round about verse 14 Thou makest us a by-word here Among the heathen spread Among the people every-where A shaking of the head verse 15 Lo my confusion through disgrace Before me still I see The shame of my abashed face Hath also covered mee verse 16 For his voice sake that doth reherse Such blasphemies and taunts By reason of th' avenger fierce And adversaries vaunts 3. Part. Argument The constancy and integritie of the Church in persecution verse 17 THis storm of trouble have we felt Yet have not thee forgot Nor in thy Covenant falsly dealt verse 18 Our hearts diverting not Nor from thy ways our steps have stray'd verse 19 Though thou hast broke us sore In Dragons dens and deaths dark shade Where we are covered ore verse 20 If our Gods Name we have forgot To strange gods rear'd our hands verse 21 God shall discov'r it shall he not Our thoughts that understands verse 22 We all day long are kil'd and slain Even for thy dear Names sake As sheep for slaughter we are ta'n verse 23 Why sleep'st thou Lord awake Cast us not off for evermore verse 24 Arise why hid'st thy face Forgetting our afflictions sore And our distressed case verse 25 For down to dust our soul is trod On earth as worms we craul verse 26 For thy sweet mercies sake ô God Rise help redeem us all PSAL. XLV To Coventry tune The perfections and prerogatives of Christ Jesus set forth in a type of Solomon MY studious heart contemplating Good matter doth indite I of the King Compos'd a thing Which here I will recite My tongue is as a Writers pen To frequent writing us'd verse 2 O fairer then The sons of men Thy lips have grace infus'd God therefore hath thee ever blest verse 3 Thy sword gird on thy thigh And be thou drest O mightiest With state and majesty verse 4 Ride on in this thy majesty VVith prosperous success Because of thy Humilitie Thy truth and righteousness And thy right hand shall teach thee things Even rare and dreadfull arts verse 5 Thy shasts keen stings Shall wound the Kings Proud adversaries hearts VVhereby thy foes are undertrod verse 6 For ever lasts thy throne Thy ruling rod Even thine ô God It is a righteous one verse 7 Thy soul loves truth and lewdnes hates And God thy God therefore Thee consecrates Above thy mates VVith oil of gladnes store verse 8 Out of the Iv'ry palaces With fragrant garments clad Myrrhe Alôes And Cassia please Whereby they make thee glad verse 9 Among the noble female band Kings daughters were inroll'd At thy right hand The Queen did stand In purest Ophir gold 2. Part. Argument The happy calling and manifold priviledges of the Church in type of Solomons Queen verse 10 HEarken ô daughter bow thine ear Consider and incline Forget what were Thy people there And fathers house of thine verse 11 Then shall the Kings affections stream Desire thy beautie trim For he must reign Thy Lord supream And thou must worship him verse 12 With gifts among them shall resort Thy daughter there ô Tyre The richer sort There craying for 't Thy favour shall desire verse 13 The daughter of this royall line VVithin for to behold Doth with divine Resplendence shine Her clothing all wrought gold verse 14 Be brought unto the King shall shee In needle-work aray'd And unto thee Her train shall be And virgin-mates convay'd verse 15 With nuptiall joys and festivall They shall these Ladies bring Where met they shall Have entrance all To th' Palace of the King verse 16 Thy fathers for succession sake Shall leave a fruitfull birth VVhom thou mai'st take And Princes make In all the Christian earth verse 17 To ages all I 'l keep in store Remembrance of thy Name Thy praise therefore For evermore Shall all the earth proclame PSAL. XLVI To Dutch tune The siege of Jerusalem is raised the Church triumpheth in God GOD is our strength and present aid Our refuge in our need verse 2 Therefore we will not be afraid Nor tottering earth-quakes heed verse 3 Tho midst of Seas huge hils be hurld Tho troubled waters rore And swellings of the billows curld Make mountains tremble sore verse 4 A river there with crystall stream Shall glad that Citie of his The sacred tents of God supream verse 5 The Lord amidst her is Right early God shall help her there She shall not once be mov'd verse 6 The heathen Kingdoms moved were And most outragious prov'd He uttering then that voice of his Made th' earth to melt away verse 7 The Lord of hoasts with Israel is And Jacobs God our stay verse 8 Come see Gods works whose powerfull hand The earth hath des'late made verse 9 He ceaseth wars in every Land He breaks the desp'rate blade He fires the Chariot breaks the bow verse 10 Be still and know saith he That I am God on earth below And there extoll'd will be Among the heathens magnifi'd Shall be my glorious power verse 11 The Lord of hoasts is on our side And Jacobs God our Tower PSAL. XLVII To Martyrs tune The happy calling of the Jews and Gentiles the triumphant carrying up of the Ark. 1 King 8. 4. CLap hands ye people generally With voice of triumph glad verse 2 Shout to the Lord that is most high And greatly to be drad Ore all the earth a mightie King verse 3 He shall subdue the lands And people in subjection bring To Israels commands verse 4 Our heritage shall God select The portion fair set out Of Jacob whom he did affect verse 5 The Lord 's gone up with shout The Lord 's gone up with trumpets sound To God due praises sing verse 6 Sing praises ô sing praises round Sing praises to our King verse 7 Of all the earth God's King alone Sing praise with knowledge then verse 8 God sits upon his holy throne Reigns ore the heathen men verse 9 The peoples Princes hither throng People of Abrahams God The shields of th' earth to God belong Exalted all abroad PSAL. XLVIII To old England tune To siege of Jerusalem is raised He praiseth the beautifull structure thereof GReat is the LORD his praise no less For so must we record In mountain of his holiness And Citie of our Lord. verse 2 Mount Sion is a beauteous thing And on her Northern side The Citie of the mightie King The whole earths joy and pride verse 3 The LORD within her palace there Is known a refuge nigh verse 4 For lo the Kings assembled were Together they past-by verse 5 They saw it and they marvailed And troubled sore they were verse 6 They hasted thence for fear and dread Which seis'd upon them there As child bed-pains take woman-kinde So sorely pain'd were they verse 7 Thou breakest with an Eastern winde The Tarsean
thou the fountain whence Proceedeth my defence Thy wings safe shade Shall now be made My joyfull residence verse 8 My soul pursues thee hard Thy right hand is my guard verse 9 But who assay My soul to slay Shall death and hell reward verse 10 They by the sword shall fall The foxes portion all verse 11 But for the King Fresh joys shall spring While he on God doth call All swearing by his Name Shall glory in the same Their mouth likewise That utter lies The Lord shall stop with shame PSAL. LXIV York tune He shews the destruction of crafty and cruell persecutors and how Gods judgement shall be reverenced of others VOuchsafe ô Lord to hear my cry And to my pray'rs give ear Preserve my life from th' enemie Of whom I stand in fear verse 2 Lord hide me from the secret snare That wicked men devise From them that wicked workers are And up against me rise verse 3 For they have made their tongues acute As sharpest edge of swords That they might deadly arrows shoot Most cruell bitter words verse 4 That they may shoot in secrecy The perfect man to hit They do shoot at him suddainly And do not fear a whit verse 5 With courage they in ill proceed And commune how to lay Their privy snares in hope to speed For who shall see say they verse 6 They to accomplish wickedness Have diligently sought Their hearts are deep and bottomless With every secret thought verse 7 A suddain arrow shall them wound Shot from the Lord to slay verse 8 So shall their tongues themselves confound Beholders flee away verse 9 This shall a feare on all men bring They shall Gods work declare Most prudently considering What these his doings are verse 10 The righteous shall in God delight Trust in his holy Name And all that are in heart upright Shall glory in the same PSAL. LXV New verse tune The promptnes of the Church to serve God The assurance of pardon of sin access to his presence and success in our prayers with the great and terrible God PRaise waiteth for thee still O God in Sions hill And unto thee The vow shall be Performed with good will verse 2 O thou that hearest pray'rs To thee all flesh repairs verse 3 My sins assail And so prevail They fill me with dispairs But Lord no sins are they But what thou dost away verse 4 O blest are those Whom thou hast chose That neer approach thee may Within thy Courts to abide VVhere we are full suppli'd VVith grace of which Thy house is rich Thy Temple sanctifi'd verse 5 Thou wilt by dreadfull things VVhich thy sure justice brings An answer frame O thou great name VVhence our salvation springs VVho art the confidence Of earths concumference And also theirs Whom th' Ocean bears Remote so far from hence verse 6 VVhose strength sets fast the hills And girt with pow'r he stills verse 7 The Sea that raves With boist'rous waves And mens rebellious wills verse 8 Thy signs affright the stout Who all parts dwell about The mornings voice Thou mak'st rejoice And th'evenings goings out 2. Part. Argument The rich blessings of God upon the earth verse 9 THou visitest the land And wat'rest with thy hand Gods river which Makes earth so rich Powrs down at thy command It do'th with water flow And corn thou do'st bestow When as thou hast By thy forecast Provided for it so verse 10 Her ridges that are dry Thou wat'rest plenteously Her furrowes cast Thou setlest fast And softning show'rs apply Thy blessings make the crop To spring upon its top verse 11 Thou crownest th'yeer With goodnes meer Thy paths doe fatness drop verse 12 The pastures are suppli'd And desarts far and wide VVhile rain distills The little hills Rejoyce on every side verse 13 The covered vallies spring With corn which they forth-bring The pastures glad With flocks are clad They shout for joy and sing PSAL. LXVI To Coventry tune He praiseth God for miraculous deliverances SIng to the Lord ô all yee lands And make a joyfull sound verse 2 Sing forth his fame And glorious Name And make his praise renown'd verse 3 How dreadfull works come from thy Thy pow'r say Lord how great hands Foes bow before verse 4 Vast earth adore At his most sacred seat Yea sing unto thy Name shall they In songs thine honour spread verse 5 Gods works come see Whose actions bee To mortalls full of dread verse 6 To firm dry land he turn'd the Sea And all the waters moist There went they through And dry-shod too There wee in him rejoic'd verse 7 He ever rules by soveraign pow'rs His eyes all lands descry O let not then Rebellious men Exalt themselves on high verse 8 All people praise this God of ours With earnest voices strive His praise renown'd To make resound verse 9 Who holds our soul alive And suffereth not on any side Our feet to be remov'd verse 10 For thou ô God With smarting rod Hast us thy servants prov'd As silver in a furnace tri'd So throughly tri'd were we verse 11 Our feet were set Within the net And therein brought by thee Afflictions sore and violent Thou mad'st our loins abide verse 12 Yea thou did'st then Cause furious men Over our heads to ride Through flames of fire we also went And through the watry flouds But surely thou Hast brought us now To places stor'd with goods 2. Part. Argument He gives us an example of true gratitude by performance of vows sacrifices exhortations abstaining from sin and cheerfull praises verse 13 BUrnt-offrings to thy house I 'l bear There those sworn vows to pay verse 14 VVith lips of mine And mouth made thine In my distressfull day verse 15 Burnt sacrifice of fatlings there My soul to thee devotes VVith incense too Of Rammes enow VVith Bullocks offring Goats verse 16 Come hearken ye that fear Gods Name To you declare will I VVhat favour hee Hath done for mee verse 17 My mouth to him did cry I with my tongue extoll'd his fame verse 18 But if I should regard And purpose in My heart to sin My pray'r should not be heard verse 19 But God hath heard me verily And hath been well content VVith willing ear The voice to hear And pray'r I did present verse 20 The Lord I bless and magnifie VVho turned not away Nor grace hath he VVith-held from me VVhen I to him did pray PSAL. LXVII A prayer for the publication of the Gospel and the blessings that do accompany it O God be mercifull to thine And bless us every one Command thy face on us to shine verse 2 Thy way on earth make knowne Thy saving health to Nations all verse 3 Let people praise thy Name O let them all in generall Give praises to the same verse 4 Let all the people far and wide Sing out with joy and mirth For thou shalt justly judge and guide
God both by Sea and Land the dependance of the creatures upon him the wicked are cursed for contempt of his works verse 24 HOw many are thy works O Lord In wisdom all compos'd The earth by thee is richly stor'd VVith treasures there-inclos'd verse 25 So is this great and spacious deep Replenisht therewithall VVhere things innumerable creep And beasts both great and small verse 26 The ships go also here away Leviathan here keeps VVhom thou hast made to sport and play Within the tumbling deeps verse 27 These on thy bounty all depend For seasonable food verse 28 Thy lib'rall hand thou dost extend And they are fill'd with good They gather what thou dost supply verse 29 Thou hid'st thy face they mourn Thou tak'st away their breath they die And to their dust return verse 30 Thy Spirits power thou sendest forth VVhich them anew creates And all the surface of the earth Thy Spirit renovates verse 31 For ever lasts the Lords renown His works his joy provokes verse 32 Earth made to tremble at his frown Hills at his touch to smoke verse 33 I 'l praise the Lord with cheerfull song While I remain alive VVhile I have beeing shall my tongue In his choice praises strive verse 34 My thoughts of him most sweet shall be In God will I be joy'd verse 35 Let workers of iniquitie Be from the earth destroy'd And let the wicked be no more O thou my soul record The praises of the Lord therefore Praise ye praise ye the Lord. PSAL. CV Old England tune An exhortation to seek Gods favour help and succour upon consideration of his wonderfull works expressed all the world â—ver GIve thanks to God call on his Name To men his deeds make known verse 2 Sing sing his praise his works proclame And wonders ev'ry one verse 3 Joy fill their hearts that seek his grace Boast in â—is holy Name verse 4 Sâ—ek seek the Lord his strength face For ever seek the same verse 5 His marv'lous works to mind recall And every wondrous deed His miracles and judgments all Which from his mouth proceed verse 6 O ye his servants Abrahams seed His chosen Jacobs sons verse 7 He is the Lord our God indeed Through th' earth his judgement runs 2. Part. Argument The fidelitie and confirmation of God promises to the faithfull instanced in Israels conduct to Canaan verse 8 HE hath remembred still to do His covenants contents The word which he commanded to A thousand of descents verse 9 Which cov'nant he with Abraham drew And next to Isaac swore verse 10 And for a law confirm'd anew To Jacob as before An everlasting Covenant With Israel firm to stand verse 11 Saying To you I freely grant All Canaans fertile land An heritage allotted you verse 12 When few the people were Their number was exceeding few And also strangers there verse 13 From under on Kings government When travelling along They to another people went verse 14 He let none do them wrong But for their sakes he Kings controll'd Let no presumptuous arm verse 15 Touch mine anointed nor be bold To do my Prophets harm 3. Part. Argument Gods preventing providence to his Church instanced in Israels coming into Aegypt and preservation there verse 16 MOreover then th' Almighty spake That famine should be spread Ore all the Land and wholly brake The succouring staffe of bread verse 17 But Joseph he had sent before Whom for a slave they sold verse 18 Whose feet with fetters they made sore He lodg'd in irons cold verse 19 Untill his words accomplishment By Gods word tri'd was he verse 20 The King the peoples Ruler sent To loose and set him free verse 21 He made him Lord of 's family And ruler of his treasure verse 22 To teach his Senate policy And binde his Peers at pleasure verse 23 Then Israel into Aegypt came And Jacob there found place To sojourn in the land of Ham verse 24 Where they encreast apace He made them stronger then their foes verse 25 And of their foes abhor'd And subtly made them deal with those The servants of the Lord. 4. Part. Argument A memoriall of Gods miracles in Aegypt They are forced to let Israel go with honour and riches verse 26 HIs chosen servants had command Moses and Aaron too verse 27 In Aegypt Hams accursed land Wonders and signes to do verse 28 A darkness he among them sent A cloud of darkness fell Against his flat commandement They no way did rebell verse 29 To bloud he turn'd their streams and springs And all their fishes kill'd verse 30 With frogs the chambers of their Kings Abundantly were fill'd verse 31 Strange flies and lice by his command In all their coasts remain verse 32 He gave them hail in all the land And flaming fire for rain verse 33 Figtrees and Vines in all their coasts He smote and brake the same verse 34 He spake and locusts countless hoasts And Caterpillars came verse 35 Upon their lands green herbs they fed And all their fruits devour verse 36 all Aegypts first-born smote he dead The chief of all their pow'r verse 37 He brought them out hir'd thereunto With gold and silver bribes And not a feeble soul quite through The Israelitish Tribes verse 38 Full glad was Aegypt when they went Their terrour did affright verse 39 He spread a cloud a sheltring tent And fire by night gave light 5. Part. Argument A touch of Gods miraculous mercies to Israel in the Wilderness and Canaan and the end for which they were bestow'd verse 40 THe Lord with Quails his people fed Such as they askt to have And satisfi'd them with the bread Which he from heaven gave verse 41 He opened stony rocks where-out Fresh waters gusht amain And like a river ran about The dry and desert plain verse 42 He on his servant Abraham thought His holy Word and all verse 43 His chosen people thence he brought With joy and festivall verse 44 The heathens labours and their lands on Israel he bestow'd verse 45 To keep his laws and his commands O spread his praise abroad PSAL. CVI. To short staffe tune The great goodnes of God to his chosen people which godly men desire to partake of GIve thanks unto the Lord Who is with goodness stor'd His mercies sure Do still endure His praise do ye record verse 2 VVho can the acts recite Performed by his might VVho can forth-show That men may know His praises infinite verse 3 O blessed blessed they That walk in judgments way And he that doth The works of truth And never goes astray verse 4 O Lord remember mee Even with thy favour free VVhich to thine own Is born alone To them vouchsaf't by thee To visit me draw near VVith thy salvation dear verse 5 Thy chosen good Well understood Let unto me appear In that deliverance VVhich doth thy land advance Let me rejoice With glorying
THE BOOK OF PSALMS IN METRE CLOSE AND PROPER TO THE HEBREW SMOOTH AND PLEASANT FOR THE METRE Plain and easie for the Tunes With Musicall Notes ARGUMENTS ANNOTATIONS AND INDEX Fitted for the ready use and understanding of all good Christians PSAL. 47. 7. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 GOD IS KING All lands Commanding PRAISES SING With Understanding Hezekiah commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of DAVID and of ASAPH the Seer c. 2 Chron. 29. 30. LONDON Printed by Matthew Simmons for the Companie of STATIONERS 1644. At the Committee of the House of COMMONS in Parliament concerning Printing April 2. 1644. IT is this day ordered by the said Committee that the Poëticall Translation of the PSALMS by W. B. c. bee entred into the Register-book of the Company of Stationers and Printed JOHN WHITE Tunes for PSALMS of pure Eights i. e. Eight syllables in a line I. The first French Tune is the tune of the old 100. Psalm used every where and may serve for all the Psalms in Eights O come sing we with joyfull noise To our Sal vations surest rock With Psalms of praise and shouts of joys To our Gods presence let us flock II. The second French tune is the old tune of the 10. Commandements used oft in London A God a King of great Command Above all Kings and Gods he is The earths deep places in his hand The strength of hills is also his III. Sweet tune is the tune of the old 51. Psalm used in most places proper for the 77. Ps. 1 p. 119. Ps. 11. p. 142. Ps. and for the 25. observing sembrief pauses â—n the four-lin'd metres Dry land and seas even both of these His holy â—ands did form and frame O come adore with bended knees The Lord our makers blessed Name For he 's our God and none but he we are his pasture-people choice The sheep of his own hand are we If ye this day will hear his voice IV. Choice tune is an easie extract out of the old 113. Ps serveth properly for the 20. 76. 99. Psalms Then harden not your stubborn heart As in the Provocation they In that extreme temp tation day Provok't me in the desert part When as your fathers tempted me They prov'd me and my work did see I forty yeers was griev'd and said This tempting age hath wholly strayd V. 1. Strain tune i. e. a strain viz. the first and third line of the old 113. Ps. instantly learnt and is proper for all Psalms in the form of the 15 th  VI. 2. Strain tune viz. a strain of the old 148. Ps. And also ye c. instantly learnt and is proper for the 70. and 135. Psalms Moreover these two strains put together make a most compleat and proper tune for the 23. 26. and 146. Psalm This people have in heart digrest And have not known my path most blest To whom therfore In wroth I swore They should not enter in my rest Single tunes of Eights and Sixes VII Martyrs tune proper for sweet and sad ditties used commonly in all places Sing to the LORD a new-made song For he hath marvails done His holy hand and arm most strong The victorie hath wonne VIII Coventry tune proper for sweet and solemn ditties mixt with fours like the 8. Ps. used in private families in London The Lord almighty hath made known His sa ving health and might His truth he openly hath shown In all the Heathens sight IX York tune proper for joyfull ditties used every where and may best serve for both the Coventry tunes to those that cannot sing them Tow'rds Israels honour'd house hath he Re membred truth and grace The earth did his salvation see Declar'd in every place X. Davids tune most proper for joyfull ditties used now frequently in London Make joyfull noise unto the LORD All dwel lers in the earth Make noises lowd his praise record â—n songs of joy and mirth XI Cambridge old tune proper for sad and solemn ditties mixt with foure like the 40. and 41. used in most places With Harp and Psalms melodious voice And Trumpets to him sing With sound of Cornet eke rejoyce Before the LORD the King XII Pause tune used in Coventry most proper for the 49. 52. and 111. Psalms Let seas and shores rejoyce their fills And both roar out with noise Let waving floods and towring hills Clap hands and joyn in joys XIII London long tune proper for solemn ditties and used every where Before the LORD whose comming shall The earth with judgement try Judging the world and people all With truth and equitie XIV Oxford tune proper for sad ditties such as the 6. and 7. Psalms used commonly in all places Behold how much it doth excell And what great joy to see When Brethren do together dwell In perfect unitie XV. Dutch bass tune used commonly in Cambridge and of late in Aldermanbury it agrees in consort with the tune following so that it is all one whether you take for they may be sung both together It s like the precious ointment which was powr'd on Aarons crown Which to his beard and gar ments rich Even to the skirts ran down XVI Dutch tune proper for mixt ditties is the most excellent and ordinary tune in all England Like pearly dew of Hermon hill Or Sions silver show'rs Blessings of life for ever still The LORD upon them powrs Double tunes of Eights and Sixes XVII Sinners tune proper for the saddest ditties in the form of the 38. 51. 88. as the tune of that which was called The humble suit of a sinner A most excellent tune mnch used of old Hard by the brooks of Babylon We sate down weeping there When Sion hill we thought up on Each thought enforc't a tear Amidst it there green willows were Whereon our harps we hung For they that led us captive there Requir'd of us a song XVIII Old England tune is the tune of the old 119. Psalm fiâ— for mixt ditties and may be used for any staffe tune of eights and sixes being best known but when it is put to any of them with four-lin'd metres as the 143 145. 148. it must be observ'd with sembrief pauses which the very meeters will point at And they that wasted us that day Did ask and urge us thus Sing one of Sions songs said they And make some mirth for us What tongue can tune or utter them In forein land what heart If I forget Jerusalem My right hand lose its art XIX New tune or New staffe tune proper for Psalms of mixt forms viz. the 12. 59. 94. 101. 109. 120. is the old tune of Te Deum onely paused and altered in a line or two to fit the metres If I do not remember thee My tongue be speech less quite If thou be not preferr'd of me Above my chief delight And now O Lord full well re cord The sonnes of Edoms cry Thus did they say In Salems day
questionless Are sure and alter never Pure holiness Doth seemly dress Thy house O Lord for ever PSAL. LXXXXIV New staffe tune The insolence and cruelty of tyrants the All-seeing eye and All-judging power of God O Lord to whom it doth belong Just vengeance to repay O God the punisher of wrong Do thou thy self display verse 2 Thou Judge of all In generall Thy self no longer hide Arise dispence A recompence To all the sonnes of pride verse 3 How long shall wicked men how long Triumph as Lords and Kings verse 4 How long shall they with spitefull tongue Pronounce and speak hard things The multitude Of sinners lewd How long shall boasting use verse 5 Thy folk in rage Thine heritage How they afflict and bruise verse 6 Poor widows strangers orphans they VVith murd'rous hands have smote verse 7 The Lord yet shall not see they say Nor Jacobs God shall note verse 8 Ye rude among The brutish throng O understand discern Ye foolish men Why when why when Will ye be wise and learn verse 9 Shall he that form'd both ears and eies Not he both see and hear verse 10 Not he correct that doth chastise The heathen every where Not he discern That makes man learn verse 11 The Lord discovers plain The thoughts of man Which he doth skan And finds them meerly vain 2. Part. Argument The blessing of sanctifi'd affliction The destruction of the wicked in their sinnes verse 12 THe man whom thou dost Lord chastise Is infinitely blest VVhom by thy Law thou makest wise That thou maist give him rest verse 13 Even when there come Times troublesome Till dangerous days be past And till the ditch Be dig'd in which The wicked shall be cast verse 14 For sure the Lord will not reject The people whom he took The heritage to him select Shall never be forsook verse 15 But sure regress To righteousness Shall judgement have again And joyntly then True-hearted men Shall wait upon her train verse 16 But who against lewd men shall rise Or who for mee 's at hand 'Gainst workers of iniquities In my behalf to stand verse 17 But that the Lord Did help afford My soul had very nigh In silence dwelt verse 18 But when I felt My foot to slip awry Thy mercies Lord did me uphold verse 19 In various thoughts which roll VVithin my brest so manifold Thy comforts glad my soul. verse 20 Lord shall the thrones Of wicked ones Have fellowship with thee When as the same Lewd mischief frame By purposed decree verse 21 Against the righteous souls they flock They guiltless bloud condem ' verse 22 But of my refuge God's the rock And my defence from them verse 23 Hee 'l recompence Their bold offence And take them in their sin The Lord I say Our God shall slay And cut them off therein PSAL. XCV To short staffe tune An exhortation to praise God the maker and governor of the world the Shepherd and Saviour of the Church A dehortation from rebellion and hardness of heart like our unbeleeving forefathers that were debarred entrance into Canaan O Come sing we a song A joyfull noise be made With joint accord Before the LORD Our rock of saving aid verse 2 Into his presence throng Hearts truly thankfull bring And make a noise Exciting joyes Sweet Psalms unto him sing verse 3 Great King great God he is Whose pow'r all Gods transcends The spacious lands Are in his hands verse 4 The deeps he comprehends The strength of hills is his The Sea in his command He made the same His hands did frame The dry and solid land verse 6 O come bow down all we Before him let us fall Let us adore And kneel before The Lord that made us all verse 7 Our God and Shepheard's he His folk and flock are we This day give ear His voice to hear If yee obedient be verse 8 And harden not your heart As once at Meribah Yee did transgress In Wilderness In that temptation day As in the desert part verse 9 Your fathers tempted me And prov'd my might Each Israelite My wonders they did see verse 10 I forty yeers was griev'd VVith this lewd race and said They are indeed An erring seed In heart and judgement straid Nor known nor have believ'd verse 11 Wherefore I sware in wrath And did protest That to my rest They should not tread the path PSAL. XCVI Coventry tune The incomparable majestie of the true God COmpose new songs and sing the same To God ô all the earth verse 2 Sing forth his fame And glorious Name All men of mortall birth From day to day ô do not spare His saving health to show verse 3 His wonders rare And fame declare That Nations all may know verse 4 For God a great God doth appear And greatly prais'd must be And every where Be had in fear Above all Gods must he verse 5 For all the Gods that Nations name Are Idols ev'ry one The Lord this same Most glorious frame Of heaven made alone verse 6 Before him honour stands in sight With majestie divine Adored might And beautie bright In 's Sanctuary shine verse 7 Ye people give unto the Lord Let every stock and tribe Unto the LORD With joint accord Glory and strength ascribe 2. Part. Argument He magnifies God for the hopefull revelation of the Gospel the joy of all creatures verse 8 GIve God the glory as the thing Due to his Name most high Devoutly bring An offering And to his courts draw nigh verse 9 Adore the LORD in beautie cleer Of his most holy place Earth far and near O stand in fear Before his awfull face verse 10 Let heathen know Jehovah reigns Be bold to say the word He Earth sustains That it remains And never shall be stirr'd He righteously shall judge the Earth verse 11 Let heavens rejoice therefore Let all the Earth Be fill'd with mirth And seas swift billows rore verse 12 Let fields and fruits shew high degrees Of mirth with one accord And then shall these The woodland trees verse 13 Rejoyce before the LORD For lo he doth himself address And judgement he pursu'th To judge all flesh With righteousness And people with his truth PSAL. XCVII Davids tune The majestie of Christs kingdome the confusion of Idolaters and great harvest of joyes promised to the godly LEt earth rejoice God reigns alone Let num'rous Iles be glad verse 2 In truth judgement dwels his throne With clouds and darkness clad verse 3 A fire his foes consuming quite There goes before his feet verse 4 His lightnings gave the world their light The earth did quake to see 't verse 5 The hills like wax did melt and thaw Before the earths great Lord verse 6 And all the world his glory saw The heav'ns his truth record verse 7 Who worship graven Images Confusion on them fall That boast of
Idols such as these Ye Gods adore him all verse 8 Mount Sion heard and was hereat With joy affected much And Judahs Daughters joy'd for that Thy judgments Lord were such verse 9 All Gods thou art extoll'd above Ore all the earth most high verse 10 Ye Saints that do Jehovah love Hate all iniquitie His servants souls he saves each one And adverse pow'r controuls verse 11 And for the righteous light is sown And joy for upright souls verse 12 Ye righteous servants of the Lord Great joy in him express And give him thanks when yee record His perfect holiness PSAL. XCVIII To the three first lines of choice tune The victorious salvation of Christ the revelation of his gracious Gospel to the great joy of all creatures UNto the LORD a new song sing For many a great and wondrous thing His mighty pow'r to pass doth bring His holy arm of soveraigntie And his right hand exalted high Have gotten him the victory verse 2 He hath made known his saving might And brought his truth to open light Even in the very heathens sight verse 3 He hath remembred in his mind His perfect truth and mercies kind As all the house of Israel find The ends of all the earth abroad Have seen declar'd and plainly show'd The saving health our God bestow'd verse 4 Make to the Lord a joyfull noise Let all the earth express their joyes And sing his praise with loudest noise verse 5 Sing to the Lord with harp rejoice With instruments of musick choice With harp and psalms melodious voice verse 6 With trumpet and with cornet sound Before this Lord and King renown'd Let sweet and sacred joys abound verse 7 Let all the earth and num'rous store Even all that dwells on seas or shore The world and all its fulness rore verse 8 Let flouds clap hands and every ford And let the hills with one accord Rejoice with joy before the Lord. verse 9 For lo he comes to judge and try The world and people gen'rally With righteousnesse and equitie PSAL. XCIX To choice tune The majesty and equitie of Christ and his kingdom The prayers answers errors corrections mercies miracles recorded of the ancient Saints for our example THe Lord doth reign let people quake 'Twixt Cherubims he sets his seat O let the earth be mov'd and shake verse 2 The Lord in Sion is so great Above all people he is high verse 3 Thy greatness let them magnifie O let them praise the dreadfull Name For high and holy is the same verse 4 The Kings firm strength doth judgment love Thou dost establish equitie Thou execut'st them from above And rul'st in Jacob righteously verse 5 The Lord our God exalt therefore And rev'rently his name adore At foot-stool of his holy throne For he 's a high and holy one verse 6 Moses and Aaron also were Among his Priests and men of fame And Samuel among them there That call'd upon his holy name They call'd and answer he did make verse 7 In cloudy pill'r to them he spake They to his his testimonies clave And kept the ord'nance that he gave verse 8 Thou answ'redst them O Lord our God Thou wast a pard'ning God likewise Though thou tookst vengeance with thy rod And their inventions didst chastise verse 9 The Lord our God exalt yee still And worship at his holy hill For sure the Lord our God alone He is a high and holy one PSAL. C. Southwell tune He exhorts to praise God for our happy calling in Christ Jesus ALL men of mortall birth That dwell in all the earth O make a noise To God with joyes verse 2 And serve the Lord with mirth O come before his throne With singing ev'ry one verse 3 For certainly The Lord most high Ev'n he is God alone He made us and not we Not we our selves but he His folk and flock And pasture stock He made us for to be verse 4 VVith praise come to his gate And in his Courts relate His laud and fame And bless his name His honour celebrate verse 5 For God is good for ever His mercy faileth never His truth doth last All ages past And constant doth persever PSAL. CI. To new staff tune David vows to rule his house and Kingdom with discreet justice to curb and cut off the wicked and countenance the godly LOrd I will sing of mercy sweet And judgement to thy praise verse 2 And wisely guide my wary feet In all thy perfect ways VVhen wilt thou Lord To me accord Thy justice to impart At home will I VValk righteously And with a perfect heart verse 3 I will no wicked thing abide Before mine eyes to be I hate their works that turn aside It shall not cleave to me verse 4 The froward heart From me shall part Anâ— have no more access And I will no Such persons know As practise wickedness verse 5 That man that sland'reth privily I will cut off be sure The stout in heart whose looks are high I will not once indure verse 6 I 'l look out then The faithfull men That dwell with me they may And then shall he My servant be That walks in perfect way verse 7 I in my house will entertain No guilefull man to dwell Nor in my sight shall he remain That lies invents to tell verse 8 I soon cut short The wicked sort And wickd works condem ' That so I may Them take away From Gods Jerusalem PSAL. CII Sinners tune The lamentations of the whole Church as one man in the captivity of Babylon LOrd hear my prayer and let my cry Come speedily to thee verse 2 In day of my calamity Hide not thy face from me Incline thine ear invok'd to day Thine answer quick return verse 3 My days as smoke consume away My bones hearth-like do burn verse 4 My heart like grass is withered With deep and dolefull grones verse 5 While I forget to eat my bread My skin cleaves to my bones verse 6 The Pelican of wilderness And deserts Owl I match verse 7 And Sparrow-like companionless On houses top I watch verse 8 I all day long am made a scorn To my malicious foes The mad men are against me sworn Against me that arose verse 9 For bread I do the ashes eat My drink with weeping mixt verse 10 Because thine indignation great And anger comes betwixt For down thou hast thy servant cast First having rais'd me high verse 11 Like fleeting shade my days are past Like with'ring grass am I. verse 12 But thou O Lord dost still indure From all mutation free To ev'ry generation sure Shall thy remembrance be 2. Part. To martyrs tune The Churches restauration from Babylon and happy reformation in the days of the Gospel he desires to see it but contents himself with consideration of Gods eternity and perpetuity of his Church verse 13 THou shalt arise and mercy yet To Sion
hunger-pin'd 2. Part. Argument Gods providence towards poor prisoners sick persons though incurring their miseries by their sins verse 10 SUch as in darkness have abode With shade of death ore-cast VVhom irons and afflictions load VVhich fetters bind them fast verse 11 Because Gods word was scornfully Rebell'd against by them The counsell of the Lord most high Because they did contem ' verse 12 With labour sore he tam'd their pride They fell quite succourless verse 13 In trouble then to God they cri'd He sav'd them from distress verse 14 From shade of death darksom night Which they were subject under He brought them out to life and light And brake their bonds asunder verse 15 O that the Lord might reap due praise For every wondrous deed And goodness show'd in all his waies To mans unworthy seed verse 16 The gates of brass he broke in two And iron bars divide verse 17 Fools for offences which they do Great miseries abide verse 18 Their soul abhors all kind of meat To gates of death draws near verse 19 They cry to God in troubles great He saves them from their fear verse 20 He sent his word and heal'd them then From ruines were they rais'd verse 21 O that the Lord so good to men Were for his goodness prais'd And for his wondrous works likewise To us that mortall are verse 22 And bring him thanks for sacrifice His works with joy declare 3. Part. Argument Gods rare providence over Seamen verse 23 THey that in ships go down to Seas And have affairs to do verse 24 In waters great such men as these Gods wonders see into His works in deeps discern do they verse 25 For he commandeth oft The storming wind to stir the Sea VVhich lifts her waves aloft verse 26 They mount to heav'n and back again Down to the deeps they roll The dangerous trouble they sustain Dissolves their very soul. verse 27 They stagger like to drunken men And reeling to and fro verse 28 Almost besides their senses then They cry to God in wo. He them from their distresses saves verse 29 And doth proud storms asswage Becalms the Seas tumultuous waves And stills their boist'rous rage verse 30 Then have they rest the tempest past And are most joyfull for 't And so he brings them at the last To their desired Port. verse 31 O that the Lord were duly prais'd For all his goodness then And for his mighty wonders rais'd To all the sons of men 4. Part. Argument All sorts exhorted to praise God that raiseth the poor and depresseth the proud the blessedness of such as observe Gods providence verse 32 AMong the people gathered Let them exalt his Name Among assembled Elders spread His most renowned fame verse 33 He springs of waters waterless And rivers deserts makes verse 34 A fruitfull land all barrenness For wicked dwellers sakes verse 35 Dry wilderness again he brings Into a standing VVell Dry desert ground to water-springs verse 36 Wherein the hungry dwell Inhabited Cities to prepare verse 37 To sow each neighb'ring field Plant vineyards with industrious care Increasing fruits to yeeld verse 38 Such blessings are on them confer'd That they are much increast Not suffering them of all the herd To lose a sory beast verse 39 Again they are diminished And brought to low estate Through great affliction suffered Distrest disconsolate verse 40 He on their Princes powres disgrace And causeth them to stray In solitary desert place Where is no beaten way verse 41 Yet saves the poor from misery sets him on safeties rock And makes him up a family Like to a num'rous flock verse 42 This thing the righteous shall behold Rejoycing in the same And all iniquitie controll'd Shall stop her mouth with shame verse 43 Who so hath wisdom from above These matters to record Ev'n they shall understand the love And kindness of the Lord. PSAL. CVIII London short tune David praises God and prays for the enlargement of his kingdom a type of Christs O God I fix my heart My glory bears a part And as my tongue So shall my song Praise thee with musicks art verse 2 VVake harp and psaltery Right early wake will I verse 3 Thy praises Lord Will I record The people standing by I 'l praise thee with my song The nations all among verse 4 To heavens high To clouds of skie His truth and mercies throng verse 5 Exalted be thy Name Above the heavens frame Let earth below The Trumpet blow Of thy renowned fame verse 6 That thy belov'd of thee Delivered may be Thy help command With thy right hand And kindly answer me 2. Part. Argument David hoping to enlarge his kingdom according to Gods promises depends wholly on Gods power verse 7 IN holiness God spake Which doth me joyfull make Shechem my share And Succoth are To measure out and take verse 8 Manasseh Gilead's mine And Ephraim I 'l assign VVhile Judahs tribe My laws prescribe To keep this head of mine verse 9 My washpot Moab shall be Edom I 'l tread on thee Philistia do Thou triumph too And that because of mee verse 10 But who will be my guide To Edom fortifi'd verse 11 Lord wilt not thou Assist us now That hast before deni'd O Lord wilt thou refrain 〈◊〉 Armies to maintain verse 12 Thy help afford In trouble Lord For mortall succour's vain verse 13 VVith Gods assistance crown'd VVe shall do acts renown'd For he it is The pow'r is his That shall our foes confound PSAL. CIX To new staffe tune David fearfully cursing Judas with a propheticall spirit leaves a dreadfull example to deter all false hypocrites and furious persecutors O God my praise my just cause plead verse 2 The lewd deceitfull throng Their mouths have open'd and inveigh'd Against me with false tongue verse 3 VVith words of spight And causless fight They compass me about verse 4 Even for my love My foes they prove But I ply pray'rs devout verse 5 Much hate for love to me they show And ill for good reward verse 6 Some wicked man set ore my so To be a Master hard Let Satan stand At his right hand verse 7 VVhen judgement shall begin Appoint that he Condemned be And turn his pray'r to sin verse 8 His office let another take Cut short his treach'rous life verse 9 His children wretched orphans make VVith widowhood vex his wife verse 10 Let 's children fly Continually Abroad as vagrants base And begging fed Seek out their bread In ev'ry desolate place verse 11 Let merciless extortioners Catch all he hath away And let some greedy foreiners Of 's labours make a prey verse 12 Stir up no friend That may extend Relief in his distress And let there no Man favour show Unto his fatherless 2. Part. Argument as before verse 13 CUt off the race that from him breeds With everlasting shame And in the age that next succeeds
the implacable adversaries THey from my youth may Israel say verse 2 They from my youth assail'd And sorely griev'd me many a day But never have prevail'd verse 3 The plowers on my back did plow And made their furrows long verse 4 The righteous Lord hath cut in two The wickeds cords so strong verse 5 All Sions hatefull enemies stop Confound and overthrow verse 6 Make them like grass on houses top Which withereth ere it grow verse 7 Whereof the mower ne'r receives So much as hands can gripe Nor he that bindeth up the sheaves A bosome full grown ripe verse 8 Which never invites the passengers At gathering of the same To say thus much God speed you Sirs We bless you in his Name PSAL. CXXX Oxford tune The depths of sorrow and sin he seeketh succour in Gods mercies and exhorts all thereto OUt of the depths I cri'd to thee verse 2 Lord let my cries be heard And let thine ears attentive be Unto my suits preferr'd verse 3 Such are our sins that none could stand If thou shouldst mark the same verse 4 But there 's forgiveness at thy hand That men may fear thy Name verse 5 I wait for God my soul doth stay I on his Word depend verse 6 My soul waits for him more then they For morning that attend I say more earnestly then those That watch for mornings light verse 7 Let Israel in the Lord repose VVhose mercie 's infinite Redemption in most plenteous wise VVith him is found to be verse 8 From all his scor'd iniquities Shall he set Israel free PSAL. CXXXI Dutch tune Davids meek and quiet spirit waiting upon God by faith exhorteth the Church to follow his example O LORD I have no loftie eies Nor haughty heart have I My soul I do not exercise In things too great and high verse 2 Sure I have shew'd my self as mild And have my self contain'd In silent meekness like a child From his fond mother wean'd Like to a weaned infant just My soul is pacifi'd verse 3 Let Israel in JEHOVAH trust And trusting so abide PSAL. CXXXII York tune Davids zeal to turn the Tabernacle into a Temple He foretels the joy of the people therein and prays for Gods favour KIng Davids case ô LORD record And all his tort'ring care verse 2 To Jacobs mighty God the LORD VVho thus did vow and sware verse 3 Up to my bed I will not climbe Nor come my house amids verse 4 Nor give mine eies a sleeping time Nor slumber to my lids verse 5 Till for the LORD I find a place A place wherein may dwell The mighty God of Jacobs race The God of Israel verse 6 Lo Ephrata this news did yield There heard we of it so VVe found it in the woodland field verse 7 We to his Tents will go And at the footstool of his grace With reverent worship bow verse 8 Rise LORD into thy resting place Thy ARK of strength and thou verse 9 With righteousness thy Priests aray Thy Saints let shout apace verse 10 For DAVIDS sake turn not away Thy Kings anointed face 2. Part. Argument Davids good will is taken for the deed his son Solomon another type of Christ builds the Temple a blessing is promised to Davids seed reigning in Jerusalem verse 11 THe LORD hath unto DAVID sworn VVhich shall not be recall'd VVith children of thy body born Thy throne shall be enstall'd verse 12 If taught my Law and Covenant Thy seed therein persever Their childrens children shall not want To hold the throne for ever verse 13 Because the LORD hath Sion chose His habitation will'd verse 14 This is for ever my repose My dwelling here I 'l build For so have I desir'd to do verse 15 And in abundant wise VVill bless provision thereunto Her poor with bread suffice verse 16 I 'l cloth her Priests with saving grace And make her Saints to shout verse 17 Aloud for joy And in that place Make DAVIDS horn to sprout I have for mine anointed there Ordain'd a shining flame verse 18 A flourishing crown I 'l make him wear But cloth his foes with shame PSAL. CXXXIII 1. Strain tune The commendation and blessing of unitie BEhold how good and full of bliss And what a pleasant thing it is VVhen Brethren do most lovingly Together dwell in unitie verse 2 It 's like the precious ointment shed Upon the top of Aarons head W ch drencht his beard from his crown Even to his garment skirts ran down verse 3 Like pearlie dew on Hermon hills Or which on Sion Mount distills Where GOD powrs down his blessings store Blessings of life for evermore PSAL. CXXXIV Old England tune An exhortation to the Levites to praise God and their blessing and praying for the people BEhold bless ye the LORD of might Ye servants of the Lord VVhich in his house do stand by night All ye his praise record verse 2 Lift up your hands and bless his Name In his most holy hill verse 3 The Lord that heavē earth did frame From Sion bless thee still PSAL. CXXXV To 2. Strain tune The happy election vocation and preservation of the Church by the creator and governor of all things who executed his judgments on our behalf PRaise ye Gods Name His praise proclame O ye his servants spread his fame verse 2 Whose feet have trod The Courts of God The Temple Courts of our great God verse 3 His Name praise ye For good is he And praises very comely be verse 4 His Jacob is And Isr'el his Peculiar and choice treasure is verse 5 The LORD also Is great I know All Gods they are our LORD below verse 6 In heav'n and these Earth deeps and Seas He did what ever did him please verse 7 He vapours sends From earths far ends And rain with lightning makes blends The winds swift wings From treas'ries brings verse 8 And smote all Aegypts first-born things The first increast Of man and beast Even from the greatest to the least verse 9 O Aegypt he In midst of thee Sent tokens that most wondrous be In generall Those judgments fall On Pharaoh and his servants all verse 10 VVho smote and slew And overthrew Great Kings and mighty Nations too verse 11 The Amorite And Bashanite Sihon and OG his hands did smite By him alone Were overthrown The Kings of Canaan every one verse 12 He gave their land To Isr'els hand An heritage at their command verse 13 Thy mem'ry sure And Name endure Not any age shall them obscure 2. Part. Argument Gods gracious reconciliation to his Church the definition of Idols and praise of God verse 14 GOD will repent Our punishment To judge his people he is bent verse 15 Their Gods behold Are form'd of gold And silver which mens hands did mould verse 16 Both mouth and eies They have likewise But blind and speechless Deities Each side an ear But cannot hear No breath doth
6 Thou shalt destroy them that are prone To utter tales and lies God will abhorre the bloudy one And such as fraud devise verse 7 But to thy house will I draw neer In thine abundant grace And worship in thy sacred fear Towards thy holy place 2. Part. Argument He prays for Gods safe protection and sure direction lest he should fall into the power or practise of the wicked here described the sweet and safe condition of the godly verse 8 LOrd in thy justice be my guide Because of all my foes Thy paths lest I should goe aside Before my face disclose verse 9 For in their mouths no faithfulness Nor truth have any room Their inward parts meer wickedness Their throat an open tomb They flatter with dissembling tongue verse 10 O God destroy them all By their own counsels going wrong Let them be sure to fall Cast out in their iniquitie And multitudes of sin For lo they have rebelliously Offended thee therein verse 11 But let them all that trust in thee And love thy holy Name Since they by thee defended bee Be joyfull in the same For gladness let them ever shout verse 12 For thou wilt blessings yeeld And guard the Righteous round about With favour as a Shield PSAL. VI. To Davids tune David complains of his sicknes the impossibilitie to serve God in the state of Death the extremitie of his sorrows malignitie of his adversaries he getteth victory over his temptations O Lord my God rebuke me not When thou shalt angry bee When thy displeasure waxeth hot O do not chasten mee verse 2 O Lord have mercy on my soule For I am wondrous weak Lord I beseech thee make me whole My bones with anguish break verse 3 My soul is also vexed sore But Lord how long a space verse 4 Return ô Lord my soul restore O save mee of thy grace verse 5 For after death can no man have Remembrance Lord of thee Who hopes to thank thee in the grave verse 6 My groaning wearieth mee All night I make my bed to swimme My Couch with teares o're-flowes verse 7 Mine eye consum'd with griefe grows dimme Because of all my foes verse 8 From me yee sinners go away For lo my voice that wept The Lord hath heard the Lord I say verse 9 My prayer will accept God heard my suit at my desire verse 10 Let shame my foes confound With suddain shame let them retire And sore vexations wound PSAL. VII To Coventry tune 1. Part. Argument David being forced out of Jerusalem by Absoloms Conspiracy and rail'd upon by Shimei pleads his own innocency O Lord my God I do repose My confidence in thee From all my persecuting foes Save and deliver mee verse 2 Lest like a Lyon cruelly My soul he piece-meal rend And teare it while no Saviour's by To succour and defend verse 3 O Lord my God if I have done This treasonable act Or if my hands have ere begun So treacherous a fact verse 4 If I to him rewarded ill That was with me at peace Yea I did still by my good will My causlesse foe release verse 5 Then let my foe pursue my soul And take and tread it down Trampling my life with proud controul And bury my renown II. Part. Argument David prays for restauration to his Kingdom to minister just judgement to the people after the example of almightie God verse 6 RIse Lord in wrath lift up thy hand Because my foes so storm The Judgement which thou didst cōmand Awaking now perform verse 7 Then shall th' Assembly generally Themselves to me betake Return therefore and sit on high Even for this peoples sake verse 8 His peoples cause the Lord will trie O let my Judgement bee According to th' integritie And righteousnesse in mee verse 9 O put a finall period To lewd mens wickednesse As for the righteous men ô God Establish them no lesse The righteous God tries heart reins And every secret part verse 10 And my defence is by his means Who saves the upright heart 3. Part. Argument God tries the righteous with wise and just corrections plagues the wicked with dire and dreadfull punishments confounding them in their own cursed Counsells verse 11 WIth Judgement will the Lord be sure The righteous to repay And with the lewd and wicked doer God's angry every day verse 12 Unlesse he speedily repent His glittering sword is whet His angry bow the Lord hath bent And hath it ready set verse 13 He hath prepared deadly darts Determining to shoot Choice arrowes at the vip'rous hearts Of those that persecute verse 14 Behold how with iniquitie He travailes in his thought Conceiving mischief craftily And falshood forth hath brought verse 15 He made a pit in digging which Great pains himself did take And now is fall'n into the ditch Which he himself did make verse 16 Upon his own head shall reboun◠His mischiefe spite and hate His violent dealing shall come down And light upon his pate verse 17 Unto the Lord give thanks will I For all his righteous waies And to the Name of God most high Sing chearfull songs of praise PSAL. VIII To Coventry tune David admires God glory most glorious in weak instruments his goodnes to mankinde giving him dignitie and dominion over the inferiour world which Christ taking our nature subdues and sanctifies to us O Lord our Lord how excellent In all the earth 's thy Name Behold thou hast They glory plac't Above the heavens frame verse 2 Weak babes and sucklings thou hast sent To preach thy power and skill That thou might'st so Th' avengefull foe And adversary still verse 3 When I behold attentively The heavens thy fingers frame The Moon on high And starrie skie Which by thine ord'nance came verse 4 What 's man or mans posteritie Think I what wondrous love He should of thee Remembred bee Or visited from above verse 5 For thou hast made him little lower Then Angels in degree And didst him crown With great renown And glorious dignitie verse 6 Thou mad'st him have dominion ore The works which thou hast wrought Beneath his feet Subjection meet Thou hast all creatures taught verse 7 All oxen sheep and fowl with these And cattell him obey What e're the field verse 8 Or aire can yield And fishes of the Sea What ever 's in the paths of Seas Or passeth through the same O Lord our Lord All lands record The splendor of thy Name PSAL. IX To Davids tune Argument David praiseth God for defence of the Church and destruction of the enemies God the supream King and righteous Judge of the world in whom the faithfull happily conside O Lord I 'l praise thy holy Name With true and hearty zeal Thy wondrous works will I proclame And none of them conceal verse 2 In thee be glad in thee rejoyce And to thy Name will I In songs of praise lift up my voice O thou that art most high
ships at Sea verse 8 I' th Citie of this King of pow'rs VVe saw as we were told The Citie of this God of ours God ever shall uphold verse 9 We thought on thy compassions Lord Amidst thy Temples frame verse 10 All ends of earth thy praise record According to thy Name Thy right hand 's full of righteousness Lord let thy Judgments voice Make Judahs daughters joy express And Sion hill rejoyce verse 12 Walk round about and Sion view Her stately turrets tell verse 13 Her palaces consider you And mark her bulwarks well That so to all posteritie It may be testifi'd verse 14 This God our God perpetually Till death will be our guide PSAL. XLIX To pause tune The vanitie of worldlings prosperitie though a riddle to the world it self ALL people hear VVith carefull ear The thing which I shall tell Yee great and small Rich poor and all verse 2 Throughout the earth that dwell verse 3 My mouth behold Shall now unfold The wisdome of the wise My studious heart In sacred art It self shall exercise verse 4 Yea I will mine Own ears incline This parable to mark With sweet harp sing While opening My parable so dark verse 5 VVhy should the day Of grief dismay VVhen as my conscience feels It self hemm'd in With all the sin Of mine offending neels verse 6 Concerning those That trust repose In wealth-replenish'd bags And having more Abundant store Of riches make their brags verse 7 There 's not a man Of them that can His brothers life redeem Nor for him may A ransome pay Sufficient in esteem verse 8 For that 's of too Great price to do And so much cease for ever verse 9 That alwayes he Alive should be And see corruption never verse 10 He doth perceive All die and leave To others their estate The fool the wise And brutish dies For death 's the common gate 2. Part. Argument The misery of worldlings in death and judgement wherein the godly have pre-eminence verse 11 THey think that all Their houses shall Be set for ever fast Their dwelling place From race to race As they believe shall last Their mansions all These worldlings call By their appropriate name verse 12 Yet man set high In dignitie Abides not in the same Like beasts a thing Soon perishing verse 13 This is their foolish way Yet are they by Posteritie Approv'd in all they say verse 14 Like sheep in fold The grave doth hold Pale death shall them devour And upright men Shall surely then Have over them the pow'r VVhen mornings light Concludes this night And all their beautie brave Shall death expell From whence they dwell To perish in the grave verse 15 But God will sure My soul secure VVhen I this earth shall leave On me the grave No pow'r shall have For he shall me receive verse 16 VVhen riches shall To worldlings fall Be not discourag'd then VVhen flattering fame Exalts the name And house of worldly men verse 17 VVho once by death Depriv'd of breath Shall no possession have His pomp shall end And not descend VVith him into the grave verse 18 Tho till he di'd He magnifi'd His soul for worldly pelf And worldly men Will praise thee then When thou befriends thy self verse 19 Well he shall go To th'place below To which his fathers old VVhen they were dead VVere gathered And never light behold verse 20 Man being high In dignitie Yet understanding not In his decease Is like the beasts Which quickly die and rot PSAL. L. To Martyrs tune God as at the great Judgement condemns meer formall service wherewith hypocrits please themselves THe mighty God the LORD spake out And gave the earth a call From Suns up-rising round about To his far-distant fall verse 2 From beautifull perfections rare From Sion God hath shin'd verse 3 Our God shall come and shall not spare To utter all his mind A flame of fire devouring quick Shall go before his face Tempestuous storms shall gather thick Before his Judgement place verse 4 To heav'n he from above shall call His peoples Judge to be verse 5 Thus summoning the earth withall Gather my Saints to me Those that with me in Covenant are By sacrifice each one verse 6 And heav'n his justice shall declare For God is Judge alone verse 7 Hear me ô people called mine To Israel speak will I I that am God that God of thine Against thee testifie verse 8 Burnt-offrings or for sacrifice I will not Israel blame To have them still before mine eies I do not mind the same verse 9 I 'l take ne he-goats from thy folds Nor bullocks from thy stall verse 10 For every beast the Forest holds Mine own I justly call A thousand hills my Cattell feed All mine I say not thine verse 11 I know all fowls the mountains breed The fields wild beasts are mine verse 12 If any hunger I sustain'd I would not tell it thee The world and all therein contain'd Pertains alone to me 2. Part. Argument God promiseth to hear and help the truly gratefull and godly but rejecteth and threatneth wicked professors verse 13 WIll I eat flesh of Bulls or Cows Or drink goats bloud will I verse 14 Give God his praise and pay thy vows To him that is most high verse 15 Then in thy trouble call on me And promise of me claim And I will sure deliver thee And thou shalt praise my Name verse 16 But as for them that wicked are Them God will say unto My Statutes why do'st thou declare What hast thou there to do My Covenant should thy mouth relate verse 17 Since thee I alwayes finde Instruction to detest and hate And cast my words behinde verse 18 Thou saw'st a thief and did'st consent To th' practise of his sin And with the loose incontinent Thou hast partaker bin verse 19 Thou from no ill thy mouth refrain'st Thy tongue doth mischief frame verse 20 Thou sit'st secure and speak'st against Thy brothers honest name Thou dost reproach with slanders vile Even thine own mothers sonne verse 21 And I kept silence all the while That thou these things hast done Just like thy self did'st thou suppose Me also to have bin But I 'l reprove thee and disclose In order all thy sin verse 22 Consider this all ye that have Th'avengefull God forgot That I when there is none to save In pieces tear you not verse 23 He that presents me with due praise Shall glorifie me so To him that orders well his wayes Will God salvation show PSAL. LI. To sinners tune David bitterly laments his sin and sues for pardon and peace of conscience HAve mercy LORD and pitie take On me in my distress For thine abundant mercy sake Blot out my wickedness verse 2 O wash me clean from filthiness And sep'rate sin from me verse 3 For my transgressions I confess My sin I alwayes see verse 4 Against thee LORD and onely
The Nations of the earth verse 5 Let all that are of humane birth Praise thee and not surcease verse 6 Then shall the fat and fruitfull earth yield plentifull increase Yea God our God shall bless us then verse 7 Great blessings God shall send He shall be fear'd of mortall men To earths remotest end PSAL. LXVIII To Dutch tune David at the remove of the Ark celebrates the greatness and goodness of God LEt God omnipotent arise His scattered foes to chace And let his hatefull enemies Flee from his angry face verse 2 As driven smoke drive them away As fire makes wax to fry So in Gods presence perish they That work iniquitie verse 3 But let the just be glad with joy Before Jehovahs face Let them rejoyce exceedingly And sing unto his grace verse 4 Sing praise to God with cheerfull voice Extoll'd by JAH his Name And in his presence much rejoice That rides on heavens frame verse 5 A father of the fatherless A Judge of widows case Is God in place of holiness From that his dwelling place verse 6 He sets th'alone in families And bringeth out the bound But le ts rebellious enemies Inhabit barren ground 2. Part. Argument A memoriall of Gods miraculous works in the Wilderness and the land of Canaan verse 7 WHen thou to be thy peoples guide O God did'st undertake And marchedst through the desarts wide verse 8 Affrighted earth did quake Then also did the heavens drop 'Cause Israels God was there Yea at thy presence Sinai's top Did move and quake for fear verse 9 Thou Lord did'st send a gracious rain Thine heritage thereby VVas strength'ned and confirm'd again When it was faint and dry verse 10 Thy Congregation dwelt therein O God thou art the doer Thou of thy goodness brought'st us in Provision for the poor verse 11 God gave the word of victorie Immediately there came Innumerable companie That published the same verse 12 Stout Kings of potent Armies fled For they were put to foil And shee at home that tarried Helpt to divide the spoil verse 13 Tho ye have lien among the pots Ye shall be like a Dove VVith checkquerd wings of silver spots And yellow gold above verse 14 When God almighty scattered here Proud Kings that came to kill 's Victorious Israel shin'd as cleer As snow on Salmon hills 3. Part. Argument The happines of Sion excelling Sinai and all other hills because the Temple was there built The glorious acts of Christ for the Church thereby typed verse 15 THe hill wherein Jehovah dwells As Bashan hill we count A loftie hill that parallels The height of Bashan mount verse 16 Why leap yee yee aspiring hills This is that famous hill VVherein the Lord precisely wills To have his dwelling still Yea here to dwell for evermore verse 17 Gods Chariots are not small But thousands yea a thousand score Of pow'rs Angelicall The Lord 's with them as formerly In Sinai's holy ground verse 18 Thou hast ascended up on high And led captiv'tie bound Thou hast received gifts for men Yea those men that rebell That God the Lord might also then Among the Gentiles dwell verse 19 Blessed the God that every day With ben'fits doth us load Even our salvations God I say Who hath them so bestow'd verse 20 He is the God of saving health Even God on whom wee call And unto God the Lord himself Belong deaths issues all verse 21 But God shall wound his en'mies head Their hairy scalp and skin That having lewdly trespassed Dare still persist therein verse 22 I will bring back the Lord did say From Bashan come shall these My people I will bring away From bottoms of the Seas verse 23 That thou mai'st dip thy foot in bloud Of adversaries slain And where thy slaughter'd en'mies stood Thy dogs their tongues may stain 4. Part. Argument The pompous carriage of the Aâ—k to the Tabernacle the resort of great men thereto verse 24 THy goings in thy Sanctuary Thy goings Lord my King The people saw apparently verse 25 Before went those that sing The skilfull play'rs on instrument Close following at their feet Amidst them there the damsells went That tun'd the timbrels sweet verse 26 In great resorts Gods praise ascribe The Lord from Israels spring verse 27 There 's Benjamin that little tribe Together with their King There 's Judahs Princes generally And Counsellors of theirs From Zebulon and Nepthali Each famous Prince appears verse 28 They God by his supream command Thy strength hath founded thus Strengthen O God with thy good hand What thou hast wrought for us 5. Part. Argument The conversion of the Gentiles and confusion of implacable adversaries verse 29 THy Temple at Jerusalem Shall forein Kings allure To come and bring their gifts with them Thy favour to procure verse 30 Rebuke the spear-mens company And that unruly crue Of Bulls and calves till generally They pay their tributes due Till each man silver-plate presents Disperse and scatter farre All these tumultuous male contents That take delight in warre verse 31 Aethiop to God shall stretch her hands And Aegypt send her King verse 32 Sing praise to God ye forein lands To great Jehovah sing verse 33 That rides upon the highest sphere Of heavens fram'd of old And sendeth out his thunders there A mighty voice behold verse 34 Ascribe to God omnipotence His strength in clouds in shown O're Isr'el is his excellence verse 35 Lord thou' rt a dreadfull one The same thy Sanctuary shows Yea Israels God 's the same That strength and pow'r on his bestows And blessed be his Name PSAL. LXIX Oxford tune David in deep affliction prays that no good man might be discouraged by his sufferings which were for the cause of God SAve me O God for to my soul swift waters flow apace verse 2 I sink within a miry hole Where is no standing place In deepest waters I am come Supprest with flouds main force verse 3 My crying is most wearisome My throat is dry and hoarse Mine eyes do fail while hard bestead I for my God do wait verse 4 More foes then hairs upon my head Do bear me causless hate My wrongfull foes are mightie men That seek my soul to slay The things have I restored then VVhich I took not away verse 5 O God my sinne 's not hid from thee My foolishness thou know'st verse 6 Let no man be asham'd through mee O Lord O God of hoast Let none that wait on thee have shame None to confusion sell For my sake none that seek thy Name O God of Israel verse 7 Since for thy sake I suffered scorn My face was fill'd with shame verse 8 To those that were my brethren born A stranger I became My mothers children do with mee As with an aliant deal verse 9 And I am eaten up for thee And with thy houses zeal I bore thy scorners blasphemies
depths of earth restore And bring me up alive verse 21 On all sides thou shalt comfort me My greatness thou shalt raise verse 22 With Psaltery I 'l give thanks to thee With cheerfull songs of praise Yea even thy truth and verity O God my God alone And sing to thee with harp will I O Isr'els holy One verse 23 Full greatly shall my lips be joy'd VVhen I shall sing to thee Thus my glad soul shall be imploy'd For thou redeemest me verse 24 My tongue thy justice shall proclame Continuing all day long For they are quell'd and brought to shame That seek to do me wrong PSAL. LXXII Martyrs tune David prayes for Solomon praiseth his just and happy government and large extent of his Dominion a type of Christs LOrd give the king thy judgements wise His sonne thy righteousness verse 2 To judge the people with these eyes The poor and succourless verse 3 Then mountains shall bring peace to men And little hills by right verse 4 For he shall judge the people then And crush oppressors might The needies children he shall save verse 5 And fear him all men shall VVhile Sun and Moon their course shall have Through generations all verse 6 He shall descend as soking rain Upon the mowen grass As show'rs that water hill and plain What ever way they pass verse 7 The righteous shall be flourishing And most abundant peace In dayes of this most happy King Untill the Moon surcease verse 8 And his dominions shall extend And spread from sea to sea From rivers side to earths far end All lands shall him obey verse 9 All those that in the deserts dwell Before him bow they must His enemies he will compell To stoop and lick the dust verse 10 The Tarshian Kings shall gifts present Shebah and Sabahs King And all the Ilands adjacent Their gifts to him shall bring verse 11 All Kings before him down shall fall All nations shall him serve verse 12 And when the needy cry and call He shall their life preserve 2. 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Argument The graciousness and happiness of Christ his government and the great applause thereof verse 13 THe poor and needy he shall spare The poor and succourless The souls of them that needy are Deliv'ring from distress verse 14 From violence and fraud shall he Their abject souls redeem And in his sight their bloud shall be Of singular esteem verse 15 They Shebahs gold to him shall give And daily for him pray And honorably he shall live Applauded every day verse 16 Handfuls of Corn shall grow upon The pregnant mountains top VVhose fruit shall shake like Lebanon So plentifull the crop The Citizens shall spring and spred As grass most fresh and fine verse 17 His Name shall be continued As long as Sun shall shine His Name shall be retain'd in minde For ever to remain And in the same shall all mankinde Great blessedness obtain All lands shall call him blessed one verse 18 O let the LORD be prais'd The God of Israel who alone Hath mighty wonders rais'd verse 19 And blessed be his glorious Name To all eternitie The world be filled with his fame Amen Amen say I. PSAL. LXXIII To Oxford tune Asaph sets forth the great prosperity of the wicked and what a temptation it is to the godly TO Isr'el truly God is good To each true-hearted one verse 2 But as for me I scarcely stood my feet were almost gone VVel-nigh my steps had slipt aside verse 3 For I did envious grow At wicked men whom I descri'd To speed and prosper so verse 4 For in their death no bands there are Their strength is firm and sure verse 5 They have no plagues no grief no care VVhich other men indure verse 6 As therefore with a chain are those Incompass'd round with pride And violence doth them inclose And like a garment hide verse 7 Their eies with fatness swell and stare No heart can wish such hoards verse 8 Exceedingly corrupt they are And speak great swelling words They lewdly speak concerning wrong verse 9 Against the heav'ns they talk And their unbridled lavish tongue Throughout the earth doth walk verse 10 Therefore his people hither stray And brimfull waters flow verse 11 VVrung out to them and thus they say How doth God come to know Is knowledge sure in God most high verse 12 Behold there are the lewd Who have the worlds prosperity And riches multitude 2. 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Argument Asaph seeming to question the good condition of the godly learns from Gods Word the unhappiness of the wicked and overcomes the temptation verse 13 NOw surely I on poor pretence Have cleans'd my heart in vain And washt my hands in innocence VVith labour for my pain verse 14 For I was dieted all day With plagues for my repast And every morning was my pay With blows to break my fast verse 15 Yet if I utter these complaints I should said I offend The generation of thy Saints And rashly read their end verse 16 Then thought I how to cleer this doubt And see the full extent But found it hard to find it out verse 17 Till I to Sion went I saw their end made recompence verse 18 On slipp'ry seats they sit Thou setst them there to cast them thence Into destructions pit verse 19 A moment brings their misery O great and wondrous change They are consumed utterly VVith thoughts of terror strange verse 20 Even as a dream in fancies brow from walking senses flies So Lord when thou awak'st shalt thou Their image quite despise 3. Part. Argument Asaph confesseth his folly to be so much troubled at wicked mens prosperity he placeth temporall and eternall happiness in neer communion with God verse 21 THis prick't my reins and griev'd my heart verse 22 Such folly didst thou see And brutish errour on my part verse 23 Yet I am still with thee Thy right hand 's all my stay and guard verse 24 Thy counsell all my guide And shall receive me afterward To heaven glorifi'd verse 25 In heaven I have none but thee Nor is there any one That lives on earth desir'd of me Except thy self alone verse 26 My flesh and heart now fail in mee But God doth fail me never The strengthner of my heart is he And heritage for ever verse 27 For they that are estrang'd from thee Shall perish every one Thou hast destroy'd all them that be From thee a whoring gone verse 28 But unto God draw neer I must For that 's my wisest care In God the Lord I put my trust All thy works to declare PSAL. LXXIV He complains of grievous desolations by fire and sword and lingring calamities WHy hast thou Lord rejected us And dost thine anger keep And keep'st it ever smoking thus Against thy pasture-sheep verse 2 Thy congregation bought of old Mount Sions purchas'd rod Of thine inheritance behold VVhere thou hast dwelt O God verse 3 Perpetuall
ruines here begin Come succour Lord betime Which in the sanctuarie's done By th' enemies wilfull crime verse 4 Thine adversaries roar and rave Here where thy people joyns And in their congregations have Set Ensigns up for signs verse 5 By lifting axes on thick trees Men once obtain'd renown verse 6 VVith ax and hammer now do these The carved work break down verse 7 Thy Sanctuary they have burn'd The place where dwelt thy name These furious foes have overturn'd And so defil'd the same verse 8 Let us destroy them out of hand Thus did their hearts conspire Gods Synagogues throughout the land They have burnt up with fire verse 9 No Prophet speaks no sign 's descri'd None of us knows how long verse 10 How long ô Lord shall we abide The foes reproachfull wrong Shall th' enemy still blaspheme thy name verse 11 VVhy draw'st thy right hand back Out of thy bosome pluck the same And be no longer slack verse 12 For God is sure my King of old And by his pow'rfull hand He wrought salvation uncontroll'd In sight of all the land 2. 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Argument Gods ancient deliverances omnipotent works and faithfull covenant incourageth their prayers verse 13 THou didst divide the seas by might The Dragons heads in these verse 14 Leviathans heads thou brokest quite Thou brok'st them in the seas The same thy people did receive I' th' wilderness for meat verse 15 The flood fountain thou didst cleave And dri'dst up rivers great verse 16 The day is thine likewise the night Peculiarly is thine O Lord thou hast prepar'd the light And caus'd the Sun to shine verse 17 The borders of the land and seas Thou hast ordain'd the same Summer and VVinter both of these By thine appointment came verse 18 The enemies do thee scandalize O keep it in record The foolish men speak blasphemies Against thy name O Lord. verse 19 Thy Turtles soul deliver not To many a wicked doer For ever let not be forgot Th'assemblies of the poor verse 20 O have ô have respect unto Thine ancient cov'nant still For cruel habitations do The earths dark places fill verse 21 O let not them that are opprest Return with cause of shame O let the poor and men distrest Have cause to praise thy Name verse 22 Rise Lord and plead thine own just cause Think on the fools reproach Thy name into contempt it drawes VVith slanders which they broach verse 23 Forget not thou the furious cries Of thy tumultuous foes Their tumult that against thee rise continually growes PSAL. LXXV Davids tune David newly come to the Crown promiseth justice inveighs against the base corruption of Sauls officers minding them of Gods supreme power and terrible vengeance O God we render praise to thee To thee we give the same For by thy wondrous works we see The neerness of thy name verse 2 VVhen I the congregations call An upright Judge I 'l be verse 3 The earth 's dissolv'd the men and all Her pillars hold by me verse 4 But I admonish'd them the while Yee wicked fools said â— Be not so vain be not so vile Nor lift your horn so high verse 5 Presumptuous horns do not advance Nor speak with haughty mouth verse 6 Promotion doth not come by chance From East or VVest or South verse 7 But God is Judge some sets he up Some others down doth pull verse 8 For in Gods hand there is a cup Of crimson wine mixt full He powres it out and he will make The wicked of the land VVring out the very dregs and take And drink them at his hand verse 9 To Jacobs God I will each day Declare fresh songs of praise verse 10 The wickeds horns I 'l cut away But righteous mens I 'l raise PSAL. LXXVI Choyce tune A memoriall of Senacheriâ—s mâ—raculous defeat IN Judah God is know'n to his His name is great in Israel verse 2 His Sanctu'ry at SALEM is He doth in Sion-mountain dwell verse 3 The bows and arrows brake he there The battell shield sword spear verse 4 Thou art more glorious every way And excellent then mounts of prey verse 5 The stout of heart are over-thrown And they have slept their sleeps last night And of the mighty men not one Hath found his hands wherewith to fight verse 6 O God of Jacob thy reproof Spoild ratling wheel thundring hoof Charet and horse at thy fierce blast Into a sleep of death are cast verse 7 Thou thou alone art worthy fear For who may stand before thine eies Who dares approach who dares appear When once thy burning wrath doth rise verse 8 From heaven thou mak'st judgement heard The sileÌ„t earth was sore afeard verse 9 When God arose to judgement then To save on earth all humble men verse 10 Mans wrath shall surely praise thy name Henceforth held in by thy restraints verse 11 O make your vows and pay the same Unto the Lord your God ye Saints Let all about him presents bring To him that daunts the proudest King verse 12 To him I say whose fear compells And Princes spirits curbs and quells PSAL. LXXVII To sweet tune Asaph strives against desperation I With my voice to God did cry Even with my voice exprest aloud I cry'd to God most fervently And unto me his ear he bow'd verse 2 VVhat time I was with mis'ry stung I sought the Lord in that my grief My ceasless sore ran all night long My soul refused all relief verse 3 I to my grief call'd God to mind And my complaint while I doe make My spirit over-whelm'd I find verse 4 For thou dost hold mine eies awake I cannot speak I 'm troubled so I seriously considered verse 5 The dayes and yeers past long ago That were of old determined verse 6 I call'd to mind my song by night I commune with my private heart My spirit was most exquifite Yea even in this examining art verse 7 Will God cast off eternally And is his favour clean remov'd verse 8 Is mercy quite and clean set by His promise past but never prov'd verse 9 Hath God forgotten to be kind And wholly left compassions path His tender mercies all confin'd And hath he shut them up in wrath verse 10 But this said I full well appears To be mine own infirmitie But I will call to mind the yeers Of his right hand that is most high 2. Part. Argument He overcomes temptations to desperation by consideration of Gods ancient and miraculous mercies to his Church verse 11 I Will remember in my thought The mighty works of God the Lord The wonders which of old he wrought Surely said I I will record verse 12 Of all thy doings I will talk And meditate of all thy pow'rs verse 13 The Sanctuary is thy walk Who is so great a God as ours verse 14 Thy strength is to thy people shown A wonder-working God
mount extend Her time for favour which was set Is now come to an end verse 14 Thy Saints take pleasure in her stones Her dust to them is dear verse 15 All heathen lands and kingly thrones Thy names renown shall fear verse 16 Gods shining glory shall appear VVhen Sion he repairs verse 17 He shall regard and lend his ear Unto the needies pray'rs Their humble pray'r he will not scorn verse 18 This thing we will record For future ages yet unborn That they may praise the Lord. verse 19 He look'd from height of 's holy throne The earth view'd from the skie verse 20 To hear the pris'ners dolefull grone And save the doom'd to die verse 21 Both Sion and Jerusalem His name and praise record verse 22 VVhen lands and people all of them Meet there to praise the Lord. verse 23 My strength he weakned in the way My lingring days decay'd verse 24 My God O take me not away Amid'st my days I said Thy yeers throughout all ages last verse 25 Of old time thou hast laid The earths foundation firm and fast Thy hands the heav'ns have made verse 26 They perish as old garment wears But thou shalt still indure As vestures thou shalt change their spheres And chang'd they shall be sure verse 27 Thou art the same of endless years verse 28 Thy servants sonnes survive Their seed before thy face appears Establish'd still alive PSAL. CIII York tune An exhortation to praise God for his incomparable mercies to his Church and children MY soul I charge thee to express The Lords renown and fame Let all within me praise and bless His great and sacred name verse 2 Forget not all his benefits But bless the Lord my soul verse 3 VVho thine offences all remits And makes thee sound and whole verse 4 Who hath redeem'd thee from the dead Destruction threatning sore VVith loving kindness crown'd thy head And tender mercies store verse 5 VVho with his gifts large multitude Thy mouth sufficing fils So that thy youth is now renew'd As Eagles casting bills verse 6 The Lord doth judgment execute And righteousness conclude For persons that are destitute Opprest by tyrants rude verse 7 His ways to Moses he made known His acts to Isr'els seed verse 8 The Lord 's a very gracious one And mercifull indeed To anger slow aboundless deep Of mercies multipli'd verse 9 He will not always anger keep Nor everlasting chide verse 10 He hath not dealt as our offence And wickedness hath bin Nor given us due recompence According to our sin verse 11 For as the heav'nly Orbs appear The earth so far above So great to them that do him fear Is Gods surpassing love verse 12 The sins whereby we have transgrest Removing by his grace As far from us as East and West Are separate in space 2. Part. Argument He magnifies the sweet compassion of God exhorts all creatures to praise him for his greatnes also verse 13 AS fathers are compassionate Unto their children dear So God doth them commiserate That truly do him fear verse 14 For he remembers we are dust Our crasie frame he knows verse 15 The days of man resemble just The grass which short time grows He prospers as a flower in field verse 16 Which when the winds pass ore Is perisht and the place can yield No knowledge of it more verse 17 But lo the Lords abundant grace Eternitie doth fill His constant righteousness takes place To childrens children still verse 18 To every person that consents To keep his cov'nant true And thinks on his commandements For observation due verse 19 In heaven as a glorious King The Lord hath set his throne And over every kind of thing His kingdom rules alone verse 20 Ye Angels that in strength excell And Gods commandments do That know his voice and word so well Still hearkning thereunto verse 21 Bless ye the Lord ô bless him still Ye glorious hoasts of his Ye Ministers that do fulfill What ere his pleasure is verse 22 Yea all his works both far and neer Bless ye the Lords great Name Through his Dominions every where My soul bless thou the same PSAL. CIV Davids tune The admirable power and providence of God in the creation government of the world MY soul the great God magnifie My God thou dost thee cloth With honour and with majestie â—xceeding great in both verse 2 With light thou cover'st thee about As with a Princely robe Like curtains drawn thou stretchest out The bright celestiall globe verse 3 Upon the wat'ry element there His chamber-beams he bindes He makes the clouds his Chariot bear And walks on winged windes verse 4 His Ministers a fiery flame His Angels spirits he makes verse 5 He laid the earths foundation frame So sure it never shakes verse 6 Which thou didst cover with the flood Like garments over-spread The waters ore the mountains stood verse 7 At thy rebuke they fled Thy thundring voice compeld them all To haste away apace verse 8 The mountains rise the valleys fall Each to his founded place verse 9 Their passage thou dost now restrain By setting them their bound That they may never turn again To cover all the ground verse 10 Into the vales fresh springs he sends Which run among the hills verse 11 Each beast the Forest comprehends Here take and drink their fills Wild asses here their thirst do slake verse 12 Here feathered fowl do house And nests for habitations make And sing among the boughes 2. part Argument The works of creation intermixt the use of them for man verse 13 HE from his chambers of the skie The earth with rain hath stor'd Thy works the whole earth satisfie VVith fruits that they afford verse 14 For cattell he makes grass to spring And herbs for mans own use Convenient food for every thing He makes the earth produce verse 15 To glad mans heart he makes fat soil Bring forth the grape for wine Heart-strengthning bread suppling oil To make the count'nance shine verse 16 No juicefull sap Gods trees do want Those goodly Cedar trees Which he in Lebanon did plant verse 17 The birds make nests in these The stork in stately firre-trees dwells verse 18 High hills the goats befit The Conies in the hollow cells Of stony rocks do sit verse 19 The moon a certain course doth run And he ordain'd it so And when to set none tells the Sun For he the time doth know verse 20 Thou makest darkness darkness night The forests beasts do then VVhom glittering day-light did affright Creep all out of their den verse 21 Young Lions roaring for their prey Of God do seek their meat verse 22 The Sun ariseth then do they Together make retreat verse 23 In secret dens they closely lurk And then doth man begin To set upon and ply his work Till ev'ning calls him in 3. Part. Argument The admirable works of
in their mouths appear verse 18 Their makers must Be like them just And so are all that in them trust verse 19 The Lords Name bless His praise express Israels and Aarons house no less verse 20 Let Levi frame To do the same And all that fear his holy Name verse 21 From Sion hill Him bless we will That dwells at Salem bless him still PSAL. CXXXVI London short tune A thankfull commemoration of Gods mercies testifi'd in so many miraculous works UNto the LORD ô ye Give thanks for good is he His mercies sure Do still endure For they eternall be verse 2 The God of Gods proclame With praises to his Name His mercies sure Do still endure Eternally the same verse 3 The Lord of Lords most high With praises magnifie His mercies sure Do still endure To all eternitie verse 4 To him that wrought alone Great wonders many a one His mercies sure Do still endure To ages all made known verse 5 To him that formed by His wisdom all the skie His mercies sure Do still endure To perpetuitie verse 6 That did the earth extend The seas to comprehend His mercies sure Do still endure And never have an end verse 7 To him whose pow'r divine Did make great lights to shine His mercies sure Do still endure Not subject to decline verse 8 The Sun to rule and sway The motions of the day His mercies sure Do still endure And never fall away verse 9 The Moon and starres of light He made to rule by night His mercies sure Do still endure For they are infinite 2. Part. Argument A memoriall of Gods mercies to his Church and judgement on our adversaries verse 10 TO him your thanks devote VVho Aegypts first-born smote His mercies sure Do still endure Of everlasting note verse 11 And from among them all Brought Isr'el out of thrall His mercies sure Do still endure And so for ever shall verse 12 With arm out stretched and VVith his Almighty hand His mercies sure Do still endure For they eternall stand verse 13 To him that did divide The Sea on either side His mercies sure Do still endure And evermore abide verse 14 And Isr'els passage made Amidst it to evade His mercies sure Do still endure And never fail nor fade verse 15 But Pharaoh did confound His hoast in red Sea drown'd His mercies sure Do still endure And ever shall abound verse 16 To him that led his own Through deserts all unknown His mercies sure Do still endure As permanent alone verse 17 To him that smote and slew verse 18 Great Kings and famous too His mercies sure Do still endure And so shall ever do verse 19 King Sihon he did smite That Giant Amorite His mercies sure Do still endure Continuing day and night verse 20 And OG of Bashan King He did to ruine bring His mercies sure Do still endure An unexhausted spring verse 21 And did their land engage To be an heritage His mercies sure Do still endure Out-wearing time and age verse 22 That heritage befell His servant Israel His mercies sure Do still endure Times constant parallel verse 23 Who thought on our estate When low and desolate His mercies sure Do still endure And bear eternall date verse 24 Redeeming us from those That were our mortall foes His mercies sure Do still endure A spring that ever flows verse 25 For he provideth meat Whereof all flesh may eat His mercies sure Do still endure For ever most compleat verse 26 The God of heaven therefore With thankfull thoughts adore His mercies sure Do still endure Henceforth for evermore PSAL. CXXXVII Southwell tune Israels excessive lamentation in the Babylonian captivitie the crueltie of the enemies and Gods dreadfull curse upon them BY Babels Rivers deep There sate we down to weep And thinking still On Sion hill Our tunes in teares we steep verse 2 Our harps untun'd unstrung On willow-trees wee hung verse 3 Where they of us Required thus Sing us a Sion-song And even there did they That carried us away In captive state And desolate Urge us to sing and play They mirth of us demand Tho wasted by their hand verse 4 How shall our tongues Tune Sions Songs Here in a forein land verse 5 Jerus'lem if thou be Forgotten here of me In forein land Let my right hand Forget her facultie If I forget thee ever Then let me prosper never But let it cause My tongue and jaws To cleave and cling together verse 6 If for Jerusalem I do not quite contem ' All joys that be And count not thee Above the chief of them verse 7 Remember LORD the spite Shew'd by the Edomite Thus did they say In Salems day Down with it raze it quite verse 8 O daughter Babylon Whose ruine now comes on Oh happie he That does to thee As thou to us hast done verse 9 And blessed be his pains That dasheth out the brains Of little ones Against the stones VVhen Babels judgment raigns PSAL. CXXXVIII Davids tune David praises God for outward and inward mercies proclaming the comforts of the Gospel and his hope of further favours BEfore the Gods thy praise I 'l sing My heart shall have regard verse 2 Thy praise to utter worshipping Thy holy Temple-ward Thy praise for thy compassions tri'd And truth will I proclame For thou thy Word hast magnifi'd Yea more then all thy Name verse 3 That day whereon I cri'd to thee Thou answeredst me again With inward strength thou strength'nedst me My soul for to sustain verse 4 All Kings on earth shall give thee praise VVhen they shall hear thy words verse 5 Yea singing walk along thy wayes Such great fame is our LORDS verse 6 Though God be high he hath respect To such as lowly be But all proud persons doth neglect Sure thou wilt quicken me verse 7 Yea though I walk in midst of woes Thy hand shalt thou extend Against the wrath of all my foes Thy right hand shall defend verse 8 VVhat me concerns will God fulfill Most firm thy mercy stands Forsake not Lord but succour still The work of thine own hands PSAL. CXXXIX The all-seeing eye of God and admirable workmanship of mans creation O Lord thou hast me searcht and known verse 2 My sitting down thou know'st My rising up my thoughts each one Thou see'st when distant most verse 3 Thou compassest my path my bed And all my ways dost note verse 4 There 's not a word my tongue hath said But thou dost fully know 't verse 5 Behinde before thou hast beset And on me lay'd thy hand verse 6 Such knowledge is too great to get Too high to understand verse 7 Where from thy Spirit shall I go Or from thy presence fly verse 8 Make I my bed in hell below Or climb to heaven high Behold thou art in each of these verse 9 If mornings wings me bear To dwell in parts of utmost seas
ages all His Name do ye still magnifie PSAL. CXLVII To 1. French tune God is glorified for the works of his admirable providence and specially for favours to his Church in his Word and Ordinances PRaise ye the Lord for it is meet The praises of our God to sing For it is an employment sweet And praise a very comely thing verse 2 The Lord doth build Jerusalem The outcasts gleans of Israels bounds verse 3 The broke in heart he healeth them And bindeth up their bleeding wounds verse 4 The number of the starres he tells And all their names he doth recite verse 5 Great is the Lord his pow'r excells His understanding infinite verse 6 Poor humble souls the Lord doth raise But treads the wicked to the ground verse 7 Sing to the Lord with thanks praise And with the harps harmonious sound verse 8 Who with thick clouds orespreads the skie Prepared rain on earth distills And makes the earth to fructifie With store of grass on highest hills verse 9 Who to the beast doth food allot And feeds young ravens when they call verse 10 The strength of horse delights him not Nor yet the legs of champion tall verse 11 Who fear him he delights in them And such as on his grace rely verse 12 Praise praise thy God Jerusalem Thy God ô Sion magnifie verse 13 Thy children in thee he hath blest Strengthned the barrs w ch bar thy gates verse 14 Of wheat he fills thee with the best And in thy borders peace creates verse 15 He sends out his commandment full His word through th' air most swiftly posts verse 16 He gives us snow like gentle wool He spreads like ashes hoary frosts verse 17 His ice like morsells casts about His pinching cold who can sustain verse 18 His pow'rfull Word he sendeth out And makes the waters melt again His pow'r doth cause the winds to blow Whereby the rugged waters flows verse 19 His Word to Jacob he doth show His laws and judgments Israel knows verse 20 He dealt not so with other lands As for the Judgments of the Lord No heathen people understands Do ye therefore his praise record PSAL. CXLVIII Old England tune The creatures in their kinde praise God how much more his people obliged by his benefits PRaise ye the LORD praise ye the Lord From heavens lofty frame Him from on high O magnifie verse 2 All Angels praise his Name O all his hoasts his praise record verse 3 O praise him Moon and Sunne Ye stars of light That shine so bright The like of you be done verse 4 Ye heav'ns of heav'ns that are so high Praise him with full consent And waters ye On high that be Above the firmament verse 5 O let them praise and magnifie The LORDS almighty Name For lo they were Created there When his commandment came verse 6 He hath estâ—blisht them also For ever and for ever So firm decree Ordained hee That they shall pass it never verse 7 Praise ye the Lord from earth below Dragons and every deep verse 8 Fire vapour snow Hail-storms that blow His word that firmly keep verse 9 All mountains high and fruitfull trees All hills and Cedars tall verse 10 Ye fowl with wings And creeping things Ye beasts and cattell all verse 11 Kings Princes people all degrees Ye Judges of the earth verse 12 Young men and maids Children and babes And men of elder birth verse 13 The Lords great Name still praised be For that alone excells And far more high Then earth or skie His glitt'ring glory dwells verse 14 The praise of all his Saints is he His people neer alli'd From Israel born He exalts their horn The Lord be magnifi'd PSAL. CXLIX Magnificat tune The triumphs of the Church in memoriall of great deliverances and the subjection of the adversaries PRaise ye the Lord sing to the Lord A new composed song His memorable praise record His gathered Saints among verse 2 Let joyfull Israel shout and sing In their Creators Name Let Sions children in their King Triumphant joyes proclame verse 3 In dances let them praise his Name The harp before him bring And joyn the timbrell to the same VVith these his praises sing verse 4 For lo the Lord exceedingly In Israel doth delight The meek he 'l richly beautifie With robes of saving might verse 5 In glory let the Saints be joy'd Sing lowd upon their bed verse 6 And their religious mouths imploy'd The Lords high praise to spread And let a double edged sword Be put into their hands verse 7 T' inflict the vengeance of the Lord Upon the heathen lands T' impose the peoples punishments verse 8 Their Kings in chains to bind Their noble Peers and Presidents In iron links confin'd verse 9 To execute upon them all The judgment on record Such honour to the Saints doth fall Praise ye praise ye the Lord. PSAL. CL. To London short tune An exhortation to praise God with instruments of musick typing the melodie of Christians affections PRaise praise the Lord most high Within his Sanctu'rie In topmost tow'r Of his great pow'r With praise him magnifie verse 2 Praise him for acts renown'd With excellency crown'd According to His greatness do verse 3 Praise him with trumpets sound O praise him cheerfully VVith harp and psaltery verse 4 And let the dance His praise advance And timbrells melody Praise him with joynt consents Of stringed instruments The organs bring verse 5 Lowd cimballs ring Each one his praise presents High-sounding cymballs ring verse 6 Let every breathing thing The praise record Of this great Lord And HALLELUJAH sing FINIS THE TABLE Affliction MOderated Psal. 30 Ps. 118 ver 18. Sanctified Ps. 94. ver 12. Ps. 119. ver 67. Consisting with Gods love Ps. 89. 4 part Ps. 99. ver 8. Angels Serving God Ps. 103. 2. p. Ps. 104. 1. p. For the godly Ps. 34. 1. p. Ps. 91. 2. p. Age. Prayer for succour in old age Ps. 71. 2. 3. p. Atheism Described Ps. 14. 53. Cursed Ps. 28. ver 5. Ps. 104. v. 35. Ps. 107. ult Blessings On the ground Ps. 65. 2. p. Ps. 67. upon the godly Ps. 112. Babylonian Bondage Ps. 102. 1. p. Ps. 106 last p. Recovered Ps. 85. 1. p. Ps. 126. Backsliding Ps. 119. 22. p. Church Selected Ps. 95. 135. 1. p. Called Ps. 100. Corrupted 106. 2. p. c. Afflicted Ps. 74. 79. 80. Restored Ps. 85. 1. p. Ps. 102. 2. p. Preserved Ps. 124. 129. Priviledges thereof Ps. 65. 1. p. ps 87. Christ. His kingdom opposed Ps. 2. Raised ibidem His perfection Ps. 45. His offices Ps. 110. His Gospel government Ps. 72. 97. 98. 99. Complaints Of miseries personall Ps. 38. 88. 69. 1â— p. Ps. 25. 2. p. Of miseries Nationall Ps. 74. 79. 80. Conscience Ps. 18. ver 21. Creation and Creatures All of God Ps. 33. 1. And governed Ibidem Ps. 103. 2. p. Ps. 119. ver 91.