Lambs verse 5 What ay'ld thy waters O thou Sea That they so fled from thee Iordan what did thy current lack That thou wast driven back What Miracle did then prevaile That both your streams should faile verse 6 You Mountaines that ye skip'd like rams Yet little hills like Lambs verse 7 Tremble thou earth when Iacobs God Commands thee with his rod verse 8 Who from the Rock did waters bring And made the flint a spring PSAL. CXV Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 NOt unto us O Lord but Thee Thy Name Thy Truth the glory be verse 2 Why should the heathen Thee defy Whilst Where is now their God they cry verse 3 Our God in heaven doth remaine And acts what ere he did ordaine Their Idols Silver are and Gold The work which hands of men did mould verse 5 Mouths have they yet they speechlesse be And they have eyes but cannot see verse 6 They ears possesse which nothing heare And noses not for smelling beare verse 7 Their hands not touch their feet not walk Nor through their throat resounds their talk verse 8 Who make them are as vaine as they And so are all that to them pray O Israel O Aarons line verse 11 O yee that in His feare combine Trust ye in God who is your shield Protection He and help doth yield verse 12 He mindfull still of our redresse Will Israel and Aaron blesse verse 13 Who feare Him small or great are blest verse 14 And in their race shall be encreast verse 15 You are the blessed of the Lord Who heaven fram'd and earth hath stor'd verse 16 He in the Heav'n of Heavens lives But earth unto mans children gives verse 17 The dead Thy praises cannot shew Nor those who downe to silence go verse 18 But we the Lord through all our daies Will blesse The Lord for ever praise PSAL. CXVI verse 1 I Love the Lord and am well pleas'd He hath me heard and eas'd verse 2 Whilst therefore life continue shall I will upon Him call verse 3 The snares of death about me dwelt And paines of Hell I felt Disturbed thoughts and heavinesse My conscience did oppress verse 4 Then to the Lord my plaint I made And thus unto Him said O Lord my soule from falling save And lift me from the grave verse 5 The Lord is gracious and just To those His mercy trust verse 6 His Hand the simple doth protect When crosses them deject verse 7 Turne then my soule unto thy rest God's favours have thee blest He bountifully doth reward And thee from dangers guard verse 8 Thou keep'st my soule from death's pale feares My drooping eyes from teares And did'st my wand'ring steps recall When I was apt to fall verse 9 My feet before the Lord shall stand In His eternall land verse 10 I therefore pray'd and thus believ'd Yet still my heart was griev'd For in my foes successe I fail'd Till faith at last prevail'd verse 11 Then I all men for Lyars knew And God alone for true verse 12 What retribution shall I give To him by whom I live Or what acknowledgment apply For His benignity verse 13 Salvations sacred Cup I 'le take And humble prayers make verse 14 Before His people shall be pay'd The vowes which I have made verse 15 For those that live like Saints upright And in the Lord delight Are living dear unto His eye And pretious when they dy verse 16 Lord I Thy faithfull servant am And still adore Thy Name Thou loosed hast my heavy yoak My bonds in sunder broke verse 17 Therefore my praises unto Thee Shall daily offer'd be My gratitude and pray'r shall rise Like thankfull sacrifice verse 18 The vowes shall be which I have made Before the people pay'd verse 19 Who in Thy house and sacred Courts To praise Thy Name resorts PSAL. CXVII verse 1 O All ye Nations record The Praises of the Lord Ye people through the Universe Your Makers praise rehearse verse 2 For He to us great kindness shewes And Mercies large bestowes His constant Truth no time decaies The Lord for ever praise PSAL. CXVIII verse 1 O Thank the goodness of our God Whose mercy knowes no period verse 2 Let Israel their voices joyne verse 3 Let those who come from Aarons loyne verse 4 Let all who feare the Lord confesse His mercies everlastingnesse verse 5 I call'd upon Him when distrest Who me enlarged and releast verse 6 The Lord Himselfe is on my side I fearlesse mans attempts abide verse 7 He takes their part who succour me I shall my haters ruin'd see verse 8 'T is bettet in the Lord to trust Than leane on man who is but dust verse 9 Better rely on His defense Then put in Princes confidence verse 10 All Nations me encompass'd round But His great Name shall them confound verse 11 They closely set against me came But I destroy'd them in His Name verse 12 Like bees they thick about me swarm'd Yet through His Name I was unharm'd As kindled Thorns which blazing dy They quenched in their ashes ly verse 13 Though pressing foes my fall assay'd The Lord Himself became may aid verse 14 God is my health my strength my song verse 15 Lowd joyes the Righteous are among verse 16 For God's Right hand 's lift up on high His Right hand acts most valiantly verse 17 I shall not dy but live to praise And speake His wonders all my daies verse 18 Although the Lord me chast'ned sore He unto death not gave me ore verse 19 Open His sacred Gates that I With praise the Lord may glorify verse 20 This is the Gate through which the just And righteous Persons enter must verse 21 Thee wil I thank who heard'st my voice And mak'st me in Thy help rejoyce verse 22 That stone the builders from them lay'd The Head is of the Corner made verse 23 This is Gods act which in our eyes Religious wonder multiplies verse 24 This is the day the Lord hath made We will rejoyce in it be glad verse 25 Save now and prosper we intreat O Lord who art as good as great verse 26 He blessed be comes in His Name We blessings from God's house proclaime verse 27 God is the Lord whose light hath shin'd Pure Off'rings to His Altar bind verse 28 Thou art my God I Thee will praise And in my Song Thine honour raise O thank the goodnesse of our God Whose mercy knowes no period PSAL. CXIX ALEPH. verse 1 BLessed are They who undefil'd Nor in their waies beguil'd verse 2 God's Lawes obay His statutes keep And with their whole heart seek verse 3 No wicked act seduc'd them hath Or turn'd them from His path verse 4 For Thou command'st that from Thy Law We never should withdraw verse 5 O that my waies were so upright I keep Thy statutes might verse 6 Thou wilt not me with shame reject Who Thy commands respect verse 7 My heart to praise Thee will delight When taught Thy judgments right
sacrifice as these Will God much better please Then fatted Oxen from the stall Which on His Altar fall verse 32 The meek shall see this and be glad whose hopes on God are stay'd verse 33 For he will hear the poor mans cryes His pris'ners not despise verse 34 Let Heaven praise Him Seas and earth With all in them have birth verse 35 For God will Sions Cities blesse For Iudah to possesse verse 36 His servants and succeeding race Inherit shall this place And those that love His glorious Name For ever there remaine PSAL. LXX verse 1 MAke hast O God my life to save Thy speedy help I crave verse 2 Their practises with shame confound That seek my soule to wound Let them disgraced all retire That do my hurt desire verse 3 Who 'gainst me say Aba in scorne To shamefull ruin turn verse 4 And let all those that seek to Thee Rejoyce and gladded be Let them who in thy love confide Say God be magnify'd verse 5 But I am poor and prest with need O God to me make speed Thou art my help and only stay O Lord make no delay PSAL. LXXI Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 IN thee O Lord my trust I place Confound me never with disgrace verse 2 Thou in Thy justice set me free Incline Thine eare and succour me verse 3 Be Thou my strong and safe resort Who art my Rock and only Fort verse 4 O Save me from unrighteous bands From cruell men and bloody hands verse 5 Thou art my hope O God of truth My trust and Comfort from my youth verse 6 Thou from the womb did'st me sustaine When brought forth in my Mothers paine Thou from her bowels did'st me bring Of Thee my praise shall ever sing verse 7 And though mens wonder I am made My strong defense on Thee is lay'd verse 8 O let my mouth be fill'd with praise And with Thy honour all my daies verse 9 Cast me not off when old and fraile Nor me forsake when strength doth faile verse 10 Mine enemies combine with hate And for my Soule lay daily wait verse 11 Saying Him persecute and take For God and man doth him forsake verse 12 O be not far from me at need My God to succour me make speed verse 13 Consume all those and them confound Who seek my Soule with hate to wound Reproach them who conspire my hurt And my affliction make their Sport verse 14 So never shall my hope give ore But I will praise Thee more and more verse 15 My mouth shall still Thy mercies shew Whose number I could never know verse 16 And in Thy strength will I go on Thy goodnesse only mention verse 17 O God thou me from youth hast taught To speak the wonders thou hast wrought verse 18 Forsake me not when gray and old Till to this Age Thy pow'r is told verse 19 Thy righteousnesse O God exceeds Who equall can Thy mighty deeds verse 20 Thou who hast shew'd me grief paine Shalt quicken me O Lord againe Thy hand shall bring me from the deep Though bury'd low in earth I sleep verse 21 Thou shalt my greatnes then encrease And comfort me with endlesse peace verse 22 Therefore O God through all my daies On Psalteries Thy truth I 'le praise And on the harpe Thy mercies tell O Holy one of Israël verse 23 My joyfull lips to thee shall sing My soul which Thou from death didst bring verse 24 My tongue Thy justice shall proclaime Who do'st my foes confound with shame PSAL. LXXII As Psalme 51. verse 1 GIve Lord thy judgments to the King And from his Son let Justice spring verse 2 So shall the right to all extend And equity the poor defend verse 3 The mountains then shall bring forth peace The hils by righteousnesse encrease verse 4 He shall the poor and needy save But break oppressors in the grave verse 5 All generations shall Thee feare So long as Sun and Moon appeare verse 6 He shall like raine on grasse new mow'n Or showres that water earth come downe verse 7 The just shall flourish in His daies And Peace abound whilst light displayes verse 8 From Sea to Sea His Throne shall reach And from the flood to earths end stretch verse 9 They who in desarts dwell shall bow His Foes as dust His feet below verse 10 Tarshish the Isles with Sheba's King And Seba shall their presents bring verse 11 All Kings before Him shall fall downe And every Nation serve His crowne verse 12 The cries of helples He will heed verse 13 And save the soules of such as need verse 14 He shall from violence redeem And pretious their blood esteem verse 15 Sheba shall Gold for Tribute pay Men praise Him still and for Him pray verse 16 The smallest handfull then of corne Upon the tops of Mountaines borne Like Lebanon full fruits shall powre The people flourish like the flow'r verse 17 His Name endureth whil'st the Sun About the world his course doth run Blessings through Him descend on all And Nations shall Him Blessed call verse 18 Blessed be God whose every act His Servants wonder doth attract verse 19 Blest be His Name Let Earth and men Be with His glory fill'd Amen PSAL. LXXIII Sing this as Psalme 119. verse 1 GOd unto Israel is kind To those are cleane in mind verse 2 Yet had my wav'ring feet and faith Almost forsook their path verse 3 For I to envy could not cease At fools and sinners peace verse 4 Who not impaire in ages length Nor lessen'd are in strength verse 5 They not like others troubled are Nor plagu'd with common care verse 6 They therefore are with proud disdaine Compass'd as with a chaine And as a garment for defence Cover'd with violence verse 7 Their wanton eye with fatnesse swells And wealth their wish excells verse 8 They most corrupt oppresse the weak And arrogantly speak verse 9 They set their mouth 'gainst heaven to talk Their tongue through earth doth walk verse 10 Therefore Gods people when they see How prosp'rous sinners be And vexed with their sorrowes sense Incline to their defense verse 11 So words like these their passion throwes How should we thinke God knowes verse 12 Who lets the wicked live in health And daily grow in wealth verse 13 Why vertue then should I retained I cleanse my heart in vaine In vaine my hands held from offense I wash in innocence verse 14 For all the daies my life hath seen I have afflicted been My Soule with wants and sorrowes worn◠Was chast'ned every morne verse 15 Yet should I not these murmurs check But thus disturbed speak I might thy Children so offend And Thee blaspheming end Second Part. verse 16 But this I found by flesh and blood Hard to be understood verse 7 Nor till I to Thy Temple went Could know what these things meant Then I discern'd what they portend And how the wicked end verse 18 Whom Thou in slippery fortunes plac't Do'st
To Thy bright throne ascend on high verse 2 Hide not Thy face in time of need But answer my request with speed verse 3 For all my daies away consume Like to the smoak or rising fume My bones like fired brands became Burnt up scorch'd in sorrowes flame verse 4 My heart like grass is withered And I forget to eat my bread verse 5 I wast and pine in daily groanes That scarse my flesh cleaves to my bones verse 6 Like Pelicans remov'd from sight Or Owles in desarts shunning light verse 7 As sparrowes their lost mates bemoane So do I watch and sit alone verse 8 I with reproach all day am torne Of enemies against me sworne verse 9 I ashes eat instead of bread And drink the tears my sorrows shed verse 10 Which mischeifs from thy wrath are grow'n Since thou who rais'd hast cast me down verse 11 Thus like the dark declining shade Or dying flow'r I hourely fade verse 12 Yet thou O Lord dost still endure From times successive change secure verse 13 Thou therefore shalt in mercy rise And Sion help which ruin'd lies The time is come for hir repaire verse 14 Whose stones and rubbish prized are Thy servants pity hir neglect And on hir dust with sighs reflect verse 15 So shall the Heathen feare Thy Name And Kings Thy Majesty proclaime verse 16 When God shall Sions buildings reare And in His glory shall appeare verse 17 He will regard the poor man's suit And not despise the destitute verse 18 This shall be written for record That after Times may praise the Lord Second Part. verse 19 The Lord from high His beams display'd And out of Heaven earth survay'd verse 20 The Captives setters to unty And Pris'ners save condemn'd to dy verse 21 That so in Sions blessed hill And Salem which His wonders sill verse 22 They may His name and praise declare When all the people gather'd are verse 23 He hath my strength to weaknes brought My Short'ned dayes are come to nought verse 24 So that to God I thus did pray O take me not as yet away Nor cast me off from this lifes stage In prime of youth and mid'st of age For though My dayes be few and fraile Thy yeares O God will never faile verse 25 Thou Lord hast earth's foundation lay'd And by Thy hand the Heav'ns were made They all shall perish and decay And in their time consume away Like to a garment when grow'n old They shall nor use nor motion hold But though the world and they must fall Thy Being is perpetuall verse 27 Yea as a vesture worne and chang'd Is from it's gloss and forme estrang'd So Shalt Thou change this massy frame Yet still Thy selfe abide the same verse 28 And like Thy selfe from changes freed Thou wilt prolong Thy servants seed Whose children shall remaine with Thee And in Thy sight establisht be PSAL. CIII As Psalme 51. verse 1 MY Soul thy best devotion raise To bless the Lord and sing His praise verse 2 O never unremembred be The benefits He powr'd on thee verse 3 Whose pardon doth all sins release And keep thy body from disease verse 4 Who thee redeem'd to death cast downe And doth thy life with mercies crowne verse 5 Who with good things shall fill thy mouth And eagle-like renew thy youth verse 6 He by right judgment hath redrest All such as are by wrong opprest verse 7 His wayes have Know'n to Moses been The Israelites His works have seen verse 8 All which His will and nature shew To mercy swift to vengeance slow verse 9 He will not alwayes with us chide Nor let His anger long abide verse 10 Nor deales according to our sin Nor have our crimes rewarded bin verse 11 For high as Heav'n is earth above So large so boundless is his love verse 12 Removing all our sins as far As East and West divided are verse 13 Yea like a Father 's to his Son To us is his compassion verse 14 He knowes our frame too weak to trust Remembring that we are but dust verse 15 The daies of man like to the grass Or fading flow'r to nothing pass verse 16 Which blow'n and shaken by the wind Leave neither place nor print behind verse 17 His goodnes though confirm'd and sure To childrens children doth endure verse 18 Ev'n unto such whose cleare intents Walk after His Commandements verse 19 The Lord in heav'n prepares His throne And governs all the world alone O therefore bless that pow'rfull Lord Who made and rules us by His word verse 20 Ye Angels that in strength excell And never 'gainst His word rebell verse 21 Ye winged Ministers who still Prepared are to act His will Ye Heav'nly hosts and creatures all verse 22 Bless Him and at His foot-stool fall Lastly my Soul thy Maker praise And bless His goodnes all thy daies PSAL. CIV. As Psalme 51. verse 1 MY Soul the Lord for ever bless O God! Thy greatnesse all confess Whom Majesty and honour vest verse 2 In robes of Light eternall drest He Heaven makes his Canopy verse 3 His chambers in the waters ly His Chariot is the cloudy storme And on the wings of wind is borne verse 4 He Spirits makes His Angels quire His Ministers a flaming fire verse 5 He so did earth's foundations cast It might remaine for ever fast verse 6 Then cloath'd it with the spatious deep Whose wave out swells the mountaines steep verse 7 At Thy rebuke the waters fled And hid their thunder frighted head verse 8 They from the mountaines streaming flow And downe into the Vallies go Then to their liquid center hast Where their collected floods are cast verse 9 These in the Ocean met and joyn'd Thou hast within a bank confin'd Not suff'ring them to pass their bound Least earth by their excess be drown'd verse 10 He from the hills his Christall springs Down running to the vallies brings verse 11 Which drink supply and coolnes yield To thirsting beasts throughout the field verse 12 By them the fowles of heaven rest And singing in their branches nest verse 13 He waters from his clouds the Hills The teeming earth with plenty fills verse 14 He grass for Cattle doth produce And every Herbe for humane use That so He may His creatures feed And from the earth supply their need verse 15 He makes the clusters of the vine To glad the Sons of men with wine He oyle to cheere the face imparts And bread the strength'ner of their hearts Second Part. verse 16 The trees which God for fruit decreed Nor sap nor moyst'ning vertue need The lofty Cedars by His hand In Lebanon emplanted stand verse 17 Unto the birds these shelter yield And Storks upon the fir-trees build verse 18 Wild goats the hills defend and feed And in the Rocks the Conies breed verse 19 He made the changing Moone appeare To note the seasons of the yeare The Sun from Him his strength doth get And knows the measure of his Set.