ayd or succor send me Against the vvicked or defend me Gainst vvorkers of iniquity verse 17 Vnlesse the Lord had vvith his arm My helper bin sau'd me from harm My soul had perisht suddenly verse 18 VVhen I complaind my footing slideth Thy mercy Lord vvhich sure me guideth Did me sustain held me vpright verse 19 VVhen many thoughts do trouble me In anguish and perplexitie Thy comforts svveet my soule delight verse 20 Shall vvicked Tyrants cruell raigning Haue fellovvship vvith thee remaining Their throne mischieuous lavves inuents verse 21 Themselues assembling gainst the iust To lay his honor in the dust They spill the bloud of innocents verse 22 But God the Lord is my defender My refuge is his mercy tender verse 23 He vvill revvard their vvickednes And make their sons themselues oppres And in their ovvn vnrighteousnes The Lord our God shall them suppres Psalme 95. Doctrin COme let vs sing vvith pleasant voyce To God and make a ioyfull noyse Vnto the rock of our saluation verse 2 His presence let vs come before With thanks and praises him adore Sing Psalms to him vvith exultation verse 3 For he the Lord is GOD of might Great King aboue all gods by right verse 4 He in his hands the earth infoldeth Therof the secret places deep VVithin his compas he doth keep The strength of hils he also holdeth verse 5 The sea is his he did it make The land at his hand form did takeâ— All creatures haue of him creation verse 6 Come therfore let vs fall dovvn novv Before the Lord our maker bovv All kneeling yeeld him adoration verse 7 He is our God his people vve And sheep of his ovvn pasture be His hands our safety hath procured If ye vvill heare his voyce to day Obserue ye vvell vvhat he shall say verse 8 Bevvare your hearts be not obdured As vvhen ye did at Meriba And Massa desert disobey verse 9 When in the day of prouocation Your fathers prou'd and tempted me VVhere they my mighty vvorks did see Beholding them vvith admiration verse 10 Tvvice tvventy years thrice tedious space Haue I endur'd this irksom race So long this people vext and grieu'd me I said in heart this people erre Before my vvayes they their 's prefer They haue not knovvn mine nor belieu'd me verse 11 Wherfore in my fierce vvrath and ire VVhich in my brest did flame as fire I svvare this in my indignation Since they my vvords and vvorks forgot Into my rest they enter not Much les shall haue their habitation O Sing to God nevv songs composed To God Sing all on earth reposed verse 2 Sing to the Lord his praise expres His sacred Name praise vve and bles Let his grace daily be disclosed verse 3 Among the heathen shevv his glory To people all his vvonders story verse 4 For God is great and greatly prais'd His feare aboue all Gods is rais'd For other Gods are transitory verse 5 For all the gods of other Nations Are idols vain imaginations But God the Lord vvho is most high The heau'ns hath framed and the sky Prime parcels of his ovvn creation verse 6 Might maiesty attend before him In 's Sanctuary they adore him verse 7 Ye people all vvith one accord Ascribe all glory to the Lord VVith honorable praises store him Pause verse 8 The Lord vvith praise be celebrated His Name vvith glory eleuated With you an offring for him take Into his courts an entrance make VVhich vnto him are consecrated verse 9 Before the Lord your selues assemble To vvorship him do not dissemble Approch to him vvith comly grace In 's Sanctuary at his face Let all the earth both feare and tremble verse 10 Say Nations all the Lord God raigneth His raigne eternally remaineth The vvorld by him shall stablisht be Vnmou'd The people iudg vvill he With iustice vvhich his might maintaineth verse 11 Let heau'n reioyce vvith iubilation Let earth be glad vvith exultation Let all the spacious Ocean rore verse 12 Let fields and forrests vvith their store Ring out their ioyfull acclamation verse 13 Before the Lord vvithout delaying He comes he comes no longer staying To iudg the earth vvith righteousnes And all the vvorld vvith faithfulnes With iustice people all repaying Psalme 97. Doctrin prophecy THe Lord eternall raignes VVho righteousnes maintaines Let all earth lovv and high lands Therof reioyce all Ilands verse 2 Thick clouds obscurity Surround his Maiesty Both iustice and iudgment His thrones establishment On him attendant be verse 3 The fire before him goes the flame consumes his foes VVhich round about them burneth and into ashes turneth verse 4 His lightning flashes make the vvorld inlightned quake Which vvhen the earth did see it trembled fearfully VVith terror it did shake verse 5 As vvax by fiers might so mountains melt at sight Of God the Lord eternall of earth and heau'n supernall verse 6 The heaun's his iustice tell and people all that dvvell On earth his glory see his might and maiesty His bounty doth excell Pause verse 7 Confounded be vvith shame vvho idols serue or frame VVho boast that they haue serued Vain idols grau'n or kerued Let all Gods Saints vvho be him seruing bovv the knee verse 8 VVhen Sion this did hear her ioyes did then appear For them declare did shee Thy iudgments Lord to knovv VVhich thou to them didst shovv Hath brought great consolation to Iudahs generation verse 9 For thou O Lord art high â—boue all the earth and sky Thou art exalted far aboue all gods that are To thee can none come nigh verse 10 VVho loue God loue him still and haters be of ill Abhor all levvd deuices and vvicked enterprises His Saints liues he doth saue Keeps their soules from the graue Puld from the vvicked hand of Tyrants in the land By him they freedom haue verse 11 Novv clearest light is sovvn to be by iust men movvn Delight and ioy he gaineth Whose heart vpright remaineth verse 12 Ye iust your ioyes expres your selues to mirth addres The Lord God praise and bles his gracious Name confes Record his Holines Psalme 98. Doctrin prophecy SIng to the Lord nevv songs delightfull For he great vvondrous vvorks hath done His holy arm of iustice rightfull His right hand victory hath vvon verse 2 The Lord our God hath his saluation Most gratious to all made knovvn And in the sight of euery Nation His iustice openly hath shovvn verse 3 He cald to minde his promise royall His mercy and his verity To Israel his seruant loyall He shevved his fidelity Throughout the vvorld the Lords saluation Hath clearly manifested been verse 4 Therfore to God vvith exultation Let all the earth be ioyfull seen VVith loudest shovvts and shrillest noyses Reioyce and sing vvith instrument verse 5 VVith Harps svveet sound ioyn cheerfull voyceâ— To praise the Lord nevv Psalms inuent verse 6 Before the Lord our King most gracious VVith trumpets and vvith Cornets sound verse 7 With roring noyse let
For God vvill saue his Sion vvhom he loueth And strongly vvill he Iudahs cities build The seruants of the LORD therin shall dvvell verse 36 Their race as heirs therof shall be possessed Who loue and feare his Name vvhich doth excell Shall dvvell therin and bide for euer blessed Psalme Lxx. Prayer O God in vvhom I trust repose Make speedy haste me to deliuer Make hast O Lord of ayd the giuer To send me help against my foes verse 2 Who haue my soul pursevvd and chased Let them vvith shame confounded be Let them that seek to ruin me Be turned back destroyd defaced verse 3 Let them vvho ouer me insult Who say Aha my harmes delighting Be put to shame the vvrongs requiting Which they against my soul consult verse 4 Let them vvith gladnes high be raised And ioy in thee vvho seek thy face Let them that loue thy sauing grace Say euermore the Lord be praised verse 5 O God my only hope and stay Make haste to help me miserable Thou art my ayd be comfortable O Lord make thou no long delay Psalme 71. Prayer IN thee alone O LORD my trust is And in thy holy Name Let me not suffer shame verse 2 Deliuer me Lord in thy iustice And for thy tender pitty From dangers quite acquit me Incline thy eare to me and gard me verse 3 Be my defence and fort Wherto I may resort Thou gau'st expresse charge to safegard me For thou art my tuition My rock and my munition verse 4 From men of vvicked conuersation From hands of crueltie My God deliuer me verse 5 Thou art my God my expectation My trust on thee dependeth From my youth still attendeth verse 6 Euen from the vvomb thou hast sustaind me My shape thou there didst frame From thence by thee I came And euer since thou hast maintaind me Thy goodnes high shall raise thee For euer I vvill praise thee Pause verse 7 As on a monster many gazing With vvonder me behold But thou art my strong hold verse 8 Let me vvith full voyce thee be praising And daily sing the story Of thy eternall glory verse 9 Cast me not off nor quite neglect me When I am aged old My failing strength vphold O do not leaue me nor reiect me When old age doth ore take me O do not thou forsake me verse 10 Because my foes their hate displaying Against me euery day Do bitterly inuay â—nd they vvho seek my souls betraying Do ly in vvait and vvatch me Consulting hovv to catch me verse 11 Come say they none shall him deliuer His God doth him forsake Him novv pursevv and take verse 12 From me far off Lord be thou neuer My God thy help novv send me VVith speedy hastâ— defend me verse 13 Let them be shamed and consumed VVhich to my soul are foes Reproch shall them inclose To vvork me mischiefe vvho presumed verse 14 VVith patience I le attend thee For thou vvilt safe defend me Pause Thy praises more and more resounding verse 15 My mouth to all shall tell Thy iustice doth excell Thy fauours daily so abounding Can neuer be recounted So high they are amounted verse 16 I vvill go forvvard vvell assured Thou Lord vvilt strengthen me That I preseru'd shall be By thy almighty povver secured I vvill declare thy iustice Thine only vvhich my trust is verse 17 Thou from my youth Lord didst instruct me The vvonders thou didst do I haue shevvd hitherto Grovvn aged gray do thou conduct me verse 18 Lord do not thou forsake me VVhen age doth feeble make me Vntill thy strength I haue recounted To all that liuing be And to posteritie verse 19 Thy iustice Lord hath all surmounted O God incomparable Thy vvorks are admirable Pause Lord vvho vvith thee may be compared verse 20 Thou vvhich to me didst shovv Great troubles grief and vvoe Wilt haue thy loue to me declared For my life vvas depriued By thee again reuiued In depths of earth I vvas interred Thou thence didst me release verse 21 My greatnes didst increase To honor thou hast me preferred With comfort me surrounding On euery side abounding verse 22 Therfore my God I le praise thee solely And sing vvith Psaltery Thy honor'd verity Of Israel Lord God most holy VVith thanks I vvill confes thee My harp my song shall blesse thee verse 23 My lips vvith ioy and mirth abounding Thy praise my Lord my King Thy glory high shall sing My soul shall merry make resounding Thy praises high esteemed Who hast my soul redeemed verse 24 My tong also shall vvithout ceasing Thy righteousnes declare To publish shall not spare Thy loue me from my foes releasing Which my soul vvould haue vvounded For shame hath them confounded Psalme 72 Doctrin of politique gouernment VPon the King by thee elected Thy iudgments Lord bestovv His princely Son by thee directed With iustice thine endovv verse 2 That he thy chosen people guiding His iustice may shine bright The poore opprest vvith patience biding By him may haue their right verse 3 Vnto the people shall the mountains Bring peace and quietnes And from the hils as from pure fountains Shall flovv forth righteousnes verse 4 Then shall he iudg the poore distressed Their children he shall saue The vvicked vvho haue them oppressed Sharp punishment shall haue verse 5 Therfore thy loue to thine assureth They shall serue and feare thee As long as Sun and Moone endureth To all eternitie verse 6 He shall come like the rain dovvn povvring Vpon the grasse nevv movvn Dispersing moysture timely shovvring On thirsty ground nevv sovvne verse 7 In his dayes shall the righteous flourish To iustice vvho incline Peace vvith abundance shall them nourish VVhile moone or stars do shine verse 8 His large dominion far extending From sea to sea shall stretch From great Euphrates to earths ending His royall rule shall retch verse 9 All they that dvvell in desert places Shall bovv to him most iust His foes faln dovvn in foul disgraces Shall lick the loathed dust verse 10 The Kings of Tarshish merchants royall The vvealthy Ilands King The kings of Cush remote yet loyall To him shall presents bring Pause verse 11 All other Kings shall fall before him And humbly him obserue And all the Nations shall adore him Submitting him to serue verse 12 For he the needy to him crying Shall heare and set him free The poore vvith present ayd supplying When helper none hath he verse 13 And he vvill spare the poore and needy And pitty on them haue Deliuerance he vvill send them speedy And he their soules vvill saue verse 14 By him their soules shall be redeemed From violence and lyes Their bloud shall dearely be esteemed As precious in his eyes verse 15 And he shall liue they gold shall send him From rich Arabia Prayr shall be made ay to defend him And bles him euery day verse 16 A little corne shall be so taking Though sovvn on tops of hils The fruit therof like Liban shaking The
All the French Psalm tunes with English words BEING A COLLECTION OF PSALMS Accorded to the verses and tunes generally vsed in the Reformed Churches of France and Germany Perused and approved by judicious Divines both English and French Omnis spiritus laudet Dominum LONDON Printed by Thomas Harper with permission of the Company of Stationers 1632. CONSECRATED to the glory of GOD DEDICATED to the pious Benefactors and Patrons of this well intended and laborious work SVBMITTED to the censure of them onely who shall haue duely examined these expressions of places most difficult abstruse and of most various interpretation and exposition Which if it proue favorable may produce another Edition more exact compleat and of a larger letter if otherwise it may provoke those who are more able to performe it better The Preface THe remarkable conformity of many Languages to the French in their Psalmody or Psalm tunes and verses hath appeared so gracious and diuine in regard no humane power commanded them thereunto that it hath affected many of our Nation with wonder and emulation Insomuch that some Personages of eminent quality and fame haue not only desired but also endeuored that those so celebrated tunes might bee sung with English words and that English people in French or Dutch Cities or Families might sing English Psalms in those tunes which they vse among whom they liue To this other purposes all the Psalms of Dauid are composed with all care and diligence principally to expresse the genuine senâ—â— of the originall Hebrew text as near as might be attained vnto by the help of the best Expositers without respect to any controuersie which hath bin or is now in agitation As also that the matter be alike disposed of in euery couplet staue or line agreeable to the French In euery verse which are of as many kindes almost as the tunes is obserued the same accent in the beginning continuance and end of the line Note that some long lines should be set in two and accordingly accented in reading them The resonancies are as many so disposed and so many of the same kinde as in the French by which rimes and in some Psalms by Alphabeticall letters the lines and staves are knit together for better help of memory The seuerall kindes of tunes being in number about 124 and formerly expressed in 6 systems or cliffs are now reduced into 2 for more facility in learning them and are placed for the most part where the Psalm is most in sight Other obseruations for breuity are omitted To conclude it is wished that not any Christian would spend their leisure worse then in singing these or such like Psalms vntill we all together in heauen sing praise to the Eternall to whom bee all honor thanksgiuing and glory for euer Amen Psalme j Doctrine WHo vvalketh not in counsell levvd astray VVho standeth not in sinners vvicked vvay VVho sitteth not in scorners chaire deriding verse 2 But day and night in Gods pure lavv abiding VVith true delight theron doth meditate That man is sure to liue in blessed state verse 3 He shall appear like to a tree that grovvs Fair planted neer the riuer cleer that flovvs VVhich vvholsom fruit abundant timely beareth VVhose leaf still green norfals nor fails nor seareth So that this man and all he takes in hand Shall prosper vvell in happy stare 〈◊〉 â—â—and verse 4 But vvicked men shall no such fauour finde They shall be like the chaff before the vvinde And as the dust driuen to and fro contemned verse 5 Therfore they shal not stand but fall condemned In iudgement iust nor shall the vvicked train Appear in place vvhere righteous men remain verse 6 For God most iust vvho righteous men doth loue Their vpright vvay doth knovv and vvell approue And he on them eternall life bestovveth But those that be vniust he ouerthrovveth For euery vvay that vvicked men do take Shall perish quite them accursed make Psalme 2. Prophecy WIth brutish rage vvhy do the heathen rise Tumultuously assembling combinations VVhat is the cause rude people enterprise To execute their vain imaginations verse 2 Kings of the earth and Potentates aspiring â—ogether all their armed forces bring They counsell take rebelliously conspiring Against the Lord and his anointed king verse 3 Come let vs break thus vvith themselues they say Come let vs break their seruile cords in sunder Come let vs cast their slauish yoke avvay VVhervvith they think to keep vs strictly vnder verse 4 But he thaâ—â—â—â—ls vvithin the heau'ns for euer Shall laugh at them and their audacious pride The Lord of hosts shall scorn their vain endeuer And euermore them and their deeds deride verse 5 VVhen pleaseth him then vvill he thunder dovvn His dreadfull voyce on them and in displeasure And fury fierce vvith terror of his frovvn He vvill perplex and vex them out of measure verse 6 Kings vvill he say in vain is your endeuer For I my king anointed haue to raign On Sion hill my holy mount for euer His throne theron I haue set to remain Pause verse 7 And I the king vvill publish this decree Seeing the Lord hath this to me expressed Thou art my son this day begot I thee Novv to appear my heir eternall blessed verse 8 Demand of me and I vvill sure endovv thee VVith Nations all for thine inheritage The ends of all the earth I vvill allovv thee Thou shalt possesse them all from age to age verse 9 VVith iron rod and scepter in thy fist As pleaseth thee thou shalt controul check them And vvith the same vvhen vvhere and hovv thou list Thou shalt them bruise like potters vessels break theÌ„ verse 10 O therfore novv ye Kings be vvell aduised Ye Potentates bevvise and vnderstand Ye Magistrates in ruling exercised Be learned novv ye Iudges of the land verse 11 Serue ye the Lord in humblenesse and avv Fear ye his vvrath forbeare ye to displease him Ioy in his loue reioyce ye in his lavv And as ye ought endeuer ye to please him verse 12 O kisse the son embrace vvith lovv submission His sacred loâ—e lest mouing him to vvrath Ye misse the vvay and perish in perdition To ruin run in blinde erronious path For if his ire like fire begin to flame And kindled once but little be extended O blest are all that in his sacred Name Haue put their trust and on his grace depended Psalme 3. Doctrine O Lord vvhat numbers rise Of spitefull enemies Euen ready to assail me VVhat multitudes vvhat svvarmes Are ready vp in armes To ouercome quall me verse 2 Hovv many is the roul Of them that tell my soul It cannot be relieued It must be vndertrod No help comes from his God But they are all deceiued verse 3 For Lord thou art my shield My buckler in the field My succour and my safety My glory my renovvn Thou hast vpheld my crovvn And born my head so lofty verse 4 Aloud I often cry'd Vnto my God my
subdue me Yea let him cast my life avvay And in the dust my honour lay verse 6 Arise O Lord vvith expedition In vvrath to vvorke my foes perdition And vvatch for me both day and night Till I obtain my promis'd right verse 7 So multitudes of people pressing Shall come to thee freely confessing Thee Lord and King and Iudg supreme Then rouse thy self for loue of them verse 8 And thou of all men Iudg supernall Novv iudg thou me my God eternall According to my innocence Sincere and cleer free from offence Pause verse 9 The vvickeds rage to cease constrain thou The righteous iust confirm sustain thou For God most iust the reins doth try All thoughts all hearts he doth discry verse 10 The Lord is my defence assured My shield vvherby I am secured VVho saueth by his povver and might All those that are in heart vpright verse 11 The Lord is iust and iustice giueth To euery one that iustly liueth God threatens them that disobey To vvrath prouoked euery day verse 12 But if hard hearted not relenting He vvil not turn Gods vvrath preuenting Then he his svvord vvill sharper vvher His bovv is bent and ready set verse 13 His instruments of death destroying Prepared are his shafts imploying Against them vvho inflam'd vvith spight In persecuting take delight verse 14 Behold iniquity he vveaued VVith mischief great vvhich he conceiued In trauell painfull he brought forth A lying issue nothing vvorth verse 15 A pit he digged darke and deeply A bloudy caue descending steeply To haue intrapt my harmles foot But he himself is faln intoo'r verse 16 The euill that he hath proiected Vpon himself shall be reflected His cruelty and fell despight On his ovvn head shall surely light verse 17 Therfore vvill I extoll the iustice Of God the Lord in vvhom my trust is Him vvill I praise and magnifie The glorious Name of God most high Psalme 8. Thanksgiuing ETernall God our Lord incomparable Hovv excellent is thy Name admirable Ore all the vvorld thy glory manifold Is far aboue the highest heau'ns extold verse 2 Euen by the mouthes of babes and sucklings tender Thou hast confirmd thy mighty povver to render Thy enemies confounded and by those To stop the mouthes of thy reuengefull foes verse 3 VVhen I behold in sacred contemplation The heau'ns the vvorks of thy high hands creation The Sun the Moon and all the Stars about In their due place so orderly set out verse 4 Lord think I then as in my self amazed O vvhat is man that thou O Lord art pleased To visit him or vvhat is all mankinde That thou vouchsafâ—st to keep them in thy minde Pause verse 5 For thou hast made him but a little vnder Thy Angels bright thy ministers of vvonder Thou hast vvith vvealth and honor girt him round And thou hast him vvith glory richly crovvnd verse 6 Thou hast ordaind him Lord and ruler ouer Thy handy vvorks vvhich all the vvorld doth couer And all therin as to thee seemed meet Thou hast subdevvd beneath his regall feeâ— verse 7 Both Oxen Sheep and euery kinde of cattell VVhich on the hils or on the playns imbattell The sauage beasts vvhich in the forrests breed And vvhich in fields or in the foulds do feed verse 8 The vvinged fovvls through ayrie regions flying Fish in the Seas and riuers multiplying Through vvatry paths vvhat passeth great or small Thou vnto man hast them subiected all verse 9 Eternall God our Lord incomparable Hovv excellent and O hovv admirable Is thy great Name vvith praises most deuout To be extold the spacious vvorld throughout Psalme 9. Thanksgiuing WIth all my heart O Lord most high I vvill extoll and magnifie All thy great vvorks incomparable VVhich vvondrous are and admirable verse 2 In thee O Lord I vvill reioyce VVith chearfull heart and chearfull voyce O thou most high thy Name relating I le sing and praise it celebrating verse 3 Because by thy almighty might Mine enemies are put to flight Dovvn shall they fall vvith fear surrounded And at thy presence all confounded verse 4 For thou hast daignd my friend to stand Thou hast vouchsaft to take in hand My guiltles cause thy Throne ascending As righteous Iudg my cause defending verse 5 Thou hast rebukt the heathen rout The vvicked ruind raced out Their fame their name extinct for euer Repriued or reuiued neuer Pause verse 6 Proud foe vvhers novv our threatned spoil Our cities leueld vvith the soil And are their names vvith them consumed Hast thou preuaild as vvas presumed verse 7 No no the Lord on high doth raign VVhose kingdom euer shall remain His regall throne he hath prepared VVhere iudgment iust shall be declared verse 8 Loe he vvill iudge and iustly too The vvorld and all that vvorldlings doe Yea he vvith equall doome vvill duly All people censure iust and truly verse 9 God vvill the refuge be and ayd Of the opprest and ouerlaid Their refuge and sure consolation Euen in the midst of tribulation verse 10 And they that knovv thy holy Name VVill put their vvhose trust in the same For vvho himself to thee betaketh Thy mercy Lord neuer forsaketh Pause verse 11 Sing thankfull praises to the Lord Who dvvels in Sion and record His high exploits to nations telling His great and glorious acts excelling verse 12 When he of guiltles bloud inquires Remembring them he it requires And neuer doth forget the crying Of the opprest on him relying verse 13 Haue mercy Lord on me distrest Consider hovv I am opprest By those that hate me thou that euer From gates of death dost me deliuer verse 14 That I in Sion may declare Thy praises all past all compare Reioycing vvith intire affection In thy saluation and protection verse 15 The heathen folk into the pit Are faln themselues that digged it Yea their ovvn feet are fast insnared In hidden nets themselues prepared verse 16 And therby hath the Lord bin knovvn For hauing such a iudgment shovvn In that the vvicked are surprised Euen in the snare themselues deuised Pause verse 17 The vvicked all shall suffer vvrack And headlong into hell fall back And all the nations God forgetting Their mindes vpon him neuer setting verse 18 For th' humble hearted poor shall not Be euerlastingly forgot Nor shall the meek in tribulation For euer lose their expectation verse 19 Arise O Lord and let not still The proud preuail and haue their vvill But vnto iudgment bring before thee The Gentiles vvhich do not adore thee verse 20 O Lord vvhose povvr is euery vvhere Strike thou the nations all vvith fear And make them knovv O God immortall They are but men but mould but mortall Psalme x. Of prayer and comfort WHy dost thou Lord vvithdravv from vs thy grace Why standest thou from vs departed far Why hidest thou the fauor of thy face In troublous times of need and grieuous care verse 2 Inflam'd vvith rage and pride the vvicked are To vex the poor but let them
That I can tell my bones yet vvhen I meet My cruell foes their eyes my sorrovves greet VVith scornfull staring verse 18 My garments they among them fall to sharing My seamles coat to cut in pieces sparing They keep it vvhole and try by lots declaring VVhose it shall be verse 19 But O my God be thou not far from me Thou art my strength I only rest on thee Therfoâ—e make haste to let thy seruant see Thy succor speedy verse 20 Saue from the edge of death my grassy reedy And helplesse life my darling poore and needy Let not these dogs so hatefull fierce and greedy At once deuovvr verse 21 From Lyons mouthes that threaten euery hovvr To svvallovv me and from the horned povvr Of Vnicornes guard me thou art my tovvr Of preseruation verse 22 I vvill declare to brethren of my Nation Thy sacred Name and sing of thy saluation In midst of all the holy congregation VVhich thus I le raise verse 23 O ye that feare the LORD exalt his praise Ye Iacobs seed extoll him in your layes And O ye race of Israel let your vvayes Shevv that ye feare him verse 24 For he nere scornd nor hated to vpreare him VVho vvas brought lovv afflicted vvho drevv neare him Nor hid his face from him nor loath'd to heare him VVhen he did cry verse 25 My voyce among the multitude shall fly VVingd vvith thy praise and in the open ey Of those that feare thy Name O Lord vvill I My vovves deliuer verse 26 In feasts of ioy the meek and patient liuer Shall feed his fill and those that seek the giuer Of this high grace shall praise the Lord for euer Your soules liue shall verse 27 Vnto the Lord shall be conuerted all The coasts of earth vvhen they to minde him call And all the tribes of men to thee shall fall In adoration verse 28 For vvith suprem and soueraign exaltation The LORD is crovvnd and euery high gradation Of royaltie is his and ore each Nation He beareth svvay verse 29 All that are rich shall sacrifice and pray All that dovvn to the graue do goe their vvay Shall bovv to him and those that rotting lay Past all reuiuing verse 30 Their seed that are still after them suruiuing His seruants shall become by his atchieuing A people vvho are counted euer liuing Vnto the Lord. verse 31 And they shall of his righteousnes bring vvord To folk vvhose birth shall aftertimes afford And make them knovv that he vvhom they ador'd Deserues belieuing Psalme 23. Thanksgiuing THe liuing LORD me euer louing feedeth My Pastor true my soul novv nothing needeth verse 2 He leads me forth in fields and foulds inclosing Of plenteous food by fountains clear reposing verse 3 My soul reuiues vvhere he me safely leadeth For his Names sake in right paths my foot treadeth verse 4 Though in the vale of deaths shade I vvalk straying There dreadles I shall be vvithout dismaying For LORD vvith me my comfort thou remainest Thou vvith thy rod and staffe my life sustainest verse 5 A table rich vvell furnisht setst before me Euen in the face of foes that hatred bore me VVith precious oyl my head thou hast anointed My cup vvell filld and all things vvell appointed verse 6 Thy fauors thou to me art alvvayes giuing Thou daignst to me such grace vvhile I am liuing That I on thee in thy ovvn house attending Shall praise thy Name O LORD vvorld vvithout ending THe earth belongs vnto the LORD VVith all the store it doth afford VVhat in the vvorld hath scituation verse 2 For on the flouds he plac'd the land VVhich on the vvaters firm doth stand Establisht on a sure foundation verse 3 LORD to thy hill vvho shall ascend VVho shall remain vvorld vvithout end VVithin thy sacred mountain placed verse 4 VVhose hand or heart nought can defile Whose mouth hath neuer svvorn to guile VVhose soul vain things hath not imbraced verse 5 He of the LORD shall sure be blest Of righteousnes shall be possest Euen from the GOD of his saluation verse 6 Of those that Iacobs GOD inquire Who seek his face and him desire This is the blessed generation verse 7 Ye gates your heads aloft vphould Eternall dores yourselues vnfould The king of glory entertaining verse 8 Who is the King so glorious The Lord most strong and valerous The LORD in battell mighty raigning verse 9 Your heads aloft ye Gates vpraise Stand vp eternall Dores alvvayes To entertain the King of glory verse 10 Who is the King so glorious The LORD of Hoasts victorious He only is the King of glory Psalme xxv Alphabeticall Prayer ALl my hearts desire is raised To thee LORD I trust in thee Let me neuer be disgraced Nor my foes ioy ouer me verse 2 By thy grace do thou protect Them from shame vvhich do attend thee But confound vvith shame deiect Them that causelesly offend thee verse 3 Cause me LORD to be instructed In the knovvledge of thy vvay Let me safely be conducted In thy paths that vvalk I may verse 4 Do thou guide me in the vvord Of thy truths cleare declaration For thou art my help O Lord And my daily expectation verse 5 Euer thou art good and gracious Call thy mercy still to minde For thy loue is large and spacious Thou hast euermore been kinde verse 6 Faults and follies of my youth Holy LORD do not remember For thy goodnes and thy ttuth Deale vvith me in mercy tender verse 7 Good and holy in perfection Iust and righteous is the LORD Therefore he vvill giue direction Vnto sinners by his vvord verse 8 He vvill make in iudgment tread Humblemen truly conuerted GOD vvill teach and safely lead In his vvayes the lovvly hearted Pause verse 9 Iustice mercy and saluation Are the paths of God the Lord Vnto those vvhose conuersation Is still guided by his vvord verse 10 Keep me from iniquity For thy Names sake Lord relieue me My sinâ— great and many be Shevv thy mercy and forgiue me verse 11 Let that man be vvell assured VVhoso feares the Lord of might That he shall be taught inured In the vvay he doth delight verse 12 Moued neuer shall he be But at rest in minde and spirit Likevvise his posteritie Shall the plenteous land inherit verse 13 Novv Gods secret is vnsealed Vnto them that him do feare Knovvledge is to them reuealed VVho in heart his couenant beare verse 14 On the Lord my heart is set Alvvayes him my eye beholdeth He my feet dravves from the net If I slide he me vpholdeth verse 15 Poore I am do not forsake me But O Lord shevv me thy face From this great affliction take me Shevv thy mercy and thy grace verse 16 Quit me free from my hearts grief VVhich augmenting doth distres me Send deliuerance and relief From all troubles that oppres me verse 17 Restles grief of my vexations Lord behold and pitty me Many are my molestations Let my sins all pardoned be verse 18 See
seat Thunders ore the vvaters great verse 4 Gods most mighty voice preuaileth Euer povverfull neuer faileth Gods voyce all subdevveth vnder Full of maiesty and vvonder verse 5 VVhen the voyce of God doth speake Strong tall Cedars it doth breake VVhen the Lord his voyce extends It the Leban Cedars rends verse 6 By the roots torn vp he shakes them Like a Calf to skip he makes them Leban mounts and Shiryon danced Like yong Vnicornes they pranced verse 7 Gods voyce dreadfull doth abide Flames of fire it doth diuide verse 8 Deserts it to tremble makes Kadesh vvildernes it shakes verse 9 His voyce Hindes so terrifieth That their fruit abortiue dyeth His voyce forrests flying ouer Suddenly doth them discouer They that in his Temple be Speak his praises ioyfully All that in his house do dvvell Of his glorious acts do tell verse 10 God his mighty povver shovveth On the floud that ebbs and flovveth Sitting on his throne supernall God the Lord is King eternall verse 11 VVherfore God the Lord of might VVill maintain his peoples right God his people vvill increase He vvill bles them all vvith peace Psalme 30. Thanksgiuing I VVill exalt thee Lord vvith praise For thou from troubles didst me raise And hast not suffered them that be My foes to triumph ouer me Therefore thou shalt be magnified And euer highly glorified verse 2 O Lord my God I cry'd to thee And thou to health restoredst me verse 3 Lord vvhen for ayd I thee besought Thou from the graue my soule hast brought Thou hast kept me aliue reuiu'd me From going dovvn the pit repriu'd me verse 4 Ye Saints vvho God so good haue found Sing Psalms to him his praise resound His holines commemorate verse 5 For he his vvrath doth mitigate VVhich in a moment is appeased His anger suddenly is ceased But vvho are vvith his fauor grac't Blest life inioy vvhich ay shall last Though euening sorrovves cause ye vveep And grief all night ye restles keep Yet vvhen the morning light appeareth Refreshing ioy vvith comfort cheareth Pause verse 6 When I vvas in prosperity I said I neuer mou'd shall be verse 7 For euer I am safe and sure Thou LORD vvhose fauor doth endure Hast by thy grace to me applyed My mountain strongly fortified VVhen thou didst hide from me thy face I troubled and afflicted vvas verse 8 Then vnto thee O LORD I prayd Complaining to my God I said verse 9 VVhat profit by my bloud is gotten VVhen in the graue I shall ly rotten VVhat vvorthy praise shall dust afford Shall ashes glorifie thee Lord Can rottennes thy truth declare verse 10 Vouchsafe O LORD to hear my prayr On me take thou commiseration LORD be my helper my saluation verse 11 Then thou to ioy my griefe didst turn And vvhen in sackcloth I did mourn Thou tookst it off and girtst me round VVith pleasures pure thy praise to sound verse 12 Il◠sing thy praise LORD ceasing neuer My God I le giue thee thanks for euer Psalmē xxxj Prayer IN thee alone O Lord my trust is My hope is in thy Name Let me not suffer shame But me deliuer in thy iustice VVhen trouble me assaileth For thy vvord neuer faileth verse 2 VVith tender pitty and compassion Bovv dovvn thy care to me Me soone from dangers free Be thou my strong fortification From troubles all secure me Of thy defence assure me verse 3 Thou art my fortres and my tovver VVhere I may safe abide For thy Name sake me guide verse 4 Pull me out by thy mighty povver From nets they hide to take me Thou art my strength safe make me verse 5 My soul into thy hands I tender Thou hast redeemed me Lord God of veritie verse 6 I trust in thee Lord my defender All vanities defying I hate them that loue lying verse 7 I vvill be glad in thy saluation Thy mercy doth me fill VVith ioy praise thee I vvill Thou hast knovvn me in tribulation My troubled soul hast vievved And hovv it vvas pursevved verse 8 Thou hast not let me be inclosed VVithin their cruell povvr That vvould my soul deuovvr My fee◠from bands thou hast vnlosed And to me being gracious Mad'st my roome large and spacious verse 9 Haue mercy LORD my soul relieuing For in distres am I Consumed is mine eye And fretted sore vvith pain and grieuing My soul vvith grief doth languish My belly pines vvith anguish verse 10 My life is spent vvhile I bevvaile me With grief in sighs and teares Consumed are my yeares Because of sin my strength doth fail me So long affliction lasteth That all my bones it vvasteth Pause verse 11 My enemies that hatred beare me Haue sought me to defame Reproaching me vvith shame My neighbours and acquaintance feare me They that vvithout did spy me Far off avvay did fly me verse 12 I am as dead and deep interred Quite out of minde forgot Or as a broken pot For many great ones me deterred I heard their shamefull rayling On all sides feare assayling verse 13 In all their crafty consultation Against me they conspire To kill me they desire But my trust is in thy saluation I said O LORD eternall Thou art my GOD supernall verse 14 In thy hands are my times decreed From my fierce enemy Do thou deliuer me From my foes hands let me be freed From all that do distres me And cruelly oppres me verse 15 On me thy seruant shine refulgent In fauor shevv thy face O saue me by thy grace verse 16 In mercy be to me indulgent LORD let no shame light on me For I do call vpon thee But let the vvicked be ashamed And in the silent graue Their mouthes stopt let them haue verse 17 Their lips strike dumb that lyes haue framed Who righteous men reuiled With slanders foul defiled verse 18 What goodnes great incomparable Hast thou for them in store Which thee in feare adore Thou hast vvrought vvonders admirable For them to all disclosed Who trust in thee reposed verse 19 Before thee in thy habitation Thou safely vvilt them hide From foes outragious pride Thy Tents shall daign them preseruation Kept safe by thy preuention From slandrous tongs contention verse 20 The LORD be praisd magnified For vvondrous svveet and kinde To me I him do finde For in a City fortified He hath kept me immured In time of vvar secured verse 21 I rashly said in my vexation I am depriued quite Of thy al-blessing sight But thou didst heare my supplication VVhen vnto thee I cryed My suit vvas not denyed verse 22 Ye Saints loue ye the LORD all-blessed For he the faithfull gards The proud vvith scorn revvards verse 23 Ye meek of courage be possessed Their hearts GOD fortifyeth Whose trust in him relyeth Psalme xxxij Prophecy IN blessed state he euermore remaineth VVho of his sins forgiuenesse free obtaineth VVhose trespasses shall neuer be reuealed And vvhose offence shall euer be concealed verse 2 Thrice happy is that man to be reputed
to doe perseuer So shalt thou in the land thy dvvelling haue There shall he feed thee faithfull failing neuer verse 4 Delight thy selfe in God vvho doth thee saue Reioyce in him thy comsorts multiplying VVho vvill giue thee all good thy heart doth craue verse 5 Commit thy vvay to God on him relying Trust thou on him vvho for thee by his might Shall it perform vvith thy designes complying verse 6 He shall bring forth thy iustice as the light As at noon day thy righteousnes reflecting Resplendent rayes shall make it shine most bright verse 7 Depend on God vvith patience him expecting Rest in the LORD and fret not discontent At him vvho thriues in 's vvay levvd plots effecting verse 8 From anger cease let mildnes vvrath preuent And be not thou to actions ill addressed Nor vex thy self to do a bad intent verse 9 Extirped quite shall levvd men be suppressed But they that on the LORD vvayt constantly Shall of the land be euer sure possessed verse 10 Stay but a vvhile the vvicked thou shalt see Extinguisht quite mark vvith due obseruation His dvvelling place no vvhere is found to be verse 11 Fair flourishing in setled habitation Meek minded men inherit shall the land In plenteous peace enioy true delectation verse 12 The vvicked plots by fraud or by strong hand To ouerthrovv the iust vpright abiding And vvith his teeth doth gnashing at him stand verse 13 God from his throne shall laugh at him deriding His counsels vain foresees his dismall day VVhen he shall fall dovvne into ruin sliding verse 14 The vvicked dravv their svvords bend bovves to slay The humble poore to bring the needy vnder Quite to confound the vpright in their vvay verse 15 Herein the LORD shall shovv a vvork of vvonder For their ovvn svvords shall their ovvn hearts destroy And their strong bovves shall be all broke in sunder verse 16 That little vvhich the iust man doth inioy More precious is then vvhat the vvicked gaineth Though treasures great vvhich turn to their anoy verse 17 In strength of arme the vvickeds trust remaineth VVhich shall be broke but by his povvr and might Th' eternall Lord the righteous man sustaineth verse 18 God knovves the dayes and times of men vpright And those that be of perfect conuersation VVith heritage eternall vvill requite verse 19 Kept safe from shame in times of tribulation They shall remain from foul reproaches free In famin they shall haue full sustentation verse 20 But vvicked men shall perish vtterly Gods foes shall be as fat of Lambs decaying And into smoke they shall consumed be Pause verse 21 Levvd vvicked men do borrovv not repaying The righteous man his mercy doth expres And freely giues his bounty not delaying verse 22 The land they shall inherit and posses VVhom God doth bles vvith his grace fauorable VVhom he doth curse shall perish in distres verse 23 Man 's faithfull steps are by the Lord made stable And in his vvay doth his delight remain VVhich vnto him is alvvay acceptable verse 24 Though he from fall himself cannot contain Yet shall he not be vtterly deiected Because the Lord his hand vvill sure sustain verse 25 Nor in my youth nor age the iust elected Haue I ere seen to be forsaken quite Nor yet his seed to beg their bread reiected verse 26 Mercy to shevv he euer takes delight To them that need he freely giues and lendeth A blessed state his seed enioyes by right verse 27 Offence eschevv and vvhat to euill tendeth Do vvell and dvvell to perpetuity In place vvhere grace to thee and thine God sendeth verse 28 For iudgment he doth loue and equity Nor leaues his Saints they ay haue preseruation But vvill cut off seed of iniquity Pause verse 29 Perpetually the iust his habitation Shall haue i' th land of his inheritance From euery age to euery generation verse 30 The righteous man in euery circumstance Of his discourse his vvisdom graue discloseth In all his speech he iustice doth aduance verse 31 Quite voyd of doubt he in his heart reposeth Gods sacred Lavv his steps shall neuer slide For it his guide he in his vvay proposeth verse 32 The vvicked man himself doth slyly hide To vvatch the iust his life seekes to bereaue him When first he shall aduantage fit haue spide verse 33 Remaining in his hand GOD vvill not leaue him Nor him condemn vpon his iudgment day But to his grace as innocent receiue him verse 34 On God attend and vvalk thou in his vvay Who vvill exalt thee in thine ovvn land blessed The vvicked thou shalt see cut quite avvay verse 35 Seen vvicked men I haue of povvr possessed Fair flourishing a vvhile like Laurell green Spreading abroad all gallantly addressed verse 36 But vanisht soon as if he had not been I sought for him but seeking could not finde him His dvvelling place could not be found nor seen verse 37 The perfect man behold obserue and minde him For righteousnes the vpright shall defend And blessed peace be in the end assign'd him verse 38 But vvicked men destruction shall attend They finally shall suffer extirpation And vtterly be cut off in the end verse 39 What say I more the LORD is the saluation Of righteous men for he vvill euer be Their hope and strength in time of tribulation verse 40 The Lord shall them deliuer and set free From vvicked men they shall haue preseruation Because they trust in him them saue vvill he Psalme xxxviij Prayer LOrd my God in thy displeasure To the measure Of my sins rebuke not me Neither in thy furies terrors For my errors Let me not chastised be verse 2 For thine arrovves terrifying fiercely flying Piercing deep in me sticke fast Heauily thy hand doth pres me and distres me Prostrate dovvn it doth me cast verse 3 Thy incensed vvrath so raged vnasvvaged That in me no flesh is sound My offences haue perplext me and so vext me That my bones no rest haue found verse 4 My iniquities do couer my head ouer They so great and high appeare Burthen so intolerable that vnable â—s my vveaknes them to beare verse 5 From my stripes and svvelling tumors corrupt humors Stinking putrify and run Since I rashly enterprised vnaduised What I foolishly haue done Pause verse 6 Heauines distres and trouble pres me double Dovvnvvard bovvd I crooked grovv Sorrovves cease not me tormenting that lamenting All day long I mourning goe verse 7 For my reines are fild vvith anguish that I languish Sore diseased full of pain In my flesh vvith inflammations sharp vexations Novv no soundnes doth remain verse 8 Lately strong novv vveak and mamed broken lamed I am bruised very sore Torment vvhich my heart sustaineth me so paineth That for grief I grone and rore verse 9 Lord of mercy I implore thee for before thee Is my vvhole desire made knovvn Thou dost heare my sighs and groning and my moning Is not vnto thee vnshovvn verse 10 My heart trembleth panting shaketh
verse 11 Thou hast appointed vs to dy As sheepe for slaughter be ordained Thou hast disperst vs that to ly Mongst nations strange vve are constrained verse 12 Thy flock as nothing vvorth thou prisest For nought theâ— selling thou despisest Thou letst them goe at rates so cheap For them no profit thou dost reap verse 13 To them reproch that neer vs bide Thou makst vs be they mock and flout vs They scorn and scoff vs they deride That are our neighbours round about vs. verse 14 VVe to the heathen are a fable Their by vvord common talke and bable When vs the vvicked people see They nod their heads in mockerie verse 15 Confusion mine continually Is in my sight spreds me all ouer And my reprochfull infamie With shame my blushing face doth couer verse 16 Because of his voyce that blasphemeth And at our ebbe so flovving streameth For that the foe in rage and ire To be reueng'd is set on fire verse 17 Yet haue vve not forgotten thee Though this befall vs notvvithstanding Nor haue vve dealt deceitfully Against thy couenant and commanding Pause verse 18 Our harts vvhich long distrest haue mourned Yet are not from thy seruice turned Our steps from thee go not astray Nor do vve vvander from thy vvay verse 19 Though thou hast vvounded vs in place VVhere monstrous Dragons haue their biding And hast vs couerd vvith disgrace VVith deaths shade vs in darknes hiding verse 20 If vve forget the Name eternall Of our good gracious God supernall If vve haue lifted vp our hands To other gods of godles lands verse 21 Shall not our God this search and spy Who all thoughts vvords vvorks vnfoldeth All secrets knovvs vvith piercing eye All harts most invvard parts beholdeth verse 22 Euen for thy sake our bloud is spilled For thee vve all day long are killed And vve are counted but as sheepe Which they for present slaughter keep verse 23 Vp Lord vvhy sleepest thou avvake Arise and let thy povver erect vs For euer do not vs forsake Be not far off nor quite reiect vs verse 24 VVhy is it that thy face thou hidest From vs still absent thou abidest Vnmindfull yet dost thou remain Forgetting our distres and pain verse 25 Dovvn to the dust our soul doth bovv Our vitall spirits grief bereaueth We on the ground ly prostrate novv And to the earth our belly cleaueth verse 26 Arise and shevv vs thy saluation Deliuer vs from tribulation And for thy mercy sake vs free Redeem vs from aduersitie Psalme xlv Doctrin A High designe my feruent heart inflameth Of King diuine heroycall song iâ— frameth Inuention quicke to fluent tong indites VVhich faster flovves then svviftest penman vvrites Thy beauty rare the fons of men exceedeth Past all compare grace from thy lips proceedeth Therefore thy God hath thee foreuer blest And thou of blisse eternall art possest verse 3 Then povverfull Prince aduance thy self all-glorious Vpon thy thigh gird thou thy svvord victorious verse 4 Ride on triumph in thy maiestick might Prosper preuail in vvord of truth and right Thy mercy milde vvith rigorous iustice bideth Thy gracious heart thy vigorous arm still guideth But those thy foes vvhose hearts no loue can vvin Thy hand to fright vvith terrors shall begin verse 5 Then thy sharp darts vpon them all shall thunder And thy foes hearts shall pierce and strike in sunder To thee O King the Nations all shall bend Thy mighty arm thy rule shall far extend verse 6 Thy Throne O GOD for euermore endureth Thy Scepter right through all thy Realme procureth verse 7 Thou louest truth iustice and righteousnes But hatest vvrong deceit and vvickednes VVherfore thy God hath thee his Christ appointed And thee vvith oyle of gladnes hath annointed Much more and far aboue thy fellovves all Whom to partake vvith thee thy loue doth call verse 8 VVith Aloes Mirrh and Cassia svveetly sented Thy robes perfumde are vnto thee presented From palaces of precious iuorie Wherby they haue exhilarated thee Pause Then Ladies fair present attendant duty Kings daughters rare prime paragons of beauty Boue all the Queene thy ioyous louely Bride In Ophir gold doth stand at thy right side verse 10 Fair daughter novv behold a vvhile attend thou Consider vvell thine eares to my vvords bend thou Thy fathers house forget thy peoples guise And natiue rites thou also shalt despise verse 11 So shall the King thy Spouse take greater pleasure In thy pure loue and in thy beauties treasure Him honor thou thy Lord vvith pleasing grace Bovv fair to him his loue intire imbrace verse 12 The Tyrian state shall then vvith other Nations Great Princes shall to thee bring rich oblations verse 13 Kings daughter fair vvithin deckt gloriously VVith robes of gold embroidred gorgeously verse 14 Thus shall O King thy beauteous spouse admired Be brought in robes of Phrygian vvork attired And Virgin troupes her lou'd associates deare Attending shall in thy blest sight appeare verse 15 VVith pleasant mirth and chearfull acclamations Triumphant ioy and glad congratulations She shall be brought vvith all her Princely train The Palace royall shall them entertain verse 16 For Parents left shall children be supplyed VVith royall Sons thy of spring multiplied VVhom Princes in all lands thou shalt ordain VVhose Scepters right and iustice shall maintain verse 17 Therfore vvill I of thy name crovvnd vvith glory From age to age record th' eternall story The people all thy honour high shall raise And celebrate perpetually thy praise Psalme 46 Victory WHen â—s aduersity offendeth God is our refuge vs defendeth In all distres and time of need His help vve finde vvith present speed verse 2 Therfore vve feare no molestation Though moued be the earths foundation Although the mountains high and steep Were throvvn i' th middle of the deepe verse 3 Though surging billovves of the Ocean Roar troubled tost vvith violent motion And though provvd svvelling vvaues do make The mighty mountains high to shake verse 4 In time of troubles fiercely grovving There is a riuer fairely flovving Which shall refresh vvith ioy renovvn Of God most high the sacred Tovvn verse 5 And in the midst of her excelling The LORD eternall hath his dvvelling Nor shall it moue for God vvill send It early ayd and it defend verse 6 The heathen kingdomes vvere inraged Anâ— mou'd to fury vnasvvaged Till they his voyce had heard and felt That vvith the noyse the earth did melt Pause verse 7 But this vvith comfort our hearts cheareth The LORD of hosts vvith vs appeareth The GOD of Iacob most of might Our refuge is for vs doth fight verse 8 Come see in serious contemplation The vvorks of God vvith admiration What he to pas on earth hath brought What desolation there he vvrought verse 9 All cruell vvars and iarrs he ceaseth Throughout the vvorld he them appeaseth He cuts the speares he breaks the bovves And into fire the charrets throvves verse 10 Knovv I am God be pacified My
Psalme 53. Doctrin THe foole in heart the holy God denyes They are corrupt in all their enterprises To be abhord in all their exercises Good vvorks none do nor therunto aduise All are vnvvise verse 2 The Lord from heau'n the sons of men lookt on To see if there vvere any vnderstanding To vvorship him obeying his commanding He searcht mankinde to see if any one Sought God alone verse 3 But vvhen he had them fully searcht and tride He found they vvere become abhominable In all their vvorks corrupt and dâ—testable Not one doth good none follovv God their guide All vvander vvide verse 4 Are all that vvork iniquity past sense That hauing got my people in their povver They them as bread vvith greedy iavves deuovver They call not on the Lord of povver immense Through negligence verse 5 VVhere no dread vvas they vvere brought in great feare For God the Lord the bones of them hath scattred VVho thee besieg'd and those thy vvals haue battred Thou hast them sham'd of God despis'd they vvere Quite cast off there verse 6 From Sion vvho vvill vnto Israel Saluation send vvhen back the Lord returneth The grieuous thrall vvherein his people mourneth In gladnes then shall ioyfull Iacob dvvell And Israel Psalme 54. Prayer LORD GOD almighty saue thou me By thy great Name my soule sustain thou And by thy strength my cause maintain thou And vouchsafe thou my Iudg to be verse 2 O hear me vvhen to thee I pray Thy sacâ—ed eare to me dovvn bend thou And gratiously O Lord attend thou â—o all the vvords that I shall say verse 3 For strangers vp against me rise And mighty Princes tyranizing Do seek my soul to spoil surprising They set not God before their eyes Selah verse 4 Behold my helper God me gards The LORD vvith them for ay remayneth Whose faithfull loue my soul sustaineth Them vvith his presence he revvards verse 5 Euen he it is that vvill distres With their ovvn mischiefs my enuyers Deal vvith them as thy truth requires Them all cut off and quite suppres verse 6 Then shall I vvith alacrity Bring sacrifices acceptable And praise thy Name most honourable Replenisht vvith benignity verse 7 Because from grief he set me free Me from all trouble he inlarged My foes vvith vengeance he surcharged Mine eyes on them my vvill did see Psalme 55. Prayer O LORD heare thou my poore petition Hide not thy eyes at my contrition Do not despise my deprecation verse 2 But bend thy gracious eare to me My cryes oh heare my sorrovv see Regard my mournfull meditation verse 3 For vvhy my furious foes take pleasure To vex perplex me out of measure The vvicked vvork me vilde vexation VVith most malitious madnes they Foul blots and spots vpon me lay VVith much despightfull imputation verse 4 My soul vvith fear doth faint and tremble The pains and pangs of death assemble And me oh me haue so surrounded verse 5 That dreadfull direfull shiuerings mâ—ke My heart each vitall part to quake In vvoe I am vvound vp and vvounded verse 6 Then this I vvisht thus to relieue me O that some one Doues vvings vvould giue me Wherby from dangers vvhich inclose me verse 7 I might escape and fly avvay Into some desart there to stay Selah VVhere I might rest and safe repose me verse 8 Then from those storms blasts loud-blovving Fast vvould I fly svviftly be going Timely to seek some safe protection verse 9 Their tongs O LORD diuide forth pull For I haue seen their city full Of rage and vvrongs most foul infection With vvickednes like vvals inclosed VVithin vvithout of sin composed verse 10 They night and day are bout it vvalking All guilt and guile are in her streets verse 11 Deceit debate there slyly greets There shameles sins are stoutly stalking Pause verse 12 But had my enemy thus vs'd me And thus reproachfully abus'd me I could it better haue endured Or had it been my open foe That raisâ—d himself to bring me lovv I might haue hid my self immured verse 13 But it vvas thou my deare befriended VVhose loue to guide me had pretended VVith vvhom in secret oft I talked verse 14 In consultation ioy'd to meet And mutually took counsell svveet And to Gods house together vvalked verse 15 Therfore shall sudden death dispatch them Hels gaping mouth aliue shall catch them For vvith them violence remaineth And in their dvvellings holdeth place verse 16 But I vvill call to God for grace The Lord me saues and safe maintaineth verse 17 My prayers I to him applyed At euen morn noone to him I cryed Who heard my suit nor did deny me verse 18 In peace from vvaâ—s he set me free From bloudy battell saued me For heau'ns angelike host stood by me verse 19 God vvill me heare vvho changeth neuer Who ruled hath and raigned euer Selah But he shall punish them deiecting Because that they no change do finde Therfore Gods fear they do not minde With hearts obdurate him neglecting verse 20 They on their friends lay hands iniurious Against the peacefull raging furious Their cou'nant they haue violated verse 21 VVhen from his mouth vvords slyly sooth And seem as butter soft and smooth War in his heart is meditated Dissembling deep vvith hony speeches With crovvching creeping sly beseeches His ollyvvords like svvords haue vvounded verse 22 But cast thy care vpon the LORD For he svveet succour vvill afford The iust shall neuer be confounded verse 23 Bloud-thirsty homicides pernicious Deceitfull iuglers vildly vitious Thou Lord vvilt bring to dire perdition They shall not liue out half their dayes But thy sure help my hope shall raise And I vvill trust in thy tuition Psalme lvj Prayer HAue mercy LORD on me for certainly The cruell man at once vvould svvallovv me He fights against me daily furiously Oppressing me each houre verse 2 My enemies vvould daily me deuoure And many fight gainst me vvith all their povver O GOD most high in thee I trust my tovver To thee in feare I fly verse 4 I le praise the LORD for my trust doth rely Vpon his Word assur'd secur'd therby What man can doe no vvhit affrayd am I For I shall be defended verse 5 What euer I to do or speak intended To vvrest against me daily they contended And all their thoughts to this are chiefly bended That mischief me they might verse 6 With ioyn'd consent and most malitious spite They vvatch my steps in ambush day and night To haue me in their povvr they vse their might At my life they haue aymed verse 7 Shall they escape vvithout rebuke vnblamed By vvicked plots and stratagems they framed Confound their hope O LORD make them ashamed In thy vvrath them dovvn cast Pause verse 8 My vvandrings to and fro thou numbred hast And stored vp my teares none fall in vvast Writ in thy book their memory shall last VVhen I to God haue cryed verse 9 His gracious eare to me he hath applyed My foes he
they cannot satisfie Their greedy mavves they hovvl and cry verse 16 VVhile I shall sing vvith voyce high strained And publish forth vvith heart vnfained Thy mercy povvr and grace diuine As soone as early day doth shine For thou hast safely me defended When I distrest on thee depended verse 17 Thou art my strength my God my King To thee O Lord I Psalms vvill sing For God is my fortification My high defence and my saluation His grace to me I euer proue The God of mercy peace and loue Psalme 60. Prayer O God thou didst vs quite reiect And scattring vs thou didst deiect Thou hast against vs bin displeas'd Return to vs and be appeas'd verse 2 The earth to tremble thou hast made Thou hast it broke and vvaste it layd The breaches and the broken shiuers Heal thou for novv it quakes and quiuers verse 3 Thou in thy vvrath didst vs procure Great grieuous troubles to endure To tast and drink didst vs assigne Abhorred cups of deadly vvine verse 4 But yet thou Lord such loue dost beare To them that thee do serue and feare That thou hast giuen to them a banner To be displayd thy truth to honor Selah verse 5 That they vvho are belou'd of thee May by thy ayd deliuer'd be With thy righthand them gard and saue And let our prayr thy audience haue verse 6 God in his holines hath said I vvill reioyce in giuing ayd I Shechem vvill diuide at pleasure And Succoth valley I vvill measure Pause verse 7 Of Gilead land both vale and mount As my possession I account Manasseh rich I vvill assigne That it for euer shall be mine To me doth Ephraim belong The chief part of my army strong And I the kingdom vvill deliuer To royall Iudah my Lavv-giuer verse 8 The Moabites to their disgrace Shall haue employment seruile base As they deserue I le them allot Vnder my feet to vvash the pot And as for Edom this I 'le doe I ouer it vvill cast my shoe Ore Palestina that proud nation I vvill triumph in exultation verse 9 But vvho vvill lead me novv along Into the city builded strong For sure defence vvhere I may bide VVho into Edom vvill me guide verse 10 VVilt thou O God not this effect VVho vs thy people didst reiect And thou O God vvouldst not instruct vs Nor lead our armies nor conduct vs. verse 11 But giue vs novv help from distres Against them that vvould vs oppres Saue vs for there is none that can On earth vain is the help of man God giues vs valor to preuaile Against all them vvho vs assaile And he vvill by his mighty povver Tread dovvn them that vvould vs deuoure Psalme Lxj. Prayer LOrd my God hear thou my crying To thee flying Giue eare to my prayâ—r and mone verse 2 From earths end vvhen griefs oppres me And distres me I vvill cry to thee alone To the rock then I far higher I aspier By thy ayd O lead thou me verse 3 For thou art my safe strong tovver thy great povver Saues me from my enemy verse 4 In thy sacred house before thee to adore thee Euermore vvill I remain Vnder thy vvings shade protection and refection Confident I shall obtain Selah verse 5 For thou Lord my God hast daigned vvhen I plained To my plaints thy gratious care And hast giu'n me by thy spirit to inherit VVith them vvho thy Name do feare verse 6 To the royall King elected high erected Length of dayes thou added hast Many yeares to thy annointed hast appointed Which from age to age shall last verse 7 In Gods presence him safe guiding he abiding Shall remain eternally Make thou for his preseruation preparation Of thy grace and verity verse 8 So shall I vvith thanks abounding Psalms resounding Sing praise to thy Name for ay That I vvith my best indeuer may perseuer Daily all my vovves to pay Psalme Lxij Consolation MY soul on God alone attends VVho me assistance surely sends verse 2 He is my Rock my saluation In greatest dangers dravving nigh He me defendeth from on high Vnmou'd I stand on firm foundation verse 3 Hovv long vvill ye bend all your might To harm the man that is vpright A violent death shall you deuovver So shall ye all be slain and fall Like to a crazie broken vvall And as a ruind tottring tovver verse 4 Consulting they complots contriue Him of his honour to depriue And him deiect by their false dealing They in deceitfull lyes delight Their tongs do blesse in outvvard sight But invvardly curse spight concealing verse 5 But thou my soul on God only Attend and vvayt thou patiently From him is all my hope expected verse 6 He is my rock and sure defence He saueth me from violence Vnmou'd I shall not be deiected Pause verse 7 God is my glories excellence God is my Rock and sure defence verse 8 Ye people trust in him assured Alvvay your selues to him conuert To him confes povvr out your heart God is our refuge safe secured Selah verse 9 All men of high and lovv degree Are lyes deceit and vanitie Of no account or reputation If in the ballance they be layd And vvith light vanity be vvayd They less appear in estimation verse 10 Ye that are mighty povvrfull strong The poor and vveak rob not nor vvrong Nor vainly trust in proud oppression If riches ye increasing get Your heart vpon them do not set VVhich are vncertain in possession verse 11 The Lord hath said this once and tvvise I heard his voyce giue this aduice That vnto GOD all povvr pertaineth verse 12 All mercy LORD is thine alone For by thy bounty euery one According to his vvork obtaineth Psalme 63. Prayer O LORD I haue no God but thee I vvill seek thee betimes in anguish For thee my soul vvith thirst doth languish And oft it faints and failes in me My flesh such pining pain hath tryed For vvant of thee to ease my grief Longing to tast of thy relief In desart land vnvvatred dryed verse 2 That I might yet again once more Behold thy povver and thy glory Within thy sacred Sanctuary As I haue seene thee heretofore verse 3 For better far then life desired Thy grace and loue is vnto me Therfore my lips shall vnto thee Sing lovvd thy land and praise inspired verse 4 And so shall I thee celebrate Still blessing thee vvhile I am liuing And in thy Name to thee thanksgiuing My heart and hands vvill eleuate verse 5 So shall my soul be satisfied With marrovv and vvith fatnes store With ioyfull lips I euermore Shall praise thee highly glorified verse 6 I thee remember vvhen to sleep On silent bed I rest reposed On thee to meditate disposed VVhen nightly vvatches gardâ—o keep verse 7 Because thy succour safe hath made me And I thy ayd and help haue had Therfore vvith thanks I vvill be glad Reioycing that thy vvings do shade me verse 8 My soul doth follovv after thee Close
verse 27 There Beniamin vvho of a fevv And little great and mighty grevv The chief of many Nations There royall Iudahs Princes be There zabulon and Nephtaly The Princely congregations Pause verse 28 Thy God he is by vvhose command It is that thou so firm dost stand Thy strong fortification Giue strength to that vvhich thou hast vvrought For vs vvhich thou to passe hast brought O God grant confirmation verse 29 Because so gracious thou vvilt be To thy ovvn Templeâ— vnto thee Shall Kings bring gifts abounding verse 30 Rebuke and scatter by thy might The troupes of spear men armd for fight Their armies huge confounding Knock dovvn the mighty multitude Of Buls and Calues of people rude As in the shambles slay them Who glory in their siluer spoiles And vvho delight in vvars and broyles Defeat disperse dismay them verse 31 Great Lords shall come from Egypt lands The Mores in hast shall stretch their hands And hearts to God thanksgiuing verse 32 Sing to the Lord both Prince King Throughout the vvorld to God Psalms sing And praise God euer liuing Selah verse 33 Praise him vvho rideth mounted on The heau'n of heau'ns his ancient Throne VVhose vvorks are full of vvonder Behold he makes his voyce rebound More dreadfull mighty strong in sound Then loudest noise of thunder verse 34 Ascribe to God omnipotence In Israel his excellence Appeareth admirable His povver let all magnifie His strength is far aboue the sky His might vnutterable verse 35 O God most dreadfull is thy face For thou out of thy holy place Hast all thy foes distressed Thy strength maintains thy peoples right Thou Iacobs God dost giue them might The Lord be euer blessed Psalme 69. Prayer prophecy SAue me O God the vvaters me to drovvn To svvallovv vp my soul the seas are ready I sinke in mire vvhere is no footing steady Plungd in the deep the flouds haue me oreflovvn verse 2 With crying vveak I vveary vveâ—â— and vvall My throat is hoarse vvith dolefull lamentation verse 3 VVith shovvring teares consum d my eyes do fail VVhile on my God I vvait vvith expectation verse 4 Haires on my head in number fevver be Then they that seek vvithout cause to destroy me My foes vvith hate that vvrongfully annoy me Are great and strong preuailing mightily That I restord vvhat I tooke not avvay verse 5 O GOD to thee my folly is reuealed Thou knovvst vvhen hovv and vvhere I vvent astray And from thy sight my sins are not concealed verse 6 LORD GOD of hosts all povvr belongs to thee Wherby thou hast thine ovvne from foes defended With constant hope vvho haue on thee attended O let them not be put to shame for me Lord Israels God O suffer no disgrace For me be fall them that seek thy saluation verse 7 Because for thy sake shame did hide my face And I endur'd reproach and defamation Pause verse 8 A stranger I am in my kindreds sight Me as vnknovvn my brethren haue neglected verse 9 Because so much thy people I affected Zeal of thy house hath me consumed quite Reproches vvhich the vvicked on me cast Are faln on me for thy sake I am blamed verse 10 I chastised my soul did vveep and fast For vvhich I vvas reproched and defamed verse 11 My self I haue vvith sackcloth garments rayde Their by-vvord me the scoffers mock iests breaking verse 12 The proud sit at their gates against me speaking The drunkards sing of me their pastime made While I O Lord my feruent prayer make To thee alone in time of acceptation On me in thy great mercy pitty take Heare me Lord in the truth of thy saluation verse 14 Deliuer me out of this mire profound Let me not sink therin lest it confound me Free me from foes vvho hatefully surround me O let me not in vvaters deep be drovvnd verse 15 Let not the flouds streams me ouerflovv Let not the gulf me svvallovv and deuovver Let none into the greedy graue me throvv Nor let the pit in tomb me in her povver verse 16 Lord ansvver me hear me for thy good grace And for thy loue and kindnes goodnes treasure Accoâ—ding to thy mercies boundles measure Turn thou to me the fauour of thy face verse 17 Thy face from me thy seruant do not hide For I in grief and trouble am distressed Make haste therfore my God my gracious guide To hear my prayt vvhich is to thee addressed Pause verse 18 Dravv neer my soul in my aduersity Redeem my life vvith ransom quite discharge me From spitefull foes from thraldom soon inlarge me And set me free from this captiuity verse 19 Thou my reproch hast knovvn and my disgrace Thou seest my shame and hovv they do oppresse me My enemies are all before thy face And in thy sight they are that do distres me verse 20 Reproch and shame haue broke my grieued heart With heauines and sorrovv sick I languish I lookt but noâ—e I found bemone my anguish None vvould me ayd not one vvould take my part All comfortles amid my troubles great Not one vvas found to succour or to saue me verse 21 And bitter gall they gaue me for to eat And in my thirst sharp vineger they gaue me verse 22 Before them let their table them orethrovv Their pleasures turn to be as snares vnto them Their treasures make as trapfals to vndo them Their ioy to grief their vvelfare change to vvoe verse 23 Let both their eyes so euer darkned be That vvanting sight the light may not auaile them Their vveakned loynes so shake continually That thighs legs and feeble feet may faile them Pause verse 24 Let thy fierce vvrath fast hold vpon them take Pour out on them thy vvrathfull indignation verse 25 Make desolate and voyd their habitation And in their tents let none their dvvelling make verse 26 Because they him to persecute nere cease Whom thou hast smit their strokes haue more abounded His sorrovves their insultings more increase Whom thy ovvn hand afflicted hath and vvounded verse 27 Vpon their sins heap sins shame on their shames Let them into thy righteousnes come neuer verse 28 Wipe them out of thy booke of life for euer And vvith the iust vnvvritten be their Names verse 29 But as for me afflicted making mone Raise thou me vp O God by thy saluation verse 30 That I may sing and praise thy Name alone Extolling thee vvith thankfull gratulation verse 31 And this my song the Lord shall better please Then Ox or Bull that horns and clou'n hoof vveareth verse 32 The humble meek and vvho the Lord God feareth Shall ioy vvhen they do see such things as these All ye that seek the LORD your hearts shall liue verse 33 For God doth hear the poor mans supplication An eare to his ovvn people he doth giue His prishers scorns not in their tribulation verse 34 Let heau'n and earth vnto him praises yeeld Praise him all seas and all that therin moueth verse 35
garners large fulfils The Citizens shall fairly flourish So numerous quickly grovvn As grasse vvhich fruitfull medovvs nourish Millions of blades vnknovvn verse 17 His honord Name renovvned euer In glory high shall raigne And his remembrance failing neuer Shall as the Sun remain All men by him of blisse possessed For euer blesse him shall All Nations shall in him be blessed And him right blessed call verse 18 The Lord God Israels God be praised Who vvonders vvorkes alone verse 19 His glorious Name on high be raised For ay by euery one Recorded be the sacred story Of his renovvned fame Let all the earth fild vvirh his glory For euer blesse his Name Amen Psalme Lxxiij Doctrin YEt sure the LORD is good and kinde To Israel his loue they finde Who be of righteous conuersation And serue him vvith pure adoration verse 2 My steps vvere like to goe astray And neer to misse the rightfull vvay My feet did almost svverue aside And into error neer did slide verse 3 For I enuy'd and vext to see Vainglorious fooles in dignitie VVith grief of heart I vvas annoyed That vvicked men such peace inioyed verse 4 In prosperous state they alvvay stand Vntill their death they feel no pain In health and strength they still remain And all things haue at their command verse 5 VVhen others grieu'd and troubled are They knovv no sorrovv take no care As other men they are not vexed They are not troubled nor perplexed verse 6 VVith pride as vvith a Carkanet VVith ievvels rich they are beset As vvith a garment for defence They armed are vvith violence verse 7 Their eyes do stand out of their head With fatnes they so full are fed They haue more then their hearts desired They are more high then they aspired verse 8 In all their vvayes corrupt they are Their speeches vvicked hearts declare They of oppression boasting tell Their vvords like mountains proudly svvell Pause verse 9 Their mouthes against heau'n they oppose Their lips vvith blasphemies vnclose Their bold tong vncontrouled talketh Throughout the vvorld vnbounded vvalketh verse 10 Gods people vnaduis'd also Do thither turn and vvith them goe Quite tyred out vvith grief and vvoe Drink of their cups vvhich full do flovv verse 11 And this they say th' Almighty one From his so high supernall throne Doth he regard doth he take notice Hath he intelligence that so t is verse 12 Behold the vvicked such as these Their vvealth their might their ioyes increase They still do liue in rest at ease Haue plenteous happines and peace verse 13 And do I as it seems in vain Still in my innocence remain My heart from vvickednes I clensed My hands in righteousnes I rensed verse 14 Yet all day long plagues me torment And early in the morn betimes Am I reproacht vvith grieuous crimes And suffer seuere chastisement verse 15 Yet surely if I this do say Then do I vvrong and falsly lay A scandalous calumniation Vpon the righteous generation verse 16 When this in minde I did reuolue This doubt indeuering to resolue I found it vvas too hard for me The depth therof I could not see verse 17 Till in the Temple of the Lord Consulting vvith his sacred VVord VVhere I their finall end perceiued Of all their comforts vain bereaued verse 18 For thou didst iustly place them all In slipry places soone to fall And suddenly didst cast them dovvn Into destruction hast them throvvn Pause verse 19 Hovv are they brought so suddenly Forlorn in vvoe and misery With terrors errors deadly vvounded For euer finally confounded Thou vtterly dost them deface And root them out from humane race verse 20 Like to a dream vvhich lasteth not But vvhen one vvakes is quite forgot When thou Lord vvakest vve arise Their image vain thou vvilt despise verse 21 My heart imbittred vvas perplexed I in my reins vvas prickt and vexed verse 22 I vvas as bruitish vvithout sense Depriued of intelligence I in thy sight vvas as a beast And in my ovvn account the least verse 23 Yet neuertheles I am vvith thee And so I hope shall euer be For thy right hand me firm vpholdeth VVhich vnto me thy loue vnfoldeth verse 24 The counsell vvhich thou vvilt me giue Shall guide me safely vvhile I liue And after vvhen this life I leaue To glory thou vvilt me receiue verse 25 VVhat help or hope in heau'n â—aue I But only thee vvho dvvelst on high On earth I none but thee desired To thee alone I haue aspired verse 26 No arme of flesh for me preuailes My courage and my heart me failes God is the strength of my poore heart He euer is my choice my part verse 27 For loe all them that thee forsake Destruction quite avvay shall take For thou hast euery one consumed False gods to vvorship vvho presumed verse 28 But as for me I hold it best To dravv neare God to him addrest I trust in God in him I rest By me his vvorkes shall be exprest Psalme 74. Prayer WHy Lord hast thou for euer vs off cast VVhy is thy vvrath and fury so inflamed Against thy flock thy congregation named Thy pasture sheep that thou forgot them hast verse 2 Think thou on thy ovvn people bought of old The rod of thy inheritance esteemed Thy mercy svveet hath dearly it redeemed In Sion mount thy dvvelling thou didst hold verse 3 Stand vp and let thy povvrfull feet stamp dovvn â—hy foes for their perpetuall desolation VVhose sacriledge and vvastfull deuastation Haue all things in thy Temple ouerthrovvn verse 4 Insulting foes a rude tumultuous rout VVith out-cryes fierce and horrid exclamations Make vvar against thy sacred congregations Set banners vp for trophes round about verse 5 As vvorkmen stroâ—g contending for renovvn VVith lofty strokes sharp axes armes of vigor In forrests thick vvith mighty force and rigor Make haste to fell the vvel-grovvn Cedars dovvn verse 6 So novv the posts ingrau'd caru'd curiously The polisht stones in corners of thy Temple They cut and spoil those buildings past example With axes and vvith hammers furiously verse 7 VVith fire they burn vvirh hands prophane pollute Thy Sanctuary dovvn cast ruinated The dvvelling place of thy Name violated All cruelties theron they execute verse 8 Proceed say they come let vs out of hand Destroy them all together they haue burned Gods Temples all and into ashes turned All Synagogues of GOD throughout the land Pause verse 9 Novv vve no signe of vvonted comfort see Nor any hope at all thy fauour shevveth No Prophet novv there is nor one that knovveth Hovv long vve shall endure this misery verse 10 Hovv long O Lord hovv long vvilt thou abide This vile reproch this scoffing aduersary Shall they blaspheme thy Name thy Sanctuary For euermore Both thee and vs deride verse 11 VVhy dost thou thus thy hand from vs vvith-hold Thy mighty right hand thervvith vs defend thou Vs to restore thy povvrfull arme extend thou For euer shall thy bosom it infold verse
God thou shalt be praised With my heart to heau'n vpraised And vvhile I haue breath to liue Thanks to thee my breath shall giue verse 13 For vvheÌ„ iustice I deserued thy svveet mercy me preserued Rescuing me from deaths sharp clavvs And from hels deep svvallovving lavves verse 14 Lord the proud vvith malice endles band against me help Vsing vvithout feare of thee fraud or force to ruin me verse 15 But thy might their malice passes And thy grace thy might surpasses Svvift to mercy slovv to vvrath bound nor end thy goodnes hath verse 16 Thy kind looks no more deny me But vvith eyes of mercy eye me Me thy seruaÌ„t giue at length easing ayd or bearing strength verse 17 Some good gracious token shevv me That my foes vvho seek t'orethrovv me May be sham'd or vext to see thee to help and comfort me Psalme 87. Prayer and prophecy ON sacred hils and mountains her foundations The Lord hath layd they neuer shall remoue verse 2 Fair Sions gates the most high God doth loue Aboue the rest of Iacobs habitations verse 3 What glorious things throughout the vvorld reported Are said of thee thou City of the Lord Selah verse 4 Of Babylon and Rahab I 'le record And mention them among my friends consorted The Tyrians Mores Philistims euery nation Shall citizens becom and natiues there verse 5 It shall be said of Sion that in her All people had their birth and education verse 6 The Lord vvhose Word most sure he doth rely on His Sion vvill establish by his might The people there recounting he vvill vvrite The Nations and all others born in Sion Selah verse 7 VVith instruments and voyces ioyfull singing His honor high they all shall euer sound Thus saith the Lord in Sion shall abound My fount of grace for euer freshly springing Psalme 88. Prayer ETernall Lord my Sauer dear Both day and night my cryes implore thee O let my prayer come before thee Vnto thy presence entring near Incline to heare thy eare applying To my sad plaints and rufull crying verse 3 My soul is fild vvith misery My life dravves to the graue neer ending verse 4 VVith them that dovvnvvard are descending In dungeon deep account they me To help my self I am vnable A strengthles man poor vveak vnstable verse 5 Among the dead become as free As if some murdrous hand had slaine me And that the graue did entertain me As if thou hadst forgotten me As thy remembrance me had balked As from thy hand I vvere defalked verse 6 I' th lovvest pit thou hast me layd In darknes deep vncomfortable verse 7 Thy heauy vvrath insupportable To ouerpres me thou hast made VVith all thy vvaues thou hast me vexed With storms and tempests me perplexed Selah verse 8 Me far from my acquaintance all Thou hast remou'd they care not for me VVhom late they lou'd they novv abhor me And thou hast shut me vp in thrall Close prisner made in such a tovver From vvhence to scape I haue no povver Pause verse 9 Through anguish vvasted vvas my fight O Lord to thee my griefe vnfolding I daily call my hands vpholding verse 10 Wilt thou to dead men shevv thy might And vvilt thou them vvith povver enable To knovv thy vvonders admirable Selah Shall dead men rise to magnifie Thee vvith vvhom none may be compared verse 11 And shall thy kindnes be declared By them that in the graue do ly Shall they vvhom thou hast quite destroyed To praise thy iustice be imployed verse 12 Shall thy great vvonders vvrought be shovvn Where darknes euermore remaineth I' th land vvherin obliuion raigneth verse 13 Shall there thy righteousnes be knovvn VVith these my cryes Lord I implore thee My earely prayr shall come before thee verse 14 Lord vvhy dost thou my soul reiect And hid'st thy face from me in anguish verse 15 Afflicted from my youth I languish Expiring present death expect Enduring thy affrighting terrors Distracted still vvith doubtfull errors verse 16 Thy â—uries fierce pas ouer me Thy horrors feares dismay confound me verse 17 Like vvater-flouds about surround me On euery side continually The dread of them doth make me tremble VVho to beleaguer me assemble verse 18 My knovvn acquaintance are estrang'd My fellovv friends vvhich me haue loued From me far off thou hast remoued Their former loue to hate is chang'd They in my grief no fauor shovv me In darknes hid they vvill not knovv me Psalme 89. Prayer THe mercies of the Lord I le sing continually To ages all record his truths fidelity verse 2 For this is truth most sure it cannot be denyed His grace doth ay endure establisht verified As heau'n perpetually keepes course inuariable So his fidelity much more is firm and stable verse 3 Th' eternall Lord hath said vvith my ovvn folk elect I haue a couenant made and svvorn it to effect On Dauid and his race vvho is my seruant loyall verse 4 I vvill bestovv my grace and bles vvith blessings royall His throne I vvill aduance and build his habitations For his inheritance throughout all generations verse 5 The heaun's O Lord shal praise thy vvondrous acts diuine Thy faithfulnes alvvaies among thy Saints shall shine verse 6 For vvho is there so high aboue the clouds declared Remaining in the sky vvith thee to be compared Or vvho the children are of mighty States supernall May they vvith thee compare vvho art the Lord eternall verse 7 The Lord vvith fear renovvn'd among his Saints vvil be To all about him round most reuerend is he verse 8 O Lord of armies might thy strength is admirable VVith thee in povvrfull fight vvhat lord is comparable Thy avvfull maiesty is all about surrounded With faithfull constancy vvhich euer hath abounded Pause verse 9 In thee alone it lyes to rule the raging seas When vvaues therof arise thou them dost soone appease verse 10 Proud Egypt thou struckst dovvn al vvounded ruinated Thy foes thou hast orethrovvn thy arm them dissipated verse 11 Both heau'n earth are thine The vvorlds store thou hast founded By thy great povvr diuine by thy might vnbounded verse 12 The north east south vvest by thee vvere plac'd made West Tabor Hermon east in thy Name shall be glad verse 13 A mighty arm thou hast thy hand is strong prepared That thy right hand is plac'd on high thou hast declared verse 14 Iudgment and equity thy royall throne sustaineth Thy truth and clemency before thy face remaineth verse 15 That people blessed is vvho knovv the ioyfull sound Their hopes do neuer mis their comforts do abound Lord they their vvalk shal frame in light of thy face shining verse 26 Reioycing in thy Name from morn till dayes declining Thy iustice to confes They shall be dignified And in thy righteousnes on high be magnified verse 17 For if vve strength obtain vve shall thee glorifie Thy fauor if vve gain our might shall rise on high verse 18 Vs ayd he doth afford against
all the nations Meet in frequent congregations And the kingdomes povvr combined Ioyn to serue the LORD inclined Pause verse 23 He my strength i' th vvay abated And my dayes abreuiated verse 24 In such sort that then I said O my God my only ayd In my mid age do not take me Quite avvay nor yet forsake me For thy years endure for euer Through all ages fayling neuer verse 25 Thou hast layd the earths foundation And by thy hands operation Thou the heau'ns hast framd and made verse 26 They shall quite consume and fade But thou shalt endure remaining Euer blessed state retaining They shall all grovv old appearing As a garment torne vvith vvearing As a robe so shall their fashion By thee suffer alteration From their former shape estrang'd They shall certainly be chang'd verse 27 As for thee O Lord supernall Thou art still the same eternall Thou art infinite transcending Thy yeares neuer shall haue ending verse 28 Children of thy seruants loued Shall continue firm vnmoued Thy grace shall them all sustain Their race euer shall remain And their seed from them proceeding Their posterity succeeding Shall for euer dvvell before thee In thy presence to adore thee Psalme Ciij MY soul praise thou the LORD for euer blessed Let all that is vvithin my povvr possessed His holy Name extoll and magnifie verse 2 Of all his gifts so gratious great and many VVhich he on thee bestovvd forget not any But bles the Lord my soul him glorifie verse 3 Him euer bles vvho euer gracious liueth VVho all thy sins defaceth and forgiueth VVhen vveak and sick he makes thee strong and sound verse 4 VVhose loue thy life from hatefull death protecteth Who euer thee most tenderly affecreth Hath thee vvith grace and boundles bounty crovvnd verse 5 VVith all good things vvho thy mouth satisfieth VVherby thy 〈◊〉 vvith vigor he supplyeth And he renevvs as th' eagles so thy youth verse 6 The Lord it is vvhose iudgment iust redresseth The vvronged poore against him that oppresseth Relieuing them in righteousnes and truth verse 7 To Moses he did teach his vvaies and shevv them So manifest all Israel might knovv them And his great acts so vvondrous so renovvnd verse 8 The Lord to grace and mercy soone inclineth To vvrath is slovv his anger soone declineth In mercy he doth plenteously abound verse 9 If he giue place to vvrath small time abiding Yet vvill he not continue alvvaies chiding Nor vvill he long keep anger in his heart verse 10 Our ill vvrought vvorks he hath not ill regarded Nor vvith sins due our sinfull souls revvarded Nor deales vvith vs according to desert verse 11 Aboue the earth as heau'n is high and spacious So is the Lord in mercy great and gracious To all that feare him and on him do rest verse 12 The Lord vvho vs hath chosen and approued Hath all our sins and trespasses remoued As far from vs as th' East is from the VVest Pause verse 13 As to his childe the fathers loue extendeth His pitty milde although it him offendeth So doth the Lord them pitty vvho him feare verse 14 For God the Lord creator of each creature Doth vvell record our frailty and our feature In minde doth beare hovv soone to dust vve vveare verse 15 And euery day mans life is altogether Like gras or hay vvhich instantly doth vvither As fragrant flovvrs do flourish on the green verse 16 But vvhen theron the storm or cold vvind blovveth They soone are gone their place no more them knovveth They faile and fall they shall no more be seen verse 17 But as for God his mercy ay remaineth His childrens state he euermore sustaineth Who vvorship him vvith feare in verity verse 18 VVho in their brests his hests and statutes treasure VVho truly knovv and doe his vvill and pleasure His iustice is to all posterity verse 19 VVithin the sky most high suprem supernall The Lord hath plac d his regall Throne eternall And rules the vvorld by his imperiall might verse 20 Ye Angels povvrs most potent most obedient To vvork his vvill by all meanes most expedient Publish proclaime his honors glorious right verse 21 O ye his hosts most valiant most victorious His Ministers praise ye his Name all glorious You that are prest addrest to do his vvill verse 22 Let all his vvorks in euery place applaud him Yea let my heart my minde my spirit laud him And all vvithin me prise and praise him still Psalme 104. Praise BLes thou the Lord my soul O Lord my God Thy greatnes far exceedeth all abroad Thou maiesty most glorious daily vvearest VVith honor thou most beautifull appearest verse 2 VVith light most bright resplendant euery morn As vvith a robe thy self thou dost adorn The firmament bedeckt vvith stars extending Like curtains dravvn forth by thy povvr transcending verse 3 Thou layest fast thy lofty chamber beames Vpon the seas and vvaters gushing streames Thou on the clouds vvhich in the ayre are byding Triumphant com'st as on a chariot ryding And vvhen to vvalk it is thy sacred minde Thou marchest on the vvings of euery vvinde verse 4 Thy Angels all are Spirits of thy ovvn framing Thy Ministers are like a fier flaming verse 5 Foundations of the earth so vastly round On bases thou didst set so fastly found That thou hast made it euer firm and stable No povvr but thine to moue it shall be able verse 6 And this same earth thou vnderneath the deep As vnderneath a mantle close dost keep Whilst thou great God didst cause the vvatry fountains To rise and flovv and stand aboue the mountains verse 7 But then as soone as thy rebuke they heard They past avvay and fled as all afeard And at the voyce of thy most dreadfull thunder They haste avvay each one their vvay a sunder verse 8 Vp by the hils they high ascend a main Dovvn by the dales they lovv descend again Vntill in their ovvn place they be surrounded Which at the first for them thy vvisdom founded Pause verse 9 Beyond the bounds vvhich for them thou hast set The surging vvaues restraind can neuer get Lest if they should at any time pas ouer The surface of the earth they vvould recouer verse 10 Into the Vales belovv thou daignst to bring The vvholsom svveet cleare vvater of the Spring VVhich midst the hils a pleasant murmur keepeth VVhilst through the vales the silent current creepeth verse 11 The riuers store of vvater drink doth yeeld To euery beast that rangeth in the field And the smooth brook vvhich here and there still passes Doth quench the thirst of vvilde and sauage asses verse 12 By these the fovvls of heau'n do take delight To make their nests abiding day and night By thee each bird melodious notes aduances Amidst the trees yong tender slender branches verse 13 From chambers high among the clouds he fils VVith shovvrs of rain enricht the fertill hils Yea the vvhole vvorld vvith his vvorks fruits aboundeth And satisfi'd
ouer his possessions all Made him the ruler generall verse 22 His Princes to his minde to tye And teach his Elders policy Pause verse 23 Then into Egypt Israel turned And long time in that land soiorned In Chams land Iacob did abide verse 24 VVhere God his people multiplide And in short time made them more strong Then they that them had hated long verse 25 But from his people he estranged Their hearts from loue to hate them changed That they might exercise their hate Against his people obstinate Who many mischiefes did inuent Against his seruants innocent verse 26 His seruant Moses chief respected He sent vvith Aaron his elected verse 27 He these his faithfull seruants chose Who manifestly shevv'd to those Among them all his signes of fame And vvonders in the land of Cham. verse 28 He darknes sent and them obscured They darknes palpable indured Against his Word vnto them sent Were they not disobedient verse 29 He turnd their riuers into bloud And slevv their fishes in the floud Pause verse 30 He them vvith frogs innumerable Annoyd vvith stinks abhominable In presence chambers of their Kings He sayd the vvord and on them brings verse 31 A mixed svvarm of noysom flyes Throughout their land dust turnd to lice verse 32 For rain he hailstones on them povvred And on their land fire flames he shovvred verse 33 Their Vines and fig-trees he orethrevv And all that in their borders grevv verse 34 The caterpillers at his call Grashoppers numberles did fall verse 35 All fruits and herbs they did deuovver verse 36 Their first born all and euen the flovver Of all their strength vvith deadly vvound He struck and them did quite confound verse 37 His people safe from them he brought With store of gold and siluer fraught Among their troupes the strong vvere many But sick or feeble vvere not any verse 38 Th'Egyptians all vvere very glad VVhen from their land they passage had For feare and avv of them did fall Vpon th' Egyptian dvvellers all Pause verse 39 By day a clovvd he spred them ouer That them from heat the shade might couer A flame of fire he set for light To guide his Israel by night verse 40 When they desired flesh to eat He dainty quails gaue them for meat With bread from heau'n he them relieued verse 41 When drought or thirst them vext or grieued He from the Rock made riuers flovv In desarts dry large streams did goe verse 42 For he his promise did renevv To Abraham his seruant true verse 43 His people forth vvith ioy directed And safe conducted his elected Reioycing vvith triumphant shovvt verse 44 The heathen people he cast out And gaue them their possessions The labours of the Nations verse 45 That they his statutes iust ordained Might duly keep vvith hearts vnfained His precepts strictly to obserue And neuer from his lavves to svverue Then let vs solemnly alvvaies Th' Eternall mighty Lord God praise Psalme 106. Comfort PRaise ye the Lord to him confes Giue thanks to God for his goodnes For his svveet mercy lasteth euer verse 2 VVho can expres Gods povvr and might Or shevv his praise vvhich ceaseth neuer Or vvorthily his acts recite verse 3 O blessed man vvhose vvorks alvvayes â—re iust vvho vvalks in vpright vvayes verse 4 Lord in that loue vvhich thou extendest To thy elect remember me And as thou safely them defendest So let me Lord protected be verse 5 That I may see thy grace diuine Which thou bestovvest vpon thine That of thy mercies boundles measure VVith thy elect I may partake And vvith thy heritage in pleasure And glorious state may merry make verse 6 Our father 's all and also vve Haue sinned and offended thee An vniust peruerse generation Committing vvickednes and sin verse 7 A thankles and forgetfull Nation In Egypt vvhat thy vvorks haue bin Our fathers minded not aright Thy mercies great thy vvondrous might But frovvardly themselues behaued Rebelling at the red sea deep verse 8 VVhere for his Name sake he them saued To shevv his povvr them safe did keep verse 9 At his rebuke the red sea dry'd In haste avvay the vvaters hy'd Through gulf of vvaters deep diuided They passed safe as on dry land As through the desart he them guided verse 10 And sau'd them from their foes strong hand Pause From cruell forces of their foe Pursuing them to ouerthrovv He set them free and them relieued verse 11 For all their foes i' th sea he drovvnd verse 12 And then his vvords they vvell beleeued And sang his praise vvhose help they found verse 13 But all his vvorks they soone forgot For his aduice they vvaited not His counsell iust no time attending verse 14 They burnd vvith lust and levvd desire I' th vvildernes the LORD offending And tempting him prouokt to ire verse 15 Then gaue he vnto them their vvill And their request he did fulfill But leanenes sent their soules consumed verse 16 They Moses in the Campe enuy'd And to rebell gainst him presumed Nor holy Aaron vvould abide verse 17 The earth then Dathan did deuovvr And prou'd Abiram vvith his povvr verse 18 Then in their camp the fier flamed And all the vvicked therin burnd verse 19 Yet they a Calf in Oreb framed And to adore that idoll turn'd Pause verse 20 Their glory so resembled vvas Vnto an Ox that eateth gras Like bruitish beasts vvas their behauior verse 21 Vnthankfull they remembred not The Lord their God and mighty Sauior His vvorks in Egypt they forgot verse 22 His vvondrous vvorks of maruelous might Which all the land of Cham did fright And dreadfull povvr vvhich he declared At the red sea in all their sight verse 23 Therfore the Lord in vvrath prepared Resolued to consume them quite But Moses his elect did see VVhat danger this to them might be Himself betvveen he interposed Gods anger fierce to turn avvay Lest he to ruin them disposed Them all should in his fury slay verse 24 The land of promise they disdaind VVhich vnto them he had ordaind Vpon his Word no trust they builded verse 25 But in their tents did oftrepine Obedience none to him they yeelded Nor hearkned to his vvord diuine Pause verse 26 Therfore he lifted vp his hand Them to destroy in desart land An oath he made there to destroy them verse 27 That their seed might be ouerthrovvn Among the heathen to annoy them And scatter them in lands vnknovvn verse 28 They vvith Baal-Peor did combine Themselues vvith them they did conioyne Eating dead Idols sacrifices verse 29 Wherby to vvrath the Lord they mou'd VVho for their vvicked enterprises With grieuous sore plagues them reprou'd verse 30 Then stood vp Phineas vvhen he knevv Their vvickednes and them he slevv VVhen iudgment he had executed Gods vvrath appeas'd the plague did cease verse 31 And this vvas vvorthily imputed To him alvvay for righteousnes verse 32 But still they caus'd Gods vvrath and ire At Meriba to burn like fire
shall still be vvalking Because I haue thy Precepts sought alvvay verse 46 I vvill be of thy testimonies talking In presence of both Noble Prince and King Not bashfully their honor'd mention balking Fulnes of ioy thy Lavv to me doth bring There in haue I my hearts affection placed From it to me all true delight doth spring verse 48 My hands I lift vnto thy Lavv embraced For vvith thy vvord vvhose vvorthy praise I 'le sing My study and my voyce shall still be graced 7 ZAIN GRant I may proue that thou the Word dost minde VVhich thou to me thy seruant hast declared And vvhich thou madst me vvait and hope to finde verse 50 VVhen I in grief neer death full ill haue fared Thy gracious Word hath me reuiu'd again For me by thee this comfort is prepared Great men in pride vvith all their scornfull traine VVith scoffs and mocks thy seruant haue disdained Yet I to keep thy Lavv did not refrain verse 52 Remembring Lord thy iudgments iust ordained Which vnto vs remained haue of old VVith comfort great I haue my heart sustained Grief horror feare vpon me yet take hold VVhen I behold the vvicked vvho despised Thy gracious Lavv vvhich to them hath bin told verse 54 Thy Lavvs in layes vvith praises high comprised Haue bin my songs mirth musick vnto me My pilgrimage in them I exercised Good gracious Lord I still remembred thee And thy great Name at midnight I haue blessed I did obserue thy Statutes vvatchfully verse 56 Because I kept thy Lavv and am addressed To keep it still for euer this I see Redounds to me of fauor thine possessed 8. HETH Hovv euer men for vvealth haue toild and vvrought O Lord thou art the portion I obtained I vovv to keep the vvord that thou hast taught verse 58 Thy face I sought vvith earnest heart vnfained According to thy vvord and promise made Let thy free grace of me be freely gained Hauing in mind vvell vvay'd my vvayes and trade And vvhat estate I stand in search'd and tryed My course I turn'd and thy Lavves I obey'd verse 60 To keep those Lavves vvhich thou hast testified To please thee best and practice thy commands VVithout delay in hasty speed I â—yed Harmles vnarm'd me armed troops and bands Of vvicked men haue spoil'd of goods depriued Yet in my mind thy lavv still firmly stands verse 62 For iudgments of thy iustice I reuiued At midnight vvill arise for to praise thee And giue thee thanks by vvhom I haue suruiued His faithfull friend I am vvhat ere he be VVho feareth thee and thy behests obserueth I take delight in all such company verse 64 Thy mercy Lord vvhich highest praise deserueth Doth fill the earth in thy lavv teach thou me For me from sin such knovvledg safe preserueth 9. TETH In dealing vvith thy seruant gracious Lord Thy goodnes great thou faithfully hast shevved Thou hast perform'd according to thy vvord verse 66 This I desire that I might be endued VVith knovvledg true and vnderstanding right For I thy lavv beleiu'd and sin eschevved I vvent astray all day till darksome night Of my distresse so heauy on me lighteâ— But novv I keep thy vvord restor'd to light verse 68 Thou goodnes art and to doe good delighted As thou art good so thou all glorious art Teach me thy lavv make me therein clear sighted Informers proud and false haue playd their part Against me lies and forged tales inuenting Thy precepts I do keep vvith all my heart verse 70 They senseles are thy goodnes not resenting Their heart is grosse and fat they vvanton grovv I in thy lavv delight my self contenting It 's good for me that I vvas troubled so Afflicted and distrest in such great measure Thy Statutes I the better learn to knovv verse 72 Then golden heaps high state or sugred pleasures The lavv of thy mouth me more good doth do Much more belou'd incomparable treasure 10. IOD Knit are my ioynts together by thy hand Thou hast in this proportion me composed Make me thy lavv to learn and vnderstand verse 74 VVho fear thee shall be glad to ioy disposed When they shall see that I thy grace obtain Because I in thy vvord my hope reposed Knovvn is it Lord thy iudgments iust remain I knovv it thou hast iustly me afflicted Thy faithfulnes therein appeareth plain verse 76 But novv forgiue me by thy lavv conuicted O let thy grace and mercy comfort send As promise me thou didst to thee addicted Kinde mercies thine in loue to me extend That I may liue still in thy lavv delighting VVhich is my ioy and shall be vvithout end verse 78 Confound the proud me causlesly dispighting For meditate do I continually On thy Decrees their exercise exciting Kindle their loue and let them ioyn vvith me VVho fear thee and haue knovvn thy lavv proclaimed For I delight in their society verse 80 O keep my heart intire in life vnblamed Make me obserue thy statutes perfectly That euer sound I nere be found ashamed 11 CAPH LOng time I vvait still longing for thy Word My heart my soul doth faint for thy saluation For only it can me relief afford verse 82 Vouchsafe to hear my humble supplication My eyes faile for thy Word some comfort daign O vvhen vvilt thou grant me thy consolation Like bottles scorcht in smoke dry'd I remain VVith brinish teares my vvrinckled cheeks polluted Yet fresh in minde thy lavves I still retain verse 84 Hovv many dayes shall I be persecuted For seruing thee vvhen shall thy iudgment be On my foes me pursuing executed Loe hovv deep pits the proud haue dig'd for me In their corrupt proceedings quite contrary To thy iust lavves in them opposing thee verse 86 All thy commands are faithfull neuer vary My foes vvithout cause persecute me still Me to assist delay not long nor tarry Life precious is my life vvho sought to spill Had me on earth consum'd almost destroying Yet ceast I not thy Precepts to fulfill verse 88 Reuiue me by thy mercy vvhich inioying The testament of thy ovvn mouth I vvill Obserue and keep my life therein imploying 12 LAMED MOst mighty Lord in heau'n vvher thou dost raign Is setled sure the vvord of thy saluation For euer there inthron'd it doth remain verse 90 From ages all to euery generation Thy faithfulnes endures the earth shall stand VVhich thou hast set vpon a sure foundation Maintained still by thy Almighty hand They do abide as thou hast them ordained Thy seruants are they still at thy command verse 92 Vnles in thy lavv I delight had gained In my distres I then had perisht quite My ioy in thy Word hath my life sustained My minde thy Lavves all vvhich are iust and â—ight Shall nere forget vvithin my soul ingraued By them thou hast restor'd my life and light verse 94 I am thine ovvne O let thine ovvn be saued O saue thou me for I am only thine For I haue sought thy Precepts them I craued Malicious men
this harmles life of mine Haue vvayted long and sought to haue destroyed VVhilst I think on thy sacred vvord diuine verse 96 My minde this to consider I imployed That to an end perfections all decline Thy perfect Lavv most large is aye inioyed 13 MEM NO time I cease euen throughout all the day To meditate thy Lavv most deare beloued O hovv I loue thy gracious Word alvvay verse 98 Thou by thy Lavv mak'st me more vvise approued Then are my foes vvith me it is at hand And euermore abideth vnremoued Novv more I knovv and much more vnderstand Of vvisdoms lore then all they that haue taught me For I muse on those Lavves thou didst command verse 100 To vnderstand far more thou hast novv brought me Then those that are my elders more I knovv Because to keep thy precepts thou hast vvrought me No vvicked vvay I vvent not vvill I go From all such paths I haue my feet refrained That I might keep the vvord vvhich thou didst shovv verse 102 I nere did part vvith thy iust lavves ordained I nere forsook thy iudgments iust and meet For vvisdom I haue by thy doctrine gained No taste is to my palat half so svveet Not hony pure vvithin my mouth receiued As vvhen thy vvords vvith grace me kindly greet verse 104 By precepts thine I knovvledge haue conceiued Therfore I hate all false vvayes keep my feet From them far off since I the true perceiued 14. 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Only thy vvord vvhich is a lamp of light Doth guide my steps and giues my feet direction It shevves my vvay before me shining bright verse 106 I vvill perform it hauing vovvd subiection Vnto thy lavves to keep and to obey The iudgment of thy iustice in perfection O Lord I am afflicted night and day Do thou reuiue me to thy grace restore me According to thy vvord as thou didst say verse 108 Vouchsafe to heare my suit Lord I implore thee Accept my vovves and all my offrings free Thy iudgments teach me set them all before me Oft is my soul nay euen continually As in my hands vvith dangers dread dismayed Yet is thy Lavv no vvhit forgot byme verse 110 The vvicked haue for me snares secret layed Yet from thy iust commands thou didst decree Nor from thy vvayes most straight I haue not strayed Of all those Lavves and precepts giu'n by thee I am as of my heritage possessed My hearts delight and my chief ioyes they be verse 112 My heart I haue inclined and addressed Still to performe to perpetuity Thy statutes all and testimonies blessed 15. SAMECH Presumptuous vain inuentions I do hate And sickle mindes vnconstantly that vvauer Thy lavv I loue vvith praise I celebrate verse 114 Thou art my shield my refuge safe my Sauer Vpon thy vvord my hope my trust doth stay For vvhich I vvait and for thy gracious fauer Part hence far off from me all ye alvvay VVho iustly for your vvicked deeds are blamed That I the lavves of my God might obey verse 116 According to thy faithfull promise claimed VVherto I trust do thou my life maintain O frustrate not my hope lest I be shamed Perform this my request me to sustain So saued shall I be by thee protected And in thy Lavves my ioyes vvill ay remain verse 118 From Statutes thine vvho stray thou hast deiected Dovvn vnderfoot all such thou trampled hast For their deceit and falshood foul detected Perpetually to cease like drosse to vvaste The vvicked on the earth thy iustice maketh Therefore vpon thy vvord my loue is plac t. verse 120 My flesh for dread of thee for horror quaketh VVhen iudgments thine the vvicked dovvn do cast Thy terrors fear and dread hold on me taketh 16. AIN Quarrells vniust I quench and quiet make VVith iudgment I haue Iustice executed Qâ—ite leaue me not to foes nor me forsake verse 122 My patron be and let them be confuted VVho me accuse let my good cause preuaile That by proud men I be not persecuted Quite vveakned is my sight my eyes do fail VVith longing looks expecting thy saluation And for thy vvords most iust vvhich me auail verse 124 On me vvho serue thee haue commiseration According to thy mercy vvith me deal And of thy lavv teach me the obseruation Quick iudgment and true vnderstanding zeale Giue me vvho serue thee at thy hand attending The knovvledg of thy vvill to me reueal verse 126 'T is time for thee to vvork thy truth defending Almighty Lord thy lavv they ouerthrovv To abrogate it vtterly contending Quintestence of all vvealth on earth belovv Yea pure fine gold I hold vnfit compared Vnto thy Lavves my loue esteems them so verse 128 Therefore to thy commands my acts are squared But all false vvayes vvhich sinners daily go I do abhor and haue my hate declared 17. PE Remarkable and most strange vvonders are VVithin thy Lavves and couâ—nants comprehended Therefore to keep them is my souls chief care verse 130 VVhen as thy vvord goâ—s forth by grace attended It giueth to the simple glorious light And knovvledge by it is to them extended Right vvide I set my mouth that so I might My panting breath dravv in to thee aspiring For in thy Lavv is all my soules delight verse 132 Look thou on me thy grace and face desiring As thou vvert vvont to them that loue thy Name Thy custom still to deal so thee requiring Reduce my steps that I my course may frame By thy Decrees and therein be directed And let no sinne rule ore me to my shame verse 134 Let me from mens oppression be protected And I vvill keep thy Statutes most diuine Obseruing all thy Lavves vvhich I affected Resplendent rayes of thy face make to shine On me by vvhom thou ioyfully art serued Teach thou to me those sacred Lavves of thine verse 136 Hovv far from thy obedience men haue svverued Large streames of teares run dovvn these eyes of mine Because thy lavves are not by them obserued 18. ZADE. Sole suprem Lord eternall and most iust Thy iudgments all vvhich righteous are reuealing Thy iustice vve acknovvledge perfect must verse 138 Thy Statutes all and thy most faithfull dealing Thou straightly bidst vs practice and make knovvn Thy faithfulnes not faithlesly concealing Suppressed by my zeale I am cast dovvn Because that they vvho oft haue me distressed Thy vvord out of their mind haue quite forgon verse 140 Refined is thy holy Word expressed Most perfect pure of loue intire therto And ioy therein thy seruant is possessed Small is my state I little am and lovv Of lofty great ones I am but despised Yet from my minde thy lavv I let not go verse 142 Thy righteousnesse is rightly eternized Thy iustice is and shall be euermore And thy Lavv is the Truth most highly prised Sad sorrovv and distresse do vex me sore Haue found me out and finding captiue take me Yet still thy Hests delight me more and more verse 144 To Statutes thine most sacred I betake me For euer
iust are all thy Lavves and lore That I may liue to vnderstand them make me 19. KOPH Thee haue I call'd vpon vvith my vvhole heart Vouchsafe O LORD an ansvver soon to giue me Thy statutes I vvill keep from them nere part verse 146 Yea euen on thee I call vvhen troubles grieue me Preserue me safe and then obserue vvill I Thy precepts lust O saue thou and relieue me The early day preuenting I did cry To thee my hope vpon thy vvord depended My trust vpon thy promise doth rely verse 148 More vigilant then vvatchmen I attended To meditate vpon thy holy vvord To exercise therein I haue intended Thy gracious eare in mercy me afford Reuiue thou me restore my life decayed According to thy custom gracious Lord. verse 150 Hovv near they are vvho dangerous plots haue layed Thou seest and knovvst them giuen to vvickednes And hovv far from thy doctrine they haue strayed Thou Lord art near to help in all distres And on firm truth all thy commands are grounded And thou hast them ordaind in righteousnes verse 152 I knovv thy lavves antiquity vnbounded Of thy Decrees yeares shall be numberles For euermore to last thou hast them founded 20. RESH Vexations of my heart do thou behold Free me for I thy lavv haue not neglected But stedfastly in minde I do it hold verse 154 Plead thou my cause and let me be protected O saue me by thy sacred vvord alone Reuiue thou me and let me be erected Vain is the vvay that vvicked men haue gone From safety far off far from their saluation Because of thy iust Statutes they keep none verse 156 Thy mercies mild vvith thy commiseration Are manifold O Lord and very great Reuiue me by thy Iudgments declaration Vngodly men my foes in vvrathfull heat Are many strong still seeking to confound me Yet from thy vvayes my steps I do not set verse 158 Transgressors I did vievv vvhich did surround me Their sins against thee I vvith grief behold Because thy lavv they keep not vvoe doth vvound me Vieâ— Lord my loue hovv I myself vnfold Vnto thy lavv most vvorthily beloued Reâ—iue me by thy mercies manifold verse 160 Thy vvord is truth originall approued Thy Iudgments iust eternally entold Do all endure for euermore vnmoued 21. SCHIN VVithout a cause though Princes hatred beare Against me vvhom they cruelly pursued Yet still my heart of thy lavv stands in feare verse 162 I vvith more ioy by thy vvord am endevved Then they vvho vvith great spoils enriched be Thy Sayings haue my ioyes much more renevved VVho lying vse most odious are to me Deceit and fraud abhorring I haue hated But dearly loue the lavves ordain'd by thee verse 164 Seau'n times a day thy praise is celebrated For Iudgments thine most righteous and thy grace Thy Name to laud my layes are consecrated VVho loue thy lavv and thy vvord do embrace Are blessed vvith great peace by them enioyed And no affront shall their content deface verse 166 I trust thou vvilt not let me be destroyed Lord I for thy saluation hope and craue Thy Statutes I to do am still employed VVholly to keep thy lavves my self I gaue Them to obserue I haue my self applyed I loue them best by them thou vvilt me saue â—68 All thy Decrees vvhich thou hast testified Thy Precepts and thy Statutes kept I haue For all my vvayes to thee are knovvn and tryed TAV YEeld me such grace that my cryes may ascend Before thy face O Lord let them come neare thee Me by thy Word true vnderstanding send verse 170 O let my prayr approach thine eare O heare me According to thy gracious sauing Word Deliuer me that I may loue and feare thee Yeeld laud my lips shall and to thee afford Due thanks and praise most vvorthily deserued VVhen thou thy lavves to teach me shalt accord verse 172 My tong shall sound thy sayings iust obserued For iustice all is vvhich thou dost command Most vvorthy still in minde to be preserued Yeeld me thy ayd reach me thy helping hand For I haue of thy Precepts made election VVhich I desire to knovv and vnderstand verse 174 Thy grace to gaine O Lord giue me direction For I haue longd thy sauing health to see Thy Lavv delights me vvins my hearts affection Yet let my soul liue that it may praise thee And let thy lavves vvhich neuer haue decayed Be still my ayd and helpfull vnto me verse 176 Though like a lost sheep somtime I haue strayed Thy seruant seek restored let me be For in my heart thy Word hath euer stayed Psalme 120. Prayer Complaint WHen sharp afflictions me oppressed I to the Lord my prayr addressed He heard me vvhen to him I cryed And me vvith timely ayd supplyed verse 2 Novv also Lord my soul deliuer From lying lips of the deceiuer Preserue my life safe from the vvrong And harm of the deceitfull tong verse 3 Deceitfull tong tell me vvhat profit Or vvhat exceeding gain comes of it Hovv canst thou get so great aduantage By this thy soothing smoothing language verse 4 Thy vvords like svvords pierce bone and marrovv As vvhen the strong shoots his sharp arrovv The vvounds of thy inuenom'd tong Like coles of Iuniper burne long verse 5 O vvoe is me vvho am constrained To stay in Mesechs tents detained O painfull long peregrination In cruell Kedars habitation verse 6 My soul vvith them hath irksom byding VVhich hate to loue loue to be chiding Imbracing strife and enmity Abhorring peace and amity verse 7 Them seeking to haue pacified The more their rage is multiplied VVhen I my minde for peace declared Then they themselues for vvar prepared Psalme 121. Comfort VP to the hils I lift mine eyes From vvhence comes help to me verse 2 My help Lord comes from thee VVhose povvr hath made the earth and skyes He hath them surely founded On him my hope is grounded verse 3 He vvill not let thy footing slide For he that doth thee keep Nor slumber vvill nor sleep verse 4 Behold vvho Israel doth guide VVith vvatchfull eye him keepeth He slumbers not nor sleepeth verse 5 The Lord doth keep thee from all harm The Lord at thy right hand Thy shade thy shield doth stand verse 6 And gard thee safe vvith his right arm Nor Sun nor Moon shall smite thee Nor day nor night afright thee verse 7 The Lord vvill keep thy soul from ill VVhen thou comst in or out verse 8 What ere thou goest about Shall by his blessing prosper still And all thou dost indeuer The Lord vvill bles for euer Psalme 122. Consolation WHen I did hear the peoples voyce Say let vs goe vvith one accord Into the Temple of the Lord O hovv my heart it did reioyce verse 2 Our vvilling feet novv vvalk the vvay VVithin thy gates vvhere vve shall stay Ierusalem thou city blessed verse 3 Ierusalem novv built doth seem A city of most high esteeme VVithin it self of peace possessed verse 4 The people thither bend
the Gentils are Bought and sold as other vvare Made of siluer or of gold VVhich the vvorkmans hand doth mould verse 16 Mouths they haue yet speechles be Eyes they haue yet cannot see verse 17 Eares they haue yet heare no sound Nostrils vvhere no breath is found verse 18 Like in nature like in name To them are they vvho them frame They haue all as little sense vvho in them haue confidence verse 19 Bles the Lord O Israel Ye that in his house do dvvell Aarons house your selues addresse God the Lord to praise and blesse verse 20 House of Leui yeeld him praise Magnifie his name alvvayes All that loue and feare the Lord Praise his name vvith one accord verse 21 Blesse the Lord for euermore Out of Sion him adore Where his glory high excels In Ierusalem vvho dvvells Psalme 136. Thanksgiuing PRaise the Lord to him confes Giue him thanks for his goodnes For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 2 To the God of Gods giue praise Giue him praise and thanks alvvaies For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 3 To the Lord of Lords giue praise Giue him glorious thanks alvvayes For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 4 Giue him praise and thanks each one VVho doth vvonders great alone For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 5 Giue him thanks his praise relate Heau'n his vvisdome did create For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 6 Praise him vvho the earth out spread Ore the vvaters stablished For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 7 In the heau'n he made great lights Shining therin dayes and nights For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 8 He the Sun made vvith his rayes Domineering ore the dayes For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 9 Moon and stars of lesser lights To command and rule the nights For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 10 He did smite vvith povvrfull hand In their first born Egypt land For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 11 He brought thence his Israel VVho long there opprest did dvvell For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 12 VVith strong hand and stretcht out arm He protected them from harm For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 13 He the red sea did diuide Seeming vvals on euery side For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 14 And vvhile so it standing vvas Through it safe did Israel pas For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 15 Pharoh and his army dround Follovving in sea profound For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 16 He did lead his people in VVildernes of Shur and Sin For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 17 Giue thanks to the Lord of might Praise him vvho great Kings did smite For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 18 Killing Kings incontinent By his povver euident For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 19 Sihon King of Amorites He slevv by his Israelites For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 20 Og the King of Basan land Dyed by his dreadfull hand For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 21 Then their land avvay he gaue That his people it might haue For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 22 To his seruant Israel To possesse it there to dvvell For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 23 VVhen in ill estate vve stood He remembred vs for good For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 24 Our distressers he destroyd Freedom vve by him inioyd For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 25 All his creatures he doth feed Nourishing them at their need For his great benignity dureth to eternity verse 26 To the Lord the God of heau'n Let all thanks and praise be giuen For his great benignity dureth to eternity Psalme 137. Complaint BY Euphrates vve captiue sat lamenting Proud Babels streams vvith streaming tears augmenting O Sion dear vvhen vve remembred thee verse 2 In midst of thrall abiding exiles vve VVith hearts grief pang'd vvith flouds of plaints oreflovving Our harps vve hang d on vvillovv plants there grovving verse 3 Then they vvhose rage and fury vs captiued Importun'd vs to sing our ioyes depriued Insulting bid vs Sion songs expres verse 4 Alas said vve hovv can vve here addres Our mournfull hearts to sing the songs ordained To praise our God in strangers land prophaned verse 5 Let my right hand disus'd forget for euer All harping skill if I do not perseuer Ierusalem thee in my minde to beare verse 6 To my mouths roof let my tong fast adhere Nere let me be vvith any ioyes endevved Vntill I see thy former ioyes renevved verse 7 Remember Lord hovv Edoms race inflamed With rage against Ierusalem exclamed That dismall day vvhen it quite vvaste vvas layd Remember hovv inhumanly they said Sack kill spoil burn turn all to desolation Race dovvn to ground demolish the foundation verse 8 Euen so shalt thou O Babel be destroyed Thrise happy he vvhose povvr shall be imployed As thou hast vs more vvretched thee to make verse 9 May they be blest vvhose zealous hand shall take From brests impure thy brauling brats and brain them And dash their bones gainst stones till they haue slain them Psalme 138. Thanksgiuing WIth all my heart I vnto thee Will thankfull be Thy goodnes praising VVhere mighty States assembled be I 'le sing of thee Thy Name high raising verse 2 And in thy sacred Temple I Will magnifie Thy Name renovvned Adoring thee for mercy thine And truth diuine VVith glory crovvned verse 3 For thou aboue all thy Name Lord Thy sacred VVORD Hast magnified VVhen I did cry thou didst heare me My soule by thee Was fortified verse 4 All Kings on earth shall thee renovvn VVith praise shall crovvn Thee LORD most blessed VVhen thou to heare shalt them incline Thy Word diuine By thee expressed verse 5 They in the vvayes of God my King Shall vvalk and sing His sacred story Confessing that the Lord of might Doth shine most bright In grace and glory verse 6 For though the Lord be God most high his gracious eye The meek respecteth The proud a far off he doth knovv their fall doth shovv He them deiecteth verse 7 Though I in great distres be toyld tost and turmoyld Nevv life thou giu'st me Thy rightfull hand quite ouerthrovves my spitefull foes But thou relieu'st me verse 8 Thou vvilt accomplish this for me for thy mercy Endureth euer This vvork vvhich novv thou hast begun till it be done Forsake it neuer Psalme 139. Consolation O God thou hast me search'd and try'd VVhat is in me thou hast espy'd And vnto thee is throughly knovvn verse 2 My rising vp and lying dovvn What thought so ere my heart conceiued By thee a far off is perceiued verse 3 VVhere so I goe or dovvn do ly Still thee I see approching nigh My vvayes and paths all thou dost fan Familiarly them out dost scan
My fainting spirit vvas ouerthrovvn VVhat course I hold vvhere I should goe VVhat path I take thou vvell dost knovv verse 4 And vvhen I vvalked in my vvay They for me secret snares did lay On my right hand I lookt to see If any vvere vvho vvould knovv me VVhen meanes and friends I sought and try'd They me forsook on euery side All hope of succor failed me For my soul none vvould carefull be verse 5 O Lord to thee then I did cry Thou only art my hope said I Thou art my refuge still at hand My portion in the liuing land verse 6 Attend vnto my vvofull cry For very lovv novv brought am I From cruell foes deliuer me Far stronger all then I they be verse 7 My soul out of close prison bring That to thy name I praise may sing The iust about me shall resort For largely thou shalt me comfort Psalme 143. Prayer LOrd hear my prayer and inuocation Giue eare vnto my supplication Me ansvver in thy faithfulnes Relieue me vvith commiseration According to thy righteousnes verse 2 Let not thy seruant terrified VVith horror of his sin be tryed By rigor of thy iudgment right For no man can be iustified That liues in thy al-seeing sight verse 3 My foes my soul haue persecuted Their fury on me executed Struck dovvn my life to earth they haue I dvvell in darknes am reputed As dead long lying in the graue verse 4 Therfore my spirit is distressed VVithin me ouervvhelmd oppressed Amazed desolate perplext Of vvonted comfort dispossessed My heart disconsolate is vext verse 5 In miserable state inthralled The dayes of old to minde I called On all thy vvorks I meditate To comfort me vvith grief appalled The vvorks of thy hands I relate verse 6 To call on thee thy Word requireth My humble heart to thee aspireth VVith stretcht out hands thy grace to gain For thee my thirsty soul desireth As parched lands for shovvrs of rain verse 7 Lord haste thy ansvver fauorable My spirit failes be comfortable Thy face from me O do not hide Lest I become as miserable As they that dovvn the pit do slide verse 8 Betimes to heare thy mercy make me In thee I trust do not forsake me The vvay that I should vvalk shevv me That errors do not ouertake me For I do lift my heart to thee verse 9 O Lord thou art my hope foreuer Me from my enemies deliuer To thee for refuge I do fly Of sure defence thou art the giuer Hid vnder thy shield let me ly verse 10 Teach me to doe thy vvill directed To be by me knovvn and effected Thou art my God my comforts spring By thy good spirit me elected Into the land of iustice bring verse 11 O Lord in vvhom my trust is stayed Reuiue thou me so much decayed For thy Name sake vvhich I profes Let me from trouble be conuayed According to thy righteousnes verse 12 And of thy mercy failing neuer My cruell foes cut off for euer And let thy might them all destroy Who to afflict my soul indeuer For thee to serue is all my ioy Psalme 144. Prayer THe Lord vvho is my strength my God be blessed VVho hath my hands to manage armes addressed VVith vvarlike skill my fingers taught to fight Victoriously conqu'ring my foes to smite verse 2 His fauor is my freedom my saluation My tovvr of strength my strong fortification My only hope my sure defence my shield By him subdevvd to me the people yeeld verse 3 Lord vvhat is man that thou vouchsafst to knovv him That thou such grace such loue dost daign to shovv him VVhat is the son of man that thou shouldst take Such liking of him such account to make verse 4 This earthly man may fitly be resembled Vnto a heap of vanities assembled His dayes are fevv and soon they do decay And as a shade they svviftly pas avvay verse 5 Bovv dovvn the heau'ns O Lord from thence descending The mountains touch they 'l smoake in sunder rending verse 6 Cast lightning forth them scatter and disperse Shoot out thy shafts destroy thou the peruerse verse 7 For my release thy hand from heau'n dovvn send me From vvaters great deliuer and defend me From fearfull fall into the 〈…〉 Of children strange born bred in barbarous lands verse 8 Whose mouth speaks fraud vvhose vvhole discourse is lying Their hands and hearts to vanity applying verse 9 To thee O God my voyce a nevv song sings I 'le sound thy praise vvith harp and lutes ten strings verse 10 He Kings from feare and trouble doth deliuer Of victory he is the only giuer By him is sure his seruant Dauid made Safe and secure from vvounds of trenchant blade verse 11 Deliuer me betimes vouchsafe to saue me From strangers hands vvho in their povvr vvould haue me VVhose mouth doth talk of vanity and lyes And vvhose right hand deceit doth exercise verse 12 Grant that our sons may in their generations Grovv vp in youth as flourishing plantations As louely make our daughters and as fair As pollisht coignes of royall buildings are verse 13 Make thou our fields for one yeeld fiue times tvventy Our garners fill of all sorts stor'd vvith plenty And let our flocks vvhich streets or pastures hold Bring thousands forth increase ten thousand fold verse 14 Do thou make strong our oxen toil enduring Inuasions and excursions spoil procuring Make quite to cease all violence restrain That there may none in all our streets complain verse 15 O happy are the people thus instated Who to the Lord are vvholy consecrated True blessednes hath them for euer cround VVhose God the Lord eternall is renound Psalme Cxlv. Thanksgiuing MY God my King I vvill thee magnifie And bles thy name for euermore vvill I. verse 2 Bles thee I vvill and praise thee euery day And glorifie thy sacred name for ay verse 3 The Lord my God is great and admirable To comprehend his greatnes none is able verse 4 Due praise of all thy vvorks each generation Shall giue and of thy povvr make declaration verse 5 I vvill discourse of thy great dignity And celebrate thy glorious Maiesty I vvill declare the vvonders by thee vvrought And maruelous vvorks vvhich thou to pas hast brought verse 6 And men shall speak of thy povvr testifying Hovv dreadfull are thy actions terrifying I vvill declare thy high magnificency Thy great renovvn and honors excellency verse 7 They shall make knovvn and that abundantly Thy goodnes great most vvorthy memory Thy righteousnes to all doth so abound That they the praise therof shall sing and sound verse 8 The Lord is kinde and full of svveet compassion To anger slovv of much commiseration verse 9 His goodnes God doth vnto all discouer His mercy great extends his vvorks all ouer verse 10 Lord all thy vvorks vvhich thy hands did create Giue thanks to thee thy praise they celebrate Especially thy Saints all thee do bles Most vvorthy praise they all do thee confes verse 11