Or who smong the God's of Earth With our Almighty Lord compare verse 7 With Rev'rence and religious Dread His Saints should to his Temple pres His Fear thro' all their Hearts should spread Who his Almighty Name consess verse 8 Lord God of Armies who can boast Of Strength or Pow'r like thine renown'd Of such a num'rous faithful Host As that which does thy Throns surround verse 9 Thou dost the lawless Sea controul And change the Prospect of the Deep Thou mak'st the sping Billows rowl Thou mak'st the rowling Billows sleep verse 10 Thoubrak'st in pieces Rahab's Pride And didst oppressing Pow'r disarm Thy scatter'd Foes have dearly try'd The Force of thy resistless Arm. verse 11 In thee the sov'reign Right remains Of Earth and Heav'n thee Lord alone The World and all that it contains Their Maker and Preserver own verse 12 The Poles on which the Globe does rest Were fdrm'd by thy creating Voice Tabor and Hertnon East and West In thy sustaining Pow'r rejoyce verse 13 Thy Arm h mighty ' strong thy Hand Yet Lord thou dbst with Justice reign verse 14 Possest of absolute Command Thou Truth and Mercy dost maintain verse 15 Happy thrice happy they who hear Thy sacred Trumpet 's joyful Sound Who may at Festivals appear With thy most glorious Presence crown'd verse 16 Thy Saints shall always be o'erjoy'd who on thy sacred Name rely And in thy Righteousness employ'd Above theirr Foes be rais'd on high verse 17 For in thy Strength they shall advance Whose Conquests from thy Favour spring verse 18 The Lord of Hosts is our Defence And Israel's God our Israel's King verse 19 Thus spak'st thou by the Prophet's Voice A mighty Champion I will send From Judah's Tribe have I made choice Of one who shall the rest defend verse 20 O My Servant David I have found With holy OH anointed him verse 21 Him shall the Hand support that crown'd And guard that gave the Diadem verse 22 No Prince from him shall Tribute forces No Son of Strise shall him annoy verse 23 His spiteful Foes I will disperse And them before his Face destroy verse 24 My Truth and Grace shall him sustain His Armies in well-order'd Ranks verse 25 Shall conquer from the Tyrian Main To Tigris and Euphrates Banks verse 26 Me for his Father he shall take His God and Rock of Safety call verse 27 Him I my First-born Son will make And Earthly Kings his Subjects all verse 28 To him my Mercy I 'll secure My Cov'nant make for ever fast verse 29 His Seed for ever shall endure His Throne till Heav'n dissolves shall last PART III verse 30 But if his Heirs my Law forsake And from my sacred Precepts stray verse 31 If they my righteous Statutes break Nor strictly my commands obey verse 32 Their Sins I 'll visit with a Rod And for their Folly make them smart verse 33 Yet will not cease to be their God Nor from my Truth like them depart verse 34 My Cov'nant I will ne'er revoke But in remembrance fast retain The thing that once my Lips have spoke Shall in eternal Force remain verse 35 Once have I sworn but once for all And made my holiness the Tie That I my Grant will ne'er recall Nor to my Servant David lie verse 36 Whose Throne and Race the constant Sun Shall like his Course establisht see verse 37 Of this my Oath thou conscious Moon In Heav'n my faithful Witness be verse 38 Such was thy gracious Promise Lord But thou hast now our Tribes forsook Thy own Anointed hast abhorr'd And turn'd on him thy wrathful Look verse 39 Thou seemest to have render'd void The Cov'nant with thy Servant made Thou hast his Dignity destroy'd And in the Dust his Honour laid verse 40 Of Strong-holds thou hast him berest And brought his Bulwarks to decay verse 41 His Frontier-Coasts defenceless lest A publiek Scorn and common Prey verse 42 His Ruine does glad Triumphs yield To Foes advanc'd by thee to Might verse 43 Thou hast his conqu'ring Sword unsteel'd His Valour turn'd to shameful Flight verse 44 His Glory is to darkness sled is Throne is levell'd with the Ground verse 45 His Youth to wretched Bondage led With Shame o're-whelm'd Sorrow dron'd verse 46 How long shall we thy Absence mourn Wilt thou for ever Lord retire Shall thy consuming Anger burn Till that and we at once expire verse 47 Consider Lord how short a space Thou dost for mortal Life ordain No Method to prolong the Race But loading it with Grief and Pain verse 48 What man is he that can controul Death's strict unalterable Doom Or rescue from the Grave his Soul The Grave that must Mankind entomb verse 49 Lord where 's thy Love thy boundless Grace The Oath to which thy Truth did feal Consign'd to David and his Race The grant which Time should ne're repeal verse 50 See how thy Servants treated are With Infamy Reproach and Spite Which in my silent Breast I bear From Nations of licentious Might verse 51 How they reproaching thy great Name Have made thy Servant's Hope their Jest verse 52 Yet thy just Praises we 'll proclaim And ever sing The Lord be hlest Amen Amen Psalm XC verse 1 O Lord the Saviour and Defence of us thy chosen Race From Age to Age thou still hast been our sure abiding-place verse 2 Before thou brought'st the Mountains forth or th' Earth and World didst frame Thou always wert the mighty God and ever art the same verse 3 Thou turnest Man O Lord to Dust of which he first was made And when thou speak'st the word Raturn 't is instantly obey'd verse 4 For in thy fight a thousand Years are like a Day that 's past Or like a watch in dead of Night whose hours unminded waste verse 5 Thou sweep'ft us off as with a Flood we vanish hence like Dreams At first we grow like Grass tnat feels the Sun's reviving Beams verse 6 But howfoever fresh and fair its Morning Beauty shows T is all cut down and withered quite before the Ev'ning close verse 7 8 We by thine Anger are consum'd and by thy Wrath dismay'd Our publick Crimes and secret Sins before thy sight are laid verse 9 Beneath thy Anger 's sad Effects our drooping Days we spend Our unregarded Years break off like Tales that quickly end verse 10 Qur Term of Time is seventy years an Age that few survive But if with more than common strength to eighty we arrive Yet then our boasted Strength decays to Sorrow turn'd and and Pain So soon the slender Thread is cut and we no more remain PART II verse 11 But who thy Anger 's dread Effects does as he ought revere And yet thy Wrath does fall or rise as more or less we fear verse 12 So teach us Lord th' uncertain Sum of our short Days to mind That to true Wisdom all our Hearts may ever be inclin'd verse 13 O to thy Servants Lord return and speedily relent As we
On you and on your Heirs he will increase of Blessings bring verse 15 Thrice happy you who Fav'rites are of this Almighty King verse 16 Heav'ns highest Orb of Glory he hiS Empire 's Seat design'd And gave this lower Globe of Earth a Portion td Mankind verse 17 They who in Death and Silence sleep to him no Praise afford verse 18 But we will bless for evermore our ever-living Lord. Psalm CXVI verse 1 MY Soul with grateful Thoughts of Love intirely is poslest Because the Lord vouchsasd to hear the Voice of my Request verse 2 Since he has now his Ear inclin'd I never will despair But still in all the straits of Life to him address my Prayer verse 3 With deadly Sorrows compass'd round with pains of Hell opprest When Troubles seiz'd my aking Heart and Anguish rack'd my Breast verse 4 On God's Almighty Name I call'd and thus to him I pray'd Lord I beseech thee save my Soul with Sorrows quite dismay'd verse 5 6 How just and merciful is God how gracious is the Lord Who saves the harmless and to me does timely help afford verse 7 Then free from pensive Cares my Soul resume thy wonted Rest For God has wond'rously to thee his bounteous Love exprest verse 8 When Death alarm'd me he remov'd my dangers and my Fears My Feet from falling he secur'd and dry'd my Eyes from Tears verse 9 Therefore my Life 's remaining years which God to me shall lend Will I in praises to his Name and in his Service spend verse 10 11 In God I trusted and of him in greatest Straits did boast For in my Flight all hopes of Aid from faithless Men were lost verse 12 13 Then what Return to him shall I for all his goodness make I 'll praise his Name and with glad Zeal the Cup of Blessing take verse 14 15 I 'll pay my Vows amongst his Saints whose Blood howe'er despis'd By Wicked Men in God's account is always highly priz'd verse 16 By various Ties O Lord must I to thy Dominion bow Thy humble Handmaid's Son before thy ransom'd Captive now verse 17 18 To thee I 'll Off rings bring of praise and whilst I bless thy Name The just performance of my Vows to all thy Saints proclaim verse 19 They in Jerusalem shall meet and in thy House shall joyn To bless thy Name consent and mix their Songs with mine Psalm CXVII verse 1 WIth cheerful Notes let all the Earth to Heav'n their Voices raise Let all inspir'd with godly Mirth sing solemn Hymns of Praise verse 2 God's tender Mercy knows no bound his Truth shall ne'er decay Then let the willing Nations round their grateful Tribute pay Psalm CXVIII verse 1 2 OPraise the Lord for he is good his Mercies ne'er decay That his kind Favours ever last let thankful Isr'el say verse 3 4 Their Sense of his eternal Love let Aaron's House express And that it never fails let all that fear the Lord confess verse 5 To God I made my humble moan with troubles quite opprest And he releas'd me from my Straits and granted my Request verse 6 Since therefore God does on my fide so graciously appear Why should the vain Attempts of Men possess my Soul with fear verse 7 Since God with those that aid my Cause vouchsases my part to take To all my Foes I need not doubt a just Return to make verse 8 9 For better 't is to trust in God and have the Lord our Friend Than on the greatest humane Pow'r for Safety to depend verse 10 11 Tho' many Nations closely leagu'd did ost beset me round Yet by his boundless Pow'r sustain'd I did their Strength confound verse 12 They swarm'd like Bees and yet their Rage was but a short-liv'd Blaze For whilst on God I still rely'd I vanquish'd them with ease verse 13 When all united press'd me hard in hopes to make me fall The Lord vouchsaf'd to take my part and fav'd me from them all verse 14 The Honour of my strange Escape to him alone belongs He is my Saviour and my Strength he only claims my Songs verse 15 Joy fills the Dwelling of the just whom God has fav'd from Harm For wond'rous things are brought to pass by his Almighty Arm. verse 16 He by his own resistless Pow'r has endless Honour won The saving Strength of his Right-hand amazing Works has done verse 17 God will not susser me to fall but still prolongs my Days That by declaring all his Works I may advance his Praise verse 18 When God had sorely me chastiz'd till quite of Hopes bereav'd His Mercy from the Gates of Death my fainting Life repriev'd verse 19 Then open wide the Temple-Gates to which the Just repair That I may enter in and praise my great Deliv'rer there verse 20 21 Within those Gates of God's Abgde to which the righteous press Since thou hast heard and set me safe thy holy Name I 'll bless verse 22 23 That which the Builders once refus'd is now the Corner-stone This is the wond'rous Work of God the Work of God alone verse 24 25 This Day is God's let all the Land exalt their cheerful Voice Lord we be seech thee fave us now and make us still rejoyce verse 26 Him that approaches in God's Name let all th' Assembly bless We that belong to God's own House have wish'd you good Success verse 27 God is the Lord thro' whom we all both Light and Comfort find Fast to the Altar's Horn with Cords the chosen Victim bind verse 28 Thou art my Lord O God and still I 'll praise thy holy Name Because thou only art my God I 'll celebrate thy Fame verse 29 O then with me give thanks to God who still does gracious prove And let the Tribute of our Praise be endless as his Love Psalm CXIX ALEPH. verse 1 HOW blest are they who always keep the pure and perfect way Who never from the sacred Paths of God's Commandments stray verse 2 How blest who to his righteous Laws have still obedient been And have with servent humble Zeal his Favour fought to win verse 3 Such Men their utmost caution use to shun each wicked Deed But in the path which he directs with constant Care proceed verse 4 Thou strictly hast enjoyn'd us Lord to learn thy sacred Will And all our Diligence employ thy Statutes to fulfil verse 5 O then that thy most holy Will might o'er my ways preside And I the course of all my Life by thy Direction guide verse 6 Then with Assurance should I walk from all Confusion free Convinc'd with Joy that all my Ways with thy Commands agree verse 7 My upright Heart shall my glad Mouth with cheerful Praises fill When by thy righteous Judgments taught I shall have learnt thy Will verse 8 So to thy sacred Laws shall I all due Observance pay O then forsakc me not my God nor cast me quite away BETH verse 9 How shall the Young preserve their Ways from all Pollution
and Staff defend and comfort me verse 5 In presence of my spiteful Foes he does my Table spread He crowns my Cup with chearful Wine with Oil anoints my Head verse 6 Since God does thus his wond'rous Love through all my Life extend That Life to him I will devote and in his Temple spend PSALM XXIV verse 1 THis spacious Earth is all the Lord's the Lord 's her fulness is The World and they that dwell therein by sov'reign Right are his verse 2 He fram'd and fix'd it on the Seas and his Almighty Hand Upon inconstant Floods has made the stable Fabrick stand verse 3 But for himself this Lord of All one chosen Seat design'd O who shall to that Sacred Hill defir'd Admittance find verse 4 The Man whose Hands and Heart are pure whose Thoughts from Pride are free Who honest Poverty prefers to gainful Perjury verse 5 This this is he on whom the Lord shall show'r his Blessings down Whom God his Saviour shall vouchsafe with Righteousness to crown verse 6 Such is the Race of Saints by whom the sacred Courts are trod And such the Proselytes that seek the Face of Jacob's God verse 7 Erect your Heads eternal Gates unsold to entertain The King of Glory fee he comes with his celestial Train verse 8 Who is this King of Glory who the Lord for Strength renown'd In Battel mighty o'er his Foes eternal Victor crown'd verse 9 Erect your Heads ye Gates unsold in state to entertain The King of Glory see he comes with all his shining Train verse 10 Who is this King of Glory who the Lord of Hosts renown'd Of Glory he alone is King who is with Glory crown'd PSALM XXV verse 1 2 To God in whom I trust I list my Heart and Voice O let me not be put to shame nor let my Foes rejoice verse 3 Those who on Thee rely let no disgrace attend Be that the shameful Lot of such as wilfully offend verse 4 5 To me thy Truth impart and lead me in thy way For thou art he that brings me Help on thee I wait all day verse 6 Thy Mercies and thy Love O Lord recall to mind And graciously continue still as thou wert ever kind verse 7 Let all my youthful Crimes be blotted out by-thee And for thy wond'rous Goodness sake in Mercy think on me verse 8 His Mercy and his Truth the righteous Lord displays In bringing wand'ring Sinners home and teaching them his ways verse 9 He those in Justice guides who his Direction seek And in his sacred Paths shall lead the humble and the meek verse 10 Through all the ways of God both Truth and Mercy shine To such as with religiously Hearts to his blest Will incline PART II. verse 11 Since Mercy is the Grace that most exalts thy Fame Forgive my heinous Sin O Lord and so advance thy Name verse 12 Whoe'er with Humble Fear to God his Duty pays Shall find the Lord a faithful Guide in all his righteous Ways verse 13 His quiet Soul with Peace shall be for ever blest And by his num'rous Race the Land successively possest verse 14 For God to all his Saints his secret Will imparts And does his gracious Cov'nant write in their obedient Hearts verse 15 To him I list my Eyes and wait his timely Aid Who breaks the strong and treach'rous Snare which for my Feet was laid verse 16 O turn and all my Griefs in Mercy Lord redrefs For I am compass'd round with Woes and plung'd in deep Distress verse 17 The Sorrows of my Heart to mighty Sums increase O from this dark and dismal state my troubled Soul release verse 18 Do thou with tender Eyes my sad Afflictions see Acquit me Lord and from my Guilt intirely set me free verse 19 Consider Lord my Foes how vast their numbers grow What lawless Farce and Rage they use what boundless Hate they show verse 20 Protect and set my Soul from their fierce Malice free Nor let me be asham'd who place my stedfast Trust in thee verse 21 Let all my righteous Acts to full Persection rise Because my firm and constant Hope on thee alone relies verse 22 To Israel's chosen Race continue ever kind And in the midst of all their Wants let them thy Succour sind PSALM XXVI verse 1 JUdge me O Lord for I the Paths of Righteousness have trod I cannot fail who all my Trust repose on thee my God verse 2 3 Search thou my Heart whose Innocence will shine the more 't is try'd For I have kept thy Grace in view and made thy Truth my Guide verse 4 I never for Companions took the Idle or Prophane No Hypocrite with all his Arts could e'er my Friendship gain verse 5 I hate the busie Plotting Crew who make distracted Times And shun their wicked Company as I avoid their Crimes verse 6 I 'll wash my hands in Innocence and bring a Heart so pure That when thy Altar I approach my welcome shall secure verse 7 8 My thanks I 'll publish there and tell how thy Renown excels That Seat affords me most delight in which thy Honour dwells verse 9 Pass not on me the Sinners doom who Murder makes their Trade verse 10 Who others Rights by fecret Bribes or open Force invade verse 11 But I will walk in paths of Truth and Innocence pursue Protect me therefore and to me thy Mercies Lord renew verse 12 In spight of all assaulting Foes I still maintain my ground And shall survive amongst thy Saints thy Praises to resound PSALM XXVII verse 1 WHom should I fear since God to me is saying-Health and Light Since strongly he my Life supports what can my Soul assright verse 2 With fierce intent my Flesh to tear when Foes beset me round They stumbled and their losty Crests were made to strike the Ground verse 3 Through him my Heart undaunted dares with mighty Hosts to cope Through him in doubtful Straits of War for good Success I hope verse 4 Henceforth within his House to dwell I earnestly desire His wond'rous Beauty there to view and of his Will enquire verse 5 For there may I with Comfort rest in times of deep Distress And safe as on a Rock abide in that secure Recess verse 6 Whilst God o'er all my haughty Foes my lofty Head shall raise And I my joyful Tribute bring with grateful Songs of Praise PART II. verse 7 Continue Lord to hear my Voice whene'er to thee I cry In Mercy my Complaints receive nor my Request deny verse 8 When us to seek thy glorious Face thou kindly dost advise Thy glorious Face I 'll always seek my grateful Heart replies verse 9 Then hide not thou thy Face O Lord nor me in Wrath reject My God and Saviour leave not him thou didst so ost protect verse 10 Tho' all my Friends and Kindred too their helpless Charge forsake Yet thou whose Love excels them all wilt Care and Pity take verse 11 Instruct me in thy Paths O Lord my Ways
their Guilt defac'd Thou hast not let thy Wrath flame on nor thy fierce Anger last verse 4 O God our Saviour all our Hearts to thy Obedience turn That quencht with our repenting Tears thy Wrath no more may burn verse 5 6 For why shouldst thou be angry still and Wrath so long retain Revive us Lord and let thy Saints thy wonted Comfort gain verse 7 Thy gracious Favour Lord display which we have long implor'd And for thy wond'rous Mercie 's sake thy wonted Aid afford verse 8 God's Anfwer patiently I 'll wait for he with glad Success If they no more to solly turn his mourning Saints will bless verse 9 To all that fear his holy Name his sure Salvation's near And in its former happy state our Nation shali appear verse 10 For Mercy now with Truth is join'd and Righteousness with Peace like kind Companions absent long with friendly Arms embrace verse 11 12 Truth from the Eirth shall spring whilst Heav'n shall Streams of Justice pour And God from whom all Goodness flows shall endless Plenty show'r verse 13 Before him Righteousnefs shall march and his Just Paths prepare Whilst we his holy steps pursue with constant Zeal and Care Psalm LXXXVI verse 1 To my Complaint O Lord my God thy gracious Ear incline Hear me distrest and destitute of all Relies but thine verse 2 Do thou O God preserve my Soul that does thy Name adore Thy Servant keep and him whose Trust relies on Thee restore verse 3 To me who daily Thee invoke thy Mercy Lord extend verse 4 Refresh thy Servant's Soul whose Hopes on Thee alone depend verse 5 Thou Lord art good nor only good but prompt to pardon too Of plenteous Mercy to all those who for thy Mercy sue verse 6 To my repeated humble Pray'r O Lord attentive be verse 7 When Troubled I on Thee will call for thou wilt answer me verse 8 Among the God there 's none like Thee O Lord alone divine To Thee as much inferiour they as are their Works to thine verse 9 Therefore their great Creator Thee the Nations shall adore Their long misguided Pray'rs and Praise to thy blest Name restore verse 10 All shall confess Thee great ahd great the Wonders thou hast done Confess thee God the God supreme confess thee God alone PART II verse 11 Teach me thy way O Lord and I from Truth shall ne'er depart In rev'rence to thy sacred Name devoutly fix my heart verse 12 Thee will I praise O Lord my God praise thee with Heart sincere And to thy everlasting Name Eternal Trophies rear verse 13 Thy boundless Mercy shewn to me transcends my Pow'r to tell For thou hast ost redeem'd my Soul from lowest Depths of Hell verse 14 O God the Sons of Pride and Strife have my Destruction sought Regardless of thy Pow'r that oft has my Deliv'rance wrought verse 15 But thou thy constant Goodness didst to my Assistance brings Of Patience Mercy and of Truth thou everlasting Spring verse 16 O bounteous Lord thy Grace and Strenght to me thy Servant s how Thy kind Protection Lord on me thine Handmaid's Son bestow verse 17 Some Signal give which my proud Foes may see with shame and Rage When thou O Lord for my Relies and Comfort dost engage Psalm LXXXVII verse 1 GOD's Temple crowns the Holy Mount the Lords their condescends to dwell verse 2 His Sion's Gates in his account our Israel's fairest Tents excel verse 3 Fame glorious things of Thee shall sing O City of th' Almighty King verse 4 I 'll mention Rabab with due Praise in Babylon's Applauses join The Frame of Athiopia raise with that of Tyre and Palastine And grant that some amongst them born their Age and Country did adorn verse 5 But still of Sion averr that many such from her proceed Th' Almighty shall establish her verse 6 his gen'ral List shall shew when read That such a Person there was born their Age and Country did adorn verse 7 He 'll Sion find with Numbers fill'd of such as merit high Renown For Hand and Voice Musicians skill'd and her transcending Fame to crown Of such she shall Successions bring like Waters from a living Spring Psam LXXXVIII verse 1 To thee my God and Saviour I By Day and Night address my Cry verse 2 Vouchsase my mournful Voice to hear to my Distress incline thine Ear. verse 3 For Seas of Trouble mel invade My Soul draws nigh to Death's cold shade verse 4 Like one whose Strength and hopes are fled They number me among the Dead verse 5 Like those who shrouded in the Grave From thee no more Remembrance have Cast off from thy sustaining Care verse 6 Down to the Consines of Despair verse 7 Thy Wrath has hard upon me lain Assicting me with restless Pain Me all thy Mountain Waves have prest Too weak alass to bear the least verse 8 Remov'd from Friends I sigh alone In a loath'd Dungeon laid where none A Visit will vouchsase to me Consin'd past Hopes of liberty verse 9 My Eyes from weeping never cease They waste but still my Griess increase Yet daily Lord to thee I pray'd With out-stretch Hands invok'd thy Aid verse 10 Wilt thou by Miracle revive The Dead whom thou forsook'st Alive From Death restore thy Praise to sing Whom thou from Prison would'st not bring verse 11 Shall the mute Grave thy Love consess A mold'ring Tomb thy Faithfulness verse 12 Thy Truth and Pow'r Renown obtain Where Darkness and Oblivion reign verse 13 To thee O Lord I cry forlorn My Pray r prevents the early Morn verse 14 Why hast thou Lord my Soul forsook Nor once vouchsas'd a gracious Look verse 15 Prevailing Sorrows bear me down Which from my Youth with me have grown Thy Terrors past distract my Mind And Fears of blacker Days behind verse 16 Thy Wrath hath burst upon my Head Thy Terrors fill my Soul with Dread verse 17 Environ'd as with Waves combin'd And for a gen'ral Deluge join'd verse 18 My Lovers Friends Familiars all Remov'd from Sight and out of call To dark Oblivion all retir'd Dead or at least to me expir'd Psalni LXXXIX verse 1 THY Mercies Lord shall be my song My Song on them shall ever dwell To Ages yet unborn my Tongue Thy never failing Truth shall tell verse 2 I have assirm'd and still maintain Thy Mercy shall for ever last Thy Truth that does the Heav'ns sustain Like them shall stand for ever fasat verse 3 Thus spak'st thou by the Prophet's Voice With David I a League have made To him my Servant and my Choice By Solemn Oath this Grant convey'd While Earth and Seas and Skies endure Thy Seed shall in my Sight remain To them thy Throne I will ensure They shall to endless Ages reign verse 5 For such stupendious Truth and Love Both Heav'n and Earth just Praises owe By Choirs of Angels sung above And by Assembled Saints below verse 6 What Seraph of Celestial Birth To vie with Isr'el's God shall dare
directly guide Lest envious Men who watch my steps should see me tread aside verse 12 Lord disappoint my cruel Foes defeat their ill desire Whose lying Lips and bloody Hands against my Peace conspire verse 13 I trusted that my future Life should with thy Love be crown'd Or else my fainting Soul had sunk with Sorrow compass'd round verse 14 God's Time with patient Faith expect who will inspire thy Breast With inward Strength do thou thy part and leave to him the rest PSALM XXVIII verse 1 O Lord my Rock to Thee I cry in Sighs consume my Breath O answer or I shall become like those that sleep in Death verse 2 Regard my Supplication Lord the Cries that I repeat With weeping Eyes and listed Hands before thy Mercy-seat verse 3 Let me escape the Sinners doom who make a trade of ill And ever speak the Person fair whose Blood they mean to spill verse 4 According to their Crimes extent let Justice have its course Relentless be to them as they have sinn'd without remorse verse 5 Since they the Works of God despise nor will his Grace adore His Wrath shall utterly destroy and build them up no more verse 6 But I with due Acknowledgment his Praises will resound From whom the Cries of my Distress a gracious Answer found verse 7 My Heart its confidence repos'd in God my Strength and Shield In him I trusted and return'd triumphant from the Field As he has made my Joys compleat t is just that I should raise The chearful Tribute of my Thanks and thus resound his Praise verse 8 His aiding Pow'r supports the Troops that my just Cause maintain T was he advanc'd me to the Throne t is he secures my Reign verse 9 Preserve thy chosen and proceed thine Heritage to bless With Plenty prosper them in Peace in Battel with Success PSALM XXIX verse 1 YE Princes that in Might excel your grateful Sacrifice prepare God's glorious Action loudly tell his wond'rous Pow'r to all declare verse 2 To his great Name fresh Altars raise devoutly due Respect afford Him in his holy Temple praise where he 's with solemn State ador'd verse 3 T is he that with amazing Noise the wat'ry Clouds in sunder breaks The Ocean trembles at his Voice when he from Heav'n in Thunder speaks verse 4 5 How full of Pow'r his Voice appears with what majestick Terror crown'd Which from their Roots tall-Cedars tears and strew their scatter'd Branches round verse 6 They and the Hills on which they grow are sometimes hurried far away And leap like Hinds that bounding go or Unicorns in youthful Play verse 7 8 When God in Thunder loudly speaks and scatter'd Flames of Light'ning sends The Forest nods the Desart quakes and stubborn Kadesi lowly bends verse 9 He makes the Hinds to cast their young and lays trie Beasts dark Coverts bare While those that to his Courts belong securely siig his Praifes there verse 10 11 God rules the angry Floods on high his boundless Sway shall never cease His Saints with Strength he will supply and bless his Own with constant Peace PSALM XXX verse 1 I 'LL celebrate thy Praises Lord who didst thy Pow'r employ To raise my drooping Head and check my Foes insulting Joy verse 2 3 In my Distress I cry'd to thee who kindly didst relieve And from the Grave 's expecting jaws my hopeless Life retrieve verse 4 Thus to his Courts ye Saints of his with Songs of Praise repair With me commemorate his Truth and providential Care verse 5 His Wrath has but a Moment's Reign his Favour no Decay Your Night of Gries is recompenc'd with Joy's returning Day verse 6 But I in prosp'rous days presum'd no sudden change I fear'd Whils't in my Sun-shine of Success no low'ring Cloud appeared verse 7 But soon I found thy Favour Lord my Empire 's only Trust For when thou hid'st thy Face I saw my Honour laid in Dust verse 8 Then as I vainly had presum'd my Error I consess'd And thus with supplicating Voice thy Mercy 's Throne address'd verse 9 What Profit is there in my Blood congeal'd by Death's cold Night Can silent Ashes speak thy Praise thy wond'rous Truth recite verse 10 Hear me O Lord in Mercy hear thy wonted Aid extend Do thou send Help on whom alone I can for Help depend verse 11 T is done Thou hast my mournful Scene to Songs and Dances turn'd Invested me in Robes of State who late in Sack-cloath mourn'd verse 12 Exalted thus I 'll gladly sing thy Praise in grateful Verse And as thy Favours endless are thy endsess Praife rehearse PSALM XXXI verse 1 DEfend me Lord from Shame for still I trust in thee As Just and Righteous is thy Name from Danger fet me free verse 2 Bow down thy gracious Ear and speedy Succour send Do thou my stedfast Rock appear to shelter and desend verse 3 Since Thou when Foes oppress my Rock and Fortress art To guide me forth from this Distress thy wonted Help impart verse 4 Release me from the Snare which they have closely laid Since I O God my Strength repair to thee alone for Aid verse 5 To thee the God of Truth my Life and all that 's mine For thou preservdst me from my Youth I willingly resign verse 6 All vain Designs I hate of those that trust in Lies And still my Soul in ev'ry state to God for Succour slies PART II. verse 7 Those Mercies thou hast shown I 'll chearfully express For thou hast seen my Straits and known my Soul in deep Distress verse 8 When Keilah's treach'rous Race did all my strength enclose Thou gav'st my Feet a larger space to shun my watchful Foes verse 9 Thy Mercy Lord display and hear my just Complaint For both my Soul and Flesh decay with Grief and Hunger faint verse 10 Sad thoughts my Life oppress my Years are spent in Groans My Sins have made my Strength decrease and ev'n consum'd my Bones verse 11 My Foes my Suff'rings mock'd my Neighbours did upbraid My Friends at sight of me were shock'd and fled as Men dismay'd verse 12 Forsook by all am I as dead and out of mind And like a shatter'd Vessl lie whose Parts can ne'er be join'd verse 13 Yet sland'ring Words they speak and seem my Pow'r to dread Whilst they together Counsel take my guiltless Blood to shed verse 14 But stiti my stedfast Trust I on thy Help repose That thou my God are good and just my Soul with Comfort knows PART III. verse 15 Whate'er Events betide thy Wisdom times them all Then Lord thy Servant safely hide from those that seek his fall verse 16 The brightness of thy face to me O Lord disclose And as thy Mercies still increase preserve me from my Foes verse 17 Me from Dishonour save who still have call'd on Thee Let That and Silence in the Grave the Sinner's Portion be verse 18 Do thou their Tongues restrain whose Breath in Lies is spent Who false Reports with proud Disdain
against the Righteous vent verse 19 How great thy Mercies are to such as fear thy Name Which thou for those that trust thy care dost to the World proclaim verse 20 Thou keep'st them in thy fight from proud Oppressors free From Tongues that do in Strife delight they are preserv'd by Thee verse 21 With Glory and Renown God's Name be ever bless'd Whose Love in Keilah's well-fenc'd Town was wond'rously express'd verse 22 I said in hasty Flight I 'm banish'd from thine Eyes Yet still thou kept'st me in thy sight and heard'st my earnest Cries verse 23 O all ye Saints the Lord with eager Love pursue Who to the Just will Help afford and give the proud their due verse 24 Ye that on God rely couragiously proceed For he will still your hearts supply with Strength in time of need PSALM XXXII verse 1 HE 's blest whose Sins have Pardon gain'd no more in Judgment to appear verse 2 Whose Guilt Remission has obtain'd and whose Repentance is sincere verse 3 While I conceal'd the fretting Sore my Bones consum'd without Relief All Day did I with Anguish roar but no Complaints asswag'd my Grief verse 4 Heavy on me thy Hand remain'd by Day and Night alike distrest Till quite of vital Moisture drain'd like Land with Summer's drought opprest verse 5 No sooner I my Wound disclos'd the Guilt that tortur'd me within But thy Forgiveness interpos'd and Mercy 's healing Balm pour'd in verse 6 True Penitents shall thus succeed who seek thee whilst thou mayst be found They from the common Deluge freed shall fee remorsless Sinners drown'd verse 7 Thy Favour Lord in all distrest my Tow'r of Refuge I mus t own Thou shalt my haughty Foes suppress and me with Songs of Triumph crown verse 8 In my Instruction then confide you that would Truth 's safe Path descry Your Progress I 'll securely guide and keep you in my-watchful Eye verse 9 Submit your selves to Wisdom's Rule like Men that Reason have attan'd Not like th' ungovern'd Horse and Mule whose Fury must be curb'd and rein'd verse 10 Sorrows on Sorrows multiply'd the harden'd Sinner shall confound But them who in his Truth confide blessings of Mercy shall surround verse 11 His Saints that have perform'd his Laws their Life in Triumphs shall employ Let them as they alone have cause in grateful Raptures shout for Joy PSALM XXXIII verse 1 LET all the Just to God with Joys their chearful Voices raise For well the Righteous it becomes to sing glad Songs of Praise verse 2 3 Let Harps and Psalteries and Lute in joyful consort meet And new made Songs of loud Applause the Harmony compleat verse 4 5 For faithful is the Word of God his Works with Truth abound He Justice loves and all the Earth is with his Goodness crown'd verse 6 By his almighty Word at first the heavenly Arch was rear'd And all the beauteous Hosts of Light at his Command appeare'd verse 7 The swelling Floods together roll'd he makes in heaps to lye And lays as in a Store-house safe the wat'ry Treasures by verse 8 9 Let Earth and all that dwell therein before him trembling stand For when he spake the Word t was made t was fix'd at his Command verse 10 He when the Heathen closely plot their Counsels undermines His Wisdom inessectual makes the People's rash Designs verse 11 Whate'er the mighty Lord decrees shall stand for ever sure The settled purpose of his Heart to Ages shall endure PART II. verse 12 How happy then are they to whom the Lord for God is known Whom he from all the World besides has chosen for his own verse 13 14 15 He all the Nations of the Earth from Heav'n his Throne survey'd He saw their works and view'd their thoughts by him their Hearts were made verse 16 17 No King is safe by mighty Hosts their Strength the Strong deceives No manag'd Horse by Force or Speed his Warlike Rider saves verse 18 19 T is God who those that trust in him beholds with gracious Eyes He frees their Soul from Death their Want in time of Dearth supplies verse 20 21 Our Soul on God with Patience waits our Help and Shield is He Then Lord let still our Hearts rejoyce because we trust in thee verse 22 The Riches of thy Mercy Lord do Thou to us extend Since we for all we want or wish on Thee alone depend PSALM XXXIV verse 1 THro' all the changing Scenes of Life in Trouble and in Joy The praises of my God shall still my Heart and Tongue employ verse 2 Of his Deliv'rance I will boast till all that are distrest From my Example Comfort take and charm their Griefs to rest verse 3 O magnifie the Lord with me with me exalt his Name verse 4 When in Distress to him I call'd He to my rescue came verse 5 Their drooping Hearts were soon refresh'd who look'd to him for Aid Desir'd Success in ev'ry Face a chearful Air displaid verse 6 Behold say they behold the Man whom Providence reliev'd The Man so dang'rously beset so wond'rously retriev'd verse 7 The Hosts of God encamp around the Dwellings of the Just Deliv'rance he affords to all who on his Succour trust verse 8 O make but Tryal of his Love experience will decide How bless'd they are and only they who in his Truth confide verse 9 Fear him ye Saints and you will then having nothing else to fear Make you his Service your Delight your Wants shall be his Care verse 10 While hungry Lions lack their Prey the Lord will Food provide For such as put their Trust in him and see their Needs supply'd PART II. verse 11 Approach ye piously dispos'd and my Instruction hear I 'll teach you the true Discipline of his religious Fear verse 12 Let him who length of Life desires and prosp'rous Days would see verse 13 From sland'ring Language keep his Tongue his Lips from Falshood free verse 14 The crooked Paths of Vice decline and Virtue 's Ways pursue Establish Peace where 't is begun and where 't is lost renew verse 15 The Lord from Heav'n beholds the Just with favourable Eyes And when distress'd his gracious Ear is open to their Cries verse 16 But turns his wrathful Look on those whom Mercy can'n reclaim To cut them off and from the Earth blot out their hated Name verse 17 Deliv'rance to his Saints he gives when his Relies they crave verse 18 He 's nigh to heal the broken Heart and contrite Spirit save verse 19 The Wicked oft but still in vain against the Just conspire verse 20 For under their Affliction 's weight he keeps their Bones entire verse 21 The Wicked from their wicked Arts their Ruine shall derive Whilst righteous Men whom they detest shall them and theirs survive verse 22 For God preserves the Souls of those who on his Truth depend To them and their Posterity his Blessings shall descend PSALM XXXV verse 1 A Gainst all those that strive with me O
God who will employ His Aid for thee and change these Sighs to thankful Hymns of Joy verse 6 My Soul 's cast down O God but thinks on thee and Sion still From fordan's Bank from Hermon's Heights and Missar's humbler Hill verse 7 One Trouble calls another on and gath'ring o'er my Head Fall spouting down till round my Soul a roaring Sea is spread verse 8 But when thy Presence Lord of Life has once dispell'd this Storm To thee I'II midnight-Anthems sing and all my Vows porform verse 9 God of my Strength how long shall I like one forgotten mourn Forlorn forsaken and expos'd to my oppressor's Scorn verse 10 My Heart is pierc'd as with a Sword whilst thus my Foes upbraid Vain Boaster where is now thy God and where his promis'd Aid verse 11 Why reftless why cast down my Soul hope still and thou shalt sing The Praise of him who is thy God thy Health 's Eternal Spring PSALM XLIII JUST Judge of Heav'n against ' my Foes do thou affert my injur'd Right O set me free my God from those that in Deceit and Wrong delight verse 2 Since thou art still my only Stay Why leav'st thou me in deep Distress Why go I mourning all the Day whilst me insulting Foes oppress verse 3 Let me with Light and Truth be blest be these my Guides to lead the way Till on thy holy Hill I rest and in thy sacred Temple pray verse 4 Then will I there fresh Altars raise to God who is my only joy And well-tun'd Harps witn Songs of Praise shall all my grateful Hours employ verse 5 Why then cast down my'Soul and why so much opprest with arixious Care On God thy God for Aid rely who will thy ruin'd State repair PSALM XLIV O Lord our Fathers oft have told in our attentive Ears Thy Wonders in their days'perform'd and elder Times than theirs verse 2 How Thou to plant them here didst drive the Heathen from this Land Dispeopled by repeated Strokes of thy avenging Hand verse 3 For not their Courage nor their Sword to them possession gave Nor strength that from unequal Force their fainting Troops could save But thy Right-hand and pow'rful Arm whose Succour they implor'd Thy Presence with the chosen Race who thy great Name ador'd verse 4 As Thee their God our Fathers own'd thou art our Sov'reign King O therefore as thou didst to them to us Deliv'rance bring verse 5 Thro' thy victorious Name our Arms the proudest Foe shall quell And crush 'em with repeated Strokes as oft as they rebel verse 6 I 'll neither trust my Bow nor Sword when I in Fight ingage verse 7 But Thee who hast our Foes subdu'd and sham'd their spiteful Rage verse 8 To Thee the Triumph we ascribe from whom the Conquest came In God we will rejoyce all Day and ever bless his Name PART II. verse 9 But thou hast cast us off and now most shamefully we yield for thou no more vouchsaf'st to lead our Armies to the Field verse 10 Since when to every upstart Foe we turn our Backs in Fight And with our Spoil their Malice feast who bear us ancient Spite verse 11 To Slaughter doom'd we fall like Sheep into their butch'ring Hands Or what 's more wretched yet survive disperst thro' Heathen Lands verse 12 Thy People thou hast sold for Slaves and set their Price so low That not thy Treasure by the Sale but their Disgrace may grow verse 13 14 Reproach'd by all the Nations round the Heathea's By-word grown Whose Scorn of us is both in Speech and mocking Gestures shown verse 14 Confusion strikes me blind my Face in conscioiis shame I hide verse 16 While we are seoff'd and God blasphem'd by their licentious pride PART III. verse 17 On us this Heap of Woes is fall'n all this we have endur'd Yet have not Lord renoune'd thy Name or Faith to thee abjur'd verse 18 But in thy righteous Paths have kept our Hearts ana Steps with Care verse 19 Tho'thou hast broken all bur Strength and we almost despair verse 20 Could we forgetting thy great Name on other Gods rely verse 21 And not the Searcher of all Hearts the treach'rous Crime descry verse 22 Thou seest what Suff'rings for thy sake we ev'ry day sustain All slaughter'd or reserv'd like Sheep appointed to be slain verse 23 Awake arise let seeming Sleep no longer thee detain Nor let us Lord who sue to thee for ever sue in vain verse 24 O wherefore hidest thou thy Face from our afflicted state verse 25 Whose Soul 's and Bodies sink to Earth with Griefs oppressive Weight verse 26 Arise O Lord and timely Haste to our Deliv'rance make Redeem us Lord if not for our's yet for thy Mercy 's sake PSALM XLV WHile I the King 's loud Praise rehearse endited by my Heart My Tongue is like the Pen of him that writes with ready Art verse 2 How matchless is thy Form O King thy Mouth with Grace o'erflows Because fresh Blessings God on thee eternally bestows verse 3 Gird on thy Sword most mighty Prince and clad in rich Array With glorious Ornaments of Pow'r Majestick Pomp display verse 4 Ride on in state and still protect the Meek the Just and True Whilst thy Right-hand with swift Revenge does all thy Foes pursue verse 5 How sharp thy Weapons are to them that dare thy Pow'r despise Down down they fall while through their Heart the feather'd Arrow flies verse 6 But thy firm Throne O God is fix'd for ever to endure Thy Scepter 's Sway shall always last by righteous Laws secure verse 7 Because thy Heart by Justice led did upright Ways approve And hated still the crooked Paths where wand'ring Sinners rove Therefore did God thy God oh thee the Oyl of Gladness shed And has above thy Fellows round advanc'd thy losty Head verse 8 With Cassia Aloes and Myrrh thy Royal Robes abound Which from the stately Wardrobe bronght spread grateful Odours round verse 9 Among the honourable Train did Princely Virgins wait The Queen was plac'd at thy Right-hand in Golden Robes of State PART II. verse 10 But thou O Royal Bride give ear and to my Words attend Forget thy Native Country now and ev'ry former Friend verse 11 So shall thy Beauty charm the King nor shall his Love decay For he is now become thy Lord to him due Rev'rence pay verse 12 The Tyrian Matrons rich and proud shall humble Presents make And all the wealthy Nations sue thy Favour to partake verse 13 The King 's fair Daughter 's fairer Soul all inward Graces fill Her Raiment is of purest Gold adorn'd with costly Skill verse 14 She in her nuptial Garment dress'd with needles richly wrought Attended by her Virgin Train shall to the King be brought verse 15 With all the State of solemn Joy the Triumph moves along Till with wide Gates the Royal Court receives the pompous Throng verse 16 Thou in thy Royal Father's room must princely Sons expect Whom thou
live And Off'rings bring with constant Care The Heavens his Justice shall declare For God himself shall Sentence give verse 7 Attend my People Isr'l hear Thy strong Accuser I 'll appear Thy God thy only God am I verse 8 'T is not of Off'rings I complain Which daily in my Temple slain My sacred Altai did supply verse 9 Will this alone Atonement make No Bullock from thy Stall I 'll take Nor He-goat from thy Fold accept verse 10 The Forest Beasts that range alone The Cattel too are all my own That on a thousand Hills are kept verse 11 I know the Fowls that build their Nests In craggy Rocks and salvage Beasts That loosely haunt the open Fields verse 12 If seiz'd with Hunger I could be I need not seek Relief from Thee Since the World 's mine and all it yields verse 13 Think'st thou that I have any need On slaughter'd Bulls and Goats to feed To eat their Flesh and drink their Blood verse 14 The Sacrifices I require Are Hearts which Love and Zeal inspire And Vows with strictest Care made good verse 15 In time of Trouble call on me And I will set thee safe and free And thou returns of Praise shalt make verse 16 But to the Wicked thus faith God How dar'st thou teach my Laws abroad Or in thy Mouth my Cov'nant take verse 17 For stubborn thou confirtn'd in Sin Hast proof against Instrucion been And of my Word didst lightly speak verse 18 When thou a subtle Thief didst see Thou gladly didst with him agree And with Adult'rers didst partake verse 19 Vile Slander is thy chief Delight Thy Tongue by Envy mov'd and Spight Deceitful Tales does hourly spread verse 20 Thou dost with hateful Scandals wound Thy Brother and with Lies confound The Offspring of thy Mother's Bed verse 21 These things didst thou whom still I strove To gain with Silence and with Love Till thou didst wickedly surmise That I was such a one as thou But I 'll reprove and shame thee now And set thy Sins before thine Eyes verse 22 Mark this ye wicked Fools left I Let all my Bolts of Vengeance fly Whilst none shall dare your cause to own verse 23 Who praises me due Honour gives And to the Man that justly lives My strong Salvation shall be shown PSALM LI. HAve Mercy Lord on me as thou wert ever kind Let me opprest with Loads of Guilt thy wonted Mercy find verse 2 3 Wash off my soul Offence and cleanse me from my Sin For I confess my Crime and see how great my Guilt has been verse 4 Against Thee Lord alone and only in thy fight Have I transgress'd and tho' Condemn'd must own thy Judgment right verse 5 In Guilt each part was form'd of all this sinful Frame In Guilt I was conceiv'd and born the Heir of Sin and Shame verse 6 Yet thou whose searching Eye does inward Truth require In secret didst with Wisdom's Laws my tender Soul inspire verse 7 With Hyssop purge me Lord and so I clean shall be I shall with show in whiteness vie when purifi'd by thee verse 8 Make me to hear with Joy thy kind forgiving Voice That so the Bones which thou hast broke may with fresh strength rejoice verse 9 10 Blot out my crying Sin nor me in Anger view Create in me a Heart that 's clean and upright mind renew PART II. verse 11 Withdraw not thou thy Help nor cast me from thy sight Nor let thy Holy Spirit take its everlasting Flight verse 12 The Joy thy Favour gives let me again obtain And thy free Spirit 's firm support my fainting Soul sustain verse 13 So I thy righteous Ways to Sinners will impart Whilst my Advice shall wicked Men to thy just Laws convert verse 14 My Guilt of Blood remove my Saviour and my God And my glad Tongue shall loudly tell thy righteous Acts abroad verse 15 Do thou unlock my Lips with Sorrow clos'd and shame So shall my Mouth thy wondrous Praise to all the World proclaim verse 16 Could Sacrifice atone whole Flocks and Herds should die But on such Off'rings thou disdain'st to cast a gracious Eye verse 17 A broken Spirit is by God most highly priz'd By him a broken contrite Heart shall never be despis'd verse 18 Let Sion Favour find of thy Good Will assur'd And thy own City flourish long by losty Walls secur'd verse 19 The Just shall then attend and pleasing Tribute pay And Sacrifice of choicest kind upon thy Altar lay PSALM LII IN vain O Man of lawless Might thou boast'st thy self in Ill Since God the God in whom I trust vouchsafes his Favour still verse 2 Thy wicked Tongue does sland'ring Tales maliciously devise And sharper than a Razor set it wounds with treach'rous Lies verse 3 4 Thy Thoughs are more on Ill than Good on Lies than Truth employ'd Thy Tongue delights in Words by which the Guiltless are destroy'd verse 5 God shall for ever blast thy Hopes and snatch thee soon away Nor in thy dwelling-place permit nor in the World to stay verse 6 The Just with pious Fear shall see the downfal of thy Pride And at thy sudden Ruin laugh and thus thy fall deride verse 7 See there the' haughty Man that was who proudly God desy'd Who trusted in his Wealth and still on wicked Arts rely'd verse 8 But I am like those Olive-Plants that shade God's Temple round And hope with his indulgent Grace to be for ever crown'd verse 9 So shall my Soul with Praise O God extol thy wondrous Love And on thy Name with Patience wait for this thy Saints approve PSALM LIII THE wicked Fools must sure suppose that God is but a Name This gross Mistake their Practice shows since Virtue all disclaim verse 2 The Lord look'd down from Heav'n's high Tow'r the Sons of Men to view To see if any own'd his Pow'r or Truth or Justice knew verse 3 But all he faw were backwards gone degen'rate grown and base None for Religion car'd not One of all the sinful Race verse 4 But are those Workers of Deceit s0 dull and sensless grown That they like Bread my People eat and God's just Pow'r disown verse 5 Their causless Fears shall strangely grow and they despis'd of God Shall soon be foil'd his hand shall throw their shatter'd Bones abroad verse 6 Would he his siving Pow'r employ to break our servile Band Loud shouts of universal Joy should eccho through the Land PSALM LIV. verse 1 2 LOrd save me for thy Glorious Name and in thy Strength appear To judge my Cause accept my Pray'r and to my Words give Ear. verse 3 Mere Strangers whom I never wrong'd to ruin me design'd And cruel Men that fear no God against my Soul combin'd verse 4 5 But God takes part with all my Friends and he 's the surest Guard The God of Truth shall give my Foes their Falshoods due reward verse 6 While I my grateful OfF'ring bring and Sacrifice with Joy And in his Praise
Request with constant Love attend verse 20 Then bless'd for ever be my God who never when I pray With-holds his Mercy from my Soul nor turns his Face away PSALM LXVII TO bless thy chosen Race in Mercy Lord incline And cause the brightness of thy Face on all thy Saints to shine verse 2 That so thy wond'rous Ways may thro the World be known Whilst distant Lands their Tribute pay and thy Salvation own verse 3 Let diffring Nations join to celebrate thy Fame Let all the World O Lord combine to praise thy glorious Name verse 4 O let them shout and sing with Joy and pious Mirth For Thou the Righteous Judge and King shalt govern all the Earth verse 5 Let diff'ring Nations join to celebrate thy same Let all the World O Lord combine to praise thy glorious Name verse 6 Then shall the teeming Ground a large increase disclose And we with Plenty shall be crown'd which God our God bestows verse 7 Then God upon our Land shall constant Blessings show'r And all the World in awe shall stand Of his resistless Pow'r PSALM LXVIII LET God the God of Battel rife And scatter his presumptuous Foes Let shameful Rout their Host surprize Who spitefully his Pow'r oppose verse 2 As Smoak in Tempest's Rage is lost Or Wax into the Furnace cast So let their facrilegious Host Before his wrathful Presence waste verse 2 But let the Servants of his Will His Favour 's gentle Beams enjoy Their upright Hearts let Gladness fill And chearful Songs their Tongues employ verse 4 To him your Voice in Anthems raise Jehovah's awful Name he bears In him rejoice extol his Praise Who rides upon high rowling Spheres verse 5 Him from his Empire of the Skies To this low World Compassion draws The Orphan's Claim to patronize And judge the injur'd Widow's Cause verse 6 'T is God who from a foreign Soil Restores poor Exiles to their Home Makes Captives free and fruitless Toil Their Proud Oppressors righteous Doom verse 7 'T was so of old when thou didst lead In Person Lord our Armies forth Strange Terrors thro the Desert spread verse 8 Convulsions shook th' astonish Earth The breaking Clouds did Rain distil And Heav'ns high Arches shook with Fear How then should Sinai's humble Hill Of Israel's God the Prefence bear verse 9 Thy Hand at famisht Earth's Complaint Reliev'd her from Celestial Stores And when thy Heritage was faint Asswag'd the Drought with plenteous show'rs verse 10 Where Savages had rang'd before At Ease thou mad'st our Tribes reside And in the Desart for the Poor Thy gen'rous Bounty did provide PART II. verse 11 Thou gav'st the Word we falli'd forth And in that pow'rful Word o'ercame While Virgin-Troops with Songs of Mirth In state our Conquest did proclaim verse 12 Vast Armies by such Gen'rals led As yet had ne'er receiv'd a Foil Forsook their Camp with sudden Dread And to our Women left the Spoil verse 13 Tho Egypt's Drudges you have been Your Army's Wings shall shine as bright As Dove's in golden Sunshine seen Or silver'd o'er with paler Light verse 14 'T was so when God's Almighty Hand O'er scatter'd Kings the Conquest won Our Troops drawn up on Jordan's Strand High salman's glitt'ring Snow out-shone verse 15 From thence to Jordan's farther Coaft And Bashan's Hill we did advance No more her Height shall Bashan boast But that she 's God's Inheritance verse 16 But wheresore tho the Honour 's great Should this O Mountains swell your Pride For Sion is his chosen Seat Where he for ever will reside verse 17 His Chariots numberless his Pow'rs Are heavenly Hosts that wait his Will His Prefence now fills Sion Tow'rs As once it honour'd Sinai's Hill verse 18 Ascending high in Triumph Thou Captivity hath Captive led And on thy People did'st bestow The Spoil of Armies once their Dread Ev'n Rebels shall partake thy Grace And humble Proselytes repair To worship at thy Dwelling-place And all the World pay Homage there verse 19 For Benefits each Day bestow'd Be daily his great Name ador'd verse 20 Who is our Saviour and our God Of Life and Death the Sov'reign Lord. verse 21 But justice for his harden'd Foes Proportion'd Vengeance hath decreed To wound the Hoary Head of those Who in presumptuous Crimes proceed verse 22 The Lord has thus in Thunder spoke As I subdu'd proud Bashan's King Once more I 'll break my Pople's Yoke And from the Deep my Servants bring verse 23 Their Feet shall with a crimson Flood Of slaughter'd Foes be cover'd o'er Nor Earth receive such impious Blood But leave for Dogs th' unhallow'd Gore PART III. verse 24 When marching to thy blest abode The wond'ring Multitude survey'd The Pompous State of Thee our God In Robes of Majesty array'd verse 25 Sweet-singing Levites led the Van Loud Instruments brought up the Rear Between both Troops a Virgin-train With Voice and Timbrel charm'd the Ear. verse 26 This was the Burden of their Song In full Assemblies bless the Lord All who to Israel's Tribes belong The God of Israel's Praise record verse 27 Nor little Benjamin alone From neighb'ring Bounds did there attend Nor only Judah's nearer Throne Her Counsellors in state did send But Zebulon's remorer Seat And Nepthali's more distant Coast The grand Procession to compleat Sent up their Tribes a princely Host verse 28 Thus God to Strength and Union brought Our Tribes at strife till that blest hour This Work which thou O God hast wrought Confirm with fresh Recruits of Pow'r verse 29 To visit Salem Lord descend And Sion thy terrestrial Throne Where Kings with Presents shall attend And Thee with offer'd Crowns attone verse 30 Break down the spearmens ranks who threat Like pamper'd Herds of Savage Might Their Silver-armour'd Chiefs defeat Who in destructive War delight verse 31 Egypt shall then to God stretch forth Her Hands and Africk Homage bring verse 32 The scatter'd Kingdoms of the Earth Their common Sovereign's Praises sing verse 33 Who mounted on the loftiest Sphere Of ancient Heav'n sublimely rides From whence his dreadful Voice we hear Like that of warring Winds and Tides verse 34 Ascribe ye Power to God most High Of humble Isr'el he takes Care Whose Strength from out the dusky Sky Darts shining Terrors thro' the Air. verse 35 How dreadful are the sacred Courts Where God has fix'd his earthly Throne His Strength his feeble Saints supports To God give Praise and him alone PSALM LXIX SAve me O God from Waves that rowl And press to overwhelm my Soul verse 2 With painful steps in mire I tread And Deluges o'erflow my Head verse 3 With restless Cries my Spirits faint My Voice is hoarse with long Complaint My Sight decays with tedious Pain Whilst for my God I wait in vain verse 4 My Hairs tho num'rous are but few Compare'd with Foes that me pursue With groundless hate grown now of might To execute their lawless Spite They force me guiltless to resign As Rapine what by right
free By making still their Course of Life with thy Commands agree verse 10 With hearty Zeal for thee I seek to thee for Succour pray O suffer not my carcless Steps from thy right Paths to stray verse 11 Safe in my Heart and closely hid thy Word my Treasure liew To succour me with timely Aid when sinful Thoughts arise verse 12 Secur'd by that my grateful Soul shall ever bless thy Name O teach me then by thy just Laws my future Life to frame verse 13 My Lips unlock'd by pious Zeal to others have declar'd How well the Judgments of thy Mouth deserve our best Regard verse 14 Whilst in the way of thy Commands more folid Joy I found Than had I been with vast Increase of envy'd Riches crown'd verse 15 Therefore thy just and upright Laws shall always fill my mind And those sound Rules which thou prescrib'st all due resped shall find verse 16 To keep thy Statutes undesac'd shall be my constant Joy The strict Remembrance of thy Word shall all my Thoughts employ GIMEL verse 17 Be gracious to thy Servant Lord do thou my Life defend That I according to thy Word my future time may spend verse 18 Enlighten both my Eyes and Mind that so I may discern The wond'rous things which they behold who thy just Precepts learn verse 19 Tho' like a Stranger in the Land from place to place I stray Thy righteous Judgments from my sight remove not thou away verse 20 My fainting Soul is almost pin'd with earnest longing spent Whilst always on the eager Search of thy just Will intent verse 21 Thy sharp Rebuke shall crush the Proud whom still thy curse pursues Since they to walk in thy right ways presumptuously refuse verse 22 But far from me do thou O Lord Contempt and Shame remove For I thy sacred Laws affect with undissemble'd Love verse 23 Tho'Princes ost in counsel met against thy Servant spake Yet I thy Statutes to obsrve my constant Bus'ness make verse 24 For thy Commands have always been my Comfort and Delight By them I learn with prudent Care to guide my Steps aright DALETH verse 25 My Soul opprest with deadly Care close to the Earth does cleave Revive me Lord and let me now thy promis'd Aid receive verse 26 To thee I still declared my Ways who didst incline thine Ear O teach me then my future Life by thy just Laws to steer verse 27 If thou wilt makc me know thy Laws and by their Guidance walk The wond'rous works which tho hadst done shall be my constant Taik verse 28 But see my Soul within me sinks press'd down with weighty Care Do thou according to thy Word my wasted Strength repair verse 29 Far far from me be all false Ways and lying Arts remov'd But kindly grant I still may keep the Path by thee approv'd verse 30 Thy faithful Ways thou God of Truth my happy Choice I made Thy Judgments as my Rule of Life before me always laid verse 31 My Care has been to make my Life with thy Commands agree O then preserve thy Servant Lord from Shame and Ruine free verse 32 So in the way of thy Commands shall I with Pleasure run And with a Heart enlarg'd with Joy successfully go on HE verse 33 Instruct me in thy Statutes Lord thy righteous Paths display And I from them through all my Life will never go astray verse 34 If thou true Wisdom from above wilt graciously impart To keep thy perfect Laws I will devote my zealous Heart verse 35 Direct me in the sacrcd Ways to which thy Precepts lead Because my chief Delight has been thy righteous Paths to tread verse 36 Do thou to thy most just Commands inditie my willing Heart Let no defire of worldly Wealth from thee my Thoughts divert verse 37 From those vain Objects turn my Eyes which this false World displays But give me lively Pow'r and Strength to keep thy righteous Ways verse 38 Confirm the Promise which thou mad'st and give thy Servant Aid Who to transgress thy sacred Laws is awfully afraid verse 39 The foul Disgrace I justly fear in mercy Lord remove For all the Judgments thou ordain'st are full of Grace and Love verse 40 Thou know'ft how after thy Commands my longing Heart does pant O then make haste to raise me up and promis'd Succour grant VAU verse 41 Thy constant Blessing Lord bestow to cheer my drooping Heart To me according to thy Word thy saving Health impart verse 42 So shall 1 when my Foes upbraid this ready Answer make In God I trust who never will his faithful Promise break verse 43 Then let not quite the Word of Truth be from my Mouth remov'd Since still my ground of stedfast Hope thy just Decrees have prov'd verse 44 So I to keep thy righteous Laws will ail my Study bend From Age to Age my time to come in their Qbservance spend verse 45 E'er long I trust to walk at large from all incumbrance free Since I resolv'd to make my Life with thy Commands agree verse 46 Thy Laws shall be my constant talk and Princes shall attend Whilst I the Justice of thy Ways with Confidence defend verse 47 My longing Heart and ravish'd Soul shall both o'erflow with Joy When in thy lov'd Commandments I my happy hours employ verse 48 Then will I to thy just Decrees lift up my willing Hands My Care and Bus'ness then shall be to study thy Commands ZAIN verse 49 According to thy promis'd Grace thy Favour Lord extend Make good to me the Word on which thy Servant's Hopes depend verse 50 That only Comfort in distress did all my Griefs controul Thy Word when troubles hem'd me round reviv'd my fainting Soul verse 51 Insulting Foes did proudly mock and all my Hopes deride Yet from thy Law not all their Scoffs could make me turn aside verse 52 Thy Judgments then of antient date I quickly call'd to mind 'Till ravish'd with such Thoughts my Soul did speedy Comfort find verse 53 Sometimes I stand amaz'd like one with deadly Horror strook To think how all my sinful Foes have thy just Laws forsook verse 54 But I thy Statutes and Decrees my cheerful Anthems made Whilst thro' strange Lands and desart Wilds I like a Pilgrim stray'd verse 55 Thy Name that cheer'd my Heart by day has fill'd my Thoughts by Night I then resolv'd by thy just Laws to guide my Steps aright verse 56 That Peace of Mind which has my Soul in deep distress sustain'd By strict Obedience to thy Will I happily obtain'd CHETH verse 57 O Lord my God ray Portion thou and sure Poffession art Thy Words I stedfastly resolve to treasure in my Heart verse 58 With all the strength of warm desires I did thy Grace implore Disclose according to thy Word thy Mercy 's boundless Store verse 59 With due Reflection and strift Care on all my Ways 1 thought And so reclaim'd to thy just Paths my wand'ring Steps I brought verse 60 I lost no
of Life is done shall keep thy upright Way SAMECH verse 113 Deceitful Thoughts and Practices I utterly detest But to thy Law Affection bear too great to be exprest verse 114 My Hidihg-place my Refuge-Tow'r and Shield art thou O Lord I firmly anohor all my Hopes on thy unerring Word verse 115 Hence ye that trade in Wickedness approach not my Abode For firmly I resolve to keep the Precepts of my God verse 116 According to thy gracious Word from Danger set me free Nor make me of those Hope 's asham'd that I repose on thee verse 117 Uphold me so shall I be safe and rescu'd from Distress To thy Decrees continually my just Respect address verse 118 The wicked thou hast trod to earth who from thy statutes stray'd Their vile Deceit the just Reward of their own Falshood made verse 119 The wicked from thy holy Land thou dost like Dross remove I therefore with such Justice charm'd thy Testimonies love verse 120 Yet with that love they make me dread left I should offend When on Transgreffors I behold Thy Judgments thus descend AIN verse 121 Judgment and Justice I have lov'd O therefore Lord engage In my Defence nor give me up to my Oppressors Rage verse 122 Do thou be Surety Lord for me and so shall this Distress Prove good for me nor shall the Proud my guiltles Soul oppress verse 123 My Eyes alas begin to fail in long expectance held 'Till thy Salvation they behold and righteous Word fulfill'd verse 124 To me thy Servant in distress thy wonted Grace display And discipline my willing Heart thy Statutes to obey verse 125 On me devoted to thy Fear thy sacred Skill bestow That of thy Testimonies I the full extent may know verse 126 'T is time high time for thee O Lord thy Vengeance to employ When Men with open Violence thy sacred Law destroy verse 127 Yet their Contempt of thy Commands but makes their Value rise In my esteem who purest Gold compar'd with them despise verse 128 Thy Precepts therefore I account in all respects diving They teach me to discern the right and all false Ways decline PE. verse 129 The Wonders which thy Laws contain no Words can represent Therefore to learn and practise them my zealous Heart is bend verse 130 The very entrance to thy Word celestial Light displays And Knowledge of true Happiness to simplest Minds conveys verse 131 With eager Hopes I waiting stood and fainted with Desire That of thy wise Commands I might the sacred Skill acquire verse 132 With Favour Lord look down on me who thy Relief implore As thou art wont to visit those who thy blest Name adore verse 133 Directed by thy heav'nly Word let all my Footsteps be Nor Wickedness of any kind Dominion have o'er me verse 134 Release intirely set me free from persecuting Hands That unmolested I may learn and practise thy Commands verse 135 On me devoted to thy Fear Lord make thy Face to shiine Thy Statutes both to know and keep my Heart with Zeal incline verse 136 My Eyes to Weeping Fountains turn whence briny Rivers flow To see Mankind against thy Laws in bold defiance go TSADHI verse 137 Thou art the righteous Judge in whom wrong'd Innocence may trust And like thy self thy Judgments Lord in all respects are just verse 138 Most just and true those Statutes were which thou didst first decree And all with Faithfulness perform'd succeeding times shall see verse 139 With Zeal my Flest consumes away my Soul with Anguish frets To see my Foes contemn at once thy promises and Threats verse 140 Yet each neglected Word of thine howe'er by them despis'd Is pure and for eternal Truth by me thy Servant priz'd verse 141 Brought for thy sake to low Estate Contempt from All I find Yet no Affronts or Wrongs can drive thy Precepts from my Mind verse 142 Thy Righteousness shall then endure when Time it self is past Thy Law is Truth it self that Truth which shall for ever last verse 143 Tho' Trouble Anguish Doubts and Dread to compass me unite Beset with Danger still I make thy Precepts my Delight verse 144 Eternal and unerring Rules thy Testimonies give Teach me the Wisdom that will make my Soul for ever live KOPH verse 145 with my whole Heart to God I Call'd Lord hear my earnest Cry And I thy Statues to perform will all my Care apply verse 146 Again more servently I pray'd O save me that I may Thy Testimonies throughly know and stedfastly obey verse 147 My earlier Pray'r the dawning Day prevented while I cry'd To him on whose engaging Word my Hope alone rely'd verse 148 With Zeal have I awak'd before the midnight-Watch was set That I of thy mysterious Word might perfect Knowledge get verse 149 Lord hear my supplicating Voice and wonted Favour shew O quicken me and so approve thy Judgments ever true verse 150 My persecuting Foes advance and hourly nearet draw What Treatment can I hope from them who violate thy Law verse 151 Tho' they draw nigh my comfort is thou Lord art yet more near Thou whose Commands are righteous all thy promises sincere verse 152 Concerning thy Divine Decrees my Soul has known of old That they were true and shall their Truth to endless Ages hold RESCH. verse 153 Cosider my Affiction Lord and me from Bondage draw Think on try Servant in Distress who ne'er Forgets thy Law verse 154 Plead thou my cause to that and me thy timely Aid afford With Beams of mercy quicken me according to thy Word verse 155 From hard'ned Sinners thou remov'st Salvatien far away 'T is just should'st withdraw from them who from thy Statutes stray verse 156 Since great thy tender mercies are to all who thee adore According to thy Judgments Lord my fainting Hopes restore verse 157 A num'rous Host of spiteful Foes against my life combine But all too few to force my Soul thy Statutes to decline verse 158 Those bold Transgressors I beheld and was with grief opprss'd To see with what audacious Pride thy Cov'nant they transgress'd verse 159 Yet while they slight consider Lord how I thy Precepts love O therefore quicken me with Beams of mercy from above verse 160 As from the Birth of Time thy Truth has held through Ages past So shall thy righteous Judgments firm to endless Ages last SCHIN verse 161 Tho' mighty Tyrants without cause conspire my Blood to shed Thy sacred Word Has Pow'r alone to fill my Heart with dread verse 162 And yet that Word my joyful Breast with heav'nly Raptur warms Nor Conquest nor the Spoils of War have such transporting Charms verse 163 Perfidious Practises and Lies I utterly detest But to thy Laws affection bear too vast to be exprest verse 164 Sev'n times a day with grateful voice thy Praises I resound Because I find thy Judgments all with Truth and Justice crown'd verse 165 Secure substantial Peace have they who truly love thy Law No smiling Mischief them can tempt
nor frowning Danger aw verse 166 For thy Salvation I have hop'd and tho' so long delay'd With cheerful Zeal and strictest Care all thy Commands obey'd verse 167 Thy Testimonies I have kept and constantly obey'd Because the love I bore to them the Service easie made verse 168 From strict Observance of thy Laws I never yet withdrew Convinc'd that my most secret ways are open to thy View TAU verse 169 To my Request and earnest Cry attend O gracious Lord Inspire my Heart with heav'nly Skill according to thy Word verse 170 let my repeated Pray'r at last before thy Throne appear According to thy plighted Word For my Relief draw near verse 171 Then shall my grateful Lips return the Tribute of their praise When thou thy Counsels hast reveal'd and taught me thy just ways verse 172 My Tongue the praises of thy Word shall thankfully resound Because thy Promises are all with Truth and Justice crown'd verse 173 Let thy Almighty Arm appear and bring me timely Aid For I the Laws thou hast ordain'd my Heart 's free choice have made verse 174 My Soul has waited long to see thy saving Grace restor'd Nor Comfort knew but what thy Laws thy heav'nly Laws afford verse 175 Prolong my life that I may sing my great restorer's Praise Whose Justice from the depth of Woes my fainting Soul shall raise verse 176 Like some lost Sheep I 've stray'd till I despair my way to find Thou therefore Lord thy Servent seek who keeps thy Laws in mind Psalm CXX verse 1 IN deep Distress I ost have cry'd To God who neyer yet deny'd To rescue me opprest with Wrongs verse 2 Once more O Lord Deliv'rance send From lying Lips my Soul desend And from the Rage of stand'ring Tongues verse 3 What little Profit can accrue And yet what heavy Wrath is due O thou perfidious Tongue to thee verse 4 Thy Sting upon thy self shall turn Of lasting Flames that fiercely burn The constant Fuel thou shalt be verse 5 But O! how ' wretched is my Doom Who am a Sojourner become In barren Mesecb's desart Soil With Kedar's wicked Tents inclos'd to lawless Savages expos'd Who live on nought but Tehstand Spoll verse 6 My hapless Dwelling is with those Who Peace and Amity oppose and Pleasure take in others Harms verse 7 Sweet Peace is all I court and seek But when to them of Peace I speak they strait cry out To Arms to Arms. Psalm CXXI verse 1 To Sion's Hill I lift my Eyes From thence expecting Aid verse 2 From Sion's Hill and Sion's God who Heaven and Earth has made verse 3 Then thou my Soul in sefety rest thy Guardian will not sleep verse 4 His watchful Care that Isr'el guards will Isr'el's Monarch keep verse 5 Shelter'd beneath th' Almighty's Wings thou shalt securely rest verse 6 where neither Sun nor Moon shall thee by Day or Night molest verse 7 From common Accidents of Life his care shall guard thee still verse 8 From the blind strokes of Chance and Foes that lie in wait to kill verse 9 At home abroad in Peace in War thy God shall thee desend Conduct thee thro' Life's Pilgrimage safe to thy Journey 's end Psalm CXXII verse 1 O' T was a joyful Sound to hear our tribes devoutly say Up Isr'el to the Temple haste and keep your Festal Day verse 2 AT Salem's Courts we must appear with our assembl'd Pow'rs verse 3 In strong and beauteous Order rang'd like her united Tow'rs verse 4 T is thirher by Divine Command the Tribes of God repair Before his Ark to celebrate his Name with praise and Pray'r verse 5 Tribunals stand erected there where Equity takes place There stand the Courts and Palaces of Royal David's Race verse 6 O pray we then for Salem's Peace for they shall prosp'rous be Thou holy City of our God! who bear true Love to thee verse 7 May Peace within thy'sacred Walls a constant Guest be found With Plenty and Prosperity thy Palaces be crown'd verse 8 For my dear Brethren's sake and Friends no less than Brethre dear I 'll --- pray May Peace in Salem's Tow'rs a constant Guest appear verse 9 But most of all I 'll seek thy Good and ever wish thee well For Sion and the Temple's sake where God vouchsases to dwell Psalm CXXIII verse 1 2 ON thee who dwell'st above the Skies For mercy wait my longing Eyes As Servants watch their Master's Hands And Maids their Mistress's Commands verse 3 4 O then have Mercy on us Lord Thy gracious Aid to us afford To us whom cruel Fops oppress Grown rich and proud by our Distress Psalm CXXIV verse 1 HAD not the Lord may Isr'el say been pleas'd to interpose verse 2 Had he not then espous'd our Cause when Men against us rose verse 3 4 5 Their wrath had swallow'd is alive and rag'd wlthout Coutroul Their Spite and Pride's united Floods had quite o'erwhelm'd our Soul verse 6 But prais'd be our eternal Lord who rescu'd us that Day Nor to their savage Jaws gave up our threat'ned Lives a prey verse 7 Our Soul is like Bird escap'd from out the Fowler 's Net The Snare is broke their Hopes are cross'd and we at freedom set verse 8 Secure in his Almighty Name our Confidence remains Who as he made both Heay'n and Earth of both sole Monarch reighs Psalm CXXV verse 1 WHO place on Sion's God their Trust like Sion's Rock shall stand Like her immoveably by fixt by his Almighty Hand verse 2 Look how the Hills on ev'ry side jerusalem inclose So stands the Lord around his Saints to guard 'em from their Foes verse 3 The wicked may affict the Just but ne'er too long oppress Nor force him by Despair to seek base means for his Redress verse 4 Be good O righteous God to those who righteous Deeds affect The Heart that innocence retains let innocence protect verse 5 All those who walk in crooked Paths the Lord shall soon dostroy Cut off th'Unjust but crown the Saints with lasting Peace and Joy Psalm CXXVI verse 1 WHen Sion's God her Sons recall'd from long Captivity It seem'd at first a Pleasing Dream of what we wish'd to see verse 2 But soon in an accustom'd Mirth we did our Voice employ And sung our great Restorer's Praise in thankful Hymns of Joy Our Heathen Foes repining stood yet were compell'd to own That great and wondrous was the Work our God for us had done verse 3 'T was great say they t was wond'rous great much more should we confess The Lord has done great things where of we reap the glad Success verse 4 To us bring back the Remnant Lord of Isrel's captive Bands More welcome than refreshing Showr's to parch'd and thirsty Lands verse 5 That we whose Work commenc'd in Tears may see our Labours thrive Till finish'd with success to make our drooping Hearts revive verse 6 Tho' he despond that sows his Grain yet doubtless he shall come To bind his full ear'd
great we often have by glad Experience found And seen how he with wond'rous Pow'r above all Gods is crown'd verse 6 For he with unresisted Strength performs his Sov'reign Will In Heav'n and Earth and watry Stores that Earth's deep Caverns fill verse 7 He raises Vapours from the Ground which dois'd in liquid Air Fall down at last in Showrs thro' which his dreadful Lightnings glare verse 8 He from his Store-house brings the Winds and he with vengeful Hand The First-born flew of Man and Beast thro' Egypt's mourning Land verse 9 He dreadful Signs and Wonders shew'd thro' stubborn Egypt's Coasts Nor Pharaoh could his Plagues escape nor all his num'rous Hosts verse 10 11 T was he that various Nations smote and mighty Kings suppress'd Sihon and Og and all besides who Canaan Land possess'd verse 12 13 Their Land upon his chosen race he firmly did entail For which his Fame shall always last his Praise shall never fail verse 14 For God shall soon his People's Cause with pitying Eyes survey Repent him of his Wrath and turn his kindled Rage away verse 15 Those Idols whose false Worship spreads o'er all the Heathen Lands Are made of Silver and of Gold the Work of humane Hands verse 16 17 They move not their fictitious Tongues nor see with polish'd Eyes Their counterfeited Ears are deaf no Breath their Mouth supplies verse 18 As senseless as themselves are they that all their Skill apply To make them or in dang'rous Times on them for Aid rely verse 19 Their just Returns of Thanks to God let gratefull Isr'el pay Nor let the Priests ot Aaron's Race to bless the Lord delays verse 20 Their Sense of his unbounded Love let Levi's House express And let all those that fear the Lord his Name for ever bless verse 21 Let all with Thanks his wond'rous Works in Sion's Courts proclaim Let them in Salem where he dwells exalt his holy Name Psalm CXXXVI verse 1 To God the mighty Lord Your joyfull Thanks repeat To him due prase afford As good as he is great For God does prove Our constant Friend His boundless Love Shall never end verse 2 3 To him whose wond'rous Pow'r All other Gods obey Whom earthly Kings adore This gratefull Homage pay For God c. verse 4 5 By his Almighty Hand Amazing Works are wrought The Heav'ns by his Command Were to perfection brought For God c. verse 6 He spread the Ocean round About the spacious Land And made the rising Ground Above the Waters stand For God c. verse 7 8 9 Thro' Heav'n he did display His num'rous Hosts of Light The Sun to rule by day The Moon and Stars by Night For God c. verse 10 11 12 He struck the First-born dead Of Egypt's stubborn Land And thence his People led With his resistless Hand For God c. verse 13 14 By him the raging Sea As if in pieces rent Disclos'd a middle way Thro' which his people went For God c. verse 15 Where soon he overthrew Proud Pharaoh and his Host Who daring tp pursuo Were in the Billows lost For God c verse 16 17 18 Thro' Desarts vast and wild He led the chosen Seed And famous Princes foil'd And made great Monarchs bleed For God c. verse 19 20 Sibon whose potent Hand Great Ammon's Sceptre sway'd And Og whose stern Command Rich Bashan's Land obey'd For God c. verse 21 22 And of his wondrous Grace Their Lands whom he destroy'd He gave to Isr'el's Race To be by them enjoy'd For God c. verse 23 24 He in our Depth of Woes On us with Favour thought And from our cruel Foes In Peace and Safety brought For God c. verse 25 26 He does the Food supply On which all Creatures live To God who reigns on high Eternal Praises give For God will prove Our constant Friend His boundless Love Shall never end Psalm CXXXVII verse 1 WHEN we our weary'd Limbs to rest Sat down by proud Euphrates Stream We wept with doleful Thoughts opprest And Sion was our mournful Theme verse 2 Our Harps that when with Joy we sung Were wont their tuneful Parts to bear With silent Strings neglecfted hung On Willow-trees that wither'd there verse 3 Mean while our Foes who all conspir'd To triumph in our slayish Wrongs Musick and Mirth of us requir'd Come sing us one of Sion's Songs verse 4 How shall we tune our Voice to sing Or touch our Harps with skilful Hands Shall Hymns of Joy to God our King Be sung by Slaves in foreign Lands verse 5 O Salem our once happy Seat When I of thee forgetful prove Let then my trembling Hand forget The speaking Strings with Art to move verse 6 If I to mention thee forbear Eternal Silence seize my Tongue Or if I sing one chearful Ayr Till thy Deliv'rance is my Song verse 7 Remember Lord how Edom's Race In thy own City's fatal Day Cry'd out her stately Walls desace And with the Ground quite level lay verse 8 Proud Babel's Daughter doom'd to be Of Grief and Woe the Wretched Prey Blest is the Man who shall to thee The wrongs thou lay'st on us repay verse 9 Thrice blest who with Just Rage possest And deaf to all the Parents Moans Shall snatch the Infants from the Breast And dash their Heads against the Stones Psalm CXXXVIII verse 1 WIth my whole Heart my God and King thy praise I will proclaim Besore the Gods with Joy will sing and bless thy holy name verse 2 I 'll worship at thy sacred Seat and with thy Love inspir'd The praises of thy Truth repeat o'er all thy Works admir'd verse 3 Thou graciously inclind'st thine Ear when I to thee did cry And when my Soul was press'd with Fear didst inward Strength supply verse 4 Therefore shall ev'ry earthly Prince thy Name with praise pursue Whom these admir'd Events convince that all thy Works are true verse 5 They all thy wondrous ways O Lord with chearful Songs shall bless And all thy glorious Acts record thy awful Pow'r confess verse 6 For God altho' enthron'd on high does hence the poor respect The Proud far off his scornful Eye beholds with just neglect verse 7 Tho' I with Troubles am oppress'd he shall my Foes disarm Relieve my Soul when most distress'd and keep me safe from Harm verse 8 The Lord whose Mercies ever last shall fix my happy State and mindful of his Favours past shall his own Work complete Pslam CXXXIX verse 1 2 THOU Lord by strictest search hast known My rising up and lying down My secret Thoughts are known to thee Known long before conceiv'd by me verse 3 Thine Eye my Bed and Path surveys My publick Haunts and private Ways verse 4 Thou know'st what 't is my Lips would vent My yet-unnutter'd Words intent verse 5 Surrounded by thy Pow'r I stand On every side I find thy Hand verse 6 O Skill for human reach too high Too dazling bright for mortal Eye verse
me hear whose Trust on thee depends Teach me the Way where I should go my Soul to thee ascends verse 9 Do thou O Lord from all my Foes preferve and set me free A safe Retreat against their Rage my Soul implores from thee verse 10 Thou art my God thy righteous Will instruct me to obey Let thy good Spirit condust and keep my Soul in thy right way verse 11 0 for the sake of thy great Name revive my drooping heart For thy Truth's'sake to me distress'd thy promis'd Aid impart verse 12 In pity to my Suff'rings Lord reduce my Foes to shame Slay tham that persecute a Soul devoted to thy Name Psalm CXLIV verse 1 FOR ever blest be God the Lord Who does his needful Aid impart At once both Strength and Skill assord To weild my Arms with warlike Art verse 2 His Goodness is my Fort and Tow'r My strong Deliv'rance and my Shield In him I trust whose matchless Pow'r Makes to my sway fierce Nations yield verse 3 Lord what'sin Man that thou shouldst lov'e Of him such tender Care to take What in his Off-spring cou'd thee move Such great Account of him to make verse 4 The Life of Man does quickly sade His Thoughts but empty are and vain His Days are like a slying Shade Of whose short stay no Signs remain verse 5 In solemn State O God descend Whilst Heav'n its losty Head inclines The smoking Hills asounder rend Of thy Approach the awful Signs verse 6 Discarge thy dreadful Lightnings round And make my scatter'd Foes retreat Them with thy pointed Arrows wound And their Destruction soon complete verse 7 8 Do thou O Lord from Heav'n engage Thy boundless Pow'r my Foes to quell And snatch me from the stormy Rage Of threatning Waves that proudly swell Fight thou against my foreign Foes Who utter Speeches false and vain Who tho' in solemn Leagues they close Their sworn Engagement ne'er maintain verse 9 So I to thee O King of kings In new-made Hymns my Voice shall raise And Instruments of various Strings Shall help me thus to sing thy praise verse 10 God does to Kings his Aid afford to them his sure Salvation sends T is he that from the murd'ring Sword His Servant David still desends verse 11 Fight thou against my foreign Foes Who utter Speeches false and vain Who tho' in solemn Leagues they close Their sworn Engagement ne'er maintain verse 12 Then our young Sons like Trees shall grow Well planted in some fruitful place Our Daughters shall like Pillars show Design'd some royal Court to grace verse 13 Our Garners fill'd with various Store Shall us and ours with Plenty feed Our Sheep increasing more and more Shall thousands and ten thousands breed verse 14 Strong shall our lab'ring Oxen grow Nor in their constant Labour faint Whilst we no War nor Slav'ry know and in our Streets hear no Complaint verse 15 Thrice happy is that people's Case Whose various Blessings thus abound Who God's true Worship stili embrace And are with his Protection crown'd Psalm CXLV verse 1 2 THEE I will bless my God and King thy endless praise proclaim This Tribute daily I will bring and ever bless thy name verse 3 Thou Lord beyond compare art great and highly to be prais'd Thy Majesty with boundless Height above our Knowledge rais'd verse 4 Renown'd for mighty Acts thy Fame to future times extends From Age to Age thy glorious Name successively descendss verse 5 6 Whilst I thy Glory and Renown and wond'rous Works express The World with me thy Might shall own and thy great Pow'r confese verse 7 The praise that to thy Love belongs they shall with Joy proclaim Thy Truth of all their grateful Songs shall be the constant Theme verse 8 The Lord is good fresh Acts of Grace his Pity still supplies His Anger moves with slowest pace his willing mercy flies verse 9 10 Thy Love thro' Earth extends its Fame to all thy Works express These shew thy Praise whilst thy great Name is by thy Servants blest verse 11 They with the glorious Prospect fir'd shall of thy Kingdom speak And thy great Pow'r by all admir'd their losty Subject make verse 12 God's glorious Works of ancient date shall thus to all be known And thus his Kingdom 's Royal State with publick Splendor shown verse 13 His stedfast Throne from Changes free shall stand for ever fast His boundless Sway no end shall see but Time it self out-last PART II. verse 14 15 The Lord does them support that fall and makes the prostrate rise For his kind Aid all Creatures call who timely food supplies verse 16 Whate'er their various Wants require with open Hand he gives And so fulfills the just Desire of every thing that lives verse 17 18 How holy is the Lord how just how righteous all his ways How nigh to him who with firm Trast for his Assistance prays verse 19 He grants the full Desires of those who him with fear adore And will their Troubles soon compose when they his Aid implore verse 20 The Lord preserves all those with Care whom grateful Love employs But Sinners who his Vengeance dare with surious Rage destroys verse 21 My time to come in praises spent shall still advance his Fame And all Mankind with one Consent for ever bless his Name Psalm CXLVI verse 1 2 O Praise the Lord and thou my Soul for ever bless his Name His wond'rous Love while Life shall last my constant Praise shall claim verse 3 On Kings the greatest Sons of Men let none for Aid rely They cannot save in dang'rous times nor timely help apply verse 4 Depriv'd of Breath to Dust they turn and there neglected lie And all their Thoughts and vain Designs together with them die verse 5 Then happy he who Jacob's God for his Protector takes Who still with well-plac'd Hope the Lord his constant Refuge makes verse 6 The Lord Who made both Heav'nand Earth and all that they contain Will never quit his stedfast Truth nor make his Promise vain verse 7 The poor opprest from all their Wrongs are eas'd by his Decree He gives the Hungry needful Food and sets the Pris'ners free verse 8 By him the Blind receive their sight the weak and fall'n he rears With kind regard and tender Love he for the righteous cares verse 9 The Strangers he preserves from Harm the Qrphan kindly treats Desends the Widow and the wiles of wicked Men deseats verse 10 The God that does in Sion dwell is our eternal King From Age to Age his Reign endures let all his Praises sing Psalm CXLVII verse 1 O Praise the Lord with Hymns of Joy and celebrate his Fame For pleasant good and comely 't is to praise his holy Name verse 2 His holy City God will build tho' levell'd with the Ground Bring back his People tho' dispers'd thro' all the Nations round verse 3 4 He kindly heals the broken Hearts and all their wounds does close He tells the number of
in thy Name display'd the Lord accept ' thy Pray'r verse 6 Our Hopes are fix'd that now the Lord our Sov'reign will defend From Heav'n resistless Aid afford and to his Pray'r attend verse 7 Some trust in Steeds for War design'd on Chariots some rely Against them all we call to mind the Pow'r of God most High verse 8 But from their Steeds and Chariots thrown behold them through the Plain Disorder'd broke and trampled down whilst firm our Troops remain verse 9 Still save us Lord and still proceed our rightful Cause to bless Hear King of Heav'n in times of need the Pray'is that we address PSALM XXI verse 1 THE King O Lord with Songs of Praise shall in thy Strength rejoice With thy Salvation crown'd shall raise to Heav'n his chearful Voice verse 2 For thou whate'er his Lips request not only dost impart But hast with thy Acceptance blest the Wishes of his Heart verse 3 Thy Goodness and thy tender Care have all his Hopes out-gone A Crown of Gold thou mad'st him wear and fet'st it firmly on verse 4 He pray'd for Life and thoa O Lord didst to his Pray'r attend And graciously to him afford a Life that ne'er shall end verse 5 Thy sure Defence through Nations round has spread his glorious Name And his successful Actions crown'd with Majesty and Fame verse 6 Eternal Blessings thou bestow'st and mak'st his Joys increase Whilst thou to him unclouded show'st the brightness of thy Face PART II. verse 7 Because the King on God alone for timely Aid relies His Mercy still supports his Throne and all his Wants supplies verse 8 But righteous Lord thy stubborn Foes shall feel thy dreadful Hand Thy vengeful Arm shall find out those that hate thy mild Command verse 9 When thou against them dost engage thy just but dreadful Doom Shall like a glowing Oven's Rage their Hopes and them consume verse 10 Nor shall thy furious Anger cease or with their Ruine end But root out all their guilty Race and to their Seed extend verse 11 For all their Thoughts were set on Ill their Hearts on Malice bent But thou with watchful Care didst still the ill Effects prevent verse 12 While they their swist Retreat shall make to ' scape thy dreadful Might Thy swifter Arrows shall o'ertake and gaul them in their flight verse 13 Thus Lord thy wond'rous strength disclose and thus exalt thy Fame Whilst we glad Songs of Praise compose to thy Almighry Name PSALM XXII verse 1 MY God my God why leav'st thou me when I with Anguish faint O why so far from me remov'd and from my loud Complaint verse 2 All day but all the day unheard to thee do I complain With Cries implore Relief all Night but cry all Night in vain verse 3 Yet thou art still the righteous Judge of Innocence oppress'd And therefore Israel's Praises are of right to thee address'd verse 4 5 On thee our Ancestors rely'd and thy Deliv'rance found With pious Confidence they pray'd and with Success were crown'd verse 6 But I am treated like a Worm like none of human Birth Not only by the Great revil'd but made the Rabble's Mirth verse 7 With Laughter all the gazing Crowd my Agonies survey They shoot the Lip they shake the Head and thus deriding say verse 8 In God he trusted boasting ost that he was Heaven's Delight Let God come down to save him now and own his Favourite PART II. verse 9 Thou mad'st my teeming Mother's Womb a living Offspring bear When but a Suckling at the Breast I was thy early Care verse 10 Thou Guardian-like didst shield from wrongs my helpless Infant days And since hast been my God and Guide through Life's bewilder'd ways verse 11 Withdraw not then so far from me when Trouble is so nigh O send me Help thy Help on which I only can rely verse 12 High pamper'd Bulls a frowning Herd from Basans Forest met With Strength proportion'd to their Rage have me around beset verse 13 They gape on me and every Mouth a yawning Grave appears The desart Lions savage Roar less dreadful is than theirs PART III. verse 14 My Blood like Water 's spill'd my Joints are rack'd and out of frame My Heart dissolves within my Breast like Wax before the Flame verse 15 My Strength like Potter's Earth is parch'd my Tongue cleaves to my Jaws And to the silent Shades of Death my fainting Soul withdraws verse 16 Like Blood-hounds to surround me they in pack't Assemblies meet They pierc'd my inoffensive Hands they pierc'd my harmless Feet verse 17 My Body 's rack'd till all my Bones distinctly may be told Yet such a Spectacle of Woe as Pastime they behold verse 18 As Spoil my Garments they divide Lots for my Vesture cast verse 19 Therefore approach O Lord my strength and to my Succour haste verse 20 From their sharp Sword protect thou me of all but Life bereft Nor let my Darling in the pow'r of cruel Dogs be left verse 21 To save me from the Lion's Jaws thy present Succour send As once from goring Unicorns thou didst my Life desend verse 22 Then to my Brethren I 'll declare the Triumphs of thy Name In presence of assembled Saints thy Glory thus proclaim verse 23 Ye Worshippers of Jacob's God all you of Israel's Line O praise the Lord and to your Praise sincere Obedience join verse 24 He ne'er disdain'd on low Distress to cast a gracious Eye Nor turn'd from Poverty his Face but hears its humble Cry PART IV. verse 25 Thus in thy sacred Courts will I my chearful Thanks express In presence of thy Saints perform the Vows of my Distress verse 26 The meek Companions of my Grief shall find my Table spread And all that seek the Lord shall be with Joys immortal fed verse 27 Then shall the glad converted World to God their Homage pay And scatter'd Nations of the Earth one Sov'reign Lord obey verse 28 T is his supreme Prerogative o'er Subject-Kings to reign 'T is just that he should rule the World who does the World sustain verse 29 The Rich who are with Plenty fed his Bounty must confess The Sons of Want by him reliev'd their gen'rois Patron bless With humble Worship to his Throne they all for aid resort That Pow'r which first their Beings gave can only them support verse 30 31 Then shall a chosen spotless Race devoted to his Name To their admiring Heirs his Truth and glorious Acts proclaim PSALM XXIII verse 1 THE Lord himself the mighty Lord vouchsases to be my Guide The Shepherd by whose constant Care my Wants are all supply'd verse 2 In tender Grass he makes me feed and gently there repose Then leads me to cool Shades and where refreshing Water flows verse 3 He does my wandring Soul reclaim and to his endless Praise Instruct with humble Zeal to walk in his most righteous Ways verse 4 I pass the gloomy Vale of Death from Fear and Danger free For there his aiding Rod