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
They shall speak of thy endles kingdoms glory And of thy povvr relate the sacred story verse 12 That men may knovv thy mighty acts victorious And of thy realm the maiesty most glorious verse 13 Eternall is thy kingdom and thy raigne Through ages all thy Empire doth remain verse 14 The Lord vpholds the vveake and them that fall Who are bovvd dovvne he rectifies them all verse 15 Expecting thee each creatures eye attendeth Thy plenty great their timely food them sendeth verse 16 Thy bounties hand thou openest freely giuing The full desire of all things that are liuing verse 17 The Lord our God is iust in all his vvayes He holy is in all his vvorks alvvayes verse 18 The Lord is nigh to all that on him call VVho call on him in truth he helps them all verse 19 He them that feare him vvith good things supplyeth Their hearts desire he fully satisfieth Them he vvill heare to him for mercy crying Them he vvill saue to him for succour flying verse 20 The Lord vvill them preserue that in him ioy But vvicked men all he vvill quite destroy verse 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of God alvvay All flesh shall bles his holy name for ay Psalme 146. Thanksgiuing PRaise to God my soul be giuing To the Lord my soul giue praise verse 2 Him I le laud vvhile I am liuing To my God I le sing alvvayes To the Lord my God my King VVhile I am I Psalms vvill sing verse 3 Princes are no sure foundation On their promise no trust haue Nor in Adams generation For themselues they cannot saue verse 4 VVhen no breath they do retain They return to earth again VVith them all their thoughts do perish And their enterprises vain verse 5 Happy vvhom the Lord doth cherish Iacobs God doth him maintain Happy vvho doth place his trust In the Lord his God most iust verse 6 VVho created and sustaineth Heauen and earth by his great might Sea and all that it containeth He hath framed all aright His truth and fidelity He doth keep eternally verse 7 He relieueth the oppressed Giuing sentence on their side For the hungry and distressed He doth food and ayd prouide By him prisners freedom finde He the bondmen doth vnbinde verse 8 God to them that are in blindnes Giueth eyes to see the light God in mercy great and kindnes Makes the crooked vvalk vpright God loues them that iust remain He the righteous doth sustain verse 9 God doth keep and saue the strangers His strong guard doth them attend He doth free them out of dangers Orphans vviddovves doth defend He doth comfort them that grieue He the helplesse doth relieue VVicked men the Lord destroyeth He doth ouerthrovv their vvay verse 10 God his kingdom ay enioyeth God the Lord shall raign for ay Sions God endures alvvayes Vnto God the Lord giue praise Haleluiah Psalme 147. Thanksgiuing PRaise ye the Lord such praise is meetest Sing Psalms to God such Psalms are svveetest The Lord to praise sing neuer ceasing His praise is gracefull euer pleasing verse 2 The Lord most gracious full of pity Builds vp Ierusalem his city His Israel disperst deplored He hath assembled and restored verse 3 The contrite broken heart he healeth And comfort vnto them reuealeth Full of compassion them he mindeth He salues their sores their vvounds vp bindeth verse 4 His knovvledg all in all surmounteth The number of the Stars he counteth Them in their order he installeth Them by their proper names he calleth verse 5 Great is our God great is his povver Our refuge of our strength the tovver Is infinite in vnderstanding In might and vvisdom all commanding verse 6 The Lord almighty magnifieth The meek vvhose trust in him relieth He to the ground the vvicked casteth Confounding them to nothing vvasteth verse 7 Sing to the Lord God euerliuing Praise him vvith Harp in Psalms thanksgiuing verse 8 VVho spreadeth clouds the heauens all ouer VVith them the firmament doth couer Prepareth rain vvhich dovvn he shovvreth On earth a main the shovvrs he povvreth The verdant grasse he multiplieth VVhich on the mountains fructifieth verse 9 The beasts vvith food he satisfieth The rauens yong brood vvith meat supplyeth VVhen hatcht they hungry ly a crying Or fledg they forth for food are flying verse 10 God hath no pleasure nor delighteth In strength of horse that fiercely fighteth Svvift running legs vvith prize revvarded He hath nor prized nor regarded verse 11 But God vvhose grace exceedeth measure In them that feare him taketh pleasure VVho on his mercy giue attendance And on his promise haue dependance verse 12 Ierusalem vvho art renovvned Praise thou the Lord vvith glory crovvned Praise thou thy God and him rely on Thou holy mountain sacred Sion verse 13 For he thy gates reedifieth VVith strongest bars them fortifieth And all thy children he hath blessed VVithin thy vvals by thee possessed verse 14 He planteth peace vvithin thy borders There setleth lavves and rightfull orders To satisfie thee he bestovveth The flovvr of finest vvheat that grovveth verse 15 On earth his precept forth he sendeth His mighty povvr on it attendeth His vvord runs very svviftly speeding VVith all celerity exceeding verse 16 He makes the snovv and vvhen it snovveth Like fleeces of vvhite vvoll it shovveth His frost all ouer hoary grovveth VVhich he abroad like ashes strovveth verse 17 The stream to ice congealed lasteth VVhich like to morsels forth he casteth His frosts are so intollerable Them to enduer vvho is able verse 18 And vvhen the vvorld enough hath felt theâ— He sendeth forth his vvord to melt them At his command the vvarm vvind blovveth And then again the vvater flovveth verse 19 His vvord to Iacob he declareth And to obedience him prepareth The lavves and iudgments he ordained To Israel he hath explained verse 20 In such a kind and gracious fashion He hath not dealt vvith any nation For those his iudgments iust and sacred He vnto them hath not declared Psalme 148. Thanksgiuing PRaise ye the Lord from heauen on high Praise him ye dvvellers in the sky All ye inhabitants of heau'n To God all praise by you be giu'n verse 2 All ye his Angels high renovvn him Victorious hosts vvith glory crovvn him verse 3 Both Sun and Moon praise ye his Name All stars of light his praise proclaime verse 4 Praise him ye heau'n of heau'ns most high Ye vvaters in the cloudy sky verse 5 Let all his vvorks vvhich vvondrous are The praises of his Name declare verse 6 At his command they vvere created And to his glory consecrated He them establisht firm and sute Ay to continue and endure Their bounds of time and place decreed By him they neuer shall exceed verse 7 Praise him ye Dragons vvhich do keep In caues of earth Whales in the deep verse 8 Fire vapors hail ice frost and snovving Ye tempests storms vvinds boistrous blovving VVhich execute his sacred vvill Praise ye the Lord his vvord fulfill verse 9 O praise
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
fainting quaketh Wonted strength from me is gone These my eyes to light inured novv obscured Darkned are sight haue I none verse 11 All my louers to me dearest my friends nearest From my grief departed are My acquaintance late incroaching novv reproaching From me neighbours stand off far Pause verse 12 They that seeke my life a decaying snares are laying Others seeking me to grieue Me vvith speeches vilâ—e abusing still are musing Hovv vvith craft me to deceiue verse 13 Yet I seemed vvithout hearing still appearing As if I vvere deaf become Not a vvord I then did vtter nor once mutter Shut my mouth as mute and domb verse 14 All their foul reproches beating them forbearing As one deaf that nought perceiu'd Their false slanders not reprouing nor disprouing As I vvereof speech bereau'd verse 15 For my hope in thee affyeth and relyeth On thee Lord do I attend Thou O Lord my God eternall high supernall Wilt me hear and answer send verse 16 Giue thou eare vvithout delaying to my praying Lest they triumph ouer me If my feet once fall to sliding by misguiding They ioy at my misery Pause verse 17 By infirmity vnsteddy I am ready Dovvn to halt in feeble plight For my fault I grieue and sorrovv eue and morrovv Euermore before my sight verse 28 Of my sin I le make confession my transgression I vvill open and declare Sins vnfainedly repenting and lamenting They so great and grieuous are verse 19 But my foes vvhich do oppose me and inclose me Merry make strong fortifide They that vvrongfully do hate me grinde and grate me Mightily are multiplide verse 20 They for good vvith ill requite me still despight me Aâ—e my foes and seeke my bloud Therfore they so rate and blame me seek to shame me Cause I do vvhat 's iust and good verse 21 Gracious Lord doe thou not leaue me nor bereaue me Of thy fauour to me deare Far off from me be thou neuer but for euer O my God to me be neare verse 22 Haste thee timely help to send me soone defend me Speedy ayd to me impart Thou art God of consolation my saluation And my Sauer Lord thou art Psalme 39. Consolation I Said I vvill to all my vvayes take heed That I sin not in vvord or deed My tong from speech I strictly vvill restrain VVhile vvicked men vvith me remain And lest my mouth my meaning do vnfould As vvith a bridle I le vvith-hold verse 2 As mute and domb long time I speechles stood Refraind to speak euen vvhat vvas good verse 3 But I perceiu'd my dolour did augment And more heat did my heart torment My zealous thoughts on fire the flame forth brake And vvith my tong these vvords I spake verse 4 Eternall LORD make me to knovv my end And to vvhat length my dayes extend Vntome shovv my frail and vveak estate Behold my dayes abreuiate verse 5 But as an hand bredth thou hast made them be My age is nothing vnto thee Man verily is but meer vanitie VVhen in best state he seems to be Selah verse 6 Doubtles as shades men vanish vvithout rest Themselues in vain they do molest To heap vp vvealth his minde he doth imploy Not knovving vvho shall it inloy Pause verse 7 And novv O Lord for vvhat vvhom vvait I on I hope for thee on thee alone verse 8 From all my sins vouchsafe to set me free And let me not reproched be By fooles nor them permit vvho are vnvvise With scornes and scoffs me to despise verse 9 I hold my peace as I vvere mute becom Nor ope my mouth as I vvere domb Because that all this hath beene done by thee verse 10 Thy heauy plague remoue from me Thy hand such strokes confounding on me lay That fainting I consume avvay verse 11 When thou vvith thy rebukes dost once begin Man to correct and scourge for sin His beauty thou consumest as the moth The garment frets and eates the cloth For euery man doubtlesse vvhat ere he be Is nothing else but vanitie verse 12 LORD hear my prayr to my cry bend thy eares Hold not thy peace at these my teares For I vvith thee as all my fathers vvere A stranger am a soiorner verse 13 Spare me a vvhile and my lost strength restore Ere I goe hence and be no more Psalme 40. Thanksgiuing WHile I did long vvith patient constancy The pleasure of my GOD attend He vnto me his eare did bend And to my cryes he hearkned graciously verse 2 Me from deep pit bemired From dungeon he retired Where I in horror lay And set my feet vpon A stedfast rocky stone And my vveak steps did stay verse 3 And in my mouth a nevv song did accord That to our GOD I might sing praise VVhich many hearing hearts shall raise To fear vvith trust trust vvith fear the Lord verse 4 That man is truly blessed VVhose trust is so addressed And on the LORD relyes Who giueth no respectâ— To them that pride affect And turn aside to lyes verse 5 O Lord our God thy works are manifold And vvonderfull vvhich thou hast done Thy thoughts vvhen vs thou thinkest on In order due to thee cannot be told Their number so surmounting Far passeth our accounting verse 6 If sacrifices vvere Accepted in thine eyes Then vvould I sacrifice But thou didst ope mine eare verse 7 Burnt offrings thou of me didst nor demand For sin Then said I lo behold Me ready here I am enrould VVithin thy book my vvritten name doth stand verse 8 VVhat thy vvill hath ordained To doe vvith heart vnfained My GOD is my delight VVithin the middle part And center of my hart I beare thy lavv vpright Pause verse 9 Thy righteousnes and iustice I did preach VVhere multitudes assembled vvere O Lord thou knovvst hovv vvhen and vvhere That I thy truth refrained not to teach verse 10 Thy constant faithfull dealing Thy mighty ayd reuealing To all I do declare I shovv thy bounty great Thy mercies I repeat VVhere great assemblies are verse 11 Thy tender mercy hold thou not avvay From me O Lord but vvith thy grace And louing kindnes me embrace And let the truth preserue me safe alvvay verse 12 VVoes numberlesse surround me My sinnes do so confound me That vp I cannot looke They moe in number are Then on my head is hair My heart â—â—â—h me forsooke verse 13 Be pleasd to saue me Lord send help vvith haste verse 14 Confound them all at once vvith shame Who my destruction seek to frame VVho vvish me ill driue backe vvith shame disgrac't And let them be destroyed VVho at my vvoes haue ioyed All desolate them lay Their shame vvith shame repay Who in derision say To me aha aha verse 15 But fill their hearts vvith ioy vvho bend their vvayes To seek the beauty of thy face Let them that loue thy sauing grace Say euermore exalt the Lord vvith praise verse 16 Though I be poore and needy Yet God me mindes helpes speedy Thou art
12 Lord it is thou vvho from antiquitie My royall King hast bin thou hast me guided Thou hast for me saluation sure prouided Throughout the earth from danger didst me free verse 13 Thou didst diuide the Sea by thy great might The Dragons in the vvaters thou hast killed The shores along and riuers thou hast filled VVith monsters huge slain in the main out-right verse 14 Thou gau'st the flesh of those sea monsters king To them that dvvell in desarts to deuovver verse 15 And thou hast made by thy almighty povver From out hard rocks clear fountains fresh to spring verse 16 The torrents strong streame thou hast dride vp quite The day the night at thy command abideth Created vvere they by thy hand that guideth The shining Sun and comfortable light verse 17 T is thou alone vvho after thine ovvn vvill The borders of the earth hast scituated The summer thou and vvinter hast created And all thy vvorks thy pleasure do fulfill Pause verse 18 Do not O Lord forget our enemies Thy glory hovv they haue reprocht reuiled Hovv vvith their tongs the foolish haue defiled Thy sacred Name vvhich they blaspheme despise verse 19 Thy Turtle true vvith multitudes beset Of vvicked foes thy Doue thy Deare thy ievvell Commit not thou to their hands vvho are cruell For euer do not thou the poore forget verse 20 Consider thou thy gracious couenant made For novv the earth is full of caues obscured Wherin lurke theeues to bloud and spoil inured VVho vvith all rage and fury vs inuade verse 21 O let not thou the poore returne vvith shame Refuse not thou the cryes of men oppressed Let not the poore be euermore distressed But giue them cause to sing and praise thy Name verse 22 A rise O Lord implead improue thy right Remember hovv the foolish folk defame thee Hovv senselesly they do reproach and blaine thee From day to day thy honor they despite verse 23 Forget not LORD the vprores the loud cryes Of those thy foes vvith fury fierce inraged The tumults rude increase still vnassvvaged Of enemies vvho vp against thee rise Psalme 75. Thanksgiuing and Doctrin LOrd our God vve vvill praise thee We vvill praise thee for thy Name And the glory of the same Neer and deer appeares to be This thy vvondrous vvorks declare VVhich for vs performed are verse 2 VVhen I ore the people raign Iustly shall I iudg the same verse 3 Though the earth be out of frame And all that therin remain I shall set them right again All the pillers I sustain Selah verse 4 To the foolish this said I Do not bear your selues so bold You that vvickednes vphold Lift not vp your horn so high verse 5 Set not vp so high your horn Speak notvvith such pride and scorn verse 6 For of this yourselues assure That preferment comes not forth From the East VVest South or North Being come is not secure verse 7 God is Iudg of high renovvn He sets vp and he puts dovvn verse 8 God holds in his hand of povvr Flagons flovving vvith red vvine He the mixture doth assigne And therof he forth doth povvr Wicked men out of this cup Shall vvring dregs and drink them vp verse 9 But for euer I vvill sing To the God of Iacob praise Of his honor frame my layes verse 10 Wicked horns I off vvill vvring But exalt the glorious might Of all those that vvalk vpright Psalme 76. Thanksgiuing IN Iuda GOD the LORD is knovvn He there hath vvoon eternall fame In Israel of great renovvn And glory is his mighty Name verse 2 In Salem is his house excelling In Sion is his sacred dvvelling verse 3 He brake the main battalions there VVithout compare his forces are Bovves shafts svvords spears shields shiuered vvere By his hands thunderbolts of vvar Selah verse 4 More excellent art thou victorious Then mounts of prey O thou most glorious verse 5 The stout of heart the haughty minde All spoiled are haue slept their sleep None of the mighty men could finde Or hands or hearts themselues to keep verse 6 O God of Iacob thy face frovvned Both horse and charriot slept and drovvned verse 7 Thou art of vvondrous dreadfull might Thee all do fear and only thee For vvho can stand before thy sight VVhen angry thou beginst to be verse 8 From heau'n vvas heard thy iudgment thundring The earth did fear vvith silent vvondring verse 9 VVhen God arose in maiestie To iudgment giuing sentence iust Then vvere the meek on earth set free And saued vvho in him did trust Selah verse 10 For vvhen mans vvrath most fiercely burneth It to thy greater glory turneth But of that rage vvhat doth remain Thou vvilt restrain vvithout delay verse 11 Make vovves to God ye thankfull train VVhat hearts haue vovved let hands pay You that are sau'd by his safe guiding VVho round about him haue your biding From dangers freed bring offrings free To God vvith thanks rich presents beare Who neer and deer vnto him be VVhom all that feared are do feare verse 12 VVho Princes pride prunes off dovvn smiteth Terrestriall Kings vvith terrors frighteth Psalme 77. Doctrin WIth my voyce to God I cryed To him I my plaints applyed I to God my voyce did reare He to me gaue gracious care In the day I vvas distressed To the LORD I me addressed verse 2 Nightly sorrovves did not cease Hands erected sought release Former comforts vvhich I vsed My sad soul hath novv refused verse 3 God remembring grief I found still my troubles did abound VVith my hearts desire vnfained I vnto my God complained Grief my soul did ouerthrovv Being ouervvhelmd vvith vvoe verse 4 Thou my eyes didst hold from sleeping Night and day avvake them keeping Much amazement me assayld That to speak my tong me fayld verse 5 Then vvith better thoughts inspired Dayes of old long since expired I considering thought vpon Ancient yeares times past and gon verse 6 I to minde those songs recorded Which my tuned Harp afforded Of Gods mercy iustice might Meditated in the night In my serious meditation I had much communication With my heart much talk I found Soundly I my soul did sound verse 7 VVill the Lord novv quite reiect vs VVill he neuer more protect vs Is his mercy euer gone Will he neuer heare our mone verse 8 Will the Lord be absent euer VVill he shevv his fauor neuer Neuer shall his grace preuail Shall his Word for euer fail Pause verse 9 Hath our God our sole Defender Quite forgot his mercy tender Can it be that our God hath Selah Shut his mercy vp in vvrath verse 10 And I said my grief expressing This my vveaknes is confessing But recall to minde vvill I Yeares of Gods right hand most high verse 11 I le record the sacred story Of Gods actions full of glory All thy vvonders vvrought of old To remembrance shall be told verse 12 Of thy vvorkes the obseruation Shall be all my meditation My discourse shall be
keep his tong from ill Must gard his lips from subtle bayt Of fraudulent and false deceit From speaking any guile verse 14 No ill do thou at all Do good seeke peace and it pursevv verse 15 The eyes of God the iust do vievv His eare doth heare their call Pause verse 16 Opposed hath the LORD His face against ill doers all To cut off their memoriall From earth vvith his ovvn svvord verse 17 Plaining the righteous cry The Lord doth hear vvhen they complain And saueth them from all their pain And all their misery verse 18 Quite broken humbled heart Doth finde the Lord is neare to saue All them that contrite spirits haue And to him soone conuert verse 19 Right iust men and vpright Afflictions many do endure But GOD in vvhom their trust is sure Doth free them by his might verse 20 Safe kept by him alone Both vvhole and sound all his bones be So carefull of them all is he That broke there is not one verse 21 The vvicked shall be slain By euill meanes and desolate They shall be vvho the righteous hate They guilty shall remain verse 22 Vndoubtedly the Lord His seruants soul redeemes and them As guilty he vvill not condem VVhose trust is in his Word Psalme 35. Prayer AGainst my foes Lord plead my right And smite thou them vvho me do smite VVith shield speare compleatly aimed Stand for my ayd saue me vnharmed Charge on them march before my face Block vp their vvay vvho me do chase verse 3 Say to my soul loe I am hee That can and vvill deliuer thee verse 4 Let shame confounding them surround Them backvvard driue and quite confound Them that do seek my soules surprising To mischief me my harm deuising verse 5 Let them like dust be cast avvay As vvith the chaffe the vvinde doth play And let Gods Angell driue and chase Them all abroad from place to place verse 6 Let dark and slipry be their vvay That groping stumbling fall they may And let Gods Angell fiercely chase them Them persecuting quite out-race them verse 7 For vvithout cause they hid for me Pernicious nets of cruelty And causelesly they digd a pit That they might take my soul in it verse 8 Let him be ruind vnavvares Let him be caught in his ovvn snares In nets vvhich he for me intended Let his ovvne feet be apprehended In that destruction let him slide Which he for me did secret hide verse 9 Novv shall my soul right ioyfull be In God that hath preserved me Pause verse 10 My bones shall ioyntly say vvith me O LORD vvho may compare vvith thee Who sau'st the vveak by thy assistance From foes too strong for his resistance Yea the afflicted indigent From spoylers outrage violent verse 11 Against me vvitnes rise vntrevv They charge me vvith vvhat I nere knevv verse 12 VVith ill for good they me repay Seeking to take my life avvay verse 13 Though in their sicknes pain anguish I sackcloth vvore did fast and languish My prayr for them vvhen I did mourne Into my bosom did returne verse 14 Such loue to them I did extend As to my brother or deare friend Bovv'd dovvn vvith grief I far'd as one His mother dead doth vvall and mone verse 15 But vvhen I vvas distrest they sported And to deride me they consorted Against me abiects base did plot Together and I knevv it not Reuiling me vvith open throat They did me teare and ceased not verse 16 Gainst me teeth-gnashing hypocrites And bitter scoffing Parasites Did mock and iear vvith scurrill ieasting To make guests merry at their feasting verse 17 O Lord hovv long vvilt thou looke on Daign thou to saue my only one My soul from their destructions free From Lyons iavves deliuer me Pause verse 18 In midst of great assemblies I VVill praise thy Name O GOD most high In the most frequent congregation Iof thy praise vvill make relation Let not my vvrongfull enemie Reioyce and triumph ouer me Nor let their eye vvith causeles hate VVinke on my poore deplor'd estate verse 20 For they nor think nor speak of peace But to deuise they do not cease Deceitfull plots abhominable To trouble them that are peaceable verse 21 Against me they set open vvide Their mouths that they might me deride And euery one cryes out on me Aha the vvretch our eye doth see verse 22 LORD thou hast seen this hovv it vvas In silence do not let it pas LORD be not far norme forsake thou verse 23 Stir vp thy self my God avvake thou To iudg my cause my God art thou verse 24 O LORD my GOD O iudg me novv According to thy equitie That they reioyce not ouer me verse 25 Among themselues let them not say Ha ha so so be glad vve may VVe haue deuovvrd him quite destroyed verse 26 Let them that at my grief haue ioyed Confounded and disgraced be VVho magnifi'd themselues ore me Let them all ouer be arayd With shame dishonord and dismayd verse 27 But let them all true ioy obtain Who me in my iust cause sustain For euer let them sing resounding Blest be the mighty povvr abounding Of thee O Lord vvhom it doth please To giue vnto thy seruants peace verse 28 My tong thy iustice shall relate All day thy praise I le celebrate Psalme 36. Doctrin THe vvicked man hath so transgrest That in my heart t is manifest He hath Gods fear reiected For so long himself flattereth he verse 2 In his ovvn eyes till his sin be Found hatefull vvhen detected His vvords vniust are fraud and lyes verse 3 He hath surceased to be vvise No good he exerciseth verse 4 On 's bed he mischief doth inuent In vvayes not good to vvalk he s bent No euill he despiseth verse 5 O Lord thy large benignitie Fils heau'n and thy fidelitie To reach the clouds thou daignest verse 6 Thy iust acts highest hils surmount Thy iudgments deepest depth vve count Thou man and beast sustainest verse 7 Hovv precious Lord thy mercies be Therfore men put their trust in thee To thy vvings shade betake them verse 8 The fatnes of thy house shall them Full satisfie to drink the strem Of thy ioyes thou shalt make them verse 9 For our lifes fountain is vvith thee And in thy light vve light shall see VVhich neuer shall haue ending verse 10 To them thy mercy still impart Who knovv thee to the vpright heart Thy righteousnes extending verse 11 Let foot of pride not tread on me Nor vvicked hand make me to flee Nor captiue me surprising verse 12 There are the vvicked ouerthrovvn And irrecouerably cast dovvn Disabled quite from rising Psalme xxxvij Alphabeticall Doctrin AT vvicked men to enuy be not moued Frit not at them vvho vvork iniquitie Nor grieue that their designs haue prosprous proued verse 2 For they shall fall to ruin suddenly Like grasse movv'd dovvn they perish shall for euer And as green herbs shall vvither finally verse 3 Beleeue in God good deeds
to doe perseuer So shalt thou in the land thy dvvelling haue There shall he feed thee faithfull failing neuer verse 4 Delight thy selfe in God vvho doth thee saue Reioyce in him thy comsorts multiplying VVho vvill giue thee all good thy heart doth craue verse 5 Commit thy vvay to God on him relying Trust thou on him vvho for thee by his might Shall it perform vvith thy designes complying verse 6 He shall bring forth thy iustice as the light As at noon day thy righteousnes reflecting Resplendent rayes shall make it shine most bright verse 7 Depend on God vvith patience him expecting Rest in the LORD and fret not discontent At him vvho thriues in 's vvay levvd plots effecting verse 8 From anger cease let mildnes vvrath preuent And be not thou to actions ill addressed Nor vex thy self to do a bad intent verse 9 Extirped quite shall levvd men be suppressed But they that on the LORD vvayt constantly Shall of the land be euer sure possessed verse 10 Stay but a vvhile the vvicked thou shalt see Extinguisht quite mark vvith due obseruation His dvvelling place no vvhere is found to be verse 11 Fair flourishing in setled habitation Meek minded men inherit shall the land In plenteous peace enioy true delectation verse 12 The vvicked plots by fraud or by strong hand To ouerthrovv the iust vpright abiding And vvith his teeth doth gnashing at him stand verse 13 God from his throne shall laugh at him deriding His counsels vain foresees his dismall day VVhen he shall fall dovvne into ruin sliding verse 14 The vvicked dravv their svvords bend bovves to slay The humble poore to bring the needy vnder Quite to confound the vpright in their vvay verse 15 Herein the LORD shall shovv a vvork of vvonder For their ovvn svvords shall their ovvn hearts destroy And their strong bovves shall be all broke in sunder verse 16 That little vvhich the iust man doth inioy More precious is then vvhat the vvicked gaineth Though treasures great vvhich turn to their anoy verse 17 In strength of arme the vvickeds trust remaineth VVhich shall be broke but by his povvr and might Th' eternall Lord the righteous man sustaineth verse 18 God knovves the dayes and times of men vpright And those that be of perfect conuersation VVith heritage eternall vvill requite verse 19 Kept safe from shame in times of tribulation They shall remain from foul reproaches free In famin they shall haue full sustentation verse 20 But vvicked men shall perish vtterly Gods foes shall be as fat of Lambs decaying And into smoke they shall consumed be Pause verse 21 Levvd vvicked men do borrovv not repaying The righteous man his mercy doth expres And freely giues his bounty not delaying verse 22 The land they shall inherit and posses VVhom God doth bles vvith his grace fauorable VVhom he doth curse shall perish in distres verse 23 Man 's faithfull steps are by the Lord made stable And in his vvay doth his delight remain VVhich vnto him is alvvay acceptable verse 24 Though he from fall himself cannot contain Yet shall he not be vtterly deiected Because the Lord his hand vvill sure sustain verse 25 Nor in my youth nor age the iust elected Haue I ere seen to be forsaken quite Nor yet his seed to beg their bread reiected verse 26 Mercy to shevv he euer takes delight To them that need he freely giues and lendeth A blessed state his seed enioyes by right verse 27 Offence eschevv and vvhat to euill tendeth Do vvell and dvvell to perpetuity In place vvhere grace to thee and thine God sendeth verse 28 For iudgment he doth loue and equity Nor leaues his Saints they ay haue preseruation But vvill cut off seed of iniquity Pause verse 29 Perpetually the iust his habitation Shall haue i' th land of his inheritance From euery age to euery generation verse 30 The righteous man in euery circumstance Of his discourse his vvisdom graue discloseth In all his speech he iustice doth aduance verse 31 Quite voyd of doubt he in his heart reposeth Gods sacred Lavv his steps shall neuer slide For it his guide he in his vvay proposeth verse 32 The vvicked man himself doth slyly hide To vvatch the iust his life seekes to bereaue him When first he shall aduantage fit haue spide verse 33 Remaining in his hand GOD vvill not leaue him Nor him condemn vpon his iudgment day But to his grace as innocent receiue him verse 34 On God attend and vvalk thou in his vvay Who vvill exalt thee in thine ovvn land blessed The vvicked thou shalt see cut quite avvay verse 35 Seen vvicked men I haue of povvr possessed Fair flourishing a vvhile like Laurell green Spreading abroad all gallantly addressed verse 36 But vanisht soon as if he had not been I sought for him but seeking could not finde him His dvvelling place could not be found nor seen verse 37 The perfect man behold obserue and minde him For righteousnes the vpright shall defend And blessed peace be in the end assign'd him verse 38 But vvicked men destruction shall attend They finally shall suffer extirpation And vtterly be cut off in the end verse 39 What say I more the LORD is the saluation Of righteous men for he vvill euer be Their hope and strength in time of tribulation verse 40 The Lord shall them deliuer and set free From vvicked men they shall haue preseruation Because they trust in him them saue vvill he Psalme xxxviij Prayer LOrd my God in thy displeasure To the measure Of my sins rebuke not me Neither in thy furies terrors For my errors Let me not chastised be verse 2 For thine arrovves terrifying fiercely flying Piercing deep in me sticke fast Heauily thy hand doth pres me and distres me Prostrate dovvn it doth me cast verse 3 Thy incensed vvrath so raged vnasvvaged That in me no flesh is sound My offences haue perplext me and so vext me That my bones no rest haue found verse 4 My iniquities do couer my head ouer They so great and high appeare Burthen so intolerable that vnable â—s my vveaknes them to beare verse 5 From my stripes and svvelling tumors corrupt humors Stinking putrify and run Since I rashly enterprised vnaduised What I foolishly haue done Pause verse 6 Heauines distres and trouble pres me double Dovvnvvard bovvd I crooked grovv Sorrovves cease not me tormenting that lamenting All day long I mourning goe verse 7 For my reines are fild vvith anguish that I languish Sore diseased full of pain In my flesh vvith inflammations sharp vexations Novv no soundnes doth remain verse 8 Lately strong novv vveak and mamed broken lamed I am bruised very sore Torment vvhich my heart sustaineth me so paineth That for grief I grone and rore verse 9 Lord of mercy I implore thee for before thee Is my vvhole desire made knovvn Thou dost heare my sighs and groning and my moning Is not vnto thee vnshovvn verse 10 My heart trembleth panting shaketh