speaks And scatter'd Flames of Lightning sends The Forest nods the Desart quakes And stubborn Kadesh lowly bends 9. He aids the Hinds with Pangs oppress'd And lays the Beasts dark Coverts bare Whilâ—t those that in his Temple rest Securely sing his Praises there 10 11. God rules the angry Floods on high His boundless Sway shall never cease His People he 'll with Strength supply And bless his own with constant Peace PSALM XXX 1. I 'll celebrate thy Praises Lord Who didst thy Pow'r employ To lift my drooping Head above My Foes insulting Joy 2 3. To Thee I cry'd in my Distress Who kindly didst relieve And from the Grave 's expecting Jaws My hopeless Life retrieve 4. Thus to his Courts ye Saints of his With Songs of Praise repair With me commemorate his Truth And providential Care 5. His Wrath has but a Moment's reign His Favour no Decay Your Night of Grief is recompenc'd With Joy's returning Day 6. But I in prosp'rous days presum'd No Revolution fear'd Whilst in my Sun-shine of Success No low'ring Cloud appear'd 7. But soon perceiv'd thy Favour Lord My Empire 's strongest Trust Thou hidd'st thy Face and strait I found My Honour laid in Dust. 8. Then as I vainly had presum'd My Error I confess'd And thus with supplicating Voice Thy Mercy 's Throne address'd 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 10. Hear me O Lord in Mercy hear Thy wonted Aid extend Be thou my Helper on whose Help I only can depend 11. 'T is done Thou hast my mournful Scene To Songs and Dances turn'd In Robes of State invested me Who late in Sackcloth mourn'd 12. My Glory therefore shall proclaim Thy Praise in grateful Verse And as thy Favours endless are Thy endless Praise rehearse PSALM XXXI 1. DEfend me Lord from Shame For still I trust in Thee As â—ust and Righteous is thy Name From Danger set me free 2. Bow down thy gracious Ear And speedy Succour send Do thou my stedfast Rock appear To rescue and defend 3. Since Thou when Foes oppress My Rock and Fortress art To guide me forth from this Distress Thy usual Help impart 4. Release me from the Snare Which they have closely laid Since I O God my Strength repair To thee alone for Aid 5. To Thee the God of Truth My Life and all that 's mine For thou preserv'dst me from my Youth I willingly resign 6. All vain Designs I hate Of those that trust in â—â—es Whilst my firm Hope in every state On God alone relies PART II. 7. The Mercies thou hast shown I 'll cheerfully express For thou hast view'd my Straits and known My Soul in deep Distress 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 9. Thy Mercy Lord display Redress my just Complaint For both my Heart and Flesh decay With Grief and Hunger faint 10. Sad Thoughts my Life oppress My Years are spent in Groans My Sins have made my Strength grow less And ev'n consum'd my Bones 11. My Foes insulting mock'd My Neighbours did upbraid My Friends at sight of me were shock'd And fled as Men dismaid 12. By all I am forgot As dead and out of mind And hopeless as a shatter'd Pot Whose Parts can ne'er be join'd 13. With sland'rous Tongues they speak And seem my Pow'r to dread Whilst they together Counsel take My guiltless Blood to shed 14. But still my stedfast Trust I on thy Help repose That thou my God art good and just My Heart with Comfort knows PART III. 15. Whate'er Events betide Thy Wisdom times them all Then Lord thy Servant safely hide From those that seek his Fall 16. The Brightness of thy Face To me O Lord disclose And as thy Mercies still encrease Preserve me from my Foes 17. Let me no Shame receive Who still have call'd on Thee Let That and Silence in the Grave The Sinner's Portion be 18. Do thou their Tongues restrain Whose Breath in Lies is spent Who false Reports with proud Disdain Against the Righteous vent 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 20. Thou shrowd'st them in thy Sight From Man's defeated Pride From Tongues that do in Strife delight Thou dost them safely hide 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 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 23. Let holy Men the Lord With eager Love pursue Who to the Just will Help afford And give the Proud their due 24. All that on God rely Couragiously proceed For he will still your Hearts supply With Strength in time of need PSALM XXXII 1. THrice blest whose Sins have Pardon gain'd No more in Judgment to appear 2. Whose Guilt Remission has obtain'd And whose Repentance is sincere 3. Whilst I conceal'd the fretting Sore My Bones consum'd without Relief All day with Anguish I did roar But no Complaints asswag'd my Grief 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 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 6. True Penitents shall thus succeed Who seek Thee whilst thou mayst be found From Danger 's common Deluge freed See the lewd World about 'em drown'd 7. Thy Favour Lord in last Distress My Tow'r of Refuge I must own Thou shalt my haughty Foes suppress And me with Songs of Triumph Crown 8. To 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 9. Submit your selves to Wisdom's Rule Like Men that Reason have attain'd Not like th' ungovern'd Horse and Mule Whose Fury must be Curb'd and Rein'd 10. Sorrows on Sorrows multiply'd Obdurate Sinners shall confound But them who in his Truth confide Blessings of Mercy shall surround 11. His Saints that have perform'd his Lawâ— Their Life in Triumphs shall employ Let then as such alone have cause The Heart that 's Upright shout for Joy PSALM XXXIII 1. LEt all the Just to God with Joy Their chearful Voices raise For well the Righteous it becomes To sing glad Songs of Praise 2 3. Let Harps and Psalteries and Lutes Be in one Consort met And new-made Songs of loud Applausâ— To skilful Notes be set 4 5. For faithful is the Word of God His Works with Truth abound He Justice loves and o'er the Earth Distils his Goodness round 6. By his Almighty Word at first Heav'ns glorious Arch was rear'd And all the beauteous Hosts of Light At his Command appear'd 7. The swelling Floods
his People forth with Joy With Triumph his Elect. 44. Extirpating their Heathen Foes From Canaan's Fertile Soil To them in cheap possession gave The Fruit of others Toil. 45. That they his Statutes might observe His sacred Laws obey For Benefits so vast let us Our Songs of Praise repayâ— PSALM CVI. 1. O Render Thanks to God above The Fountain of eternal Love Whose Mercy firm through Ages past Has stood and shall for ever last 2. Who can his mighty Deeds express Not only vast but numberless What Mortal Eloquence can raise His Tribute of immortal Praise 3. Happy are they and only they Who from thy Judgments never stray Who know what 's right nor only â—o But always practise what they know 4. Extend to me that Favour Lord Thou to thy chosen dost afford When thou return'st to set them free Let thy Salvation visit me 5. O may I worthy prove to see Thy Saints in full Prosperity That I that joyful Choir may join And count thy People's Triumph mineâ— 6. But ah can we expect such Grace Of Parents vile the viler Race Who their Misdeeds have acted o'er And with new Crimes increas'd the Scoreâ— 7. Ingrateful they no longer thought On all his Works in Egypt wrought The Red-Sea yet is scarce in view When they their base Distrust renew 8. Yet He to vindicate his Name Once more to their Deliv'rance came To make his sov'reign Pow'r be known That He is God and He alone 9. To right and left at his Command The parting Deep disclos'd her Sand Where firm and dry the Passage lay As through some parcht and Desart way 10. Thus sav'd from fronting Seas they were And Foes that press'd upon their Rear 11. Whose Rage pursu'd 'em to those Waves That prov'd the rash Pursuers Graves 12. The pendant Waters sudden Fall O'erwhelms proud Pharaoh Host and all This Proof did stupid Israel raise To trust God's Word and sing his Praise PART II. 13. But soon relaps'd they all forgatâ— Nor on his Providence would wait 14. But lusting in the Wilderness Their God with fresh Temptations press 15. Strong Food at their Request he sent But made their Sin their Punishment 16. God's Envoy Moses they oppose And Aaron whom the Lord had chose 17. But Earth the Quarrel to decide Her vengeful Jaws extending wide Rash Dathan to her Centre drew With proud Abiram's factious Crew 18. Bold Korah who did next aspire To kindle wild Sedition's Fire With all his impious Train became Juâ—t Victims to devouring Flame 19. Near Horeb's Mount a Calf â—hey made And to the â—oltâ—n Image pray'd The Law their God in Thunder spake From Sinai they near Sinai brake 20. Adoring what their Hands did frame They chang'd their Glory to their Shame Into the Likeness made it pass Of a brute Ox that feeds on Grass 21. Their God and Saviour they forgot And all his Works in Egypt wrought 22. His Terrors shewn through Egypt's Coast And where proud Pharaoh's Troops were lost 23. Thus urg'd and from his Promise freed Their total Ruine he decreed His Hand for Execution rear'd But Moses in the Breach appear'd His Fav'rite Moses intercedes And to revoke their Sentence pleads Heav'n heard its faithful Servant pray And turn'd its kindled Wrath away 24. Yet they his pleasant Land despis'd Nor his repeated Promise priz'd 25. But in their Tents repining staid Nor the Almighty's Voice obey'd 26. This seal'd their Doom without Redress To perish in the Wilderness 27. And who escap'd the Desart Sands To live dispers'd through Heathen Lands PART III. 28. The next but more degen'rate Race Baal Peor's Worship did embrace Became his impious Guests and sed On Sacrifices to the Dead 29. Thus they persisted to provoke God's Vengeance to the final Stroke 'T is come the deadly Pest is come To execute their gen'ral Doom 30. It spreads till Phineah's Zeal and Sword A stronger Antidote afford Two guilty Persons timely Fall Atonement makes and ransoms all 31. As his Seraphick Zeal had mov'd So Heav'n the gen'rous Act approv'd To him confirming and his Race The Priesthood he so well did grace 32. At Meribah God's Wrath they mov'd Who Moses for their sakes reprov'd 33. Whose patient Soul they did provoke Till rashly the meek Prophet spoke 34. Nor when possest of Canaan's Land Did they perform their Lords Command Nor his commission'd Sword employ The guilty Nations to destroy 35. Nor only spar'd the Pagan Crew But mingling learnt their Vices too 36. Their Idols serv'd the fatal Snare Of which so oft fore-warn'd they were 37 38. To Hell's dark Pow'rs they Sacrifice Their Children with relentless Eyes Approach their Altars through a Flood Of their own Sons and Daughters Bloodâ— No cheaper Victims will appease Canaan's remorseless Deities No Blood her Idols reconcile But that which does the Land defile PART IV. 39. Nor yet will Canaan's Deities Apostate Israel's Tribes suffice For lusting after More they went And did new Gods and Crimes invent 40. But Sins of such infernal Hue God's Wrath against his People drew Till he their once indulgent Lord His own Inheritance abhor'd 41. To Heathen Hands he them subjects Their guilty Friendships just Effects To rue and mourn too late when they Must those who hate them most obey 42. Nor thus his Indignation ceas'd Their List of Tyrants he increas'd Till they who God's mild Sway declin'd Were made the Vassals of Mankind 43. Yet when distrest they did repent His Anger did as oft relent But rescu'd they his Wrath provoke Renew their Sins and he their Yoke 44. Nor yet implacable he prov'd Nor heard their wretched Cries unmov'd 45. But did to mind his Promise bring And Mercy 's inexhausted Spring 46. Surprising Pity too impartâ— Ev'n to their Foes obdurate Hearts Compassion for their Suff'rings bred In those who them as Captives led 47. Still save us Lord and Israel's Bands Together bring from Heathen Lands Our Thanks in thy blest Name to raise And ever triumph in thy Praise 48. Let Israel's God be ever blest His Name eternally addrest And all his Saints with full Accord Sing loud Amens Praise ye the Lord. PSALM CVII 1. TO God your grateful Voices raise Who still to us did gracious prove And let your never-ceasing Praise Keep pace with his eternal Love 2 3. Let those give thanks whom he from Bands Of proud oppressing Foes releas'd And brought them back from distant Lands From North and South and West and Eaâ—t 4 5. Through lonely Desart Ways they stray'd Nor could a peopled City find With Thirst and Hunger quite dismay'd Their fainting Soul within them pin'd 6. Then soon to God's indulgent Ear Did they their mournful Cry address Who graciously vouchsaf'd to hear And freed them from their deep Distressâ— 7. From crooked Paths he led them forth And in the certain way did guide To wealthy Tow'rs of great resort Where all their Wants were well supplyâ—d 8. O then that all the Earth with me Would God for this his
of high Rank and Birth 9. When Childless Families despair He sends the Comfort of an Heir To rescue their exspiring Fame Grants her that barren was to bear And joyfully her Fruit to rear Praise ye the Lord's almighty Name PSALM CXIV 1. WHen Isr'el by th' Almighty led Enrich'd with their Oppressors Spoil From Egypt march'd and Iacob's Seed From Bondage in a foreign Soil 2. Iehovah for his Residence Chose out imperial Iudah's Tent His Mansion-Royal and from thence Through Israel's Camp his Orders sent 3. The distant Sea with Terrour saw And from th' Almighty's Presence fled Old Iordan's Streams surpriz'd with Aw Retreated to their Fountain's Head 4. The taller Mountains skipp'd like Rams When Danger near the Fold they spy To see their Fright the Hills like Lambs Leap'd after them not knowing why 5. O Sea what made your Tide withdraw And naked leave your oozy Bed Why Iordan â— against Nature's Law Recoil'dst thou to thy Fountain's Head 6. Why Mountains did you skip like Ramsâ— When Danger does approach the Fold Why after you the Hills like Lambs When they their Leaders Flight behold 7. Earth tremble on well may'st thou fear Thy Lord and Maker's Face to see When Iacob's awful God draws near 'T is time for Earth and Seas to flee 8. To flee from God who Nature's Law Repeals and cancels at his Will Who Springs from flinty Rocks can draw And thirsty Vales with Water fill PSALM CXV 1. LOrd not to us we claim no Share But to thy sacred Name Give Glory for thy Mercy 's sake And Truth 's eternal Fame 2. Why should the Heathen cry where 's now The God whom we adore 3. Convince 'em that in Heav'n thou art And uncontroll'd thy Pow'r 4. Their Gods but Gold and Silver are The Work of mortal Hands 5. With speechless Mouth and sightless Eyes The molten Idol stands 6. The Pageant-thing has Ears and Nose But neither hears nor smells 7. Hands Feet but neither feels nor moves No Breath within it dwells 8. Such senseless Stocks that to compare With them we nothing find But those who on their Help rely And them for Gods design'd 9. O Isr'el make the Lord your Trust Who is your Help and Shield 10. Priests Levites trust in him alone Who only Help can yield 11. Let all who fear the Lord for Aid On him they fear rely Who them in Danger can defend And all their Wants supply 12 13. Of us he oft has mindful been And Isr'el's House will bless Priests Levites Proselytes ev'n All Who his great Name confess 14. On you and on your Heirs increase Of Blessings he will bring 15. Thrice happy you who Fav'rites are Of this Almighty King 16. Heav'n's highest Orb of Glory He His Empire 's Seat design'd And gave this lower Globe of Earth A Portion to Mankind 17. They who in Death and Silence sleep To him no Praise afford 18. But we will bless for evermore Our ever-living Lord. PSALM CXVI 1. MY Soul with Ecstasies of Love Intirely is possest Because the Lord has deign'd to hear The Voice of my Request 2. Since he has now his Ear inclin'd I never will despair But while my Life shall last to him Address my humble Pray'râ— 3. With deadly Sorrows compast round With hellish Pangs opprest When Grief and Anguish fill'd my Heart And heav'd my throbbing Breast 4. On God's Almighty Name I call'd And thus to him I pray'd Lord I beseech thee save my Soul With Sorrow quite dismaid 5 6. How just and merciful is God! How gracious is the Lord Who saves the Simple and to me Does timely Help afford 7. Then free from racking Cares my Soul Resume thy wonted Rest For God has wond'rously to thee His bounteous Love exprest 8. He when Death threat'ned soon remov'd My Dangers and my Fears My Feet from falling he secur'd And dry'd my Eyes from Tears 9. The whole remaining Stock of Life Which he to me has lent Shall therefore in his Service be With grateful Duty spent 10 11. In God I trusted and of him In greatest straits did boast For in my Flight all hopes of Aid From faithless Man were lost 12 13. Then what Return to him shall I For all his Goodness makeâ— I 'll praise his Name and with glad Zeal The Cup of Blessing â—ake 14 15. The Vows I made to God I 'll pay In all his People's sight Because by him his Servant's blood Was never counted light 16. Lord by how many Ties must I To thy Obedience bow Before thy humble Handmaid's Son Thy ransom'd Captive now 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 19. They in thy holy City met And in thy House shall join With one Consent thy Name to bless And mix their Praise with mine PSALM CXVII 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 2. God's â—ender Mercy knows no bound His Truth shall ne'er decay Then lâ—t the willing Nations round This grateful Tribute pay PSALM CXVIII 1 2. O Praise the Lord for he is good His Mercies ne'er decay That his kind Favours ever last Let thankful Isr'el say 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 5. To God I made my humble Moan With Troubles quite opprest And he releas'd me from my Straits And granted my Request 6. Since therefore God does on my side So graciously appear What Man against me can contrive I never need to fear 7. Since God with those that aid my Cause Himself a Party makes I need not doubt on all my Foes A just Revenge to take 8 9. For better 't is to trust in God And have the Lord our Friend Than on the greatest humane Pow'â— For Safety to depend 10 11. Tho many Nations closely leagu'd Did oft beset me round Yet by his boundless Pow'r sustain'd I did them all confound 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 13. When All together press'd me hard In hopes to make me fall The Lord vouchsaf'd to take my part And sav'd me from them all 14. The Honour of my strange Escape To him alone belongs He is my Saviour and my Strength The Theme of all my Songs 15. The Just's Abode resounds with Joy By him preserv'd from Harm For wond'rous things are brought to pass By his almighty Arm. 16. He by his vast resistless Pow'r Has endless Honour won The saving Strength of his Right-hand Amazing Works has done 17. God will not suffer me to fall But yet prolong my Days That by declaring all his Works I may advance his Praise 18. The Lord has chast'ned me in Love And great Afflictions laid But has not giv'n me o'er
to those That did my Life invade 19. Then open wide the Temple-Gates To which the Just repair That I may enter in and praise My great Deliv'rer thereâ— 20 21. Within those Gates of God's abode To which the Righteous press Since thou hast heard and set me safe Thy holy Name I 'll bless 22 23. That Stone is now the Corner's Head Which Builders did despise This is the Lord's amazing Act And wond'rous in our Eyes 24 25. This is God's Day let all the Land Exalt their cheerful Voice Lord we beseech thee save us now And make us still rejoice 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 27. God is the Lord through whom we all Both Light and Comfort find With Cords unto the Altar's Horns The destin'd Victim bind 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 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. 1. HOW blest are they who always keep The pure aâ—d perfect way Who never from the sacred Road Of God's Commandments stray 2. Thrice blest who to his righteous Laws Have still obedient been And warmly urg'd by hearty Zeal His Favour seek to win 3. Such Men averse from Ill abhor To do a wicked Deed But in the Path which he prescribes With constant Care proceed 4. But 't is to thy Commands O Lord This Happiness we ow. Thou bid'st us keep those upright Laws From which such Comforts flow 5. O then that thy most holy Will Might o'er my Ways preside And I the course of all my Life By thy Directions guide 6. Then should I walk erect and bold From all Confusion free Convinc'd with Joy that all my Ways With thy Commands agree 7. My upright Heart shall my glad Mouth With chearful Praises fill When by thy righteous Judgments taught I fully learn thy Will 8. So to thy sacred Laws shall I All due observance pay O then forsake me not my God Nor cast me quite away BETH 9. How shall the young preserve their Ways From vile Pollutions free By making all their Course of Life With thy Commands agree 10. With hearty Zeal for Thee I seek To Thee for Succour pray O suffer not my careless Steps From thy just Precepts stray 11. Safe in my Heart and closely hid Thy Word my Treasure lies And ready waits with timely Aid When sinful Passions rise 12. Secur'd by that my grateful Soul Shall ever bless thy Name O â—each me then my Life to come By thy just Laws to frame 13. My Lips unlockt by pious Zeal To others have declar'd How much the Judgments of thy Mouth Deserve our high Regard 14. Whilst in the Way of thy Commands More solid Joy I found Than had I been with vast Encrease Of envy'd riches crown'd 15. Therefore thy just and upright Laws Shall always fill my Mind And those sound Rules which thou prescrib'st All due Respect shall find 16. To keep thy Statutes undefac'd Shall be my constant Joy The strict Remembrance of thy Wordâ— Shall all my Thoughts employ GIMEL 17. Be gracious to thy Servant Lord Do thou my Life defend That I according to thy Word My Time to come may spend 18. Enlighten both my Eyes and Mind That so I may discern The wond'rous things which they behold Who thy just precepts learn 19. Tho like a Stranger in the Landâ— From place to place I stray Thy righteous Judgments from my sigâ—â— O hide thou not away 20. My fainting Soul is almost pin'd With earnest Longing spent Whilst always on the eager Search Of thy just Will intent 21. Thy sharp Rebuke shall crush the Proud Whom still thy Curse pursues Who in thy righteous Paths to walkâ— Presumptuouâ—ly refuse 22. But far from me do thou O Lord Contempt and Shame remove For I thy sacred Laws affect With undissembled Love 23. Tho Princes oft in Council met Against thy Servant spake Yet I thy Statutes to observe My chiefest Bus'ness make 24. For thy Commands have always been My Comfort and Delight By them I learn with prudent Care And guide my Counsels right DALETH 25. My Soul 's oppress'd with deadly Care And to the Dust does cleave Revive me Lord and let me now Thy promis'd Aid receive 26. To thee I still declar'd my Ways And thou inclin'dst thine Ear O teach me then my future Life By thy just Laws to steer 27. If thou wilt make me know thy Laws And by their Guidance walk The wond'rous Works which thou hast done Shall be my constant Talk 28. But see my Soul within me sinks Prest down with weighty Care O make thy Promise good and soon My wasted Strength repair 29. For 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 30. Thy faithful Ways thou God of Truth My happy Choice I 've made Thy Judgments as my Rule of Life Before me always laid 31. My Care has been to make my Life With thy just Laws agree O then preserve thy Servant Lord From Shame and Ruine free 32. So in the Ways of thy Commands Shall I with Pleasure run And with a Heart enlarg'd with Joy Successfully go on HE. 33. Instruct me in thy Statutes Lord Thy righteous Paths display And I from them through all my Life Will ne'er perversly stray 34. If thou true Wisdom from above Wilt graciously impart To keep thy perfect Laws I 'll still Apply my zealous Heart 35. Direct me in the sacred Ways To which thy Precepts lead Because my chief Delight has been Thy Righteous Paths to tread 36. Do thou to thy most just Commands Incline my willing Heart Let no Desire of Worldly Wealth From them my Thoughts divert 37. From those vain Objects turn my Eyes Which this false World displays But active Life and Vigour give To keep thy righteous Ways 38. Confirm the Promise which thou mad'st And give thy Servant Aid Who to transgress thy sacred Laws Is awfully afraid 39. The foul Disgrace I 've cause to fear In mercy Lord remove For all the â—udgments thou ordain'st Are full of Grace and Love 40. Thou know'st how after thy Commands My longing Heart does pant O then make haste to raise me up And promis'd Succour grant VAV 41. Thy constant Blessing Lord bestow To cheer my grateful Heart To me according to thy Word Thy saving Health impart 42. So shall I when my Foes upbraid This ready Answer make In God I trust who never will His faithful Promise break 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 44. So I to keep thy righteous Laws Will all my Study bend From Age to Age my
Upon his solemn State That in his Temple night by night With humble Rev'rence wait 2 3. Within his House lift up your hands And bless his Holy Name From Sion bless thy Isr'el Lord Who Earth and Heav'n didst frame PSALM CXXXV 1. O Praise the Lord with one Consent And magnify his Name Let all the Servants of the Lord His worthy praise proclaim 2. All ye that in the House of God Attend with constant Care With those that to his outmost Courts With humble Zeal repair 3. For this our truest Int'rest is Glad Hymns of Praise to sing And with loud Songs to bless his Name 's A most delightful thing 4. For God his own peculiar choice The Sons of Iacob makes And Isr'el's Offspring for his own As precious Treasure takes 5. For oft have we that God is great By glad Experience found And seen how he with wond'rous Pow'r Above all Gods is crown'd 6. For he with unresisted Strength Performs what e'er he will In Heav'n and Earth and waâ—ry Stores That Earth's deep Caverns fill 7. He raises Vapours from the Ground Which pois'd in liquid Air Fall down at last in Show'rs through which His dreadful Lightnings glare He from his Store-house brings the Winds 8. And he with vengeful Hand The First-born slew of Man and Beast Through Egypt's mourning Land 9. He dreadful Signs and Wonders â—hew'd In Egypt's stubborn Coasts Not Pharaoh could his Plagues escape Nor all his num'rous Hosts 10 11. 'T was he that various Nations smote And mighty Kings oppress'd Sihon and Og and all besides That Canaan's Land possess'd 12 13. He for his People of their Lands A firm possession made For which his Fame shall always last His glory never fade 14. For God shall soon his People's Cause With tender Favour weigh Repent him of his Wrath and turn His kindled Rage away 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 16 17. They speak not with fictitious Tongues Nor see with polish'd Eyes Nor hear with fashion'd Ears no Breath Their empty Mouth supplies 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 19. Their just Returns of Thanks to God Let grateful Isr'el pay Nor let the Priests of Aaron's Stock To bless the Lord delay 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 21. Leâ— all with Thanks his wond'rous Works In Sion's Courts proclaim And in Ierus'lem where he dwells Exalt his Holy Name PSALM CXXXVI 1. TO God the mighty Lord Your joyful Thanks repeat To him due Praise afford As good as he is great For he will prove Our constant Friend No time shall end His boundless Love 2 3. To him whose wond'rous Pow'r All other Gods obey Whom earthly Kings adore This grateful Homage pay For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 4 5. By his Almighty Hand Amazing Works are wrought The Heav'ns by his Command Were to perfection brought For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 6. He spread the Ocean round About the spacious Land And made the rising Ground Above the Waters standâ— For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 7 8 9. His matchless Pow'r displays The great and lasting Lights The Sun to rule by Days The Moon and Stars by Nights For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 10 11 12. He struck the First-born dead Of Egypt's stubborn Land And thence his People led With his resistless Hand For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 13 14. By him the raging Sea As if in pieces rent Disclos'd a middle way Through which his People went For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 15. Where soon he overthrew Proud Pharaoh and his Host Who seeking to pursue Were in the Billows lost For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 16 17 18. Through Desarts vast and wild He led the chosen Seed And famous Princes foil'd And made great Monarchs bleed For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 19 20. Sihon whose potent Hand Great Ammon's Sceptre sway'd And Og whose stern Command Rich Bashan's Land obey'd For he will provâ— Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 21 22. And of his wond'rous Grace Their Lands whom he destroy'd He gave to Isr'el's Race To be by them enjoy'd For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 23 24. He in our depth of Woes On us with Favour thought And from our cruel Foes In Peace and Safety brought For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love 25 26. By him the Food is giv'n On which all Creatures live To God who reigns in Heav'n Eternal Praises give For he will prove Our constant Friend No Time shall end His boundless Love PSALM CXXXVII 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 2. Our Harps that when with Joy we sung Were wont their tuneful Parts to bear With silent Strings neglected hung On barren Trees that wither'd there 3. Mean while our Foesâ— with Pride inspir'd The Authors of our slavish Wrongs Musick and Mirth of us requir'd Come sing us one of Sion's Songs 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 5. Ierusalem our happy Seat When I of thee forgetful prove Let then my trembling Hand forget The speaking Strings with Art to move 6. If I forget thee let my Tongue To my parcht Roof quite useless cleave Or if I count not thee among The chiefest Joys I can receive 7. Remember Lord how Edom's Race In thy own City's fatal Day Cry'd out It 's stately Walls deface And with the Ground quite level lay 8. Proud Babel's Daughter against whom God's stern Decrees severely run Blest shall he be that pays thee home The Ills which thou to us hast done 9. Thrice blest who by just Fury led Shall from the Breast thy Children take And with proud Rage their tender Head Against the rugged Pavement break PSALM CXXXVIII 1. WIth my whole Heart my God and King Thy Praises I 'll proclaim Before the Gods with Joy I 'll sing And bless thy holy Name 2. I 'll worship tow'rds thy sacred Seat Andâ— ravisht with thy Love The Praises of thy Truth repeat Which thou dost most approve 3. Thou graciously inclin'd'st thine Ear When I to thee did cry
their Flight 13. Thus Lord thy wond'rous Strength disclose And thus exalt thy Name Whilst we loud Songs of Joy compose And make thy Pow'r the Theme PSALM XXII 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 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 3. But thou art still the righteous Judge Of Innocence oppress'd And therefore Israel's Praises are Of right to Thee address'd 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 6. But I am treated as a Worm Like none of Woman born Not only by the Great revil'd But made the Rabble's Scorn 7. With Laughter all the gazing Crowd My Agonies survey They shoot the Lip they shake the Head And thus deriding say 8. In God he trusted boasting oft That he was Heaven's Delight Let God come down to own him now And save his Favourite PART II. 9. Thou mad'st my teeming Mother's Womb A living Offspring bear When but a Suckling at the Breast I was th' Almighty's Care 10. My Guardian thou didst shield from Wrongs My helpless Infant days Up from my Birth my God and Guide Through Life's bewilder'd ways 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 12. High pamper'd Bulls a frowning Herd From Basan Forests met With Strength proportion'd to their Rage Have me around beset 13. They gape on me and every Mouth A yawning Grave appears The rav'ning Lion's loudest Roar Less dreadful is than theirs PART III. 14. My Blood like Water 's spill'd my Joints Distorted out of Frame My Heart dissolves within my Breast Like Wax before the Flameâ— 15. My Strength like Potter's Earth is parch'd My thirsty Tongue and Breath From Plaints restrain'd my Life reduc'd Ev'n to the Gates of Death 16. Like Blood hounds to surround me they In pack'd Assemblies meet They pierc'd my inoffensive Hands They pierc'd my harmless Feet 17. My Body 's rack'd till all my Bones Distinctly may be told Yet such a Spectacle of Woe As Pastime they behold 18. As Spoil my Garments they divide Lots for my Vesture cast Therefore approach O Lord my Strength And to my Succour haste 20. Deliver from their Sword my Soul Of all but Life bereft Nor let my Darling in the Pow'r Of cruel Dogs be left 21. Retrieve me from the Lion's Jaws As from the brandish'd Horns Thou rescued'st me and from the Hoofs Of trampling Unicorns 22. Then to my Brethren I 'll declare The Triumphs of thy Name In Presence of assembled Saints Thy Glory thus proclaim 23. Ye Worshippers of Iacob's God All you of Israel's Line O praise the Lord and to your Praise Sincere Obedience join 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. 25. Thus in thy Courts Religious Throng My Thanks I will express In presence of thy Saints perform The Vows of my Distress 26. The Meek Companions of my Grief Shall find my Table spread And all that seek the Lord shall be With Joys immortal fed 27. Then shall the Universe convinc'd To God their Homage pay And scatter'd Nations of the Earth One Sov'reign Lord obey 28. 'T is his supream Prerogative O'er Subject-Kings to reign 'T is just that he should rule the World Who does the World sustain 29. The Rich who are with Plenty fed His Bounty must confess The Sons of Want by him reliev'd Their gen'rous Patron bless With humble Worship to his Throne They all for Aid resort That Power which first their Beings gave Can only them support 30 31. Then shall a chosen spotless Race Devoted to his Name To their admiring Heirs his Truth And glorious Acts proclaim PSALM XXIII 1. SInce God does me his worthless Charge Protect with tender Care As watchful Shepherds guard their Flocks What can I want or fear 2. In shady Pastures fresh and green He makes me feed and lie Then leads me on to silver Streams That gently murmur by 3. My wand'ring Soul by him restor'd To his immortal Praise He taught with humble Zeal to walk In his most righteous ways 4. Tho through Death's gloomy Vale I march Yet safe and undismaid His Presence cheers his Rod and Staff Afford me constant Aid 5. By him in sight of all my Foes My Table 's richly spread My Cup o'erflows with gen'rous Wine With pretious Oyls my Head 6. Since God thus shews his wond'rous Love Through all my Life's extent My time to come shall in his House In Pray'r and Praise be spent PSALM XXIV 1. THis spacious Earth is all the Lord's The Lord 's her Fulness is The World and its Inhabitants By sov'reign Right are his 2. He fram'd and fix'd it on the Seas And with Almighty Hand Upon inconstant Floods he made Her stable Fabrick stand 3. But for himself this Lord of All One chosen Seat design'd O who shall to that Sacred Hill Deserv'd Admittance find 4. The Man whose Hands and Heart are pure Whose Thoughts were never vain Had rather live despis'd and poor Than thrive â—y perjur'd Gain 5. This this is He on whom the Lord Shall show'r his Blessings down Whom God his Saviour shall vouchsafe With Righteousness to crownâ— 6. Such is the Race of Saints by whom Thy sacred Courts are trod And such the Proselytes that seek The face of Iacob's God 7. Erect your Heads eternal Gates Unfold to entertain The King of Glory see he comes With his celesâ—ial Train 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 9. Erect your Heads ye Gates unfold In state to entertain The King of Glory see he comes With all his shining Train 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 1 2. TO thee the God in whom I trust I liâ—t my Heart and Voice O let me not be put to shame Nor let my Foes rejoice 3. Those who on Thee for Succour wait Let no Disgrace attend Be that the shameful Lot of such As wilfully offend 4 5. Thy Paths disclose thy Truth impart And lead me in thy way For thou art he that brings me Help On Thee I wait all day 6. Thy Mercies and thy tender Love O Lord recall to mind And graciously continue still As thou wert ever kind 7. Let all my early youthful Crimes Be blotted out by thee And for thy wond'rous Goodness sake In Mercy think on me 8. His Mercy and his Justice both The righteous Lord displays In bringing wand'ring Sinners home And teaching them his ways 9. All those in Judgment shall he guide Who his Direction seek
crown'd 17. For when they 're summon'd hence by Deaâ—â— They leave all this behindâ— No Shadow of their former Pomp Within the Grave they find 18. And yet they thought their State was blest Caught in the Flatt'rers Snare Who praises those that slight all else And of themselves take care 19. In their Forefathers Steps they tread And when like them they die Their wretched Ancestors and they In endless Darkâ—ess lie 20. For Man how great soe'â—r his state Unless he 's truly wise As like a sensual Beast he lives So like a Beast he dies PSALM L. 1 2. THE Lord hath spoke the mighty God Hath sent his Summons all abroad From dawning Light till Day declines The list'ning Earth his Voice has heard And he from Sion has appear'd Where Beauty in Perfection shines 3 4. Our God shall come and keep no more Misconstru'd Silence as before But wasting Flames before him send Around shall Tempests fiercely rage While he does Heav'n and Earth engage His just Tribunal to attend 5 6. Assemble all my Saints to me Thus runs the Great Divine Decree That in my lasting Cov'nant live And Off'rings bring with constant Care The Heavens his Justice shall declare For God himself shall Sentence give 7. Attend my People Isr'el hear Thy strong Accuser I 'll appear Thy God thy only God am I 8. 'T is not of Off'rings I complain With which you did both burnt and slain My sacred Altar still supply 9. Will this alone Atonement make No Bullock from thy Stall I 'll take Nor He-goat from thy Fold accept 10. The Forest Beasts that range alone The Cattel too are all my own That on a thousand Hills are kept 11. I know the Fowls that build their Nests In craggy Rocks and salvage Beasts That loosely haunt the open Fields 12. To thee if Hunger did oppress I need not tell my sad Distress Since the World 's mine and all it yields 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 14. The sacrifice by me requir'd Is Hearts with grateful Love inspir'd And Vows with strictest Care made good 15. In time of Trouble call on me And I will set thee safe and free And Thou returns of Praise shalt make 16. But to the Wicked thus saith God How dar'st thou teach my Laws abroad Or in thy Mouth my Cov'nant take 17. For stubborn thou confirm'd iâ— Sin Hast proof against Instruction been And of my Word didst lightly speak 18. When thou a subtle Thief didst see Thou gladly didst with him agree And with Adult'rers didst partake 19. Vile Slander is thy constant Theme And thou thy Mouth and Tongue dost frame Vile and deceitful Words to spread 20. Thou dost with hateful Scandals wound Thy Brother and with Lies confound The Offspring of thy Mother's Bed 21. These things thou didst 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 â—'ll repâ—ove and shame thee now And set thy Sins before thine Eyes 22. Ye wicked Fools mark this with Care Lest I should you in pieces tear Whilst none shall dare your Cause to own 23. Who praises me due Honour gives And to the Man that justly lives My strong Salvation shall be shown PSALM LI. 1. MY God as thou hast always been Continue ever kind Let me opprest with Loads of Guilt Thy wonted Mercy find 2 3. O wash me from my foul Offence And cleanse me from my Sin For I confess my Crime and see How great my Guilt has been 4. Against Thee only Lord have I And in thy Sight transgress'd Whose Words and Judgments pure and just Will bear the strictest Test. 5. In Guilt each sev'ral part was form'd Of all this sinful Frame In Guilt I was câ—â—ceiv'd and born The Heir of Sin and Shame 6. Yet thou O God whose searching Eye Does inward Truth require In secret didst with Wisdom's Laws My tender Soul inspire 7. O then with Hysâ—op purge my Soul And so I shall be clean In pity wash me and I shall More white than Snow remain 8. Make me with Joy and Gladness hear Thy kind forgiving Voice That so the Bones which thou hast broke With Comfort may rejoice 9 10. Blot out my Sins nor let thine Eyes My Fault in Anger view Create in me a Heart that 's cleaâ— A virtuous mind renew PART II. 11. Withdraw not thou thy Presence Lord Nor caâ—t me from thy sight Nor let thy Holy Spirit take It 's everlasting Flight 12. The Joy which thy Salvation gives Let mâ— again obtain And thy free Spirit 's firm Support My stagg'ring Soul sustain 13. So I thy just and righteous Ways To Sinners will impart Whilâ—t my Advice shall wicked Men To thy just Laws coâ—vert 14. Do Thou my Guilt of Blood remove My Saviour and my God And my glad Tongue shall loudly tell Thy râ—ghteous Acts abroad 15. Let thy Free Grace unlock my Lips With Sorrow clos'd and Shame So shall my Mouth thy Wond'rous Praise To all the World proclaim 16. Could Victims for my Guilt atone Whole Hecatombs should die But on such Off'rings thou disdain'st To cast a gracious Eye 17. A broken Spirit is the Gift By God most highly priz'd By him a broken contrite Heart Shall never be despis'd 18. Let Sion Lord thy Favour find Of thy Good Will assur'd And thy own City flourish long By lofty Walls secur'd 19. Theâ— shall the Righteous Off'rings bring And pleasing Tribute pay And Sacrifice of choicest kind Upon thy Altar lay PSALM LII 1. IN vain O Man of matchless Might Thou boast'st thy self in Ill Since God whose Pow'r is much more great Vouchsafes his Favour still 2. Thy wicked Tongue does sland'rous Tales Maliciously devise And like a Rasor sharply set Does wound with treach'rous Lies 3 4. Thy Thoughts are more on Ill than Good On Lies than Truth employ'd Thy Tongue delights in Words by which The Guiltless are destroy'd 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 6. The Just with pious Fear shall see The downfall of thy Pride Shall at thy sudden Ruine laugh And thus thy Fall deride 7. See there the haughty Man that was Who proudly God defy'd Who trusted in his Wealth and still On wicked Arts rely'd 8. But like those Olive-Plants am I That shade God's Temple round And hope with his indulgent Grace To be for ever crown'd 9. So shall my Soul with Praise O God Extoll thy wondrous Love And on thy Name with Patience wait For this thy Saints approve PSALM LIII 1. THE wicked Fools must sure suppose That God is but a Name This their lewd Practice plainly shows Since Virtue all disclaim 2. The Lord look'd down from Heav'n's high Tow'r And did all Mankind view To see if any own'd his Pow'r Or Truth or Justice knew 3. But
I 'm â—â—ke a Pelican become That does in Desarts mourn Or like an Owl that sits all day On barren Trees forlorn 7. In Watchings or in restless Dreams I spend the tedious Night Like Sparrows that on Houses tops To sit alone delight 8. All day by railing Foes I 'm made The Object of their Scorn Who all inspir'd with furious Rage Have my Destruction sworn 9. In dust I lie and all my Bread With Ashes mixt appears Whene'er I quench my burning Thirst My Drink is dash'd with Tears 10. Because on me with Double weight Thy heavy Wrath doe lie For thou to make my Fall more great Didst lift me up on high 11. My Days are like the Ev'â—ing Shade That hastily declinesâ— My Beauty too like wither'd Grass With faded Lustre pines 12. But thy eternal State O â—ord No length of Time shall waste The mem'ry of thy wondrous Works From Age to Age shall last 13. Thou 'lt soon arise and Sion view With an unclouded Face For now her Time is come thy own Appointed Day of Grace 14. Thy Saints with Tenderness and Love Her scatter'd Ruines spy And grieve to see her lofty Spires In Dust and Rubbish lie 15 16. The Name and Glory of the Lord All Heathen Kings shall fear When he shall Sion build again And in full state appear 17 18. When he regards the Poor's Request Nor slights their earnest Pray'r His Praise for this recorded Grace Shall future Times declare 19. For God from his Abode on high His gracious Beams display'd The Lord from Heav'n his lofty Throneâ— Has all the Earth survey'd 20. He list'ned to the Captives Moans He heard their mournful Cry And freed by his resistless Pow'r The Wretches doom'd to die 21. That they in Sion where he dwells Might celebrate his Fame And through the holy City sing Loud Praises to his Name 22. When all the Tribes together met Their solemn Prayers address And neighb'ring Lands with glad Consent The Loâ—d their God confess 23. But e'er my Journey ends my Strength Through his â—ierâ—e Wrath decays He has when all my Wishes bloom'd Cut short my hopeful Daysâ— 24. Lord end not thou my Life said I When half is scarcely past Thy Years from earthly Changes free To endless Ages last 25. The strong Foundations of the Earth Of old by Thee were laid Thy Hands the beauteous Arch of Heav'n With wond'rous Skill have made 26 27. Whilst thou for ever shalt endure They soon shall pass away And like a Garment often worn Shall tarnish and decay Like that when thou their Change ordain'st To thy Command they bend But Thou continu'st still the same Nor have thy years an End 28. Thou to the Children of thy Saints Shalt lasting Quiet give Whose happy Race securely fixt Shall in thy Presence live PSALM CIII 1 2. MY Soul inspir'd with sacred Love God's holy Name for ever bless Of all his Favours mindful prove And still thy grateful thanks express 3 4. 'T is He that all thy Sins forgives And after Sickness makes thee sound Thy Life from Danger He retrieves By him with Grace and Mercy crown'd 5 6. He with good things thy Mouth supplies And Eagle-like thy Youth renews He when the guiltless Suff'rer cries His Foe with just Revenge pursues 7. God made of old his rightâ—ous Ways To Moses and our Fathers knownâ— His Works to his eternal Praise Were to the Sons of Iacob shown 8. The Lord abounds with tender Love And unexampled Acts of Grace His waken'd Wrath does slowly move His willing Mercy flows apace 9 10. God will not always harshly chide But with his Anger quickly parts And loves his Punishments to guide More by his Love than our Deserts 11. As high as Heav'n its Arch extends Above this little Spot of Clay So much his boundless Love transcends The small Respects that we can pay 12 13. As far as 't is from â—ast to West So far has he our Sins remov'd Who with a Father's tender Breast Has such as fear him always lov'd 14 15. For God who all our Frame surveys Considers that we are but Clay How fresh soe'er we seem our Days Like Grass or Flowers must fade away 16 17. Whilst they are nipt with sudden Blasts Nor can we find their former place God's faithful mercy ever lasts To those that fear him and their Race 18. This shall attend on such as still Proceed in his appointed wayâ— And who not only know his Will But just obedience to it pay 19 20. The Lord the universal King In Heav'n has fix'd his lofty Throne To him ye Angels praises sing In whose great Strength his Pow'r is shown Ye that his just Commands obey And hear and do his sacred Will 21. Ye Hosts of his this Tribute pay Who still what he ordains fulfil 22. Let every Creature jointly bless The mighty Lord and thou my Heart With grateful Joy thy Thanks express And in this Consort bear thy part PSALM CIV 1. BLess God my Soul Thou Lord alone Possessest Empire without Boundsâ— With Honour thou art crown'd thy Throne Eternal Majesty surrounds 2. With Light thou dost thy self enrobe And Glory for a Garment take Heaven's Curtains stretch beyond the Globe Thy Canopy of State to make 3. He builds on liquid Air and forms His Palace-Chambers in the Skies The Clouds his Chariot are and Storms The swift-wing'd Steeds with which he flies 4. Spirits he made his heav'nly Quire With speed his Orders to fulfil His Ministers a flaming Fire To execute his dreadful Will 5 6. Earth on her Centre fixt he set Her Face with Waters overspread Nor proudest Mountains dar'd as yet To lift above the Waves their Head 7. But when thy awful Face appear'd Th' insulting Waves dispers'd they fled When once thy Thunders Voice they heard And by their haste confess'd their Dread 8. Thence up by secret Tracks they creep And gushing from the Mountains side Through Valleys travel to the Deep Appointed to receive their Tide 9. There hast thou fix'd the Ocean bounds Her threatning Surges to repel That she no more o'erpass her Mounds Nor to a second Deluge swell PART II. 10. Yet thence in smaller Parties drawn The Sea recovers her lost Hills And starting Springs from ev'ry Lawn Surprize the Vales in plenteous Rills 11. The Field's tame Beasts are thither led Weary with Labour faint with Drought And Asses on wild Mountains bred Have sense to find these Currents out 12. There shady Trees from scorching Beams Yield shelter to the feather'd Throng They drinkâ— and to the bounteous Streams Return the Tribute of their Song 13. His Rains from Heav'n parcht Hills recruit That soon transmit the liquid Store Till Earth is burthen'd with her Fruit And Nature's Lap can hold no more 14. Grass for our Cattle to devour He makes the Growth of every Field Herbs for Man's use of various Pow'r That either Food or Physick yield 15. With cluster'd Grapes he crowns the Vine Whose Nectar mortal Cares subdues Gives Oyl that
And when my Soul was press'd with Fearâ— Didst inward Strength supply 4. Therefore shall ev'ry earthly Prince Thy Name with Praise pursue Whom these admir'd Events convince That all thy Works are true 5. They walking in his ways the Lord With chearful Songs shall bless And all his glorious Acts record And his great Pow'r confess 6. For God tho he 's enthron'd on high Does thence the Poor respect The proud far off his scornful Eye Beholds with just neglect 7. Tho I 'm with Troubles compass'd round Yet he will me revive Thy Hand shall all my Foes confound And keep my Soul alive 8. The Lord whose mercies ever last Shall fix my happy state And mindful of his favours past Shall his own work complete PSALM CXXXIX 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 3. Thine Eye my Bed and Path surveys My publick Haunts and private Ways 4. Thou know'st what 't is my Lips would vent My yet unâ—utter'd Words intent 5. Bâ—set by Thee before behind On ev'ry side thy Hand I sind 6. O Skill for human reach too high Too dazling bright for mortal Eye 7. O cou'd I so perâ—idious be To think of once deserting Thee Where Lord could I thy Influence shun Or whither from thy presence run 8. If up to Heav'n I take my flightâ— 'T is there Thou dwell'st eâ—thron'd in Light Or dive to Hell's infernal Plains 'T is there Almighty Vengeance reigns 9. If I the Morning's Wings cou'd gain And fly beyond the Western Main 10. Thy nimbler Hand wou'd firâ—t arrive And there arrest thy Fugitive 11. Or should I sculk to shun thy sight Beneath the sable Wings of Night One glance from Thee one piercing Ray Would kindle Darkness into Day 12. The Veil of Night is no Disguise No Umbrage to all-seeing Eyes Through mid-night Shades thou find'st thy way As in the blazing Noon of Day Thou know'st the Lab'rinths of my Hearâ— 13. My Reins and ev'ry vital part Thou cloath'dst 'em early or the Womb Where Life they took had prov'd their Tomb 14. I 'll praise Thee from whose Hands I came A work of such stupendious Frame That Wonders Thou in me hast shown To my admiring Soul is known 15. Thine Eyes my Substance did survey While yet a lifeless Mass it lay How curiously in secret wrought E'er on the World 's great Stage 't was brought 16. Thou didst the shapeless Embryo see Its Parts were registred by Thee Thou saw'st the daily growth they took Form'd by the Model of thy Book 17. Let me acknowledg too O God That since this Maze of Life I trod Thy thoughts of Love to me surmount The Pow'r of Numbers tâ— recountâ— 18. For sooner could I reckon o'er The Sands upon the Ocean's shore Each Morn revising what I 've done I find th' Account but new begun 19. The wicked shalt thou slay O God Depart from me ye Men of Blood 20. Whose Tongues Heav'ns Majesty profane And take th' Almighty Name in vain 21. Lord hate I not their impious Crew Who Thee with Enmity pursue And does not Grief my Heart oppress When Reprobates thy Laws transgress 22. Who practise Enmity to Thee Shall utmost Hatred have from me Such Men I utterly detest As if they were my Foes profest 23 24. Search try O God my Thoughts and Heart If Mischief lurks in any part Correct me where I go astray And guide me in thy perfect way PSALM CXL 1. PReserve me Lord from cruel Foes Of villanous intent 2. Whose Hearts on mischievous Designs With restless Spight are bent 3. Their sharpen'd Tongue the Serpent's sting In Virulence exceeds Beâ—ween their Lips the Gaul of Asps And Adders Venom breeds 4. Preserve me Lord from wicked Hands Nor leave my Soul forlorn A Prey to Sons of Violence Who have my Ruin sworn 5. The proud for me have laid their Snare And spread their wily Net With Traps and Gins where e'er I move I find my Steps beset 6. But thus inviron'd with Distress Thou art my God I said Lordâ— hear my supplicating Voice That calls to Thee for aid 7. O Lord the God whose saving Strength Kind Succour did convey And cover'd my advent'rous Head In Battle 's doubtful Day 8. Permit not their unjust Designs But disappoint thâ—ir Rage Lest prosp'rous Wickedness their Pride In bolder Crimes engage 9. Let first their Chiefs the sad effects Of their Injustice mourn The blast of their envenom'd Breath Upon themselves return 10. Let them who kindled first the Flame Its Victims â—irst become The Pit they dig'd for me be made Their everlasting Tomb. 11. Though Slander 's Breath may raise a Storm It quickly will decay Their Rage does but the Torrent swell That bears themselves away 12. God will assert the poor Mans Cause Relief to th' injur'd give The just shall celebrate his Praise And in his Presence live PSALM CXLI 1. TO thee O Lord my Cries ascend O haâ—t to my relief And with accustom'd Pity hear The Accents of my Grief 2. Without Oblations let my Pray'â— Like Morning Incense rise My innocent up-lifted Hands Like Evening Sacrifice 3. From rash Efforts restrain my Tongue With constant watch and ward And keep the Portal of my Lips With wary silence barr'd 4. From wicked Deeds and wicked Men My Heart and Hands restrain Nor let me in the Booty share Of their unrighteous Gain 5. Let righteous Men reprove my Faults And I â—hall think 'em kind Like Balm that heals a wounded Head I their Reproof shall â—ind And in return my fervent Pray'r On their behalf address When they are tempted and reduc'd Like me to sore Distress 6. When sculking in Engâ—ddi's Rock I to themselves appeal If one reproachful Word I spake When in my pow'r to kill 7. Yet us they persecute to Death Our scatter'd Ruins lie As thick as from the Hewer's Aâ— The sever'd Splinters flie 8. But Lord to Thee I still direct My supplicating Eyes O leave not destitute my Soul Whose Trust on Thee relies 9. Preserve me from the Snares and Ginâ— That wicked Hands have laid Let them in their own Nets be caught While my Escape is made PSALM CXLII 1. TO God with mournful Voice In deep distress I pray'd 2. Made him the Umpire of my Cause My Wrongs before him laid 3. Thou knew'st my way to 'scape When my griev'd â—oul despair'd For where I thought to walk secure They had their Gins prepar'd 4. I look'd but found no Friend To own me in Distress All Refuge fail'd no Man vouchsaf'd His Pity or Redress 5. To God at last I pray'd Thou Lord my Refuge art My Portion in the Land of Life Till Life it self depart 6. Lord hear my Cry rednâ—'d To last extremity Save me from Persecutors Rage Too powerful grown for me That I may praise thy Name 7. My Soul from Prison bring Whilst of thy bounteous Care to me Assembled Saints shall sing