101 My feet from evill waies refrain'd Are by Thy word restrain'd verse 102 I from Thy judgments not depart For Thou hast taught my heart verse 103 Then hony bred from flowry fields Thy word more sweetnesse yields verse 104 Through this I understanding gat And waies of falsehood hate NVN. verse 105 Thy word a lamp is shining bright And to my path a light verse 106 I in my solemne vowes have sworne Thy statutes to performe verse 107 I ly perplext with greif and paine Lord quicken me againe verse 108 O let my Pray'rs Thy audience reach And me Thy judgments teach verse 109 My soul though death dangers threat Can never Thee forget verse 110 And though the wicked snares have lay'd From Thee I never stray'd verse 111 Thy statutes are my chosen part The comfort of my heart verse 112 And to performe Them I intend Untill my life shall end SAMECH verse 113 I hate vaine thoughts ill men neglect But I Thy Law affect verse 114 Thou art my refuge and my shield Whose word doth safety yield verse 115 Depart ye wicked ones away I will my God obey verse 116 Uphold me in a life unblam'd Nor let my hope be sham'd verse 117 Sustaine me Lord so shall my faith Resting on Thee be safe verse 118 Thou tread'st them downe whose guile-full heart Doth from Thy Lawes depart verse 119 And like the drosse that 's cast away Mak'st them on earth decay verse 120 My trembling flesh is full of feare When I these judgments heare AIN verse 121 Lord leave me not who love the right To my oppressors might verse 122 Be Thou my surety 'gainst their pride Who have my waies decry'd verse 123 Mine eyes for Thy salvation faile Untill my hopes prevaile verse 124 In mercy with Thy servant deale Thy statutes Lord reveale verse 125 Give me an understanding heart Thy sacred will impart verse 126 T is time for Thee to bring Thy aid For voyd Thy Law is made verse 127 I Thy Commandments pretious hold Above refined gold verse 128 And all Thy precepts justly prize But hate deceit and lyes PE verse 129 Thy testimonies wond'rous are My soules delight and care verse 130 Thy words like beams of light arise To make the simple wise verse 131 Panting and breathlesse in desire I to Thy lawes aspire verse 132 Such mercy Lord upon me powre As those who Thee adore verse 133 Order my steps no sins may staine Nor vices or'e me reigne verse 134 From man's oppression me redeeme Thy precepts who esteeme verse 135 Make Thy blest face on me to shine Teach me Thy Lawes divine verse 136 Rivers of Teares run down mine eyes When men Thy Law despise TSADDI verse 137 Thou righteous art O Lord my might Thy judgments are upright verse 138 The Statutes which Thou do'st command Unchang'd and faithfull stand verse 139 My zeale consumes me when I find Thy Law not kept in mind verse 140 Thy word is very pure and try'd By me most magnify'd verse 141 I though despis'd and lightly set Thy precepts not forget verse 142 Thy righteousnesse no period knew And Thy Commands are true verse 143 Though troubles me or anguish seize Yet I delight in these verse 144 Lord in Thy statutes knowledge give And I shall ever live COPH. verse 145 I cry'd with my whole heart Lord heare Through whom I persevere verse 146 O save me when to Thee I call So keep Thy Lawes I shall verse 147 My cryes prevent the dawning light verse 148 My eyes out watch the night That I Thy word might meditate My hope and safe Retreit verse 149 O Lord my voice in mercy heare Me quicken in Thy feare verse 150 Men bent to mischeif nigh me draw Contemners of thy Law verse 151 Yet Thou O Lord art neare at hand And true is Thy command verse 152 For on eternall bases plac't Thy testimonies last RESCH. verse 153 Consider me in my distresse For I Thy Law confesse verse 154 Plead Thou my cause and life afford According to Thy word verse 155 Salvation far from sinners flies For they Thy Lawes despise verse 156 Thy tender mercies Lord exceed O quicken me with speed verse 157 Though many foes 'gainst me combine From Thee I not decline verse 158 With sorrow I transgressors saw Who have not kept Thy Law verse 159 Lord think how I Thy precepts love Inspire me from above verse 160 Thy word is true Thy Judgments pure And ever shall endure SCHIN verse 161 Princes pursue me without cause Yet still I feare Thy Lawes verse 160 Whose sacred word more glads my mind Then those that treasures find verse 163 I falshood hate abhorre all lyes But Thy Commandments prize verse 164 Sev'n times each day my tongue displayes Thy righteous judgments praise verse 165 Great peace have those Thy Law attend Nothing shall them offend verse 166 Lord I in Thy salvation hope And make Thy will my scope verse 167 My soule Thy testimonies loves And them 'bove all approves verse 168 And constantly Thy Law obeyes Who searchest all my waies TAV. verse 169 Accept O Lord my lowd complaint And knowledge to me grant verse 170 Let my request admission crave And in Thy promise save verse 171 So shall my lips Thy praises reach When Thou my heart dost teach verse 172 My tongue Thy statutes shall recite For Thy commands are right verse 173 O let Thine hand bring help to me Whose choise Thy precepts be verse 174 My thoughts for Thy salvation long My cheifest joyes among verse 175 Let my souls live Thy Name to praise Whose judgments me shall raise I like a lost sheep went astray O Lord my wand'rings stay PSAL. CXX verse 1 WIth troubles prest and drown'd in grief I called for relief When God unto my help appear'd And my Petition heard verse 2 Lord save me from their cruell lies Who would my life surprize Make not my soule their envies bait To perish by deceit verse 3 What vengeance doth to Thee belong O false and perjur'd tongue verse 4 Sharp arrowes and a quenchlesse fire Shall one day be thy hire verse 5 Wo unto me constrain'd to dwell So far from Jsrael That I in Mesech sojourne must And Tents of Kedar trust verse 6 My Soule this long time doth converse With dispositions fierce Who shunned have like some disease The happy fruits of peace verse 7 To quench wars flame and lessen strife I labour'd all my life But They when Treaties were my care For lasting war prepare PSAL. CXXI Sing this as the Prayer after the Commandements verse 1 UP to the Hills I lift mine eyes From whence my help and comfort rise verse 2 My safety from the Lord doth spring Who made the world and every thing verse 3 Thy foot from falling He protects Nor Slumbers He nor thee neglects verse 4 Behold that Lord who Israel keeps Unweary'd is and never sleeps verse 5 God is thy Keeper like a shade Which on thy right hand is
publish in my Song What thankes to Thee belong verse 8 O Lord devoutly I affect The House Thou dost Elect. I Love the honour of that Place Thy presence deignes to grace verse 9 Shut not my soule nor judge my life With men of blood and strife verse 10 Whose arme it selfe in mischiefe lifts Whose hand is fill'd with gifts verse 11 In mine integrity I goe Save me and mercy show verse 12 So will I Praise Thee when my feet Within Thy Temple meet PSAL. XXVII Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 GOd my Salvation is and Light What terrour then shall me affright My life 's sole strength He is and aid Of whom then shall I be afraid verse 2 When wicked men mine enemies Conspiring did against me rise When they approach'd my flesh to eat They stumbling fell in their retreat verse 3 Although an host encamped were My heart their numbers shall not feare And though a War against me rise My confidence shall them despise verse 4 One thing of God I have desir'd That I unto His House retir'd Might spend my dayes there grow old His Temples beauty to behold verse 5 For He when times of trouble threat Will me in his Pavilion seat Within His Tabernacle hide And safety on a rock provide verse 6 And now my head up-lifted shall Behold my foes encircling fall Therefore glad Songs and sacrifice With praises to Thy throne shall rise verse 7 Heare O my Lord and when I cry In mercy to my voyce reply verse 8 When Thou command'st Seek ye my face My heart O Lord seek Thee saies verse 9 Hide not Thy face from me in ire Nor leave me helplesse I desire verse 10 Who when my Parents me forsake Wilt me unto Thy favour take verse 11 Teach me O Lord Thy wayes to tread In pathes of truth and plainnesse lead verse 12 Nor leave me to their cruell will Who raise false witnesse me to kill verse 13 I fainted had but for beleife In endlesse life to find releife Wait on the Lord of courage be O wait on Him will strengthen Thee PSAL XXVIII verse 1 TO Thee O Lord my Rock I cry Forbeare not to reply Least I be if Thou silence keep Like those in death that sleep verse 2 Heare Thou the voyce of my request In accents lowd exprest When I with lifted hands entreat Before thy Mercy seat verse 3 O draw me not with sinners hence Whose works are Thy offence Who when their hearts would mischiefe wreake Peace to their neighbour speake verse 4 Give them according to their deeds And wicked labours seeds And in the workes they did invent Render their punishment verse 5 Because Gods works they set at nought And what His hand hath wrought He cast them to destruction shall Nor build them when they fall verse 6 Blessed be God who when I pray'd Became my shield and aid verse 7 Therefore my heart in Songs of Praise With joy His fame shall raise verse 8 He His Annointed doth defend Strength to His Servants send verse 9 Thy people save Thine Heritance To endlesse blisse advance PSAL XXIX verse 1 YEe Mighty in your Race and Tribe Glory to God ascribe verse 2 In beauty of His holinesse His Name adore and blesse verse 3 The Lord by His commanding voyce Brings downe the Waters noyse The Glorious God the Thunder makes Which earth's foundation shakes verse 4 He rules the Sea with pow'r from high Dreadfull in Majesty verse 5 His voyce when He in fury speakes The lofty Cedars breaks verse 6 Like sporting Calves the Mountaines skip Great Lebanon doth leap And Syrion by his Motion borne Like a young Unicorne verse 7 His voyce the flames of fire divides From clouds when Lightning glides verse 8 At His rebuke the desart quakes And barren Kadesh shakes verse 9 Bring forth He makes the frighted Hinds Rends forrests with His Winds And all His glory must declare Who in His Temple are verse 10 God sits above the Watry maine Doth King for ever reigne verse 11 He will His peoples strength encrease And blesse them long with peace PSAL. XXX Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 O Lord I Thee will magnifie For Thou hast lifted me on high Nor madest me a scorne to those Who were my lifes professed foes verse 2 O Lord my God I cry'd to Thee Who hast in mercy healed me My Soule Thou broughtest from the grave And from the pit of Hell didst save verse 4 O all ye Saints your voyces raise To sing your Makers endlesse praise Remember still with thankes to blesse And magnifie His Holinesse verse 5 For but a Moment lasts His wrath His favour life restored hath Our weeping may endure a night But joy comes with the morning light verse 6 In my prosperity I said My bases are for ever lay'd I shall not from my place remove But stand supported by Thy love No change of times or fortunes hate Can overthrow my happy state For thou my Mountaine mad'st so strong I shall on earth continue long Yet whilst exalted in my thought I was to suddaine trouble brought And soon as Thou didst hide Thy face My comforts vanish'd hence apace verse 8 Then unto Thee O Lord did I With humble supplication cry I did to God my plaint addresse Thus powring forth my heavinesse verse 9 O Thou most Glorious most Good What profit is there in my blood What triumph canst Thou gaine by it When I goe downe into the pit Shall silent dust or darknesse have A tongue to praise Thee in the grave Or those in earth who closed are From their low Cells Thy truth declare verse 10 O Lord Thine eare of mercy lend And from Thy dwelling succour send verse 11 For Thou the cause for which I mourn'd Hast into Songs and Dances turn'd My Sack-cloath Thou didst off me take And cheerfull robes of gladnesse make verse 12 That I Thy praises might renew To whom incessant thankes are due PSAL. XXXI Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 IN Thee O Lord I put my trust Save me from shame as Thou art just verse 2 Bow downe Thy gratious eare with speed Be Thou my strong defence at need verse 3 For Thou my Rock do'st me protect O for Thy Names sake me direct verse 4 Pull me from out the dang'rous net Which they for me have closely set verse 5 My spirit I to Thee commit For Thou O God did'st purchase it verse 6 I hate all those love vanities But on the Lord my trust relies verse 7 I joy in Thy compassion show'n Who hast my Soule in trouble know'n verse 8 Thou didst from hostile hands discharge To liberty my feet enlarge verse 9 Have mercy Lord and send reliefe Mine eye and soule both wast with griefe verse 10 Through sin I sigh away my dayes My bones consume my strength decayes verse 11 My foes reproach my neighbours fright I am whilst friends avoid my sight verse 12 Like to the dead I sit forgot And
promis'd mercies are verse 12 Or shall the dark Thy wonders see The land where all forgotten be verse 13 To Thee O Lord my cryes are sent My prayer shall the morne prevent verse 14 O why do'st Thou my soul reject And hid'st from me Thy blest aspect verse 15 Afflicted and in misery I almost ready am to dy From youth to age in lifes each act Thy suffer'd terrours me distract verse 16 Thy wrath quite over me doth go Thine indignation strikes me so verse 17 They like the raging floods abound Or swelling waters me surround verse 18 My friends and all my lovers are By Thee from my reliefe put far And those who my acquaintance were Conceal'd or lost my sight forbear PSAL. LXXXIX Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 MY Song thy mercies shall make know'n Thy truth to all succession verse 2 For They built up for ever last And are in Heav'n establish'd fast verse 3 I to my chosen David sware And did by Covenant declare verse 4 I stablish will thy seed alone And build to Thee a lasting Throne verse 5 The Heav'ns Thy wonders praise confesse And Saints proclaime thy faithfulnesse For who in earth or heaven are verse 6 Whose might can with the Lord compare verse 7 Fear'd by His Saints by them implor'd And by His servants still ador'd verse 8 O Lord of Hosts who is so strong Whose word like thine endures so long verse 9 Thou rul'st the Seas that rage and rise Whose swelling wave becalmed lies verse 10 Thou Rahab brak'st like one that 's dead Thine arme thy foes hath scattered verse 11 The Heav'ns are Thine with earth's encrease And all the fulnesse growes from these verse 12 The North South thy pow'r did frame Tabor and Hermon praise thy Name verse 13 13 Thy mighty arme is lifted high Thy right hand full of Majesty verse 14 Thy Throne hath justice for its base Mercy and Truth before Thy face verse 15 Blessed are they who at Thy Feasts And in Thy presence are the guests verse 16 They all the day rejoyce in Thee In righteousnes exalted be verse 17 Thy strength and glory them adorne Whose favour shall lift up our horne verse 18 The Lord to us doth safety bring Thy Holy one remaines our King verse 19 In visions Thou to Him hast said I on my chosen help have lay'd verse 20 I have my servant David found With Oyle annointed Him crown'd verse 21 Confirm'd and strength'ned by my arme I will protect his life from harme verse 22 No enemy on Him exact Nor hurt him shall by wicked pact verse 23 His foes beat down before him fly And shall by plagues consumed dy verse 24 My mercy yet to him assur'd Shall in his glory be secur'd Second Part. verse 26 His right hand lifted ore the maine Shall to the in-land rivers reigne verse 26 He crying in his prayers shall My God and Rock and Father call verse 27 I 'le make him heire my first begot Above earth's Kings advance his lot verse 28 To Him my mercy nere shall wast My Covenant stand ever fast verse 29 His seed shall long endure his Throne Like Heav'ns unweary'd motion verse 30 But if His Sons my Law forsake verse 31 Or my Commands and Statutes break verse 32 My rod shall punish their neglect My hand with stripes their sin correct verse 33 Yet shall my love to him prevaile verse 34 My Covenant nor change nor faile verse 35 To David have I sworne that I My promise would not falsify verse 36 His seed shall governe whil'st the sun About the world his course doth run verse 37 And like the Moon establish'd be The faithfull pledg of my decree verse 38 But thine annointed now thy wrath Cast off and quite abhorred hath verse 39 Thou voyd hast made the Cov'nant seal'd Profan'd his crowne his Rule repeal'd verse 40 His Bulwarks broke his senses torne verse 41 Make him his neighbour's spoyle scorne verse 42 Thou strength'ned ha'st his foes right hand That he in battail cannot stand verse 44 His sword wants edge His glory 's gone And to the earth cast down his throne verse 45 Thou short'ned hast his youth His fame Obscur'd and cover'd is with shame verse 46 Lord wilt Thou ever from us turne Or shall like fire thine anger burne verse 47 Remember yet how short my dayes How vaine man's life how soon decaies verse 48 What mortall lives who shall not dy And in the pit of silence ly verse 49 Where are thy mercies Lord the faith Thy oath to David plighted hath verse 50 Remember Lord thy servants shame How mighty people us defame verse 51 Thinke how thy foes have us abus'd And thine Annointed's steps traduc'd verse 52 Yet shall my soul how ere opprest Say evermore The Lord be blest PSAL. XC Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 O Lord Thou ha'st our refuge been All ages have thy mercies seene verse 2 Before the lofty hills were made Or earth's unmov'd foundation lay'd From everlasting Thou art God And wilt out live times period verse 3 Thou turn'st to dust the Sons of men Then say'st Returne to life agen verse 4 4 A thousand yeares in thy account But to a day with us amount Nor are extended in thy sight Beyond the watch of one short night verse 5 Our time runs on like rapid streams We vanish as forgotten dreams verse 6 Like grasse or morning flowres we spring Then wither in the evening verse 7 When Thou displeased art we wast And unto nothing come at last verse 8 Thou mark'st our deeds our sins of night Are alwayes open to thy sight Making the breach of thy pure Lawes Our death and swift destructions cause verse 9 From whence we suddenly waxe old Expiring like a tale that 's told verse 10 The common Age of mortall men Exceeds not Threescore yeares and ten And if to Fourscore they attaine Their life is but a length'ned paine Incessant sorrowes and disease Their faculties and vigour seize For soon cut off our dayes decay And suddenly we flie away verse 11 But who regards Thy heauy wrath Or of Thy feare true feeling hath Neither Thy judgements nor Thy love Can us unto repentance move verse 12 Lord so our dayes to number teach We may the end of wisedome reach And learne those errours to forget Which us in Thy displeasure set verse 13 Returne O Lord and now repent At our endured punishment How long wilt Thou thy help delay Or not remove our woes away verse 14 O satisfy our Soule with joyes To recompense Lifes past annoyes verse 15 Afford us comfort for those yeares We were enforc'd to spend in teares verse 16 Lord Let Thy glorious work appeare Thy servants from the dust to reare That all succeeding times may know What praises to thy Name we owe verse 17 O let thy beames of favour shine On those who in death's shade have ly'n Grant that for which we prayers make And prosper all we
His love Are kept that they can never move For He when dangers Hir distresse His early succour shall addresse verse 6 The Nations rage the Kingdomes are Disturb'd with strife and threats of war But He the tempest can allay And cause the earth to melt away verse 7 The Lord of Hosts doth us direct Great Iacobs God doth us protect verse 8 Come see on those our mischeifs wrought What desolations He hath brought verse 9 He maketh strife and wars to cease And crowns the bleeding earth with peace He breaks the bow and crackes the speare In fire the Chariots burned were verse 10 Lo this is God whose awfull sway Both earth and Heaven must obey verse 11 The Lord of Hosts doth us direct Great Iacobs God doth us protect PSAL. XLVII verse 1 O Clap your hands All earth throughout To God in triumph shout verse 2 His greatnesse rules the world from high With awfull Majesty verse 3 He Nations under us subdues And will our portion chuse Which doth in glory far excell The Lot of Israël verse 5 God is gone up with showting voice And sounding trumpets noyse verse 6 Unto our God loud praises sing Sing praises to our King verse 7 To Him whose pow'r the earth doth fill With knowledge sing and skill verse 8 Who on His sacred throne remaines And ore the Heathen reignes verse 9 The Princes with the People joyne Sprung out of Abra'm's loyne For all are in His care enroll'd Who highly is extoll'd PSAL. XLVIII verse 1 GReat is the Lord His praise is great In Salem His blest seat verse 2 Mount Sion beauteous is for site The spatious earth's delight Upon the sides which Northward rise The Great King's City lies verse 3 God in hir Palaces alone Is for a refuge know'n verse 4 For lo the Kings assembled were Hir glories downe to teare verse 5 They saw with marvail hir defense In trouble hasting thence verse 6 They were surpriz'd with sudden feare Like pangs which women beare verse 7 Thou break'st the Ships from Tarshish saile With Thy strong Easterne gale verse 8 In Salem unto God endear'd We saw what oft we heard The Lord of Hosts will hir defend And stablish to the end verse 9 Lord in Thy Temple to our thought We have Thy mercies brought verse 10 O God according to Thy Name So endlesse is Thy fame Thy hand is full of righteousnesse Let Sion joy expresse verse 11 Let Iudah's daughter gladly sing The judgments of their King verse 12 Walk round about faire Sions Mount Hir stately Tow'rs recount verse 13 Hir Bulwarks marke and structures well And to your Children tell verse 14 For here the Lord our God intends Till time expired ends His favours on This place to breath And guide us unto death PSAL. XLIX As Psalme 51. verse 1 ALl people of the world give eare verse 2 Low high rich poore togither heare verse 3 My mouth of wisedome shall dilate My heart deep knowledge meditate verse 4 To Parables I will encline Darke sayings on the harp divine verse 5 Why should my end affrightment feel When sin or death assault my heel verse 6 Who trust in wealth and riches boast verse 7 Cannot redeeme a brother lost Or bring back life when fled away Or unto God his ransome pay verse 8 The soule so pretious is no rate Can it recall or expiate verse 9 That so he might for ever last And not of earth's corruption tast verse 10 For he perceiveth that the wise Like to the foole and brutish dies And all the wealth which they have got Must then become anothers lot verse 11 Yet they suppose their dwelling place Shall last through each succeeding race And to their lands their names bequeath To keep them living after death verse 12 Man nerethelesse to honour brought Like beasts that perish comes to nought verse 13 Thus their vaine folly ends yet they Who them survive praise all they say verse 14 Like sheep they in the grave are layd For death to feed on dishes made The just in light eternall reignes Whilst others pomp in dust remaines verse 15 But God my my soule shall take and save From power of the wide-mouth'd grave verse 16 Be not thou troubled or afraid When one of these is wealthy made Or when with plenty fill'd and ease His houses glory doth encrease verse 17 He carries nothing when he dies But stript of all his honour lies verse 18 Though living he his soule did blesse Applauding his false happinesse And men that course in worldings praise Which most the appetite obaies verse 19 He with his fathers ends in night And never more shall see the light verse 20 Man who in honour nothing knowes From hence like beasts that perish goes PSAL. L. To the proper Tune verse 1 THe God of might Unto the earth did call From the Suns light To his declining fall verse 2 From Sion faire The Lord himselfe hath shone verse 3 God shall repaire In noise and terrour know'n Usher'd with Flame Wrapt in a stormy cloud verse 4 He shall proclaime To earth his judgment lowd verse 5 My Saints collect To me with offrings sworne verse 6 Heav'ns shall detect The justice by Him borne verse 7 My people heare O Israel I speak And witnesse beare 'gainst thee my Lawes dost break verse 8 I not reprove Thy sacrifices faile verse 9 No goates I love Nor Bullocks from thy stall verse 10 Mine is each beast Which the wild Forrests feed Ev'n to the least Which thousand hils doe breed verse 11 The fowles I know Which on the Mountaines fly The wild beasts owe Which in the desartly verse 12 If I would eat I need not tell it thee The whole worlds meat And it belongs to me verse 13 That I require Bulls flesh why should'st thou think Burnt in the fire Or blood of goats would drink verse 14 Thanksgivings bring And pay to God thy vowes This offering He as the best allowes verse 15 And on Me call In thine afflicted dayes I save thee shall And thou shalt give Me praise verse 16 But to the bad Saith God why should you dare The Lawes I made Or Statutes to declare Why doe ye vaunt In your un-hallow'd mouth My Covenant verse 17 Whose hearts instruction loath verse 18 Thou did'st consent When thou a thief hadst seen Thy foule intent Hath with adult'rers been verse 19 Thou to all ill Thy mouth do'st dedicate Thy false tongue still Is uttering deceit verse 20 Thou do'st back-bite To work thy brothers shame And full of spight Thy Mothers sonne defame verse 21 This hast thou done And whilst I silent sate Thou thought'st Me one Who had like thee forgate But I will hast And order'd 'fore thine eyes Present at last All these impieties verse 22 Consider ye Who God nor judgment fear Least anger'd He Your soules in pieces teare verse 23 Who offers praise Me honours and th' upright After earthes dayes Shall dwell in endlesse light PSAL. LI. To
the proper Tune verse 1 HAve mercy O my God! on me Who thus dejected fly to Thee According to Thy boundlesse love The weight of mine offence remove verse 2 From Thine un-wasted pitties spring Thy wonted streames of pardon bring O wash my leprous soule againe And cleanse me from this bloody staine verse 3 In sad repentance I confesse The knowledge of this wickednesse verse 4 Against Thee have I sinn'd alone Who art my Judge for what is done I cannot hide the blood I spilt Nor will excuse my secret guilt That at Thy bar when I am try'd Thy sentence might be justify'd verse 5 Brought forth I was to Parents scorne In sin conceiv'd with sorrow Borne And have emprov'd by act and thought Those spots which to the world I brought verse 6 But Thou dost inward truth require And only can'st that grace inspire Thou therefore shalt who wisdome art With understanding fill my heart verse 7 Purge me with Hyssop then my soule Shall cleansed be though nev'r so foule Wash me and my black crimes will grow More white then is the falling snow verse 8 Make me to hear Thy mercies voice So shall my broken bones rejoyce verse 9 Turne from my sinnes Thy face away Nor let them in remembrance stay verse 10 Create O God! a cleansed heart Renew my soule chast thoughts impart verse 11 Me from Thy presence never drive Nor of thy guiding grace deprive verse 12 Restore Thy comfort yet at last And let Thy spirit keep me fast verse 13 Then wicked men thy wayes I le teach And sinners shall conversion reach verse 14 Deliver me from guilt of blood O God Thou Authour of my good verse 15 Open my lips enlarge my tongue And then thy prayses shall be sung verse 16 Thou do'st not sacrifice desire Or any offring made by fire verse 17 The sacrifices God delight Are broken hearts and soules contrite verse 18 O cast thy favourable eye On Sions low calamity Build up neglected Salems wall Whose Structures now to ruin fall verse 19 Then shalt Thou be when once appeas'd With our devout oblations pleas'd Who heapes of Incense up will fling And bullocks to Thine Altar bring PSAL. LII verse 1 WHy boasting Tyrant dost thou threat Thou canst do mischeife yet Gods constant goodnesse will prevent Thy murtherous intent verse 2 Thy tongue suggestions doth devise Like rasors cut thy lyes verse 3 Thou evill more then goodnesse lov'st Deceit not truth approv'st verse 4 Thy words false tongue mens lives devour But God shall by His pow'r verse 5 Pluck thee from earth thy dwelling place Thy name from heaven rase verse 6 The just these judgments see and feare Which wicked ones must beare And all their malice vainly try'd With laughter shall deride verse 7 Lo this is he who God not chose For his assur'd repose But strong in violence and stealth Rely'd upon his wealth verse 8 Yet I within God's house shall be Like a green Olive tree And on Thy mercy all my daies My confidence will raise verse 9 I for this preservation will My praises offer still And on Thy saving Name await Which Saints must celebrate PSAL. LIII verse 1 THe fool whose heart doth truth upbraid There is no God hath said Corrupted is with sin their mind And none to good enclin'd verse 2 God His survay from Heaven took And downe on men did look To see if any Him would know Or seek His truth below verse 3 But now revolted every one To filthinesse is gone His Law by none is understood There is not one doth good verse 4 Will they all knowledge thus defy That work iniquity Who eat my people up as bread Nor God have worshipped verse 5 He by false fear and vaine affright Their bones hath scatter'd quite Through Gods just vengeance and despise In shame their glory lies verse 6 O that from Sion help were sent To end our banishment For Iacobs Off-spring then in peace Should joy in their release PSAL. LIV. verse 1 SAve me O God and by Thy might With judgment do me right Be Thou to my request attent verse 2 My words in sorrow sent verse 3 For 'gainst my soule Oppressors rise Strangers who thee despise verse 4 But thou my help and champion art For those that take my part verse 5 With sure revenge He shall repay And cut my foes away verse 6 Free off'rings then to thee shall flame And I will praise Thy Name verse 7 His goodnesse me from trouble saves And gives them timelesse graves Mine eye on those sees his desire Who did my fall conspire PSAL. LV Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 1 GIve eare O God unto my pray'r From my request not hidden far verse 2 Attend to me with crying faint Who lowdly mourne in my complaint verse 3 Because my foes injurious voyce Mine innocence decryes with noyse And bad oppressors That impute Which doth their wrath and hatred suit verse 4 My heart within me sore with paine Death's falling terrours doth sustaine verse 5 Cold feare and trembling me dismay'd Orewhelm'd with horrour thus I said verse 6 O that I were with wings possest Like doves to fly and be at rest verse 7 Lo then far off I wander might And to the desart take my flight verse 8 I from the windy storme would hast And this fierce tempest ' scape at last verse 9 Destroy O Lord their tongues divide For in the City strife I spy'd verse 10 Both day and night the walls they round Wherein all mischeifes do abound verse 11 In midst whereof foule sins do meet Deceit and guile in ev'ry street verse 12 No open foe did me traduce For then I could have borne th' abuse No publicke hate 'gainst me reveal'd Then should I have my selfe conceal'd verse 13 But it was Thou my friend my guide In equall conversation try'd verse 14 We in sweet counsail daies had spent And to Gods house togither went verse 15 O let some unexpected death Strange as unlook't for seize their breath Let them go down alive to hell For wickednesse with them doth dwell verse 16 But I upon the Lord will call Who saves me from their plotted fall verse 17 At ev'ning morning and mid-day To Him that heares me will I pray verse 18 He resku'd hath in peace my life Deliver'd from their bloody strife Who were in battail opposite For many then for me did fight verse 19 Afflictions shall on them lay hold By God impos'd who ' bides of old Because they in no changes were They grow secure and God not feare verse 20 He hath put forth his hand 'gainst These Who were enleagu'd with him in peace His friendly vow he did recant And break his solemne Covenant verse 21 His speeches smooth as butter are But in his heart is cruell war More soft then Oyle his flatt'ring words Yet were they sharper then draw'n swords verse 22 Upon the Lord thy burden cast Who shall sustaine and keep thee fast verse 23 But