born of Egypt both men and beasts 9 And he made his signs and prodigys appear in the midle of thee O Egypt Against Pharaoh and all his servants 10 He defeated severall Nations And kill'd powerfull Kings 11 Schon King of the Amorheans And Og the King of Basan And all the Kingdomes of Canaan 12 And he gave their land to be the inheritance of his people of Israel 13 O Lord thy name will last eternally Thy memory O Lord will continue from generation to generation 14 For our Lord will judge his people And he will hearken to the prayers of his servants 15 The Idols of the Nations are made of gold and silver The works of mens hands 16 They have a mouth and can not speak They have eyes and can not see 17 They have ears and can not hear Nor is ther breath in their mouths 18 Let all that make them be like to them And all that confide in them 19 House of Israel bless our Lord house of Aron bless our Lord. 20 House of Levi bless our Lord All you that fear our Lord bless our Lord. 21 Blessed be our Lord in Sion who dwells in Jerusalem PSALME XXXV Confitemini Domino All are invited to praise God for the benfites he has bestowed upon And the wonders hâ— has done for the people of Israel 1 PRaise our Lord because he is good Psalm 135. Because his mercy continues for ever 2 Praise the God of Gods Because his mercy continues for ever 3 Praise the Lord of Lords because his mercy continues for ever 4 Praise him who alone does great and wonderfull things because his mercy continues for ever 5 Who by his wisdome made the heavens because his mercy continues for ever 6 Who settled the earth above the waters because his mercy continues for ever 7 Who made the great luminars because his mercy continues for ever 8 The sun to preside by day because his mercy continues for ever 9 The moon and the stars to preside by night because his mercy continues for ever 10 Who struck Egypt and kill'd their first born because his mercy continues for ever 11 Who brought forth Israel from the midle of them because his mercy continues for ever 12 With a strong hand and a strecht out arm because his mercy continues for ever 13 Who divided in sunder the red sea because his mercy continues for ever 14 And brought out Israel through the midle of it because his mercy continues for ever 15 And over threw Pharoh with all his host in the red sea because his mercy continues for ever 16 Who conducted his people in the desert because his mercy continues for ever 17 Who defeated great Kings because his mercy continues for ever 18 Who slew strong Kings because his mercy continues for ever 19 Sehon the King of the Amorites because his mercy continues for ever 20 And Og the King of Basan because his mercy continues for ever 21 And he gave their land for an inheritance because his mercy Continues for ever 22 For an inheritance to Israel his servant because his mercy continues for ever 23 In our humiliation he was mindfull of us because his mercy continues for ever 24 And he redeemed us out of the hand of our Enemies because his mercy continues for ever 25 Who giveth food to all living creatures because his mercy continues for ever 26 Praise the God of heaven because his mercy continues for ever 27 Praise the Lord of Lords because his mercy continues for ever PSALME CXXXVI Super flumina Babylonis This is a Canticle which the Prophet puts into the mouth of the people of Israel when they were in Captivity to deplore the misery of their banishment anâ— to desire their return to Ierusalem The Church makes use of it to represent to her Children the miserys of this life And to raise holy desires in them of going to heaven which is their true Country 1 UPon the banks of the rivers of Babylon wee have sat down and wept Psalm 36. when wee remember'd Sion 2 Wee hung up our harps on the willows in the midle therof 3 For ther did the men who had made us Captives Ask us to sing songs of joy 4 They who had carry'd us away said sing to us one of your Canticles of Sion 5 How shall wee sing a Canticle of our Lord in a strange land Psalm 136. 6 If I ever forget thee O Jerusalem Let me forget my right hand 7 Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth If I remember not thee 8 If I do not make Jerusalem the principall subject of my joy 9 Remember O Lord the sons of Edom what they did in the day of Jerusalems desolation 10 They cry destroy it destroy it to the very fundation 11 Wretched daughter of Babylon blessed be he who shall render to thee the evill thou hast done us 12 May he be blessed who takes thy litle ones and dashes them in peices against the rock PSALME CXXXVII Confitebor tibi Domine In this Psalme David thanks God for all the benefites received from him and expresseth his assurance in the Divine assistance for the future 1 I Will thank thee O Lord with my whole heart Psalm 137. because thou hast heard the words of my mouth 2 In the presence of thy Angells I will sing thy praises I will adore thee in thy holy Temple and celebrate thy name 3 In acknowlegement of thy mercy and thy truth because thou hast magnified thy holy name above all names 4 In what day soever I shall call upon thee Vouchafe to hear me Thou wilt strengthen my soul still more and more 5 Let all the Kings of the earth celebrate thy praises O Lord because they have heard all the words of thy mouth 6 And let them sing in the ways of our Lord That great is the glory of our Lord. 7 For our Lord is above all And he regards low things And the high he looks upon at a distance 8 If I walk in the midle of tribulation thou wilt give me life Thou hast stretched out thy hand against the rage of my Enemies And thy right hand has saved me 9 Our Lord will revenge my cause Thy mercy O Lord is everlasting Despise not the works of thy own hands PSALME XXXVIII Domine probasti me In this Psalme David setts forth the infinit exâ—ont of Gods knowledge and how nothing from the beginning to the end of the world is concealed from him according to which knowledge he will judge Mankind 1 O Lord Psalm 138. thou hast try'd me and thou hast known me Thou hast known my sittings down and my risings up 2 A far off thou hast discover'd my thoughts And thou hast traced all my steps 3 Thou hast foreseen all my ways and every word that my tongue shall speak 4 O Lord thou knowest all that is to come and all that is past Thou hast form'd me and thou hast lay'd thy hand upon
reign for ever Thy God O Sion will reign from generation to generation ALLELUIA PSALME CXLVI Laudate Dominum This Psalme was also made to praise God for his universall providence towards all creatures and for his particular care of the people of Israel ALLELUIA 1 PRaise yee our Lord Psalm 147. for 't is good to sing his praise Let us offer praises to our God that may be acceptable and worthy of him 2 Our Lord who built Jerusalem will gather together the people of Israel that have been dispersed 3 'T is he who heals thos whos hearts are broken And binds up their wounds 4 Who numbers all the stars And calls them by their names 5 Great is our Lord And great is his power his wisdome is infinit 6. Our Lord takes the meek into his protection he humbles the sinners down to the earth 7 Sing to our Lord with thanksgiving sing upon the harp prayses to our God 8 Who covers the heaven with clouds And prepares rain for the earth 9 Who produceth grasse upon the mountains ad herbs for the use of men 10 Who provides food for their cattle And for the young ones of crows when they cry out to him 11 Our Lord loves not the man who confides in the strength of his horse Or in the swiftnes of his legs 12 Our Lord is pleas'd with thos who fear him And who hope in his mercy ALLELUIA PSALME XLVII Lauda Jerusalem This Psalme was made when the jews had rebuilt the walls of Ierusalem in praise of Gods providence over all his creatures and of his particular mercy towards the Israelites ALLELUIA 1 JErusalem Psalm 147. praise thou our Lord Sion praise thou thy God 2 For he has made strong the locks of thy gates Psalm 148. he has blessed thy children within thee 3 It is he who has setled peace in thy borders And fills thee with the choicest wheat 4 Who sends his word of command to the earth And his words runs suiftly about 5 Who makes snow fall like wool And scatters the hoary frost like ashes 6 He casteth forth his ice like morsels Who can endure the rigour of his cold 7 When he says the word they will all be melted his wind will blow and the waters will flow again 8 It is he who holds forth his word to Jacob The rules of his justice and his judgments to Israel 9 He has not done so to any of the Nations Nor has he manifested his judgments to them ALLELUIA PSALME CXLVIII Laudate Dominum de celis This Psalme also invites all creatures to celebrate the praises of God ALLELUIA 1 PRaise our Lord all you that are in heaven Psalm 148. Praise him in the high places 2 Praise him all his Angells Praise him all his heavenly hosts 3 Sun and moon praise him stars and light joyn all to praise him 4 Praise him the heaven of heavens And let all the waters above the heavens praise the name of our Lord 5 For he spake and they were made he commanded and they were created 6 He has established them for ever to last all ages he has sett a rule and he will not go from it 7 Praise our Lord all Creature of the earth Dragons and all in the Deep 8 Let fire Psalm 118. hail snow ice storms of wind which execute his will 9 Let the mountains and all hills fruit-bearing trees and all Cedars 10 Let all beasts and cattle all that creep o◠fly with wings 11 Let the Kings of the earth and all the people The Princes and the judges of the earth 12 Let the young men and the virgins All the old men and the Children praise the name of our Lord For his name alone is great and high 13 Both heaven and earth proclaim his praise And he hath exalted the power of his people 24 Let hymnes be sung to him by all his saints By the Children of Israël by the people that are neer to him ALLELUIA PSALME XLIX This Psalme also invites the Israelites to sing the praises of God And foretells that they shall prevaile over their Enemies ALLELUIA 1 SIng to our Lord a new Canticle Psalm 149. Let his praise be celebrated in the assembly of the saints 2 Let Israel rejoyce in him who made them Let the sons of Sion glory in their King 3 Let them praise his name with Concerts of musique With the drum and the harp let them sound forth his praises 4 For our Lord is well pleased with his people he will raise up and save the meek 5 The saints shall rejoyce in glory They shall be fill'd with joy in their places of rest 6 The praises of God will◠be allways in their mouths And they will have two edged swords in their hands 7 To take revenge upon the Gentils And to chastise the Nations 8 To bind their Kings with fetters And their Nobles with manicles of iron 9 That so they may execute upon them the judgment sign'd by God This will be glory to all his saints ALLELUIA PSALME CL. Laudate Dominum in sanctis This Psalme is upon the same subject with the former ALLELUIA 1 PRaise our Lord in his sanctuary Psalm 150. Praise him in the firmament of his power 2 Praise him for the mighty things he has done Praise him for his greatnes which has no bounds 3 Praise him with the sound of trumpets Praise him with the Psalter and harpe 4 Praise him with the drum and the flute Praise him with strung instruments and the Organ 5 Praise him with lowd aad harmonious Cimballs Praise him with Cimballs of Jnbily Let every thing that breaths praise our Lord. ALLELUIA
Jacob will rejoice And Israel will be overjoy'd PSALME XIV Domine quis habitabit This Psalm according to the opinion of many Interpreters was made by David about the time that he placed the Ark upon Mount Sion In the literall it has reference to the City of Ierusalem And in the spirituall sense to the heavenly Ierusalem whither none but the Iust must pretend te come 1 LOrd Psalm 14 who shall dwell in thy Tabernacle Or who shall rest in thy holy mountain 2 He whose ways are without blemish And who acts according to Justice 3 Who speaks truth from his heart And in whose tongue there is no deceit 4 Who has not injur'd his neighbour Nor hearken'd to reproches against him 5 He looks with contempt on the man that is wicked But he honours those who fear our Lord. 6 He never deceives when he swears to his neighbour not puts out his mony to usury nor receives bribes to oppress the innocent 7 He that acts so shall be establish'd for ever PSALME XV. Conserva me Domine This Psalm of David is full of mystery and prophecy and under the literall sense applicable to Davids own person Iesus Christ was principally intended by it So that our saviour the son of David seems to speak in it and declare that God his father by his omnipotent power will raise him from the dead 1 PReserve me Psalm 15 o Lord because I have hoped in thee I have said to our Lord thou art my God for thou hast no need of any thing that is mine 2 To the saints that are in his land he has wonderfully made appear all my good intentions towards them 3 Their infirmities increased upon them and then they made hast 4. I will not call together their conventicles where blood is offer'd nor shall my lips so much as name them 5 My share of inheritance is our Lord he is the portion of my cup 't is thou o Lord that wilt restore my inheritance to me 6 The lines have measur'd it to me in the richest soyle and I have an excellent inheritance 7 I will blesse our Lord who has given me understanding and that even at night my reins reprove and instruct me 8 I have allways had our Lord present before me he is still on my right hand to make me stand firm 9 'T is for this that my heart is glad that my tongue expresseth joy and also that my flesh will rest in hope 10 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell nor wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption 11 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life thou wilt fill me with joy in beholding thy countenance endles delights are on thy right hand PSALME XVI Exaudi Domine justitiam David relying upon his innocence earnestly asks from God his peculiar assistance against his enemys 1 ATtend Psalm 16 o Lord to the justice of my cause hearken to my petition 2 Give ear to my prayer that comes not from deceitfull lips 3 Be thou thyself my judge let thine eyes behold the equity of my cause 4 Thou hast examin'd my heart and searched it by night thou hast try'd me by fire and there has been no iniquity found in me 5 That my mouth might not speak according to the works of men I have in obedience to the words of thy lips kept my self in hard and painfull ways 6 Make firm my steps in thy paths that I may never tread out of the way 7 I have cry'd out to thee because thou my God! art accustom'd to hear me incline thine ear towards me and hearken to what J say 8 Make thy mercys to be admired thou who savest those who hope in thee 9 From all that resist thy right hand preserve me o Lord as the apple of thine eye 10 Protect me under the shadow of thy wings from the wicked who persecute me 11 My enemies have beseiged my soul their bowells are closed up with fatt they talk with insolence and pride 12 After having cast me off they now besiege me they have fasten'd their eyes upon the ground 13 They ly in wait for me as a lyon for his prey or the lyons whelp lurking in his covert 14 Rise up o Lord prevent him and defeat him rescue my soul from the wicked one wrest thy sword out of their hands who are enemys to thy power 15 O Lord separate them in their life time from the small number of those vvho are thine upon the earth their belly is fill'd with the things hidden in thy treasures 16 They have abundance of children and what remains of their goods they leave to their litle ones 17 But J with justice will appear before thee I shall be satiated when thy glory do's appear PSALME XVII Diligam te Domine The title of this Psalm denotes the occusion in which it was made viz when God had deliverd David from the hands of Saul But tho it agrees according to the historick and literall sense wiâ—h David yet it may very well be applyd to Iesus Christ himself as S. Paul do's the last versâ— of it 1 J will love thee Psalm 17 o Lord who art my strength our Lord is my support my refuge and my deliverer 2 He is my God and my upholder and I will hope in him 3 He is my protector and the strength of my safety he is my defender 4 With praises J will call upon him and I shall be safe from my enemies 5 I have been surrounded with the sorrows of death and torrents of iniquity have fill'd me with trouble 6 The greifs of hell have incompass'd me and the snares of death have been layd for me 7 But in my tribulation I have calld upon our Lord J have cryd out to my God 8 And he has heard my voice from his holy Temple and my loud crys in his presence have penetrated his ears 9 The earth was moved and trembled the foundations of the mountains were stirr'd and shaken by reason of his anger 10 His indignation rais'd up a smoke fire broke out from his countenance and coals were kindled therby 11 He bow'd the heavens and came down and a thick cloud was under his feet 12 He mounted upon a Cherubin and has taken his flight he has flow'n upon the wings of the wind 13 He has cover'd himself with darknes he has inclos'd himself in a tent of black watery clouds 14 At the brightnes of his presence the clowds broke in sunder hailstons and burning coals fell dovvn 15 And our Lord thunderd from heaven the most high made his voice heard hailstons and burning coals fell dovvn 16 He has thrown his darts and scatterd them he has redoubled his lightning aud struck them with terror 17 The sources of waters have been layd bare and the foundations of the earth have been uncover'd 18 By the lowdnes of thy threatnings o Lord and by the breath of thy anger 19 He has sent from above
disorder 12 For my life wast's in sorrow And my years are spent in sighs 13 My naturall strength is weakend by poverty And my bones have lost their vigour 14 More then all my enemys I am very much reproched even by my neighbours my old acquaintance are affraid of me 15 All that see me fly away from me I am blotted out of their memory and their heart like one of the dead 16 I am become like a broken pitcher for I have heard the injurious things said of me by many that dwell about me 17 When they mett together against me they held a Councill for the taking away my life 18 But I have put my trust in thee O Lord I have said thou art my God my destiny is in thy hands 19 Rescue me from the hands of my enemies And my persecutors 20 Let thy countenance shine upon thy servant save me according to thy mercy I will not be confounded O Lord because I have called upon thee 21 Let the wicked be covered with shame let them be brought into their grave let all deceitfull lips be struck dumb 22 That speak injuriously against the just with pride and contempt 23 How great and many are the delights O Lord which thou hast layd up for such as fear thee 24 Thou hast made perfect those who hope in thee even in the sight of the sons of men 25 Thou wilt hide them in the privacy of thy countenance from the disturbance of men 26 Thou wilt protect them in thy Tabernacle from the contradiction of tongues 27 Blessed be our Lord for he has made wonderfull his mercy towards me in a fortified city 28 I said when I was out of my self that thou hadst quite cast me out of thy sight 29 Thou nevertheless hast heard the voice of my prayer when cry'd out to thee 30 Love our Lord all you who are his holy ones for he is a searcher of truth And he will abundantly render to the proud what they deserve 31 Act manfully And strengthen your hearts all you that hope in our Lord. PSALME XXXI Beati quorum remissae David declares those men to be happy whose sins are forgiven He invites all by his own example to have recours to the mercy of God 1 BLessed are they whose sins are forgiven Psalm 31. And whose iniquity is covered 2 Happy is the man to whom our Lord has imputed no sin And in whose soul there is no guile 3 Because I had been silent my bones did wither as it were with old age when aftervvards I cry'd out all the day 4 For thy hand by day and by night has been heavy upon me in my affliction I was converted when the thorn was struck into me 5 I have now confessed to thee my sin And my iniquity I have not conceal'd 6 I sayd I will accuse my self of my iniquity to our Lord And thou hast remitted the impiety of my sin 7 For this every holy one will pray to thee in a seasonable time 8 But in the deluge of many waters they will not approach to him 9 Thou art my refuge in the tribulation which has incompas'd me my only joy rescue me from those who besiege me 10 I will give thee understanding and instruct thee in the way thou must walk I will allways have mine eyes upon thee 11 Become not like the horse and the mule that are voide of understanding 12 With the bitt and the bridle curb them hard who approche not to thee 13 Many are the scourges of sinners but mercy shall incompas him who hopes in our Lord. 14 Rejoyce in our Lord be transported with joy all you that are just glorify him all you who are upright of heart PSALME XXXII Exultate justi in Domino This Psalm invites the just to celebrate the praises of God and sets forth many powerfull motives for the so doing It shews the confidence whiâ—h the just ought to have in God when they implore his mercy 1 YOu that are just rejoyce in our Lord Psalm 32. it becomes the righteous to celebrate his praises 2 Praise our Lord upon the harp praise him upon the psalter of ten strings 3 Sing to him a new Canticle sing with musick lowd and harmonious 4 For the word of our Lord is sincere And he is faithfull in all his works 5 He loveth mercy and justice the world is replenishd with the mercy of our Lord. 6 By the word of our Lord the heavens were establish'd And from the breath of his mouth came all their perfection 7 Who has gather'd together the waters of the sea as it were in a vessel And layd up the abysses in his store house 8 Let all the earth fear our Lord And let all the inhabitants of the earth tremble before him 9 For he spoke and all things were made he commanded And every thing was created 10 Our Lord brings to nothing the designs of the Nations he makes vain the cogitations of the people And defeates the counsel of Princes 11 But the counsell of our Lord remains for ever the thoughts of his heart subsist from generation to generation 12 Happy is the Nation who hath our Lord for their God happy the people whom he has chosen for his inheritance 13 Our Lord has look'd down from heaven And beheld all the sons of men 14 From his habitation which he prepared for himself he cast his eyes upon all the inhabitants of the earth 15 'T is he who form'd all their hearts And who penetrates into all their actions 16 A King will not be saved by the greatnes of his power nor a giant by his mighty strength 17 Who relys on his horse for safety will be deceived by his great strength speed he will not be saved 18 But our Lord has his eyes upon those who fear him And upon those who confide in his mercy 19 To deliver their souls from death And to nourish them in a time of famine 20 Our soul rests in expectation of our Lord for he is our supporter and protector 21 For in him our heart will rejoyce And in his holy name wee confide 22 Let thy mercy O Lord be bestow'd upon us accordingly as wee have hoped in thee PSALME XXXIII Benedicam Dominum David praiseth God for his late deliverance out of the hands of Achis the King of Geth He exhorts others by his example to hope for safety if they fear God He teaches what the works are of one that fears God 1 I will bless our Lord at all times Psalm 33. his praise shall be continually in my mouth 2 My soul shall have glory in our Lord let the humble and the mild hear this and rejoyce 3 Let them joyn with me to magnify our Lord And let us altogether celebrate the glory of his name 4 I have sought our Lord and he has heard me he has rescued me out of all my afflictions 5 Approach to him and be inlighten'd And your faces shall never
from the West so far he has removed our iniquitys from us 13 Even as a father has compassion for his children so does our Lord take pity of thos who fear him For he knows what earth wee are made of 14 He remembers that wee are dust And that the life of man like the grass and the flower in the feild does flourish and pass away 15 For a wind will come upon it and it will drop down And the place wher it stood will no longer be known 16 But the mercy of our Lord remains from ever to ever upon all that fear him 17 And his justice will protect the sons of their sons who observe his Covenant 18 And who remember his Commandements to keep them 19 Our Lord has prepar'd his throne in heaven And all things shall be subject to his Empire 20 Bless our Lord all his Angels Mighty in strength That execute his Commands And are still ready to receive his orders 21 Bless our Lord all ye militia of heaven That are Ministers to execute his will 22 Bless our Lord all his works in every place of his Dominions My soul bless thou our Lord. PSALME CIII Benedic anima mea Dominum This Psalme containes the praises and thanks of David to God in consideration of all the works of nature and of the wâ—nders wihch appear both in the heavens and on the earth 1 MY soul Psalm 103. bless thou our Lord O Lord my God! thou hast made thy greatnes wonderfully to appear 2 Thou hast put on Majesty and Glory Thou art clothed with light as with a garment 3 Thou hast extended the heavens as a skin and cover'd the upper parts of them with water 4 Thou art he who ascends upon a cloud And walks upon the wings of the wind 5 Who makes use of spirits to be thy messengers and Angels And of burning flames to be thy ministers 6 Who hath founded the earth upon its owne solidity which will not be overturn'd for ever 7 The sea like a garment cover'd it And the waters overtopd the mountains 8 But at thy threatning voice they did retire And when thy thunder spake they were terrified 9 Then the mountains rose and the plains descended Each into the situation thou hast alloted to them 10 Thou hast sett bounds tothe waters which they shall not passe Nor shall they return to cover the earth 11 Thou makest fountaines flow in the valleys And waters to run in the midle between the mountains 12 Ther all the beasts of the feild shall drink And the wild asses shall quench their thirst 13 On the top of them the birds of the air shall dwell the midle of the rocks their notes shall be heard 14 Thou waterest the mountains with rain from above And the earth will be replenish'd with the fruit of thy works 15 Thou hast made the grass grow up for the beast And herbs to spring for the use of man 16 That out of the earth thou mayst produce bread And wine to exhilerate the heart of man 17 That his face may be cheer'd with ovle And bread may strengthen his heart 18 The trees of the plains will be fill'd with sap as allso the Cedars of Libanus which he planted There the birds will build their nests 19 That of the stork will be the cheif amongst them The high mountains will be for the stags And the rocks will be a refuge for the Irchins 20 He made the moon to mark the times The sun knows when to go down 21 Thou didst order darknes and it became night Then all the beasts of the wood will range about 22 The roaring whelps of the Lyons to catch their prey And seek the food which God destin'd for them 23 At the sun rise they gather together And return back to their couches again 24 Then man will go out to his work And to his labour till the evening comes 25 How magnificent O Lord are thy works Thou hast contrived all things according to thy profound wisdome The earth is fill'd with thy riches 26 See the wide sea of a vast extent Ther swim fishes not be numbered 27 Creatures of all sizes litle and great There ships sail to and fro 28 There is that sea Dragon which thou hast formed to play in thee sea All expect from thee their nourishment in due season 29 When thou do'st distribute it to them they will gather it up when thou openest thy hand all will be fill'd with thy bounty 30 But when thou shalt with draw thy countenance from them they will fall into confusion Their breath thou wilt take from them And they will sink down and return to their primitive dust 31 Thou wilt send forth again thy spirit and they will be regenerated And thou wilt renue the face of the earth 32 Let the glory of our Lord last for ever Our Lord will take pleasure in his works 33 He looks upon the earth and he makes it tremble he touches the mountains And they smoak 34 I will sing to our Lord during my life with voice and Instrument I will set forth his praises as long as I am in being 35 May my words be agreable to him On my part my delight shall be in our Lord. 36 Let sinners and unjust Men be consum'd upon the earth that they may no longer be O my soul bless thou our Lord. PSALME CIV Confitemini Domino In this Psalme God is praised for the benefites bestow'd by him upon the people of Israel both when he first brought them into Egipte to avoid the famine and when he led them back again into the land of Canaan 1 GIve thanks to our Lord Psalm 104. And call upon his name set forth his works amongst the Nations 2 With voice and instrument celebrate his praises Relate all his wonders 3 Place your glory in his holy name Let all hearts rejoice that seek our Lord 4 Seek our Lord and be strengthen'd allways seek his face 5 Remember the wonderfull things he has done his prodigys and the iudgments pronounced by him 6 You that are of the race of Abraham The sons of Jacob his elect 7 He is the Lord our God he gives judgment over all the earth 8 He has all ways been mindfull of his Covenant And of his word established for ever 9 Which he gave to Abraham And of the oath he made to Isaac 10 Which he confirm'd to Jacob to be a law inviolable And to Israel to be an everlasting Covenant 11 Saying I will give to thee the land of Canaan for thy inheritance 12 At the time when they were few in number A small family And strangers in the land 13 They passed from Country to Country And from one Kingdome to another people 14 He suffer'd none to do them hurt he punished kings for their sake 15 Touch not he sayd my anointed And do no hurt to my propheâ—s 16 He caused famine to come upon the land And all their sustenance of bread
before God for their sins 1 LOrd Psalm 142. hear my prayer Give eare to my supplication according to thy truth hear me according to thy equity 2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant For no man living can be justified in thy sight 3 For the Enemy has persecuted my soul he has humbled my life even to the earth 4 He has lodged me in a obscure place like the dead And my soul is full of anxiety my heart is disturbed within me 5 I have called to mind the days of old I have considered the great things thou hast done and J have meditated upon the works of thy hands 6 J have stretched forth my hands to thee J present my soul before thee aâ— earth without water 7 Hear me quickly O Lord my spirit is quite sinking 8 Turn not thy face from me Least J become like thos who descend into the lake 9 Let me speedily find thy timely mercy Because J have hoped in â—hee 10 Make known to me the way in which J am to walk For to thee J have lifted up my soul. 11 Rescue me O Lord from my Enemys to thee J fly for refuge Teach me to do thy will for thou art my God 12 Thy good spirit will lead me into the right way For the glory of thy name O Lord thou wilt give me life according to thy equity 13 Thou wilt bring my soul out of tribulation And in thy mercy thou wilt defeat my enemies 14 And thou wilt destroy all who afflict my soul because J am thy servant PSALME CXLIII Benedictus Dominus David gives thanks to God in this Psalme for the assistance he has allways received from him In the second place he prays that all the Kings and Nations that oppose him may be overthrown 1 BLessed be our Lord Psalm 143. my God who teaches my hands to fight in battell And my fingers to wage war 2 He is mercyfull towards me he is my refuge my defender and my deliverer 3 He is my protector and my hope is in him who makes subject my people to me 4 O Lord what is man that thou shouldst mâ—ke thy self known to him Or the son of man that he should merite thy consideration 5 Man is become like to nothing his days pass away like a shadow 6 Bow thy heavens O Lord and come down Touch the mountains and they will smoke 7 Dart forth thy lightenning and thou wilt dissipate them Shoot thy arrows and thou wilt confound them 8 Stretch forth thy hand from above and rescue me Deliver me out of the deep waters out of the hands of the sons of strangers * Rebellious children 9 Who 's mouths speak lyes And whos right hand is the right hand of iniquity 10 O God J will sing a new song to thee J will sing it upon the instrument of ten strings 11 Thou who givest safety to Kings who hast redeemed David thy servant from the sword of the Enemy Now also deliver me 12 Deliver me out of the hands of the sons of strangers whos right hands are the right hands of iniquity 13 Who 's children flourish in youth like new plantations 14 Their daughters are finely deck'd And adorned like a Temple 15 Their store houses are full and overflown out of one into the other 16 Their yews are fruitfull and come out of their folds in great flocks Their oxen are fat 17 Ther are no breaches nor open passages in their inclosures Nor any outcrys in their streets 18 Happy they have said are the people to whom thes things befall But happy is the people who have our Lord for their God PSALME CXLIV Exaltabo tâ— Deus The Title of this Psalme shews that David made it to serve upon occaâ—ions for praising and thanking our Lord. 1 J will glorify thee Psalm 144. my King and my God J will bless thy name for ever and ever 2 Every day J will bless thee And J will praise thy name eternally 3 Great is our Lord worthy of all praise His greatnes is infinite 4 All ages to come shall praise thy works And shall declare thy power 5 They shall celabrate the magnificent glory of thy holines And shall relate â—hy wonders 6 They shall make known the force of thy terrible judgments And sett forth thy greatnes 7 They will publish the memory of thy abounding sweetnes And they will rejoice in thy justice 8 Our Lord is compassionat and mercifull he is patient and full of mercy 9 Our Lord is Benigne to all And his mercys are above all his works 10 Let all thy works praise thee O Lord And let thy saints bless thee 11 They shall publish the glory of thy Kingdome And shall declare thy power 12 That they may make known to the sons of men thy Allmightynes And the magnificent glory of thy Kingdome 13 Thy Kingdome is a Kigdome of all ages And thy Empire is from generation to generation 14 Our Lord is true in all his words And holy in all his works 15 He lifts up all that fall And raiseth from the ground all that are bruised 16 The eyes of all creatures hope in thee And thou givest them food in seasonable time 17 Thou openest thy hand and fillest every living creature with benediction 18 Our Lord is just in all his ways And holy in all his works 19 Our Lord is near at hand to thos who call upon him And to all that invoke him in truth 20 He will performe the desires of thos who fear him he will hear their prayers and will save them 21 Our Lord takes into his protection thos wholove him And will destroy all sinners 22 My mouth shall speak the praises of our Lord And let all flesh blesse his holy name for ever and ever PSALME CXLV Lauda anima mea In this Psalme are commâ—morated the benefites of God bestowed upon men and it declares that wee onght to put our trust in him alone ALLALUIA 1 O My soul Psalm 145. Praise thou our Lord Whilst I live I will praise our Lord I will sing the praises of my God as long as J am in being 2 Confide not in Princes not in the sons of men in whom ther is no safety 3 Their soul will depart and they will return to the earth whence they came In that day all their designs will vanish 4 Blessed is he who has the God of Jacob for his defender whos hope is in the Lord his God who made heaven and earth the sea and all things that are in them 5 Who preserves truth for ever Who does justice to thos who suffer injury and gives food to thee hungry 6 Our Lord loosens the bonds of prisoners Our Lord gives sight to the blind 7 Our Lord lifts up thos who have been bruised Our Lord loveth the just 8 Our Lord will defend the stranger And take into his protection the orphan and the widow And he will confound the ways of sinners 9 Our Lord will
days upon days to the life of the king Thou wilâ— make his years reach from generation to generation Psalm 90. 7 He will remain for ever in the presence of God who can search to the bottome his mercy and his truth 8 Therfore will I praise thy name in Psalms from age to age That I may never faile from day to day to performe my vows PSALME LXI Nonne Deo subjecta erit It is beleeved that David made this Psalm about the same time with the former he exhorts himself and all his to put their confidence in God and to expect no relief but from him Above all he warns men not to rely upon riches nor unjust actions 1 SHall not my soule be subject to God Psalm 61. since from him comes my salvation 2 For he is my God and my Saviour He is my protector and I shall never more be disturbed 3 How long will you all sett upon a single man and combine to kill him And run him down as if he were a bending wall and a building ready to fall 4 They have conspired to deprive me of my dignity I have run with great thirst Their mouth did bless me and their heart did curse me 5 However my soule be thou subject to God For my patience comes from him 6 Because he is my God and my Saviour He is my supporter and I will not move out of my place 7 In God is my safety and my glory My succour is from God and in God is my hope 8 Let the whole congregation of the people hope in him Poure forth your hearts before him God is our defender for ever 9 But vaine are the sons of men The sons of men are lyars in their balances They conspire together by vanity to deceivé 10 Build not your hope upon injustice cover not wealth got by rapine And if riches do abound set not your hearts upon them 11 Once God has spokâ— and I heard these two things That power belongs to God and that to thee o Lord mercy belongs For thou wilt render to every body according to their works PSALME LXII Deus Deus meus ad te de luce vigilo The most part of the interpreters apply this Psalme to the time of Saul and believe that David made it when he fled into the desert of Siph to avoid Saul's fury Tho some are of opinion it may have been made in the time of Absalom's revolte when he was likewise forced to retire into a desert He deplores his exile and his absence from the Tabernacle and the Ark at the same time considers in a higher sense his absence from his true country ' which 〈◊〉 heaven And therfore the prayer which he makes is very proper for all the just who look upon this life but as a banishment 1 O God Psalm 62. my God! from the break of day I watch for thee 2 Both my soule and my body exceedingly thirst after thee 3 In this desert land unpassable and without water I present myself before thee as if I were in thy sanctuary to contemplate thy power and thy glory 4 Because thy mercy is more to be esteemd then life My lipps shall pronounce thy praises 5 I will praise thee in this manner during my whole life And with hands lifted up I will call upon thy name 6 Let my soule be replenish'd as it were with marrow and fattnes And with joyfull lipps I will offer thy praises 7 If on my bed I have been mindfull of thee I will likewise in the morning meditate on thee Because thou hast assisted me 8 And I will rejoyce under the shelter of thy wings My soule sticks fast to thee Thy right hand has held me up 9 In vain have they sought my life They shall themselues go into the lowest part of the earth They shall bee deliverd up to the sword and shall be meat for foxes 10 But the king shall rejoyce in God All shall be praised who swear by his holy name For their mouths are stopt who spake iniquity PSALME LXIV Exaudi Deus deprecationem This Psalme may have been composed by David either in the time of Saul's persecution or in that of Absalom's rebellion The holy Fathers in the spirituall sense apply it to Iesus Christ and to the faithfull that are members of his Church 1 HEar my prayer Psalm 63. O God! when I offer it to thee Free my soule from the fear of my enemy 2 Thou hast protected me against the convention of wicked men Against the multitude of the doers of injustice 3 For they have made their tongues as sharp as a sword They have bent their bow with bitternes That they may secretly strike an innocent man 4 They will wound him all on the sudden and fear nothing They are fixed in their wicked resolutions 5 They have consulted how to cover their snares And they have said who can find them out 6 They searched about for crimes to charge me with They unprofitably tyr'd themselves in the scrutiny 7 Man will forme deep designs in his heart But God will be glorifyed 8 Their arrows strike no deeper then those of children And their tongues have not any force but against them selues 9 All were amazed that saw them And every man was in fear 10 And they published what God had done And they understood his works 11 The just will rejoice in our Lord and will hope in him And all the upright of heart will have praise PSALME LXIV Te decet hymnus Deus This Psalme according to the letter of it seems to be made about the time of the Israelites going out of Babylon and returning to Ierusalem It is to be applyed in the spirituall sense to the church delivered from the Captivity of the Devâ—â— by the death of our Saviour Iesus-Christ 1 A Hymne in Sion becomes thee Psalm 64. O God And our vows to thee shall be perform'd in Jerusalem 2 Gratiously hear my prayer All flesh will come to thee 3 The words of the wicked have prevailed against us But thou wilt mercifully pardon our sins 4 Happy is he whom thou hast chosen and taken to thy self He shall dwell in thy house 5 Wee shall be fill'd with the good things of thy house Thy temple is holy and admirable for justice 6 Hear us O God! thou who art our Saviour who art the hope of the whole earth to the farthest end of the sea 7 Who with mighty power hast established and made firm the mountains who hast stirred up the sea to the very bottome and made the waves to roar 8 The nations will be seized with terror and thâ—y who live furthest off will dread the wonderfull effects of thy power The evening and the morning are made delightfull by thee 9 Thou hast visited the earth Thou hast made it drink of thy rain and increased the riches thereof 10 The river of God is filld with waters wherby thou hast provided food for all creatures
am poor and in necessity 2 Preserve my soul for j am holy my God! save thy servant who trusts in thee 3 Be mercifull to me O Lord for all the day I have cry'd out to thee make glad the soul of thy servant because to thee O Lord I have lifted up my soul 4 For thou O Lord art mild and benigne And full of mercy towards all that call upon thee 5 Give ear O Lord to my prayer And listen to the voice of my supplication 6 In the day of my tribulation I have cry'd out to thee Because thou art wont to heare me 7 There is none amongst the Gods like to thee O Lord and none whos works are like to thine 8 All the nations whom thou hast created shall come and adore thee O Lord and shall give glory to thy name 9 For thou art truely great and the doer of wonderful things Thou art the only God 10 Lead me O Lord in thy way And I shall enter into thy truth Let my heart rejoyee in reverencing thy name 11 I will praise thee O Lord my God! with my whole heart and I will give glory to thy name for ever 12 Because thy mercy hath been great upon me and thou hast rescued my soul from the lowest hell 13 O God! the wicked have rose up against me and a convention of powerfull men have not had thee before their eyes 14 But thou art compassionat and tenderhearted slow to punish and full of mercy and truth 15 Look towards me Psalm 86. and have mercy on me indow thy servant with power from thee save the son of thy handmaid 16 Give a signe of thy goodnes towards me that they who hate me may see it and be confounded For thou O Lord hast been still my helper and my comforter PSALME LXXXVI Fundamenta ejus David in this Psalme celebrates tâ—e praises of the Citty of Ierusalem which in the Prophetâ—ck sense may very â—ell be apply'd to the Church of Christ of which that Citty was the figure 1 THe foundations thereof are lay'd in the holy mountains Psalm 85. Our Lord Loves the gates of Sion more then all the tents of Jacob. 2 Glorious things are said of thee O City of God 3 I will remember Rahab and Babylon who shall know me 4 Behold the strangers and thos of Tyrus and the people of Ethiopia they have been ther. 5 Will it not be sayd to Sion Psalm 86. that multitudes of men have been born ther And that the most high himself was the founder of it 6 Our Lord will say it in the writings wherein are register'd the people and the Princes that have lived there 7 All thy inhabitants O Sion shall be replenished with joy PSALME LXXXVII Domine Deus salutis The Author of this Psalme describes and Laments his misery and prays to God to commiserate and help him that so he may praise his holy name 1 O Lord Psalm 87. the God of my safety I have cry'd out by day and by night before thee 2 Vouchafe to look upon my petition And give ear to my prayer 3 For my â—oul is oppressed with evills And my life is on the brink of the grave 4 I am reckon'd as one of thos that are to be lett down into the pitt I am become forlorn and destitute of all help free amongst the dead 5 Like the wounded that sleep in their sepulchers who are forgotten by thee and whom thy hand has rejected 2 They have laid me in a deep pitt In a place of darknes and in the shade of death 7 Thy fury lyes heavy upon me and thou hast made all thy waves overwhelme me 8 Thou hast separated fom me all my freinds and they have me in abomination 9 I have been shutt up without being able to get out my eyes languish with misery 10 To thee O Lord I have cry'd out the whole day I have stretch'd forth my hands to thee 11 Is it amongst the dead that thou wilt shew thy wonders Or will physitians raise them to life that so they may praise thee 12 Will any in sepulchers relate thy mercy and thy truth in the grave 13 Will thy wonders be known in the region of darknes and thy justice in the land of oblivion 14 But I O Lord have cry'd out to thee and early in the morning my prayer shall come before thee 15 Why O Lord doest thou reject my prayer why dost thou turn away thy face from me 16 I am poor and from my youth have been in labour and hardship And after I was exalred I was humbled again and am full of trouble 17 All thy anger has gone over me And the terrors thereof have almost distracted me 18 The whole day they have surrounded me like a flood of water And all at once they have beseig'd me 19 My freinds and my neighbours thou hast removed far from me And all my acquaintance fly me by reason of my misery PSALME LXXXVIII Misericordias Domini The Psalmist praiseth God for his wonderfull power for his care of his people for his favour shewn and promises made to David and his posterity Then complaining of contrary events he expostulats prayâ—th and blesseth God 1 THe mercys of our Lord I will eternally sing Psalm 88. 2 My mouth shall make known thy truth from generation to generation 3 Because thou hast said mercy shall be built up in heaven to last for ever Thy verity will there be firmly established 4 I have made a convenant with my Elect I have sworn to David my servant I will preserve thy race for ever 5 And I will erect thy throne which shall continue from age to age 6 The heavens shall declare thy wonders O Lord And in the assembly of saints thy truth will be magnify'd 7 For who in the heavens can equall our Lord and who amongst the sons of God shall be like to God 8 To God who is glorify'd in the assembly of his saints who is great and terrible aboue all that are about him 9 O Lord the God of Hosts who is like to thee Thou art all powerfull O Lord thy truth does incompasse thee round 10 Thou do'st govern the rage of the sea and thou do'st moderate the violence of the waves 11 The proud thou hast tamed like a man that is wounded by the strength of thy arm thou hast dispersed thy Enemys 12 Thine are the heavens and thine is the earth thou hast founded the univers with all it contains the north and the southern sea thou hast created 13 Thabor and Hermon with the praises of thy name Thy arme is all powerfull 14 Shew the might of thy hand and lett thy right hand be exalted justice and equity are the bases of thy throne 15 Mercy and truth will march before thee Happy the people that knows to celebrate thy praise 16 They will walk in the light of thy countenance O God! and all the day will joyfully praise thy holy name and by
he took from them 17 He sent a man before them Joseph whas sold for a slaue 18 They put fetters upon his feet his irons penetrated his soul till his prophecy was accomplished 19 He was inspired by revelation from our Lord. The king sent and caus'd him to be unbound The ruler of the people set him at liberty 20 He gave him absolute authority over his house And made him the cheif over all his dominions 21 That he might instruct his Princes as well as himself And give rules of wisdome to his Elders 22 Then Israel came into Egypt And Jacob resided in the land of Cham 23. And God exceedingly increased his people And made them stronger then their Enemies 24 Who 's hearts he turned into hatred against his people so that they contrived to insnare his servants 25 Then he sent Moses his servant And Aron whom he had chosen to himself 26 He endowed them with the power of doing miracles and prodigies in the land of Cham. 27 He sent darknes And Egipt was cover'd with it All his words had their effect 28 He turn'd their waters into blood And destroyd all their fishes 29 Their land brought forth frogs Even in the privat lodgings of their king 30 He said the word And swarms of flys of all sorts came upon them And lice were spread over all their Country 31 In stead of rain he sent them hail and à consuming fire on their lands 32 He kill'd their vines and their fig trees and destroyed all the trees on the ground 33 He spake And the Locusts came and the Caterpillers that were innumerable 34 And they did eat up all their grass in the feilds And devoured all the fruit of their Country 35 And he kill'd every first born in their land And the first fruits of their child-bed labours 36 And he brought forth his people loaded with gold and silver And there was not an infirme person in all their Tribes 37 Egypt rejoyced at their departure For they were in great dread of them 38 He extended a cloud to be a cover to them And lighted them by night with a pillar of fire 39 They askt him meat and he sent them quailes And he fed them with the bread of heaven 40 He broke open the rock and the waters did run In the dry ground rivers did flow 41 For he was mindfull of his sacred word which he gave to Abraham his servant 42 And he brought forth his people with joy And his chosen ones with gladnes 43 And he gave them the lands of the Gentils And they possessed and injoyed the labours of the Nations 44 That they might observe his precepts And carefully mind his law PSALME CV Confitemini Domino quoniam In this Psalme the people are excited to praise God and to put their trust in his mercy To which end the benefites of God formerly bestowed upon the Israelites are comemorated Their sins are discribed and the divine mercy towards them is extol ed. This Psalme ends with a short prayer for the safety of the people and the coming back of their dispersed brâ—thren So that it seemes to have been writt in the time of the Captivity of Babylon 1 PRaise our Lord Psalm 105. for he is good For his mercy is everlasting 2 Who shall relate the wonders of our Lord who shall publish all his praises 3 Happy are they who keep the rules of justice and in all times do what is right 4 Remember us O Lord according to the love thou bearest thy people visite us with thy saving mercy 5 That wee may inioy the good things reserved for thy Elect That wee may have part in the enjoyments of thy people And that thou mayest be prais'd by all thos of thy Inheritance 6 Wee as well as our Fathers have sin'd Wee have acted uniustly And wee are guilty of iniquity 8 They provoked God even when they were entering into the sea Into the red sea 9 Yet he ceased not to preserve them for the glory of his name And to manifest his power 10 He threatningly commanded the red sea And it instantly became dry And he led them thorow the midle of the waters as if it had been thorow a dry desert 11 He rescu'd them out of the hands of thos who hated them and delivered them out of the hands of Pharaoh their Enemy 12 And the water overwhelmed thos who pursued them Not one of them escap'd 13 Then they believed his words and they celebrated his praises 14 But soon after they forgott what he had done for them And had not patienâ—e to wait for the execution of his designs 15 They were carried away with their inordinat desires in the defert And tempted God in the place without water 16 He gave them what they petition'd for And fill'd them with what their souls desir'd 17 Again they provoked Moses in the Camp And Aron the holy one of our Lord. 18 The earth opened and swallowed Dathan and devoured Abiram with his associats 19 A fire rose up in the assembly of them And the flames consumed the sinners 20 They made a Calf in Horeb and they ador'd the graven Image 21 They transfered the glory belonging to him To the image of an Ox that eats grass 22 They forgott God who had saved them who had done such great things in Egypt such prodigys in the land of Cham And such terrifying wonders in the red sea 23 And he resolved to destroy them which he had done if Moses his chosen one had not stood in the breach and presented himself before him 24 To divert his anger from destroying them Then again they dispised the land so much to be desired 25 They gave no credit to his word And they murmured in their tents They did not hear the voice of our Lord 26 And he lifted up his hand upon them to exterminate them in the desert 27 And to scatter the race of them amongst the nations And to disperse them into severall Countries 27 They worshiped Belphegor and did eat of the sacrifices offered to dead men 29 They irritated God in all their actions And great numbers of them were destroyed 30 Then Phinâ—es rose up and appeased God And the mortality ceased 31 And this was imputed to him as justice for all the Ages to come 32 Again they provoked him at the waters of contradiction And they brought great vexation upon Moyses for they imbitter'd his spirit 33 And he spake diffidently They did not destroy the Nations which our Lord had commanded them to exterminat 34 They mingled amongst the Gentils and learned their ways and works They adored their Idols and this was the occasion of their fall 35 And they immolated their sons and their daughters to Divels 36 They did spill innocent blood even the blood of their sons and daughters which they sacrificed to the Idols of Canaan 37 And the land was infected with blood and contaminated with their works And they prostituted them