shal bring His captives Jacob shall rejoyce and Israel shall sing PSAL. XV. A Psalm of David VVIthin thy tabernacle Lord who shall abide with thee And in thy high and holy hill who shall a dweller be The man that walketh uprightly and worketh righteousnesse And as he thinketh in his heart so doth he truth expresse Who doth not slander with his tongue nor to his friend doth hurt Nor yet against his neighbour doth take up an ill report In whose eyes vile men are despis'd but those that God do fear He honoureth and changeth not though to his hurt he swear His coyn puts not to usury nor take reward will he Against the guiltlesse Who doth thus shall never moved be PSAL. XVI Michtam of David LOrd keep me for I trust in thee To God thus was my speech Thou art my Lord and unto thee my goodnesse doth not reach To saints on earth to th'excellent where my delight 's all plac't Their sorrows shall be multipli'd to other gods that haste Of their drink-offerings of bloud I will no offering make Yea neither I their very names up in my lips will take God is of mine inheritance and cup the portion The lot that fallen is to me thou dost maintain alone Unto me happily the lines in pleasant places fell Yea the inheritance I got in beautie doth excell I blesse the Lord because he doth by counsel me conduct And in the seasons of the night my reins do me instruct Before me still the Lord I set sith it is so that he Doth ever stand at my right hand I shall not moved be Because of this my heart is glad and joy shall be exprest Ev'n by my glory and my flesh in confidence shall rest Because my soul in grave to dwell shall not be left by thee Nor wilt thou give thine Holy One corruption to see Thou wilt me shew the path of life of joyes there is full store Before thy face at thy right hand are pleasures evermore PSAL XVII A Prayer of David LOrd hear the right attend my cry unto my pray'r give heed That doth not in hypocrisie from feigned lips proceed And from before thy presence forth my sentence do thou send Toward these things that equall are do thou thine eyes intend Thou prov'dst mine heart thou visitst me by night thou didst me try Yet nothing found'st for that my mouth shall not sin purpos'd I. As for mens works I by the word that from thy lips doth flow Did me preserve out of the paths wherein destroyers go Hold up my goings Lord me guide in those thy paths divine So that my footsteps may not slide out of these wayes of thine I called have on thee O God because thou wilt me hear That thou may'st hearken to my speech to me incline thine ear Thy wondrous loving kindnesse show thou that by thy right hand Sav'st them that in thee trust from those that up against them stand As th'apple of the eye me keep in thy wings shade me close From lewd oppressours compassing me round as deadly foes In their own fat they are inclos'd their mouth speaks loftily Our steps they compast and to ground down bowing set their eye He like unto a lion is that 's greedy of his prey Or lion young which lurking doth in secret places stay Arise and disappoint my foe and cast him down O Lord My soul save from the wicked man the man which is thy sword From men which are thy hand O Lord from wordly men me save Which onely in this present life their part and portion have Whose belly with thy treasure hid thou fill'st they children have In plentie of their goods the rest they to their children leave But as for me I thine own face in righteousnesse will see And with thy likenesse when I wake I satisfi'd shall be PSAL. XVIII To the chief musician A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord who spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul and he said THee will I love O Lord my strength My fortresse is the Lord My rock and he that doth to me deliverance afford My God my strength whom I will trust a buckler unto me The horn of my salvation and my high towr is he Upon the Lord who worthy is of praises will I cry And then shall I preserved be safe from mine enemy Floods of ill men affrighted me deaths pangs about me went Hells sorrows me environed deaths snares did me prevent In my distresse I call'd on God cry to my God did I He from his temple heard my voice to his ears came my cry Th' earth as affrighted then did shake trembling upon it seised The hills foundations moved were because he was displeased Up from his nostrils came a smoke and from his mouth there came Devouring fire and coals by it were turned into flame He also bowed down the heav'ns and thence he did descend And thickest clouds of darknesse did under his feet attend And he upon a cherub rode and thereon he did fly Yea on the swift wings of the winde his flight was from on hy He darknesse made his secret place about him for his tent Dark waters were and thickest clouds of th'airie firmament And at the brightnesse of that light which was before his eye His thick clouds past away hail-stones and coals of fire did flye The Lord God also in the heav'ns did thunder in his ire And there the highest gave his voice hail-stones and coals of fire Yea he his arrows sent abroad and them he scattered His lightnings also he shot out and them discomfited The waters chanels then were seen the worlds foundations vast At thy rebuke discovered were and at thy nostrils blast And from above the Lord sent down and took me from below From many waters he me drew which would me over-flow He me reliev'd from my strong foes and such as did me hare Because he saw that they for me too strong were and too great They me prevented in the day of my calamitie But even then the Lord himself a stay was unto me He to a place of libertie where room was hath me brought Because he took delight in me he my deliverance wrought According to my righteousnesse he did me recompense He me repay'd according to my hands pure innocence For I Gods wayes kept from my God did not turn wickedlie His judgements were before me I his Lawes put not from me Sincere before him was my heart with him upright was I And watchfully I kept my self from mine iniquity After my righteousnesse the Lord hath recompensed me After the cleannesse of my hands appearing in his eye Thou gracious to the gracious art to upright men upright Pure to the pure froward thou kythes unto the froward wight For thou wilt the afflicted save in grief that low do ly But wilt bring down the countenance of them
grief and trouble found Upon the Name of God the Lord then did I call and say Deliver Thou my soul O Lord I do thee humbly pray God mercifull and righteous is yea gracious is our Lord. God saves the meek I was brought low He did me help afford O thou my soul do thou return unto thy quiet rest For largely lo the Lord to thee His bounty hath exprest For my distressed soul from death delivered was by Thee Thou didst my mourning eyes from tears my feet from falling free I in the land of those that live will walk the Lord before I did believe therefore I spake I was afflicted sore I said when I was in my haste That all men liars be What shall I render to the Lord for all His gifts to me I 'le of salvation take the cup on Gods Name will I call I 'le pay my vows now to the Lord before His people all Dear in Gods sight is His saints death Thy servant Lord am I Thy servant sure Thine hand-maids son my bands Thou didst unty Thank-offerings I to Thee will give and on Gods Name will call I 'le pay my vows now to the Lord before His people all Within the courts of Gods own house within the midst of thee O City of Jerusalem Praise to the Lord give ye PSAL. CXVII O give ye praise unto the Lord all nations that be Likewise ye people all accord His Name to magnifie For great to us-ward ever are His loving kindnesses His truth endures for evermore The Lord O do ye blesse PSAL. CXVIII O praise the Lord for He is good His mercy lasteth ever Let those of Israel now say His mercy faileth never Now let the house of Aaron say His mercy lasteth ever Let those that fear the Lord now say His mercy faileth never I in distresse call'd on the Lord the Lord did answer me He in a large place did me set from trouble made me free The mighty Lord is on my side I will not be afraid For any thing that man can do I shall not be dismaid The Lord doth take my part with them that help to succour me Therefore on those that do me hate I my desire shall see Better it is to trust in God then trust in mans defence Better to trust in God then make Princes our confidence The nations joyning all in one did compasse me about But in the Lords most Holy Name I shall them all root out They compast me about I say they compast me about But in the Lords most Holy Name I shall them all root out Like Bees they compast me about like unto thorns that flame They quenched are for them shall I destroy in Gods own Name Thou sore hast thrust that I might fall but my Lord helped me God my salvation is become my strength and song is He. In dwellings of the righteous is heard the melody Of joy and health the Lords right hand doth ever valiantly The right hand of the Mighty Lord exalted is on hy The right hand of the Mighty Lord doth ever valiantly I shall not die but live and shall the works of God discover The Lord hath me chastised sore but not to death given over O set ye open unto me the gates of righteousnesse Then will I enter into them and I the Lord will blesse This is the gate of God by it the just shall enter in Thee will I praise for thou me heardst and hast my safety bin That stone is made head corner-stone which builders did despise This is the doing of the Lord and wondrous in our eyes This is the day God made in it wee 'll joy triumphantly Save now I pray thee Lord I pray send now prosperity Blessed is He in Gods great Name that cometh us to save We from the house which to the Lord pertains you blessed have God is the Lord who unto us hath made light to arise Binde ye unto the altars horns with cords the sacrifice Thou art my God I 'le thee exalt my God I will thee praise Give thanks to God for He is good His mercy lasts alwayes PSAL. CXIX × ALEPH. The first part BLessed are they that undefil'd and straight are in the way Who in the Lords most holy Law do walk and do not stray Blessed are they who to observe His statutes are inclin'd And who do seek the living God with their whole heart and minde Such in his wayes do walk and they do no iniquity Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts carefully O that thy statutes to observe thou wouldst my wayes direct Then shall I not be sham'd when I thy precepts all respect Then with integrity of heart thee will I praise and blesse When I the judgements all have learn'd of thy pure righteousnesse That I will keep thy statutes all firmly resolv'd have I O do not then most gracious God forsake me utterly ב BETH The 2. part By what means shall a young man learn his way to purifie If he according to thy Word thereto attentive be Unfainedly Thee have I sought with all my soul and heart O let me not from the right path of thy commands depart Thy word I in my heart have hid that I offend not thee O Lord thou ever blessed art thy statutes teach thou me The judgements of thy mouth each one my lips declared have More joy thy testimonies way then riches all me gave I will thy holy precepts make my meditation And carefully I 'le have respect unto thy ways each one Upon thy statutes my delight shall constantly be set And by thy grace I never will thy holy word forget ×’ GIMEL The 3. part With me thy servant in thy grace deal bountifully Lord That by thy favour I may live and duely keep thy word Open mine eyes that of thy Law the wonders I may see I am a stranger on this earth hide not thy Laws from me My soul within me breaks and doth much fainting still endure Through longing that it hath all times unto thy judgements pure Thou hast rebuk'd the cursed proud who from thy precepts swerve Reproach and shame remove from me for I thy Laws observe Against me Princes spake with spite while they in councell sat But I thy servant did upon thy statutes meditate My comfort and my hearts delight thy testimonies be And they in all my doubts and fears are counsellers to me ד DALETH The 4. part My soul to dust cleaves quicken me according to thy word My ways I shew'd and me thou heardst teach me thy statutes Lord. The way of thy commandements make me aright to know So all thy works that wondrous are I shall to others show My soul doth melt and drop away for heavinesse and grief To me according to thy word give strength and send relief From me the wicked way of lies let far removed be And graciously thy holy Law do thou grant unto me I chosen have the perfect way of truth and verity Thy judgments that most
get I therefore every way that 's false with all my heart do hate × NUN The 14. part Thy word is to my feet a lamp and to my path a light I sworn have and I will perform to keep thy judgements right I am with sore affliction ev'n overwhelm'd O Lord In mercy raise and quicken me according to thy word The free-will offrings of my mouth accept I thee beseech And unto me thy servant Lord thy judgements clearly teach Though still my soul be in my hand thy Laws I 'le not forget I err'd not from them though for me the wicked snares did set I of thy testimonies have above all things made choice To be my heritage for ay for they my Heart rejoice I carefully inclined have my heart still to attend That I thy statures may perform alway unto the end ס SAMECH The 15. part I hate the thoughts of vanitie but love thy Law do I. My shield and hiding-place thou art I on thy word rely All ye that evill doers are from me depart away For the commandments of my God I purpose to obey According to thy faithfull word uphold and stablish me That I may live and of my hope ashamed never be Hold thou me up so shall I be in peace and safetie still And to thy statutes have respect continually I will Thou treadst down all that love to stray false their deceit doth prove Lewd men like drosse away thou putst therefore thy Law I love For fear of thee my very flesh doth tremble all dismaid And of thy righteous judgements Lord my soul is much afraid ×¢ AIN The 16. part To all men I have judgment done performing justice right Then let me not be left unto my fierce oppressours might For good unto thy servant Lord thy servants surety be From the oppression of the proud do thou deliver me Mine eyes do fail with looking long for thy salvation The word of thy pure righteousnesse while I do wait upon In mercy with thy servant deal thy Laws me teach and show I am thy servant wisdom give that I thy Laws may know It 's time thou work Lord for they have made void thy Law divine Therefore thy precepts more I love then gold yea gold most fine Concerning all things thy commands all right I judge therefore And every false and wicked way I perfectly abhore פ PE. The 17. part Thy statutes Lord are wonderfull my soul them keeps with care The entrance of thy words gives light makes wise who simple are My mouth I have wide opened and panted earnestly While after thy commandements I long'd exceedingly Look on me Lord and mercifull do thou unto me prove As thou art wont to do to those thy Name who truly love O let my footsteps in thy word aright still ordered be Let no iniquitie obtain dominion over me From mans oppression save thou me so keep thy Laws I will Thy face make on thy servant shine teach me the statutes still Rivers of waters from mine eyes did run down when I saw How wicked men run on in sin and do not keep thy Law צ TSADDI The 18. part O Lord thou art most righteous thy judgements are upright Thy testimonies thou command'st most faithfull are and right My zeal hath ev'n consumed me because mine enemies Thy holy words forgotten have and do thy Laws despise Thy word 's most pure therefore on it thy servants love is set Small and despis'd I am yet I thy precepts not forget Thy righteousnesse is righteousnesse which ever doth endure Thy holy Law Lord also is the very truth most pure Trouble and anguish have me found and taken hold on me Yet in my trouble my delight thy just commandments be Eternall righteousnesse is in thy testimonies all Lord to me understanding give and ever live I shall ק KOPH The 19. part With my whole heart I cry'd Lord hear I will thy word obey I cry'd to thee save me and I will keep thy Laws alway I of the morning did prevent the dawning and did cry For all my expectation did on thy word rely Mine eyes did timously prevent the watches of the night That in thy word with carefull minde then meditate I might After thy loving kindnesse hear my voice that calls on thee According to thy judgement Lord revive and quicken me Who follow mischief they draw nigh they from thy Law are far But thou art near Lord most firm truth all thy commandments are As for thy testimonies all of old this have I try'd That thou hast surely founded them for ever to abide ר RESH The 20. part Consider mine affliction in safety do me set Deliver me O Lord for I thy Law do not forget After thy word revive thou me save me and plead my cause Salvation is from sinners far for they seek not thy Laws O Lord both great and manifold thy tender mercies be According to thy judgements just revive and quicken me My persecuters many are and foes which do combine Yet from thy testimonies pure my heart doth not decline I saw transgressours and was griev'd for they keep not thy word See how I love thy Law as thou art kinde me quicken Lord. From the beginning all thy word hath been most true and sure Thy righteous judgements every one for evermore endure ש SHIN The 21. part Princes have persecuted me although no cause they saw But still of thy most holy word my heart doth stand in aw I at thy word rejoyce as one of spoil that findes great store Thy Law I love but lying all I hate and do abhorre Seven times a day it is my care to give due praise to thee Because of all thy judgements Lord which righteous ever be Great peace have they who love thy Law offence they shall have none I hop'd for thy salvation Lord and thy commands have done My soul thy testimonies pure observed carefully On them my heart is set and them I love exceedingly Thy testimonies and thy Laws I kept with speciall care For all my works and wayes each one before thee open are ת TAU The 22. part O let my earnest pray'r and cry come near before thee Lord Give understanding unto me according to thy word Let my request before thee come after thy word me free My lips shall utter praise when thou hast taught thy Laws to me My tongue of thy most blessed word shall speak and it confesse Because all thy commandements are perfect righteousnesse Let thy strong hand make help to me thy precepts are my choice I long'd for thy salvation Lord and in thy Law rejoice O let my soul live and it shall give praises unto thee And let thy judgements gracious be helpfull unto me I like a lost sheep went astray thy servant seek and finde For thy commands I suffred not to slip out of my minde PSAL. CXX A song of degrees IN my distresse to God I cry'd and He gave ear to me From lying lips and guilful tongue O Lord my
infirm am I and broken am so sore That through disquiet of my heart I have been made to roare O Lord all that I do desire is still before thine eye And of my heart the secret groans not hidden are from thee My heart doth pant uncessantly my strength doth quite decay As for mine eyes their wonted light is from me gone away My lovers and my friends do stand at distance from my sore And those do stand aloof that were kinsmen and kind before Yea they that seek my life lay snares who seek to do me wrong Speak things mischievous and deceits imagine all day long But as one deaf that heareth not I suffered all to passe I as a dumb man did become whose mouth not op'ned was As one that hears not in whose mouth are no reproofs at all For Lord I hope in thee my God thou 'lt hear me when I call For I said hear me lest they should rejoyce ov'r me with pride And ov'r me magnifie themselves when as my foot doth slide For I am near to halt my grief is still before mine eye For I 'le declare my sin and grieve for mine iniquity But yet mine enemies lively are and strong are they beside And they that hate me wrongfully are greatly multipli'de And they for good that render ill as enemies me withstood Yea ev'n for this because that I do follow what is good Forsake me not O Lord my God far from me never be O Lord thou my salvation art haste to give help to me PSAL. XXXIX To the chief musician even to Jeduthun A Psalm of David I Said I will look to my wayes lest with my tongue I sin In sight of wicked men my mouth with bridle I 'le keep in With silence I as dumb became I did my self restrain From speaking good but then the more increased was my pain My heart within me waxed hot and while I musing was The fire did burn and from my tongue these words I did let passe Mine end and measure of my dayes O Lord unto me show What is the same that I thereby my frailtie well may know Lo thou my dayes an hand-bredth mad'st mine age is in thine eye As nothing sure each man at best is wholly vanity Sure each man walks in a vain show they vex themselves in vain He heaps up wealth and doth not know to whom it shall pertain And now O Lord. what wait I for my hope is fix'd on thee Free me from all my trespasses the fools scorn make not me Dumb was I opening not my mouth because this work was thine Thy stroke take from me by the blow of thine hand I do pine When with rebukes thou dost correct man for iniquity Thou wastes his beautie like a moth sure each man's vanity Attend my cry Lord at my tears and pray'rs not silent be I sojourn as my fathers all and stranger am with thee O spare thou me that I my strength recover may again Before from hence I do depart and here no more remain PSAL. XL. To the chief musician A Psalm of David I Waited for the Lord my God and patiently did bear At length to me he did incline my voice and cry to hear He took me from a fearfull pit and from the myrie clay And on a rock he set my feet establishing my way He put a new song in my mouth our God to magnify Many shall see it and shall fear and on the Lord rely O blessed is the man whose trust upon the Lord relyes Respecting not the proud nor such as turn aside to lies O Lord my God full many are the wonders thou hast done Thy gracious thoughts to us ward far above all thoughts are gone In order none can reckon them to thee if them declare And speak of them I would they moe then can be numbred are No sacrifice nor offering didst thou at all desire Mine ears thou bor'd sin-offring thou and burnt didst not require Then to the Lord these were my words I come behold and see Within the volume of thy Book it written is of me To do thy will I take delight O thou my God that art Yea that most holy Law of thine I have within my heart Within the congregation great I righteousnesse did preach Lo thou dost know O Lord that I refrained not my speech I never did within my heart conceal thy righteousnesse I thy salvation have declar'd and shown thy faithfulnesse Thy kindnesse which most loving is concealed have not I Nor from the congregation great have hid thy verity Thy tender mercies Lord from me O do thou not restrain Thy loving kindnesse and thy truth let them me still maintain For ills past reck'ning compasse me and mine iniquities Such hold upon me taken have I cannot lift mine eyes They more then hairs are on mine head thence is my heart dismaid Be pleased Lord to rescue me Lord hasten to mine aid Sham'd and confounded be they all that seek my soul to kill Yea let them backward driven be and sham'd that wish me ill For a reward of this their shame confounded let them be That in this manner scoffing say Aha aha to me In thee let all be glad and joy who seeking thee abide Who thy salvation love say still the Lord be magnifi'd I 'm poor and needy yet the Lord of me a care doth take Thou art my help and Saviour my God no tarrying make PSAL. XLI To the chief musician A Psalm of David BLessed is he that wisely doth the poor mans case consider For when the time of trouble is the Lord will him deliver God will him keep yea save alive on earth he blest shall live And to his enemies desire thou wilt him not up give God will give strength when he on bed of languishing doth mourn And in his sicknesse sore O Lord thou all his bed will turn I said O Lord do thou extend thy mercie unto me O do thou heal my soul for why I have offended thee Those that to me are enemies of me do evill say When shall he die that so his name may perish quite away To see me if he comes he speaks vain words but then his heart Heaps mischief to it which he tells when forth he doth depart My haters joyntly whispering ' gainst me my hurt devise Mischief say they cleaves fast to him he lyeth and shall not rise Yea ev'n mine own familiar friend on whom I did rely Who ate my bread ev'n he his heel against me lifted hie But Lord be mercifull to me and up again me raise That I may justly them requite according to their wayes By this I know that certainly I favoured am by thee Because my hatefull enemy triumphs not over me But as for me thou me upholdst in mine integrity And me before thy countenance thou setst continually The Lord the God of Israel be blest for ever then From age to age eternally Amen yea and amen PSAL. XLII To the chief musician Maschil for
but thee O Lord alone And in the earth whom I desire beside thee there is none My flesh and heart doth faint and fail but God doth fail me never For of my heart God is the strength and portion for ever For lo those that are far from thee they quickly perish shall Them that a-whoring from thee go thou hast destroyed all But surely it is good for me that I draw near to God In God I trust that all thy works I may declare abroad PSAL. LXXIV Maschil of Asaph O God why hast thou cast us off is it for evermore Against thy pasture sheep why doth thine anger smoke so sore O call to thy rememberance thy congregation Which thou hast purchased of old still think the same upon The rod of thine inheritance which thou redeemed hast This Sion hill wherein thou hadst thy dwelling in times past To these long desolations thy feet lift do not tarry For all the ills thy foes have done within thy Sanctuary Amidst thy congregations thine enemies do roar Their ensigns they set up for signs of triumph thee before A man was famous and was had in estimation According as he lifted up his axe thick trees upon But all at once with axes now and hammers they go to And down the carved work thereof they break and quite undo They fired have thy Sanctuary and have defil'd the same By casting down unto the ground the place where dwelt thy Name Thus said they in their hearts Let us destroy them out of hand They burnt up all the Synagogues of God within the land Our signs we do not now behold there is not us among A prophet more nor any one that knows the time how long How long Lord shall the enemy thus in reproach exclaime And shall the adversary thus alwayes blaspheme thy Name Thy hand ev'n thy right hand of might why dost thou thus draw back O from thy bosome pluck it out for our deliverance sake For certainly God is my King ev'n from the times of old Working in midst of all the earth salvation manifold The sea by thy great pow'r to part asunder thou didst make And thou the dragons heads O Lord within the waters brake The Leviathans heads thou brake in pieces and didst give Him to be meat unto the folk in wildernesse that live Thou clave the fountain and the floud which did with streams abound Thou dry'dst the mighty waters up unto the very ground Thine onely is the day O Lord thine also is the night And thou alone prepared hast the sun and shining light By thee the borders of the earth were setled every where The summer and the winter both by thee created were That th' enemy reproached hath O keep it in record And that the foolish people have blasphem'd thy Name O Lord. Unto the multitude do not thy turtles soul deliver The congregation of thy poor do not forget for ever Unto thy covenant have respect for earths dark places be Full of the habitations of horrid crueltie O let not those that be opprest return again with shame Let those that poor and needy are give praise unto thy Name Do thou O God arise and plead the cause that is thine own Remember how thou art reproacht still by the foolish one Do not forget the voice of those that are thine enemies Of those the tumult ever grows that do against thee rise PSAL. LXXXV To the chief musician Al-taschith A psalm or song of Asaph TO thee O God do we give thanks we do give thanks to thee Because thy wondrous works declare thy great Name near to be I purpose when I shall receive the congregation That I shall judgement uprightly render to every one Dissolved is the land with all that in the same do dwell But I the pillars thereof do bear up and stablish well I to the foolish people said Do not deal foolishly And unto those that wicked are Lift not your horn on hie Lift not your horn on high nor speak with stubborn neck but know That nor from East nor West nor South promotion doth flow But God is Judge He puts down one and sets another up For in the hand of God most high of red wine is a cup It 's full of mixture he pours forth and makes the wicked all Wring out the bitter dregs thereof yea and they drink them shall But I for ever will declare I Jacobs God will praise All horns of lewd men I 'le cut off but just mens horns will raise PSAL. LXXVI To the chief musician on Neginoth A Psalm or song of Asaph IN Judah's land God is well known his Name 's in Israel great In Salem is his Tabernacle in Sion is his Seat There arrows of the bow he brake the shield the sword the war More glorious thou then hils of prey more excellent art far Those that were stout of heart are spoil'd they slept their sleep outright And none of those their hands did finde that were the men of might When thy rebuke O Jacobs God had forth against them past Their horses and their chariots both were in a dead sleep cast Thou Lord ev'n thou art He that should be fear'd and who is he That may stand up before thy sight if once thou angry be From heav'n thou judgement caus'd be heard the earth was still with fear When God to judgement rose to save all meek on earth that were Surely the very wrath of man unto thy praise redounds Thou to the remnant of his wrath wilt set restraining bounds Vow to the Lord your God and pay all ye that near Him be Bring gifts and presents unto Him for to be fear'd is He. By Him the spirits shall be cut off of those that princes are Unto the Kings that are on earth He fearfull doth appear PSAL. LXXVII To the chief musician to Jeduthun A Psalm of Asaph UNto the Lord I with my voice I unto God did cry Ev'n with my voice and unto me his ear he did apply I in my trouble sought the Lord my sore by night did run And ceased not my grieved soul did consolation shun I to remembrance God did call yet trouble did remain And overwhelm'd my spirit was whiles I did sore complain Mine eyes debar'd from rest and sleep thou makest still to wake My trouble is so great that I unable am to speak The dayes of old to minde I call'd and oft did think upon The times and ages that are past full many years agone By night my song I call to minde and commune with my heart My sp'rit did carefully inquire how I might ease my smart For ever will the Lord cast off and gracious be no more For ever is his mercy gone fails his word evermore Is 't true that to be gracious the Lord forgotten hath And that his tender mercies He hath shut up in his wrath Then did I say that surely this is mine infirmitie I 'le minde the years of the right hand of Him that is most
And as the dayes of heav'n his throne shall stable be and sure But if his children shall forsake My Lawes and go astray And in My judgements shal not walk but wander from My way If they My Lawes break and do not keep My Commandements I 'le visit then their faults with rods their sins with chastisements Yet I 'le not take My love from him nor false My promise make My cov'nant I 'le not break nor change what with my mouth I spake Once by My Holinesse I sware to David I 'le not ly His seed and throne shall as the sun before Me last for ay It like the moon shall ever be establisht stedfastly And like to that which in the heav'n doth witnesse faithfully But thou displeased hast cast off thou didst abhor and loath With him that thine anointed is thou hast been very wroth Thou hast thy servants covenan made void and quite cast by Thou hast profan'd his crown while it cast on the ground doth ly Thou all his hedges hast broke down his strong holds down hast torn He to all passers by a spoil to neighbours is a scorn Thou hast set up his foes right hand mad'st all his enemies glad Turn'd his swords edge and him to stand in battell hast not made His glory thou hast made to cease his throne to ground down cast Shortned his dayes of youth and him with shame thou covered hast How long Lord wilt thou hide thy self for ever in thine ire And shall thine indignation burn like unto a fire Remember Lord how short a time I shall on earth remain O wherefore is it so that thou hast made all men in vain What man is he that liveth here and death shall never see Or from the power of the grave what man his soul shall free Thy former loving kindnesses O Lord where be they now Those which in truth and faithfulnesse to David sworn hast thou Minde Lord thy servants sad reproach how I in bosome bear The scornings of the people all who strong and mighty are Wherewith thy raging enemies reproach'd O Lord think on Wherewith they have reproach'd the steps of thine anointed one All blessing to the Lord our God let be ascribed then For evermore so let it be Amen yea and amen PSAL. XC A prayer of Moses the man of God LOrd thou hast been our dwelling place in generations all Before thou ever hadst brought forth the mountains great or small Ere ever thou hadst form'd the earth and all the world abroad Ev'n thou from everlasting art to everlasting God Thou dost unto destruction man that is mortall turn And unto them thou say'st again ye sons of men return Because a thousand years appear no more before thy sight Then yesterday when it is past or then a watch by night As with an overflowing floud thou carriest them away They like a sleep are like the grasse that grows at morn are they At morn it flourishes and growes cut down at ev'n doth fade For by thine anger we consume thy wrath makes us afraid Our sins thou and iniquities dost in thy presence place And setst our secret faults before the brightnesse of thy face For in thine anger all our dayes do passe on to an end And as a tale that hath been told so we our years do spend Threescore and ten years do summe up our dayes and years we see Or if by reason of more strength in some fourscore they be Yet doth the strength of such old men but grief and labour prove For it is soon cut off and we fly hence and soon remove Who knowes the power of thy wrath according to thy fear So is thy wrath Lord teach thou us our end in minde to bear And so to count our dayes that we our hearts may still apply To learn thy wisdom and thy truth that we may live thereby Turn yet again to us O Lord how long thus shall it be Let it repent thee now for those that servants are to thee O with thy tender mercies Lord us early satisfie So we rejoyce shall all our dayes and still be glad in thee According as the dayes have been wherein we grief have had And years wherein we ill have seen so do thou make us glad O let thy work and pow'r appear thy servants face before And show unto their children dear thy glory evermore And let the beauty of the Lord our God be us upon Our handie-works establish thou establish them each one PSAL. XCI HE that doth in the secret place of the most High reside Under the shade of Him that is th' Almighty shall abide I of the Lord my God will say He is my refuge still He is my fortresse and my God and in Him trust I will Assuredly He shall thee save and give deliverance From subtile fowlers snare and from the noysome pestilence His feathers shall thee hide thy trust under His wings shall be His faithfulnesse shall be a shield and buckler unto thee Thou shalt not need to be afraid for terrours of the night Nor for the arrow that doth fly by day while it is light Nor for the pestilence that walks in darknesse secretly Nor for destruction that doth waste at noon-day openly A thousand at thy side shall fall on thy right hand shall ly Ten thousand dead yet unto thee it shall not once come nigh Only thou with thine eyes shalt look and a beholder be And thou therein the just reward of wicked men shalt see Because the Lord who constantly my refuge is alone Ev'n the most High is made by thee thy habitation No plague shall near thy dwelling come no ill shall thee befall For thee to keep in all thy wayes His Angels charge He shall They in their hands shall bear thee up still waiting thee upon Lest thou at any time should dash thy foot against a stone Upon the adder thou shalt tread and on the Lyon strong Thy feet on Dragons trample shall and on the Lions young Because on Me he set his love I 'le save and set him free Because My great Name he hath known I will him set on high He 'll call on Me I 'le answer him I will be with him still In trouble to deliver him and honour him I will With length of dayes unto his minde I will him satisfie I also My salvation will cause his eyes to see PSAL. XCII A psalm or song for the Sabbath-day TO render thanks unto the Lord it is a comely thing And to thy Name O thou most high due praise aloud to sing Thy loving kindnesse to show forth when shines the morning light And to declare thy faithfulnesse with pleasure every night On a ten stringed instrument upon the psalterie And on the harp with solemn sound and grave-sweet melodie For thou Lord by thy mighty work hast made my heart right glad And I will triumph in the works which by thine hands were made How great Lord are thy works each thought of thine a deep
righteous are before me laid have I. I to thy testimonies cleave shame do not on me cast I 'le run thy precepts way when thou my heart enlarged hast ה HE. The 5. part Teach me O Lord the perfect way of thy precepts divine And to observe it to the end I shall my heart incline Give understanding unto me so keep thy Law shall I Yea ev'n with my whole heart I shal observe it carefully In thy Laws path make me to go for I delight therein My heart unto thy testimonies and not to greed incline Turn thou away my sight and eyes from viewing vanitie And in thy good and holy way be pleas'd to quicken me Confirm to me thy gracious word which I did gladly hear Ev'n to thy servant Lord who is devoted to thy fear Turn thou away my fear'd reproach for good thy judgements be Lo for thy precepts I have long'd in thy truth quicken me ו VAU The 6. part Let thy sweet mercies also come and visit me O Lord Ev'n thy benign salvation according to thy word So shall I have wherewith I may give him an answer just Who spitefully reproacheth me for in thy word I trust The word of truth out of my mouth take thou not utterly For on thy judgements righteous my hope doth still rely So shall I keep for evermore thy Law continually And sith that I thy precepts seek I 'le walk at liberty I 'le speak thy word to Kings and I with shame shall not be mov'd And will delight my self alwayes in thy Laws which I lov'd To thy commandments which I lov'd my hands lift up I will And I will also meditate upon thy statutes still ז ZAIN The 7. part Remember Lord thy gracious word thou to thy servant spake Which for a ground of my sure hope thou causedst me to take This word of thine my comfort is in my affliction For in my straits I am reviv'd by this thy word alone The men whose hearts with pride are stuff'd did greatly me deride Yet from thy straight commandements I have not turn'd aside Thy judgements righteous O Lord which thou of old forth gave I did remember and my self by them comforted have Horrour took hold on me because ill men thy Law forsake I in my house of pilgrimage thy Laws my songs do make Thy Name by night Lord I did minde and I have kept thy Law And this I had because thy word I kept and stood in aw ח CHETH The 8. part Thou my sure portion art alone which I did choose O Lord I have resolv'd and said that I would keep thy holy word With my whole heart I did intreat thy face and favour free According to thy gracious word be mercifull to me I thought upon my former wayes and did my life well try And to thy testimonies pure my feet then turned I. I did not stay nor linger long as those that slothfull are But hastily thy Laws to keep my self I did prepare Bands of ill men me robb'd yet I thy precepts did not slight I 'le rise at midnight thee to praise ev'n for thy judgements right I am companion to all those who fear and thee obey O Lord thy mercy fills the earth teach me thy Laws I pray ט TETH The 9. part Well hast thou with thy servant dealt as thou didst promise give Good judgement me and knowledge teach for I thy word believe Ere I afflicted was I stray'd but now I keep thy word Both good thou art and good thou dost teach me thy statutes Lord. The men that are puft up with pride against me forg'd a ly Yet thy commandements observe with my whole heart will I. Their hearts through worldly ease wealth as fat as grease they be But in thy holy Law I take delight continually It hath been very good for me that I afflicted was That I might well instructed be and learn thy holy Laws The word that cometh from thy mouth is better unto me Then many thousands and great summs of gold and silver be י JOD The 10. part Thou mad'st and fashionedst me thy Laws to know give wisdom Lord. So who thee fear shall joy to see me trusting in thy word That very right thy judgements are I know and do confesse And that thou hast afflicted me in truth and faithfulnesse O let thy kindnesse mercifull I pray thee comfort me As to thy servant faithfully was promised by thee And let thy tender mercies come to me that I may live Because thy holy Laws to me sweet delectation give Lord let the proud ashamed be for they without a cause With me perversly deal but I will muse upon thy Laws Let such as fear thee and have known thy statutes turn to me My heart let in thy Laws be sound that sham'd I never be כ CAPH The 11. part My soul for thy salvation faints yet I thy word believe Mine eyes fail for thy word I say When wilt thou comfort give For like a bottle I 'm become that in the smoke is set I 'm black and parcht with grief yet I thy statutes not forget How many are thy servants dayes when wilt thou execute Just judgement on these wicked men that do me persecute The proud have digged pits for me which is against thy Laws Thy words all faithfull are help me pursu'd without a cause They so consum'd me that on earth my life they scarce did leave Thy precepts yet forsook I not but close to them I clave After thy loving kindnesse Lord me quicken and preserve The testimonie of thy mouth so shall I still observe ל LAMED The 12. part Thy word for ever is O Lord in heaven settled fast Unto all generations thy faithfulnesse doth last The earth thou hast established and it abides by thee This day they stand as thou ordain'd for all thy servants be Unlesse in thy most perfect Law my soul delights had found I should have perished when as my troubles did abound Thy precepts I will nev'r forget they quickning to me brought Lord I am thine O save thou me thy precepts I have sought For me the wicked have laid wait me seeking to destroy But I thy testimonies true consider will with joy An end of all perfection here have I seen O God But as for thy commandement it is exceeding broad מ MEM. The 13. part O how love I thy Law it is my study all the day It makes me wiser then my foes for it doth with me stay Then all my teachers now I have more understanding far Because my meditation thy testimonies are In understanding I excell those that are ancients For I endeavoured to keep all thy commandements My feet from each ill way I stay'd that I may keep thy word I from thy judgements have not swerv'd for thou hast taught me Lord. How sweet unto my taste O Lord are all thy words of truth Yea I do finde them sweeter far then honey to my mouth I through thy precepts that are pure do understanding
whose looks are hy The Lord will light my candle so that it shall shine full bright The Lord my God will also make my darknesse to be light By thee through troups of men I break and them discomfite all And by my God assisting me I over-leap a wall As for God perfect is his way the Lord his word is try'd He is a buckler to all those who do on him confide Who but the Lord is God but he who is a rock and stay It 's God that girdeth me with strength and perfect makes my way He made my feet swift as the hindes set me on my high places Mine hands to war he taught mine armes brake bows of steel in pieces The shield of thy salvation thou didst on me bestow Thy right hand held me up and great thy kindnesse made me grow And in my way my steps thou hast enlarged under me That I go safely and my feet are kept from sliding free Mine enemies I pursued have and did them over-take Nor did I turn again till I an end of them did make I wounded them they could not rise they at my feet did fall Thou girdest me with strength for war my foes thou brought down all And thou hast giv'n to me the necks of all mine enemies That I might them destroy and slay who did against me rise They cryed out but there was none that would or could them save Yea they did cry unto the Lord but he no answer gave Then did I beat them small as dust before the winde that flyes And I did cast them out like dirt upon the street that lyes Thou mad'st me free from peoples strife and heathens head to be A people whom I have not known shall service do to me At hearing they shall me obey to me they shall submit Strangers for fear shall fade away who in close places sit God lives blest be my rock the God of my health praised be God doth avenge me and subdues the people under me He saves me from mine enemies Yea thou hast lifted me Above my foes and from the man of violence setst me free Therefore to thee will I give thanks the heathen folk among And to thy Name O Lord I will sing praises in a song He great deliverance gives his King he mercy doth extend To David his anointed one and his seed without end PSAL. XIX To the chief musician A Psalm of David THe heav'ns Gods glory do declare the skyes his hand-works preach Day utters speech to day and night to night doth knowledge teach There is no speech nor tongue to which their voice doth not extend Their line is gone through all the earth their words to the worlds end In them he set the sun a tent Who bride-groom-like forth goes From 's chamber as a strong man doth to run his race rejoyce From heav'ns end is his going forth circling to th' end again And there is nothing from his heat that hidden doth remain Gods Law is perfect and converts the soul in sin that lyes Gods testimony is most sure and makes the simple wise The statutes of the Lord are right and do rejoyce the heart The Lords command is pure and doth light to the eyes impart Unspotted is the fear of God and doth endure for ever The judgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether They more then gold yea much fine gold to be desired are Then honey from the honey comb that dropeth sweeter far Moreover they thy servant warn how he his life should frame A great reward provided is for them that keep the same Who can his errours understand O cleanse thou me within From secret faults Thy servant keep from all presumptuous sin And do not suffer them to have dominion over me Then righteous and innocent I from much sin shall be The words which from my mouth proceed the thoughts sent from my heart Accept O Lord for thou my strength and my redeemer art PSAL. XX. To the chief musician A Psalm of David JEhovah hear thee in the day when trouble he doth send And let the Name of Jacobs God thee from all ill defend O let him help send from above out of his sanctuaries From Sion his own holy hill let him give strength to thee Let him remember all thy gifts accept thy sacrifice Grant thee thine hearts wish and fulfill thy thoughts and counsel wise In thy salvation we will joy in our Gods Name we will Display our banners and the Lord thy prayers all fulfill Now know I God his King doth save he from his holy heaven Will hear him with the saving strength by his right hand that 's given In chariots some put confidence some horses trust upon But we remember will the Name of our Lord God alone We rise and upright stand when they are bowed down and fall Deliver Lord and let the King us hear when we do call PSAL. XXI To the chief musician A psalm of David THe King in thy great strength O Lord shall very joyfull be In thy salvation rejoyce how vehemently shall he Thou hast bestowed upon him all that his heart would have And thou from him didst not withhold what e're his lips did crave For thou with blessings him prevent'st of goodnesse manifold And thou hast set upon his head a crown of purest gold When he desired life of thee thou life to him didst give Ev'n such a length of dayes that he for evermore should live In that salvation wrought by thee his glory is made great Honour and comly majestie thou hast upon him set Because that thou for evermore most blessed hast him made And thou hast with thy countenance made him exceeding glad Because the King upon the Lord his confidence doth lay And through the grace of the most high shall not be mov'd away Thine hand shall all those men finde out that enemies are to thee Ev'n thy right hand shall finde out those of thee that haters be Like fiery ov'n thou shalt them make when kindled is thine ire God shall them swallow in his wrath devoure them shall the fire Their fruit from earth thou shalt destroy their seed men from among For they beyond their might ' gainst thee did plot mischief and wrong Thou therefore shalt make them turn back when thou thy shafts shalt place Upon thy strings made ready all to flie against their face In thy great power and strength O Lord be thou exalted hie So shall we sing with joyfull hearts thy power praise shall we PSAL. XXII To the chief musician upon Aijeleth Shahar A Psalm of David MY God my God why hast thou me forsaken why so far Art thou from helping me and from my words that roaring are All day my God to thee I cry yet am not heard by thee And in the season of the night I cannot silent be But thou art holy thou that dost inhabite Israels praise Our father 's hop'd in thee they hop'd and thou didst them release When unto
their hearts ah we would have it thus Nor suffer them to say that he is swallowed up by us Sham'd and confounded be they all that at my hurt are glad Let those against me that do boast with shame and scorn be clad Let them that love my righteous cause be glad shout and not cease To say the Lord be magnify'd who loves his servants peace Thy righteousnesse shall also be declared by my tongue The praises that belong to thee speak shall it all day long PSAL. XXXVI To the chief musician A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord. THe wicked mans transgression within my heart thus sayes Undoubtedly the fear of God is not before his eyes Because himself he flattereth in his own blinded eye Untill the hatefulnesse be found of his iniquity Words from his mouth proceeding are fraud and iniquity He to be wise and to do good hath left off utterly He mischief lying on his bed most cunningly doth plot He sets himself in ways not good ill he abhoreth not Thy mercy Lord is in the heaven thy truth doth reach the clouds Thy justice is like mountains great thy judgements deep as flouds Lord thou preservest man and beast How precious is thy grace Therefore in shadow of thy wings mens sons their trust shall place They with the fatnesse of thy house shall be well satisfi'd From rivers of thy pleasures thou wilt drink to them provide Because of life the fountain pure remains alone with thee And in that purest light of thine we clearly light shall see Thy loving kindnesse unto them continue that thee know And still on men upright in heart thy righteousnesse bestow Let not the foot of cruell pride come and against me stand And let me not removed be Lord by the wickeds hand There fall'n are they and ruined that work iniquities Cast down they are and never shall be able to arise PSAL. XXXVII A Psalm of David FOr evill doers fret thou not thy self unquietly Nor do thou envy bear to those that work iniquity For even like unto the grasse soon be cut down shall they And like the green and tender herb they wither shall away Set thou thy trust upon the Lord and be thou doing good And so thou in the land shalt dwell and verily have food Delight thy self in God hee 'l give thine hearts desire to thee Thy way to God commit him trust it bring to passe shall he And like unto the light he shall thy righteousnesse display And he thy judgement shall bring forth like noon-tide of the day Rest in the Lord and patiently wait for him do not fret For him who prospering in his way successe in sin doth get Do thou from anger cease and wrath see thou forsake also Fret not thy self in any wise that evill thou should do For those that evill doers are shall be cut off and fall But those that wait upon the Lord the earth inherit shall For yet a little while and then the wicked shall not be His place thou shall consider well but it thou shalt not see But by inheritance the earth the meek-ones shall possesse They also shall delight themselves in an abundant peace The wicked plots against the just and at him whets his teeth The Lord shall laugh at him because his day he coming seeth The wicked have drawn out the sword and bent their bow to slay The poor and needy and to kill men of an upright way But their own sword which they have drawn shall enter their own heart Their bows which they have bent shall break and into pieces part A little that a just man hath is more and better far Then is the wealth of many such as lewd and wicked are For sinners arms shall broken be but God the just sustains God knows the just mans dayes and still their heritage remains They shall not be asham'd when they the evill time do see And when the dayes of famine are they satisfi'd shall be But wicked men and foes of God as fat of lambs decay They shall consume yea into smoke they shall consume away The wicked borrows but the same again he doth not pay Whereas the righteous mercy shows and gives his own away For such as blessed be of him the earth inherit shall And they that cursed are of him shall be destroyed all A good mans footsteps by the Lord are ordered aright And in the way wherein he walks he greatly doth delight Although he fall yet shall he not be cast down utterly Because the Lord with his own hand upholds him mightily I have been young and now am old yet have I never seen The just man left nor that his seed for bread have beggers been He 's ever mercifull and lends his seed is blest therefore Depart from evill and do good and dwell for evermore For God loves judgement and his saints leaves not in any case They are kept ever but cut off shall be the sinners race The just inherit shall the land and ever in it dwell The just mans mouth doth wisedom speak his tongue doth judgement tell In 's heart the Law is of his God his steps slide not away The wicked man doth watch the just and seeketh him to slay Yet him the Lord will not forsake nor leave him in his hands The righteous will He not condemn when he in judgement stands Wait on the Lord and keep his way and thee exalt shall He Th' earth to inherit when cut off the wicked thou shalt see I saw the wicked great in pow'r spread like a green bay-tree He past yea was not him I sought but found he could not be Mark thou the perfect and behold the man of uprightnesse Because that surely of this man the latter end is peace But those men that transgressours are shall be destroy'd together The latter end of wicked men shall be cut off for ever But the salvation of the just is from the Lord above He in the time of their distresse their stay and strength doth prove The Lord shall help and them deliver He shall them free and save From wicked men because in him their confidence they have PSAL. XXXVIII A Psalm of David to bring to remembrance IN thy great indignation O Lord rebuke me not Nor on me lay thy chastning hand in thy displeasure hot For in me fast thine arrows stick thine hand doth presse me sore And in my flesh there is no health nor soundnesse any more This grief I have because thy wrath is forth against me gone And in my bones there is no rest for sin that I have done Because gone up above mine head my great transgressions be And as a weightie burden they too heavy are for me My wounds do stink and are corrupt my folly makes it so I troubled am and much bow'd down all day I mourning go For a disease that loathsome is so fills my loins with pain That in my weak and wearie flesh no soundnesse doth remain So feeble and
low The bloudy and deceitfull men shall not live half their dayes But upon thee with confidence I will depend alwayes PSAL. LVI To the chief musician upon Jonath-elemrechokim Michtam of David when the Philistines took him in Gath. SHew mercy Lord to me for man would swallow me outright He me oppresseth while he doth against me daily fight They daily would me swallow up that hate me spitefully For they be many that do fight against me O most hie When I 'm afraid I 'le trust in thee In God I 'le praise his word I will not fear what flesh can do my trust is in the Lord. Each day they wrest my words their thoughts ' gainst me are all for ill They meet they lurk they mark my steps waiting my soul to kill But shall they by iniquitie escape thy judgement so O God with indignation down do thou the people throw My wandrings all what they have been thou know'st their number took Into thy bottle put my tears are they not in thy book My foes shall when I cry turn back I know 't God is for me In God his word I 'le praise his word in God shall praised be In God I trust I will not fear what man can do to me Thy vows upon me are O God I 'le render praise to thee Wilt thou not who from death me sav'd my feet from falls keep free To walk before God in the light of those that living be PSAL. LVII To the chief musician Al-taschith Michtam of David when he fled from Saul in the cave BE mercifull to me O God thy mercy unto me Do thou extend because my soul doth put her trust in thee Yea in the shadow of thy wings my refuge I will place Untill these sad calamities do wholly overpasse My cry I will cause to ascend unto the Lord most hie To God who doth all things for me perform most perfectly From heav'n he shall send down and me from his reproach defend That would devour me God his truth and mercy forth shall send My soul among fierce lions is I firebrands live among Mens sons whose teeth are spears and darts a sharp sword is their tongue Be thou exalted very high above the heav'ns O God Let thou thy glory be advanc'd o're all the earth abroad My soul 's bow'd down for they a net have laid my steps to snare Into the pit which they have dig'd for me they fallen are My heart is fixt my heart is fixt O God I 'le sing and praise My glory wake wake psaltry harp my self I 'le early raise I 'le praise thee 'mong the people Lord 'mong nations sing will I For great to heav'n thy mercy is thy truth is to the sky O Lord exalted be thy Name above the heav'ns to stand Do thou thy glory far advance above both sea and land PSAL. LVIII To the chief musician Al-taschith Michtam of David DO ye O congregation indeed speak righteousnesse O ye that are the sons of men judge ye with uprightnesse Yea ev'n within your very hearts ye wickednesse have done And ye the violence of your hands do weigh the earth upon The wicked men estranged are ev'n from the very womb They speaking lies do stray as soon as to the world they come Unto a serpents poyson like their poyson doth appear Yea they are like the adder deaf that closely stops her ear That so she may not hear the voice of one that charm her would No not though he most cunning were and charm most wisely could Their teeth O God within their mouth break thou in pieces small The great teeth break thou out O Lord of these young lions all Let them like waters melt away which downward still do flow In pieces cut his arrows all when he shall bend his bow Like to a snail that melts away let each of them be gone Like womans birth untimely that they never see the sun He shall them take away before your pots the thorns can finde Both living and in fury great as with a stormy winde The righteous when he vengeance sees he shall be joyfull then The righteous one shall wash his feet in bloud of wicked men So men shall say the righteous man reward shall never misse And verily upon the earth a God to judge there is PSAL. LIX To the chief musician Al-taschith Michtam of David when Saul sent and they watched the house to kill him MY God deliver me from those that are mine enemies And do thou me defend from those that up against me rise Do thou deliver me from them that work iniquity And give me safety from the men of bloud cruelty For lo they for my soul lay wait the mighty do combine Against me Lord not for my fault nor any sin of mine They run and without fault in me themselves do ready make Awake to meet me with thy help and do thou notice take Awake therefore Lord God of hosts thou God of Israel To visit Heathen all spare none that wickedly rebell At ev'ning they go to and fro they make great noise and sound Like to a dog and often walk about the city round Behold they belch out with their mouth and in their lips are swords For they do say thus who is he that now doth hear our words But thou O Lord shalt laugh at them and all the Heathen mock While he 's in pow'r I 'le wait on thee for God is my high rock He of my mercy that is God betimes shall me prevent Upon mine enemies God shall let me see mine hearts content Them slay not left my folk forget but scatter them abroad By thy strong pow'r and bring them down O thou our shield and God For their mouths sin and for the words that from their lips do fly Let them be taken in their pride because they curse and lye In wrath consume them them consume that so they may not be And that in Jacob God doth rule to th' earths ends let them see At evening let thou them return making great noise and sound Like to a dog and often walk about the city round And let them wander up and down in seeking food to eat And let them grudge when they shall not be satisfi'd with meat But of thy pow'r I 'le sing aloud at morn thy mercy praise For thou to me my refuge wast and towr in troublous dayes O God that art my strength I will sing praises unto thee For God is my defence a God of mercy unto me PSAL. LX. To the chief musician upon Shushan-eduth Michtam of David to teach when he strove with Aram Naharaim and with Aram Zobah when Joab returned and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand O Lord thou hast rejected us and scattered us abroad Thou justly hast displeased been return to us O God The earth to tremble thou hast made therein didst breaches make Do thou thereof the breaches heal because the land doth shake Unto thy people thou hard
unto a curtain thou the heavens stretchest out Who of his chambers doth the beams within the waters lay Who doth the clouds his chariot make on wings of winde make way Who flaming fire his ministers his Angels sp'rits doth make Who earths foundations did lay that it should never shake Thou didst it cover with the deep as with a garment spred The waters stood above the hills when thou the word but said But at the voice of thy rebuke they fled and would not stay They at thy thunders dreadfull voice did haste them fast away They by the mountains do ascend and by the valley ground Descend unto that very place which thou for them didst found Thou hast a bound unto them set that they may not passe over That they do not return again the face of earth to cover He to the valleys sends the springs which run among the hills They to all beasts of field give drink wilde asses drink their fills By them the fowls of heav'n shal have their habitation Which do among the branches sing with delectation He from his chambers watereth the hills when they are dry'd With fruit and increase of thy works the earth is satisfi'd For cattel he makes grasse to grow he makes the herb to spring For th' use of man that food to him he from the earth may bring And wine that to the heart of man doth cheerfulnesse impart Oil that his face makes shine and bread that strengtheneth his heart The trees of God are full of sap the Cedars that do stand In Lebanon which planted were by his Almighty hand Birds of the air upon their boughs do choose their nests to make As for the Stork the fir-trees she doth for her dwelling take The loftie mountains for wilde goats a place of refuge be The Conies also to the rocks do for their safetie flee He sets the Moon in heav'n thereby the seasons to discern From Him the Sun his certain time of going down doth learn Thou darknesse mak'st 't is night then beasts of forrests creep abroad The Lions young roar for their prey and seek their meat from God The Sun doth rise and home they flock down in their dens they ly Man goes to work his labour he doth to the evening ply How manifold Lord are thy works in wisdom wonderfull Thou every one of them hast made earth's of thy riches full So is this great and spacious sea wherein things creeping are Which numbred cannot be and beasts both great and small are there There ships go there thou mak'st to play that Leviathan great These all wait on thee that thou may'st in due time give them meat That which thou givest unto them they gather for their food Thine hand thou op'nest liberally they filled are with good Thou hid'st thy face they troubled are their breath thou tak'st away Then do they die and to their dust return again do they Thy quickning Spirit thou sendest forth then they created be And then the earths decayed face renewed is by thee The glory of the mighty Lord continue shall for ever The Lord JEHOVAH shall rejoyce in all his works together Earth as affrighted trembleth all if He on it but look And if the mountains He but touch they presently do smoke I will sing to the Lord most high so long as I shall live And while I being have I shall to my God praises give Of Him my meditation shall sweet thoughts to me afford And as for me I will rejoyce in God my only Lord. From earth let sinners be consum'd let ill men no more be O thou my soul blesse thou the Lord praise to the Lord give ye PSAL. CV GIve thanks to God call on His Name to men his deeds make known Sing ye to him sing psalms proclaim his wondrous works each one See that ye in his holy Name to glory do accord And let the heart of every one rejoyce that seeks the Lord. The Lord Almighty and his strength with stedfast hearts seek ye His blessed and his gracious face seek ye continually Think on the works that he hath done which admiration breed His wonders and the judgements all which from his mouth proceed O ye that are of Abrahams race his servant well approv'n And ye that Jacobs children are whom he choos'd for his own Because He and He only is the mighty Lord our God And his most righteous judgements are in all the earth abroad His Covenant he remembred hath that it may ever stand To thousand generations the word he did command VVhich Covenant he firmly made with faithfull Abraham And unto Isaac by his oath he did renew the same And unto Jacob for a Law he made it firm and sure A Covenant to Israel which ever should endure He said I 'le give Canaans land for heritage to you VVhile they were strangers there and few in number very few VVhile yet they went from land to land without a sure abode And while through sundry kingdoms they did wander far abroad Yet notwithstanding suffered he no man to do them wrong Yea for their sakes he did reprove Kings who were great and strong Thus did he say Touch ye not those that mine anointed be Not do the Prophets any harm that do pertain to Me. He call'd for famine the land he brake the staff of bread But yet he sent a man before by whom they should be fed Ev'n Joseph whom unnaturally sell for a slave did they Whose feet with fetters they did hurt and he in irons lay Untill the time that his word came to give him liberty The word and purpose of the Lord did him in prison try Then sent the King and did command that he enlarg'd should be He that the peoples ruler was did send to set him free A Lord to rule his family he rais'd him as most fit To him of all that he possest he did the charge commit That he might at his pleasure binde the Princes of the land And he might teach his Senatours wisdom to understand The people then of Israel down into Aegypt came And Jacob also sojourned within the land of Ham. And he did greatly by his pow'r increase his people there And stronger then their enemies they by his blessing were Their heart he turned to envy his folk maliciously With those that his own servants were to deal in subtilty His servant Moses he did send Aaron his chosen one By these his signes and wonders great in Hams land were made known Darknesse he sent and made it dark his word they did obey He turn'd their waters into bloud and he their fish did slay The land in plenty brought forth frogs in chambers of their Kings His word all sorts of flies and lice in all their borders brings He hail for rain and flaming fire into their land he sent And he their vines and fig-trees smote trees of their coasts he rent He spake and Caterpillars came Locusts did much abound Which in their land all herbs
ever And from our foes our freedom wrought for His grace faileth never Who doth all flesh with food relieve for He hath mercy ever Thanks to the God of heaven give for His grace faileth never Another of the same PRaise God for He is kinde His mercy lasts for ay Give thanks with heart and minde To God of gods alway For certainly His mercies dure Most firm and sure Eternally The Lord of lords praise ye Whose mercies still endure Great wonders only He Doth work by His great pow'r For certainly c. Which God Omnipotent By might and wisdom hie The heav'n and firmament Did frame as we may see For certainly c. To Him who did outstretch This earth so great and wide Above the waters reach Making it to abide For certainly c. Great Lights He made to be For His grace lasteth ay Such as the Sun we see To rule the lightsome day For certainly c. Also the Moon so clear Which shineth in our sight The Stars that do appear To guide the darksome night For certainly c. To Him that Aegypt smote Who did his message scorn And in His anger hot Did kill all their first-born For certainly c. Thence Israel out He brought For His grace lasteth ever With a strong hand He wrought And stretcht out arm deliver For certainly c. The sea He cut in two For His grace lasteth still And through its midst to go Made His own Israel For certainly c. But overwhelm'd and lost Was proud King Pharao With all his mighty host And chariots there also For certainly c. To Him who pow'rfully His chosen people led Ev'n through the desert dry And in that place them fed For certainly c. To Him great Kings who smote For His grace hath no bound Who slew and spared not Kings famous and renownd For certainly c. Sihon th' Amorites King For His grace lasteth ever Og also who did reign The land of Bashan over For certainly c. Their land by lot He gave For His grace faileth never That Israel might it have In heritage for ever For certainly c. Who hath remembered Us in our low estate And us delivered From foes who did us hate For certainly c. Who to all flesh gives food For His grace faileth never Give thanks to God most good The God of heav'n for ever For certainly c. PSAL. CXXXVII BY Babels streams we sat and wept when Zion we thought on In midst thereof we hang'd our harps the willow trees upon For there a song required they who did us captive bring Our spoilers call'd for mirth and said A song of Zion sing O how the Lords song shall we sing within a fora in land If thee Jerusalem I forget skill part from my right hand My tongue to my mouths roof let cleave if I do thee forget Jerusalem and thee above my chief joy do not set Remember Edoms children Lord who in Jerusalems day Ev'n unto its foundation raze raze it quite did say O daughter thou of Babylon near to destruction Blest shall he be that thee rewards as thou to us hast done Yea happy surely shall he be thy tender little ones VVho shall lay hold upon and them shall dash against the stones PSAL. CXXXVIII A Psalm of David THee will I praise with all my heart I will sing praise to thee Before the gods And worship will toward thy Sanctuarie I 'le praise thy Name ev'n for thy truth and kindnesse of thy love For thou thy word hast magnifi'd all thy great Name above Thou didst me answer in the day when I to thee did cry And thou my fainting soul with strength didst strengthen inwardly All Kings upon the earth that are shall give thee praise O Lord When as they from thy mouth shall hear thy true and faithfull word Yea in the righteous ways of God with gladnesse they shall sing For great 's the Glory of the Lord who doth for ever reign Though God be hie yet He respects all those that lowly be VVhereas the proud and lofty ones afar off knoweth He. Though I in midst of trouble walk I life from thee shall have ' Gainst my foes wrath thou'lt stretch thine hand thy right hand shall me save Surely that which concerneth me the Lord will perfect make Lord still thy mercy lasts Do not thine own hands works forsake PSAL. CXXXIX To the chief musician A Psalm of David O Lord thou hast me search'd and known Thou knowst my sitting down And rising up yea all my thoughts afar to thee are known My footsteps and my lying down thou compassest alwayes Thou also most intirely art acquaint with all my wayes For in my tongue before I speak not any word can be But altogether lo O Lord it is well known to thee Behinde before thou hast beset and laid on me thy hand Such knowledge is too strange for me too high to understand From thy sp'rit whither shall I go or from thy presence fly Ascend I heav'n lo thou art there there if in hell I ly Take I the mornings wings and dwell in utmost parts of sea Ev'n there Lord shall thy hand me lead thy right hand hold shall me If I do say that darknesse shall me cover from thy sight Then surely shall the very night about me be as light Yea darknesse hideth not from thee but night doth shine as day To thee the darknesse and the light are both alike alway For thou possessed hast my reins and thou hast covered me When I within my mothers womb inclosed was by thee Thee will I praise for fearfully and strangely made I am Thy works are marvelous and right well my soul doth know the same My substance was not hid from thee when as in secret I Was made and in earths lowest parts was wrought most curiously Thine eyes my substance did behold yet being unperfite And in the volume of thy book my members all were writ Which after in continuance were fashion'd every one When as they yet all shapelesse were and of them there was none How precious also are thy thoughts O gracious God to me And in their summe how passing great and numberlesse they be If I should count them then the sand they more in number be VVhat time soever I awake I ever am with thee Thou Lord wilt sure the wicked slay hence from me bloudy men Thy foes against thee lewdly speak and take thy Name in vain Do not I hate all those O Lord that hatred bear to thee VVith those that up against thee rise can I but grieved be VVith perfect hatred them I hate my foes I them do hold Search me O God and know my heart try me my thoughts unfold And see if any wicked way there be at all in me And in thine everlasting way to me a leader be PSAL. CXL To the chief musician A Psalm of David LOrd from the ill and froward man give me deliverance And do thou safe