declar'st To be thy Will stands fast And t' all that do thereon depend Shall be perform'd at last Resh Part XX. See my sad Case and plead my Cause And set me free O Lord Who'm mindfull of thy Law and trust For safety on thy Word From wicked Men that disregard God's Laws his help is far Great are thy Mercies quicken me After thy wonted care Many are my malicious Foes Yet do I not decline Thy Testimonies nor will seek Their Death as they do mine It moves indeed my grief to see How boldly men transgress Who what thy Word commands contemn What it forbids no less Consider what unfeigned Love I to thy Precepts bear Preserve my Life O Lord and show That I to thee am dear Thy Promises have ever been Fulfill'd in Ages past And thy declared Will shall be Perform'd whilst time do's last Schin Part XXI Princes pursue me without Cause But my great fear is this Lest by transgressing thy Commands Thy favour I should miss When I beheld the promis'd good Thy faithfull Word contains He joys not more who richest spoils After a Conquest gains Lyes and Deceit I hate but love Honest and upright ways Thy righteous Judgments shall excite Seven times a Day my praise Those Men are crown'd with inward Peace Who thy Commandments love And no Temptations unto Sin To them a Scandal prove I in my Straits from thee alone Deliv'rance did expect And for my Safety onely did What thy Commands direct My Soul do's all thy Precepts keep And Testimonies prize For all my Actions naked are To thy All-seeing Eyes Tau Part XXII Admit my earnest Suit who now To thee for wisdom pray Thy promised Deliverance No longer Lord delay I 'll praise thee that by thee inform'd Thy Laws I 've understood Loudly proclaim that all thou 'st said Is faithfully made good O let thy Hand in my weak State lt's Succours to me reach For help no other Course I 'll take But what thy Precepts teach Of thy assur'd Salvation I long to have a sight Tho' whilst thou' rt pleased to delay Thy Law 's still my delight Save and revive me in these Straits That I thy Praise may sing And let thy Judgments on my Foes The help I look for bring Like a lost sheep I 've gone astray But now to thee I come Thy Precepts I resolve t' obey Lord bring thy Servant home PSALM CXX TO God whose Care I 've ever been in my distress I cry'd He heard me then and so prevents My fears to be deny'd Lord save me from'deceitfull Lips No credit may they gain Which by false Tales mine Innocence Dear as my Life would stain Hope not false Tongue by forgeries To get me in thy Pow'r Veng'ance shall pierce thee like a Dart Like burning Coals devour Ah! woe is me forc'd to bewail A tedious Banishment From mine own Country and a Life 'Mong barb'rous People spent Too long I 've dwelt with those that hate Peace and a friendly Life I plead for Peace they zealous are Onely for war and strife PSALM CXXI I 'll lift mine Eyes unto the Hills And thence will look for aid Depend on God alone for help Both Heav'n and Earth he made He will sustain thy weaker Pow'rs With his Almighty Arm And keep thee with unwearied care From all surprizing harm The Lord's Protection like a shade Will be thy sure Defence Nor Sun nor Moon shall hurt thee with Malignant influence From harm thy Body he 'll protect Preserve thy Soul from Sin Will prosper thy Designs abroad And bless thy coming in PSALM CXXII As the 100 Psalm T Was no small Joy many to hear With devout forwardness cxpress Their Longings to approach God's house To worship and his Name to bless We need not travel farther than Where fair Jerusalem do's lie A City to be envied for Its Order and its Unity Thither the Tribes by God's Command Go up and all their Off'rings bring And there before his Ark they own His favours and his praises sing There are the Seats of Justice plac'd And Thrones for David's Family Pray that her Peace may be prolong'd And prosp'rous all that love her be May Peace still make thee sefe within No Foes without thy Walls surround And may thy quiet Palaces With plenty of good things abound To wish thee happy I 'm engag'd By ties of Friendship and of Blood God's House and true Religion Oblige me more to seek thy good PSALM CXXIII O Thou that in a Glorious Throne Art plac'd above the Skies To thee for Succour I direct Mine heart and lift mine Eyes No Servant by his Lord chastis'd With more Submission stands Nor maids with greater Duty wait Their Mistresses Commands Than we that justly undergo The Discipline of God Wait for a mercifull Release When he 'll remove his Rod. Have mercy Lord on us whose hope In thy Compassion lies And Whom insultlng Foes do scorn Lord do not thou despise For our deprest Estate now gives Advantage to their pride And they who live in Wealth and Ease Our Miseries deride PSALM CXXIV HAD not the Lord our Cause espous'd His People now may say Had not the Lord engag'd his Pow'r To succour us that Day When wicked Men with cruel Wrath Inflam'd against us rose Too feeble all our Pow'rs had been Their Fury to oppose To their devouring Jaws our Life Had been an easie Prey Their rage like an impetuous stream Had swept us quite away Blest be the Lord who chose this way His Mercy to enhance Then when our Dangers loudest call'd To send Deliverance We lay like poor intangled Birds Caught in the Eowler's net God's Pow'r has broke their snares and we At Liberty are set Since all our help lies in his Name That Earth and Heaven made Our future Hopes shall all depend On his Almighty Aid PSALM CXXV As the 100 Psalm THey that in God their Confidence Repose and him their Fortress make Remain unmov'd like Sion's Mount Which Storms and Tempests never shake Jerusalem with Hills begirt Great Safety gains from this Defence Good men much more from Angels guard And God's surrounding Providence The wicked's Pow'r shall not too long Oppress the Good and vex their Peace Lest the Temptation prove so strong They imitate their Wickedness Bless those that are sincerely good And when thy Vengeance shall come down Rebellious Sinners to destroy Then Lord with Peace the righteous crown PSALM CXXV Another Metre THey that repose their trust in God And him their Fortress make Remain unmov'd like Sion's Mount Which Tempests never shake Jerusalem with Hills begirt Is safe by this Defence Good men are more secure from God's Surrounding Providence The wickeds Pow'r shall not too long Oppress and vex their Peace Lest thro' discouragement they prove Like them in wickedness Bless all the truly good and when Thy vengeance shall come down Proud Sinners to destroy then Lord With Peace the Righteous crown PSALM CXXVI As the 100 Psalm WHen God from
THE Psalms of DAVID IN METER Fitted to the Tunes used IN Parish-Churches By JOHN PATRICK D. D. Preacher to the Charterhouse London Imprimatur Sept. 30. 1691. Ra. Barker LONDON Printed for A. and I. Churchill at the Black Swan in Paternoster-Row and L. Meredith at the Star in S. Paul's Churchyard 1694. PSALM I. To the 100 Psalm Tune BLest is the Man whose vertuous steps No wicked Counsels lead aside Nor stands in Sinners ways nor sits Where God and Goodness men deride But on the Laws Divine his Love Is plac'd his Soul 's entire delight On these his mind is fix'd by Day On these his wakeful thoughts by Night He like a Tree from Living Streams Derives his Sap and kindly Juice His Leaves are ever fresh and green His Branches timely Fruits produce No cross Events shall blast his hopes Nor spoil the pleasures of his mind Whilst the ungodly are dispers'd Like Chaff by every Stormy Wind. Tho' Sinners here may pass for Saints And vile Hypocrisy for Grace Their Guilt when judg'd will find no plea Nor they among the Just a place God will reward the Just mens work As he approves the ways they tread But the smooth paths of Sinners down To Death and to Damnation lead PPALM I. Another Metre HE 's Happy whom no wicked mens Lewd Counsels lead aside Nor stands in Sinners ways nor fits Where Scorners God deride But on God's Laws his Love is plac'd His Soul 's entire delight On these his Mind is fix'd by Day On these his Thoughts by Night He 's like a Tree that from pure streams Draws Sap and kindly Juice His Leaves are ever fresh and green His Boughs fair Fruits produce No'Events shall blast his hopes nor spoil The pleasures of his Mind Whilst the Ungodly are like Chaff Dispers'd by every Wind. Tho' Sinners here should pass for Saints Hypocrisy for Grace Guilty when judg'd they 'll find no plea Nor with the Just a place God will Just Men alone reward Who ' approves the path they tread But Sinners ways tho' smooth to Death And to Damnation lead PSALM II. WHY do the Heathen Nations rage And foolish things surmise Kings set themselves against their God Rulers his Christ despise His gentle Government their yoke His Laws they count their chain Freedom they 'll have without controll No Bands shall them restrain But God above will scorn their rage Their vain attempts deride His pow'r shall fright them and his wrath Vex their defeated Pride For all their spight I 've set my King Securely on his Throne And what I had decreed before Proclaim'd him now my Son This is the Birth-Day of thy Rule Thy Sceptre I 'll advance O'er all the Earth the Gentiles give For thine Inheritance Thou with an Iron Rod shalt bruise Their disobedient Neck Like brittle Potsherds all their pow'rs Without resistance break Let the great Rulers of the World This greater Lord revere Serve him with chearful willingness And his displeasure fear In Low Submissions to the Son Your Happiness do's lie Then you are safe when he 's well pleas'd When he 's provok'd ye die PSALM III. WHat numbers Lord against me rise And in my Troubles boast That say my hopes in God are vain And my Condition lost But Lord in thee I 'll glory still And on thy pow'r rely Thou shalt defend me as a shield And lift my head on high To thee in my distress I cry'd And thou from Heav'n didst hear Safely I slept without concern And wak'd without all fear Tho' Thousands of my Foes conspird My courage should not fail Tho' they besieg'd me I should be Secur'd or else prevail Arise and save me O my God For thou hast heretofore Turn'd back mine Enemies with shame And broken all their pow'r Those whom the Lord do's Love and own He still will bless and save Then let this Author of their good Their chearful praises have PSALM IV. HEar me O Lord the great support Of mine Integrity Thou hast my former troubles eas'd Now to my pray'rs draw nigh Fond men that would my Glory stain My Government despise How long will ye pursue vain hopes And please your selves with lyes Know that the Lord selects a man That 's Godly to advance And when I seek his aid will send Timely Deliverance Sin not but fear let quiet thoughts Instruct and make you wise Join a pure heart with trust in God As the best Sacrifice Tho' many thro' distrust for good To other succours fly Thou art our Hope Lord cast on us A favourable Eye Thy Love more chears my heart than their's Whose Corn has wish'd increase Or when a happy Vintage makes Their Wine o'erflow the press Down will I lie in Peace and sleep Shall close my wearied Eyes No fears disturb me whilst I know In God my Safety lies PSALM V. As the 100 Psalm LOrd hear my words regard the Moans And sighs that from my sorrows spring Receive the Pray'rs redress the wrongs I spread before my God and King Sluggish desires will not procure The speedy succours I expect But timely help will come when I Betimes my pray'r to God direct Sinners in prosp'rous wickedness By God abhorr d place their delight Excluded from his Favour here Hereafter banish'd from his Sight O just reward for God to hate Those Fools who will not practise good And those at last destroy who deal In lyes in treachery and blood But Lord may I the favour have Within thy Courts again t' appear Before thy Presence I 'll fall down And worship thee with holy fear Lead me in plain and righteous paths Lest those that like an open Grave Wait for my fall in false disguise True pleasure in my ruine have Destruction's their deserved doom Let their own Counsels make 'em fall Crimes oft repeated and beyond All hopes of Cure for Vengeance call Let all that Love and trust in God Triumph in his protecting care Thy favour Lord will shield from harm And blessings for the just prepare PSALM V. Another Metre LOrd hear the silent moans and sighs That from my sorrows spring O clear my Innocence who ' appeal To thee my God and King As thou my voice when I first wake Shalt hear so I expect Thy timely help when I betimes My Pray'r to God direct The wicked works that finners please Cannot be Gods delight These shall be'excluded from his Love And banish'd from his sight 'T is just for God to hate those fools That will not practise good And those destroy who deal in lyes In treachery and blood But Lord may I the Favour have Within thy Courts t' appear Before thy Presence I 'll fall down And worship thee with fear Lead me in Righteous Ways lest those That like an open Grave Wait for my fall in false disguise Joy in my ruine have Doom'd to destruction may their own Devices make them fall Crimes multiply'd and beyond hopes Of Cure for Vengeance call Let all rejoice that love the Lord And
provide Our needs are all supply'd The hardned ridges of the field Soft'ned by showers yield It s seed by clods thus gently press'd Springs up by fresh rain bless'd The fruitful year rich blessings crown Which fatning Show'rs drop down The wilderness refresht with rain Tho' parch'd now Springs again The little Hills new garments wear In youthful green appear Flocks are the cloathing of the plain The Vales spread o'er with grain All Nature seems to shout and sing Welcome t' a hopeful spring PSALM LXVI LET all the Earth with joy resound To God their Voices raise Extol him in their Songs and make Him Glorious by their Praise Proclaim his mighty works in which Such terrour do's appear As makes his Foes to crouch and feign Obedience thro' their fear Ev'n all the Earth shall worship thee And sing unto thy Name Who see the wonders thou hast done To raise and spread thy Fame He turn'd the Sea into dry Land The swelling Flood made way For Israel to pass Who there His Glories did display He views the Nations and his Rule Do's o'er the World extend Then let not men rebel for pride Will in their ruine end Let all the people bless the Lord And loudly sing thy Praise Thou great Preserver of our Lives And Guide of all our ways Part II. Through severe tryals we have pass'd In grievous straits distress'd Like Beasts of burden have been us'd With heavy loads oppress'd Insolent Tyrants as vile Slaves Have trod us under feet But through all dangers we are brought Where Ease and Plenty meet I 'll go into thine house O Lord And thankful Offerings lay Before thine Altar and the Vows I made in trouble pay To honour him from whom all good Do's come I 'll spare no cost I 'll offer what he do's require And what will please him most Ye that are pious come and hear What God for me has done His Mercies shew'd to me will be For your Instruction When I with grief opprest to him My fervent cries did raise He heard me graciously and turn'd My sighing into praise God will not favour me if I Iniquity regard But he inclin'd his Ear to me And my Petitions heard O let the Glorious Name of God Be ever magnifie'd Who neither did reject my Pray'r Nor his own Grace deny'd PSALM LXVII As the 25 Psalm SHew Mercy to us Lord Bless us with gifts divine O let the Glories of thy Face On us thy Servants shine May thy hid ways be known Thy Fear on Earth abound And thy Salvation over all The Heathen World resound Let all in Psalms of Praise Their grateful thoughts express Let all the people round the World Thy mighty Name confess The Nations now may sing Their Joys since God do's reign He rules with Wisdom this great Judge Will Righteousness maintain Let all in Psalms of Praise Their grateful thoughts express Let all the people round the World Thy mighty Name confess Then shall th' enriched Earth With Plenty overflow And God on all his other Gifts His Blessing will bestow His Blessings showr'd on us Our happy Days shall crown His Pow'r and Goodness all the World With humble Fear shall own PSALM LXVIII As the 100 Psalm LET the great God arise and then His scattered foes will flee for fear Vanish like smoke and melt like wax Before the Fire when he draws near But let the just rejoice and praise His Name to which all Pow'r belongs He rides on High above the Clouds Let him be rais'd too in your Songs He pities Orphans Widows wrongs He rights bring chained Pris'ners out He for the desolate provides But plagues the RebelsLand with drought Lord when thou brought'st thy people forth From Egypt with a Mighty hand And led'st them thro' the Wilderness To bring them to the Promis'd Land The Heav'ns before thy Lightnings dropt The Earth did with thy Thunder quake Mount Sinai when the Lord came down Did from its firm Foundation shake In that dry Wilderness thou sent'st A plenteous rain at their complaint Ev'n Bread was rained down from Heav'n For their Refreshment who were faint Thy numerous people with their flocks Found a convenient dwelling there And by thy bounty Lord the poor With all things needful furnish'd were Part II. When God had giv'n them Victories A female Army 't was their use Met the returning Conquerours And in their Songs thus told the News All the great Captains of their Hosts Have left the field with hasty flight And left rich spoils all shar'd by us Women who were too weak to fight Tho' you in Egypt's servile works Sull'ied among the Pots have lien Your Armies Wings like those of Doves Victorious now shall brightly shine And so it was for when the Kings On this Side Jordan conquer'd were They as illustrious as the Snows On Salmon's Hill did then appear And when on th' other Side the Lord Your Conquests also did advance Th' high Hill of Basan then became A part of God's Inheritance But be not proud ye lofty Hills As if God meant with you t' abide Sion's the Hill which he hath chose Therein for ever to reside Thousands of Angels there attend And God is where that Host appears Sinai had once his presence now To Sion th' Honour he transferrs Part III. Like a great Conquerour our God Ascended is above the Skies And after him in triumph draws As Spoils his captiv'd Enemies He scattered his various Gifts Around to make his Bounty known Ev'n Rebels had a share ' mongst whom He dwells and they his kindness own God that heaps daily benefits On us shall have our praising Songs He is our Saviour to whom The Pow'r of Life and Death belongs In his just Vengeance he shall wound The Heads of all that him resist On whom no Methods of his Love Prevail who still in sin persist God is resolv'd the Victories Of former Ages he 'll renew As great as those in Bashan's Land And the Red Sea his People knew Thine Arms shall so victorious be And such a Slaughter shall be made That in thine Enemies blood the Dogs Their tongues may dip and thou mayst wade All know the Pomp with which God made His entrance to the Holy place Singers and Players Virgins too With Timbrels the procession grace Who as they went along all join'd Their Voices and this Song they sung In your assemblies bless the Lord All ye that are from Jacob sprung The Tribes all with their Princes came Judah and Benjamin lay near But the remote too Zobulun And Nephthali attended there Part IV. This Union which thy God has made O Israol has made thee strong Confirm it Lord and what 's begun So happily continue long Such Blessings on Jerusalem Shall from thy Temple there come down That by rich Presents thither brought Kings shall themselves thy subjects own Check that fierce Prince like a wild beast With rage to War against us bent With Captains furious as Bulls Souldiers as Heifers insolent Prancing
Tho' other Cities famous are Thy Glories are without compare Of thee alone it can be told God here his Residence do's hold Egypt and Babylon may show And so may other Countries too Some single worthy who deriv'd His Birth from them and where he liv'd Sion vast numbers can return Of great and good men in her born Whose flourishing estate she 's sure God by his care will still secure When God who all discerns shall view The Nations Register how sew Noted for Goodness will he place Upon th' account of Heathen Race Sion has many such enjoy'd Tho' in lower services employ'd They one another here succeed As Streams still flow which Springs do feed PSALM LXXXVIII As the 100 Psalm O God my Saviour Night and Day To thee I cry to thee I pray Incline thine ear to my complaint In Mercy my Petitions grant Troubles my Soul so filled have I dwell next door unto the Grave My strength 's so spent when look'd upon I 'm given o'er by all for gone Shut up from all Society Among the Dead I 'm only free Forgot like those in Battel slain Like Families without remain I 'm thrust into a dismal Cell Which deep and dark resembles Hell Thy wrath will sink me down at last Troubles like Waves come on so fast As if t'another World remov'd I 've no converse with those I lov'd Others to see me have no mind To such a loathsome place consin'd Sorrow 's the Company I keep Who can do nothing here but weep Onely my fervent cries implore Thine aid when I can weep no more Part II. Wilt thou shew Wonders to the Dead Shall they to praise thee raise their Head What Kindness can the Grave declare What Truth when men destroyed are What Pow'r appear where Light is not Or Righteoushess where all 's forgot Thus Lord my cries to thee I 've sent My Pray'rs the morning Light prevent Why do I then deserted lie Why frown'st thou on my Misery Affliction has my Portion been E'er since mine Age was young and green From which if no release I find Thy Terrours will distract my Mind And now thine Anger fiercer grows Death onely must conclude my woes These daily like a rolling Tide Environ me on every side The Waves together met in haste Will swell and swallow me at last Relief from Friends and those I lov'd Is hopeless all so far remov'd And all who my acquaintance were Are lost or hide themselves for fear PSALM LXXXIX WITH chearfull Heart I 'll ever sing The Mercies of the Lord To all make known how true he is And constant to his Word Without all change thy Mercy do's On firm foundations stay And sooner than thy Promise fail The Heav'ns shall move away When God his servant David chose To govern Israel his Covenant with him he made And by his Oath did seal The Throne I give thee on thy feed For ever I entail Which tho' thrown down yet I again To raise it will not fail This wond'rous Love if we forget With praises to proclaim The Heav'nly Angels sacred Quire Shall celebrate the same These never with the Lord compare Nor his Commands contest But give attendance at his Throne With awful fear possess'd Part II. Great God! there 's none that 's arm'd with pow'r Or girt with Truth like thee Thou when the waves arise dost rule And still the raging Sea Thy Arm alone brake Egypt's pow'r And Israel did adore When they beheld the drowned Host Lie scattered on the shore The world with all therein is thine Made by thy pow'rful voice With all the Quarters of the Earth Which in thy Care rejoyce Thy great and uncontrolled Power Can no resistance fear Yet Mercy Righteousness and Truth In all thy Rule appear Blest are the men that understand The joyful sound of Praise They thro' thy Favour shall enjoy An Age of happy Days Th' Expressions of thy wond'rous Love Will fresh delights create And thou the Glory of their strength Wilt raise their low estate Part III. Our King and Guardian is the Lord Of Israel ever blest Who to an Holy Prophet thus His mind of old exprest I 've found a Man of worth and might For your Deliverer One from among the People chose I for your King prefer David my Servant to receive This Honour I appoint Go then and to this Office him With Holy Oil anoint My powr'ful Presence I 'll afford T' assist him in distress Whom subt'lest Foes shall not deceive Nor spightfullest oppress But he shall their united force Broken in pieces see And all that hate him by my pow'r Plagu'd and destroy'd shall be To him my Faithfulness I 'll show My Favours on him showre And whilst he trusts in me will raise And still enlarge his pow'r His Empire by his Victories Shall far and wide extend On God as a kind Father he For safety shall depend I 'll own him for my first-born King In highest Honour plac'd My Love for him I 'll keep with him My Covenant shall stand fast Succession in his Family From failing I 'll secure The Regal Pow'r therein shall last While th' Heavens do endure Part IV. If David's sons mind not my Law Nor in my Judgments walk If they Religion and its Rules Of Life profanely balk For these transgressions and neglects Severely they shall smart But yet my Love I 'll not withdraw Nor from my word depart I will not break th' Engagements made To David's Royal blood What by my Holiness I 've sworn My Truth shall still make good His Race shall never fail his Throne While the Sun shines shall last Nor shall the Moon my Pledge above Stand in her Orb more fast But Lord how shall we reconcile Thy dealings with thy word Wroth with our King he 's now by thee Rejected and abhorr'd As if with David thou hadst made A Covenant in vain His Honour 's trampled under foot His Crown is made profane All his Defences are broke down His Forts in ruines laid A scorn t' his Neighbours and a prey To every Spoiler made His Foes much stronger triumph in Their easie Victories His blunted sword cannot repell Assailing Enemies His former Glory 's quite eclips'd His Kingdoms state o'erthrown His Reign is shortned and disgrace Has sullied his renown Part V. How long shall we in this sad state By thee neglected mourn Till we are utterly consum'd Lord shall thine Anger burn Oh call to mind how short a time At best to live we have Shall it be said we 're made for nought But sorrow and a Grave Why should our Foes destroy us thus When none 's so firm and strong But he must fall into the Grave And yield to Death ere long Lord what 's become of that old Love Thou didst to David bear To whom for ever to be kind Thou faithfully didst swear Forget not Lord how we are made The mighty Peoples scorn I easier all my other griefs Than their reproach have born Thy Foes they