questionless Are sure and alter never Pure holiness Doth seemly dress Thy house O Lord for ever PSAL. LXXXXIV New staffe tune The insolence and cruelty of tyrants the All-seeing eye and All-judging power of God O Lord to whom it doth belong Just vengeance to repay O God the punisher of wrong Do thou thy self display verse 2 Thou Judge of all In generall Thy self no longer hide Arise dispence A recompence To all the sonnes of pride verse 3 How long shall wicked men how long Triumph as Lords and Kings verse 4 How long shall they with spitefull tongue Pronounce and speak hard things The multitude Of sinners lewd How long shall boasting use verse 5 Thy folk in rage Thine heritage How they afflict and bruise verse 6 Poor widows strangers orphans they VVith murd'rous hands have smote verse 7 The Lord yet shall not see they say Nor Jacobs God shall note verse 8 Ye rude among The brutish throng O understand discern Ye foolish men Why when why when Will ye be wise and learn verse 9 Shall he that form'd both ears and eies Not he both see and hear verse 10 Not he correct that doth chastise The heathen every where Not he discern That makes man learn verse 11 The Lord discovers plain The thoughts of man Which he doth skan And finds them meerly vain 2. Part. Argument The blessing of sanctifi'd affliction The destruction of the wicked in their sinnes verse 12 THe man whom thou dost Lord chastise Is infinitely blest VVhom by thy Law thou makest wise That thou maist give him rest verse 13 Even when there come Times troublesome Till dangerous days be past And till the ditch Be dig'd in which The wicked shall be cast verse 14 For sure the Lord will not reject The people whom he took The heritage to him select Shall never be forsook verse 15 But sure regress To righteousness Shall judgement have again And joyntly then True-hearted men Shall wait upon her train verse 16 But who against lewd men shall rise Or who for mee 's at hand 'Gainst workers of iniquities In my behalf to stand verse 17 But that the Lord Did help afford My soul had very nigh In silence dwelt verse 18 But when I felt My foot to slip awry Thy mercies Lord did me uphold verse 19 In various thoughts which roll VVithin my brest so manifold Thy comforts glad my soul. verse 20 Lord shall the thrones Of wicked ones Have fellowship with thee When as the same Lewd mischief frame By purposed decree verse 21 Against the righteous souls they flock They guiltless bloud condem ' verse 22 But of my refuge God's the rock And my defence from them verse 23 Hee 'l recompence Their bold offence And take them in their sin The Lord I say Our God shall slay And cut them off therein PSAL. XCV To short staffe tune An exhortation to praise God the maker and governor of the world the Shepherd and Saviour of the Church A dehortation from rebellion and hardness of heart like our unbeleeving forefathers that were debarred entrance into Canaan O Come sing we a song A joyfull noise be made With joint accord Before the LORD Our rock of saving aid verse 2 Into his presence throng Hearts truly thankfull bring And make a noise Exciting joyes Sweet Psalms unto him sing verse 3 Great King great God he is Whose pow'r all Gods transcends The spacious lands Are in his hands verse 4 The deeps he comprehends The strength of hills is his The Sea in his command He made the same His hands did frame The dry and solid land verse 6 O come bow down all we Before him let us fall Let us adore And kneel before The Lord that made us all verse 7 Our God and Shepheard's he His folk and flock are we This day give ear His voice to hear If yee obedient be verse 8 And harden not your heart As once at Meribah Yee did transgress In Wilderness In that temptation day As in the desert part verse 9 Your fathers tempted me And prov'd my might Each Israelite My wonders they did see verse 10 I forty yeers was griev'd VVith this lewd race and said They are indeed An erring seed In heart and judgement straid Nor known nor have believ'd verse 11 Wherefore I sware in wrath And did protest That to my rest They should not tread the path PSAL. XCVI Coventry tune The incomparable majestie of the true God COmpose new songs and sing the same To God ô all the earth verse 2 Sing forth his fame And glorious Name All men of mortall birth From day to day ô do not spare His saving health to show verse 3 His wonders rare And fame declare That Nations all may know verse 4 For God a great God doth appear And greatly prais'd must be And every where Be had in fear Above all Gods must he verse 5 For all the Gods that Nations name Are Idols ev'ry one The Lord this same Most glorious frame Of heaven made alone verse 6 Before him honour stands in sight With majestie divine Adored might And beautie bright In 's Sanctuary shine verse 7 Ye people give unto the Lord Let every stock and tribe Unto the LORD With joint accord Glory and strength ascribe 2. Part. Argument He magnifies God for the hopefull revelation of the Gospel the joy of all creatures verse 8 GIve God the glory as the thing Due to his Name most high Devoutly bring An offering And to his courts draw nigh verse 9 Adore the LORD in beautie cleer Of his most holy place Earth far and near O stand in fear Before his awfull face verse 10 Let heathen know Jehovah reigns Be bold to say the word He Earth sustains That it remains And never shall be stirr'd He righteously shall judge the Earth verse 11 Let heavens rejoice therefore Let all the Earth Be fill'd with mirth And seas swift billows rore verse 12 Let fields and fruits shew high degrees Of mirth with one accord And then shall these The woodland trees verse 13 Rejoyce before the LORD For lo he doth himself address And judgement he pursu'th To judge all flesh With righteousness And people with his truth PSAL. XCVII Davids tune The majestie of Christs kingdome the confusion of Idolaters and great harvest of joyes promised to the godly LEt earth rejoice God reigns alone Let num'rous Iles be glad verse 2 In truth judgement dwels his throne With clouds and darkness clad verse 3 A fire his foes consuming quite There goes before his feet verse 4 His lightnings gave the world their light The earth did quake to see 't verse 5 The hills like wax did melt and thaw Before the earths great Lord verse 6 And all the world his glory saw The heav'ns his truth record verse 7 Who worship graven Images Confusion on them fall That boast of
mount extend Her time for favour which was set Is now come to an end verse 14 Thy Saints take pleasure in her stones Her dust to them is dear verse 15 All heathen lands and kingly thrones Thy names renown shall fear verse 16 Gods shining glory shall appear VVhen Sion he repairs verse 17 He shall regard and lend his ear Unto the needies pray'rs Their humble pray'r he will not scorn verse 18 This thing we will record For future ages yet unborn That they may praise the Lord. verse 19 He look'd from height of 's holy throne The earth view'd from the skie verse 20 To hear the pris'ners dolefull grone And save the doom'd to die verse 21 Both Sion and Jerusalem His name and praise record verse 22 VVhen lands and people all of them Meet there to praise the Lord. verse 23 My strength he weakned in the way My lingring days decay'd verse 24 My God O take me not away Amid'st my days I said Thy yeers throughout all ages last verse 25 Of old time thou hast laid The earths foundation firm and fast Thy hands the heav'ns have made verse 26 They perish as old garment wears But thou shalt still indure As vestures thou shalt change their spheres And chang'd they shall be sure verse 27 Thou art the same of endless years verse 28 Thy servants sonnes survive Their seed before thy face appears Establish'd still alive PSAL. CIII York tune An exhortation to praise God for his incomparable mercies to his Church and children MY soul I charge thee to express The Lords renown and fame Let all within me praise and bless His great and sacred name verse 2 Forget not all his benefits But bless the Lord my soul verse 3 VVho thine offences all remits And makes thee sound and whole verse 4 Who hath redeem'd thee from the dead Destruction threatning sore VVith loving kindness crown'd thy head And tender mercies store verse 5 VVho with his gifts large multitude Thy mouth sufficing fils So that thy youth is now renew'd As Eagles casting bills verse 6 The Lord doth judgment execute And righteousness conclude For persons that are destitute Opprest by tyrants rude verse 7 His ways to Moses he made known His acts to Isr'els seed verse 8 The Lord 's a very gracious one And mercifull indeed To anger slow aboundless deep Of mercies multipli'd verse 9 He will not always anger keep Nor everlasting chide verse 10 He hath not dealt as our offence And wickedness hath bin Nor given us due recompence According to our sin verse 11 For as the heav'nly Orbs appear The earth so far above So great to them that do him fear Is Gods surpassing love verse 12 The sins whereby we have transgrest Removing by his grace As far from us as East and West Are separate in space 2. Part. Argument He magnifies the sweet compassion of God exhorts all creatures to praise him for his greatnes also verse 13 AS fathers are compassionate Unto their children dear So God doth them commiserate That truly do him fear verse 14 For he remembers we are dust Our crasie frame he knows verse 15 The days of man resemble just The grass which short time grows He prospers as a flower in field verse 16 Which when the winds pass ore Is perisht and the place can yield No knowledge of it more verse 17 But lo the Lords abundant grace Eternitie doth fill His constant righteousness takes place To childrens children still verse 18 To every person that consents To keep his cov'nant true And thinks on his commandements For observation due verse 19 In heaven as a glorious King The Lord hath set his throne And over every kind of thing His kingdom rules alone verse 20 Ye Angels that in strength excell And Gods commandments do That know his voice and word so well Still hearkning thereunto verse 21 Bless ye the Lord ô bless him still Ye glorious hoasts of his Ye Ministers that do fulfill What ere his pleasure is verse 22 Yea all his works both far and neer Bless ye the Lords great Name Through his Dominions every where My soul bless thou the same PSAL. CIV Davids tune The admirable power and providence of God in the creation government of the world MY soul the great God magnifie My God thou dost thee cloth With honour and with majestie â—xceeding great in both verse 2 With light thou cover'st thee about As with a Princely robe Like curtains drawn thou stretchest out The bright celestiall globe verse 3 Upon the wat'ry element there His chamber-beams he bindes He makes the clouds his Chariot bear And walks on winged windes verse 4 His Ministers a fiery flame His Angels spirits he makes verse 5 He laid the earths foundation frame So sure it never shakes verse 6 Which thou didst cover with the flood Like garments over-spread The waters ore the mountains stood verse 7 At thy rebuke they fled Thy thundring voice compeld them all To haste away apace verse 8 The mountains rise the valleys fall Each to his founded place verse 9 Their passage thou dost now restrain By setting them their bound That they may never turn again To cover all the ground verse 10 Into the vales fresh springs he sends Which run among the hills verse 11 Each beast the Forest comprehends Here take and drink their fills Wild asses here their thirst do slake verse 12 Here feathered fowl do house And nests for habitations make And sing among the boughes 2. part Argument The works of creation intermixt the use of them for man verse 13 HE from his chambers of the skie The earth with rain hath stor'd Thy works the whole earth satisfie VVith fruits that they afford verse 14 For cattell he makes grass to spring And herbs for mans own use Convenient food for every thing He makes the earth produce verse 15 To glad mans heart he makes fat soil Bring forth the grape for wine Heart-strengthning bread suppling oil To make the count'nance shine verse 16 No juicefull sap Gods trees do want Those goodly Cedar trees Which he in Lebanon did plant verse 17 The birds make nests in these The stork in stately firre-trees dwells verse 18 High hills the goats befit The Conies in the hollow cells Of stony rocks do sit verse 19 The moon a certain course doth run And he ordain'd it so And when to set none tells the Sun For he the time doth know verse 20 Thou makest darkness darkness night The forests beasts do then VVhom glittering day-light did affright Creep all out of their den verse 21 Young Lions roaring for their prey Of God do seek their meat verse 22 The Sun ariseth then do they Together make retreat verse 23 In secret dens they closely lurk And then doth man begin To set upon and ply his work Till ev'ning calls him in 3. Part. Argument The admirable works of
write this God was Priapus a filthy God worshipped pudendis paâ—â—factiâ— Num. 25. An approved act how ever men might censure it Num. 20. 10 11 12. Meditate how prone our nature is to sin 'T is thought to be made in the Babylonian captivitie No sort of men undergo harder things How much more then for our spirituall deliverance Planters of a new country It was a common trade in ancient times Out of a dungeon Prison-gates To convince Atheists that heed not providence I wil divulge thy Gospel in these psalms to the Gentiles For the Angels both receive thy mercy and report it and it is infinite mercy Command deliverances for thy Church and to David in token therof * So must we for the enlarging Christs kingdome Remote parts as Shechem are my heritage And all the tribes and coasts of Israel Yea and the Gentiles also be tokening Christs rule over all But as Moab a wash-pot to wash the feet som are but slaves submitting to Christ out of necessitie To conquer the Citie as well as the field in token that Christ overcomes the most obstinate Let the Devill be ready to tempt him to sin Some understand Let all his actions be cross as hindred by Satan i. e. an adversary Turn his apologie and plea at judgement against himself Lov'd to be in an unregenerate state subject to the curse and cared not for the blessings of the Gospel Rise to attempt any wicked act Stand up a neer helper to the poor and persecuted To Christ my Lord. Gospel first preached at Jerusalem Conversion at the first preaching as plentifull as the morning dew * In the Church a beautifull creature †Heb. 7. 3. Destroying the adversaries by heaps pursuing the victory as a warriour wetting his lips onely for hast Some understand it of Christs passion and resurrection Viz. Creation preservation c. Provision for soul and body typed by Manna of old Redemption Sanctification without which we have no true knowledge of his great works Good out of evill T is his meer grace that he should respect any Saint in heaven much more the poor on earth As barrennes was of old a great grief and children a great blessing so much more spiritually understood Meditate of our coming out of the world into the Church travelling towards heaven Israel was a holy and obedient people Red sea Sinai The Church shall survive in its generation to praise God Afflictions seeming as bitter as death †Lead my life as in thy sight with a particular trust that thou lookest to me 2 Cor. 4. 13. * A vanitie a thing of nought which who would think God should regard They were publick mercies in respect of the person representing Christ. * A custom of the Iews at feasts to lift up a cup at singing a Psalm which they cald the cup of salvatioÌ„ to which Christ alluded Luk. 22. 17. Born in the Church of beleeving progenitors and therefore interessed in the Covenant * He recals what he said man 's a lyer nâ— a Saint is a precious thing to God who prevents thâ—ir death or rewards it Day of Davids setling in the kingdom a type of Christs Meditate of Christ conquering the sons of Bâ—lial Saul or Ishbibenob 2 Sam. 21. 16. Davids deliverance a joy to all the Church Not be slain by Saul or any adversary Meditate of Christ of whom he was a type Gate of the Sanctuary where righteous men righteous ordinances c. David by Courtiers Christ by Cavillers Mat. 21. 42. Day of Davids inauguration and of Christs incarnation c. Blessed Ministers that preach these glad tidings It seems this Psalm was used at some solemn feast My soul faints Opened my heart in confession and petition Heresie and error Greediness of any lust restrains all my senses Therefore I would have nothing else to fear As well as to other good Christians Thy judgement on the wicked In time of my flitting and fleeing from Sauls persecution My grace was rewarded with more grace As at Ziglag 1 Sam. 30. 3. judgments of thy mouth and thy hand I grounded my faith on thy Word Doth at good for me Proud and fottish with prosperitie Prov. 17. 22. The days of my affliction No decay in nature Gen. 8. 22. Of a latitude to give full content Such teachers as were not godly My life in continuall danger Iudg. 12. 3. Heb. Boughs metaph thoughts that winde crookedly Ier. 4. 14. Some reade I hate the â—nstable For all their policie they deceive theÌ„selves Engage thy self for my defence To work a reformation Being confident that thou wilt maintain the truth Errors and Heresies Nothing needs disquiet or discourage them what ever falls out Though his back-slidings were not totall yet could he not recover of himself Some interpret this of the sin others of the punishment as keen and fierce as c. Juniper coals will keep fire a twelve-moneth if some may be beleeved Moll in loc As barbarous as Moors Arabians To heaven typed by Sion-hill When they lie in camp the hurtfull influences of heaven shall be restrained Made at their Arks remove 2 Sam. 6. 2. signifying unitie and uniformitie of the Church The males came thrice a year to worship before the Ark of the testimony represeÌ„ting Christ Exod. 34. 23. 25. 21. * Typing Christs government discipline In all the Cities and famous places typing Christs Congregations Which Temple typed the Church and Christs body that dy'd for us Ioh. 2. 21. Their rod rule may be upoÌ„ the back of the godly but notabide over long to make Gods people desperate As malefactors to execution Typing our deliverance from Romish Babylon We thought it but a dream Act. 12. 9. As comfortable as rivers in dry places They that sow seed when the dearth is so great they weep to spare so much In the gates of warre or Courts of justice which were built in the gates From heaven what was promised in Sion From the very beginning of the Church All the means instrumeÌ„ts of destruction Such ears of corn as grow on the house top never have the honour of a harvest so let the wicked never come to good Meditate how zealous we should be to promote Religion Never quiet in his minde till he could resolv where to build a Temple Which also betokened the temple of our hearts 1 Cor. 6. 19. * David born at Bethlem-Ephrata told us where the teÌ„ple should be built namely in Jerusalem which was once a wood land place * When these Tents are turned into a Temple figuring the setled state of the Church the Ark representing the strong God placed in the Propitiatory a type of Christ 1 Ioh. 2. 2. then shall we go to worship joyfully For thy Covenant sake with David through Christ of whom he is a type A type of Christs reigning in the Church The Temple was built on Mount Moriah Davids house on Sion which being more famous carries the name types Christs
VVe did consult with sweet content In most familiar kind And to the house of God we went In unitie combin'd 3. Part. Argument Prayer prevails against persecutors provision and protection promised to the godly verse 15 LEt death seize on them speedily And send them quick to hell For there is all iniquitie Among them where they dwell verse 16 But as for me on God I 'l call Defended by his might verse 17 I 'l pray and cry aloud withall At morning noon and night The LORD shall hear me when I pray verse 18 For he preserv'd me whole From battell marshal'd in aray And bent against my soul. For there was many a one with me verse 19 The LORD will surely hear He that abides of old even he And it shall cost them dear Since they no sudden changes see They fear not the most high verse 20 He hath laid hands on such as be With him at unitie He brake the Cov'nant on his part verse 21 His words did fairly sooth While cruell warre possest his heart No butter was so smooth His speeches were more soft then oil Yet pierc't like swords drawn out verse 22 O cast on God thy carefull toil He shall provide no doubt The righteous to be under-trod He never will permit verse 23 But thou wilt bring them down ô God Into destructions pit To bloudy and deceitfull wayes Who ere addicted bee Shall not continue half their dayes But I will trust in thee PSAL. LVI London short tune David maketh God his refuge shewing the crueltie and subtilty of his adversaries HAve mercy LORD on me Whom man would make a prey Behold how he Oppresseth me Contending every day verse 2 They that mine enemies be Would daily me devour For infinite Against me fight O thou of highest pow'r verse 3 What time I am afraid Lo I will trust in thee verse 4 His word will I Still magnifie In God inabling me In Gods assured aid I have repos'd my trust I fear not you What ye can do That are but mortall dust verse 5 My words they utter wrong And every day they wrest Their thoughts are still To work me ill What ever they suggest verse 6 Lo they together throng Themselves they closely hide When as they watch My soul to catch They mark me every stride 2. Part. Argument The sins of the wicked and sufferings of the Saints are for our comfort and their confusion verse 7 SCape they by sins of theirs Nay rather let them fall In angry frown By thee cast down verse 8 Thou tell'st my wandrings all O bottle up my tears These in thy book are plain verse 9 I know when I To thee shall cry My foes shall turn again For God is on my side verse 10 In Gods most holy Name His word will I Still magnifie In God I 'l praise the same verse 11 On God have I reli'd I will not fear for ought That ever can By mortall man Against my soul be wrought verse 12 Thy vows are on me LORD I 'l render praise to thee verse 13 Since thou didst save My soul from grave When death arrested mee O wilt not thou accord To keep my feet upright To walk with grace Before thy face With them that live in light PSAL. LVII To Dutch bass tune David makes God his refuge in great dangers O Lord vouchsafe vouchsafe thy grace Be mercifull to me For my distressed soul doth place Her confidence in thee Yea to the shadow of thy wings I will for refuge fly Untill these lamentable things Be passed quietly verse 2 I 'l cry to God with earnest breath Even unto God most high VVho faithfully accomplisheth My competent supply verse 3 From heaven shall Jehovah send And by his mighty pow'r From their reproach my soul defend That would the same devour God shall send forth his truth and grace verse 4 I lodge in Lions den My soul is pris'ner in a place Among enraged men I lodge with men whose teeth are spears And arrows are their words And those envenom'd tongues of theirs Are like to sharp'ned swords 2. Part. Argument David extends his thanksgivings for deliverance to the coasts of the Gentiles verse 5 O God let thy exalted Name Above the heavens stand Advance thy glory raise thy fame Above both sea and land verse 6 They lai'd a net they dig'd a ditch My soul to take and drown VVithin the very mid'st of which Themselves are fallen down verse 7 My heart is fixt ô God my heart Is fixt upon the thing I 'l praise thy Name with all my art verse 8 My glory wake and sing Awake my Harp and Psaltery My self will early wake verse 9 Among the people LORD will I Thy praises undertake And by my song shalt thou be prais'd Among the heath'nish crowds verse 10 Thy mercy is to heaven rais'd Thy truth doth reach the clouds verse 11 O God let thy exalted Name More high then heaven stand Advance thy glory rear thy fame Above the sea and land PSAL. LVIII Martyrs tune He inveigheth against ungodly Governours and great ones shewing their corruption obstinacy and utter destruction DO ye O Congregation Speak righteousness indeed O humane generation Do ye with truth proceed verse 2 Yea ye in heart work wickedness Ye tyrannize on earth verse 3 Prone are the wicked to digress Estrang'd even from their birth As soon as they be born they erre By lies they go astray verse 4 Such as a Serpent hath in her Such pois'nous breath have they Deaf Adder-like that as shee lies Stops close her wilfull ear verse 5 That charme the charmer nere so wise His voice she will not hear verse 6 O let the eager tusk that hangs Each side their mouth be burst Break out ô God the cruell fangs Of these young Lions curst verse 7 Melt them as running waters flow And when the tyrant heeds To shoot his shafts from bended bow Be they as broken reeds verse 8 So let them pass away on earth As snailes to slime do run Or like a womans timeless birth And never see the Sun verse 9 Before they feel your thornes to prick The Lord shall them disperse The dead and dry the keen and quick As with a whirl-wind fierce verse 10 The just shall see the vengeance then Rejoycing much to see 't And in the bloud of wicked men Victorious wash his feet verse 11 Sure righteous men reap vertues fruits Men shall acknowledge so Sure he is God that executes Just judgement here below PSAL. LIX To new staffe tune A prayer against persecutors describing their villanous and ravenous dispositions FRom all my cruell enemies My God deliver me From them that do against me rise My strong defender be verse 2 Me from the lewd Vain multitude And bloudy men defend verse 3 For lo they lie In secrecie My soul to apprehend The mighty men with one accord Against me do combine
Extinguish quite his Name verse 14 Let 's fathers fau't To mind be brought Before the Lord for ever His mothers crime By length of time Let be extinguisht never verse 15 Let them be had continually Before the Lord in mind To cut from earth the memory That 's left of them behind verse 16 Who mercy so Forgot to show The poor and needy still VVith fresh pursuits He persecutes The broken heart to kill verse 17 As he lov'd cursing him requite Let it come to him so As blessing did not him delight So let it from him go verse 18 Him cursing had As garments clad His cursing let recoil Let it like drink In 's bowels sink And soke his bones like oil verse 19 Let it be to him as the skirt That covers him alway And like the girdle that is girt About him every day verse 20 Let God dispence This recompence Mine en'mies to controul That are incenst To speak agenst Mine inoffensive soul. 3. Part. Argument Complaints and prayers of the poor and persecuted verse 21 O God the Lord do thou for me Even for thy Names dear sake Because right good thy mercies be My freedom undertake verse 22 For I indeed Do stand in need VVith mis'ry sore distrest My grieved heart With wounds doth smart And bleeds within my brest verse 23 I'm gone like Suns declining shade Like wandring locust toss'd verse 24 My knees through fasting weak are made My flesh her fat hath lost verse 25 Yea I became To them a shame On me they gaze and stare Their heads they nod verse 26 Help Lord my God Me by thy mercies spare verse 27 That they may know this is thy hand That thou hast done the deed verse 28 And when they curse do thou coÌ„mand A blessing to succeed Them when they rise Let shame surprise But make thy servant glad verse 29 With shame be those That are my foes And self-confusion clad O let their mantle be of shame verse 30 But greatly shall my tongue Give God due praise and sing his fame The multitude among verse 31 For he shall stand At his right hand And for his sake controul The doom of them That would condem The poor mans harmless soul. PSAL. CX To Magnificat tune The Kingly Priestly and Propheticall offices of Christ Jesus THe Lord unto my Lord thus spake Sit thou at my right hand Till I thy foes a stool shall make VVhereon thy feet may stand verse 2 The Lord shall out of Sion send Thy pow'rs prevaiâ—ing rod Thy rule shall in the midst extend Of all thy foes ô God verse 3 Thy people when thy Gospel calls Shall yield unto thy pow'r From mornings womb thy first dew falls In sacred beauties bow'r verse 4 The Lord hath sworn nor will repent Thou art for ever call'd A Priest with priest-hood permanent Melchis'dek-like enstall'd verse 5 In day of his fierce anger then The Lord at thy right hand verse 6 Shall strike through Kings and wound chief men In many a heathen land Filling the places where he strook With bodies of the dead verse 7 And in the way drink of the brook And so lift up the head PSAL. CXI To pause tune The Church exhorted to praise God for his marvellous works which are here in part described PRaise ye the Lord I will record His praise with heart sincere Where men upright Themselves unite i th' Congregation there verse 2 Gods works are rare Sought out they are Of all that so delight verse 3 His work 's renown'd VVith glory crown'd His justice infinite His wonders he Hath made to be Retain'd in thankfull mind verse 4 The Lord is known A gracious one Compassionate and kind verse 5 Providing meat For them to eat Thâ—t fear his holy Name He will fulfill His Cov'nant still Still mindfull of the same verse 6 In Israels fight He shew'd his might And did his works advance That he might so On them bestow The heathens heritance verse 7 Works of his hands And his commands Are truth and judgement sure verse 8 They stand full fast And ever last Accomplisht true and pure verse 9 Redemption is Sent down to his His Covenant still the same As he commands It firmly stands O holy reverend Name verse 10 Gods fear 's the thing Doth wisdom bring Good knowledge have all they That do fulfill His holy will His praise endures for ay PSAL. CXII Magnificat tune The great pietie justice and charitie of the Saints the blessing upon them and theirs to the great grief of the wicked PRaise ye the Lord Blessed are such As serve the Lord in fear In his commands delighting much verse 2 His seed shall prosper here The uprights off-spring God shall bless verse 3 And fill his house with store His memorable righteousness Endures for evermore verse 4 Unto the man immaculate In darkness riseth light Hee 's gracious and compassionate In justice exquisite verse 5 A good man shews much kind respect And lends to him that needs And with discretion will direct His thoughts his words his deeds verse 6 Surely to all eternitie He shall not moved be But had in lasting memorie For evermore shall he verse 7 For any evill tidings told He shall not be afraid His faithfull heart which makes him bold On God is firmly stay'd verse 8 His heart is so established Afraid he shall not be Till his desire accomplished Upon his foes he see verse 9 He hath disperst his charitie And given to the poor He shall to perpetuitie Be styl'd a right'ous doer His horn shall high exalted be With honour so atcheiv'd verse 10 The wicked man this thing shall see And be extreamly griev'd Yea he shall gnash his teeth for spite And pining melt away And his desire shall perish quite The wicked mans I say PSAL. CXIII To Coventry tune Gods gracious respects to the creatures His marvellous advancing of mean persons PRaise ye the Lord praise him I say All ye his Saints profest verse 2 Even from this day For ever may His glorious Name be blest verse 3 From Sun to Sun is Gods great Name Of all men to be prais'd verse 4 Surmounts his fame The heavens frame Above all Nations rais'd verse 5 VVith God the Lord who may compare VVho dwells in heaven high verse 6 Yet stoops to care For things that are Both in the earth and skie verse 7 The poor and needy he doth grace verse 8 Whom from the dust he brings And dung-hill base To Princes place To sit inthron'd with Kings verse 9 The barren to keep house makes he So that of children store A mother she Full glad may be Praise ye the Lord therefore PSAL. CXIV Davids tune The rare providence of God to Israel in remove from Aegypt towards Canaan WHen Israel Aegypts bounds forsook Their dwelling to exchange And Jacobs house their journey took From folk of language strange verse 2
His Sanctu'ry was Judah there He rul'd in Israel verse 3 The sea saw that and fled for fear And Jordan backward fell verse 4 Th' affrighted mountains skipt like rams Low hillocks like young sheep verse 5 What JORDAN reaâ—â—d thy water-dams Why fled the liquid deep verse 6 What made ye ô ye mountains dance Like tim'rous flocks of rams Ye little hills how chance how chance Ye skipt like frighted lambs verse 7 O earth in great Gods presence quake Even Jacobs God that brings verse 8 The stony rock to standing lake The flint to water-springs PSAL. CXV London long tune Great glory appropriated to God the derision of Idols and Idolaters LOrd not to us Lord not to us But give thy Name renown And let thy works miraculous Thy truth and mercies crown verse 2 O wherefore should the heathen cry Now where 's their God become verse 3 Our God he is in heaven high And all he pleas'd hath done verse 4 Their Idols gold and silver be The handy-work of man verse 5 Have eyes and mouths but do not see Nor speak at all they can verse 6 Have ears but do not hear a jot Have noses but no sent verse 7 Proportion'd hands but handle not And feet but never went Their hollow throats no breath goes through verse 8 Their makers like them are And so are all that trust thereto The workâ—man like the ware 2. Part. Argument The Church exhorted to praise God as most interessed in his mercies verse 9 O Isr'el trust in God that must Thy shield and helper be verse 10 In him ô house of Aaron trust Their help and shield is he verse 11 Trust in the Lord your help and shield All ye that do him fear verse 12 His blessing to us he will yield Still mindfull of us here In Isr'els house he 'l bless them all And Aarons house no less verse 13 His fearers all both great and small The Lord will surely bless verse 14 Of you and of your children too VVill God increase the birth verse 15 The blessed of the Lord are you That formed heav'n and earth verse 16 The highest heavens are the Lords Even all the heavens are so But he the spacious earth affords To sonnes of men below verse 17 The dead to silence that go down Do never praise the Lord verse 18 But we will still his Name renown Do ye his praise record PSAL. CXVI To 2. French tune David gives humble thanks for great deliverance from extream temptations I Love the Lord who heard my cry And to my suits good ear did give verse 2 VVhich since to me he did apply I 'l call upon him while I live verse 3 Sorrows of death did me infold Trouble and anguish on me came The pains of hell on me gat hold verse 4 Then call'd I on Jehovahs Name O Lord I pray to thee alone From sorrows pit my soul to pull verse 5 The Lord 's a gracious righteous one Yea and our God is mercifull verse 6 He saves the simple when opprest I was brought low he helped me verse 7 My soul return unto thy rest God hath dealt bounteously with thee verse 8 My soul from death thou didst preserve Mine eyes from tears my feet from falls verse 9 I 'l walk before thee thee to serve Here where the living on thee calls verse 10 I have beleev'd therefore I spoke Tho scorched in afflictions fire verse 11 I said for passion did provoke Tush every man is found a lier 2. Part. Argument David studies true gratitude and celebrates his deliverances in publick verse 12 LOrd what requitall shall I make For all thy benefits to me verse 13 Salvations cup lo I will take And therewithall will call on thee verse 14 My vows to God I 'l render there Yea now in all his peoples eies verse 15 The death of all his Saints sincere The Lord doth very highly prize verse 16 I am thy servant certainly I am a servant of the Lords Thy handmaids son O Lord am I And thou hast loost thy servants cords verse 17 I 'l give thee thanks for sacrifice And on the Lords Name I will call verse 18 I 'l pay my vows to God likewise In sight of these his people all verse 19 In Sions Courts I 'l render them In Gods own house in midst of thee Of thee ô great Jerusalem O therefore praise the Lord with me PSAL. CXVII 1. Strain tune The Gospel truth and grace of God joyfull to all Nations O All ye Nations praise the Lord Ye people all his praise record verse 2 For very great and marvellous His loving kindness is to us His truth endures for evermore O praise his holy Name therefore PSAL. CXVIII York tune An exhortation to praise God as most worthy and to trust in him as most safe THe Lord the Lord is good and kinde O give him thanks therefore Because we do his mercies finde Continued evermore verse 2 Let Israel say this very day His mercies still prevail verse 3 Now let the house of Aaron say His mercies never fail verse 4 Let them that fear the Lord confess His mercies still remain verse 5 I call'd upon him in distress He answered me again verse 6 A spacious place he brought me to The Lord doth take my part For all that man to me can do No fear shall seiz my heart verse 7 God with my helpers takes my part And I fulfill'd shall see VVhat I desired in my heart On en'mies hating me verse 8 It 's better for a mans defence To trust in God alone Then for to put our confidence In any mortall one verse 9 Yea it is better to repose Our confidence in thee Then for to put our trust in those That pow'rfull Princes be 2. Part. Argument The triumphant and typicall victories of David to the great joy of the Church verse 10 ALL Nations compast me about Whom yet I overcame For I shall surely root them out In Gods assistant Name verse 11 They compast me about I say They compast me about But in the Name of God shall they Be all destroy'd no doubt verse 12 Like to a swarm of angry bees They compast me about But like a fire of bramble trees Are soon again put out Yea I shall soon destroy them all In Gods assistant Name verse 13 Thou thrustedst sore to make me fall But God my help became verse 14 The Lord 's become my strength and song And my salvation sweet verse 15 Salvations voice joys sweet tongue In just mens dwellings meet verse 16 The Lords right hand doth valiantly The Lords right hand 's renown'd The Lords right hand 's exalted high With valiant actions crown'd verse 17 I shall not die but still draw breath Gods works to testifie verse 18 Thou didst not give mee ore to death Though sore chastis'd was I. 3. Part. Argument David magnifies God for choosing him a contemptible person to the
The true Church Also he promiseth the conversion of the Iews In the true Church typed by the land of Iudah Gavest command to thy Angels Psal. 91. 11. In which time Absolom rebelled More then can be told From deepest darkest dungeon of adveâ—sity 1 Chr. 23. 1. Then barren places will be fruitfull when justice abounds Meditate of Christs government After one crop to produce another From the red Sea to the Syrian from Euphrates to the great desert in token of Christs dominion all over the world Some fruitfulnes in the barrennest places yea a plentifull crop to rustle as the boughs The subjects of Christs Kingdome shall flourish Gal. 3. 8. They die of age or easie diseases without pangs of body or conscience Iob 21. 13. They meddle censure curse how and whom they list Gods people seek their favour that have so much and that makes them more carnall and prophane Till I consulted with that word which I had heard there When thou awakest to judgement thou shalt make their vain pomp which is but an Idea a fancie Yet thou didst not suffer the temptation to overcome me Hoping to set out thy works so as that none may stumble at prosperity or adversity of good or bad The land of Canaan and people of Israel Deut. 32. 9. Live to be perpetuall For signs of victory T was once a credit to build now to break down No sign of mending or ending our misery We can witness many former deliverances Pharaohs hosts and officers that great Leviathan Exod. 15. T was meat and drink to thy people to see his destruction The red sea and river Jordan Thy dearly beloved Church into the hand of c. Ignorant heathenish places abound wiâ—h tyrants We see by what is done who is the doer that David so much opposed reigns King but medicate more of Christ. The kingdome is in a toâ—â—ering condition under Saul for want of Justice but David put it in frame The cup of Gods wrath is a bloody one like their sins Their power For a faithfull and powerfull protector Arabian robbers are not so strong as God not the kingdoms of the world See 2 Chr. 22 21. Thy judgement terrified the world which was wrought for poor distressed Israel Thou gettest glory by permitting stopping tyrants rage What comfort I had heretofore To find out what the cause or what the end might be Such times wherin God displayd his greatest favours Thou hast appeared most unto thy people in such great works The red Sea seemed to be sensible of Gods presence Tempests there None knows now where that passage was As excellent things as Proverbs Apothegms He appointed us to rehearse these things See Numb 14. 40. The tribe of Ephraim carries the name of all Israel Zoan the chief Court of Pharaoh where greatest wonders were done Red Sea Exod. 14. 29. 19. Meditate of Christ the founâ—ain of grace Numb 11. 4. Grew not on earth but distill'd from heaven as if Angels had sed-on it Quails The chiefest and greatest So that 600000. were consumed in 40. yeers in the wilderness Limited his power to possibilities and likelihoods In Pharâ—ohs Court and all the land over Messengers of vengeanâ—â— On mountains where they set up Images Ezech. 20. 28 29. Their Idolatry cried loud in Gods ear Ier. 7. 14. His ark a monument of his mighty Name 1 Sam. 5. 1. Fire of Gods wrath * Because the men were killed up The wives as Phinehas wife died also Also t was a fashion for widows to mourn Ier. 9. 17. With the piles 1. Sam. 5. 12. To build his Temple and call a king a type of Christ and his Church Build the Temple in the Antitype the Church A type of Christ our Shepherd In the Babylonian invasion or that 2 Marc. 5. 15. Worship thee not aright 2 King 17. 5. Ioseph put for Israel Amos 6. 6. 2 Chr. 5. 13. Shine forth in favour to us all They strive who shall have us their slaves Under parable of a vineyard Psal. 44. 2. The great increase of Israel peopling the land of Canaan Psal. 72. 8. Subject to the weakest adversary Cruell tyrants Alas it was but a little branch a little people The poor people whom thou didst fence and favour Signifying the melodie of our hearts Signifying our spirituall deliverance Feast of Tabernacles Lev. 23. 43. Lev. 23. 24. 31. 41. In Israel In memoriall of Israels going from Aegypt and God with him Lev. 23. 48. Psal. 114. 1. From making earthen vessels Exod. 1. 14. With favour wheÌ„ I might on a sudden have destroyed thee Exod. 17. 7. Establisht in a prosperous condition Tyrants will not know their dutie All runs to ruine for want of justice As Iezabel Athalia Herod c. In hot countries they dwelt in tents The Saracens were indeed Hagarens of Hagar the bond-maid The Turks succeed these pagans Gen. 19. 37. Iudges 4. 15. 7. 25. 8. 11. The dwellings of Gods people Restles ever falling into evill as a wheel dragd i th durt If not for love for fear I even envie the sparrows And emulate the Levites constant attendance upon the publick service Psal. 134. This Bacâ— was a dry plain where they were fain to dig for water or use rain-water as they journeyed to the Temple Exod. 32. 17. Their going from stage to stage was a type of our progress in grace and holding out to the end Remember thy covenant in Christ for we rejoice in thy service If he have faith tho perhaps he cannot alwayes come Meditate of ours from the Romish Babylon and pray for a full reformation Perfect the good work Some of thy people are in Babylon still I am perswaded God will grant our prayers Wait for Gods good time The performance joyned to the promise Christ from heaven in his divine nature from earth in his humane nature shall come teach and give example Born in the Church deny baptisme of Infants and none can be called thy haÌ„d-maids son He asketh a providential sign and not a miracle Specially in the later days As God chose Sion made it holy so his people Psal. 78. 68. Hast glorious priviledges Egypt and other heathen shall be converted I le tell the faithfull that believe it and pray for it Such and such a man was new born regenerate in the Church God himself â—hall number them among his elect Store of Preachers and Confessors All springs of grace and comfort in the true Church As a man discommoned from the world free from any affaires of the world Knowing that after death there was no hope All these are descriptions of the state of death A type of his favour to the church in Christ. Thy promises as ingraven in heaven are as sure as the heavens themselves Saints and Angels there Mat. 2. Made Egypt â— dead corps by the ten pâ—agues All coasts corners of the world praise thee Tabor and Hermon are put for East West because they stood so who hast inriched
them with thy blessings The sound of the Gopel and that which calls thereto Fulfilled to the Church in Christ. In prophecy or by Prophets thou didst promise to promote David a type of Christ. No wicked tyrant His power and dominion See Ps. 72. 8. His seed shall cry Abba father David was the first King that God chose Meditate of Christ. Much more Christs seed Then how sure in Christ. I 'l never fail them while the world stands Afflictions may object that God hath cast us off but never prove it The glory of his kingdom which was a type of so sacred a kingdom is much abased by desolation of warre In the very beginning his kingdom is decayd and seems to be brought to a decrepit state The Church in a dying state As thou wouldst pitie short breathed man â—o much more thy Church As the wicked do Christ. A fourth part of the night Mat. 24. 43. Mat. 13. 35. A pleasant tale delights us and steals our thoughts from us and is done ere we are aware or willing so c. Thy wrath is as dreadfull as we do or can imagine To consider the shortnes and uncertainty thereof Thy work of mercy for Judgment is called his strange work Isa. 28. 21. but mercy his own work Isa. 26. 12. Vnder the wing of Gods protection is all safety From the Executioner of Judgement This Psalme is thought to be made on occasion of that plague 2 Sam. 24. The sickness is most infectious some write in the night and at noon Object Why doth the sickness take us away promiscuously Answ. I doubt we want that goodness they had of old Thou shalt see how it aâ— lights on the wicked Tyrants robbers hereticks and hypocrites meant by these beasts Intituled a Psalme for the Sabbath day Therefore should we keep the Sabbath for such memorials from morning to night Musick of affections now Rom. 11. 33. Though multitudes Maintain my dignity They write that the Vnicorn is never taken â—ive Renew thy gifts and graces on me The true members of the Church How ever the godly are tryed or the wicked suffered Holy promises ordinances exercises The God of the puritans That gives man the faculty of reason To think they are unseen or shall scape unpunished Not every man afflicted but he that learns by it Esa. 26. 20. Tho God try the righteous and suffer the wicked for a time it will change Yet I was ready to distruct for my own part Then God came in c. I had been in my grave ere now Comforts of thy Word and Spirit Shall they that make laws for traps plead thy authoritie you must obey the King siâ— iâ— all things When ever ye hear his word or spirit moving you In forty yeers space a long day specially that notorious temptation Exod. 17. 6. Into Canaan a type of heaven Greatest tokens of his glory are in his Church For by Christ they shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption Rom. 8. 19 20 21 22. Gentiles come in The Church militant in unitie veritie safetie His coming is nigh at hand to teach judge justifie sanctifie Mediate of his coming to judgement Ilands aswell as continent rejoyce for the Kingdom of Christ dreadfull onely to his adversaries Kingdomes of Tyrants tremble at his Judgements Angels and men Let all false gods fall as Dagon c. their disciples worship the true God Light of coÌ„fort which if it spring not up in this world will be plentifull hereafter Such a holy nature cannot fail of his promises Luk. 1. 69. Published to the Gentiles Heb. 12. 28. Christs government delights in righteousness Kings thrones are adorn'd with Purple Arras c. Christs with righteousness At or before the Ark a Type of Christ. The word for a Priest is sometimes put for a great person Num. 16. 46. 1. Sam. 7. 9. Exod. 13. 21. Ancient miracles belong to us Pardon and chastisement may stand together For the things they did besides and against the word He made us his people Ioh. 15. 16. How much more doth Christ in his Church †In this song publikely profess it * CompreheÌ„ding all the vertues of a governour Doing all for thy glory When wilt thou settle mee in my kingdome mean while I will do so in my house Iâ—â— do no wrong to my subjects nor suffer any one to counsell me so I hate such doings c. The servants both of my Court and Crown shall be the best deserâ—ing Typing our bondage to Satan and the Romish Babylon Therefore my adversity is the greater Seventy yeers Ier. 25. 12. Of the ruins of the materiall temple how much more of the living temple of the holy Ghost Prayer shall bring thee deliverance Though in after ages Captives in Babylon Gentiles conversion Oh that this generation might see these days but we are broken with affliction and wearing away Her bill in old age grows so crooked she cannot eat till it fall off and then she revives Psal. 147. 29. Numerous Angels The father of lights for thou mad'st light the first day * Second day Gen. 1. 6. As nimble as a flame to execute his will Gen. 1. 3. Some think he treats of the five days Creation †Third day Gen. 1. 9. At first water lapt about the earth but God bounded the water to make the earth habitable Quere if Angels were not made the second day a Thy word Gen. 1. 7. was soon obey'd b Heb. The mountains ascend the valleys descend c As naturally being a lighter element they would Yet Rivers accommodate us tho the Seas cover not the earth Gen. 1. 14. Tho individuums i. e. particular creatures men beasts plants die yet the species the kinds of each continue still * As at Sina Exod. 19. I will not neglect to praise God for his work as profane men do Take him away in his sins Which signifies our safe conduct to the kingdome of glory My people taught and anointed with my Spirit Typing our provision preservation in the world Ouâ— of evils God intends good for his children Till the time came that God had said with himself i. e. decreed to deliver him his word of permission tri'd Josephs patience God guides wicked mens malice to our good No creatures disobedient to God but Devils and men Exod. 12. 35. Exod. 33. 12. Exod. 13. 22. These were types of heavenly food Meditate of the continuall care of God for our bodies and souls And of Christ signified by the rock of water 1 Cor. 10. 4. From Wilderness to Canaan and us from earth to heaven Wilfully transgressing Let me experimentally feel thy favour as thy elect Saints shall do Did not ediâ—â—e by them As divers dyed suddenly by surfet Psal. 78. 31. So some by consumptions going to the heart of them But that intercession was through Christ on whom we must meditate Aegypt was peopled by the posterity of cursed Cham. As unbeleevers do the heavenly Canaan Sware See Ezek. 20. Some
6 Thou shalt destroy them that are prone To utter tales and lies God will abhorre the bloudy one And such as fraud devise verse 7 But to thy house will I draw neer In thine abundant grace And worship in thy sacred fear Towards thy holy place 2. Part. Argument He prays for Gods safe protection and sure direction lest he should fall into the power or practise of the wicked here described the sweet and safe condition of the godly verse 8 LOrd in thy justice be my guide Because of all my foes Thy paths lest I should goe aside Before my face disclose verse 9 For in their mouths no faithfulness Nor truth have any room Their inward parts meer wickedness Their throat an open tomb They flatter with dissembling tongue verse 10 O God destroy them all By their own counsels going wrong Let them be sure to fall Cast out in their iniquitie And multitudes of sin For lo they have rebelliously Offended thee therein verse 11 But let them all that trust in thee And love thy holy Name Since they by thee defended bee Be joyfull in the same For gladness let them ever shout verse 12 For thou wilt blessings yeeld And guard the Righteous round about With favour as a Shield PSAL. VI. To Davids tune David complains of his sicknes the impossibilitie to serve God in the state of Death the extremitie of his sorrows malignitie of his adversaries he getteth victory over his temptations O Lord my God rebuke me not When thou shalt angry bee When thy displeasure waxeth hot O do not chasten mee verse 2 O Lord have mercy on my soule For I am wondrous weak Lord I beseech thee make me whole My bones with anguish break verse 3 My soul is also vexed sore But Lord how long a space verse 4 Return ô Lord my soul restore O save mee of thy grace verse 5 For after death can no man have Remembrance Lord of thee Who hopes to thank thee in the grave verse 6 My groaning wearieth mee All night I make my bed to swimme My Couch with teares o're-flowes verse 7 Mine eye consum'd with griefe grows dimme Because of all my foes verse 8 From me yee sinners go away For lo my voice that wept The Lord hath heard the Lord I say verse 9 My prayer will accept God heard my suit at my desire verse 10 Let shame my foes confound With suddain shame let them retire And sore vexations wound PSAL. VII To Coventry tune 1. Part. Argument David being forced out of Jerusalem by Absoloms Conspiracy and rail'd upon by Shimei pleads his own innocency O Lord my God I do repose My confidence in thee From all my persecuting foes Save and deliver mee verse 2 Lest like a Lyon cruelly My soul he piece-meal rend And teare it while no Saviour's by To succour and defend verse 3 O Lord my God if I have done This treasonable act Or if my hands have ere begun So treacherous a fact verse 4 If I to him rewarded ill That was with me at peace Yea I did still by my good will My causlesse foe release verse 5 Then let my foe pursue my soul And take and tread it down Trampling my life with proud controul And bury my renown II. Part. Argument David prays for restauration to his Kingdom to minister just judgement to the people after the example of almightie God verse 6 RIse Lord in wrath lift up thy hand Because my foes so storm The Judgement which thou didst cōmand Awaking now perform verse 7 Then shall th' Assembly generally Themselves to me betake Return therefore and sit on high Even for this peoples sake verse 8 His peoples cause the Lord will trie O let my Judgement bee According to th' integritie And righteousnesse in mee verse 9 O put a finall period To lewd mens wickednesse As for the righteous men ô God Establish them no lesse The righteous God tries heart reins And every secret part verse 10 And my defence is by his means Who saves the upright heart 3. Part. Argument God tries the righteous with wise and just corrections plagues the wicked with dire and dreadfull punishments confounding them in their own cursed Counsells verse 11 WIth Judgement will the Lord be sure The righteous to repay And with the lewd and wicked doer God's angry every day verse 12 Unlesse he speedily repent His glittering sword is whet His angry bow the Lord hath bent And hath it ready set verse 13 He hath prepared deadly darts Determining to shoot Choice arrowes at the vip'rous hearts Of those that persecute verse 14 Behold how with iniquitie He travailes in his thought Conceiving mischief craftily And falshood forth hath brought verse 15 He made a pit in digging which Great pains himself did take And now is fall'n into the ditch Which he himself did make verse 16 Upon his own head shall reboun◠His mischiefe spite and hate His violent dealing shall come down And light upon his pate verse 17 Unto the Lord give thanks will I For all his righteous waies And to the Name of God most high Sing chearfull songs of praise PSAL. VIII To Coventry tune David admires God glory most glorious in weak instruments his goodnes to mankinde giving him dignitie and dominion over the inferiour world which Christ taking our nature subdues and sanctifies to us O Lord our Lord how excellent In all the earth 's thy Name Behold thou hast They glory plac't Above the heavens frame verse 2 Weak babes and sucklings thou hast sent To preach thy power and skill That thou might'st so Th' avengefull foe And adversary still verse 3 When I behold attentively The heavens thy fingers frame The Moon on high And starrie skie Which by thine ord'nance came verse 4 What 's man or mans posteritie Think I what wondrous love He should of thee Remembred bee Or visited from above verse 5 For thou hast made him little lower Then Angels in degree And didst him crown With great renown And glorious dignitie verse 6 Thou mad'st him have dominion ore The works which thou hast wrought Beneath his feet Subjection meet Thou hast all creatures taught verse 7 All oxen sheep and fowl with these And cattell him obey What e're the field verse 8 Or aire can yield And fishes of the Sea What ever 's in the paths of Seas Or passeth through the same O Lord our Lord All lands record The splendor of thy Name PSAL. IX To Davids tune Argument David praiseth God for defence of the Church and destruction of the enemies God the supream King and righteous Judge of the world in whom the faithfull happily conside O Lord I 'l praise thy holy Name With true and hearty zeal Thy wondrous works will I proclame And none of them conceal verse 2 In thee be glad in thee rejoyce And to thy Name will I In songs of praise lift up my voice O thou that art most high
verse 3 When as mine adversaries shall Be turned back with shame For in thy presence they shall fall And perish by the same verse 4 For thou ô Lord thou hast alone Maintain'd my righteous Cause Thou fatest in thy righteous Throne To judge by righteous Lawes verse 5 Thou hast rebuk't the heathen rude And made for ever void Their hatefull name so that the lewd Are utterly destroy'd verse 6 Destructions are accomplished O Enemie so it frames Thou hast destroy'd and ruined Great Cities and their names verse 7 But God the true Eternall one For ever shall abide He hath prepar'd his kingly throne Just Judgement to decide verse 8 From Judgement he will not decline Exactly just and true To judge the world and will assigne To every man his due verse 9 The Lord moreover will become A refuge for th' opprest In times extreamly troublesome Securest place of rest verse 10 In thee will all men trust repose That know thy faithfull Name For thou hast not forsaken those That duly seek the same 2. Part. Argument God is glorified in delivering the Church and taking the wicked in their own craftinesse verse 11 UNto the Lord our God sing praise That dwells in Zion mount And all his wondrous works and wayes Unto the Church recount verse 12 When he for blood inquiry makes Those he forgets not then But into his remembrance takes The cryes of humble men verse 13 From gates of death thou dost me rear Have mercy on my state Think on the troubles that I bear Of those that do me hate verse 14 That I in Zions daughters gates May all thy praise record For thy salvation consolates My thankfull heart ô Lord. verse 15 Sunk down the wicked Heathen are Into the pit they made Their foot is taken in the snare Which they themselves have laid verse 16 By doing Judgement God is known The wicked man is snar'd By that destruction which his own Mischievous hands prepar'd verse 17 The wicked shall be turn'd to Hell These God-forgetting men verse 18 For poor men shall not alwayes dwell In dark oblivions den The needies long expecting eyes For ever shall not fail verse 19 Up Lord against the Heathen rise And let not man prevail Let them be judged in thy sight verse 20 And all the Nations then With fear and dread be danted quite And know themselves but men PSAL. X. York tune The presumption and crueltie of the wicked WHy dost thou Lord stand off so farre And seem'st thy self to hide And see'st what troublous times here are And what oppressing pride verse 2 Wherewith the wicked hunt the poor O let them be surpris'd Caught in the snare they thought so sure And which themselves devis'd verse 3 He boasteth of his hearts desire And doth the covetous blesse Whom while the wicked doth admire The Lord abhorres no lesse verse 4 Not seeking after God a jot Such is his staring pride In all his thoughts God commeth not verse 5 His waies none can abide Thy Judgements Lord are far enough Above his purblind sight At 's enemies he makes a puff And by them all sets light verse 6 His heart hath said I know that I Shall never be displac't Nor of the least adversitie At any time shall tast verse 7 His mouth is full of blasphemie Of fraud deceit and wrong Mischievousness and vanitie Sit underneath his tongue verse 8 In lurking dens and od by-ways Of Villages he sits The innocent he takes and slays In secret holes and pits 2. Part. Argument The craft and crueltie of the wicked prayer prevails against their power verse 9 MOst privily against poor men He bends his murth'rous eyes And like a Lyon in his den In wait he closely lies That he the simple man may get He lies in secret wait When once he draws him to his net Then doth he catch him strait verse 10 He doth crouch down and lowly bend Humbling himself withall That so the poor man that 's his end By his strong Ones may fall verse 11 His heart hath said God hath forgot He hides away his eyes On purpose he beholds it not verse 12 O Lord ô God arise Forget not but thy hand forth-stretch For poor men undertrod verse 13 O wherefore should a wicked wretch Contemn all-mighty God It shall not be requir'd at all Thus hath he said in heart verse 14 But of their mischief spite and gall Thou Lord a witness art And wilt requite it with thy hand The poor man doth commend Himself to thee for thou dost stand The fatherless his friend 3. Part. Argument as before verse 15 THe arm of Tyrants merciless Lord break in sunder quite Search out his secret wickedness Till all be come to light verse 16 God reigneth an eternall King By whose revenging hand The heathen people perishing Are banished the land verse 17 Lord the desire of humble men Hath pierc't thine easie ear An heart thou wilt prepare us then And cause thine Eare to hear verse 18 To judge the poor and fatherlesse That are opprest so sore That earthly men may not oppresse Nor vex them any more PSAL. XI French 1. Tune Argument The Saints impregnable safety so long as God is in heaven his different dealing with the good and bad IN God I put my Confidence Why do yee utter such a word Why say you to my soul fly hence Unto your mountain as a bird verse 2 For lo the wicked bend their bowes Their arrows on their strings prepare In secret for to shoot at those That upright-hearted persons are verse 3 If the foundations be destroy'd What can the Righteous do they say verse 4 Heavens holy temple stands not void For God is present there for ay The Lord within the heavens high Hath stablished his royall throne His Eyes behold his Eye-lids try The sonnes of mortall men each one verse 5 The Lord the righteous throughly tries But he the wicked greatly hates And him that loveth cruelties His righteous soul abominates verse 6 Brimstone and fire and tangling snares Upon the wicked raine shall he An horrible tempest he prepares The portion of their cup to be verse 7 For God that is a righteous one Doth righteousnesse as much affect The upright man he looks upon With very singular respect PSAL. XII To new tune Argument The great corruption of the wicked world their prophane and presumptuous speeches The preservation of the Church O Lord put to thy helping hand For now the godly cease The faithfull people of the land Exceedingly decrease verse 2 Men generally Speak vanitie Unto their friends apart Their conference slips From flattering lips And from a double heart verse 3 The lips that utter flatterings The Lord will cut away And tongues that speak presumptuous things verse 4 For thus they boast and say We shall not fail But to prevail With tongue and lips most free They are in our Peculiar
glorified for the victories of Christ and the Church the true seed of David verse 46 O Blessed be my rock of power That ever doth abide And let the Lord my Saviour Be highly magnifi'd verse 47 'T is God that hath avenged me My people he subjects And my Deliverer is he That me from foes protects verse 48 Above them hast thou rais'd my head That did my hurt conspire And me from him delivered VVhom fury set on fire verse 49 Among the heathen for this thing Thy praises I 'l proclame And cheerfull songs of triumph sing To thy victorious Name verse 50 Full great deliv'rance he doth bring And mercy keeps in store For David his anointed King And HIS seed evermore PSAL. XIX To Davids tune 1. Part. Argument The creatures shew Gods glory the Scriptures his grace and saving knowledge THe heavens give to understand The glory of the Lord The operations of his hand The firmaments record verse 2 Night unto night hath knowledg show'n And day with day confer'd verse 3 And speech or language there is none Where their voice is not heard verse 4 Their line doth close and comprehend The vast earth round about Unto the worlds remotest end Their words are passed out The Lord a TABERNACLE there Did for the Sun compose verse 5 Which as a Bridegroom doth appear That from his chamber goes Rejoycing for to run a race Like to a champion stout verse 6 At heavens farthest distant place Begins his going out And he to heavens utmost end His circuit makes compleat And there is nothing can defend Or hide it from his heart verse 7 The law of God is perfect pure The soul it purifies His testimonies are most sure And make the simple wise PSAL. XIX 2. Part. Argument The names and properties of the Scriptures the benefit of obeying them which makes the godly sue for grace verse 8 THe statues of the Lord are right And consolate the mind His precepts pure affording light To eyes by nature blind verse 9 Gods fear is clean from all defects And alwayes doth endure His Judgements just in all respects And truth it self no truer verse 10 Far more then many treasur'd summes Of gold to be embrac't Far sweeter then the hony-combes Or hony to the taste verse 11 They are thy servants monitors How he his life should frame A great reward 's provided for 's If we observe the same verse 12 But who can all his errours see O cleanse my heart within verse 13 From secret faults ô keep thou mee From all presumptuous sin O let it have no Regiment In me at any time And then shall I be innocent And cleer from greatest crime verse 14 The meditations of my heart And every word I say Take in good part ô Lord that art My Saviour strength and stay PSAL. XX. To choice tune Argument David going forth to battell offers sacrifice the Church prays confidently for acceptation and success LORD hear thee in this troublous day The name of Jacobs God defend verse 2 From Sion be thy strength and stay Help from the Sanctuary send verse 3 Thine offrings all in mind be kept He thy burnt Sacrifice accept verse 4 Thy hearts desire he grant thee still And all thy counsels LORD fulfill verse 5 We will rejoyce in thy defence And spread our banners in the name Of thee our God and confidence LORD hear thy prayers and grant the same verse 6 Now know I God will save from harm With saving strength of his right arm And heareth his anointed one From heav'n his high and holy throne verse 7 Some hope in Charets help to find And some in horses hope the same But wee will ever bear in mind The Lord our Gods all-helpfull name verse 8 They are brought down fallen quite But we are ris'n and stand upright verse 9 Save LORD let the King give ear Now when we pray our prayers to hear PSAL. XXI To Dutch tune Argument David gives thanks for victory and the rich blessings of God O LORD in thy salvation The King shall much delight With joy and exultation In thy great strength and might verse 2 For what his heart desir'd to have Thou granted'st every thing And what his lips of thee did crave Was not deni'd the King verse 3 With thy good blessings powred down Thou hast him richly sped And thou hast set a royall crown Of pure gold on his head verse 4 He ask't thee life and thou did'st give To him that blessing prime Even length of dayes that he might live An everlasting time verse 5 He glorieth most exceedingly In thy salvations aid For honour and great majestie Thou hast upon him laid verse 6 Of blessings ever-flowing streams Thou did'st to him impart And with thy countenances beams Rejoyc'd his joyfull heart verse 7 For LORD the King unfainedly Doth put his trust in thee And through thy mercie ô most High Remov'd he shall not be 2. Part. Argument The consuming wrath of Christ against all implacable adversaries verse 8 THy right-hand shall thy foes disclose Thy hand thy haters all verse 9 And fiery ovens shall burn thy foes What time thy wrath shall fall The Lord shall swallow them in fume Fire shall devour them then verse 10 Their fruit shalt thou from earth consume Their seeds from sons of men verse 11 For they against thee did intend A most mischievous thing But cannot bring to passe the end Of their imagining verse 12 Lord thou shalt make them for these things To turn their backs apace Charging thine arrows on thy strings Against their stubborn face verse 13 In thy peculiar strength O Lord Thy matchless glory raise So shall due cheerfull songs record Thy powers deferved praise PSAL. XXII To Oxford tune 1. Part. Argument David complains of desertion and disdainfulness of his enemies remembers to his comfort Gods ancient dealing with the Saints MY God my God wherefore hast thon Forsook me O wherefore Why art so far from helping now When I do cry and rore verse 2 My God I cry even all day long Yet hear'st thou not my moan All night I cannot hold my tongue verse 3 But thou 'rt an only one Thou that inhabit'st Israels praise verse 4 Our fathers hop'd in thee In thee they trusted all their dayes And thou did'st set them free verse 5 They cry'd to thee and by the same A blest deliverance got And trusting in thy holy Name Confounded were they not verse 6 But I 'm not reckned for a man A despicable worm A meer reproach of men I am Whom all the people spurn verse 7 All they that see me laugh O God Shoot out the lip do they And shake their heads with scornfull nod And thus they speak and say verse 8 He trusted that the Lord would be A Saviour for his sake Let him deliver him since he In him delight did take 2. Part. Argument Gods
originall providence to his Saints a complaint of savage adversaries and extreme afflictions verse 9 EVen from the womb which me possest O Lord thou took'st me thence When I was on my mothers brest Thou wast my confidence verse 10 I from the naked womb was cast Upon thy care alone Thou from my mothers belly wast The God my soul doth own verse 11 Be not far from me trouble 's neer And none to help me out verse 12 So many bulls have every where Incompass'd me about Strong Bashan bulls encompassing Prevent me all escape verse 13 Their wide mouths like a ravening And roaring Lion gape verse 14 Like water I am shed and sunk My bones dis-joynted all My heart within my bowels shrunk Like molten wax doth fall verse 15 My strength is like a potsheard dri'd My tongue cleaves to my jawes In dust of death to be and bide Thou dost thy servant cause verse 16 For dogs have me invironed Assembled wicked bands Have me inclos'd and compassed They pierce my feet and hands verse 17 Yea I may reckon every bone On me they gaze and stare verse 18 Upon my vesture lots are thrown And they my garments share verse 19 But Lord my strength make haste to help And be not far from me verse 20 My darling soul from cruell whelp And bloody sword set free verse 21 Lest I by Lions mouths be torn Save and deliver me For from the horns of Unicorns Thou heard'st me pray to thee 3. Part. Argument The relief of the afflicted the dainties of the Gospel conversion of the Gentiles and successions of the Church verse 22 O Lord I will declare thy Name Among my brethren dear And I will spread thy praise and fame In congregations here verse 23 O yee his Saints that fear the Lord Praise him in word and deed Glorifie him with one accord O all yee Jacobs seed Yee seed of Israel do no less But always fear the Lord verse 24 Because th' afflicted souls distress He never hath abhorr'd He did not such a soul despise Nor unaffected hide From him his favourable eies But heard him when he cry'd verse 25 In great resort I 'l spread thy fame And pay my vowes I will Before them all that fear thy Name verse 26 The meek shall eat their fill They shall that seek him praise the Lord Your hearts shall live for ay verse 27 The worlds vast ends shall all record And turn to God shall they All kindred nations shall to thee In humble worship fall verse 28 The kingdoms gods and he shall bee Supreme of nations all verse 29 All sat ones on the earth shall eat And worship him they must And they must bow before his seat That stoop and lick the dust His own soul none can keep alive verse 30 A seed shall serve the Lord A Generation shall survive Which we for his record verse 31 They shall come forth and there declare His righteousnesse to those That born in after ages are That God did thus dispose PSAL. XXIII To the 2. French tune Argument The sure supply of the Saints THe Lord 's my Shepherd to provide No wofull want shall I abide verse 2 In pastures best He makes me rest He leads me by still waters side verse 3 Restores my soul as guide thereto For his names sake in paths most true verse 4 Though I invade Deaths horrid shade That darksome valley walking through Yet I will fear no kind of ill For thou art ever present still VVith me O God They staffe thy rod My heart with heav'nly comforts fill verse 5 My table thou hast furnish't so Even in the presence of my foe Thine ointment spread Upon my head Making my cup to overflow Yea all my lifes continued space verse 6 Surely thy goodness and thy grace Shall follow me Thy house shall be My ever constant dwelling place PSAL. XXIV Dutch Bass tune Argument He exhorts to receive Christ the King of the world describes the Citizens of his spirituall Kingdome THe earth 's the Lords with all her goods And all the worlds contain verse 2 He â—tablish'd it upon the floods And fixt it on the main verse 3 VVho in Gods holy place may stand His hill ascend unto verse 4 The pure in heart and clean in hand VVhose oaths are just and true VVho suffers not his soul to cleave To Idols most abhorr'd verse 5 He shall undoubtedly receive The blessing from the Lord. From God his Saviour he shall speed VVith gifts of saving grace verse 6 O Jacob this thy seekers seed Ev'n theirs that seek thy face verse 7 Yee everlasting doors stand ope Yee gates lift up the head And give the King of glory scope Within your courts to tread verse 8 Who is this glory-crowned King His royall name record In battell always conquering The Strong and mighty Lord. verse 9 Yee everlasting doors stand ope Yee gates lift up your head And give the King of glory scope Within your courts to tread verse 10 Who may this Kingly person be And all the glory his The Lord of hosts and none but he The King of glory is PSAL. XXV To Sweet tune Argument David sueth for Gods protection and pardon of his sins specially those of his youth LOrd I lift up my soul to thee verse 2 In thee my God I trust repose O Let not me Ashamed be Nor over-topt by envious foes verse 3 Put none to shame whom goodness draws To wait upon thy holy name Who break thy lawes Without a cause Let them be rather put to shame verse 4 Shew me thy paths teach me thy way verse 5 Lead in thy truth and teach my heart On thee all day I wait and stay For thou my God and Saviour art verse 6 Thy tender loving kindnesses And thy sweet mercies manifold O Lord now please To think on these For they have ever been of old verse 7 My great transgressions what they be Nor yet my sins of youth record In mercy free Remember mee Even for thy goodness sake O Lord. verse 8 The Lord 's a good and upright one To them therefore that go aside Will he alone His ways make known verse 9 The meeke will he in judgement guide He to the meek will teach his way verse 10 Lo all his paths are truth and grace To such are they As do obey His covenant and his laws imbrace verse 11 Lord I beseech thee earnestly For thy names sake I thee intreat To pardon my Iniquity For it is most exceeding great 2. Part. Argument He prayes for help in affliction and the like for the Church verse 12 WHat man is he whom God indues With grace and care the Lord to please To him God shews What way to choose verse 13 His soule shall also dwell at ease His seed shall have inheritance here verse 14 His secret will the
becomes the Saints verse 2 Praise God with Psaltrie Harp voice And ten-string'd instruments verse 3 A new song to the Lord indite Sing loud and play with skill verse 4 For lo the word of God is right His works all truth fulfill verse 5 Justice and Judgement he doth love His goodness fils all coasts verse 6 The word of God made heav'n above His Spirit all their hoasts verse 7 He watry seas collected keeps And heaps the billows curl'd In storehouses he layes the deeps O fear him all the world verse 8 In awe of him let all men stand That dwell from sun to sun verse 9 For it stood fast at his command He spake and it was done verse 10 The counsels which the heathen take The Lord doth bring to nought And their device doth fruitlesse make VVhat ere the people thought verse 11 The counsell of the Lord stands sure And so for ever shall Th' intentions of his heart endure To generations all 2. Part. Argument Gods speciall and common providence the creatures vanity and Gods All-sufficiency to help in hardest times verse 12 THat nation's blest whose God 's the Lord That people's blest whom he Hath chosen of his own accord His heritage to be verse 13 The Lord looks down from heaven high Beholding all abroad All mortall mans posterity verse 14 From place of his abode In all the earth and all the parts The dwellers he surveys verse 15 Alike he fashioneth their hearts And all their works he weighs verse 16 No num'rous host can save a King Their corp'rall strength saves none verse 17 A horse of save 's a meer vain thing His great strength saves not one verse 18 Behold Gods eye tow'rds them set ope That him in rev'rence have And them that in his mercies hope verse 19 Their souls from death to save To keep alive when death's destroy verse 20 Our soul waits for the Lord He is our help our shield our joy verse 21 In whom our hearts accord Because we have put confidence In his most holy name verse 22 The mercy Lord to us dispence As we hope in the same PSAL. XXXIV To Martyrs tune Argument David by his own practice and experience inciteth to praise and trust in God AT all times I will blesse the Lord Thy praise ô Lord of hoast verse 2 My busie mouth shall still record My soul in him shall boast The humble wondrous glad shall be In hearing of the same verse 3 O magnifie the LORD with me Let 's all exalt his Name verse 4 I sought the Lord he gave good ear And all my terrours dash't verse 5 They look'd to him inlight'ned were Nor was their face abash't verse 6 This poor man cri'd the Lord did hear And all his troubles end verse 7 Gods Angels tents are pitched near Gods children to defend verse 8 O taste and see how good God is Who trusts in him is blest verse 9 O fear the Lord ye Saints of his Such shall not be distrest verse 10 Young Lyons shall be hunger-pin'd Their food shall be so scant But they that seek the Lord to find Not one good thing shall want 2. Part. Argument The way to true happines with the priviledges of the godly and wickeds misery verse 11 COme children hearken unto me Gods fear I teach to you verse 12 Who longs for life good things to see And dayes desires not few verse 13 The lying lips where falshood breeds And wicked words refrain verse 14 Depart from evill do good deeds Seek peace and peace maintain verse 15 Upon the righteous every where God casts intentive eies And opens his attentive ear To their uncessant cries verse 16 'Gainst workers of iniquitie An angry brow he frames To cut from earth the memory Of their detested names verse 17 The righteous cry the Lord doth hear And all their troubles ends verse 18 To broken hearts the Lord is near And contrite souls defends verse 19 Great are th' afflictions which befall The LORDS most holy ones But God shall help them out of all verse 20 And keepeth all his bones So that not one of them is burst verse 21 But mischief slays the lewd Who hate the righteous shall be curs'd And utterly subdu'd verse 22 The Lord redeems from captive state His servants souls each one And there shall none be desolate That trust in him alone PSAL. XXXV To Oxford tune Argument An earnest prayer against Persecutors LORD plead my righteous cause with those That are with me at strife O fight against my mortall foes That fight against my life verse 2 Lay hold of buckler and of shield My help stand up unto verse 3 Draw out the Spear and keep the field Against them that pursue Say to my soul I 'm thy defence Let shame their hopes controul verse 4 Confusion be their recompence That seek to hurt my soul. Let thy fierce hand them backward strike Confusion may they finde verse 5 Who seek my hurt let them be like The chaff before the winde Let Gods swift Angel make pursuit Close at their heels I say verse 6 Them let Gods Angel persecute In dark and slipp'ry way verse 7 For causlesly within a pit A net for me they hid Even for my soul they digged it And this they causless did verse 8 O let destruction unawares Upon this monster fall And let him having hidden snares Be taken therewithall Even that destruction LORD decree That he fall in the same verse 9 And then my soul shall joyfull be In Gods all-mighty Name And joy in his salvation much verse 10 And all my threat'ned bones Shall say What other God is such VVho saves the needy ones Thou helpest him that stands in need From foes that are too strong The poor from spoilers thou hast free'd And wretched men from wrong 2. Part. Argument The perfidiousness and ingratitude of the wicked verse 11 MOst wicked men against me rise To witness things untrue And charge me with iniquities Whereof I nothing knew verse 12 They did reward my good with ill My love with hate requite And sought my souls destruction still With utmost of their might verse 13 But I their sickness did condole In sackcloth fasted mourn'd The pray'r of mine afflicted soul. Into my bosome turn'd verse 14 I for my foe behaved mee As for my friend or brother I bow'd down heavily as he That mourneth for his mother verse 15 But they rejoyced in my woe And were together got Base abjects when I did not know They tore me ceasing not verse 16 With mocking hypocrites at feasts They gnash't their teeth at me verse 17 O Lord how long shall these vile beasts Both seen and suffered be Destroying Lyons ô defeat My darling soul defend verse 18 I 'l praise thee in assemblies great Where multitudes attend 3. Part. Argument He prays against the spitefulness of the wicked here described verse 19 LEt not my wrongfull enemies
ships at Sea verse 8 I' th Citie of this King of pow'rs VVe saw as we were told The Citie of this God of ours God ever shall uphold verse 9 We thought on thy compassions Lord Amidst thy Temples frame verse 10 All ends of earth thy praise record According to thy Name Thy right hand 's full of righteousness Lord let thy Judgments voice Make Judahs daughters joy express And Sion hill rejoyce verse 12 Walk round about and Sion view Her stately turrets tell verse 13 Her palaces consider you And mark her bulwarks well That so to all posteritie It may be testifi'd verse 14 This God our God perpetually Till death will be our guide PSAL. XLIX To pause tune The vanitie of worldlings prosperitie though a riddle to the world it self ALL people hear VVith carefull ear The thing which I shall tell Yee great and small Rich poor and all verse 2 Throughout the earth that dwell verse 3 My mouth behold Shall now unfold The wisdome of the wise My studious heart In sacred art It self shall exercise verse 4 Yea I will mine Own ears incline This parable to mark With sweet harp sing While opening My parable so dark verse 5 VVhy should the day Of grief dismay VVhen as my conscience feels It self hemm'd in With all the sin Of mine offending neels verse 6 Concerning those That trust repose In wealth-replenish'd bags And having more Abundant store Of riches make their brags verse 7 There 's not a man Of them that can His brothers life redeem Nor for him may A ransome pay Sufficient in esteem verse 8 For that 's of too Great price to do And so much cease for ever verse 9 That alwayes he Alive should be And see corruption never verse 10 He doth perceive All die and leave To others their estate The fool the wise And brutish dies For death 's the common gate 2. Part. Argument The misery of worldlings in death and judgement wherein the godly have pre-eminence verse 11 THey think that all Their houses shall Be set for ever fast Their dwelling place From race to race As they believe shall last Their mansions all These worldlings call By their appropriate name verse 12 Yet man set high In dignitie Abides not in the same Like beasts a thing Soon perishing verse 13 This is their foolish way Yet are they by Posteritie Approv'd in all they say verse 14 Like sheep in fold The grave doth hold Pale death shall them devour And upright men Shall surely then Have over them the pow'r VVhen mornings light Concludes this night And all their beautie brave Shall death expell From whence they dwell To perish in the grave verse 15 But God will sure My soul secure VVhen I this earth shall leave On me the grave No pow'r shall have For he shall me receive verse 16 VVhen riches shall To worldlings fall Be not discourag'd then VVhen flattering fame Exalts the name And house of worldly men verse 17 VVho once by death Depriv'd of breath Shall no possession have His pomp shall end And not descend VVith him into the grave verse 18 Tho till he di'd He magnifi'd His soul for worldly pelf And worldly men Will praise thee then When thou befriends thy self verse 19 Well he shall go To th'place below To which his fathers old VVhen they were dead VVere gathered And never light behold verse 20 Man being high In dignitie Yet understanding not In his decease Is like the beasts Which quickly die and rot PSAL. L. To Martyrs tune God as at the great Judgement condemns meer formall service wherewith hypocrits please themselves THe mighty God the LORD spake out And gave the earth a call From Suns up-rising round about To his far-distant fall verse 2 From beautifull perfections rare From Sion God hath shin'd verse 3 Our God shall come and shall not spare To utter all his mind A flame of fire devouring quick Shall go before his face Tempestuous storms shall gather thick Before his Judgement place verse 4 To heav'n he from above shall call His peoples Judge to be verse 5 Thus summoning the earth withall Gather my Saints to me Those that with me in Covenant are By sacrifice each one verse 6 And heav'n his justice shall declare For God is Judge alone verse 7 Hear me ô people called mine To Israel speak will I I that am God that God of thine Against thee testifie verse 8 Burnt-offrings or for sacrifice I will not Israel blame To have them still before mine eies I do not mind the same verse 9 I 'l take ne he-goats from thy folds Nor bullocks from thy stall verse 10 For every beast the Forest holds Mine own I justly call A thousand hills my Cattell feed All mine I say not thine verse 11 I know all fowls the mountains breed The fields wild beasts are mine verse 12 If any hunger I sustain'd I would not tell it thee The world and all therein contain'd Pertains alone to me 2. Part. Argument God promiseth to hear and help the truly gratefull and godly but rejecteth and threatneth wicked professors verse 13 WIll I eat flesh of Bulls or Cows Or drink goats bloud will I verse 14 Give God his praise and pay thy vows To him that is most high verse 15 Then in thy trouble call on me And promise of me claim And I will sure deliver thee And thou shalt praise my Name verse 16 But as for them that wicked are Them God will say unto My Statutes why do'st thou declare What hast thou there to do My Covenant should thy mouth relate verse 17 Since thee I alwayes finde Instruction to detest and hate And cast my words behinde verse 18 Thou saw'st a thief and did'st consent To th' practise of his sin And with the loose incontinent Thou hast partaker bin verse 19 Thou from no ill thy mouth refrain'st Thy tongue doth mischief frame verse 20 Thou sit'st secure and speak'st against Thy brothers honest name Thou dost reproach with slanders vile Even thine own mothers sonne verse 21 And I kept silence all the while That thou these things hast done Just like thy self did'st thou suppose Me also to have bin But I 'l reprove thee and disclose In order all thy sin verse 22 Consider this all ye that have Th'avengefull God forgot That I when there is none to save In pieces tear you not verse 23 He that presents me with due praise Shall glorifie me so To him that orders well his wayes Will God salvation show PSAL. LI. To sinners tune David bitterly laments his sin and sues for pardon and peace of conscience HAve mercy LORD and pitie take On me in my distress For thine abundant mercy sake Blot out my wickedness verse 2 O wash me clean from filthiness And sep'rate sin from me verse 3 For my transgressions I confess My sin I alwayes see verse 4 Against thee LORD and onely
The Nations of the earth verse 5 Let all that are of humane birth Praise thee and not surcease verse 6 Then shall the fat and fruitfull earth yield plentifull increase Yea God our God shall bless us then verse 7 Great blessings God shall send He shall be fear'd of mortall men To earths remotest end PSAL. LXVIII To Dutch tune David at the remove of the Ark celebrates the greatness and goodness of God LEt God omnipotent arise His scattered foes to chace And let his hatefull enemies Flee from his angry face verse 2 As driven smoke drive them away As fire makes wax to fry So in Gods presence perish they That work iniquitie verse 3 But let the just be glad with joy Before Jehovahs face Let them rejoyce exceedingly And sing unto his grace verse 4 Sing praise to God with cheerfull voice Extoll'd by JAH his Name And in his presence much rejoice That rides on heavens frame verse 5 A father of the fatherless A Judge of widows case Is God in place of holiness From that his dwelling place verse 6 He sets th'alone in families And bringeth out the bound But le ts rebellious enemies Inhabit barren ground 2. Part. Argument A memoriall of Gods miraculous works in the Wilderness and the land of Canaan verse 7 WHen thou to be thy peoples guide O God did'st undertake And marchedst through the desarts wide verse 8 Affrighted earth did quake Then also did the heavens drop 'Cause Israels God was there Yea at thy presence Sinai's top Did move and quake for fear verse 9 Thou Lord did'st send a gracious rain Thine heritage thereby VVas strength'ned and confirm'd again When it was faint and dry verse 10 Thy Congregation dwelt therein O God thou art the doer Thou of thy goodness brought'st us in Provision for the poor verse 11 God gave the word of victorie Immediately there came Innumerable companie That published the same verse 12 Stout Kings of potent Armies fled For they were put to foil And shee at home that tarried Helpt to divide the spoil verse 13 Tho ye have lien among the pots Ye shall be like a Dove VVith checkquerd wings of silver spots And yellow gold above verse 14 When God almighty scattered here Proud Kings that came to kill 's Victorious Israel shin'd as cleer As snow on Salmon hills 3. Part. Argument The happines of Sion excelling Sinai and all other hills because the Temple was there built The glorious acts of Christ for the Church thereby typed verse 15 THe hill wherein Jehovah dwells As Bashan hill we count A loftie hill that parallels The height of Bashan mount verse 16 Why leap yee yee aspiring hills This is that famous hill VVherein the Lord precisely wills To have his dwelling still Yea here to dwell for evermore verse 17 Gods Chariots are not small But thousands yea a thousand score Of pow'rs Angelicall The Lord 's with them as formerly In Sinai's holy ground verse 18 Thou hast ascended up on high And led captiv'tie bound Thou hast received gifts for men Yea those men that rebell That God the Lord might also then Among the Gentiles dwell verse 19 Blessed the God that every day With ben'fits doth us load Even our salvations God I say Who hath them so bestow'd verse 20 He is the God of saving health Even God on whom wee call And unto God the Lord himself Belong deaths issues all verse 21 But God shall wound his en'mies head Their hairy scalp and skin That having lewdly trespassed Dare still persist therein verse 22 I will bring back the Lord did say From Bashan come shall these My people I will bring away From bottoms of the Seas verse 23 That thou mai'st dip thy foot in bloud Of adversaries slain And where thy slaughter'd en'mies stood Thy dogs their tongues may stain 4. Part. Argument The pompous carriage of the Aâ—k to the Tabernacle the resort of great men thereto verse 24 THy goings in thy Sanctuary Thy goings Lord my King The people saw apparently verse 25 Before went those that sing The skilfull play'rs on instrument Close following at their feet Amidst them there the damsells went That tun'd the timbrels sweet verse 26 In great resorts Gods praise ascribe The Lord from Israels spring verse 27 There 's Benjamin that little tribe Together with their King There 's Judahs Princes generally And Counsellors of theirs From Zebulon and Nepthali Each famous Prince appears verse 28 They God by his supream command Thy strength hath founded thus Strengthen O God with thy good hand What thou hast wrought for us 5. Part. Argument The conversion of the Gentiles and confusion of implacable adversaries verse 29 THy Temple at Jerusalem Shall forein Kings allure To come and bring their gifts with them Thy favour to procure verse 30 Rebuke the spear-mens company And that unruly crue Of Bulls and calves till generally They pay their tributes due Till each man silver-plate presents Disperse and scatter farre All these tumultuous male contents That take delight in warre verse 31 Aethiop to God shall stretch her hands And Aegypt send her King verse 32 Sing praise to God ye forein lands To great Jehovah sing verse 33 That rides upon the highest sphere Of heavens fram'd of old And sendeth out his thunders there A mighty voice behold verse 34 Ascribe to God omnipotence His strength in clouds in shown O're Isr'el is his excellence verse 35 Lord thou' rt a dreadfull one The same thy Sanctuary shows Yea Israels God 's the same That strength and pow'r on his bestows And blessed be his Name PSAL. LXIX Oxford tune David in deep affliction prays that no good man might be discouraged by his sufferings which were for the cause of God SAve me O God for to my soul swift waters flow apace verse 2 I sink within a miry hole Where is no standing place In deepest waters I am come Supprest with flouds main force verse 3 My crying is most wearisome My throat is dry and hoarse Mine eyes do fail while hard bestead I for my God do wait verse 4 More foes then hairs upon my head Do bear me causless hate My wrongfull foes are mightie men That seek my soul to slay The things have I restored then VVhich I took not away verse 5 O God my sinne 's not hid from thee My foolishness thou know'st verse 6 Let no man be asham'd through mee O Lord O God of hoast Let none that wait on thee have shame None to confusion sell For my sake none that seek thy Name O God of Israel verse 7 Since for thy sake I suffered scorn My face was fill'd with shame verse 8 To those that were my brethren born A stranger I became My mothers children do with mee As with an aliant deal verse 9 And I am eaten up for thee And with thy houses zeal I bore thy scorners blasphemies
hunger-pin'd 2. Part. Argument Gods providence towards poor prisoners sick persons though incurring their miseries by their sins verse 10 SUch as in darkness have abode With shade of death ore-cast VVhom irons and afflictions load VVhich fetters bind them fast verse 11 Because Gods word was scornfully Rebell'd against by them The counsell of the Lord most high Because they did contem ' verse 12 With labour sore he tam'd their pride They fell quite succourless verse 13 In trouble then to God they cri'd He sav'd them from distress verse 14 From shade of death darksom night Which they were subject under He brought them out to life and light And brake their bonds asunder verse 15 O that the Lord might reap due praise For every wondrous deed And goodness show'd in all his waies To mans unworthy seed verse 16 The gates of brass he broke in two And iron bars divide verse 17 Fools for offences which they do Great miseries abide verse 18 Their soul abhors all kind of meat To gates of death draws near verse 19 They cry to God in troubles great He saves them from their fear verse 20 He sent his word and heal'd them then From ruines were they rais'd verse 21 O that the Lord so good to men Were for his goodness prais'd And for his wondrous works likewise To us that mortall are verse 22 And bring him thanks for sacrifice His works with joy declare 3. Part. Argument Gods rare providence over Seamen verse 23 THey that in ships go down to Seas And have affairs to do verse 24 In waters great such men as these Gods wonders see into His works in deeps discern do they verse 25 For he commandeth oft The storming wind to stir the Sea VVhich lifts her waves aloft verse 26 They mount to heav'n and back again Down to the deeps they roll The dangerous trouble they sustain Dissolves their very soul. verse 27 They stagger like to drunken men And reeling to and fro verse 28 Almost besides their senses then They cry to God in wo. He them from their distresses saves verse 29 And doth proud storms asswage Becalms the Seas tumultuous waves And stills their boist'rous rage verse 30 Then have they rest the tempest past And are most joyfull for 't And so he brings them at the last To their desired Port. verse 31 O that the Lord were duly prais'd For all his goodness then And for his mighty wonders rais'd To all the sons of men 4. Part. Argument All sorts exhorted to praise God that raiseth the poor and depresseth the proud the blessedness of such as observe Gods providence verse 32 AMong the people gathered Let them exalt his Name Among assembled Elders spread His most renowned fame verse 33 He springs of waters waterless And rivers deserts makes verse 34 A fruitfull land all barrenness For wicked dwellers sakes verse 35 Dry wilderness again he brings Into a standing VVell Dry desert ground to water-springs verse 36 Wherein the hungry dwell Inhabited Cities to prepare verse 37 To sow each neighb'ring field Plant vineyards with industrious care Increasing fruits to yeeld verse 38 Such blessings are on them confer'd That they are much increast Not suffering them of all the herd To lose a sory beast verse 39 Again they are diminished And brought to low estate Through great affliction suffered Distrest disconsolate verse 40 He on their Princes powres disgrace And causeth them to stray In solitary desert place Where is no beaten way verse 41 Yet saves the poor from misery sets him on safeties rock And makes him up a family Like to a num'rous flock verse 42 This thing the righteous shall behold Rejoycing in the same And all iniquitie controll'd Shall stop her mouth with shame verse 43 Who so hath wisdom from above These matters to record Ev'n they shall understand the love And kindness of the Lord. PSAL. CVIII London short tune David praises God and prays for the enlargement of his kingdom a type of Christs O God I fix my heart My glory bears a part And as my tongue So shall my song Praise thee with musicks art verse 2 VVake harp and psaltery Right early wake will I verse 3 Thy praises Lord Will I record The people standing by I 'l praise thee with my song The nations all among verse 4 To heavens high To clouds of skie His truth and mercies throng verse 5 Exalted be thy Name Above the heavens frame Let earth below The Trumpet blow Of thy renowned fame verse 6 That thy belov'd of thee Delivered may be Thy help command With thy right hand And kindly answer me 2. Part. Argument David hoping to enlarge his kingdom according to Gods promises depends wholly on Gods power verse 7 IN holiness God spake Which doth me joyfull make Shechem my share And Succoth are To measure out and take verse 8 Manasseh Gilead's mine And Ephraim I 'l assign VVhile Judahs tribe My laws prescribe To keep this head of mine verse 9 My washpot Moab shall be Edom I 'l tread on thee Philistia do Thou triumph too And that because of mee verse 10 But who will be my guide To Edom fortifi'd verse 11 Lord wilt not thou Assist us now That hast before deni'd O Lord wilt thou refrain 〈◊〉 Armies to maintain verse 12 Thy help afford In trouble Lord For mortall succour's vain verse 13 VVith Gods assistance crown'd VVe shall do acts renown'd For he it is The pow'r is his That shall our foes confound PSAL. CIX To new staffe tune David fearfully cursing Judas with a propheticall spirit leaves a dreadfull example to deter all false hypocrites and furious persecutors O God my praise my just cause plead verse 2 The lewd deceitfull throng Their mouths have open'd and inveigh'd Against me with false tongue verse 3 VVith words of spight And causless fight They compass me about verse 4 Even for my love My foes they prove But I ply pray'rs devout verse 5 Much hate for love to me they show And ill for good reward verse 6 Some wicked man set ore my so To be a Master hard Let Satan stand At his right hand verse 7 VVhen judgement shall begin Appoint that he Condemned be And turn his pray'r to sin verse 8 His office let another take Cut short his treach'rous life verse 9 His children wretched orphans make VVith widowhood vex his wife verse 10 Let 's children fly Continually Abroad as vagrants base And begging fed Seek out their bread In ev'ry desolate place verse 11 Let merciless extortioners Catch all he hath away And let some greedy foreiners Of 's labours make a prey verse 12 Stir up no friend That may extend Relief in his distress And let there no Man favour show Unto his fatherless 2. Part. Argument as before verse 13 CUt off the race that from him breeds With everlasting shame And in the age that next succeeds
let it live for that same cause O let thy judgments give me aid verse 176 Thy poor lost servant seek to find VVho like a wandring sheep have strayd For I thy precepts bear in mind PSAL. CXX To new staffe tune The wickedness and barbarousness of slanderers and incendiaries of mischief I Cry'd in my distresses great To God who did attend verse 2 From lying lips and tongues deceit My soul O Lord defend verse 3 What giv'n shall be Or done to thee False tongue thus us'd to err verse 4 Sharp shafts of his That mighty is With coals of Juniper verse 5 O wo is me that I am fain In Mesech to reside And must in Kedars tents remain And therein still abide verse 6 My soul hath much Converst with such As unto peace are foes verse 7 I peace would make But when I spake They straight to warres arose PSAL. CXXI Davids tune The perpetuall vigilancy of God over his Church I To the hills will lif◠mine eies My help comes from the same verse 2 Even from the Lord my help doth rise That heaven and earth did frame verse 3 He will not slumber thee that keeps Nor thy foot mov'd permit verse 4 Lo Israels keeper neither sleeps Nor slumbers any whit verse 5 The Lord at thy right hand 's thy stay The Lord 's thy shady bow'r verse 6 Nor Moon by night nor Sun by day To smite thee have the pow'r verse 7 From evill God shall keep thee sure And guard thy soul about verse 8 Henceforth for ever to secure Thy going in and out PSAL. CXXII London short tune The religious devotion and mutuall affection of the Saints the honour and priviledges of the Church typed by Jerusalem I Joy when they exhort To Gods house let 's resort verse 2 Behold our feet Shall early meet Jerus'lem in thy port verse 3 Jerus'lems buildings are Like to a Citie fair For form exact And close compact verse 4 Whereto the tribes repair The Lords tribes are the same To Israels Ark they came Each severall tribe There to ascribe Thanksgiving to his Name verse 5 There 's thrones of Davids stem There 's Judgment-thrones for them verse 6 O pray that peace May never cease From fair Jerusalem Thy lovers peace befalls verse 7 Peace be within thy walls Prosperitie Dwell constantly Within thy stately halls verse 8 My pray'r thy peace betakes For friends and brethrens sakes verse 9 I 'l seek thy good For neighbourhood Which our Gods Temple makes PSAL. CXXIII Oxford tune The patient waiting of Saints and opprobrious contempt of adversaries O Thou that dwell'st above the skies I lift mine eyes to thee verse 2 Even as a servant bends his eies His Masters hands to see As hand-maids watch their Mistress hands Our eye of faith even thus Upon our God fast fixed stands Till he commis'rate us verse 3 Have mercy on us ô most high Have mercy on our woes For wee are fill'd exceedingly With foul contempt of foes verse 4 Our soul is fill'd exceeding much With foul contempt and scorn Of those that are at ease and such As have lift up the horn PSAL. CXXIV 2. French tune God is glorified in the salvation of his from the fury and fraud of our adversaries BUt that the LORD may Israel say verse 2 But that the LORD to us did stick VVhen en'mies rose to hunt their prey verse 3 They had devoured Israel quick VVhose kindling fury nothing stopt verse 4 The flouds did rise the waves did roll Our soul had then been over-topt verse 5 The waters proud had drown'd our soul. verse 6 Blessed be God that gave us not Into their cruell teeth a prey verse 7 Like bird from snare of fowler got So is our soul escap't away The snare is broke that held the game By that good means do we evade verse 8 Our help is in Jehovahs Name Who hath both earth and heaven made PSAL. CXXV Davids tune The perpetuall protection of the Church ALL they that on the LORD rely As Sion Mount shall prove Abiding firm perpetually That nothing can remove verse 2 As mountains bound Jerusalem So God is altogether About his people guarding them From this time forth for ever verse 3 The rod of sinners shall not rest Upon the just mens lot Lest righteous men too much opprest Should do they care not what verse 4 To all good men do good ô Lord To men of upright heart verse 5 But such as of their own accord To crooked ways depart VVith workers of iniquitie The Lord shall lead them out But Israel shall undoubtedly With peace be hedg'd about PSAL. CXXVI York tune The Church celebrates her happy return from the captivitie of Babylon praying for the compleating of their deliverance WHen as the Lord brought back again The bondage most extream VVherein poor Sion did remain We were like them that dream verse 2 Our mouth was fill'd with laughter then And singing fill'd our tongue Among amazed heathen men These speeches past along Great things for them and marvellous The Lord hath done indeed verse 3 Yea God hath done great things for us VVhich doth our gladness breed verse 4 O Lord our thraldom turn again As streams in Southern parts verse 5 For they that sow with tears obtain To reap with joyfull hearts verse 6 Who weeping precious seed bears out A pledge behind him leaves To come again with joy no doubt And with him bring his sheaves PSAL. CXXVII Dutch tune The unprofitableness of worldly care The sweet blessings of posteritie EXcept the LORD the house do build Vain pains the builders take Except the LORD the Citie shield In vain the watch-men wake verse 2 Vain 's early rising watching late And eating carefull bread VVhile Gods belov'd in their estate Sleep quietly in bed verse 3 A fruitfull womb God onely grafts And children can bestow verse 4 Young children are like piercing shafts Shot from a Gyants bow verse 5 VVhose quiver is with them repleat Enjoys a happie state Such shall not be asham'd to treat VVith th' enemie in the gate PSAL. CXXVIII To Davids tune The blessings of the godly in provision and posteritie BLessed are all that fear the LORD And walk as God commands verse 2 For thou shalt eat the plenty stor'd By labours of thy hands All welfare shall to thee betide And happie be thy life verse 3 Like fruitfull Vine on thy house-side Lo such shall be thy wife Thy children round about thy board Like plants of Olive tree verse 4 Behold the man that fears the Lord Thus blessed shall he be verse 5 The Lord from Sion unto thee Rich blessings shall convay And thou Jerus'lems good shalt see Unto thy dying day verse 6 Yea with great joy shalt thou behold A plentifull increase Of childrens children being old And Israels stablisht peace PSAL. CXXIX The often assaults sustained by the Church he curseth
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.
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