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The Psalms of David in English metre translated from the original and suited to all the tunes now sung in churches, with the additions of several new by Luke Milbourne.
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Milbourne, Luke, 1649-1720.
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From ev'ry threat'ning Storm verse 8 And I his Praise in Songs will spread And daily Vows perform PSAL. lxij verse 1 BUT still on God my Saviour I With humble Silence wait verse 2 My Rock my Health who sets me high And then confirms my State verse 3 How long shall your base Plots assail My Life Your selves shall fall And like old tott'ring Fences fail Or like some batter'd Wall verse 4 They fain would thrust my Glories down And old in Lyes they grow Their Language Oily Blessings crown Their Hearts with Curies flow verse 5 But still on God my Saviour I With humblest Silence wait verse 6 My Rock my Health who sets me high And then secures my State verse 7 God 's my Salvation Glory All My Strength my Hope my Trust verse 8 Pour out your Hearts with Faith ô call On Him ye suff'ring Just Our God's a Guard who ne'er can fail verse 9 But Men are Vanity Nay that against 'em turns the Scale They 're all an empty Lye Those Men by Providence depress'd And those exalted high The Rich the Poor the Worst the Best Are all an empty Lye verse 10 O ne'er in Wrong nor Force confide Nor swe'ling Thoughts disclose Nor on your Treasures multiply'd Your care'ess Hearts repose verse 11 Once God hath spoke and twice have we His Declaration heard That Might belongs to God and He Will for his Might be fear'd verse 12 And Mercy Lord is only thine And thy impartial Hand Will as Men's various Works incline Their due Rewards command PSAL. lxiij us the rooth verse 1 BEfore the Morning-blushes rise To Thee dear God I lift my Eyes For thou alone my God shalt be To Thee my thirsty Soul aspires Thy Smiles my longing Flesh desires Where I no Springs of Comfort see verse 2 As oft within thy holy Place I met of old thy quick'ning Grace I 'd now thy Strength and Glory view verse 3 More swift than Life thy Mercies flow And I with chearful Lips would show Thy Works thy ancient Praise renew verse 4 Thy Works with Blessings I 'll proclaim Whi'e Life shall last and in thy Name My Hands and Heart devoutly raise verse 5 Sweet Marrow 's Juice the Taste invites But more in Thee my Soul delights And Thee my joyful Lips shall praise verse 6 In Bed I think on Thee dear Lord Thy Loves I through the Night record And on thy Goodness meditate verse 7 From Thee my Health and Safety springs And shadow'd by thy glorious Wings I 'll all thy Works with Joy relate verse 8 To Thee my steady Soul adheres Thy Hand my strong Support appears verse 9 But those who would my Life betray Shall sink in Death's Eternal Shade verse 10 Their Lives to cruel Swords be made And Wolves and savage Beasts a Prey verse 11 Then in his God the King shall be Exalted high the World shall see His flowing Joys and all who swear To him shall in their Oaths be bless'd And Lying Lips with Shame suppress'd No more to blast his Crown appear PSAL. lxiv. verse 1 LOrd hear my Voice in Pray'r secure My Life From angry Foes verse 2 From Sinners Plots ô hide me sure And wicked Workers Blows verse 3 Sharp though they whet their temper'd Swords Their Tongues are sharper far And out they shoot their bitter Words Like Shafts prepar'd for War verse 4 In dark Retreats the Plotter lies To wound the perfect Heart And fearlese there with bo'd Surprize He throws his deadly Dart. verse 5 Mischief's their Life to mischief they Encouragements apply And talk of spreading Snares and say Who can our Snares descry verse 6 Deep are their Hearts their Counsels deep And all their Thoughts profound And all a Search for Mischief keep And practise Mischief found verse 7 But God with more surprizing Darts Their wounded Hearts shall reach verse 8 Their Tongues shall soon betray their Hearts Themselves themselves impeach verse 9 Aloof the wond'ring World shall stand And all around with Fear Acknowledge God's revenging Hand And all his Acts revere verse 10 Then shall the Just in God rejoice Their Faith more strongly raise And each good Man exalt his Voice To sing his Maker's Praise PSAL. lxv as the rooth PRaise Lord in Sion waits for Thee To Thee our holy Vows we pay Thou hear'st us whence in Misery verse 2 To Thee the suppliant World shall pray verse 3 My Sins are Lord too strong for me But Thou sha't all my Sins forgive verse 4 O happy 's he whose Eyes may see Thy House and in thy Presence live When him Devotion kindly warms His inward purer Joys abound His Soul with bless'd Re igion's Charms Is in thy sacred Temple crown'd verse 5 What though a Thousand Dangers rise To us our sure Salvation springs From Thee thy Flock for Shelter flies To thy protecting Mercy 's Wings For us thy dreadful Judgments move And scatter all our Fears and Woes Whence all in Thee their Trust improve Where Earth extends or Water flows verse 6 Thy Might the lofty Mountains rais'd And Pow'r thy wondrous Throne surrounds And at thy Voice the Seas amaz'd Laid down their Billows roaring Sounds verse 7 Thy Terrours smooth the Wat'ry Plain And all the murm'ring Nations quell When ruffling Storms disturb the Main And stubborn Hearts with Madness swell Part 2. verse 8 When earth is shock'd and Comets blaze And thy prodigious Signs appear At them the trembling Nations gaze And them at utmost distance fear The blushing Dawn the Morning-Skies Through all the World thy Praise proclaim And when Night 's gloomy Shadows rise They celebrate thy glorious Name verse 9 Thy Eyes the lower World survey Thy Hand their various Need supplies Thy Dews and Rains prepare the Way For Grass and Herbs and Plants to rise What mighty Treasures Lord hast Thou Within thy wat'ry Chambers laid Whence all our vast Provisions now Our Corn and Wine and Oil 's convey'd verse 10 The rising Grounds thy Fountains make Their wealthy Crops and Fatness yield The lower Lands thy Smiles partake Thy Blessing warms the springing Field verse 11 The joyful Year with Goodness crown'd Owes all its Plenty Lord to Thee Thy Clouds with fat'ning Drops abound And we their large Production see verse 12 The barren Wiâ—ds the burning Sands Those cooâ—ing Drops in Season bless The dancing Hillocks join their Hands And Mirth and Gratitude express verse 13 Huge Flocks the fruitful Pastures yield Huge Crops the burthen'd Valleys bring Joys eccho through the chearful Field And all their Maker's Praises sing Another Metre to the old 104th proper Tune verse 1 IN Siou's bless'd Gares Lord Praise waits for Thee To Thee holy Vows Shall justly be paid verse 2 Thy Goodness creates All our Confidence we By 't mov'd in thy House Our Petitions have made verse 3 Man 's impious Art Against me prevails O purge O remove Our Follies away verse 4 How happy 's his Part Whom thy Mercy ne'er fails Thy Choice can approve And thy
from my Mother's Womb at first By Thee was brought to light And by thy Providence was nurs'd And in thy Praise delight verse 7 Though I a Monster seem to most In Thee my Hopes are strong verse 8 O let thy Honour be my Boast Thy Praise my daily Song verse 9 Cast me not off when elder Days When Age comes creeping on O leave me not when Strength decays And youthful Years are gone verse 10 My Foes Who watch my Soul declare Where they in private meet verse 11 See now how God withdraws his Care And leaves his Favourite Up let us seize him now pursue Where-e'er the Dastard flies He has alas no Help in view None to his Aid will rife Part 2. verse 12 Haste then my God to help me fly No more thy Helps delay verse 13 But let my Foes confounded lie Their Spite with Shame repay verse 14 On Thee I 'll still with Patience wait And praise Thee more and more verse 15 And all thy righteous Acts relate And thy Salvation's Store These all Accounts so far transcend That none their Numbers know verse 16 But Lord I 'll on thy Strength depend Thy Justice only show verse 17 As taught by Thee from Childhood I Thy wond'rous Works have showns verse 18 O let me not deserted lie When weak and ancient grown Lord leave me not when hoary Hairs Invest my aged Head Till to this Age and future Heirs I 'Ve all thy Wonders read verse 19 On high thy righteous Actions shine And great thy Judgments are What Being Lord though cali'd Divine Can e'er with Thee compare verse 20 Thou show'st me mighty Grie'fs and Woes Yet shall thy Smiles revive And from Earth's hollow Deeps below Present my Soul alive verse 21 My Head thy Loves shall greatly raise Thy Comforts guard my round verse 22 And I thy Truth with Songs shall raise And Harp's melodious Sound O Israel's holy God to Thee My Lips will gladly sing My Soul redeem'd from Misery Its Tribute Praises bring verse 24 Thy Righteousness my Tongue shall trace And daily talk of thee Since they are crush'd with dark Disgrace Who sought to ruin me Psal 72. As the 100th or Mr. Sundays's 1â—… verse 1 LOrd to the King thy Judgments give Thy Justice on his Son bestow verse 2 Then shall the Wor'd his Judgments know The Humble by his Justice live verse 3 Then those advanc'd to noblest State Shall all for publick Peace declare The meanest Officers with Care Their Princes Goodness imitate verse 4 He 'll judge the Poor their Off-spring save And break the bold Oppressor's Force verse 5 While Sun and Moon maintain their Caurse His Fear shall ev'ry Heart enslave verse 6 His Goodness like soft Rains and Dews Which on the new-mown Grass descend Shall to the Moon 's last Age extend And Peace abundant Peace diff'use The Righteous in his happy Reign Shall thrive his mighty Empire stretch As far as Lands or Waters reach Or farthest Springs their Streams maintain To Him th' Arabian Troops shall bow His Enemies the Dust embrace And Saba's Kings to court his Grace Their noblest Gifts and Off'rings vow The Isles the Continent shall send Their Kings to kiss his sacred Feet All kings shall in his Worship meet And Nations to his Service bend For He 'll the praying Poor discharge Th' Oppress'd who no Assistance find He 'll to the needy Soul be kind And He 'll the humble Heart enlarge From Violence He 'll set them free From shameless Fraud and base Deceit And in his Sight jn Value great The Blood of all his Saints shall be Long shall He live pure Gold as long To Him th' Arabian Bands shall pay To Him th' obedient World shall pray And Him with daily Blessings throng And though his Truth at first may seem Of meanest Worth and smallest Force 'T will soon with a resistless Course Command the wiser World's Esteem It s Fruit to nobler Heighths shall grow Than Lebanon's immortal Heads More thick than Grass the Valleys spreads Vast Crouds shall to his Doctrine flow verse 17 His Name Eternity possess'd God's Son before reflecting Streams Threw back the Sun 's first Infant-Beams And in Him ev'ry Nation 's bless'd verse 18 All Lands shall bless his sacred Name O bless'd be God the mighty Lord Whose Name old Jacob's Tribes record Whose Name his wondrous Works proclaim verse 19 With Blessings let his Name be crown'd Till Time 's run out and ev'ry Day His Glories through the World display And loud Amens Amens resound Another Metre as Mr. Sandys's 5th verse 1 LOrd let the King thy Judgments find Enrich the Prince's Royal Mind Fer Crowns and Governments design'd verse 2 Then shall He Sentence wisely give And safe in his Prerogative Shall all the Poor Afflicted live verse 3 Then Righteousness and Peace shall reign The mighty Men shall Peace maintain And Justice all the Vulgar gain verse 4 He 'll vindicate and save the Poor And all their Race from Harms secure But Tyrants must his Wrath endure verse 5 Him all from Age to Age shall fear As long as Mid-day's Suns appear Or Moons the gloomy Mid-night chear verse 6 Sweet be his Rule and soft his Reign As gentle Dews which cool the Plain Or Show'rs which Grass and Herbs maintain verse 7 The Just shall flourish in his Days Abundant Peace her Head shall raise While Moons shall shine or Stars shall blaze verse 8 His Empire shall be vast and wide As far as Seas Can feel the Tide Or Rivers flow or Winds can ride verse 9 In him th' Arabians wild shall trust His Foes beneath his Foot-stool thrust Shall sall and humbly lick the Dust verse 10 Him shall the Island-Kings obey To Him Black AEthiopians pray And Off'rings on his Altars lay verse 11 Their Kings by Truth convinc'd shall be His Servants and his Slaves and He All Nations at his Feet shall see verse 12 For He the poor Man's Cries shall hear The Suff'rers and Afflicted chear When neither Help nor Friends appear verse 13 He 'll to the Weak in Want be kind The humble and submissive Mind Shall always his Assistance find verse 14 Where Fraud and Wrong triumphant seem He 'l all their fainting Souls redeem And dear their precious Lives esteem verse 15 Long may He live and long may they To Him their Golden Tributes pay And daily praise and daily pray verse 16 Where little Hope or Seed was found May mighty Crops adorn the Ground Like Libanus with Cedars crown'd Their Towns before with Widows fill'd A new and num'rous Off-spring yield Thick as the Grass which shades the Field verse 17 To Him may all the Nations haste His Name with endless Blessings grac'd Beyond the Sun Eternal last verse 18 Bless'd be the Lord our God! May He Whose wond'rous Works we daily see Prais'd by his grateful Churches be verse 19 Bless'd ever bless'd his glorious Name May all the World advance his Fame While we Amen Amen proclaim PSAL. lxxiij verse