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
Idols such as these Ye Gods adore him all verse 8 Mount Sion heard and was hereat With joy affected much And Judahs Daughters joy'd for that Thy judgments Lord were such verse 9 All Gods thou art extoll'd above Ore all the earth most high verse 10 Ye Saints that do Jehovah love Hate all iniquitie His servants souls he saves each one And adverse pow'r controuls verse 11 And for the righteous light is sown And joy for upright souls verse 12 Ye righteous servants of the Lord Great joy in him express And give him thanks when yee record His perfect holiness PSAL. XCVIII To the three first lines of choice tune The victorious salvation of Christ the revelation of his gracious Gospel to the great joy of all creatures UNto the LORD a new song sing For many a great and wondrous thing His mighty pow'r to pass doth bring His holy arm of soveraigntie And his right hand exalted high Have gotten him the victory verse 2 He hath made known his saving might And brought his truth to open light Even in the very heathens sight verse 3 He hath remembred in his mind His perfect truth and mercies kind As all the house of Israel find The ends of all the earth abroad Have seen declar'd and plainly show'd The saving health our God bestow'd verse 4 Make to the Lord a joyfull noise Let all the earth express their joyes And sing his praise with loudest noise verse 5 Sing to the Lord with harp rejoice With instruments of musick choice With harp and psalms melodious voice verse 6 With trumpet and with cornet sound Before this Lord and King renown'd Let sweet and sacred joys abound verse 7 Let all the earth and num'rous store Even all that dwells on seas or shore The world and all its fulness rore verse 8 Let flouds clap hands and every ford And let the hills with one accord Rejoice with joy before the Lord. verse 9 For lo he comes to judge and try The world and people gen'rally With righteousnesse and equitie PSAL. XCIX To choice tune The majesty and equitie of Christ and his kingdom The prayers answers errors corrections mercies miracles recorded of the ancient Saints for our example THe Lord doth reign let people quake 'Twixt Cherubims he sets his seat O let the earth be mov'd and shake verse 2 The Lord in Sion is so great Above all people he is high verse 3 Thy greatness let them magnifie O let them praise the dreadfull Name For high and holy is the same verse 4 The Kings firm strength doth judgment love Thou dost establish equitie Thou execut'st them from above And rul'st in Jacob righteously verse 5 The Lord our God exalt therefore And rev'rently his name adore At foot-stool of his holy throne For he 's a high and holy one verse 6 Moses and Aaron also were Among his Priests and men of fame And Samuel among them there That call'd upon his holy name They call'd and answer he did make verse 7 In cloudy pill'r to them he spake They to his his testimonies clave And kept the ord'nance that he gave verse 8 Thou answ'redst them O Lord our God Thou wast a pard'ning God likewise Though thou tookst vengeance with thy rod And their inventions didst chastise verse 9 The Lord our God exalt yee still And worship at his holy hill For sure the Lord our God alone He is a high and holy one PSAL. C. Southwell tune He exhorts to praise God for our happy calling in Christ Jesus ALL men of mortall birth That dwell in all the earth O make a noise To God with joyes verse 2 And serve the Lord with mirth O come before his throne With singing ev'ry one verse 3 For certainly The Lord most high Ev'n he is God alone He made us and not we Not we our selves but he His folk and flock And pasture stock He made us for to be verse 4 VVith praise come to his gate And in his Courts relate His laud and fame And bless his name His honour celebrate verse 5 For God is good for ever His mercy faileth never His truth doth last All ages past And constant doth persever PSAL. CI. To new staff tune David vows to rule his house and Kingdom with discreet justice to curb and cut off the wicked and countenance the godly LOrd I will sing of mercy sweet And judgement to thy praise verse 2 And wisely guide my wary feet In all thy perfect ways VVhen wilt thou Lord To me accord Thy justice to impart At home will I VValk righteously And with a perfect heart verse 3 I will no wicked thing abide Before mine eyes to be I hate their works that turn aside It shall not cleave to me verse 4 The froward heart From me shall part Anâ— have no more access And I will no Such persons know As practise wickedness verse 5 That man that sland'reth privily I will cut off be sure The stout in heart whose looks are high I will not once indure verse 6 I 'l look out then The faithfull men That dwell with me they may And then shall he My servant be That walks in perfect way verse 7 I in my house will entertain No guilefull man to dwell Nor in my sight shall he remain That lies invents to tell verse 8 I soon cut short The wicked sort And wickd works condem ' That so I may Them take away From Gods Jerusalem PSAL. CII Sinners tune The lamentations of the whole Church as one man in the captivity of Babylon LOrd hear my prayer and let my cry Come speedily to thee verse 2 In day of my calamity Hide not thy face from me Incline thine ear invok'd to day Thine answer quick return verse 3 My days as smoke consume away My bones hearth-like do burn verse 4 My heart like grass is withered With deep and dolefull grones verse 5 While I forget to eat my bread My skin cleaves to my bones verse 6 The Pelican of wilderness And deserts Owl I match verse 7 And Sparrow-like companionless On houses top I watch verse 8 I all day long am made a scorn To my malicious foes The mad men are against me sworn Against me that arose verse 9 For bread I do the ashes eat My drink with weeping mixt verse 10 Because thine indignation great And anger comes betwixt For down thou hast thy servant cast First having rais'd me high verse 11 Like fleeting shade my days are past Like with'ring grass am I. verse 12 But thou O Lord dost still indure From all mutation free To ev'ry generation sure Shall thy remembrance be 2. Part. To martyrs tune The Churches restauration from Babylon and happy reformation in the days of the Gospel he desires to see it but contents himself with consideration of Gods eternity and perpetuity of his Church verse 13 THou shalt arise and mercy yet To Sion
he that pities him God will give him ease a couch of contenâ—ment I am a poor sinner needing mercy A figure of Iudas By justice in a lawfull â— y. A pledge of my deliverance and their destruction Melts in grief Such seasts Sabbaths as God appointed To think of them in these places of banishment will comfort me Songs of his experienced power and goodness Makes me hold up my head with comfort T is but a vile price they are sold for Makes me blush and hang down my head A Poem a bride-song Forward to utter thy praises Spirituall beauty Ioh. 7. 46. Exercise O Christ thy martiall and princely power convince convert c. Magnanimity mixt with meekness Thy success shall be glorious Oil of the Spirit making joyfull in God Above Moses Melchisedeâ— c. and the best Saints Thy adorning sweet smelling gifts and graces come from heaven typed by Solomons ivory palace Kingdoms and Provinces added to the Jewish Church Forget carnall affections The Churches obedience is her beautie Gentiles be Proselytes Spirituall beautie 1 Pet. 3. 4. At last day in robes of righteousneâ—s Ephes. 5. 27. Additionall Churches Mat. 25. 10. Succession of the Church and some famous instruments This Psalm shall ever honour Christ. It s thought that of Senacherib 2. Chr. 32. 21. Siloh runs still for all their threats and brags 2. King 18. 27. 19. 24. Much more the spirituall springs 2 King 19. 35 Figuring Christs ascension and the glorious state of the Church Subject the Gentiles to our faith As he chose us and provided for us so he shall bring in the rest with us Ioh. 10. 16. The Governers ow dutie to God In token of the spirituall beauty of the Church Sion where the Temple was built was on the South-side Jerusalem The Princes of Senacherib and others 2 Kin. 19. 36. 2 Chr. 20. 2. It was a shipwrack like defeat full of fear and confusion Tarshish a Citie famous foâ— shipping We have seen proved what we heard promised and prayed for in the Temple Of my misdeeds and evill wayes or of my close persecutors Much less his soul. At the resurrection when the night of death is past Which shall recompence my lying in the grave The grave and hell Gloriously as comming from that holy glorious place 1 King 8. 11. Heaven and earth shall be witness Professors by all the seals of my Covenant For thinking the outward Ceremony enough His adultery murther 2 Sam. 11. As a ghost in my sight As the onely punisher or pardoner Oh what a majesty have I offended Originall corruption aggravates and so doth grace received With the bloud of Christ signified by it Exod. 12. 22. As unable to recover of himself By publishing this Psalm of my fall and thy favour By occasion of Saul and Doeg 1 Sam. 21. In getting wealth and preferment by wickedness I shall flourish specially in my soul. Their destruction and my deliverance Prov. 28. 1. No marvell for somtimes God hath torn them in pieces that sought the ruine of the Church As barbarous as heathen Take their part that take mine Being in Keilah Threap it upon me tho guiltless Set them at ods to their destruction in Keilah let them not agree about betraying me Angels or companionâ— with me delivered No bad success Saul did so 1 Sam. 19. 6. Commend the faithfulnes of his promises Persecutions causing me to flee and flit from place to place Yea thou keepest a Register of them Be repulsed by my prayers By Gods grace I will praise the certainty of his promises Deadly dangers From falling into sin or sorrow Setting Saul on 1 Sam. 24. 9. So prophecying of the Gospel to be heard there My tongue Isa. 48. 8. Inchanters ticed the adder out of her hole by a voice or tune to kill them but som were so craftie as to stop one ear with the tayl and the other with the ground lest the inchantment should tice her out Make them as weak as water A snail out â—f her shell Heb. Before they i. e. the godly feel your thorns pricky he i. e. God shall blast both the quick and burned i. e. dead thorn Such as are implacable and incorrigible Some think it a prophecy of the dispersed unbeleeving Jews None remain in honour or happiness Since they raven like dogs let them speed no better let them be emptie c. Meditate of the advanced kingdom of Christ thus typed The land feels the sad effects of warre to this day A more bitter cup of affliction but of late appear great tokens oâ— thy love to witness the truth of thy promises proceed Lord to prosper David to conquer the remotest places Ephraim for Souldiers Iudah for Counsellors servile Moab c. yet glad that Christ overcomes them By Absolâ—ms conspiracy From the deserts whither I am fled perswade me to rest on thy power and promises I desire to frequent thy Tabernacle Thy mercies represented by the Cherubims Exo. 37. 9. The best heritage Acts 26. 18. In his seed according to faith To disparage the righteous Once and again many a time and oft No ordinances Slain in battâ—ll and left a prey to the beasts And for every good Christian. Rev. 1. 6. All that worship the true God aright Gen. 31. 53. but God will discover hypocrite-professors Cunning to conceive close to conceal mischief Their threats and curses fall on themselves â—n and thorough Christ Published pressed and experienced by the ordinances there Judgements against our adversaries Eclipses Comets and strange accidents Every day hath some remarkable providence rejoicing the creatures Rain is God river The red Sea As from Egypt into Canaan See Numb 10. 35. 1 Chr. 15. 16. 26. Calleth to marriage blesseth it releaseth prisoners bond-slaves Exod. 19. 18. Ier. 5. 24. All manner of blessings 〈◊〉 34. 26. Thy chosen people and for their sake the land was blest Presently in all mens mouths Women had spoil brought home As scullions Intimating the happines of the church above all other people As Angels waited on God on Sinai Exo. 19. So on the Church Heb. 1. 14. Christ after his passion ascended conquering our captivers and received power to send down the Holy Ghost even for the Elect Gentils that were yet rebellious Escaps from death corporall spiritual temporall eternall Tho another Og of Bashan or red Sea were in their way Meditate of Christs glorification appearance at the last judgement From the first Israelite to the last or from the gifts of God himself Outward magnificence of that kingdom a type of the Church Wanton and brutish adversaries 2 King 8. 2. Mat. 2. 11. Yet in thy house we learn thy magnificence best My exceeding innocence Consumed with care to maintain thy pure service Iob. 2. 22. Meditate of Christs sufferings Smite them with the worst diseases as blindness palsie c. Let them increase sinne but never get pardon Both of Iews and Gentiles Held under the bondage of affliction
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
from youth to age I am distracted while that I Indure such wrath and rage verse 16 Thy fierce displeasure o'r me goes Thy terrours cut me down verse 17 And every day they me inclose As streams that threat to drown They all together me invade verse 18 Thou sep'rat'st friend and lover And darkness with it's misty shade Doth my acquaintance cover PSAL. LXXXIX Dutch tune Ethan magnifies Gods love and faithfulness to the house of David verse 1 MY song for ever shall express The mercies of the Lord My mouth shall all his faithfulness From age to age record verse 2 For mercy shall said I be built For ever to indure Thou in the very heavens wilt Thy truth establish sure verse 3 I with my chosen have agreed To faithfull David swore verse 4 My servant I will fix thy seed To stand for evermore To ages all thy throne I 'l raise verse 5 And heav'n shall find a tongue Thy wondrous faithfulness to praise Thy gathered Saints among verse 6 In heaven who may any way With our Lord God compare VVho of the glorious Angels may So bold compar'son dare verse 7 The Saints assemblies that are his Must greatly fear his Name And all that round about him is Must reverence the same 2. Part. Argument Gods goodness to the Church in creation and government of the world verse 8 O Lord of hosts what god excels Like thee with great pow'r crown'd Thy faithfulness who parallels In all thy circuits round verse 9 The restless raging of the seas Thou rulest at thy will Her swelling waves thou dost appease And mak'st it calm and still verse 10 Thou brok'st in pieces Egypts land Like one that slaught'red lies Thou hast with thine almighty hand Disperst thine enemies verse 11 The heavens and the earth are thine The world and all inclos'd Thou foundest by that pow'r divine verse 12 Which North and South compos'd Tabor and Hermon wondrously Shall in thy Name delight verse 13 Thy hand is strong thy right hand high Thy arm is full of might verse 14 Justice and Judgement on thy throâ— Retain a dwelling place Pure truth and mercy joyn'd in one Shall go before thy face verse 15 That people blessed we record That knows the joyfull sound Thy countenances light ô Lord Shall safely them surround verse 16 Even them thy righteousness shall raise And they shall take delight verse 17 In thy great Name that is their praise And glory of their might Thy favour such that shall there spring Our horns advancement thence verse 18 For Israels holy one 's our King The Lord is our defence 3. Part. Argument Prophecies and promises to Davids house recorded verse 19 IN vision to thy Saint was said For then thou mad'st it known Lo I my helping hand have laid Upon a mightie one verse 20 A chosen Israelite I crown'd With holy Oil have I My servant David whom I found Anointed purposely verse 21 Mine hand shall stablish his success Mine arm shall make him strong verse 22 No foe no sonne of wickedness Shall crush or do him wrong verse 23 I 'l crush his foes before his face Plague them that do him hate verse 24 But will my faithfulness and grace With him perpetuate â—is horn shall be exalted high By my great Names command verse 25 I 'l stretch to th'Seas his soveraigntie To th'river his right hand verse 26 Thou art my Father he shall cry So invocate my Name My God my rock my sure supply Whence my salvation came verse 27 Him my first-born will I advance All earthly Kings above verse 28 And ever grant continuance Unto him of my love My cov'nant shall with him stand fast verse 29 His seed shall still endure And I will make his throne to last As dayes of heaven sure 4. Part. Argument He shews that God corrects his people but never casts them off verse 30 IF Davids seed forsake my Law Not execute my will verse 31 If from my precepts they withdraw Not my commands fulfill verse 32 They shall be sure that I their God Their wickedness and sin With scourges of a smarting rod To visit will begin verse 33 But of my loving kindness yet I will not him bereave Nor will my faithfulness permit To take a finall leave verse 34 My cov'nant with my chosen King By me shall ne'er be broke Nor will I alter any thing Which once my lips have spoke verse 35 Once by my holiness I swore To David I 'l not lie verse 36 His seed shall last for evermore His throne before mine eye verse 37 Like Sun and Moon it shall be fixt For ever they shall be Heavens faithfull witnesses betwixt My chosen King and me 5. Part. Argument He complains of great distress besall'n the house of David seeming to disprove Gods promises verse 38 BUt thine anointed now abhor'd Thou hast cast off in wroth verse 39 Made void thy servants cov'nant Lord The cov'nant of thy troth By casting down to ground thou hast Profan'd his sacred crown verse 40 Of his strong holds made wofull waste His hedges all broke down verse 41 All passengers do him destroy He is in en'mies scorn verse 42 And all his foes thou mad'st to joy And liftest up their horn verse 43 Yea thou hast turn'd and blunted quite His swords puissant edge And for to stand it out in fight Thou hast not been his pledge verse 44 His glory thou hast caus'd to cease And cast his throne to ground verse 45 His youthfull days thou didst decrease And him with shame confound 6. Part. Argument He prays for restauration of Davids kingdome considering Gods faithfull promises and the greatness of the adversaries verse 46 How long Lord wilt thou hide thy face Shall thy continuall rage Flame out as fire so long a space verse 47 O think of my short age Why hast thou made all men in vain verse 48 What man draws vitall breath That shall his soul from grave detain And not at all see death verse 49 Thy former loving kindnesses Which thou didst swear and vow To David in thy righteousness O Lord where are they now verse 50 Remember Lord thy Saints reproach What taunts my bosome bears VVhich all the mighty people broach Thine en'mies taunts are theirs verse 51 Wherewith they have reproacht the ways Of thine anointed King verse 52 To God be everlasting praise Amen Lord grant the thing PSAL. XC London long tune Moses prays God the eternall stay of the Church to sanctifie the many mortalities of Israel in the Wilderness for their sinnes LOrd thou hast been our dwelling place In generations all Thou wast ere there was forme or face Of creature great or small verse 2 Before the mountains had their birth The world or smallest clod Of all this vast and spacious earth Thou art eternall God verse 3 But as for man that 's made of clay He 's
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
more I felt none mortall pull so strong before Oh let me still finde favour in those eyes That scatter clouds and where bright Sun-beams rise To the tribunall of so milde a look I will adventure this Oracular book The which elsewhere I have presented twice And at the third time shall not bate the price I care not I although I hear men say Your Psalms are censur'd for Apocrypha I ask no more but when you next consult You please to let them sing Quicunque vult My last ambition is but to present Great gratulation to the Parliament And till this promis'd panegyrick come I leave this begg'ring poetry strook dumb Reader vouchsafe to see and looke and taste a sup of Hymns and creamy afterings made up in the last sheet of all the book with directions given to make all even if the Reader also please to see the titles and the prefaces THE BOOK OF PSALMES IN METRE PSAL. I. To Dutch tune Argument David shews the felicity and fruitfulnesse of the godly the defection and destruction of the wicked THat man is blest and blest agen That doth not walk astray By counsels of ungodly men Nor stands in sinners way Nor sits in seate of scornfull mates verse 2 But in Gods law delights And tâ—ereupon he meditates Continuall daies and nights verse 3 Like planted tree by water-springs Such one shall he be made Which in his season fruit forth-brings Whose leaf shall never fade All shall succeed by him design'd verse 4 Th' ungodly are not so But like the chaff which boyst'rous winde Drives eas'ly to and fro verse 5 Therefore th' ungodly never must Nor any sinner may In Congregation of the Just Stand up at Judgement day verse 6 For lo the way of men upright The Lord with favour knowes Whereas the way shall perish quite Wherein the sinner goes PSAL. II. To Dutch bass tune 1. Part. Argument David prophecies of Christ his kingdome how oppos'd by Jews and Gentiles The derision and destruction of implacable adversaries WHy do the heathen rage and fret And people think vain things verse 2 They rise and are in counsell set Both governours and Kings GOD and his Christ oppose they do And thus presume to say verse 3 Come let us break their bonds in two And cast their Cords away verse 4 The Lord that doth in heaven dwell Their doings shall deride And laugh to scorn his foes that swell with such presumptuous pride verse 5 Then in his wrath the most supream Shall all his foes controul And in displeasure most extream Torment their guilty soul. II. Part. Argument Christ his Dignity Deity and Dominion Kings and great ones for examples sake are exhorted to embrace his Gospel for their own safety verse 6 Upon my Sions holy hill Yet have I plac'd my King verse 7 Thou hast decreed and wilt fulfill And I declare the thing The Lord hath spoken thus to mee Thou art my onely Sonne This day have I begotten thee verse 8 Aske but to have it done All heathen kingdoms I will make The priv'ledge of thy birth And thou shalt in possession take The utmost parts on earth verse 9 To crush thy foes shalt thou lift up Thy weighty iron rod And dash them like a potters cup In pieces small ô God verse 10 Now therefore ô ye Kings take care That ye may understand Be well instructed yee that are The Judges of the Land verse 11 See that the LORD have service done With reverence and respect verse 12 Rejoyce with trembling kisse the Son Lest ye in wrath be checkt So should ye perish from the way If his least anger flame O blessed blessed then are they That trust upon his Name PSAL. III. To Oxford tune Argument David complains of Absolom and his adherents conspiring against him his confidence in God that defends the faithfull and destroys the wicked LOrd how their number multiplies That vex and grieve me sore Yea they that do against me rise Wax hourly more and more verse 2 There 's many of my soul do say His God no help shall yield Nor bring him succour any way verse 3 But Lord thou art my shield Thou art th' uplifter of my Head My glory and my pride My voice to God I uttered verse 4 Unto the Lord I cry'd He heard me from his holy Hill verse 5 I laid me down and slept And wak't again in safety still By him sustain'd and kept verse 6 Although ten thousand of my foes Beset me round about I will not be affraid of those Nor of my safety doubt verse 7 O Lord my God awake arise Defend my righteous Cause For thou hast smote mine enemies Upon the very jawes Break thou the teeth of all the throng That work ungodlinesse verse 8 Salvation doth to God belong Thou dost thy people blesse PSAL. IV. To London long tune Argument David appeals prays to God blames Sauls Courtiers for discrediting his Election of God to the Kingdome Admonisheth them to repent preferreth spirituall desires to carnall and reposeth himselfe in Gods safe protection O God that art my righteousnesse Heare when I call to thee In wofull time of my distresse Thou hast inlarged mee Have mercy and attentive bee Unto the pray'r I frame verse 2 O sonnes of men how long will yee My glory turn to shame How long will yee vain things affect And follow after lies verse 3 Know that the Saint is Gods select And he will hear my cryes verse 4 All sinfull courses set apart And stand in awfull dread In silence commune with your heart Upon your secret bed verse 5 For incense offer innocence And righteousnesse present And wholly put your confidence In God omnipotent verse 6 What way they may themselves advance Great multitudes inquire But Lord thy shining Countenance Is all that we desire verse 7 For thou hast made my heart to feast With sacred comforts more Then worldlings when they were increast With Corne and Wine good store verse 8 I 'l both lie down sweet rest to take And also sleep secure For onely thou ô Lord dost make My dwelling safe and sure PSAL. V. To Cambridge old tune 1. Part. Argument David prays for audience with confidence of successe because though Gods pure Nature hates odious and obstinate sinners yet the Saints have free accesse to the throne of grace O Lord unto my words give ear My meditation weigh verse 2 My King my God my crying hear For I to thee will pray verse 3 I' th morning thou shalt hear my Cry I' th morning I 'l direct My prayer to thee and from on high Thine answer I 'l expect verse 4 For thou art not a God that will With sinne delighted bee No wickednesse nor any ill Shall ever dwell with thee verse 5 Within the view of thy pure Eye The foolish shall not rest All workers of iniquitie Thy Nature doth detest verse
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
calve compells And all his house his praise reherse Each tongue his glory tells verse 10 The Lord upon the floods sits King His kingdome shall not cease verse 11 The Lord will strength to Israel bring And blesse his Church with peace PSAL. XXX Dutch tune Argument David magnifies Gods everlasting mercies by his happy recoveries from momentany miseries LOrd I 'l extoll thee with my voice For I 'm advanc'd by thee Thou hast not made my foes rejoice Nor triumph over mee verse 2 To thee my God complain'd I have Thou Lord hast made me whole verse 3 And from the all-devouring grave Brought back my gasping â—oul That I to pit should not go down Thou sav'dst my life O Lord verse 4 Sing ô ye Saints the Lords renown His holiness record verse 5 His anger in a moment's past Life from his favour springs Tho weeping for a night may last The morning comfort brings verse 6 In my prosperitie I said I shall not moved be verse 7 So strongly was my mountain laid And favour'd so by thee Thou didst thy face obscure and hide And trouble did invade verse 8 Then LORD to thee to thee I cri'd And supplication made verse 9 What profit is there in my bloud VVhen I to pit go down Shall from the dust thy praises bud Shall dust thy truth renown verse 10 LORD I beseech thee hear me now In that which I have pray'd Have mercy on me and be thou My all-sufficient ayd verse 11 To joyfull dancing thou hast turn'd My sorrows dolefull noise My sackcloth loos'd wherein I mourn'd And girt me round with joys verse 12 To th' end my tongue may sing thy praise And never silent be O Lord my God through all my dayes Will I give thanks to thee PSAL. XXXI To Oxford tune Argument David resignes himself to God IN thee ô LORD I put my trust O put me not to shame Deliver me as thou art just By that most righteous Name verse 2 O down to me thy quick ear bow With speed deliverance send A rock of strength an house be thou Thy Servant to defend verse 3 For LORD thou art the rock tower VVhereto I me betake Then lead and guide me by thy power O GOD for thy Names sake verse 4 Pull me from close nets laid for me In thee my strength doth stand verse 5 My Spirit I commit to thee And to no other hand Lord God of truth I 'm thy redeem'd verse 6 All them have I abhorr'd That lying vanities esteem'd But I trust in the LORD verse 7 I in thy mercies will be glad Yea much rejoyce in those For thou hast weigh'd what cares I had And known my soul in woes verse 8 Thou hast not in mine enemies hand Inclos'd me by thy doom But made my stedfast feet to stand In large and spacious room 2. Part. Argument New persecutions renew his supplications verse 9 IN mercy send me Lord relief Whom troubles great befall My mournfull ey 's consum'd with grief My belly soul and all verse 10 My life my yeers my strength my bones Have all together fail'd Consum'd and spent with sighs grones Of wickedness bewail'd verse 11 I was a scorn to all my foes And to my friends a fear And specially reproach't by those That were my neighbours near When seen without they from me fled verse 12 And I am quite forgot As men are out of mind when dead I 'm like a broken pot verse 13 For many slanders have I heard On every side was fear While they together have conferr'd And all against me were They thought to take my life away verse 14 In thee my trust did stand Thou art my God I us'd to say verse 15 My times are in thy hand From persecuting foes of mine And enemies hands me take verse 16 Thy face let on thy servant shine Save me for mercies sake verse 17 Since LORD I call'd upon thy name From shame thy servant save Let wicked men be put to shame And silence in the grave verse 18 These lying lips silence and choak That with contempt and pride Such grievous things have lewdly spoke And righteous men bely'd 3. Part. Argument The great happiness of the Saints in this life verse 19 HOw great thy treasur'd mercies be For them that fear thy name And wrought for them that trust in thee Where men behold the same verse 20 Thy secret presence from mans pride Shall keep them safe and sure Thy close pavilion shall them hide From strife of tongues secure verse 21 The Lord his kindness hath dispenc'd To me in wondrous sort As in a City strongly fenc'd His name be blessed for 't verse 22 I said in haste thou hast cast mee Off from before thine eyes Yet heardst thou when I cry'd to thee My supplications cryes verse 23 O all yee precious Saints of his The LORD sincerely love For every true believer is Preserved from above He plenteously rewards proud doers verse 24 Take courage and he shall Confirm that valiant heart of yours O yee believers all PSAL. XXXII To Cambr. old tune Argument The free forgiving grace of God and benefit of penitent confession O Blessed man is hee Whose sins God passeth by verse 2 And covering them reputes him free From all iniquity Whose spirit entertains no guile verse 3 For while I held my tongue My weary bones wax'd old the while Through roaring all day long verse 4 Thine hand on me was burthensome Each day and night throughout My nat'rall moysture is become As sommers parching drought verse 5 Confessing humbly then did I My sins to thee reveal And did not mine iniquity In any point conceal I said I will to God confess What all my sins have bin And thou forgav'st the wickedness And guilt of all my sin verse 6 Hence all good men thy grace shal crave VVhat time thou mayst be found Nor rising flood nor roaring wave Them ever shall surround verse 7 And hiding place I have of thee Thou shalt preserve from wrongs And round about encompass mee VVith sweet salvations songs 2. Part. Argument He profers to direct Saints and sinners unhappy they that brutishly reject his counsell verse 8 I Will direct thee faithfully The way that thou shalt go And guide thee with my watchfull eye That I may teach thee so verse 9 O be not like the horse and mule By reason nothing led VVhose mouth the bit and bridle rule Lest they too neer thee tread verse 10 For certainly to men unjust Shall miseries abound But him that in the Lord doth trust Shall mercy compasse round verse 11 O all yee righteous men rejoyce And in the Lord delight VVith joyfull shouts lift up your voyce All yee whose hearts are right PSAL. XXXIII York tune 1. Part. Argument The admirable stability of Gods works and counsels in the Trinity of persons YEe righteous in the LORD rejoice For praise
round about verse 14 Thou makest us a by-word here Among the heathen spread Among the people every-where A shaking of the head verse 15 Lo my confusion through disgrace Before me still I see The shame of my abashed face Hath also covered mee verse 16 For his voice sake that doth reherse Such blasphemies and taunts By reason of th' avenger fierce And adversaries vaunts 3. Part. Argument The constancy and integritie of the Church in persecution verse 17 THis storm of trouble have we felt Yet have not thee forgot Nor in thy Covenant falsly dealt verse 18 Our hearts diverting not Nor from thy ways our steps have stray'd verse 19 Though thou hast broke us sore In Dragons dens and deaths dark shade Where we are covered ore verse 20 If our Gods Name we have forgot To strange gods rear'd our hands verse 21 God shall discov'r it shall he not Our thoughts that understands verse 22 We all day long are kil'd and slain Even for thy dear Names sake As sheep for slaughter we are ta'n verse 23 Why sleep'st thou Lord awake Cast us not off for evermore verse 24 Arise why hid'st thy face Forgetting our afflictions sore And our distressed case verse 25 For down to dust our soul is trod On earth as worms we craul verse 26 For thy sweet mercies sake ô God Rise help redeem us all PSAL. XLV To Coventry tune The perfections and prerogatives of Christ Jesus set forth in a type of Solomon MY studious heart contemplating Good matter doth indite I of the King Compos'd a thing Which here I will recite My tongue is as a Writers pen To frequent writing us'd verse 2 O fairer then The sons of men Thy lips have grace infus'd God therefore hath thee ever blest verse 3 Thy sword gird on thy thigh And be thou drest O mightiest With state and majesty verse 4 Ride on in this thy majesty VVith prosperous success Because of thy Humilitie Thy truth and righteousness And thy right hand shall teach thee things Even rare and dreadfull arts verse 5 Thy shasts keen stings Shall wound the Kings Proud adversaries hearts VVhereby thy foes are undertrod verse 6 For ever lasts thy throne Thy ruling rod Even thine ô God It is a righteous one verse 7 Thy soul loves truth and lewdnes hates And God thy God therefore Thee consecrates Above thy mates VVith oil of gladnes store verse 8 Out of the Iv'ry palaces With fragrant garments clad Myrrhe Alôes And Cassia please Whereby they make thee glad verse 9 Among the noble female band Kings daughters were inroll'd At thy right hand The Queen did stand In purest Ophir gold 2. Part. Argument The happy calling and manifold priviledges of the Church in type of Solomons Queen verse 10 HEarken ô daughter bow thine ear Consider and incline Forget what were Thy people there And fathers house of thine verse 11 Then shall the Kings affections stream Desire thy beautie trim For he must reign Thy Lord supream And thou must worship him verse 12 With gifts among them shall resort Thy daughter there ô Tyre The richer sort There craying for 't Thy favour shall desire verse 13 The daughter of this royall line VVithin for to behold Doth with divine Resplendence shine Her clothing all wrought gold verse 14 Be brought unto the King shall shee In needle-work aray'd And unto thee Her train shall be And virgin-mates convay'd verse 15 With nuptiall joys and festivall They shall these Ladies bring Where met they shall Have entrance all To th' Palace of the King verse 16 Thy fathers for succession sake Shall leave a fruitfull birth VVhom thou mai'st take And Princes make In all the Christian earth verse 17 To ages all I 'l keep in store Remembrance of thy Name Thy praise therefore For evermore Shall all the earth proclame PSAL. XLVI To Dutch tune The siege of Jerusalem is raised the Church triumpheth in God GOD is our strength and present aid Our refuge in our need verse 2 Therefore we will not be afraid Nor tottering earth-quakes heed verse 3 Tho midst of Seas huge hils be hurld Tho troubled waters rore And swellings of the billows curld Make mountains tremble sore verse 4 A river there with crystall stream Shall glad that Citie of his The sacred tents of God supream verse 5 The Lord amidst her is Right early God shall help her there She shall not once be mov'd verse 6 The heathen Kingdoms moved were And most outragious prov'd He uttering then that voice of his Made th' earth to melt away verse 7 The Lord of hoasts with Israel is And Jacobs God our stay verse 8 Come see Gods works whose powerfull hand The earth hath des'late made verse 9 He ceaseth wars in every Land He breaks the desp'rate blade He fires the Chariot breaks the bow verse 10 Be still and know saith he That I am God on earth below And there extoll'd will be Among the heathens magnifi'd Shall be my glorious power verse 11 The Lord of hoasts is on our side And Jacobs God our Tower PSAL. XLVII To Martyrs tune The happy calling of the Jews and Gentiles the triumphant carrying up of the Ark. 1 King 8. 4. CLap hands ye people generally With voice of triumph glad verse 2 Shout to the Lord that is most high And greatly to be drad Ore all the earth a mightie King verse 3 He shall subdue the lands And people in subjection bring To Israels commands verse 4 Our heritage shall God select The portion fair set out Of Jacob whom he did affect verse 5 The Lord 's gone up with shout The Lord 's gone up with trumpets sound To God due praises sing verse 6 Sing praises ô sing praises round Sing praises to our King verse 7 Of all the earth God's King alone Sing praise with knowledge then verse 8 God sits upon his holy throne Reigns ore the heathen men verse 9 The peoples Princes hither throng People of Abrahams God The shields of th' earth to God belong Exalted all abroad PSAL. XLVIII To old England tune To siege of Jerusalem is raised He praiseth the beautifull structure thereof GReat is the LORD his praise no less For so must we record In mountain of his holiness And Citie of our Lord. verse 2 Mount Sion is a beauteous thing And on her Northern side The Citie of the mightie King The whole earths joy and pride verse 3 The LORD within her palace there Is known a refuge nigh verse 4 For lo the Kings assembled were Together they past-by verse 5 They saw it and they marvailed And troubled sore they were verse 6 They hasted thence for fear and dread Which seis'd upon them there As child bed-pains take woman-kinde So sorely pain'd were they verse 7 Thou breakest with an Eastern winde The Tarsean
Yet not for my transgression LORD Nor any sin of mine verse 4 They have begun Prepar'd to run In haste without my fault Awake and see And succour mee Against their fierce assault verse 5 Thou therefore Israels righteous God The soveraign LORD of hoasts Awake and visit with thy rod Even all the heathen coasts Transgressors lewd Do thou exclude From pardon and from pitie verse 6 Return'd in dark Like dogs they bark And go about the Citie verse 7 Lo in their lips are sharpned swords Their mouths belch out their pride For who say they shall hear our words verse 8 But thou shalt them deride The heathen born Thou LORD shalt scorn verse 9 On thee will I attend Because of thine Own strength divine For God shall me defend 2. Part. Argument Prayers and praises returned for deliverance from persecution verse 10 MY gracious God shall me prevent With his compassions free Upon my foes my hearts content The LORD shall let me see verse 11 Suppress them quite And by thy might Disperse but slay them not O LORD our shield Some sign to yield That may not be forgot verse 12 For sinfull words which mouths profane And cursing lips let slide And for their lies let them be ta'n Yea even in their pride verse 13 In angry fume My foes consume That none of them remain That every land May understand Great Jacobs God to reign verse 14 Let them return at evening tide As howling dogs are wont And round about on every side In every corner hunt verse 15 Where wandring wide Unsatisfi'd For meat let them repine verse 16 But lo my tongue Shall sing a song To praise thy pow'r divine Yea in the morning I 'l begin Of thine affection deer To sing aloud for thou hast bin My sole Protector here Thou wast my stay In dangerous day verse 17 To thee my strength I 'l sing God's my defence And rock from when My mercy hath her spring PSAL. LX. To Old England tune David remembers the sad desertions of the Church prays for better success and for the advancement and enlargement of his Kingdome O God thou did'st thy people leave And then were we disperst Displeasure great thou did'st conceive Thy wrath let be reverst verse 2 The earth by thy fierce handling quakes Yea thou the same hast broke O heal her breaches for it shakes By such thy dreadfull stroke verse 3 Things which most bitter we did think Thou on thy folke did'st bring And mad'st thy wofull people drink A wine astonishing verse 4 Thou on thy people fearing thee A banner hast bestow'd Because of truth and veritie To be display'd abroad verse 5 Now Lord that thy beloved King Delivered may be Let thy right hand assistance bring And kindly answer me verse 6 In holiness Jehovah spake I therefore make no doubt But Shechem to divide and take And Succoth-vale mete out verse 7 Manasseh Gilead must subscribe To me in dutious aw My heads chief 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 Philistia shall triumph and shout And that because of me verse 9 Who will to Edom me direct Unto the Citie strong verse 10 Not thou that did'st our hoasts reject Nor with us went'st along verse 11 The help of man is vanitie O help us in distress verse 12 Through God we shall do valiantly He shall our foes suppress PSAL. LXI Old England tune David forced from Jerusalem prays for restauration with confidence and thankfulnes LOrd hear my cry my pray'r attend verse 2 From earths remotest part Mine earnest cries to thee I send When over-whelm'd in heart Conduct me to the rock of pow'r That higher is then I verse 3 For thou hast been my fort and tow'r Against the enemie verse 4 Within thy sacred coverings I will for ever house And trust in covert of thy wings verse 5 For thou hast heard my vowes Thou gav'st the King the heritage Of them that fear thy Name verse 6 His life and yeers to many an age Thou wilt prolong the same verse 7 Before the Lord he shall abide For ever to endure Thy truth and mercy ô provide Which may preserve him sure verse 8 So will I sing from day to day The praises of thy Name That having vow'd I daily may To thee perform the same PSAL. LXII Dutch tune The confidence of Saints vilenes of persecutors vanitie of men and worldly means and impartiall judgement of God verse 1 MY soul indeed on God is stay'd verse 2 He is my Saviour prov'd My onely rock defence and ayd I shall not much be mov'd verse 3 How long will ye have lewd pretence Ye shall be slaughtered all Ye shall be like a tott'ring fence And like a bowing wall verse 4 'T is all your aim and all your art His exc'lence to despise Ye bless with mouth ye curse in heart And take delight in lies verse 5 My soul wait thou on God alone My expectation 's thence verse 6 He onely is my rock of stone Salvation and defence I shall not therefore much be mov'd verse 7 My God's my health and praise My rock of strength and refuge prov'd On whom my spirit stayes verse 8 At all times trust in him alone Ye Saints with one accord Powre out your heart before his throne Our refuge is the Lord. verse 9 All sorts of men are vanitie They whose condition 's base And they no better then a lie That are of higher place In balance lai'd are found more light Then vanitie it self verse 10 O trust not in oppressing might Become not vain in stealth Though wealth increase not got amiss Set not your heart on gains verse 11 God spake it once twice heard I this That pow'r to God pertains verse 12 And unto thee ô LORD alone Compassion doth belong Thou renderest to every one Reward of right or wrong PSAL. LXIII To new verse tune David longs for the publick Ordinances feeds his soul with meditations thereupon The joy of the godly and utter destruction of Christs and our enemies O God thou God to mee I 'l early seek for thee My soul my flesh With longings fresh Desireth there to bee In thirstie land and dry Where is no water nigh verse 2 To see thy might And glory bright As in the Sanctu'ry verse 3 Thy kindnes and thy love Are life it self above My lips shall frame To praise thy name And that doth make them move verse 4 Thus will I bless and praise Thy Name even all my dayes And unto thine Own Name divine My hands devoutly raise verse 5 With fat and marrow fed My soul shall sure be sped My mouth and lips Sweet fellowships Thy praise shall speak and spread verse 6 When I sweet thoughts recite Upon my bed at night And meditate Upon thee late Before the dawning light verse 7 Since
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
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
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
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
Crown praying for the preservation of his kingdom verse 19 OPen to me the righteous gate Then shall thy Courts be trod VVhere I thy praise may celebrate verse 20 This Temple-gate of God Here shall the righteous entrance have verse 21 Thy praises I 'l declare For thou becam'st my rock to save And thou hast heard my pray'r verse 22 The stone the builders have refus'd Is now become the stone VVhich for the corners-head is us'd verse 23 This is Gods art alone This in our eyes is marvellous verse 24 This day which God did make Shall be a day of joy to us Therein delight to take verse 25 Now save O Lord I crave the same O send us good success verse 26 O blessed commers in his Name You from his house we bless verse 27 God is the Lord that light affords Which this high day adorns Then bind the sacrifice with cords Unto the Altars horns verse 28 Thou art my God I 'l spread thy fame My God I 'l spread thy praise verse 29 The Lord is good ô praise his Name His mercies last alwayes PSAL. CXIX 2. French tune The blessedness of true Religion The Saints great desire thereto and prayer against desertion O Blessed blessed are the pure That never from Gods laws depart verse 2 That keep his testimonies sure And seek him with a perfect heart verse 3 They also do no wickedness Walk in his ways and never swerve verse 4 Thou dost a strict command'ment press That we with care thy laws observe verse 5 O that my ways were made direct And to thy statutes rightly fram'd verse 6 VVhen t' all thy laws I have respect Then sure I shall not be asham'd verse 7 With upright heart I 'l give thee praise When I have learn'd thy judgmēts right verse 8 And I will surely keep thy ways O do not Lord forsake me quite 2. Part. Dutch tune The power of the word to curb the lusts of youth The earnest affections of the faithfull to that Word verse 9 HOw may the waies of man be freed From errour in his youth If thereunto he take good heed According to thy truth verse 10 Lord I have sought thee I am sure Even with a perfect heart From paths of thy commandments pure O let me not depart verse 11 I hid thy Word within my heart From sin to keep me free verse 12 A blessed God O Lord thou art Thy statutes teach to me verse 13 Thy mouths decrees my lips declar'd verse 14 I count no worldly treasure With thy commandments waies compar'd To yield so sweet a pleasure verse 15 Upon thy precepts I will muse Much by thy judgments set verse 16 Thy statutes with contentment use And not thy words forget 3. Part. 2. French tune The word of God a good guide and a strengthning comfort against reproach and persecution verse 17 BE moved towards thy servant Lord To deal with me in bounteous wise That I may live and keep thy word verse 18 Yea open thou O Lord mine eies That I the wondrous things may see Which from thy testimonies flow verse 19 Thy statutes do not hide from me That am a stranger here below verse 20 My soul ev'n breaks with fervent thirst Thy judgements having still preferr'd verse 21 The proud thou hast rebuk't and curst VVhich from thy precepts greatly err'd verse 22 Remove from me contempt and shame For I have kept thy just decrees verse 23 While Princes in their counsels blame Thy servant Lord for keeping these But in thy Statutes exquisite Thy servant meditation ply'd verse 24 Thy Testaments are my delight They are my counsell and my guide 4. Part. To 1. Strain tune Davids deep affliction and great affection to the Word but the grace is of God verse 25 MY spirit cleaves unto the dust O quick'n me for thy promise just verse 26 I have declar'd my ways to thee And thou hast heard and noted me verse 27 Teach me thy Statutes I thee pray And let me know thy precepts way So my discourse shall wholly tend Thy works and wonders to commend verse 28 My heart doth melt for very grief Lord for thy promise send relief verse 29 The way of lies from me with-draw And grant me graciously thy law verse 30 I chose the way of truth most right I laid thy judgments in my sight verse 31 Thy testaments I stuck unto Lord shame me not for what I do verse 32 I 'l run the way thou giv'st in charge When as thou shalt my heart enlarge 5. Part. 2. French tune Davids desire of grace and to avoyd temptations verse 33 LOrd teach me in thy Statutes way And I shall keep it to the end verse 34 O give me knowledge that I may With my whole heart thy laws attend Yea I to keep them shall be sure verse 35 Make me therefore to go aright In paths of thy Command'ments pure For therein onely I delight verse 36 Incline mine heart unto thy Law And not to cov'tousnes I pray verse 37 From objects vain mine eies withdraw And quicken me in thy good way verse 38 Thy promise to thy servant prove Who is devoted to fear thee verse 39 My fear'd reproach from me remove For very good thy Judgments be verse 40 Lord I have long'd with earnestness Thy blessed laws to know and do Vouchsafe then in thy righteousness To move and quicken me thereto 6. Part. Southwell tune A prayer for courage in our profession Gods service is perfect freedome verse 41 LORD let thy mercies free Come also unto mee According to Thy promise do And my salvation be verse 42 So shall my answer just Reprove his envious lust Who ever he be That taunteth me For in thy Word I trust verse 43 Let not the word of light My mouth abandon quite For lo the scope Of all my hope Is in thy judgments right verse 44 So keep thy laws shall I For ever constantly verse 45 And I because I keep thy laws Will walk at libertie verse 46 Thy Testaments to name To Kings I will not shame verse 47 Delighting still To do thy will For I have lov'd the same verse 48 I 'l also lift my hands To thy belov'd commands And on them pitch My thoughts to which My strong affection stands 7. Part. London long tune Davids great affection to Gods Word even in his greatest adversitie His night-devotion is commended verse 49 THy promise to thy servant mind Whereon thou mad'st me rest verse 50 This comfort in distress I find Thy word revives my brest verse 51 Tho proud men have me greatly scoft Thy ways I ne'er declin'd verse 52 Thy judgements old I thought on oft And comforted my mind verse 53 I'm seis'd with horrour for this age Which doth thy laws forsake verse 54 And in my house of pilgrimage Thy laws my songs did make verse 55 Thy Name I have in mind retain'd When night her curtain