for evermore thy God O Zion He Reigns to all generations Praise to the Lord give ye PSAL. CXLVII PRaise ye the Lord for it is good praise to our God to sing For it is pleasant and to praise it is a comely thing God doth build up Jerusalem and He it is alone That the disperst of Israel doth gather into one Those that are broken in their hearts and grieved in their mindes He healeth and their painfull wounds he tenderly up bindes He counts the number of the stars he names them every one Great is our Lord and of great pow'r his wisdom search can none The Lord lifts up the meek and casts the wicked to the ground Sing to the Lord and give him thanks on harp his praises sound Who covereth the heaven with clouds who for the earth below Prepareth rain who maketh grasse upon the mountains grow He gives the beast his food he feeds the ravens young that cry His pleasure not in horses strength nor in mans legs doth ly But in all those that do him fear the Lord doth pleasure take In those that to his mercy do by hope themselves betake The Lord praise O Jerusalem Zion thy God confesse For thy gates bars he maketh strong thy sons in thee doth blesse He in thy borders maketh peace with fine wheat filleth thee He sends forth his command on earth his word runs speedilie Hoar frost like ashes scattereth he like wool he snow doth give Like morsels casteth forth his yee who in its cold can live He sendeth forth his mighty word and melteth them again His windes he makes to blow and then the waters flow amain The doctrine of his holy word to Jacob he doth show His statutes and his judgements He gives Israel to know To any nation never He such favour did afford For they his judgements have not known O do ye praise the Lord. PSAL. CXLVIII PRaise God From heavens praise the Lord in heights praise to Him be All ye his Angels praise ye Him his hosts all praise Him ye O praise ye Him both Sun and Moon praise Him all stars of light Ye heav'ns of heav'ns Him praise and flouds above the heavens height Let all the creatures praise the Name of our Almighty Lord For he commanded and they were created by his word He also for all times to come hath them establisht sure He hath appointed them a Law which ever shall endure Praise ye JEHOVAH from the earth dragons and every deep Fire hail snow vapour stormy winde his word that fully keep All hills and mountains fruitfull trees and all ye cedars hy Beasts and all cattell creeping things and all ye birds that fly Kings of the earth all Nations Princes earths Judges all Both young men yea and maidens too old men and children small Let them Gods Name praise for his Name alone is excellent His glory reacheth far above the earth and firmament His peoples horn The praise of all his saints exalteth He Ev'n Israels seed a people near to Him The Lord praise ye Another of the same THe Lord of heav'n confesse On high his glories raise Him let all Angels blesse Him all his armies praise Him glorifie Sun Moon and Stars Ye higher Spheres And cloudie sky From God your beings are Him therefore famous make You all created were When he the word but spake And from that place Where sixt you be By his decree You cannot passe Praise God from earth below Ye dragons and ye deeps Fire hail clouds winde and snow Whom in command He keeps Praise ye his Name Hills great and small Trees low and tall Beasts wilde and tame All things that creep or fly Ye Kings ye vulgar throng All Princes mean or hie Both men and virgins young Ev'n young and old Exalt his Name For much his fame Should be extold O let Gods Name be prais'd Above both earth and sky For He his saints hath rais'd And set their horn on hy Ev'n those that be Of Israels race Near to his grace The Lord praise ye PSAL. CXLIX PRaise ye the Lord unto Him sing a new song and his praise In the assembly of his saints in sweet Psalms do ye raise Let Israel in his Maker joy and to Him praises sing Let all that Zions children are be joyfull in their King O let them unto his great Name give praises in the dance Let them with timbrel and with harp in songs his praise advance For God doth pleasure take in those that his own people be And He with his salvation the meek will beautifie And in his glory excellent let all his saints rejoice Let them to him upon their beds aloud lift up their voice Let in their mouth aloft be rais'd the high praise of the Lord And let them have in their right hand a sharp two-edged sword To execute the vengeance due upon the heathen all And make deserved punishment upon the people fall And ev'n with chains as prisoners binde their Kings that them command Yea and with iron fetters strong the nobles of their land On them the judgement to perform found written in his word This honour is to all his saints O do ye praise the Lord. PSAL. CL. PRaise ye the Lord Gods praise within his Sanctuary raise And to Him in the firmament of his pow'r give ye praise Because of all his mighty acts with praise Him magnifie O praise Him as he doth excell in glorious Majestie Praise Him with Trumpets sound his praise with Psaltery advance With Timbrel Harp string'd instruments and Organs in the dance Praise Him on Cymbals loud Him praise on Cymbals sounding hie Let each thing breathing praise the Lord. Praise to the Lord give ye FINIS An Index to finde any Psalm of the Book whereof ye have the first line The first figure showeth the number of the Psalm The second the number of the Page A. Psalm 47 ALl people clap your hands Page 90 Psalm 51 After thy loving kindnesse Page 100 Psalm 66 All lands to God in joyfull sounds Page 124 Psalm 78 Attend my people to my Law Page 154 Psalm 100 All people that on earth do dwell Page 199 B. Psalm 41 Blessed is he that wisely doth Page 77 Psalm 57 Be mercifull to me O God Page 110 Psalm 104 Blesse God my soul Page 2â—0 Psalm 119 Blessed are they that undefil'd Page 244 Psalm 128 Blest is each one that fears the Lord Page 267 Psalm 133 Behold how good a thing it is Page 271 Psalm 134 Behold blesse ye the Lord Page 271 Psalm 137 By Babels streams we sate Page 289 D. Psalm 58 Do ye O Congregation Page 1â—1 Psalm 132 David and his afflictions all Page 269 E. Psalm 127 Except the Lord do build Page 266 F. Psalm 37 For evill doers fret thou not Page 66 G. Psalm 4 Give ear unto me when I call Page 4 Psalm 5 Give ear unto my words O Lord. Page 5 Psalm 29 Give ye unto the Lord Page 49 Psalm 34 God will I blesse all
whose looks are hy The Lord will light my candle so that it shall shine full bright The Lord my God will also make my darknesse to be light By thee through troups of men I break and them discomfite all And by my God assisting me I over-leap a wall As for God perfect is his way the Lord his word is try'd He is a buckler to all those who do on him confide Who but the Lord is God but he who is a rock and stay It 's God that girdeth me with strength and perfect makes my way He made my feet swift as the hindes set me on my high places Mine hands to war he taught mine armes brake bows of steel in pieces The shield of thy salvation thou didst on me bestow Thy right hand held me up and great thy kindnesse made me grow And in my way my steps thou hast enlarged under me That I go safely and my feet are kept from sliding free Mine enemies I pursued have and did them over-take Nor did I turn again till I an end of them did make I wounded them they could not rise they at my feet did fall Thou girdest me with strength for war my foes thou brought down all And thou hast giv'n to me the necks of all mine enemies That I might them destroy and slay who did against me rise They cryed out but there was none that would or could them save Yea they did cry unto the Lord but he no answer gave Then did I beat them small as dust before the winde that flyes And I did cast them out like dirt upon the street that lyes Thou mad'st me free from peoples strife and heathens head to be A people whom I have not known shall service do to me At hearing they shall me obey to me they shall submit Strangers for fear shall fade away who in close places sit God lives blest be my rock the God of my health praised be God doth avenge me and subdues the people under me He saves me from mine enemies Yea thou hast lifted me Above my foes and from the man of violence setst me free Therefore to thee will I give thanks the heathen folk among And to thy Name O Lord I will sing praises in a song He great deliverance gives his King he mercy doth extend To David his anointed one and his seed without end PSAL. XIX To the chief musician A Psalm of David THe heav'ns Gods glory do declare the skyes his hand-works preach Day utters speech to day and night to night doth knowledge teach There is no speech nor tongue to which their voice doth not extend Their line is gone through all the earth their words to the worlds end In them he set the sun a tent Who bride-groom-like forth goes From 's chamber as a strong man doth to run his race rejoyce From heav'ns end is his going forth circling to th' end again And there is nothing from his heat that hidden doth remain Gods Law is perfect and converts the soul in sin that lyes Gods testimony is most sure and makes the simple wise The statutes of the Lord are right and do rejoyce the heart The Lords command is pure and doth light to the eyes impart Unspotted is the fear of God and doth endure for ever The judgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether They more then gold yea much fine gold to be desired are Then honey from the honey comb that dropeth sweeter far Moreover they thy servant warn how he his life should frame A great reward provided is for them that keep the same Who can his errours understand O cleanse thou me within From secret faults Thy servant keep from all presumptuous sin And do not suffer them to have dominion over me Then righteous and innocent I from much sin shall be The words which from my mouth proceed the thoughts sent from my heart Accept O Lord for thou my strength and my redeemer art PSAL. XX. To the chief musician A Psalm of David JEhovah hear thee in the day when trouble he doth send And let the Name of Jacobs God thee from all ill defend O let him help send from above out of his sanctuaries From Sion his own holy hill let him give strength to thee Let him remember all thy gifts accept thy sacrifice Grant thee thine hearts wish and fulfill thy thoughts and counsel wise In thy salvation we will joy in our Gods Name we will Display our banners and the Lord thy prayers all fulfill Now know I God his King doth save he from his holy heaven Will hear him with the saving strength by his right hand that 's given In chariots some put confidence some horses trust upon But we remember will the Name of our Lord God alone We rise and upright stand when they are bowed down and fall Deliver Lord and let the King us hear when we do call PSAL. XXI To the chief musician A psalm of David THe King in thy great strength O Lord shall very joyfull be In thy salvation rejoyce how vehemently shall he Thou hast bestowed upon him all that his heart would have And thou from him didst not withhold what e're his lips did crave For thou with blessings him prevent'st of goodnesse manifold And thou hast set upon his head a crown of purest gold When he desired life of thee thou life to him didst give Ev'n such a length of dayes that he for evermore should live In that salvation wrought by thee his glory is made great Honour and comly majestie thou hast upon him set Because that thou for evermore most blessed hast him made And thou hast with thy countenance made him exceeding glad Because the King upon the Lord his confidence doth lay And through the grace of the most high shall not be mov'd away Thine hand shall all those men finde out that enemies are to thee Ev'n thy right hand shall finde out those of thee that haters be Like fiery ov'n thou shalt them make when kindled is thine ire God shall them swallow in his wrath devoure them shall the fire Their fruit from earth thou shalt destroy their seed men from among For they beyond their might ' gainst thee did plot mischief and wrong Thou therefore shalt make them turn back when thou thy shafts shalt place Upon thy strings made ready all to flie against their face In thy great power and strength O Lord be thou exalted hie So shall we sing with joyfull hearts thy power praise shall we PSAL. XXII To the chief musician upon Aijeleth Shahar A Psalm of David MY God my God why hast thou me forsaken why so far Art thou from helping me and from my words that roaring are All day my God to thee I cry yet am not heard by thee And in the season of the night I cannot silent be But thou art holy thou that dost inhabite Israels praise Our father 's hop'd in thee they hop'd and thou didst them release When unto
righteous in the Lord rejoyce it comely is and right That upright men with thankfull voyce should praise the Lord of might Praise God with harp and unto him sing with the psalterie Upon a ten-string'd instrument make ye sweet melodie A new song to him sing and play with loud noise skilfully For right is Gods word all his works are done in verity To judgement and to righteousnesse a love He beareth still The loving kindnesse of the Lord the earth throughout doth fill The heavens by the word of God did their beginning take And by the breathing of his mouth He all their hosts did make The waters of the seas He brings together as an heap And in store-houses as it were He layeth up the depth Let earth and all that live therein with reverence fear the Lord Let all the worlds inhabitants dread him with one accord For he did speak the word and done it was without delay Established it firmly stood whatever he did say God doth the counsel bring to nought which heathen folk do take And what the people do devise of none effect doth make O! but the counsel of the Lord doth stand for ever sure And of his heart the purposes from age to age endure That nation blessed is whose God Jehovah is and those A blessed people are whom for his heritage he chose The Lord from heav'n sees and beholds all sons of men full well He views all from his dwelling place that in the earth do dwell He forms their hearts alike and all their doings he observes Great hosts save not a King much strength no mighty man preserves An horse for preservation is a deceitfull thing And by the greatnesse of his strength can no deliverance bring Behold on those that do him fear the Lord doth set his eye Ev'n those who on his mercy do with confidence rely From death to free their soul in dearth life unto them to yeeld Our soul doth wait upon the Lord he is our help and shield Sith in his holy Name we trust our heart shall joyfull be Lord let thy mercy be on us as we do hope in thee PSAL. XXXIV A Psalm of David when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech who drove him away and he departed GOd will I blesse all times his praise my mouth shall still expresse My soul shall boast in God the meek shall hear with joyfulnesse Extoll the Lord with me let us exalt his Name together I sought the Lord he heard and did me from all fears deliver They look'd to him and lightned were not shamed were their faces This poor man cry'd God heard and sav'd him from all his distresses The angel of the Lord encamps and round encompasseth All those about that do him fear and them delivereth O taste and see that God is good who trusts in him is blest Fear God his saints none that him fear shall be with want opprest The lions young may hungry be and they may lack their food But they that truly seek the Lord shall not lack any good O children hither do ye come and unto me give ear I shall you teach to understand how ye the Lord should fear What man is he that life desires to see good would live long Thy lips refrain from speaking guile and from ill words thy tongue Depart from ill do good seek peace pursue it earnestly Gods eyes are on the just his ears are open to their cry The face of God is set against those that do wickedly That he may quite out from the earth cut off their memory The righteous cry unto the Lord he unto them gives ear And they out of their troubles all by him delivered are The Lord is ever nigh to them that be of broken sp'rit To them he safetie doth afford that are in heart contrite The troubles that afflict the just in number many be But yet at length out of them all the Lord doth set them free He carefully his bones doth keep what ever can befall That not so much as one of them can broken be at all Ill shall the wicked slay laid waste shall be who hate the just The Lord redeems his servants souls none perish that him trust PSAL. XXXV A Psalm of David PLead Lord with those that plead and fight with those that fight with me Of shield and buckler take thou hold stand up mine help to be Draw also out the spear and do against them stop the way That me pursue unto my soul I 'm thy salvation say Let them confounded be and sham'd that for my soul have sought Who plot my hurt turn'd back be they and to confusion brought Let them be like unto the chaff that flies before the winde And let the angell of the Lord pursue them hard behinde With darknesse cover thou their way and let it slipperie prove And let the angel of the Lord pursue them from above For without cause have they for me their net hid in a pit They also have without a cause for my soul digged it Let ruine seise him unawares his net he hid withall Himself let catch and in the same destruction let him fall My soul in God shall joy and glad in his salvation be And all my bones shall say O Lord who is like unto thee Which dost the poor set free from him that is for him too strong The poor and needy from the man that spoils and does him wrong False witnesses rose to my charge things I not knew they laid They to the spoiling of my soul me ill for good repay'd But as for me when they were sick in sackcloth sad I mourn'd My humbled soul did fast my pray'r into my bosome turn'd My self I did behave as he had been my friend or brother I heavily bow'd down as one that mourneth for his mother But in my trouble they rejoyc'd gathering themselves together Yea abjects vile together did themselves against me gather I knew it not they did me tear and quiet would not be With mocking hypocrites at feasts they gnasht their teeth at me How long Lord lookst thou on from those destructions they intend Rescue my soul from lions young my darling do defend I will give thanks to thee O Lord within th' assembly great And where much people gathered are thy praises forth will set Let not my wrongfull enemies proudly rejoyce ov'r me Nor who me hate without a cause let them wink with the eye For peace they do not speak at all but craftie plots prepare Against all those within the land that meek and quiet are With mouths set wide they ' gainst me said Ha ha our eye doth see Lord thou hast seen hold not thy peace Lord be not far from me Stir up thy self wake that thou mayst judgement to me afford Ev'n to my cause O thou that art my onely God and Lord. O Lord my God do thou me judge after thy righteousnesse And let them not their joy ' gainst me triumphantly expresse Nor let them say within
thy glory and thy fame When Zion by the mighty Lord built up again shall be In Glory then and Majesty to men appear shall He. The prayer of the destitute he surely will regard Their prayer will he not despise by him it shall be heard For generations yet to come this shall be on record So shall the people that shall be created praise the Lord. He from his Sanctuaries height hath downward cast his eye And from his glorious Throne in heav'n the Lord the earth did spy That of the mournfull prisoner the groanings he might hear To set them free that unto death by men appointed are That they in Zion may declare the Lords most holy Name And publish in Jerusalem the praises of the same When as the people gather shall in troups with one accord When Kingdoms shall assembled be to serve the highest Lord. My wonted force and strength he hath abated in the way And he my dayes hath shortened Thus therefore did I say My God in mid-time of my dayes take thou me not away From age to age eternally thy years endure and stay The firm foundation of the earth of old time thou hast laid The heavens also are the work which thine own hands have made Thou shalt for evermore endure but they shall perish all Yea every one of them wax old like to a garment shall Thou as a vesture shalt them change and they shall changed be But Thou the same art and thy years are to eternitie The children of thy servants shall continually endure And in thy sight O Lord their seed shall be establisht sure Another of the same LOrd hear my pray'r and let my cry Have speedie accesse unto thee In day of my calamity O hide not Thou thy face from me Hear when I call to thee that day An answer speedily return My dayes like smoke consume away And as an hearth my bones do burn My heart is wounded very sore And withered like to grasse doth fade I am forgetfull grown therefore To take and eat my daily bread By reason of my smart within And voice of my most grievous groans My flesh consumed is my skin All parcht doth cleave unto my bones The Pelican of wildernesse The Owl in deserts I do match And Sparrow-like companionlesse Upon the houses top I watch I all day long am made a scorn Reproach'd by my malicious foes The mad men are against me sworn The men against me that arose For I have ashes eaten up To me as if they had been bread And with my drink I in my cup Of bitter tears a mixture made Because thy wrath was not appeas'd And dreadfull indignation Therefore it was that thou me rais'd And thou again didst cast me down My dayes are like a shade alway Which doth declining swiftly passe And I am withered away Much like unto the fading grasse But thou O Lord shalt still endure From change and all mutation free And to all generations sure Shall thy remembrance ever be Thou shalt arise and mercy yet Thou to mount Zion shalt extend Her time for favour which was set Behold is now come to an end Thy saints take pleasure in her stones Her very dust to them is dear All heathen lands and kingly thrones On earth thy glorious Name shall fear God in his glory shall appear When Zion he builds and repairs He shall regard and lend his ear Unto the needies humble pray'rs Th' afflicteds pray'r He will not scorn All times this shall be in record And generations yet unborn Shall praise and magnifie the Lord. He from his holy place look'd down The earth he view'd from heav'n on hie To hear the prisoners mourning groan And free them that are dam'd to die That Zion and Jerusalem too His Name and praise may well record When people and the Kingdoms do Assemble all to praise the Lord. My strength he weakned in the way My dayes of life he shortened My God O take me not away In mid-time of my dayes I said Thy years throughout all ages last Of old thou hast established The earths foundation firm and fast Thy mighty hands the heav'ns have made They perish shall as garments do But thou shalt evermore endure As vestures thou shalt change them so And they shall all be changed sure But from all changes thou art free Thy endlesse years do last for ay Thy servants and their seed who be Establish'd shall before thee stay PSAL. CIII A Psalm of David O thou my soul blesse God the Lord and all that in me is Be stirred up his holy Name to magnifie and blesse Blesse O my soul the Lord thy God and not forgetfull be Of all his gracious benefites he hath bestow'd on thee All thine iniquities who doth most graciously forgive Who thy diseases all and pains doth heal and thee relieve Who doth redeem thy life that thou to death may not go down Who thee with loving kindnesse doth and tender mercies crown Who with abundance of good things doth satisfie thy mouth So that ev'n as the Eagles age renewed is thy youth God righteous judgement executes for all oppressed ones His way to Moses he his acts made known to Israels sons Lord our God is mercifull and he is gracious Long suffering and slow to wrath in mercy plenteous He will not chide continually nor keep his anger still With us he dealt not as we sin'd nor did require our ill For as the heaven in its height the earth surmounteth far So great to those that do him fear his tender mercies are As far as East is distant from the VVest so far hath He From us removed in His love all our iniquitie Such pity as a father hath unto his children dear Like pity shews the Lord to such as worship Him in fear For He remembers we are dust and He our frame well knows Frail man his dayes are like the grasse as flowr in field he grows For over it the winde doth passe and it away is gone And of the place where once it was it shall no more be known But unto them that do Him fear Gods mercy never ends And to their childrens children still His righteousnesse extends To such as keep his covenant and mindfull are alway Of His most just commandements that they may them obey The Lord prepared hath His Throne in heavens firm to stand And every thing that being hath His Kingdom doth command O ye his Angels that excell in strength blesse ye the Lord Ye who obey what he commands and hearken to his word O blesse and magnifie the Lord ye glorious hosts of his Ye ministers that do fulfill what e're his pleasure is O blesse the Lord all ye his works wherewith the world is stor'd In his dominions every-where my soul blesse thou the Lord. PSAL. CIV BLesse God my soul O Lord my God thou are exceeding great With Honour and with Majestie thou clothed art in state With light as with a robe thy self thou coverest about And like
unto a curtain thou the heavens stretchest out Who of his chambers doth the beams within the waters lay Who doth the clouds his chariot make on wings of winde make way Who flaming fire his ministers his Angels sp'rits doth make Who earths foundations did lay that it should never shake Thou didst it cover with the deep as with a garment spred The waters stood above the hills when thou the word but said But at the voice of thy rebuke they fled and would not stay They at thy thunders dreadfull voice did haste them fast away They by the mountains do ascend and by the valley ground Descend unto that very place which thou for them didst found Thou hast a bound unto them set that they may not passe over That they do not return again the face of earth to cover He to the valleys sends the springs which run among the hills They to all beasts of field give drink wilde asses drink their fills By them the fowls of heav'n shal have their habitation Which do among the branches sing with delectation He from his chambers watereth the hills when they are dry'd With fruit and increase of thy works the earth is satisfi'd For cattel he makes grasse to grow he makes the herb to spring For th' use of man that food to him he from the earth may bring And wine that to the heart of man doth cheerfulnesse impart Oil that his face makes shine and bread that strengtheneth his heart The trees of God are full of sap the Cedars that do stand In Lebanon which planted were by his Almighty hand Birds of the air upon their boughs do choose their nests to make As for the Stork the fir-trees she doth for her dwelling take The loftie mountains for wilde goats a place of refuge be The Conies also to the rocks do for their safetie flee He sets the Moon in heav'n thereby the seasons to discern From Him the Sun his certain time of going down doth learn Thou darknesse mak'st 't is night then beasts of forrests creep abroad The Lions young roar for their prey and seek their meat from God The Sun doth rise and home they flock down in their dens they ly Man goes to work his labour he doth to the evening ply How manifold Lord are thy works in wisdom wonderfull Thou every one of them hast made earth's of thy riches full So is this great and spacious sea wherein things creeping are Which numbred cannot be and beasts both great and small are there There ships go there thou mak'st to play that Leviathan great These all wait on thee that thou may'st in due time give them meat That which thou givest unto them they gather for their food Thine hand thou op'nest liberally they filled are with good Thou hid'st thy face they troubled are their breath thou tak'st away Then do they die and to their dust return again do they Thy quickning Spirit thou sendest forth then they created be And then the earths decayed face renewed is by thee The glory of the mighty Lord continue shall for ever The Lord JEHOVAH shall rejoyce in all his works together Earth as affrighted trembleth all if He on it but look And if the mountains He but touch they presently do smoke I will sing to the Lord most high so long as I shall live And while I being have I shall to my God praises give Of Him my meditation shall sweet thoughts to me afford And as for me I will rejoyce in God my only Lord. From earth let sinners be consum'd let ill men no more be O thou my soul blesse thou the Lord praise to the Lord give ye PSAL. CV GIve thanks to God call on His Name to men his deeds make known Sing ye to him sing psalms proclaim his wondrous works each one See that ye in his holy Name to glory do accord And let the heart of every one rejoyce that seeks the Lord. The Lord Almighty and his strength with stedfast hearts seek ye His blessed and his gracious face seek ye continually Think on the works that he hath done which admiration breed His wonders and the judgements all which from his mouth proceed O ye that are of Abrahams race his servant well approv'n And ye that Jacobs children are whom he choos'd for his own Because He and He only is the mighty Lord our God And his most righteous judgements are in all the earth abroad His Covenant he remembred hath that it may ever stand To thousand generations the word he did command VVhich Covenant he firmly made with faithfull Abraham And unto Isaac by his oath he did renew the same And unto Jacob for a Law he made it firm and sure A Covenant to Israel which ever should endure He said I 'le give Canaans land for heritage to you VVhile they were strangers there and few in number very few VVhile yet they went from land to land without a sure abode And while through sundry kingdoms they did wander far abroad Yet notwithstanding suffered he no man to do them wrong Yea for their sakes he did reprove Kings who were great and strong Thus did he say Touch ye not those that mine anointed be Not do the Prophets any harm that do pertain to Me. He call'd for famine the land he brake the staff of bread But yet he sent a man before by whom they should be fed Ev'n Joseph whom unnaturally sell for a slave did they Whose feet with fetters they did hurt and he in irons lay Untill the time that his word came to give him liberty The word and purpose of the Lord did him in prison try Then sent the King and did command that he enlarg'd should be He that the peoples ruler was did send to set him free A Lord to rule his family he rais'd him as most fit To him of all that he possest he did the charge commit That he might at his pleasure binde the Princes of the land And he might teach his Senatours wisdom to understand The people then of Israel down into Aegypt came And Jacob also sojourned within the land of Ham. And he did greatly by his pow'r increase his people there And stronger then their enemies they by his blessing were Their heart he turned to envy his folk maliciously With those that his own servants were to deal in subtilty His servant Moses he did send Aaron his chosen one By these his signes and wonders great in Hams land were made known Darknesse he sent and made it dark his word they did obey He turn'd their waters into bloud and he their fish did slay The land in plenty brought forth frogs in chambers of their Kings His word all sorts of flies and lice in all their borders brings He hail for rain and flaming fire into their land he sent And he their vines and fig-trees smote trees of their coasts he rent He spake and Caterpillars came Locusts did much abound Which in their land all herbs
righteous are before me laid have I. I to thy testimonies cleave shame do not on me cast I 'le run thy precepts way when thou my heart enlarged hast ה HE. The 5. part Teach me O Lord the perfect way of thy precepts divine And to observe it to the end I shall my heart incline Give understanding unto me so keep thy Law shall I Yea ev'n with my whole heart I shal observe it carefully In thy Laws path make me to go for I delight therein My heart unto thy testimonies and not to greed incline Turn thou away my sight and eyes from viewing vanitie And in thy good and holy way be pleas'd to quicken me Confirm to me thy gracious word which I did gladly hear Ev'n to thy servant Lord who is devoted to thy fear Turn thou away my fear'd reproach for good thy judgements be Lo for thy precepts I have long'd in thy truth quicken me ו VAU The 6. part Let thy sweet mercies also come and visit me O Lord Ev'n thy benign salvation according to thy word So shall I have wherewith I may give him an answer just Who spitefully reproacheth me for in thy word I trust The word of truth out of my mouth take thou not utterly For on thy judgements righteous my hope doth still rely So shall I keep for evermore thy Law continually And sith that I thy precepts seek I 'le walk at liberty I 'le speak thy word to Kings and I with shame shall not be mov'd And will delight my self alwayes in thy Laws which I lov'd To thy commandments which I lov'd my hands lift up I will And I will also meditate upon thy statutes still ז ZAIN The 7. part Remember Lord thy gracious word thou to thy servant spake Which for a ground of my sure hope thou causedst me to take This word of thine my comfort is in my affliction For in my straits I am reviv'd by this thy word alone The men whose hearts with pride are stuff'd did greatly me deride Yet from thy straight commandements I have not turn'd aside Thy judgements righteous O Lord which thou of old forth gave I did remember and my self by them comforted have Horrour took hold on me because ill men thy Law forsake I in my house of pilgrimage thy Laws my songs do make Thy Name by night Lord I did minde and I have kept thy Law And this I had because thy word I kept and stood in aw ח CHETH The 8. part Thou my sure portion art alone which I did choose O Lord I have resolv'd and said that I would keep thy holy word With my whole heart I did intreat thy face and favour free According to thy gracious word be mercifull to me I thought upon my former wayes and did my life well try And to thy testimonies pure my feet then turned I. I did not stay nor linger long as those that slothfull are But hastily thy Laws to keep my self I did prepare Bands of ill men me robb'd yet I thy precepts did not slight I 'le rise at midnight thee to praise ev'n for thy judgements right I am companion to all those who fear and thee obey O Lord thy mercy fills the earth teach me thy Laws I pray ט TETH The 9. part Well hast thou with thy servant dealt as thou didst promise give Good judgement me and knowledge teach for I thy word believe Ere I afflicted was I stray'd but now I keep thy word Both good thou art and good thou dost teach me thy statutes Lord. The men that are puft up with pride against me forg'd a ly Yet thy commandements observe with my whole heart will I. Their hearts through worldly ease wealth as fat as grease they be But in thy holy Law I take delight continually It hath been very good for me that I afflicted was That I might well instructed be and learn thy holy Laws The word that cometh from thy mouth is better unto me Then many thousands and great summs of gold and silver be י JOD The 10. part Thou mad'st and fashionedst me thy Laws to know give wisdom Lord. So who thee fear shall joy to see me trusting in thy word That very right thy judgements are I know and do confesse And that thou hast afflicted me in truth and faithfulnesse O let thy kindnesse mercifull I pray thee comfort me As to thy servant faithfully was promised by thee And let thy tender mercies come to me that I may live Because thy holy Laws to me sweet delectation give Lord let the proud ashamed be for they without a cause With me perversly deal but I will muse upon thy Laws Let such as fear thee and have known thy statutes turn to me My heart let in thy Laws be sound that sham'd I never be כ CAPH The 11. part My soul for thy salvation faints yet I thy word believe Mine eyes fail for thy word I say When wilt thou comfort give For like a bottle I 'm become that in the smoke is set I 'm black and parcht with grief yet I thy statutes not forget How many are thy servants dayes when wilt thou execute Just judgement on these wicked men that do me persecute The proud have digged pits for me which is against thy Laws Thy words all faithfull are help me pursu'd without a cause They so consum'd me that on earth my life they scarce did leave Thy precepts yet forsook I not but close to them I clave After thy loving kindnesse Lord me quicken and preserve The testimonie of thy mouth so shall I still observe ל LAMED The 12. part Thy word for ever is O Lord in heaven settled fast Unto all generations thy faithfulnesse doth last The earth thou hast established and it abides by thee This day they stand as thou ordain'd for all thy servants be Unlesse in thy most perfect Law my soul delights had found I should have perished when as my troubles did abound Thy precepts I will nev'r forget they quickning to me brought Lord I am thine O save thou me thy precepts I have sought For me the wicked have laid wait me seeking to destroy But I thy testimonies true consider will with joy An end of all perfection here have I seen O God But as for thy commandement it is exceeding broad מ MEM. The 13. part O how love I thy Law it is my study all the day It makes me wiser then my foes for it doth with me stay Then all my teachers now I have more understanding far Because my meditation thy testimonies are In understanding I excell those that are ancients For I endeavoured to keep all thy commandements My feet from each ill way I stay'd that I may keep thy word I from thy judgements have not swerv'd for thou hast taught me Lord. How sweet unto my taste O Lord are all thy words of truth Yea I do finde them sweeter far then honey to my mouth I through thy precepts that are pure do understanding
soul set free What shall be giv'n thee or what shall be done to thee false tongue Ev'n burning coals of juniper sharp arrows of the strong Wo's me that I in Mesech am a sojourner so long That I in tabernacles dwell to Kedar that belong My soul with him that hateth peace hath long a dweller been I am for peace but when I speak for battell they are keen PSAL. CXXI A song of degrees I to the hils will lift mine eyes from whence doth come mine aid My safetie cometh from the Lord who heav'n and earth hath made Thy foot Hee 'll not let slide nor will He slumber that thee keeps Behold He that keeps Israel He slumbers not nor sleeps The Lord thee keeps the Lord thy shade on thy right hand doth stay The Moon by night thee shall not smite nor yet the Sun by day The Lord shall keep thy soul He shall preserve thee from all ill Henceforth thy going out and in God keep for ever will PSAL. CXXII A song of degrees of David I joy'd when to the house of God go up they said to me Jerusalem within thy gates our feet shall standing be Jerusalem as a city is compactly built together Unto that place the Tribes go up the Tribes of God go thither To Israels testimonie there to Gods Name thanks to pay For thrones of judgement ev'n the thrones of Davids house there stay Pray that Jerusalem may have peace and felicitie Let them that love thee and thy peace have still prosperitie Therefore I wish that peace may still within thy walls remain And ever may thy palaces prosperitie retain Now for my friends and brethrens sake peace be in thee I 'le say And for the house of God our Lord I 'le seek thy good alway PSAL. CXXIII A song of degrees O thou that dwellest in the heav'ns I lift mine eyes to Thee Behold as servants eyes do look their masters hand to see As hand-maids eyes her mistresse hand so do our eyes attend Upon the Lord our God untill to us he mercy send O Lord be gracious to us unto us gracious be Because replenish'd with contempt exceedingly are we Our soul is fill'd with scorn of those that at their ease abide And with the insolent contempt of those that swell in pride PSAL CXXIV A song of degrees of David HAd not the Lord been on our side may Israel now say Had not the Lord been on our side when men rose us to slay They had us swallow'd quick when as their wrath ' gainst us did flame Waters had cover'd us our soul had sunk beneath the stream Then had the waters swelling high over our soul made way Blest be the Lord who to their teeth us gave not for a prey Our soul 's escaped as a bird out of the fowlers snare The snare asunder broken is and we escaped are Our sure and all-sufficient help is in JEHOVAH'S Name His Name who did the heav'n create and who the earth did frame Another of the same NOw Israel may say and that truly If that the Lord had not our cause maintain'd If that the Lord had not our right sustain'd When cruell men against us furiously Rose up in wrath to make of us their prey Then certainly they had devour'd us all And swallowed quick for ought that we could deem Such was their rage as we might well esteem And as fierce flouds before them all things drown So had they brought our soul to death quite down The raging streams with their proud swelling waves Had then our soul ov'rwhelmed in the deep But blest be God who doth us sefely keep And hath not given us for a living prey Unto their teeth and bloudy cruelty Ev'n as a bird out of the fowlers snare Escapes away so is our soul set free Broke are their nets and thus escaped wee Therefore our help is in the Lords great Name Who heav'n and earth by his great pow'r did frame PSAL. CXXV A song of degrees THey in the Lord that firmly trust shall be like Zion hill Which at no time can be remov'd but standeth ever still As round about Jerusalem the mountains stand alway The Lord His folk doth compasse so from henceforth and for ay For ill mens rod upon the lot of just men shall not ly Left righteous men stretch forth their hands unto iniquity Do thou to all those that be good thy goodnesse Lord impart And do thou good to those that are upright within their heart But as for such as turn aside after their crooked way God shall lead forth with wicked men on Israel peace shall stay PSAL. CXXVI A song of degrees VVHen Zions bondage God turn'd back as men that dream'd were we Then fill'd with laughter was our mouth our tongue with melodie They 'mong the heathen said The Lord great things for them hath wrought The Lord hath done great things for us whence joy to us is brought As streams of water in the South our bondage Lord recall Who sow in tears a reaping time of joy enjoy they shall That man who bearing precious seed in going forth doth mourn He doubtlesse bringing back his sheaves rejoycing shall return PSAL. CXXVII A song of degrees for Salomon EXcept the Lord do build the house the builders lose their pain Except the Lord the city keep the watchmen watch in vain It 's vain for you to rise betimes or late from rest to keep To feed on sorrows bread so gives He his beloved sleep Lo children are Gods heritage the wombs-fruit His reward The sons of youth as arrows are for strong mens hands prepar'd O happy is the man that hath his quiver fill'd with those They unashamed in the gate shall speak unto their foes PSAL. CXXVIII A song of degrees BLest is each one that fears the Lord and walketh in his wayes For of thy labour thou shalt eat and happie be alwayes Thy wife shall as a fruitfull vine by thy house sides be found Thy children like to olive plants about thy table round Behold the man that fears the Lord thus blessed shall he be The Lord shall out of Zion give His blessing unto thee Thou shalt Jerusalems good behold whilst thou on earth dost dwell Thou shalt thy childrens children see and peace on Israel PSAL. CXXIX A song of degrees OFt did they vex me from my youth may Israel now declare Oft did they vex me from my youth yet not victorious were The plowers plow'd upon my back they long their furrows drew The righteous Lord did cut the cords of the ungodly crue Let Zions haters all be turn'd back with confusion As grasse on houses tops be they which fades ere it be grown Whereof enough to fill his hand the mower can not finde Nor can the man his bosome fill whose work is sheaves to binde Neither say they who do go by Gods blessing on you rest We in the Name of God the Lord do wish you to be blest PSAL. CXXX A song of degrees
but thee O Lord alone And in the earth whom I desire beside thee there is none My flesh and heart doth faint and fail but God doth fail me never For of my heart God is the strength and portion for ever For lo those that are far from thee they quickly perish shall Them that a-whoring from thee go thou hast destroyed all But surely it is good for me that I draw near to God In God I trust that all thy works I may declare abroad PSAL. LXXIV Maschil of Asaph O God why hast thou cast us off is it for evermore Against thy pasture sheep why doth thine anger smoke so sore O call to thy rememberance thy congregation Which thou hast purchased of old still think the same upon The rod of thine inheritance which thou redeemed hast This Sion hill wherein thou hadst thy dwelling in times past To these long desolations thy feet lift do not tarry For all the ills thy foes have done within thy Sanctuary Amidst thy congregations thine enemies do roar Their ensigns they set up for signs of triumph thee before A man was famous and was had in estimation According as he lifted up his axe thick trees upon But all at once with axes now and hammers they go to And down the carved work thereof they break and quite undo They fired have thy Sanctuary and have defil'd the same By casting down unto the ground the place where dwelt thy Name Thus said they in their hearts Let us destroy them out of hand They burnt up all the Synagogues of God within the land Our signs we do not now behold there is not us among A prophet more nor any one that knows the time how long How long Lord shall the enemy thus in reproach exclaime And shall the adversary thus alwayes blaspheme thy Name Thy hand ev'n thy right hand of might why dost thou thus draw back O from thy bosome pluck it out for our deliverance sake For certainly God is my King ev'n from the times of old Working in midst of all the earth salvation manifold The sea by thy great pow'r to part asunder thou didst make And thou the dragons heads O Lord within the waters brake The Leviathans heads thou brake in pieces and didst give Him to be meat unto the folk in wildernesse that live Thou clave the fountain and the floud which did with streams abound Thou dry'dst the mighty waters up unto the very ground Thine onely is the day O Lord thine also is the night And thou alone prepared hast the sun and shining light By thee the borders of the earth were setled every where The summer and the winter both by thee created were That th' enemy reproached hath O keep it in record And that the foolish people have blasphem'd thy Name O Lord. Unto the multitude do not thy turtles soul deliver The congregation of thy poor do not forget for ever Unto thy covenant have respect for earths dark places be Full of the habitations of horrid crueltie O let not those that be opprest return again with shame Let those that poor and needy are give praise unto thy Name Do thou O God arise and plead the cause that is thine own Remember how thou art reproacht still by the foolish one Do not forget the voice of those that are thine enemies Of those the tumult ever grows that do against thee rise PSAL. LXXXV To the chief musician Al-taschith A psalm or song of Asaph TO thee O God do we give thanks we do give thanks to thee Because thy wondrous works declare thy great Name near to be I purpose when I shall receive the congregation That I shall judgement uprightly render to every one Dissolved is the land with all that in the same do dwell But I the pillars thereof do bear up and stablish well I to the foolish people said Do not deal foolishly And unto those that wicked are Lift not your horn on hie Lift not your horn on high nor speak with stubborn neck but know That nor from East nor West nor South promotion doth flow But God is Judge He puts down one and sets another up For in the hand of God most high of red wine is a cup It 's full of mixture he pours forth and makes the wicked all Wring out the bitter dregs thereof yea and they drink them shall But I for ever will declare I Jacobs God will praise All horns of lewd men I 'le cut off but just mens horns will raise PSAL. LXXVI To the chief musician on Neginoth A Psalm or song of Asaph IN Judah's land God is well known his Name 's in Israel great In Salem is his Tabernacle in Sion is his Seat There arrows of the bow he brake the shield the sword the war More glorious thou then hils of prey more excellent art far Those that were stout of heart are spoil'd they slept their sleep outright And none of those their hands did finde that were the men of might When thy rebuke O Jacobs God had forth against them past Their horses and their chariots both were in a dead sleep cast Thou Lord ev'n thou art He that should be fear'd and who is he That may stand up before thy sight if once thou angry be From heav'n thou judgement caus'd be heard the earth was still with fear When God to judgement rose to save all meek on earth that were Surely the very wrath of man unto thy praise redounds Thou to the remnant of his wrath wilt set restraining bounds Vow to the Lord your God and pay all ye that near Him be Bring gifts and presents unto Him for to be fear'd is He. By Him the spirits shall be cut off of those that princes are Unto the Kings that are on earth He fearfull doth appear PSAL. LXXVII To the chief musician to Jeduthun A Psalm of Asaph UNto the Lord I with my voice I unto God did cry Ev'n with my voice and unto me his ear he did apply I in my trouble sought the Lord my sore by night did run And ceased not my grieved soul did consolation shun I to remembrance God did call yet trouble did remain And overwhelm'd my spirit was whiles I did sore complain Mine eyes debar'd from rest and sleep thou makest still to wake My trouble is so great that I unable am to speak The dayes of old to minde I call'd and oft did think upon The times and ages that are past full many years agone By night my song I call to minde and commune with my heart My sp'rit did carefully inquire how I might ease my smart For ever will the Lord cast off and gracious be no more For ever is his mercy gone fails his word evermore Is 't true that to be gracious the Lord forgotten hath And that his tender mercies He hath shut up in his wrath Then did I say that surely this is mine infirmitie I 'le minde the years of the right hand of Him that is most
ever And from our foes our freedom wrought for His grace faileth never Who doth all flesh with food relieve for He hath mercy ever Thanks to the God of heaven give for His grace faileth never Another of the same PRaise God for He is kinde His mercy lasts for ay Give thanks with heart and minde To God of gods alway For certainly His mercies dure Most firm and sure Eternally The Lord of lords praise ye Whose mercies still endure Great wonders only He Doth work by His great pow'r For certainly c. Which God Omnipotent By might and wisdom hie The heav'n and firmament Did frame as we may see For certainly c. To Him who did outstretch This earth so great and wide Above the waters reach Making it to abide For certainly c. Great Lights He made to be For His grace lasteth ay Such as the Sun we see To rule the lightsome day For certainly c. Also the Moon so clear Which shineth in our sight The Stars that do appear To guide the darksome night For certainly c. To Him that Aegypt smote Who did his message scorn And in His anger hot Did kill all their first-born For certainly c. Thence Israel out He brought For His grace lasteth ever With a strong hand He wrought And stretcht out arm deliver For certainly c. The sea He cut in two For His grace lasteth still And through its midst to go Made His own Israel For certainly c. But overwhelm'd and lost Was proud King Pharao With all his mighty host And chariots there also For certainly c. To Him who pow'rfully His chosen people led Ev'n through the desert dry And in that place them fed For certainly c. To Him great Kings who smote For His grace hath no bound Who slew and spared not Kings famous and renownd For certainly c. Sihon th' Amorites King For His grace lasteth ever Og also who did reign The land of Bashan over For certainly c. Their land by lot He gave For His grace faileth never That Israel might it have In heritage for ever For certainly c. Who hath remembered Us in our low estate And us delivered From foes who did us hate For certainly c. Who to all flesh gives food For His grace faileth never Give thanks to God most good The God of heav'n for ever For certainly c. PSAL. CXXXVII BY Babels streams we sat and wept when Zion we thought on In midst thereof we hang'd our harps the willow trees upon For there a song required they who did us captive bring Our spoilers call'd for mirth and said A song of Zion sing O how the Lords song shall we sing within a fora in land If thee Jerusalem I forget skill part from my right hand My tongue to my mouths roof let cleave if I do thee forget Jerusalem and thee above my chief joy do not set Remember Edoms children Lord who in Jerusalems day Ev'n unto its foundation raze raze it quite did say O daughter thou of Babylon near to destruction Blest shall he be that thee rewards as thou to us hast done Yea happy surely shall he be thy tender little ones VVho shall lay hold upon and them shall dash against the stones PSAL. CXXXVIII A Psalm of David THee will I praise with all my heart I will sing praise to thee Before the gods And worship will toward thy Sanctuarie I 'le praise thy Name ev'n for thy truth and kindnesse of thy love For thou thy word hast magnifi'd all thy great Name above Thou didst me answer in the day when I to thee did cry And thou my fainting soul with strength didst strengthen inwardly All Kings upon the earth that are shall give thee praise O Lord When as they from thy mouth shall hear thy true and faithfull word Yea in the righteous ways of God with gladnesse they shall sing For great 's the Glory of the Lord who doth for ever reign Though God be hie yet He respects all those that lowly be VVhereas the proud and lofty ones afar off knoweth He. Though I in midst of trouble walk I life from thee shall have ' Gainst my foes wrath thou'lt stretch thine hand thy right hand shall me save Surely that which concerneth me the Lord will perfect make Lord still thy mercy lasts Do not thine own hands works forsake PSAL. CXXXIX To the chief musician A Psalm of David O Lord thou hast me search'd and known Thou knowst my sitting down And rising up yea all my thoughts afar to thee are known My footsteps and my lying down thou compassest alwayes Thou also most intirely art acquaint with all my wayes For in my tongue before I speak not any word can be But altogether lo O Lord it is well known to thee Behinde before thou hast beset and laid on me thy hand Such knowledge is too strange for me too high to understand From thy sp'rit whither shall I go or from thy presence fly Ascend I heav'n lo thou art there there if in hell I ly Take I the mornings wings and dwell in utmost parts of sea Ev'n there Lord shall thy hand me lead thy right hand hold shall me If I do say that darknesse shall me cover from thy sight Then surely shall the very night about me be as light Yea darknesse hideth not from thee but night doth shine as day To thee the darknesse and the light are both alike alway For thou possessed hast my reins and thou hast covered me When I within my mothers womb inclosed was by thee Thee will I praise for fearfully and strangely made I am Thy works are marvelous and right well my soul doth know the same My substance was not hid from thee when as in secret I Was made and in earths lowest parts was wrought most curiously Thine eyes my substance did behold yet being unperfite And in the volume of thy book my members all were writ Which after in continuance were fashion'd every one When as they yet all shapelesse were and of them there was none How precious also are thy thoughts O gracious God to me And in their summe how passing great and numberlesse they be If I should count them then the sand they more in number be VVhat time soever I awake I ever am with thee Thou Lord wilt sure the wicked slay hence from me bloudy men Thy foes against thee lewdly speak and take thy Name in vain Do not I hate all those O Lord that hatred bear to thee VVith those that up against thee rise can I but grieved be VVith perfect hatred them I hate my foes I them do hold Search me O God and know my heart try me my thoughts unfold And see if any wicked way there be at all in me And in thine everlasting way to me a leader be PSAL. CXL To the chief musician A Psalm of David LOrd from the ill and froward man give me deliverance And do thou safe