the right For by his means my secret thoughts do teach me every night verse 8 I set the Lord still in my sight and trust him over all For he doth stand on my right hand Therefore I shall not fall verse 9 Wherefore my heart and tongue also do both rejoyce together My flesh and body rest in hope when I this thing consider verse 10 Thou wilt not leave my soul in grave for Lord thou lovest me Nor yet wilt give thy holy One corruption for to see verse 11 But wilt me teach the way to life for all treasure and store Of perfect joy are in thy face and power for evermore Exaudi Domine Psal xvii T. S. O Lord give ear to my just cause attend when I complain And hear the prayer that I put forth with lips that do not feign verse 2 And let the judgement of my cause proceed always from thee And let thine eyes behold and clear this my simplicitie verse 3 Thou hast well tri'd me in the night and yet couldst nothing finde That I have spoken with my tongue that was not in my minde verse 4 As for the works of wicked men and paths perverse and ill For love of thy most holy name I have refrained still verse 5 Then in thy paths that be most pure stay me Lord and preserve That from the way wherein I walk my steps may never swerve verse 6 For I do call to thee O Lord surely thou wilt me aid Then hear my prayer and weigh right welâ— the words that I have said verse 7 O thou the Saviour of all them that put their trust in thee Declare thy strength on them that spurn against thy majesty verse 8 O keep me as thou wouldest keep the apple of thine eye And under covert of thy wings defend me secretly The second part verse 9 From wicked men that trouble me and daily me annoy And from my foes that go about my soul for to destroy verse 10 Which wallow in their worldly wealth so full and cke so fat That in their pride they do not spare to speak they care not what verse 11 They lie in wait where I should pass with craft me to confound And muâ—ing mischief in their minds to cast me to the ground verse 12 Much like a lion greedily that would his prey embrace Or lurking like a lions whelp wâ—thin some secret place verse 13 Up Lord in hast prevent my foe and cast him at thy feet Save then my soul from the ill man and with the sword him luâ—itâ— verse 14 Deliver me Lord by thy power out of these tyrants hands Which now so long time reigned have and kept us in their bands verse 15 I mean from worldly men to whom all worldly goods are rife That have no hope nor part of joy but in this present life verse 16 Thou of thy store their bellies fill'st with pleasure to their minde Their children have enough and leave to theirs the rest behinde verse 17 But I shall with pure conscience behold thy gracious face So when I wake I shall be full of thine image and grace Diligam te Dom. Psal xviii T. S. O God my strength and fortitude of force I must love thee Thou art my castle and desence in my necessitie verse 2 My God my rock in whom I trust the worker of my wealth My refuge buckler and my shield the horn of all my health verse 3 When I sing laud unto the Lord most worthy to be served Then from my foes I am right sure that I shall be preserved verse 4 The pangs of death did compass me and bound me every where The flowing waves of wickedness did put me in great fear â— The slie and subtil snares of hell were round about me set â—ed for my death there was prepar'd a deadly trapping net â— I thus beset with pain and grief did pray to God for grace â—â—d he forthwith did hear my plaint â—ut of his holy place â— Such is his power that in his wrath â—e made the earth to quake â—o the foundation of the mount of Basan for to shake â— And from his nostrils came a smoke then kindled was his ire â—â—d from his mouth came kindled coals of hot consuming fire â— The Lord descended from above and bowed the heavens high â—â—d underneath his feet he cast the darkness of the skie â— On cherubs and on cherubims full royally he rode 〈◊〉 on the wings of all the winds came flying all abroad The second part And like a den most dark he made his hid and secret place â—â—th waters black and aâ—ery clouds environed he was â— But when the presence of his face in brightness shall appear â—â—â—n clouds consume and in their stead come hail and coals of fire â— The fiery darts and thunderbolts disperse them here and there 〈◊〉 with his often lightenings he puts them in great fear â— Lord at thy wrath and threatenings and at thy chiding chear â—â—e springs and the foundations of all the world appear â— And from above the Lord sent down to fetch me from below 〈◊〉 pluckt me out of waters great that would me over flow â— And me delivered from my foes that would have made me thrall 〈◊〉 from such foes as were too strong for me to deal withall â— They did prevent me to oppress in time of my great grief 〈◊〉 yet the Lord was my defence my succour and relief â— He brought me forth in open place whereas I might be free â—â—d kept me safe because he had a favour unto me â— And as I was an innocent so did he me regard â—â—d to the cleanness of my hands he gave me my reward â— For that I walked in his ways and in his paths have trod 〈◊〉 have not wavered wickedly against my Lord and God The third part verse 21 But evermore I have respect to his law and decree His statutes and commandements I cast not out from me verse 22 But pure and clean and uncorrupt appear'd before his face And did refrain from wickedness and sin in any case verse 23 The Lord therefore will me reward as I have done aright And to the cleanness of my hands appearing in his sight verse 24 For Lord with him that holy is wilt thou be holy too And with the good and vertuous men right vertuously wilt do verse 25 And to the loving and elect thy love thou wilt reserve And thou wilt use the wicked men as wicked men deserve verse 26 For thou dost save the simple folk in trouble when they lie And dost bring down the countenance of them that look full high verse 27 The Lord will light my candle so that it shall shine full bright The Lord my God will make also my darkness to be light verse 28 For by thy help an host of men discomnt Lord I shall By thee I scale and overleap the strength of any wall verse 29 Unspotted are the ways of God his word is purely tri'd He is a
sure defence to such as in his faith abide verse 30 For who is God except the Lord for other there is none Or else who is omnipotent saving our God alone The fourth part verse 31 The God that girdeth me with strength is he that I do mean That all the ways wherein I walk did evermore keep clean verse 32 That made my feet like to the harts in swiftness of my pace And for my surety brought me forth into an open place verse 33 He did in order put my hands to battel and to fight To break in sunder bars of brass he gave my arms the might verse 34 Thou teachest me thy saving health thy right hand is my tower Thy love and familiarity doth still increase my power verse 35 And under me thou makest plain the way where I should walk So that my feet shall never slip nor stumble at a balk verse 36 And fiercely I pursue and take my foes that me annoy'd And from the field do not return till they be all destroy'd verse 37 So I suppress and wound my foes that they can rise no more For at my feet they fall down flat I strike them all so sore verse 38 For thou dost gird me with thy strength to war in such a wise That they be all scattred abroad that up against me rise verse 39 Lord thou hast put into my hands my mortal enemies yoke And all my foes thou dost divide in sunder with thy stroke verse 40 They call'd for help but none gave ear nor holp them with relief Yea to the Lord they call'd for help yet heard he not their grief The fifth part verse 41 And still like dust before the wind I drive them under seet And sweep them out like filthy clay that sticketh in the street verse 42 Thou keep'st me from seditious folk that still in strife are led And thou dost of the heathen folk appoint me to be head verse 43 A people strange to me unknown and yet they shall me serve And at the first obey my word whereas mine own will swerve verse 44 I shall be irksome to mine own they will not see my light But wander wide out of the way and hide them out of fight verse 45 But blessed be the living Lord most worthy of all praise That is my rock and saving health praised be he always verse 46 For God it is that gave me power revenged for to be And with his holy word subdu'd the people unto me verse 47 And from my foe delivered me and set me higher then those That cruel and ungodly were and up against me rose verse 48 And for this cause O Lord my God to thee give thanks I shall And sing out praises to thy Name among the Gentiles all verse 49 That gavest great prosperity unto the king I say To David thine anointed king and to his seed for ay Coeli enarrant Psal xix T. S. THe heavens and the firmament do wondrously declare The glory of God omnipotent his works and what they are verse 2 The wondrous works of God appear by every days success The nights likewise which their race run the self-same thing express verse 3 There is no language tongue orspeech where their sound is not heard In all the earth and coasts thereof their knowledge is confer'd verse 4 In them the Lord made for the sun a place of great renown Who like a bridegroom ready trimm'd doth from his chamber come verse 5 And as a valiant champion who for to get a prize With joy doth haste to take in hand some noble enterprise verse 6 And all the skie from end to end he compasseth about Nothing can hide it from his heat but he will finde it out verse 7 How perfect is the law of God how is his covenant sure Converting souls and making wise the simple and obscure verse 8 Just are the Lords commandements and glad both heart and minde His precept's pure and giveth light to eyes that be full blinde verse 9 The fear of God is excellent and doth endure for ever The judgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether verse 10 And more to be embrac'd alway then fined gold I say The honey and the honey-combe are not so sweet as they verse 11 By them thy servant is forewarn'd to have God in regard And in performance of the same there shall be great reward verse 12 But Lord what earthly man doth know the errours of his life Then cleanse me from my secret sins which are in me most rife verse 13 And keep me that presumptuous sins prevail not over me And so shall I be innocent and great offences flee verse 14 Accept my mouth and eke my heart my words and thoughts each one For my Redeemer and my strength O Lord thou art alone Exaudiat te Dominus Psal xx T. S. IN trouble and adversity the Lord God hear thee still The majesty of Jacobs God defend thee from all ill verse 2 And send thee from his holy place his help at every need And so in Sion stablish thee and make thee strong indeed verse 3 Remembring well the sacrifice that now to him is done And so receive right thankfully thy burnt off rings each one verse 4 According to thy hearts desire the Lord grant unto thee And all thy counsel and device full well per form may he verse 5 We shall rejoyce when thou us sav'st and our banners display Unto the Lord which thy requests ful filled hath alway verse 6 The Lord will his anointed save I know well by his grace And send him help by his right hand out of his holy place verse 7 In chariots some put confidence and some in horses trust But we remember God our Lord that keepeth promise just verse 8 They fall down flat but we do rise and stand up stedfastly verse 9 Now save and help us Lord and King on thee when we do cry Domine in virtute Psal xxi T. S. O Lord how joyful is the king in thy strength and thy power How vehemently doth he rejoyce in thee his Saviour verse 2 For thou hast given unto him his godly hearts desire To him nothing thou hast deny'd of that he did require verse 3 Thou didst prevent him with thy giftâ— and blessings manifold And thou hast set upon his head a crown of perfect gold verse 4 And when he asked life of thee thereof thou mad'st him sure To have long life yea such a life as ever shall endure verse 5 Great is his glory by thy help thy benefit and aid Great worship and great honour both thou hast upon him laid verse 6 Thou wilt give him felicity that never shall decay And with thy cheerful countenance wilt comfort him alway verse 7 For why the king doth strongly trust in God for to prevail Wherefore his goodness and his grace will not that he shall quail verse 8 But let thine enemies feel thy force and those that thee withstand Finde out
and be not slack to give thy foes a rap The second part verse 13 O God thou art our King and Lord and evermore hast been Yea thy good grace throughout the world for our good help hath seen verse 14 The seas that are so deep and dead thy might did make them dry And thou didst break the serpents head that he therein did die verse 15 Yea thou didst break the heads so great of whales that are so fell And gav'st them to the folk to eat that in the deserts dwell verse 16 Thou mad'st a spring with streams to rise from rock both hard and high And eke thy hand hath made likewise deep rivers to be dry verse 17 Both day and eke the night are thine by thee they were begun Thou sett'st to serve us with their shine the light and eke the sun verse 18 Thou didst appoint the ends and coasts of all the earth about Both summer-heats and winter-frosts thy hand hath found them out verse 19 Think on O Lord no time forget thy foes that thee defame And how the foolish folk are set to rail upon thy Name verse 20 O let no cruel beasts devour thy turtle that is true Forget not always in thy power the poor that much do rue verse 21 Regard thy covenant and behold thy foes possess the land All sad and dark forworn and old our realm as now doth stand verse 22 Let not the simple go away nor yet return with shame But let the poor and needy ay give praise unto thy Name verse 23 Rise Lord let be by thee maintain'd the cause that is thine own Remember how that thou blasphem'd art by the foolish one verse 24 The voice forget not of thy foes for the presumption high Is more and more in creast of those that hate thee spitefully Confitebimur tibi Psal lxxv J. H. UNto thee God will we give thanks we will give thanks to thee Sith thy Name is so near declare thy wondrous works will we verse 2 I will uprightly judge when get convenient time I may The earth is weak and all therein but I her pillars stay verse 3 I did to the mad people say Deal not so furiously And unto the ungodly ones Set not your horns on high verse 4 I said unto them Set not up your raised horns on high And see that you do with stiff neck not speak presumptuously verse 5 For neither from the eastern parts nor from the western side Nor from forsaken wilderness promotion doth proceed verse 6 For why the Lord our God he is the righteous Judge alone He putteth down the one and sets another in the throne verse 7 For why a cup of mighty wine is in the hand of God And all the mighty wine therein himself doth pour abroad verse 8 As for the lees and filthy dregs that do remain of it The wicked of the earth shall drink and suck them every whit verse 9 But I will talk of God I say of Jacobs God therefore And will not cease to celebrate his praise for evermore verse 10 In sunder break the horns of all ungodly men will I But then the horns of righteous men shall be exalted high Gloria patri To Father Son and holy Ghost all glory be therefore As in beginning was is now and shall be evermore In Judea Psal lxxvi J. H. TO all that now in Jewry dwell the Lord is clearly known His Name is great in Israel a people of his own verse 2 At Salem he his tents hath pight to tarry there a space In Sion eke he hath delight to make his dwelling-place verse 3 And there he brake both shaft and bowe the sword the spear and shield And brake the ray to overthrow in battel on the field verse 4 Thou art more worthy honour Lord more might in thee doth lie Then in the strongest of the world that rob on mountains high verse 5 But now the proud are spoil'd through thee and they are faln on sleep Through men of war no help can he themselves they could not keep verse 6 At thy rebuke O Jacobs God when thou didst them reprove As half on sleep their chariots stood no hors-men once did move verse 7 For thou art dreadful Lord indeed what man the courage hath To bide thy sight and doth not dread when thou art in thy wrath verse 8 When thou dost make thy judgments heard from heaven throught the ground Then all the earth full sore afraid in silence shall be found verse 9 And that when thou O God dost stand in judgement for to speak To save th' afflicted of the land on earth that are full weak verse 10 The fury that in man doth reign shall turn unto thy praise Hereafter Lord do thou restrain their wrath and threats always verse 11 Make vows and pay them to our God ye folk that nigh him be Bring gifts all ye that dwell abroad for dreadful sure is he verse 12 For he doth take both life and might from princes great of birth And full of terrour is his sight to all the kings on earth Voce mea Psal lxxvii J. H. I With my voice to God do cry with heart and hearty cheer My voice to God I lift on high and he my suit doth hear verse 2 In time of grief I sought to God by night no rest I took But stretcht my hands to him abroad my soul comfort forsook verse 3 When I to think on God intend my trouble then is more I spake but could not make an end my breath was stopt so sore verse 4 Thou hold'st mine eyes always from rest that I always awake With fear I am so sore opprest my speech doth me forsake verse 5 The days of old in minde I cast and oft did think upon The times and ages that are past full many years agone verse 6 By night my songs I call to minde once made thy praise to show And with my heart much talle I finde my spirits do search to know verse 7 Will God said I at once for all cast off his people thus So that henceforth no time he shall be friendly unto us verse 8 What is his goodness clean decay'd for ever and a day Or is his promise now delay'd and doth his truth decay verse 9 And will the Lord our God forget his mercies manifold Or shall his wrath increase so hot his mercies to withhold verse 10 At last I said My weakness is the cause of this mistrust Gods mighty hand can help all this and change it when he lust The second part verse 11 I will regard and think upon the working of the Lord Of all his wonders past and gone I gladly will record verse 12 Yea all his works I will declare and what he did devise To tell his facts I will not spare and eke his counsel wise verse 13 Thy works O Lord are all upright and holy all abroad What one hath strength to match the might of thee O Lord our God verse
dost keep in aw And through correction dost procure to teach him in thy law verse 13 Whereby he shall in quiet rest in time of trouble sit When wicked men shall be supprest and fall into the pit verse 14 For sure the Lord will not refuse his people for to take His heritage whom he did chuse he will no time forsake verse 15 Until that judgement be decreed to justice to convert That all may follow her with speed that are of upright heart verse 16 But who upon my part shall stand against the cursed train Or who shall rid me from their hand that wicked works maintain verse 17 Except the Lord had been mine aid mine enemies to repell My soul and life had now been laid almost as low as hell verse 18 When I did say My foot did slide I now am like to fall Thy goodness Lord did so provide to stay me up withall verse 19 When with my self I mused much and could no comfort finde Then Lord thy goodness did me touch and that did ease my minde verse 20 Wilt thou inhaunt thy self and draw with wicked men to sit Which with pretence in stead of law much mischief do commit verse 21 For they consult against the life of righteous men and good And in their counsels they are rise to shed the guiltless bloud verse 22 But yet the Lord he is to me a strong defence or lock He is my God to him I flee he is my strength and rock verse 23 And he shall cause their mischiefs all themselves for to annoy And in their malice they shall fall our God shall them destroy Venite exultemus Psal xcv J. H. O Come let us lift up our voice and sing unto the Lord In him our rock of health rejoyce let us with one accord verse 2 Yea let us come before his face to give him thanks and praise In singing psalms unto his grace let us be glad always verse 3 For why the Lord he is no doubt a great and mighty God A King above all gods throughout in all the world abroad verse 4 The secrets of the earth so deep and corners of the land The tops of hills that are so steep he hath them in his hand verse 5 The sea and waters all are his for he the same hath wrought The earth and all that therein is his hand hath made of nought verse 6 Come let us bow and praise the Lord. before him let us fall And kneel to him with one accord the which hath made us all verse 7 For why he is the Lord our God for us he doth provide We are his flock he doth us feed his sheep and he our Guide verse 8 To day if ye his voice will hear then harden not your heart As ye with grudging many a year provok'd me in desert verse 9 Whereas your fathers tempted me my power for to prove My wondrous works when they did see yet still they would me move verse 10 Twice twenty years they did me grieve and I to them did say They err in heart and not believe they have not known my way verse 11 Wherefore I sware when that my wrath was kindled in my brest That they should never tread the path to enter in my rest Contate Domino Psal xcvi J. H. SIng ye with praise unto the Lord new songs with joy and mirth Sing unto him with one accord all people on the earth verse 2 Yea sing unto the Lord I say praise ye his holy Name Declare and shew from day to day salvation by the same verse 3 Among the heathen eke declare his honour round about To shew his wonders do not spare in all the world throughout verse 4 For why the Lord is much of might and worthy praise alway And he is to be dread of right above all gods I say verse 5 For all the gods of heathen folk are idols that will fade But yet our God he is the Lord that hath the heavens made verse 6 All praise and honour eke do dwell for ay before his face Both power and might likewise excell within his holy place verse 7 Ascribe unto the Lord alway ye people of the world All might and worship eke I say ascribe unto the Lord. verse 8 Ascribe unto the Lord also the glory of his Name And eke into his courts do go with gifts unto the same The second part verse 9 Fall down and worship ye the Lord. within his temple bright Let all the people of the world be fearful at his sight verse 10 Tell all the world Be not agast the Lord doth reign above Yea he hath set the earth so fast that it can never move verse 11 And that it is the Lord alone that rules with princely might To judge the nations everyone with equity and right verse 12 The heavens shall great joy begin the earth eke shall rejoyce The sea with all that is therein shall shout and make a noise verse 13 The field shall joy and every thing that springeth on the earth The wood and every tree shall sing with gladness and with mirth verse 14 Before the presence of the Lord and coming of his might When he shall justly judge the world and rule his folk with right Dominus regnavit Psal xcvii J. H. THe Lord doth reign whereat the earth may joy with pleasant voice And eke the isles with joyful mirth may triumph and rejoyce verse 2 Both clouds and darkness eke do swell and round about him beat Yea right and justice ever dwell and bide about his seat verse 3 Yea fire and heat at once do run and go before his face Which shall his foes and enemies burn abroad in every place verse 4 His lightnings eke full bright did blaze and to the world appear Whereat the earth did look and gaze with dread and deadly fear verse 5 The hills like wax did melt in sight and presence of the Lord They sled before that Rulers might which guideth all the world verse 6 The heavens eke declare and show his justice forth abroad That all the world may see and know the glory of our God â— Confusion sure shall come to such as worship idols vain And eke to those that glory much dumb pictures to maintain For all the idols of the world which they as gods do call â—hall feel the power of the Lord and down to him shall fall â— With joy shall Sion hear this thing and Juda shall rejoyce â—or at thy judgements they shall sing and make a pleasant noise That thou O Lord art set on high in all the earth abroad â—nd art exalted wondrously above each other god â— All ye that love the Lord do this hate all things that are ill or he doth keep the souls of his from such as would them spill â— And light doth spring up to the just with pleasure for his part â—reat joy with gladness mirth and lust to them of upright heart Ye righteous in the Lord rejoyce his
THE WHOLE BOOK OF PSALMS Collected into English Metre BY THOMAS STERNHOLD JOHN HOPKINS AND OTHERS Conferred with the Hebrew Set forth and allowed to be sung in all Churches of all the people together before and after Morning and Evening Prayer and also before and after Sermons and moreover in private houses for their godly solace and comfort laying apart all ungodly Songs and Ballads which tend onely to the nourishing of vice and corrupting of youth James 5. If any be afflicted let him pray and if any be merry let him sing Psalms Colossians 3. Let the word of God dwell plenteously in you in all wisdom teaching and exhorting one another in Psalms hymns and spiritual songs singing unto the Lord in your hearts ALMA MATER CANTABRIGIA HINC LVCEM ET POCVLA SACRA ¶ Printed by John Field Printer to the University of CAMBRIDGE Anno Dom. M. DC.LX.VI CVM PRIVILEGIO Veni Creator COme holy Ghost eternal God proceeding from above Both from the Father and the Son the God of peace and love â—t our minds and into us thy heavenly grace inspire That in all truth and godliness â—e may have true desire Thou art the very comforter â—â—all wo and distress The heavenly gift of God most high which no tongue can express â—â—e fountain and the lively spring of joy celestial The fire so bright the love so clear â—â—d unction spiritual Thou in thy gifts art manifold thereby Christs church doth stand 〈◊〉 â—ithful hearts writing thy law â—e finger of Gods hand â—â—â—ding to thy promise made â—â—u givest speech of grace 〈◊〉 through thy help the praise of God â—y stand in every place 〈◊〉 Ghost into our wits â—â—d down thy heavenly light 〈◊〉 our hearts with fervent love 〈◊〉 serve God day and night â—â—gth and â—â—ablish all our weakness â—â—â—eeble and so frail 〈◊〉 neither flesh the world nor devil â—unst us do prevail â—â—ack our enemies far from us 〈◊〉 grant us to obtain 〈◊〉 in our hearts with God and man â—â—out grudge of disdain 〈◊〉 grant O Lord that thou being 〈◊〉 leader and our guide â—â—y eschew the snares of sin 〈◊〉 from thee never slide 〈◊〉 such plentie of thy grace â—od Lord grant we thee pray â—â—â—thou may'st be our comforter â—â—e last dreadful day 〈◊〉 strife and distention Lord dissolve the bands 〈◊〉 â—ake the knots of peace and love â—â—â—ghout all Christian lands â—t us O Lord through thee to know 〈◊〉 Father most of might 〈◊〉 of his dear beloved Son â—ay attain the fight 〈◊〉 that with perfect saith also â—ay acknowledge thee 〈◊〉 Spirit of them both alway 〈◊〉 God in persons three â—â—â—nd praise be to the Father 〈◊〉 to the Son equal 〈◊〉 the holy Spirit also 〈◊〉 God coeternal 〈◊〉 pray we that the onely Son 〈◊〉 safe his Spirit to send 〈◊〉 that do profess his name 〈◊〉 the worlds last end The humble suit of a sinner M. 〈◊〉 Lord of whom I do depend behold my careful heart 〈◊〉 then thy will and pleasure is â—â—â—se me of my smart 〈◊〉 seest my sorrows what they are 〈◊〉 grief is known to thee â—â—â—cere is none that can remove â—â—â—ke the same from me â—â—ly thou whose aid I crave â—â—â—se mercy still is prest 〈◊〉 all those that come to thee â—â—â—ccour and for rest 〈◊〉 thou seest my restless eyes 〈◊〉 â—ars and grievous groan 〈◊〉 unto my suit O Lord. â—â—is well my plaint and moan 〈◊〉 hath so inclosed me â—â—â—â—past me about â—â—â—m now renâ—ediless â—â—â—cy help not out â—â—â—â—ral man cannot release 〈◊〉 gate this pain 〈◊〉 thy Christ my Lord and God 〈◊〉 my sins was slain 〈◊〉 bloudy wounds are yet to see â—â—gh not with mortal eye 〈◊〉 thy saints behold them all 〈◊〉 I trust shall I. 〈◊〉 sin doth hinder me a while 〈◊〉 thou shalt see it good I shall enjoy the sight of him and see his wounds and bloud And as thine angels and thy saints do now behold the same So trust I to possess that place with them to praise thy name But whil'st I live here in this vale where sinners do frequent Assist me ever with thy grace my sins still tâ— lament Lest that I tread the sinners trace and give them my consent To dwell with them in wickedness whereto nature is bent Onely thy grace must be my stay lest that I fall down flat And being down then of my self cannot recover that Wherefore this is yet once again my suit and my request To grant me pardon for my sin that I in thee may rest Then shall my heart and tongue also be instruments of praise And in thy Church and house of Saints sing psalms to thee always Venite exultemus Psal xcv O Come and let us now rejoyce And sing unto the Lord And to our onely Saviour Also with one accord O let us come before his face With inward reverence Confessing all our former sins And that with diligence To thank him for his benefits Always distributing Wherefore to him right joyfully In psalms now let us sing And that because that God alone Is Lord magnificent And eke above all other gods A King omnipotent His people doth not he forsake At any time or tide And in his hands are all the coasts Of all the world so wide And with his loving countenance He looketh every where And doth behold the tops of all The mountains far and near The sea and all that is therein Are his for he them made And eke his hand hath fashioned The earth which doth not fade O come therefore and worship him And down before him fall And let us kneel before the Lord The which hath made us all He is our God our Lord and King And we his people are His flock and sheep of his pasture Of whom he taketh care This day if ye will hear his voice Then harden not your heart As in the bitter murmuring When ye were in desert Which thing was of their negligence Committed in the time Of trouble in the wilderness A great and grievous crime Whereas your fathers tempted me And try'd me every way They proved me and saw my works What I could do or say These fourty years I have been griev'd With this same generation And evermore I said they err'd In their imagination Wherewith their hearts were sore cumbred Long time and many days Wherefore I said Assuredly They have not known my ways To whom I in my anger swore That they should not be blest Nor see my joy celestial Nor enter in my rest Gloria Patri All laud and praise be to thee Lord O that of might art most To God the Father and the Son And to the holy Ghost As it in the beginning was For ever heretofore And is now at this present time And shall be evermore The song of S. Ambrose called Te Deum WE praise thee God we knowledge thee the onely Lord to be And as eternal Father all the earth doth worship thee To thee all Angels cry the heavens and all the powers
therein To thee Cherub and Seraphin to cry they do not sin O holy holy holy Lord of Sabaoth Lord the God Through heaven earth thy praise is spread and glory all abroad Th' Apostles glorious company yeeld praises unto thee The prophets goodly fellowship praise thee continually The noble and victorious host of Martyrs sound thy praise The holy Church throughout the world doth knowledge thee always Father of endless Majesty they do acknowledge thee Thy Christ thine honourable true and onely Son to be The holy Ghost the comforter Of glory thou art King O Christ and of the Father art the Son everlasting When sinful mans decay in hand thou tookest to restore To be in clos'd in virgins womb thou diddest not abhor When thou hadst overcome of death the sharp and cruel might Thou heavens kingdom didst set ope to each believing wight In glory of the Father thou dost â—it on Gods right hand We trust that thou shalt come our Judge our cause to understand Lord help thy servants whom thou hast bought with thy precious bloud And in eternal glory set them with thy Saints so good O Lord do thou thy people save bless thine inheritance Lord govern them and Lord do thou for ever them advance We magnifie thee day by day and world without an end Adore thy holy name O Lord vouchsafe us to defend From sin this day have mercy Lord have mercy on us all And on us as we trust in thee Lord let thy mercy fall O Lord I have reposed all my confidence in thee Put to confounding shame therefore Lord let me never be The Song of the three Children O All ye works of God the Lord bless ye the Lord Praise him and magnifie him for ever verse 2 O ye the Angels of the Lord bless ye the Lord c. verse 3 O ye the starry heavens high bless ye the Lord c. verse 4 O ye waters above the skie bless ye the Lord c. verse 5 O all ye powers of the Lord bless ye the Lord c. verse 6 O ye the shining Sun and Moon bless ye the Lord c. verse 7 O ye the glistring Stars of heaven bless ye the Lord c. verse 8 O ye the Showres and dropping Dew bless ye the Lord c. verse 9 O ye the blowing Winds of God bless ye the Lord c. verse 10 O ye the Fire and warming Heat bless ye the Lord c. verse 11 Ye Winter and the Summer-tide bless ye the Lord c. verse 12 O ye the Dews and binding Frosts bless ye the Lord c. verse 13 O ye the Frost and chilling Cold bless ye the Lord c. verse 14 O ye congealed Ice and Snow bless ye the Lord c. verse 15 O ye the Nights and lightsome Days bless ye the Lord c. verse 16 O ye the Darkness and the Light bless ye the Lord c. verse 17 O ye the Lightnings and the Clouds bless ye the Lord c. verse 18 O 〈◊〉 the earth eke bless the Lord yea bless the Lord c. verse 19 O ye the Mountains and the Hills bless ye the Lord c. verse 20 O all ye green things on the earth bless ye the Lord c. verse 21 O ye the ever-springing Wells bless ye the Lord c. verse 22 O ye the Seas and eke the Flouds bless ye the Lord c. verse 23 Whales and all that in waters move bless ye the Lord c. verse 24 O all ye flying Fowls of th' air bless ye the Lord c. verse 25 O all ye Beasts and Cattel eke bless ye the Lord c. verse 26 O ye the Children of mankinde bless ye the Lord c. verse 27 Let Israel eke bless the Lord yea bless the Lord c. verse 28 O ye the priests of God the Lord bless ye the Lord c. verse 29 O ye the servants of the Lord bless ye the Lord c. verse 30 Ye Spirits and Souls of righteous men bless ye the Lord c. verse 31 Ye Holy and ye Meek of heart bless ye the Lord c. verse 32 O Ananias bless the Lord bless thou the Lord c. verse 33 O Azarias bless the Lord bless thou the Lord c. verse 34 And Misael eke bless the Lord bless thou the Lord c. The song of Zacharias called Benedictus THe onely Lord of Israel Be praised evermore For through his visitation And mercy kept in store His people now he hath redeem'd That long have been in thrall And spread abroad his saving health Upon his servants all In Davids house his servant true According to his minde And also his anointed King As we in Scripture finde As by his holy Prophets all Oft-times he did declare The which were since the world began His ways for to prepare That we might be delivered From those that make debate Our enemies and from the hands Of all that do us hate The mercy which he promised Our fathers to fulfil And think upon his Covenant made According to his will And also to perform the Oath Which he before had sworn To Abraham our father dear For us that were forlorn That he would give himself for us And us from bondage bring Out of the hands of all our foes To serve our heavenly King And that without all manner fear And eke in righteousness And also for to lead our lives In sted fast holiness And thou O Childe which now art born And of the Lord elect Shalt be the Prophet of the High'st His ways for to direct For thou shalt go before his face For to prepare his ways And also for to teach his will And pleasure all thy days To give them knowledge how that their Salvation is near And that remission of their sins Is through his mercy mere Whereby the day-spring from on high Is come us for to visit And those for to illuminate Which do in darkness sit To lighten those that shadowed be With death and eke opprest And also for to guide our feet The way to peace and rest The Song of blessed Mary called Magnificat MY soul doth magnifie the Lord My spirit eke evermore Rejoyceth in the Lord my God Which is my Saviour And why because he did regard And gave respect unto So base estate of his handmaid And let the mighty go For now behold all nations And generations all From this time forth for evermore Shall me right blessed call Because he hath me magnified Which is the Lord of might Whose name be ever sanctified And praised day and night For with his mercy and his grace All men he doth inflame Throughout all generations To such as fear his name He shewed strength with his great arm And made the proud to start With all imaginations That they beat in their heart He hath put down the mighty ones From their supernal feat And did exalt the meek in heart As he hath thought it meet
before I ask The thing that I would have Mercy good Lord mercy I ask This is the total sum For mercy Lord is all my suit Lord let thy mercy come The Lords Prayer or Pater noster OUr father which in heaven art Lord. Hallowed be thy Name Thy Kingdom come Thy will be done in earth even as the same In heaven is Give us O Lord our daily bread this day As we forgive our debters so forgive our debts we pray Into temptation lead us not from evil make us free For kingdom power and glory thine both now and ever be The X Commandments Audi Israel Exod. 20. HEark Israel and what I say give heed to understand I am the Lord thy God that brought thee out of Egypt land Even from the house wherein thou didst in thraldom live a slave None other gods at all before my presence shalt thou have No manner graven image shalt thou make at all to thee Nor any figure like by thee shall counterfeited be Of any thing in heaven above nor in the earth below Nor in the waters beneath the earth to them thou shalt no bow Nor shalt them serve the Lord thy God a jealous God am I That punish parents faults unto the third and fourth degree Upon their children that me hate and mercy do display To thousands of such as me love and my precepts obey The Name thou of the Lord thy God in vain shalt never use For him that takes his Name in vain the Lord will not excuse Remember that thou holy keep the sacred sabbath day Six days thou labour shalt and do Thy needful works alway The seventh day is set by the Lord thy God to rest upon No work then shalt thou do in it ne thou nor yet thy son Thy daughter servant nor thy maid thine ox nor yet thine ass Nor stranger that within thy gates hath his abiding-place For in six dayes God heaven and earth and all therein did make And after those his rest he did upon the seventh day take Wherefore he blest the day that he for resting did ordain And sacred to himself alone appointed to remain Yeeld honour to thy Parents that prolong'd thy days may be Upon the land the which the Lord thy God hath given thee Thou shalt not murder Thou shalt not commit adultery Thou shalt not steal Nor witness false against thy neighbour be Thou shalt not covet house that to thy neighbour doth belong Ne covet shalt in having of his wife to do him wrong Nor his man-servant nor his maid nor ox nor ass of his Nor any other thing that to thy neighbour proper is The complaint of a Sinner WHere righteousness doth say Lord for my sinful part In wrath thou shouldst me pay Vengeance for my desert I can it not deny But needs I must confess How that continually Thy laws I do transgress But if it be thy will With sinners to contend Then all thy flock shall spill And be lost without end For who lives here so right That rightly he can say He sins not in thy sight Full oft and every day Full oft c. The Scripture plain tells me The righteous man offendeth Seven times a day to thee Whereon thy wrath dependeth So that the righteous man Doth walk in no such path But he falls now and then In danger of thy wrath In danger c. Then sith the case so stands That even the man right wife Falls oft in sinful hands Whereby thy wrath mayrise Lord I that am unjust And righteousness none have Whereto then shall I trust My sinful soul to save My sinful c. But truly to that post Whereto I cleave and shall Which is thy mercy most Lord let thy mercy fall And mitigate thy mood Or else we perish all The price of this thy bloud Wherein mercy I call Wherein c. The Scripture doth declare No drop of bloud in thee But that thou didst not spare To shed each drop for me Now let those drops most sweet So moist my heart so dry That I with sin replete May live and sin may die May live c. That being mortified This sin of mine in me I may be sanctified By grace of thine in thee So that I never fall Into such mortal sin That my soâ—s infernal Rejoyce my death therein Rejoyce my c. But vouchsafe me to keep From those infernal foes And from that lake so deep Whereas no mercy grows And I shall sing the songs Consirmâ—d with the just That unto thee belongs Which art my onely trust Which art c. The PSALMS of DAVID in metre Beatus vir Psal i. T. S. THe man is blest that hath not bent to wicked reade his ear Nor led his life as sinners do nor sat in scorners chair verse 2 But in the law of God the Lord doth set his whole delight And in that law doth exercise himself both day and night verse 3 He shall be like the tree that grows fast by the rivers side Which bringeth forth most pleasant fruit in her due time and tide Whose leaf shall never fade nor fall but flourish still and stand Even so all things shall prosper well that this man takes in hand verse 4 So shall not the ungodly men they shall be nothing so But as the dust which from the earth the wind drives to and fro verse 5 Therefore shall not the wicked men in judgement stand upright Nor yet the sinners with the just shall come in place or sight verse 6 For why the way of godly men unto the Lord is known And eke the way of wicked men shall quite be overthrown Quare fremuerunt Psal ii T. S. WHy did the Gentiles tumults raise what rage was in their brain Why did the Jewisn people muse feeing all is but vain verse 2 The kings and rulers of the earth conspire and are all bent Against the Lord and Christ his Son which he among us sent verse 3 Shall we be bound to them say they let all their bonds be broke And of their doctrine and their law let us reject the yoke verse 4 But he that in the heaven dwells their doings will deride And make them all as mocking-stocks throughout the world so wide verse 5 For in his wrath the Lord will say to them upon a day And in his fury trouble them and then the Lord will say verse 6 I have anointed him my King upon my holy hill I will therefore Lord preach thy law and eke declare thy will verse 7 For in this wise the Lord himself did say to me I wot Thou art my dear and onely Son to day I thee begot verse 8 All people I will give to thee as heirs at thy request The ends and coasts of all the earth by thee shall be possest verse 9 Thou shalt them bruise even with a mace as men under foot trod And as the potters sherds shalt break them with an iron rod. verse 10 Now ye O kings and
The third part verse 20 He is the God from whom alone salvation cometh plain He is the God by whom we scape all dangers death and pain verse 21 Thus God will wound his enemies head and break the hairy scalp Of those that in their wickedness continually do walk verse 22 From Basan will I bring said he my people and my sheep And all mine own as I have done from dangers of the deep verse 23 And make them dip their seet in bloud of those that hate my Name And dogs shall have their tongues embrew'd with licking of the same verse 24 All men may see how thou O God thine enemies dost deface And how thou goest as God and King into thine holy place verse 25 The singers go before with joy the minstrels follow after And in the midst the damsels play with timbrel and with taber verse 26 Now in the congregation O Israel praise the Lord And Jacobs whole posterity give thanks with one accord verse 27 Their chief was little Benjamin but Judah made their host With Zabulon and Nephthalim which dwelt about their coast verse 28 As God hath given power to thee so Lord make firm and sure The thing that thou hast wrought in us for ever to endure verse 29 And in thy temple gifts will we give unto thee O Lord For thine unto Jerusalem sure promise made by word The fourth part Yea and strange kings to us subdu'd shall do like in those days I mean to thee they shall present their gifts of laud and praise verse 30 He shall destroy the spear-mens ranks the calves and bulls of might And cause them tribute pay and daunt all such as love to sight verse 31 Then shall the lords of Egypt come and presents with them bring The Moors most black shall stretch their hands unto their Lord and King verse 32 Therefore ye kingdoms of the earth give praise unto the Lord Sing psalms to God with one consent thereto let all accord verse 33 Who though he ride and ever hath above the heavens bright Yet by the fearful thunder-claps men may well know his might verse 34 Therefore the strength of Israel ascribe to God on high Whose might and power doth far extend above the cloudy sky verse 35 O God thy holiness and power is dread for evermore The God of Israel gives us strength praised be God therefore Salvum me fac Psal lxix J. H. SAve me O God and that with speed the waters flow full fast So nigh my soul do they proceed that I am sore agast verse 2 I stick full deep in mire and clay Whereas I feel no ground fall into such flouds I say that I am like be drown'd verse 3 With crying oft I faint and quail my throat is hoarse and dry With looking up my sight doth fail for help to God on high verse 4 My foes that guiltless do oppress my soul with hate are led In number sure they are no less then hairs are on my head verse 5 Though for no cause they vex me fore they prosper and are glad They do compel me to restore the things I never had verse 6 What I have done for want of wit thou Lord all times canst tell And all the faults that I commit to thee are known full well verse 7 O God of hosts defend and stay all those that trust in thee Let no man doubt or shrink away for ought that chanceth me verse 8 It is for thee and for thy sake that I do bear this blame In spite of thee they would me make to hide my face for shame verse 9 My mothers sons my brethren all forsake me on a row And as a stranger they me call my face they will not know verse 10 Unto thy house such zeal I bear that it doth pine me much Their checks and taunts at thee to hear my very heart doth grutch The second part verse 11 Though I do fast my flesh to chast Yea if I weep and mone Yet in my teeth this gear is cast they pass not thereupon verse 12 If I for grief and pain of heart in sack cloth use to walk Then they anon will it pervert thereof they jest and talk verse 13 Both high and low and all the throng that sit within the gate They have me ever in their tongue of me they talk and prate verse 14 The drunkards which in wine delight it is their chief pastime To seek which way to work me spite of me they sing and rhyme verse 15 But thee the while O Lord I pray that when it pleaseth thee For thy great truth thou wilt alway send down thine aid to me verse 16 Pluck thou my feet out of the mire from drowning do me keep From such as ow me wrath and ire and from the waters deep verse 17 Lest with the waves I should be drown'd and depth my soul devour And that the pit should me confound and shut me in her power verse 18 O Lord of hosts to me give ear as thou art good and kinde And as thy mercy is most dear Lord have me in thy minde verse 19 And do not from thy servant hide nor turn thy face away I am opprest on every side in haste give ear I say verse 20 O Lord unto my soul draw nigh the same with aid repose Because of their great tyranny acquit me from my soes The third part verse 21 That I abide rebuke and shame thou know'st and thou canst tell For those that seek and work the same thou seest them all full well verse 22 When they with brags do break my heart I seek for help anon But finde no friends to ease my smart to comfort me not one verse 23 But in my meat they gave me gall too cruel for to think And gave me in my thirst withall strong vineger to drink verse 24 Lord turn their table to a snare to take themselves therein And when they think full well to sate then trap them in the gin verse 25 And let their eyes be dark and blinde that they may nothing see Bow down their backs and do them binde in thraldom for to be verse 26 Pour out thy wrath as hot as fire that it on them may fall Let thy displeasure in thine ire take hold upon them all verse 27 As deserts dry their house disgrace their off spring eke expel That none thereof possess their place nor in their tents do dwell verse 28 If thou dost strike the man to tame on him they lay full sore And if that thou do wound the same they seek to hurt him more verse 29 Then let them heap up mischief still sith they are all pervert That of thy favour and good will they never have a part verse 30 And rase them clean out of thy book of life of hope of trust That for their names they never look in number of the just The fourth part verse 31 Though I O Lord with wo and grief have been full sore
This shall be written for the age that after shall succeed The people yet uncreated the Lords renown shall spread verse 19 For he from his high sanctuary hath looked down below And out of heaven hath the Lord beheld the earth also verse 20 That of the mourning captive he might hear the woful crie And that he might deliver those that damned are to die verse 21 That they in Sion may declare the Lords most holy Name And in Jerusalem set forth the praises of the same verse 22 Then when the people of the land and kingdoms with accord Shall be assembled for to do their service to the Lord. The third part verse 23 My former force of strength he hath abated in the way And shorter he did out my days thus I therefore did say verse 24 My God in midst of all my days now take me not away Thy years endure eternally from age to age for ay verse 25 Thou the foundations of the earth before all times hast laid And Lord the heavens are the work which thine own hands have made verse 26 Yea they shall perish and decay but thou shalt tarry still And they shall all in time wax old even as a garment will verse 27 Thou as a garment shalt them change and changed shall they be But thou dost still abide the same thy years do never flee verse 28 The children of thy servants shall continually endure And in thy sight their happy seed for ever shall stand sure Benedic anima Psal ciii T. S. MY soul give laud unto the Lord my spirit shall do the same And all the secrets of my heart praise ye his holy Name verse 2 Give thanks to God for all his gifts shew not thy self unkinde And suffer not his benefits to slip out of thy minde verse 3 That gave thee pardon for thy faults and thee restor'd again For all thy weak and frail disease and heal'd thee of thy pain verse 4 That did redeem thy life from death from which thou couldst not flee His mercy and compassion both he did extend to thee verse 5 That fill'd with goodness thy desire and did prolong thy youth Like as the eagle casts her bill whereby her age renew'th verse 6 The Lord with justice doth repay all such as be opprest So that their sufferings and their wrongs are turned to the best verse 7 His ways and his commandements to Moses he did show His counsels and his valiant acts the Israelites did know verse 8 The Lord is kinde and merciful when sinners do him grieve The slowest to conceive a wrath and readiest to forgive verse 9 He chides not us continually though we be full of strife Nor keeps our faults in memory For all our sinful life verse 10 Nor yet according to our sins the Lord doth us regard Nor after our iniquities he doth us not reward verse 11 But as the space is wondrous great 'twixt earth and heaven above So is his goodness much more large to them that do him love verse 12 God doth remove our sins from us and our offences all As far as is the sun-rising full distant from his fall The second part verse 13 And look what pity parents dear unto their children bear Like pity beareth God to such as worship him in fear verse 14 The Lord that made us knows ourshape our mould and fashion just How weak and frail our nature is and how we be but dust verse 15 And how the time of mortal men is like the with ' ring hay Or like the flower right fair in field that fades full soon away verse 16 Whose gloss and beauty stormy winds do utterly disgrace And make that after their assaults such blossoms have no place verse 17 But yet the goodness of the Lord with his shall ever stand Their childrens children do receive his righteousness at hand verse 18 I mean which keep his covenant with all their whole desire And not forget to do the thing that he doth them require verse 19 The heavens high are made the seat And footstool of the Lord And by his power imperial he governs all the world verse 20 Ye angels which are great in power praise ye and bless the Lord Which to obey and do his will immediately accord verse 21 Ye noble hosts and ministers cease not to laud him still Which ready are to execute his pleasure and his will verse 22 Yea all his works in every place praise ye his holy Name My heart my minde and eke my soul praise ye also the same Benedic anima mea Psal civ W. K. MY soul praise the Lord speak good of his Name O Lord our great God how dost thou appear So passing in glory that great is thy fame Honour and majesty in thee shine most clear â— With light as a robe thou hast thee beclad Whereby all the earth thy greatness may see The heavens in such sort thou also hast spread That it to a curtain compared may be His chamber-beams lie in the clouds full sure Which as his chariots are made him to bear â—nd there with much swiftness his course doth endure â—â—on the wings riding of winds in the air He maketh his spirits as heralds to go â—â—d lightnings to serve we see also prest â—is will to accomplish they run to and fro To save or consume things as seemeth him best â— He groundeth the earth so firmly and fast That it once to move none shall have such power â— The deep a fair covering for it made thou hast Which by his own nature the hills would devour â— But at thy rebuke the waters do flee â—â—so give due place thy word to obey 〈◊〉 thy voice of thunder so fearful they be That in their great raging they haste soon away â— The mountains full high they then up ascend 〈◊〉 thou do but speak thy word they fulfill So likewise the valleys most quickly descend â—here thou them appointest remain they do still â— Their bounds thou hast set how far they shall run So that in their rage not that pass they can 〈◊〉 God hath appointed they shall not return The earth to destroy more which made was for man The second part verse 10 He sendeth the springs to strong streams or lakes Which run do full swift among the huge hills verse 11 Where both the wilde asses their thirst oft-times slakes Aâ—d beasts of the mountains thereof drink their fills verse 12 By these pleasant springs of fountains full fair The fowls of the air abide shall and dwell Who moved by nature to hop here and there Among the green branches their songs shall excell verse 13 The mountains to moist the clouds he doth use The earth with his works is wholly replete verse 14 So as the brute cattel he doth not refuse But grass doth provide them and herb for mans meat verse 15 Yea bread wine and oyl he made for mans sake His face to refresh and heart to make strong verse 16 The cedars of Liban
his royal head that day Confitebor tibi Psal cxi N. WIth heaâ—tâ— do accord To â—raâ—â— and laud the Lord In presence of the just verse 2 For great his works are found To sâ—â—râ—h them such are bound As do him love and trust verse 3 Hâ—s works are glorious Also his righteousness It doth endure for ever verse 4 His wondrous works he would We still remember should his mercy faileth never verse 5 Such as to him love bear A portion full fair He hath up for them laid For this they shall well finde He will them have in minde And keep them as he said verse 6 For he did not disdain His works to shew them plain By lightnings and by thunders When he the neathens land Did give into their hand Where they beheld his wonders verse 7 Of all his works ensu'th Both judgement right and truth Whereto his statutes tend verse 8 They are decreed sure For ever to endure Which equity doth end Redemption he gave Hâ—s people for to save verse 9 And hath also required His promise not to fail But always to prevail His holy Name be feared verse 10 Whoso with heart full fain True wisdom would attain The Lord fear and obey Such as his laws do keep Shall knowledge have full deep His praise shall last for ay Featus vir Psal cxii W. K. THe man is blest that God doth fear And that his law doth love indeed verse 2 His seed on earth God will uprear And â—less such as from him proceed verse 3 His house with good he will fulfil His righteousness endure shall still verse 4 Unto the righteous doth arise In trouble joy in darkness light Compassion is in his eyes And mercy always in his sight verse 5 Yea pity moveth such to lend He doth by judgement things expend verse 6 And surely such shall never fail For in remembrance had is he verse 7 No tidings ill can make him quail Who in the Lord sure hope doth see verse 8 His heart is firm his fear is past For he shall see his foes down cast verse 9 He did well for the poor provide His righteousness shall still remain And his estate with praise abide Though that the wicked man disdain verse 10 Yea gnash his teeth thereat shall he And so consume his state to see Laudate pueri Psal cxiii W. K. YE children which do serve the Lord Praise ye his Name with one accord verse 2 Yea blessed be always his Name verse 3 Who from the rising of the sun Till it return where it begun Is to be praised with great fame verse 4 The Lord all people doth surmount As for his glory we may count Above the heavens high to be verse 5 With God the Lord who may compare Whose dwellings in the heavens are Of such great power and force is he verse 6 He doth abase himself we know Things to behold both here below And also in heaven above verse 7 The needy out of dust to draw And eke the poor which help none saw His onely mercy did him move verse 8 And so him set in high degree With princes of great dignitie That rule his people with great same verse 9 The barren he doth make to bear And with great joy her fruit to rear Therefore praise ye his holy Name Inexitu Israel Psal cxiv W. W. WHen Israel by Gods address from Pharaohs land was bent And Jacobs house the strangers left and in the same train went verse 2 In Judah God his glory shewâ—d his â—oliness most bright So did the Israelites declare his kingdom power and might verse 3 The sea it saw and suddenly as all amazâ—d did flâ—e The roaring streams of Jordans floud recoyled backwaâ—dly verse 4 As rams afraid the mountains skipt their strength did them forsake And as the filly trembling lambs their tops did beat and shake verse 5 What ail'd the sea as allamaz'd so suddenly to flee Ye rolling waves of Jordans floud why ran ye backwardly verse 6 Why shook ye hills as rams afraid why did your strength so shake Why did your tops as trembling lambs for fear quiver and quake verse 7 O earth confess thy sovereign Lord and dread his mighty hand Before the face of Jacobs God fear ye both sea and land verse 8 I mean the God which from hard rocks doth cause main flouds appear And from the stony flint doth cause gush out the fountains clear Non nobis Domine Psal cxv N. NOt unto us Lord not to us but to thy Name give praise Both for thy mercy and thy truth that are in thee always verse 2 Why shall the heathen soorners say Where is their God become verse 3 Our God in heaven is and what he will that hath he done verse 4 Their idols silver are and gold works of mens hands they be verse 5 They have a mouth and do not speak and eyes and do not see verse 6 And they have ears joyn'd to their heads and do not hear at all And notes eke they formed have and do not smell withal verse 7 And hands they have and handle not and feet and do not go A throat they have yet through the same they make no sound to blow verse 8 Those that make them are like to them and those whose trust they be verse 9 O Israel trust in the Lord their help and shield is he verse 10 O Aarons house trust in the Lord their help and shield is he verse 11 Trust ye the Lord that fear the Lord their help and shield is he verse 12 The Lord hath mindful been of us and will us bless also On Israel and on Aarons house his blessings he will show verse 13 Them that be fearers of the Lord the Lord will bless them all Even he will bless them everyone the great and eke the small verse 14 To you I say the living Lord will multiply his grace To you and to the children that shall follow of your race verse 15 Ye are the blessed of the Lord even of the Lord I say Which both the heaven and the earth hath made and set in stay verse 16 The heavens yea the heavens high belong unto the Lord The earth unto the sons of men he gave of free accord verse 17 They that be dead do not with praise set forth the Lords renown Nor any that into the place of silence do go down verse 18 But we will praise the Lord our God from henceforth and for ay Sound ye the praises of the Lord praise ye the Lord I say Dilexi quoniam Psal cxvi N. I Love the Lord because my voice and prayer heard hath he verse 2 When in my days I call'd on him he bow'd his ear to me verse 3 Even when the snares of cruel death about beset me round When pains of hell me caught and when I wo and sorrow found verse 4 Upon the Name of God my Lord then did I call and say Deliver thou my soul O Lord I do thee humbly pray
must verse 8 For he it is that must save Israel from his sin And all such as surely have their confidence in him Domine non est Psal cxxxi M. O Lord I am not puft in minde I have no scornful eye I do not exercise myself in things that be too high verse 2 But as the childe that weaned is even from his mothers brest So have I Lord behav'd my self in silence and in rest verse 3 O Israel trust in the Lord let him be all thy stay From this time forth for evermore from age to age I say Memento Dom. Psal cxxxii M. REmember Davids troubles Lord how to the Lord he swore verse 2 And vow'd a vow to Jacobs God to keep for evermore verse 3 I will not come within my house nor climb up to my bed verse 4 Nor let my temples take their rest nor the eyes in my head verse 5 Till I have found out for the Lord a place to sit thereon An house for Jacobs God to be an habitation verse 6 We heard of it at Ephrata there did we hear this sound And in the fields and forests there these voices first were found verse 7 We will assay and go in now his tabernacle there Before his footstool to fall down and worship him in fear verse 8 Arise O Lord arise I say into thy resting-place Both thou and the ark of thy strength the presence of thy grace verse 9 Let all thy priests be clothed Lord with truth and righâ—eousness Let all thy saints and holy men sing all with joyfulness verse 10 And for thy servant Davids sake refuse not Lord I say The face of thine anointed Lord nor turn thy face away The second part verse 11 The Lord to David swore in truth and will not shrink from it Saying The fruit of thy body upon thy seat shall sit verse 12 And if thy sons my covenant keep that I shall learn each one Then shall their sons for ever sit upon thy princely throne verse 13 The Lord himself hath chose Sion and loves therein to dwell verse 14 Saying This is my resting-place I love and like it well verse 15 And I will bless with great increase her victuals every where And I will satisfie with bread the needy that be there verse 16 Yea I will deck and clothe her priests with my salvation And all her saints shall sing for joy of my protection verse 17 There will I surely make the horn of David for to bud For there I have ordain'd for mine a lantern bright and good verse 18 As for his enemies I will clothe with shame for evermore But I will cause his crown to shine more fresh then heretofore Ecce quam Psal cxxxiii W. W. O How happy a thing it is and joyful for to see Brethren together fast to hold the band of amity verse 2 It calls to minde that sweet perfume and that costly ointment Which on the sacrificers head by Gods precept was spent It wet not Aarons head alone but drencht his beard throughout And finally it did run down his rich attire about verse 3 And as the lower ground doth drink the dew of Hermon hill And Sion with his silver drops the fields with fruit doth fill Even so the Lord doth pour on them his blessings manifold Whose hearts and minds without all guile this knot do keep and hold Ecce nunc Psal cxxxiv. W. W. BEhold and have regard ye servants of the Lord Which in his house by night do watch praise him with one accord verse 2 Lift up your hands on high unto his holy place And give the Lord his praises due his benefits embrace verse 3 For why the Lord who did both earth and heaven frame Doth Sion bless and will conserve for evermore the same Laudate nomen Psal cxxxv N. O Praise the Lord praise him praise him praise him with one accord O praise him still all ye that be the servants of the Lord verse 2 O praise him ye that stand and be in the house of the Lord Ye of his court and of his house praise him with one accord verse 3 Praise ye the Lord for he is good sing praises to his Name It is a comely and good thing always to do the same verse 4 For why the Lord hath chose Jacob his very own ye see So hath he chosen Israel his treasure for to he verse 5 For this I know and am right sure the Lord is very great He is indeed above all gods most easie to intreat verse 6 For whatsoever pleased him all that full well he wrought In heaven in earth and in the sea which he hath made of nought verse 7 He lifts up clouds even from the earth he makes lightnings and rain He bringeth forth the winds also he made nothing in vain verse 8 He smote the first-born of each thing in Egypt that took rest He spared there no living thing the man nor yet the beast verse 9 He hath in thee shew'd wonders great O Egypt void of vaunts On Pharaoh thy cursed king and his severe servants verse 10 He smote then many nations and did great acts and things He slew the great and mightiest and chiefest of their kings verse 11 Sehon king of the Amorites and Og king of Basan He slew also the kingdoms all that were of Canaan verse 12 And gave their land to Israel an heritage we see To Israel his own people an heritage to be The second part verse 13 Thy Name O Lord shall still endure and thy memorial Throughout all generations that are or ever shall verse 14 The Lord will surely now avenge his people all indeed And to his servants he will shew favour in time of need verse 15 The idols of the heathen are made in all the coasts and lands Of silver and of gold they be the work even of mens hands verse 16 They have their mouthes and cannot speak and eyes that have no sight verse 17 They have eke ears and hear nothing their mouthes be breathless quite verse 18 Wherefore all they are like to them that so do set them forth And likewise those that trust in them or think they be ought worth verse 19 O all ye house of Israel see that ye praise the Lord And ye that be of Aarons house praise him with one accord verse 20 And ye that be of Levi's house praise ye likewise the Lord And ye that stand in aw of him praise him with one accord verse 21 And out of Sion sound his praise the great praise of the Lord Which dwelleth in Jerusalem praise him with one accord Confitemini Dom. Psal cxxxvi N. PRraise ye the Lord for he is good for his mercy endureth for ever verse 2 Give praise unto the God of gods for his mercy endureth for ever verse 3 Give praise unto the Lord of lords for his mercy endureth for ever verse 4 Which onely doth great wondrous works for his mercy endureth for ever verse 5 Which by
his wisdom made the heavens for his mercy endureth for ever verse 6 Which on the waters stretch the earth for his mercy endureth for ever verse 7 Which made great lights to shine abroad for his mercy endureth for ever verse 8 As sun to rule the lightsom day for his mercy c. verse 9 The moon and stars to guide the night for his mercy c. verse 10 Which smote Egypt with their first-born for his mercy c. verse 11 And Israel brought out from thence for his mercy c. verse 12 With mighty hand and stretched arm for his mercy c. verse 13 Which cut the Red sea in two parts for his mercy c. verse 14 And Israel made pass there-through for his mercy c. verse 15 And drowned Pharaoh and his host for his mercy c. verse 16 Through wilderness his people led for his mercy c. verse 17 He which did smite great noble kings for his mercy c. verse 18 And which hath slain the mighty kings for his mercy c. verse 19 As Sehon king of Amorites for his mercy c. verse 20 And Og the king of Basan land for his mercy c. verse 21 And gave their land for heritage for his mercy c. verse 22 Even to his servant Israel for his mercy c. verse 23 Rememberâ—ng us in base estate for his mercy c. verse 24 And from oppressours rescued us for his mercy c. verse 25 Which giveth food unto all flesh for his mercy c. verse 26 Praise ye the Lord of heaven above for his mercy endureth for ever verse 27 Give thanks unto the Lord of lords for his mercy endureth for ever Another of the same by T. C. O Laud the Lord benigne Whose mercies last for ay verse 2 Give thanks and praises sing To God of gods I say For certainly His mercies dure Both firm and sure Eternally verse 3 The Lord of lords praise ye Whose mercies ay do dure verse 4 Great wonders onely he Doth work by his great power For certainly c. verse 5 Which God omnipotent By his great wisdom high The heavenly firmament Did frame as we may see For certainly c. verse 6 Yea he the heavy charge Of all the earth did stretch And on the waters large The same he did out reach For certainly c. verse 7 Great lights he made to be For why his love is ay verse 8 Such as the sun we see To rule the lightsom day For certainly c. verse 9 And eke the moon so clear Which shineth in our sight And stars that do appear To guide the darksom night For certainly c. verse 10 With grievous plagues and sore All Egypt smote he than The first-born less and more He slew of beast and man For certainly c. verse 11 And from amidst their land His Israel forth brought verse 12 Which he with mighty hand And stretched arm hath wrought For certainly c. verse 13 The sea he cut in two Which stood up like a wall verse 14 And made through it to go His chosen children all For certainly c. verse 15 But there he whelmed then The proud king Pharaoh With his huge host of men And chariots eke also For certainly c. verse 16 Who led through wilderness His people safe and sound verse 17 And for his love endless Great kings he brought to ground For certainly c. verse 18 And slew with puissant hand Kings mighty and of fame verse 19 As of Amorites land Sehon the king by name For certainly c. verse 20 And Og the giant large Of Basan king also verse 21 Whose land for heritage He gave his people tho For certainly c. verse 22 Even unto Israel His servant dear I say He gave the same to dwell And there abide for ay For certainly c. verse 23 To minde he did us call In our most base degree verse 24 And from oppressours all In safety set us free For certainly c. verse 25 All flesh in earth abroad With food he doth fulfill verse 26 Wherefore of heaven the God To laud be it your will For certainly c. Super fumina Psal cxxxvii W. W. WHen as we sat in Babylon the rivers round about And in remembrance of Sion the tears for grief burst out verse 2 We hang'd our harps and instruments the willow-trees upon For in that place men for their use had planted many a one verse 3 Then they to whom we prisoners were said to us tauntingly Now let us hear your Hebrew songs and pleasant melody verse 4 Alas said we who can once frame his sorrowful heart to sing The praises of our loving God thus under a strange king verse 5 But yet if I Jerusalem out of my heart let slide Then let my singers quite forget the warbling harp to guide verse 6 And let my tongue within my mouth be ty'd for ever fast If that I joy before I see thy full deliverance past verse 7 Therefore O Lord remember now the cursed noise and cry That Edoms sons against us made when they ras'd our city Remember Lord their cruel words when as with one accord They cry'd On sack and rase their walls in despight of their Lord. verse 8 Even so shalt thou O Babylon at length to dust be brought And happy shall that man be call'd that our revenge hath wrought verse 9 Yea blessed shall that man be call'd that takes thy children young To dash their bones against hard stones that lie the streets among Confitebor tibi Psal cxxxviii N. THee will I praise with my whole heart my Lord my God always Even in the presence of the gods I will advance thy praise verse 2 Toward thy holy temple I will look and worship thee And praised in my thankful mouth thy holy Name shall be Even for thy loving kindness sake and for thy truth withall For thou thy Name hast by thy word advanced over all verse 3 When I did call thou heardest me and thou hast made also The power of increased strength within my soul to grow verse 4 Yea all the kings on earth they shall give praise to thee O Lord For they of thy most holy mouth have heard the mighty word verse 5 They of the ways of God the Lord in singing shall entreat Because the glory of the Lord it is exceeding great verse 6 The Lord is high and yet he doth behold the lowly sprite But he contemning knows afar the proud and lofty wight verse 7 Although in midst of trouble I do walk yet shall I stand Renewed by thee O my Lord thou wilt stretch out thy hand Upon the wrath of all my foes and saved shall I be By thy right hand the Lord God will perform his work to me verse 8 Thy mercy Lord endures for ay Lord do me not forsake Forsake me not that am the work which thine own hand did make Domine probasti Psal cxxxix
me the just shall press me round about Domine exaudi Psal cxliii N. LOrd hear my prayer heark the plaint that I do make to thee Lord in thy native truth and in thy justice answer me verse 2 In judgement with thy servant Lord O enter not at all For justifi'd be in thy sight not one that liveth shall verse 3 The enemy hath pursu'd my soul my life to ground hath thrown And laid me in the dark like them that dead are long agone verse 4 Within me in perplexity was mine accumbred sprite And in me was my troubled heart amazed and affright verse 5 Yet I record time past in all thy works I meditate Yea in thy works I meditate that thy hands have create verse 6 To thee O Lord my God lo I do stretch my craving hands My soul desireth after thee as do the thirsty lands verse 7 Hear me with speed my spirit doth fail hide not thy face me fro Else shall I be like them that down into the pit do go verse 8 Let me thy loving kindness in the morning hear and know For in thee is my trust shew me the way where I shall go verse 9 For I lift up my soul to thee O Lord deliver me From all mine enemies for I have hidden me with thee verse 10 Teach me to do thy will for thou thou art my God I say Let thy good Spirit unto the land of mercy me convey verse 11 For thy Names sake with quickning grace alive do thou me make And out of trouble bring my soul even for thy justice sake verse 12 And for thy mercy slay my foes O Lord destroy them all That do oppress my soul for I thy servant am and shall Benedictus Dom. Psal cxliv. N. BLest be the Lord my strength that doth instruct my hands to fight The Lord that doth my fingers frame to battel by his might verse 2 He is my goodness sort and tower deliverer and shield In him I trust my people he subdues to me to yeeld verse 3 O Lord what thing is man that him thou holdest so in price Or son of man that upon him thou thinkest in such wise verse 4 Man is but like to vanity so pass his days to end verse 5 As fleeting shade Bow down O Lord the heavens and descend verse 6 The mountains touch and they shall smoke cast forth thy lightning flame And scatter them thine arrows shoot consume them with the same verse 7 Send down thine hand even from above O Lord deliver me Take me from waters great from hand of strangers make me free verse 8 Whose subtil mouth of vanity and fondness doth entreat And their right hand is a right hand of falshood and deceit verse 9 A new song will I sing O God and singing will I be On viol and on instrument ten-stringed unto thee verse 10 Even he it is that onely gives deliverance to kings Unto his servant David help from hurtful sword be brings verse 11 From strangers hand me save and shield whose mouths talks vanity And their right hand is a right hand of guiâ—e and subtilty verse 12 That our sons may be as the plants whom growing youth doth rear Our daughters as carv'd corner-stones like to a palace fair verse 13 Our garners full and plenty may with sundry sorts be found Our sheep bring thousands in our streets ten thousands may abound verse 14 Our oxen be to labour strong that none do us invade There be no goings out nor cries within our streets be made verse 15 The people blessed are that with such blessings are so stor'd Yea blessed all the people are whose God is God the Lord. Exaltabo te Psal cxlv N. THee will I laud my God and King and bless thy Name for ay verse 2 For ever will I praise thy Name and bless thee day by day verse 3 Great is the Lord most worthy praise his greatness none can reach verse 4 From race to race they shall thy works praise and thy power preach verse 5 I of thy glorious majesty the beauty will record And meditate upon thy works most wonderful O Lord. verse 6 And they shall of thy power and of thy fearful acts declare And I to publish all abroad thy greatness will not spare verse 7 And they into the mention shall break of thy goodness great And I aloud thy righteousness in singing shall repeat verse 8 The Lord our God is gracious and merciful also Of great abounding mercy and to anger he is slow verse 9 Yea good to all and all his works his mercy doth exceed verse 10 Lo all thy works do praise thee Lord and do thy honour spread verse 11 Thy saints do bless thee and they do thy kingdoms glory show verse 12 And blaze thy power to cause the sons of men thy power to know The second part And of his mighty kingdom eke to spread the glorious praise verse 13 Thy kingdom Lord a kingdom is that doth endure always And thy dominion through each age endures without decay verse 14 The Lord upholdeth them that fall their sliding he doth stay verse 15 The eyes of all do wait on thee thou dost them all relieve And thou to each sufficing food in season due dost give verse 16 Thou openest thy plenteous hand and bounteously dost fill All things what soever do live with gifts of thy good will verse 17 The Lord is just in all his ways his works are holy all verse 18 Near all he is that call on him in truth that on him call verse 19 He the desires which they require that fear him will fulfill And he will hear them when they cry and save them all he will verse 20 The Lord preserves all those to him that bear a loving heart But he them all that wicked are will utterly subvert verse 21 My thankful mouth shall gladly speak the praises of the Lord All flesh to praise his holy Name for ever shall accord Lauda anima Psal cxlvi J. H. MY soul praise thou the Lord always my God I will confess verse 2 While breath and life prolong my days my tongue no time shall cease verse 3 Trust not in worldly princes then though they abound in wealth Nor in the sons of mortal men in whom there is no health verse 4 For why their breath doth soon depart to earth anon they fall And then the counsels of their heart decay and perish all verse 5 O happy is that man I say whom Jacobs God doth aid And he whose hope doth not decay but on the Lord is staid verse 6 Which made the earth and waters deep the heavens high withall Which doth his word and promise keep in truth and ever shall verse 7 With right always doth he proceed for such as suffer wrong The poor and hungry he doth feed and loose the fetters strong verse 8 The Lord doth send the blinde their sight the lame to limbs restore The Lord I say doth love the right and
The hungry he replenished With all things that were good And through his power he made the rich Oft-times to want their food And calling to rememberance His mercy every deal Hath holpen up assistantly His servant Israel According to his promise made To Abraham before And to his seed successively To stand for evermore The song of Simeon called Nunc dimittis O Lord because my hearts desire Hath wished long to see My onely Lord and Saviour Thy Son before I die The joy and health of all mankinde Desired long before Which now is come into the world Of mercy bringing store Thou sufferest thy servant now In peace for to depart According to thy holy Word Which lighteneth my heart Because mine eyes which thou hast made To give my body light Have now beheld thy saving health Which is the Lord of might Whom thou mercifully hast set Of thine abundant grace In open sight and visible Before all peoples face The Gentiles to illuminate And Satan overquel And eke to be the glory of Thy people Israel The Symbol or Creed of Athanasius called Quicunque vult WHat man soever he be that salvation will attain The Catholick belief he must before all things retain Which faith unless he wholly keep and undefiledly Without all doubt eternally he shall be sure to die The Catholick belles is this that God we worship one In Trinity and Trinity in Unity alone So as we neither do confound the persons of the three Nor yet the substance whole of one in sunder parted be One Person of the father is another of the Son Another Person proper of the holy Ghost alone Of Father Son and holy Ghost but one the Godhead is Like Glory coeternal eke The Majesty likewise Such as the Father is such is the Son in each degree And such also we do beleeve the holy Ghost to be Uncreate is the father and uncreate is the Son The holy Ghost uncreate so uncreate is each one Incomprehensible Father is incomprehensible Son And comprehensible also is the holy Ghost of none The Father is eternal and the Son eternal so And in like sort eternal is the holy Ghost also And yet though we beleeve that each of thâ—se eternal be Yet there but one Eternal is and not Eternals three As ne incomprehensible we he yet uncreate three But one incomprehensible one uncreate hold to be Almighty so the Father is the Son Almighty so And in like sort Almighty is the holy Ghost also And albeit that every one of these Almighty be Yet there but one Almighty is And not Almighties three The Father God is God the Son God holy Ghost also Yet are there not three Gods in all but one God and no mo So likewise Lord the Father is and Lord also the Son And Lord the holy Ghost yet are there not three Lords but one For as we are compell'd to grant by Christian verity Each of the persons by himself both God and Lord to be So Catholick religion forbiddeth us alway That either Gods be three or that there Lords be three to say Of none the Father is ne made ne create nor begot The Son is of the Father not create ne made but got The holy Ghost is of them both the Father and the Son Ne made ne create nor begot but doth proceed alone So we one Father hold not three one Son also not three One holy Ghost alone and not three holy Ghosts to be None in this Trinity before nor after other is Ne greater any then the rest ne lesser be likewise But every one among themselves of all the Persons three Together coeternal all and all coequal be So Unity in Trinity as said it is before And Trinity in Unity in all things we adore Therefore what man soever that salvation will attain This faith touching the Trinity of force he must retain And needful to eternal life it is that every wight Of the incarnating of Christ our Lord beleeve aright For this the right faith is that we beleeve and eke do know That Christ our Lord the Son of God is God and man also God of his Fathers substance got before the world began And of his Mothers substance born in world a very man Both perfect God and perfect Man in one one Jesus Christ That doth of reasonable soul and humane flesh subsist Touching his Godhead equal with his Father God is he Touching his Manhood lower then his father in degree Who though he be both very God and very man also Yet is he but one Christ alone and is not persons two One not by turning of Godhead into the flesh of man But by taking manhood to God this being one began All one not by confounding of the substance into one But onely by the Unity that is of one Person For as the reasonable soul and flesh but one man is So in one Person God and Man is but one Christ likewise Who suffered for to save us all to hell he did descend The third day rose again from death to heaven he did ascend He sits at the right hand of God th' Almighty Father there From thence to judge the quick and dead again he shall appear At whose return all men shall rise with bodies new restor'd And of their own works they shall give account unto the Lord. And they into eternal life shall go that have done well Who have done ill shall go into eternal fire to dwell This is the Catholick belief who doth not faithfully Beleeve the same without all doubt he saved cannot be To Father Son and holy Ghost all glory be therefore As in beginning was is now and shall be evermore The Lamentation of a sinner O Lord turn not away thy face From him that lies prostrate Lamenting sore his sinful life Before thy mercy gate Which gate thou openest wide to those That do lament their sin Shut not that gate against me Lord But let me enter in And call me not to mine account How I have lived here For then I know right well O Lord How vile I shall appear I need not to confess my life I am sure thou canst tell What I have been and what I am I know thou know'st it well O Lord thou know'st what things be past And eke the things that be Thou know'st also what is to come Nothing is hid from thee Before the heavens and earth were made Thou know'st what things were then As all things else that have been since Among the sons of men And can the things that I have done Be hidden from thee then Nay nay thou know'st them all O Lord Where they were done and when Wherefore with tears I come to thee To beg and to intreat Even as the child that hath done ill And feareth to be beat So come I to thy mercy gate Where mercy doth abound Requiring mercy for my sin To heal my deadly wound O Lord I need not to repeat What I do beg or crave Thou know'st O Lord
rulers all be wise therefore and learn'd By whom the matters of the world be judged and discern'd verse 11 See that ye serve the Lord above in trembling and in fear See that with reverence ye rejoyce to him in like manner verse 12 See that ye kiss and eke embrace his blessed Son I say Left in his wrath ye suddenly perish in the mid-way verse 13 If once his wrath never so small shall kindle in his breast O then all they that trust in Christ shall happy be and blest Domine quid Psal iii. T. S. O Lord how are my foes increast which vex me more and more verse 2 They kill my heart when as they say God can him not restore verse 3 But thou O Lord art my defence when I am hard bestead My worship and mine honour both and thou hold'st up my head verse 4 Then with my voice upon the Lord I did both call and cry And he out of his holy hill did hear me by and by verse 5 I laid me down and quietly I slept and rose again For why I know assuredly the Lord will me sustain verse 6 If ten thousand had hemm'd me in I could not be afraid For thou art still my Lord and God my Saviour and mine aid Rise up therefore save me my God for now to thee I call verse 7 For thou hast broke the cheeks and teeth of these wicked men all verse 8 Salvation onely doth belong to thee O Lord above Thou dost bestow upon thy folk thy blessing and thy love Cum invocarem Psal iv T. S. O God that art my righteousness Lord hear me when I call Thou hast set me at liberty when I was bound and thrall verse 2 Have merâ—y Lord therefore on me and grant me my request For unto thee uncessantly to cry I will not rest verse 3 O mortal men how long will ye my glory thus despise Why wander ye in vanity and follow after lies verse 4 Know ye that good and godly men the Lord doth take and chuse And when to him I make my plaint he doth me not refuse verse 5 Sin not but stand in aw therefore examine well your heart And in your chamber quietly see you your selves convert verse 6 Offer to God the sacrifice of righteousness I say And look that in the living Lord you put your trust alway verse 7 The greater sort crave worldly goods and riches do embrace But Lord grant us thy countenance thy savour and thy grace verse 8 For thou thereby shalt make my heart more joyful and more glad Then they that of their corn and wine full great increase have had verse 9 In peace therefore lie down will I taking my rest and sleep For thou onely wilt me O Lord alone in safety keep Verba mâ—a auribus Psal v. T. S. IN cline thine ears unto my words O Lord my plaint consider verse 2 And hear my voice my King my God to thee I make my prayer verse 3 Hear me betime Lord tarry not for I will have respect My prayer early in the morn to thee for to direct verse 4 And I will trust through patience in thee my God alone Thou art not pleas'd with wickedness and ill with thee dwells none verse 5 And in thy sight shall never stand these furious fools O Lord Vain workers of iniquity thou hast always abhor'd verse 6 The liars and the slatterers thou shalt destroy them than And God will hate the bloud-thirsty and the deceitful man verse 7 Therefore will I come to thinâ— house trusting upon thy grace And reverently will worship thee toward thine holy place verse 8 Lord lead me in thy righteousness for to confound my soes And eke the way that I shall walk before my face disclose verse 9 For in their mouths there is no truth their heart is soul and vain Their throat an open sepulchre their tongues do glose and fain verse 10 Destroy their false conspiracies that they may come to nought Subvert them in their heaps of sin which have rebellion wrought verse 11 But those that put their trust in thee let them be glad always And render thanks for thy defence and give thy name the praise verse 12 For thou with favour wilt increase the just and righteous still And with thy grace as with a shield defend him from all ill Domine ne in furore Psal vi T. S. LOrd in thy wrath reprove me not though I deserve thine ire No yet correct me in thy rage O Lord I thee desire verse 2 For I am weak therefore O Lord Of mercy me forbear And heal me Lord for why thou know'st my bones do quake for fear verse 3 My soul is troubled very sore and vexed vehemently But Lord how long wilt thou delay to cure my misery verse 4 Lord turn thee to thy wonted grace my silly soul up take O save me not for my deserts but for thy mercies sake verse 5 For why no man among the dead remembreth thee one whit Or who shall worship thee O Lord in the infernal pit verse 6 So grievous is my plaint and moan that I wax wondrous saint All the night long I wash my bed with tears of my complaint verse 7 My sight is dim and waxeth old with anguish of my heart For sear of those that be my foes and would my soul subvert verse 8 But now away from me all ye that work iniquity For why the Lord hath heard the voice of my complaint and cry verse 9 He heard not onely the request and prayer of my heart But it received at my hands and took it in good part verse 10 And now my foes that vexed me the Lord will soon defame And suddenly confound them all to their rebuke and shame Domine Deus meus Psal vii T. S. O Lord my God I put my trust and confidence in thee Save me from them that me pursue and eke deliver me verse 2 Lest like a lion he me tear and rend in pieces small While there is none to succour me and rid me out of thrall verse 3 O Lord my God if I have done the thing that is not right Or else it I be found in fault or guilty in thy sight verse 4 Or to my friend rewarded ill or left him in distress Which me pursu'd most cruelly and hated me causless verse 5 Then let my foes pursue my soul and eke my life down thrust Unto the earth and also lay mine honour in the dust verse 6 Start up O Lord now in thy wrath and put my foes to pain Perform the kingdom promised to me which wrong sustain verse 7 Then shall great nations come to thee and know thee by this thing If thou declare for love of them thy self as Lord and King verse 8 And as thou art of all men Judge O Lord â—ow judge thou me According to my righteousness and mine integrity The second part verse 9 Lord cease the hate of wicked men and be the just mans guide
14 What blasphemy is this to thee Lord dost thou not abhor it To hear the wicked in their heart say Tush thou car'st not for it verse 15 But thou seest all their wickedness and well dost understand verse 16 That friendless and poor fatherless are left into thy hand verse 17 Of wicked and malicious men then break the power for ever That they with their iniquity may perish altogether verse 18 The Lord shall reign for evermore as King and God alone And he will chase the heathen folk out of the land each one verse 19 Thou hear'st O Lord the poor mens plaint their prayers and request Their hearts thou wilt confirm until thine ears to hear be prest verse 20 To judge the poor and fatherless and help them to their right That they may be no more opprest by men of worldly might In Domino consido Psal xi T. S. I Trust in God how dare ye then say thus my soul until Flie hence as fast as any fowl and hide you in your hill verse 2 Behold the wicked bend their bowes and make their arrows prest To shoot in secret and to hurt the sound and harmless breast verse 3 Of worldly hope all stays were shrunk and clearly brought to nought Alas the just and righteous man what evil hath he wrought verse 4 But he that in his Temple is most holy and most high And in the heavens hath his seat of royal majesty The poor and simple mans estate considereth in his minde And searcheth out full narrowly the manners of mankinde verse 5 And with a cheerful countenance the righteous man will use But in his heart he doth abhor all such as mischief muse verse 6 And on the sinners casteth snares as thick as any rain Fire and brimstone and whirlwinds thick appointed for their pain verse 7 Ye see then how a righteous God doth righteousness embrace And to the just and upright men shews forth his pleasant face Salvum me fas Psal xii T. S. HEâ—y Lord for good and godly men do perish and decay And saith and truth from worldly men is parted clean away verse 2 Whoso doth with his neighbour talk his talk is all but vain For every man bethinketh how to flatter lie and feign verse 3 But flattering and deceitful lips and tongues that be so stout To speak proud words and make great brags The Lord soon cuts them out verse 4 For they say still We will prevail our tongues shall us extol Our tongues are ours we ought to speak what Lord shall us control verse 5 But for the great complaint and cry of poor and men opprest Arise will I now saith the Lord and them restore to rest verse 6 Gods word is like to silver pure that front the earth is triâ—d And hath no leâ—s thou seven times in fiâ—e bâ—â—â— purifiâ—d verse 7 Now sith thy promise is to help Lord keep thy promise then And save us now and evermore from this ill kinde of men verse 8 For now the wicked world is full of mischiefs manifold When vanity with worldly men so highly is extoll'd Vsquequo Domine Psal xiii T. S. HOw long wilt thou forget me Lord shall I ne're be remembred How long wilt thou thy visage hide as though thou wert offended verse 2 In heart and minde how long shall I with care tormented be How long eke shall my deadly foes thus triumph over me verse 3 Behold me now my Lord my God and hear me fore opprest Lighten mine eyes left that I sleep as one by death possest verse 4 Lest that mine enemie say to me behold I do prevail Lest they also that hate my soul rejoyce to see me quail verse 5 But from thy mercy and goodness my hope shall never start In thy releâ—f and saving health right glad shall be my heart verse 6 I will give thanks unto the Lord and praises to him fing Because he hath heard my request and granted my wishing Dixit insipiens Psal xiiii T. S. THere is no God as foolish men affirm in their mad mood Their drifts are all corrupt and vain not one of them doth good verse 2 The Lord beheld from heaven high the whole race of mankinde And saw not one that sought indeed the living God to finde verse 3 They went all wide and were corrupt and truly there was none That in the world did any good I say there was not one verse 4 Is all their judgement so far lost that all work mischief still Eating my people even as bread not one to seek Gods will verse 5 When they thus rage then suddenly great fear on them shall fall For God doth love the righteous men and will maintain them all verse 6 Ye mock the doings of the poor to their reproach and shame Because they put their trust in God and call upon his name verse 7 But who shall give thy people health and when wilt thou fulfil Thy promise made to Israel from out of Sion hill verse 8 Even when thou shalt restore again such as were captive led Then Jacob shall therein rejoyce and Israel shall be glad Domine quis Psal xv T. S. O Lord within thy tabernacle who shall inhabit still Or whom wilt thou receive to dwell in thy most holy hill verse 2 The man whose life is uncorrupt whose works are just and streight Whose heart doth think the very truth whose tongue speaks no deceit verse 3 Nor to his neighbour doth none ill in body goods or name Nor willingly doth move false tales which might empair the same verse 4 That in his heart regardeth not malicious wicked men But those that love and fear the Lord he maketh much of them verse 5 His oath and all his promises that keepeth faithfully Although he make his covenant so that he doth lose thereby verse 6 That putteth not to usury his money and his coyn Ne for to huâ—t the innocent doth bribe or else purloyn verse 7 Whoso doth all things as you see that here is to he done Shall never perish in thâ—â— world nor in the world to comâ— Conserva me Psal xvi T. S. LOrd keep me for I trust in thee and do confess indeed Thou art my God and of my goods O Lord thou hast no need verse 2 I give my goods unto the saints that in the world do dwell And namely to the faithful flock in vertue that excel verse 3 They shall heap sorrows on their heads which run as they were mad To offer to the idol-gods alas it is too bad verse 4 As for their bloudy sacrifice and offerings of that sort I will not touch nor yet thereof my lips shall make report verse 5 For why the Lord the portion is of mine inheritance And thou art he that dost maintain my rent my lot my chance verse 6 The place wherein my lot did fall in beauty did excel Mine heritage assign'd to me doth please me wondrous well verse 7 I thank the Lord that caused me to understand
thy foes and let them feel the power of thy right hand verse 9 And like an oven burn them Lord in fiery flame and fume Thine anger shall destroy them all and fire shall them consume verse 10 And thou shalt root out of the earth their fruit that should in crease And from the number of thy folk their seed shall end and cease verse 11 For why much mischief did they muse against thy holy Name Yet did they fail and had no power for to perform the same verse 12 But as a mark thou shalt them set in a most open place And charge thy bowe-strings readily against thine enemies face verse 13 Be thou exalted Lord therefore in thy strength every hour So shall we sing right solemnly praising thy might and power Deus Deus meus Psal xxii T. S. O God my God wherefore dost thou forsake me utterly And helpest not when I do make my great complaint and cry verse 2 To thee my God even all day long I do both cry and call I cease not all the night and yet thou hearest not at all verse 3 Even thou that in thy sanctuary and holy place dost dwell Thou art the comfort and the joy and glory of Israel verse 4 And he in whom our fathers old had all their hope for ever And when they put their trust in thee thou didst them ay deliver verse 5 They were delivered ever when they called on thy Name And for the faith they had in thee they were not put to shame verse 6 But I am now become a worm more like then any man An outcast whom the people scorn with all the spight they can verse 7 All men despise as they behold me walking on the way They grin they mow they nod their heads and on this wise they say verse 8 This man did glory in the Lord his favour and his love Let him redeem and help him now his power if he will prove verse 9 But Lord out of my mothers womb I came by thy request Thou didst preserve me still in hope while I did suck her breast verse 10 I was committed from my birth with thee to have aâ—ode Since I was in my mothers womb thou hast been e're my God The second part verse 11 Then Lord depart not now from me in this my present grief Since I have none to be my help my succoar and relief verse 12 So many bulls do compass me that be full strong of hâ—ad Yea bulls so fat as though they had in Basan field been fed verse 13 They gape upon me greedily as though they would me flay Much like a lion roaring out and ramping for his prey verse 14 But I drop down like water shed my joynts in sunder break My heart doth in my body melt like wax against the heat verse 15 And like a potsherd dâ—iâ—th my strength my tongue it cleaveta fast Unto my jaws and I am brought to dust of death at last verse 16 And many dogs do compass me and wicked coansel eke Conspire against me cursedly they pierce my hands and feet verse 17 I was tormented so that I might all my bones have told Yet still upon me they do look and still they me behold verse 18 My garments they divided eke in parts among them all And for my coat they did cast lots to whom it might befal verse 19 Therefore I pray thee be not far from me at my great need But rather fith thou art my strength to help me Lord make speed verse 20 And from the sword Lord save my soul by thy might and thy power And keep my soul thy darling dear from dogs that would devour verse 21 And from the lions mouth that would me all in sunder shiver And from the horns of Unicorns Lord safely me deliver verse 22 Then shall I to my brethren all thy majesty record And in thy church shall praise the name of thee the living Lord. The third part verse 23 All ye that fear him praise the Lord thou Jacob honour him And all ye seed of Israel with reverence worship him verse 24 For he despiseth not the poor he tuâ—neth not awrie His countenance when they do call but granteth to their crie verse 25 Among the folk that fear the Lord I will therefore proclaim Thy praise and keep my promise made for setting forth thy Name verse 26 The poor shall eat and be suffic'd and those that do their deaver To know the Lord shall praise his Name their hearts shall live for ever verse 27 All coasts of th' earth shall praise the Lord and turn to him for grace The heathen folk shall worship him before his blessed face verse 28 The kingdom of the heathen folk the Lord shall have therefore And he shall be their Governour and king for evermore verse 29 The rich men of his goodly gists shall feed and taste also And in his presence worship him and bow their knees full low verse 30 And all that shall go down to dust of life by him shall taste My seed shall serve and praise the Lord while any world shall last verse 31 My seed shall plainly shew to them that shall be born hereafter His justice and his righteousness and all his works of wonder Dominus regit me Psal xxiii W. W. THe Lord is onely my support and he that doth me feed How can I then lack anything whereof I stand in need verse 2 He doth me fold in cotes most safe the tender grass fast by And after drives me to the streams which run most pleasantly verse 3 And when I feel my self near lost then doth he me nome take Conducting me in his right paths even for his own Names sake verse 4 And though I were even at deaths door yet would I fear none ill For with thy rod and shepherds crook I am comforted still verse 5 Thou hast my table richly deckt in despight of my foe Thou hast my head with balm refresht my cup doth overflow verse 6 And finally while breath doth loft thy grace shall me defend And in the house of God will I my life for ever spend Another of the same by T. S. MY shepherd is the living Lord nothing therefore I need In pastures fair with waters calm he sets me forth to feed verse 2 He did convert and glad my soul and brought my mindâ— in frame To walk in paths of righteousness for his most holy Name verse 3 Yea though I walk in vale of death yet will I fear none ill Thy rod thy staff doth comfort me and thou art with me still verse 4 And in the presence of my foes my table thou shalt spread Thou shalt O Lord fill full my cup and eke anoint my head verse 5 Through all my life thy favour is so frankly shew'd to me That in thy house for evermore my dwelling-place shall be Domini est terra Psal xxiv J. H. THe earth is all the Lords with all her store and furniture Yea his is
band to walk abroad at large The second part verse 9 Great grief O Lord doth me assail some pity on me take Mine eyes wax dim my sight doth fail my womb for wo doth ake verse 10 My life is worn with grief and pain my years in wo are past My strength is gone and through disdain my bones corrupt and waste verse 11 Among my foes I am a scorn my friends are all dismaid My neighbours and my kinsmen born to see me are afraid verse 12 As men once dead are out of minde so am I now forgot As small effect in me they finde as in a broken pot verse 13 I heard the brags of all the rout their threats my minde did fray How they conspir'd and went about to take my life away verse 14 But Lord I trust in thee for aid not to be overtrod For I confess and still have said thou art my Lord and God verse 15 The length of all my life and age O Lord is in thy hand Defend me from the wrath and rage of them that me withstand verse 16 To me thy servant Lord express and shew thy joyful face And save me Lord for thy goodness thy mercy and thy grace The third part verse 17 Lord let me not be put to blame for that on thee I call But let the wicked bear the shame and in the grave to fall verse 18 O Lord make dumb their lips outright which are addict to lies And cruelly with pride and spight against the just devise verse 19 O how great good hast thou in store laid up full safe for them That fear and trust in thee therefore before the sons of men verse 20 Thy presence shall them fence and guide from all proud brags and wrongs Within thy place thou shalt them hide from all the strife of tongues verse 21 Thanks to the Lord that hath declar'd on me his grace so far Me to defend with watch and ward as in a town of war verse 22 Thus did I say both day and night when I was sore opprest Lo I was clean cast out of sight Yet heard'st thou my request verse 23 Ye saints love ye the Lord I say the faithful he doth guide And to the proud he doth repay according to their pride verse 24 Be strong and God shall stay your heart be hold and have a lust For sure the Lord will take your part sith ye on him do trust Beati quorum Psal xxxii T. S. THe man is blest whose wickedness the Lord hath clean remitted And he whose sin and wickedness is hid and also covered verse 2 And blest is he to whom the Lord imputeth not his sin Which in his heart hath hid no guile nor fraud is found therein verse 3 For whil'st that I kept close my fin in silence and constraint My bones did wear and waste away with daily mone and plaint verse 4 For night and day thy hand on me so grievous was and smart That all my bloud and humours moist to driness did convert verse 5 I did therefore confess my fault and all my sins discover Then thou O Lord didst me forgive and all my sins pass over verse 6 The humble man shall pray therefore and seek thee in due time So that the flouds of waters great shall have no power on him verse 7 When trouble and adversity do compass me about Thou art my resuge and my joy and thou dost rid me out verse 8 Come hither and I will thee teach how thou shalt walk aright I will thee guide as I myself have learn'd by proof and sight verse 9 Be not so rude and ignorant as is the horse and mule Whose mouth without a rain or bit from harm thou canst not rule verse 10 The wicked man shall manifold sorrows and griefs sustain But unto him that trusts in God his goodness shall remain verse 11 Be merry therefore in the Lord ye just lift up your voice And ye of pure and perfect heart be glad and eke rejoyce Exultate justi Psal xxxiii J. H. YE righteous in the Lord rejoyce it is a seemly sight That upright men with thankful voice should praise the Lord of might verse 2 Praise ye the Lord with harp and song in psalms and pleasant things With lute and instrument among that soundeth with ten strings verse 3 Sing to the Lord a song most new with courage give him praise verse 4 For why his word is ever true his works and all his ways verse 5 To judgement equity and right he hath a great good will And with his gifts he doth delight the earth throughout to fill verse 6 For by the word of God alone the heavens all were wrought Their hosts and powers every one his breath to pass hath brought verse 7 The waters great gathered hath he on heaps within the shore And hid them in the depth to be as in an house of store verse 8 All men on earth both least and most fear God and keep his law Ye that inhabit in each coast dread him and stand in aw verse 9 What he commanded wrought it was at once with present speed What he doth will is brought to pass with full effect indeed verse 10 The counsels of the nations rude the Lord doth bring to nought He doth defeat the multitude of their device and thought verse 11 But his decrees continue still they never slack nor swage The motions of his minde and will take place in every age The second part verse 12 And blest are they to whom the Lord as God and guide is known Whom he doth choose of mere accord to take them as his own verse 13 The Lord from heaven cast his sight on men mortal by birth verse 14 Considering from his feat of might the dwellers of the earth verse 15 The Lord I say whose hand hath wrought mans heart and doth it frame For he alone doth know the thought and working of the same verse 16 A king that trusteth in his host shall nought prevail at length The man that of his might doth boast shall fall for all his strength verse 17 The troups of horsmen eke shall fail their sturdy steeds shall sterve The strength of horse shall not prevail the rider to preserve verse 18 But lo the eyes of God intend and watch to aid the just With such as fear him to offend and on his goodness trust verse 19 That he of death and great distress may set their souls from dread And if that dearth their land oppress in hunger them to feed verse 20 Wherefore our soul doth whole depend on God our strength and stay He is our shield us to defend and drive all darts away verse 21 Our soul in God hath joy and game rejoycing in his might For why in his most holy Name we hope and much delight verse 22 Therefore let thy goodness O Lord still present with us be As we always with one accord do onely trust in thee Benedicam Dom. 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glad and eke rejoyce which love mine upright way And they all times with heart and voice shall praise the Lord and say verse 29 Great is the Lord and doth excell for why he doth delight To see his servants prosper well that is his pleasant sight verse 30 Wherefore my tongue I will apply thy righteousness to praise Unto the Lord my God will I sing laud and praise alwaies Dixit injustus Psal xxxvi J. H. THe wicked with his works unjust doth thus perswade his heart That of the Lord he hath no trust his sear is set apart verse 2 Yet doth he joy in his estate to walk as he began So long till he deserve the hate of God and eke of man verse 3 His words are wicked vile and naught his tongue no truth doth tell Yet at no hand will he be taught which way he may do well verse 4 When he should sleep then doth he muse his mischiefs to fulfill No wicked ways doth he refuse nor nothing that is ill verse 5 But Lord thy goodness doth ascend above the heavens high So doth thy truth it self extend unto the cloudy sky verse 6 Much more then hills so high and steep thy justice is exprest Thy judgement 's like to seas most deep thou saâ—'st both man and beast verse 7 Thy mercy is above all things O God it doth excell In trust whereof as in thy wings the sons of men shall dwell verse 8 Within thy house they shall be â—ed with plenty at their will Of all delights they shall be sped and take thereof their fill verse 9 For why the well of life so pure doth ever flow from thee And in thy light we are full sure the lasting light to see verse 10 From such as thee desire to know let not thy grace depart Thy righteousness declare and show to men of upright heart verse 11 Let not the proud on me prevail O Lord of thy good grace Nor let the wicked me assail to throw me out of place verse 12 But they in their device shall fall that wicked works maintain They shall be overthrown withall and never rise again Noli amulari Psal xxxvii W. W. GRudge not to see the wicked men in wealth to flourish still Nor yet envy such as to ill have bent and set their will verse 2 For as green grass and flourishing herbs are cut and wither away So shall their great prosperity soon pass fade and decay verse 3 Trust thou therefore in God alone to do well give thy minde So shalt thou have the land as thine and there sure food shalt finde verse 4 In God set all thy hearts delight Or else canst wish in all the world thou need'st it not to crave verse 5 Cast both thy self and thine affairs on God with perfect trust And thou shalt see with patience th' effect both sure and just verse 6 Thy perfect life and godly name he will clear as the light So that the sun even at noon-day shall not shine half so bright verse 7 Be still therefore and stedfastly on God see thou wait then Not shrinking for the prosperous state of lewd and wicked men verse 8 Shake of despight envy and hate at least in any wise Their wicked steps avoid and flee and follow not their guise verse 9 For every wicked man will God destroy both more and less But such as trust in him are sure the land for to possess verse 10 Whatch but a while and thou shalt see no more the wicked train No not so much as house or place where once he did remain The second part verse 11 But merciful and humble men enjoy shall sea and land In rest and peace they shall rejoyce for nought shall them withstand verse 12 The lewd men and malicious against the just conspire They gnash their teeth at him as men which do his bane desire verse 13 But while that lewd men thus do think the Lord laughs them to scorn For why he sees their term approach when they shall sigh and mourn verse 14 The wicked have their sword out drawn their bowe eke have they bent To overthrow and kill the poor as he the right way went verse 15 But the same sword shall pierce their heart which was to kill the just Likewise the bowe shall break to shivers wherein they put their trust verse 16 Doubtless the just mans poor estate is better a great deal more Then all these lewd and wicked mens rich pomp and heaped store verse 17 For be their power never so strong God will it overthrow Where contrary he doth preserve the humble men and low verse 18 He sees by his great providence the good mens trade and way And will give them inheritance which never shall decay verse 19 They shall not be discouraged when some are hard bested When others shall be hunger-bit they shall be clad and â—ed verse 20 For whosoever wicked is and enemy to the Lord Shall quail yea melt even as lambs grease or smoke that flies abroad The third part verse 21 Behold the wicked borrows much and never pays again Whereas the just by liberal gifts makes many glad and sain verse 22 For they whom God doth bless shall hare the land for heritage And they whom he doth curie likewise shall perish in his rage verse 23 The Lord the just mans ways doth guide and gives him good success To everything he takes in hand he sendeth good address verse 24 Though that he fall yet is he sure not utterly to quail Because the Lord stretcheth out his hand at need and doth not fail verse 25 I have been young and now am old yet did I never see The just man left nor yet his seed to beg for miserie verse 26 But gives always most liberally and sends whereas is need His children and posterity receive of God their meed verse 27 Flee vice therefore and wickedness and vertue do embrace So God shall grant thee long to have on earth a dwelling-place verse 28 For God so loveth equity and shews to his such grace That he preserveth them alway but ' stroys the wicked race verse 29 Whereas the good and godly men inherit shall the land Having as lords all things therein in their own power and hand verse 30 The just mans mouth shall ever speak of matters wise and high His tongue doth talk to edifie with truth and equity verse 31 For in his heart the law of God his law doth still abide So that where ever he goes or walks his foot can never slide verse 32 The wicked like a ravening wolf the just man doth beset By all means seeking him to kill if he fall in his net The fourth part verse 33 Though he should fall into his hands yet God would succour send Though men against him sentence give God would him yet defend verse 34 Wait thou on God and keep his way he shall preservethee then The earth to rule and thou shalt see destroy'd these wicked men verse
strength the land of thy behest But by thy hand thy arm and grace because thou lov'dst them best verse 4 Thou art my King O God that holp Jacob in sundry wise verse 5 Led with thy power we threw down such as did against us rise verse 6 I trusted not in bowe nor sword they could not save me sound verse 7 Thou kept'st us from our enemies rage thou dist our foes confound verse 8 And still we boast of thee our God and praise thy holy name verse 9 Yet now thou go'st not with our host but leavest us to shame verse 10 Thou mad'st us flee before our foes and so were overtrod Our enemies robb'd and spoil'd our goods when we were sperst abroad verse 11 Thou hast us given to our foes as sheep for to be slain Amongst the heathen every where scattred we do remain verse 12 Thy people thou hast sold like slaves and as a thing of nought For profit none thou hadst thereby no gain at all was sought verse 13 And to our neighbours thou hast made of us a laughing stock And those that round about us dwell at us do grin and mock The second part verse 14 Thus we serve for none other use but for a common talk They mock they scorn they nod their heads where ere they go or walk verse 15 I am asham'd continually to hear these wicked men Yea so I blush that all my face with red is covered then verse 16 For why we hear such slandrous words such false reports and lies That death it is to see their wrongs their threatnings and their cries verse 17 For all this we forgot not thee nor yet thy covenant brake verse 18 We turn not back our hearts from thee nor yet thy paths forsake verse 19 Yet thou hast trod us down to dust where dens of dragons be And covered us with shade of death and great adversitie verse 20 If we had our Gods Name forgot and help of idols sought verse 21 Would not God then have tri'd this out for he doth know our thought verse 22 Nay nay for thy Names sake O Lord always are we slain thus As sheep unto the shambles sent right so they deal with us verse 23 Up Lord why sleepest thou awake and leave us not for all verse 24 Why hidest thou thy countenance and dost forget our thrall verse 25 For down to dust our soul is brought and we now at last cast Our belly like as it were glu'd unto the ground cleaves fast verse 26 Rise up therefore for our defence and help us Lord at need We thee beseech for thy goodness to rescue us with speed Eructavit Psal xlv J. H. MY heart doth take in hand some godly song to sing The praise that I shall shew therein pertaineth to the king verse 2 My tongue shall be as quick his honour to indite As is the pen of any scribe that useth fast to write verse 3 O fairest of all men thy speech is pleasant pure For God hath blessed thee with gifts for ever to endure verse 4 About thee gird thy sword O prince of might elect With honour glory and renown thy person pure is deckt verse 5 Go forth with godly speed with meekness truth and right And thy right hand shall thee instruct in works of dreadful might verse 6 Thine arrows sharp and keen their hearts so sore shall sting That sulk shall fall and kneel to thee yea all thy foes O king verse 7 Thy royal seat O Lord for ever shall remain Because the sceptre of thy realm doth righteousness maintain verse 8 Because thou lov'st the right and dost the ill detest God even thy God hath 'nointed thee with joy above the rest verse 9 With myrrh and savours sweet thy clothes are all bespread When thou dost from thy palace pass therein to make thee glad verse 10 Kings daughters do attend in fine and rich aray At thy right hand the queen doth stand in gold and garments gay The second part verse 11 O daughter take good heed incline and give good ear Thou must forget thy kindred all and fathers house most dear verse 12 Then shall the king desire thy beauty fair and trim For why he is the Lord thy God and thou must worship him verse 13 The daughters then of Tyre with gifts full rich to see And all the wealthy of the land shall make their suit to thee verse 14 The daughter of the king is glorious to behold Within her closet she doth sit all deckt in beaten gold verse 15 In robes well wrought with needle and many a pleasant thing With virgins fair on her to wait she cometh to the king verse 16 Thus are they brought with joy and mirth on every side Into the palace of the king and there they do abide verse 17 In stead of parents left O queen the case so stands Thou shalt have sons whom thou mayst sâ—t as princes in all lands verse 18 Wherefore thy holy Name all ages shall record The people shall give thanks to thee for evermore O Lord. Deus noster Psal xlvi J. H. THe Lord is our defence and aid the strength whereby we stand When we with wo are much dismay'd he is our help at hand verse 2 Though th' earth remove we will not fear though hills so high and steep Be thrust and hurled here and there within the sea so deep verse 3 No though the waves do rage so sore that all the banks it spills And though it overflow the shore and beat down mighty hills verse 4 For one fair floud doth send abroad his pleasant streams apace To fresh the city of our God and wash his holy place verse 5 In midst of her the Lord doth dwell she can no whit decay All things against her that rebell the Lord will truly slay verse 6 The heathen folk the kingdoms fear the people make a noise The earth doth melt and not appear when God puts forth his voice verse 7 The Lord of hosts doth take our part to us he hath an eie Our hope of health with all our heart on Jacobs God doth lie verse 8 Come here and see with minde thought the working of our God What wonders he himself hath wrought in all the world abroad verse 9 By him all wars are husht and gone which countreys did conspire Their bowes he brake and spears each one their chariots burnt with fire verse 10 Leave off therefore saith he and know I am a God most stout Among the heathen high and low and all the earth throughout verse 11 The Lord of hosts doth us defend he is our strength and tower On Jacobs God we do depend and on his might and power Omnes gentes Psal xlvii J. H. YE people all with one accord clap hands and eke rejoyce Be glad and sing unto the Lord with sweet and pleasant voice verse 2 For high the Lord and dreadful is with wonders manifold A mighty King he is truly in all the
earth extoll'd verse 3 The people shall he make to be unto our bondage thrall And underneath our feet the shall the nations make to fall verse 4 For us the heritage he chose which we possess alone The flourishing worship of Jacob his welbeloved one verse 5 Our God ascended up on high with joy and pleasant noise The Lord goes up above the skie with trumpets loyal voice verse 6 Sing praises to our God sing praise sing praises to our King verse 7 For God is King of all the earth all skilful praises sing verse 8 God on the heathen reigns and fits upon his holy throne The princes of the people have them joyned every one To Abrahams people for our God which is exalted high As with a buckler doth defend the earth continually Magnus Dominus Psal xlviii J. H. GReat is the Lord and with great praise to be advanced still Within the city of our God upon his holy hill verse 2 Mount Sion is a pleasant place it gladdeth all the land The city of the mighty King on her north-side doth stand verse 3 Within the palaces thereof God is a refuge known For so the kings are gathered and together they are gone verse 4 But when they did behold it so they wondred and they were Astonied much and suddenly were driven back with fear verse 5 Great terrour there on them did fall for very wo they cry As doth a woman when she shall go travail by and by verse 6 As thou with eastern wind the ships upon the sea dost break So they were stroy'd and even as we heard our fathers speak verse 7 So in the city of the Lord we saw as it was told Yea in the city which our God for ever will uphold verse 8 O Lord we wait and do attend on thy good help and grace For which we do all times attend within thy holy place verse 9 O Lord according to thy Name for ever is thy praise And thy right hand O Lord is full of righteousness always verse 10 Let for thy judgements Sion mount fulfilled be with joys And eke of Judah grant O Lord the daughters to rejoyce verse 11 Go walk about all Sion hill yea round about her go And tell the towers that thereupon are builded on a row verse 12 And mark ye well her bulwarks all behold her towers there That ye may tell thereof to them that after shall be here verse 13 For this God is our God our God for evermore is he Yea and unto the death also our Guider shall he be Audite bee omnes Psal xlix J. H. ALI people hearken and give ear to that that I shall tell verse 2 Both high and low both rich and poor that in the world do dwell verse 3 For why my mouth shall make discourse of many things right wise In understanding shall mine heart his study exercise verse 4 I will encline mine ear to know the parable so dark And open all my doubtful speech in metre on my harp verse 5 Why should I fear affliction or any careful toyl Or else my foes which at my heels are prest my lise to spoil verse 6 For as for such as riches have wherein their trust is most And they which of their treasures great themselves do brag and boast verse 7 There is not one of them that can his brothers death redeem Or that can give a price to God sufficient for him verse 8 It is too great a price to pay none can thereto attain Or that he might his life prolong or not in grave remain verse 9 They see wise men as well as fools subject unto deaths bands And being dead strangers possess their goods their rents their lands verse 10 Their care is to build houses fair and so determine sure To make their name right great on earth for ever to endure verse 11 Yet shall noman always enjoy high honour wealth and rest verse 12 But shall at length taste of deaths cup as well as the brute beast The second part verse 13 And though they try their foolish thoughts to be most lewd and vain Their children yet approve their talk and in like sin remain verse 14 As sheep into the fold are brought so shall they into grave Death shall them eat and in that day the just shall lordship have verse 15 Their image and their royal port shall fade and quite decay When as from house to pit they pass with wo and well-away verse 16 But God will surely preserve me from death and endless pain Because he will of his good grace my soul receive again verse 17 If any man wax wondrous rich fear not I say therefore Although the glory of his house increaseth more and more verse 18 For when he dies of all these things nothing shall he receive His glory will not follow him his pomp will take her leave verse 19 Yet in this life he takes himself the happiest under sun And others likewise flatter him saying All is well done verse 20 And presuppose he live as long as did his fathers old Yet must he needs at length give place and be brought to deaths fold verse 21 Thus man to honour God hath brought yet doth he not consider But like brute beasts so doth he live which turn to dust and powder Deus deorum Psal l. W. W. THe mighty God th' eternal hath thus spoke And all the world he will call and provoke Even from the east and so forth to the west verse 2 From towards Sion which place he liketh best God will appear in beauty most excellent Our God will come before long time bespent verse 3 Devouring fire shall go before his face A great tempest shall round about him trace verse 4 Then shall he call the earth and heavens bright To judge his folk with equity and right verse 5 Saying Go to and now my saints assemble My pact they keep their gifts do not dissemble verse 6 The heavens shall declare his righteousness For God is Judge of all things more and less verse 7 Hear my people for I will now reveal List Israel I will thee nought conceal Thy God thy God am I and will not blame thee verse 8 For giving not all manner offerings to me verse 9 I have no need to take of thee at all Goats of thy fold or cast out of thy stall verse 10 For all the beasts are mine within the woods On thousand hills cattel are mine own goods verse 11 I know for mine all birds that are on mountains All beasts are mine which haunt the fields and fountains verse 12 Hungry if I were I would not thee it tell For all is mine that in the world doth dwell verse 13 Eat I the flesh of great bulls or bullocks Or drink the bloud of goats or of the flocks verse 14 Offer to God praise and hearty thanksgiving And pay thy vows unto God everliving verse 15 Call upon me when troubled thou shalt be Then will I help
and thou shalt honour me verse 16 To the wicked thus saith th' eternal God Why dost thou preach my laws and hests abroad verse 17 Seeing thou hast them with thy mouth abused And hat'st to be by discipline reformed My words I say thou dost reject and hate verse 18 If that thou see a thief as with thy mate Thou runn'st with him and so your prey do seek And art all one with bauds and ruffians eke verse 19 Thou giv'st thy self to backbite and to slander And how thy tongue deceives it is a wonder verse 20 Thou sitt'st musing thy brother how to blame And how to put thy mothers son to shame verse 21 These things thou didst and whil'st I held my tongue Thou didst me judge because I staid so long Like to thy self yet though I keep long silence Once shalt thou feel of thy wrongs just recompence verse 22 Consider this ye that forget the Lord And fear not when he threatneth with his word Lest without help I spoil you as a prey verse 23 But he that thanks offereth praiseth me ay â—â—ith the Lord God and he that walks this trace I will him teach Gods saving healtht ' embrace Another of the same by J.H. THe God of gods the Lord hath call'd the earth by name From whence the sun doth rise unto the setting of the same 〈◊〉 From Sion his fair place his glory bright and clear The perfect beauty of his grace from thence it did appear 〈◊〉 Our God shall come in haste to speak he shall not doubt Before him shall the fire waste and tempest round about 〈◊〉 The heavens from on high the earth below likewise He will call forth to judge and try his folk he doth devise verse 5 Bring forth my saints saith he my faithful flock so dear Which are in band and league with me my law to love and fear 〈◊〉 And when these things are tri'd the heavens shall record That God is just and all must bide the judgement of the Lord. verse 7 My people O give heed Israel to thee I cry I am thy God thy help at need thou canst it not deny verse 8 I do not say to thee thy sacrifice is slack Thou offerest daily unto me much more then I do lack verse 9 Think'st thou that I do need thy cattel young or old Or else so much desire to feed on goats out of thy fold verse 10 Nay all the beasts are mine in woods that eat their fills And thousands more of neat and kine that run-wilde on the hills The second part verse 11 The birds that build on high in hills and out of sight And beasts that in the fields do lie are subject to my might verse 12 Then though I hungred sore what need I ought of thine Sith that the earth with her great store and all therein is mine verse 13 To bulls flesh have I minde to eat it dost thou think Or such a sweetness do I finde the bloud of goats to drink verse 14 Give to the Lord his praise with thanks to him apply And see thou pay thy vows always unto the God mòst high verse 15 Then seek and call to me when ought would work thee blame And I will sure deliver thee that thou mayst praise my Name verse 16 But to the wicked train which talk of God each day And yet their works are foul and vain to them the Lord will say verse 17 With what a face dar'st thou my word once speak or name Why doth thy talk my law allow thy deeds deny the same verse 18 Whereas for to amend thy life thou art so slack My word the which thou dost pretend is cast behinde thy back The third part verse 19 When thou a thief dost see by theft to live in wealth With him thou runn'st and dost agree likewise to thrive by stealth verse 20 When thou dost them behold that wives and maids defile Thou lik'st it well and waxest bold to use that life most vise verse 21 Thy lips thou dost apply to slander and defame Thy tongue is taught to craft and lie and still doth use the same verse 22 Thou studiest to revile thy friends to thee so near With slander thou wouldst needs defile thy mothers son most dear verse 23 Hereat while I do wink as though I did not see Thou goest on still and so dost think that I am like to thee verse 24 But sure I will not let to strike when I begin Thy faults in order I will set and open all thy sin verse 25 Mark this I you require that have not God in minde Lest when I plague you in mine ire your help be far to finde verse 26 He that doth give to me the sacrifice of praise Doth please me well and he shall see to walk in godly ways Miserere mei Psal li. W. W. O Lord consider my distress and now with speed some pity take My sins deface my faults redress good Lord for thy great mercies sake verse 2 Wash me O Lord and make me clean from this unjust and sinful act And purifie yet once again my hainous crime and bloudy fact verse 3 Remorse and sorrow do constrain me to acknowledge mine excess My sin alas doth still remain before my face without release verse 4 For thee alone I have offended committing evil in thy sight And if I were therefore condemned yet were thy judgements just and right verse 5 It is too manifest alas that first I was conceiv'd in sin Yea of my mother so born was and yet vile wretch remain therein verse 6 Also behold Lord thou dost love the inward truth of a pure heart Therefore thy wisdom from above thou hast reveal'd me to convert verse 7 If thou with hyssop purge this blot I shall be cleaner then the glass And if thou wash away my spot the snow in whiteness shall I pass verse 8 Therefore O Lord such joy me send that inwardly I may finde grace And that my strength may now amend which thou hast swag'd for my trespass verse 9 Turn back thy face and frowning ire for I have felt enough thy hand And purge my sins I thee desire which do in number pass the sand verse 10 Make new my heart within my brest and frame it to thy holy will Thy constant Spirit in me let rest which may these raging enemies kill The second part verse 11 Cast me not Lord out from thy face but speedily my torments end Take not from me thy Spirit of grace which may from dangers me defend verse 12 Restore me to those joys again which I was wont in thee to finde And let me thy free Spirit retain which unto thee may stir my minde verse 13 Thus when I shall thy mercies know I shall instruct others therein And men that are likewise brought low by mine example shall flee sin verse 14 O God that of my health art Lord forgive me this my bloudy vice My heart and tongue shall then accord to sing thy
call and cry hide not thy self away verse 2 Take heed to me grant my request and answer me again With plaints I pray full sore opprest great grief doth me constrain verse 3 Because my foes with threats and cries oppress me through despight And so the wicked sort likewise to vex me have delight verse 4 For they in counsel do conspire to charge me with some ill So in their hasty wrath and ire they do pursue me still verse 5 My heart doth faint for want of breath it panteth in my brest The terrours and the dread of death do work me much unrest verse 6 Such dreadful fear on me doth fall that I therewith do quake Such horour whelmeth me withall that I no shift can make verse 7 But I did say Who will give me the swift and pleasant wings Of some fair dove that I may flee and rest me from these things verse 8 Lo then I would go far away to flie I would not cease And I would hide my self and stay in some great wilderness verse 9 I would be gone in all the haste and not abide behinde That I were quit and overpast these blasts of boistrous winde verse 10 Divide them Lord and from them pull their devilish double tongue For I have spi'd their city full of rapine strife and wrong verse 11 Which things both night and day throughout do close her as a wall In midst of her is mischief stout and sorrow eke withall verse 12 Her inward parts are wicked plain her deeds are much too vile And in her streets there doth remain all crafty fraud and guile The second part verse 13 If that my foes did seek my shame I might it well abide From open enemies check and blame some where I could me hide verse 14 But thou it was my fellow dear which friendship didst pretend And didst my secret counsel hear as my familiar friend verse 15 With whom I had delight to talk in secret and abroad And we together oft did walk within the house of God verse 16 Let death in haste upon them fall and send them quick to hell For mischief reigneth in the hall and parlour where they dwell verse 17 But I unto my God will cry to him for help I flee The Lord will help me by and by and he will succour me verse 18 At morning noon and evening-tide unto the Lord I pray When I so instantly have cri'd he doth not say me nay verse 19 To peace he shall restore me yet though war be now at hand Although the number be full great that would against me stand verse 20 The Lord that first and last doth reign both now and evermore Will hear when I to him complain and punish them full sore verse 21 For sure there is no hope that they to turn will once accord For why they will not God obey nor yet do fear the Lord. verse 22 Upon their friends they laid their hands which were in covenant knit Of friendship to neglect the bands they pass or care no whit verse 23 While they have war within their hearts as butter are their words Although their words were smooth as oyl they cut as sharp as swords verse 24 Cast thou thy care upon the Lord and he shall nourish thee For in no wise will he accord the just in thrall to see verse 25 But God shall cast them deep in pit that thirst for bloud always He will no guileful man permit to live out half his days verse 26 Though such be quite destroy'd gone in thee O Lord I trust I shall depend thy grace upon with all my heart and lust Miserere mei Psal lvi J. H. HAve mercy Lord on me I pray for man would me devour He fighteth with me day by day and troubleth me each hour verse 2 Mine enemies daily enterprise to swallow me outright To fight against me many rise O thou most high of might verse 3 When they would make me most afraid with boasts and brags of pride I trust in thee alone for aid by thee I will abide verse 4 Gods promise I do minde and praise O Lord I stick to thee I do not care at all assays what flesh can do to me verse 5 What things I either did or spake they wrest them at their will And all the counsel that they take is how to work me ill verse 6 They all consent themselves to hide close watch for me to lay They spie my paths and snares have ti'd to take my life away verse 7 Shall they thus scape on mischief set thou God on them wilt frown For in his wrath he doth not let to throw whole kingdoms down verse 8 Thou seest how oft they made me flee and on my tears dost look Reserve them in a glass by thee and write them in thy book verse 9 When I do call upon thy Name my foes away do start I well perceive it by the same that God doth take my part verse 10 I glory in the word of God to praise it I accord With joy I will declare abroad the promise of the Lord. verse 11 I trust in God and yet I say as I before began The Lord he is my help and stay I do not care for man verse 12 I will perform with heart so free to God my vows always And I O Lord all times to thee will offer thanks and praise verse 13 My soul from death thou dost defend and keep'st my feet upright That I before thee may ascend with such as live in light Miserere mei Psal lvii J. H. TAke pity for thy promise sake have mercy Lord on me For why my soul doth her betake unto the help of thee verse 2 Within the shadow of thy wings I set my self full fast Till mischief malice and like things be gone and overpast verse 3 I call upon the God most high to whom I stick and stand I mean the God that will stand by the cause I have in hand verse 4 From heaven he hath sent his aid to save me from their spight That to devour me have affaid his mercy truth and might verse 5 I lead my life with lions fell all set on wrath and ire And with such wicked men I dwell that fâ—et like flames of fire verse 6 Their teeth are spears and arrows long as sharp as I have seen They wound cut with their quick tongue like swords and weapons keen verse 7 Set up and shew thy self O God above the heavens bright Exalt thy praise on earth abroad thy majesty and might verse 8 They lay their net and do prepare a privy cave and pit Wherein they think my soul to snare but they are faln in it verse 9 My heart is set to laud the Lord in him to joy always My heart I say doth well accord to sing his laud and praise verse 10 Awake my joy awake I say my lute my harp and string For I my self before the day will rise rejoyce and sing
verse 11 Among the people I will tell the goodness of my God And shew his praise that doth excell in heathen lands abroad verse 12 His mercy doth extend as far as heavens all are high His truth as high as any star that shineth in the skie verse 13 Set forth and shew thy self O God above the heavens bright Extol thy praise on earth abroad thy majesty and might Si vere utique Psal lviii J. H. YE rulers that are put in trust to judge of wrong and right Be all your judgements true and just not knowing meed or might verse 2 Nay in your hearts ye mark and muse in mischief to consent And where ye should true justice use your hands to bribes are bent verse 3 The wicked sort from their birth-day have erred on this wise And from their mothers womb alway have used craft and lies verse 4 In them the poison and the breath of serpents do appear Yea like the adder that is deaf and fast doth stop her ear verse 5 Because she will not hear the voice of one that charmeth well No though he were the chief of choice and did therein excell verse 6 O God break thou their teeth at once within their mouths throughout The tusks that in their great jaw-bones like lions whelps hang out verse 7 Let them consume away and waste as waters run forth right The shafts that they do shoot in haste let them be broke in flight verse 8 As snails do waste within the shell and unto slime do run As one before his time that fell and never saw the sun verse 9 Before the thorns that now are young to bushes big shall grow The storms of anger waxing strong shall take them ere they know verse 10 The just shall joy it doth them good that God doth vengeance take And they shall wash their feet in bloud of them that him forsake verse 11 Then shall the world shew forth tell that good men have reward And that a God on earth doth dwell that justice doth regard Eripe me Psal lix J. H. SEnd aid and save me from my foes O Lord I pray to thee Defend and keep me from all those that rise and strive with me verse 2 O Lord preserve me from those men whose doings are not good And set me sure and safe from them that thirst still after bloud verse 3 For lo they wait my soul to take they rage against me still Yea for no fault that I did make I never did them ill verse 4 They run and do themselves prepare when I no whit offend Arise and save me from their snare and see what they intend verse 5 O Lord of hosts of Israel arise and strike all lands And pity none that do rebel and in their mischiefs stands verse 6 At night they stir and seek about as hounds they howl and grin And all the city clean throughout from place to place they run verse 7 They speak of me with mouth alway but in their lips are swords They 'greed my death and then would say What none doth hear our words verse 8 But Lord thou hast their ways espi'd and laught thereat apace The heathen folk thou dost deride and mock them to their face verse 9 The strength that doth our foes withstand O Lord doth come from thee My God he is my help at hand a fort of fence to me verse 10 The Lord to me doth shew his grace in great abundance still That I may see my foes in case such as my heart doth will The second part verse 11 Destroy them not at once O Lord left it from minde do fall But with thy strength drive them abroad and so consume them all verse 12 For their ill words and truthless tongue confound them in their pride Their wicked oaths with lies and wrong let all the world deride verse 13 Consume them in thy wrath O Lord that nought of them remain That men may know throughout the world that Jacobs God doth reign verse 14 At evening they return apace as dogs they grin and cry Throughout the streets in every place they run about and spy verse 15 They seek about for meat I say but let them not be fed Not finde a house wherein they may be hold to put their head verse 16 But I will shew thy strength abroad thy goodness I will praise For thou art my defence and God at need in all assays verse 17 Thou art my strength thou hast me staid O Lord I sing to thee Thou art my fort my fence and aid a loving God to me Deus repulisti Psal lx J. H. O Lord thou didst us clean forsake and scattredst us abroad Such great displeasure thou didst take return to us O God verse 2 Thy might did move the land so sore that it in sunder brake The hurt thereof O Lord restore for it doth bow and quake verse 3 With heavy chance thou plaguest thus the people that are thine And thou hast given unto us a drink of deadly wine verse 4 But yet to such as fear thy Name a banner thou didst shew That they might triumph in the same because thy word is true verse 5 So that thy might may keep and save thy folk that favour thee That they thy help at hand may have O Lord grant this to me verse 6 The Lord did speak from his own place this was his joyful tale I will divide Sichem by pace and mete out Succoths vale verse 7 Gilead is given to my hand Manasses mine beside Ephraim the strength of all my land my law doth Judah guide verse 8 In Moah I will wash my feet over Edom throw my shoe And thou Palestine ought it to seek for favour me unto verse 9 But who will bring me at this tide unto the city strong Or who to Edom will me guide so that I go not wrong verse 10 Wilt thou not God which didst forsake thy folk their land and coasts Our wars in hand thou wouldst not take nor walk among our hosts verse 11 Give aid O Lord and us relieve from them that us disdain The help that hosts of men can give it is but all in vain verse 12 But through our God we shall have might to take great things in hand He will tread down and â—ut to flight all those that us withstand Exaudi Deus Psal lxi J. H. REgard O Lord for I complain and make my suit to thee Let not my words return in vain but give an ear to me verse 2 From out the coasts and utmost parts of all the earth abroad In grief and anguish of my heart I cry to thee O God verse 3 Upon the rock of thy great power my woful minde repose Thou art my hope my fort and tower my fence against my foes verse 4 Within thy tent I lust to dwell for ever to endure Under thy wings I know right well I shall be safe and sure verse 5 The Lord doth my desire regard and doth
fulfil the same With godly gifts will he reward all those that fear his Name verse 6 The king shall he in health maintain and so prolong his days That he from age to age shall reign for evermore always verse 7 That he may have a dwelling-place before the Lord for ay O â—et thy mercy truth and grace defend him from decay verse 8 Then shall I sing for ever still with praise unto thy Name 〈◊〉 all my vows I may fulfil and daily pay the same Nonne Deo Psal lxii J. H. MY soul to God shall give good heed and him alone attend 〈◊〉 why my health and hope to speed doth whole on him depend For he alone is my defence my rock my health and aid 〈◊〉 is my stay that no pretence â—â—all make me much dismaid O wicked folk how long will ye â—â—e craft sure ye must fall â—as a rotten hedge ye be and like a tottring wall Whom God doth love ye seek always to put him to the worse 〈◊〉 â—ove to lie with mouth ye praise and yet your heart doth curse Yet still mysoul doth whole depend on God my chief desire 〈◊〉 all ill feats me to defend none but him I require He is my rock my fort and tower my health is of his grace 〈◊〉 doth support me that no power can move me out of place God is my glory and my health my souls desire and lust â—â—fâ—rt my strength my stay my wealth God is my onely trust Oh have your trust in him alway 〈◊〉 folk with one accord 〈◊〉 out your hearts to him and say our trust is in the Lord. The sons of men deceitful are on balance but a sleight 〈◊〉 things most vain do them compare â—â—r they can keep no weight Trust not in wrong robb'ry nor stealth let vain delights be gone â—â—ough goods well got flow in with wealth let not your hearts thereon The Lord long since one thing did tell which here to minde I call 〈◊〉 spake it oft I heard it well That God alone doth all And that thou Lord art good and kinde thy mercy doth exceed that all sorts with thee shall finde according to their deed Deus Deus meus Psal lxiii T. S. O God my God I watch betime to come to thee in haste 〈◊〉 why my soul and body both do thirst of thee to taste 〈◊〉 in this barren wilderness where waters there are none 〈◊〉 flesh is parcht for thought of thee â—or thee I wish alone That I might see yet once again 〈◊〉 glory strength and might 〈◊〉 â—as wont it to behold a thin thy temple bright Fâ—r why thy mercies faâ— surmount tâ—â—s life and wretched days 〈◊〉 â—ips therefore shall give to thee â—â—e honour laud and praise And whil'st I live I will not fail 〈◊〉 worship thee alway And in thy name I shall lift up my hands when I do pray verse 5 My soul is fill'd as with marrow which is both fat and sweet My mouth therefore shall sing such songs as are for thee most meet verse 6 When as in bed I think on thee and eke all the night-tide verse 7 For under covert of thy wings thou art my joyful guide verse 8 My soul doth surely stick to thee thy right hand is my power verse 9 And those that seek my soul to stroy them death shall soon devour verse 10 The sword shall them devour each one their carcases shall feed The hungry foxes which do run their prey to seek at need verse 11 The king and all men shall rejoyce that do profess Gods word For liars mouths shall then be stopt which have the truth disturb'd Exaudi Deus Psal lxiv. J. H. O Lord unto my voice give ear with plaint when I do pray And rid my life and soul from fear of foes that threat to slay verse 2 Defend me from that sort of men which in deceit do lurk And from the frowning face of them that all ill seats do work verse 3 Who whet their tongues as we have seen men whet and sharp their swords They shoot abroad their arrows keen I mean most bitter words verse 4 With privy sleights shoot they their shaft the upright man to hit The just unwares to strike by craft they care or fear no whit verse 5 A wicked work they have decreed in counsel thus they cry To use deceit let us not dread what who can it espy verse 6 What way to hurt they talk and muse all times within their heart They all consult what feats to use each doth invent his part verse 7 But yet all this shall not prevail when they think least upon God with his dart shall sure assail and wound them every one verse 8 Their crafts and their ill tongues withall shall work themselves such blame That they which then behold their fall shall wonder at the same verse 9 Then all that see shall know right well that God the thing hath wrought And praise his witty works and tell what he to paâ—s hath brought verse 10 Yet shall the just in God rejoyce still trusting in his might So shall they joy with minde and voice whose hearts are pure and right Te decet hymnus Psal lxv J. H. THy praise alone O Lord doth reign in Sion thine own hill Their vows to thee they do maintain and their behests fulfil verse 2 For that thou dost their prayers hear and dost thereto agree The people all both far and near with trust shall come to thee verse 3 Our wicked life so far exceeds that we shall fall therein But Lord forgive our great misdeeds and purge us from our sin verse 4 The man is blest whom thou dost choose within thy courts to dwell Thy house and temple he shall use with pleasures that excel verse 5 Of thy great justice hear us God our health of thee doth rise The hope of all the earth abroad and the sea coasts likewise verse 6 With strength thou art beset about and compast with thy power Thou mak'st the mountains strong and stout to stand in every shower verse 7 The swelling seas thou dost asswage and make their streams full still Thou dost restrain the peoples rage and rule them at thy will verse 8 The folk that dwell full far on earth shall dread thy signs to see Which morn and even in great mirth do pass with praise to thee verse 9 When that the earth is chapt and dry and thirsteth more and more Then with thy drops thou dost apply and much increase her store verse 10 The floud of God doth overflow and so doth cause to spring The seed and corn which men do sow for he doth guide the thing verse 11 With wet thou dost her furrows fill whereby her clods do fall Thy drops on her thou dost distill and bless her fruit withall verse 12 Thou deck'st the earth of thy good grace with fair and pleasant crop Thy clouds distil their dew apace great plenty they do drop verse 13 Whereby the desert shall begin
full great increase to bring The little hills shall joy therein much fruit in them shall spring verse 14 In places plain the flocks shall feed and cover all the earth The vails with corn shall so exceed that men shall sing for mirth Jubilate Deo Psal lxvi T. S. YE men on earth in God rejoyce with praise set forth his Name Extol his might with heart and voice give glory to the same verse 2 How wonderful O Lord say ye in all thy works thou art Thy foes for sear shall seek to thee full sore against their heart verse 3 All men that dwell the earth throughout shall praise the Name of God The laud thereof the world about is shew'd and set abroad verse 4 All folk come forth behold and see what things the Lord hath wrought Mark well the wondrous works that he for man to pass hath brought verse 5 He laid the sea like heaps on high therein a way they had On scot to pass both fair and dry whereof their hearts were glad verse 6 His might doth rule the world alway his eyes all things behold All such as would him disobey by him shall be controll'd verse 7 Ye people give unto our God due laud and thanks always With joyful voice declare abroad and sing unto his praise verse 8 Which doth endue our soul with life and it preserve withall He stays our feet so that no strife can make us slip or fall verse 9 The Lord doth prove our deeds with fire if that they will abide As workmen do when they desire to have their metals tri'd verse 10 Although thou suffer us so long in prison to be cast And there with chains and fetters strong to lie in bondage fast The second part verse 11 Although I say thou suffer men on us to ride and reign Though we through fire and water run of very grief and pain verse 12 Yet sure thou dost of thy good grace dispose it to the best And bring us out into a place to live in wealth and rest verse 13 Unto thy house resort will I to offer and to pray And there I will my self apply my vows to thee to pay verse 14 The vows that with my mouth I pake in all my grief and smart The vows I say which I did make in dolour of my heart verse 15 Burnt-offrings I will give to thee of oxen sat and rams Yea this my sacrifice shall be of bullocks goats and lambs verse 16 Come forth and hearken here full soon all ye that fear the Lord What he for my poor soul hath done to you I will record verse 17 Full oft I call to minde his grace this mouth to him doth cry And thou my tongue make speed apace to praise him by and by verse 18 But if I feel my heart within in wicked works rejoyce Or if I have delight to sin God will not hear my voice verse 19 But surely God my voice hath heard and what I do require My prayer he doth well regard and granteth my desire verse 20 All praise to him that hath not put nor cast me out of minde Nor yet his mercy from me shut which I do ever finde Deus miscreatur Psal lxvii J. H. HAve mercy on us Lord and grant to us thy grace To shew to us do thou accord the brightness of thy face verse 2 That all the earth may know the way to godly wealth And all the nations on a row may see thy saving health verse 3 Let all the world O God give praise unto thy Name O let the people all abroad extoll and laud the same verse 4 Throughout the world so wide let all rejoyce with mirth For thou with truth and right dost guide the nations of the earth verse 5 Let all the world O God give praise unto thy Name O let the people all abroad extoll and laud the same verse 6 Then shall the earth increase great store of fruit shall fall And then our God the God of pâ—ace shall bless us eke withal verse 7 God shall us bless I say and then both far and near The folk throughout the earth alway of him shall stand in fear Exurgat Deus Psal lxviii T. S. LEt God arise and then his foes will turn themselves to flight His enemies then will run abroad and scatter out of sight verse 2 And as the fire doth melt the waâ— and wind blows smoke away So in the presence of the Lord the wicked shall decay verse 3 But righteous men before the Lord shall heartily rejoyce They shall be glad and merry all and cheerful in their voice verse 4 Sing praise sing praise unto the Lord who rideth on the sky Extol the Name of Jah our God and him do magnify verse 5 The same is he that is above within his holy place That Father is of fatherless and Judge of widows case verse 6 Houses he gives and issue both unto the comfortless He bringeth bondmen out of thrall and rebels to distress verse 7 When thou didst march before thy folk th' Egyptians from among And brought'st them through the wilderness which was both wide and long verse 8 The earth did quake the rain pour'd down heard were great claps of thunder The mount Sinai shook in such sort as it would break in sunder verse 9 Thine heritage with drop of rain abundantly was washt And if so be it barren waxt by thee it was refresht verse 10 Thy chosen flock doth there remain Thou hast prepar'd that place And for the poor thou dost provide of thine especial grace The second part verse 11 God will give women causes just to magnify his Name When as his people triumphs make and purchase bruit and same verse 12 For puissant kings for all their power shall flee and take the soil And women which remain at home shall help to part the spoil verse 13 And though ye were as black as pots your hue shall pass the dove Whose wings and feathers seem to have silver and gold above verse 14 When in this land God shall triumph o're kings both high and low Then shall it be like Salmon hill as white as any snow verse 15 Though Basan be a fruitful hill and in height others pass Yet Sion Gods most holy hill doth far excel in grace verse 16 Why brag ye thus ye hills most high and leap for pride together The hill of Sion God doth love and there will dwell for ever verse 17 Gods army is two millions of warriours good and strong The Lord also in Sinai is present them among verse 18 Thou didst O Lord ascend on high and captives led'st them all Which in times past thy chosen flock in bondage kept and thrall Thou mad'st them tribute for to pay and such as did repine Thou didst subdue that they might dwell in thy temple divine verse 19 Now praised be the Lord for that he pours on us such grace From day to day he is the God of our health and solace
oppress Thy help shall give me such relief that all shall be redrest verse 32 That I may give thy Name the praise and shew it with a song I will extol the same always with hearty thanks among verse 33 Which is more pleasant unto thee such minde thy grace hath born Then either ox or calf can be that hath both hoof and horn verse 34 When simple folk do this behold it shall rejoyce them sure All ye that seek the Lord behold your life for ay shall dure verse 35 For why the Lord of hosts doth hear the poor when they complain His prisoners are to him full dear he doth them not disdain verse 36 Wherefore the sky and earth below the sea with floud and stream His praise they shall declare and show with all that live in them verse 37 For sure our God will Sion save and Juda's cities build verse 38 Much folk possession there shall have her streets shall all be fill'd His servants seed shall keep the same all ages out of minde verse 39 And there all they that love his Name a dwelling-place shall finde Deus in adjutorium Psal lxx J. H. O God to me take heed Of help I thee require O Lord of hosts with haste and speed help help I thee desire verse 2 With shame confound them all that seek my soul to spill Rebuke them back with blame to fall that think and wish me ill verse 3 Confound them that apply and seek to work me shame And at my harm do laugh and cry So so there goes the game verse 4 But let them joyful be in thee with joy and wealth Which onely trust and seek to thee and to thy saving health verse 5 That they may say always in mirth and one accord All glory honour laud and praise be given to thee O Lord. verse 6 But I am weak and poor come Lord thine aid I lack Thou art my stay and help therefore make speed and be not slack In te Domine Psal lxxi J. H. MY Lord my God in all distress my hope is whole in thee Then let no shame my foul oppress nor once take hold on me verse 2 As thou art just defend me Lord and rid me out of dread Give ear and to my suit accord and send me help at need verse 3 Be thou my rock to whom I may for aid all times resort Thy promise is to helpalway thou art my sence and fort verse 4 Save me my God from wicked men and from their strength and power From folk unjust and eke from them that cruelly devour verse 5 Thou art the stay wherein I trust thou Lord of hosts art he Yea from my youth I had a lust still to depend on thee verse 6 Thou hast me kept even from my birth and I through thee was born Wherefore I will thee praise with mirth both evening and at morn verse 7 As to a monster seldom seen much solk about me throng But thou art now and still hast been my fence and aid so strong verse 8 Wherefore my mouth no time shall lack thy glory and thy praise And eke my tongue shall not be slack to honour thee always verse 9 Refuse me not O Lord I say when age my limbs doth take And when my strength doth waste away do not my soul forsake verse 10 Among themselves my foes enquire to take me through deceit And they against me do conspire that for my soul laid wait The second part verse 11 Lay hand and take him now they said For God from him is gone Dispatch him quite for to his aid I wis there cometh none verse 12 Do not absent thy self away O Lord when need shall be But that in time of grief thou may in haste give help to me verse 13 With shame confound and overthrow all those that seek my life Oppress them with rebuke also that fain would work me strife verse 14 But I will patiently abide thy help at all assays Still more and more each time and tide I will set forth thy praise verse 15 My mouth thy justice shall record that daily help doth send But of thy benefits O Lord I know no count nor end verse 16 Yet will I go and seek forth one with thy good help O God The saving health of thee alone to shew and set abroad verse 17 For of my youth thou took'st the care and dost instruct me still Therefore thy wonders to declare I have great minde and will verse 18 And as in youth from wanton rage thou didst me keep and stay For sake me not unto mine age and till my head be gray The third part verse 19 That I thy strength and might may show to them that now be here And that our seed thy power may know hereafter many a year verse 20 O Lord thy justice doth exceed thy doings all may see Thy works are wonderful indeed oh who is like to thee verse 21 Thou mad'st me feel affliction sore and yet thou didst me save Yea thou didst help and me restore and took'st me from the grave verse 22 And thou mine honour dost increase my dignity maintain Yea thou dost make all grief to cease and comfort'st me again verse 23 Therefore thy faithfulness to praise I will with viol sing My harp shall sound thy praise always O Israels holy King verse 24 My mouth will joy with pleasant voice when I shall sing to thee And eke my soul will much rejoyce for thou hast made me free verse 25 My tongue thy uprightness shall sound and speak it daily still For grief and shame do them confound that seek to work me ill Deus judicium Psal lxxii J. H. LOrd give thy judgements to the king therein instruâ—t him well And with his son that princely thing Lord let thy justice dwell verse 2 That he may govern uprightly and rule thy folk aright And so defend through equity the poor that have no might verse 3 And let the mountains that are high unto thy folk give peace And eke let little hills apply in justiceto increase verse 4 That he may help the weak and poor with aid and make them strong And eke destroy for evermore all those that do them wrong verse 5 And then from age to age shall they regard and fear thy might So long as sun doth shine by day or else the moon by night verse 6 Lord make the king unto the just like rain to fields new mown And like to drops that lay the dust and fresh the land new sown verse 7 The just shall flourish in his time and all shall be at peace Until the moon shall leave to prime waste change and to increase verse 8 He shall be lord of sea and land from shore to shore throughout And from the flouds within the land through all the earth about verse 9 The people that in deserts dwell shall kneed to him full thick And all his enemies that rebel the earth and dust shall lick verse 10
14 Thou art a God that dost forth show thy wonders every hour And so dost make the people know thy vertue and thy power verse 15 And thine own folk thou dost defend with strength and stretched arm The sons of Jacob that descend and Josephs seed from harm verse 16 The waters Lord perceived thee the waters saw thee well And they for fear away did flee the depths on trembling fell verse 17 The clouds that were both thick and black did rain full plenteously The thunder in the air did crack thy shasts abroad did fly verse 18 Thy thunder in the air was heard thy lightnings from above With flashes great made men afraid the earth did quake and move verse 19 Thy ways within the sea do ly thy paths in waters deep Yet none can there thy steps espy nor know thy paths to keep â—0 Thou ledd'st thy folk upon the land as sheep on every side Through Moses and through Aarons hand thou didst them safely guide Attendite populi Psal lxxviii J. H. ATtend my people to my law and to my words incline My mouth shall speak strange parables and sentences divine Which we our selves have heard and learn'd even of our fathers old â—d which for our instruction our fathers have us told Because we should not keep it close from them that should come after Who should Gods power to their race praise and all his works of wonder To Jacob he commandment gave How Israel should live â—illing our fathers should the same unto their children give That they and their posterity that were not sprung up tho â—ould have the knowledge of the law and teach their seed also That they might have the better hope in God that is above â—â—d not forget to keep his laws and his precepts in love Not being as their fathers were rebelling in Gods sight â—â—d would not frame their wicked hearts to know their God aright How went the people of Ephraim their neighbours for to spoil â—oting their darts the day of war and yet they took the foil For why they did not keep with God the covenant that was made 〈◊〉 yet would walk or lead their lives according to his trade But put into oblivion his counsel and his will â—â—d all his works most magnifick which he decâ—â—red still The second part What wonders to our forefathers did he himself disclose In Egypt land within the field that call'd is Thaneos verse 13 He did divide and cut the sea that they might pass at once And made the waters stand as still as doth an heap of stones verse 14 He led them secret in a cloud by day when it was bright And in the night when dark it was with fire he gave them light verse 15 He brake the rocks in wilderness and gave the people drink As plentiful as when the deeps do flow up to the brink verse 16 He drew out rivers out of rocks that were both dry and hard Of such abundance that no flouds to them may be compar'd verse 17 Yet for all this against the Lord their sin they did increase And stirred him that is most high to wrath iw wilderness verse 18 They tempted God within theirhearts like people of mistrust Requiring such a kinde of meat as served to their lust verse 19 Saying with murmuration in their unfaithfulness What can this God prepare for us a feast in wilderness verse 20 Behold he strake the stony rock and flouds forthwith did flow But can he now give to his folk both bread and flesh also verse 21 When God heard this he waxed wroth with Jacob and his seed So did his indignation on Israel proceed The third part verse 22 Because they did not faithfully beleeve and hope that he Could always help and succour them in their necessitie verse 23 Wherefore he did command the clouds forthwith they brake in sunder verse 24 And rain'd down manna for them to eat a food of mickle wonder verse 25 When earthly men with angels food were fed at their request verse 26 He bade the east-wind blow away and brought in the south-west verse 27 He rain'd down flesh as thick as dust and fowl as thick as sand verse 28 Which he did cast amid the place where all their tents did stand verse 29 Then did they eat exceedingly and all men had their fills Yet more and more they did desire to serve their lusts and wills verse 30 But as the meat was in their mouths his wrath upon them fell verse 31 And slew the flower of all their youth and choice of Israel verse 32 Yet fell they to their wonted sin and still they did him grieve For all the wonders that he wrought they would him not believe verse 33 Their days therefore he shortened and made their honour vain Their years did waste and pass away with terrour and with pain verse 34 But ever when he plagued them they sought him by and by verse 35 Remembring that he was their strength their help and God most high verse 36 Though in their mouths they did but glose and flatter with the Lord And with their tongues and in their hearts dissembled every word The fourth part verse 37 For why their hearts were nothing bent to him nor to his trade Nor yet to keep or to perform the covenant that was made verse 38 Yet was he still so merciful when they deserv'd tody That he forgave them their misdeeds and would not them destroy Yea many a time he turn'd his wrath and did himself advise And would not suffer all his whole displeasure to arise verse 39 Considering that they were but flesh and even as a wind That passeth away and cannot well return by his own kinde verse 40 How oftentimes in wilderness did they the Lord provoke How did they move and stir the Lord to plague them with his stroke verse 41 Yet did they turn again to fin and tempted God estloon Prescribing to the holy Lord what things they would have done verse 42 Not thinking of his hand and power nor of the day when he Delivered them out of the hands of the fierce enemie verse 43 Nor how he wrought his miracles as they themselves beheld In Egypt and the wonders that he did in Zoan field verse 44 Nor how he turned by his power their waters into bloud That no man might receive his drink at river nor at floud verse 45 Nor how he sent them swarms of flies which did them sore annoy And fill'd their countrey full of frogs which did their land destroy The fifth part verse 46 Nor how he did commit their fruits unto the caterpiller And all the labour of their hands he gave to the grashopper verse 47 With hailstones he destroy'd their vines so that they were all lost And not so much as wilde fig-trees but he consum'd with frost verse 48 And yet with hailstones once again the Lord their cattel smote And all their flocks and herds likewise with thunder-bolts full hot verse 49
He cast upon them in his ire and in his fury strong Displeasure wrath and evil spirits to trouble them among verse 50 Then to his wrath he made a way and spared not the least But gave unto the pestilence the man and eke the beast verse 51 He strake also the first-born all that up in Egypt came And all the chief of men and beasts within the tents of Ham. verse 52 But as for all his own dear folk he did preserve and keep And carried them through wilderness even like a flock of sheep verse 53 Without all fear both safe and sound he brought them out of thrall Whereas their foes with rage of seas were overwhelmed all verse 54 And brought them out into the coasts of his own holy land Even to the mount which he had got by his strong arm and hand verse 55 And there cast out the heathen folk and did their land divide And in their tents he set the tribes of Israel to abide verse 56 Yet sor all this their God most high they stirr'd and tempted still And would not keep his testament nor yet obey his will verse 57 But as their fathers turned back even so they went astray Much like a bowe that would not bend but slip and start away The sixth part verse 58 And griev'd him with their hill-altars with offrings and with fire And with their idols vehemently provoked him to ire verse 59 Therewith his wrath began again to kindle in his brest The naughtiness of Israel he did so much detest verse 60 Then he forsook the tabernacle of Silo where he was Right conversant with earthly men even at his dwelling-place verse 61 Then suffered he his might and power in bondage for to stand And gave the honour of his ark into his enemies hand verse 62 And did commit them to the sword wroth with his heritage verse 63 Their young men were devour'd with fire maids had no marriage verse 64 And with the sword the priests also did perish every one And not a widow lest alive their death for to bemone verse 65 And then the Lord began to wake like one that slept a time And like a valiant man of war refreshed after wine verse 66 With emerods in the hinder parts he strake his enemies all And put them then unto a shame that was perpetual verse 67 Then he the tent and tabernacle of Joseph did refuse As for the tribe of Ephraim he would in no wise chuse verse 68 But chose the tribe of Jehuda whereas he thought to dwell Even the noble mount Sion which he did love so well verse 69 Whereas he did his temple build both sumptuously and sure Like as the earth which he hath made for ever to endure verse 70 Then chose he David him to serve his people for to keep Whom he took up and brought away even from the folds of sheep verse 71 As he did follow th'ews with young the Lord did him advance To feed his people Israel and his inheritance verse 72 Thus David with a faithful heart his flock and charge did seed And prudently with all his power did govern them indeed Deus venerunt Psal lxxix J. H. O God the Gentiles do invade thine heritage to spoil Jerusalem an heap is made thy temple they defile verse 2 The bodies of thy saints most dear abroad to birds they cast The flesh of them that do thee fear the beasts devour and waste verse 3 Their bloud throughout Jerusalem as water spilt they have So that there is not one of them to lay their dead in grave verse 4 Thus are we made a laughing-stock almost the world throughout The enemies at us jest and mock which dwell our coasts about verse 5 Wilt thou O Lord thus in thine ire against us ever fume And shew thy wrath as hot as fire thy folk for to consume verse 6 Upon those people pour the same which did thee never know All realms which call not on thy Name consume and overthrow verse 7 For they have got the upper hand and Jacobs seed destroy'd His habitation and his land they have left waste and void verse 8 Bear not in minde our former faults with speed some pity show And aid us Lord in all assaults for we are weak and low The second part verse 9 O God that giv'st all health and gracey on us declare the same Weigh not our works our sins deface for honour of thy Name verse 10 Why shall the wicked still alway to us as people dumb In thy reproach rejoyce and say Where is their God become Require O Lord as thou seest good before our eyes in sight Of all these folk thy servants bloud which they spilt in despight verse 11 Receive into thy sight in haste the clamours grief and wrong Of such as are in prison cast sustaining irons strong Thy force and strength to celebrate Lord set them out of band Which unto death are destinate and in their enemies hand verse 12 The nations which have been so bold as to blaspheme thy Name Into their laps with seven fold repay again the same verse 13 So we thy flock and pasture-sheep will praise thee evermore And teach all ages for to keep for thee like praise in store Qui regis Israel Psal lxxx J. H. THou Herd that Israel dost keep give ear and take good heed Which leadest Joseph like a sheep and dost him watch and feed verse 2 Thou Lord I say whose seat is set on cherubims most bright Shew forth thy self and do not let send down thy beams of light verse 3 Before Ephraim and Benjamin Manasses eke likewise To shew thy power do thou begin come help us Lord arise verse 4 Direct our hearts unto thy grace convert us Lord to thee Shew us the brightness of thy face and then full safe are we verse 5 Lord God of hosts of Israel how long wilt thou I say Against thy folk in anger swell and wilt not hear them pray verse 6 Thou dost them feed with sorrows deep their bread with tears they eat And drink the tears that they do weep in measure full and great verse 7 Thou hast us made a very strife to those that dwell about And that our foes do love a life they laugh and jest it out verse 8 O take us Lord unto thy grace convert our hearts to thee Shew forth to us thy joyful face and we full sate shall be verse 9 From Egypt where it grew not well thou brought'st a vine full dear The heathen folk thou didst expell and thou didst plant it there verse 10 Thou didst prepare for it a place and set her roots full fast That it did grow and spring apace and fill'd the land at last The second part verse 11 The hills were covered round about With shade that from it came And eke the cedars strong and stout with branches of the same verse 12 Why then didst thou her walls destroy her hedge pluckt up thou hast That all
the folk that pass thereby thy vine may spoil and waste verse 13 The boar out of the wood so wilde doth dig and root it out The furious beasts out of the field devour it all about verse 14 O Lord of hosts return again from heaven look betime behold and with thy help sustain this poor vineyard of thine verse 15 Thy plant I say thine Israel whom thy right hand hath set The same which thou didst love so well O Lord do not forget verse 16 They lop and cut it down apace they burn it eke with fire â—â—d through the frowning of thy face we perish in thine ire verse 17 Let thy right hand be with them now whom thou hast kept so long â—â—â—d with the Son of man whom thou to thee hast made so strong verse 18 And so when thou hast set us free and saved us from shame Then will we never fall from thee but call upon thy Name verse 19 O Lord of hosts through thy good grace convert us unto thee behold us with a pleasant face and then full safe are we Deo exultate Psal lxxxi J. H. BE light and glad in God rejoyce which is our strength and stay be joyful and lift up your voice to Jacobs God I say verse 2 Prepare your instruments most meet some joyful psalm to sing strike up with harp and lute so sweet on every pleasant string verse 3 Blow as it were in the new-moon with trumpets of the best As it is used to be done at any solemn feast â— For this is unto Israel a statute and a trade â—law that must be kept full well which Jacobs God hath made â— This clause with Joseph was decreed when he from Egypt came That as a witness all his feed should still observe the same â— When God I say had so prepar'd to bring him from that land Whereas the speech which he had heard he did not understand verse 7 I from his shoulders took saith he the burden clean away And from the furnace quit him free from burning brick of clay verse 8 When thou in grief didst cry and call I holp thee by and by And I did answer thee withal in thunder secretly verse 9 Yea at the waters of discord I did thee tempt and prove Whereas the goodness of the Lord with mutt'ring thou didst move verse 10 Hear O my folk O Israel and I assure it thee Regard and mark my words full well if thou wilt cleave to me The second part verse 11 Thou shalt no god in thee reserve of any land abroad Nor in no wise to bow or serve a strange or forein god verse 12 I am the Lord thy God and I from Egypt set thee free Then ask of me abundantly and I will give it thee verse 13 And yet my people would not hear my voice when that I spake Nor Israel would not obey but did me quite forsake verse 14 Then did I leave them to their will in hardness of their heart To walk in their own counsels still themselves they might pervert verse 15 O that my people would have heard the words that I did say And eke that Israel would regard to walk within my way verse 16 How soon would I confound their foes and bring them down full low And turn my hand upon all those that would them overthrow verse 17 And they that at the Lord do rage as slaves should seek him till But of his folk the time and age should flourish ever still verse 18 I would have fed them with the crop and finest of the wheat And made the rock with honey drop that they their fills should eat Deus stetit Psal lxxxii J. H. AMid the preass with men of might the Lord himself doth stand To plead the cause of truth and right with judges of the land verse 2 How long said he will you proceed false judgement to award And have respect for love of meed the wicked to regard verse 3 Whereas of due you should defend the fatherless and weak And when the poor man doth contend in judgement justly speak verse 4 If ye be wise defend the cause of poor men in their right And rid the needy from the claws of tyrants force and might verse 5 But nothing will they know or learn in vain to them I talk They will not see or ought discern but still in darkness walk verse 6 For lo even now the time is come that all things fall to nought And likewise laws both all and some for gain are sold and bought I had decreed it in my sight as gods to take you all And children to the most of might for love I did you call verse 7 But not withstanding ye shall die as men and so decay O tyrants I shall you destroy and pluck you quite away verse 8 Up Lord and let thy strength be known and judge the world with might For why all nations are thine own to take them as thy right Deus quid Psal lxxxiii J. H. DO not O God refrain thy tongue in filence do not stay Withhold not Lord thy self fo long and make no more delay verse 2 For why behold thy foes and see how they do rage and cry And those that bear an hate to thee hold up their heads on high verse 3 Against thy folk they use deceit and crast'ly they enquire For thine elect to lie in wait their counsel doth conspire verse 4 Come on say they let us expel and pluck these solk away So that the name of Israel may utterly decay verse 5 They all conspire within their heart how they may thee withstand Against the Lord to take a part they are in league and band verse 6 The tents of all the Edomites the Ismaelites also The Hagarenes and Moabites with divers other mo verse 7 Gebal with Ammon and likewise doth Amalek conspire The Philistines against thee rise with them that dwell at Tyre verse 8 And Assur eke is well appaid with them in league to be And doth become a sence and aid to Lots posteritie verse 9 As thou didst to the Midianites so serve them Lord each one As to Siser and to Jabin beside the brook Kison verse 10 Whom thou in Endor didst destroy and waste them through thy might That they like dung on earth did lie and that in open fight The second part verse 11 Make them now and their lords appear like Zeb and Oreb than As Zebah and Zalmana were the kings of Midian verse 12 Which said Let us throughout the land in all the coasts abroad Possess and take into our hand the fair houses of God verse 13 Turn them O God with storms as fast as wheels that have no stay Or like the chaff which men do cast with winds to flie away verse 14 Like as the fire with rage and fume the mighty forests spills And as the flame doth quite consume the mountains and the hills verse 15 So let the tempest of thy wrath upon their necks be
laid And of thy stormy wind and showre Lord make them all afraid verse 16 Lord bring them all I thee desire to such rebuke and shame That it may cause them to enquire and learn to seek thy Name verse 17 And let them evermore daily to shame and slander fall And in rebuke and obloquie to perish eke withall verse 18 That they may know and feel full well that thou art called Lord And that alone thou dost excell and reign throughout the world Quam dilecta Psal lxxxiv J. H. HOw pleasant is thy dwelling-place O Lord of hosts to me The tabernacles of thy grace how pleasant Lord they be verse 2 My soul doth long full sore to go into thy courts abroad My heart doth lust my flesh also in thee the living God verse 3 The sparrows finde a room to rest and save themselves from wrong And eke the swallow hath a nest wherein to keep her young verse 4 These birds full nigh thine altar may have place to fit and fing O Lord of hosts thou art I say my God and eke my King verse 5 O they be blessed that may dwell within thy house always For they all times thy facts do tell and ever give thee praise verse 6 Yea happy sure likewise are they whose stay and strength thou art Which to thy house do minde the way and seek it in their heart As they go through the vale of tears they dig up fountains still That as a spring it all appears and thou their pits dost fill verse 7 From strength to strength they walk full fast no faintness there shall be And so the God of gods at last in Sion they do see verse 8 O Lord of hosts to me give heed and hear when I do pray And let it through thine ears proceed O Jacobs God I say verse 9 O Lord our shield of thy good grace regard and so draw near Regard I say behold the face of thine anointed dear verse 10 For why within thy courts one day is better to abide Then other-where to keep or stay a thousand days beside Much rather would I keep a door within the house of God Then in the tents of wickedness to settle mine abode verse 11 For God the Lord light and defence will grace and worship give And no good thing will he withhold from them that purely live verse 12 O Lord of hosts that man is blest and happy sure is he That is perswaded in his brest to trust all times in thee Benedixisti Psal lxxxv J. H. THou hast been merciful indeed O Lord unto thy land For thou restoredst Jacobs seed from thraldom out of band verse 2 The wicked ways that they were in thou didst them clean remit And thou didst hide thy peoples sin full close thou coveredst it verse 3 Thine anger eke thou didst asswage that all thy wrath was gone And so didst turn thee from thy rage with them to be at one verse 4 O God our health do now convert thy people unto thee Put all thy wrath from us apart and angry cease to be verse 5 Why shall thine anger never and but still proceed on us And shall thy wrath it self extend upon all ages thus verse 6 Wilt thou not rather turn therefore and quicken us that we And all thy folk may evermore be glad and joy in thee verse 7 O Lord on us do thou declare thy goodness to our wealth Shew forth to us and do not spare thine aid and saving health verse 8 I will heark what God faith for he speaks to his people peace And to his saints that never they return to foolishness verse 9 For why his help is still at hand to such as do him fear Whereby great glory in our land shall dwell and flourish there verse 10 For truth and mercy there shall meet in one to take their place And peace shall justice with kiss greet and there they shall embrace verse 11 As truth from earth shall spring apace and flourish pleasantly So righteousness shall shew her face and look from heaven high verse 12 Yea God himself doth take in hand to give us each good thing And through the coasts of all the land the earth her fruit shall bring verse 13 Before his face shall justice go much like a guide or stay He shall direct his steps also and keep them in the way Inclina Domine Psal lxxxvi J. H. LOrd bow thine ear to my request and hear me by and by With grievous pain and grief opprest full poor and weak am I. verse 2 Preserve my soul because my ways and doings holy be And save thy servant O my Lord that puts his trust in thee verse 3 Thy mercy Lord on me express defend me eke withall For through the day I do not cease on thee to cry and call verse 4 Comfort O Lord thy servants soul that now with pain is pin'd For unto thee Lord I extol and lift my soul and minde verse 5 For thou art good and bountiful thy gifts of grace are free And eke thy mercy plentiful to all that call on thee verse 6 O Lord likewise when I do pray regard and give an ear Mark well the words that I do say and all my prayers hear verse 7 In time when trouble doth me move to thee I do complain For why I know and well do prove thou answerest me again verse 8 Among the gods O Lord is none with thee to be compar'd And none can do as thou a lone the like hath not been heard The second part verse 9 The Gentiles and the people all which thou didst make and frame Before thy face on knees shall fall and glorify my Name verse 10 For why thou art so much of might all power is thine own Thou workest wonders still in sight for thou art God a lone verse 11 O teach me Lord thy way and I shall in thy truth proceed O joyn my heart to thee so nigh that I thy Name may dread verse 12 To thee my God will I give praise with all my heart O Lord And glorify thy Name always for ever through the world verse 13 For why thy mercy shew'd to me is great and doth excell Thou seâ—t'st my soul at liberty out from the lower hell verse 14 O Lord the proud against me rise and heaps of men of might They seek my soul and in no wise will have thee in their sight verse 15 Thou Lord art merciful and meek full slack and slow to wrath Thy goodness is full great and eke thy truth no measure hath verse 16 O turn to me and mercy grant thy strength to me apply O help and save thine own servant thy hand-maids son am I. verse 17 On me some signe of favour show that all my soes may see And be asham'd because Lord thou dost help and comfort me Fundamenta Psal lxxxvii J. H. THat city shall full well endure her ground-work still doth stay Upon the holy hills full sure it can no
time decay verse 2 God-boves the gates of Sion best his grace doth there abide He loves them more then all the rest of Jacobs tent beside verse 3 Full glorious things reported be in Sion and abroad Great things I say are said of thee thou city of our God verse 4 On Rahab I will cast an eye and bear in minde the same And Babylon shall eke apply and learn to know my Name verse 5 Lo Palestine and Tyre also with Ethiope likewise A people old full long ago were born and there did rise verse 6 Of Sion they shall say abroad That divers men of fame Have there sprung up and the high God hath founded fast the same verse 7 In their records to them it shall through Gods device appear Of Sion that the chief of all had his beginning there verse 8 The trumpeters with such as sing there in great plenty be My fountains and my pleasant springs are compastall in thee Dominâ— Deus Psal lxxxviii J. H. LOrd God of health the hope and stay thou art alone to me I call and cry throughout the day and all the night to thee verse 2 O let my prayer soon ascend unto thy sight on high Incline thine ear O Lord attend and hearken to my cry verse 3 For why with wo my heart is fill'd and doth in trouble dwell My life and breath almost doth yeeld and draweth nigh to hell verse 4 I am esteem'd as one of them that in the pit do fall And made as one among those men that have no strength at all verse 5 As one among the dead and free from things that here remain It were more ease for me to be with them the which are slain verse 6 As those that lie in grave I say whom thou hast clean forgot The which thy hand hath cut away and thou regard'st them not verse 7 Yea like to one shut up full sure within the lower pit In places dark and all obscure and in the depth of it verse 8 Thine anger and thy wrath likewise full sore on me doth ly And all thy storms against me rise my soul to vex and try verse 9 Thou putt'st my friends sar off from me and mak'st them hate me sore I am shut up in prison fast and can come forth no more verse 10 My sight doth fail through grief and wo I call to thee O God Throughout the day my hands also to thee I stretch abroad The second part verse 11 Dost thou unto the dead declare thy wondrous works of fame Shall dead to life again repair and praise thee for the same verse 12 Or shall thy loving kindness Lord be preached in the grave Or shall with them that are destroy'd thy truth her honour have verse 13 Shall they that lie in dark full low of all thy wonders wot Or there shall they thy justice know where all things are forgot verse 14 But I O Lord to thee always do cry and call apace My prayer eke ere it be day shall come before thy face verse 15 Why dost thou Lord abhor my soul in grief that seeketh thee And now O Lord why dost thou hide thy face away from me verse 16 I am afflict as dying still from youth this many a year The terrours which do vex me ill with troubled minde I bear verse 17 The furies of thy wrathful rage full sore upon me fall Thy terrours eke do not asswage but me oppress withal verse 18 All day they compass me about as water at the tide And all at once with streams full stout beset me on each side verse 19 Thou settest far from me friends and lovers every one Yea and mine old acquaintance all out of my sight are gone Misericordias Psal lxxxix J. H. TO sing the mercies of the Lord my tongue shall never spare And with my mouth from age to age thy truth I will declare verse 2 For I have said That mercy shall for evermore remain In that thou dost the heavens stay thy truth appeareth plain verse 3 To mine elect saith God I made a covenant and behest My servant David to perswade I swore and did protest verse 4 Thy feed for ever I will stay and stablish it full fast And still uphold thy throne alway from age to age to last verse 5 The heavens shew with joy and mirth thy wondrous worke O Lord Thy saints within thy Church on earth thy saith and truth record verse 6 Who with the Lord is equal then in all the clouds abroad Among the sons of all the gods what one is like our God verse 7 God in assembly of the saints is greatly to be dread And over all that dwell about in terrour to be had verse 8 Lord God of hosts in all the world what one is like to thee On every side most mighty Lord thy truth is seen to be verse 9 The raging sea by thine advice thou ruâ—est at thy will And when the waves thereof arise thou mak'st them calm and still verse 10 And Egypt Lord thou hast subdu'd and thou hast it destroy'd Yea thou thy toes with mâ—ghty arm hast scatt'red all abroad The second part verse 11 The heavens are thine and still have been likewise the earth and land The world and all that is therein thou foundedst wâ—th tay hand verse 12 Both north and south with east and west thy self didst make and frame Both Tabor mount and eke Hermon rejoyce and praise thy Name verse 13 Thine arm is strong and full of power all might therein doth lie The strength of thy right hand each hour thou listest up on high verse 14 In righteousness and equity thou hast thy seat and place Mercy and truth are still with thee and go before thy face verse 15 That folk is blest that knows aright thy present power O God For in the favour of thy sight they walk full safe abroad verse 16 For in thy Name throughout the day they joy and much rejoyce And through thy righteousness have they a pleasant fame and noise verse 17 For why their glory strength and aid in thee alone doth fie Thy goodness eke that hath us staid shall lift our horn on high verse 18 Our strength that doth defend us well the Lord to us doth bring The holy one of Israel he is our guide and king verse 19 Sometimes thy will unto thy saints in visions thou didst show And thus then didst thou say to them thy minde to make them know verse 20 A man of might I have erect your king and guide to be And set him up whom I elect among the folk to me The third part verse 21 My servant David I appoint whom I have searched out And with my holy oyl anoint him king of all the rout verse 22 For why my hand is ready still with him for to remain And with mine arm also I will him strengthen and sustain verse 23 The enemieâ— shall not him oppress they shall him not devour Ne yet the sons of
wickedness on him shall have no power verse 24 His foes likewise I will destroy before his face in fight And those that hate him I will plague and strike them with my might verse 25 My truth and mercy eke withall shall still upon him lie And in my Name his horn eke shall be listed up on high verse 26 His kingdom I will set to be upon the sea and land And eke the running flouds shall he embrace with his right hand verse 27 He shall depend with all his heart on me and thus shall say My Father and my God thou art my rock of health and stay verse 28 As my first-born I will him take of all on earth that springs His might and honour I will make above all earthly kings verse 29 My mercy shall be with him still as I my self have told My faithful covenant to fulfil my mercy I will hold verse 30 And eke his seed I will sustain for ever strong and sure So that his seat shall still remain while heaven doth endure The fourth part verse 31 If that his sons for sake my law and so begin to swerve And of my judgements have none aw nor will not them observe verse 32 Or if they do not use aright my statutes to them made And set all my commandments light and will not keep my trade verse 33 Then with the rod will I begin their doings to amend And so with scourging for their sin if that they do offend verse 34 My mercy yet and my goodness I will not take him fro Nor handle him with craftiness and so my truth forgo verse 35 But sure my covenant I will hold with all that I have spoke No word the which my lips have told shall alter or be broke verse 36 Once sware I by my holiness and that perform will I With David I shall keep promise to him I will not lie verse 37 His seed for evermore shall reign and eke his throne of might As doth the sun it shall remain for ever in my fight verse 38 And as the moon within thesky for ever standeth fast A faithful witness from on high so shall his kingdom last verse 39 But now O Lord thou dost reject and now thou changest cheer Yea thou art wroth with thine elect thine own anointe dear verse 40 The covenant with thy servant made Lord thou hast quite undone And down upon the ground also hast cast his royal crown The fifth part verse 41 Thou pluck'st his hedges up with might his walls thou dost confound Thou beatest eke his bulwarks down and break'st them to the ground verse 42 That he is sore destroy'd and torn of comers by throughout And so is made a mock and scorn to all that dwell about verse 43 Thou their right hand hast lifted up that him so sore annoy And all his foes that him devour lo thou hast made to joy verse 44 His swords edge thou dost take away that should his foes withstand To him in war no victory thou giv'st nor upper hand verse 45 His glory thou dost also waste his throne his joy his mirth By thee is overthrown and cast full low upon the earth verse 46 Thou hast cut off and made full short his youth and lusty days And rais'd of him an ill report with shame and great dispraise verse 47 How long away from me O Lord for ever wilt thou turn And shall thine anger still alway as fire consume and burn verse 48 O call to minde remember then my time consumeth fast Why hast thou made the sons of men as things in vain to waste verse 49 What man is he that liveth here and death shall never see Or from the hand of hell his soul shall he deliver free verse 50 Where is O Lord thine own goodness so oft declar'd beforn Which by thy truth and uprightness to David thou hast sworn verse 51 The great rebukes to minde I call that on thy servants lie The railings of the people all born in my breast have I verse 52 Wherewith O Lord thine enemies blasphemed have thy Name The steps of thine anointed one they cease not to defame verse 53 All praise to thee O Lord of hosts both now and eke for ay Through sky and earth and all the coasts Amen amen I say Domine refugium Psal xc J. H. THou Lord hast been our sure defence our place of ease and rest In all times past yea so long since as cannot be exprest verse 2 Ere there was made mountain or hâ—â—l the earth and world abroad From age to age and always still for ever thou art God verse 3 Thou grindest man through grief and pain to dust or clay and then And then thou say'st again Return again ye sons of men verse 4 The lasting of a thousand years what is it in thy sight As yesterday it doth appear or as a watch by night verse 5 So soon as thou dost scatter them then is their life and trade All as asleep and like the grass whose beauty soon doth fade verse 6 Which in the morning shines full bright but fadeth by and by And is cut down ere it be night all with'red dead and dry verse 7 For through thine anger we consume our might is much decay'd And of thy fervent wrath and sume we are full sore afraid verse 8 The wicked works that we have wrought thou sett'st before thine eye Our privy faults yea eke our thoughts thy countenance doth spie verse 9 For through thy wrath our days do waste thereof doth nought remain Our yearâ— consume as words or blasts and are not call'd again verse 10 Our time is threescore years and ten that we do live on mold If one see fourscore surely then we count him wondrous old The second part verse 11 Yet of this time the strength and chief the which we count upon Is nothing else but painful grief and we as blasts are gone verse 12 Who once doth know what strength is there what might thine anger hath Or in his heart who doth thee fear according to thy wrath verse 13 Instruct us Lord to know and try how long our days remain That then we may our hearts apply true wisdom to attain verse 14 Return O Lord how long wilt thou forth on in wrath proceed Shew favour to thy servants now and help them at their need verse 15 Refresh us with thy mercy soon and then our joy shall be All times so long as life doth last in heart rejoyce will we verse 16 As thou hast plagued us before now also make us glad And for the years wherein full sore affliction we have had verse 17 O let thy work and power appear and on thy servants light And shew unto thy children dear thy glory and thy might verse 18 Lord let thy grace and glory stand on us thy servants thus Confirm the works we take in hand Lord prosper them to us Qui habitat Psal xci J. H. HE that within the secret place of
God most high doth dwell In shadow of the Mightiest grace at rest shall keep him well verse 2 Thou art my hope and my strong hold I to the Lord will say My God is he in him will I my whole affiance stay verse 3 He shall defend thee from the snare the which the hunter laid And from the deadly plague and care whereof thou art afraid verse 4 And with his wings shall cover thee and keep thee safely there His faith and truth thy fence shall be as sure as shield and spear verse 5 So that thou shalt not need I say to fear or be affright Of all the shafts that flie by day nor terrours of the night verse 6 Nor of the plague that privily doth walk in dark so fast Nor yet of that which doth destroy and at noon-day doth waste verse 7 Yea at thy side as thou dost stand a thousand dead shall be Ten thousand eke at thy right hand and yet shalt thou be free verse 8 But thou shalt see it for thy part thine eyes shall well regard That even like to their desert the wicked have reward verse 9 For why O Lord I onely lust to stay my hope on thee And in the Righ'st I put my trust my sure defence is he verse 10 Thou shalt not need none ill to fear with thee it shall not mell Nor yet the plague shall once come near the house where thou dost dwell verse 11 For why unto his angels all with charge commanded he That still in all thy ways they shall preserve and prosper thee verse 12 And in their hands shall bear thee up still waiting thee upon So that thy foot shall never chance to spurn at any stone verse 13 Upon the lions thou shalt go the adder fell and long And tread upon the lions young with dragons stout and strong verse 14 For he that trusteth unto me I will dispatch him quite And him defend because that he doth know my Name aright verse 15 When he for help on me doth cry an answer I will give And from his grief take him will I in glory for to live verse 16 With length of years and days of wealth I will fulfill his time The goodness of my saving health I will declare to him Bonumest Psal xcii J. H. IT is a thing both good and meet to praise the highest Lord And to thy Name O thou most High to sing with one accord verse 2 To shew the kindness of the Lord betime ere day be light And eke declare his truth abroad when it doth draw to night verse 3 Upon ten-stringed instruments on lute and harp so sweet With all the mirth you can invent of instruments most meet verse 4 For thou hast made me to rejoyce in things so wrought by thee And I have joy in heart and voice thy handy-works to see verse 5 O Lord how glorious and how great are all thy works so stout So deeply are thy counsels set that none can try them out verse 6 The man unwise hath not the wit this gear to pass to bring And all such sools are nothing fit to understand this thing verse 7 When so the wicked at their will as grass do spring full fast They when they flourish in their ill for ever shall be waste verse 8 But thou art mighty Lord most high yea thou dost reign therefore In every time eternally both now and evermore verse 9 For why O Lord behold and see behold thy foes I say How all that work iniquity shall perish and decay verse 10 But thou like as an unicorn shalt list mine horn on high With fresh and new prepared oyl thine ointed king am I verse 11 And of my foes before mine eyes shall see the fall and shame Of all that up against me rise mine ears shall hear the same verse 12 The just shall flourish up on high as date-trees bud and blow And as the cedars multiply in Libanus that grow verse 13 For they are planted in the place and dwelling of our God Within his courts they spring apace and flourish all abroad verse 14 And in their age much fruit shall bring both fat and well beseen And pleasantly both bud and spring with boughs and branches green verse 15 To shew that God is good and just and upright in his will He is my rock my hope and trust in him there is none ill Dominus regnavit Psal xciii J. H. THe Lord as King a lost doth reign with glory goodly dight And he to shew his strength and main hath girt himself with might verse 2 The Lord likewise the earth hath made and shaped it so sure No might can make it move or fade at stay it doth endure verse 3 Ere that the world was made or wrought thy seat was set before Beyond all time that can be thought thou hast been evermore verse 4 The flouds O Lord the flouds do rise they roar and make a noise The flouds I say did enterprise and listed up their voice verse 5 Yea though the storms arise in fight though seas do rage and swell The Lord is strong and more of might for he on high doth dwell verse 6 And look what promise he doth make his houshold to defend For just and true they shall it take all times without an end Deus ultionum Psal xciv J. H. O Lord thou dost revenge all wrong that office 'longs to thee Sith vengeance doth to thee belong declare that all may see verse 2 Set forth thy self for thou of right the earth dost judge and guide Reward the proud and men of might according to their pride verse 3 How long shall wicked men bear sway with lifting up their voice How long shall wicked men I say thus triumph and rejoyce verse 4 How long shall they with brags burst out and proudly prate their fill Shall they rejoyce that be so stout whose works are ever ill verse 5 Thy flock O Lord thine heritage they spoil and vex full sore Against thy people they do rage still daily more and more verse 6 The widows which are comfortless and strangers they destroy They slay the children fatherless and none doth put them by verse 7 And when they take these things in hand this talk they have of thee Can Jacobs God this understand tush no he cannot see verse 8 O folk unwise and people rude some knowledge now discern Ye fools among the multitude at length begin to learn verse 9 The Lord which made the ear of man he needs of right must hear He made the eye all things must then before his sight appear verse 10 The Lord doth all the world correct and make them understand Shall he not then your deeds detect how can ye scape his hand The second part verse 11 The Lord doth know the thoughts of man his heart he seeth full plain The Lord I say mans thoughts doth scan and findeth them but vain verse 12 But Lord that man is happy sure whom thou
holiness proclaim 〈◊〉 thankful eke with heart and voice and mindful of the same Cantate Domino Psal xcviii J. H. 〈◊〉 Sing ye now unto the Lord a new and pleasant long 〈◊〉 he hath wrought throughout the world his wonders great and strong With his right hand full worthily he doth his foes devour â—â—d get himself the victory with his own arm and power The Lord doth make the people know his saving health and might â—e Lord doth eke his justice show in all the heathens sight His grace and truth to Israel in minde he doth record â—at all the earth hath seen right well the goodness of the Lord. â—e glad in him with joyful voice all people of the earth â—ethanks to God sing and rejoyce to him with joy and mirth Upon the harp unto him sing give thanks to him with psalms Rejoyce before the Lord our King with trumpets and with shalms verse 7 Yea let the sea with all therein for joy both roar and swell The earth likewise let it begin with all that therein dwell verse 8 And let the flouds rejoyce their fills and clap their hands apace And eke the mountains and the hills before the Lord his face verse 9 For he shall come to judge and try the world and every wight And rule the people mightily with justice and with right Dominus regnavit Psal xcix J. H. THe Lord doth reign although at it the people rage full sore Yea he on cherubims doth sit though all the world do roar verse 2 The Lord that doth in Sion dwell is high and wondrous great Above all folk he doth excell and he aloft is set verse 3 Let all men praise thy mighty Name for it is fearful sure And let them magnifie the same that holy is and pure verse 4 The princely power of our King doth love judgement and right Thou rightly rulest everything in Jacob through thy might verse 5 To praise the Lord our God devise all honour to him do Before his footstool worship him for he is holy too verse 6 Moses Aaron and Samuel as priests on him did call When they did pray he heard them well and gave them answer all verse 7 Within the cloud to them he spake then did they labour still To keep such saws as he did make and pointed them untill verse 8 O Lord our God thou didst them hear and answeredst them again Thy mercy did on them appear their deeds didst not maintain verse 9 O laud and praise our God and Lord within his holy hill For why our God throughout the world is holy ever still Jubilate Deo Psal c. J. H. ALl people that on earth do dwell sing to the Lord with chearful voice verse 2 Him serve with fear his praise forth tell come ye before him and rejoyce verse 3 The Lord ye know is God indeed without our aid he did us make We are his flock he doth us feed and for his sheep he doth us take verse 4 O enter then his gates with praise approach with joy his courts unto Praise laud and bless his Name always for it is seemly so to do verse 5 For why the Lord our God is good his mercy is for ever sure His truth at all times firmly stood and shall from age to age endure Another of the same by J. H. IN God the Lord be glad and light praise him throughout the earth verse 2 Serve him and come before his sight with singing and with mirth verse 3 Know that the Lord our God he is he did us make and keep Not we our selves for we are his own flock and pasture-sheep verse 4 O go into his gates always give thanks within the same Within his courts set forth his praise and laud his holy Name verse 5 For why the goodness of the Lord for evermore doth reign From age to age throughout the world his truth doth still remain Misericordiam Psal ci N. I Mercy will and judgement sing O Lord God unto thee verse 2 And wisely do in perfect way until thou come to me And in the midst of my house walk in pureness of my sprite verse 3 And I no kinde of wicked thing will set before my sight I hate their works that fall away it shall not cleave to me verse 4 From me shall part the froward heart none evil will I see verse 5 Him will I stroy that slandereth his neighbour privily The lofty heart I cannot hear nor him that looketh high verse 6 Mine eyes shall be on them within the land that faithful be In perfect way who walketh shall be servant unto me verse 7 I will no guileful person have within my house to dwell And in my presence he shall not remain that lies doth tell verse 8 Betimes I will destroy even all the wicked of the land That I may from Gods city cut the wicked workers hand Domine exaudi Psal cii N. O Hear my prayer Lord and let my cry come unto thee verse 2 In time of trouble do not hide thy face away from me verse 3 Incline thine ear to me make haste to hear me when I call For as the smoke doth fade so do my days consume and fall verse 4 And as an hearth my bones are burnt my heart is smitten dead And withers like the grass that I forget to eat my bread verse 5 By reason of my groaning voice my bones cleave to my skin verse 6 As pelicane in wilderness such case now am I in And as an owl in desert is so I am such an one verse 7 I watch and as a sparrow on the house-top am alone verse 8 Lo daily in reproachful wise mine enemies do me scorn And they that do against me rage against me they have sworn verse 9 Surely with ashes as with bread my hunger I have fill'd And mingled have my drink with tears that from mine eyes have still'd verse 10 Because of thy displeasure Lord thy wrath and thy disdain For thou hast listed me aloft and cast me down again verse 11 The days wherein I pass my life are like the fleeting shade And I am with'red like the grass that soon away doth fade verse 12 But thou O Lord for ever dost remain in steady place And thy remembrance ever doth abide from race to race The second part verse 13 Thou wilt arise and mercy thou to Sion wilt extend The time of mercy now the time foreset is come to end verse 14 For even in the stones thereof thy servants do delight And on the dust thereof they have compassion in their sprite verse 15 Then shall the heathen people fear the Lords most holy Name And all the kings on earth shall dread thy glory and thy fame verse 16 Then when the Lord the mighty God again shall Sion rear And then when he most nobly in his glory shall appear verse 17 To prayer of the desolate when he himself shall bend When he shall not disdain unto their prayers to attend verse 18
this great Lord did make Which trees he doth nourish that grow up so long verse 17 In these may birds build and make there their nests In fir-trees the storks remain and abide verse 18 The high hills are succours for wilde goats to rest And eke the rock stony for conies to hide verse 19 The moon then is set her seasons to run The days from the nights thereby to discern And by the descending also of the sun The cold from heat alway thereby we do learn verse 20 When darkness doth come by Gods will and power Then creep forth do all the beasts of the wood verse 21 The lions range roaring their prey to devour But yet it is thou Lord which givest them food verse 22 As soon as the sun is up they retire To couch in their dens then are they full fain verse 23 That man to his work may as right doth require Till night come and call him to take rest again The third part verse 24 How sundry O Lord are all thy works found With wisdom full great they are indeed wrought So that the whole world of thy praise doth sound And as for thy riches they pass all mens thought verse 25 So is the great sea which large is and broad Where things that creep swarm and beasts of each sort verse 26 There both mighty ships sail and some lie at rode The whale huge and monstrous there also doth sport verse 27 All things on thee wait thou dost them relieve And thou in due time full well dost them feed verse 28 Now when it doth please thee the same for to give They gather full gladly those things which they need Thou openest thine hand and they finde such grace That they with good things are filled we see verse 29 But sore are they troubled if thou turn thy face For if thou their breath take vile dust then they be verse 30 Again when thy Spirit from thee doth proceed All things to appoint and what shall ensue Then are they created as thou hast decreed And dost by thy goodness the dry earth renew verse 31 The praise of the Lord for ever shall last Who may in his works by right well rejoyce verse 32 His look can the earth make to tremble full fast And likewise the mountains to smoke at his voice verse 33 To this Lord and God sing will I always So long as I live my God praise will I. verse 34 Then am I most certain my words shall him please I will rejoyce in him to him will I cry verse 35 The sinners O Lord consume in thine ire And eke the perverse them root out with shame But as for my soul now let it still desire And say with the faithful Praise ye the Lords Name Confitemini Dom. Psal cv N. GIve praises unto God the Lord and call upon his Name Among the people eke declare his works to spread his fame verse 2 Sing ye unto the Lord I say and sing unto him praise And talk of all his wondrous works that he hath wrought always verse 3 In honour of his holy Name rejoyce with one accord And let the heart also rejoyce of them that seek the Lord. verse 4 Seek ye the Lord and seek the strength of his eternal might And seek his face continually and presence of his sight verse 5 The wondrous works which he hath done keep still in mindful heart Ne let the judgements of his mouth out of your minde depart verse 6 Ye that of faithful Abraham his servant are the feed Ye his elect the children that of Jacob do proceed verse 7 For he he onely is I say the mighty Lord our God And his most rightful judgements are through all the earth abroad verse 8 His promise and his covenant which he hath made to his He hath remembred evermore to thousands of degrees The second part verse 9 The covenant which he hath made with Abraham long ago And faithful oath which he hath sworn to Isaac also verse 10 And did confirm the same for law that Jacob should obey And for eternal covenant to Israel for ay verse 11 When thus he said Lo I to you all Canaan land will give The lot of your inheritance wherein your seed shall live verse 12 Although the number at that time did very small appear Yea. very small and in the land they then but strangers were verse 13 While yet they walkt from land to land without a sure abode And while from sundry kingdoms they did wander all abroad verse 14 And wrong at no oppressours hands he suffered them to take But even the great and mighty kings reproved for their sake verse 15 And thus he said Touch ye not those that mine anointed be Ne do the prophets my harm that do pertain to me verse 16 He call'd a dearth upon the land of bread he stroy'd the store But he against the time of need had sent a man before The third part verse 17 Even Joseph which had once been sold to live a slave in wo Whose feet they hurt in stocks whose soul the irons pierc'd also verse 18 Until the time came when his cause was known apparently The mighty word of God the Lord his faultless truth did try verse 19 The king sent and delivered him from prison where he was verse 20 The ruler of the people then did freely let him pass verse 21 And over all his house he made him lord to bear the sway And of his substance made him have the rule and all the stay verse 22 That he might to his will instruct the princes of the land And wisdoms lore his ancient men might cause to understand verse 23 Then into the Egyptian land came Israel also And Jacob in the land of Ham did live a stranger tho verse 24 His people he exceedingly in number made to flow And over all their enemies in strength he made them grow verse 25 Whose heart he turn'd that they with hate his people did entreat And did his servants wrongfully abuse with false deceit The fourth part verse 26 His faithful servant Moses then and Aaron whom he chose He did command to go to them his message to disclose verse 27 The wondrous message of his signs among them he did show And wonders in the land of Ham then did they work also verse 28 Darkness he sent and made it dark in stead of brighter day And unto his commission they did not disobey verse 29 He turn'd their waters into bloud he did their fishes slay verse 30 Their land brought frogs even in the place where their king Pharaoh lay verse 31 He spake and at his voice there came great swarms of noysom flies And all the quarters of the land were fill'd with crawling lice verse 32 He gave them cold and stony hail in stead of milder rain And fiery flames within their land he sent unto their pain verse 33 He smote their vines and all their trees whereon their figs did grow And
grief I die when I these traitours see Because they keep no whit thy word nor yet seek to know thee verse 159 Behold for I do love thy laws with heart most glad and fain As thou art good and gracious Lord restore my life again verse 160 What thy word doth decree must be and so it hath been ever Thy righteous judgements are also most true and decay never SCHIN The one and twentieth part verse 161 Princes have sought by cruelty causless to make me crouch But all in vain for of thy word the fear did my heart touch verse 162 And certainly even of thy word I was more merry and glad Then he that of rich spoils and prey great store and plenty had verse 163 As for all lies and falsities I hate most and detest For why thy holy law do I above all things love best verse 164 Seven times a day I praise the Lord singing with heart and voice Thy righteous acts and wonderful so cause me to rejoyce verse 165 Great peace and rest shall all such have as do thy statutes love No danger shall their quiet state empair or once remove verse 166 My onely health and comfort Lord I look for at thy hand And therefore have I done those things which thou didst me command verse 167 Thy laws have been mine exercise which my soul most desir'd So much to them my love was bent that nought else I requir'd verse 168 Thy statutes and commandements I kept thou know'st aright For all the things that I have done are present in thy sight TAV. The two and twentieth part verse 169 O Lord let my complaint and cry before thy face appear And as thou hast me promise made so teach me thee to fear verse 170 Mine humble supplication toward thee let finde access And grant me Lord deliverance for so is thy promise verse 171 Then shall my lips thy praises speak after most ample sort When thou thy statutes hast me taught wherein stands my comfort verse 172 My tongue shall ling and preach thy word and on this wise say shall Gods famous acts and noble laws are just and perfect all verse 173 Stretch out thy hand I thee beseech and speedily me save For thy commandments to observe chosen O Lord I have verse 174 Of thee alone Lord I crave health for other I know none And in thy law and nothing else I do delight alone verse 175 Grant me therefore long days to live thy Name to magnifie And of thy judgements merciful let me the favour crie verse 176 For I was lost and went astray much like a wandring sheep Oh seek me for I have not fail'd thy commandments to keep Ad Dominum Psal cxx T. S. IN trouble and in thrall Unto the Lord I call And he doth me comfort verse 2 Deliver me I say From liars lips alway And tongues of false report verse 3 What vantage or what thing Gett'st thou thus for to sting Thou false and flatt'ring liar verse 4 Thy tongue doth hurt I ween No less then arrows keen Or hot consuming fire verse 5 Alas too long I flack Within these tents so black Which Kedars are by name By whom the flock elect And all of Isaacs sect Are put to open shame verse 6 With them that peace did hate I came a peace to make And set a quiet life verse 7 But when my tale was told Causlesâ— I was controll'd By them that would have strife Levavi oculos Psal cxxi W. W. I Lift mine eyes to Sion hill From whence I do attend That succour God me send verse 2 The mighty God me succour will Which heaven and earth framed And all things therein named verse 3 Thy foot from slip he will preserve And will thee safely keep For he will never sleep verse 4 Lo he that doth Israel conserve No sleep at all can him catch But his eyes shall ever watch verse 5 The Lord is thy warrant alway The Lord eke doth thee cover As at thy right hand ever verse 6 The sun shall not thee parch by day Nor the moon not half so bright Shall with cold hurt thee by night verse 7 The Lord will keep thee from distress And will thy life sure save verse 8 And thou shalt also have In all thy business good success Where-ever thou goest in or out God will thy things bring about Letatus sum Psal cxxii W. K. I Did in heart rejoyce To hear the peoples voice In offering so willingly verse 2 For let us up say they And in the Lords house pray Thus spake the folk full lovingly verse 3 Our feet that wandred wide Shall in thy gates abide O thou Jerusalem full fair Which art so seemly set Much like a city neat The like whereof is not elsewhere verse 4 The tribes with one accord The tribes of God the Lord Are thither bent their way to take So God before did tell That there his Israel Their prayers should together make verse 5 For there are thrones erect And that for this respect To set forth justice orderly Which thrones right to maintain To Davids house pertain His folk to judge accordingly verse 6 To pray let us not cease For Jerusalemâ—s pâ—ace Thy friends God prosper mightily verse 7 Peace be thy walls about And prosper thee throughout Thy palaces continually verse 8 I wish thy prosperous state For my poor brethrens sake That comfort have by means of thee verse 9 Gods house doth me allure Thy wâ—alth for to procure So much always as lies in me Ad te levavi Psal cxxiii T. S. O Lord that heaven dost possess I lift mine eyes to thee verse 2 Even as the servant lifteth his his masters hands to see As hand-maids watch their mistress hand some grace for to atchieve So we behold the Lord our God till he do us forgive verse 3 Lord grant us thy compassion and mercy in thy sight For we are fill'd and overcome with hatred and despight verse 4 Our minds be stuft with great rebuke the rich and worldly wise Do make of us their mocking-stocks the proud do us despise Nisi quia Dom. Psal cxxiv W. W. NOw Israel may say and that truly If that the Lord had not our cause maintain'd verse 2 If that the Lord had not our right sustain'd When all the world against us furiously Made their uproars and said we should all die verse 3 Now long ago they had devour'd us all And swallow'd quick for ought that we could deem Such was their rage as we might well esteem verse 4 And as the flouds with mighty force do fall So had they now our lives even brought to thrall verse 5 The raging streams most proud in roaring noise Had long ago o'rewhelm'd us in the deep verse 6 But lov'd be God which doth us safely keep From bloudy teeth and their most cruel voice Which as a prey to eat us would rejoyce verse 7 Even as a bird out of the fowlers grin Escapes away right so it
fares with us Broke are their nets and we have scaped thus verse 8 God that made heaven and earth is our help then His Name hath sav'd us from these wicked men Qui confidunt Psal cxxv W. K. SUch as in God the Lord do trust As mount Sion shall firmly stand And be removed at no hand The Lord will count them right and just So that they shall be sure For ever to endure verse 2 As mighty mountains huge and great Jerusalem about do close So will the Lord do unto those Who on his godly will do wait Such are to him so dear They never need to fear verse 3 For though the righteous try doth he By making wicked men his rod Lest they through grief forsake their God It shall not as their lot still be verse 4 Give Lord to us thy light Whose hearts are true and right verse 5 But as for such as turn aside By crooked ways which they out sought The Lord will surely bring to nought With workers vile they shall abide But peace with Israel For evermore shall dwell Another of the same by R. W. THose that do put their confidence Upon the Lord our God onely And flee to him for their defence In all their need and misery Their faith is sure still to endure Grounded on Christ the corner-stone Mov'd with none ill but standeth full Stedfast like to the mount Sion And as about Jerusalem The mighty hills do it compass So that no enemies come to them To hurt that town in any case So God indeed in every need His faithful people doth defend Standing them by assuredly From this time forth world without end Right wise and good is our Lord God And will not suffer certainly The sinners and ungodlies rod To tarry upon his family Lest they also from God should go Falling to sin and wickedness O Lord defend world without end Thy Christian flock through thy goodness O Lord do good to Christians all That stedfast in thy word abide Such as willingly from God fall And to false doctrine daily slide Such will the Lord scatter abroad With hypocrites thrown down to hell God will them send pains without end But Lord grant peace to Israel Glory to God the Father of might And to the Son our Saviour And to the holy Ghost whose light Shine in our hearts and us succour That the right way from day to day We may walk and him glorifie With heates desire all that are here Worship the Lord and say Amen In convertendo Psal cxxvi W. W. WHen that the Lord again his Sion had forth brought From bondage great and also servitude extreme His work was such as did surmount mans heart thought So that we were much like to them that use to dream verse 2 Our mouths were with laughter filled then And eke our tongues did shew us joyful men The heathen folk were forced then this to confess How that the Lord for them also great things had done verse 3 But much more we and therefore can confess no less Wherefore to joy we have good cause as we begun verse 4 O Lord go forth thou canst our bondage end As to deserts the flowing rivers send verse 5 Full true it is that they which sow in tears indeed A time will come when they shall reap in mirth and joy verse 6 They went and wept in bearing of their precious seed For that their foes full often times did them annoy But their return with joy they shall sure see Their sheaves home bring and not empaired be Nisi Dom. Psal cxxvii W. W. EXcept the Lord the house doth make And thereunto doth set his hand What men do build it cannot stand Likewise in vain men undertake Cities and holds to watch and ward Except the Lord be their safeguard verse 2 Though ye rise early in the morn And so at night go late to bed Feeding full hardly with brown bread Yet were your labour lost and worn But they whom God doth love and keep Receive all things with quiet sleep verse 3 Therefore mark well when-ever you see That men have heirs t' enjoy their land It is the gift of Gods own hand For God himself doth multiply Of his great liberality The blessing of posterity verse 4 And when the children come to age They grow in strength and activeness In person and in comeliness So that a shaft shot with courage Of one that hath a most strong arm Flies not so swift nor doth like harm verse 5 Oh well is he that hath his quiver Furnisht with such artillerie For when in peril he shall be Such one shall never shake nor shiver When that he pleads before the judge Against his foes that bear him grudge Beati omnes Psal cxxviii T. S. BLessed art thou that fearest God and walkest in his way verse 2 For of thy labour thou shalt eat happy art thou I say verse 3 Like fruitful vines on thy house side so doth thy wife spring out Thy children stand like olive-plants thy table round about verse 4 Thus art thou blest that fearest God and he shall let thee see verse 5 The promised Jerusalem and her felicitie verse 6 Thou shalt thy childrens children see to thy great joys increase And likewise grace on Israel prosperity and peace Sape expugnaverunt Psal cxxix N. OFt they now Israel may say me from my youth assail'd verse 2 Oft they assail'd me from my youth yet never they prevail'd verse 3 Upon my back the plowers plow'd and furrows long did cast verse 4 The righteous Lord hath cut the cords of wicked foes at last verse 5 They that hate me shall be asham'd and turned back also verse 6 And made as grass upon the house which with reth ere it grow verse 7 Whereof the mower cannot finde enough to fill his hand Nor can he fill his lap that goeth to glean upon the land verse 8 Nor passers by pray God on them to let his blessing fall Nor say We bless you in the Name of God the Lord at all De profundis Psal cxxx W. W. LOrd to thee I make my moan when dangers me oppress I call I sigh plain and groan trusting to fiâ—de release verse 2 Hear now O Lord my request for it is full due time And let thine ears ay be prest unto this prayer mine verse 3 O Lord our God if thou weigh our sins and them peruse Who shall then escape and say I can my self excuse verse 4 But Lord thou art merciful and turn'st to us thy grace That we with hearts most careful should fear before thy face verse 5 In God I put my whole trust my soul waits on his will For his promise is most just and I hope therein still verse 6 My soul to God hath regard wishing for him alway More then they that watch and ward to see the dawning day verse 7 Let Israel then boldly in the Lord put his trust He is that God of mercy that his deliver
N. O Lord thou hast me try'd and known my sitting thou dost know verse 2 And râ—â—ing eke my thoughts afar thou understand'st also verse 3 My paths yea and my lying down thou compassest always And by familiar custom art acquainted with my ways verse 4 No word is in my tongue O Lord but known it is to thee verse 5 Thou me behinde hold'st and before thou lay'st thine hand on me verse 6 Too wonderful above my reach Lord is thy cunning skill It is so high that I the same cannot attain untill verse 7 From sight of thy all-seeing Spirit Lord whither shall I go Or whither shall I flee away thy presence to scape fro verse 8 To heaven if I mount aloft lo thou art present there In hell if I lie down below even there thou dost appear verse 9 Yea let me take the morning wings and let me go and bide Even there where are the farthest parts where flowing sea doth slide verse 10 Yea even thither also shall thy reaching hand me guide And thy right hand shall hold me fast and make me to abide verse 11 Yea if I say The darkness shall yet shroud me from thy sight Lo even also the darkest night about me shall be light verse 12 Yea darkness hideth not from thee but night doth shine as day To thee the darkness and the light are both alike alway The second part verse 13 For thou possessed hast my reins and thou hast covered me When I within my mothers womb enclosed was by thee verse 14 Thee will I praise made fearfully and wondrously I am Thy works are marvellous right well my soul doth know the same verse 15 My bones they are not hid from thee although in secret place I have been made and in the earth beneath I shaped was verse 16 When I was formless then thine eye saw me for in thy book Were written all nought was before that after fashion took verse 17 The thoughts therefore of thee O God how dear are they to me And of them all how passing great the endless number be verse 18 If I should count them lo their sum more then the land I see And whensoever I awake yet am I still with thee verse 19 The wicked and the bloudy men O that thou wouldest slay Even those O God to whom Depart depart from me I say verse 20 Even those of thee O Lord my God that speak full wickedly Those that are lifted up in vain being enemies to thee verse 21 Hate I not them that hate thee Lord and that in earnest wise Contend I not against them all against thee that arise verse 22 I hate them with unfeigned hate even as my utter foes verse 23 Try me O God and know my heart my thoughts prove and disclose verse 24 Consider Lord if wickedness in me there any be And in thy way O God my Guide forever lead thou me Eripe me Psal cxl N. LOrd save me from the evil man and from the cruel wight verse 2 And from all those which evil do imagine in their sprite Which make on me continual war their tongues lo they have whet verse 3 Like serpents underneath their lips is adders poison set verse 4 Keep me O Lord from wicked hands preserve me to abide Free from the cruel man that means to cause my steps to slide verse 5 The proud have laid a snare for me and they have spread a net With cords in my path-way and grins for me eke have they set verse 6 Therefore I said unto the Lord. Thou art my God alone Hear me O Lord O hear the voice wherewith I pray and mone verse 7 O Lord my God thou onely art the strength that saveth me My head in day of battel hath been covered still by thee verse 8 Let not O Lord the wicked have the end of his desire Perform not his ill thoughts left he with pride be set on fire verse 9 Of them that compass me about the chiefest of them all Lord let the mischief of their lips upon themselves befall verse 10 Let coals fall on them let him cast them in consuming flame And in deep pits so as they may not rise out of the same verse 11 For no backbiter shall on earth be set in stable plight And evil to destruction still shall hunt the cruel wight verse 12 I know the Lord th' afflicted will revenge and judge the poor verse 13 The just shall praise thy Name just shall dwell with thee evermore Domine clamavi Psal cxli. N. O Lord upon thee do I call Lord haste thee unto me And hearken Lord unto my voice when I do cry to thee verse 2 As incense let my prayers be directed in thine eyes And the uplifting of my hands as evening sacrifice verse 3 My Lord for guiding of my mouth set thou a watch before And also of my moving lips O Lord keep thou the door verse 4 That I should wicked works commit incline thou not my heart With ill men of their delicates Lord let me eat no part verse 5 But let the righteous smite me Lord for that is good for me Let him reprove me and the same a precious oyl shall be Such smiting shall not break my head the time shall shortly fall When I shall in their misery make prayers for them all verse 6 Then when in stony places down their judges shall be cast Then shall they hear my words for then they have a pleasant taste verse 7 Our bones about the graves mouth lo scatt'red are they found As he that heweth wood or he that diggeth up the ground verse 8 But O my Lord my God mine eyes do look up unto thee In thee is all my trust let not my soul forsaken be verse 9 Which they have laid to catch me in Lord keep me from the snare And from the subtil grins of them that wicked workers are verse 10 The wicked into their own nets together let them fall While I do by thy help escape the danger of them all Voce mea Psal cxlii N. BEfore the Lord God with my voice I did send out my cry And with my strained voice unto the Lord God prayed I. verse 2 My meditation in his sight to pour I did not spare And in the presence of the Lord my trouble did declare verse 3 Although perplexed was my spirit my path was known to thee In way where I did walk a snare they slily laid for me verse 4 I look'd and view'd on my right hand but none there would me know All refuge sailed me and for my soul none cared tho verse 5 Then cry'd I Lord to thee and said My hope thou onely art Thou in the land of living art my portion and my part verse 6 Heark to my cry for I am brought full low deliver me From them that do me persecute for me too strong they be verse 7 That I may praise thy Name my soul from prison Lord bring out When thou art good to
power Give to you and your nation his blessing mercy and favour Glory be to God the Father c. The ten Commandments of God Exod. 20. W W. ATtend my people and give ear Of ferly things I will thee tell See that my words in minde thou bear And to my precepts listen well commandment 1 I am thy sovereign Lord and God Which have thee brought from careful thral And eke reclaim'd from Pharaohs rod Make thee no gods on them to call commandment 2 Nor fashioned form of any thing In heaven or earth to worship it For I thy God by revenging With grievous plagues this â—in will smite commandment 3 Take not in vain Gods holy Name Abuse it not after thy will For so thou might'st soon purchase blame And in his wrath he would thee spill commandment 4 The Lord from work the seventh day ceast And brought all things to perfect end So thou and thine that day take rest That to Gods hefts ye may attend commandment 5 Unto thy parents honour give As Gods commandments do intend That thou long days and good mayst live In earth where God a place doth lend commandment 6 Beware of murder and cruel hate commandment 7 All filthy fornication fear commandment 8 See thou steal not in any rate commandment 9 False witness against no man bear commandment 10 Thy neighbours house wish not to have His wife or ought that he calls mine His field his ox his ass his slave Or anything which is not thine A Prayer The Spirit of grace grant us O Lord To keep these laws our hearts restore And cause us all with one accord To magnifie thy Name therefore For of our selves no strength we have To keep these laws after thy will Thy might therefore O Christ we crave That we in thee may them fulfil Lord for thy Names sake grant us this Thou art our strength O Saviour Christ Of thee to speed how should we miss In whom our treasure doth consist To thee for evermore be praise With the Father in each respect And with the holy Spirit always The Comforter of thine elect The Lords Prayer D. Cox OUr Father which in heaven art And mak'st us all one brotherhood To call upon thee with one heart Our heavenly Father and our God Grant we pray not with lips alone But with our hearts deep sigh and grone Thy blessed Name be sanctifi'd Thy holy word might us inflame In holy life for to abide To magnifie thy holy Name From all errours defend and keep The little flock of thy poor sheep Thy kingdom come even at this hour And henceforth everlastingly Thine holy Ghost into us pour With all his gifts most plenteously From Satans rage and filthy band Defend us with thy mighty hand Thy will be done with diligence Like as in heaven in earth also In trouble grant us patience Thee to obey in wealth and wo. Let not flesh bloud or any ill Prevail against thy holy will Give us this day our daily bread And all other good gifts of thine Keep us from war and from bloudshed Also from sickness dearth and pine That we may live in quietness Without all greedy carefulness Forgive us our offences all Relieve our careful conscience As we forgive both great and small Which unto us have done offence Prepare us Lord for to serve thee In perfect love and unitie O Lord into temptation Lead us not when the fiend doth rage To withstand his invasion Give power and strength to every age Arm and make strong thy feeble host With faith and with the holy Ghost O Lord from evil deliver us The days and times are dangerous From everlasting death save us And in our last need comfort us A blessed end to us bequeath Into thy hands our souls receive For thou O Lord art King of kings And thou hast power over all Thy glory shineth in all things In the wide world universal Amen let it be done O Lord That we have pray'd with one accord The twelve Articles of the Christian Faith ALl my belief and confidence is in the Lord of might The Father which all things hath made the day and eke the night The heavens and the firmament and also many a star The earth and all that is therein which pass mans reason far And in like manner I beleeve in Christ our Lord his Son Coequal with the Deity and man in flesh and bone Con ceived by the holy Ghost his word doth me assure And of his mother Mary born yet she a virgin pure Because mankinde to Satan was for sin in bond and thrall He came and offered up himself to death to save us all And suffering most grievous pain then Pilate being judge Was crucified on the cross and thereat did not grudge And so he died in the flesh but quickned in the sprite His body then was buried as is our use and rite His soul did after this descend into the lower parts A dread unto the wicked sprites but joy to faithful hearts And in the third day of his death he rose to life again To th' end he might be glorifi'd out of all grief and pain Ascending to the heavens high to fit in glory still On Gods right hand his Father dear according to his will Until the day of judgement come when he shall come again With angels power yet of that day we all be uncertain To judge all people righteously whom he hath dearly bought The living and the dead also which he hath made of nought And in the holy Spirit of God my faith to satisfie The third person in Trinitie beleeve I stedfastly The holy and catholick Church that Gods word doth maintain And holy Scripture doth allow which Satan doth disdain And also I do trust to have by Jesus Christ his death Release and pardon of my sins and that onely by faith What time all flesh shall rise again before the Lord of might And see him with their bodily eyes which now do give them light And then shall Christ our Saviour the sheep and goats divide And give life everlastingly to those whom he hath tri'd Within his realm celestial in glory for to rest With all his holy company of saints and angels blest Which serve the Lord omnipotent obediently each hour To whom be all dominion and praise for evermore A prayer to the holy Ghost to be sung before the Sermon COme holy Spirit the God of might Comforter of us all Teach us to know thy word aright that we do never fall O holy Ghost visit our coast defend us with thy shield Against all sin and wickedness Lord help us win the field Lord keep our King and his counsel and give them will and might To persevere in thy Gospel which can put sin to flight O Lord that giv'st thy holy word send preachers plenteously That in the same we may accord and therein live and die O holy Spirit direct aright the preachers of thy word That thou by them mayst cut
save me for 11 105 Give praises unto 21 107 Give thanks unto 22 148 Give laud unto 29  H  12 HElp Lord for 4 13 How long will 4 51 Have mercy on me 11 56 Have mercy Lord 12 67 Have mercy on us 13 73 How ever it be 15 84 How pleasant is 17 91 He that within 19  I  5 INcline thine ears 3 11 I trust in God 4 20 In trouble and 5 25 I lift my heart 6 34 I will give laud 7 39 I said I will 9 40 I waited long 9 43 Judge and revenge 9 77 I with my voice 15 92 It is a thing 19 100 In God the Lord 20 101 I mercy will and 20 109 In speechless 23 116 I love the Lord 23 120 In trouble and in 26 121 I lift mine eyes 26 122 I did in heart 26  L  6 LOrd in thy 3 16 Lord keep 4 26 Lord be my Judge 6 35 Lord plead my 8 42 Like as the hart 9 68 Let God arise 13 72 Lord give thy 14 86 Lord bow thine 17 88 Lord God of 18 â—30 Lord to thee 27 140 Lord save me 28 143 Lord hear my 28  M  23 MY shepherd is 6 45 My heart doth 10 62 My soul to God 13 71 My Lord my God 14 103 My soul give laud 20 104 My soul praise the 21 146 My soul praise thou 29  N  115 NOt unto us 23 124 Now Israel 26  O  3 O Lord how are 3 4 O God that art 3 7 O Lord my God 3 8 O God our Lord 3 15 O Lord within thy 4 17 O Lord give eat 4 18 O God my strength 5 21 O Lord how joyful 5 22 O God my God 5 31 O Lord I put my 7 Psalm  Folio 44 Our ears have heard 9 51 O Lord consider 11 55 O God give ear 12 60 O Lord thou didst 12 63 O God my God 13 64 O Lord unto my 13 70 O God to me 14 79 O God the Gentiles 16 94 O Lord thou dost 19 95 O come let us 19 98 O sing ye now 20 102 O hear my prayer 20 108 O God my heart 22 117 O all ye national 24 118 O give ye thanks 24 123 O Lord that 26 129 Oft they now 27 131 O Lord I am not 27 133 O how happy a thing 27 135 O praise the Lord 27 136 O laud the Lord 27 139 O Lord thou hast 28 141 O Lord upon thee 28  P  38 PUt me not to 8 106 Praise ye the Lord 21 136 Praise ye the Lord 27 147 Praise ye the Lord 29  R  61 REgard O Lord 12 132 Remember Davids 27  S  59 SEnd aid and save me 12 69 Save me O God 14 96 Sing ye with praise 19 125 Such as in God 26 149 Sing ye unto 29  T  1 THe man is blest that hath 3 14 There is no God 4 19 The heavens and 5 23 The Lord is onely 6 24 The earth is all 6 27 The Lord is both 6 28 Thou art O Lord 6 32 The man is blest 7 36 The wicked with 8 41 The man is blest that careful 9 46 The Lord is our 10 50 The mighty God 10 50 The God of gods 11 53 The foolish man 11 57 Take pity for thy 12 65 Thy praise alone 13 76 To all that now in 15 80 Thou Herd that 16 85 Thou hast been 17 87 That city shall 18 89 To sing the mercies 18 90 Thou Lord hast been 18 93 The Lord as King doth 19 97 The Lord doth reign 20 99 The Lord doth reign 20 110 The Lord did say 23 112 The man is blest 23 125 Those that do put 26 138 Thee will I praise 28 145 Thee will I laud 29  U  75 UNto thee God 15  W  2 WHy did the Gentiles 3 9 With heart and 3 10 What is the cause 4 52 Why dost thou tyrant 11 74 Why art thou Lord 1â— 111 With heart I do 23 114 When Israel by 23 126 When that the Lord 26 137 When as we sat 28  Y  33 YE righteous in 7 47 Ye people all with 10 53 Ye rulers that 12 66 Ye men on earth 13 113 Ye children which 23 150 Yeeld unto God 29 Theâ—e ye shall have in the beginning of the psalms VEni Creater Spiritus The humble suit of a sinner Venite exulteâ—ius Te Deum laudamus The song of the three children Penedictus Magnificat anima mea Nune dimittis Quicunque vult The lamentation of a sinner The Pater noster The ten Commandments The complaint of a sinner These ye shall have after the end of the psalms PRaise ye the Lord ye Gentiles Behold now give good heed Attend my people The Lords prayer The Creed A prayer to the holy Ghost Da pacem O Lord in thee is all my A Thanksgiving Preserve us Lord. FINIS
The lords of all the isles thereby great gifts to him shall bring The kings of Saba and Araby give many a costly thing The second part verse 11 All kings shall seek with one accord in his good grace to stand And all the people of the world shall serve him at his hand verse 12 For he the needy sort doth save that unto him do call And eke the simple folk that have no help of man at all verse 13 He taketh pity on the poor that are with need opprest He doth preserve them evermore and bring their souls to rest verse 14 He shall redeem their lives from dread from fraud from wrong from might And eke the bloud that they shall bleed is precious in his sight verse 15 But he shall live and they shall bring to him of Saba's gold He shall be honour'd as a king and daily be extoll'd verse 16 The mighty mountains of his land of corn shall bear such throng That it like cedar-trees shall stand in Libanus full long verse 17 Their cities eke full well shall speed the fruits thereof shall pass In plenty it shall far exceed and spring as green as grass verse 18 For ever they shall praise his name while that the sun is light And think them happy through the same all folk shall bless his might verse 17 Praise ye the Lord of hosts and sing to Israels God each one For he doth every wondrous thing yea he himself alone verse 20 And blessed be his holy Name all times eternally That all the earth may praise the same amen amen say I. Quam bonus Deus Psal lxxiii T. S. HOw ever it be yet God is good and kinde to Israel And to all such as safely keep their conscience pure and well verse 2 Yet sike a fool I almost slipt my feet began to slide And ere I wist even at a pinch my steps awry 'gan glide verse 3 for when I saw such foolish men I grudg'd and did disdain That wicked men all things should have without turmoil or pain verse 4 They never suffer pangs nor grief as if death should them smite Their bodies are both stout and strong and ever in good plight verse 5 And free from all adversity when other men be shent And with the rest they take no part of plague or punishment verse 6 Therefore presumption doth embrace their necks as doth a chain And are even wrapt as in a robe with rapine and disdain verse 7 They are so fed that even for fat their eyes oft times out start And as for worldly goods they have more then can wish their heart verse 8 Their life is most licentious boasting much of the wrong Which they have done to simple men and ever pride among verse 9 The heavens and the living Lord they spare not to blaspheme And prate they do of worldly things no wight they do esteem verse 10 The people of God oft-times turn back to see their prosperous state And almost drink the self-same cup and follow the same rate The second part verse 11 How can it be that God say they should know or understand These worldly things sith wicked men be lords of sea and land verse 12 For we may see how wicked men in riches still increase Rewarded well with worldly goods and live in rest and peace verse 13 Then why do I from wickedness my fantasie refrain And wash my hands with innocents and cleanse my heart in vain verse 14 And suffer scourges every day as subject to all blame And every morning from my youth sustain rebuke and shame verse 15 And I had almost said as they misliking mine estate But that I should thy children judge as folk unfortunate verse 16 Then I bethought me how I might this matter understand But yet the labour was too great for me to take in hand verse 17 Until the time I went into thine holy place and then I understood right perfectly the end of all these men verse 18 And namely how thou settest them upon a slippery place And at thy pleasure and thy will thou dost them all deface verse 19 Then all men muse at that strange sight to see how suddenly They are destroy'd dispatcht consum'd and dead so horribly verse 20 Much like a dream when one awakes so shall their wealth decay Their famous names in all mens sight shall ebb and pass away The third part verse 21 Yet thus my heart was grieved then my minde was much opprest verse 22 So fond was I and ignorant and in this point a beast verse 23 Yet nevertheless by my right hand thou hold'st me always fast verse 24 And with thy counsel dost me guide to glory at the last verse 25 What thing is there that I can wish but thee in heaven above And in the earth there is nothing like thee that I can love verse 26 My flesh and eke my heart doth fail but God doth fail me never For of my health God is the strength my portion eke for ever verse 27 And lo all such as thee forsake thou shalt destroy each one And those that trust in any thing saving in thee alone verse 28 Therefore will I draw near to God and ever with him dwell In God alone I put my trust thy wonders I will tell Vtquid Deus Psal lxxiv. J. H. WHy art thou Lord so long from us in all this danger deep Why doth thine anger kindle thus at thine own pasture-sheep verse 2 Lord call the people to thy thought which have been thine so long The which thou hast redeem'd and brought from bondage sore and strong verse 3 Have minde therefore and think upon remember it full well Thy pleasant place thy mount Sion where thou wast wont to dwell verse 4 Lift up thy feet and come in haste and all thy foes deface Which now at pleasure rob and waste within thy holy place verse 5 Amid thy congregations all Thine enemies roar O God They set as signs on every wall their banners splaid abroad verse 6 As men with axes hew down trees that on the hills do grow So shine the bills and swords of these within thy temple now verse 7 The cieling saw'd the carved boards the goodly graven stones With axes hammers bills and swords they beat them down at once verse 8 Thy places they consume with flame and eke in all this toil The house appointed to thy Name they rase down to the soil verse 9 And thus they say within their heart Dispatch them out of hand Then burnt they up in every part Gods houses through the land verse 10 Yet thou no signe of help dost send our prophets all are gone To tell when this our plague shall end among us there is none verse 11 When wilt thou Lord once end this shame and cease thine enemies strong Shall they always blaspheme thy Name and rail on thee so long verse 12 Why dost thou draw thy hand aback and hide it in thy lap Oh pluck it out