being the center and basis FINIS * Viz. Dutch tune old England tune French tune and London long tune Ignorance of the sense of Psalms the cause why people doubt whether they should use them Psal. 45. Psal. 135. Quid hoc ad rhombuâ— Psal. 5. * Following the Sentuagint 〈…〉 most common but yet the most corrupt translation Buxtorf Nec verbum verbo curabis reddere c. Hor. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. Blessednesses Much less practises and perseveres Palm tree ever green Therefore perfect in kinde and measure Work for good Not boldly as guiltless Any judgement specially the last Act. 4. 25. Lawes Luk. 19. 14. When he sees fit time Over the Church Day of Eternitie To convert or confound Love honour obey Christ. Waâ— of salvation From heaven typed by Sion As sure as done already Witness Judge Protector and rewarder of it Speak basely of my anointing So do the wicked of Christ and his Saints For they looked towards the Temple when absent 1 Kin. 8. 38. Dan. 6. 10. They gape for good mens destruction And I am neer to death with grief and misery Of seeking Sauls life 2 Sam. 26. 9 Settle my Kingdome promised As a Judge on the Bench. Fails of his wicked purpose Mat. 21. 16 Heb. 2. 9. The foe can destroy no more Thou thou didst destroy others 2 King 19. 25. When he sets upon judgement The chief places of assembly Heathen in life Coveting to do mischief Strong clutches or confederates Uncircumcised in heart rooted out Zach. 12. 10. A sory lump of earth Yee O my friends If outward props faile Behold narrowly Which they cannot evade With our bold words Promises infallible Lest I perish With delight and without scruple Psal. 53. 5. Despised his weapons of faith and prayer Congregation Heaven Word and deed By his good will Hates perfidiousnesse Covetousnes and all injustice A Type of Christ in all Gentiles offered humane bloud to Idols Measured with lines Prophecying of Christs resurrection As my Protector My person Act. 2. 31. Of affliction By murmuring Thy counsels We may alwayes say now A glimpse thereof now Waking froÌ„ affliction and in the resurrection Earthquakes God described as a warriour Yet invisible Angels Vapour and Clouds Lightnings Sea-tempests Of affliction Seen in Davids example Scal'd the walk of a Citie and taken it My enterprize to be atchieved Castles and Forts A president of ours a type of Christs for us Heb. Lie fainedly as hypocrites for fear Exo. 15. 14 After the Spirit The motions of the spheres day and night teach the Creator to all Nations Their course compasse Specially the Sphere of the Sun With Gods blessing 2 Cor. 10. 4. The rule that guides us in Gods fear Heb. Prouds head-strong temptations As apostasie desperation such like A type of Christ and pattern for us From heaven typed by Sion Now having prayed Are victorious A type of the blessings of the Gospel He in his person Christ of his loins we of his faith live for ever Thy omnipotent power The utter extirpation of thy Church The place thine in type and the service thine own for ever Meditate of Christs humiliation Representing Christs sufferings Spirits laâ—â—guishing Seeming as helpless and hopeless as the dead Meditate of Christs passion Leanness Luke 23. 39. Savage adversaries Experience I David as a type of Christ Heb. 2. 11. Feed on the sweet promises Remember the truths of the Gospel Rich poor seek submit to Christ Procure or prevent his own salvation One genâ—ration oâ—â—â—lievers to another Spirituall pastures From sinne and error Saddest afflictions Thy power providence and spirit Corporall blessings The Church on earth in heaven Made one globe of earth and water buâ— quere if water be not the center and basis 2 Pet. 3. 5. Sion hill a type of heaven Doors of your hearts in all generations Raise my afâ—ections Persecute without provocation To do all for the best In quiet contentation In hope and prayer Net of afflictioâ— Not worshipping thee with a wicked heart as they do My affection and conversation is upright His temple's a protection Now that God hath put an end to my temptations under Saul c. The SanctuÌ„ Sanctorum where Oracles were delivered A type of heaven and the Church of God Draw me not to their sin nor drag me to their judgement Hâ—ed not his providence nor means of grace Unrecoverable Of all the faithfull as well as mine For example of others c. Thunder in the Clouds Thunde 5. Flashes of lightning To cast calf Ruling the Seas and tempests Metaph. tyrants Grave of destruction Which is such an argument of his faithfulness and goodness My kingdome Worldlings and Idolaters See 1 Sam. 23. 26 27. 24. 1 2. In the desart for fear of incurring Sauls displeasure Mâ— lot and affairs How much more in another world Thy protection Calumnies and curses But confest Sees all Perplext as if my bones were full of ach as in old age Prov. 17. 22. By my example 2 Co. 6. â— No temptation overcome them Watching if thou take the way as I directed Accomplish all perfection His Sonne Ioh. 1. 3. And holy Ghost Gen. 1. 2. From overflowing the earth Iob 38. 11. The creation Made the soul of one as well as another Remembers how poor David did and sped Every part and piece of him Mat. 10. 30. From hell sin and misery The messenger of vengeance Every vein in my heart c. Sought my life Did me good tho not them Some understand zeal constancy in his prayer Tore my good name Wink mockingly The mischief we wished Of prosperitie and impunitie Cursed of God and man With the sweet of spirituall comforts much more with eternall as full as a river thou art the fountain it self There where we may see it Sure supply Sun-shine name cleer'd from scandall in Gods due time A standing house and memoriall Scarce leave a flyâ— blown chronicle After the last day some think Their great power crusht At least in the world to come Hereafter See Rom. 8. 19. To provoke thee by my sins How penitent patient prayerfull I seem'd not to hear the reproaches of the enemy No answer to my reproehers Almost lamed wit mischief Gen. 32. 31. But I will try what repentance will doe Lest I murmure Beholding their prosperitie I would rather say nothing 〈◊〉 good thoughts came in The passion continued In comparison of thy Eternitie Murmured not at the affliction which I know came from thee Lev. 10. 3. Iob 13. 28. Heb. 11. 13. From the deep dungeon of misery to asure rock of safetie Godly men at least shall learn to fear and trust in God by my example Regards not the example of Idoâ—aters and unbeleevers Not in comparison of Spirit or Christ. Ier. 7. 22. Alluding to that Exod. 21. 6. Ioh. 5. 39. Act. 20. 27. Herein a type of Christ and a pattern to us The afflicted and persecuted Both he that suffers and
thou the fountain whence Proceedeth my defence Thy wings safe shade Shall now be made My joyfull residence verse 8 My soul pursues thee hard Thy right hand is my guard verse 9 But who assay My soul to slay Shall death and hell reward verse 10 They by the sword shall fall The foxes portion all verse 11 But for the King Fresh joys shall spring While he on God doth call All swearing by his Name Shall glory in the same Their mouth likewise That utter lies The Lord shall stop with shame PSAL. LXIV York tune He shews the destruction of crafty and cruell persecutors and how Gods judgement shall be reverenced of others VOuchsafe ô Lord to hear my cry And to my pray'rs give ear Preserve my life from th' enemie Of whom I stand in fear verse 2 Lord hide me from the secret snare That wicked men devise From them that wicked workers are And up against me rise verse 3 For they have made their tongues acute As sharpest edge of swords That they might deadly arrows shoot Most cruell bitter words verse 4 That they may shoot in secrecy The perfect man to hit They do shoot at him suddainly And do not fear a whit verse 5 With courage they in ill proceed And commune how to lay Their privy snares in hope to speed For who shall see say they verse 6 They to accomplish wickedness Have diligently sought Their hearts are deep and bottomless With every secret thought verse 7 A suddain arrow shall them wound Shot from the Lord to slay verse 8 So shall their tongues themselves confound Beholders flee away verse 9 This shall a feare on all men bring They shall Gods work declare Most prudently considering What these his doings are verse 10 The righteous shall in God delight Trust in his holy Name And all that are in heart upright Shall glory in the same PSAL. LXV New verse tune The promptnes of the Church to serve God The assurance of pardon of sin access to his presence and success in our prayers with the great and terrible God PRaise waiteth for thee still O God in Sions hill And unto thee The vow shall be Performed with good will verse 2 O thou that hearest pray'rs To thee all flesh repairs verse 3 My sins assail And so prevail They fill me with dispairs But Lord no sins are they But what thou dost away verse 4 O blest are those Whom thou hast chose That neer approach thee may Within thy Courts to abide VVhere we are full suppli'd VVith grace of which Thy house is rich Thy Temple sanctifi'd verse 5 Thou wilt by dreadfull things VVhich thy sure justice brings An answer frame O thou great name VVhence our salvation springs VVho art the confidence Of earths concumference And also theirs Whom th' Ocean bears Remote so far from hence verse 6 VVhose strength sets fast the hills And girt with pow'r he stills verse 7 The Sea that raves With boist'rous waves And mens rebellious wills verse 8 Thy signs affright the stout Who all parts dwell about The mornings voice Thou mak'st rejoice And th'evenings goings out 2. Part. Argument The rich blessings of God upon the earth verse 9 THou visitest the land And wat'rest with thy hand Gods river which Makes earth so rich Powrs down at thy command It do'th with water flow And corn thou do'st bestow When as thou hast By thy forecast Provided for it so verse 10 Her ridges that are dry Thou wat'rest plenteously Her furrowes cast Thou setlest fast And softning show'rs apply Thy blessings make the crop To spring upon its top verse 11 Thou crownest th'yeer With goodnes meer Thy paths doe fatness drop verse 12 The pastures are suppli'd And desarts far and wide VVhile rain distills The little hills Rejoyce on every side verse 13 The covered vallies spring With corn which they forth-bring The pastures glad With flocks are clad They shout for joy and sing PSAL. LXVI To Coventry tune He praiseth God for miraculous deliverances SIng to the Lord ô all yee lands And make a joyfull sound verse 2 Sing forth his fame And glorious Name And make his praise renown'd verse 3 How dreadfull works come from thy Thy pow'r say Lord how great hands Foes bow before verse 4 Vast earth adore At his most sacred seat Yea sing unto thy Name shall they In songs thine honour spread verse 5 Gods works come see Whose actions bee To mortalls full of dread verse 6 To firm dry land he turn'd the Sea And all the waters moist There went they through And dry-shod too There wee in him rejoic'd verse 7 He ever rules by soveraign pow'rs His eyes all lands descry O let not then Rebellious men Exalt themselves on high verse 8 All people praise this God of ours With earnest voices strive His praise renown'd To make resound verse 9 Who holds our soul alive And suffereth not on any side Our feet to be remov'd verse 10 For thou ô God With smarting rod Hast us thy servants prov'd As silver in a furnace tri'd So throughly tri'd were we verse 11 Our feet were set Within the net And therein brought by thee Afflictions sore and violent Thou mad'st our loins abide verse 12 Yea thou did'st then Cause furious men Over our heads to ride Through flames of fire we also went And through the watry flouds But surely thou Hast brought us now To places stor'd with goods 2. Part. Argument He gives us an example of true gratitude by performance of vows sacrifices exhortations abstaining from sin and cheerfull praises verse 13 BUrnt-offrings to thy house I 'l bear There those sworn vows to pay verse 14 VVith lips of mine And mouth made thine In my distressfull day verse 15 Burnt sacrifice of fatlings there My soul to thee devotes VVith incense too Of Rammes enow VVith Bullocks offring Goats verse 16 Come hearken ye that fear Gods Name To you declare will I VVhat favour hee Hath done for mee verse 17 My mouth to him did cry I with my tongue extoll'd his fame verse 18 But if I should regard And purpose in My heart to sin My pray'r should not be heard verse 19 But God hath heard me verily And hath been well content VVith willing ear The voice to hear And pray'r I did present verse 20 The Lord I bless and magnifie VVho turned not away Nor grace hath he VVith-held from me VVhen I to him did pray PSAL. LXVII A prayer for the publication of the Gospel and the blessings that do accompany it O God be mercifull to thine And bless us every one Command thy face on us to shine verse 2 Thy way on earth make knowne Thy saving health to Nations all verse 3 Let people praise thy Name O let them all in generall Give praises to the same verse 4 Let all the people far and wide Sing out with joy and mirth For thou shalt justly judge and guide
Lord disclose To them most clear That do him fear And he to them his covenant shows verse 15 Mine eyes on God are ever set By whose great help I make no doubt My feet to get Out of the net For he shall surely pluck them out verse 16 Turn thee to me compassionate Affliction hath me over-charg'd Behold my state Is desolate verse 17 And troubles of my heart inlarg'd O bring me out of my distress verse 18 Behold th' affliction I am in What painfulness Doth me oppress And Lord forgive me all my sin verse 19 Consider my malicious foes For very many such there be Rank hatred shows It self in those And cruelly they hated me verse 20 O keep my soul from them that plot And unto me deliverance send O let me not Be sham'd a jot For on thy name do I depend verse 21 Let innocence and uprightness Preserve me for I trust in thee Lord grant redress Of all distress verse 22 That Israel so redeem'd may be PS AL. XXVI To the 2. French tune Argument Davids integrity and love to the ordinances he avoydeth the ungodly way and unhappy end of the wicked MY righteous judgement Lord decide For I in innocence abide Still walking just In God I trust And therefore sure I shall not slide verse 2 My heart examine prove and try My secret reins O Lord descry verse 3 Thy kind love lies Before mine eyes And walked in thy truth have I. verse 4 I have not with vain persons sate For hypocrites I am no mate verse 5 The multitude Of sinners leud I verily detest and hate I do not sit with wicked bands verse 6 In innocence I wash my hands So I no doubt VVill press about The place whereon thine Altar stands verse 7 VVith thankfull voyce there to declare And publish all thy wonders rare Such love did I Continually Unto thy habitation bear verse 8 O Lord I love that dwelling place The house of thy frequented grace verse 9 My soul joyn not With sinners lot Nor yet my life with bloody race verse 10 Within whose hand is villany Their right hand full of bribery verse 11 But as for me I 'll constant be Walking in my integrity Redeem me grant me Lord thy grace verse 12 My foot is in an even place I will record Thy praise O Lord Before the congregations face PSAL. XXVII To Martyrs tune 1. part Argument Davids care to serve God is his crown and comfort against all adversaries and afflictions THe Lord 's my saving health and light Why should I be dismaid He of my life 's the strength and might Why should I be afraid verse 2 When as mine enemies and my foes Most wicked persons all To eat my flesh against me rose They stumbling down did fall verse 3 Tho hosts against me pitch their tents Should fear my heart surprise No I will be thus confident Tho wars against me rise verse 4 One thing of GOD I have desir'd Which I will seek for still That I till life be quite expir'd May dwell in Sions hill That there within his house I may The Lords faire beauty view Enquiring for the blessed way VVithin his Temple true verse 5 In tabernacles of his grace He shall securely lock And hide me in their secret place And set me on a rock In his pavilion shall he me In troublous times inclose verse 6 And now my head shall lift up be Above my neighbouring foes I therefore to his tents professe My offrings for to bring A sacrifice of joyfulnesse VVill I present and sing Yea to the LORD sing praise will I verse 7 Lord hear me when to thee VVith earnest voice I call and cry Have mercy answering me 2. Part. Argument The sweet ecchoes of a gracious heart the providence of God to the Saints in want of worldly friends verse 8 WHen as thou said'st seek ye my face My heart said unto thee I 'l seek thy face Lord grant thy grace verse 9 And hide thee not from me In anger cast me not away Nor leave thy servant quite Forsake me not thou wast my stay O God my saving might verse 10 When parents leave will God provide verse 11 To me thy wayes disclose And in a plain path be my guide Because of all my foes verse 12 Deliver not to enemies To have their will on me False witnesses against me rise That breath out cruelty verse 13 And surely I had fainted then But that I hop'd to see Here in the land of living men GODS goodness shew'd to me verse 14 Wait on the LORDS assistant Name Thy heart with courage stay And he shall fortifie the same Wait on the LORD I say PSAL. XXVIII To York tune Argument He prayeth for the Church and curseth the wicked hypocrites and atheists O LORD my rock I cry to thee To me ô be not dumbe Lest if to me thou silent be I like dead men become verse 2 My supplications audible Hear when I call to thee When tow'rd thy holy Oracle My hands up-lifted be verse 3 With wicked doers devoid of grace O draw me not away Which speak their neighbours fair to face But secretly betray verse 4 Repay their deeds and handy-works Indeavours and desarts With all their wickedness that lurks In their malicious hearts verse 5 Since they Gods works did not regard Nor what his hands fulfill'd Destruction sure is their reward God shall them never build verse 6 Blessed be God because he heard My supplications voice My hearts repose and help conferr'd Which make it much rejoyce verse 7 The LORD' 's my strength my shield my tow'r I 'l sing his praise alone verse 8 The LORD' 's their strength Saviour Of his anointed one verse 9 Thine heritage LORD bless and keep So that it perish never Nor onely keep but feed thy sheep And lift them up for ever PSAL. XXIX To Davids tune Argument Potentates exhorted to praise the supream King for the wonders of nature and the people of God for their perpetuall protection YE mighty to the LORD give you Deserved strength and fame verse 2 O give the LORD the glory due To his most facred Name In beauteous place of holiness VVorship the Lord most high verse 3 VVho doth his pow'rfull voice express In waters of the skie Lord God of glory's thunders fly From elements watry tow'r verse 4 Gods voice is full of Majesty Gods voice is full of pow'r verse 5 God thundring voice let fall thereon Breaks down the Cedars tall The Lord in thee ô Lebanon Makes Cedar trees to fall verse 6 He makes them skip as young calves do VVith tottering earth-quakes torn Mount Lebanon and Syrion too Like youngling Unicorn verse 7 Gods voice doth flames of fire divide verse 8 The Lord's voice deserts shakes Yea Kedesh desert terrifi'd VVith his dread thunder quakes verse 9 God's voice doth through the forests pierce And hindes to
mark and mind In peace he ends his days verse 38 But them that wilfully offend Together God shall slay And this shall be the wickeds end To be cut off for ay verse 39 But righteous mens salvation Of God Almighty is In times of tribulation He is a rock to his verse 40 And sure the Lord will help command To aid and keep the just And save them from the wickeds hand Because in him they trust PSAL. XXXVIII To Oxford tune Argument David laments his sickness sin and sorrow his bitter enemies and false-hearted friends ME Lord in wrath do not controul Nor scourge in fury fierce verse 2 Thy heavie hand sinks down my soul Thine arrowes deeply pierce verse 3 My flesh no soundnesse hath within Because thou art displeas'd My bones by reason of my sin By no means can be eas'd verse 4 The load of mine iniquities Which o'r my head doth roul Even as a heavie burthen lies Too heavie for my soul. verse 5 Because my foolishness was such My wounds corrupted stink verse 6 I am bow'd down exceeding much And under troubles sink I all the day lament afresh verse 7 Fill'd with a loath'd disease That leaves no soundness in my flesh And on my loyns doth seize verse 8 Feeble I am and broken sore Disquietness doth grinde My wofull heart and makes me rore verse 9 LORD thou know'st all my minde My groaning is not hid from thee verse 10 My grieved heart doth pant My strength and ey-sight faileth me My eyes their light do want verse 11 My lovers friends and all my kin Far from my sore retire verse 12 And they lay snares to take me in Who 'gainst my life conspire And they that seek to do me wrong Do speak mischievous things And base deceits ev'n all day long Are their imaginings 2. Part. Argument Davids patience and prayer in affliction verse 13 AS deaf I heard not and as dumb My lips I never stirr'd verse 14 Thus like a man did I become That doth not hear a word And in whose mouth is no reproof verse 15 But LORD in thee I trust Thou hear'st me to my souls behoof O Lord my God most just verse 16 For hear me ô my Lord said I Lest their insulting pride Should them against me magnifie My foot being slipt aside verse 17 Before me still my sorrows are Ready I am to halt verse 18 For my transgressions I 'l declare with sorrow for my fault verse 19 But still how lively foes have I And they are strong beside And they that hate me wrongfully Are greatly multipli'd verse 20 They are mine adversaries too That good with ill repay Because I carefully pursue A good and godly way verse 21 O Lord my God forsake me not Far from me never be verse 22 My Saviour ô defer no jot But haste to succour me PSAL. XXXIX To Cambr. old tune Argument David troubled at wicked mens prosperitie answers it with consideration of the vanitie and brevitie of life I Will look to my waies I said Lest with my tongue I fin My mouth as with a bridle staid I 'l carefully hold in VVhile wicked men before me stood verse 2 As dumb I spake no word I held my peace yea ev'n from good Then was my sorrow stirr'd verse 3 My heart within me waxed hot While musing hereabout The fire fierce burning ceased not At last these words burst out verse 4 Lord make me understand mine end And dayes most certain date That I may fully apprehend The frailty of my state verse 5 Lo thou hast made my dayes a span Mine age as nothing deem'd Meer vanitie is every man At best estate esteem'd verse 6 Sure each man walks in vainest show In vaine are mortals vext He heaps up wealth and doth not know What gath'rer shall come next 2. Part. Argument David expos'd to contempt by consuming afflictions is patient and prays for respite to improve his short life to the best advantage verse 7 ANd now ô Lord my hope 's in thee All other hopes forborn verse 8 Forgive my sins and save thou me From fools reproach and scorn verse 9 Lo I was dumb and nothing spoke Because the deed was thine verse 10 O Lord revoke from me thy stroke Which while I feel I pine verse 11 When thy rebukes man undergo'th Of sin-chastising pain It wasts his beautie like a moth Sure every man is vain verse 12 Lord hear my prayer my cries attend Not silent at my tears A sojourner my dayes I spend As all my father 's theirs Mine is a strangers residence verse 13 O spare me Lord therefore Restore my strength ere I go hence And shall be seen no more PSAL. XL. To Cambridge old tune David magnifies Gods mercies to himself and admires the greatness of them to his Church FOr God I waited patiently Plung'd in a dreadfull pit My cry he heard And did regard And pluckt me out of it verse 2 He brought me out of miry clay And to a rock me led My feet to stay In safer way My steps he stablished verse 3 New songs put in my mouth did he His praises to record Many shall see And fear by mee And trust upon the Lord. verse 4 Blest man whose faith and whole repose In God doth firme abide And no whit knows The proud nor those To lies that turn aside verse 5 O Lord my God how marvellous The works which thou hast wrought How numerous Are towards us The thoughts which thou hast thought No man can reckon what they are In order unto thee Would I compare And them declare They cannot numbred be PSAL. XL. 2. Part. Argument The circumcised heart and ear of the Saints the perfect obedience of Christ and publication of the Gospel verse 6 NO sacrifice dost thou desire Nor offering brought thee in None made by fire Dost thou require Nor offering brought for sin But thou hast opened mine ear verse 7 Then said I lo I come Thy volumes bear Me witness there Thy book contains the sum verse 8 My God I joy to do thy will Thy law is in my heart Where throngs do fill Thy Sions hill Thy truth will I impart verse 9 Lo I my lips have not refrain'd O Lord thou know'st no less verse 10 With heart restrain'd Have not retain'd Or hid thy righteousness verse 10 And thy salvation have not I Conceal'd in any sort Thy truth nor thy Benignitie From all the great resort verse 11 VVith-hold not thou ô Lord from mee Thy tender love therefore Thy favour free And truth let be My keepers evermore 3. Part. Argument David shews the grievous persecution and gracious preservation of the Saints verse 12 INnumerable woes infold And mine iniquities On me take hold So uncontroll'd I cannot lift mine eyes More mis'ries do my soul assail Then hairs are on my head They so prevail My heart doth fail By
thee Did I my sins commit That when thou speak'st and judgest me Thou might'st be clear and quit I did this evill in thy sight Whereby ô Lord thou shalt Be said to pass thy judgement right And I in all the fault verse 5 My shape is sin LORD thou dost see For I am form'd therein My mother hath conceived me Even in the heat of sin verse 6 Lo thou requirest truth sincere In every inward part Thou mad'st me to know wisdome there In secret of my heart verse 7 Purge me with hyssope and I know I shall be clean and free And whiter then the driven snow If also washt by thee verse 8 Oh then let joy and gladnes speak And make me hear their voice That so the bones which thou did'st break May feelingly rejoyce 2. Part. Argument David prays for renewing grace and for the Church which he had scandalized verse 9 LOrd hide thine eies from all my sin And my misdeeds deface verse 10 O God make clean my heart within Renew my mind with grace verse 11 O cast me not away from thee Thy presence shunning mine Nor ever take away from me That holy Spirit of thine verse 12 The joyes of thy salvation LORD Restore to me again And thy free Spirit to me afford My soul for to sustain verse 13 And to transgressors I will teach Thy wayes to penitent men And sinners unto whom I preach Shall be converted then verse 14 From guilt of bloud-shed quit me Lord Thou God and Saviour mine Then shall my song aloud record Thy righteousness divine verse 15 Unlock my lips and then my task Shall be thy praise to show verse 16 For sacrifice thou dost not ask Which else I would bestow Burnt-offring is not thy delight But other sacrifice verse 17 A broken heart a soul contrite Thou wilt not Lord despise verse 18 Of thy good pleasure Sion bless Build up Jerus'lems wall verse 19 Pure sacrifice of righteousness Thou shalt be pleas'd withall Burnt offrings then and those entire In sacrifice shall they With Bullocks fit for holy fire Upon thine Altars lay PSAL. LII To pause tune David condemns all treacherous time-servers and malicious persecutors of the godly who shall surely flourish while these perish utterly WHy dost thou boast Of mischief most O man of mighty pow'r Gods goodness will Continue still Even ev'ry day and hour verse 2 Thou dost incline That tongue of thine To practise mischiefs great Yea it hath been A razour keen In working of deceit verse 3 Thou far above Good things dost love Ill wayes to entertain And righteousness Thou lovest less Then for to lie and fain verse 4 Deceitfull tongue Thou lov'st all wrong And words that do devour verse 5 God shall therefore For evermore Destroy thee by his pow'r He shall I say Take thee away From place where thou dost dwell VVith vengefull hand Thee from the land Of living souls expell verse 6 The righteous there Shall see and fear And laughing at him say verse 7 Lo this is he That could not see To make the Lord his stay But for defence Put confidence In heaps of worldly pelf And in the sin He lived in Incouraged himself verse 8 Like th' Olive green Shall I be seen To have a flourishing place In Gods house still And ever will Betrust me to his grace verse 9 For ever I Will magnifie And on thy Name attend Since thou did'st bring To pass the thing And Saints thy Name commend PSAL. LIII London long tune The corruption of mankind full of persecution and profaneness a prayer for deliverance THere is no God the fool doth say At least his heart saith so Corrupt are they and vile their way And all good works forgo verse 2 The sons of men th' almighty view'd From heaven to descry If any of them understood Or sought God faithfully verse 3 But quite corrupt and far declin'd Is every mothers sonne None no not one doth vertue mind Nor one good action 's done verse 4 Are all so brutishly mis-led That wicked wayes have trod To eat my people like to bread And have not call'd on God verse 5 They fear'd where was no cause of dread To fright those guilty ones For God hath piece-meal scattered Thy strong befiegers bones Because the LORD did them despise Thou putst them to disgrace verse 6 O that to Israel might arise From Sion saving grace The Lord from thraldoms cruell yoke His people setting free Shall Jacobs heart to joy provoke And Israel glad shall be PSAL. LIV. Cambridge old tune A complaint of treacherous adversaries LOrd save me by thy mighty Name Me by thy strength defend verse 2 O hear the humble pray'r I frame And these my suits attend verse 3 For strangers do against me rise Oppressors seek my soul They set not God before their eies Their actions to controul verse 4 Lo God 's my help the Lord 's with those That do my soul maintain verse 5 Their evill to mine envious foes He shall repay again Destroy them in thy righteousness verse 6 And freely I 'l accord With sacrifice thy Name to bless For it is good ô Lord. verse 7 For he hath me delivered From all perplexing woes Mine eye hath seen accomplished His will upon my foes PSAL. LV. Oxford tune David dangerously beset and in grievous perplexitie wishes opportunitie of flight O God unto my prayer give ear Hide not thy face from me verse 2 My supplications daign to hear Attending what they be In my complaint I cry aloud A mournfull noise I make verse 3 Because the adversary proud So insolently spake Because of lewd mens tyrannie VVherewith I am opprest Who charge me with iniquitie And me in wrath detest verse 4 Sore pained is my heart in me Deaths terrors on me fall verse 5 Trembling and fear accompanie They come upon me all And horrour hath o'rewhelm'd me quite verse 6 Oh that I had Doves wings That I might take to sudden flight And rest from these sad things verse 7 Then would I wander wide and stay i th' Wilderness behinde verse 8 I 'd hasten my escape away From tempest storm and winde 2. Part. Argument The base perfidiousness of the wicked verse 9 DEstroy ô Lord divide their tongues For I have seen how rife And how the bloudy Citie throngs VVith violence and strife verse 10 Both night and day they do surround The very walls of it Mischief and sorrow there are found Amidst the same to sit verse 11 In midst thereof is lewdness vile That with the mischief meets Most base deceit and crafty guile Depart not from her streets verse 12 For had a foe these taunts began I could the same have born Or had my hater been the man Who 'gainst me lift his horn Then I from him my head would hide verse 13 But it was thou a man Yea mine acquaintance equall guide This tragedy began verse 14
their flocks verse 49 Upon them did his wrath severe And indignation fall God sending evill Angels there To vex and plague them all verse 50 He for his anger made a lane Nor spar'd their soul from death But gave their lives unto the bâ—ne Of pestilentiall breath verse 51 First-born of all the creatures there In Egypt he did smite VVithin the land of Ham that were The chief of all their might 6. Part. Argument Gods safe conduct of Israel their Apostasie and Idolatry and the bitter fruits thereof GOD for his people did provide That they went out like sheep VVhom safe through deserts he did guide As flocks which shepheards keep verse 53 He led them safe and free from fear But in the briny waves Their en'mies overwhelmed were The seas became their graves verse 54 To borders of the holy land The Lord his people led â—he mountain which his own right hand VVith pow'r had purchased verse 55 The heathen too he did expel And did their lands assigne And heritage to Israel Dividing it by line He made his tribes dwel in their tents verse 56 Yet tempt they God most high And kept not his commandements Provoking God thereby verse 57 Unfaithfully they backward slide And all false dealing show And like their fathers turn'd aside Like a deceitfull bow verse 58 VVith places which they built on high They did the Lords displease And moved him to jealousie VVith graven Images verse 59 God heard it and was angry then Abhorring Israel sore verse 60 The tents at Shiloh plac'd with men He would come at no more verse 61 To bondage in another land His strength he careless gave And from his foes prevailing hand His glory would not save verse 62 To cruell swords devouring rage He gave his people o're Against his chosen heritage His wrath was kindled sore verse 63 Consum'd with fire their young men were Their virgins nuptials fail'd verse 64 Their Priests were slain with sword and spear No widowes them bewail'd 7. Part. Argument Gods mercifull returning to his people his free election of place and person verse 65 THen to awake the Lord began As one from sleep doth start And shouting like a mighty man VVhen wine hath cheer'd his heart verse 66 In hinder parts prodigiously He smote his bed-rid foes VVhom to perpetuall infamy He thereby did expose verse 67 Joseph likewise and Ephraim He did their tents refuse verse 68 But Sion mount belov'd of him And Judah's tribe did chuse verse 69 There rais'd his sanctuary's head Like high rear'd palace sure Like earth which he established For ever to indure verse 70 His servant David he did chuse And him from sheep folds bring verse 71 From following the great belli'd Ews And brought him to be king To regall throne did him advance That he might daily feed All Isr'el his inheritance His people Jacobs seed verse 72 After his hearts integrity So he all Israel fed And disciplin'd with policie His people safely led PSAL. LXXIX To Oxford tune The grievous calamities of invasive warre He prayes that the storm may recoil on the adversaries O Lord our God thine heritage Rude heathen now invade Jerus'lem through their barb'rous rage A ruinous heap is made Thy holy Temple they defil'd verse 2 And thy Saints bodies given Some to the beasts some to the wild And ravenous fowls of heaven verse 3 Their blood about Jerusalem Like water have they shed And none was left to bury them When they were flain and dead verse 4 Our neighbours with reproachful mocks And scornfull tauntings flout We are become as laughing-stocks To them that dwell about verse 5 How long O Lord continually Shall thy fierce wrath persever Shall thine outragious jealousie Burn out like fire for ever verse 6 'Gainst heathen men that know thee not Powr out powr out the same And let it be the Kingdoms lot That calls not on thy Name verse 7 For they have eat up Jacobs seed And lay'd his dwelling wast verse 8 O let not any past misdeed Against us now be plac'd 2. Part. Argument He prays for rescue of the Church and revenge against the wicked PRevent us soon with tender grace For we are much brought down verse 9 O God our Saviour help our case To get thy Name renown Save us and purge our â—â—ns away For thy Names sake that bears verse 10 O wherefore should the heathen say Where is that God of theirs O let him be acknowledged By heathens in our sight The servants bloud which they have shed Let just revenge requite verse 11 To sighs of prisoners give access And LORD preserve thou them Even of thy powers almightiness Whom they to death condemn verse 12 Into their bosomes sevenfold O recompence the shame Wherewith our neighbours have bin bold To vilifie thy Name verse 13 So we thy flock and heritage Will ever bless thy Name And spread thy praise from age to age And never cease the same PSAL. LXXX Asaph humbly sues for succour in the bitter calamities of warre O Israels Shepheard lend thine ear Who Josephs flock lead'st out Who dwell'st between the Cherubs there Shine clearly round about verse 2 In Ephraims and Manassehs sight O let thy strength appear In Benjamins sight stir up thy might To save us Lord draw near verse 3 O God convert us by thy grace And turn our hearts to thee Shine on us with thy cheerfull face And we shall saved bee verse 4 Lord God of hoasts the most supream While we to thee repair How long shall burn thy wrath extream Against thy peoples pray'r verse 5 With store of brinish tears for meat Thou mak'st them to be fed And giv'st them tears in measure great For drink as well as bread verse 6 Thou mak'st us in our neighbours eies An argument of strife Amongst themselves our enemies Deride our wofull life verse 7 Turn us again Lord God of hoasts And cause as we have crav'd Thy face to shine on Israels coasts And then shall we be sav'd 2. Part. Argument A complaint of Israels desolation and prayer for restauration promising faithfulness verse 8 A Noble Vine of Israel Thou did'st from Aegypt bring The heathen folk thou did'st expell To plant it here to spring verse 9 Sufficient room for it to shoot Preparing by thy hand And when it once had taken root It filled all the Land verse 10 Her boughs like goodly Cedars sprout Her shade the hills did hide verse 11 Her boughs branches were sent out From Sea to Rivers side verse 12 Why hast thou then broke down of hers The quick-set hedges so That all the transient passengers Do pluck her as they go verse 13 All wasted by the woodland Bore Wild beasts from neighbouring coasts verse 14 Devour thy Vine Return therefore We pray thee Lord of hoasts Look down from heaven
Crown praying for the preservation of his kingdom verse 19 OPen to me the righteous gate Then shall thy Courts be trod VVhere I thy praise may celebrate verse 20 This Temple-gate of God Here shall the righteous entrance have verse 21 Thy praises I 'l declare For thou becam'st my rock to save And thou hast heard my pray'r verse 22 The stone the builders have refus'd Is now become the stone VVhich for the corners-head is us'd verse 23 This is Gods art alone This in our eyes is marvellous verse 24 This day which God did make Shall be a day of joy to us Therein delight to take verse 25 Now save O Lord I crave the same O send us good success verse 26 O blessed commers in his Name You from his house we bless verse 27 God is the Lord that light affords Which this high day adorns Then bind the sacrifice with cords Unto the Altars horns verse 28 Thou art my God I 'l spread thy fame My God I 'l spread thy praise verse 29 The Lord is good ô praise his Name His mercies last alwayes PSAL. CXIX 2. French tune The blessedness of true Religion The Saints great desire thereto and prayer against desertion O Blessed blessed are the pure That never from Gods laws depart verse 2 That keep his testimonies sure And seek him with a perfect heart verse 3 They also do no wickedness Walk in his ways and never swerve verse 4 Thou dost a strict command'ment press That we with care thy laws observe verse 5 O that my ways were made direct And to thy statutes rightly fram'd verse 6 VVhen t' all thy laws I have respect Then sure I shall not be asham'd verse 7 With upright heart I 'l give thee praise When I have learn'd thy judgmēts right verse 8 And I will surely keep thy ways O do not Lord forsake me quite 2. Part. Dutch tune The power of the word to curb the lusts of youth The earnest affections of the faithfull to that Word verse 9 HOw may the waies of man be freed From errour in his youth If thereunto he take good heed According to thy truth verse 10 Lord I have sought thee I am sure Even with a perfect heart From paths of thy commandments pure O let me not depart verse 11 I hid thy Word within my heart From sin to keep me free verse 12 A blessed God O Lord thou art Thy statutes teach to me verse 13 Thy mouths decrees my lips declar'd verse 14 I count no worldly treasure With thy commandments waies compar'd To yield so sweet a pleasure verse 15 Upon thy precepts I will muse Much by thy judgments set verse 16 Thy statutes with contentment use And not thy words forget 3. Part. 2. French tune The word of God a good guide and a strengthning comfort against reproach and persecution verse 17 BE moved towards thy servant Lord To deal with me in bounteous wise That I may live and keep thy word verse 18 Yea open thou O Lord mine eies That I the wondrous things may see Which from thy testimonies flow verse 19 Thy statutes do not hide from me That am a stranger here below verse 20 My soul ev'n breaks with fervent thirst Thy judgements having still preferr'd verse 21 The proud thou hast rebuk't and curst VVhich from thy precepts greatly err'd verse 22 Remove from me contempt and shame For I have kept thy just decrees verse 23 While Princes in their counsels blame Thy servant Lord for keeping these But in thy Statutes exquisite Thy servant meditation ply'd verse 24 Thy Testaments are my delight They are my counsell and my guide 4. Part. To 1. Strain tune Davids deep affliction and great affection to the Word but the grace is of God verse 25 MY spirit cleaves unto the dust O quick'n me for thy promise just verse 26 I have declar'd my ways to thee And thou hast heard and noted me verse 27 Teach me thy Statutes I thee pray And let me know thy precepts way So my discourse shall wholly tend Thy works and wonders to commend verse 28 My heart doth melt for very grief Lord for thy promise send relief verse 29 The way of lies from me with-draw And grant me graciously thy law verse 30 I chose the way of truth most right I laid thy judgments in my sight verse 31 Thy testaments I stuck unto Lord shame me not for what I do verse 32 I 'l run the way thou giv'st in charge When as thou shalt my heart enlarge 5. Part. 2. French tune Davids desire of grace and to avoyd temptations verse 33 LOrd teach me in thy Statutes way And I shall keep it to the end verse 34 O give me knowledge that I may With my whole heart thy laws attend Yea I to keep them shall be sure verse 35 Make me therefore to go aright In paths of thy Command'ments pure For therein onely I delight verse 36 Incline mine heart unto thy Law And not to cov'tousnes I pray verse 37 From objects vain mine eies withdraw And quicken me in thy good way verse 38 Thy promise to thy servant prove Who is devoted to fear thee verse 39 My fear'd reproach from me remove For very good thy Judgments be verse 40 Lord I have long'd with earnestness Thy blessed laws to know and do Vouchsafe then in thy righteousness To move and quicken me thereto 6. Part. Southwell tune A prayer for courage in our profession Gods service is perfect freedome verse 41 LORD let thy mercies free Come also unto mee According to Thy promise do And my salvation be verse 42 So shall my answer just Reprove his envious lust Who ever he be That taunteth me For in thy Word I trust verse 43 Let not the word of light My mouth abandon quite For lo the scope Of all my hope Is in thy judgments right verse 44 So keep thy laws shall I For ever constantly verse 45 And I because I keep thy laws Will walk at libertie verse 46 Thy Testaments to name To Kings I will not shame verse 47 Delighting still To do thy will For I have lov'd the same verse 48 I 'l also lift my hands To thy belov'd commands And on them pitch My thoughts to which My strong affection stands 7. Part. London long tune Davids great affection to Gods Word even in his greatest adversitie His night-devotion is commended verse 49 THy promise to thy servant mind Whereon thou mad'st me rest verse 50 This comfort in distress I find Thy word revives my brest verse 51 Tho proud men have me greatly scoft Thy ways I ne'er declin'd verse 52 Thy judgements old I thought on oft And comforted my mind verse 53 I'm seis'd with horrour for this age Which doth thy laws forsake verse 54 And in my house of pilgrimage Thy laws my songs did make verse 55 Thy Name I have in mind retain'd When night her curtain
ages all His Name do ye still magnifie PSAL. CXLVII To 1. French tune God is glorified for the works of his admirable providence and specially for favours to his Church in his Word and Ordinances PRaise ye the Lord for it is meet The praises of our God to sing For it is an employment sweet And praise a very comely thing verse 2 The Lord doth build Jerusalem The outcasts gleans of Israels bounds verse 3 The broke in heart he healeth them And bindeth up their bleeding wounds verse 4 The number of the starres he tells And all their names he doth recite verse 5 Great is the Lord his pow'r excells His understanding infinite verse 6 Poor humble souls the Lord doth raise But treads the wicked to the ground verse 7 Sing to the Lord with thanks praise And with the harps harmonious sound verse 8 Who with thick clouds orespreads the skie Prepared rain on earth distills And makes the earth to fructifie With store of grass on highest hills verse 9 Who to the beast doth food allot And feeds young ravens when they call verse 10 The strength of horse delights him not Nor yet the legs of champion tall verse 11 Who fear him he delights in them And such as on his grace rely verse 12 Praise praise thy God Jerusalem Thy God ô Sion magnifie verse 13 Thy children in thee he hath blest Strengthned the barrs w ch bar thy gates verse 14 Of wheat he fills thee with the best And in thy borders peace creates verse 15 He sends out his commandment full His word through th' air most swiftly posts verse 16 He gives us snow like gentle wool He spreads like ashes hoary frosts verse 17 His ice like morsells casts about His pinching cold who can sustain verse 18 His pow'rfull Word he sendeth out And makes the waters melt again His pow'r doth cause the winds to blow Whereby the rugged waters flows verse 19 His Word to Jacob he doth show His laws and judgments Israel knows verse 20 He dealt not so with other lands As for the Judgments of the Lord No heathen people understands Do ye therefore his praise record PSAL. CXLVIII Old England tune The creatures in their kinde praise God how much more his people obliged by his benefits PRaise ye the LORD praise ye the Lord From heavens lofty frame Him from on high O magnifie verse 2 All Angels praise his Name O all his hoasts his praise record verse 3 O praise him Moon and Sunne Ye stars of light That shine so bright The like of you be done verse 4 Ye heav'ns of heav'ns that are so high Praise him with full consent And waters ye On high that be Above the firmament verse 5 O let them praise and magnifie The LORDS almighty Name For lo they were Created there When his commandment came verse 6 He hath estâ—blisht them also For ever and for ever So firm decree Ordained hee That they shall pass it never verse 7 Praise ye the Lord from earth below Dragons and every deep verse 8 Fire vapour snow Hail-storms that blow His word that firmly keep verse 9 All mountains high and fruitfull trees All hills and Cedars tall verse 10 Ye fowl with wings And creeping things Ye beasts and cattell all verse 11 Kings Princes people all degrees Ye Judges of the earth verse 12 Young men and maids Children and babes And men of elder birth verse 13 The Lords great Name still praised be For that alone excells And far more high Then earth or skie His glitt'ring glory dwells verse 14 The praise of all his Saints is he His people neer alli'd From Israel born He exalts their horn The Lord be magnifi'd PSAL. CXLIX Magnificat tune The triumphs of the Church in memoriall of great deliverances and the subjection of the adversaries PRaise ye the Lord sing to the Lord A new composed song His memorable praise record His gathered Saints among verse 2 Let joyfull Israel shout and sing In their Creators Name Let Sions children in their King Triumphant joyes proclame verse 3 In dances let them praise his Name The harp before him bring And joyn the timbrell to the same VVith these his praises sing verse 4 For lo the Lord exceedingly In Israel doth delight The meek he 'l richly beautifie With robes of saving might verse 5 In glory let the Saints be joy'd Sing lowd upon their bed verse 6 And their religious mouths imploy'd The Lords high praise to spread And let a double edged sword Be put into their hands verse 7 T' inflict the vengeance of the Lord Upon the heathen lands T' impose the peoples punishments verse 8 Their Kings in chains to bind Their noble Peers and Presidents In iron links confin'd verse 9 To execute upon them all The judgment on record Such honour to the Saints doth fall Praise ye praise ye the Lord. PSAL. CL. To London short tune An exhortation to praise God with instruments of musick typing the melodie of Christians affections PRaise praise the Lord most high Within his Sanctu'rie In topmost tow'r Of his great pow'r With praise him magnifie verse 2 Praise him for acts renown'd With excellency crown'd According to His greatness do verse 3 Praise him with trumpets sound O praise him cheerfully VVith harp and psaltery verse 4 And let the dance His praise advance And timbrells melody Praise him with joynt consents Of stringed instruments The organs bring verse 5 Lowd cimballs ring Each one his praise presents High-sounding cymballs ring verse 6 Let every breathing thing The praise record Of this great Lord And HALLELUJAH sing FINIS THE TABLE Affliction MOderated Psal. 30 Ps. 118 ver 18. Sanctified Ps. 94. ver 12. Ps. 119. ver 67. Consisting with Gods love Ps. 89. 4 part Ps. 99. ver 8. Angels Serving God Ps. 103. 2. p. Ps. 104. 1. p. For the godly Ps. 34. 1. p. Ps. 91. 2. p. Age. Prayer for succour in old age Ps. 71. 2. 3. p. Atheism Described Ps. 14. 53. Cursed Ps. 28. ver 5. Ps. 104. v. 35. Ps. 107. ult Blessings On the ground Ps. 65. 2. p. Ps. 67. upon the godly Ps. 112. Babylonian Bondage Ps. 102. 1. p. Ps. 106 last p. Recovered Ps. 85. 1. p. Ps. 126. Backsliding Ps. 119. 22. p. Church Selected Ps. 95. 135. 1. p. Called Ps. 100. Corrupted 106. 2. p. c. Afflicted Ps. 74. 79. 80. Restored Ps. 85. 1. p. Ps. 102. 2. p. Preserved Ps. 124. 129. Priviledges thereof Ps. 65. 1. p. ps 87. Christ. His kingdom opposed Ps. 2. Raised ibidem His perfection Ps. 45. His offices Ps. 110. His Gospel government Ps. 72. 97. 98. 99. Complaints Of miseries personall Ps. 38. 88. 69. 1â— p. Ps. 25. 2. p. Of miseries Nationall Ps. 74. 79. 80. Conscience Ps. 18. ver 21. Creation and Creatures All of God Ps. 33. 1. And governed Ibidem Ps. 103. 2. p. Ps. 119. ver 91.