oppress Thy help shall give me such relief that all shall be redrest verse 32 That I may give thy Name the praise and shew it with a song I will extol the same always with hearty thanks among verse 33 Which is more pleasant unto thee such minde thy grace hath born Then either ox or calf can be that hath both hoof and horn verse 34 When simple folk do this behold it shall rejoyce them sure All ye that seek the Lord behold your life for ay shall dure verse 35 For why the Lord of hosts doth hear the poor when they complain His prisoners are to him full dear he doth them not disdain verse 36 Wherefore the sky and earth below the sea with floud and stream His praise they shall declare and show with all that live in them verse 37 For sure our God will Sion save and Juda's cities build verse 38 Much folk possession there shall have her streets shall all be fill'd His servants seed shall keep the same all ages out of minde verse 39 And there all they that love his Name a dwelling-place shall finde Deus in adjutorium Psal lxx J. H. O God to me take heed Of help I thee require O Lord of hosts with haste and speed help help I thee desire verse 2 With shame confound them all that seek my soul to spill Rebuke them back with blame to fall that think and wish me ill verse 3 Confound them that apply and seek to work me shame And at my harm do laugh and cry So so there goes the game verse 4 But let them joyful be in thee with joy and wealth Which onely trust and seek to thee and to thy saving health verse 5 That they may say always in mirth and one accord All glory honour laud and praise be given to thee O Lord. verse 6 But I am weak and poor come Lord thine aid I lack Thou art my stay and help therefore make speed and be not slack In te Domine Psal lxxi J. H. MY Lord my God in all distress my hope is whole in thee Then let no shame my foul oppress nor once take hold on me verse 2 As thou art just defend me Lord and rid me out of dread Give ear and to my suit accord and send me help at need verse 3 Be thou my rock to whom I may for aid all times resort Thy promise is to helpalway thou art my sence and fort verse 4 Save me my God from wicked men and from their strength and power From folk unjust and eke from them that cruelly devour verse 5 Thou art the stay wherein I trust thou Lord of hosts art he Yea from my youth I had a lust still to depend on thee verse 6 Thou hast me kept even from my birth and I through thee was born Wherefore I will thee praise with mirth both evening and at morn verse 7 As to a monster seldom seen much solk about me throng But thou art now and still hast been my fence and aid so strong verse 8 Wherefore my mouth no time shall lack thy glory and thy praise And eke my tongue shall not be slack to honour thee always verse 9 Refuse me not O Lord I say when age my limbs doth take And when my strength doth waste away do not my soul forsake verse 10 Among themselves my foes enquire to take me through deceit And they against me do conspire that for my soul laid wait The second part verse 11 Lay hand and take him now they said For God from him is gone Dispatch him quite for to his aid I wis there cometh none verse 12 Do not absent thy self away O Lord when need shall be But that in time of grief thou may in haste give help to me verse 13 With shame confound and overthrow all those that seek my life Oppress them with rebuke also that fain would work me strife verse 14 But I will patiently abide thy help at all assays Still more and more each time and tide I will set forth thy praise verse 15 My mouth thy justice shall record that daily help doth send But of thy benefits O Lord I know no count nor end verse 16 Yet will I go and seek forth one with thy good help O God The saving health of thee alone to shew and set abroad verse 17 For of my youth thou took'st the care and dost instruct me still Therefore thy wonders to declare I have great minde and will verse 18 And as in youth from wanton rage thou didst me keep and stay For sake me not unto mine age and till my head be gray The third part verse 19 That I thy strength and might may show to them that now be here And that our seed thy power may know hereafter many a year verse 20 O Lord thy justice doth exceed thy doings all may see Thy works are wonderful indeed oh who is like to thee verse 21 Thou mad'st me feel affliction sore and yet thou didst me save Yea thou didst help and me restore and took'st me from the grave verse 22 And thou mine honour dost increase my dignity maintain Yea thou dost make all grief to cease and comfort'st me again verse 23 Therefore thy faithfulness to praise I will with viol sing My harp shall sound thy praise always O Israels holy King verse 24 My mouth will joy with pleasant voice when I shall sing to thee And eke my soul will much rejoyce for thou hast made me free verse 25 My tongue thy uprightness shall sound and speak it daily still For grief and shame do them confound that seek to work me ill Deus judicium Psal lxxii J. H. LOrd give thy judgements to the king therein instruâ—t him well And with his son that princely thing Lord let thy justice dwell verse 2 That he may govern uprightly and rule thy folk aright And so defend through equity the poor that have no might verse 3 And let the mountains that are high unto thy folk give peace And eke let little hills apply in justiceto increase verse 4 That he may help the weak and poor with aid and make them strong And eke destroy for evermore all those that do them wrong verse 5 And then from age to age shall they regard and fear thy might So long as sun doth shine by day or else the moon by night verse 6 Lord make the king unto the just like rain to fields new mown And like to drops that lay the dust and fresh the land new sown verse 7 The just shall flourish in his time and all shall be at peace Until the moon shall leave to prime waste change and to increase verse 8 He shall be lord of sea and land from shore to shore throughout And from the flouds within the land through all the earth about verse 9 The people that in deserts dwell shall kneed to him full thick And all his enemies that rebel the earth and dust shall lick verse 10
the folk that pass thereby thy vine may spoil and waste verse 13 The boar out of the wood so wilde doth dig and root it out The furious beasts out of the field devour it all about verse 14 O Lord of hosts return again from heaven look betime behold and with thy help sustain this poor vineyard of thine verse 15 Thy plant I say thine Israel whom thy right hand hath set The same which thou didst love so well O Lord do not forget verse 16 They lop and cut it down apace they burn it eke with fire â—â—d through the frowning of thy face we perish in thine ire verse 17 Let thy right hand be with them now whom thou hast kept so long â—â—â—d with the Son of man whom thou to thee hast made so strong verse 18 And so when thou hast set us free and saved us from shame Then will we never fall from thee but call upon thy Name verse 19 O Lord of hosts through thy good grace convert us unto thee behold us with a pleasant face and then full safe are we Deo exultate Psal lxxxi J. H. BE light and glad in God rejoyce which is our strength and stay be joyful and lift up your voice to Jacobs God I say verse 2 Prepare your instruments most meet some joyful psalm to sing strike up with harp and lute so sweet on every pleasant string verse 3 Blow as it were in the new-moon with trumpets of the best As it is used to be done at any solemn feast â— For this is unto Israel a statute and a trade â—law that must be kept full well which Jacobs God hath made â— This clause with Joseph was decreed when he from Egypt came That as a witness all his feed should still observe the same â— When God I say had so prepar'd to bring him from that land Whereas the speech which he had heard he did not understand verse 7 I from his shoulders took saith he the burden clean away And from the furnace quit him free from burning brick of clay verse 8 When thou in grief didst cry and call I holp thee by and by And I did answer thee withal in thunder secretly verse 9 Yea at the waters of discord I did thee tempt and prove Whereas the goodness of the Lord with mutt'ring thou didst move verse 10 Hear O my folk O Israel and I assure it thee Regard and mark my words full well if thou wilt cleave to me The second part verse 11 Thou shalt no god in thee reserve of any land abroad Nor in no wise to bow or serve a strange or forein god verse 12 I am the Lord thy God and I from Egypt set thee free Then ask of me abundantly and I will give it thee verse 13 And yet my people would not hear my voice when that I spake Nor Israel would not obey but did me quite forsake verse 14 Then did I leave them to their will in hardness of their heart To walk in their own counsels still themselves they might pervert verse 15 O that my people would have heard the words that I did say And eke that Israel would regard to walk within my way verse 16 How soon would I confound their foes and bring them down full low And turn my hand upon all those that would them overthrow verse 17 And they that at the Lord do rage as slaves should seek him till But of his folk the time and age should flourish ever still verse 18 I would have fed them with the crop and finest of the wheat And made the rock with honey drop that they their fills should eat Deus stetit Psal lxxxii J. H. AMid the preass with men of might the Lord himself doth stand To plead the cause of truth and right with judges of the land verse 2 How long said he will you proceed false judgement to award And have respect for love of meed the wicked to regard verse 3 Whereas of due you should defend the fatherless and weak And when the poor man doth contend in judgement justly speak verse 4 If ye be wise defend the cause of poor men in their right And rid the needy from the claws of tyrants force and might verse 5 But nothing will they know or learn in vain to them I talk They will not see or ought discern but still in darkness walk verse 6 For lo even now the time is come that all things fall to nought And likewise laws both all and some for gain are sold and bought I had decreed it in my sight as gods to take you all And children to the most of might for love I did you call verse 7 But not withstanding ye shall die as men and so decay O tyrants I shall you destroy and pluck you quite away verse 8 Up Lord and let thy strength be known and judge the world with might For why all nations are thine own to take them as thy right Deus quid Psal lxxxiii J. H. DO not O God refrain thy tongue in filence do not stay Withhold not Lord thy self fo long and make no more delay verse 2 For why behold thy foes and see how they do rage and cry And those that bear an hate to thee hold up their heads on high verse 3 Against thy folk they use deceit and crast'ly they enquire For thine elect to lie in wait their counsel doth conspire verse 4 Come on say they let us expel and pluck these solk away So that the name of Israel may utterly decay verse 5 They all conspire within their heart how they may thee withstand Against the Lord to take a part they are in league and band verse 6 The tents of all the Edomites the Ismaelites also The Hagarenes and Moabites with divers other mo verse 7 Gebal with Ammon and likewise doth Amalek conspire The Philistines against thee rise with them that dwell at Tyre verse 8 And Assur eke is well appaid with them in league to be And doth become a sence and aid to Lots posteritie verse 9 As thou didst to the Midianites so serve them Lord each one As to Siser and to Jabin beside the brook Kison verse 10 Whom thou in Endor didst destroy and waste them through thy might That they like dung on earth did lie and that in open fight The second part verse 11 Make them now and their lords appear like Zeb and Oreb than As Zebah and Zalmana were the kings of Midian verse 12 Which said Let us throughout the land in all the coasts abroad Possess and take into our hand the fair houses of God verse 13 Turn them O God with storms as fast as wheels that have no stay Or like the chaff which men do cast with winds to flie away verse 14 Like as the fire with rage and fume the mighty forests spills And as the flame doth quite consume the mountains and the hills verse 15 So let the tempest of thy wrath upon their necks be
dost keep in aw And through correction dost procure to teach him in thy law verse 13 Whereby he shall in quiet rest in time of trouble sit When wicked men shall be supprest and fall into the pit verse 14 For sure the Lord will not refuse his people for to take His heritage whom he did chuse he will no time forsake verse 15 Until that judgement be decreed to justice to convert That all may follow her with speed that are of upright heart verse 16 But who upon my part shall stand against the cursed train Or who shall rid me from their hand that wicked works maintain verse 17 Except the Lord had been mine aid mine enemies to repell My soul and life had now been laid almost as low as hell verse 18 When I did say My foot did slide I now am like to fall Thy goodness Lord did so provide to stay me up withall verse 19 When with my self I mused much and could no comfort finde Then Lord thy goodness did me touch and that did ease my minde verse 20 Wilt thou inhaunt thy self and draw with wicked men to sit Which with pretence in stead of law much mischief do commit verse 21 For they consult against the life of righteous men and good And in their counsels they are rise to shed the guiltless bloud verse 22 But yet the Lord he is to me a strong defence or lock He is my God to him I flee he is my strength and rock verse 23 And he shall cause their mischiefs all themselves for to annoy And in their malice they shall fall our God shall them destroy Venite exultemus Psal xcv J. H. O Come let us lift up our voice and sing unto the Lord In him our rock of health rejoyce let us with one accord verse 2 Yea let us come before his face to give him thanks and praise In singing psalms unto his grace let us be glad always verse 3 For why the Lord he is no doubt a great and mighty God A King above all gods throughout in all the world abroad verse 4 The secrets of the earth so deep and corners of the land The tops of hills that are so steep he hath them in his hand verse 5 The sea and waters all are his for he the same hath wrought The earth and all that therein is his hand hath made of nought verse 6 Come let us bow and praise the Lord. before him let us fall And kneel to him with one accord the which hath made us all verse 7 For why he is the Lord our God for us he doth provide We are his flock he doth us feed his sheep and he our Guide verse 8 To day if ye his voice will hear then harden not your heart As ye with grudging many a year provok'd me in desert verse 9 Whereas your fathers tempted me my power for to prove My wondrous works when they did see yet still they would me move verse 10 Twice twenty years they did me grieve and I to them did say They err in heart and not believe they have not known my way verse 11 Wherefore I sware when that my wrath was kindled in my brest That they should never tread the path to enter in my rest Contate Domino Psal xcvi J. H. SIng ye with praise unto the Lord new songs with joy and mirth Sing unto him with one accord all people on the earth verse 2 Yea sing unto the Lord I say praise ye his holy Name Declare and shew from day to day salvation by the same verse 3 Among the heathen eke declare his honour round about To shew his wonders do not spare in all the world throughout verse 4 For why the Lord is much of might and worthy praise alway And he is to be dread of right above all gods I say verse 5 For all the gods of heathen folk are idols that will fade But yet our God he is the Lord that hath the heavens made verse 6 All praise and honour eke do dwell for ay before his face Both power and might likewise excell within his holy place verse 7 Ascribe unto the Lord alway ye people of the world All might and worship eke I say ascribe unto the Lord. verse 8 Ascribe unto the Lord also the glory of his Name And eke into his courts do go with gifts unto the same The second part verse 9 Fall down and worship ye the Lord. within his temple bright Let all the people of the world be fearful at his sight verse 10 Tell all the world Be not agast the Lord doth reign above Yea he hath set the earth so fast that it can never move verse 11 And that it is the Lord alone that rules with princely might To judge the nations everyone with equity and right verse 12 The heavens shall great joy begin the earth eke shall rejoyce The sea with all that is therein shall shout and make a noise verse 13 The field shall joy and every thing that springeth on the earth The wood and every tree shall sing with gladness and with mirth verse 14 Before the presence of the Lord and coming of his might When he shall justly judge the world and rule his folk with right Dominus regnavit Psal xcvii J. H. THe Lord doth reign whereat the earth may joy with pleasant voice And eke the isles with joyful mirth may triumph and rejoyce verse 2 Both clouds and darkness eke do swell and round about him beat Yea right and justice ever dwell and bide about his seat verse 3 Yea fire and heat at once do run and go before his face Which shall his foes and enemies burn abroad in every place verse 4 His lightnings eke full bright did blaze and to the world appear Whereat the earth did look and gaze with dread and deadly fear verse 5 The hills like wax did melt in sight and presence of the Lord They sled before that Rulers might which guideth all the world verse 6 The heavens eke declare and show his justice forth abroad That all the world may see and know the glory of our God â— Confusion sure shall come to such as worship idols vain And eke to those that glory much dumb pictures to maintain For all the idols of the world which they as gods do call â—hall feel the power of the Lord and down to him shall fall â— With joy shall Sion hear this thing and Juda shall rejoyce â—or at thy judgements they shall sing and make a pleasant noise That thou O Lord art set on high in all the earth abroad â—nd art exalted wondrously above each other god â— All ye that love the Lord do this hate all things that are ill or he doth keep the souls of his from such as would them spill â— And light doth spring up to the just with pleasure for his part â—reat joy with gladness mirth and lust to them of upright heart Ye righteous in the Lord rejoyce his
holiness proclaim 〈◊〉 thankful eke with heart and voice and mindful of the same Cantate Domino Psal xcviii J. H. 〈◊〉 Sing ye now unto the Lord a new and pleasant long 〈◊〉 he hath wrought throughout the world his wonders great and strong With his right hand full worthily he doth his foes devour â—â—d get himself the victory with his own arm and power The Lord doth make the people know his saving health and might â—e Lord doth eke his justice show in all the heathens sight His grace and truth to Israel in minde he doth record â—at all the earth hath seen right well the goodness of the Lord. â—e glad in him with joyful voice all people of the earth â—ethanks to God sing and rejoyce to him with joy and mirth Upon the harp unto him sing give thanks to him with psalms Rejoyce before the Lord our King with trumpets and with shalms verse 7 Yea let the sea with all therein for joy both roar and swell The earth likewise let it begin with all that therein dwell verse 8 And let the flouds rejoyce their fills and clap their hands apace And eke the mountains and the hills before the Lord his face verse 9 For he shall come to judge and try the world and every wight And rule the people mightily with justice and with right Dominus regnavit Psal xcix J. H. THe Lord doth reign although at it the people rage full sore Yea he on cherubims doth sit though all the world do roar verse 2 The Lord that doth in Sion dwell is high and wondrous great Above all folk he doth excell and he aloft is set verse 3 Let all men praise thy mighty Name for it is fearful sure And let them magnifie the same that holy is and pure verse 4 The princely power of our King doth love judgement and right Thou rightly rulest everything in Jacob through thy might verse 5 To praise the Lord our God devise all honour to him do Before his footstool worship him for he is holy too verse 6 Moses Aaron and Samuel as priests on him did call When they did pray he heard them well and gave them answer all verse 7 Within the cloud to them he spake then did they labour still To keep such saws as he did make and pointed them untill verse 8 O Lord our God thou didst them hear and answeredst them again Thy mercy did on them appear their deeds didst not maintain verse 9 O laud and praise our God and Lord within his holy hill For why our God throughout the world is holy ever still Jubilate Deo Psal c. J. H. ALl people that on earth do dwell sing to the Lord with chearful voice verse 2 Him serve with fear his praise forth tell come ye before him and rejoyce verse 3 The Lord ye know is God indeed without our aid he did us make We are his flock he doth us feed and for his sheep he doth us take verse 4 O enter then his gates with praise approach with joy his courts unto Praise laud and bless his Name always for it is seemly so to do verse 5 For why the Lord our God is good his mercy is for ever sure His truth at all times firmly stood and shall from age to age endure Another of the same by J. H. IN God the Lord be glad and light praise him throughout the earth verse 2 Serve him and come before his sight with singing and with mirth verse 3 Know that the Lord our God he is he did us make and keep Not we our selves for we are his own flock and pasture-sheep verse 4 O go into his gates always give thanks within the same Within his courts set forth his praise and laud his holy Name verse 5 For why the goodness of the Lord for evermore doth reign From age to age throughout the world his truth doth still remain Misericordiam Psal ci N. I Mercy will and judgement sing O Lord God unto thee verse 2 And wisely do in perfect way until thou come to me And in the midst of my house walk in pureness of my sprite verse 3 And I no kinde of wicked thing will set before my sight I hate their works that fall away it shall not cleave to me verse 4 From me shall part the froward heart none evil will I see verse 5 Him will I stroy that slandereth his neighbour privily The lofty heart I cannot hear nor him that looketh high verse 6 Mine eyes shall be on them within the land that faithful be In perfect way who walketh shall be servant unto me verse 7 I will no guileful person have within my house to dwell And in my presence he shall not remain that lies doth tell verse 8 Betimes I will destroy even all the wicked of the land That I may from Gods city cut the wicked workers hand Domine exaudi Psal cii N. O Hear my prayer Lord and let my cry come unto thee verse 2 In time of trouble do not hide thy face away from me verse 3 Incline thine ear to me make haste to hear me when I call For as the smoke doth fade so do my days consume and fall verse 4 And as an hearth my bones are burnt my heart is smitten dead And withers like the grass that I forget to eat my bread verse 5 By reason of my groaning voice my bones cleave to my skin verse 6 As pelicane in wilderness such case now am I in And as an owl in desert is so I am such an one verse 7 I watch and as a sparrow on the house-top am alone verse 8 Lo daily in reproachful wise mine enemies do me scorn And they that do against me rage against me they have sworn verse 9 Surely with ashes as with bread my hunger I have fill'd And mingled have my drink with tears that from mine eyes have still'd verse 10 Because of thy displeasure Lord thy wrath and thy disdain For thou hast listed me aloft and cast me down again verse 11 The days wherein I pass my life are like the fleeting shade And I am with'red like the grass that soon away doth fade verse 12 But thou O Lord for ever dost remain in steady place And thy remembrance ever doth abide from race to race The second part verse 13 Thou wilt arise and mercy thou to Sion wilt extend The time of mercy now the time foreset is come to end verse 14 For even in the stones thereof thy servants do delight And on the dust thereof they have compassion in their sprite verse 15 Then shall the heathen people fear the Lords most holy Name And all the kings on earth shall dread thy glory and thy fame verse 16 Then when the Lord the mighty God again shall Sion rear And then when he most nobly in his glory shall appear verse 17 To prayer of the desolate when he himself shall bend When he shall not disdain unto their prayers to attend verse 18
this great Lord did make Which trees he doth nourish that grow up so long verse 17 In these may birds build and make there their nests In fir-trees the storks remain and abide verse 18 The high hills are succours for wilde goats to rest And eke the rock stony for conies to hide verse 19 The moon then is set her seasons to run The days from the nights thereby to discern And by the descending also of the sun The cold from heat alway thereby we do learn verse 20 When darkness doth come by Gods will and power Then creep forth do all the beasts of the wood verse 21 The lions range roaring their prey to devour But yet it is thou Lord which givest them food verse 22 As soon as the sun is up they retire To couch in their dens then are they full fain verse 23 That man to his work may as right doth require Till night come and call him to take rest again The third part verse 24 How sundry O Lord are all thy works found With wisdom full great they are indeed wrought So that the whole world of thy praise doth sound And as for thy riches they pass all mens thought verse 25 So is the great sea which large is and broad Where things that creep swarm and beasts of each sort verse 26 There both mighty ships sail and some lie at rode The whale huge and monstrous there also doth sport verse 27 All things on thee wait thou dost them relieve And thou in due time full well dost them feed verse 28 Now when it doth please thee the same for to give They gather full gladly those things which they need Thou openest thine hand and they finde such grace That they with good things are filled we see verse 29 But sore are they troubled if thou turn thy face For if thou their breath take vile dust then they be verse 30 Again when thy Spirit from thee doth proceed All things to appoint and what shall ensue Then are they created as thou hast decreed And dost by thy goodness the dry earth renew verse 31 The praise of the Lord for ever shall last Who may in his works by right well rejoyce verse 32 His look can the earth make to tremble full fast And likewise the mountains to smoke at his voice verse 33 To this Lord and God sing will I always So long as I live my God praise will I. verse 34 Then am I most certain my words shall him please I will rejoyce in him to him will I cry verse 35 The sinners O Lord consume in thine ire And eke the perverse them root out with shame But as for my soul now let it still desire And say with the faithful Praise ye the Lords Name Confitemini Dom. Psal cv N. GIve praises unto God the Lord and call upon his Name Among the people eke declare his works to spread his fame verse 2 Sing ye unto the Lord I say and sing unto him praise And talk of all his wondrous works that he hath wrought always verse 3 In honour of his holy Name rejoyce with one accord And let the heart also rejoyce of them that seek the Lord. verse 4 Seek ye the Lord and seek the strength of his eternal might And seek his face continually and presence of his sight verse 5 The wondrous works which he hath done keep still in mindful heart Ne let the judgements of his mouth out of your minde depart verse 6 Ye that of faithful Abraham his servant are the feed Ye his elect the children that of Jacob do proceed verse 7 For he he onely is I say the mighty Lord our God And his most rightful judgements are through all the earth abroad verse 8 His promise and his covenant which he hath made to his He hath remembred evermore to thousands of degrees The second part verse 9 The covenant which he hath made with Abraham long ago And faithful oath which he hath sworn to Isaac also verse 10 And did confirm the same for law that Jacob should obey And for eternal covenant to Israel for ay verse 11 When thus he said Lo I to you all Canaan land will give The lot of your inheritance wherein your seed shall live verse 12 Although the number at that time did very small appear Yea. very small and in the land they then but strangers were verse 13 While yet they walkt from land to land without a sure abode And while from sundry kingdoms they did wander all abroad verse 14 And wrong at no oppressours hands he suffered them to take But even the great and mighty kings reproved for their sake verse 15 And thus he said Touch ye not those that mine anointed be Ne do the prophets my harm that do pertain to me verse 16 He call'd a dearth upon the land of bread he stroy'd the store But he against the time of need had sent a man before The third part verse 17 Even Joseph which had once been sold to live a slave in wo Whose feet they hurt in stocks whose soul the irons pierc'd also verse 18 Until the time came when his cause was known apparently The mighty word of God the Lord his faultless truth did try verse 19 The king sent and delivered him from prison where he was verse 20 The ruler of the people then did freely let him pass verse 21 And over all his house he made him lord to bear the sway And of his substance made him have the rule and all the stay verse 22 That he might to his will instruct the princes of the land And wisdoms lore his ancient men might cause to understand verse 23 Then into the Egyptian land came Israel also And Jacob in the land of Ham did live a stranger tho verse 24 His people he exceedingly in number made to flow And over all their enemies in strength he made them grow verse 25 Whose heart he turn'd that they with hate his people did entreat And did his servants wrongfully abuse with false deceit The fourth part verse 26 His faithful servant Moses then and Aaron whom he chose He did command to go to them his message to disclose verse 27 The wondrous message of his signs among them he did show And wonders in the land of Ham then did they work also verse 28 Darkness he sent and made it dark in stead of brighter day And unto his commission they did not disobey verse 29 He turn'd their waters into bloud he did their fishes slay verse 30 Their land brought frogs even in the place where their king Pharaoh lay verse 31 He spake and at his voice there came great swarms of noysom flies And all the quarters of the land were fill'd with crawling lice verse 32 He gave them cold and stony hail in stead of milder rain And fiery flames within their land he sent unto their pain verse 33 He smote their vines and all their trees whereon their figs did grow And
14 What blasphemy is this to thee Lord dost thou not abhor it To hear the wicked in their heart say Tush thou car'st not for it verse 15 But thou seest all their wickedness and well dost understand verse 16 That friendless and poor fatherless are left into thy hand verse 17 Of wicked and malicious men then break the power for ever That they with their iniquity may perish altogether verse 18 The Lord shall reign for evermore as King and God alone And he will chase the heathen folk out of the land each one verse 19 Thou hear'st O Lord the poor mens plaint their prayers and request Their hearts thou wilt confirm until thine ears to hear be prest verse 20 To judge the poor and fatherless and help them to their right That they may be no more opprest by men of worldly might In Domino consido Psal xi T. S. I Trust in God how dare ye then say thus my soul until Flie hence as fast as any fowl and hide you in your hill verse 2 Behold the wicked bend their bowes and make their arrows prest To shoot in secret and to hurt the sound and harmless breast verse 3 Of worldly hope all stays were shrunk and clearly brought to nought Alas the just and righteous man what evil hath he wrought verse 4 But he that in his Temple is most holy and most high And in the heavens hath his seat of royal majesty The poor and simple mans estate considereth in his minde And searcheth out full narrowly the manners of mankinde verse 5 And with a cheerful countenance the righteous man will use But in his heart he doth abhor all such as mischief muse verse 6 And on the sinners casteth snares as thick as any rain Fire and brimstone and whirlwinds thick appointed for their pain verse 7 Ye see then how a righteous God doth righteousness embrace And to the just and upright men shews forth his pleasant face Salvum me fas Psal xii T. S. HEâ—y Lord for good and godly men do perish and decay And saith and truth from worldly men is parted clean away verse 2 Whoso doth with his neighbour talk his talk is all but vain For every man bethinketh how to flatter lie and feign verse 3 But flattering and deceitful lips and tongues that be so stout To speak proud words and make great brags The Lord soon cuts them out verse 4 For they say still We will prevail our tongues shall us extol Our tongues are ours we ought to speak what Lord shall us control verse 5 But for the great complaint and cry of poor and men opprest Arise will I now saith the Lord and them restore to rest verse 6 Gods word is like to silver pure that front the earth is triâ—d And hath no leâ—s thou seven times in fiâ—e bâ—â—â— purifiâ—d verse 7 Now sith thy promise is to help Lord keep thy promise then And save us now and evermore from this ill kinde of men verse 8 For now the wicked world is full of mischiefs manifold When vanity with worldly men so highly is extoll'd Vsquequo Domine Psal xiii T. S. HOw long wilt thou forget me Lord shall I ne're be remembred How long wilt thou thy visage hide as though thou wert offended verse 2 In heart and minde how long shall I with care tormented be How long eke shall my deadly foes thus triumph over me verse 3 Behold me now my Lord my God and hear me fore opprest Lighten mine eyes left that I sleep as one by death possest verse 4 Lest that mine enemie say to me behold I do prevail Lest they also that hate my soul rejoyce to see me quail verse 5 But from thy mercy and goodness my hope shall never start In thy releâ—f and saving health right glad shall be my heart verse 6 I will give thanks unto the Lord and praises to him fing Because he hath heard my request and granted my wishing Dixit insipiens Psal xiiii T. S. THere is no God as foolish men affirm in their mad mood Their drifts are all corrupt and vain not one of them doth good verse 2 The Lord beheld from heaven high the whole race of mankinde And saw not one that sought indeed the living God to finde verse 3 They went all wide and were corrupt and truly there was none That in the world did any good I say there was not one verse 4 Is all their judgement so far lost that all work mischief still Eating my people even as bread not one to seek Gods will verse 5 When they thus rage then suddenly great fear on them shall fall For God doth love the righteous men and will maintain them all verse 6 Ye mock the doings of the poor to their reproach and shame Because they put their trust in God and call upon his name verse 7 But who shall give thy people health and when wilt thou fulfil Thy promise made to Israel from out of Sion hill verse 8 Even when thou shalt restore again such as were captive led Then Jacob shall therein rejoyce and Israel shall be glad Domine quis Psal xv T. S. O Lord within thy tabernacle who shall inhabit still Or whom wilt thou receive to dwell in thy most holy hill verse 2 The man whose life is uncorrupt whose works are just and streight Whose heart doth think the very truth whose tongue speaks no deceit verse 3 Nor to his neighbour doth none ill in body goods or name Nor willingly doth move false tales which might empair the same verse 4 That in his heart regardeth not malicious wicked men But those that love and fear the Lord he maketh much of them verse 5 His oath and all his promises that keepeth faithfully Although he make his covenant so that he doth lose thereby verse 6 That putteth not to usury his money and his coyn Ne for to huâ—t the innocent doth bribe or else purloyn verse 7 Whoso doth all things as you see that here is to he done Shall never perish in thâ—â— world nor in the world to comâ— Conserva me Psal xvi T. S. LOrd keep me for I trust in thee and do confess indeed Thou art my God and of my goods O Lord thou hast no need verse 2 I give my goods unto the saints that in the world do dwell And namely to the faithful flock in vertue that excel verse 3 They shall heap sorrows on their heads which run as they were mad To offer to the idol-gods alas it is too bad verse 4 As for their bloudy sacrifice and offerings of that sort I will not touch nor yet thereof my lips shall make report verse 5 For why the Lord the portion is of mine inheritance And thou art he that dost maintain my rent my lot my chance verse 6 The place wherein my lot did fall in beauty did excel Mine heritage assign'd to me doth please me wondrous well verse 7 I thank the Lord that caused me to understand
strength the land of thy behest But by thy hand thy arm and grace because thou lov'dst them best verse 4 Thou art my King O God that holp Jacob in sundry wise verse 5 Led with thy power we threw down such as did against us rise verse 6 I trusted not in bowe nor sword they could not save me sound verse 7 Thou kept'st us from our enemies rage thou dist our foes confound verse 8 And still we boast of thee our God and praise thy holy name verse 9 Yet now thou go'st not with our host but leavest us to shame verse 10 Thou mad'st us flee before our foes and so were overtrod Our enemies robb'd and spoil'd our goods when we were sperst abroad verse 11 Thou hast us given to our foes as sheep for to be slain Amongst the heathen every where scattred we do remain verse 12 Thy people thou hast sold like slaves and as a thing of nought For profit none thou hadst thereby no gain at all was sought verse 13 And to our neighbours thou hast made of us a laughing stock And those that round about us dwell at us do grin and mock The second part verse 14 Thus we serve for none other use but for a common talk They mock they scorn they nod their heads where ere they go or walk verse 15 I am asham'd continually to hear these wicked men Yea so I blush that all my face with red is covered then verse 16 For why we hear such slandrous words such false reports and lies That death it is to see their wrongs their threatnings and their cries verse 17 For all this we forgot not thee nor yet thy covenant brake verse 18 We turn not back our hearts from thee nor yet thy paths forsake verse 19 Yet thou hast trod us down to dust where dens of dragons be And covered us with shade of death and great adversitie verse 20 If we had our Gods Name forgot and help of idols sought verse 21 Would not God then have tri'd this out for he doth know our thought verse 22 Nay nay for thy Names sake O Lord always are we slain thus As sheep unto the shambles sent right so they deal with us verse 23 Up Lord why sleepest thou awake and leave us not for all verse 24 Why hidest thou thy countenance and dost forget our thrall verse 25 For down to dust our soul is brought and we now at last cast Our belly like as it were glu'd unto the ground cleaves fast verse 26 Rise up therefore for our defence and help us Lord at need We thee beseech for thy goodness to rescue us with speed Eructavit Psal xlv J. H. MY heart doth take in hand some godly song to sing The praise that I shall shew therein pertaineth to the king verse 2 My tongue shall be as quick his honour to indite As is the pen of any scribe that useth fast to write verse 3 O fairest of all men thy speech is pleasant pure For God hath blessed thee with gifts for ever to endure verse 4 About thee gird thy sword O prince of might elect With honour glory and renown thy person pure is deckt verse 5 Go forth with godly speed with meekness truth and right And thy right hand shall thee instruct in works of dreadful might verse 6 Thine arrows sharp and keen their hearts so sore shall sting That sulk shall fall and kneel to thee yea all thy foes O king verse 7 Thy royal seat O Lord for ever shall remain Because the sceptre of thy realm doth righteousness maintain verse 8 Because thou lov'st the right and dost the ill detest God even thy God hath 'nointed thee with joy above the rest verse 9 With myrrh and savours sweet thy clothes are all bespread When thou dost from thy palace pass therein to make thee glad verse 10 Kings daughters do attend in fine and rich aray At thy right hand the queen doth stand in gold and garments gay The second part verse 11 O daughter take good heed incline and give good ear Thou must forget thy kindred all and fathers house most dear verse 12 Then shall the king desire thy beauty fair and trim For why he is the Lord thy God and thou must worship him verse 13 The daughters then of Tyre with gifts full rich to see And all the wealthy of the land shall make their suit to thee verse 14 The daughter of the king is glorious to behold Within her closet she doth sit all deckt in beaten gold verse 15 In robes well wrought with needle and many a pleasant thing With virgins fair on her to wait she cometh to the king verse 16 Thus are they brought with joy and mirth on every side Into the palace of the king and there they do abide verse 17 In stead of parents left O queen the case so stands Thou shalt have sons whom thou mayst sâ—t as princes in all lands verse 18 Wherefore thy holy Name all ages shall record The people shall give thanks to thee for evermore O Lord. Deus noster Psal xlvi J. H. THe Lord is our defence and aid the strength whereby we stand When we with wo are much dismay'd he is our help at hand verse 2 Though th' earth remove we will not fear though hills so high and steep Be thrust and hurled here and there within the sea so deep verse 3 No though the waves do rage so sore that all the banks it spills And though it overflow the shore and beat down mighty hills verse 4 For one fair floud doth send abroad his pleasant streams apace To fresh the city of our God and wash his holy place verse 5 In midst of her the Lord doth dwell she can no whit decay All things against her that rebell the Lord will truly slay verse 6 The heathen folk the kingdoms fear the people make a noise The earth doth melt and not appear when God puts forth his voice verse 7 The Lord of hosts doth take our part to us he hath an eie Our hope of health with all our heart on Jacobs God doth lie verse 8 Come here and see with minde thought the working of our God What wonders he himself hath wrought in all the world abroad verse 9 By him all wars are husht and gone which countreys did conspire Their bowes he brake and spears each one their chariots burnt with fire verse 10 Leave off therefore saith he and know I am a God most stout Among the heathen high and low and all the earth throughout verse 11 The Lord of hosts doth us defend he is our strength and tower On Jacobs God we do depend and on his might and power Omnes gentes Psal xlvii J. H. YE people all with one accord clap hands and eke rejoyce Be glad and sing unto the Lord with sweet and pleasant voice verse 2 For high the Lord and dreadful is with wonders manifold A mighty King he is truly in all the
The lords of all the isles thereby great gifts to him shall bring The kings of Saba and Araby give many a costly thing The second part verse 11 All kings shall seek with one accord in his good grace to stand And all the people of the world shall serve him at his hand verse 12 For he the needy sort doth save that unto him do call And eke the simple folk that have no help of man at all verse 13 He taketh pity on the poor that are with need opprest He doth preserve them evermore and bring their souls to rest verse 14 He shall redeem their lives from dread from fraud from wrong from might And eke the bloud that they shall bleed is precious in his sight verse 15 But he shall live and they shall bring to him of Saba's gold He shall be honour'd as a king and daily be extoll'd verse 16 The mighty mountains of his land of corn shall bear such throng That it like cedar-trees shall stand in Libanus full long verse 17 Their cities eke full well shall speed the fruits thereof shall pass In plenty it shall far exceed and spring as green as grass verse 18 For ever they shall praise his name while that the sun is light And think them happy through the same all folk shall bless his might verse 17 Praise ye the Lord of hosts and sing to Israels God each one For he doth every wondrous thing yea he himself alone verse 20 And blessed be his holy Name all times eternally That all the earth may praise the same amen amen say I. Quam bonus Deus Psal lxxiii T. S. HOw ever it be yet God is good and kinde to Israel And to all such as safely keep their conscience pure and well verse 2 Yet sike a fool I almost slipt my feet began to slide And ere I wist even at a pinch my steps awry 'gan glide verse 3 for when I saw such foolish men I grudg'd and did disdain That wicked men all things should have without turmoil or pain verse 4 They never suffer pangs nor grief as if death should them smite Their bodies are both stout and strong and ever in good plight verse 5 And free from all adversity when other men be shent And with the rest they take no part of plague or punishment verse 6 Therefore presumption doth embrace their necks as doth a chain And are even wrapt as in a robe with rapine and disdain verse 7 They are so fed that even for fat their eyes oft times out start And as for worldly goods they have more then can wish their heart verse 8 Their life is most licentious boasting much of the wrong Which they have done to simple men and ever pride among verse 9 The heavens and the living Lord they spare not to blaspheme And prate they do of worldly things no wight they do esteem verse 10 The people of God oft-times turn back to see their prosperous state And almost drink the self-same cup and follow the same rate The second part verse 11 How can it be that God say they should know or understand These worldly things sith wicked men be lords of sea and land verse 12 For we may see how wicked men in riches still increase Rewarded well with worldly goods and live in rest and peace verse 13 Then why do I from wickedness my fantasie refrain And wash my hands with innocents and cleanse my heart in vain verse 14 And suffer scourges every day as subject to all blame And every morning from my youth sustain rebuke and shame verse 15 And I had almost said as they misliking mine estate But that I should thy children judge as folk unfortunate verse 16 Then I bethought me how I might this matter understand But yet the labour was too great for me to take in hand verse 17 Until the time I went into thine holy place and then I understood right perfectly the end of all these men verse 18 And namely how thou settest them upon a slippery place And at thy pleasure and thy will thou dost them all deface verse 19 Then all men muse at that strange sight to see how suddenly They are destroy'd dispatcht consum'd and dead so horribly verse 20 Much like a dream when one awakes so shall their wealth decay Their famous names in all mens sight shall ebb and pass away The third part verse 21 Yet thus my heart was grieved then my minde was much opprest verse 22 So fond was I and ignorant and in this point a beast verse 23 Yet nevertheless by my right hand thou hold'st me always fast verse 24 And with thy counsel dost me guide to glory at the last verse 25 What thing is there that I can wish but thee in heaven above And in the earth there is nothing like thee that I can love verse 26 My flesh and eke my heart doth fail but God doth fail me never For of my health God is the strength my portion eke for ever verse 27 And lo all such as thee forsake thou shalt destroy each one And those that trust in any thing saving in thee alone verse 28 Therefore will I draw near to God and ever with him dwell In God alone I put my trust thy wonders I will tell Vtquid Deus Psal lxxiv. J. H. WHy art thou Lord so long from us in all this danger deep Why doth thine anger kindle thus at thine own pasture-sheep verse 2 Lord call the people to thy thought which have been thine so long The which thou hast redeem'd and brought from bondage sore and strong verse 3 Have minde therefore and think upon remember it full well Thy pleasant place thy mount Sion where thou wast wont to dwell verse 4 Lift up thy feet and come in haste and all thy foes deface Which now at pleasure rob and waste within thy holy place verse 5 Amid thy congregations all Thine enemies roar O God They set as signs on every wall their banners splaid abroad verse 6 As men with axes hew down trees that on the hills do grow So shine the bills and swords of these within thy temple now verse 7 The cieling saw'd the carved boards the goodly graven stones With axes hammers bills and swords they beat them down at once verse 8 Thy places they consume with flame and eke in all this toil The house appointed to thy Name they rase down to the soil verse 9 And thus they say within their heart Dispatch them out of hand Then burnt they up in every part Gods houses through the land verse 10 Yet thou no signe of help dost send our prophets all are gone To tell when this our plague shall end among us there is none verse 11 When wilt thou Lord once end this shame and cease thine enemies strong Shall they always blaspheme thy Name and rail on thee so long verse 12 Why dost thou draw thy hand aback and hide it in thy lap Oh pluck it out
must verse 8 For he it is that must save Israel from his sin And all such as surely have their confidence in him Domine non est Psal cxxxi M. O Lord I am not puft in minde I have no scornful eye I do not exercise myself in things that be too high verse 2 But as the childe that weaned is even from his mothers brest So have I Lord behav'd my self in silence and in rest verse 3 O Israel trust in the Lord let him be all thy stay From this time forth for evermore from age to age I say Memento Dom. Psal cxxxii M. REmember Davids troubles Lord how to the Lord he swore verse 2 And vow'd a vow to Jacobs God to keep for evermore verse 3 I will not come within my house nor climb up to my bed verse 4 Nor let my temples take their rest nor the eyes in my head verse 5 Till I have found out for the Lord a place to sit thereon An house for Jacobs God to be an habitation verse 6 We heard of it at Ephrata there did we hear this sound And in the fields and forests there these voices first were found verse 7 We will assay and go in now his tabernacle there Before his footstool to fall down and worship him in fear verse 8 Arise O Lord arise I say into thy resting-place Both thou and the ark of thy strength the presence of thy grace verse 9 Let all thy priests be clothed Lord with truth and righâ—eousness Let all thy saints and holy men sing all with joyfulness verse 10 And for thy servant Davids sake refuse not Lord I say The face of thine anointed Lord nor turn thy face away The second part verse 11 The Lord to David swore in truth and will not shrink from it Saying The fruit of thy body upon thy seat shall sit verse 12 And if thy sons my covenant keep that I shall learn each one Then shall their sons for ever sit upon thy princely throne verse 13 The Lord himself hath chose Sion and loves therein to dwell verse 14 Saying This is my resting-place I love and like it well verse 15 And I will bless with great increase her victuals every where And I will satisfie with bread the needy that be there verse 16 Yea I will deck and clothe her priests with my salvation And all her saints shall sing for joy of my protection verse 17 There will I surely make the horn of David for to bud For there I have ordain'd for mine a lantern bright and good verse 18 As for his enemies I will clothe with shame for evermore But I will cause his crown to shine more fresh then heretofore Ecce quam Psal cxxxiii W. W. O How happy a thing it is and joyful for to see Brethren together fast to hold the band of amity verse 2 It calls to minde that sweet perfume and that costly ointment Which on the sacrificers head by Gods precept was spent It wet not Aarons head alone but drencht his beard throughout And finally it did run down his rich attire about verse 3 And as the lower ground doth drink the dew of Hermon hill And Sion with his silver drops the fields with fruit doth fill Even so the Lord doth pour on them his blessings manifold Whose hearts and minds without all guile this knot do keep and hold Ecce nunc Psal cxxxiv. W. W. BEhold and have regard ye servants of the Lord Which in his house by night do watch praise him with one accord verse 2 Lift up your hands on high unto his holy place And give the Lord his praises due his benefits embrace verse 3 For why the Lord who did both earth and heaven frame Doth Sion bless and will conserve for evermore the same Laudate nomen Psal cxxxv N. O Praise the Lord praise him praise him praise him with one accord O praise him still all ye that be the servants of the Lord verse 2 O praise him ye that stand and be in the house of the Lord Ye of his court and of his house praise him with one accord verse 3 Praise ye the Lord for he is good sing praises to his Name It is a comely and good thing always to do the same verse 4 For why the Lord hath chose Jacob his very own ye see So hath he chosen Israel his treasure for to he verse 5 For this I know and am right sure the Lord is very great He is indeed above all gods most easie to intreat verse 6 For whatsoever pleased him all that full well he wrought In heaven in earth and in the sea which he hath made of nought verse 7 He lifts up clouds even from the earth he makes lightnings and rain He bringeth forth the winds also he made nothing in vain verse 8 He smote the first-born of each thing in Egypt that took rest He spared there no living thing the man nor yet the beast verse 9 He hath in thee shew'd wonders great O Egypt void of vaunts On Pharaoh thy cursed king and his severe servants verse 10 He smote then many nations and did great acts and things He slew the great and mightiest and chiefest of their kings verse 11 Sehon king of the Amorites and Og king of Basan He slew also the kingdoms all that were of Canaan verse 12 And gave their land to Israel an heritage we see To Israel his own people an heritage to be The second part verse 13 Thy Name O Lord shall still endure and thy memorial Throughout all generations that are or ever shall verse 14 The Lord will surely now avenge his people all indeed And to his servants he will shew favour in time of need verse 15 The idols of the heathen are made in all the coasts and lands Of silver and of gold they be the work even of mens hands verse 16 They have their mouthes and cannot speak and eyes that have no sight verse 17 They have eke ears and hear nothing their mouthes be breathless quite verse 18 Wherefore all they are like to them that so do set them forth And likewise those that trust in them or think they be ought worth verse 19 O all ye house of Israel see that ye praise the Lord And ye that be of Aarons house praise him with one accord verse 20 And ye that be of Levi's house praise ye likewise the Lord And ye that stand in aw of him praise him with one accord verse 21 And out of Sion sound his praise the great praise of the Lord Which dwelleth in Jerusalem praise him with one accord Confitemini Dom. Psal cxxxvi N. PRraise ye the Lord for he is good for his mercy endureth for ever verse 2 Give praise unto the God of gods for his mercy endureth for ever verse 3 Give praise unto the Lord of lords for his mercy endureth for ever verse 4 Which onely doth great wondrous works for his mercy endureth for ever verse 5 Which by
his wisdom made the heavens for his mercy endureth for ever verse 6 Which on the waters stretch the earth for his mercy endureth for ever verse 7 Which made great lights to shine abroad for his mercy endureth for ever verse 8 As sun to rule the lightsom day for his mercy c. verse 9 The moon and stars to guide the night for his mercy c. verse 10 Which smote Egypt with their first-born for his mercy c. verse 11 And Israel brought out from thence for his mercy c. verse 12 With mighty hand and stretched arm for his mercy c. verse 13 Which cut the Red sea in two parts for his mercy c. verse 14 And Israel made pass there-through for his mercy c. verse 15 And drowned Pharaoh and his host for his mercy c. verse 16 Through wilderness his people led for his mercy c. verse 17 He which did smite great noble kings for his mercy c. verse 18 And which hath slain the mighty kings for his mercy c. verse 19 As Sehon king of Amorites for his mercy c. verse 20 And Og the king of Basan land for his mercy c. verse 21 And gave their land for heritage for his mercy c. verse 22 Even to his servant Israel for his mercy c. verse 23 Rememberâ—ng us in base estate for his mercy c. verse 24 And from oppressours rescued us for his mercy c. verse 25 Which giveth food unto all flesh for his mercy c. verse 26 Praise ye the Lord of heaven above for his mercy endureth for ever verse 27 Give thanks unto the Lord of lords for his mercy endureth for ever Another of the same by T. C. O Laud the Lord benigne Whose mercies last for ay verse 2 Give thanks and praises sing To God of gods I say For certainly His mercies dure Both firm and sure Eternally verse 3 The Lord of lords praise ye Whose mercies ay do dure verse 4 Great wonders onely he Doth work by his great power For certainly c. verse 5 Which God omnipotent By his great wisdom high The heavenly firmament Did frame as we may see For certainly c. verse 6 Yea he the heavy charge Of all the earth did stretch And on the waters large The same he did out reach For certainly c. verse 7 Great lights he made to be For why his love is ay verse 8 Such as the sun we see To rule the lightsom day For certainly c. verse 9 And eke the moon so clear Which shineth in our sight And stars that do appear To guide the darksom night For certainly c. verse 10 With grievous plagues and sore All Egypt smote he than The first-born less and more He slew of beast and man For certainly c. verse 11 And from amidst their land His Israel forth brought verse 12 Which he with mighty hand And stretched arm hath wrought For certainly c. verse 13 The sea he cut in two Which stood up like a wall verse 14 And made through it to go His chosen children all For certainly c. verse 15 But there he whelmed then The proud king Pharaoh With his huge host of men And chariots eke also For certainly c. verse 16 Who led through wilderness His people safe and sound verse 17 And for his love endless Great kings he brought to ground For certainly c. verse 18 And slew with puissant hand Kings mighty and of fame verse 19 As of Amorites land Sehon the king by name For certainly c. verse 20 And Og the giant large Of Basan king also verse 21 Whose land for heritage He gave his people tho For certainly c. verse 22 Even unto Israel His servant dear I say He gave the same to dwell And there abide for ay For certainly c. verse 23 To minde he did us call In our most base degree verse 24 And from oppressours all In safety set us free For certainly c. verse 25 All flesh in earth abroad With food he doth fulfill verse 26 Wherefore of heaven the God To laud be it your will For certainly c. Super fumina Psal cxxxvii W. W. WHen as we sat in Babylon the rivers round about And in remembrance of Sion the tears for grief burst out verse 2 We hang'd our harps and instruments the willow-trees upon For in that place men for their use had planted many a one verse 3 Then they to whom we prisoners were said to us tauntingly Now let us hear your Hebrew songs and pleasant melody verse 4 Alas said we who can once frame his sorrowful heart to sing The praises of our loving God thus under a strange king verse 5 But yet if I Jerusalem out of my heart let slide Then let my singers quite forget the warbling harp to guide verse 6 And let my tongue within my mouth be ty'd for ever fast If that I joy before I see thy full deliverance past verse 7 Therefore O Lord remember now the cursed noise and cry That Edoms sons against us made when they ras'd our city Remember Lord their cruel words when as with one accord They cry'd On sack and rase their walls in despight of their Lord. verse 8 Even so shalt thou O Babylon at length to dust be brought And happy shall that man be call'd that our revenge hath wrought verse 9 Yea blessed shall that man be call'd that takes thy children young To dash their bones against hard stones that lie the streets among Confitebor tibi Psal cxxxviii N. THee will I praise with my whole heart my Lord my God always Even in the presence of the gods I will advance thy praise verse 2 Toward thy holy temple I will look and worship thee And praised in my thankful mouth thy holy Name shall be Even for thy loving kindness sake and for thy truth withall For thou thy Name hast by thy word advanced over all verse 3 When I did call thou heardest me and thou hast made also The power of increased strength within my soul to grow verse 4 Yea all the kings on earth they shall give praise to thee O Lord For they of thy most holy mouth have heard the mighty word verse 5 They of the ways of God the Lord in singing shall entreat Because the glory of the Lord it is exceeding great verse 6 The Lord is high and yet he doth behold the lowly sprite But he contemning knows afar the proud and lofty wight verse 7 Although in midst of trouble I do walk yet shall I stand Renewed by thee O my Lord thou wilt stretch out thy hand Upon the wrath of all my foes and saved shall I be By thy right hand the Lord God will perform his work to me verse 8 Thy mercy Lord endures for ay Lord do me not forsake Forsake me not that am the work which thine own hand did make Domine probasti Psal cxxxix