Lord disclose To them most clear That do him fear And he to them his covenant shows verse 15 Mine eyes on God are ever set By whose great help I make no doubt My feet to get Out of the net For he shall surely pluck them out verse 16 Turn thee to me compassionate Affliction hath me over-charg'd Behold my state Is desolate verse 17 And troubles of my heart inlarg'd O bring me out of my distress verse 18 Behold th' affliction I am in What painfulness Doth me oppress And Lord forgive me all my sin verse 19 Consider my malicious foes For very many such there be Rank hatred shows It self in those And cruelly they hated me verse 20 O keep my soul from them that plot And unto me deliverance send O let me not Be sham'd a jot For on thy name do I depend verse 21 Let innocence and uprightness Preserve me for I trust in thee Lord grant redress Of all distress verse 22 That Israel so redeem'd may be PS AL. XXVI To the 2. French tune Argument Davids integrity and love to the ordinances he avoydeth the ungodly way and unhappy end of the wicked MY righteous judgement Lord decide For I in innocence abide Still walking just In God I trust And therefore sure I shall not slide verse 2 My heart examine prove and try My secret reins O Lord descry verse 3 Thy kind love lies Before mine eyes And walked in thy truth have I. verse 4 I have not with vain persons sate For hypocrites I am no mate verse 5 The multitude Of sinners leud I verily detest and hate I do not sit with wicked bands verse 6 In innocence I wash my hands So I no doubt VVill press about The place whereon thine Altar stands verse 7 VVith thankfull voyce there to declare And publish all thy wonders rare Such love did I Continually Unto thy habitation bear verse 8 O Lord I love that dwelling place The house of thy frequented grace verse 9 My soul joyn not With sinners lot Nor yet my life with bloody race verse 10 Within whose hand is villany Their right hand full of bribery verse 11 But as for me I 'll constant be Walking in my integrity Redeem me grant me Lord thy grace verse 12 My foot is in an even place I will record Thy praise O Lord Before the congregations face PSAL. XXVII To Martyrs tune 1. part Argument Davids care to serve God is his crown and comfort against all adversaries and afflictions THe Lord 's my saving health and light Why should I be dismaid He of my life 's the strength and might Why should I be afraid verse 2 When as mine enemies and my foes Most wicked persons all To eat my flesh against me rose They stumbling down did fall verse 3 Tho hosts against me pitch their tents Should fear my heart surprise No I will be thus confident Tho wars against me rise verse 4 One thing of GOD I have desir'd Which I will seek for still That I till life be quite expir'd May dwell in Sions hill That there within his house I may The Lords faire beauty view Enquiring for the blessed way VVithin his Temple true verse 5 In tabernacles of his grace He shall securely lock And hide me in their secret place And set me on a rock In his pavilion shall he me In troublous times inclose verse 6 And now my head shall lift up be Above my neighbouring foes I therefore to his tents professe My offrings for to bring A sacrifice of joyfulnesse VVill I present and sing Yea to the LORD sing praise will I verse 7 Lord hear me when to thee VVith earnest voice I call and cry Have mercy answering me 2. Part. Argument The sweet ecchoes of a gracious heart the providence of God to the Saints in want of worldly friends verse 8 WHen as thou said'st seek ye my face My heart said unto thee I 'l seek thy face Lord grant thy grace verse 9 And hide thee not from me In anger cast me not away Nor leave thy servant quite Forsake me not thou wast my stay O God my saving might verse 10 When parents leave will God provide verse 11 To me thy wayes disclose And in a plain path be my guide Because of all my foes verse 12 Deliver not to enemies To have their will on me False witnesses against me rise That breath out cruelty verse 13 And surely I had fainted then But that I hop'd to see Here in the land of living men GODS goodness shew'd to me verse 14 Wait on the LORDS assistant Name Thy heart with courage stay And he shall fortifie the same Wait on the LORD I say PSAL. XXVIII To York tune Argument He prayeth for the Church and curseth the wicked hypocrites and atheists O LORD my rock I cry to thee To me ô be not dumbe Lest if to me thou silent be I like dead men become verse 2 My supplications audible Hear when I call to thee When tow'rd thy holy Oracle My hands up-lifted be verse 3 With wicked doers devoid of grace O draw me not away Which speak their neighbours fair to face But secretly betray verse 4 Repay their deeds and handy-works Indeavours and desarts With all their wickedness that lurks In their malicious hearts verse 5 Since they Gods works did not regard Nor what his hands fulfill'd Destruction sure is their reward God shall them never build verse 6 Blessed be God because he heard My supplications voice My hearts repose and help conferr'd Which make it much rejoyce verse 7 The LORD' 's my strength my shield my tow'r I 'l sing his praise alone verse 8 The LORD' 's their strength Saviour Of his anointed one verse 9 Thine heritage LORD bless and keep So that it perish never Nor onely keep but feed thy sheep And lift them up for ever PSAL. XXIX To Davids tune Argument Potentates exhorted to praise the supream King for the wonders of nature and the people of God for their perpetuall protection YE mighty to the LORD give you Deserved strength and fame verse 2 O give the LORD the glory due To his most facred Name In beauteous place of holiness VVorship the Lord most high verse 3 VVho doth his pow'rfull voice express In waters of the skie Lord God of glory's thunders fly From elements watry tow'r verse 4 Gods voice is full of Majesty Gods voice is full of pow'r verse 5 God thundring voice let fall thereon Breaks down the Cedars tall The Lord in thee ô Lebanon Makes Cedar trees to fall verse 6 He makes them skip as young calves do VVith tottering earth-quakes torn Mount Lebanon and Syrion too Like youngling Unicorn verse 7 Gods voice doth flames of fire divide verse 8 The Lord's voice deserts shakes Yea Kedesh desert terrifi'd VVith his dread thunder quakes verse 9 God's voice doth through the forests pierce And hindes to
to the ground Defend my soul from wicked men Which are thy sword to wound verse 14 From men ô Lord which are thy hand From worldlings fill'd and cramm'd With temp'rall blessings at command And afterward are damm'd Thy treasures hid their bellies fill With store of children blest They spend their substance at their will And leave their babes the rest verse 15 But I in righteousness abide Beholding of thy face And waking shall be satisfi'd With th' image of thy grace PSAL. XVIII To London long tune Argument David delivered from Saul c. gives thanks and sweetens these thoughts with forepast dangers O Lord my strength I will love thee verse 2 The Lord 's my rock and fort And my DELIVERER is he My God and my support My strength and station most secure In whom my trust shall be The horn of my salvation sure And my high tower is he verse 3 Upon the Lords Name I will call Who is most worthy praise So shall I scape mine enemies all With safety all my daies verse 4 Sorrows of death did me inclose Wherewith I was dismaid The flouds of wicked men arose And made me much afraid verse 5 Sorrows of hell then did I see Set round on every â—ide The snares of death prevented me verse 6 Then to my God I cri'd I call'd upon the Lord most high In my distress and fear He from his Temple heard my cry My words came to his ear 2. Part. Argument David describeth Gods wrathfull judgements under the similitude of those prodigious tempests which he sometimes really executed on his adversaries verse 7 THe earth did tremble then and shake A trembling on it seis'd The mightie hils did also quake Because thou wast displeas'd verse 8 Out of his nostrils went a smoke And from his mouth there came Devouring fire which did provoke Sulphurous coals to flame verse 9 Th' almighty Lord the heavens bow'd And downward did descend Beneath his feet a sable cloud Of darkness did extend verse 10 A Cherub Chariot did him bear Whose plumes he made his sail The winds his winged coursers were And darkness was his vail verse 11 Dark his pavilion dark the skie Dark waters duskie clouds Compose a very Canopie Wherein himself he shrowds verse 12 And at the brightness which did flame Before him in his ire His thick clouds past and with the same Hail-stones and coals of fire verse 13 The Lord in heaven thundred lowd His voice the Lord most high In hail-stones gave and in a cloud Of fire powr'd from the skie verse 14 He sent out arrows from the skie And scattered them by those He shot out lightnings dreadfully Discomfiting his foes verse 15 Then were the water-chanels seen And worlds foundations vast Disclos'd at thy rebuke so keen Even at thy nostrils blast 3. Part. Argument Gods great goodness to his people planting grace in them and then rewarding it verse 16 GOd sent from heaven took me our And drew me from the deep verse 17 From hatefull foes both strong stout He did me safely keep verse 18 My stronger foes prevented me In that so dang'rous day That threatned my calamitie But God was then my stay verse 19 Into a place secure and free My soul he quickly brought Because he took delight in me He my deliverance wrought verse 20 According to mine innocence Was my reward made sure The Lord did give in recompence Because my hands were pure verse 21 For in the waies of God have I Continually trod And have not ever wickedly Departed from my God verse 22 His judgements all before me were His statutes unremov'd verse 23 Before him was my heart sincere Wherein no guile was prov'd From staines of mine iniquitie I kept my Conscience free verse 24 Therefore the Lord abundantly Hath recompenced me According to th' integritie And cleanness of my hands Which he beholding with his eye Exactly understands 4. 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Argument Gods different dealing with good and bad The military vertue of the Saints verse 25 THe mercifull thou wilt requite With mercy in their kind And they that are themselves upright The like in thee shall find verse 26 Unto the pure thy puritie Thou wilt O Lord declare And thou wilt deal as frowardly With those that froward are verse 27 For Lord thou wilt those people save whom sharp afflictions tri'd And wilt bring down all those that have The loftie looks of pride verse 28 My candle thou shalt surely light This darksome night of mine The Lord my God will make as bright As lightsome day to shine verse 29 I ran through armed troops by thee And safely scap'd them all And by my God assisting me Have I leapt o'r a wall verse 30 As for the LORD his word is tri'd His way is perfect pure To all that have on him reli'd He is buckler sure verse 31 For who except the LORD alone A God esteem'd may be And who a mighty rock but one And our JEHOVAH he verse 32 It is the LORD which girds binds My soul with power so great verse 33 He makes my feet like feet of Hinds And makes my way compleat He sets me on the places high By conquest mine they are verse 34 He taught my hands the facultie Of exercising warre So that a bow compleatly steel'd Is broken by mine arms verse 35 Thou gav'st me thy salvations shield Thy right hand holds from harms Thy gentleness did me advance verse 36 My stepping-place made wide That by no danger of mischance My foot should slip aside 5. Part. Argument David triumphs in his Victories and prophecies of the accesse of the Gentiles to the Church verse 37 I Have pursu'd my foes that fled And also overta'n And till they were extinguished I did not turn again verse 38 They had not strength enough to rise I wounded them so sore Beneath my feet mine enemies Are fall'n in bloudy gore verse 39 Thou girdedst me with fortitude To battell with my foes And under me hast them subdu'd That up against me rose verse 40 Mine en'mies necks into my hand Were given me by thee That I might root out of the land All them that hated mee verse 41 Lowd shrieks and cryes they multipli'd But there was none to save Yea even to the LORD they cri'd But he no answer gave verse 42 As small as dust that 's blown about When boist'rous winds do meet I beat my foes and cast them out As dirt into the street verse 43 Thou hast me Lord delivered From all seditious hands And thou hast made me to be head Of all the heathen lands A people shall my servants be Whose face I never saw verse 44 As soon as they do hear of me They shall obey my law verse 45 The strangers shall be all dismaid The strangers shall submit And fade away and be afraid Where they in secret sit 6. Part. Argument God is
VVe did consult with sweet content In most familiar kind And to the house of God we went In unitie combin'd 3. Part. Argument Prayer prevails against persecutors provision and protection promised to the godly verse 15 LEt death seize on them speedily And send them quick to hell For there is all iniquitie Among them where they dwell verse 16 But as for me on God I 'l call Defended by his might verse 17 I 'l pray and cry aloud withall At morning noon and night The LORD shall hear me when I pray verse 18 For he preserv'd me whole From battell marshal'd in aray And bent against my soul. For there was many a one with me verse 19 The LORD will surely hear He that abides of old even he And it shall cost them dear Since they no sudden changes see They fear not the most high verse 20 He hath laid hands on such as be With him at unitie He brake the Cov'nant on his part verse 21 His words did fairly sooth While cruell warre possest his heart No butter was so smooth His speeches were more soft then oil Yet pierc't like swords drawn out verse 22 O cast on God thy carefull toil He shall provide no doubt The righteous to be under-trod He never will permit verse 23 But thou wilt bring them down ô God Into destructions pit To bloudy and deceitfull wayes Who ere addicted bee Shall not continue half their dayes But I will trust in thee PSAL. LVI London short tune David maketh God his refuge shewing the crueltie and subtilty of his adversaries HAve mercy LORD on me Whom man would make a prey Behold how he Oppresseth me Contending every day verse 2 They that mine enemies be Would daily me devour For infinite Against me fight O thou of highest pow'r verse 3 What time I am afraid Lo I will trust in thee verse 4 His word will I Still magnifie In God inabling me In Gods assured aid I have repos'd my trust I fear not you What ye can do That are but mortall dust verse 5 My words they utter wrong And every day they wrest Their thoughts are still To work me ill What ever they suggest verse 6 Lo they together throng Themselves they closely hide When as they watch My soul to catch They mark me every stride 2. Part. Argument The sins of the wicked and sufferings of the Saints are for our comfort and their confusion verse 7 SCape they by sins of theirs Nay rather let them fall In angry frown By thee cast down verse 8 Thou tell'st my wandrings all O bottle up my tears These in thy book are plain verse 9 I know when I To thee shall cry My foes shall turn again For God is on my side verse 10 In Gods most holy Name His word will I Still magnifie In God I 'l praise the same verse 11 On God have I reli'd I will not fear for ought That ever can By mortall man Against my soul be wrought verse 12 Thy vows are on me LORD I 'l render praise to thee verse 13 Since thou didst save My soul from grave When death arrested mee O wilt not thou accord To keep my feet upright To walk with grace Before thy face With them that live in light PSAL. LVII To Dutch bass tune David makes God his refuge in great dangers O Lord vouchsafe vouchsafe thy grace Be mercifull to me For my distressed soul doth place Her confidence in thee Yea to the shadow of thy wings I will for refuge fly Untill these lamentable things Be passed quietly verse 2 I 'l cry to God with earnest breath Even unto God most high VVho faithfully accomplisheth My competent supply verse 3 From heaven shall Jehovah send And by his mighty pow'r From their reproach my soul defend That would the same devour God shall send forth his truth and grace verse 4 I lodge in Lions den My soul is pris'ner in a place Among enraged men I lodge with men whose teeth are spears And arrows are their words And those envenom'd tongues of theirs Are like to sharp'ned swords 2. Part. Argument David extends his thanksgivings for deliverance to the coasts of the Gentiles verse 5 O God let thy exalted Name Above the heavens stand Advance thy glory raise thy fame Above both sea and land verse 6 They lai'd a net they dig'd a ditch My soul to take and drown VVithin the very mid'st of which Themselves are fallen down verse 7 My heart is fixt ô God my heart Is fixt upon the thing I 'l praise thy Name with all my art verse 8 My glory wake and sing Awake my Harp and Psaltery My self will early wake verse 9 Among the people LORD will I Thy praises undertake And by my song shalt thou be prais'd Among the heath'nish crowds verse 10 Thy mercy is to heaven rais'd Thy truth doth reach the clouds verse 11 O God let thy exalted Name More high then heaven stand Advance thy glory rear thy fame Above the sea and land PSAL. LVIII Martyrs tune He inveigheth against ungodly Governours and great ones shewing their corruption obstinacy and utter destruction DO ye O Congregation Speak righteousness indeed O humane generation Do ye with truth proceed verse 2 Yea ye in heart work wickedness Ye tyrannize on earth verse 3 Prone are the wicked to digress Estrang'd even from their birth As soon as they be born they erre By lies they go astray verse 4 Such as a Serpent hath in her Such pois'nous breath have they Deaf Adder-like that as shee lies Stops close her wilfull ear verse 5 That charme the charmer nere so wise His voice she will not hear verse 6 O let the eager tusk that hangs Each side their mouth be burst Break out ô God the cruell fangs Of these young Lions curst verse 7 Melt them as running waters flow And when the tyrant heeds To shoot his shafts from bended bow Be they as broken reeds verse 8 So let them pass away on earth As snailes to slime do run Or like a womans timeless birth And never see the Sun verse 9 Before they feel your thornes to prick The Lord shall them disperse The dead and dry the keen and quick As with a whirl-wind fierce verse 10 The just shall see the vengeance then Rejoycing much to see 't And in the bloud of wicked men Victorious wash his feet verse 11 Sure righteous men reap vertues fruits Men shall acknowledge so Sure he is God that executes Just judgement here below PSAL. LIX To new staffe tune A prayer against persecutors describing their villanous and ravenous dispositions FRom all my cruell enemies My God deliver me From them that do against me rise My strong defender be verse 2 Me from the lewd Vain multitude And bloudy men defend verse 3 For lo they lie In secrecie My soul to apprehend The mighty men with one accord Against me do combine
thou the fountain whence Proceedeth my defence Thy wings safe shade Shall now be made My joyfull residence verse 8 My soul pursues thee hard Thy right hand is my guard verse 9 But who assay My soul to slay Shall death and hell reward verse 10 They by the sword shall fall The foxes portion all verse 11 But for the King Fresh joys shall spring While he on God doth call All swearing by his Name Shall glory in the same Their mouth likewise That utter lies The Lord shall stop with shame PSAL. LXIV York tune He shews the destruction of crafty and cruell persecutors and how Gods judgement shall be reverenced of others VOuchsafe ô Lord to hear my cry And to my pray'rs give ear Preserve my life from th' enemie Of whom I stand in fear verse 2 Lord hide me from the secret snare That wicked men devise From them that wicked workers are And up against me rise verse 3 For they have made their tongues acute As sharpest edge of swords That they might deadly arrows shoot Most cruell bitter words verse 4 That they may shoot in secrecy The perfect man to hit They do shoot at him suddainly And do not fear a whit verse 5 With courage they in ill proceed And commune how to lay Their privy snares in hope to speed For who shall see say they verse 6 They to accomplish wickedness Have diligently sought Their hearts are deep and bottomless With every secret thought verse 7 A suddain arrow shall them wound Shot from the Lord to slay verse 8 So shall their tongues themselves confound Beholders flee away verse 9 This shall a feare on all men bring They shall Gods work declare Most prudently considering What these his doings are verse 10 The righteous shall in God delight Trust in his holy Name And all that are in heart upright Shall glory in the same PSAL. LXV New verse tune The promptnes of the Church to serve God The assurance of pardon of sin access to his presence and success in our prayers with the great and terrible God PRaise waiteth for thee still O God in Sions hill And unto thee The vow shall be Performed with good will verse 2 O thou that hearest pray'rs To thee all flesh repairs verse 3 My sins assail And so prevail They fill me with dispairs But Lord no sins are they But what thou dost away verse 4 O blest are those Whom thou hast chose That neer approach thee may Within thy Courts to abide VVhere we are full suppli'd VVith grace of which Thy house is rich Thy Temple sanctifi'd verse 5 Thou wilt by dreadfull things VVhich thy sure justice brings An answer frame O thou great name VVhence our salvation springs VVho art the confidence Of earths concumference And also theirs Whom th' Ocean bears Remote so far from hence verse 6 VVhose strength sets fast the hills And girt with pow'r he stills verse 7 The Sea that raves With boist'rous waves And mens rebellious wills verse 8 Thy signs affright the stout Who all parts dwell about The mornings voice Thou mak'st rejoice And th'evenings goings out 2. Part. Argument The rich blessings of God upon the earth verse 9 THou visitest the land And wat'rest with thy hand Gods river which Makes earth so rich Powrs down at thy command It do'th with water flow And corn thou do'st bestow When as thou hast By thy forecast Provided for it so verse 10 Her ridges that are dry Thou wat'rest plenteously Her furrowes cast Thou setlest fast And softning show'rs apply Thy blessings make the crop To spring upon its top verse 11 Thou crownest th'yeer With goodnes meer Thy paths doe fatness drop verse 12 The pastures are suppli'd And desarts far and wide VVhile rain distills The little hills Rejoyce on every side verse 13 The covered vallies spring With corn which they forth-bring The pastures glad With flocks are clad They shout for joy and sing PSAL. LXVI To Coventry tune He praiseth God for miraculous deliverances SIng to the Lord ô all yee lands And make a joyfull sound verse 2 Sing forth his fame And glorious Name And make his praise renown'd verse 3 How dreadfull works come from thy Thy pow'r say Lord how great hands Foes bow before verse 4 Vast earth adore At his most sacred seat Yea sing unto thy Name shall they In songs thine honour spread verse 5 Gods works come see Whose actions bee To mortalls full of dread verse 6 To firm dry land he turn'd the Sea And all the waters moist There went they through And dry-shod too There wee in him rejoic'd verse 7 He ever rules by soveraign pow'rs His eyes all lands descry O let not then Rebellious men Exalt themselves on high verse 8 All people praise this God of ours With earnest voices strive His praise renown'd To make resound verse 9 Who holds our soul alive And suffereth not on any side Our feet to be remov'd verse 10 For thou ô God With smarting rod Hast us thy servants prov'd As silver in a furnace tri'd So throughly tri'd were we verse 11 Our feet were set Within the net And therein brought by thee Afflictions sore and violent Thou mad'st our loins abide verse 12 Yea thou did'st then Cause furious men Over our heads to ride Through flames of fire we also went And through the watry flouds But surely thou Hast brought us now To places stor'd with goods 2. Part. Argument He gives us an example of true gratitude by performance of vows sacrifices exhortations abstaining from sin and cheerfull praises verse 13 BUrnt-offrings to thy house I 'l bear There those sworn vows to pay verse 14 VVith lips of mine And mouth made thine In my distressfull day verse 15 Burnt sacrifice of fatlings there My soul to thee devotes VVith incense too Of Rammes enow VVith Bullocks offring Goats verse 16 Come hearken ye that fear Gods Name To you declare will I VVhat favour hee Hath done for mee verse 17 My mouth to him did cry I with my tongue extoll'd his fame verse 18 But if I should regard And purpose in My heart to sin My pray'r should not be heard verse 19 But God hath heard me verily And hath been well content VVith willing ear The voice to hear And pray'r I did present verse 20 The Lord I bless and magnifie VVho turned not away Nor grace hath he VVith-held from me VVhen I to him did pray PSAL. LXVII A prayer for the publication of the Gospel and the blessings that do accompany it O God be mercifull to thine And bless us every one Command thy face on us to shine verse 2 Thy way on earth make knowne Thy saving health to Nations all verse 3 Let people praise thy Name O let them all in generall Give praises to the same verse 4 Let all the people far and wide Sing out with joy and mirth For thou shalt justly judge and guide
mount extend Her time for favour which was set Is now come to an end verse 14 Thy Saints take pleasure in her stones Her dust to them is dear verse 15 All heathen lands and kingly thrones Thy names renown shall fear verse 16 Gods shining glory shall appear VVhen Sion he repairs verse 17 He shall regard and lend his ear Unto the needies pray'rs Their humble pray'r he will not scorn verse 18 This thing we will record For future ages yet unborn That they may praise the Lord. verse 19 He look'd from height of 's holy throne The earth view'd from the skie verse 20 To hear the pris'ners dolefull grone And save the doom'd to die verse 21 Both Sion and Jerusalem His name and praise record verse 22 VVhen lands and people all of them Meet there to praise the Lord. verse 23 My strength he weakned in the way My lingring days decay'd verse 24 My God O take me not away Amid'st my days I said Thy yeers throughout all ages last verse 25 Of old time thou hast laid The earths foundation firm and fast Thy hands the heav'ns have made verse 26 They perish as old garment wears But thou shalt still indure As vestures thou shalt change their spheres And chang'd they shall be sure verse 27 Thou art the same of endless years verse 28 Thy servants sonnes survive Their seed before thy face appears Establish'd still alive PSAL. CIII York tune An exhortation to praise God for his incomparable mercies to his Church and children MY soul I charge thee to express The Lords renown and fame Let all within me praise and bless His great and sacred name verse 2 Forget not all his benefits But bless the Lord my soul verse 3 VVho thine offences all remits And makes thee sound and whole verse 4 Who hath redeem'd thee from the dead Destruction threatning sore VVith loving kindness crown'd thy head And tender mercies store verse 5 VVho with his gifts large multitude Thy mouth sufficing fils So that thy youth is now renew'd As Eagles casting bills verse 6 The Lord doth judgment execute And righteousness conclude For persons that are destitute Opprest by tyrants rude verse 7 His ways to Moses he made known His acts to Isr'els seed verse 8 The Lord 's a very gracious one And mercifull indeed To anger slow aboundless deep Of mercies multipli'd verse 9 He will not always anger keep Nor everlasting chide verse 10 He hath not dealt as our offence And wickedness hath bin Nor given us due recompence According to our sin verse 11 For as the heav'nly Orbs appear The earth so far above So great to them that do him fear Is Gods surpassing love verse 12 The sins whereby we have transgrest Removing by his grace As far from us as East and West Are separate in space 2. Part. Argument He magnifies the sweet compassion of God exhorts all creatures to praise him for his greatnes also verse 13 AS fathers are compassionate Unto their children dear So God doth them commiserate That truly do him fear verse 14 For he remembers we are dust Our crasie frame he knows verse 15 The days of man resemble just The grass which short time grows He prospers as a flower in field verse 16 Which when the winds pass ore Is perisht and the place can yield No knowledge of it more verse 17 But lo the Lords abundant grace Eternitie doth fill His constant righteousness takes place To childrens children still verse 18 To every person that consents To keep his cov'nant true And thinks on his commandements For observation due verse 19 In heaven as a glorious King The Lord hath set his throne And over every kind of thing His kingdom rules alone verse 20 Ye Angels that in strength excell And Gods commandments do That know his voice and word so well Still hearkning thereunto verse 21 Bless ye the Lord ô bless him still Ye glorious hoasts of his Ye Ministers that do fulfill What ere his pleasure is verse 22 Yea all his works both far and neer Bless ye the Lords great Name Through his Dominions every where My soul bless thou the same PSAL. CIV Davids tune The admirable power and providence of God in the creation government of the world MY soul the great God magnifie My God thou dost thee cloth With honour and with majestie â—xceeding great in both verse 2 With light thou cover'st thee about As with a Princely robe Like curtains drawn thou stretchest out The bright celestiall globe verse 3 Upon the wat'ry element there His chamber-beams he bindes He makes the clouds his Chariot bear And walks on winged windes verse 4 His Ministers a fiery flame His Angels spirits he makes verse 5 He laid the earths foundation frame So sure it never shakes verse 6 Which thou didst cover with the flood Like garments over-spread The waters ore the mountains stood verse 7 At thy rebuke they fled Thy thundring voice compeld them all To haste away apace verse 8 The mountains rise the valleys fall Each to his founded place verse 9 Their passage thou dost now restrain By setting them their bound That they may never turn again To cover all the ground verse 10 Into the vales fresh springs he sends Which run among the hills verse 11 Each beast the Forest comprehends Here take and drink their fills Wild asses here their thirst do slake verse 12 Here feathered fowl do house And nests for habitations make And sing among the boughes 2. part Argument The works of creation intermixt the use of them for man verse 13 HE from his chambers of the skie The earth with rain hath stor'd Thy works the whole earth satisfie VVith fruits that they afford verse 14 For cattell he makes grass to spring And herbs for mans own use Convenient food for every thing He makes the earth produce verse 15 To glad mans heart he makes fat soil Bring forth the grape for wine Heart-strengthning bread suppling oil To make the count'nance shine verse 16 No juicefull sap Gods trees do want Those goodly Cedar trees Which he in Lebanon did plant verse 17 The birds make nests in these The stork in stately firre-trees dwells verse 18 High hills the goats befit The Conies in the hollow cells Of stony rocks do sit verse 19 The moon a certain course doth run And he ordain'd it so And when to set none tells the Sun For he the time doth know verse 20 Thou makest darkness darkness night The forests beasts do then VVhom glittering day-light did affright Creep all out of their den verse 21 Young Lions roaring for their prey Of God do seek their meat verse 22 The Sun ariseth then do they Together make retreat verse 23 In secret dens they closely lurk And then doth man begin To set upon and ply his work Till ev'ning calls him in 3. Part. Argument The admirable works of