God I did complain verse 4 Thou dost withhold sleep from mine eyes and keep'st me still awake Through my fore trouble and great pain my speech doth me forsake verse 5 Then in mine heart I did resolve to think on days of old And on the works of ancient times which men to us have told verse 6 Mine own night songs of former days I thought on seriously I commun'd with my heart my spirit made search diligently verse 7 And thus I reason'd will the Lord for ever me reject And will he look on me no more with gracious respect verse 8 What! is his boundlesse mercy now for ever perished And doth his promise fail and shall nere be accomplished verse 9 Doth God forget himself and now leave gracious to be Hath he his tender mercies clean in wrath shut out from me verse 10 Then said I mine infirmity doth cause these doubts and fears I will recall what the most high hath done in former years The Second Part. verse 11 I will remember of the Lord the great works manifold And I will surely call to mind thy wondrous works of old verse 12 And I also of all thy works will throughly meditate And of thy doings with my friends will seriously debate verse 13 Thy secret ways are best within the sanctuary known Who hath appear'd so great a God as our Almighty One verse 14 Thou art the mighty powerful God that do'st great works alone Thou hast thy mighty power made amongst thy people known verse 15 Thou hast thy people with thine arm redeemed and set free Jacobs and Josephs sons whom thou brought'st from captivitie verse 16 The waters deep saw thee O God they saw thee and they fled As much afraid the depths also were soerly troubled verse 17 The clouds their waters poured our a sound came from the sky And then abroad the hail-stone storms as arrows swift did fly verse 18 Thy thundring voice was heard in heav'n thy lightnings that did fly Lightned the world the earth did shake and tremble fearfully Thy way is in the sea thy paths in which thou ledst thine own Were in great waters such footsteps before were never known By Moses thou and Aarons hand thy people through the deep And desart to the promis'd land ledst like a flock of sheep Psalm 78. ATtend unto my doctrine all my people and give ear Attentively unto the words which from my mouth you hear verse 2 My mouth shall utter parables and sayings dark of old verse 3 Which we have heard and known which our fathers have us told verse 4 We will not hide them from their seed to those unborn that be Gods praises strength and wondrous works which he wrought teach will we verse 5 This statute he to Jacob gave and law to Israel To charge our fathers that his works they to their seed should tell verse 6 That future generations might these things learn and know That children yet unborn the same might to their children show verse 7 That they Gods works might not forget but on him stay their heart And his Commandements might keep and from them not depart verse 8 And might not like their fathers old be disobedient found Whose heart not right whose spirit with God nor stedfast was nor sound verse 9 The Ephraimites by Gods just hand though arm'd and carrying bows Yet in the day of battel turn'd their backs before their foes verse 10 They kept not that just covenant which God to them did give And after his most perfect laws they did refuse to live But they forgat the weighty works which wrought by him had been Remembring not those wonders great which their own eyes had seen The Second Part. verse 12 In the whole land of Egypt and in Zoan field wrought hee Before their fathers eyes his works most marvellous to see verse 13 The sea divided gave through it a passage to them all The waters he made stand on heaps which were to them a wall verse 14 With a thick cloud he shadowed them while the day was light And with a pillar of light fire he led them in the night verse 15 And in the thirsty wildernesse the stony rocks he clave And as from the great depths from them he drink unto them gave verse 16 From those dry and hard rocks he caus'd great streams to issue out And caus'd the waters to run down like rivers round about verse 17 For all this more and more they did against turn still transgresse And the most high they did provoke in the great wildernesse verse 18 And in their hearts they God himself tempted by their mistrust In boldly asking flesh of him to satisfie their lust verse 19 Against their God they utter'd words and spake profanely thus A Table in the wildernesse can God prepare for us verse 20 Behold he smote the rock and thence came streams and waters great But can he give his people bread and give them flesh to eat verse 21 The Lord heard this and waxed wroth and kindled was a flame In Jacobs house and
anger great from God on Israel came The Third Part. verse 22 Because they did not in their God believe and rest upon His pow'r and truth and trusted not in his salvation verse 23 Although he his commandement gave to the clouds above And unto them had opened the doors of Heav'n in love verse 24 And on them Mannah had rain'd down from thence for them to eat And had on them bestow'd the Corn of Heaven for their meat verse 25 Thus man with food for Angels meet was fed and satisfi'd He of his bounty meat to them abundantly suppli'd verse 26 He caus'd an East-wind in the Heav'ns to passe by his command The South wind too he caus'd to come by the strength of his hand verse 27 And like to dust he rained flesh on them abundantly And feathered fowls as thick as sands that on the sea-shore lie verse 28 In midst of all their Camp and round about their tents it fell verse 29 He gave their own desire they eat and they were filled well verse 30 They were not weaned from their lust nor turned from their sin But while their dainty meats were yet their lustful mouths within verse 31 On them the wrath of God which slew the fattest of them fell And soon smote down the chosen men and flow'r of Israel Nor wrath nor mercy could prevail to turn them from their sin But still for all his wondrous works him they believ'd not in The Fourth Part. verse 33 Therefore their days in vanity he did consume and waste And by his wrath their years away in trouble soon they past verse 34 When thus he slew them in his wrath they sought him by and by And they return'd and after God enquired speedily verse 35 They then remembred that their God their rock and stay had been The high God their redeemer whom they griev'd thus by their sin verse 36 Yet with their mouths they flattred him and spake but feignedly And they unto the God of truth with their false tongues did ly verse 37 For their false hearts were not with him establisht thoroughly Nor in his Covenant did they continue stedfastly verse 38 But he full of compassion pardoned their sin when they Him sought destroyed them not but oft his anger turn'd away And did not stir up all his wrath verse 39 Remembring they were vain Weak flesh a wind that being past returneth not again verse 40 How often had they him provok'd in the wide wildernesse And in the desart griev'd him still with their rebelliousnesse verse 41 Yea they return'd again and God they tempted wickedly And unto Israels holy One set bounds his power to try verse 42 They thought not on his mighty hand nor on the day when he From their oppressing enemy them saved and set free The Fifth Part. verse 43 His signs in Egypt they forgat though wrought in their own sight His wonders great in Zoan field done by his dreadful might verse 44 Nor did consider how he turn'd their rivers into bloud That neither any man nor beast could drink at any floud verse 45 He sent them divers sorts of flies which did them sore annoy And fill'd their Country full of frogs which did their land destroy verse 46 He to the Caterpillers gave th' increase of all their land And fruits of all their labours to devouring locusts hand verse 47 Their fruitful Vines he did destroy with hail in all their coast And all their Sycamores he kill'd with the sharp biting frost verse 48 And he deliv'red to the hail their cattel in the field And to the lightenings their flocks to be destroy'd and kill'd verse 49 His burning anger troubles wrath and indignation By sending evil messengers he did send them upon verse 50 He to his anger making way spar'd not their soul from death But to the killing pestilence gave up their life and breath verse 51 And in the land of Egypt he all their first-born did smite And in the tents of Ham the chief of all their strength might 52 But his own people he brought forth like sheep and them did guide In safety through the wildernesse while they did there abide The Sixth Part. verse 53 He led them safely by his pow'r they had no cause to feare But by the seas their enemies all overwhelmed were verse 54 He brought them on into the Coasts of his own holy land Into this Mount Zion which he did purchase with his hand verse 55 For them he cast the Heathen out and did their land divide And in their tents he set the tribes of Israel to abide verse 56 Yet did they tempt the highest God and him provoked they His testimonies they forsook and did not them obey verse 57 But like their fathers turned back and dealt unfaithfully Like to a warping bow which shoots from the mark clean awry verse 58 They with their Altars him provok'd set up in places high And with their graven images mov'd him to jealousie verse 59 But when into the Lords ears came of those soul sins the cry He waxed wrath and Israel he abhorred utterly verse 60 So that the Tent of Shiloh he forsook though lov'd so well The Tabernacle which he plac't amongst men there to dwell verse 61 The Ark his peoples strength he gave into captivity His glory he gave up into the hand of th' enemy verse 62 He gave his people to the sword and being angry then With his inheritance the fire consum'd their strongest men The Seventh Part. verse 61 Their maids in marriage were not prais'd their Priests fell by the sword verse 64 Widows no solemn mourning did for the deceas'd afford verse 65 But then the Lord arose as one that did from sleep awake And like a Giant that by wine refresht a shout doth make verse 66 His enemies in the hinder parts he smote both great and small And thereby on them did he bring a shame perpetuall verse 67 But yet the Tabernacle he of Joseph did refuse The fruitful Tribe of Ephraim he was not pleas'd to choose verse 68 But he the Tribe of Judah chose that he therein might dwell Even that holy Mount Zion which he did love so well verse 69 There he his sanctuary built like to a palace high And like the earth establish'd it to stand continually verse 70 And he his servant David chose his flock to rule and keep And he out of his favour took him from the folds of sheep verse 71 Even from behind the Ews with young the Lord did him advance To feed his people Israel his own inheritance verse 72 And so in soundnesse of his heart them faithfully he fed And he with skilfulnesse of hand them wisely governed Psalm 79. O Lord the Heathen do invade thine heritage by them Thy Temple is defil'd on heaps they lay Jerusalem verse 2 The bodies of thy Saints they give to fowls of th' air for meat The flesh of all thy servants dear to the wilde beasts to eat verse 3 Like