And taketh pleasure in those men that in his mercy do confide The second part verse 12 O praise the Lord Jerusalem praise thou thy God O Sion hill verse 13 Who makes thy bars and strengtheneth them to keep thy gates in safety still Thy children in thee he hath blest verse 14 He maketh in thy borders peace He fills thee also with the best and finest of the fields increase verse 15 He sends out his command on earth his word doth very swiftly post verse 16 The snow like wool he giveth forth he spreads like ashes hoary frost verse 17 He casteth out his ice like crust his pinching cold who can sustain verse 18 He sends his word and melt they must and into water turn again His pow'r doth cause the wind to blow whereby the ragged water flows verse 19 His word to Jacob he doth show his laws and judgment Isra'l 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 Psalm CXLVIII London Tune PRaise ye the Lord praise ye the lord ev'n from the hea -- vens high Ev'n from the heights his praise re -- cord a ---- bove the star --- ry sky verse 2 His angels all his praise begin and all his hosts of might verse 3 Praise him both sun and moon praise him O all ye stars of light verse 4 Ye heav'n of heaven's lofty sphere him praise and magnify Ye waters also that be there above the heavens high verse 5 O let them praise the mighty name of our almighty Lord For he commanded and they came created at his word verse 6 He hath establisht them to be and that for evermore He hath ordained a decree which they shall not pass o're verse 7 Praise God from th' earth all in your kind ye dragons and all deeps verse 8 Fire hail snow vapour stormy wind his word that fully keeps verse 9 All hills and mountains fruitful springs all trees and cedars high verse 10 All beasts and cattel creeping things and all the fowl that fly verse 11 Kings of the earth and people there princes and judges all verse 12 Young men and maidens ev'ry where old men and children small verse 13 O let them praise the Lord's great name for that excells alone His glory is above the frame of earth and heav'n's high throne verse 14 And he exalts his people's horn his people he doth raise His dearest saints from Isra'l born O give the Lord his praise Psalm CXLVIII Metre II. A Proper Tune YE bound-less Realms of Joy Ex -- alt your Ma -- ker's Fame His praise your song em -- ploy A-bove the star -- ry Frame Your voices raise ye Che --- ru-bim And Se -- ra-phim To sing his praise verse 3 Thou Moon that rul'st the Night And Sun that guid'st the Day Ye glitt'ring stars of Light To him your homage pay His praise declare ye Heav'ns above And Clouds that move in liquid air verse 5 Let them adore the Lord And praise his holy Name By whose almighty word They all from nothing came And all shall last fom Changes free His firm Decree stands ever fast verse 7 Let Earth her Tribute pay Praise him ye dreadful Whales And Fish that through the Sea Glide swift with glitt'ring Scales Fire Hail and snow and misty Air And Winds that where he bids them blow verse 9 By hills and Mountains all In grateful Consort join'd By Cedars stately tall And Trees for Fruit design'd By ev'ry Beast and creeping thing And Fowl of Wing his Name be blest verse 11,12 Let all of Royal Birth With those of humbler frame And Judges of the Earth His matchless Praise proclaim In this Design let Youths with Maids And hoary heads with children join verse 13 United zeal be shown His wond'rous Fame to raise whose glorious Name alone Deserves our endless praise Earth's utmost ends his power obey His glorious sway the sky transcends verse 14 His chosen Saints to grace He sets them up on high And favours Isra'l's Race Who still to him are nigh O therefore raise your grateful voice And still rejoyce the Lord to praise Psalm CXLIX To the 119 Psalm Tune PRaise ye the Lord and sing new songs God 's prais-es to de-clare O praise him in the thick-est throngs where saints as -- sem --- bled are Let Is --- ra'l joy and tri-umph still and of their ma -- ker sing And let the sons of Si --- on hill be joy -- ful in their king verse 3 Let them extol his praise and fame in dances when they meet Let them sing praises to his name with harp and timbrel sweet verse 4 For lo the Lord his dear delight doth in his people place And he will make the meek shine bright with saving health and grace verse 5 O let the gracious saints rejoyce whom glory doth invest Let them sing praise with loudest voice as on their beds they rest verse 6 Let the high praises of the Lord be in their mouth contain'd And let a double edged sword be put into their hand verse 7 To execute great plagues and pains upon the heathen lands verse 9 To bind their stately kings with chains their Lords with iron bands verse 9 To execute on them the doom found written in his word This honour to all saints doth come praise ye praise ye the Lord. Psalm CL. Stanford Tune PRaise God praise God most high with -- in his sa --- cred tow'r I' th' fir --- ma-ment of large ex -- tent where he de -- clares his pow'r O praise him thank-ful --- ly for his al -- migh -- ty deeds His praise forth shew ac-cord-ing to his great -- ness which ex -- ceeds verse 3 O magnify the Lord with stately trumpets sound With psalteries and harps likewise that he may be renown'd verse 4 Do ye his praise record among them in the dance With timbrels flutes organs and lutes his praises to advance verse 5 Let the loud cimbals ring his praise to magnify Praise him upon the silver one that soundeth loud and high verse 6 Let ev'ry breathing thing be ready to record The praise and fame of God's great name Amen praise ye the Lord. Psalm CL. Metre II. London Tune PRaise God with-in that sa-cred place where he his Grace be -- stows Your wond'ring thoughts to hea -- ven raise where he his Glo --- ry shows verse 2 Let all his mighty acts of pow'r your inward passions move That your acknowledgments may suit the Greatness of his Love verse 3 Musicks soft notes and louder sounds verse 4 Of instruments imploy verse 5 T' excite Devotion and attend the triumphs of your joy verse 6 Since all to this Creator owe that breath by which they live Let ev'ry thing that breaths to him their cheerful praises give The End of The Psalms A Table of the Psalms with the Names of the Tunes to each Psalm Psalms The Tunes Names Psalms The Tunes Names Psalms The Tunes Names 1 S. Davids 31 Lincoln 61 To the 119 1 To the 148 32 Lowath 62 Bristol 2 Windsor 32 To the 100 63 To the 119 3 Lincoln 33 London 63 Oxford 4 S. Marys 34 S. Marys 64 Lincoln 5 Lowath 35 Bristol 65 Southwell 6 Bristol 36 S. Marys 66 London 7 Martyrs 37 Windsor 67 Southwell 8 S. Marys 38 Bristol 68 To the 119 8 To the 148 39 Windsor 69 Bristol 9 London 40 Dublin 70 To the 51 10 Lincoln 41 S. Marys 71 Lowath 11 Lowath 42 Oxford 72 To the 119 12 Windsor 43 S. David's 73 Martyrs 13 Stanford 44 Lincoln 74 Dublin 14 Windsor 45 S. Marys 75 S. Marys 15 S. Marys 46 Dublin 76 To the 100 15 Oxford 47 London 77 To the 119 16 Lowath 47 To the 148 78 S. Marys 17 Bristol 48 S. Davids 79 Lowath 18 Lincoln 49 Dublin 80 Dublin 19 London 49 To the 100 81 London 20 Lowath 50 Lincoln 82 To the 119 21 S. Marys 51 Proper 93 S. Marys 22 Bristol 51 To the 100 84 Oxford 23 S. Marys 52 Lowath 85 S. Davids 23 Stanford 53 Dublin 86 S. Marys 24 S. David's 54 Martyrs 87 Windsor 25 Southwell 55 Bristol 88 Martyrs 26 Bristol 56 Southwel 89 S. Marys 27 Dublin 57 Dublin 90 Windsor 28 Bristol 58 Martyrs 90 To the 100 29 Oxford 59 S. Davids 91 Dublin 30 S. Marys 60 Lowath 92 S. Marys 93 London 2 p. S. Marys 127 Oxford 94 Martyrs 3 p. To Proper 128 S. Marys 95 Ely 4 p. S. Marys 129 Lincoln 96 London 5 p. To Proper 130 To the 119 97 S. Marys 6 p. To Proper 130 To the 148 98 London 7 p. S. Marys 131 Martyrs 99 S. David's 8 p. S. Marys 132 Lincoln 100 proper 9 p. To Proper 133 To the 100 101 Lowath 10 p To proper 134 Southwell 102 Bristol 11 p To the 100 135 London 103 To the 119 12 p To Proper 136 To the 148 103 To the 100 13 p To proper 137 S. Marys 104 Dublin 14 p To Proper 138 To the 100 105 S. Marys 15 p To proper 139 Dublin 106 S. David's 16 p To Proper 139 To the 100 107 Lowath 17 p To proper 140 Martyrs 108 Windsor 18 p To proper 141 Dublin 109 Bristol 19 p To proper 142 Martyrs 110 Oxford 20 p To proper 143 Windsor 111 London 21 p To the 100 144 S. David's 112 S. Marys 22 p To proper 145 London 113 Proper 120 Oxford 146 S. David's 114 Oxford 121 Dublin 147 To the 100 115 Bristol 122 Oxford 148 London 116 Lincoln 123 Bristol 148 Proper 117 London 124 S. Marys 149 To the 119 118 S. Marys 124 proper 150 Stanford 119 First part to S. Marys 125 Lowath 150 London   126 To the 113   The Basses to each Tune in this Book The Bass to Bristol Tune The Bass to St. David's Tune The Bass to Dublin Tune The Bass to Ely Tune The Bass to Lincoln Tune The Bass to London Tune The Bass to Lowath Tune The Bass to Martyrs Tune The Bass to St. Marys Tune The Bass to Oxford Tune The Bass to the 51 Psalm Tune The Bass to the 100 Psalm Tune The Bass to the 113 Psalm Tune The Bass to the 119 Psalm Tune The Bass to the 124 Psalm Tune The Bass to the 148 Psalm Tune The Bass to Stanford Tune The Bass to Southwell Tune The Bass to Windsor Tune FINIS
God with earnestness I did send out my cry And from his temple graciously the Lord my voice did hear Before him also came my cry yea even to his ear verse 7 Then shook the trembling earth for fear and dreadful terrors seiz'd Upon the hills foundations there because he was displeas'd verse 8 Out of his nostrils went a smoak and from his mouth there came Devouring fire which did provoke the sulph'rous coals to flame The second part verse 9 Th' Almighty Lord the heavens bow'd and downward did descend Beneath his feet a sable cloud of darkness did extend verse 10 A cherub-chariot did him bear whose plumes he made his sail The winds his winged coursers were and darkness was his veil verse 11 Dark his pavillion dark the Skie dark waters dusky clouds Compose an airy canopie wherein himself he shrouds verse 12 A brightness did before him flame which did thick clouds dispell Then down the battering hail-stones came and coals of fire there fell verse 13 The Lord from heav'n in thunder spoke the voice of God most high Did make the stormy hail-stones smoke and coals of fire to fly verse 14 Yea and he let his arrows fly and put his foes to flight He shot out lightnings and thereby discomfitted them quite verse 15 Then were the water-channels seen and worlds foundations vast Disclos'd at thy rebuke so keen and at thy nostrils blast verse 16 The Lord did send from heav'n on high he took and drew me out From waters of adversity which compass'd me about verse 17 He sav'd me from my potent foe and safely set me free From such as sought my overthrow and were too strong for me verse 18 They did prevent me craftily in that most dang'rous day That threatned my calamity but God was still my stay verse 19 He brought me to a spacious place by his great pow'r and might And sav'd me freely of his grace for I was his delight verse 20 According to mine innocence was my reward made sure The Lord did give me recompence because my hands were pure The third part verse 21 For in the ways of God have I continually trod And have not ever wickedly departed from my God verse 22 For unto all his statutes still I had a great respect And no part of his holy will did I at all reject verse 23 Yea I was also most upright before the Lord most high And kept my self as in his sight from mine iniquity verse 24 Therefore the Lord rewarded me as I had done aright And as my hands were clean and free from sin in his eye-sight verse 25 The merciful thou wilt requite with mercy in their kind And they that are themselves upright the like of thee shall find verse 26 Unto the pure thy purity thou wilt O Lord declare And thou wilt deal as frowardly with those that froward are verse 27 For Lord thou wilt those people save whom sharp afflictions tri'd And wilt bring down all those that have the lofty looks of pride verse 28 For thou wilt make my candle burn and shine exceeding bright The Lord my God will surely turn my darkness into light verse 29 For I ran through a troop by thee and safely scap'd them all And by my God assisting me have I leapt o're a wall The fourth part verse 30 As for the Lord his way is pure the word of God is tri'd He is a buckler safe and sure to all that can confide verse 31 For who except the Lord alone a God esteem'd may be And who a mighty rock but one and our Jehovah's he verse 32 'T is God that by his power and might strongly girds up my loins And makes me take my way aright to perfect my designs verse 33 He makes my feet to be as swift as are the hindes in pace And I must count it as his gift that gains me each high place verse 34 He taught my hands all Warlike skill my fingers how to fight So that a bow a bow of steel is broken by my might verse 35 Thou gav'st me thy salvations shield to arm me most compleat And thy right hand hath me upheld thy favour made me great verse 36 Thou hast enlarg'd with liberty my stepping place so wide That both my feet stood stedfastly and did not slip aside verse 37 I overtook my foes that fled for I pursu'd apace Nor till they were extinguished did I forsake the chase verse 38 Mine enemies I did so greet with blows not dealt in vain That down they fell beneath my feet and could not rise again The fifth part verse 39 For thou hast girt me powerfully to battle with my foes And hast subdu'd them under me that up against me rose verse 40 Also the necks of all my foes were given me by thee That I might quite destroy all those that greatly hated me verse 41 They cri'd and called earnestly but there was none to save Yea even to the Lord most high but he no answer gave verse 42 Then like the dust that 's blown about when boist'rous winds do meet I beat them small and cast them out as dirt into the street verse 43 Thou sav'dst me from seditious hands the heathens head to be I shall be serv'd by forrein lands and folk unknown to me verse 44 As soon as they do hear of me forthwith they shall obey Submissive shall the strangers be and yield themselves straitway verse 45 The strangers till they do submit shall soon fall off and fade Their secret places they shall quit they shall be so afraid verse 46 O blessed be my rock of pow'r 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 verse 48 My Saviour from my foes is he my person he protects Yea thou hast set me o're them all that did my hurt conspire And sav'd me from that tyrant Saul whom fury set on fire verse 49 Therefore will I give thanks to thee among the heathen Lord In songs of praise with melody will I thy name record verse 50 Deliv'rance great he gives indeed and mercy keeps in store For David and his sacred seed and that for evermore Psalm XIX London Tune THe Hea-vens give to un -- der-stand the glo --- ry of the Lord The o --- pe -- ra -- tions of his hand the fir --- ma-ments re --- cord verse 2 Day unto day hath made it known and night to night declar'd verse 3 And speech or language there is none where their voice is not heard verse 4 Their line is gone throughout the earth their words as far extend And there 's his royal tent set forth the sun to comprehend verse 5 Which as a bridegroom bravely clad doth leave his lodging-place And gyant-like with gesture glad sets out to run his race verse 6 He reacheth heavens vast extreams making his course compleat And nothing can by any means be hidden from his heat verse 7
miss Owns him as if he had not sinn'd whose heart sin -- cere and up-right is verse 3 My woes increas'd while I suppress'd my guilt no quiet I could get verse 4 Thy wrath did press me like a weight and scorch'd me like the Summers heat verse 5 I then resolved to disclose my crimes and open all my wound I humbly did confess my sins to thee and easy pardon found verse 6 This Mercy shall invite good men in season to implore thine aid Then tho' their troubles like a flood should rise they need not be afraid verse 7 Thou Lord shall be my safe retreat to thee I 'll fly in all distress Thou wilt preserve me and in songs of Victory I 'll thee confess verse 8 I 'll counsel sinners to obey verse 9 And not be like the Horse or Mule Whose fury till they 're broke or tam'd No Rein can guide no Curb can rule verse 10 Such sinners meet with heavy stroaks verse 11 While those that trust in God shall prove The happy men then let the just Rejoice and Triumph in his Love Psalm XXXIII London Tune YE righ-t'ous in the Lord re-joice for praise be-comes the saints Praise God with psalt'ry harp and voice and ten-string'd In -- stru -- ments verse 3 Sing to the Lord aloud with praise with skilful songs and new verse 4 For lo his word his works and ways are faithful just and true verse 5 Justice and judgment he doth love ev'n this most right'ous Lord And with his goodness from above the earth is richly stor'd verse 6 The word of his eternal truth compos'd the spangled skie And by the breathing of his mouth the hoasts of heav'n on high verse 7 The waters of the Sea he keeps confin'd within the shore He layeth up the liquid deeps as in a house of store verse 8 Let all the earth submit with fear to this almighty Lord And all the nations every where ev'n tremble at his word verse 9 For he but spake and it was done and when his word was past His ordinances thus begun and evermore stands fast verse 10 The counsel of the nations rude the Lord doth bring to nought He doth defeat the multitude of their device and thought verse 11 But Gods own counsels do remain they stand for ever sure The thoughts which his heart doth retain from age to age endure The second part verse 12 That nation's blest whose God 's the Lord foreknown in his decree And chosen of his own accord his heritage to be verse 13 The Lord from heaven cast his eye on men of mortal birth verse 14 Beholding from his seat on high all dwellers on the earth verse 15 Alike he frames and fashioneth the hearts of great and small Their works he well considereth and judgeth of them all verse 16 No num'rous host can save a king it is not strength that can Deliverance from danger bring unto a mighty man verse 17 A horse is vain and never can give safety in the fight Nor shall deliver any man by his great strength and might verse 18 But lo the Lord doth set his eye with favour on the just And those that fear him faithfully and in his mercy trust verse 19 To save their precious souls alive from deaths destructive pow'r And store of wholsome food to give when famine would devour verse 20 Our soul doth wait with patience for God the holy one He is our help and our defence he is our shield alone verse 21 For lo our heart in him shall joy because we can proclaim That we have trusted stedfastly in his most holy name verse 22 Lord let thy mercy and thy grace upon us ever be Accordingly as we do place our confidence in thee Psalm XXXIV St. Marys Tune AT all times I will mag-ni -- fy and bless the li --- ving Lord My thank-ful mouth con-ti-n'-al -- ly his prai --- ses shall re -- cord verse 2 My soul shall boast in God's great name with glad and glor'ing voice The humble men shall hear the same and mightily rejoyce verse 3 O magnify the Lord with me and let us all endeavour Him to exalt in high degree and praise his name together verse 4 I sought the Lord with fervent cries and he my voice did hear The Lord deliv'red me likewise from all my painful fear verse 5 The saints lookt up to him on high and by this means they came To be enlightned gloriously their face receiv'd no shame verse 6 This poor man cry'd the saints shall say the Lord did hear his call And for his troubles he made way to help him out of all verse 7 The angel of the Lord most high encampeth ev'ry where Deliv'ring them continually that walk in God's true fear verse 8 O taste ye saints and tasting see that God's a gracious one O happy happy man is he that trusts in him alone verse 9 O fear the Lord ye saints of his fear him with one accord For never any want there is to them that fear the Lord. verse 10 Young lions lack and shall endure sharp hungers mortal sting But they that fear the Lord are sure to want for no good thing The second part verse 11 Come Children with alacrity unto my words give ear And I will teach you perfectly the Lords true filial fear verse 12 What man unto long life aspires and loveth many days To see the good that he desires let him observe these ways verse 13 Thy tongue all evil must exclude thy lips must guile eschew verse 14 Depart from evil and do good seek peace and peace pursue verse 15 For on the right'ous ev'ry where the Lord doth set his eye And opens his attentive ear to their uncessant cry verse 16 the Lord hath set his countenance against the wicked race To cut off their rememberance on earth from ev'ry place verse 17 The right'ous cry the Lord doth hear and ends their troubles quite verse 18 To broken hearts the Lord is near and saves the soul contrite verse 19 Full many are the miseries of just and right'ous men But out of all adversities the Lord deliv'reth them verse 20 And by a special providence he keepeth ev'ry bone That none by any violence is broken no not one verse 21 But evil shall the wicked slay and whosoever hate The right'ous for their right'ous way shall soon be desolate verse 22 The Lord doth graciously redeem his servants souls each one And none do put their trust in him that shall be overthrown Psalm XXXV Bristol Tune LOrd plead my right'ous cause with those that are with me at strife O fight a-gainst my mor -- tal foes that fight a -- gainst my life verse 2 Lay hold O Lord upon the lance the buckler and the shield Stand up for my deliverance and for me fight the field verse 3 Draw out the sword and stop the way of those that follow me And to my soul in mercy say thy sav'our I will be verse
light Psalm LVII Dublin Tune BE mer -- ci -- ful to me O Lord be mer ---- ci -- ful to me Be -- cause my soul be -- lieves thy word and puts her trust in-thee Yea to the shadow of thy wings I will for refuge fly Untill these lamentable things shall quietly pass by verse 2 I 'l cry to God with earnest breath ev'n unto God most high Who faithfully accomplisheth my competent supply verse 3 And he shall send from heaven high and save me by his power From his reproach and obloquy that would my soul devour verse 4 God shall send forth his truth and grace though now my soul doth dwell And lodge among a wicked race set all on fire of hell Degen'rate sons of men I mean whose fury being stirr'd Their teeth are spears and arrows keen their tongue a sharpned sword The second part verse 5 Be thou exalted O great God above the starry skie And far above the earth abroad thy glory set on high My en'mies have prepar'd a net my steps to overthrow verse 6 My soul for which the same was set is bow'd down very low And they have also dig'd a pit before me in the way But falling in the midst of it themselves are made the prey verse 7 My heart is fixed stedfastly my heart is fixt O God And I will sing with melody and spread thy praise abroad verse 8 Awake my glory up I say my harp and lute awake And I will wake before the day sweet melody to make verse 9 Thy praise O Lord will I set forth where throngs of people be Among the nations of the earth will I sing praise to thee verse 10 Because thy mercy doth ascend unto the heavens high Thy truth as largely doth extend unto the cloudy skie verse 11 O God let thy exalted name above the heavens stand Advance thy glory and thy fame above the sea and land Psalm LVIII Martyrs Tune O Con -- gre-ga-tion put in trust and men of mor --- tal seed Are all your judg-ments true and just and are they so in --- deed verse 2 Nay in your hearts ye do devise to bind the cruel bands And in the Earth ye exercise the vi'lence of your hands verse 3 The wicked from the very womb have erred on this wise Into the world no sooner come but go astray by lies verse 4 Such as the serpents poison is such poison just is theirs And as the adder stoppeth his just so they stop their ears verse 5 For the deaf adder will not hear the charmers charming voice But deaf to all his charms appear though they were ne're so choise verse 9 Lord break their teeth within their mouth the great teeth of the stout Of the fierce lions in their youth O God ev'n break them out verse 7 As weak as water let them be and when he aim's to shoot Let all his whole artillery drop broken at his foot verse 8 As snails within the shell consume so Lord consume them quite And like abortives from the womb which never see the light verse 9 Before the pots can feel the thorns his fury shall let drive And with his whirwinds angry storms take them away alive verse 10 The just shall joy it doth them good to see thy vengeance then And he shall wash his feet in bloud of the ungodly men verse 11 So that a man shall surely say sure just men have reward And there 's a God that doth repay and justice doth regard Psalm LIX St. David's Tune MY God do thou de -- li --- ver me from all mine e --- ne -- mies And save me from their ty -- ran-ny that do a -- gainst me rise verse 2 From workers of iniquity in mercy set me free From all their bloudy cruelty my God deliver me verse 3 For lo they lie in wait for me the mighty do combine Against me undeservedly and for no fault of mine verse 4 They run and do themselves prepare when I no fault do make Awake to help me by thy care and perfect notice take verse 5 Most mighty God of Israel awake to judge the earth Spare none that wilfully rebell but pour thy vengeance forth verse 6 Lo they return at evening-tide and as a hungry hound They make a noise on ev'ry side and trace the city round verse 7 Their mouths belch out great blasphemy lo in their lips are swords For who say they doth stand so nigh that he should hear our words verse 8 But thou O Lord shalt laugh at them and they shall be despis'd For thou shalt scorn the heathen men and all th'uncircumcis'd verse 9 Because of his great strength and pow'r Lord I will wait on thee For God is my defence and tow'r to which I always flee verse 10 The God from whom my mercy flows shall me betimes prevent And let me see upon my foes my very hearts content The second part verse 11 Lord bring them down but slay them not disperse them by thy pow'r And let it never be forgot O Lord our shield and tow'r verse 12 For wicked words and blasphemies O trap them in their pride And for the curses and the lies which from their lips do slide verse 13 Consume in wrath consume them quite that men may apprehend Thou rul'st in Jacob by thy might to th' earths remotest and. verse 14 Let them return at evening-tide and like a hungry hound Make a great noise on every side and trace the city round verse 15 Wand'ring abroad with weary feet seek up and down for meat And howl when they are hunger-bit and have not what to eat verse 16 But I with early diligence will sing aloud thy praise Who wast my refuge and defence in all my dang'rous days verse 17 O thou my strength I 'le sing to thee to praise thy love and pow'r Who art a gracious God to me my strong defence and tow'r Psalm LX. Lowath Tune O God thou didst us once for -- sake and we were scat-ter'd then Thou wast dis-pleas'd but O be-take thy self to us a --- gain verse 2 The earth sore broken with thy hand doth tremble Lord and quake O heal the breaches of our land for it doth bow and shake verse 3 Things that were hard and rigorous thou hast impos'd on thine And thou hast given drink to us of stupifying wine verse 4 Yet gav'st thou them that feared thee the banner of thy aid Because of truth and veritie to be on high displai'd verse 5 Now Lord that thy beloved land delivered may be Save with the pow'r of thy right hand and harken unto me verse 6 In holiness Jehovah speak with joy I go about All Shechem to divide and take and Succoth vale mete out verse 7 Manasseh must to me subcribe and Gil'ad stand in aw My chiefest strength is Ephraims tribe and Judah gives my law verse 8 On Edom I will set my foot my wash-pot Mo'b shall be And thou O Palestina shout and
do slay and kill the fatherless verse 7 And yet dare they presume to say the Lord shall never see This Jacob's God whom they applaud shall no discerner be verse 8 O understand ye people rude some knowledge now discern Ye fools among the multitude at length begin to learn verse 9 Shall he not hear that plants the ear and also shall not he That form'd the eye so cur'ously be able for to see verse 10 He that doth heathen men chastise shall not that God correct He that doth teach men to be wise is there in him defect verse 11 The lord can tell and knows full well what thoughts we entertain For he doth scan the thoughts of man and finds them all but vain The second part verse 12 Blest is the man whom thou O Lord dost fatherly chastise And out of thy most holy word dost teach him to be wise verse 13 That thou most blest maist give him rest till stormy times be past And till the ditch be digg'd in which the wicked shall be cast verse 14 For sure the Lord will not reject the people whom he takes The heritage to him select at no time he forsakes verse 15 But sure regress to right'ousness shall judgment have again And joyning then true-hearted men shall wait upon her train verse 16 Who will rise up in my defence against the vile and leud Who will for me stand up against the wicked multitude verse 17 But that the Lord did help afford against these wicked men I had almost giv'n up the ghost and dwelt in silence then verse 18 But when I said my foot doth slide I now am like to fall Thy Mercy Lord thou didst provide and stay me therewithal verse 19 But in the crowd and multitude of various thoughts which roul Within my brest thy comforts rest and do delight my soul. verse 20 Lord shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee Which frameth mischeif to oppress ev'n by a flat decree verse 21 They gather all against the soul of right'ous men and good And as for them they dare condemn the innocentest blood verse 22 But lo the Lord that saves all his is my defence on high My God my rock and refuge is and unto him I fly verse 23 He 'll recompence their own offence and take them in their sin The Lord I say our God shall slay and cut them off therein Psalm XCV Ely Tune COme let us sing with joy -- ful noise to our sal -- va -- tion's su --- rest rock With Psalms of praise and shouts of joys to our God's pre-sence let us flock verse 3 A God of kings of great command A King of Gods indeed he is verse 4 The earth 's great deeps are in his hand the strength of hillsare also his verse 5 Dry land and seas even both of these his holy hands did form and frame verse 6 O come adore with bended knees the Lord our makers blessed name verse 7 For he 's our God and none but he we are his folk and pasture stock The sheep of his own hand are we he is our shepherd we his flock verse 8 If ye will hear his voice this day then harden not your stubborn heart As at Massah and Meribah ye prov'd me in the desart part verse 9 When me your faithless fathers prov'd and tempting saw my power displaid verse 10 I forty years was griev'd and mov'd with this lewd race and thus I said They err in heart now more and more and have not known my path most blest verse 11 To whom therefore in wrath I swore they should not enter in my rest Psalm XCVI London Tune SIng ye with praise un-to the Lord new songs of joy and mirth Sing to the Lord with one ac-cord all peo --- ple of the earth verse 2 Yea sing unto the Lord I say and magnify his name From day to day his health display and gospel-grace proclaim verse 3 Declare his glory do not spare to let the heathen know How great and rare his wonders are among all people shew verse 4 For God a great God doth appear and greatly prais'd must be And ev'ry where be had in fear above all Gods must he verse 5 For all the Gods of heathen lands dumb idols do appear But God's own hands and quick commands made the celestial sphere verse 6 Before him honour stands in sight with majesty and grace Adored might and beauty bright are in his holy place verse 7 Ye people give unto the Lord let ev'ry stock and tribe Unto the Lord with joint accord glory and strength ascribe verse 8 Give glory to the Lord the king due to his name on high Devoutly bring an offering and to his courts draw nigh verse 9 O worship ye the Lord with fear in beauties holy place O earth appear from far and near before his awful face verse 10 Tell heathen men the Lord doth reign the world confirm'd shall be Nor shall again a shake sustain so just a judge is he verse 11 O let the heavens rejoyce therefore and let the earth be glad The sea shall roar and all her store triumphant joys shall add verse 12 Yea let the field and ev'ry thing therein lift up their voice The trees shall sing the woods shall ring and mutually rejoyce verse 13 Before the Lord for lo he comes the earth to judge and try To us he comes with right'ous dooms of truth and equity Psalm XCVII St. Marys Tune THe Lord doth reign as sov'-reign king let all the earth re -- joyce The mul -- ti -- tude of Isles shall sing with glad and plea -- sant voice verse 2 Dark pitchy clouds and shady night are round about his throne Most perfect judgement truth and right dwell with the holy one verse 3 A dreadful fire before him goes and as it burneth out With furious flames consumes his foes and en'mies round about verse 4 His lightnings did so brightly blaze and to the world appear Whereat the earth did look and gaze amaz'd with dread and fear verse 5 The hills like wax did melt and thaw and could no longer stand When they God's glor'ous presence saw the Lord of sea and land verse 6 The heavens high declare and shew his justice all abroad That all the world may see and know the glory of our God verse 7 Confusion to all those shall come on graven gods that call That boast themselves of Idols dumb ye gods adore him all verse 8 Mount Sion heard with great applause and was affected much And Judah's daughters joy'd because thy judgements Lord were such verse 9 For thou O Lord art set on high and Idols under-trod And thou exalted wond'rously above each other God verse 10 Hate evil ye that love the Lord he saves his Saints dear souls He saves them from this wicked world and adverse power controuls verse 11 And light is sown for right'ous men and each shall reap his part And gladness great springs
shall check With corpses he shall strew the ground and heads of many countries wound Filling the places with the dead verse 7 And he shall make no longer stay But drink the torrent in the way therefore shall he lift up the head Psalm CXI London Tune Ap-plaud the Lord whom I will praise with my whole heart and might Both in the se -- cret of the just and in the church-es sight verse 2 Great are the works of our great God and every one no doubt Delighting in them from their heart with care do search them out verse 3 His work most honourable is and glorious no less Unto eternity endures his truth and right'ousness verse 4 Surely he made his wondrous works still to be had in mind Choice favours hath the Lord in store and he is good and kind verse 5 To them that fear his holy name he giveth meat good store Jehovah will be mindful of his cov'nant evermore verse 6 Clearly hath he declar'd to his his works of powerfulness Leaving to them the heritage which heathens did possess verse 7 Most perfect are his handy-works his judgments very pure Not one of his commandements but are exceeding sure verse 8 Stablisht they are for evermore so that they cannot fade And ev'n in truth and right'ousness each one of them is made verse 9 Plent'ous redemption he hath sent to make his people free So is his cov'nant evermore confirm'd by his decree Know ye that holy is his name and to be had in dread verse 10 Religious fear of God likewise is wisdom's well-spring head Sound understanding have they all that carefully endeavour To practise his commandements his praise endures for ever Psalm CXII St. Marys Tune PRaise ye the Lord for blest are such as fear the Lord a -- right And love his laws ex-ceed-ing much and do them with de -- light verse 2 His seed shall multiply on earth and prosper mightily And God shall pour his blessings forth on his posterity verse 3 Of wealth and riches in his house there shall be plenteous store His memorable righteousness endures for evermore verse 4 Unto the man immaculate in darkness riseth light Gracious he is compassionate and every way upright verse 5 A good man shews much kind respect and lends to him that needs And with discretion will direct all his affairs and deeds verse 6 Surely he shall not moved be while time to time can add In everlasting memory the right'ous shall be had verse 7 For any evil tidings told he shall not be afraid His faithful heart which makes him bold on God is firmly staid 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 dispensed liberally and given to the poor He shall to perpetuity be stil'd a right'ous doer Exalted high his horn shall be with honour thus atchiev'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 man's I say Psalm CXIII A Proper Tune YE chil-dren which do serve the Lord Praise ye his name with one ac-cord Both now and e --- ver bless his name Ev'n from the ri --- sing of the sun Till it re -- turn where it be-gun ex -- tol and mag -- ni --- fy his fame The Lord all peo -- ple doth sur-mount His glit -- t'ring glo -- ry we may count a -- bove the hea -- vens to ex-tend For who in all the world a-broad Is like un -- to the Lord our God whose dwel-ling doth all height transcend verse 6 He doth abase himself we know things to behold both here below And also in the heavens high verse 7 The poor and needy sort he brings Even from the dust to sit with kings in thrones of princely majesty verse 8 Among his people thus doth he Place them with princes in degree E'vn them that from the dunghil came verse 9 The barren he doth make to bear and with great joy her seed to rear praise ye therefore his holy name Psalm CXIV Oxford Tune WHen Is -- r'el went from E -- gypt land And Ja -- cobs house by pow'r-ful hand from peo -- ple of a bar-b'roustongue Ju-dah was then his ho -- ly place And Is --- ra'l his do-mi -- nion was who led them safe -- ly all a -- long verse 3 The sea saw that and fled amain and Jordan wheel'd about again And forced back his waves profound verse 4 The rocky mountains skipt like rams The little hills like timorous lambs and could not stand their stedfast ground verse 5 What ail'd thee O thou sea to fly what drove you back so hastily Ye rouling waves of Jordan's floud verse 6 What made you mountains skip like rams and you O little hills like lambs To quake and tremble as ye stood verse 7 Tremble O earth before the face of that great God of Jacob's race Tremble before him awfully verse 8 He turns hard rocks to standing lakes And fountains of hard flint he makes by his great power and majesty Psalm CXV Bristol Tune LOrd not to us Lord not to us do thou the glo-ry take Ev'n for thy mer-cy mar-vel-lous and for thy truth 's dear sake verse 2 Why should the heathen utter this now where 's their God say they verse 3 But our God in the heavens is what he will do he may verse 4 Their idols gold and silver be which men's own hands did make verse 5 Lo they have eyes but cannot see and mouths but never spake verse 5 Have ears but do not hear a jot noses but feel no scent verse 7 Proportion'd hands but handle not and feet but never went Nor through their throat can give a call verse 8 And like these idols just Their makers are and so are all that in them put their trust verse 9 O Isra'l trust thou in the Lord thy help and shield is he verse 10 O Aarons house trust in his word a help and shield to thee verse 11 And ye that fear the Lord each one be careful that ye build Your confidence on him alone who is your help and shield verse 12 The Lord hath thought upon us well his people he will bless Ev'n all the house of Israel and Aaron's house no less verse 13 Whoever fear the Lord therefore he 'll bless them great and small verse 14 God shall increase you more and more you and your children all verse 15 You are the blessed of the Lord whose quick commandment came And made the heavens at a word and earth's inferiour frame verse 16 The heav'n even the heavens high are all of them the Lord's But he to man's posterity the spacious earth affords verse 17 The dead indeed praise not the Lord they give him no renown Nor any do his praise record to silence that go down verse 18 But
do and so must cease for ever verse 9 That always 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 the brutish dies for death's the common gate verse 11 Their very heart and inward part this thought doth entertain To wit that all their houses shall for evermore remain Their dwelling place from race to race as they conceive shall stand They call the same by their own name to wit their house and land verse 12 Nevertheless if man possess great honour for a day 'T is quickly ceast and like the beast he perisheth straightway verse 13 This way of theirs plainly appears a foolish way and weak Yet are they by posterity approv'd in all they speak verse 14 Like sheep in fold the grave shall hold and death shall them devour And over them shall upright men at morning have the pow'r And in the grave their beauty brave shall quite consume away And perish from their ancient home which also shall decay verse 15 But God will sure my soul secure when I this world shall leave On me the grave no power shall have for God will me receive verse 16 Be not afraid when one is made exceeding rich and great When some great name augments the fame of his fair dwelling seat verse 17 Who once by death depriv'd of breath shall no possession have His pomp shall end and not descend with him into the grave verse 18 Though till he dy'd he magnifi'd his soul for worldly pelf And worldly men will praise thee then when thou befriendst thy self verse 19 For he shall go to them below unto his fathers old And take his place with their vile race and never light behold verse 20 Man being high in dignity yet understanding not In his decease is like the beasts which quickly dy and rot Psalm XLIX Metre 2. To the 100 Psalm Tune LEt all the Peo-ple round the earth their Ears with great at-ten-tion bow To words that e -- qual-ly con-cern both rich and poor both high and low verse 3 Wise and grave Maxims I lay down verse 4 And with attention quick and sharp My self will listen while they 're sung to the soft musick of my harp verse 5 Why should the Man who trusts in God affright himself with needless fear In days of evil when old age approaches or when death draws near verse 6 Vain men applaud their stores yet none verse 7 His brother can from dying save verse 8 Life's purchase is too great no wealth verse 9 Can buy our freedom from the grave verse 10 The ashes of the wise and good with fools together mingled lie The rich tho' loth to go must leave the world with all their wealth and die· The second part verse 11 Some think on houses that they build their fame eternally shall stand And to preserve their memory give their own names unto their land verse 12 Death levels all their state with beasts makes all their splendid titles fade verse 13 Yet their posterity approves the follies and mistakes they made verse 14 Driv'n to the grave like sheep their strength and beauty quite consum'd away They in death's fold shall lie inclos'd until the Resurrection day A day in which the Just shall reign and o're the Bad dominion have verse 15 Then shall I be receiv'd to bliss after I 'm raised from the grave verse 16 Be not concern'd when one 's made rich or honour'd here for when he dies verse 17 Naked he goes away from hence and stript of all his glory lies verse 18 Tho' whilst he liv'd he blest himself and other men are apt to praise His prudent management who strives his wealth and family to raise verse 19 It 's folly all since he must tread the path his fathers went before And in the place where he now dwells never see light or comfort more verse 20 Man that to honour is advanc'd and with true wisdom is not blest Tho' pleas'd with false and flatt'ring hopes shall die and perish like a beast Psalm L. Lincoln Tune THe migh -- ty God the Lord spake out and gave the earth a call From sun's up-rise and round a -- bout to his far di ---- stant fall From Si --- on beau-ties fair ---- est fair hath God in glo ---- ry shin'd Our God shall come and shall not spare to ut --- ter all his mind A flame of fire devouring quick shall go before his face Tempest'ous storms shall gather thick about his judgement-place verse 4 He to the heavens from on high and to the earth shall call Gath'ring his people gen'rally that he may judge them all verse 5 Gather to me my saints saith he bring those before mine eyes That have a cov'nant made with me by solemn sacrifice verse 6 And then the heavens shall record and make his justice known Because that God the right'ous Lord is judge himself alone verse 7 Hear O my people what I tell and what I testify Against ev'n thee O Israel God ev'n thy God am I. verse 8 I will not say that thou didst sin for want of sacrifice Thy burnt oblations still have been renew'd before mine eyes verse 9 No bullock will I take at all out of thy house to me Nor any he goat from thy stall my sacrifice to be verse 10 For mine alone are all the beasts wherewith the forrest fills And all the cattels and increase upon a thousand hills verse 11 What ever fouls the mountains yeild are all to me well known And all wild beasts throughout the field they also are mine own verse 12 If any hunger I sustain'd I would not tell it thee The world and all therein contain'd belongeth unto me verse 13 Will I desire to eat the flesh of strong bulls dost thou think Or will it God himself refresh the bloud of goats to drink verse 14 Offer to God in sacrifice thanksgiving chearfully And see thou pay thy vows likewise unto the Lord most high verse 15 And then with courage call on me in any dang'rous days And I will sure deliver thee and thou shalt give me praise verse 16 But to the wicked saith the Lord what hast thou wretch to do The statutes of my holy word for to declare and show verse 17 Why should thy wicked mouth relate what these my cov'nants be Seeing thou dost instruction hate and cast my words from thee verse 18 When thou a wicked thief hast seen thou joynedst with him then And a partaker thou hast been with the adult'rous men verse 19 Thou giv'st thy month the liberty to utter all that 's vile Thy tongue is skill'd in treachery to frame deceit and guile verse 20 Thou sittest in the scorners chair and speakst against thy brother Thou slanderest and dost not spare the son of thine own mother verse 21 The wickednesses thou hast wrought at which though I did see I held my peace and thou hast thought
face As dri-ven smoak dis-pel them quite as fire makes wax to fry So let them pe -- rish in his sight that work in --- i ----- qui -- ty But let the just be fill'd with joy rejoicing in his sight Yea let them most exceedingly rejoice with great delight Sing unto God and sound his praise who back't the vaulting skie By Jah his name his honour raise and let your joys go high verse 5 A father of the fatherless and judge of widows case Is God whose throne of holiness is in the highest place verse 6 He stores the solitary cell he frees the chain'd and bound But le ts rebellious people dwell and starve in barren ground The second part verse 7 O God when thou wast in the head of all thy peoples host When marching thou their camp didst lead along the desart coast verse 8 The earth did at thy presence quake in drops the heavens fell Thy sight made Sinai's hill to shake O God of Israel verse 9 O God thou didst the drought asswage sending a plent'ous rain Whereby thy weary heritage was well refresht again verse 10 Thy congregation settled there for thou didst it restore Thou of thy goodness didst prepare a dwelling for the poor verse 11 God gave the word of victory and presently there came Innumerable company that published the same verse 12 The kings of armies overcome were forc'd to flee away And ev'n she that stay'd at home helpt to divide the prey The third part verse 13 Though ye have lien among the pots ye shall be to behold As wings of doves with silver spots and plum'd with yellow Gold verse 14 When the Almighty in our sight gave kings the overthrow Victorious Isra'l shin'd as bright as doth the Salmon snow verse 15 The hill whereon Jehovah dwells as Bashen hill we count A lofty hill that paralels the height of Bashan mount verse 16 Ye higher hills why leap ye so for this must be the hill Which God doth for his dwelling know and so he ever will verse 17 God's char'ots twenty thousand are myriads of chief account The Lord 's among them as it were in Sina's holy mount verse 18 Thou hast ascended up on high and thou O Christ didst then Lead captive our captivity receiving gifts for men Yea ev'n for rebellious men thou didst those gifts receive That God the Lord might dwell with them and they rebellion leave verse 19 Blessed be God that doth us load with daily favours thus Ev'n that God that hath bestow'd salvation upon us verse 20 For our God is the God alone that doth salvation give And those that under death do groan by him alone do live verse 21 But God shall wound his en'mies head and in his kindled wrath Shall make his hairy scalp to bleed that holds his sinful path The fourth part verse 22 I 'le bring again the Lord did say from Bashan when I please I 'le bring my people safe away even from the deepest seas verse 23 That thou mayst dip thy foot in blood of adversaries slain And bathing in the crimson flood thy dogs their tongues may stain verse 24 For they have seen O God this thing they saw thy steps divine The goings of my Lord my king within his sacred shrine verse 25 In first place went the singing men the minstrels next aspire The damsels with the timbrels then made up the sacred choir verse 26 O bless the Lord his praise forth tell where all the church doth meet Ev'n from the spring of Israel sound forth his praises sweet verse 27 There little Benjamin doth run and Judah's companie The Princes too of Zebulon and those of Napthali verse 28 Thy God by his supreme command hath strengthened thee thus Strengthen O God by thy good hand what thou hast wrought for us verse 29 Thy temple at Jerusalem shall then cause forreign kings To bring to thee their diadem and all their precious things The fifth part verse 30 Rebuke the spear-mens company and that unruly crew Of bulls and calves till gen'rally they pay their tributes due Till each man silver plate presents disperse and scatter far All those tumultuous malecontents that take delight in war verse 31 Then shall the lords of Egypt land to thee their presents bring The Black-moores shall stretch out their hand unto their heav'nly king verse 32 Sing unto God most joyfully ye kingdoms of the earth O sing unto the Lord most high and sing his praise with mirth verse 33 The heav'ns of heav'ns of old which backs like some well manag'd steed Hark how his voice in thunder cracks a mighty voice indeed verse 34 Ascribe ye strength to our great God whose excellency rare Is over Isr'el plainly shew'd whose strength the clouds declare verse 35 O God thou art a dreadful one and so thou dost appear From heav'n thy high and holy throne and in thy temple there For Isr'els God and Saviour he is the very same That gives his people strength and pow'r and blessed be his name Psalm LXIX Bristol Tune SAve me O God of thy free grace for now the bil -- lows roul And pres-sing on come in a -- pace in --- to my ve --- ry soul. verse 2 I sink in deepest mire and mud where is no standing ground I am o'rewhelmed with the flood whose waters do abound verse 3 Uncessant crying wear'eth me my throat is hoarse likewise While O my God I wait for thee with sick and famisht eyes verse 4 And they that hate me causlesly I reckon to be moe Then are the very hairs I think which on my head do grow And they that would destroy me Lord my wrongful foes are they And mighty so that I restor'd what I took not away verse 5 O God thou know'st my foolishness and thou dost fully see If I have done unright'ousness it is not hid from thee verse 6 Let none that wait upon thy name Lord God of hosts I pray Let none of them be put to shame for my sake any way verse 7 Because for thy sake Lord alone I suffer this disgrace For thy sake Lord and not my own hath shame o'respread my face verse 8 A stranger now I am become to brethren of my own One mother bare us in her womb yet am I as unknown verse 9 For zeal hath quite consumed me which to thy house I bear And the reproaches cast at thee are fall'n to be my share The second part verse 10 When I did weep when I did fast for chast'ning of my soul That in a scoff at me they cast and did reproach me foul verse 11 I put on sackcloth to my shame for they my deed condemn And when I wore it I became a proverb unto them verse 12 They that did sit within the gate discourst of these as crimes And drunkards as they quaffing sat did put me in their rimes verse 13 But as for me O Lord my pray'r waits the propitious hour Let me thy bount'ous mercies
years The second part verse 11 I will retain in memory thy wonders manifold I will remember certainly thy wond'rous works of old verse 12 And I will also meditate of all thy works of fame And I will chearfully relate how thou hast wrought the same verse 13 Within thy sanctuary bright thy way O God is known And there is none to match the might of our Almighty one verse 14 Thou art the God by whose great might are wrought such wonders rare And plainly in thy peoples sight thy works thou didst declare verse 15 All Isra'ls whole posterity are thy redeem'd indeed Thy arm did set at liberty Jacob and Josephs seed verse 16 The waters did thy visage see they saw and were afraid And at the very sight of thee the depths were sore dismai'd verse 17 Excessive storms the clouds pour'd out the skies sent forth a sound Thy arrows also walk't about and were dispersed round verse 18 Thy thund'ring voice was heard on high and ev'n from heav'n it spake Thy lightnings lightned earth and skie the earth did move and quake verse 19 Great waters and great seas there be which thou didst tread and trace Though none can now thy foot-steps see nor know the certain place verse 20 By Moses and by Aarons hand thou didst lead tow'rds the deep Thy people to the promis'd land like to a flock or sheep Psalm LXXVIII St. Marys Tune Heark -- en my peo -- ple to my law en -- cline your ears to hear And let my speech at -- ten-tion draw and win a list -- ning ear verse 2 My mouth shall speak a parable and sayings dark and old verse 3 Which we have heard and known so well and which our fathers told verse 4 We will not from their seed conceal the wonders God hath done His praise and pow'r we will reveal unto the age to come verse 5 For God himself established in Jacob this decree This statute he determined in Israel for to be And charg'd our fathers ev'ry one that what he had decreed They should express and make it known to their ensuing seed verse 6 That th' age to come and following race his testaments might know Who should arise in father's place and them to theirs should show verse 7 That they thereby might learn to set their hope in God above And might not God's great works forget but keep his law in love verse 8 And like their fathers might not be degenerate and base A stiff and stubborn progenie and a rebellious race A generation sure they were whose heart was not set right Whose soul likewise was not sincere and perfect in Gods sight The second part verse 9 The sons of Ephraim carrying bows nor did they armour lack In day of battle with their foes were forc't to turn them back verse 10 God's cov'nant they observed not nor would his laws regard verse 11 His works and wonders they forgot which he to them declar'd verse 12 Great marvels had their fathers known all acted in their sight In Egypt and the field of Zoan performed by his might verse 13 The sea for them he did divide and did the channel drain He heap't the water on each side and made for them a lane verse 14 He led them with a cloud by day and with a brighter light Of flaming fire he shew'd the way and led them all the night verse 15 The stronger rocks he also clave within the desart dry And like as from great depths he gave them drink abundantly verse 16 From rocks he made the streams to rush and by his power supreme He made the waters run full gush as fast as any stream verse 17 Yet did they sin exceedingly and more and more transgress Greatly provoking the most high within the wilderness verse 18 Yea in their heart their sin was great for out of deep distrust They tempted God by asking meat to satisfy their lust verse 19 Yea against God they spoke no less and said profanely thus A table in the wilderness can God povide for us The third part verse 20 Behold he smote the rock indeed and thence gusht waters great But can he give his people bread and send them flesh to eat verse 21 Therefore the Lord this thing discern'd and caus'd his wrath to swell His anger against Jacob burn'd and scorched Israel verse 22 Since they did not on God rely nor in that saviour hope verse 23 Though he had charg'd the lofty skie and heaven-doors set ope verse 24 And showers of manna he did rain for them to eat their fill And gave them of the finest grain that heaven could distil verse 25 So mortal man did freely eat the food of angels rare For God sent down that heavenly meat enough and yet to spare verse 26 He caus'd an east wind which he sent to blow in heaven by kind And by his power omnipotent brought in the southern wind verse 27 He rain'd upon them living flesh like summers dust for store And feather'd foul he brought them fresh as sand upon the shore verse 28 In midst of all the camp throughout he let it gently fall And he disperst it round about their habitations all verse 29 So they did eat their greedy fill their own desire he gave verse 30 Nor were estrang'd from their own will nor what their lust did crave But while the meat was in their mouth verse 31 Gods wrath upon them fell And slew the flower of all their youth and choise of Israel verse 32 Yet for all this they sinned still their gracious God they grieve And let his works be what they will they never would believe verse 33 Therefore he made their destiny their miseries to double Spending their days in vanity and all their years in trouble The fourth part verse 34 But when he slew these wicked men they back to God retir'd And sought him very early then and after God inquir'd verse 35 Remembring then that God alone was all the rock they had And that redeemer they had none except the highest God verse 36 Yet did they ev'n all along but flatter with their mouth They li'd unto him with their tongue and sought him not in truth verse 37 For still their hearts hypocrisie was manifestly shew'd And that they walk't not stedfastly in cov'nant with their God verse 38 But he so full of clemency their injuries forgot And pardon'd their iniquity and overthrew them not Yea many a time he pleas'd to turn destruction from their path And would not let his anger burn nor stirr up all his wrath verse 39 For graciously he call'd to mind how that they were but flesh And like a temporary wind that doth not come afresh verse 40 How often in the wilderness did they provoke him sore And in the desarts did transgress and grieve him more and more verse 41 Yea they turn'd back as always prone to tempt the Lord most high And limited the holy one of Isra'l shamefully verse 42 They were
verse 12 Those namely that have spoken thus come on and let us take The houses of the Lord to us and them our houses make verse 13 Make them I pray thee O my God like wheels that still turn round Or like the stubble blown abroad when whirlwinds sweep the ground verse 14 And as the fire consumes a wood with fierce and furious flame And mountains where the trees once stood are singed with the same verse 15 So let thy whirlwind furiously pursue them Lord full fast And let thy tempests terrify and fright them with thy blast verse 16 Cover O Lord and fill their face with their deserved shame That they may humbly beg thy grace and seek thy glorious name verse 17 Yea let them all confounded be and troubled day and night Yea bring them all to infamy and let them perish quite verse 18 That men may know that thou alone whom we Jehovah call In all the earth the only one art highest over all Psalm LXXXIV Oxford Tune O Lord of hosts how love -- ly fair thy sa -- cred ta -- ber-na -- cles are Ev'n where my soul doth long to be Yea and my spi --- rit pines a -- way With-in thy courts to come and pray my flesh and heart cry out for thee verse 3 O living God methinks I miss the sparrows and the swallows bliss so happily inhabiting for they may build their nests full throng and near thine Altar lay their young O Lord of hosts my God my King verse 4 O blessed are all those that may dwell in thy house both night and day for they will ever give thee praise verse 5 And blest the man whose strength 's in thee who though he cannot present be yet sets his heart on thy sweet ways verse 6 Ev'n their 's that passing Baca's vale dig wells to serve when waters fail or use the pools which rain doth fill verse 7 From strength to strength they travel there until at last they all appear before the Lord in Sion hill The second part verse 8 O thou that art the God of War whose all the hoasts of creatures are depending on thy soveraignty vouchsafe thou Lord my pray'r to hear listen and lend a gracious ear O God of Jacob's family verse 9 O God our sav'our and our shield that dost to us protection yield behold us with a kind aspect and now be pleas'd to look upon the face of thine anointed one and let thy beams on him reflect verse 10 For in thy courts I count one day a thousand others to out-weigh nay I had rather keep a door within the house of the most high then dwell with all prosperity in sinners tents for evermore verse 11 For God's a son and shield divine and doth with grace and glory shine and gives all good things to the just verse 12 Blest is the man O Lord of hoasts that only thine assistance boasts and hath in thee repos'd his trust Psalm LXXXV St. Davids Tune LOrd thou hast dealt most fa-vour-r'bly with thy be --- lo --- ved land And Ja -- cob's hard cap-ti ---- vi -- ty brought back with pow'r -- ful hand verse 2 Thy peoples foul iniquities which they have lived in Thou Lord hast cover'd from thine eyes and pardon'd all their sin verse 3 Thy furious wrath thou didst asswage which did so fiercely burn And from the fury of thy rage thou didst in mercy turn verse 4 O God of our salvation turn us likewise to thee And cease thine indignation and no more angry be verse 5 Wilt thou be angry still with us and evermore contend Wilt thou draw out thine anger thus untill all ages end verse 6 O wilt thou not again revive the people of thy choice That being so restor'd alive they may in thee rejoice verse 7 Do thou O Lord thy mercy show apparent in our sight And on thy Church do thou bestow thy saving health and might The second part verse 8 I 'le hear what God the Lord will say for he will speak of peace So that his saints and servants may their former follies cease verse 9 Sure his salvation is at hand to those that do him fear That glory may adorn our land and be a dweller there verse 10 Mercy and truth have sweet access and both together meet And perfect peace and righteousness with mutual kisses greet verse 11 Eternal truth and verity out of the earth shall spring Justice looks down from heav'n on high an heav'n on earth to bring verse 12 Yea and the Lord shall here bestow abundant grace and peace And make our land to overflow with plentiful increase verse 13 Before his face shall justice go and where the way was dim Shall now direct our foot-steps so that we may follow him Psalm LXXXVI St. Marys Tune O Lord bow down thy gra-cious ear to my com-plaint and cry And now O Lord in mer -- cy hear for poor and weak am I. verse 2 Preserve my soul because I have receiv'd such grace from thee O thou my God thy servant save that puts his trust in thee verse 3 O be thou merciful to me O Lord I humbly pray Because I call and cry to thee and do it ev'ry day verse 4 And fill thy servants soul with joy that now with pain is pin'd For unto thee O Lord do I lift up my soul and mind verse 5 For thou art very good O Lord in pard'ning very free And art with plent'ous mercy stor'd tow'rds all that call on thee verse 6 Therefore O Lord when I do pray regard and give good ear Mark well the words that I do say my supplication hear verse 7 In time when trouble doth me move to thee I do complain Because I know and plainly prove thou answer'st me again verse 8 For like to thee O Lord is none among the powers divine Nor are the works of any one to be compar'd with thine The second part verse 9 All nations made by thy great might and all thy hands did frame Shall come and worship in thy sight and glorify thy name verse 10 For Lord thou art a mighty one and thou dost wond'rous deeds And thou O Lord art God alone from whom such pow'r proceeds verse 11 Teach me the way of truth most right and I 'le observe the same And unto thee my heart unite that I may fear thy name verse 12 I will praise thee unfeignedly O Lord my God that art And I will ever glorify thy name with all my heart verse 13 Because thy mercies shew'd to me in greatness do excell My soul by thee hath been set free out from the lowest hell verse 14 O God the proud against me rise and throngs of vi'lent men Have sought to make my soul their prize but thee they mind not then verse 15 But Lord thou art a God most kind suff'ring no little space Compassions store in thee we find and plentious truth and grace verse 16 O turn to me and pity me and
will make his pow'r to reach unto the ocean wide And his right hand of pow'r shall stretch unto the river side verse 26 Thou art my father he shall cry thou art my God alone Thou art my rock to which I fly for my salvation verse 27 And I will make him my first born by priviledg of birth And will exalt his glorious horn above all Kings on earth verse 28 My mercy will I make to last preserv'd for him in store My cov'nant also shall stand fast with him for evermore verse 29 His seed will I perpetuate that it shall last always His Throne shall bear as long a date as heav'ns eternal days The fourth part verse 30 If David's seed forsake my law and walk not in my way verse 31 If from my precepts they withdraw and from my statutes stray verse 32 They shall be sure that I their God to visit will begin And scourge them with a smarting rod for their offence and sin verse 33 Yet wholly to withdraw my love their sin shall not prevail Nor shall they so much anger move to make my truth to fail verse 34 My cov'nant I will never break it shall continue still And that which once my lips did speak I 'le certainly fulfill verse 35 Once by my holiness I swore that sacred oath and high That having promised before to David I 'le not ly verse 36 His seed for ever shall endure while time it self shall run His throne shall be establisht sure before me as the sun verse 37 And as the moon within the skie for ever standeth fast A faithful witness there on high so shall his kingdom last The fifth part verse 38 But now thou hast cast off O Lord and left me all alone Yea in thy wrath thou hast abhorr'd me thine anointed one verse 39 Thy cov'nant with thy servant made thou hast again unbound His crown thou hast profan'd and laid it even with the ground verse 40 Moreover thou hast broken down his hedges ev'ry one And his strong hold in ev'ry town thy hand hath overthrown verse 41 All they that pass along the way do spoil him every where He is a meer reproach and prey unto his neighbours near verse 42 Thou hast exalted the right hand of all his bitter foes And made his hateful en'mies stand rejoycing at his woes verse 43 Moreover Lord his sword so keen thou now hast blunted quite Nor art thou in the battle seen to make him stand in sight verse 44 His glory thou hast made to cease and cast his throne to ground verse 45 His youthful days thou did'st decrease and him with shame confound verse 46 How long Lord wilt thou hide thy face as never to return Shall thy fierce wrath so long a space like fire consume and burn verse 47 Remember Lord how short an hour I have for to remain Wherefore hast thou imploy'd thy power to make all men in vain verse 48 What man alive shall not see death but still his life shall save And stop the hand that stops his breath to bring him to the grave verse 49 Lord where 's thy former clemency thy kindness in our youth Which thou hast sworn so solemnly to David in thy truth verse 50 Remember Lord the great disgrace by us thy servants born And how my bosom doth imbrace the mighty peoples scorn verse 51 Reproaches which thine enemies on me O Lord have thrown And do the footsteps scandalize of thine anointed on verse 52 But blest for ever be the Lord and blest be God again And let the Church with one accord resound amen amen Psalm XC Windsor Tune LOrd thou hast been our dwel -- ling-place from age to age on earth Be -- fore the ve --- ry time and space which gave the mount -- tains birth Or ever thou hadst fram'd or form'd the earth or smallest clod Or any part of all the world thou art eternal God verse 3 Thou grindest man through grief and pain to very dust and then Thou saist return to dust again return ye sons of men verse 4 Though life a thousand years do last it semeth in thy sight As yesterday when it is past or as a watch by night verse 5 As with the floods that swiftly pass thou carriest them away Ev'n like a sheep or like the grass which quickly doth decay verse 6 Which in the morning grows upright but fadeth by and by And is cut down e're it be night all wither'd dead and dry verse 7 For by thine anger Lord our God we are consum'd and spent And troubled with thy stinging rod of wrathful punishment verse 8 Thou settest our iniquities plainly before thy face And thy clear countenance descries our sins in secret place verse 9 For all our days are past away thine anger taking hold We spend our years from day to day as when a tale is told verse 10 The date of all our days appears but threescore years and ten And they that live to fourscore years are surely stronger men Yet pain and grief is all the strength which then they count upon And also that cut off at length and we as blasts are gone verse 11 To whom O God doth it appear what power thine anger hath Even according to thy fear so is thy dreadful wrath verse 12 Lord teach us this religious art of numbring out our days That so we may apply our heart to sacred wisdom's ways verse 13 Return O Lord how long e're thou compassion on us take And let it Lord repent thee now for thy dear servant's sake verse 14 O fill us early with thy grace that so we may rejoyce And all our lives contin'ed space triumph in heart and voice verse 15 According to the days wherein thou plagu'st us make us glad After the years which we have seen so sorrowful and sad verse 16 O let thy blessed work appear unto thy servants true And let thy glory shine most clear unto their children's veiw verse 17 Shew us the beauty of thy face and what we take in hand Establish Lord of thy good grace and make it firm to stand Psalm XC Metre 2. To the 100 Psalm Tune LOrd ev ' --- ry age and race has seen Thou hast our help and re -- fuge been E're that the Mountains had a birth or e ---- ver thou hadst form'd the earth Thou hadst a being long before and shalt abide when time 's no more verse 3 Thy first Decree 'gainst man was just bidding him Turn again to Dust. verse 4 A thousand years if we could stay in life so long is but a day Compar'd with thee and in thy sight like the short watches of the night verse 5 Death like an overflowing stream sweeps us away our life 's a dream verse 6 As flow'rs i' th' morning fresh and fair cut down ere night and withered are verse 7 Thine Anger and our Wickedness verse 8 Makes the short term of Nature less verse 9 And thus our years t' an end
From heaven did his perfect sight the spacious earth discry verse 20 To hear the prisoners doleful groans and lamentable cry And to relieve oppressed ones that are condemn'd to die verse 21 That so the Lord 's most holy name may be declar'd to them And they proclaim his praise and fame in all Jerusalem verse 22 When as the people far and nigh shall all be gather'd there And kingdoms most unan'mously to serve the Lord in fear verse 23 But while I waited in the way my strength he hath decai'd Yea he hath shortened my day then thus to him I said verse 24 O! Take me not away my Lord in midst of all my days Thy years all ages shall record thy time no whit decays verse 25 The earth's foundation thou hast laid of old as now it stands The glorious heavens thou hast made the work of thine own hands verse 26 But they shall perish and decay while thou continuest still They shall wax old and wear away ev'n as a garment will As vestures thou shalt change their frame and changed they shall be verse 27 But thou art evermore the same thy years no end shall see verse 28 And Lord thy faithful servants race for ever shall endure Their seed likewise before thy face shall be establisht sure Psalm CIII To the 119 Psalm Tune BLess thou the li-ving Lord my soul his glo -- r'ous praise pro-claim Let all my in-ward pow'rs ex-toll and bless his ho ---- ly name For-get not all his be ---- ne -- fits but bless the Lord my soul Who all thy tres-pas-ses re -- mits and makes thee sound and whole verse 4 Who did redeem and set thee free from death's infernal place With loving kindness crowned thee and with his tender grace verse 5 Who fills and satisfies thy mouth with all good things of his And makes thee to renew thy youth just as the Eagle's is verse 6 The Lord doth fully execute I justice and right'ousness And judgement for the destitute whom wicked men oppress verse 7 To Moses he did first reveal the way that they should go And made the sons of Israel his mighty acts to know verse 8 The Lord is merciful we know and graciously enclin'd To anger he is very slow compassionate and kind verse 9 Contin'ally he will not chide nor evermore contend His anger shall not long abide but quickly have an end verse 10 He doth not unto us dispence as our deserts have been Nor giveth us a recompence according to our sin verse 11 For as the heav'n is far above the earth's infer'our frame So is his mercy and his love to them that fear his name verse 12 As far as is the sun's uprise in distance from his fall So far our foul iniquities he sep'rates from us all The second part verse 13 As fathers are compassionate unto their children dear So doth the Lord commiserate his saints that do him fear verse 14 For he doth know our brittle frame our mould and fashion just He well remembers whence we came and that we are but dust verse 15 And as for man his days alas do soon decline and yield He flourisheth but as the grass or flower of the field verse 16 For it is gone and quickly too when some bleak wind goes o're And then the place whereon it grew shall never know it more verse 17 But unto all eternity God's goodness doth endure To ages all successively his right'ousness stands sure verse 18 To such as keep his covenants and fear his holy name Remembring his commandements to execute the same verse 19 The Lord within the heavens high hath firmly fixt his throne And over all things gen'rally his kingdom rules alone verse 20 All ye his angels bless the Lord ye that in strength excell That do his precepts with regard minding his word so well verse 21 Bless ye the Lord O! bless him still O all ye hosts of his His Ministers that do fulfil what e're his pleasure is verse 22 O bless the Lord ye works of his wherewith the world is stor'd Where ever his dominion is my soul bless thou the Lord. Psalm CIII Metre 2. To the 100 Psalm Tune BLess thou the Lord my soul his name let all the pow'rs with-in me bless O let not his past fa -- vours lie for-got -- ten in un-thank -- ful-ness verse 3 It 's he that pardons all thy sins He that in sickness makes thee sound verse 4 It 's he redeemed from the grave Thy Life with Love and Mercy crown'd verse 5 It 's he that fills thy mouth with good and all thy just desires supplies Who like the Eagle makes thine Age To a renewed youth arise verse 6 From his strict Justice sure relief oppressed Innocence will find verse 7 Moses and Isr'el knew his ways and kind intentions of his mind verse 8 Abundant Mercies flow from God love is his nature and delight verse 9 Slow is his wrath and tho' he chides intends not to destroy us quite His Anger in its rise and stay from rules of Justice never swerves verse 10 And when he punishes our faults the measure 's less than sin deserves verse 11 As Heav'n is far above the Earth so his Rewards exceed our Love verse 12 Farther than East is from the West his pardon does our sins remove The second part verse 13 A father's pity to his child resembles God's tho shorter far verse 14 For he considers our weak frame that onely quickned Dust we are verse 15 Man's days are like the Grass or flow'r that in the field its beauty shows verse 16 But fades with every blasting wind and then its former place none knows verse 17 But God's eternal truth and love is to good men and to their race verse 18 Those that his laws and cov'nant keep his favour ever will embrace verse 19 Circled with glor'ous Light his throne the Lord has plac't in heav'n above Whose mighty pow'r and sov'reign rule extends o'er all that live and move verse 20 Bless God ye Angels who in strength and ready services transcend verse 21 Bless him ye Hosts and Ministers who all to do his will attend verse 22 All ye his works that subject are in ev'ry place to his controul Bless ye your Maker and with them joyn in his praises O my Soul Palm CIV Dublin Tune O Bless the Lord my soul and say my God thou art full great Bright ho-nour is thy rich ar --- ray and ma --- je -- sty thy seat verse 2 With light thou cov'rest thee about as with a princely robe And like a curtain stretchest out the bright celest'al globe verse 3 With watery seas his roof he ciels and there his rafters binds He makes the clouds his chariot-wheels and walks on winged winds verse 4 He makes his winged messengers of pure spirit'al frame He makes his glor'ous ministers a burning fiery flame verse 5 He laid the whole foundation of all the earth so sure That still it keeps its
I pursue For all my ways and actions are before thee ever in thy view The two and twentieth part To the Proper Tune verse 169 O Lord let my complaint and cry have quick access to thee And give me knowledge graciously as thou hast promist me verse 170 O let my supplication before thee be preferr'd And grant me thy salvation according to thy word verse 171 And then my lips shall be prepar'd to utter thankful praise When unto me thou hast declar'd and taught me all thy ways verse 172 My tongue shall utter and express the praises of thy word For thy commands are right'ousness ev'n all of them O Lord verse 173 Then let thy helping hand prevail when perils do oppose For leaving other helps that fail thy precepts I have chose verse 174 And I O Lord have long'd to see thy saving health and might And Lord thy law affecteth me with very great delight verse 175 O let my soul in safety live and it shall give thee praise And unto me thy judgements give to help me all my days verse 176 I went astray like wandring sheep O seek thy servant yet For thy commandements to keep I do not quite forget Psalm CXX Oxford Tune I cri'd to God in my di-stress Who did a rea --- dy ear address to hear my pray'r and send me aid Lord save my soul I thee in-treat From ly ---- ing lips and tongue's de-ceit thus fer -- vent -- ly to him I prai'd verse 3 But ah what shall be done to thee Thou tongue as false as false can be what shall be giv'n thee for thy part verse 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty sure With burning coals of Juniper such shalt thou have such as thou art verse 5 But woe is me that must perforce As far as Meshech have recourse to be a tedious sojourner As banished from Israel That I must be constrain'd to dwell within the tents of Kedar here verse 6 My soul hath dwelt this many a day With him that hates a peaceful way and is to quietness averse verse 7 I am for peace I love no jars But when I spake they were for wars and by disswasion grew more fierce Psalm CXXI Dublin Tune UP to the hills I lift mine eyes from whence my suc --- cour came My help ev'n from the Lord doth rise that heav'n and earth did frame verse 3 And not a whit will he permit thy foot to slide or fall For surely he that keepeth thee he slumbers not at all verse 4 Lo he that keepeth Israel he slumbers not nor sleeps verse 5 The Lord thy keeper shades thee well at that right hand he keeps verse 6 That neither may the sun by day have any pow'r to smite And hurt thee by his influ'ncy nor yet the moon by night verse 7 The Lord shall save thee from all harm thy soul shall be secure The Lord I say with pow'rful arm shall keep thee safe and sure verse 8 Thy going out is brought about with safety by his pow'r Thy coming in secur'd by him henceforth for evermore Psalm CXXII Oxford Tune I did ex-ceed-ing-ly re-joyce To hear the for-ward peo-ples voice in off'r-ing of their own ac --- cord For in this man -- ner did they say Come let us up and take a -- way un -- to the tem-ple of the Lord. verse 2 Within thy gates Jerusalem our feet shall come and stand in them to worship and to offer there verse 3 Jerusalem is built so neat Compact together and compleat the like there is not any where verse 4 The holy tribes with one accord The tribes I say of God the Lord to Isra'l's testimony came Thither they went on solemn days To worship and to offer praise unto the Lord 's most holy name verse 5 For there are stately thrones erect Erected there for this respect for judgement and for equity Which thrones of right do appertain To David's house which there must reign to judge the people right'ously verse 6 O pray therefore and do not cease but pray for our Jerus'lem's peace they that love thee shall prosper well verse 7 Peace be within thy wals say I I wish as much prosperity within thy palaces to dwell verse 8 My brethren and companions dear Make me now say let peace be here I wish it heartily to thee verse 9 The temple of our God no less Makes me to seek thy happiness as much as ever lies in me Psalm CXXIII Bristol Tune TO thee O Lord to thee a-lone do I lift up mine eyes O thou the high and lof -- ty one that dwell'st a --- bove the skies verse 2 Behold as servants look unto their Lord and Master's hand And as the eyes of Maidens do their mistresses attend So do our eyes attend and wait upon the Lord our God Till he do us commiserate that here are undertrod verse 3 Have mercy on us O most high have mercy on our woes For we are fill'd exceedingly with foul contempt of foes verse 4 Our soul is fill'd exceeding much with scornings and contempt Of those that are at ease and such as are most insolent Psalm CXXIV St. Marys Tune HAd not the Lord our Cause espous'd his Peo --- ple now may say Had not the Lord en-gag'd his pow'r to suc --- cour us that Day When wicked Men with cruel wrath inflam'd against us rose verse 3 Too feeble all our pow'rs had been their Fury to oppose verse 4 To their devouring Jaws our Life had been an easy prey verse 5 Their rage like an impetuous stream had swept us quite away verse 6 Blest be the Lord who chose this way his Mercy to enhance Then when our Dangers loudest call'd to send Deliverance verse 7 We lay like poor intangled Birds caught in the Fowler 's net God's pow'r has broke their snares and we at liberty are set verse 8 Since all our help lies in his name that Earth and Heaven made Our future hopes shall all depend on his Almighty Aid Psalm CXXIV Metre II. A Proper Tune NOw Is -- ra -- el may say and that tru-ly If that the Lord had not our cause maintain'd If that the Lord had not our right sustain'd When wick-ed men against us fu --- riously Made their up-roar and said we all should die Now long ago they had devour'd us all And swallow'd quick as we may well suppose Such was the wrath of our enraged foes As in great floods when show'rs excessive fall Our souls had been o'erwhelm'd and past recall The roaring waters and imperious flood Had long ago o'erwhelm'd us in the deep But blest be God that did us safely keep And gave us not a prey as case then stood Into their teeth that thirsted after blood Just as a bird deludes the Fowler 's game And scapes away right so it fares with us The snare is broke and we are scaped thus Our help is in the Lord our Saviour's Name Whose pow'rful word did earth heav'n