side as on a rocke most sure verse 6 And now I know I shall arise mine head shall lifted be On high above mine enemies that did encompasse me Therefore within his house will I give sacrifice of praise With Psalmes and Songs I will apply to land the Lord alwaies verse 7 Heare me O Lord when I do cry with earnest voice to thee Have mercie on me graciously and do thou answer mee verse 8 When thou O Lord didst say to me Seek thou my face and grace My heart did answer unto thee Lord I will seek thy face The second part verse 9 In wrath turne not thy face away nor suffer me to slide My help thou hast been to this day be still my God and guide verse 10 When both my parents do me leave and their owne son forsake Yet then the Lord will me receive and up he will me take verse 11 Teach me O Lord the way to thee in a plaine path me guide Because mine enemies watch for me to cause my steps to slide verse 12 To wishes of mine enemies leave me not O most Hie Because false witnesses do rise that breathe out crueltie verse 13 My heart would faint but that in me this hope is fixed fast The goodnesse of the Lord to see in life that still shall last verse 14 Wait on the Lord whose whole thou art with courage wait thou must And then he strengthen shall thy heart upon him wait and trust PSAL. XXVIII O Lord my rock to thee I crie to me an answer send Lest by thy silence I be like those that to grave descend verse 2 The voice of thy suppliant heare that unto thee doth crie When to thine holy Oracle I lift mine hands on â—…ie verse 3 With wicked men that sin do work O draw me not away Whose hearts doe wish their neighbours hurt when words of peace they say verse 4 Give them according to their deeds and as they mischiefe meant And wrought that mischiefe with their hands give them due punishment verse 5 God shall not build but them destroy because they have not thought Of Gods great workes nor did regard that which his hands have wrought verse 6 To render thankes unto the Lord how great a cause have I My voice my praier and my complaint that heard so willingly verse 7 He is my shield my heart did trust in him a helper strong And by his help my heart made glad shall praise him in a song verse 8 God is a fort of strong defence to every Saint of his And he alone the saving strength of his anointed is verse 9 Thy people and thine heritage Lord blesse guide and preserve Increase them Lord rule their hearts that they may never swerve PSAL. XXIX GIve O ye mighty to the Lord with hearts most willing give All strength and glory to the Lord by whom you move and live verse 2 Give to Gods name his glory due with humble cheerfulnesse Worship the Lord that sits on high in beauteous holinesse 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 and worketh mightily The voice of God right glorious is and full of majesty verse 5 The voice of God doth break teare the Cedar trees asunder Câ—…lars of Lebanon he doth break in pieces with his thunder verse 6 He makes hills like a â—…alfe to skip even the great Lebanon And like to a young â—…corne the mountaine Syrion verse 7 His voice divides the flames of fire the desart it doth shake verse 8 His voice doth make the wildernesse of Kadesh for to quake verse 9 His voice doth make the Hinds to calve it makes the forrests bare And in his Temple shew'd by all his glorious praises are verse 10 The Lord doth sit upon the floud and ever ruleth it Yea as the King of all the world the Lord shall ever sit verse 11 The Lord will give his people power in vertue to increase The Lord will blesse his chosen flocke with everlasting peace PSAL. XXX ALl laud praise with heart voice O Lord I give to thee Who didst not make my foes rejoyce but hast exalted me verse 2 O Lord my God to thee I cri'd in all my paine and griefe Thou gaâ—…'st an eare and didst provide to ease me with reliefe Lord thou hast caused from the graw my soule up to ascend And from the pit thou didst me save life thou to me didst send verse 4 Sing to the Lord ye Saints of his with thankfulnesse him blesse Still praise him when remembred is his glorious holinesse verse 5 His wrath is in a moment past life in his favour lies Though weeping for a night may last the morning joy supplies verse 6 When I enjoy'd the world at will thus would I boast and say Tush I am sure to feele none ill this wealth shall not decay verse 7 For thou O Lord of thy good grace hadst sent me strength and aid But when thou turnd'st away thy face my mind was much dismaid verse 8 Wherefore unto the Lord my cry I caused to ascend My humble supplication I up to the Lord did send verse 9 What gaine is in my bloud if I unto the pit go downe For shall the dust thee glorifie shall dust thy truth make knowne verse 10 Then hear the praiers which I make have mercy Lord on me Do not my troubled soule forsake but Lord mine helper be verse 11 My mourning then was turn'd by thee into a cheerfull voice My sackcloth thou didst take from me and mad'st me to rejoyce verse 12 Wherefore my soule uncessantly shall sing unto thee praise My Lord my God to thee will I give laud and thanks alwaies PSAL. XXXI LOrd let me never be asham'd because I trust in thee But in thy righteousnesse and truth save and deliver me verse 2 To me bow downe thy gracious eare and quickly set me free A rocke of strength a mighty fort of safety be to mee verse 3 For Lord thou art my only rock my strong defence and tower For thy Names sake me therefore lead and guide me in thy power verse 4 Pull me out of the net which they for me have closely laid Because thou only art my strength I flie to thee for aid verse 5 Into thy hands Lord I commit my spirit which came from thee Of thy free grace Lord God of truth thou hast redeemed me verse 6 Them do I hate that set their heart on lying vanities But on the Lord I put my trust my heart on him relies verse 7 I in thy mercie will rejoyce because my miseries Thou weighest and dost know my soule in her adversities verse 8 And me into the enemies hand not closed up thou hast But thou my feet at libertie in a large room hast plac't The second part verse 9 I am in trouble Lord to me grant mercy and reliefe My
think the very truth whose tongue speaks no deceit verse 3 Who to his neighbour doth none ill in body goods or name Nor willingly doth move false tales which might impaire the same verse 4 And in whose eies vile persons be contemned and abhorr'd But he doth greatly honour those who love and feare the Lord. verse 5 His oath and all his promises that keepeth faithfully Although he make his covenant so that he doth lose thereby verse 6 And who to hurtfull usury His mony hath not lent Nor hath received a reward against the innocent verse 7 He that doth these things faithfully which here approv'd we see Shall from the state of blessednesse removed â—…ever be PSAL. XVI LOrd keep me for I trust in thee my soule thus speaks in me verse 2 Thou art my Lord and no way can my goodnesse profit thee verse 3 My goodnesse reacheth to the Saint's that here on earth do dwell In those men only I delight in vertue that excell verse 4 Into a multitude of grieses themselves those sinners cast Who in their blind and carnall zeale to Idols do make haste verse 5 As for the bloudy sacrifice and offerings of that sort I will not touch nor yet thereof my lips shall make report verse 6 The Lord my part and portion is and me he doth sustaine He hath appointed me my lot and it he will maintaine verse 7 The place wherein my lot did fall in beauty did excell Mine heritage assign'd to me doth please me very well verse 8 God will I blesse who secretly gives counsell unto mee So that by night my inward thoughts do good instructions see verse 9 I set the Lord still in my sight and trust him over all For he doth stand at my right hand I therefore shall not fall verse 10 Wherefore my heart is glad and joy is by my tongue exprest My flesh though sleeping in the grave yet there in hope shall rest verse 11 Because my soule in hell to dwell shall not be left by thee Nor wilt thou leave thine holy One corruption for to see verse 12 Thou wilt me shew the way of life for in thy presence is Fulnesse of joy at thy right hand there is eternall blisse PSAL. XVII OLord give eare to my just cause attend when I complaine And hear my praier that cometh forth from lips that do not faine verse 2 And from thy gracious presence send my sentence and decree With favour let thine eies behold the things that equall be verse 3 Thou hast me prov'd tri'd by night and yet shalt nothing find For that my mouth shall not transgresse I purpos'd in my mind verse 4 As for the works of wicked men and paths perverse and ill Instructed by thy holy Word from them I kept me still verse 5 Then in thy paths that be most purâ—… stay me Lord and preserve That from thy undefiled way my steps may never swerve verse 6 Because thou wilt me heare O Lord I called have on thee Now therefore heare my speech and sute incline thine care to me verse 7 Thy loving kindnesse wonderfull Lord shew me whose right hand Doth save all them that trust in thee from those which them withstand verse 8 O keep me safe as thou wouldst keep the apple of thine eye And under covert of thy wings desend me secretly verse 9 From wicked men that trouble me and daily me annoy And from my foes that go about my soule for to destroy verse 10 With ease and plenty in their fat they do inclosed lie And with their mouthes they do delight to talk presumptuously The second part verse 11 They lie in wait where I should pass with craft me to confound And bowing down they mischiefe muse their eies look to the ground verse 12 Much like a Lion greedily that would his prey imbrace Or like a Lions whelp that lurkes within some secret place verse 13 Arise and disappoint my foe and cast him downe O Lord And save me from the wicked man which is thy cutting sword From men which are thy hand O Lord men of this world they be Which have their portion in this lift beyond they do not see verse 14 Their belly with thy hidden store thou fillest to their mind Their children have enough and leave to theirs the rest behind verse 15 But I arrai'd in righteousnesse thy glorious face will see And with thy likenesse when I wake I satisfi'd shall be PSAL. XVIII OGod which art my rock strength thee dearly love will I Thou art my castle and defence in my necessity verse 2 My God my rock in whom I trust the worker of my wealth My refuge buckler and my shield the horne of all my health verse 3 I on the Lord of hosts will call who doth all praise deserve So from my cruell enemies all he will me safe preserve verse 4 Sorrowes of death did compasse me with them I was dismaid The violent flouds of wicked men did make me much affraid verse 5 The slie and subtle snares of hell were round about me set And for my death there was prepar'd a deadly trapping net verse 6 In this distresse I call'd on God and to my God did crie He from his Temple heard my voice which came to him on hie verse 7 The earth then trembled did quake then mov'd and shaken were The strong foundations of the hills for they his wrath did feare verse 8 His mighty wrath in which a smoak up from his nostrils came His mouth breath'd wasting fire coals were kindled by the same verse 9 The Lord descended from above and bow'd the heavens hie And underneath his feet he cast the darknesse of the skie verse 10 Upon a Cherub did he ride in royall majestie And he did flie yea on the wings of winds did swiftly flie The second part verse 11 Darknesse he made his secret ' place is with a tent on hie He compast is with waters dark and thick clouds of the skie verse 12 But when before him brightness was then his thick clouds did passe And then of haile and coales of fire a fearfull storme there was verse 13 And God did thunder in tho skie his voice the Highest sent Therewith abroad hot coales of fire and battering hail-stones went verse 14 He shot his arrowes and my foes did feather and affright He shot his fearfull lightnings out and them did put to flight verse 15 At thy rebuke the channels Lord of rivers were made dâ—… And at thy blasting breath the worlds foundations open lye verse 16 And from above the Lord sent doâ—… to fetch me from below And pluck me out of waters great that would me overflow verse 17 And from my mighty enemie he then did set me free From those that hated me for they were much too strong for mee verse 18 They did prevent me cruelly even in the wofull day Of my calamitie and griefe yet was the Lord my stay The third part verse 19 He
verse 17 For even from my youth O God I have been taught by thee Thy wonders â—…ith râ—…o abroad have been declar'd by me verse 18 Now also when I old am growne and when my head is gray Forsake me not thou Holy One but with me ever stay verse 19 Unâ—…ll to those who now do live â—…hy strength I may declare And of thy power the knowledge give to those unborne that are verse 20 O Lord high is thy righteousnesse and highly prais'd to be Great things thou dost I do confesse Lord who is like to thee verse 21 Thou who great troubles mad'st me know againe shalt quicken me And â—…om the depths of earth below I shall be rais'd by thee verse 22 And thou my greatness shalt increase my comforts shall abound For witâ—… thy comforts and thy peace thou sâ—…lt me compasse round verse 23 â—…nd I will praise thy truth and thee the Psaltâ—…ry upon My 〈◊〉 shall with a song agree to thee O Holy One. verse 24 Mâ—… lips great gâ—…adnesse shall express when I shall sing to thee My soule shall shew great joyfulnesse whâ—…ch thou from death didst free verse 25 My tongue shall also speak with joy 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 all the day For thâ—…se thou justly dost destroy that sought for my deâ—…ay PSAL. LXXII LOrd give thy judgments to the King therein instruct him well And with his Son in governing Lord let thy justice dwell verse 2 Then shall he govern uprightly and give thy people right Then shall he judge with equity thy poore that have no might verse 3 Then shall the mountains that are hye bring to the people peace Then little hills shall fruitfully by justice peace increase verse 4 And judge shall he the poor weaâ—… the needy he shall save And those he shall in pieces break who them oppressed have verse 5 The people thee so long shall feare and honour thee they shall As shall the Sun and Moon appeare through generations all verse 6 Like rain upon the grasse new mown to us descend he shall And like mild showres whose water down on the dry earth do fall verse 7 And those that righteous are and pure shall flourish in his raigne He shall while doth the Moon endure abundant peace maintaine verse 8 His large and great dominion from sea to sea extends It from the river shall go on to the earths utmost ends verse 9 They that in desarts do remaine bow downe before him must His enemies that refuse his raigne shall stoop and lick the dust verse 10 Those that the Kings of Tarshish be those that the Isles command â—…ba's and Seba's Kings to thee shall bring gifts in their hand verse 11 Yea and all Kings downe low shall fall before his glorious sight And him shall serve the Nations all yea serve him with delight verse 12 For when the needy to him cry his goodnesse them shall save He to the poore shall give supply who else no helper have The second part verse 13 He taketh pity on the poore that are with need opprest He shall preserve them evermore and bring their soule to rest verse 14 And from deceipt and cruell might their soules redeem shall he Their bloud right precious in his sight shall still esteemed be verse 15 But he shall live and gold shall they of Sheba to him bring And ever for him shall they pray and daily blesse the King verse 16 Of corne an handfull men shall see to grow upon the land On tops of mountaines high shall be the place where it shall stand verse 17 And yet like Lebanons trees shal shake the fruit when winds do blow Those of the City will he make like grasse to spring and grow verse 18 His Name shall be continued still last like the Sun it shall He men shall blesse him also will all Nations blessed call verse 19 The mighty Lord still blessed be the God of Israel For wondrous works alone doth he and â—…e doth all excell verse 20 Yea blest his glorious Name be 〈◊〉 by Angels and by men Let the whole earth his glory fill say all Amen Amen PSAL. LXXIII TRuly to Israel God is good yea gracious is he To all that in their heart upright and clean before him by verse 2 But as for me my failing feet were almost gone aside My wavering and unstedfast steps now ready were to slide verse 3 For at the fools that flourished I freâ—…ed enviously And at the wicked when I saw their great prosperity verse 4 For these men walk at liberty in bâ—…s they do not dye But firme and flourishing doth their strength abide continually verse 5 When others deep in troubles are they are not troubled then Not are they plagued outwardly like unto other men Therefore great pride like a strong chaine them compasseth about â—…nd like a garment violence doth cover them throughout Their eies with fatnesse out do stand so full themselves they feed Their store of wealth is such that it their wishes doth exceed They are corrupt in heart and life and they speak wickedly Of their oppressions and their wrongs yea they talk loftily For they against the heavens set their mouth in daring talk And proudly their unbridâ—…d tongue throughout the earth doth walk â—…o Gods people oftentimes for this looks back and turnes about Since waters from so full a cup to them are powred out The second part verse 11 And thus they say How can it be that God doth all things know Or in the Highest can there be knowledge of things below verse 12 Behold these the ungodly are who seem to live in peace And they do prosper in the world in riches they increase verse 13 Then said I verily that I my heart have cleans'd in vaine And wash't my hands in innocence and did from sin abstaine verse 14 For contrary to these have I been plagued every day And every morning heavily a scourge upon me lay verse 15 Yet if I say Thus will I speak behold offend should I Against thy people and thy sons that under crosses lye verse 16 But then I this to understand my musing thoughts did bend But it so painfull was that I it could not comprehend verse 17 Untill into thy Sanctuary I humbly went and then I plainly understood the end of prosperous wicked men verse 18 That verily in slippery waies these men thou placed hast And that into destruction downe they by thy hand are cast verse 19 As in a moment how are they to desolation brought They utterly consumed are with terrours in a thought verse 20 And like a dream when one awakes they vanish from our eies O Lord thou when thou shalt awake their image shalt delâ—…ise The third part verse 21 Yet thus mine heart was grieved then my mind was much opprest verse 22 So fond was I and ignorant and in this point a beast verse 23 Neverthelesse I do remaine continually with thee â—…hough I was weak by my right hand thou Lord hast holden me verse 24
Princes great cut off with power shall he To Kings that hold the highest seat he terrible shall be PSAL. LXXVII I With my voice to God did crie when great my troubles were My voice did cry to God on hie and he to me gave eare verse 2 In griefe I sought the Lord by day my sore still ran by night My wearied soule did put away all comfort and delight verse 3 I to remembrance God did call yet great my griefe did grow I did complaine yet griefe withall my spirit did overflow verse 4 Thou dost from sleep mine eies râ—…strain and mak'st them still to wake I am so vext and full of paine my speech doth me forsake verse 5 Then thought I on the daies of old and ancient times and yeares Which saw Gods mercies manifold amid great griefes and feares verse 6 By night my songs I call'd to mind and with my heart I spake My spirit made earnest search to find what issue thou would'st make verse 7 Will God said I still hide his face and cast me off for ever Will he no more extend his grace and shew his favour never verse 8 For ever is his mercy gone which I have seen before The promise of the Holy One shall it â—…aile evermore verse 9 Is 't true that God forgotten hath now gracious to be His tender mercieâ—… in his wrath wholly shut up hath he verse 10 Then said I Mine infirmity doth cause these doubts and feares I will recall what the most High hath done in former yeares The second part verse 11 The works remember well will I which Gods great might hath done Even his strange workes wrought wondrously in ages past and gone verse 12 Yea my deep meditation of all thy works shall be I in my talk will mention what hath been done by thee verse 13 Thy secret waies are best within thy Sanctuary knowne And who so great a God hath been as our almighty One verse 14 Thou art the God by whose great might wrought many wonders are And plainly in the peoples sight thy strength thou didst declare verse 15 Thy people from captivity thy mighty arme did free Ev'n Jacobs sons their liberty and Josephs had from thee verse 16 The waters Lord perceived thee the waters saw thee well And they for feare aside did flee the depths on trembling fell verse 17 The clouds their water forth did powre a sound came from the skies And then abroad a stormy showre of thy swift arrowes flieâ—… verse 18 In heav'n loud thundring voices were and lightnings light did make In this low world then men did feare and trembling earth did shake verse 19 Thy way is in the sea thy path where thou of old hast gone Was in great waters where none hath thy footsteps seen and knowne verse 20 By Moses and by Aarons hand thou didst lead through the deep Thy people to the promis'd land like to a flock of sheep PSAL. LXXVIII ATtend my people to my Law incline your hearkning eare Unto the words which I shall speak and ponder what you heare verse 2 My mouth shall speak a parable and sayings dark of old verse 3 Which we have heard and known and which our fathers have us told verse 4 We will not hide them from their seed yea those unborne that be Gods praises and almighty strength and wonders teach will we verse 5 To Jacob he a Testimony and Law to Israel gave Which by our fathers to their â—…eed he surely taught would have verse 6 That so the race which was to come might well them learn and know That children yet unborne the same might to their children show verse 7 That they might set their hope in God and suffer not to fall His mighty works out of their mind but keep his precepts all verse 8 And might not like their fathers old be disobedient found Whose heart not right whose spirit with God not stedfast was nor sound verse 9 The men of Ephraim being arm'd and with them carrying bowes Bâ—…ck in the day of battell turn'd and fled before their foes The second part verse 10 They did not that just covenant keep which God to them did give And after his most perfect lawes they did refuse to live verse 11 But they forgat the mighty works which by him wrought had been Yea they â—…orgat those wonders great which Israels eies had seen verse 12 For he had done things marvellous in their foâ—…efathers sight In Egypts land and Zoans field he shew'd his glorious might verse 13 The sea by him divided gave a passage to them all And he did make the waters stand like to an heap or wall verse 14 He led them by a shady cloud by day when it was light And with a shining light of 〈◊〉 he led them in the night verse 15 And in the thirsty wildernesse the stony rockes he clave And as from the great swelling depthâ—… thence drink to them he gave The third part verse 16 He by his might cleare streames 〈◊〉 from the hard rock to flow And thence he caused waters great like rivers down to go verse 17 Yet did they adde more sin to sin against him they transgresse And the most High they did provoke in the great wildernesse verse 18 For in their heart they tempted God and speaking with mitrust They greedily did meat require to satisfie their lust verse 19 Against the Lord himself they spake and said prophanely 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 And can he give his people bread and send them flesh to eat verse 21 The Lord heard this waxed wroth so kâ—…ed was a flame In Jacobs house and anger great up against Israel came verse 22 Because beleeving not in God no trust to him they gave As if his goodnesse and his power them could not feed and save verse 23 Though he unto the clouds above had sent forth his command And he the doores of heaven high had opened with his hand verse 24 And though upon them plenteously he Manna downe did raine And though he gave unto them corne of heav'n them to sustaine verse 25 Then man upon this earth below the Angels food did eat Yea of his bounty to the full downe to them sent he meat The fourth part verse 26 And in the heaven he did cause an East-wind forth to passe And by his all-commanding power brought in a South-wind was verse 27 He raineâ—… flesh on them as dust and feathered fowles like sand verse 28 Amid their camp about their tents it fell by his command verse 29 Then did they eat were well fill'd their owne desire he gave And they from that were not estrang'd which their owne lust diâ—… crave verse 30 But as the meat was in their mouths his wrath upon them fell verse 31 And â—…lew the flower of all their youth and choise of Israel verse 32 Yet fell they to their
daies thus therefore did I say verse 24 My God in midst of all my daies now take me not away From age to age eternally thy yeares endure and stay verse 25 Thou the foundations of the earth before all times hast laid And Lord the heavens are the work which thine owne hands have made verse 26 They perish shall yet evermore shalt thou endure and stay Yea like a garment shall they all waxe old and passe away verse 27 Thou â—…s a garment shalt them change and changed they shall be But thou dost still abide the same thy yeares no end shall see verse 28 The children of thy servants shall continually endure And in thy sight their happy seed shall stand for ever sure PSAL. CIII O Blesse and praise the Lord my soul and to him thankfull be Yea blessed be his holy Name by all that is in me verse 2 Give thanks to God for all his gifts shew not thy selfe unkind And suffer not his benefits to slip out of thy mind verse 3 That gave thee pardon for thy faults and thee restor'd againe For all thy weak and fraile disease and heal'd thee of thy paine verse 4 That did redeem thy life from death from which thou couldst not flee His mercy and compassion both he did extend to thee verse 5 Who with good things most liberally doth satisfie thy mouth That like the Eâ—…gles now agame rerewed is thy youth verse 6 The Lord doth justice execute for those that are opprest So that their sufferings and their wrongs are turned to the best verse 7 His waies and his commandments just to Moses he did show His counsell and his valiant acts the Israelites did know verse 8 The Lord is kind and mercifull when sinners do him grieve And he is very slow to wrath and ready to forgive verse 9 He chides not us continually though we be full of strife Nor keeps our faults in memory for all our sinfull life verse 10 Nor yet according to our sins the Lord doth us regard After our great iniquities he doth us not reward verse 11 For as the heaven in his height the earth surmounâ—…eth farâ—…e So high to those that do him feare his tender mercies are verse 12 God doth remove our sins from us and our offences all As far as is the rising Sun full distant from his fall The second part verse 13 And looâ—… what pity parents deare unto their children beare Like pity beares the â—…ord to such as worship him in feare verse 14 The Lord that made us knowes our shape our mold and fashion just How weak and fraile our nature is and how we be but dust verse 15 The daies of man are like to grasse that quickly doth decay Or like the flower right faire in field that fades full soon away verse 16 For gone it is when over it the stormy wind doth passe The place shall never know it more where once it standing was verse 17 But yet Gods mercy to his Saints for ever is and was And to their childrens children downe his righteousnesse doth passe verse 18 To such as do his covenant keep and do remember so The just commandments of his mouth that in them walk they do verse 19 The Lord his throne of majesty in heaven did prepare His Kingdome ruleth over all and all his subjects are verse 20 Ye Angels which are great in powâ—… praise ye and blesse the Lord Which to obey and do his will immediately accord verse 21 Ye noble hosts and ministers cease not to laud him still Which ready are to execute his pleasure and his will verse 22 Yea all his workes in places all where he doth rule as King Praise ye the Lord and thou my soul his praises ever sing PSAL. CIV O Praise and blesse the Lord my soul for thou art very great O Lord my God with honour cloth'd and majesty beset verse 2 With light as with a robe thy selfe thou covâ—…rest about And like a spacious curtain thou the heavens stretchest out verse 3 The beams of thy great chambers thou dost in the waters lay Thy speedy chariots are the clouds that swiftly flie away verse 4 Thou on the wings of winds dost walk and spirits thou dost take For messengers and ministers a flaming fire dost make verse 5 The firme foundations of the earth so stedfast thou dost lay That never from her fixed place she may be mov'd away verse 6 As with a garment thou the earth with the great deep dost cover The deep whose swelling waters once the mountaines flowed over verse 7 But turning back at thy rebuke they sleâ—… and would not stay And at thy thunders dreadfull voice they hasted swift away verse 8 They by the mountaines do ascend and by the vallies low To their owne home w th thou for them hast founded down do go verse 9 There hast thou set them stedfast bounds which shal them still restrain That back they never do returne the earth to drowne againe verse 10 Into the fruitfull vallies thou the crystall springs dost send Which to the sea among the hills their winding course do bend verse 11 These do give drink to every beast that dwelleth in the field And these their waters give to quench the thirst of Asses wild verse 12 By them the winged â—…owls of heavâ—… delight their nests to build Which in the branches of the trees do pleasant musick yeeld The second part verse 13 From his high chambers rainâ—… dowâ—… he watreth the dry hills And with the fruits of his owne works the spacious earth he fills verse 14 Thence for the cattell he doth cause the flowry grasse to spring And thence for service of mankind the herb he forth doth bring verse 15 That food and nourishment he migâ—… draw from the fruitfull earth And wine which the sad heart of man makes glad and cheeres with mirth verse 16 And oile to make mans face to shine and to appeare more bright And bread that to the heart of man supplieth strength and might verse 17 Thy trees O Lord are full of sap the Cedars that do stand Lebanon which planted were by thine owne mighty hand verse 18 In them the airy birds aloft do chuse their nests to make 〈◊〉 for the Stork the firre trees she doth for her dwelling take verse 19 To the wild Goats the mountaines high a place of refuge be The Conies also to the rockes do for their safety flee verse 20 Thou sett'st the Moon in heav'n by her the seasons to discerne â—…om thee the Sun his certaine time of going downe doth learne verse 21 Then thou dost shady darknes make black night is over-spread All beasts of forrests from their dens creep forth then to be fed verse 22 Then the yong Lions for their prey do roare and God entreat â—…gging in that their speechlesse speech that he would give them meat verse 23 But when the Sun doth rise away together they do flie And hiding them from light and sight downe in their
dens do lie verse 24 But then man safely cometh forth and to his labour goes Unto his work wherein the day till evening he bestowes The third part verse 25 O Lord how manifold thy works and numberlesse they be And they in wisdome great have been created all by thee verse 26 The earth is filled with thy store and riches manifold This great wide sea within her womb doth the like treasures hold verse 27 Therein are flocks of creeping things that numbred cannot be There divers sorts of living beasts both great and small we see verse 28 Therein the weighty ships do go and make their pathlesse way There the great Whales do swim which thou hast made therein to play verse 29 These in their divers kinds on thee do wait and all attend That thou sufficient food to them in season due maist send verse 30 Thy hand thou openest wide they with good are satisfi'd But presently they troubled are if thou thy face do hide verse 31 If thou draw in thy breath spirit thou tak'st away their breath They die and quickly do returne unto their former earth verse 32 But if thy spirit thou sendest forth then they created be And then the earths decayed face renewed is by thee The fourth part verse 33 An everlasting glory is thy glory Lord of might Anâ—… in the workes of thy right hand thou greatly shalt delight The Lord from heav'n beheld the earth the earth then trembled much â—…e hills are set on fire and smoak when thou the hills dost touch I will sing gladly to the Lord as long as I shall live 〈◊〉 will sing praises to my God while he doth being give My meditation of the Lord most sweet shall be to me â—…d in my good and gracious God â—…ght joyfull will I be verse 37 But as for sinners from the earth let them consume away â—…d let the wicked be no more that will not thee obey verse 38 But O my soulâ—… blesse thou the Lord thy thankfulnesse expresse â—…nd all ye Saints throughout the world with me him praise and blesse PSAL. CV O Give ye thankes unto the Lord and call upon his Name â—…mong his people shew his works and spread abroad his fame Sing unto him yea joyfully in Psalmes unto him sing â—…alk ye of all the wondrous works of our almighty King 〈◊〉 honour of his holy Name rejoyce with one accord And let the hearts of them rejoyce that truly seek the Lord. verse 4 Seek ye the Lord seek the strength of his eternall might And of his face continually seek to enjoy the sight verse 5 The wondrous works that he hath done keep still in mindfull heart Nor let the judgements of his mouth out of your mind depart verse 6 Ye that of faithfull Abraham his servant are the seed Ye his elect the children that of Jacob do proceed verse 7 Because he and he only is the mighty Lord our God And his most rightfull judgements are through all the earth abroad verse 8 He kept his Covenant still in mind the word which by him was To thousand generations commanded downe to passe verse 9 Which Covenant he most firmly made with faithfull Abraham And unto Isaac by his oath he did renew the same verse 10 And unto Jacob for a Law he made it firme and sure A Covenant to 〈◊〉 which ever should endure verse 11 When thus he said Behold to you I Câ—…ns land will give The lot of your inheritance wherein your seed shall live verse 12 Although their number at that time did very small appeare Yea very small and in the land they then but strangers were The second part verse 13 While yet they walk't from land to land without a sure abode And while through sundry Kingdomes they did wander farre abroad verse 14 Yet while they wandred suffered he no man to do them wrong But for their sakes he did reprove Kings glorious great and strong verse 15 And thus he said Touch ye not those that mine annointed be Nor do the Prophets any harme that do pertaine to me verse 16 He call'd a dearth upon the land he brake the staffe of bread But yet he sent a man before by whom they should be fed verse 17 Even Joseph who before was sold a servant low to be verse 18 Whose feet with fetters they did hurt in irons laid was he verse 19 Untill the time his message came to give him liberty The word and purpose of the Lord did him in prison â—…y verse 20 Then sent the King and loosed him 〈◊〉 this commanded hâ—… That of the people Ruler was he made him to go free verse 21 Yea further of his royall house him Lord did Pharaoh make And gave command that he the rule should of his substance take verse 22 That he might at his pleasure bind the Princes of the land And he might cause his ancient men wisdome to understand verse 23 And whiles the years of famine weâ—… to Egypt Israel came And Jacob as a sojourner liv'd in the land of Ham. verse 24 Yet did he greatly by his power increase his people there That stronger then their enemies all they by his blessing were verse 25 He turned then their heart to hate his people vehemently And even with these his servants deare to deale in subtilty The third part verse 26 His faithfull servant Moses then and Aaron whom he chose He did command to them to go his message to disclose verse 27 The message of his fearfull signes to Egypt they did shew And in the cursed land of Ham his wonders great and new verse 28 Darknesse upon them he did send and dark he made thier day verse 29 And his command and mighty word his creatures did obey verse 30 He turn'd their waters into bloud he did their fishes slay Their land brought Frogâ—… even in the place where their King Pharaoh lay verse 31 He spake and at his voice there came great swarmes of noisome Flies And all the quarters of their land were fill'd with crawling Lice verse 32 In stead of mild and fruitfull raine upon them baile he sent And with the haile-affrighting flames of fire consuming went verse 33 He smote their vines he smote the trees whereon their sigs did grow Yea â—…e the trees within their coasts did break and overthrow verse 34 He spake the word and at his word Locusts increased there And Caterpillers numberlesse among them creeping were verse 35 And these within their fruitfull land all the green herbs did eat And these the fruits growne in their ground devoured for their meat verse 36 The first-begotten in their land the Lord with death did smite Yea the beginning and the chiefe of all their strength and might verse 37 With gold silver he them brought from Egypt land to passe And in the number of their Tribes no feeble one there was verse 38 Egypt was glad and joyfull then when they did thence depart For terrour and the feare of
great above the heavens hie â—…hy truth doth reach unto the clouds within the lofty skie Above the starry heavens high exalt thy selfe O God And Lord display upon the earth thy glory all abroad verse 6 That thy beloved mightily delivered may be â—…ave them O Lord with thy right hand and herein answer me verse 7 God in his holinesse thus spake My joy shall now be great â—…chem in parts I will divide and Succoths valley mete verse 8 Gilead I claime as mine by right Manasseh mine shall be Ephraim is of my head the strength Judah gives Lawes for me verse 9 Moab I for my wash-pot take and Edom over thee I cast my shooe Philistia make a shout because of me verse 10 Into the Citie fortifi'd who will me safely bring Who into Edom will me guide to enter conquering verse 11 Wilt not thou Lord which heretoâ—… hast seemed us to hate Thou Lord who with our hosts no mâ—… hast marched forth of late verse 12 O give us help most gracious Loâ—… from trouble set us free Because the help of mortall men we find most vaine to be verse 13 Through God we shall do valiantly and conquer when we fight For he it is that shall tread downe our enemies with his might PSAL. CIX O Thou the God of all my praise to help me do not cease When sinners do against me speak do not thou hold thy peace verse 2 The wicked and the guilefull mouth against me opened be And with a false and lying tongue they have accused me verse 3 They did beset me round about with words of hatefull spight And though to them no cause I gave against me they did fight verse 4 They for my love became my foes but then I went to pray verse 5 Evill for good and hate for love to me they did repay Set thou the wicked over him and at his owne right hand â—…ve thou his greatest enemy leave ev'n Satan there to stand And when by thee he shall be judg'd condemned let him be â—…nd let his praier turne to sin which he shall make to thee Few be his daies and after him his charge another take And fatherlesse his children be his wife a widow make verse 9 Yea let his seed be vagabonds and beg continually And from their places desolate seek bread for their supply verse 10 Let covetous extortioners take all his goods away Of all for which he labour'd hath let strangers make a prey verse 11 Let there be none to pity him let there be none at all That on his children fatherlesse will let their mercie fall The second part verse 12 Let his posterity from earth cut off for ever be And in the following age his name be blotted out by thee verse 13 Let not his fathers wickednesse from Gods remembrance fall Let not from him his mothers sin be blotted out at all verse 14 But let them in the sight of God appeare continually That he may wholly from the earth cut off their memory verse 15 Sith mercy be forgat to shew and did pursue with spight The poore sad man that him whose heaâ—… was broken slay he might verse 16 As 〈◊〉 in cursing pleasure took so let it to him go As blessing was not his delight farre from him be it so verse 17 As 〈◊〉 with cursing cloth'd himselfe into his bowels so Like water and into his bones like oile downe let it go verse 18 As doth his garment cover him so to him let it be And as a girdle girt wherewith continually is he verse 19 This the reward be from the Lord unto mine enemies Who evill speak against my soule and mischiefe do devise The third part verse 20 But for thy Names sake O my God and Lord do thou for me From my distresse deliver me for good thy mercies be verse 21 Because I needy am and poore yet do in griefes abound And in me my afflicted heart doth feele a piercing wound verse 22 As when the shadow doth decline so I away do go And as the Grâ—…shopper so I am tossed to and fro verse 23 My trembling knees are weak faint because I long do fast My flesh of fatnesse now doth faile and I consume and waste verse 24 And I a vile reproach and scorne to them was made to be And they that did upon me look did shake their heads at me verse 25 But thou O Lord that art my God mine aide and succour be According to thy promise Lord save and deliver me verse 26 And they shall know thereby that this is thine owne mighty hand And that O Lord thou hast it done so shall they understand verse 27 Although they curse with spite yet thou shalt blesse with loving voice They shall arise and come to shame thy servant shall rejoyce verse 28 Let them be clothed all with shame that enemies are to me Let their confusion as a cloak to them a cover be verse 29 But with my mouth I greatly will give thankes unto the Lord And ev'n in the great multitude his praise I will record verse 30 For at the right hand of the pooâ—… to save him stand shall he From those to save him of his soule that cruell Judges be PSAL. CX THe Lord did say unto my Lord Sit thou on my right hand Till I have made thy foes a stoole whereon thy feet may stand verse 2 The Lord shall out of Sion send the scepter of thy might Amid thy mortall foes be thou the ruler in their sight verse 3 And in the day on which thy reigne with mighty power shall be The people with a willing heart shall subject be to thee verse 4 Yea they in beauteous holinesse thee serve and worship shall Thy births dew is the dew that doth from womb of morning fall verse 5 The Lord hath sworne of this oaâ—… he will repent him never Of th' order of Melchisedeck thou art a Priest for ever verse 6 The Lord in glory high advanc't that sits at thy right hand Shall in his day of wrath strike througâ—… great Kings that him withstand verse 7 The heathen he shall judge and fill the place with bodies dead And over many countries he shall smite and wound the head And he shall drink out of the brook that runneth in the way â—…erefore he shall lift up on high his royall head that day PSAL. CXI PRaise ye the Lord him will I praise with all my heart and might 〈◊〉 the assembly of the just and in the Churches sight The works of our almighty God in greatnesse do excell And ought to be sought out and seen of all that love them well His workes are very beautifull and shine full gloriously And his most perfect righteousnesse endures eternally verse 4 The Lord hath made his wondrous workes remembred still to be The Lord is of compassion full and mercifull is he verse 5 A blessed portion he doth give to them that do him feare And his sweet covenant of grace in mind he