be surprised In their ovvn plots malitiously deuised verse 3 The vvicked proud doth boast his hearts desire When not to fail he findes his enterprise The greedy rich he doth commend admire The couetous vvhom God doth hate despise verse 4 The vvicked lookes so high so proud his eyes Disdaine to seek for God vvhom he neglecteth In all his thoughts the Lord he nere respecteth verse 5 His vvayes succeed alvvays to mischief tend Far from his thoughts are all thy iudgments high Puft vp vvith pride defiance he doth send Vnto his foe puffs at his enemy verse 6 Sayes in his heart nor fall nor fail shall I My setled state shall be remoued neuer I fear none ill assur'd secur'd for euer verse 7 His cursing mouth inur'd to periury Is fully fraught vvith fraud deceit and â—yes His tong breeds grief and broods iniquity He priuily in theeuish corners pryes verse 8 VVithin his caue in secret ambush lyes The innocent he kils vvhom there he catcheth His murdrous eye poor passengers still vvatcheth Pause verse 9 He lurketh close as in his secret denn The Lyon lyes that sudden vnavvares He may intrap poor silly simple men To catch and snatch and snap them in his snares verse 10 He crouching creeps lovv couching dovvn he fares That many poor vvhom he seeks to deuovvr May fall into his clavves strong pavves and povver verse 11 And he hath said this in his heart grovvn hard God hath forgot vnmindfull sure is he These matters he doth not at all regard But hides his face vnvvilling them to see verse 12 O Lord arise that thy povver knovvn may be Lift vp thy hand send ayd and consolation Forget not thou the poor in tribulation verse 13 VVhy doth the levvd vilde vvretch prouoke Gods ire Contemning him so gratious good and kinde And say in s heart thou vvilt not it require But thou hast seen this mischief out dost finde verse 14 Spite to requite thy strong hand is inclinde Therfore the poor seek thee to be redressed For thou dost help the fatherles distressed verse 15 Breake thou the arm and ouerthrovv the might Of vvicked men and of that euill one His vvickednes search out bring it to light Cease not to seek till more thou findest none verse 16 And novv the Lord our God is King alone The Lord doth raign foreuer king of glory The heathen are driuen from his territory verse 17 Lord thou hast heard the humble mans desire Thou vvilt prepare their heart on thee to rest Them vvith thy spirit establish and inspire And cause thine eare to hear their iust request verse 18 VVhile orphans vvrongs are all by thee redresâ— Their rightfull Iudg so that the poor distressed By earthly man shall be no more oppressed Psalme 11. Comfort IN God my hope of safety I haue placed VVhy say ye then that I must take my flight To mountains high for refuge as birds chased verse 2 The vvicked loe their bended bovv haue dight And on the string their arrovvs set lye lurking To shoot at them that be in heart vpright Close out of sight their deadlie mischief vvorking verse 3 For if strong forts foundations seeÌ„ming stable Be all cast dovvn and quite demolisht lye To bring to pas vvhat are the righteous able verse 4 The Lord in heau'n his sacred palace high Inthroned sits and he from thence discryeth Mens children all obseruing vvith his eye All their designes their actions all he tryeth verse 5 The Lord doth proue the iust and them approueth But his soul hates them that vse violence Abhorting him that vvrongfull dealing loueth verse 6 On vvicked men his iust vvrath vvho incense He raineth snares he fire and brimstone shovvreth VVith burning storms of vvind for recompence VVherof full cups he for their portion povvreth verse 7 The Lord is iust and iustice he affecteth In faithfull vvayes vvho vse all diligence To vvalk vpright his countenance respecteth Psalme 12. Prayer SEnd help O Lord thy speedy succor daigning For vpright men departed are avvay Among the sons of men are none remaining VVho speak the truth the faithfull do decay verse 2 Vain complement lying dissimulation To their neer friends in all their speech they vse VVith flattring lips deceitfull conuersation And double heart each other do abuse verse 3 The Lord of truth all falshood vvho detecteth Deceitfull lips that flatter off shall cut The God of povvr vvho arrogance deiecteth Their boasting tongs to silence dumb shall put verse 4 VVith our ovvn tongs say these imporious Masters VVe vvill preuail for lavv our vvill shall stand Our lips are ours vve feare no crosse disasters Who ouer vs is Lord or shall command verse 5 Euen for the poor mans plaint in tribulation The vvastfull spoil of vveak and needy ones Novv I vvill rise saith God and shevv saluation They shall haue rest for I vvill hear their grones verse 6 The vvord of God his promised saluation Is sure more pure then gold and siluer tride In fornace flames by perfect sublimation Seuen times in fire refin'd and purifide verse 7 Those that to thee O Lord make supplication Thou vvilt both help and keep in safety sure Thou vvilt preserue them from this generation In safgard they for euer shall endure verse 8 By vvicked men the righteous are surrounded About they vvalk here there on euery side Vile men and vice haue mightily abounded Since they haue bin so highly dignifide Psalme 13. Prayer HOvv long Lord vvilt thou me forget For euermore and vvilt thou let My prayer be remembred neuer Lord vvilt thou hide thy face for euer From me vvith vvoes and foes beset verse 2 Hovv long shall my soul carefully Seek counsell in perplexity With grief in heart daily consulting Hovv long shall my proud foe insulting Triumph exalted ouer me verse 3 Consider Lord my God most deare Thy gratious ansvver let me hear Inlighten vvith thy rayes bright shining My eyes to vvatchfull life inclining Lest I to sleep in death appear verse 4 And lest my foe that me assaild Say I haue ouer him preuaild That they vvho me afflict and trouble Their ioy and pleasure do not double To see me quite cast dovvn and quaild verse 5 But I trust in thy clemency My hope is euermore in thee My heart shall ioy in thy saluation I le sing to God vvith exultation Who bounteously revvarded me Psalme 14. Doctrine THe fool in heart the holy God denyes They are corrupt in all their enterprises To be abhord in all their exercises Good vvorks none do nor therunto aduise All are vnvvise verse 2 The Lord from heau'n the sons of men lookt on To see if there vvere any vnderstanding To vvorship him obeying his commanding He searcht mankinde to see if any one Sought God alone verse 3 But vvhen he had them fully searcht and tryde He found they vvere become abhominable In all their vvorks corrupt and detestable Not one doth good none follovv God their guide All vvander vvide verse 4 Are
all that vvork iniquity past sense That hauing got my people in their povver They them as bread do greedily deuovver They call not on the Lord of povver immense Through negligence verse 5 There suddenly great feare did them oppres They vvere cast dovvn vvith horrid consternation For God is in the righteous generation His grace doth saue all them that righteousnes In heart possesse verse 6 Ye vvith reproch the poor and meek despise Ye his designes and counsels haue disgraced Because his trust in God the Lord is placed For refuge he in danger to him flyes On him relyes verse 7 From Sion vvho vvill vnto Israel Saluation send vvhen back the Lord returneth The grieuous thrall vvherin his people mourneth In gladnes then shall ioyfull Iacob dvvell And Israel Psalme 15. Doctrin WHo is it Lord vvhich shall remain Within thy sacred tabernacle To vvhom vvilt thou the fauor daigne Whom shall thy mountain entertain To â—est in holy habitacle verse 2 It shall be he vndoubtedly Who euermore vprightly vvalketh And alvvay vvorketh righteously Who in his hearts sincerity Doth speak the truth vvhen ere he talketh verse 3 Whose tong doth speak no infamy Nor yet malitiously backbiteth Nor doth his neighbour iniury Whose eare vvill heare no obloquy That vvith reproch his neighbour-smiteth verse 4 Within vvhose eyes he that doth beare Himself debosht is scorned euer But they are grac'd vvho God do feare Who doth perform vvhat he doth svveare Though to his losse yet changeth neuer verse 5 Who lends but not for vsury Who vpright iustice exerciseth And sels it not by bribery Who doth these things mou'd shall not be A blest estate him eterniseth Psalme 16. Thanksgiuing prophecy PReserue me Lord be thou my help and ayd For I do trust in thee my hope reposing verse 2 And thou my soul this vnto God hast said Thou art my Lord I am at thy disposing Of all the good thy bounty to me lendeth No benefit at all to thee extendeth verse 3 But to thy Saints on earth vvho ex'lent be All my delight in them is still inlarged verse 4 But they vvho haste to serue strange gods not thee With multitudes of plagues shall be surcharged Nor shall my hands once touch their bloud oblation Nor shall my lips of their name make relation verse 5 My portion Lord thou art the heritance Assign'd to me by thee am I sustained verse 6 Thou art my health my vvealth my lot my chance A pleasant place by thee I haue obtained A goodly seat to me thy grace assureth Which vnto me and mine for ay endureth Pause verse 7 The Lord be praisd vvho hath so prudently â—o me aduice and counsell deep declared My reines my thoughts and my affections he Euen in the night to schoole me hath prepared verse 8 Before me still the Lord I haue propounded â—ince he 's near hand I shall not be confounded verse 9 Wherfore my heart doth ioy vvith thanks and praise My glory makes my spirits glad relation My soul her flesh in hopefull rest dovvn layes With confidence expecting thy saluation verse 10 Thou vvilt not leaue my soul in graue deep buried â—or let thy Saint corruption see interred verse 11 But from the tombe aloft thou vvilt me raise â—o triumph in a glorious resurrection For thou vvilt shevv and guide me to the vvayes Of life vvhere ioyes abound in full perfection Euen in thy paths me to thy presence bringing At thy right hand are pleasures euer springing Psalme 17. Prayer LOrd hear my right and entertain My ernest suit for iustice crying Thy eare vnto my prayer applying I plead vvith lips that do not fain verse 2 Let my doom be by thee avvarded Let it come forth iust Iudg from thee And in thine eyes vvhich all things see Let all the righteous be regarded verse 3 Thou in the night of my distres My heart hast visited and tryed But nothing in me hast discryed Resolu'd my mouth shall not transgres VVhat vvorks so ere men haue pursevved verse 4 Vnto thy Word I haue respect VVhich hath in me vvrought this effect That I destroyers paths eschevved verse 5 Vouchsafe my steps to stay and guide For euer in thy paths approued And neuer let my steps be moued That from thy vvayes I neuer slide verse 6 Thou vvilt me heare thy ansvver daigning O Lord vvhen to thee pray I shall In perill vvhen to thee I call Thine eare vvill heare my iust complaining verse 7 Thou mighty sauer of all those VVho haue their hope in thee reposed Lord let thy mercies be disclosed To saue them from their rising foes verse 8 Let me of safety rest assured Keep me as th' apple of thine eye In shade of thy vvings let me lye Hid there from danger safe secured Pause verse 9 From vvicked men that scape I may From cruell hands that doe oppres me From mortall foes that to distres me Besiege me round be set my vvay verse 10 In their ovvn fat they are inclosed Their mouths vvith speeches proud abound verse 11 Our steps they haue novv compast round Their eyes are dovvn on earth reposed verse 12 12 Like as a Lyon vvhich doth spy His prey runs svvift to seaze it speedy Or Lyons vvhelp vvith hunger greedy In secret caue doth lurking lye verse 13 Raise vp thy selfe him dovvn deiect thou Preuent and disappoint him Lord From vvicked men vvho are thy svvord My soul deliuer and protect thou verse 14 Lord let thy povvâ—rfull hand me saue From men of this vvorlds fading glory VVhich is but vain and transitory Who in this life their portion haue Whose panch thou fill'st vvith thy hid treasure Of sons and daughters full tâ—ey be And leaue to their posteritie The rest of their vvealths plenteous measure But I shall vievv thy gracious sight In righteousnes being iustified I vvakened shall be satisfied With thy most glorious image bright Psalme 18. Thanksgiuing prophecy THee vvill I loue vvith heart pure affection O Lord my strength and my most sure protection verse 2 God is my rock my refuge my defence My Sauiour dear my hope my confidence verse 3 My God my strength the horn of my saluation My trust my shield my strong fortification verse 4 I on the LORD most vvorthy praise vvill call verse 5 And so from all my foes be sau'd I shall The pangs of death did round about dismayme And torrents strong of vvicked men did fray me verse 6 Encompast round vvith sorrovves of the graue The snares of death my life preuented haue verse 7 In my distres I to the LORD applyed My ernest prayrs loud to my GOD I cryed He heard my voyce out of his Temple high And my complaint vp to his eares did flye verse 8 Incontinent the earths foundation quaked His vvrath the hils and mighty mountaines shaked All trembling they exceedingly vvere mou'd For he vvas vvroth and vnto anger mou'd verse 9 His nostrils smoke and vapor from them povvred Out of his mouth the flaming
cleauing to thee it remaineth Thy strength my vveak estate sustaineth And thy right hand vpholdeth me verse 9 But they that seek vvith all their povver My soul to slay or ruin it Fall headlong dovvn earths deepest pit The greedy graue shall them deuovver verse 10 The cruell svvord shall make them fly Bloud-shedding hands shall ouertake them A prey for Foxes they shall make them For vvilde beasts food they torn shallly verse 11 Then shall the King reioyce victorious In GOD vvhom he doth serue and feare All that deuoutly by him svveare In him reioycing shall be glorious But hypocrites vvho craftily Do exercise deceit and lying Their speech to falshood vain applying Their mouthes vvith silence stopt shall be Psalme Lxiiij Prayer LOrd hear my voyce and prayr ascending To me vouchsafe thy gracious eare Preserue my life safe from the feare Of enemies me succour sending My soul defending verse 2 Hide me safe vnder thy protection From secret counsell of all those VVho vvicked plots contriue compose From sinners traitrous insurrection For my deiection verse 3 Their tongs vvith slanders false defiling They vvhet as sharp as piercing svvords They shoot their arrovves bitter vvords Backbiting vvith false speech beguiling They rayle reuiling verse 4 At vpright men to shoot preparing They ly in ambush secretly At vnavvares and suddenly VVithout all fear they shoot not sparing Most boldly daring verse 5 In vvicked purposes they ply them And therein obstinat abide Their talk is closely snares to hide They say ther 's none vvho shall discry them VVho shall espy them Pause verse 6 They seek search practise all sins trying Iniquities hid mysteries Inuenting still nevv villanies Thoughts vvits hearts depth all in them lying Thereto applying verse 7 The LORD shall shoot his shafts confounding At them in vvrath and anger fierce And his sharp arrovves stroke shall pierce Them suddenly vvith plagues abounding Them deeply vvounding verse 8 So shall their ovvn tongs detestable Make mischief on themselues to fall And euery one beholding shall Fly from their vvoes abhominable Insupportable verse 9 All men vvith feare shall make relation Of this vvhich God to pas hath brought Considering vvisely vvhat he vvrought They shall behold vvith admiration His operation verse 10 But righteous men their ioy expressing In God shall in him put their trust And all in heart vpright and iust Shall glory in the Lord him blessing His grace confessing Psalme 65. Thanksgiuing ALl praise on thee O GOD attendeth In Sion peacefully To thee on vvhom our trust dependeth The vovv there paid shall be verse 2 And thou again thy eare applying The prayr of thine dost heare All flesh vnto thy presence flying Before thee shall appear verse 3 Both vvicked deeds and vvords expressionâ— Preuailed against me Our trespasses sins and transgressions By thee shall purged be verse 4 VVhom thou dost chuse that man is blessed VVhom neere thee thou dost take That in thy courts of blisse possessed He may his dvvelling make VVith good things in thy house of glory VVe shall be satisfi d VVith blessings of thy sanctuary Content vve shall abide verse 5 After thy righteous distribution LORD vvho dost vs maintain Thine ansvvers avvfull resolution VVith fear vve doe obtain The earth and ends therof reposeth All confidence in thee Their hope vvhom farthest sea incloseth In ships or Iles that be verse 6 Thou by thy povvr incomparable With strength about bedight Dost hold the mountains firm and stable Fast setled by thy might verse 7 The roaring vvaues of seas inraged Thou makest still to cease The peoples tumults are assvvaged Thou them dost soon appease verse 8 Beholding thy vvorks admirable VVho dvvell in vtmost parts Thy signes and vvonders formidable Do strike vvith fear their hearts Pause The morn sets forth on 's vvay ascending The euen declineth dovvn Their iourneys rising and descending Reioyce thee to renovvn verse 9 To visit this dry land thou daignest And vvatered it thou hast Inriching it thereon thou raynest Thy plenty it doth tast The streams vvhich thy large floud dischargeth The land doth ouer-flovv Thy prouidence our store inlargeth Preparing corne to grovv verse 10 On ridg and furrovv plenty povvring Thy rain doth them redresse Hard earth thou softnest moysture shovvring The springing blades doth blesse verse 11 Thy goodnes largely thou bestovvest Wherevvith the yeare is crovvnd Thy paths drop fatnes vvhere thou goest Thy steps inrich the ground verse 12 Distilling drops of rain abounding On desarts dryed earth The mountains all about surrounding With gladnes ioy and mirth verse 13 The pastures all are clothed ouer VVith flocks of cattell store And plenteous crops of corn do couer The fruitfull dales all ore With shoutings and shrill acclamations Loud peales of ioy they ring With gladnes mirth and exultations Svvet â—ongs of ioy they sing Psalme 66 Thanksgiuing TRiumph and shout vvith ioy abounding In God all people on the earth verse 2 His glorious Name vvith Psalms resounding His vvorthy praise sing ye vvith mirth verse 3 To God say in thy vvorks of vvonder Hovv terrible thou shevvst to be Thy great povvr shall thy foes bring vnder Faining subiection vnto thee verse 4 Thy royall maiesty and glory The earth shall all feare and adore And of thy praised Name the story They all shall sing still more and more Selah verse 5 O come behold and note beholding What vvondrous vvorks from God do flovv To Adams sons more povvr vnfolding And dreadfull acts then they can shovv verse 6 The sea he into dry land turned Euen in a moment suddenly They through the red sea dry foot iourned And there in him reioyce did vve verse 7 The vvorld he vvith his povver svvayeth His eyes the nations do behold The rebell vvho him disobeyeth To boast himself shall not be bold Selah verse 8 O let the Lord our God be blessed By all the people far and neare Let his high praise be so expressed That euery eare the voyce may heare verse 9 For he our souls in life maintaineth Aliue refresht in him vve bide Our feet from falling he sustaineth And vvill not suffer them to slide verse 10 For thou O Lord God hast vs tryed And proued hovv vve are inclinde And as the siluer purified By fiery fornace flames refinde verse 11 Thou broughtest vs to be insnared To be intrapped in the net Afflicting vs thou hast not spared And on our loyns distres hast set Pause verse 12 Men riding on our heads haue mounted As on the back of horse or Asse As beastâ— thou mad'st vs vile accounted Through fire and vvater vve did passe But novv since thou vs here hast placed In such a rich and vvealthy vvay verse 13 I in thy sacred house high graced Will sacrifice and my vovves pay verse 14 The vovves vvhich I to thee addressed And vvhich my lips to thee did make When I vvas grieuously distressed And vvhich my mouth in trouble spake verse 15 I le offer vvhole burnt sacrifices The fat of rams
them that offend vs He only is the Lord vvhose povver doth defend vs. He is out King alone by vvhom vve are redressed VVho is the holy one of Israel most blessed Pause verse 19 Vnto thy sacred Saint thy mind knovvn thou hast made And thou didst him acquaint vvith thy vvill thou hast said To him in vision this my ayd I haue assigned To one vvho mighty is and him therto inclined I one haue raised high on him my grace conferred verse 20 My seruant Dauid I among my folk preferred verse 21 I nointed haue his head vvith holy oyle that long He shall raign stablished my arm shall make him strong verse 22 That of his enemies fierce raging fell and furious Nor force nor subtilties shall be to him iniurious The sons of vvickednes shall not deuovvr nor vex him They shall not him oppres nor haue povvr to perplex him verse 23 But I before his face his foes vvill quite destroy VVho hate him I 'le disgrace and vvith sore plagues annoy verse 24 My grace truth shall he haue vvith him firmly placed His horn of strength shall be in my Name highly graced verse 25 On seas I 'le set his hand in his povvr comprehended And make his other stand ore Euphrates extended verse 26 Me father he shall call and say my God thou art My rock vvho to me shall saluation sure impart verse 27 Him also make vvill I my first born son celestiall In honor far more high then are the Kings terrestriall verse 28 My grace to him shall last for euer kept assured My faithfull promise past shall stand for him secured Pause verse 29 I 'le propagate his seed to perpetuity Time of his Throne decreed as dayes of heau'n shall be verse 30 But if his children shall my sacred lavves abandon From my iust iudgments fall and loosely run at randon verse 31 If they my statutes blest shall break or haue profaned And keep not my behest and precepts I ordained verse 32 That they t' offend may feare my scorge their sin shall smite With chastisement seuere my strokes on them shall light verse 33 My grace ye◠neretheles they shall not find frustrated To them my faithfulnes shall not be abrogated verse 34 My promise shall remain for euer firm and stable My Word I vvill maintain and keep inuiolable verse 35 Once by my holines to Dauid svvorn haue I That I the truth expres and to him vvill not lye verse 36 His progeny and race shall euer be assured His throne before my face establisht and secured verse 37 While Sun and Moon do shine vvithin the heau'ns enduring As faithfull vvitnes mine my verity assuring Selah verse 38 But thou dost scorn vs novv and vs thou dost reiect Thine ovvn annointed thou in anger dost deiect verse 39 Thy couenant seems made voyd vvith thy ovvn seruant loyall Cast to the ground destroyd profaned his crovvn royall verse 40 His hedg thou hast broke dovvn and fenced habitations To ruin brought orethrovvn his strong fortifications Pause verse 41 By all that pas him by he spoiled is and torne To all the dvvellers nigh he is become a scorne verse 42 The hands thou high dost raise of all our aduersaries The hearts reioyce alvvaies of his foes and contraries verse 43 Of his svvord dravvn to fight the edg thou hast rebated In battel put to flight by thee vvith fear amated verse 44 The glory of his Name thou hast made cease to sound His throne of regall fame thou hast cast to the ground verse 45 Thou shortned hast his dayes of youthfull strength and pleasure And couerd him alvvaies vvith shame in grieuous measure verse 46 Hovv long Lord vvilt thou hide thy self frō vs quite turning For euer shall vve bide thy vvrath like fier burning verse 47 Remember vvell hovv short my life thou dost ordain Why hast thou in this sort made all men be but vain verse 48 VVhat liuing man is he vvhom death shal not deuovver Or vvho his soul can free from graues fast holding povver verse 49 VVhere are thy mercies Lord to vvhich vve vvere inured To svvear thou didst accord to Dauid truth assured verse 50 Remember Lord the scorn vvhich on thy seruants light Hovv in my brest is born the shame reproch and spight verse 51 Of all the multitude they mock vs disappointed They scoffe vvith speeches rude the paths of thy annointed verse 52 Let vs the Lord adore and praise him ceasing neuer The Lord bles euermore Amen Amen for euer Psalme 90. Prayer of Moses LOrd thou hast bin to vs a habitation From age to age in euery generation verse 2 Before the hils or spacious vvorlds creation Long time before thou laidst the earths foundation Before all things receiued form from thee Thou Lord art God from all eternitie verse 3 By thee man to destruction is reduced VVhen thou dost say return ye creatures mortall To dust from vvhence ye vvere at first produced verse 4 A thousand yeares vvith thee vvho art immortall As yesterday are passed in thy sight Or as a vvatch one quarter of the night verse 5 Thy storms driue them avvay and flouds ore-flovving They vanish as a dreame in sleep decayeth As vvhen the morn his early beams displayeth The flovvring gras doth flourish fairly grovving verse 6 I' th morn green grovvn at euen is cut avvay And being movvn is turn'd to vvither'd hay verse 7 For vve are quite consumed and destroyed Through thy iust vvrath and thy deseru'd displeasure We troubled are and fearefully annoyed verse 8 For of our sins the grieuous heaped measure Before thy face appeares before thy sight And thou hast brought our secret sins to light Pause verse 9 For all our dayes are vvasted aye sustaining The heauy vveight of thy iust indignation Our yeares do end like to a brief narration verse 10 Our life is novv cut shorter scarce attaining To seuenty yeares but if by natures strength It eighty reach vve count it vvondrous length Of all our life the flovvr but sorrovv being But grief and pain are our best dayes of vigor Cut quickly off and vve avvay are fleeing verse 11 VVho knovves the force of thy fierce vvrath rigor For as vve are affected vvith thy feare Euen so to vs thine anger doth appeare verse 12 And novv O Lord vouchsafe thou to instruct vs Our dayes to count and times of life svvift flying That vve our hearts to vvisdom true applying It safely may to thee the vvay conduct vs. verse 13 Return O Lord hovv long thy vvrath appease And let thy rage against thy seruants cease verse 14 Replenish vs betimes vvith thy compassion And vvith thy grace that vve vvith mirth and gladnes May all our dayes reioyce in thy saluation verse 15 In lievv of all the times years of sadnes VVherin vve haue so much afflicted been And of the ills vvhich vve haue felt and seen verse 16 O let thy vvork and thy magnificency To seruants thine and their seed be
yet the poore that gleaneth in the field Of vvhaâ—â—s left his little lapfull heapeth verse 8 Nor passenger that passeth by the same shall bid God bles or vvishing say vve bid ye Good luck from God or to them in his Name So much as say God speed your vvork God speed ye Psalme 130. Prayer FRom depth profound distressed in grief and miserie My cryes I haue addressed O Lord my God to thee verse 2 Lord heare my lamentatioÌ„ vouchsafe my voyce to hear And to my supplication bovv dovvn attentiue eare verse 3 Lord if thou mark our errors and vvhat is done amis To suffer thy dread terrors O Lord vvho able is verse 4 But mercy and compassion are euermore vvith thee Therfore vvith adoration thy Name shall feared be verse 5 On God my soul attendeth in him is all my trust My hope and faith dependeth vpon his promise iust verse 6 My soul to God aspireth more earnestly alvvay Then he vvhom vvatching tireth doth look for break of day verse 7 Lay thy firm hopes foundation on God O Israel For in him sure saluation and boundles mercy dvvell He dearly doth esteem thee O Israel by his grace He freely vvill redeem thee and all thy sins deface Psalme 131. Consolation O Lord I haue no haughty minde I haue no lofty looking eye I haue nought dared nor design'd Too great for me too hard too high verse 2 Nay if I haue not meekly milde VVith humblenes my self demeande In quiet silence as a childe That nevvly from the brest is vveand If that I haue not soly set My soul on thee to trust in thee As th'infant taken from the teat Of his ovvn mother minde not me verse 3 Euen so O Israel elect trust in the Lord on him depend His pleasure euermore expect From this time forth vnto the end Psalme 132. Prayer O Lord our God recall to minde Thy seruant Dauids misery Affliction and calamity verse 2 Hovv he by oath himself did binde To Iacobs God vovv'd solemnly verse 3 Behold said he this vovv I make My house shall neuer me inclose Nor on my bed vvill I repose verse 4 My eyes no sleep at all shall take No slumber shall my eye lids close verse 5 Vntill I finde a resting place Where Gods Ark may vvith vs remain VVhere vve the Lord may entertain The God of Iacob and his race Whose might doth Israel sustain verse 6 Because his seat oft changed vvas From time to time as vve heard say It oft had bin at Ephrata From place to place it oft did pas In vvoods and fields vve found it stay verse 7 Novv since this place he liketh best Into his palace vve vvill go Before his footstooll falling lovv verse 8 Arise O Lord into thy rest Thy self and thy Arks strength there shovv verse 9 Cloath thou thy Priests vvith righteousnes Let them from thee glad tidings bring Let all thy Saints reioyce and sing verse 10 Thy seruant Dauid daigne to blesse Refuse not thine anointed King verse 11 The Lord hath svvorn in verity Who vvill not change nor turn from it To Dauid saying I permit That one of thy posterity Vpon thy throne shall euer sit verse 12 My couenant if thy sons obey And this my testimoniall Which vnto them declare I shall Their sons also shall sit for ay Vpon thy Throne imperiall verse 13 For God the Lord hath made his choice Of Zion fair vvhich doth excell verse 14 Saying I haue delight to dvvell Herein I rest here I reioyce For ay this place doth like me vvell verse 15 His poore vvith bread I 'le satisfie VVith all good things they shall abound verse 16 His Priests vvill I inuiron round VVith my saluation there vvill I Make all her Saints their ioyes resound verse 17 There vvill I make to bud and spring The horn of Dauid raised high A lamp of light prepar'd haue I For mine annoynted sacred King Whose glory I vvill multiply verse 18 His enemies vvill I confound VVith shame they shall be cloathd all ore His glorious state vvill I restore And on his sacred head renovvnd His crovvn shall â—ourish euermore Psalme 133. Doctrin BEhold hovv good hovv pleasant amiable And gracious is the loue inuiolable Of brethren vvhich together dvvell verse 2 Resembling right the precious oyntment smell The sacred oyl vvhich Gods lavv did appoint The high Priest Aaron to annoint VVhich plenteously vpon his head vvas poured And to his beard and garment skirts dovvn shovvred VVith svveetest scent perfuming all verse 3 Distilling dovvn like devvs that timely fall On Sion mount and fertile Hermon hill Which all the land vvith fruit doth fill Euen there the Lord his bounty large expressing Will povvr and shovvr his fauor grace and blessing And life eternall giue he vvill Psalme 134. Doctrin YE seruants of the Lord of might VVho in his house do vvatch by night Attending there your selues addres The Lord our God to praise and bles verse 2 VVho in his Sanctuary stand To bles the Lord lift heart and hand To sound his praise your selues prepare And let your voyce his acts declare verse 3 The Lord bles thee for his Name sake VVhose povvr the heau'n and earth did make From Sions mount vvhere he doth raign Thou blessed shalt for ay remain Psalme 135. Doctrin ALl ye seruants of the Lord Praise his name vvith one accord verse 2 Ye that in Gods house do stand There performing his command Ye that in his courts do dvvell Praise his Name vvhich doth excell verse 3 Praise the Lord for good is he Sing his name in Psalmody Nothing can more pleasant be verse 4 He hath chosen graciously Iacob and his Israel He accounteth his ievvell verse 5 For I this do knovv right vvell That the Lord is great and high verse 6 Our God doth all Gods excell He doth in the earth and sky In the riuers and the seas Whatsoeuer he doth please verse 7 He the vapors makes ascend from the earths remotest end He from heau'n the lightning flings Dovvn to earth the raine he brings From his treasures of all kinds He le ts loose the vvrastling vvinds verse 8 All first-born in Egypt land Were slain by his dreadfull hand Firstlings all they dead did find Both of beasts and humane kind verse 9 Egypt in the midst of thee Thou his vvondrous vvorks didst see Pharo and his host he droun'd In the red seas depth profouÌ„d verse 10 Kings and nations he orethrevv Mighty Sihon king he slevv verse 11 Og the King of fat Basan 〈◊〉 all the kings of canaan verse 12 To his people Israel He bequeathed all the land To possesse it there to dvvell This vvas done at his coÌ„mand verse 13 Lord thy name and clemency lasteth to eternity Lord thy euerlasting name Is from age to age the same verse 14 For the Lord of povvr and might VVill his people iudg vvith right When his seruants him displease He his vvrath vvill soon appease verse 15 Idols of
thee I le testifie verse 8 For sacrifice I vvill not novv reproue thee Thy offrings made by fier do not moue me verse 9 That I should take of thee I haue no need Or Beeues or Goats in field or fold that feed verse 10 On thousand hils the beasts are my ovvn goods The vvilde beasts all are mine in Parks or vvoods verse 11 The mountain birds are all my ovvn I knovv them Beasts of the field are only mine I ovve them verse 12 If hungry I vvere vvould I tell it thee The vvorld and all therein belongs to mee verse 13 That I vvould eat the flesh of Buls dost think Canst thou suppose that I Goats bloud vvould drink verse 14 To God most high praise offer and thanksgiuing And pay thy vovves to God in him beleeuing verse 15 In thy distres to me thy plaints apply I vvill thee ayd thou shalt me glorifie verse 16 To vvicked men saith God dar'st thou presume My gracious Lavv in graceles lips assume Thy stubborn heart my counsels hath disdained My sacred vvord thou hast despis d profaned verse 17 My lore my vvords thou hatest dost reiect verse 18 Thou seest a thief and him thou dost affect His race thou run'st vvith strumpets league dost make Adultrers lust vvith them thou dost partake verse 19 Thy mouth speaks ill and thy false tong beguileth Deceit and lyes it forgeth and compileth verse 20 Thou sitst and speakst thy brother to defame To scandalize thy mothers son vvith shame verse 21 I silence kept vvhilst these things thou hast done Thou thought'st me as thy self euen such a one But I vvill thee reproue for euery error And marshall them before thy eyes vvith terror verse 22 Consider vvell all this I you entreat You that neglect the Lord and him forget Lest I doe teare you vvhen ye helples be verse 23 VVho yeelds me thanks and praise he honors me VVho ordereth aright his conuersation To him vvill I declare the Lords saluation Psalme 51. Prayer HAue mercy Lord haue mercy most of might On me alas most vvicked vvretch of vvretches According to thy mercies boundles riches Remit my sins remoue them from thy sight verse 2 Wash me O Lord and throughly clense my soul From th'odious fact my folly hath committed And from my crimes so crying fell and foul By thy free Grace let me be cleard and quitted verse 3 For vvell I knovv vvith sad acknovvledgment My hainous sins and my exceeding errors Still in my sight vvith gastly frights and terrors Incessantly my minde my soul torment verse 4 Against my God against thee holy Lord And in thy sight I trespast and offended That vvhat thou sayst may still haue iust record And euermore thy sentence be commended verse 5 Behold alas in sin I vvas brought forth When first my brest this breath of life receiued In sin alas my mother me conceiued A child of vvrath and lesse then nothing vvorth verse 6 Lo also Lord thou louest truth vvithin VVithin the heart vvithin the soul sincerity Therfore to me so gracious thou hast bin To make me knovv thy invvard vvisdoms verity verse 7 VVith hysope then O purge my filthy plight So shall I be reclensed to perfection O vvash me vvash me from this foul infection So shall I pas the purest shovv for vvhite verse 8 So shalt thou make me ioy and gladnes hear From th'invvard voice of thy good grace relieuing So shall my bones vvhich almost broken vvere Reioynd reioyce their former strength receiuing Pause verse 9 No longer novv my loathsom sins behold But hide thy face and turn avvay thy terrors VVipe out my vveak my vvilde my vvilfull errors And all my faults and follies manifold verse 10 In me a nevv heart O my God create A nevv clean heart vnto thy vvill inclined In me a nevv right spirit renouate From naturall corruption pure refined verse 11 Nor from thy face LORD cast me quite avvay Nor from thy sight in thy displeasure driue me Nor of thy grace nor holy Spirit depriue me Nor in thy vvrath abandon me for aye verse 12 The comforts of thy face to me restore And sauing health vvhich I had once conceiued VVith thy free spirit confirm me more and more That I of them may neuer be bereaued verse 13 Then vvill I teach them that transgressors be To knovv thy vvayes and learn thy mercies ample And sinners shall be brought by my example Soone to returne conuerting vnto thee verse 14 Vouchsafe O LORD my God and sauer sole To expiate my brute and bloudy madnes Then shall my tong thy righteousnes extoll And of thy grace sing praise vvith ioy and gladnes verse 15 O open thou my closed lips O LORD And then my mouth shall thankfully be telling The vvonders of thy glorious vvorks excelling And of thy Name the praises iust record verse 16 Thou vveighest not externall sacrifice Although I should else vvould I giue thee many Burnt offrings are not pleasing in thine eyes Nor art thou vvont to take delight in any verse 17 The sacrifice vvhich thou dost most respect Is a sad soule a broken heart lamenting A contrite heart vnfainedly repenting These these O God thou neuer dost reiect verse 18 To Sion shevv thy goodnes bounteous beam Vpon thy mount for euermore extend it Build vp the vvals of thy Ierusalem VVithin direct it and vvithout defend it verse 19 Then shall vve to thine altar vvelcome bring Oblations free vvhich thou thy selfe demandest The sacrifice vvhich thou O LORD commandest Lambs kids and calues and euery offering Psalme 52. Consolation IN mischief vvhich thou multipliest And thy iniquity VVhy vantest thou and magnifiest Thy self in vanity But yet knovv thou Gods goodnes sure Doth euermore endure verse 2 Thy tong in vvickednes aboundeth Mischieuous in thy thought Like to a rasor sharpe it vvoundeth Pernicious fraud hath vvrought verse 3 Ill more then good doth thee delight And falshood more then right Selah verse 4 Thou lovest all vvords that deuovver Reioycing to do vvrong verse 5 God shall destroy thee by his povver For euer thou false tong He shalll remoue thee quite deface And pull thee from thy place Thee vvretch from the land of the liuing He shall roote out and teare Selah verse 6 The righteous this shall see thanksgiuing And this behold vvith feare But they at thee shall laugh that day And in derision say verse 7 Lo this is he that hath refused To take God for his ayd But trusted in his vvealth abused And on his ovvn strength staid Who sought himselfe to fortifie In his iniquity verse 8 But I shall fairely grovv and flourish Like to an oliue tree And God vvill in his house me nourish VVhere planted I shall be For in his mercy I alvvay Do put my trust for ay verse 9 For this thy mercy and saluation He praise thee vvithout end And on thy Name vvith adoration VVill I vvayt and attend For gracious is thy Name diuine And good to all are tâ—ine
declared verse 17 Of God the Lord O let the excellency Appeare on vs and on our vvorks prepared All our designes and vs guide and direct Our handy vvorks establish and protect Psalme 91. Doctrin WHo in the house of God most high For his defence resideth verse 2 And to th' Almighties shade doth fly In safety sure abideth Of God the Lord this say I must He is my sure saluation In him my God I hope and trust My strong fortification verse 3 For from the subtle fovvlers snare He vvill thee free for euer From euils that contagious are He vvill thee safe deliuer verse 4 He vvith his feathers thee vvill hide His vvings vvill safegard yeeld thee His truth vvill thee defend and guide And as a buckler shield thee verse 5 Thou shalt not feare the darkest night Of horrors terrifying Nor yet the arrovv by day light That deadly vvoundeth flying verse 6 Nor for the vvalking pestilence That in the dark annoyeth Nor for the plague vvhose violence At noone day light destroyeth verse 7 On both sides though ten thousand fall All dangers quite shall cleare thee Therof haue thou no feare at all It shall not once come neare thee verse 8 Thine eyes shall only this obserue And see it vvorth regarding The vvicked shall as they deserue Receiue their full revvarding Pause verse 9 Since thou the mighty Lord hast made Thy refuge thy saluation To God most high this vvord hast said Thou art my habitation verse 10 No euill shall to thee befall Of this be vvell assured The plague shall not approach at all In thy tent rest secured verse 11 For he his Angels vvill command To them this charge expressing To keep thee that thou safe maist stand In all thy vvayes thee blessing verse 12 They in their hand thee vp shall beare VVith them in safety biding Lest thou thy foot do dash or teare Against a stone dovvn sliding verse 13 Thou Lyons Adders shalt dovvn tread Their povvr to hurt bereauing And trample on the Dragons head No harm at all receiuing verse 14 I vvill him free because on me He all his loue bestovveth I vvill exalt him high for he Feares me and my Name knovveth verse 15 VVhen he inuokes me I vvlll heare And ansvver him distressed I vvill release him free from feare VVith honor make him blessed verse 16 Of long life he shall haue his fill To his ovvn contentation Make him to see my loue I vvill And shevv him my saluation Psalme XCij. Consolation TO God giue thanks confessing It is a gracious thing Thy Name most high to sing In Psalms thy praise expressing verse 2 I' th morn betimes prepared Thy mercies forth to shevv verse 3 Thy faithfulnes most trevv Each night shall be declared VVith many strings abounding vpon the Polyphon Lute and Psalterion vvith song and harp svveet sounding verse 4 Thou hast me recreated Lord by thy Word diuine In handy vvorks of thine I 'le shovvt exhilerated verse 5 Lord vvhat magnificency is in all thou hast vvrought And hovv profound thy thought in vvisdoms excellency verse 6 This knovvledge is not gained by men of shallovv vvit The vnvvise do not knovv it fooles haue not this attained verse 7 That vvhen the vvicked flourish as the grasse do grovv Though they in vvealth do flovv vvho vvickednes do nourish Yet soon i th pit infernall they fall perpetually verse 8 But thou eternally art Lord supreme supernall Pause verse 9 Lo Lord thy foes shal perish gainst thee vvho be imployd And they shall be destroyd vvho vvicked vvorks do cherish verse 10 But thou vvilt high erect me and as an Vnicorn Thou vvilt exalt my horn aloft and still protect me My head shall be annointed vvith fresh oyle and my eyes verse 11 Shall see my enemies of their hope disappointed My eares as I desired shall hear the ouerthrovves Of my rebellious foes against me vvhich conspired verse 12 The righteous generation as Palm shall flourish fair And grovv as Cedars are of Lebanon plantation verse 13 VVho in Gods house haue dvvelling And by him planted vvere Shall fairely flourish there in our Gods courts excelling verse 14 More fruitfull still increasing Though they be aged old Them fat and strong behold to flourish neuer ceasing verse 15 Gods righteousnes reuealing in him my rock I trust For he is euer iust vvithout iniurious dealing Psalme 93. Consolation THe Lord doth raign in soueraign royalty Is cloath'd vvith strength and highest maiesty VVith povvr hath girt himselfe supreme hath prou'd The vvorld he set so sure shall not be mou'd verse 2 Establisht is thy Throne eternally O God thou art from all eternity verse 3 The flouds O Lord haue lifted vp their voyce The surging vvaues mount vvith impetuous noyse verse 4 Though seas do rore and boistrous billovvs beat Incountring fierce i' th Ocean outrage threat Thy countermand O Lord becalms the sea The skyes declare thy povver more then they verse 5 Eternall Lord most faithfull and most sure Thy sacred Lavves and testimonies dure For euermore O Lord thy sanctity Adornes thy house to all eternity Psalme 94. Consolation O Lord to vvhom reuenge pertaineth The God vvho vengeance iust ordaineth Of all the earth thou Iudg suprem O let thy iustice shine forth clear verse 2 Aduance thy self in povvr appear Cast dovvn the proud revvard thou them verse 3 Hovv long shall vvicked men shevv gladnes Hovv long triumph vvith merry madnes verse 4 Lord shall their railing speeches loud Not cease to vtter crueltie And all that vvork iniquity Themselues still vanting grovv so proud verse 5 Thy people Lord they haue oppressed Thy sacred heritage distressed They rob and spoile it all they may verse 6 The vviddovv and the stranger they Do murther and the Orphan slay Not sparing any yet they say verse 7 The Lord shall neither see nor knovv it To Iacobs God not any shovv it He marks not vvhat vve enterprise verse 8 But O ye bruitish in the Land Among the people vnderstand When vvill ye learn O ye vnvvise verse 9 VVho planted hath the eare for hearing VVho made the eyes for sight appearing Shall he not heare shall he not see verse 10 VVho all the Heathen scourged hath Shall he not make them feare his vvrath Who giues all knovvledge knovves not he Pause verse 11 The LORD doth knovv mans cogitations Discouers his imaginations Knovvs all his thoughts but vanity verse 12 O blest vvhom thou Lord keepst in avv VVhom thou dost teach out of thy Lavv The vvay to all felicity verse 13 To giue him quietnes assured From euill dayes at rest secured From troubles and aduersity Vntill there digged be a pit For vvicked men to fall in it Revvarding their impiety verse 14 For God his people so affecteth That them he leaues not nor reiecteth Nor vvill his heritage forsake verse 15 Return to iustice iudgment shall Who be of heart vpright they all To follovv it their vvay shall take verse 16 Who vvill me
the Gentils are Bought and sold as other vvare Made of siluer or of gold VVhich the vvorkmans hand doth mould verse 16 Mouths they haue yet speechles be Eyes they haue yet cannot see verse 17 Eares they haue yet heare no sound Nostrils vvhere no breath is found verse 18 Like in nature like in name To them are they vvho them frame They haue all as little sense vvho in them haue confidence verse 19 Bles the Lord O Israel Ye that in his house do dvvell Aarons house your selues addresse God the Lord to praise and blesse verse 20 House of Leui yeeld him praise Magnifie his name alvvayes All that loue and feare the Lord Praise his name vvith one accord verse 21 Blesse the Lord for euermore Out of Sion him adore Where his glory high excels In Ierusalem vvho dvvells Psalme 136. Thanksgiuing PRaise the Lord to him confes Giue him thanks for his goodnes For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 2 To the God of Gods giue praise Giue him praise and thanks alvvaies For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 3 To the Lord of Lords giue praise Giue him glorious thanks alvvayes For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 4 Giue him praise and thanks each one VVho doth vvonders great alone For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 5 Giue him thanks his praise relate Heau'n his vvisdome did create For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 6 Praise him vvho the earth out spread Ore the vvaters stablished For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 7 In the heau'n he made great lights Shining therin dayes and nights For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 8 He the Sun made vvith his rayes Domineering ore the dayes For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 9 Moon and stars of lesser lights To command and rule the nights For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 10 He did smite vvith povvrfull hand In their first born Egypt land For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 11 He brought thence his Israel VVho long there opprest did dvvell For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 12 VVith strong hand and stretcht out arm He protected them from harm For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 13 He the red sea did diuide Seeming vvals on euery side For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 14 And vvhile so it standing vvas Through it safe did Israel pas For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 15 Pharoh and his army dround Follovving in sea profound For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 16 He did lead his people in VVildernes of Shur and Sin For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 17 Giue thanks to the Lord of might Praise him vvho great Kings did smite For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 18 Killing Kings incontinent By his povver euident For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 19 Sihon King of Amorites He slevv by his Israelites For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 20 Og the King of Basan land Dyed by his dreadfull hand For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 21 Then their land avvay he gaue That his people it might haue For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 22 To his seruant Israel To possesse it there to dvvell For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 23 VVhen in ill estate vve stood He remembred vs for good For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 24 Our distressers he destroyd Freedom vve by him inioyd For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 25 All his creatures he doth feed Nourishing them at their need For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 26 To the Lord the God of heau'n Let all thanks and praise be giuen For his great benignity dureth to eternity Psalme 137. Complaint BY Euphrates vve captiue sat lamenting Proud Babels streams vvith streaming tears augmenting O Sion dear vvhen vve remembred thee verse 2 In midst of thrall abiding exiles vve VVith hearts grief pang'd vvith flouds of plaints oreflovving Our harps vve hang d on vvillovv plants there grovving verse 3 Then they vvhose rage and fury vs captiued Importun'd vs to sing our ioyes depriued Insulting bid vs Sion songs expres verse 4 Alas said vve hovv can vve here addres Our mournfull hearts to sing the songs ordained To praise our God in strangers land prophaned verse 5 Let my right hand disus'd forget for euer All harping skill if I do not perseuer Ierusalem thee in my minde to beare verse 6 To my mouths roof let my tong fast adhere Nere let me be vvith any ioyes endevved Vntill I see thy former ioyes renevved verse 7 Remember Lord hovv Edoms race inflamed With rage against Ierusalem exclamed That dismall day vvhen it quite vvaste vvas layd Remember hovv inhumanly they said Sack kill spoil burn turn all to desolation Race dovvn to ground demolish the foundation verse 8 Euen so shalt thou O Babel be destroyed Thrise happy he vvhose povvr shall be imployed As thou hast vs more vvretched thee to make verse 9 May they be blest vvhose zealous hand shall take From brests impure thy brauling brats and brain them And dash their bones gainst stones till they haue slain them Psalme 138. Thanksgiuing WIth all my heart I vnto thee Will thankfull be Thy goodnes praising VVhere mighty States assembled be I 'le sing of thee Thy Name high raising verse 2 And in thy sacred Temple I Will magnifie Thy Name renovvned Adoring thee for mercy thine And truth diuine VVith glory crovvned verse 3 For thou aboue all thy Name Lord Thy sacred VVORD Hast magnified VVhen I did cry thou didst heare me My soule by thee Was fortified verse 4 All Kings on earth shall thee renovvn VVith praise shall crovvn Thee LORD most blessed VVhen thou to heare shalt them incline Thy Word diuine By thee expressed verse 5 They in the vvayes of God my King Shall vvalk and sing His sacred story Confessing that the Lord of might Doth shine most bright In grace and glory verse 6 For though the Lord be God most high his gracious eye The meek respecteth The proud a far off he doth knovv their fall doth shovv He them deiecteth verse 7 Though I in great distres be toyld tost and turmoyld Nevv life thou giu'st me Thy rightfull hand quite ouerthrovves my spitefull foes But thou relieu'st me verse 8 Thou vvilt accomplish this for me for thy mercy Endureth euer This vvork vvhich novv thou hast begun till it be done Forsake it neuer Psalme 139. Consolation O God thou hast me search'd and try'd VVhat is in me thou hast espy'd And vnto thee is throughly knovvn verse 2 My rising vp and lying dovvn What thought so ere my heart conceiued By thee a far off is perceiued verse 3 VVhere so I goe or dovvn do ly Still thee I see approching nigh My vvayes and paths all thou dost fan Familiarly them out dost scan