die And in the Pit's Destruction fall But I 'll on God rely PSAL. lvj verse 1 TO me thy Mercy Lord extend For Men wouâ—d me devour Against me all their Forces bend And press me ev'ry Hour verse 2 Each Day my cruel greedy Foes Design'd to swallow me And Armies which my Soul oppose Would my Destruction see verse 3 When-e'er I fear I 'll trust in Thee verse 4 Thy faithful Word I 'll praise Nor will I fear what Hurt to me Poor mortal Man can raise verse 5 Each Day they wrest my Words to work My Fall their Thoughts are bent verse 6 They meet they trace my Steps they lurk Against my Life intent verse 7 But shall they always scape in Sin In Wrath destroy them all verse 8 Thou know'st my dang'rous Flight hast seen My Tears which daily fall O let them ever in thy Sight In Books recorded lie verse 9 But all my Foes shall turn to Flight When I to God shall cry I know 't for God's my Patron dear verse 10 Through Him his Truth I 'll shew verse 11 I 'll trust in God and nothing fear Which mortal Men can do verse 12 To Thee dear God my Vows are made To Thee my Praise I 'll pay verse 13 Who sav'd'st me from Death's gloomy Shade When I in Danger lay And still I hope through God my Feet Shall ever firmly stand My Steps thy saving Favours meet And I possess the Land PSAL. lvij verse 1 MErcy to me Lord Mercy show My Soul depends on Thee Thy Wings till off this Danger blow Shall my Protection be verse 2 To God I 'll cry to God most High Who all my Wishes sends verse 3 Who me from his superior Sky From barbarous Men defends verse 4 His Truth and Mercy God applies To save my drooping Soul Which now with raging Lions lies Who would devour it whole I ly with fiery Men whose Words Like Spears and Darts appear Whose piercing Tongues than sharpest Swords A greater sharpness bear verse 5 Lord raise thy self exalt thy Name Above the lofty Skies And o're this Earths enlightned Frame Lord lift thy glorious Eyes verse 6 My Soul with sorrow sunk dismaid At fatal Nets prepar'd But now my Foes in Pit-falls made For me themselves are snar'd verse 7 My Heart dear Lord 's prepar'd my Heart Is fix'd thy Praise to sing verse 8 Awake my Pride my charming Art To praise thy gracious King verse 9 Awake my Lute my Harp awake And I 'le prevent the Day To God's great Name new Anthems make And to his Glory play verse 10 His Name his wondrous Works will I Among the Nations praise verse 11 And in my Songs above the Sky His Truth and Mercy raise verse 12 Lord raise thy self exalt thy Name Above the lofty Skies And o're this Earth's enlightned Frame O lift thy glorious Eyes PASL. lviij Psalm Iviij As the 100 or as Mr. Sandys's 14. verse 1 WHen you in private Council sit Are all your Consultations just May others your Decisions trust Their Lives to your pure Hands submit verse 2 No wretched Men your tainted Hearts Iniquities alone pursue Earth groans so long opprest by you Your bloody Hands and faithless Arts. verse 3 I long the wicked Race have known All Lyers from the Breasts and Womb. Lyes in then Infant-Souls have room In Lyes their Elder years are grown verse 4 Poor harmless things compar'd with these Black poisonous Toads and Serpents are Nor can the deafest Asp compare With their hard-hearted Policies verse 5 Asps scorn the curious Charmer's Arts And all his Magic Cant defy These won't admit the Sufferer's cry No Tears can move their stubborn Hearts Part 2. verse 6 Lord break their Teeth their dreadful Jaws Who with a brutish Force enrag'd Against weak Innocence engag'd Confound the Poor and Righteous Cause verse 7 As sliding Waters sink and fail So let their Malice quickly dy And when they let their Arrows fly Let neither Bows nor Shafts prevail verse 8 Let them like Snails when melting waste Or like untimely Births decay verse 9 And to thy stormy Wrath give way As Thorns before a fiery blast verse 10 The Righteous then shall droop no more But God's all-righteous Vengeanee view And all the Paths of Joy pursue And wash their Feet in impious gore verse 11 Then all the World convinc'd shall say The Just are Well rewarded now A God at last we must allow A God the lower World to sway Or thus verse 1 WHen you in private Councils sit Are all your Counsels just May Men to you their lives commit Or your Decisions trust verse 2 No wretched Men your tainted Hearts Iniquity pursue Your bloody Hands and faithless Arts Make Earth her Groans renew verse 3 I long their impious Race have known How from the Womb they ly'd Their Infant Years to Falshood prone Their Elder Age supply'd verse 4 Poor harmless things compar'd with these Black poisonous Serpents are With their hard-hearted Policies Deaf Adders can't compare verse 5 Adders defy the Charmer's Arts And all his Cant defy And these with unrelenting Hearts Throw off the Sufferer's cry verse 6 Lord break their Teeth their dreadful Jaws With brutish force enrag'd Against the Poor's afflicted Cause And Innocence engag'd verse 7 As sliding Waters sink and fall So let their Malice dy Nor Jet their shiver'd Bows prevail Or broken Arrow fly verse 8 Let them like Snails when melting waste Or hasty Births decay verse 9 Or as Thorns to a fiery Blast To thy fierce Wrath give way verse 10 The Righteous then shall droop no more But God's just Vengeance view And wash their Feet in impious Gore And joyful ways pursue verse 11 Then all Mankind convinc'd shall see The Just are well repaid A God to Rule the World must be And his Commands obey'd Another Metre As the old 126. proper Tune verse 1 THE Place was dark And far remov'd from fearching Eyes No chearful Light Could break th'impenetrable gloom No starry Spark Could there the dark Cabal surprize But sullen Night At once possess'd the dismal room These sate Sam 's Council there their Plots they said Their Souls more black than Nights prevailing shade Vile Men could you There in a righteous Ballance weigh The Sufferer's Cause And neither Love nor Pride nor Hate Nor Malice shew Did all impartial Justice sway Your equal Laws No Bribes an unknown Right create Did you in that obscure retreat conclude God's piercing Eye your Thoughts and Actions view'd verse 2 Alas 't was vain To look for facred Justice where Triumphant Sin With all its curs'd Attendance reign'd Where Hopes of Gain Could barbarous Violence endear And all had been By secret Wickedness maintain'd Yet such you all great Counsellers have been The Slaves of Tyrants and the Tools of Sin verse 3 When born at first To entertain the World you ly'd And Fraud and Lyes Your Thoughts and Words and Actious fill'd With Poisons nurst Your Looks the Basilisk out-vy'd Your baleful Eyes
And thy Salvation shows My Heart thy Mercy ne'er conceals My Lips thy Truth disclose verse 11 Thy Servant never never from Thy Pity Lord exclude To save me let thy Goodness come And all thy Truth be show'd verse 12 For Ills beyond all Numbers gone My wretched Heart surround My Trespasses too weighty grown My failing Sight confound More than my Hairs my Sins appear And break my fainting Heart verse 13 To free me Lord from all my Fear Thy winged Aid impart verse 14 Let Shame and Blushes on them fall Who hunt my Life with Hate Let dark Confusion seize them all Who for my Ruins wait verse 15 That black Disgrace design'd for me On their own Heads return Who laugh and proudly flout to see Thy wretched Servant mourn verse 16 Let those who love and seek thy Name With lively Briskness rais'd Sing all to thee and all proclaim The Lord the Lord be prais'd verse 17 But Lord I 'm poor in Sorrows lost On me some Thoughts bestow Nor let thy Help to me be cross'd Nor thy Assistance slow PSAL. xlj verse 1 THrice happy he whose tender Care The needy Poor supplies The Lord will to his Help repair When greatest Dangers rise verse 2 He shall be safely kept alive And prosper'd here below And the malicious Hate survive Of his designing Foe verse 3 When on his Sick-Bed faint he lies The Lord will raise his Head In sharpest Pains some Means devise To ease his restless Bed verse 4 Lord pity heal my Soul I said Too long in Sins employ'd verse 5 My Foes with Curses wish'd me dead My very Name destroy'd verse 6 If they pretend to visit me Their whole Discourse is Lyes Their publick Talk's Iniquity Which there their Hearts devise verse 7 My Hurt with hollow Whispers all My spiteful Foes contrive verse 8 God's Plagues they cry upon him fall He can't his Plague survive verse 9 Nay he my Confident My Friend Who was my daily Guest Could all his subtile Counsels bend Against his Master's Breast verse 10 In Mercy raise me Lord again And I 'll their Deeds requite verse 11 I see thy Love thy Hands restrain My Foes triumphant Spite verse 12 I 'll walk in my Integrity Thy Strength my Heart supports And all my Happiness shall be To tread thy sacred Courts verse 13 O bless'd be Israel's God! his Praise Through lasting Ages sing With loud Amens the G ories raise Of Jacob's mighty King PSAL. xlij verse 1 AS Harts by Thirst and Heat oppress'd Pant for the cooling Streams So pants my Breast dear God till bless'd With thy reviving Beams verse 2 My thirsty Soul to God would fly The living God be near O when shall I Lord happily Before thy Face appear verse 3 By Night Tears wash'd my restless Bed By Day my Cheeks o'erflow'd On Tears I fed while Scorners said Where 's now his boasted God verse 4 When that sweet Bliss of old possess'd My serious Thought re-calls In my sad Breast my Soul oppress'd Beneath its Burthen falls Then I with mighty Numbers proud To God's bless'd Temple went And all the Croud with Songs aloud To Him their Praises sent verse 5 But now alas Those Days are past Those blissful Minutes gone Yet where so fast With Sorrow's Blast Is all my Courage flown Why droops my Soul so much O why Dost thou disturb my Breast My Faith on High to God shall fly And on his Bosom rest Part 2. verse 6 Near Hermon's Caves and Jordan's Flows While I thus banish'd live Against my Woes tormenting Throws Dear Lord I vainly strive verse 7 Deeps call to Deeps and from their Source Thy treasur'd Tempests blow And in their Course with mighty Force The mighty Waters flow verse 8 All break on me yet Lord I find Thy Mercies still by Day To praise my Mind by Night 's inclin'd Or I devoutly pray verse 9 I 'll say to God my Rock O why Am I rejected so O why must I thus groaning lie Beneath my angry Foe verse 10 My wounded Heart with Scorn they view And with Reproaches fly And Scoffs anew my Soul pursue And Where 's his God they cry verse 11 Yet why my Soul dejected so In my despairing Breast What weighty Blow what dreadful Woe Thus breaks thy ancient Rest Hope yet in God in Patience wait On Him my Health my God I yet his State shall celebrate And spread his Works abroad PSAL. xliij BY Men of Blood beset distress'd By all the treach ' rous Crew My Pray'rs to pitying Heav'n address'd For Life and Safety sue O Thou just God assert my Cause My sinking Cause maintain And try'd by thy impartial Laws Let me thy Smiles re-gain verse 2 Thy Strength dear God is all my Stay Why from thy Presence thrown Must I despairing all the Day Beneath Oppression groan verse 3 O yet thy Truth thy Favour lend My wandring Steps to guide Till I thy holy Mount ascend And near thy House reside verse 4 There I 'll before thine Altars bow And chearful Anthems sing Thy Praise bless'd God my Harp shall shew On ev'ry tuneful String verse 5 Why so dejected then my Soul Within my wounded Breast Why should Despair thy Thoughts control Or break thy ancient Rest Trust yet in God! I shall my Part Still in his Love obtain And God within my grateful Heart Enthron'd in Joys shall reign Another Metre As the old 130th verse 1 JUdge me Lord revenge my Cause On those who Mercy hate From deceitful cruel Jaws O save my sinking State verse 2 All my Strength descends from thee Why then must I unbless'd Thus a constant Mourner be By barb'rous Foes oppress'd verse 3 Send thy Truth ô send thy Light And let them guide me still To thy House conduct me right And to thy holy Hill verse 4 I 'll to God's pure Altars go the God of all my Joy And his Praises there to show My tuneful Harp employ verse 5 Why my Soul then why depress'd Why thus disturb'd within On that God securely rest Who oft thy Help has been Fear not droop not I shall yet His Health with Praises see He 's my God and can'd forget My kind Defence to be Another Metre as Mr. Sandys's 22th verse 1 JUdge me my God revenge my Cause On cruel Hands and faithless Hearts Save me from him who from the Laws Of Truth and sober Virtues starts Who boldly acts the falsest Parts With strange Success and vast Applause verse 2 Thou art my God alone from Thee My Strength and Help and Hopes descend Why then must I rejected be Why thus beneath Oppressions bend On thee so long in vain attend From bloody Foes to set me free verse 3 O send thy Truth thy saving Light To be my constant faithful Guides To lead me to that sacred Height Where thy illustrious Name resides Where thy Illustrious House abides With thy immortal Glories bright verse 4 Then I 'll to God's pure Altars go That God who all my Joy creates To whom I
Voice In God our Strength our King rejoice verse 4 For this by his supream Commands A Statute firm in Jacob stands A Monument of Love since He From Egypt's Bondage set them free There we when God our Help appear'd An unknown awful Language heard verse 6 Through Me said God thy Burthen ceas'd And I thy Hands from Pots releas'd verse 7 Thou pray'dst in suff'ring Times to me And I in Mercy answer'd thee From the dark Closets of the Sky Where Thunder 's secret Treasures lie At Meribah thy native Pride I with-prodigious Waters try'd verse 8 Hear then my People hear the Law Which I for thy Direction draw Part 2. verse 9 With thee no Foreign God shall be To such thou ne'er shalt bend the Knee To such no guilty Worship pay Nor Off rings on their Altars lay verse 10 For I 'm the Lord thy God my Hand First led thee out from Egypt's Land Let me thy largest Wishes know My Gifts shall still as largely flow verse 11 But they my People disobey'd And Israel no Submissions paid Their Hearts no kindest Acts could gain No Love their wandring Steps restrain verse 12 I then the wilful Fools resign'd To Ways to which their Hearts inclin'd Such Ways as they 'd themselves invent At once their Crime and Punishment verse 13 Oh had my People wisely weigh'd My Laws and my Commands obey'd verse 14 My Hand had quickly humbl'd those Who durst their thriving State oppose verse 15 Those Men who durst affront their Lord Had been as Lyars all abhorr'd Consum'd destroy'd and bury'd quite In dark Oblivion's gloomy Night But Israel of my Love posses'd Had been to endless Ages bless'd verse 16 Their Bellies purest Wheats had fill'd And Honey from the Rocks distill'd To Father Spirit Son bless'd ' Three One only God one Trinity As is as was e'er Time begun Be Praise and endless Homage done Amen Another Metre Proper Tune verse 1 A Loud to God our Strength aloud With chearful Voices sing To Jacob's God through all the Croud Let hearty Praises ring verse 2 A Psalm to merry Notes compose And let the Timbrels sound While pleasant Harps their Sweets disclose And Lutes maintain the Round verse 3 See where the Moon her Horns displays With Infant-Beauty dress'd Your solemn Joys with Trumpets raise At that appointed Feast verse 4 For this your God ordain'd of old To Israel's faithfol Race And we must still the Laws enroll'd By Jacob's God embrace verse 5 This was to them from Bondage clear'd His Pledge of endless Love When they an unknown Language heard From rending Clouds above verse 6 Thy Shoulders I said God releas'd And made from Labours free Through me thy weary'd Fingers ceas'd From Bricks and Slavery verse 7 To Me thou pray'dst and I appear'd And ready Aids apply'd And thee through gloomy Thunders heard At Massab's Waters trv'd verse 8 Hear me my dearest People hear To thee I 'll testifie If Israel's Race my Words can bear And with my Laws comply Thy Seed no other God shall own No Sacrifice allow To Gods by other Nations known Nor to their Idols bow verse 10 I only live thy Lord thy God Who thee from Egypt freed And I 'll my largest Stores afford To serve thy utmost Need. verse 11 But they my People careless all My just Commands refus'd My Israel from their Vows could fall And all my Loves abus'd verse 12 So I their Slight with Slight repay'd And let the Fools pursue Their foolish Ways and as they stray'd Returnrd their Wages due verse 13 Oh had my People's Thoughtless Seed my kind Advice obey'd Nor by their own false Hearts mis-led From Ways of Wisdom stray'd verse 14 I then had quickly crush'd their Foes And turn'd my dreadful Hand Against the wretched Heads of those Who durst against them stand verse 15 God 's Haters soon had sunk betray'd By Lyes themselves had fram'd But Mine had been a Nation made Through endless Ages fam'd verse 16 I had their hungry Souls supply'd With Wheat 's pure Fatness fill'd And them with Honey satisfy'd From flowing Rocks distill'd PSAL. lxxxij verse 1 GOD sits the Judge where mighty Kings Their secret Counsels hold verse 2 How dare ye then unrighteous Things And wicked Laws uphold verse 3 The Weak the Orphans Cause decide Th' afflicted Soul relieve verse 4 The Poor by long Oppressions try'd From Wicked Hands retrieve verse 5 To Fools alas I vainly speak Who on in Darkness reel Through whom Earth's strong Foundations break Apd strange Convulsions feel verse 6 I've said You all are Gods and all The Sons of God most High verse 7 But must like meaner Princes fall Like common Mortals die verse 8 Arise thy Justice Lord declare And o'er the World advance For all the scatter'd Nations are Thy just Inheritance PSAL. lxxxiij verse 1 LOrd unconcern'd no longer prove Nor wrap'd in Silence lie verse 2 Our Foes who hate Thee siercely move And bear their Heads on high verse 3 Against thy People all combin'd Their secret Counsels take And those who thy Protection find Their hated Objects make verse 4 Come on they cry let Israel bear No more a Nation 's Name Let 's from Time's largest Records tear Their long-detested Claim verse 5 In Mischief thus their Hearts agree And horrid Plots design Leagu'd in a strong Conspiracy Against thy self and thine verse 6 See Lord What Tents o'er-spread the Field Where Edom takes his Place What Bands fierce Moab's Countries yield And Agar's slavish Race verse 7 Gebal and Amnon's Companies Curs'd Amalek commands And Palestine's Battalion lies With Tyre's assisting Bands verse 8 With these proud Assur's Forces join And Ammon's Side embrace And Desolations all design On Abraham's faithful Race Part 2. verse 9 Bless'd Lord for us at last appear And let thy daring Foes The Lot of ruin'd Midian bear Who durst the Saints oppose As Sisera's and Jabin's Hosts Near Kishon's Torrents dy'd verse 10 In Endor slain and all the Coasts With Blood for Dung supply'd verse 11 Let all their Valiant Captains slain With Zeeb and O reb dwell Where Zeba's and Zalmunna's Train With all their Princes fell verse 12 For thus the boasting Wrethes said Come let 's at once go seize The Tents their God inhabited His sacred Palaces verse 13 Lord hurl them off as Chaff before The rapid Whirlwind flies verse 14 As Flames through ancient Forests roar Or Mountain-Shrubs surprize verse 15 So them with fiercest Storms pursue With Tempests terrifie verse 16 Till they with Shame their Errours view And to thy Service fly verse 17 Else let them all confounded lie Crush'd with Eternal Shame And know God only rules on high By Great Jehovah's Name PSAL. lxxxiv verse 1 AH how my Soul thy Dwelling-place Great Lord of Hosts admires Ah how thy Courts thy glorious Face My longing Soul desires verse 2 In Thee the God of Life alone My Flesh my Heart rejoice To see thy sacred Earthly Throne And hear thy Heav'nly Voice verse 3 Around each
to Thee verse 3 Thy wond'rous Art curious Hand My private Path displays By Thee my very Sleeps are scann'd And all my various Ways verse 4 What e'r my serious Thought produce Before the Words are fram'd Before my Tongue can find its use Is in thy Ears proclaim'd verse 5 When I my Shape so clean so fair Behind Before survey I know thy Hand thy ski ful Care Thus built my humble Clay verse 6 Would I into thy Secrets pry This Forming Wisdom know verse 7 For me such Skill is far to high And I alas too low Whither O whither then should I Go from thy piercing sight O whither from thy Spirit 's Eye Direct my secret flight verse 8 If I climb high above the sky Thy Throne of Glory 's there If in Hell's gloomy Deeps I lie In Hell thy Powers appear verse 9 If I on Morning's purple Wings Out-strip the fleeting Day And toward the Ocean 's Western Springs Find out an unknown way verse 10 Yet there thy far extended Hand Would lead me out at last And thy Right Hand my Steps command And ever hold me fast verse 11 Nay should I say the gloomy Night Shall sure my Steps conceal Around me soon a glorious Light Would all my Walks reveal verse 12 Should Night condense its darkest Steams One dismal Gloom to frame That Gloom with more than Mid-days Beams Would Night it self enflame Part 2. verse 13 For in my Mother's Womb of old Thy Hand my Reins possest And in a wondrous Covering roll'd Did all my Limbs invest verse 14 Since in my Shape and round me all Thy dreadful Wonders shine My Thoughts shall all my Works recall And in thy Praise combine verse 15 When in the lower Womb embrac'd My curious Texture grew Thy Wisdom all that Darkness trac'd And all my Substance knew verse 16 The Lord my formless Substance view'd And in His Book enroll'd And as each Day with Shape endu'd My growing Members told verse 17 How dear thy Counsels Lord to me How vast their Numbers are The Sands we round the Ocean see Can't with their Summs compare verse 18 On then all Day I closely muse And in my Nightly Dreams They through my Soul themselves diffuse And are my waking Themes verse 19 The Lord shall wicked Men destroy Begone Blood-thirsty Crew verse 20 Who against God your Tongues employ His Name with Lyes pursue verse 21 I with a perfect rage at those Who hate my maker fly verse 22 And such as if my deadly Foes With deadly hate defie verse 23 O search me Try my Heart and see Which way my Thoughts encline verse 24 And all ill Thoughts remove and me Conduct in Paths divine PSAL. cxl verse 1 FRom vile from godless Men Dear Lord O save O rescue me verse 2 Whose Hearts in wicked Plots accord And quarrel constantly verse 3 Their Tongues more pointed much than those Of angry Serpents are Their Lips more Venome far disclose Than fretted Asps prepare verse 4 From Sinners and the Violent Me Lord in peace bestow Whose spite against my ways is bent And would my Steps o'erthrow verse 5 Their Nets their Snares their Ginns they lay With unsuspected Arts And when they quite surround my Way They please their scornful Hearts verse 6 Thou art my God my Lord aâ—one Then to the Lord I said The Prayers the Supplications own By me thy Servant made verse 7 Thou art my strength alone from Thee My safety Lord descends When furious Battels compass me Thy Hand my Head defends verse 8 Lord let not wicked Workers thrive Nor gain their base Design Lest they their Hearts if thou connive To haughty Pride resign verse 9 But as for all that impious Crew Who now my Path surround Let the malicious Lyes they brew Themselves at last confound verse 10 On them let burning Sulphur rain Hot Flames about them fly And they O never rais'd again In dismal Darkness lie verse 11 Ne'er let the dismal Wordy Tool On Earth continue long Let mischief hurt the Griping Fool Who still delights in Wrong verse 12 I know th' afflicted Poor Man's Claim The Lord will still maintain verse 13 The Righteous then shall praise thy Name And in thy Sight remain PSAL. cxli. verse 1 I Call'd on Thee Lord haste and hear And let my Voice my Cries verse 2 As Incense prove my Hands appear As Ev'ning Sacrifice verse 3 Lord by thy Grace my Mouth secure My Lips with Wisdom close verse 4 And let my Heart from Sin be pure And wicked Works oppose Lest I associate with those Who only Sin pursue And feast where luscious Plenty flows Amongst the scornful Crew verse 5 Whene'er I sin with pity may The Good my Sins reprove Their Wounds are kinder far than they Who feign deceitful Love Let those Lord heal my Head as Oil Which heals and molliflies And though my Foes attempt my spoil For them my Pray'rs shall rise verse 6 May their Great Men in rocky Ways Be trampled under so That they my prudent Words may praise And Wisdom's sweetness know verse 7 As Chips from falling Timber fly Or Ploughs tear up the Ground So Lord our Bones unbury'd lie Our emptied Graves around verse 8 To Thee I lift my faithful Eyes O don't my Soul reject But from those Snares my Foes devise My Innocence protect verse 9 Let not the Sinner's crafty Snare Dear Lord entangle me verse 10 But while I ' scape O let his Care His own Confusion be PSAL. clxij verse 1 LOrd from a dismal Place I pray'd I cry'd to Thee verse 2 With earnest Prayers before thy Face I lay'd my Misery verse 3 My Spirits fainted quite But Lord thou know it my Way And how my Foes with active spite Their Snares about it lay verse 4 Where e're I cast my Eyes I stand alass unknown Where e're my Soul for Refuge flies It 's left forlorn alone verse 5 Yet to the Lord I cry'd And said My Hope's in Three Thou Lord while I on Earth abide Shalt all my Portion be verse 6 Lord hear my Cries my Woes My lost Condition view Save me from those too mighty Foes Who now my Life pursue verse 7 O let my Soul be free Thy holy Name to praise The Just with Songs shall compass me When Thou my Head shalt raise Another Metre verse 1 I to the Lord devoutly pray'd To him I cry'd aloud verse 2 And in his sight my Sorrows laid And all my Sufferings show'd verse 3 When my faint Spirit slowly mov'd Thou knewst my certain way How Snares by cruel Arts improv'd About my Footsteps lay verse 4 I look'd for some Assistance round But was alass unknown My wretched Soul no shelter found And was esteem'd by none verse 5 Then I in Prayer to God confest In Thee my Hope 's secure Thou art since I my Life possest My Lot my Portion sure verse 6 O let my Cries thy Ears engage My groaning weakness see Save me from Persecutor's rage Too strong alass
where needful and the Double Translation of the Reading Psalms in that called the Bishops Bible and the last in our common Bibles my Correctors Though I have not tied my self so superstitiously to any as not to use my own Judgment sometimes and in some Things to stem the Current of Paraphrasts and other Writers on that Divine Book Particularly I have adhered to those Applications made of several Passages here by the Inspir'd Pen-men of the New Testament whom to quit for over nice and Socinianizing Criticks I think absurd and dangerous I have in general made the Sense and Coherence so plain that this Version perhaps may be as serviceable to some as a Commentator The Measures I have used are the Old neither so hard nor so harsh as some have thought The Rhymes are every where double sometimes more such being when unforced more pleasant and more grateful I have generally avoided the Clashing of Consonants as Unmusical About 50 are twice Translated some thrice by that Means sometimes taking in those different Senses of particular Texts of which 't is hard to fix the best Paraphrasing some lofty Psalms more fully and using higher Expressions than a single Version could have admitted of Hence every Psalm has one Translation so close and plain as may be sung in the plainest Country-Congregations and yet I have used such Variety of Measures as may answer all the Tunes in Playford's Edition And that the Work might be the more compleat I have given all such of Mr. Sandys's Measures with their Tunes in Two Parts which could not be sung by the common Notes The whole indeed may be an entire Body of Church-Musick No Old Tune lost several New are added and the Words so sitted as to be more agreeble both to the Dutch French and English Tunes as sung in any of our Churches than any former Version has â—een I have generally followed the Stile of the Original rising and falling with That The Measures of Chearful Psalms are fitted to Chearful Tunes Those more Melancholick to Slow Tunes and of a sadder Air. The Repetitions in the Hebrew are so charming that I could not but think they would be very beautiful in English as particularly in the 118th Psalm I have industriously avoided both Obsolete an New-fangled Words I have invented none nor used any harsh Transposition of Words Though I doubt not but after all my Care many Mistakes may have escaped me which whosoever with charitably point out will lay the greatest Obligation upon me That we might use Doxologies as well to the Singing as the Reading Psalms I have suite One to every Measure through the whole Book A Right Reverend Prolate of our Church did me the Honour to read the whole over very carefully whose Encouragement was a great Motive to this Publication If it be acceptable to others and bless'd by God so as to promote his Honour I have my End And Non nobis Domine non nobis Sed Nomini Tuo da Gloriam Advertisement THat this Version of the Psalms may be the more usefull to those who delight in Church-Musick I have translated them to such variety of Measures that there 's no Tune in Playford's Editions either in the Psalms themselves or in the Hymns before or after to which there is not some particular Measure appropriated here That the Compass of Church-Musick might be the larger and more entertaining I have tun'd some to Mr Sandys's Measures the Musick of which was compos'd by that great Master Mr. Laws for the private use of his pious Master Charles the First of blessed Memory The whole then presents you with one Version of every Psalm to be sung in Common Tunes if at least we may call those of the 113 and 148 Psalms such and they are to be sung to the same with those of the same denomination in the old Version unless where the Measures are different and the Proper Tunes referr'd to Such as are not in Mr. Playford's Book are here set down with the proper Notes from Mr. Laws's and Ravenscroft's and the whole if encourag'd shall be re-printed with the Notes throughout And that we may have a just Opportunity at such a time as this to remember that Faith into which we are Baptiz'd in every part of Divine Worship I have suited particular Doxologies to every particular Measure in due Order at the end of the Book with what Psalms they refer to besides some in the Body of the Version Benedicat Deus Operi Authori. The Tunes of the Psalms A Thousand Blessings crown his Head Whose Heart all impious Counsel flies And hates those Paths where Sinners tread Who God and all that 's Good despise This serves indifferently for any Stanzas of Eight Syllables which have no proper Tune of their own For the 8th Psalm 2d Metre LOrd how Illustrious is thy sacred Name How blest great God of Hosts Eâ•Œterâ•Œnal King Whose Honours all the lower World proclaim Whose Honours all the Heav'nly Armies sing Psalm 11th 2d Metre MY Faith is fix'd on God most high Why then should Fools to vex me cry As Birds afraid by noises made Hence to the Mountains fly Psalm 15. 2d Metre BLest Lord how glorious is the place Thy Altars grace how is the hovly Temple blest By thee possest But O what happy Man is he Who there a daiâ•Œly Guest may be Psalm 18 or 78. HOW shall I praise my God my King Thus exâ•Œtaâ•Œsy'd with Joys and Love What worthy Halâ•Œleâ•Œluâ•Œjahs sing To his great Name who rules above Psalm 23. 2d Metre THe Lord 's my Sheepheard I the Sheep Whose Soul his Cares in safety keep Thro' flowry Meads He gentâ•Œly leads Me on where I seâ•Œcureâ•Œly sleep Or by His guidance go where silent Waters flow Psalm 24. 2d Metre THE Earth is God's her Fulness too Earth and all of Earth possess'd For on the Seas he pois'd it true On the Floods secur'd its Rest But who ô who Can Lord pursue Paths to reach thy saâ•Œcred Hill Or see thy Face in that bless'd Place There unmov'd aâ•Œbiâ•Œding still Psalm 33. 2d Metre YE Righteous in the Lord rejoyce It 's sweet when with a chearful voice The Just his Praises sing O let no Tongue or Hand be mute But with the Voice and Harp and Lute Praise out Imâ•Œmorâ•Œtal King Psalm 43. 3d Metre JUdge me my God revenge my Cause On cruel Hands and faithless Hearts Save me from him who from the Laws Of Truth and soâ•Œber Virtues starts Who boldâ•Œly acts the falsest Parts With strange Success and vast applause Psalm 53. 2d Metre THE Fool the senseless Fool Thus in his Heart hath said God 's but an awâ•Œful Tool By crafty Preachers made Thus all corâ•Œrupâ•Œted are And all in Sins deâ•Œlight But none for Truth deâ•Œclare None eâ•Œver practise right Psalm 58. 1 st Metre Psalm 72. Psalm 106. WHen you in private Council sit Are all your Conâ•Œsulâ•Œtaâ•Œtions just May others your Deâ•Œciâ•Œsions trust Their Lives to your pure Hands submit Psalm
72. 2 d Metre LOrd let the king thy Judgments find Enrich the Prince's Royal Mind For Crowns and Governments design'd Then shall He sentence wisely give And safe in his Pre╌ro╌ga╌tive Shall all the poor af╌flict╌ed live Psalm 76. 1 st Metre GOD 's Name in Judah's known It 's great in Is╌ra╌el His House in Salem's shown His Smiles on Sion dwell For there his Stroke Swords Bows and Shields For Martial Fields and Arrows broke Psalm 81. 1st Metre To God our Strength your Voices raise Aloud the God of Ja╌cob praise A Psalm toth ' mer╌ry Timbrel suit The pleasant Harp or charming Lute Psalm 95. 2d Metre COme O come and let us sing To our Lord and to our King Let us make a joyful Noise To that God whose Love employs Psalm 98. 2d Metre O sing to God the Lord His wond'rous Works record Sing sing an Anthem new Return his Praises due Whose Hand whose ho╌ly Arm Dissolv'd Hell's fa╌tal Charm Psalm 132. REmember Da╌vid's Troubles Lord How in Af╌fli╌ction He With faithful Vows engag'd his Word O Ja╌cob's God to Thee High tho' my lof╌ty Pa╌lace rise With Ce╌dars no╌bly ceil'd And Beds with Golden Ca╌no╌pyes Would downy Slumbers yield ERRATA PAge 7. line 20. for Too read As. p. 12. 1. 6. f. the 〈◊〉 thy p. 35. 1. 4. f. gain r. claim p. 46. 1. 23. f. These r. Whose p. 51. 1. r. after Truth and Mercy dele s. p. 64. 1. 2. r. the voice P. 89 1. 1. r. out-shine 1. 17. f. the r. thy P. 90. 1. 31. f. the r. thy p. 103. 1. 21. r. thou 'dst p. 104 1. 27. r. sacrifice p. 108. 1. 18. f. the r. thy p. 142. 1. 13 f. thy r. the. p. 183. 1. 28. f. the r. thy p. 185. 1. 22. 〈◊〉 sweet 1. ult f. on r. in p. 209. 1. 5. r. skies p. 218. 1. 23 r. bring p. 222. 1. 20. f. the r. thy p. 231. 1. ult r. Wrath d. p. 232. 1. 23. r. betray'd p. 234. 1. 12. f. the' 〈◊〉 tho' P. 238. r. Part 5 th Metre 5th P. 240. 1. 1. r. quickly p. 265. 1. 4. r. And me with p. 266. 1. 7. r. Thy Law 's th◠Truth p. 267. 1. 11. d. p. 292. 1. 7. r. cheer p. 295. 1. 20. d. the. p. 296. 1. 29. r. Thoughts p. 297. 1. 17. f. my r. thy P. 298. 1. 1. f. them r. them p. 309. 1. 6. r. Seed DAVID's PSALMS PARAPHRAS'D IN ENGLISH METRE Agreeably to the TUNES commonly Sung in CHURCHES c. Psal 1. as the 100th or Mr. Sandys's 3d. verse 1 A Thousand Blessings crown his Head Whose Heart all impious Counsel flies And hates those Paths where Sinners tread Who God and all that 's good despise verse 2 But in his great Creator's Laws He spends his happy Days and Nights And thence by Meditation draws Both what instructs and what delights verse 3 All his Designs are just and bless'd His Hopes and ev'ry Action thrives And when his mould'ring Clay 's at rest His fragrant Memory survives So fruitful Trees near gentle Streams Their Burthens to Perfection bring Unhurt by Summer's scorching Beams And flourish with a constant Spring verse 4 But the lost Sinner toils in vain With faithless Joys to please his Mind His Roots his Fruits his cursed Gain All fly like Chaff before the Wind. verse 5-6 Let the last dreadful Trumpet sound The Just his Head undaunted rears While Woes the sinful Soul confound With Terrours rack'd and torn with Fears His Own their mighty Master knows And loves and keeps and wisely guides But Man who sins through various Woes To Hell's dark Pains unminded slides Another Metre Psal 1. verse 1 HAppy thrice happy 's he whose Feet Ne'er took that cursed Way Where Atheists and Blasphemers meet And God and Truth betray Who ne'er stood by to countenance What bold Transgressors dare Nor that he might in Guilt advance Assum'd the Scorner's Chair verse 2 He spends his happy Days and Nights To search his Maker's Laws And thence Instructions and Delights By Meditation draws verse 3 Calmly he looks his Actions o'er Their Justice calmly tries And then on Mercy 's boundless Store For good Success relies So Trees near gentle Rivers plac'd Their Fruits in Season bear With Leaves unfading always grac'd And flourish all the Year verse 4 But off like Chaff God's angry Wind The Godless Croud shall bear verse 5 No Place shall they in Judgment find Nor with the Just appear verse 6 For God with Favour kindly knows The Just and all their Ways But Ruin where the Sinner goes And sure Destrucion sways PSAL. ij verse 1 GOD's wise Decrees are fix'd and strong As his Eternal Throne Why then should Heathen Fools so long His sacred Power disown Vain are their Hopes vain ev'ry Thought And all their Words are vain For what God's mighty Hands have wrought God's mighty Hands maintain verse 2 Weak Kings with flatt'ring Slaves combine And fret with groundless Rage Against their God their Counsels join Against his Christ engage verse 3 Come let us break their Bonds they say Throw off their slavish Yoke Why should we unknown Lords obey Or unknown Pow'rs invoke verse 4 But God who crown'd with Bliss resides Above the lofty Skies Laughs at their Madness and their Pride And scorns their Policies verse 5 From thundring Clouds his dreadful Voice Distracts their trembling Souls And in his Wrath their Plots destroys And thus their Rage controls verse 6 Rave on unhappy Fools confound Your envious Thoughts in vain My King sits high on Sion crown'd And I 'll his Crown maintain Part 2. verse 7 The Son with Love all Heavenly mild His Awful Silence breaks And thus to Pity reconcil'd With gentle Language speaks Hear me ah stupid World declare Th' unchangeable Decree Thus my Eternal Father sware Before Time's Birth to Me. Thou art my Son begot by Me On this Eternal Day verse 8 Ask it and I 'll invest in Thee The whole Creation's Sway. verse 9 To Thee the World when made shall bow Thee all its Host adore All Nations shall thy Rights allow Thy Goodness all implore Thy Rod the Rebel Tribes shall feel Thy Sceptre forc'd obey Crush'd by thy Hand as harden'd Steel Would dash the mould'ring Clay verse 10 Be wise ye Heav'n-born Kings be wise All who on Earth command Adore your Lord with humble Eyes With Awe before Him stand verse 11 Joys but with Fears alloy'd express And early Homage pay Lest in Rebellion's wild Excess You lose the perfect Way verse 12 Bow bow your Necks for if his Wrath In angry Tempests rise Happy ô happy 's he whose Faith On Him secur'd relies PSAL. iij. verse 1 HOW are my Foes dear Lord increase'd What Crouds against me rise verse 2 And to disturb my mournful Breast A thousand Ways devise God is his only Help they cry On God his Hopes depend Yet see that God can Help deny And leave his sinking Friend verse 3 Yet Thou Lord art my Shield my
Praise My Strength And when to Thee verse 4 My Voice in humble Vows I raise Thy Goodness answers me verse 5 Safely I sleep and safely wake In thy Protection sure verse 6 No gath'ring Host my Heart can shake Nor my Defeat procure verse 7 Rise then my God and save me now And as thy Anger broke My Rebels Teeth and as they bow Beneath thy dreadful Stroke verse 8 So send thy saving Health and Grace Let all thy Blessings flow And still to Israel's faithful Race Thy promis'd Favour show PSAL. iv verse 1 O Righteous God whose Justice freed My Innocence of old O let my present Pray'rs succeed Thy Help my Cause uphold verse 2 Vain Men who by a fond Mistake My solid Faith disgrace And Vanities your Shelter make And empty Lyes embrace verse 3 See how God singles out the Just His own peculiar Choice See how my God rewards my Trust And hears my suppliant Voice verse 4 Fear then ô fear Him sin no more Your own false Hearts survey Examine all your Actions o'er Your secret Crimes display verse 5 Pardon with silent Tears intreat And for an Off'ring give An upright Heart without Deceit And on his Promise live verse 6 Mean Souls Earth's low Delights advance And fading Wealth embrace But grant us Lord thy Countenance And thy Enlight'ning Grace verse 7 So shall more Bliss my Heart enlarge My Breast more Joys contain Than theirs whom Wines and Oils o'er-charge And who in Plenty reign verse 8 No Terrours then shall break my Rest No Fears disturb my Sleep While me thy pow'rful Arms invest And safe from Dangers keep PSAL. V. verse 1 LORD hear me from thy bless'd Abode My Meditations weigh verse 2 Attend my Cries my King my God When I devoutly pray verse 3 To Thee I raise my Morning-cries To Thee my Prayers direct And with my longing Heart and Eyes Thy kind Returns expect verse 4 Thy Frowns on wicked Workers light Thou hat'st Iniquity verse 5 No Fools can bear thy angry Sight Nor Sinners dwell with Thee verse 6 Thy Wrath shall lying Lips consume And those who thirst for Blood Or on deceitful Arts presume Too rarely understood verse 7 But to thy Courts dear Lord I 'll go Safe in thy Mercies store And tow'rd thy sacred Altars bow And in thy Fear adore verse 8 O lead me in thy righteous Way To scape my watchful Foes To me thy Wisdom's Rules display Thy happy Paths disclose verse 9 My Foes in Fraud and Falshood deal Their inward Parts are vile Their Throats devouring Graves conceal Their flatt'ring Tongues beguile verse 10 Destroy them Lord in their own Arts The Rebel Crew confound verse 11 So Joys from merry faithful Hearts In lasting Hymns shall sound verse 12 For Lord thy Favour on the Just In mighty Streams descends Thy Goodness all who on Thee trust Like some firm Shield defends PSAL. vj. verse 1 REbuke me not in Anger Lord Nor in thy Wrath correct verse 2 Health to my aking Bones afford My wretched State respect verse 3 My Soul quite faints But oh how long Must I no Answer have verse 4 O turn ô free my Soul from Wrong My Soul in Mercy save verse 5 In Death none thinks of Thee no Praise No Thanks our Graves disclose And oh my Strength dear Lord decays Quite spent with wasting Woes verse 6 All Night my Easless Bed with Tears With Tears my Couch o'er-flows verse 7 My Sight quite dim with Age appears Through my prevailing Foes But see one Beam of chearful Light Be gone ye sinful Crew verse 8 My Prayers are in my Maker's Sight And all my Tears in view verse 9 Blush then mistaken Fools for shame For God has heard my Cries verse 10 Be gone for in his Mighty Name My Strength my Safety lies PSAL. vij verse 1 IN Thee my Lord I firmly trust My Foe dear God! control verse 2 Lest Lion-like with Force unjust He tear my helpless Soul verse 3 If e'er against my Prince if e'er My very Thoughts rebell'd If I his Crown unjustly wear Or e'er against him swell'd verse 4 If e'er I War for Peace repay'd Nay if my Filial Care My King my Foe unjustly made Did never kindly spare verse 5 Then let my bloodiest Foes prevail And hurl my Glories down My Life with due Success assail And spurn my envy'd Crown verse 6 But since I 'm innocent and from Such Imputations free O now to my Assistance come Redeem and rescue me O'rouze thy Fury Lord and break My Adversaries Rage Rouze it and in thy Judgment speak And for my Rights engage verse 7 So shall the Multitude surround Thy Courts with grateful Praise Rise theâ— with awful Glories crown'd And thy Tribunal raise verse 8 O judge the Nations round and me By thy impartial Laws Then clear'd my Innocence shall be And vindicate my Cause Part 2. verse 9 Let Sin and sinful Workers die The Just more firmly stand The Hearts and Reins severely try And righteous things command verse 10 For God's my Shield that God whose Grace The Heart sincere protects verse 11 He 's just and on the sinful Race His daily Wrath reflects verse 12 If still his Sins the Sinner loves His Sword he fiercely whets And of this deadly Bow-string proves His Bow as often sets verse 13 Death's Instruments are all prepar'd His Arrows pointed right At such who dare though kindly spar'd Against their Maker fight verse 14 The Wretch big with Iniquity And Lyes and Mischief goes The monstrous Birth brought forth we see With Hellish Pangs and Throws verse 35 He plots and is himself ensnar'd In Nets himself had spread His Pains and Rage recoiling hard On his contriving Head verse 17 I 'll praise the Lord high as his Fame My lofty Praise shall sly I 'll sing to his Immortal Name Who ever lives on high PSAL. viij verse 1 GReat Lord of Lords how swift thy Name Through ev'ry Climate flies Thy spreading Praise thy glorious Fame Surmounts the lofty Skies verse 2 Thy Strength in Babes and â—ucklings shines To quell thy senseless Foes To crush the Rebel-World's Designs And all their Rage expose verse 3 When I the Sky's vast Arch survey Rais'd by thy curious Hand How Moon and Stars thy Rules obey And fix'd in Order stand verse 4 Lord how has Man thy Thoughts possess'd Lost Man thy Smiles obtain'd Who sinn'd yet with a Saviour bless'd New Hopes of Mercy gain'd verse 5 Though He our Lives to purchase took Less than an Angel's State All Graces in his God-like Look With humble Greatness sate verse 6 To Him the whole Creation yields And at his Foot-stool bow verse 7 The Herds which trace the Woods and Fields His Sov'reign Rights allow verse 8 To Him the feather'd Hosts resign And his Commands obey And Fish which through the Ocean's Brine Divide their wond'rous Way verse 9 How swift great Lord of Lords thy Name Through ev'ry Climate flies O how thy Praise thy glorious Fame Surmounts the losty Skies
Sacrifice Nor Mention of their Idols make They never from my Lips shall rise verse 5 My God's my bless'd Inheritance My Right his mighty Arm sustains verse 6 My Lines on pleasant Parts advance For me a goodly Let remains Part 2. verse 7 My Thanks I 'll to my Teacher show I nightly feel his gentle Hand verse 8 He 's ever fix'd before me so I still unmov'd unshaken stand verse 9 My Heart henee springs with rising Joys My Tongue 's with glorious Praises bless'd Though Death my Mortal State destroys My Flesh in certain Hope shall rest verse 10 The Grave shall soon my Flesh resign Death quit his Triumphs o'er my Soul Tombs sha'n't thy Holy One Confine Nor Worms my mould'ring Corps control verse 11 To me thy Grace new Life shall show Lord in thy Presence Joys abound With thee Eternal Pleasures flow And lasting Bliss with Glories crown'd PSAL. xvij verse 1 HEar me ô hear me Lord Accept my earnest Cry Thy Justice to his Pray'rs afford Who hates Hypocrisie verse 2 O weight my Right and let My Sentence come from Thee verse 3 Thou try'st my Heart thy Looks are set By Night to visit me Yet thou hast found me pure When in thy Furnace try'd My Lips by Resolutions sure Are to thy Precepts ty'd verse 4 Whate'r vile Sinners dare I know thy Word 's Divine And from destructive Paths with Care My wand'ring Feet confine verse 5 Lord all my Motions guide To tread thy sacred Way And never let my Foot-steps wide From Paths of Vertue stray verse 6 I only call to thee Who hear'st the Cries of thine Lord bow thy gracious Ears to me And to my Words incline verse 7 Thy wondrous Love disclose To those who trust in thee And save them from the Rage of those Who would their Ruin see verse 8 Keep me as Eye-lids keep And guard the tender Eye That I beneath thy Wings may sleep Beneath thy Shade may lie Part 2. verse 9 Save me from bloody Hands Who now inclose me round And all those cruel angry Bands Which would my Life confound verse 10 Who fat and haughty made Speak big with lofty Pride verse 11 But Snares which in our Paths are laid With down-cast Looks can hide verse 12 Who like fierce Lions would Surprize the trembling Prey Or Lions Whelps which mad for Blood In Thickets lurking stay verse 13 Rise quell their Malice Lord And break their Insolence From wicked Men thy deadly Sword Be thou my Soul's Defence verse 14 From Godless Brutes employ'd To scourge a careless Age Men who with Earthly Blessings cloy'd Their Hearts on Earth engage Whose craving Bellies all The secret Treasures fill Whose Sons are fat whose Lordships fall Down to their Children still verse 15 So I in Righteousness Thy glorious Face shall see Which when I 'm rais'd again shall bless Me to Satiety PSAL. xviij as the 100 th or Mr Sandys's 9 th verse 1 HOW shall I praise my God my King Thus ecstasy'd with Joys and Love What worthy Hallslujahs sing To his great Name who rules above He by a thousand sacred Bands Has made my greatful Heart his own verse 2 My Strength my Rock my Fort He stands His Forse in my Deliv'rance shown My God my solid Hope my Shield Against my fierce insulting Foes Safe in his Strength I keep the Field My Crown his mighty Arm bestows verse 3 Him will I praise to him I 'll pray And so from all my Foes be free verse 4 Tho' Death's strong Chains should stop my Way And Floods of Horrour compass me verse 5 Hell 's dismal Sorrows hedg'd me round Death's cruel Chains oppos'd my Way verse 6 Yet my Distress his Mercy found And from his Seat He heard me pray Part 2. verse 7 His Awful Nod my Cries receiv'd Which all the World's Foundations shook And Mountains from their Bases heav'd Unhing'd by his revenging Look verse 8 Thick Smoak his kindling Furies rais'd His Wrath the streaming Vapour show'd Devouring Flames before him blaz'd And Bolts with living Sulphur glow'd verse 9 He came Heav'ns bending Arches groan'd His Steps thick Darkness cover'd o'er verse 10 Triumphant Flames their Lord inthron'd On Wings of rapid Tempests bore verse 11 My sterious Gloom around him slow'd And where he fore'd his wond'rous Way His Way Majestick Darkness show'd And heavy Clouds obscur'd the Day verse 12 But soon his fiery Wrath dispell'd The Clouds the Clouds dissolv'd around And Drops to monst'rous Hail congeal'd With burning Bolts rak'd o'er the Ground verse 13 The thund'ring Skies his Voice reveal'd The Air returned the dreadful Sound And Drops to monstrous Hail congeal'd With burning Bolts rak'd o'er the Ground verse 14 Thick as his Hail his Arrows flew Nor could his Foes their Force avoid While his sure Hand thick Lightnings threw And all their scatter'd Hosts destroy'd Part 3. verse 15 Great God when thy sierce Fury storm'd Distracted Nature trembling lay And the unfarhom'd Deep deform'd Through horrid Ruptures felt the Day The Seas old Parent Springs appear'd And the great World's Foundations torn The tott'ring Hills their Doom's day fear'd By thy impetuous Wrath o'er-born verse 16 For me yet were his Loves engag'd His Brows with softer Glory shin'd He sav'd me from the Gulphs enrag'd And all the greedy Floods combin'd verse 17 His gracious Arm still rescues me From all my Foes insulting Hate That Arm which me alone can free And their prevailing Force abate verse 18 Their Spite my saddest Moments watch'd But God was then my Guard my Stay He lov'd he lov'd my Soul and snatch'd From hungry Jaws the fainting Prey verse 19 My harmless Innocence he knows And with his bounteous Love pursues verse 20 For I his sacred Methods chose Nor would his just Commands refuse Part 4. verse 21 God's Statures still before me lay verse 22 Nor durst I cast his Laws aside verse 23 But with Him trod the perfect Way And all my craving Lusts deny'd verse 24 So God my Love with Love repay'd Repay'd my righteous Innocence And to my Hands thus guiltless made Hee 'l still His kind Rewards dispense verse 25 God 's ever Just where Mercy shines His Mercy meet 's the tender Heart Where Man to perfect Deeds inclines His Smiles a perfect meed impart verse 26 Where the plain Heart sincerely moves God's Blessings are unmix'd and plain Where Man deceit and falshood loves False Hopes false Joys are all his gain verse 27 Thou shalt thy poor Afflicted raise Bring down the Looks which proudly swell verse 28 And make my Light more brightly blaze And all my darker thoughts dispel verse 29 By Thee with Godlike vigour arm'd Thro' rally'd Hosts I force my way Scale losty Walls till all alarm'd My ever conquering Sword obey Part 5. verse 30 God's ways are perfect try'd and pure His Word His Strength a certain Shield verse 31 What God but Ours can help secure What Lord so firm a Shelter yield verse 32 My God my Arm with strength supplies And makes
my Ways and Counsels plain verse 33 Through him my speed the Hart out-flies And I set high securely reign verse 34 He taught my unskill'd Arms the flight To throw the Spear and lift the Shield To break steel Bows with ease and fight The Duel or the Marshall'd field verse 35 Thro' Thee I 'me safe and guarded sure And Greatness gain and kind support verse 36 My Paths grow large my Feet secure My Foes my Conquering Armies sport verse 37 My flying Foes I 'le swiftly chase And seize and soon confound them all verse 38 Till in their Breasts my Shafts take place And Dead beneath my feet they fall verse 39 When numerous Armies take the Field With strength thy Spirit girds me round verse 40 Thou make'st my fierce Opposers yield Their humbled Necks to kiss the ground Thro' Thee my Hands with ease destroy Those Crouds whose spite my Glory cross'd verse 41 In vain to God for Help they cry Their Prayers their empty Cries are lost Part 6. verse 42 Thro' Thee my scatter'd Foes are blown Like Dust before the stormy Wind Or like vile Dirt in streets are thrown And I tread down their hated kind verse 43 No more shall strife the Tribes divide But I 'le by join'd Agreement reign And o're strange Heathen Lands preside And Realms unknown shall drag my Chain verse 44 They 'l by my Name alarm'd obey And Strangers smooth pretences make verse 45 And humble Reverence seem to pay When all their strongest Frontiers quake verse 46 Bless'd be my God! ô ever blest My ever-living Rock may He verse 47 Whose saving Help my Foes deprest More honour'd still more glorious be verse 48 Their Heads it's mark His Vengearice makes And He the subject Nation 's leads Me from their cruel Envy takes And sets me high above their Heads And tho' Man's heady Fury still Fly out thy Arms my Safety bring verse 49 And I before the Gentiles will Thy Praise in grateful Anthems sing verse 50 To Kings He great Salvation gives And sure of his protecting Grace His David his Anointed lives And all his long succeeding Race PSAL 19. As the 18th verse 1 LOok up obdurate Wretch Survey The Heavens the far extended Skyes See what those sacred Volumes lay Before thy Unbelieving Eyes To prove our God's Existence there A thousand starry Beauties shine A thousand glorious Marks appear Of Providence and Love Divine verse 2 If still thy fullen Silence dare Neglect thy great Creator's Praise Yet wiser Nature's grateful Care His Being speaks his Might displays There Days to Nights and Nights to Days Instructive Wisdom's Lectures read verse 3 Yet to proclaim God's wondrous praise They neither Voice nor Language need Orders prodigious Eloquence O're all the seeing World prevails And with strong Truth and weighty Sense Their willing Eyes and Hearts assails verse 4 Nor can Earth's darkest Corners be So far from Light or Sense remov'd But they our God's Existence see And Atheïstic Lyes disprov'd Part 2. Above in open Skies He blest verse 5 The Place from whence the lightsom Sun Like some Illustrious Bridgroom drest Or well-breath'd vigorous Youth should run verse 6 Thro' every Point he swifty drives And sheds his Influences round And as He runs disperses Lives His Heat's with vast Productions crown'd verse 7 Yet tho' that radiant Star declare So plain the Majesty Divine Tho' Nature speak her Maker's care And God in every Creature shine More happy we to whom his Grace Imparts his Will and sacred Laws Where through each Word the Poor may trace His Works and Him their mighty Cause Thy Laws in full Perfection shine Great God thy Statutes firmly stand Those sinful Thoughts to Good incline These make the Simplest understand verse 8 Thy Precepts right thy Dictates pure Give Joy and clear the Cloudy Eyes verse 9 Thy Worship ever shall endure Thy Judgments all are just and wise Part 3. verse 10 Honey we'd eat and Gold we 'd gain That for its Sweetness this its Price But nobler Sweets thy Laws contain More worth thy Word 's Divine Advice verse 11 They warn my Soul when Danger 's near Dangers which Health and Lust create And then conduct me safely where Rewards on just Obedience wait verse 12 Yet who ô holy God can know What Guilt his inmost Thoughts attends Who weighs his Words his Actions who Or on their Innocence depends Cleanse me ô cleanse my Soul my God From Sins o'er-look'd and Guilt unknown verse 13 O let me not beneath the Load Of Madness or Presumption groan So from great Guilt great Errours free verse 14 I 'll praise my strong Redeemer's Name Till all my Thoughts and Words with Thee May Favour and Acceptance gain PSAL. xx As the 12th verse 1 WHen press'd with weighty Cares The Lord accept thy Prayers Thee with his glorious Name defend verse 2 May his Assisting-Grace Come from thy Holy Place His Strength from Sion's Hill descend verse 3 O may thy Sacrifice Right from his Altars rise Consum'd at once by Flames Divine verse 4 He give thee wish'd Success And all thy Counsels bless While we in Thanks and Praise combine verse 5 With Joys Triumphant we Thy great Salvation see In God's great Name our Standards high With humbly grateful Praise And chearful Hands we 'll raise May God to all thy Prayers reply verse 6 He from his holy Throne Will his Anointed own On him his God's Salvation flows That Health and Safety strong Which to our God belong God's mighty Arm alone bestows verse 7 Some in their Chariots most And some in Horses boast But we in God's more pow'rful Name verse 8 They crush'd and broken all In weighty Ruins fall While we our Saviour's Strength proclaim Through that we strongly rise And with erected Eyes The Spring of all our Strength adore verse 9 O Thou our God our King Accept the Vows we bring When we thy needful He'p implore Another Metre As the 100th verse 1 THE Lord in dang'rous Times receive Thy Pray'rs his Name defend thee still verse 2 Thy Wants with holy Aids relieve And help thee from his sacred Hill verse 3 O may He all thy Vows record Consume thy grateful Sacrifice verse 4 Success to thy vast Thoughts afford And bless each mighty Enterprize verse 5 So in his Health Triumphant we Will raise our happy Standards high In God's great Name while kindly he Shall to thy servent Pray'rs reply verse 6 Now now I know the Lord his Health on his Anointed King bestows Whose Strength whose Happiness and Wealth From his Celestial Treasure flows verse 7 Some trust in well-arm'd Chariots some In Horses and in Horse-men's Force In God's more pow'rful Name we come To him alone 's our who'e Recourse verse 8 They quickly bend and quickly fall We rise more high and stronger stand verse 9 Help Lord and when distress'd we call For us thy Royal Aids command PSAL. xxj As the 100th verse 1 THE King shall in thy Might be glad And in
7 Yee Doors yee Gates Eternal high Your glorious Arches raise Then shall the King of Majesty Come in with lofty praise verse 8 O who'es that great that glorious King It 's God the mighty Lord And wondrous Wars record verse 9 Yee Doors yes Gates Eternal high Your glorious Arches raise Then shall the king of Majesty Come in with lofty praise verse 10 O who 's that great that glorious King It 's God the mighty Lord Of Hosts whose Praise his Subjects sing Whose Honours all record Another Metre As Da Pacem Domine verse 1 THE Earth is God's her Fulness too Earth and all of Earth possess'd verse 2 For on the Seas he pois'd it true On the Floods secur'd its Rest verse 3 But who ô who Can Lord pursue Paths to reach thy sacrecd Hill Or see thy Face In that bless'd Place There unmov'd abiding still verse 4 He only he whose Hands are clean He who purifies his Heart Whose Soul is neither proud nor vain Nor can from his Oaths depart verse 5 All Blessings he From God shall see And his Saviour's Righteousness verse 6 Such such are they Who ev'ry Way After Jacob's Maker press verse 7 List up your Heads ye sacred Gates Doors Eternal open wide Then shall the King of glorious State Through your Ports triumphant ride verse 8 O who is He Whose Majestie Your Angelick Anthems sing The Lord of Might Supream in Fight He 's our Great our Glorious King verse 9 Lift up your Heads ye sacted Gates Doors Eternal open wide Then shall the King of glorious State Through your Ports triumphant ride verse 10 O who is He Whose Majestie Your Angelick Anthems sing The Lord whose Sway All Hosts obey He 's our Great our Glorious king PSAL. xxv verse 1 I Lord to thee my Heart dispose verse 2 My God I trust in thee O save me from insulting Foes And Shame and Infamy verse 3 Let wilful Sinners sink with Shame But keep thy Servants free verse 4 And let thy Faith my Heart inflame Reveal thy Paths to me verse 5 O let thy Truth direct my Ways To me Salvation give To me dear Lord who all my Days In scred Longings live verse 6 Thy never-ending Mercies Lord Thy Bowels Lord re-call verse 7 My youthful Crimes my Sins abhorr'd Forgive forget them all O for thy tender Mercy 's sake With Favour think on me verse 8 The blindest Sinners God will make His righteous Paths to see verse 9 He makes the Meek with Prudence move The Humble kindly draws verse 10 His Ways all Truths and Mercies prove To those who keep his Laws Part 2. verse 11 For thy Name sake a Sinner spare With weighty Guilt oppress'd verse 12 To him who fears thee Lord declare Thy Paths with Safety bles'd verse 13 His Hand on happy Ground shall build His Race the Land shall hold verse 13 T' his Soul with holy Secrets fill'd Will God his Grace uhfold verse 15 To Thee I look dear Lord my Feet From subtile Snares retrieve verse 16 My Sorrows Lord with Mercy meet With Love my Woes relieve verse 17 Increasing Woes distress my Soul O kindly rescue it verse 18 My Sorrows and my Pains controul And all my Sins remit verse 19 Help from my num'rous Foes I crave Who hate me wrongfullie verse 20 My Soul from all Confusion save Because I trust in Thee verse 21 Truth Justice I 'll as Guards esteem And on thy Favours wait verse 22 But Lord thy holy Church redeem From its afflicted State PSAL. xxvj verse 1 JUdge Lord assert my Cause for I Have trod the perfect Way trust in Thee no Dangers nigh Can make my Hopes decay Prove me my God examine well My Reins and search my Heart verse 3 My Eyes on all thy Mercies dwel From Truth I 'll ne'er depart verse 4 The Lyer's Seat my Thoughts abhor My Soul hates Hypocrites verse 5 Ne'er joins with wicked Councils nor In impious Ways delights verse 6 I 'll wash my Hands in Innocence And grateful Off'rings bring verse 7 Of Thee declare my humble Sense And all thy Wonders sing verse 8 Lord I have lov'd thy Temples while In them thy Glories dwell verse 9 O don't my Life to Sinners vile Nor bloody Murth'rers fell verse 10 Whose Hands to any Mischief move Who love large Bribes to see verse 11 So I 'll in all that 's good improve O save ô pity me verse 12 I 'll to the Paths of Righteousness My ready Steps consine And stand where thy great Name to bless Assembling Saints combine PSAL. XXVij verse 1 THE Lord 's my Light my Health Can Poor changing Mortals fear His Smiles my Life and Strength supply And can I saint appear verse 2 When wicked Men my spiteful Foes To eat me up design'd They trip'd and fell but never rose With Ma'ice deadly blind verse 3 What though huge Hosts beset me round My Heart no Fear can know Though War's Alarms about me found My Faith shall stronger grow verse 4 One Grant to keep his House Divine From God I long to hear To see his sacred Beauties shine And serve his Altars there verse 5 He me in dang'rous Times shall hide Within his secret Place A Rest a Rock for me provide verse 6 My Head with Honours grace Above my Foes which press me round While mighty Off'rings I Shall bring with Joys triumphant sound And praise my God most High Part 2. verse 7 Thy Ears Lord to my Cries afford And hear and pity me verse 8 To seek Thee thou command'st me Lord I 'll seek dear Lord to Thee verse 9 O never never hide thy Face In Anger Lord from me My Help of old ô let thy Grace My Guard my Safety be verse 10 Though off by cruel Parents thrown My God will own me still verse 11 To save me from my Foes make known To me thy righteous Will verse 12 O give me not dear Lord a Prey To barb'rous Enemies Who Snares for me by Falshood lay And hunt my Soul with Lyes verse 13 Lord of thy wond'rous Goodness sure My sainting Soul reviv'd Of thy refreshing Love secure While here on Earth I liv'd verse 14 Wait then on God with Courage bold And he 'll exalt thy State Thy Heart with Strength renew'd uphold On him ô humbly wait PSAL. xxviij verse 1 TO Thee my Rock my Lord I cry Thy Answer Lord I crave Left by thy Silence ruin'd I Too soon approach the Grave verse 2 Hear his Petitions when to Thee Thy lowly Servant prays When toward thy Seat of Mercy he His Hands shall humbly raise verse 3 O leave me not with impious Men With wicked Workers who Speak friendliest to their Neighbours when They plot their Overthrow verse 4 On their own wicked Heads at last Their black Designs return And let 'em all beneath the Blast Of self-sown Mischief mourn verse 5 Since they God's mighty Works despise And what his Hands have wrought Let Ruin all their Works surprize To swift Destruction
brought verse 6 O bless'd ô bless'd be God who hears His praying Servant's Voice verse 7 My Might my Shield from all my Fears In whom my Thoughts rejoice To Him whose Help my Faith requites I 'll joyful Praises sing verse 8 Whose Strength and whose Salvation sights For his Anointed King verse 9 O save ô bless thy People Lord Thy old Inheritance And their Salvation by thy Word From Age to Age advance PSAL. xxix verse 1 BRing to the Lord ye Sons of Mighty A grateful Sacrifice In his unbounded Strength delight And to his Glories rise verse 2 Rise to his Glory praise his Name His sacred Name alone Bow bow to Him his Praise proclaim Before his Awful Throne verse 3 See how his dreadful Lightnings break Heark how his Thunder rolls The Lord from o'er the Water speaks And all the Deep controls verse 4 Vast is the Force the Brightness great Which on his Voice attend verse 5 Flames shot from his Imperial Seat The lofty Cedars rend verse 6 He makes the frighted Mountains trip Like Heifers o'er the Field Old Libanus and Hermon skip When Clouds their Thunder yield verse 7 Wrap'd in a Thousand Flames it roars verse 8 And makes the Desart shake The barren Sands and distant Shoars Before his Thunder quake verse 9 His Terrours make the trembling Deer Their Young unperfect cast And Forests bare and stripp'd appear As with a Winter's Blast verse 10 The Lord on Clouds enthron'd on high Reigns an Eternal King And all his glorious Majesty In Heav'ns bright Temples sing verse 11 The Lord with unresisted Might Will guard his Churches round His Blessings on their Heads shall light With Peace and Plenty crown'd Another Metre As the 112th verse 1 COme to the Lord a Sacrifice Of fattest Rams from Bashan bring To Him let mighty Princes rise verse 2 His Might his wondrous Glories sing Just Honours to their Lord allow And in his sacred Temple bow verse 3 Heark how the Lord from Clouds above In Cracks of dreadful Thunder speaks verse 4 With horrid Force his Thunders move His Voice with dismal Glory breaks verse 5 Down fall the lofty Cedars torn With its tempestuous Force o'er-born verse 6 The Hills their strong Foundations leave The rooted Hills before him shake Before his Voice the Mountains cleave And Libanus and Hermon shake And Earth as sudden Motion yields As Heifers tripping o'er the Fields verse 7 His Voice shoots out with pointed Flames verse 8 And shocks the Desarts all around Its Force the trembling Wild proclaims verse 9 And at his Thunders awful found The Forest-Herds and trembling Deer Cast out their Young unform'd for Fear His Lightnings strip the Forests round verse 10 His Might the swelling Floods restrains All in his House his Praises sound And He a King Eternal reigns verse 11 That God who His with Strength endues And all the Sweets of Peace pursues PSAL. xxx verse 1 TO Thee my God with Heart and Voice I 'll Praises sing to Thee Who hast not made my Foes rejoice But hast exalted me verse 2 I cry'd my Lord my God to Thee And Health thy Mercy gave verse 3 My Life from Death's sharp Pains set free And from the loathsom Grave verse 4 Sing to the Lord ye Meek with Praise His sacred Name adore verse 5 His Wrath but one short Moment stays His Favours Life restore One Night may pass in Griefs and Tears One melancholy Night But Joy with Golden Wings appears Before the dawning Light verse 6 Once bless'd with Peace I boasting said I ne'er should fall nor move verse 7 Thou Lord my Hill so strong hadst made By thy surrounding Love Thy Face withdrawn a Thousand Cares Disturb'd my tortur'd Breast verse 8 Then I to God with hearty Prayers And servent Cries address'd verse 9 What Honours can my Blood to Thee My Death what Trophies raise Can mould'ring Dust thy Glories see Thy Truth or Goodness praise verse 10 Hear Lord and pity him who mourns To my Assistance fly verse 11 Thy Love my Tears to dancing turns My sable Weeds to Joy verse 12 To Thee my Lord my God I 'll sing My Tongue shall praise thy Name My Harp on ev'ry tuneful String Thy Deathless Praise proclaim PSAL. xxxj verse 1 IN Thee dear Lord I trust my Soul From all Confusion free With Justice all my Foes control And still deliver me verse 2 To me thy gracious Ears incline And to my Rescue fly Be thou my Guard with Strength Divine My Rock and Fortress high verse 3 Thou art my Rock my Fortress Thou O for thy Mercy 's sake For thy great Name direct me now The safest Ways to take verse 4 From secret Nets withdraw my Feet O Thou my Strength esteem'd verse 5 I to thy Hands my Soul commit Lord by thy Truth redeem'd verse 6 I hate vain lying Men but in God's Mercy sure rejoice verse 7 Who has my deep Affliction seen And heard my mournful Voice verse 8 Me to my Foes he ne're betray'd But set my Feet at large verse 9 O with thy Mercies undelay'd My present Woes discharge Part 2. My Eyes my Mind my Bowels all Beneath thy Anger waste verse 10 My Spirits with my Sufferings fall My Years in Sighs are past My strength with Sins huge weight opprest My putrid Bones decay verse 11 Foes Neighbours such as know me best With my Disasters play To them a Laughing-stock a Scorn A Bug bear I appear And those who meet a Wretch forlorn Draw back-their Heads for fear verse 12 Me they like Men long dead forgot Or threw like Potsherds by verse 13 While cruel Censures were my Lot And barbarous Emnity Fear sinks my Soul while mighty Men Against my Life combine verse 14 Yet said I to my Saviour then Thou still dear Lord art mine verse 15 My Times are Thine ô rescue me From persceuting Foes verse 16 And that I may thy Mecies see Thy saving Smiles disclose verse 17 Preserve me Lord from Shame who call And thy Assistance crave But let confounded Sinners fall Down to the silent Grave verse 18 So shall those wretched Fools be hush'd Whose proud Contempt and Scorn That good Men might be throughly crush'd Could lying Lips suborn Part 3. verse 19 Oh what vast Good 's reserv'd for those Who fear thy sacred Name What Good for them thy Loves dispose Thy mighty Works proclaim verse 20 Thou from the Proud thy Saints shalt hide Within thy secret Place And in thy House Rest provide From brawling Tongues Disgrace verse 21 O bless'd be God whose Mercies wrought Such wondrous Things for me Who from a well senc'd City brought Me out and set me free verse 22 I said in hasle No more shall I Before my God appear Yet Lord thou heard'st my Pray'r my Cry Obtain'd thy gracious Ear. verse 23 O love the Lord ye Saints the Lord His faithful Servants keeps But off at once the Proud abhor'd His equal Vengeance sweeps verse 24 Take Courage then and God to
Lord with all That 's good or sweet are stor'd verse 11 Come then ye Children hear my Call And learn to fear the Lord Part 2. verse 12 Who 's he who loves long Life and fain Would see delightful Days verse 13 Thy Lips from all that 's ill refrain Thy Tongue from guileful Ways verse 14 Ill Works of ev'ry kind decline What 's good and vertuous do And Love and Peace with Flames Divine And constant Care pursue verse 15 God on the Just hath fix'd his Eyes His Ears their Pray'rs attend verse 16 His Frowns against the Wicked rise Their Lives from Earth to rend verse 17 To good Men's Pray'rs He Favour shows And sets them safe from Harms verse 18 But loves the broken Heart and those Whose Souls Repentance warms verse 19 A Thousand Ills the Good surround But God their Force dispels verse 20 And keeps their Bones and Entrails sound And all their Bruises heals verse 21 Ill Men their in-born Malice kills And those who hate the Just verse 22 While God his own with Goodness fills Who on his Mercy trust PSAL XXXV verse 1 LOrd plead my Cause my Battels fight With such as strive with me verse 2 Rise take the Shield defend my Right My mighty Guardian be verse 3 Put on thy dreadful Arms oppose My Persecutors Rage To me thy Saving Health disclose And for my Soul engage verse 4 Let such as hunt my Soul with Shame Their own Confusion see verse 5 With Scorn their Dastard Flight proclaim Who Mischief brew for me verse 6 Like flying Chaff let Angels Force Disporse their angry Crew Their slipp'ry Ways be dark their Course Angelick Arms pursue verse 7 For unprovok'd their Pits they made For me they laid their Snare O let such Woes their Hearts invade As unsuspected are verse 8 O let the Nets for mine design'd Their own Destruction prove While flowing Joys my raptur'd Mind With kind Salvation move Part 2. verse 9 O let my Bones his Praise dec'are Who gives the Poor distress'd verse 10 From savage Foes and deadly Care And bloody Tyrants Rest verse 11 False Witnesses against me rise And unknown Crimes object verse 12 With Ill for Good my Death devise And on my Soul reflect verse 13 Yet when on sickly Beds they groan'd I fasted mourn'd and pray'd Their Pains with kind Concernment own'd To Heart their Sorrows lay'd verse 14 If Mother Brother or my Friend My dearer Self had dy'd No farther could my Griefs extend My Love no more be try'd verse 15 But when I fail'd the Croud my Woes With barb'rous Joy survey'd The Rabble grew my sawcy Foes And us'd the flouting Trade verse 16 With Men of double Hearts combin'd The witty scornful Crew And at my Life with Hate resin'd And gnashing Fury flew verse 17 And canst thou this with Patience see O save my helpless Soul My Darling from their Jaws to free Their Lion-Force control verse 18 So where the great Assemblies are I 'll celebrate thy Name And where the valiant Bands repair Thy lofty Praise proclaim Part 3. verse 19 Let not my Foes rejoice uncheck'd My Causeless Haters smile verse 20 Who Wars with peaceful Men project Whose study'd Words beguile verse 21 They gap'd and cry'd Aha Aha! Our Eyes his Downfall see verse 22 Thou seest ô don 't in Silence stay O stay not long from me verse 23 Awake arise to judge my Cause My God my Lord descend verse 24 O clear me by thy righteous Laws And from Reproach desend verse 25 O lct not scornful Sinners say We have our Heart's Delight Nor let them proudly boast Aha! We have ' devour'd him quite verse 26 Let Shame and Blushes those pursue Who at my Harms rejoice And Horrour and Disgrace subdue The proud insulting Voice verse 27 But those who love my righteous Ways With chearful Spirits sing God loves his Servants Peace ô praise O praise our mighty King verse 28 So shall my Tongue with chearful Air Thy righteous Acts proclaim Thy Justice ev'ry Day declare And praise thy glorious Name PSAL. xxxvj verse 1 WHen th' horrid Acts of impious Fools My sober Censures try My Heart concludes by Reason's Rules Such Brutes a God deny verse 2 Their Consciences no Terrours wound But Sin 's their who'e De'ight Till all their dark Intendments found A gen'ral Hate excite verse 3 Their Taks deceitful all in vain And off their Vertue 's thrown verse 4 Vile Thoughts their very Beds contain In viler Actions shown verse 5 Thy Mercy Lord in Heav'n commands Thy Truth surmounts the Skies verse 6 Thy Righteousness Mountains stands Thy Judgments dark and wise Like some unfathomable Deeps Unbounded Wealth inclose And Man and Beast thy Favour keeps And Health on all bestows verse 7 What Worth thy Mercies Lord contain Beneath thy sacred Wings How safe the Sons of Men remain At Lov 's immortal Springs verse 8 They 're with o'erflowing Mercies fill'd And drink delightful Streams From those Eternal Springs distill'd And feel thy gracious Beams verse 9 From thee Life's lasting Fountains slow Thy Light affords us Light verse 10 O Goodness then and Justice show To those whose Hearts are right verse 11 From wicked Pride Lord set me free My tott'ring State restore verse 12 Till such as work Iniquity Sink fall and rise no more PSAL. xxxvij verse 1 FRet not nor for great wicked Men Thy self of Peace deprive Nor swell with secret Envy when The wicked Workers thrive verse 2 See how green Grass and Herbage dies And painted Flow'rs decay More swift the Sinner's Glory flies And sooner fades than they verse 3 Do good and trust in God and live And Faith and Truth defend verse 4 Delight in him he 'll largely give And all thy Pray'rs attend 5 Walk upright on his Grace recline For his Performance stay verse 6 He 'll make thy righteous Counsels shine Bright as the Cloudless Day verse 7 On God with faithful Silence wait But ne'er for Sinners grieve Nor wicked Men in all their State Secure or fix'd believe verse 8 But Wrath and wrathful Hate refrain Lest Sin on thee prevail verse 9 For Godly Men the World shall gain But Sinners sink and fail verse 10 Wait but a while the Sinner's Race Destroy'd no more shall be Yea thou shalt search to find his Place And not his Dwelling see verse 11 The lowly Hearts shall seize the Earth For their Inheritance There live and with delightful Mirth Abundant Peace advance verse 12 Sinners with gnashing Teeth and Rage Against the Just combine verse 13 God's scornful Smiles their Falls presage He sees their Days decline verse 14 Against the Poor and Righteous fierce Their Bows and Swords they try verse 15 But their own Hearts their Swords shall pierce Their Bows in Splinters fly Part 2. verse 16 On pious Men their humbler State More true Content bestows Than Sinners find when all their State With Pride and Plenty flows verse 17 For God's Almighty Arm sustains And strongly guards his own
love thy Beauties more And thou his Deity adore And to his Heav'nly Will submit verse 12 Nor shall thy Beauties slighted lie Thy Service in Oblivion die But through the farthest Regions fam'd To thee shall Tyrian Dames resort And wealthy Princes make their Court To thee by thy Renown inflam'd verse 13 Fair are thy Eyes but fairer far Thy Soul a Thousand Beauties there Thy Diamonds and Rubies stain verse 14 When in Embroider'd Robes they bring Thy Majesty to meet thy King Attended with thy Virgin-Train verse 15 Bless'd by the ravish'd Croud they 'll move Bless'd by thy King 's exalted Love Thou 'lt in his Starry Palace reign verse 16 For thy old Stock a lovely Race Of Princely Youths thy Marriage grace And Royal Crowns and Empires gain verse 17 The Name great King I 'll Celebrate Thy Majesty and glorious State I 'll sing in never-dying Verse The World shall thy bright Throne adore The Suppliant World thy Grace implore Thy Spousals bless and praise rehearse PSAL. Xlvj. verse 1 GOD is our Hope our Strength our Aid When greatest Danger 's near verse 2 Whence for those dreadful Changes made On Earth we scorn to fear Though Mountains torn from ev'ry Shoar Into the Seas be hurl'd verse 3 And swelling Waves with threatning Roar Assault the trembling World verse 4 Yet near God's House and those fair Walls Which round his City go Refreshing Springs with gentler Falls And easie Windings flow verse 5 God in his House resides no Force No Strength his Walls can move God guards it Malice can't divorce It from his earliest Love verse 6 When he in dreadful Thunder spoke The frighted Nations heard The Kingdoms felt the fatal Stroke And Earth dissolv'd appear'd verse 7 With us the Lord of Hosts remains To us his Care extends With us the God of Jacob reigns And all our Coast defends verse 8 Come see the mighty Works which He Through all the World has wrought What wondrous Desolations He On ev'ry Land has brought verse 9 He makes the Noise of Battels cease And breaks the Spears and Bows And to the Flames to keep the Peace The ratling Chariot throws verse 10 Be still with humble Silence know I 'm God and only I To me the Nations round shall bow And raise my Glories high verse 11 With us the Lord of Hosts remains His Care to us extends With us the God of Jacob reigns And us from Ills defends PSAL. xlvij verse 1 WIth Hands and Hearts accod All People praise the Lord With Triumph's Voice in him rejoice His wondrous Name record verse 2 For He the Lord most High With dreadful Majesty A Monarch reigns and Earth restrains With his commanding Eye verse 3 He makes the People all Beneath our Empire fall The Nations meet to kiss our Feet And us their Masters call verse 4 But us He chose that we His Heritage might be His Favours grace the faithful Race Whose Wealth He loves to see verse 5 Our Lord 's gone up on high With Trumpets toward the Sky verse 6 Sing Praises sing to our great King With Songs and Praises vye verse 7 With Understanding raise Earth's mighty Monarch's Praise verse 8 Whose sacred Throne the Nations own Whose Will the VVorld obeys verse 9 To God his Servants now VVith neighb'ring Princes bow While He though high continually Defends our Earth below PSAL. xlviij verse 1 GReat is our Lord and greatly prais'd In Sion's sacred Hill On which immortal Buildings rais'd That glorious Mountain fill verse 2 Fair is its Sight the Pleasures vast It gives to distant Lands And on its Northern Quarters plac'd God's holy Temple stands verse 3 God in her Palaces is great A certain Refuge known verse 4 And angry Kings who fiercely met Are off as swiftly gone They saw admir'd and terrify'd From thence distracted flew Fear seiz'd 'em all and o'er their Pride Pangs as of Child-birth drew Though mighty Navies close combin'd For our Destruction meet He breaks them with his stormy VVind And scatters all the Fleet. Oft have we heard and oft have seen In thy bless'd Residence How Thou great God of Hosts hast been Thy City's strong Defence Secur'd by Thee it ne'er decays And in thy Temple we Thy Everlasting Mercies praise And sing dear Lord to Thee Great is thy Name thy Praises great Through all the VVorld resound Thy Name with Righteousness compleat Thy Hand with Justice crown'd verse 1 Let Sion's Mount rejoice and sing And Judah's Daughters dance Such Blessings Lord thy Judgments bring So much their Peace advance verse 2 VValk Sion round quite round her go Her Bulwark's Numbers find Her Battlements and Ramparts know Her stately Buildings mind Then let unborn Posterity Your wondrous Records have For God's our God for ever He Our Souls from Death shall save Another Metre As the 112th verse 1 OUR Lord is great and greatly prais'd From Salem's Walls and Sion's Hills verse 2 That sacred Mount which nobly rais'd Our happy Land with Glory fills That Temple guilds her Northern sides Where God the King of Kings resides verse 3 God in her Palaces is known A strong Defence and Refuge sure verse 4 See how th' assembling Kings are flown Nor could the glorious Sight endure verse 5 They saw and what they saw admir'd But off on Terrour's Wings retir'd verse 6 They felt such horrid Pangs and Throws As Women in their Child-birth feel By Land they met God's angry Blows verse 7 By Sea their shatter'd Navies reel By furious Eastern Tempests toss'd Till all their Strength and Pride are lost verse 8 Within God's holy City we Have seen what oft we'd heard of old The Lord of Hosts her Strength will be His Hand her lasting Walls uphold verse 9 Thy ancient Love and Kindness Lord We in thy holy House record Thy Name Earth's utmost Borders know As far great God thy Praises fly Thy Hands Eternal Justice show Let Sion's Mount then cheerfully Let Judah's Virgin-Daughters sing The Judgments of their glorious King verse 12 Walk Sion's Rounds her Towers describe Observe how strong her Bulwarks are The Palaces of Judah's Tribe Let those to come with theirs compare They 'll read God here and only He So good so sure a Guide could be PSAL. xlix verse 1 ALL People Nations all which o'er The World your Tribes extend verse 2 The High the Low the Rich the Poor My sacred Songs attend verse 3 My Mouth shall Wisdom speak my Heart Of Knowledge meditate verse 4 My Harp mysterious Truths impart And Things of ancient weight verse 5 Why should I fear in dangerous days By sinful Men distress'd verse 6 Who on their Lands and crafty Ways And mighty Treasures rest verse 7 Yet all their Wealth and all their Store Can't one lost Soul redeem Nor God to bate their sinful Score Their largest Gifts esteem verse 8-9 Nay though they live a Thousand Years The Grave 's expected Prey Such Price a Soul's Redemption bears As they can ne'er repay verse 10
who owns the World and all its Plenty Or He who fills this All himself be empty verse 14 But if th' should'st bring a grateful Sacrifice Let humble Praise with holy Incense rise verse 15 Thy Vows made in Affliction justly pay verse 16 And to thy God in deep Afflictions pray And I 'll soon change thy melancholick Story And thy Deliv'rance shall advance my Glory verse 17 But to the Wicked God in Anger turns And thus at him his jealous Fury burns verse 18 Thou whose black Soul Divine Instruction hates In whom my Word no Reverence creates Know thou my Laws are Life to thofe who chuse them But ô how dare thy wretched Lips abuse them PSAL. lj How dar'st thou th' Office of a Priest assume Or in my Cov'nant read thy dismal Doom No Thieves commended in my Laws appear Nor canst thou find Adult'rers pardon'd there Yet with Adulterers and Thieves thy Sentence Thy Words thy Life agree without Repentance verse 19 All Hellish Arts thy Lips thy Tongue pollute Lyes are their Product Falshood all their Fruit. Thy Talk thy Neighbor and thy Friend blasphemes verse 20 Thy Mother's Sons are all thy scornful Themes It s thy whole Study thy affected Fashion To spread vile Scandals with Deliberation verse 21 Thus hast thou done and I in Silence still Ne'er broke thy Rest and never cross'd thy Will So my Existence was at last deny'd Or mine at least by thy vile Nature try'd Like some mean Idol to the World presented And against me all bold Affrents invented But now my Anger 's rouz'd thy Actions all Before my Sight in horrid Order fall See how they stand before thy trembling Eyes And in thy Face thy guilty Conscience flies No Sleep no Rest nor Quiet now befriend thee But Hellish never-ceasing Woes attend thee verse 22 O ye who God forget my Speeches weigh Lest you become my uncheck'd Fury's Prey verse 23 Praise to your Maker's Glory sai fice Be your Words holy and your Actions wise So may your Bliss obtain a long Duration And all be crown'd with my Divine Salvation verse 1 MErcy ô Mercy Lord to me Extend thy Mercy 's Store Let me thy pard'ning Mercy see To clear my sinful Score verse 2 Wash me from my Iniquity And purge me Lord from Sin verse 3 For I my Folly throughly see It racks my Breast within I see I see my Crimes when Sleeps Should seal my weary'd Eyes Me sill awake my Conscience keeps Or frightful Dreams surprize If I with noisie Pleasures try To ease my tortur'd Soul Black Lust and Blood are ever by And all my Joys control verse 4 To thee alone I 've sin'd to thee And trespass'd in thy Sight That justify'd thy Words might be And all thy Dealings right verse 5 Loe I at first was shap'd in Sin In Sin at first conceiv'd To that I 've since a Gaptive been By Hellish Arts deceiv'd verse 6 Thou look'st for inward Truth to me Thy secret Wisdom show verse 7 Purge thou my Soul my Soul shall be More white than Northern Snow verse 8 O let me once again the Voice Of Joy and Gladness hear And let these broken Bones rejoice Which now thy Vengeance bear Part 2. verse 9 From all my sinful Actions past O turn thy angry Face verse 10 Make me a Heart that 's clean at last A Mind renew'd by Grace verse 11 Cast me not wholly off nor take Thy sacred Gifts from me verse 12 Restore thy Saving Health and make My Spirit large and free verse 13 Then I the sinning World shall teach To tread thy perfect Way Conversion and Repentance preach To such as loosely stray verse 14 Save me from Guilt of Blood to me Thy kind Salvation bring And then my Tongue from Fetters free Thy righteous Acts shall sing verse 15 Unseal my Lips and then my Tongue Shall celebrate thy Praise Thy Praise shall be my constant Song As in my fairer Days verse 16 God wo'n't for costly Off'rings call Nor ask for Sacrifice Else should a Thousand Oxen fall And Incense daily rise verse 17 No God demands a nobler Part The Heart 's his Sacrifice A wounded Soul a bleeding Heart His Mercy can't despise verse 18 O now at last thy Favour show To thy selected Place Thy Church now despicably low With lofty Walls embrace verse 19 Then shall a righteous Sacrifice With thee Acceptance gain And humble Hearts and lifted Eyes Thy Altars Flames maintain Another Metre to the old proper Tune verse 1 ROus'd from a deadly sinful Dream With guilty Pangs of Conscience torn I prostrate here without one Beam Of Comfort lie a Wretch forlorn Mercy to me ô Mercy shew A Wretch thy Mercy Lord implores On me ô let thy Mercies flow And wash out all my guilty Scores O wash ô cleanse my Conscience Lord From Falshood Lust and Cruelty verse 3 For now I all my Guilt record And only dismal Objects see Lord how it racks my Soul how strong Guilt 's terrible Convulsion moves What Chains of Woes it drags along How bitter Sin 's Remembrance proves verse 4 Against Thee Thee alone I 've sin'd And boldly trespass'd in thy sight That I thy righteous Truth might find Thy Judgment pure thy Sentence right verse 5 Shap'd in Iniquity at first At first in Sin and Guilt conceiv'd I was originally curs'd My Soul of Innocence bereav'd Hence sprung the fatal Fruit and Hell With Ease my native Proneness won My careless Pride unguarded fell With shameless actual Guilt undone verse 6 If inward Truth Lord pleases Thee O let my Heart thy Wisdom know verse 7 Wash purge me through and l shall be More white more pure than Northern Snow verse 8 So shall I feel thy Beams again Thy Loves shall fill my pardon'd Soul My Bones long justly rack'd with Pain With Balmy Joys be sound and whole To Father Holy Ghost and Son One bless'd one glorious Trinity On whom our Hopes Hepend alone Eternal Praise and Glory bt Part 2. verse 9 From all my Crimes Lord turn thy Face No more my cancell'd Errours view O change my Heart and by thy Grace My Mind with Heav'nly Thoughts renew verse 22 Cast me not off nor from my Breast Thy sacred Influence remove verse 12 But with the saving Pleasures bless'd In Good my forward Soul improve verse 13 Then Sinners I 'll bring home to thee Transgressors shall thy Laws esteem verse 14 From Blood dear Saviour rescue me My Soul from Crimson Guilt redeem verse 15 If thou bless'd Lord my Lips unseal My Tongue thy sacred Name shall raise Thy Love my slowing Songs reveal My Mouth thy righteous Judgments praise verse 16 No bloody Sacrifice with thee No Fumes from steaming Altars rais'd Prevail else num'rous Herds for me Had on a Thousand Altars blaz'd verse 17 A Soul with Sense of Sin depress'd Is Lord thy noblest Sacrifice A broken Heart a contrite Breast Thy tender Mercies ne'er despise verse 18 Lord in thy Love thy Church defend Its ruin'd
Hopes and Walls repair verse 19 So shall our favaur'd Vows ascend With righteous and accepted Pray'r To Father Holy Ghost and Son One bless'd one glorious Trinity On whom our Hopes depend alone Eternal Praise and Glory be PSAL. lij verse 1 AND canst thou yilest Wretch of thy Prevailing Malice boast Think'st thou God's Mercies e'er can die His boundless love be lost verse 2 We know thy Tongue the Razor 's Edge Out-cuts with sharpest Lyes We know thy Heart Hell 's certain Pledge Can only Frauds devise verse 3 Mischief thy every Soul approves But honest Actions hates Thy Tongue no Truth or Justice loves But Lyes on Lyes creates Thy Tongue base Wretch such Language speaks As may the Just devour verse 4 But God thy cruel Pride shall break By his resistless Pow'r He 'll tear thee out and from thy place Root out thy hated Name verse 5 The Just shall see thy strange Disgrace And thus expose thy Shame Loe here 's the Man who lofty grown His God regarded not But Could his favouring Hand disown And God himself forgot 5 But of his mighty Wealth he 'd boast With vast Possessions bless'd In impious Arts he trusted most In Malice fix'd his Rest See where he lies forgot forlorn By all the World despis'd His Name his shatter'd Fortunes torn His Life by Hell surpriz'd verse 7 But like a thriving Olive I In God's bless'd House shall stand And on the Mercies sure relie Of his unchanging Hand verse 8 Through thee I scap'd th' intended Blow And I 'll adore thy Name And with thy Saints thy Mercies show Thy gracious Acts proclaim PSAL. liij verse 1 GOD in his Heart the Fool denies Such Fools the wretched World are grown Corrupt desil'd 7s educ'd with Lyes Not one for sober Practice known verse 2 God from his lofty Seat survey'd The World and all their Actions view'd To see if any duly pray'd Or Wisdom's Lectures understood verse 3 But all were now Apostates aâ—l Corrupt at once and filthy grown Not one would on his Maker call Not one to practice Good was known verse 4 Is all their Sense so lost in Sin That they like Bread my Saints devour In all their Talk God ne'er comes in They ne'er invoke nor own his Pow'r verse 5 Yet now with groundless Fears they fly Their Strength God's weighty Anger breakes With Shame thy fierce Besiegers die God's angry Scorn their Downfall speaks verse 6 O whence may Israel's Safety spring If God his banish'd Tribes restore Then Israel shall triumphant sing And Jacob's Race despond no more Another Metre As the Complaint of a Sinner verse 1 THE Fool the sensless Fool Thus in his Heart hath said God's but an awful Tool By crafty Preachers Made Thus all corrupted are And all in Sins delight But none for Truth declare None ever practice Right verse 2 God from the lofty Sky Look'd down on Earth below To see what Man would try His God to seek or know verse 3 But all Apostates there They 're vile and filthy all None good on Earth appear Nor on their Maker call verse 4 But have the Wretches lost Their Apprehensions quite Against my Saints to boast And with their God to fight Dare they my Israel's Seed Like common Bread devour And on my People feed And scorn my saving Pow'r verse 5 Fear shall their Hearts surprize A senseless groundless Fear And all thy Enemies Who durst in Arms appear Shall crush'd and scatter'd lie By God's revenging Hand And all confounded die Despis'd by God's Command verse 6 Oh when shall Israel's Wealth From Sion's Mount proceed When shall their Saviour's Health Redeem his Captive Seed When that bless'd Time appears Poor Israel shall rejoice And Jacob freed from Fears Exalt his chearful Voice PSAL. liv verse 1 ME Lord with wondrous Might By thy great Name relieve verse 2 O in my Pray'rs dear Lord delight My flowing Words receive verse 3 For cruel Stranger here Against me fiercely rise They hunt my Life who have no Fear Of God before their Eyes verse 4 But see my God for me Among my Friends appears verse 5 He 'll crush my Foes His Truth shall be The End of all my Fears verse 6 To Thee with Sacrifice I 'll then devoutly pray Thy Name shall in my Praises be It 's good thy Praise to pay verse 7 God has my Saviour been From all my Griefs and Woes Through him my longing Eyes have seen My Wish on all my Foes PSAL. lv verse 1 LOrd hear my Pray'rs ô never turn From him Who prays to Thee verse 2 When I in Words distracted mourn O hear ô answer me verse 3 Free me from cruel Foes frorm those Who would oppress me quite Who me with impious Lyes oppose And prosecute with Spite verse 4 My Heart bleeds with its inward Wounds Death's Terrours round me fall verse 5 Fear Trembling Horrour Woe confounds My Thoughts and Actions all verse 6 I cry'd Oh who swift Wings will give Swift as the Doves to me Then would I fly away and live Where I some Rest might see verse 7 I 'd wander far and in my Flight Some lonesom Desart find verse 8 Where I might soon in Safety light From ev'ry stormy Wind verse 9 Lord to confound their pâ—otting Brains Their Tongues and Hearts divide for Strife within the City reigns And cruel Thieves reside Part 2. Such Day and Night their Walls surround Within are Sins and Woes verse 11 All Mischief in their Streets are found And Fraud and Falshood grows verse 12 Had Foes profess'd procur'd my Shame I then had Patience held Had Enemies despis'd my Name I h'd soon my self conceal'd verse 13 But it was he my trusted Guide My Bosom's Partner made In closest Bonds of Friendship ty'd My private Thoughts betray'd verse 14 Oft with a charming sweet Consent Each other 's Souls we read Oft to the Temple jointly went By like Devotions led O let the treach'rous Brute alive To Hell's dark Womb descend Who could with Hellish Art contrive To kill his kindest Friend verse 16 For me to God the Lord I'â—l cry My God shall rescue me verse 17 Each Night each Noon each Morning I His suppliant Slave will be Part 3. verse 18 He 'll hear my Pray'rs my Life redeem From Wars on me design'd For though too strong my Foes might seem My God was always kind verse 19 That God who ever lives shall hear And humble all their Pride Who ne'er were shock'd on Earth with Fear And therefore God defy'd verse 20 They Wars with Men of Peace began And all Agreements broke And Spite through all their Counsels ran Howe'er they softly spoke verse 21 Not Oil nor Butter smoother flow'd Than their deceitful Words Yet Villains ne'er more Malice show'd Nor fought with sharper Swords verse 22 Thy Cares then on thy Master cast His Hand shall set thee free He'â—l always hold the Righteous fast No Time their Change shall see verse 23 The Bloody and Deceitful shall Untimely sink and
The Serpent at a distance kill'd verse 4-5 Deaf Adders sooner hear the Charmer's Art Then youâ—'d support the poor Afflicted Heart verse 6 How shall I pray What Judgments on the Miscreants call Whose Lion rage Would all the trembling World devour Thy Wrath display Great God and make their Furies fall At once asswage Their Spite and desolating Power Let all their Strength like hasty Torrents fly Which now o'reflow now sink in Sands and dâ—e verse 7-8 Snails melt away Consum'd in their own unctuous slime When Mid-day's Sun On them shoots down his pointed Heat Those Births decay Which Women loose before their Time Shapes just begun And not by Nature's Hand compleat verse 9 So let them waste all strength their Members leave Their broken Bows and Shafts their Hands deceive Rise mighty God Let thy impetuous Fury break On their curs'd Heads While yet they firmly stand and thrive O let thy Rod Thy Wrath with dreadful Lashes speak As Ruines spread When fiery Tempests fiercely drive And thorny Woods with crackling Flames embrac'd Are laid at once in one short Moment waste verse 10 This Vengeance pass'd The Sons of Heaven shall droop no more But every Mind With Joys surprizing Raptures swell Their Feet be wash'd In flowing Streams of sinful gore verse 11 Till Men resign'd To powerful Truth with Praise shall tell God doubtless reigns his care his Servants guard And all their Faith with endless Love rewards PSAL. lix verse 1 FRom all my Foes dear Lord and those Who fierce against me stand verse 2 From Men of Blood who hate the Good My Safety Lord command verse 3 For those who hate my Soul lay wait The mighty Men combine And all agree to murder me For no Deserts of mine verse 4 For no base Facts no lawless Acts Their Bands my Life pursue For me thy Might then Lord excite And all my Dangers view verse 5 Thou God of Hosts who guard'st their Coasts For Israel's Land declare The Gentiles round in Wrath confound No Sins of Malice spare verse 6 Return'd at Night like Dogs they fight And round the City go And for the Prey they miss'd by Day Their snarling Temper show verse 7 Their very Words are piercing Swords For who can hear They cry verse 8 Let Scorn on all those Heathens fall With Smiles their Rage defy verse 9 Since Force and Might against me fight And God is kind and just My Confidence in his Defence Shall ever firmly trust verse 10 To me afford thy Mercies Lord With them prevent my Woes And ô let me thy Vengeance see On my insulting Foes Part 2 verse 11 Lord kill them not lest soon forgot My People sin the more But ô disperse with Anger fierce Their Substance and their Store verse 12 For all those Lyes their Hearts devise And what their Tongues have told Let all their Pride be mortify'd Their perjur'd Minds controll'd verse 13 Those Brutes abhorr'd in Anger Lord Consume consume them so That they thy Grace to Israel's Race And all the World may know verse 14 Return'd at Night like Dogs they 'll fight And round the City prowl verse 15 And long to eat and get no Meat But murmur loud and howl verse 16 Thy Strength I 'll sing my God my King Thy Mercies early praise For in my Grief their kind Relief My drooping Fancies raise verse 17 I 'll spread dear God thy Strength abroad Thy Mercies store disclose Till all have known from whence alone My kind Assistance flows PSAL. lx verse 1 O Why so distant Lord so far From Israel's chosen Line When in a sad destructive War So mighty Kings combine See how our trembling Armies move When not reviv'd by Thee O let us now thy ancient Love Thy former Mercies see verse 2 The Land beneath thy Furies shook Nor could its Fears conceal Oh with thy kind restoring Look Its dismal Breaches heal verse 3 Hard Things thy People Lord have try'd To deadly Fears betray'd verse 4 But now thy Banners on their Side Are for the Truth display'd verse 5 That thy Belov'd at large may live From Chains and Bondage free Let thy Right Hand Salvation give And hear and answer me verse 6 God spoke and in his Holiness My Heart with Joys supply'd And now I 'll Sichem's Lands possess And Succoth's Plains divide verse 7 Gilead is mine Manasseh's mine My Head on Ephraim rests But Judah's Tribe by Right Divine The Royal Crown invests verse 8 Moab my meanest Slave shall be And Edom kiss my Feet And Palestine subdu'd shall me With humblest Tributes meet verse 9 who 'll me through Cities fortify'd And Edom's Barriers lead verse 10 Lord sha ' n't thy Help so long deny'd Our marching Armies head verse 11 Man's Help in Troub e's vain for me Then Lord thy Aids dispose verse 12 Through God we 'll bravely Act for He Shall crush our angry Foes Another Metre As Psal 121. proper Tune verse 1 WHY Lord are we rejected why Thus off in Anger thrown And wretched Dastards grown O turn and with a gentler Eye All our late Disasters view And thy ancient Loves renew verse 2 Thy Anger shook the trembling Land And made its Pillars bow O heal its Breaches now verse 3 On Thine dear Lord thy weighty Hand Has a Thousand Hardships brought And impos'd a deadly Draught verse 4 But on thy Servants side at last Thy sacred Banner stands Thy Truth has arm'd their Bands And all their pressing Fears are past verse 5 Free that thy Belov'd may be O support and-answer me verse 6 God's Oracle of Holiness My Heart with Joy supp'y'd I 'll Sichem soon divide And Succoth's fertile Plains possess verse 7 Gileaa's mime Manasseh too And what Ephraim's Strength can do Judah the Royal Crown must wear verse 8 The meanest Slaves to me Shall Moab's Off-spring be And Edom's Youth my Shooes shall bear Palestine my conqu'ring Feet With triumphant Garlandls meet verse 9 Who through strong Forts to Edom's Head Our trembling Bands will guide Or in our Camps preside verse 10 Thou Lord of Hosts our Armies lead Though of old we off were thrown Now our Cause and Armies own In all our Streights assist us Lord For Man's poor Helps are vain verse 12 Through God we 'll Honour gain God's Strength to us shall Strength afford And his unresisted Blows Batter down our angry Foes PSAL. lxj verse 1 LOrd hear my Cries my Pray'rs attend verse 2 From Earth's last Quarters I On Thee though languishing depend To Thee for Comfort fly verse 3 O Thou my Help of old my Strength Against fierce Enemies Fix me on that high Rock at length Which all their Force defies verse 4 Within thy holy House my Rest Beneath thy Wings shall be verse 5 For all my Vows to Heav'n address'd Were kindly heard by Thee To those who fear thy Name thy Grace Shall large Possessions give verse 6 The King shall still before thy Face A Thousand Ages live verse 7 Let Truth and Mercy guard his Head
From ev'ry threat'ning Storm verse 8 And I his Praise in Songs will spread And daily Vows perform PSAL. lxij verse 1 BUT still on God my Saviour I With humble Silence wait verse 2 My Rock my Health who sets me high And then confirms my State verse 3 How long shall your base Plots assail My Life Your selves shall fall And like old tott'ring Fences fail Or like some batter'd Wall verse 4 They fain would thrust my Glories down And old in Lyes they grow Their Language Oily Blessings crown Their Hearts with Curies flow verse 5 But still on God my Saviour I With humblest Silence wait verse 6 My Rock my Health who sets me high And then secures my State verse 7 God 's my Salvation Glory All My Strength my Hope my Trust verse 8 Pour out your Hearts with Faith ô call On Him ye suff'ring Just Our God's a Guard who ne'er can fail verse 9 But Men are Vanity Nay that against 'em turns the Scale They 're all an empty Lye Those Men by Providence depress'd And those exalted high The Rich the Poor the Worst the Best Are all an empty Lye verse 10 O ne'er in Wrong nor Force confide Nor swe'ling Thoughts disclose Nor on your Treasures multiply'd Your care'ess Hearts repose verse 11 Once God hath spoke and twice have we His Declaration heard That Might belongs to God and He Will for his Might be fear'd verse 12 And Mercy Lord is only thine And thy impartial Hand Will as Men's various Works incline Their due Rewards command PSAL. lxiij us the rooth verse 1 BEfore the Morning-blushes rise To Thee dear God I lift my Eyes For thou alone my God shalt be To Thee my thirsty Soul aspires Thy Smiles my longing Flesh desires Where I no Springs of Comfort see verse 2 As oft within thy holy Place I met of old thy quick'ning Grace I 'd now thy Strength and Glory view verse 3 More swift than Life thy Mercies flow And I with chearful Lips would show Thy Works thy ancient Praise renew verse 4 Thy Works with Blessings I 'll proclaim Whi'e Life shall last and in thy Name My Hands and Heart devoutly raise verse 5 Sweet Marrow 's Juice the Taste invites But more in Thee my Soul delights And Thee my joyful Lips shall praise verse 6 In Bed I think on Thee dear Lord Thy Loves I through the Night record And on thy Goodness meditate verse 7 From Thee my Health and Safety springs And shadow'd by thy glorious Wings I 'll all thy Works with Joy relate verse 8 To Thee my steady Soul adheres Thy Hand my strong Support appears verse 9 But those who would my Life betray Shall sink in Death's Eternal Shade verse 10 Their Lives to cruel Swords be made And Wolves and savage Beasts a Prey verse 11 Then in his God the King shall be Exalted high the World shall see His flowing Joys and all who swear To him shall in their Oaths be bless'd And Lying Lips with Shame suppress'd No more to blast his Crown appear PSAL. lxiv. verse 1 LOrd hear my Voice in Pray'r secure My Life From angry Foes verse 2 From Sinners Plots ô hide me sure And wicked Workers Blows verse 3 Sharp though they whet their temper'd Swords Their Tongues are sharper far And out they shoot their bitter Words Like Shafts prepar'd for War verse 4 In dark Retreats the Plotter lies To wound the perfect Heart And fearlese there with bo'd Surprize He throws his deadly Dart. verse 5 Mischief's their Life to mischief they Encouragements apply And talk of spreading Snares and say Who can our Snares descry verse 6 Deep are their Hearts their Counsels deep And all their Thoughts profound And all a Search for Mischief keep And practise Mischief found verse 7 But God with more surprizing Darts Their wounded Hearts shall reach verse 8 Their Tongues shall soon betray their Hearts Themselves themselves impeach verse 9 Aloof the wond'ring World shall stand And all around with Fear Acknowledge God's revenging Hand And all his Acts revere verse 10 Then shall the Just in God rejoice Their Faith more strongly raise And each good Man exalt his Voice To sing his Maker's Praise PSAL. lxv as the rooth PRaise Lord in Sion waits for Thee To Thee our holy Vows we pay Thou hear'st us whence in Misery verse 2 To Thee the suppliant World shall pray verse 3 My Sins are Lord too strong for me But Thou sha't all my Sins forgive verse 4 O happy 's he whose Eyes may see Thy House and in thy Presence live When him Devotion kindly warms His inward purer Joys abound His Soul with bless'd Re igion's Charms Is in thy sacred Temple crown'd verse 5 What though a Thousand Dangers rise To us our sure Salvation springs From Thee thy Flock for Shelter flies To thy protecting Mercy 's Wings For us thy dreadful Judgments move And scatter all our Fears and Woes Whence all in Thee their Trust improve Where Earth extends or Water flows verse 6 Thy Might the lofty Mountains rais'd And Pow'r thy wondrous Throne surrounds And at thy Voice the Seas amaz'd Laid down their Billows roaring Sounds verse 7 Thy Terrours smooth the Wat'ry Plain And all the murm'ring Nations quell When ruffling Storms disturb the Main And stubborn Hearts with Madness swell Part 2. verse 8 When earth is shock'd and Comets blaze And thy prodigious Signs appear At them the trembling Nations gaze And them at utmost distance fear The blushing Dawn the Morning-Skies Through all the World thy Praise proclaim And when Night 's gloomy Shadows rise They celebrate thy glorious Name verse 9 Thy Eyes the lower World survey Thy Hand their various Need supplies Thy Dews and Rains prepare the Way For Grass and Herbs and Plants to rise What mighty Treasures Lord hast Thou Within thy wat'ry Chambers laid Whence all our vast Provisions now Our Corn and Wine and Oil 's convey'd verse 10 The rising Grounds thy Fountains make Their wealthy Crops and Fatness yield The lower Lands thy Smiles partake Thy Blessing warms the springing Field verse 11 The joyful Year with Goodness crown'd Owes all its Plenty Lord to Thee Thy Clouds with fat'ning Drops abound And we their large Production see verse 12 The barren Wiâ—ds the burning Sands Those cooâ—ing Drops in Season bless The dancing Hillocks join their Hands And Mirth and Gratitude express verse 13 Huge Flocks the fruitful Pastures yield Huge Crops the burthen'd Valleys bring Joys eccho through the chearful Field And all their Maker's Praises sing Another Metre to the old 104th proper Tune verse 1 IN Siou's bless'd Gares Lord Praise waits for Thee To Thee holy Vows Shall justly be paid verse 2 Thy Goodness creates All our Confidence we By 't mov'd in thy House Our Petitions have made verse 3 Man 's impious Art Against me prevails O purge O remove Our Follies away verse 4 How happy 's his Part Whom thy Mercy ne'er fails Thy Choice can approve And thy
Service can stay That Man in thy Sight And Temple may dwell Thy Altars draw near Thy Favours enjoy And in Thee delight And be satisfy'd well With Goodness and there All his Service employ verse 5 By terrible Things In Righteousness shown Thou ' It answer our Cares Our Saviour to be Our Confidence springs From thy Goodness alone Whence Strangers make Pray'rs And rough Sailers to Thee verse 6 The Mountains stand fast Fix'd strongly by Thee Thy powerful Arm Has girt'em secure verse 7 Loud Storms are soon past For thy Fury we see Mad People can charm And their Quiet procure verse 8 Thy Wonders and Signs All Nations afright Where Comets e'er blaze Or Earth-quakes can tear The Morning which shine And the dark gloomy Night Rejoice in thy Praise And thy Glories declare verse 9 Thou visit'st the Earth Its Waters abound Vast Rivers with Wealth The Countries o'erflow Thence Corn has its Birth And the Fie'ds With it crown'd New Vigour and Health On the Nations bestow verse 10 The highest ridg'd Field Thy Water partakes The Furrows Jaid low Are drench'd with the same The Clods quickly yield Earth its Hardness forsakes The Crops which they show Then God's Blessing proclaim verse 11 By Thee the rich Year With Goodness is crown'd And all thy bless'd Ways Pure Fatness distil verse 12 Rich Pastures appear All the Desarts around All ecchoing Praise From each neighbouring Hill verse 13 With Thousands of Sheep The Pastures are clad The Valleys with Corn Are cover'd quite o'r Hence Nature may keep Now its Revels and glad With Praises adorn Both her Lord and her Store PSAL. lxvj as the 113th verse 1 IN God ô all ye Lands rejoice verse 2 Let ev'ry Man's triumphant Voice Advance his Name his Glories sing verse 3 How dreadful Lord thy Works appear Thy Terrours make thy Foes with Fear To Thee their forc'd Submissions bring verse 4 To Thee the Nations round shall bend Thy Name shall in their Songs ascend Above the Clouds above the Skies verse 5 Come see God's Operations here How when his dreadful Works appear Their Terrours Humane Hearts surprize verse 6 When from Egyption Bondage He His Israel's happy Race set free God through the Seas contriv'd a Road Where fenc'd by Watry Walls they went Safe o'er a spacious Continent And all their Hearts with Joys o'erslow'd verse 7 God by his Pow'r Eternal reigns His Look the Rebel-World restrains And beats their swelling Humours down verse 8 O all ye serious People bâ—ess That God whose Name our Tongues confess His Name with losty Praises crown verse 9 The Lord our Souls in Safety keeps He never slumbers never sleeps He ne'er permits our Feet to slide verse 10 Yet as the Silver 's oft refin'd When for the noblest Works design'd Our Sou s as oft his Hands have try'd verse 11 We fell in strong perplexing Snares Our Strength funk down with weighty Cares Our Heads we bow'd to conqu'ring Foes verse 12 But through Affliction 's scorching Heat Through Floods of Tears thy Mercies great Convey'd us to a sweet Repose Part 2. verse 13 My Thanks his Temple now shall see verse 14 I 'll pay my Vows dear Lord to Thee My Vows in Times of Danger sign'd verse 15 My upright Mind my Heart sincere My guiltless Hands shall Favour there More than a Thousand Oxen find verse 16 Come hear me all that fear the Lord O hear while I with Praise record What for my Soul his Hands have wrought verse 17 I cry'd his Name I rais'd on high verse 18 Yet had my Heart been faulty I His Smiles alas had vainly sought God reads the inward Parts and views What Ways the righteous Soul pursues And hears his earnest Pray'rs and Cries But Hypocrites whose various Arts Divide their glosing Tongues and Hearts Are odious to his piercing Eyes verse 19 But God has heard my Pray'rs and He With Favour gently answer'd me His Ears to my Petitions bow'd verse 20 O bless'd be He whose gracious Ear His suppliant Servant's pray'rs would hear And Mercy to his Pray'rs allow'd PSAL. lxvij verse 1 TO us with Mercy free Lord shew thy glorious Face O let thy happy Servants see Thy Blessing and thy Grace verse 2 That all the Earth may know Salvation's certain Way Thy Truth to all the Nations show Thy saving Health display verse 3 Let all the World ô God Exalt thy glorious Name O let the Nations all abroad Thy wondrous Praise proclaim verse 4 To Thee with loud Applause The govern'd World shall sing When Thou shalt all by equal Laws To righteous Judgment bring verse 5 Let all the World ô God Exa't thy glorious Name O let the Nations all abroad Thy wondrous Praise proclaim verse 6 Then shall the fruitful Land It s ancient Burthen show And on our selves from God's free Hand Shall endless Blssings flow verse 7 Then God shall bless us all And at his awful Feet With Fear the farthest Tribes shall fall And to his Laws submit PSAL. lxviij As the 100th verse 1 LET God arise his angry Foes Will quickly turn themselves to Flight Their Malice can't his Wrath oppose Nor bear the Terrours of his Sight verse 2 But as Smoak flies before the Wind As Wax dissolves before the Fire So Impious Men their Weakness find And by his Frowns consum'd expire verse 3 But holy Men with joyful Hearts Before their God shall Praises sing Sing then ye Saints sing all your Parts Exalt the great Celestial King verse 5 See where your God triumphant rides His Name with boundless Glory shines In Him each raptur'd Soul confides And gladly in his Praise combines verse 6 For Widows Tears and Orphans Cries God like a Judge and Father cares Starves Rebels makes the Captives rise And fills the lonesom House with Heirs verse 7 Lord when thou led'st thy People o'er The barren Wilds and Defart-Lands Earth's Bosom strong Convulsions tore And Heav'n dissolv'd at thy Commands verse 8 A Thousand Dewy Sweats distill'd Nay Sinai too supreamly bless'd Great Israel's God with Terrours fill'd With Light 's immoderate Beams Oppress'd verse 9 But cooling Dews and fruitful Rains On thy exhausted Canaan flow'd verse 10 which now thy People entertains Thy Goodness on thy Flock bestow'd Part 2. God gave the Word and out in haste All Nature's ready Armies flew And spoke God's Will and as they pass'd Did all opposing Force subdue God's Houshold then with Spoils grew fair Of routed Hosts and flying Kings As Doves which feem to cut the Air With Silver Plumes and Golden Wings verse 13 On that great Day though back before Among the Brick-Kilns newly laid verse 14 They more than Sal'men's Whiteness bore When in his Snowy Robes array'd verse 15 God's Sion Bashan's Pride our-vies And God in Sion's Hill delights verse 16 Why then should other Hills despise What God 's own Residence invites verse 17 A Thousand Thousand Chariots steer'd By fiery Angels round Him wait As once in Sâ—nai's Mount appear'd When there
from my Mother's Womb at first By Thee was brought to light And by thy Providence was nurs'd And in thy Praise delight verse 7 Though I a Monster seem to most In Thee my Hopes are strong verse 8 O let thy Honour be my Boast Thy Praise my daily Song verse 9 Cast me not off when elder Days When Age comes creeping on O leave me not when Strength decays And youthful Years are gone verse 10 My Foes Who watch my Soul declare Where they in private meet verse 11 See now how God withdraws his Care And leaves his Favourite Up let us seize him now pursue Where-e'er the Dastard flies He has alas no Help in view None to his Aid will rife Part 2. verse 12 Haste then my God to help me fly No more thy Helps delay verse 13 But let my Foes confounded lie Their Spite with Shame repay verse 14 On Thee I 'll still with Patience wait And praise Thee more and more verse 15 And all thy righteous Acts relate And thy Salvation's Store These all Accounts so far transcend That none their Numbers know verse 16 But Lord I 'll on thy Strength depend Thy Justice only show verse 17 As taught by Thee from Childhood I Thy wond'rous Works have showns verse 18 O let me not deserted lie When weak and ancient grown Lord leave me not when hoary Hairs Invest my aged Head Till to this Age and future Heirs I 'Ve all thy Wonders read verse 19 On high thy righteous Actions shine And great thy Judgments are What Being Lord though cali'd Divine Can e'er with Thee compare verse 20 Thou show'st me mighty Grie'fs and Woes Yet shall thy Smiles revive And from Earth's hollow Deeps below Present my Soul alive verse 21 My Head thy Loves shall greatly raise Thy Comforts guard my round verse 22 And I thy Truth with Songs shall raise And Harp's melodious Sound O Israel's holy God to Thee My Lips will gladly sing My Soul redeem'd from Misery Its Tribute Praises bring verse 24 Thy Righteousness my Tongue shall trace And daily talk of thee Since they are crush'd with dark Disgrace Who sought to ruin me Psal 72. As the 100th or Mr. Sundays's 1â—… verse 1 LOrd to the King thy Judgments give Thy Justice on his Son bestow verse 2 Then shall the Wor'd his Judgments know The Humble by his Justice live verse 3 Then those advanc'd to noblest State Shall all for publick Peace declare The meanest Officers with Care Their Princes Goodness imitate verse 4 He 'll judge the Poor their Off-spring save And break the bold Oppressor's Force verse 5 While Sun and Moon maintain their Caurse His Fear shall ev'ry Heart enslave verse 6 His Goodness like soft Rains and Dews Which on the new-mown Grass descend Shall to the Moon 's last Age extend And Peace abundant Peace diff'use The Righteous in his happy Reign Shall thrive his mighty Empire stretch As far as Lands or Waters reach Or farthest Springs their Streams maintain To Him th' Arabian Troops shall bow His Enemies the Dust embrace And Saba's Kings to court his Grace Their noblest Gifts and Off'rings vow The Isles the Continent shall send Their Kings to kiss his sacred Feet All kings shall in his Worship meet And Nations to his Service bend For He 'll the praying Poor discharge Th' Oppress'd who no Assistance find He 'll to the needy Soul be kind And He 'll the humble Heart enlarge From Violence He 'll set them free From shameless Fraud and base Deceit And in his Sight jn Value great The Blood of all his Saints shall be Long shall He live pure Gold as long To Him th' Arabian Bands shall pay To Him th' obedient World shall pray And Him with daily Blessings throng And though his Truth at first may seem Of meanest Worth and smallest Force 'T will soon with a resistless Course Command the wiser World's Esteem It s Fruit to nobler Heighths shall grow Than Lebanon's immortal Heads More thick than Grass the Valleys spreads Vast Crouds shall to his Doctrine flow verse 17 His Name Eternity possess'd God's Son before reflecting Streams Threw back the Sun 's first Infant-Beams And in Him ev'ry Nation 's bless'd verse 18 All Lands shall bless his sacred Name O bless'd be God the mighty Lord Whose Name old Jacob's Tribes record Whose Name his wondrous Works proclaim verse 19 With Blessings let his Name be crown'd Till Time 's run out and ev'ry Day His Glories through the World display And loud Amens Amens resound Another Metre as Mr. Sandys's 5th verse 1 LOrd let the King thy Judgments find Enrich the Prince's Royal Mind Fer Crowns and Governments design'd verse 2 Then shall He Sentence wisely give And safe in his Prerogative Shall all the Poor Afflicted live verse 3 Then Righteousness and Peace shall reign The mighty Men shall Peace maintain And Justice all the Vulgar gain verse 4 He 'll vindicate and save the Poor And all their Race from Harms secure But Tyrants must his Wrath endure verse 5 Him all from Age to Age shall fear As long as Mid-day's Suns appear Or Moons the gloomy Mid-night chear verse 6 Sweet be his Rule and soft his Reign As gentle Dews which cool the Plain Or Show'rs which Grass and Herbs maintain verse 7 The Just shall flourish in his Days Abundant Peace her Head shall raise While Moons shall shine or Stars shall blaze verse 8 His Empire shall be vast and wide As far as Seas Can feel the Tide Or Rivers flow or Winds can ride verse 9 In him th' Arabians wild shall trust His Foes beneath his Foot-stool thrust Shall sall and humbly lick the Dust verse 10 Him shall the Island-Kings obey To Him Black AEthiopians pray And Off'rings on his Altars lay verse 11 Their Kings by Truth convinc'd shall be His Servants and his Slaves and He All Nations at his Feet shall see verse 12 For He the poor Man's Cries shall hear The Suff'rers and Afflicted chear When neither Help nor Friends appear verse 13 He 'll to the Weak in Want be kind The humble and submissive Mind Shall always his Assistance find verse 14 Where Fraud and Wrong triumphant seem He 'l all their fainting Souls redeem And dear their precious Lives esteem verse 15 Long may He live and long may they To Him their Golden Tributes pay And daily praise and daily pray verse 16 Where little Hope or Seed was found May mighty Crops adorn the Ground Like Libanus with Cedars crown'd Their Towns before with Widows fill'd A new and num'rous Off-spring yield Thick as the Grass which shades the Field verse 17 To Him may all the Nations haste His Name with endless Blessings grac'd Beyond the Sun Eternal last verse 18 Bless'd be the Lord our God! May He Whose wond'rous Works we daily see Prais'd by his grateful Churches be verse 19 Bless'd ever bless'd his glorious Name May all the World advance his Fame While we Amen Amen proclaim PSAL. lxxiij verse
Nor so perversely prate verse 6 For Pow'r and great Renown Not Chance but God bestows verse 7 He gives the Crown and he casts down Who Justice only knows verse 8 Ne'er strive with God to fight He holds the deadly Bowl The dreadful Sight may well affright The wretched guilty Soul What horrid Drugs compound The Crimson baleful Draught The Nations round as guilty found To th' very Dregs are brought verse 9 But still I 'll praife the Lord To Jacob's God I 'll sing And my sharp Sword o'er those abhorr'd For wicked Actions bring verse 10 I 'll make their Stiffness bend While a'l the Just around Through God their Freind shall high ascend With Mirth and Glory crown'd Psal lxxvj as the 148th or as Mr. Sandys's 47 tâ— verse 1 GOD's Name in Judah's known It 's great in Israel verse 2 His House in Salem's shown His Smiles on Sion dwell verse 3 For there his Stroke Swords Bows and Shields For Martial Fields And Arrows broke verse 4 Thy glorious Name 's more bright Than theirs whose num'rous Bands In Violence delight And spoil their Neighbours Lands Who proudly boast No Force can stay Their conqu'ring Way Or guard our Coast verse 5 But Desolation now Their daring Hearts attends And on each drowsie Brow An heavy Sleep descends The Men of Might Grope but in vain Their Swords to gain In that dark Night verse 6 At thy Rebuke they fall And Horse and Charriot lie Profoundly bury'd all In one deep Lethargy verse 7 Thou only Thou Deserv'st our Fear For who can bear Thy angry Brow verse 8 When we thy Judgments heard With Terrours from the Sky The World to what it fear'd Submitted si ently verse 9 Then God arose To fave and seek The patient Meek And crush their Foes verse 10 Man 's hottest Wrath thy Name Great God of Hosts shall praise And though the raging Flame With spreading Fury blaze Yet fuddenly Their Rage restrain'd By thy just Hand Shall sink and die verse 11 Ye who the Lord adore Your Vows before him lay And what was vow'd before With grateful Gladness pay To that great King Whose angry Brow Aws all below Your Off'ring bring verse 12 For his victorious Arm With unresisted Force Fierce Monarchs shall disarm And stop their head-strong Course His Awful Frown Strange Terrour brings On Earthly Kings And casts them down Another Metre applied to our own Cases in this Nation verse 1 GOD's Name i' th' British Isles is known And is in England great verse 2 Bless'd England is his happy Throne His highly favour'd Seat verse 3 Here with his pow'rful Arm He broke The Bow the Sword the Shield His Word alone without a Stroke Secur'd the Martial-Field Though mighty Tyrants mighty Edme With Scandal mix'd may gain Yet Lord thy more illustrious Name No base Reproach can stain verse 5 But sudden Desolations now Those daring Hearts pursue And Sleep on ev'ry drowsie Brow Distils its weighty Dew In vain alas the Man of Might Dreams o'er his former Broils In vain i' th Dark he strives to fight And for a Conquest toils verse 6 At thy Rebuke great God they fall And Horse and Chariots lie Confounded quite and bury'd All In one deep Lethargy verse 7 Thou only Thou art justly fear'd Thy Fury who can stand verse 8 VVhen we thy Heav'nly Judgment heard It hush'd the trembling Land verse 9 VVhen God the patient Meek to save VVith Rising Judgment reign'd verse 10 To Him Man's Rage new Glories gave And He their VVrath restrain'd verse 11 O ye who Britain's Lord adore Your Vows before him lay And what your just Engagements bore VVith grateful Gladness pay verse 12 Your Off'rings make to Him whose Frown Resistless Terrour brings Bold Princes daunts and batters down The proudest Earthly Kings PSAL. lxxvij verse 1 TO God I cry'd I strongly cry'd And He receiv'd my Pray'r The Lord when by Afflictions try'd I sought with earnest Care verse 2 All Night my wretched Soul was pain'd With mighty Woes oppress'd And Sorrows unresisted reign'd In my afflicted Breast verse 3 On God I fix'd my thoughtful Mind But was perplex'd the more My Soul to sad Complaints resign'd Its Burthen hardly bore verse 4 Thy Terrours hold my wakeful Eyes And banish needful Sleeps My wretched Soul Grief 's strange Surprize In heavy silence keeps verse 5 I all my former Years survey'd Those happy Days of old Those Songs in better Seasons made Which God's great Name extoll'd Distractions still by Nights by Days Confus'd my weary'd Mind I mus'd and sought the secret Ways Of Providence to find verse 7 But still unsatisfy'd Icry'd Is God for ever gone 8 Will God his Presence always hide His former Loves disown 9 What! Are his Days of Mercy past His sacred Promise void His Smiles with angry Clouds o'er-cast His Goodness all destroy'd verse 10 At last I said My Follies all These faithless Thoughts create But God can yet my Hopes recall And change my mournful State Part 2. verse 11 I 'le now thy ancient Actions Lord Thy Miracles of old verse 12 And all thy wondrous Works record Thy wise Designs unfold verse 13 Thy Ways tho' dark to Humane Eyes Are holy Lord and pure What God with Thee in Greatness vyes Or can thy Frowns endure verse 14 Thy Works so many Wonders are Thy Might the Nations know verse 15 Thy Arms blest Freedoms welcome Air On Jacob's Race bestow verse 16 The Waters Lord the Waters saw Thy Face ami parting fled The Deeps with one prodigious flaw Display'd their sandy Bed verse 17 The Land unceasing Rains o're-flow'd At thy commanding Voice The pointed Lightnings went abroad With Thunders roaring noise verse 18 Thy ratling Thunders roar'd around And streaks of dismal Light Shot thro' the Air the trembling ground Quak'd With the dreadful fright verse 19 Thy Road was thro' the Seas thy way Thro' mighty Waters made Thy secret Paths could none survey Or where thy steps were laid verse 20 Moses and Aaron thro' the Deep And trackles Deserts lead Thy Tribes and them like tender sheep Securely kept and fed PSAL. lxxviij MY People mark my Precepts well Your Ears to my Discourses bow verse 2 My mouth shall weighty Matters tell And Truths obscure and ancient show verse 3 Which we their happy Sons have known From what our hoary Fathers told verse 4 That we with Praise to all our own Might God's miraculous Acts unfold verse 5 God gave his Laws to Jacob's race And bade our Fathers teach their Seed verse 6 That each descending Age might trace His Will and his Injunctions heed verse 6 That so his sacred Worship might Unmix'd from Age to Age descend verse 7 All trust in God and with delight His Works declare his Laws attend verse 8 That they their Father's Guilt might fly Whose Hearts perversly false rebell'd Let God's prodigious Wonders dy And neither Faith nor Conscience held verse 9 What broke arm'd Ephraim's Archers what So turn'd their coward Backs in fight
Sleep Or high with sprightly Wines inflam'd verse 66 God struck his Foes their Wounds were deep And their Eternal Shame proclaim'd verse 67 Yet for their Sins He Joseph's Fields And Ephrain's Tribe though fruitful scorns verse 68 His Rest more happy Judah yields His House lov'd Sion's Mount adorns verse 69 There high his lofty Turrets rise And all the Town beneath command And deep the vast Foundaticm lies As Rocks the solid Buildings stand verse 70 Then from his Sheep and meaner Cares verse 71 Our God his Servant David takes And him his Israel's King declares His holy Nation 's Pastor makes verse 72 That nobler Flock with faithful Art He watches feeds and safely folds And with an upright prudent Heart Our happy Church and State upholds PSAL. lxxix As the 130th verse 1 LOrd the Heathen-Troops have spoil'd Thy bless'd lnheritance And thy holy House desil'd And still their Arms advance Salem's Walls on Heaps are laid verse 2 Thy murther'd Servants lie Preys to Wolves and Vultures made Beneath the open Sky verse 3 See a spacious Crimson Flood By dying Martyrs shed Salem's Streets with flowing Blood And mangled Corpses spread verse 4 Jacob's Tribes alas are grown Their nearest Neighbour's Scorn Out to vile Derision thrown By cruel Scoffs o'er born verse 5 Ah how long dear Lord how long Shall thy fierce Fury burn verse 6 O on all the Godless Throng Thy weighty Vengeance turn Let the Gentile-Nations all Who ne'er acknowledge Thee Underneath thy Judgments fall And just Severitie verse 7 They with cruel Teeth devour Poor Jacob's wretched Race And Destruction's Tempest pour On Israel's Dwelling-place verse 8 All our Sins bless'd God forgive And speedy Mercy show For by Thee alone we live Though now reduc'd so low Part 2. verse 9 Lord to our Assistance fly From Thee our Safety springs Honour to thy Name Most High Such Saving Mercy brings verse 10 Why Ô why should Heathens cry Now where's their mighty God Let them now the Lashes try Of thy revenging Rod Grant that Lord our longing Eyes Thy just Revenge may see While the Blood of Martyrs cries So loud great God to Thee verse 11 Let the Pris'ners Sighs ascend Before thy Majesty And with mighty Pow'r defend The Souls condemn'd to die verse 12 To our Neighbours Lord repay Their base reproachful Spite Such who in the Scorners Way And Blasphemies delight verse 13 So shall we thy Flock thy Sheep For ever praise thy Name And through endless Ages keep Thy everlasting Fame Or thus verse 1 DEar Lord the Heathen Bands have spoil'd Thy bless'd Inheritance And have thy holy House defil'd And still their Arms advance Poor Salem's Walls in Heaps are laid Thy murther'd Servants lie As Preys to Wolves and Vultures made Beneath the open Sky verse 3 See Lord a spacious Crimson Flood By dying Martyrs shed And Salem's Street's with flowing Blood And mangled Corpses spread verse 4 Sad Jacob's Tribes alas are grown Their barb'rous Neighbours Scorn And to Derision vilely thrown By cruel Scoffs o'er-born verse 5 But ah how long dear Lord how long Shall thy fierce Furies burn verse 6 At last on all the Godless Throng Thy weighty Vengeance turn O let the Gentile Nations all Who ne'er acknowledge Thee Beneath thy heavy Judgments fall And just Severity verse 7 For they with cruel Teeth devour Poor Jacob's wretched Race And total Desolation pour On Israel's Dwelling-place verse 8 O all our Sins bless'd Lord forgive And speedy Mercy show For by thy Mercy Lord we live Though now reduc'd so low Part 2. verse 9 Now Lord to our Assistance fly From Thee our Safety springs For G'ory to thy Name Most High Such saving Mercy brings verse 10 And why Ô why should Heathens cry Now where's their boasted God Let them too all the Scourges try Of thy revenging Rod Permit bless'd Lord our longing Eyes Thy just Revenge to see While yet the Blood oiF Martyrs cries So loud great God to Thee verse 11 O let the Pris'ners Sighs ascend Before thy Majesty And with Almighty Pow'r defend The Souls condemn'd to die verse 12 And to our Neighbours Lord repay Their base reproachful Spite To such as in the Scorners Way And Blasphemies delight verse 13 And so shall we thy Flock thy Sheep For ever praise thy Name And through Eternal Ages keep Alive thy glorious Fame PSAL. lxxx verse 1 HEar gracious Shepherd Thou whose Love Like Flocks thy Israel guides Shine forth Ô Thou whose Strength above The Cherubs Wings resides verse 2 Before our drooping Nation rouze Great God thy wondrous Might And with thy saving Strength espouse Thy ancient People's Right verse 3 Change Lord Ô change our mournful State And let thy Beams Divine Our Health and Safety to create With doubled Lustre shine verse 4 How long great God of Hosts shall we Thy Fury's Heat sustain How long thy People Lord to Thee Address their Pray'rs in vain verse 5 Tears are our Meat our Drink is Tears verse 6 When they our Spoils divide Our Neighbours quarrel and our Fears Malicious Foes deride verse 7 Change Lord Ô change our mournful State And let thy Beams Divine Our Health and Safety to create With doubled Lustre shine Part 2. verse 8 Of old from Egypt's fruitful Soil Thy Hands a Vine remov'd And made the Ganaanites recoil And here the Plant improv'd verse 9 Large was its Room and large its Root Through all the Country spread And with the weighty Purple Fruit It bow'd its noble Head verse 10 Its Shade the Mountains cover'd o'er Its Arms like Cedars stood verse 11 Down to the Seas its Branches bore And reach'd Euphrates Flood verse 12 Oh why are all her Fences gone Her Fruits by all destroy'd verse 13 Her Roots by Forest-Boars o'erthrown And savage Beasts annoy'd verse 14 Turn Lord of Hosts Ô turn at last And from thy lofty Skies On thy poor Vineyard void and waste O cast thy gentler Eyes verse 15 The Vineyard which thy mighty Hand In Canaan planted first And made its Branches strongly stand By Peace and Favour nurs'd verse 16 But now the Boughs are scorch'd the Trunk By cruel Hands cut down Thy People's Hopes and Vigour sunk Beneath thy angry Frown verse 17 Smile Lord Ô turn thy gracious Eyes On him that 's rais'd by Thee With Strength to ease our Miseries And set the Bond-men free verse 18 So we 'll no more from Thee decline Nor thy Commands transgress Our Hopes our Lives shall all be thine Thy Name we 'll daily bless verse 19 Change Lord Ô change our mournful State And let thy Beams Divine Our Health and Safety to create With doubled Lustre shine Psal 1xxxj As the 100th or Mr. Sandys's 8th verse 1 TO God our Strength your Voices raise Aloud the God of Jacob praise verse 2 A Psalm to th' merry Timbrel suit The pleasant Harp or charming Lute verse 3 The Moon her Infant-Horns displays Let 's feast on these appointed Days And with the shriller Trumpet 's
House the Sparrows find The Swallows build their Nests Where with their yet unfeather'd Kind The Dam in Safety rests But ah thine Altars wretched I Near them no more can sing While banish'd from thy House I sly Dear Lord my God my King verse 4 Ah happy Souls who in thy House Can live and praise thy Name verse 5 Whose Arms thy Heav'nly strength endows Whose Hearts thy Ways can frame verse 6 Though through the Vail of Tears they go Their Eyes with Sorrows drown'd Yet Blessings on their Teachers slow With Fruit their Pains are crown'd verse 7 From Strength to Strength from Grace to Grace Th' improving Learners go Till them the God of Gods embrace And Rest on them bestow Part 2. verse 8 My Pray'r great God of Hosts receive And kind Affistance bring verse 9 Consider O our Shie'd relieve Thy once anointed King verse 10 For in thy Courts one Day appears More bless'd more swoet to me Than could a Thousand Thousand Years At any Distance be I 'd rather keep thy Temple's Door And fiod thy Presence there Than in a Palace reign secure Where Sins uncheck'd appear verse 11 For God their Sun their Shield to those Will Grace and Glory give Who with his Laws sincerely close And on Obedience live verse 12 Happy ô happy that good Man Great Lord of Hosts must be Who through all Worldly Changes can Unmov'dly trust in Thee To Father Holy Ghost and Son Ono God in persons Three Be Glory paid and Homage done Through all Eternity PSAL. lxxxv verse 1 THY Favours Lord have kind at last To Israel's Captives been verse 2 And all thy People's Follies past And cover'd all their Sin verse 3 Thy gentler Thoughts with tender Love Thy Jealous Furies eas'd And He who pleads for us above Has all thy Wrath appeas'd verse 4 To us ô God our Saviour now From Anger kindly turn Some Limits to thy Wrath allow Which else would always burn verse 5 On us dear God new Life bestow To us new Vigour give verse 6 That we our Joys in Thee may show And in thy Favour live verse 7 To us thy Mercy Lord extend And thy Salvation show verse 8 What God shall answer I 'll attend Who will his Peace bestow On all his own His Saints shall find The Sweets of Heav'nly Peace When they from Sin 's foul Dross refin'd From careless Follies cease God's kind Salvation's always nigh The Wise who fear his Name That Glory o'er our Land may fly And raise our ancient Fame Kind Peace and Righteousness embrace And Truth and Mercy close Truth springs from Earth from Heav'n her Face Impartial Justice shows All Good on us shall God bestow Our Land shall fruitful prove And Justice with a wondrous Flow Before his Face shall move While we who err'd so oft before Bless'd with so sure a Guide From God shall never wander more But in his Paths abide Another Metre As the old 125th proper Tune BLess'd Lord thy kinder Thoughts at last Did Jacob's Captive-Tribes restore And all the People's Follies past Their Sins with Mercies cover'd o'er Thy Jealous Furies eas'd And all thy Wrath appeas'd To us ô God our Saviour now From thy tempestuous Anger turn Shall thy fierce Wrath no Bounders know But through Eternal Ages burn Us Lord again revive And in thy Joys we live To us thy Mercy Lord extend To us thy bless'd Salvation show To God's kind Answer I 'll attend For Peace he 'll on his Saints bestow His Servants shall have Peace When they from Follies cease verse 9 To pious Men Salvation's near That Glory may possess the Land verse 10 Mercy and Truth conjoin'd appear And Peace and Justice Hand in Hand verse 11 From Earth Truth from the Sky Fair Justice casts her Eye verse 12 Our God on us shall Good bestow Our happy Land shall fruitful prove verse 13 And Justice with a wondrous Flow Before his glorious Presence move And we with such a Guide Shall in his Paths abide PSAL. lxxxvj verse 8 LOrd to my Pray'r thine Ears incline For I 'm distress'd and poor verse 2 I'm wholly Lord and only thine Bless'd God my Soul secure verse 3 My God thy faithful Servant save Who hopes thy Grace to see Mercy thy Mercy Lord I crave And daily cry to Thee verse 4 To Thee alone my Heart I raise O make my Soul rejoice verse 5 Love Pardon Mercy are thy Ways Thou hearst my humble Voice verse 6 Lord hear my Pray'rs receive my Cry verse 7 In Woes address'd to Thee verse 8 Thy Might thy wondrous Works out-vye The Gods of Vanity All Nations whom thy Hands have made Shall fall before thy Face And with pure Worship duly pay'd Thy glorious Name embrace For Thou art God thy Works are great Thy self art God alone To me bless'd God thy Ways repeat And make thy Doctrines known I 'll walk in Truth then Lord unite My Heart to fear thy Name My Heart shall then thy Praise recite And all thy Praise proclaim Thy Mercy 's great to me from Hell Thou brought'st my sinking Soul Though Tyrants at me proudly swell And would my Life control No Sence of Thee the Rebels show But Pity Lord we see Grace Patience Mercy Truth we know In plenty dwells with Thee To me dear God with Mercy turn Thy Strength on me bestow To him who 's of thy Hand-maid born Thy kind Salvation show With me some Mark of Favour leave And shame my spiteful Foes When they thy Aid to me perceive And all thy Love disclose PSAL. lxxxvij as the 113 th WHen God in his All-searching Mind To fix his Church on Earth design'd Deep he her strong Foundations laid verse 2 But Sions Mount that sacred Place Tho' well He lov'd all Jacob's Race He his peculiar Darling made verse 3 How vastly wide how wondrous high Shall thy Immortal Glories fly Blest City of th' Eternal King verse 4 When AEgypt Assur Palestine And all th' Arabia's shall be thine And Vows to thy Protector bring Envy in Them no more shall reign But Saints to fill thy blissful Train Shall come from each converted Land verse 5 In Sion yet those Sons of Peace Shall more than other Lands encrease And in her God securely stand verse 6 When God shall all his Saints enrol The Gentiles Tribes shall fill the Scroul From Thee blest God! our Joy shall spirit verse 7 And all the Sons of Harmony Shall tune their chearful Strings to Thee And thy Eternal Praises sing PSAL. lxxxviij verse 1 BLest God of my Salvation I Call Day and Night to Thee verse 2 O hear my Prayer accept my Cry And kindly answer me verse 3 My Soul alas is fill'd with Woes The Grave attends my Fate verse 4 I 'me left by Life and Sense like those Just in a dying state verse 5 Among the slaughter'd dead I ly i th' Grave from Sorrows free Where Men thrust out from Memory Are cut from Earth by Thee verse 6 Down in the Pits
unfathom'd Night Thou throw'st my trembling Soul verse 7 On me thy angry Judgments light And all thy Tempests roul verse 8 Thou mak'st my Friends aloof remain And less than Strangers kind Nor can I Liberty obtain By Chains of Hate confind verse 9 Whole Seas of Tears my mournful Eyes Thro' deep afflictions shed To thee I send my daily Cryes My Hands submissely spread Part 2. verse 10 What Shall thy mighty Works be shown Where Death triumphant Reigns The Dead to make thy Wonders known Shake off their Icy Chains verse 11 What shall the Grave the silent Tomb. Advance thy Mercies Fame Or shall Destructions utmost Doom Thy Faithfulness proclaim verse 12 Or shall thy wordrous Works appear Where all thick Darkness hides Thy Righteousness be publish'd where Forgetfulness presides verse 13 To Thee dear Lord I cry to Thee My morning Prayers are made verse 14 O why 's my Soul cast off to me Thy Beams no more displaid verse 15 From my first Youth afflicted I With constant weakness prest Have born thy Terrors constantly In my Distracted Breast verse 16 Like breaking Seas with mighty Force Thy Terrours bear me down verse 17 And with a vast united Course My baffled Comforts drown verse 18 Thou mak'st my Friends who lov'd me too To mighty Distance fly And those I intimately knew In unknown Darkness ly PSAL. lxxxix Metre first as the 113th verse 1 I 'Le ever sing thy Mercy Lord Thy Truth from Age to Age record My Lips shall praise thy glorious Name verse 2 Thy Mercies everlasting are Thy Truths with Heaven it self compare Thy Faithful Promise I 'le proclaim verse 3 A Covenant long since I made And to my Servant David said My chosen King and firmly swore verse 4 Thy seed Eternally shall stand Thy Royal Scepter'd Heirs command Till Sea and Earth and Times no more verse 5 The Heaven's thy Wonders Lord shall praise Thy Holy Congregation raise Thy Faithful Works above the Skys verse 6 For who above 's compar'd with Thee What God-like Man thy Mate can be What Lord to equal Glories rise verse 7 Gods Presence srikes a reverend Fear Where his Assembling Saints appear And his attending Angels aws verse 8 Great God of Hosts whole strenth like Thine Whose Truth so breaks with Beams divine Receiv'd by every Worlds applause Part 2. verse 9 Thy Hands the mighty Ocean sway And make its angry Waves obey Thy Word its stormy Tempest quells verse 10 By that th' Egyptians wounded dy'd Thy dreadful Arm the gathering Pride Of all thy fiercest Foes dispells verse 11 Thy Hands Heaven's vaulted Arches made Thy Hands this Earth's Foundations laid And all the World with Plenty stor'd verse 12 The North and South thy Creatures are Tabor and Hermon both declare Thy Name and Thee their mighty Lord. verse 13 Thy Arm All-mighty strength endues Thy Hand resistless vigor shews Thy glorious Hand 's exalted high verse 14 Justice and Judgment make thy Throne Thy truth and ancient mercy Known Thy Steps to all the World desory verse 15 Thrice happy they whose Souls are warm'd By holy Trumpets sounds alarm'd And live enlightned Lord by Thee verse 16 They'j always in thy Name rejoice With solemn Musicks moving voice Thy Righteousness their strength shall be verse 17 Such happy Men securely stand And with a settled strength Command But God is still their Strength and Pride Thy Goodness and thy boundless Love Has rais'd our happy Strength above Since thou hast own'd out sinking side verse 18 The Lord is our Defensive shield That Holy One can shelter yield Who 's Israel's God and Israel's King verse 19 But that thou might'st our Hearts uphold A smiling Vision rais'd of old Did thus of thy Anointed sing Part 3 Metre 2. As the 100th verse 20 Help on a pow'rful Arm I 've laid A Man above the Vulgar plac'd My King my Servant David made His Head with holy Unction grac'd verse 21 Him shall my strength'ning Hand secure My Arm his strong support shall be verse 22 No En'my shall his Hurt procure No Sinner his Destruction see verse 23 I 'll dash his Foes before his Face And batter those who hate him down verse 24 With him my Truth and Mercy place And in my Name exalt his Crown verse 25 No Rivers Bank no Ocean's Wall Shall his unbounded Reign confine verse 26 He 'll me his God his Father call His Saving Health his Rock Divine verse 27 And him my First-born Son I 'll make Above Earth's Kings exalted high verse 28 With him my Mercy ne'er shall slake Nor my immortal Cov'nant die verse 29 His Seed shall ever last his Throne Out-shine out-wear the Rolling Skies verse 30 But if his Sons my Laws disown Or e'er against my Judgments rise verse 31 If they my stated Laws prophane My Precepts or Injunctions slight verse 32 With Rods their Follies I 'll restrain Their Sins with Strokes deserv'd requite verse 33 Yet not my Mercies quite remove Nor break my faithful Word of old verse 34 Expose my Covenanted Love Nor change what Prophets once foretold verse 35 Once by my Holiness I 've sworn And can't my David's Hopes deceive verse 36 His Seed to Crowns and Scepters born No Time shall of their Rights bereave verse 37 The Sun the Moon which guild the Skies Those faithful Signs to Mortals known May cease to set and cease to rise But nothing shock his glorious Throne Part 4. Metre 3. verse 38 Such was thy Promise Lord of old But at a distance now Terrours thy dear Anointed hold From thy contracted Brow verse 39 Thou 'st thrown thy sacred Cov'nant by Defil'd his trampled Crown verse 40 Let all his Walls in Ruins lie And trod his Fences down verse 41 Him all who pass may spoil and all His neighb'ring Foes despise verse 42 On him their Troops insulting fall And high their Forces rise verse 43 No Wounds his Edgeless Sword bestows He flies the Martial Field verse 44 His Throne 's cast down nor can his Brows Their former Lustre yield verse 45 His youthful Bloom now fades With Woes And he 's o'erw helm'd with Shame verse 46 How long shall We thy Favour lose And seel thy Fury's Flame verse 47 Think Lord how vain is Man How I Have but a While to live verse 48 What Man now breaths but once must die What Art can Lives retrieve verse 49 Where are thy Mercies Lord of old By Oath to David due verse 50 Think how our Lives to Shame are sold What Scorns thy Friends pursue verse 51 Think how thy Foes black Scandals raise On thy Anointed King verse 52 While we to thy immortal Praise Amens devoutly sing PSAL. xc verse 1 THou Lord from Age to Age hast been Our certain Resting-place verse 2 Before the lofty Hills were seen On Earth's extended Face Before this Earth to Shape was grown Before the World was fram'd Thee Lord the mighty God alone Eternity proclaim'd verse 3 When Man fix'd in a glorious State With thriving
Beauty shines His proudest Shows thy Frowns abate And he to Dust declines When grov'ling in the Dust he lies Thy Smiles his Fortunes raise Weak Man say'st Thou return and rise Weak Man thy Word obeys A Thousand Years no longer last In thy unbounded Sight Than Yesterday so lately past Or its succeeding Night So Floods with rapid Swiftness slide So Dreams in Slumbers fly So Meadow-Greens with chearful Pride Salute the Morning-Sky They slourish with the Morning's Tears And shoot their Branches high But e'er the shady Night appears Are mow'n and scorch'd and die When thy impetuous Anger burns Our Lives are soon consum'd And by thy Wrath 's severe Returns To deep Afflictions doom'd Thou view'st our wretched Actions o'er And thy All-searching Eyes Examine all that secret Score Which now in Darkness lies Far off our flying Days are blown Before thy Fury's Blast Our Years like empty Tales are gone Which scarce one Moment last Part 2. verse 10 Through Seventy Years our common Lives May hold their constant Course And if to Eighty one arrives By Nature's rarer Force Yet his declining batter'd Strength Meer Pains and Sorrow brings And fails and swiftly flies at length On Time's impatient Wings verse 11 But ô what wretched Man can know Thy Anger 's utmost Might Which as thy Fear through all must go With an unbounded Flight verse 12 O teach us Lord to count our Days And so our Hearts apply That we through Wisdom's peaceful Ways May reach Eternity verse 13 Turn Lord at last and grant some Rest To all thy Servants Woes verse 14 Our Hearts with early Mercies bless'd To holy Joys dispose verse 15 O let us now thy Favours share Thy gentler Smiles obtain Proportion'd to our long Despair And Years of constant Pain verse 16 Lord to thy happy Servants now And all thy faithful Race Thy Works thy wond'rous Glories show And send thy quick'ning Grace verse 17 O let our Maker's Beauty here On all our Labours rest Till all our Handy-works appear By thy Protection bless'd PSAL. xcj. verse 1 HE 's safe from Death secur'd from Harms Who to his Maker slies And on his kind protecting Arms For Help and Health relies verse 2 Thou Lord art all my Hope my Trust To God I 'll freely say My strong Defence on Thee it 's just My Hope shou'd firmly stay verse 3 Do Thou the same He 'll rescue thee From Death's surprizing Share And keep thee from th' Infection free Of Pestilential Air. verse 4 He 'll shade thee with his gracious Wings His Feathers o'er thee spread ' While his unfailing Promise brings A Shield to guard thy Head verse 5 What though strange Terrours fill the Night Death's Shafts obscure the Day He 'll guild them both with wholsom Light To keep thy Fears away verse 6 What tho' fierce Plagues through horrid Gloom With wild Destruction reign verse 7 Though Thousands nay the gaping Tomb Ten Thousand Morsels gain Though Death the Day and Night command And gasping Corpses lie Heaps upon Heaps on either Hand And almost Mountain-high verse 8 Thine Eyes shall still securely see How God's revenging Stroke Distinguishes where carelesly Vile Men their God provoke Part 2. verse 9 Since now thy Heart my God alone Thy sacred Refuge made And has it self for Shelter thrown Beneath his saving Shade verse 10 No Mischief shall attempt thee there Nor Mischief-boding Chance No cruel Plague to give thee Fear Shall near thy Tents advance verse 11 For if in those delightful Ways Where God and Nature lead Thy Feet through all thy mortal Days With Care exactly tread He 'll give his Angel-Armies Charge About thy Paths to wait To lay their watchful Guards at large And to secure thy State verse 12 Their Hands shall waft thee gently o'er The Rocks of Sin below Where strong Temptation 's fatal Store And daily Scandals grow verse 13 Let Hell's old Lion roar enrag'd With all th' Infernal Crew And Men in Hell's vile Work engag'd Their pois'nous Arts pursue His Feet shall quickly tread them down Whose Heart my Loves inflame And Freedom shall with Honour crown The Man who knows my Name verse 15 To Me shall he in Dangers cry His Cries I 'll kindly hear Be with him and exalt him high And rid his Life from Fear verse 16 Long Life with ever peaceful Days I 'll on my Friend bestow And to him by a Thousand Ways My kind Salvation show PSAL. cxij. verse 1 HOW bless'd are we thy Praise to sing On all thy Holy Days Great God when all thy Churches ring With thy exalted Praise verse 2 To shew thy Mercies e'er the Sun Unsolds the Morning-Light Thy Truth e'er Clouds have first begun To form the gloomy Night verse 3 When with the Harp and Lute the Voice It s chearful Notes can raise And Organs can with Shalms rejoice To found thy lofty Praise verse 4 Thy Works thy wondrous Works inslame My Soul 's triumphant Joys verse 3 To show thy deeper Counsels Fame Her shrillest Notes employs verse 6 Poor Brutish Man can never know This wondrous Happiness Nor can the Blessing 's Balmy Flow The foolish Heart possess verse 7 His Thoughts to meaner Subjects move And watch the Sinner's Race How they like Summer-Plants improve Their Branches thrive apace Yet think not how when pleasant Blooms Have spread the Wicked o'er They sink beneath their weighty Dooms And live on Earth no more verse 8-9 Thy Foes since Lord Thou reign'st above Thy wretched Foes shall die And those who wicked Actions love Dispers'd confounded lie Part 2. verse 10 But Lord Thou 'lt raise my humble Head With Strength exalt it high On me fresh Oil of Gladness shed And fill my Heart with Joy verse 11 My happy Eyes my Wish shall see On all my angry Foes My Ears shall hear their Doom who me With envious Spite oppose verse 12 The Righteous with a thriving Pride Like Palms their Heads shall raise Their Seed like Cedars multiply'd Which Libanon displays verse 13 Those whom their Maker's skilful Hand His House has p'anted round Shall in his Courts securely stand With constant Verdure crown'd verse 14 Their Sappy Trunks in Hoary Age Shall spring with lively Shoots Their thrifty Leaves long Life presage To their extended Roots verse 15 That they the Lord my Rock may show His Righteous Works declare And make the wiser Nations know How just his Actions are PSAL. xciij verse 1 THE Lord the great Jehovah reigns With Majesty and Glory crown'd The Lord Almighty Strength retains With that like Garments girt around His Hand the World 's vast Frame secures He stays it with his Awful Nod. verse 2 Thy Throne from Days of old endures Thy Self an everlasting God! verse 3 The Floods great God the rolling Croud At Thee like mighty Waters roar And dash like breaking Waves aloud Which threaten all the neighb'ring Shoar verse 4 And let tempestuous Passions raise Their Hearts their swelling Furies high Their utmost maddest Rage obeys That God who
rules above the Sky verse 5 Thy Promises dear Lord are true And all thy Testimonies sure Thy Flocks pure Holiness pursue And ever like thy Self endure Another Metre As the 111th proper Tune verse 1 THE Lord a King remains The great Jehovah reigns With Awful Glories crown'd As with a Robe of Light The Lord with wondrous Might And Strength is girt around By his Divine Commands The World securely stands From Alterations free verse 2 Thy Throne was fix'd of old Thy Deity extoll'd From all Eternity verse 3 Great God th' uncertain Croud Against thy Kingdom loud Like mighty Waters roar And with a surly Spite As breaking Billows fight And shock the neighb'ring Shoar verse 4 But let tempestuous Rage Their furious Hearts engage And Heav'n it self defy His stern Command alone Can beat their Madness down Who ever rules on high verse 5 Thy Testimonies true Thy Promises renew Both faithful both secure Thy Saints with Holiness Shall tow'rds thine A'tars press And ever bless'd endure PSAL. xciv verse 1 GReat God to whom Revenge belongs Great God of Vengeance rise verse 2 The Proud thou mighty Judge of Wrongs With just Rewards surprize verse 3 How long shall wicked Workers Lord Uncheck'd triumphant reign verse 4 Their impious Words and Pride abhorr'd With haughty Boasts maintain verse 5 Lord shall they crush thy People still Afflict thine Heritage verse 6 Their Widows and their Strangers kill Nor spare their Orphans Age verse 7 Yet thus they do and thus they cry Can God our Actions see We Jacob's unknown God defy From his Observance free verse 8 But think ye stupid Fools a while Think well ye senseless Crew verse 9 Can you his sacred Ears beguile Who Ears bestow'd on you What can't he see whose Hands the Eyes Those Orbs of Wonders made verse 10 He whose Hand the World chastise From Your Correction stay'd Can't He who Sense on Man bestows Their secret Thoughts descry verse 11 Men's Hearts alas He throughly knows And knows their Vanity verse 12 Lord happy 's he who taught by Thee Has all thy Laws obey'd verse 13 He in ill Times at Rest shall see The Pit for Sinners made Part 2. verse 14 Our God his Servants can't desert Nor his Inheritance verse 15 But Judgment will to Right convert And upright Souls advance verse 16 who 'll me from wicked Workers save Or my Assistant be verse 17 God only help'd me or the Grave Had quickly silenc'd me verse 18 My Foot ô Lord which seem'd to slide Thy Mercy 's He'p ensur'd verse 19 In Cares and Fears thy Comforts try'd My Soul's Delight procur'd verse 20 Wilt thou support the Tyrant-Crew Who settle Sin by Law verse 21 Whose Armies righteous Souls pursue And Blood of Martyrs draw verse 22 Though such their cruel Practice be My God will raise my State My solid Rock my Refuge He Whose Loves my Faith create verse 23 Our God observes their Wickedness Their Malice He 'll repay With sudden Strokes their Pride repress And cut their Hopes away PSAL. XCV verse 1 O Come your chearful Voices raise To our Eternal King The Lord our strong Salvation praise His Goodness loudly sing verse 2 With Thanks approach his awful sight And pleasant Anthems sing verse 3 The Lord's a God of boundless Might O're all the Gods a King verse 4 Earth's secret Deeps and Mountains high His powerful Hand commands verse 5 The Seas were made by Him and dry He laid the rising Lands verse 6 O come let us our Lord adore And at his Foot-stool low Our humbly bending Knees before Our great Creator show verse 7 For he 's our God his People we And in his Pastures feed Those wandring sheep which kindly He From Death and Darkness freed To day ô hear his Voice to day verse 8 For thus th' Almighty spoke No more your own false Thoughts obey My Wrath no more provoke No more with hardned Hearts refuse My necessary Grace Nor as in former times abuse My Word or Holy Place verse 9 Such Arts your Fathers us'd of old Who all my Wonders saw And many Years perversly bold Despis'd my righteous Law verse 10 At last thus by my self I swore With just Displeasure mov'd This wretched Nation sin the more The more by Goodness prov'd They neither know my self nor know Those Rules to them addrest Nor will I e're their Souls bestow In my Eternal Rest Another Metre As Mr. Sandys's 15th verse 1 COme ô come and let us sing To our Lord and to our King Let us make a joyful Noise To that God whose Love employs All his saving Health and Grace To protect his faithful Race verse 2 Let us all with Thanks and Praise Come before his Glorious Face And our Psalms and cheerful Airs Join with Vows and humble Prayers verse 3 For the Lord our God is great Lofty his Eternal Seat Every God to Him submits He a King above them sits verse 4 All the Earths Foundations deep Solid Rocks and Mountains steep All their strength 's by Him possest And by his Protection blest verse 5 Him the rolling Seas regard By his mighty Hands prepar'd Earth to Him submissly bows And his forming Power avows verse 6 Come ô come let 's all adore And his Footstool kneel before Let us kneel and prostrate all To our Lord and Maker fall verse 7 Hee 's our God our Lord alone We are all his People known Us His Hands securely keep Hee 's the Sheepheard we the Sheep Hear ô hear his voice to Day And that sacred Voice obey verse 8 Humble let your Hearts appear Let no Hardness center there As of o'd your Father's pride All my kindest Cares defy'd When their wandring Armies past Tho' the Deserts sandy waste verse 9 Oft they tempted oft they try'd me Often to Believe deny'd me Tho' my Wonders all they saw Knew my Power and heard my Law verse 10 All their Follies large Arrears Forty tedious rolling Years I with wondrous patience bore But at last in Fury swore 11 These a wretched People are All involv'd in Error 's snare Soon they have my Laws forgot Seen my Works but know them not By my Self my Self alone That 's the greatest Oath that 's known These shall never never blest Enter my Eternal Rest PSAL. xcvj verse 1 NEw Songs to great Jehovah sing Sing all the Earths around Your Blessings to his Altars bring His saving Health resound verse 2 Each Day your active Tongues employ To spread his glorious Name verse 3 Thro' all the Nations round with Joy His wondrous Acts proclaim verse 4 Our Lord is great and greatly prais'd More to be feard then those verse 5-6 Who by Vain Men to Godhead rais'd On Vainer Fools impose Our God stretch'd out the lofty Syes How glorious Majesty How strength with lovely Beauty vyes We in his Temple see verse 7 O give to God ye Nations all Give strength and Glorys due verse 8 On his great Name with Honour call To him with Offering's fue verse
9 Before his Seat of Holiness Let all devoutly bow And Fear before his Face express And to his service vow verse 10 Among the Nations round proclaim The great Jehovah reigns Through Him the World's establish'd frame Unmov'd and Firm remains Hee 'l Judge the People righteously verse 11 Then let the Skys rejoice Let Earth be glad the Ocean high Exalt its roaring Voice verse 12 Let all the Flocks and Fields their Joys Express in various ways And Forrests with a murmuring Noise Their great Creator praise verse 13 He flys to judge the Earth He slies To make the World confess All Justice in His Bosom lies And Truth and Righteosness PSAL xcvij. As the 100th verse 1 THE Lord the Great Messiah reigns No more to Jewish Bounds confin'd Since all the World the Blessing gains Let all express a grateful Mind O let that spacious Continent Which Adam's num'rous Heirs possess And all the Isles with sweet Consent Their Saviour's wond'rous Love consess verse 2 Thick Clouds and gloomy Darkness hide The God from Faithless curious Eyes On Judgment too by Justice try'd His Throne 's Eternal Pillars rise verse 3 Bright Flames before his Prefence fly And melt the Hearts of angry Foes verse 4 His Beams the World with Light supply And trembling Earch its Master knows verse 5 Vain Men blown up with lofty Pride Like Wax before his Flames appear And those whose Thoughts their God defy'd The mighty God of Nature fear verse 6 His Righteousness the bending Skies Aloud with wond'rous Signs declare His glorious Works before the Eyes Of all th' astonish'd Nations are verse 7 Shame be their Lot who Images Adore and in their Idols boast Our God with humblest Worship please Bow to Him all ye Heav'nly Host verse 8 Ziou's and Judah's Daughters true With Joys thy Judgment Lord embrac'd verse 9 The Earth her mighty Maker knew With more than Angel-Glorys grac'd verse 10 O ye who love our Saviour hate All Sin for Him in each Degree He 'll Safety for his Saints create And from the Wicked set them free verse 11 Light 's largely for the Righteous sown And Joys for upright Hearts prepar'd In Him ô let our Joys be shown His Holiness with Thanks declar'd Another Metre verse 1 THE Lord the great Jehovah reigns Let all the Earth rejoice Let all those Isles the Sea contains Exalt a chearful Voice verse 2 Thick Clouds and heavy Darkness hide Our God from Humane Eyes On Righteousness by Justice try'd His Throne 's Supporters rise verse 3 Fierce Flames before his dreadful Face Consume his angry Foes verse 4 His Lightnings fright the World His Place The Earth with trembling shows verse 5 The Hills before Earth's mighty Lord Like Wax dissolving flow verse 6 The Heav'ns declare his righteous Word And All his Glory know verse 7 Shame be their Lot who Gods can make And in their Idols boast But for your God our Saviour take Ye bright Angelick Host verse 8 Zion's and Judah's Daughters heard Thy Judgments Lord with Joy verse 9 For Thou above the Gods art fear'd O'er Earth exalted high verse 10 O ye who love the Lord with Hate All wicked Works pursue For He 'll secure his Servants State From all the sinful Crew verse 11 For upright Hearts true Joys and Light Are sown Ye Righteous all Rejoice and God's All-sacred Might With grateful Thoughts re-call Another Metre to the Notes of the 114 th as translated by Mr. Cowley verse 1 THE Lord a King triumphant reigns Let all the Earth around The Isles with Joys resound God alone a King remains verse 2 Thick Clouds and heavy Darkness round him fly Justice severe and Judgment waiting by His glorious Throne prepare verse 3 Bright Flames before his Face With dreadful Flashes rake the Air And all his Foes malignant Race With all their impious Works one burning Pile embrace verse 4 See how the pointed Lightnings roll With what a dismal Glare They fill the glowing Air Soaring tow'rd the frighted Pole Shock'd with the Vision trembling Nature quakes The shatter'd Earth a strong Convulsion shakes verse 5 The lofty Mountains melt Like Wax before the Fires Whate'er his scorching Fury felt Before the World's great Lord retires And by his awful Frown dissolv'd at once expires verse 6 The Heav'ns his Righteousness declare And all the People see His glorious Majesty How it fills the Purpled Air. verse 7 May Shame deserv'd and dark Confusion seize Those Fools whose Thoughts their empty Idols Fools who absurdly boast In Gods themselves can frame please But ô ye bright Angelick Hosts Adore our Great jehovah's Name And on your bended Knees the God of Gods proclaim verse 8 His Condescensions Sion heard And judah's Daughters too And at the wondrous Shew Extasy'd with Joys appear'd Thy Goodness then before the Nations shone Thy sacred Judgments through the World were known verse 9 But though so lowly now Thy glorious Godhead still Makes all the World submisly bow Bless'd Angels thy Commands fulfil And All Subjection yield to thy Immortal Will verse 10 Ye who the Great Jehovah love With God-like Hatred due All wicked Works pursue Fix your happy Souls above He like a Father guards his faithful Souls And all their Foes and all their Force controls verse 11 But Mirth and Light to all The Just and Good shall shine verse 12 O then your ancient Joys re-call In your Jehovah's Praise combine And all his holy Acts record in Songs Divine PSAL. xcviij verse 1 THE Lord who wondrous Works hath wrought With Anthems new proclaim His Hand his holy Arm hath brought Himself the Conqu'ror's Name verse 2 He makes his great Salvation known To give the Nations Light His Righteousness the Lord hath shown In all the People's Sight verse 3 His Mercies he hath call'd to mind His Truth to Israel's Race And all those Bounds which Earth consin'd His Saving Health embrace verse 4 Sing to the Lord ô Earth aloud Sing chearful Notes around The Lord among the grateful Croud The Lord 's just Praise resound verse 5-6 To God with Harps your Voices raise And Trumpets Martial Sound With ecchoing Cornets let the Praise Of God the King be crown'd verse 7 Let Seas with all their Fulness roar The World and all its Host verse 8 In Him each River's sounding Shoar And lofty Mountain boast verse 9 For now the Lord to Judgment 's near And Earth its Doom shall know His Righteousness the World shall hear His Truth and Justice show Another Metres as Mr. Sandys's 13th verse 1 O Sing to God the Lord His wond'rous Works record Sing sing an Anthem new Return his Praises due Whose Hand whose holy Arm Dissolv'd Hell's fatal Charm Whom we triumphant see And crown'd with Victorie verse 2 The Lord's Salvation Is now more clearly known His Truth and Justice He Makes all the Nations see verse 3 But with his Israel His Mercies ever dwell And though a while a Cloud His Truth and Mercy shroud From their expecting Eyes
Off soon the Shadow flies And both with Beams Divine More bright and strongly shine So all the Nations round Have our Salvation found How God about us waits And all our Health creates verse 4 Let all the Nations round Their Maker's Praises sound O let the Earth rejoice And raise its chearful Voice And all the World combine In Thanks and Songs Divine verse 5 Sing to the Lord ô sing To our Eternal King To well-tun'd Harps ô raise Your Notes of Heav'nly Praise verse 6 O let the Trumpets found Let Cornets Notes rebound And with them loudly sing To our Eternal King verse 7 Let the loud Ocean roar Its Joys from Shoar to Shoar Let Angels bless'd on high With Earth in Praises vye verse 8 O let the Waters sound The ecchoing Hills rebound And with a chearful Noise Express their boundless Joys verse 9 Let All their Joy fulness Before the Lord express For loe He comes with Haste And Awful Glories grac'd His dreadful Summons all To his Tribunal call His Judgment then shall bless The World with Righteousness Truth from his Lips shall flow And all the World shall know Their glorious Judge and see His Love and Equity PSAL. xcix verse 1 CHrist reigns Let all the People round Beneath his Empire quake He sits above the Cherubs crown'd Let Earth's Foundations shake verse 2 The Lord in Sion's great and high Above the People rais'd verse 3 O may his dreadful Majesty His holy Name be prais'd verse 4 Judgment our mighty Monarch loves And Equity prepares And Judgment with his Justice moves In Jacob's bless'd Affairs verse 5 O then exalt the Lord our God Before his Foot-stool bow And spread his wond'rous Works abroad His holy Nature show verse 6 So Moses once and Aaron so Among his Priests appear'd And Samue ' with his Prophets who The God of Jacob fear'd These at his Footstool bow'd and there To him devoutly pray'd And always found his Answers near And all their Faith repaid verse 7 They kept his Testimonies sure His Statute-Laws obey'd And He to Them from Clouds obscure His gentle Answers made verse 8 Sometimes indeed his Wrath severe Their Follies would pursue Yet oft their Cries He 'd kindly hear His Mercies oft renew verse 9 O praise our God's exalted Name Before his A'tars bow Our God our holy Lord proclaim With Praise his Glory show PSAL. c. verse 1 YE who enjoy Salvation's Light To God your Voices raise verse 2 Appear with Gladness in His Sight And Sing your Saviour's Praise verse 3 Our Lord is God indeed it 's He Not We our selves have made Our Shepherd He his People we And in his Pastures laid verse 4 O then approach his Courts his Gates With Thanks and hearty Praise For Praise on his Assembly waits On all his holy Days verse 5 O b'ess his Name for God is good And all his Mercies sure His Truth from Age to Age has stood And shall unchang'd endure Another Metre As the old 100th verse 1-2 O Ye enlighten'd Souls with Praise Before our mighty Lord appear To Him your chearful Voices raise Adore his Name with humblest Fear verse 3 He 's our Almighty God not we But He to us our Substance gave He 's ours we His those Sheep which He Di'd by his own pure Blood to save verse 4 O then approach his Gates with praise And in his Courts his Glories sing On all his own appointed Days Your Sacrisice of Praises sing verse 5 He 's always kind and always good His Favour great his Mercy sure His Truth has ever firmly stood And shall from Age to Age endure PSAL. cj. verse 1 MErcy I 'll sing and Judgment praise And sing my God to Thee verse 2 And wisely walk in perfect Ways O come dear Lord to Me Then with an undissembling Heart I'â—l ever justly move And in my Court in every part Thy sacred Rules improve verse 3 No wicked Actions shall mine Eyes With Satisfaction see And those who things perverse devise Shall ne're be great With Me. verse 4 From Me all froward Fools shall part I 'll none that 's wicked own verse 5 But cut off those whose sland'rous Art Against their Neighbour's shown verse 6 The Heart that 's proud the Look that 's high I 'll ne're at Court endure Eut through the Land my searching Eye Shall faithful Friends procure That Man who treads a perfect Path My Favourite shall be verse 7 But Cheats and those who break their Faith Shall never dwell with Me I 'll bear no Liar in my fight The wicked I 'll destroy verse 8 Till Salem freed from Sinners quite Shall perfect Peace enjoy PSAL. cij A Soul with mighty Woes opprest May thus complaining pray And in deep Sorrows Language drest His weighty Griefs display verse 1 Hear Lord O hear my Prayers and Cries To Me thy Face disclose verse 2 My Soul lost in Affliction dies O heart O ease my Woes verse 3 Grief wasts my Days like Smoke and dries My Bones like Hearths with heat verse 4 My Heart like Grass quite wither'd lies And I forget my Meat verse 5 My Bones break through my shriveling Skin Through my unceasing Groans verse 6 I'm like those doleful Birds which in Wild Desents vent their moans verse 7 Like little Birds which spent with Grief Aboat their Nestlings mourn verse 8 While taunting Foes against my Life With bloody Oaths are sworn verse 9 Ashes my Bread my Drink was Tears While I endur'd thy frown verse 10 Thy I ove once rais'd me up from Fears Thy Wrath now hurts me down verse 11 The Shaddow falls my Life 's weak Flame So sinks like Grass it wains verse 12 But still thou ant thy glorious Name From Age to Age remains verse 13 Rise Lord for Sions help return In time her Woes relieve verse 14 Thy Servants o're her Ruins mourn And for her Ashes grieve verse 15 All Nations then thy Name shall fear All Kings thy Glory see verse 16 When Sions Walls new built appear And Glory springs from thee Part 2. verse 17 God hears the silent Mourner's Prayer O write his Goodness down verse 18 So shall Posterity declare Their mighty God's renown verse 19 God from his Holy Throne his Eye Turn'd down on Earth below verse 20 To save the Men condemn'd to die And let the Prisoners go verse 21 That they in Sions Walls might show His Praise his Name record verse 22 When thither Kings and Kingdoms flow To serve their Mighty Lord verse 23 My Strength my shortned Days he broke Then spare me Lord I pray'd verse 24 Suspend dear Lord thy deadly stroke Thy Years can never fade verse 25 Thy Hands this Earth's Foundations cast And stretch'd the lofty Skies verse 26 They perish but thy Nature lasts And Time it self defies They like a worn-out Garment fail And shall be chang'd for new verse 27 Thou' rt still the same Age can't prevail Nor time thy Steps pursue verse 28 Our Lands shall quickly be suppli'd With
That we may sing thy Praise and fall With Thanks before thy Glorious Face verse 48 The God of Israel's Name record His Piaise from Age to Age refound And let the joyful Tribes around Sing out Amen ô praise Lord PSAL. cvij. Part 1. Metre 1. verse 1 O Praise the Lord Exa't his Name His Goodness celebrate Let Age to Age resound his Fame His bounteous Acts relate verse 2 Sing to His Name ye whom from Chains His peaceful Arm redeem'd O be his Praise in grateful Streins His glorious Works esteem'd verse 3 He from Earth's utmost Quarters drew His lsrael's scatter'd Race verse 4 And the wild Desarts wandring thro' They found no Resting-place verse 5 Tho'pinch'd with Hunger scorch'd with Thirst Their wasting Spirits fail'd Yet with their pittying God at first Their humble Cries prevail'd verse 6 Thro'all their Streights his careful Hand Was their unfailing Guide verse 7 And smooth'd their Ways and made their Bands In well-built Towns reside verse 8 O praise his Goodness Praise his Name His wond'rous Mercies praise Thro' all the World his Acts proclaim His boundless Glories raise Part 2. Metre 2. verse 9 Praise God! His Springs we see Relieve the thirsty Soul The hungry Wretch revives when He Bestows his plenteous Dole verse 10 But when they foolish all his gracious Laws abus'd Despis'd their Maker's gentlest Call And Love's soft Voice refus'd verse 11 Then he the stubborn Crew In weighty Fetters chain'd Death's Chains around the Rebels flew And Woes their Souls restrain'd verse 12 Yet when oppress'd they bow'd Beneath the dismal Weight And when in vain they begg'd aloud For Men to ease their State verse 13 When to their God they cry'd And at his-Footstool laid Their pressing Griefs and mortify'd The softhing Rebe's pray'd verse 14 He cleared the Skies above And every Slave unchain'd And with warm Beams of gentlest Love The Sufferers entertained verse 15 O praise O praise his Name His bounteous Acts declare Let all Mankind with Thanks proclaim How great his Mercies are Part 3. Metre 3. As the 100th verse 16 Praise God! At his Command the Gates Of massive Brass their Leaves unfold No Bars of Steel nor sturdy Grates Against his powerful Words can hold verse 17 When Fools ' for Sins afflicted griev'd And with their Sins their Judge provok'd verse 18 No Meats their Appetites reliev'd Nor cas'd their Hungers stickly Stroke Their Stomachs loath'd bless'd Angels Food Sweet Manna dropping from the Skies And Quails disturb'd their curdling Blood Till Nature sunk without Supplies verse 19 Yet when the fainting Sinners pray'd He heard and heard them when they cry'd God's Word their dying Swoons allay'd And Appetites and Food supply'd verse 20 New Life new Spirits he bestow'd Where fading Nature's Force declin'd To them his healthful Favours show'd And their distemper'd Blood refin'd verse 21 O praise our God! Exalt his Name Above the Skies exalt his Name verse 22 Your Thanks with Sacrifice proclaim And Trophies to his Goodness raise Part 4. Metre 4. as the 148th verse 23 Such whose bold Courage o're The restless Ocean flies And fail from Shore to Shore For wealthy Merchandise verse 24 Such Men may fee How wondrous there God's Works appear How powerful He. verse 25 For if in Storms he speak The swelling Tempest roars And foaming Billows break And lash the bounding Shores While Wind and Tide On rolling Seas Where-e'er they please Triumphant ride verse 26 Now high the towring Fleet On Watry Mountains rise As if the Clouds they 'd meet Or brave the threatning Skies Now down they come Steep tumbling all With dreadful Fall To meet their Doom verse 27 Strait every shatter'd Sail. Reels here and staggers there While horrid Storms prevail And Courage yields to fear All Hopes are lost And in Black Night Ships guideless quite At random toss'd verse 28 But when on God they call He hears their mournful Cries verse 29 Loud Storms in Silence fall And Light remounts the Skies Rough Billows slake And gentle Gales Swell all their Sails Their Port to make verse 30 There with Delights unseign'd The wearied Sailers rest New Life and Safety gain'd Warms every fainting Breast Joys sweeter tast And the dear Shore Is va'u'd more For Dangers past verse 31 O praise O praise the Lord His Bounteous Actions praise Let all the World record His Mercy 's wond'rous Ways verse 32 In thickest Throngs Where Princes are His Loves declare With grateful Songs Part 4. Metre 4 As the 113th verse 33 O praise the Lord At his Commands Fair Streams desert the hirsty Lands And Springs no more their Waters yield verse 34 His Curse for Humane Crimes destroys Their blooming Hopes and ripening Joys And sows with barren Salt the Field verse 35 Yet for his own dear Servant's sakes He turns vast Lands to standing Lakes And makes the Sands with Waters flow verse 36 And then their hungry Troops he guides And thro' the new-rais'd Fields divides And makes new Towns and Cities grow verse 37 With noblest Grains they sow their Fields Rich Wines the grateful Vineyard yields Their Crops are full profound their Peace verse 38 God's Blessing on their Labours waits Their crowding Offspring throng their Gates And all their pregnant Flocks encrease verse 39 But when his ancient Love 's abus'd His Counsels his Commands refus'd A suddain Change o'returns their State Down falls their haughty Pride their Race Incessant Wars And Plagues desace Expos'd to every Neighbour's Hare verse 40 Their Princes with Contempt he treats Confounds them in their proud Conceits And lets their Hopes bewildred fall verse 41 Then to the Poor despis'd before Transfers his favouring Mercies store And feeds and multiplies them all verse 42 Admire ye living Saints with Joy While silent impious Atheists ly Admire his Providential Ways verse 43 Let wise Men all their Thoughts confine To meditare on Works Divine And sing their great Protector 's praise PSAL. cviij As the 110th verse 1 MY Heart is fix'd ô God my Heart Is fix'd thy losty Praise to sing I 'me ready with my noblest part To praise my everlasting King verse 2 Awake my Harp awake my Lute While I prevent the Morning's light verse 3 And thy dear Praises prosecute In all the wondring Nations fight verse 4 Swist are the Clouds and high the Skies Above our Thoughts and Measures far But higher Lord thy Mercies rise More swift thy Truths vast Conguests are verse 5 Lord o're the Skies thy Brightness show Let all the Earth thy Glories see verse 6 O hear ô save thy Servant so I 'le rescue those belov'd by Theo. verse 7 God swore once by his Holiness And by his Oath my Joy maintains I 'le quick Shichcm's Fields possess And measure Succoth's fruitful Plains verse 8 Fair Gileads mine Manasses too My Head on Ephraim's strength relies The Scepter 's Royal Indah's due My Kingdom He with Laws supplies verse 9 Moab my meanest Slave shall be And Edom prostrate at my Feet And conquere'd Palestina
me With humble Tribute gladly meet verse 10 Whoe'l me thro' Cities fortify'd Or Edom's rocky Frontiers lead verse 11 Lord let thy Help so long deny'd At last our fainting Armies head verse 12 Up Lord in times of Danger aid For Humane Helps are only shows verse 13 And valiant thro'thy Influence made Wee 'l trample o're our vanquish'd Foes PSAL. cix verse 1 O Thou dear God of all my Praise No longer silent go verse 2 For sinful Men in sinful Ways And Traitors bolder grow Against me-they their Rage excite Their Tongues with Falshood whet verse 3 And me with Words of deadly spite And causeless Hate beset verse 4 They for my kindness prove my Foes But I in silence pray verse 5 Malice to Goodness they oppose And Love with Hate repay verse 6 Make Him some wicked Tyrant's slave Let Satan bind his hands verse 7 And Sins severest Sentence have When He in judgment stands verse 8 Nay let his very Prayers be Sin verse 9 His Days be dark and few That Office fix another in Which to himself was due No Father let his Children see His widow'd Wife go mourn verse 10 His Off-spring common Vagrants be Expos'd to Want and Scorn Their Bread from cruel Hands intreaty verse 11 The Griping-Usurers trade Seize all his Wea'th and every Cheat His Pains and Gains invade verse 12 No Mercy let his Cries engage Nor all his Orphan race verse 13 But sink'um all in one short Age Their very Names deface Part 2. verse 14 In God's revenging Presence let Their Father's Crimes remain No length of Time or Years forget Their Mother's viler stain verse 15 Let them God's sleeping Vengeance move Their Memory to destroy verse 16 Since Grace could ne'er his Soul improve Not Love his Thoughts employ But the dear Man to Sorrows born With humblest Thoughts inclu'd The broken Heart with Anguish torn His bloody Hate pursu'd verse 17 Cursing and hellish Words he lov'd His Lot may Curses be His Heart no Blessings e'er approv'd Let him no Blessing see verse 18 He Curses for a Garment us'd And with their poisonous draught His Bowels washt like Oil diffus'd Quite thro' his Bones they wrought verse 19 May He no other Garments wear But Curses closely bound And Curses for a Girdle bear To gird him duely round verse 20 Be this the Just reward of those From God's revenging Hand Whose spiteful Words my Life oppose And who against me stand verse 21 But Lord for thy Names sake appear My Party kindly own Thy Mercy 's Goo'd ô let it here To vescue Me be shown Part 3. verse 22 For wretched and afflicted I With inward Wounds decay verse 23 And like an Evening Shadow fly Or Locusts hurld away verse 24 My Knees with tedious Fastings fail And all my Leanness see verse 25 My Foes with brutish scorn assail And shake their Heads at me verse 26 Help ô My God! ô save Me show Thy farmer Mercies now verse 27 That all thy Love to me may know Thy Helps dear Lord allow verse 28 Then let them Curse me stil on me Thy Blessings Lord bestow Let Them their own Confusion see But me thy gladness know verse 29 When great they seem like some large Cloke Let Shame be round them roul'd verse 30 And I 'le thy Name in Crouds invoke Thy Praise at large unfold verse 31 For God still by the Poor Mans side With sure assistance stands His Soul with saving Wings to hide From partial Judges Hands PSAL. CX verse 1 SIT here on my Right Hand the Lord Thus to my Lord has said Till thou shalt see thy Foes abhor'd Beneath thy Footstool lay'd verse 2 From Sions Hill thy regal claime Thy Scepter first shall rise Thence Reign and with thy awful Name Command thy Enemies verse 3 When thy Prodigious Might appears Thy ready Armies move And Preach those happy gladsome years The Reign of boundless Love Tho' at a mighty distance now The careless People stand To Thee they'I then as swiftly flow And own thy ruling Hand Wash'd from their Crimes and snowy white Their Tempers undefild And cloth'd with Innocence and Light And like their Matter mild These Conquests first belong'd to Thee E're dewy Mornings rose Or Time cou'd thro' Eternity Thy sacred Birth disclose verse 4 Then by himself thy Father swore And shook his awful Throne And when swift Time shall be no more He'el that Engagement own Thou' rt an Eternal Priest to Thee There 's no succeeding Heir And like Melchisedes shalt be And Crown and Miter wear verse 5 The Lord shall in his angry Day Rebellious Kings destroy verse 6 Among the Gentiles fierce'y sway And fill his own with Joy But where bo'd Opposition reigns The slughter'd Corpses round And dying Kings shall spread the Plains And stain the purple Ground verse 7 But he before the Conquest gain'd The Rage of Thirst shall know With Sorrow's streams be entertain'd And drink of deadly Woe Till all those Difficulties past His Glory 's largely spread And all shall see the Crown at last On his victorious Head PSAL. cxj. O Praise the Lord my Heart prepare To praise the mighty Lord Where-e'er his bless'd Assemblies me Will I his Name record verse 2 Great are his Works and earnestly By Men of Wisdom sought verse 3 His Works are all with Majesty And comely Beauty wrought His Righteousness eternally Shall with his Works endure verse 4 In grateful Minds his Clemency And his Compassions sure verse 5 For those who fear his sacred Name The Lord at large provides His ancient Covenant the same Still in his Thoughts abides verse 6 The Might where with his Works are wrought He to his People shows And Portions from the Gentiles brought On them at large bestows verse 7 His Works in Truth and Judgment done His Precepts just and sure verse 8 As first in Righteousness begun Through ev'ry Age endure verse 9 The Lord his People once redeem'd And gave them lasting Laws And still his holy Name esteem'd Our Veneration draws verse 10 True Wisdom springs from Godly Fear An Understanding pure Will in Obedience best appear And its just Praise endure PSAL. cxij. O Praise the Lord All Blessings wait On him who fears his Name In whom his just Commands create Pure Love's immortal Flame verse 2 Mighty on Earth his Seed shall be His Generation bless'd verse 3 His Righteousness shall last and he In Wealth and Plenty rest verse 4 To Men of upright Hearts the Light Through gloomy Darkness shines Mercy 's the righteous Man's Delight To Love his Soul inclines verse 5 He 's pitiful to Men distress'd And lends to those in Need In Judgment from his milder Breast No cruel Words proceed verse 6 He ne'er shall move his Memory Shall ever sweetly last verse 7 From Fear through heavy Tidings free His Heart in God be fast verse 8 His Heart from cold Despair secur'd Can on his God repose Till of the Down-fall he 's assur'd Of all his angry Foes
verse 9 With plenteous Doles his lib'ral Hand The needy Poor supp'ies His Righteousness shall ever stand His Strength with Honour rise verse 10 Ill Men enrag'd his Happiness With envious Eyes shall view And gnash and pine and deep Distress Their blasted Hopes pursue PSAL. cxiij Proper Tune verse 1 O Praise the Lord his Praises sing Ye Servants of th' Eternal King verse 2 Bless ever bless his sacred Name verse 3 From the first Bâ—ushes of the Day Till Night her sable Wings display His Name 's immortal Praise proclaim verse 4 The Lord o'er all the Nations reigns The Lord 's illustrious Glory stains The brightest Star the clearest Sky verse 5 What Man what God would we compare With Him whose lofty Dwellings are Above all Heav'ns exalted high verse 6 Yet thence his Providential Eyes Survey the never-resting Skies And all our humble World below verse 7 He helps the Wretched from the Floor And from the Dung-hill lifts the Poor His Goodness and his Strength to show verse 8 Thence He exalts their meaner Fate To Majesty and Princely State And bids'em Crowns and Sceptres claim verse 9 He makes the barren Womb conceive O'er-joy'd a youthful Race to leave O praise ô ever praise his Name Another Metre verse 1 PRaise God! ô praise the Lord Ye Saints with one Accord His hoIy Name with Praise proclaim His holy Acts record verse 2 His Name with Praise attend Till Time it self shall end verse 3 His Fame display from dawning Day Till Night's dark Shades descend verse 4 God's o'er the Nations high His Glories pass the Sky verse 5 What God 's ador'd as our great Lord Or with his Height can vye verse 6 Yet condescending He Through Heav'n and Earth can see verse 7 The Poor to raise who spend their Days In Want and Miserie verse 8 His Smiles with Honour grace Those who the Dust embrace With Kings to vye in Majesty And rule his chosen Race verse 9 At his All-quick'ning Word The barren Womb 's restor'd With Joy t' embrace a lively Race Praise then ô praise the Lord PSAL. cxiv verse 1 WHen Israel's Tribes when Jacob's Race From barb'rous Egypt went verse 2 Then Judab was his holy Place Israel his Government verse 3 The Seas and Jordan saw their God Advancing in their Head The Seas amaz'dly parting stood And Jordan backward fled verse 4 The Mountains at the dreadful Sight Leap'd up like frighted Rams The Hills with the surprizing Fright Skip'd like the trembling Lambs verse 5 What terrify'd the parting Seas That they divided stood What Fears could Jordan's Currents seize Or turn his hasty Flood verse 6 What made the lofty Mountains leap So like the frighted Rams The little Hills on crouded Heaps To run like trembling Lambs verse 7 Ne'er ask the Cause When Jacob's God Appears with Glories crown'd His dreadful Looks his awful Nod The trembling World confound verse 8 And when his thirsty Nation prays He turns the Rocks to Springs And from dry Flints by wond'rous Ways Unceasing Fountains brings Another Metre As the 113th verse 1-2 Isreal of old their Maker chose His Empire and his Name 's Repose And more than all the Nations lov'd And with his own Almighty Hand From cruel Egyst's barb'rous Land Their happy Tribes in Peace remov'd verse 3 The Sea his marching Armies view'd The Sea a while as doubtful stood But soon with wild Amazement fled Old Jordan's Streams with headlong Haste Astonish'd Merom's Waves re-pass'd And backward flew to find their Head verse 4 The Mountains Vast which proudly bore Their Heads above the Clouds before Like Rems from their Foundations leap'd The lesser Hills as frighted Lambs Run trembling to their helpless Dams Beneath their Parent-Mountains crept verse 5 What made the Seas divided fly What made old Jordan's Waters try With backward Streams to find their Spring verse 6 What made the Mountains leap like Rams The lesser Hills like trembling Lambs Close to their Parent Mountains cling verse 7 Slightly alas they mov'd or fear'd At him the World amaz'd appear'd The World before its Maker quakes His look who now in Jacob reigns And there his holy House maintains The settled frame of Nature shakes verse 8 Let then the Seas desert the Shore Let Jordan's Banks be fill'd no more Let barren Sands around us ly Our God can change with wondrous ease The Flints to Springs the Rocks to Seas And all his Peoples Wants supply PSAL. cxv verse 1 To us dear Lord to us no Praise But to thy Name is due For Mercy lays thy gracious Ways And all thy Words are true verse 2 Why should the foolish Gentiles cry Where 's He whom God they call verse 3 Our God's on High above the Sky And acts his Pleasure all verse 4 Their Gods of other Tempers are Fine Silver weighty Gold And Men With care such Gods prepare And then their Gods uphold verse 5 They ne're could speak and ne're could see Tho' made with Mouths and Eyes verse 6 And louder he than Storms must be Who can their Ears surprise The strongest Stench the noblest Sweet Their Nostrils can't invade verse 7 Their Hands can't meet nor feel their Feet Were ne're for walking made With all abusive Scorns appear Before their Deities Yet shan't you there one Murmur hear So still their Anger lies verse 8 Wise as their senseless Gods are those Who first advanc'd the Trade And such are those whose Souls repose On what their Hands have made Part 2. verse 9 O ye of Jacob's wiser Seed On God securely trust He 'll help with speed in times of need And ever shield the just verse 10 O ye of Aaron's sacred Breed On God securely trust He 'll help with speed in times of need And ever shield the Just verse 11 Ye who With Fear your Maker heed In him securely trust He 'll he'p with speed in times of need And still defend the Just verse 12 The Lord has Kept us still in mind His Priests shall all be blest Our Tribes shall find his Blessings kind On all their Dwellings rest verse 13 The Lord will all his Servants bless The Rich Poor Young and old verse 14 And Happiness with vast access Shall you and yours uphold verse 15 You 're by that great Creator blest Who bade theWorld to rise verse 16 And who possest of sacred Rest Lives high above the Skies verse 17 O're Earth and all that Earth contains For mortal Men design'd Man freely reigns and God maintains The Gift to them resign'd verse 18 The Dead nor those can blaze thy Fame Who sink to silence down verse 19 But we thy Name with Praise proclaim And endless Blessings crown PSAL. cxvi verse 1 THe Lord who heard my Voice and Prayer My Lord my Love shall be verse 2 On him I 'll call with constant Care Who bow'd his Ear to me verse 3 The Chains of Death engag'd me round Me hellish Pains surpriz'd And Troubles oft and Anguish found And Sorrows exercis'd verse 4 Then in
the Lord's prevailing Name To God I humbly pray'd Thy Help thy Favour Lord I claim My soul dear Saviour aid verse 5 The Lord is kind and righteous too And Mercy freely shows verse 6 He helps the weak and swiftly flew To save my soul from Woes verse 7 Turn then my Soul return to Rest The Lord was kind to thee verse 8 Thro' him I ' scap'd Death's cold Arrest My Eyes from Tears are free He Keeps my Feet from Falls and I My Woes by him survive verse 9 And in return I 'll gratefully As in his Presence live Part 2. verse 10 So I believ'd and so I spoke But sore afflicted I verse 11 Thus out in hasty Passion broke Men sure are sold to lye verse 12 But what Returns Lord shall I make For all thy Loves to me verse 13 Thy Blessed Cup with Praise I 'll take And duly call on Thee verse 14 My Vows to God I 'le offer here Abroad in open Light verse 15 The Death of all his Saints is dear In their Redeemer's Sight verse 16 Lord I 'm thy Servant humbly I My self thy Servant own Thy Handmaid's Son from Slavery By Thee discharg'd alone verse 17 To Thee the Sacrifice of Praise My Sacrifice shall be And in the Lords great Name I 'le raise My suppliant Hands to Thee verse 18 Here Lord to Thee I 'le pay my Vows In all the People Sight verse 19 In Salem in thy holy House O praise the Lord of Might PSAL. cxvij verse 1 O Praise th' Eternal Lord Ye Nations all around His Goodness thro' the World record His glorious Acts resound verse 2 On us and all our Race His Mercy largely flows His Truth no Time can e're deface Nor Force his Power oppose Or thus verse 1 PRaise God! ô praise our mighty Lord Ye Nations all around His Goodness thro' the W'or'd record His wondrous Acts resound verse 1 For on our selves and all our Race His Mercy largely flows His Truth no Time can e're deface Nor Force his Arm oppose PSAL. cxviij verse 1 THe Lord the great Jehovah praise He 's good in all his Ways His Mercies sure unchang'd endure His Goodness ne're decays verse 2 Let Jacob's long protected Race Adore his wondrous Grace His Mercies sure unchang'd endure When Time resigns his Place verse 3 Let Aaron's sacred Helts proclaim The Lords exalted Name His Mercies sure unchang'd endure His Goodness still the same verse 4 O ye who God's Commands obey With grateful Praises say His Mercies sure unchanged endure His Mercies ne're decay verse 5 In Straights I call'd on Him and He From Streights soon set me free verse 6 To God I 'm Dear and ne're can fear What Man can do to me verse 7 The Lord among my kindest Friends His own Assistance sends My longing Eye shall soon descry My Foes expected Ends. verse 8 In God the Lord it 's better far To trust our Hopes and Care Then to repose our Hopes in those Who wretched Mortals are verse 9 In God the Lord it 's better far To fix our Hopes and Care Then to repose our Trust in those Who mighty Princes are Part 2. verse 10 I When the Nations round me ply'd In God their Strength defy'd verse 11 They compassed me but easily I so their Force out-vy'd verse 12 Tho' me like Bees they closely ply'd Like blazing Thorns they dy'd In Gods great Name I quench'd their Flame And all their Strength defy'd verse 13 Oft hast thou push'd unmanly Foe To work my overthrow But thro' Gods-Aid tho' oft afraid I still in Safety go verse 14 God by his Might has made me strong My God 's my daily Song Salvation He ordain'd for me Who to himself belong verse 15 Sweet Tunes of Joy and Health abide Where righteous Men reside Gods Hand is grown renown'd alone For Deeds of Valour-try'd verse 17 His Hand 's alone deserv'dly nam'd His Hand on high proclaim'd His Hand is grown renown'd alone For valiant Actions fam'd verse 17 I still shall live and still declare How great his Actions are verse 18 I felt his Rod but still my God My Life wou'd kindly spare verse 19 Let the wide Gates of Righteousness Now grant me free access I 'le gladly there with Thanks appear And God my Saviour bless Part 3. verse 20 Gods House his holy Gates are near The Righteous enter there verse 21 I 'le praise the Lord his Help record Who would his Suppliant hear verse 22 That Solid Rock that Noble Stone Off by the Builders thrown Now all the Coines securely joyns And makes the Building One. verse 23 The Lords great Work it was and we Amaz'd the Wonder see verse 24 God made this Day now Joys shall sway And Mirth triumphant be verse 25 Hear Lord ô save at last and make Our favour'd Actions take Our Business bless with kind Success Lord for thy Mercy 's sake verse 26 O blest be He who kindly came In Gods Almighty Name You who before his House adore To you we wish same verse 27 Us God the Lord with Light supplies O bind the Sacrifice With Cords it nigh his Altars tie Till there it bleeds and dies verse 38 Thou Lord art God alone to me I 'le Praises sing to Thee By me thy Name thy glorious Fame Shall still exalted be verse 29 The Lord our great Jehovah praise He 's good in all his Ways His Mercies sure unchang'd endure His Mercy ne're decays PSAL. cxix Aleph 1. Beth 2. verse 1 BLest are the Men whose perfect Ways Gods purer Laws confine verse 2 Who keep his Word and all their Days To Him in Heart incline verse 3 No Sins to such can pleasing be As by his Orders move verse 4 And thou commandedst Lord that we Thy Rules should keep and love verse 5 Oh that my Footsteps guided sure Could by thy Statutes tread verse 6 Then should I live from Shame secure When thy Commands I read verse 7 I 'le praise thee with an upright Heart When I thy Judgments know verse 8 I 'le keep thy Laws ô ne're depart To me no Stranger grow verse 9 How may a Youth his Ways improve If he thy Word obey verse 10 To Thee with all my Soul I move O never let me stray verse 11 I in my Bosom hide thy Word From Sin to guard my Heart verse 12 To me b'est God thy Grace afford And all thy Laws impart verse 13 Thy Judgments Lord my Soul esteems My ready Lips declare verse 14 To me thy Word more pleasing seems Then noblest Treasures are verse 15 I on thy Precepts meditate Thy Laws before me set verse 16 Thy Statutes all my Joys create Thy Words I ne're forget Gimel 3. Daleth 4. verse 17 Oh let me live my God be kind So I thy Words shall keep verse 18 Unclose my Eyes by Nature blind To view thy Wonders deep verse 19 O don't from me a Stranger Lord Thy Testimonies hide verse 20 For constant Cares to get thy Word My longing
Lord from Ills shall keep thee free Thy Soul from Harms secure verse 8 Go out come in he 'll follow thee His Loves unchang'd endure Another Metre Proper Tune verse 1 ABove the Hills I raise my Eyes And thence assur'd expect That God should me protect verse 2 From God my certain Aid shall rise From that God whose Word gave Birth To the Skies and humbler Earth verse 3 No stumbling shall thy Feet surpize Thy Guardian never sleeps verse 4 That God who Israel keeps Can never shut his wakeful Eyes verse 5 But with his Protection blest Thou beneath his Shade shalt rest verse 6 The scorching Sun's directest Beams Unhurt thy Head shalt bear And no Distemper fear Nor shall the Moon 's malignant Gleams Poisonous Vapours us'd to kill With her Midnight Dews distil verse 7 The Lord from Harms shall keep thee free And all those I is controul Which might affect thy Soul verse 8 Go out come in he follows thee And with Goodness thee secures Which from Age to Age endures PSAL. cxxij verse 1 WIth Joy I heard the Captives cry Gods House is all our Quest verse 2 Our wearied Steps shall chearfully In Salem's Entrance rest verse 3 As where sweet Peace and Beauty join So Salem's Buildingss grow verse 4 And there God's holy Tribes combine And to his Presence flow There Israels Testimony stands And Gods great Name they praise verse 5 The Throne of Justice there commands And David's Offspring sways verse 6 O pray for Salem's Peace may those Who love thee prosper still verse 7 May Peace thy Battlements compose Thy Houses Plenty fill verse 8 For my dear faithful Brethrens sakes O may thy Joys encrease And where my God his Dwelling makes I 'll seek thy Wealth and Peace Another Metre Proper Tune verse 1 I Heard with inward Joys The Captives cheerful Cries Gods holy House is all our Quest Our often wand'ring Feet In one Design shall meet And in the Gates of Salem rest verse 3 As where the Sweets of Peace With curious Arts increase So Salem's happy Buildings rise verse 4 For there the Tribes ascend And Israel's God attend And Thanks and Praises sacrifice verse 5 There stands the Judgment-seat There David once was great And still it s to his Offspring due verse 6 O pray for Salem's Peace O may thy Friend's encrease And good Success their Loves pursue verse 7 May Peace and Wealth abound Thy Walls and Houses round And for my fairhful Brethrens sakes Thy Cause I 'le countenance Thy Good and Peace advance Where God his glorious Dwelling makes PSAL. cxxiij verse 1 UP toward thy Dwelling-place the Skies Almighty Lord to Thee We raise our sad despairing Eyes Consum'd with Misery verse 2 As some poor beaten Slave would watch His Master's angry Hands Or some corrected Maid dispatch Her Mistresses Commands Yet view each Look each turning Glance To find if Pitty there Would in their smoother Brows advance Or in their Eyes appear So justly we chastis'd for Sins In patient Silence wait Till God once more appeas'd begins To raise our mournful State verse 3 Pity ô pity Lord our Woes O hear our earnest Cries And let thy Vengeance silence those Who our sad State despise verse 4 Enough dear Lord enough we 've born The scoffing World's Abuse And all that Insolence and Scorn Which Pride and Wealth produce PSAL. cxxiv verse 1 HAd not the Lord our Cause maintain'd Sing now and show a grateful Mind verse 2 Had not the Lord our Right sustain'd When Men of Blood our Fall design'd verse 3 Our Land had been at once dovour'd All swallow'd by the barbarous Foe verse 4 As Brooks by mighty Rains o're-pour'd At once the Neighbouring Meads o'reflow verse 5 Thus had our happy Days been past Our Hopes our Joys our Souls Destroy'd Our Foes yet scarce appeas'd at last Or their inhuman Entrails cloy'd verse 6 But blest ô ever blest be He Whose careful Love our Souls redeem'd And us from cruel Hands set free His Name be prais'd his Works esteem'd verse 7 We ' scap'd as little Birds escape When just beneath the Fowler 's Hand Our God disclos'd the Fatal Trap And we through Him in Safety stand verse 8 Let then the cruel World combine And Malice private Plots devise Our Help 's at hand our Hope divine On God who made the World relies Another Metre Proper Tune verse 1 THis grateful Song may shew a grateful Mind Had not the mighty God our Cause maintain'd verse 2 Had not our gracious Lord our Right sustain'd When cruel Men with barbarous Oaths combin'd And to destroy our hated Land design'd verse 3 Their Rage which for a proper Morsel sought Their bloody Throats wide as Hell's dreadful Gate Had gorg'd our Church swallow'd down the State verse 4-5 The Deeps the swelling Waves which proudly wrought A Flood quite o're our Souls at once had brought verse 6 O blest be God who sav'd the trembling Prey verse 7 Our Souls as Birds from crafty Fowlers freed And broke the Snares and our Escape decreed verse 8 Our Souls for Help on Him alone shall stay Who made the worlds and whom the worlds obey PSAL. cxxv verse 1 THey fix'd as Sion's Mount endure Who in their Maker trust verse 2 As Mountains salem's Walls secure So God secures the Just verse 3 Ill Men shan't o're the Good prevail Or in their Quarters rest Lest they beneath Temptations fail Above their Strength opprest verse 4 Be good and kind dear Lord to those Who Peace and Goodness love To such thy gentle Smiles disclose Whose Hearts are fix'd above verse 5 But those who tread in Ways perverse Gods just Revenge shall find who 'll Peace among his own disperse And to his Saints be kind Another Metre Proper Tune verse 1 THose who on God have fix'd their Trust Unmov'd like Sion's Mount endure verse 2 As Mountains Salem's Walls secure So God Himself secures the Just His Mercies endless store Shall last when Time 's no more verse 3 He checks the Wickeds angry Course When they his holy Saints assail They may but never long prevail Lest Faith crush'd by unequal Force Should faintly quit the Field And to the Tempter yield verse 4 To those dear God who Goodness love To Men of upright Hearts be kind While those the Sinners Portion find Who stubborn and perversely move But on God's Israel Shall Peace eternal dwell PSAL. cxxvj. verse 1 WHen Home the Lord his Captives lead At first it seem'd a Dream verse 2 But Joy was quickly round us spread And Praise our glorious Theam The very Gentile Nations round Cry'd out at once amaz'd See how God's Favours there abound How soon his Friends are rais'd verse 3 God's Loves to us indeed abound Our Joys are truely great verse 4 That Work which Lord thy Hands have found O let thy Hands compleat So Judah's long deserted Lands Shall more Refreshment know Then where soft Streams thro' Southern Sands With constant Coolness flow verse
5 Thus Men may sow in Tears but hope To reap their Fields in Joy Their precious Seed may give them Scope For Faith's Divine Employ verse 6 Long may they wait and long may fear Their Seed was vainly sown Yet home their Sheaves triumphant bring At last a Burden grown Another Metre Proper Tune verse 1 WHen God at last Return'd his happy Captives home We all appear'd Like those who in their Slumbers dream verse 2 Mirth from our Lips Praise from our chearful Tongues would come Mirth daily was Our Food and Praise our daily Theam The very Heathens round us wondring cry'd See how God's Love to them is magnifi'd verse 3 God's Love to us Indeed is highly magnify'd Our present Joys Are more than former Sorrows great verse 4 Thou Lord who dost Ful◠Streams for Southern Lands provide O let our Restitution be at last compleat verse 5 So Judah's Lands shall more Refreshment know Than Sands thro' which thy cooling Rivers flow Thus tho' swell'd Grief Rou's in with an impetuous Tide Yet sliding off It soon its Place to Joy resigns verse 6 And he who pretious Seed on barren Mountains try'd And thro' a fond Mistake to cold Despair inclines Comes home at last with Joys triumphant Sound With weighty Sheves his fruitful Harvest crown'd PSAL. cxxvij. verse 1 IF God to build the House denies The Workmen build in vain And Towns without Gods wakeful Eyes A needless Watch maintain verse 2 Before the Mornings Blushes rise Your daily Works renew And till the Stars remount the Skies Your daily Works pursue Fare ne're so hard it 's all in vain If yet by God unblest Do all and but his Smiles obtain You 'll safely sweetly rest verse 3 Lo Children from the pregnant Womb By Gods blest Influence grow verse 4 Like Arrows in their youthful Bloom Shot from some Gyant 's Bow verse 5 O happy 's he whose Quiver's sill'd With such bright Shafts resound He 'll ne're to Force nor Malice yield While these his Foes confound Another Metre Proper Tune verse 1 IF God to build the House denies The Workmen build but build in vain And Cities useless Guards maintain If God withdraws his watchful Eyes Gods Help out-does the Builders Art And He performs the Watchman's Part. verse 2 Before the Morning-Blushes rise Your daily painful Works renew Your daily painful Works pursue Till Night again obscures the Skies Support your selves with meanest Fare The Drink of Tears the Bread of Care In vain you toil and build in vain If God still at a Distance stands And neither bless your Heads nor Hands But if his Love you once obtain Then rise or watch or fast or weep You 'll safely live and sweetly sleep verse 3 Lo Children from the pregnant Womb By God's immediate Blessing grow verse 4 Like Shafts sent from some Giants Bow They seem in all their youthful Bloom They too can hurl their deadly Darts With steady Hands and daring Hearts verse 5 O happy 's he whose Quiver sounds With such important Shafts as these The Man his Foes undaunted sees No Fear his Head or Heart confounds Nor will he quit the Martial Field While these Support and Comfort yield PSAL. cxxviij verse 1 HAppy thrice happy Thou Who in his own best way Dost to thy Great Creator bow And his Commands obey verse 2 His Blessings round thee wait And on thy Labours rest Thy meaner but contented State With Peace and Safety blest verse 3 Like some fair spreading Vine With purple Grapes o're-born So thy kind Mates chast Beauties shine Her Fruits thy Walls adorn The lovely Mother she With hopeful Issue crown'd Her Sons like Olive Plants shall be Thy Tables planted round verse 4 Thus sha'l the Lord his Grace On thee his Friend bestow verse 5 To thee from Sion's sacred Place A thousand Favours show Blest with a firm old Age Thy happy Eyes shall see Thy lively fruitful Heirs presage A long Posterity verse 6 Thy happy Eyes shall see The Churches blest encrease Secur'd by long Felicity And universal Peace PSAL. cxxix verse 1 ME from my Youth may Israel say My Foes have oft opprest verse 2 In vain from Youthful Years have they Distur'd my Peaceful Rest verse 3 Deep o're my Back the Wicked plow'd And long their furrows drew And would of short successes proud Their spiteful ways pursue verse 4 But God the Righteous Judge with ease Their Cords in Pieces tore verse 5 May Shame and Fear these Wretches seize Who hate to Sion bore verse 6 Let them like Corn on Houses dy Which Springs but quickly dyes verse 7 Which Mowers pass regardless by And Reapers all despise verse 8 No Passengers would kindly call To such as labour'd there Gods Blessing on Your Labours fall His Name your Harvest cheer PSAL. cxxx verse 1 FRom gloomy Deeps Dear Lord to Thee From gloomy Deeps I cry'd verse 2 O hear me let thy Mercy be No more to me deny'd verse 3 Shouldst thou our Sinns severely weigh Who Lord thy Wrath could bear verse 4 But Pardon is thy gentler Way The Spring of Godly Fear verse 5 My Soul Lord waits it waits for Thee And on thy Word depends E're I the dawning Morning see My Soul the Lord attends To him ô raise your Humble Eles Poor Israels scatter'd Race With him kind Mercy treasur'd lies And never failing Grace From Him Redemption freely flows And Hee 'l redeem Thee too From all thy Sinns and all those Woes Which justly Sinn pursue PSAL. cxxxj NO Prides aspiring Rage No swelling Thoughts engage Dear God my Heart to beat a part With this corrupted Age. I ne'r at Empire aim'd Nor Crowns nor Scepters claim'd Nor soar'd above with wanton Love Of Mysteries enflam'd But as some Babe at Rest Wean'd from its Mothers Breast Close Silence keeps with gentle sleeps Or Smiling Slumbers blest So Lord my Soul set free From careful Vanity From Earths delights and unknown Flights In Silence waits on Thee O Ye of Israels race O seek his glorious Face On Him besure your Faith secure And his Commands embrace PSAL. cxij. verse 1 REmember Davids Troubles Lord How in Affliction He verse 2 With faithful Vows engag'd his Word O Jacobs God to Thee verse 3 High tho my lofty Palace rise With Cedar nobly ciel'd And Beds with Golden Canopyes Would downy Slumbers yield verse 4 I 'll ne'r my Rooms of State approach Nor stretch my self at ease No sleep shall on my Brows encroach My Lids no Slumbers please verse 5 Till I that happy Place have found By Heavenly Favour blest Where Jacobs God on Holy ground Will fix his glorious Rest It 's done and as our Meaner Race Of old their Maker chose So rough and mean's that wondrous Place Where hee 'l at last repose verse 6 Ephrata's Fields and Shilohs Plains Are all alas destroy'd And Sions Mount unsmooth'd remains And rough obscure and void Yet there his Arke is fix'd and there His sacred Altars stand Till there his Temples roofs