timbrels play Within the congregations blesse God with one accord From Isra'ls fountain do ye blesse and praise the mighty Lord. With their Prince little Benjamin Princes and councell there Of Judah were there Zabulons and Naphtalies Princes were Thy God commands thy strength make strong what thou wrought'st for us Lord. For thy house at Jerusalem Kings shall thee gifts afford The spear-mens host the multitude of bulls which fiercely look Those calves which people have forth sent O Lord our God rebuke Till every one submit himself and silver pieces bring The people that delight in war disperse O God and King Those that be Princes great shall then come out of Egypt lands And Aethiopia to God shall soon stretch out her hands O all ye Kingdoms of the earth sing praises to this King For he is Lord that ruleth all unto him praises sing To him that rides on heav'ns of heav'ns which he of old did found Lo he sends out his voice a voice in might that doth abound Strength unto God do ye ascribe for his excellencie Is over Israel his strength is in the clouds most hie Thou' rt from thy Temple dreadfull Lord Isra'ls own God is he Who gives his people strength and pow'r O let God blessed be PSAL. LXIX To the chief musician upon Shoshannim A Psalm of David SAve me O God because the flouds do so environ me That ev'n into my very soul come in the waters be I downward in deep mire do sink where standing there is none I am into deep waters come where flouds have o're me gone I weary with my crying am my throat is also dry'd Mine eyes do fail while for my God I waiting do abide Those men that do without a cause bear hatred unto me Then are the hairs upon my head in number moe they be They that would me destroy and are mine enemies wrongfully Are mighty so what I took not to render forc'd was I. Lord thou my folly know'st my sins not covered are from thee Let none that wait oh thee be sham'd Lord God of hosts for mee O Lord the God of Israel let none who search do make And seek thee be at any time confounded for my sake For I have born reproach for thee my face is hid with shame To brethren strange to mothers sons an alien I became Because the zeal did eat me up which to thy House I bare And the reproaches cast at thee upon me fallen are My tears and fasts t' afflict my soul were turned to my shame When sackcloth I did wear to them a proverb I became The men that in the gate do sit against me evill spake They also that vile drunkards were of me their song did make But in an acceptable time my pray'r Lord is to thee In truth of thy salvation Lord and mercy great hear me Deliver me out of the mire from sinking do me keep Free me from those that do me hate and from the waters deep Let not the floud on me prevail whose water overflows Nor deep me swallow nor the pit her mouth upon me close Hear me O Lord because thy love and kindnesse is most good Turn unto me according to thy mercies multitude Nor from thy servant hide thy face I 'm troubled soon attend Draw neer my soul and it redeem me from my foes defend To thee is my reproach well known my shame and my disgrace Those that mine adversaries be are all before thy face Reproach hath broke my heart I 'm full of grief I look'd for one To pity me but none I found comforters found I none They also bitter gall did give unto me for my meat They gave me vineger to drink when as my thirst was great Before them let their table prove a snare and do thou make Their welfare and prosperitie a trap themselves to take Let thou their eyes so darkned be that sight may them forsake And let their loins be made by thee continually to shake Thy fury pour thou out on them and indignation And let thy wrathfull anger Lord fast hold take them upon All waste and desolate let be their habitation And in their tabernacles all inhabitants be none Because him they do persecute whom thou didst smite before They talk unto the grief of those whom thou hast wounded sore Adde thou iniquity unto their former wickednesse And do not let them come at all into thy righteousnesse Out of the book of life let them be raz'd and blotted quite Among the just and righteous let not their names be writ But now become exceeding poor and sorrowfull am I By thy salvation O my God let me be set on hie The Name of God I with a song most cheerfully will praise And I in giving thanks to him his Name shall highly raise This to the Lord a sacrifice more gracious shall prove Then bullock ox or any beast that hath both horn and hoof When this the humble men shall see it joy to them shall give O all ye that do seek the Lord your heart shall ever live For God the poor hears and will not his prisoners contemn Let heav'n and earth and seas him praise and all that move in them For God will Judah's cities build and He will Sion save That they may dwell therein and it in sure possession have And they that are his servants seed inherit shall the same So shall they have their dwelling there that love his blessed Name PSAL. LXX To the chief musician A Psalm of David to bring to remembrance LOrd haste me to deliver with speed Lord succour me Let them that for my soul do seek sham'd and confounded be Turn'd back be they and sham'd that in my hurt delight Turn'd back be they Ha ha that say their shaming to requite In thee let all be glad and joy that seek for thee Let them who thy salvation love say still God praised be I poor and needy am come Lord and make no stay My help thou and deliverer art O Lord make no delay Another of the same MAke haste O God me to preserve with speed Lord succour me Let them that for my soul do seek sham'd and confounded be Let them be turned back and sham'd that in my hurt delight Turn'd back be they Ha ha that say their shaming to requite O Lord in thee let all be glad and joy that seek for thee Let them who thy salvation love say still God praised be But I both poor and needy am come Lord and make no stay My help thou and deliverer art O Lord make no delay PSAL. LXXI O Lord my hope and confidence is plac'd in thee alone Then let thy servant never be put to confusion And let me in thy righteousnesse from thee deliv'rance have Cause me escape incline thine ear unto me and me save Be thou my dwelling rock to which I ever may resort Thou gav'st commandment me to save for thou' rt my rock and fort Free me my God from wicked hands hands cruell and
stead of those thy fathers dear thy children thou mayst take And in all places of the earth them noble Princes make Thy Name remembred I will make through ages all to be The people therefore evermore shall praises give to thee Another of the same MY heart enditing is good matter in a song I speak the things that I have made which to the King belong My tongue shall be as quick his honour to endite As is the pen of any scribe that useth fast to write Thou' rt fairest of all men grace in thy lips doth slow And therefore blessings evermore on thee doth God bestow Thy sword gird on thy thigh thou that art most of might Appear in dreadfull Majestie and in thy glory bright For meeknesse truth and right ride prosperously in state And thy right hand shall teach to thee things terrible and great Thy shafts shall pierce their hearts that foes are to the King Whereby into subjection the people thou shalt bring Thy royall seat O Lord for ever shall remain The scepter of thy Kingdom doth all righteousnesse maintain Thou loves right and hates ill for God thy God most hie Above thy fellows hath with th'oyl of joy anointed thee Of myrrhe and spices sweet a smell thy garments had Out of thy ivorie palaces whereby they made thee glad And in thy glorious train Kings daughters waiting stand And thy fair queen in Ophir gold doth stand at thy right hand O daughter take good heed incline and give good ear Thou must forget thy kindred all and fathers house most dear Thy beautie to the King shall then delightfull be And do thou humbly worship him because thy Lord is he The daughter then of Tyre there with a gift shall be And all the wealthy of the land shall make their sute to thee The daughter of the King all glorious is within And with embroyderies of gold her garments wrought have bin She cometh to the King in robes with needle wrought The virgins that do follow her shall unto thee be brought They shall be brought with joy and mirth on every side Into the palace of the King and there they shall abide And in thy fathers stead thy children thou may'st take And in all places of the earth them noble Princes make I will show forth thy Name to generations all Therefore thy people evermore to thee give praises shall PSAL. XLVI To the chief musician for the sons of Korah A song upon Alamoth GOd is our refuge and our strength in straits a present aid Therefore although the earth remove we will not be afraid Though hills amidst the sea be cast Though waters roaring make And troubled be yea though the hills by swelling seas do shake A river is whose streams do glad the City of our God The holy place wherein the Lord most high hath his abode God in the midst of her doth dwell nothing shall her remove The Lord to her an helper will and that right early prove The Heathen rag'd tumultuously the Kingdoms moved were The Lord God uttered his voice the earth did melt for fear The Lord of hosts upon our side doth constantly remain The God of Jacob's our refuge us safely to maintain Come and behold what wondrous works have by the Lord been wrought Come see what desolations he on the earth hath brought Unto the ends of all the earth wars into peace he turns The bow he breaks the spear he cuts in fire the chariot burns Be still and know that I am God among the Heathen I Will be exalted I on earth will be exalted hie Our God who is the Lord of hosts is still upon our side The God of Jacob our refuge for ever will abide PSAL. XLVII To the chief musician A Psalm for the sons of Korah ALL people clap your hands to God with voice of triumph shout For dreadfull is the Lord most high great King the earth throughout The Heathen people under us he surely shall subdue And he shall make the Nations under our feet to bow The lot of our inheritance choose out for us shall he Of Jacob whom he loved well ev'n the excellencie God is with shouts gone up the Lord with trumpets sounding hie Sing praise to God sing praise sing praise praise to our King sing ye For God is King of all the earth with knowledge praise expresse God rules the nations God sits on his throne of holinesse The princes of the people are assembled willinglie Ev'n of the God of Abraham they who the people be For why the shields that do defend the earth are only his They to the Lord belong yea He exalted greatly is PSAL. XLVIII A song and psalm for the sons of Korah GReat is the Lord and greatly He is to be praised still Within the City of our God upon his holy hill Mount Sion stands most beautifull the joy of all the land The City of the mighty King on her north side doth stand The Lord within her palaces is for a refuge known For lo the Kings that gathered were together by have gone But when they did behold the same they wondring would not stay But being troubled at the sight they thence did haste away Great terrour there took hold on them they were possess'd with fear Their grief came like a womans pain when she a childe doth bear Thou Tarshish ships with east wind breaks As we have heard it told So in the City of the Lord our eyes did it behold In our Gods City which his hand for ever stablish will We of thy loving kindnesse thought Lord in thy Temple still O Lord according to thy Name through all the earth 's thy praise And thy right hand O Lord is full of righteousnesse alwayes Because thy judgements are made known let Sion mount rejoyce Of Judah let the daughters all send forth a chearfull voice Walk about Sion and go round the high towrs thereof tell Consider ye her palaces and mark her bulwarks well That ye may tell posteritie For this God doth abide Our God for evermore he will ev'n unto death us guide PSAL. XLIX To the chief musician A Psalm for the sons of Korah HEar this all people and give ear all in the world that dwell Both low and high both rich and poor My mouth shall wisedom tell My heart shall knowledge meditate I will incline mine ear To parables and on the harp my sayings dark declare Amidst those dayes that evill be why should I fearing doubt When of my heels th'iniquitie shall compasse me about Who e're they be that in their wealth their confidence do pitch And boast themselves because they are become exceeding rich Yet none of these his brother can redeem by any way Nor can he unto God for him sufficient ransome pay Their souls redemption precious is and it can never be That still he should for ever live and not corruption see For why he seeth that wise men die and brutish fools also Do perish and their wealth when
thee they sent their cry to them deliverance came Because they put their trust in thee they were not put to shame But as for me a worm I am and as no man am pris'd Reproach of men I am and by the people am despis'd All that me see laugh me to scorn shoot out the lip do they They nod and shake their heads at me and mocking thus do say This man did trust in God that he would free him by his might Let him deliver him sith he had in him such delight But thou art he out of the womb that didst me safely take When I was on my mothers breasts thou me to hope didst make And I was cast upon thy care ev'n from the womb till now And from my mothers belly Lord my God and guide art thou Be not far off for grief is near and none to help is found Bulls many compasse me strong bulls of Bashan me surround Their mouthes they op'ned wide on me upon me gape did they Like to a Lion ravening and roaring for his prey Like water I 'm powr'd out my bones all out of joynt do part Amidst my bowels as the wax so melted is my heart My strength is like a potsheard dry'd my tongue it cleaveth fast Unto my jaws and to the dust of death thou brought me hast For dogs have compast me about the wicked that did meet In their assembly me inclos'd they pierc'd my hands and feet I all my bones may tell they do upon me look and stare Upon my vesture lots they cast and clothes among them share But be not far O Lord my strength haste to give help to me From sword my soul from pow'r of dogs my darling set thou free Out of the roaring Lions mouth do thou me shield and save For from the horns of Unicorns an ear to me thou gave I will shew forth thy Name unto those that my brethren are Amidst the congregation thy praise I will declare Praise ye the Lord who do him fear him glorifie all ye The seed of Jacob fear him all that Isra'ls children be For he despis'd not nor abhor'd th'afflicteds misery Nor from him hid his face but heard when he to him did cry Within the congregation great my praise shall be of thee My vows before them that him fear shall be perform'd by me The meek shall eat and shall be fill'd they also praise shall give Unto the Lord that do him seek your heart shall ever live All ends of th' earth remember shall and turn the Lord unto All kindreds of the nations to him shall homage do Because the Kingdom to the Lord doth appertain as his Likewise among the nations the governour he is Earths fat ones eat and worship shall all who to dust descend Shall bow to him none of them can his soul from death defend A seed shall service do to him unto the Lord it shall Be for a generation reck'ned in ages all They shall come and they shall declare his truth and righteousnesse Unto a people yet unborn and that he hath done this PSAL. XXIII A Psalm of David THe Lord 's my shepherd I 'le not want He makes me down to ly In pastures green he leadeth me the quiet waters by My soul he doth restore again and me to walk doth make Into the paths of righteousnesse ev'n for his own Names sake Yea though I walk in deaths dark vale yet will I fear none ill For thou art with me and thy rod and staff me comfort still My table thou hast furnished in presence of my foes My head thou dost with oyl anoint and my cup overflowes Goodnesse and mercy all my life shall surely follow me And in Gods house for evermore my dwelling place shall be PSAL. XXIV A Psalm of David THe earth belongs unto the Lord and all that it contains The world that is inhabited and all that there remains For the foundation thereof he on the seas did lay And he hath it established upon the flouds to stay Who is the man that shall ascend into the hill of God Or who within his holy place shall have a firm abode Whose hands are clean whose heart is pure and unto vanity Who hath not lifted up his soul nor sworn deceitfully He from th' Eternall shall receive the blessing him upon And righteousnesse ev'n from the God of his salvation This is the generation that after him inquire O Jacob who do seek thy face with their whole hearts desire Ye gates lift up your heads on high ye doors that last for ay Be lifted up that so the King of glory enter may But who of glory is the King the mighty Lord is this Ev'n that same Lord that great in might and strong in battell is Ye gates lift up your heads ye doors doors that do last for ay Be lifted up that so the King of glory enter may But who is he that is the King of glory Who is this The Lord of hosts and none but he the King of glory is PSAL. XXV A Psalm of David TO thee I lift my soul O Lord I trust in thee My God let me not be asham'd nor foes triumph ov'r me Let none that wait on thee be put to shame at all But those that without cause transgresse let shame upon them fall Shew me thy wayes O Lord thy paths O teach thou me And do thou lead me in thy truth therein my teacher be For thou art God that do'st to me salvation send And I upon thee all the day expecting do attend Thy tender mercies Lord I pray thee to remember And loving kindnesses for they have been of old for ever My sins and faults of youth do thou O Lord forget After thy mercy think on me and for thy goodnesse great God good and upright is the way hee 'l sinners show The meek in judgement he will guide and make his path to know The whole paths of the Lord are truth and mercy sure To those that do his covenant keep and testimonies pure Now for thine own Names sake O Lord I thee intreat To pardon mine iniquitie for it is very great What man is he that fears the Lord and doth him serve Him shall he teach the way that he shall choose and still observe His soul shall dwell at ease and his posteritie Shall flourish still and of the earth inheritours shall be With those that fear him is the secret of the Lord The knowledge of his covenant he will to them afford Mine eyes upon the Lord continually are set For it is he that shall bring forth my feet out of the net Turn unto me thy face and to me mercy show Because that I am desolate and am brought very low My hearts griefs are increas'd me from distresse relieve See mine affliction and my pain and all my sins forgive Consider thou my foes because they many are And it a cruell hatred is which they against me beare O do thou keep my soul do thou deliver me
the sons of Korah LIke as the hart for water-brooks in thirst doth pant and bray So pants my longing soul O God that come to thee I may My soul for God the living God doth thirst when shall I near Unto thy countenance approach and in Gods sight appear My tears have unto me been meat both in the night and day While unto me continually Where is thy God they say My soul is poured out in me when this I think upon Because that with the multitude I heretofore had gone With them into Gods house I went with voice of joy and praise Yea with the multitude that kept the solemn holy dayes O why art thou cast down my soul why in me so dismaid Trust God for I shall praise him yet his countenance is mine aid My God my soul 's cast down in me thee therefore minde I will From Jordans land the Hermonites and ev'n from Mizar hill At the noise of thy water-spouts deep unto deep doth call Thy breaking waves passe over me yea and thy billows all His loving kindnesse yet the Lord command will in the day His song's with me by night to God by whom I live I 'le pray And I will say to God my rock why me forgets thou so Why for my foes oppression thus mourning do I go It 's as a sword within my bones when my foes me upbraid Ev'n when by them Where is thy God it 's dayly to me said O why art thou cast down my soul why thus with grief opprest Art thou disquieted in me in God still hope and rest For yet I know I shall him praise who graciously to me The health is of my countenance yea mine own God is he PSAL. XLIII JUdge me O God and plead my cause against th'ungodly nation From the unjust and craftie man O be thou my salvation For thou the God art of my strength why thrusts thou me thee fro For th' enemies oppression why do I mourning go O send thy light forth and thy truth let them be guides to me And bring me to thine holy Hill ev'n where thy dwellings be Then will I to Gods Altar go to God my chiefest joy Yea God my God thy Name to praise my harp I will employ Why art thou then cast down my soul what should discourage thee And why with vexing thoughts art thou disquieted in me Still trust in God for him to praise good cause I yet shall have He of my countenance is the health my God that doth me save PSAL. XLIV To the chief musician for the sons of Korah Maschil O God we with our ears have heard our fathers have us told What works thou in their dayes hadst done ev'n in the dayes of old Thy hand did drive the Heathen out and plant them in their place Thou didst afflict the nations but them thou didst encrease For neither got their sword the land nor did their arm them save But thy right hand presence and arm for thou them favour gave Thou art my King for Jacob Lord deliverances command Through thee we shall push down our foes that do against us stand We through thy Name shall tread down those that risen against us have For in my bow I shall not trust nor shall my sword me save But from our foes thou hast us sav'd our haters put to shame In God we all the day do boast and ever praise thy Name But now we are cast off by thee and us thou purst to shame And when our armies do go forth thou go'st not with the same Thou mak'st us from the enemie faint-hearted to turn back And they who hate us for themselves our spoils away do take Like sheep for meat thou gavest us 'mong Heathen cast we be Thou didst for nought thy people sell their price enrich'd not thee Thou mak'st us a reproach to be unto our neighbours near Derision and a scorn to them that round about us are A by-word also thou dost us among the Heathen make The people in contempt and spite at us their heads do shake Before me my confusion continually abides And of my bashfull countenance the shame me ever hides For voice of him that doth reproach and speaketh blasphemie By reason of th' avenging foe and cruell enemie All this is come on us yet we have not forgotten thee Nor falsely in thy Covenant behav'd our selves have we Back from thy way our heart not turn'd our steps no straying made Though us thou breakst in dragons place and coverest with deaths shade If we Gods Name forgot or streacht to a strange god our hands Shall not God search this out for he hearts secrets understands Yea for thy sake we 're kill'd all day counted as slaughter-sheep Rise Lord cast us not ever off awake why dost thou sleep O wherefore hidest thou thy face forgetst our case distrest And our oppression For our soul is to the dust down prest Our belly also on the earth fast cleaving hold doth take Rise for our help and us redeem ev'n for thy mercies sake PSAL. XLV To the chief musician upon Shoshannim for the sons of Korah Maschil a song of loves MY heart brings forth a goodly thing my works that I endite Concern the King my tongue 's a pen of one that swift doth write Thou fairer art then sons of men into thy lips is store Of grace infus'd God therefore thee hath blest for evermore O thou that art the mighty One thy sword gird on thy thigh Ev'n with thy glory excellent and with thy Majestie For meeknesse truth and righteousnesse in state ride prosperouslie And thy right hand shall thee instruct in things that fearfull be Thine arrows sharply pierce the hearts of th' enemies of the King And under thy subjection the people down do bring For ever and for ever is O God thy throne of might The scepter of thy Kingdome is a scepter that is right Thou lovest right and hatest ill for God thy God most hie Above thy fellows hath with th'oyl of joy anointed thee Of aloes myrrhe and cassia a smell thy garments had Out of thy ivorie palaces whereby they made thee glad Among thy women honourable Kings daughters were at hand Upon thy right hand did the queen in gold of Ophir stand O daughter hearken and regard and do thine ear incline Likewise forget thy fathers house and people that are thine Then of the King desir'd shall be thy beautie vehemently Because he is thy Lord do thou him worship reverently The daughter there of Tyre shal be with gifts and offrings great Those of the people that are rich thy favour shall intreat Behold the daughter of the King all glorious is within And with embroyderies of gold her garments wrought have bin She shall be brought unto the King in robes with needle wrought Her fellow-virgins following shall unto thee be brought They shall be brought with gladnesse great and mirth on every side Into the palace of the King and there they shall abide In
thy glory and thy fame When Zion by the mighty Lord built up again shall be In Glory then and Majesty to men appear shall He. The prayer of the destitute he surely will regard Their prayer will he not despise by him it shall be heard For generations yet to come this shall be on record So shall the people that shall be created praise the Lord. He from his Sanctuaries height hath downward cast his eye And from his glorious Throne in heav'n the Lord the earth did spy That of the mournfull prisoner the groanings he might hear To set them free that unto death by men appointed are That they in Zion may declare the Lords most holy Name And publish in Jerusalem the praises of the same When as the people gather shall in troups with one accord When Kingdoms shall assembled be to serve the highest Lord. My wonted force and strength he hath abated in the way And he my dayes hath shortened Thus therefore did I say My God in mid-time of my dayes take thou me not away From age to age eternally thy years endure and stay The firm foundation of the earth of old time thou hast laid The heavens also are the work which thine own hands have made Thou shalt for evermore endure but they shall perish all Yea every one of them wax old like to a garment shall Thou as a vesture shalt them change and they shall changed be But Thou the same art and thy years are to eternitie The children of thy servants shall continually endure And in thy sight O Lord their seed shall be establisht sure Another of the same LOrd hear my pray'r and let my cry Have speedie accesse unto thee In day of my calamity O hide not Thou thy face from me Hear when I call to thee that day An answer speedily return My dayes like smoke consume away And as an hearth my bones do burn My heart is wounded very sore And withered like to grasse doth fade I am forgetfull grown therefore To take and eat my daily bread By reason of my smart within And voice of my most grievous groans My flesh consumed is my skin All parcht doth cleave unto my bones The Pelican of wildernesse The Owl in deserts I do match And Sparrow-like companionlesse Upon the houses top I watch I all day long am made a scorn Reproach'd by my malicious foes The mad men are against me sworn The men against me that arose For I have ashes eaten up To me as if they had been bread And with my drink I in my cup Of bitter tears a mixture made Because thy wrath was not appeas'd And dreadfull indignation Therefore it was that thou me rais'd And thou again didst cast me down My dayes are like a shade alway Which doth declining swiftly passe And I am withered away Much like unto the fading grasse But thou O Lord shalt still endure From change and all mutation free And to all generations sure Shall thy remembrance ever be Thou shalt arise and mercy yet Thou to mount Zion shalt extend Her time for favour which was set Behold is now come to an end Thy saints take pleasure in her stones Her very dust to them is dear All heathen lands and kingly thrones On earth thy glorious Name shall fear God in his glory shall appear When Zion he builds and repairs He shall regard and lend his ear Unto the needies humble pray'rs Th' afflicteds pray'r He will not scorn All times this shall be in record And generations yet unborn Shall praise and magnifie the Lord. He from his holy place look'd down The earth he view'd from heav'n on hie To hear the prisoners mourning groan And free them that are dam'd to die That Zion and Jerusalem too His Name and praise may well record When people and the Kingdoms do Assemble all to praise the Lord. My strength he weakned in the way My dayes of life he shortened My God O take me not away In mid-time of my dayes I said Thy years throughout all ages last Of old thou hast established The earths foundation firm and fast Thy mighty hands the heav'ns have made They perish shall as garments do But thou shalt evermore endure As vestures thou shalt change them so And they shall all be changed sure But from all changes thou art free Thy endlesse years do last for ay Thy servants and their seed who be Establish'd shall before thee stay PSAL. CIII A Psalm of David O thou my soul blesse God the Lord and all that in me is Be stirred up his holy Name to magnifie and blesse Blesse O my soul the Lord thy God and not forgetfull be Of all his gracious benefites he hath bestow'd on thee All thine iniquities who doth most graciously forgive Who thy diseases all and pains doth heal and thee relieve Who doth redeem thy life that thou to death may not go down Who thee with loving kindnesse doth and tender mercies crown Who with abundance of good things doth satisfie thy mouth So that ev'n as the Eagles age renewed is thy youth God righteous judgement executes for all oppressed ones His way to Moses he his acts made known to Israels sons Lord our God is mercifull and he is gracious Long suffering and slow to wrath in mercy plenteous He will not chide continually nor keep his anger still With us he dealt not as we sin'd nor did require our ill For as the heaven in its height the earth surmounteth far So great to those that do him fear his tender mercies are As far as East is distant from the VVest so far hath He From us removed in His love all our iniquitie Such pity as a father hath unto his children dear Like pity shews the Lord to such as worship Him in fear For He remembers we are dust and He our frame well knows Frail man his dayes are like the grasse as flowr in field he grows For over it the winde doth passe and it away is gone And of the place where once it was it shall no more be known But unto them that do Him fear Gods mercy never ends And to their childrens children still His righteousnesse extends To such as keep his covenant and mindfull are alway Of His most just commandements that they may them obey The Lord prepared hath His Throne in heavens firm to stand And every thing that being hath His Kingdom doth command O ye his Angels that excell in strength blesse ye the Lord Ye who obey what he commands and hearken to his word O blesse and magnifie the Lord ye glorious hosts of his Ye ministers that do fulfill what e're his pleasure is O blesse the Lord all ye his works wherewith the world is stor'd In his dominions every-where my soul blesse thou the Lord. PSAL. CIV BLesse God my soul O Lord my God thou are exceeding great With Honour and with Majestie thou clothed art in state With light as with a robe thy self thou coverest about And like
LOrd from the depths to thee I cry'd My voice Lord do thou hear Unto my supplications voyce give an attentive ear Lord who shall stand if thou O Lord should'st mark iniquitie But yet with Thee forgivenesse is that fear'd Thou mayest be I wait for God my soul doth wait my hope is in His word More then they that for morning watch my soul waits for the Lord I say more then they that do watch the morning light to see Let Israel hope in the Lord for with Him mercies be And plenteous redemption is ever found with Him And from all his iniquities he Israel shall redeem PSAL. CXXXI A song of degrees of David MY heart not haughtie is O Lord mine eyes not lofty be Nor do I deal in matters great or things for me too hie I surely have my self behav'd with quiet sp'rit and milde As childe of mother wean'd my soul is like a weaned childe Upon the Lord let all the hope of Israel rely Ev'n from the time that present is unto eternity PSAL. CXXXII A song of degrees DAvid and his afflictions all Lord do thou think upon How unto God he sware and vow'd to Jacobs mightie One I will not come within my house nor rest in bed at all Nor shall mine eyes take any sleep nor eye-lids slumber shall Till for the Lord a place I finde where He may make abode A place of habitation for Jacobs mightie God Lo at the place of Ephratah of it we understood And we did finde it in the fields and city of the wood We 'll go into His Tabernacles and at His footstool bow Arise O Lord into Thy rest th' Ark of Thy strength and Thou O let Thy Priests be cloathed Lord with truth and righteousnesse And let all those that are Thy saints shout loud for joyfulnesse For thine own servant Davids sake do not deny Thy grace Nor of Thine own anointed one turn Thou away the face The Lord in truth to David sware He will not turn from it I of thy bodies fruit will make upon thy throne to sit My Covenant if thy sons will keep and Laws to them made known Their children then shall also sit for ever on Thy throne For God of Zion hath made choice there He desires to dwell This is My rest here still I 'le stay for I do like it well Her food I 'le greatly blesse her poor with bread will satisfie Her priests I 'le cloathe with health her saints shall shout forth joyfullie And there will I make Davids horn to bud forth pleasantlie For him that Mine anointed is a lamp ordain'd have I. As with a garment I will cloathe with shame his enemies all But yet the crown that he doth wear upon him flourish shall PSAL. CXXXIII A song of degrees of David BEhold how good a thing it is and how becoming well Together such as brethren are in unitie to dwell Like precious ointment on the head that down the beard did flow Ev'n Aarons beard and to the skirts did of his garments go As Hermons dew the dew that doth on Zion hills descend For there the blessing God commands life that shall never end PSAL. CXXXIV A song of degrees BEhold blesse ye the Lord all ye that his attendants are Ev'n you that in Gods Temple be and praise Him nightly there Your hands within Gods holy place lift up and praise His Name From Zion hill the Lord thee blesse that heav'n and earth did frame PSAL. CXXXV PRaise ye the Lord the Lords Name praise His servants praise ye God Who stand in Gods house in the Courts of our God make abode Praise ye the Lord for He is good unto Him praises sing Sing praises to His Name because it is a pleasant thing For Jacob to Himself the Lord did choose of His good pleasure And He hath chosen Israel for His peculiar treasure Because I know assuredly the Lord is very great And that our Lord above all gods in glory hath His seat What thing soever pleas'd the Lord that in the heav'n did He And in the earth the seas and all the places deep that be He from the ends of earth doth make the vapours to ascend With rain He lightnings makes and winde doth from His treasures send Aegypts first-born from man to beast who smore Strange tokens He On Pharaoh and his servants sent Aegypt in midst of thee He smote great nations flew great Kings Sihon of Heshbon King And Og of Bashan and to nought did Canaans Kingdoms bring And for a wealthy heritage their pleasant land He gave An heritage which Israel His chosen folk should have Thy Name O Lord shall still endure and Thy memoriall With honour shall continued be to generations all For why the righteous God will judge His people righteouslie Concerning those that do Him serve Himself repent will He. The idols of the nations of silver are and gold And by the hands of men is made their fashion and mold Mouthes have they but they do not speak eyes but they do not see Ears have they but hear not and in their mouthes no breathing be Their makers are like them so are all that on them rely O Israels house blesse God blesse God O Aarons family O blesse the Lord of Levies house ye who His servants are And blesse the Holy Name of God all ye the Lord that fear And blessed be the Lord our God from Zions holy hill Who dwelleth at Jerusalem The Lord O praise ye still PSAL. CXXXVI GIve thanks to God for good is He for mercy hath He ever Thanks to the God of gods give ye for His grace faileth never Thanks give the Lord of lords unto for mercy hath He ever Who only wonders great can do for His grace faileth never Who by His wisdom made heav'ns high for mercy He hath ever Who stretcht the earth above the sea for His grace faileth never To Him that made the great Light shine for mercy He hath ever The Sun to rule till day decline for His grace faileth never The Moon and Stars to rule by night for mercy hath He ever Who Aegypts first-born kill'd outright for His grace faileth never And Israel brought from Aegypt land for mercy hath He ever With stretcht out arm and with strong hand for His grace faileth never By whom the Red-sea parted was for mercy hath He ever And through its midst made Israel passe for His grace faileth never But Pharaoh and his host did drown for mercy hath He ever Who through the desert led His own for His grace faileth never To Him great Kings who overthrew for He hath mercy ever Yea famous Kings in battell slew for His grace faileth never Ev'n Sihon King of Amorites for He hath mercy ever And Og the King of Bashanites for His grace faileth never Their land in heritage to have for mercy He hath ever His servant Israel right He gave for His grace faileth never In our low state who on us thought for He hath mercy
and put to shame All who my soul annoy For I thy servant am PSAL. CXLIV A Psalm of David O Blessed ever be the Lord who is my strength and might Who doth instruct my hands to war my fingers teach to fight My goodnesse fortresse my high tow'r deliverer and shield In whom I trust who under me my people makes to yeeld Lord what is man that thou of him dost so much knowledge take Or son of man that thou of him so great account dost make Man is like vanity his dayes as shadows passe away Lord bow thy heav'ns come down touch thou the hils and smoke shall they Cast forth thy lightning scatter them thine arrows shoot them rout Thine hand send from above me save from great depths draw me out And from the hand of children strange Whose mouth speaks vanity And their right hand is a right hand that works deceitfully A new song I to thee will sing Lord on a psalterie I on a ten-string'd instrument will praises sing to thee Ev'n He it is that unto Kings salvation doth send Who His own servant David doth from hurtfull sword defend O free me from strange childrens hands whose mouth speaks vanity And their right hand a right hand is that works deceitfully That as the plants our sons may be in youth grown up that are Our daughters like to corner stones cary'd like a palace fair That to afford all kinde of store our garners may be fill'd That our sheep thousands in our streets ten thousands they may yeeld That strong our oxen be for work that no in-breaking be Nor going out and that our streets may from complaints be free Those people blessed are who be in such a case as this Yea blessed all those people are whose God JEHOVAH is PSAL. CXLV Davids psalm of praise I 'le thee extoll my God O King I 'le blesse thy Name alwayes Thee will I blesse each day and will thy Name for ever praise Great is the Lord much to be prais'd His greatnesse search exceeds Race unto race shall praise thy works and show thy mighty deeds I of thy glorious Majesty the Honour will record I 'le speak of all thy mighty works which wondrous are O Lord. Men of thine acts the might shall show thine acts that dreadfull are And I thy Glory to advance thy Greatnesse will declare The memory of thy goodnesse great they largely shall expresse With songs of praise they shall extoll thy perfect righteousnesse The Lord is very gracious in him compassions flow In mercy He is very great and is to anger slow The Lord JEHOVAH unto all His goodnesse doth declare And over all His other works His tender mercies are Thee all thy works shall praise O Lord and thee thy saints shall blesse They shall thy Kingdoms glory show thy pow'r by speech expresse To make the sons of men to know His acts done mightily And of His Kingdom th'excellent and glorious Majesty Thy Kingdom shall for ever stand thy reign through ages all God raiseth all that are bow'd down upholdeth all that fall The eyes of all things wait on thee the giver of all good And thou in time convenient bestows on them their food Thy hand thou openest liberally and of thy bounty gives Enough to satisfie the need of every thing that lives The Lord is just in all his ways Holy in his works all God's near to all that call on him in truth that on him call He will accomplish the desire of those that do him fear He also will deliver them and he their cry will hear The Lord preserves all who Him love that nought can them annoy But he all those that wicked are will utterly destroy My mouth the praises of the Lord to publish cease shall never Let all flesh blesse his Holy Name for ever and for ever Another of the same O Lord that art my God and King Thee will I magnifie and praise I will thee blesse and gladly sing Unto thy holy Name alwayes Each day I rise I will thee blesse And praise thy Name time without end Much to be prais'd and great God is His Greatnesse none can comprehend Race shall thy works praise unto race The mighty acts show done by thee I will speak of the glorious grace And honour of thy Majestie Thy wondrous works I wil record By men the Might shall be extold Of all thy dreadfull acts O Lord And I thy greatnesse will unfold They utter shall abundantly The memory of thy goodnesse great And shall sing praises cheerfully Whilst they thy righteousnes relate The Lord our God is gracious Compassionat is he also In mercy he is plenteous But unto wrath and anger slow Good unto all men is the Lord O're all his works his mercy is Thy works all praise to thee afford Thy saints O Lord thy Name shall blesse The glory of thy Kingdom show Shall they and of thy power tell That so mens sons his deeds may know His Kingdoms grace that doth excell Thy Kingdom hath none end at all It doth through ages all remain The Lord upholdeth all that fall The cast-down raiseth up again The eyes of all things Lord attend And on thee wait that here do live And thou in season due dost send Sufficient food them to relieve Yea thou thine hand dost open wide And every thing dost satisfie That lives and doth on earth abide Of thy great liberalitie The Lord is just in his wayes all And holy in his works each one He 's near to all that on him call Who call in truth on him alone God will the just desire fulfill Of such as do him fear and dread Their cry regard and hear he will And save them in the time of need The Lord preserves all more and lesse That bear to him a loving heart But workers all of wickednesse Destroy will he and clean subvert Therefore my mouth and lips I 'le frame To speak the praises of the Lord To magnifie his holy Name For ever let all flesh accord PSAL. CXLVI PRaise God the Lord praise O my soul I 'le praise God while I live While I have being to my God in songs I 'le praises give Trust not in Princes nor mans son in whom there is no stay His breath departs to 's earth he turns that day his thoughts decay O happy is that man and blest whom Jacobs God doth aid Whose hope upon the Lord doth rest and on his God is staid VVho made the earth and heavens high who made the swelling deep And all that is within the same who truth doth ever keep VVho righteous judgement executes for those opprest that be VVho to the hungry giveth food God sets the prisoners free The Lord doth give the blinde their sight the bowel down doth raise The Lord doth dearly love all those that walk in upright wayes The strangers shield the widows stay the orphans help is he But yet by him the wickeds way turn'd upside-down shall be The Lord shall reign