pow'rfull voice it is that comes out from the Lord most hie The voice of that great Lord is full of glorious majestie The voice of the Eternall doth asunder cedars tear Yea God the Lord doth cedars break that Lebanon doth bear He makes them like a calf to skip ev'n that great Lebanon And like to a young unicorn the mountain Sirion Gods voice divides the flames of fire The desert it doth shake The Lord doth make the wildernesse of Kadesh all to quake Gods voice doth make the hindes to calve it makes the forrests bare And in his Temple every one his glory doth declare The Lord sits on the flouds the Lord sits King and ever shall The Lord will give his people strength and with peace blesse them all PSAL. XXX A Psalm and song at the dedication of the house of David LOrd I will thee extoll for thou hast lifted me on hie And over me thou to rejoyce mad'st not mine enemie O thou who art the Lord my God I in distresse to thee With loud crys lifted up my voice and thou hast healed me O Lord my soul thou hast brought up and rescu'd from the grave That I to pit should not go down alive thou didst me save O ye that are his holy ones sing praise unto the Lord And give unto him thanks when you his holinesse record For but a moment lasts his wrath life in his favour lyes Weeping may for a night endure at morn doth joy arise In my prosperitie I said that nothing shall me move O Lord thou hast my mountain made to stand strong by thy love But when that thou O gracious God didst hide thy face from me Then quickly was my prosperous state turn'd into miserie Wherefore unto the Lord my cry I caused to ascend My humble supplication I to the Lord did send What profit is there in my bloud when I go down to pit Shall unto thee the dust give praise thy truth declare shall it Hear Lord have mercy help me Lord. From me thou turn'd my sadnesse To dancing yea my sackcloth loos'd and girded me with gladnesse That sing thy praise my glory may and never silent be O Lord my God for evermore I will give thanks to thee PSAL. XXXI To the chief musician A Psalm of David IN thee O Lord I put my trust sham'd let me never be According to thy righteousnesse do thou deliver me Bow down thine ear to me with speed send me deliverance To save me my strong rock be thou and my house of defence Because thou art my rock and thee I for my fortresse take Therefore do thou me lead and guide ev'n for thine own Names sake And sith thou art my strength therefore pull me out of the net Which they in subtiltie for me so privily have set Into thine hands I do commit my sp'rit for thou art he O thou Jehovah God of truth that hast redeemed me Those that do lying vanities regard I have abhor'd But as for me my confidence is fixed on the Lord. I 'le in thy mercy gladly joy for thou my miseries Considered hast thou hast my soul known in adversities And thou hast not inclosed me within the enemies hand And by thee have my feet been made in a large room to stand O Lord upon me mercy have for trouble is on me Mine eye my belly and my soul with grief consumed be Because my life with grief is spent my years with sighs and grones My strength doth fail and for my sin consumed are my bones I was a scorn to all my foes and to my friends a fear And specially reproacht of those that were my neighbours near When they me saw they from me fled Ev'n so I am forgot As men are out of minde when dead I 'm like a broken pot For slanders I of many hear'd fear compast me while they Against me did consult and plot to take my life away But as for me O Lord my trust upon thee I did lay And I to thee thou art my God did confidently say My times are wholly in thine hand do thou deliver me From their hands that mine enemies and persecuters be Thy countenance to shine do thou upon thy servant make Unto me give salvation for thy great mercies sake Let me not be asham'd O Lord for on thee call'd I have Let wicked men be sham'd let them be silent in the grave To silence put the lying lips that grievous things do say And hard reports in pride and scorn on righteous men do lay How great 's the goodnesse thou for them that fear thee keepst in store And wroughtst for them that trust in thee the sons of men before In secret of thy presence thou shalt hide them from mans pride From strife of tongues thou closely shalt as in a tent them hide All praise and thanks be to the Lord for he hath magnify'd His wondrous love to me within a city fortify'd For from thine eyes cut off I am I in my haste had said My voice yet heardst thou when to thee with cryes my moan I made O love the Lord all ye his saints because the Lord doth guard The faithfull and he plenteously proud doers doth reward Be of good courage and he strength unto your heart shall send All ye whose hope and confidence doth on the Lord depend PSAL XXXII A Psalm of David Maschil O Blessed is the man to whom is freely pardoned All the transgression he hath done whose sin is covered Blest is the man to whom the Lord imputeth not his sin And in whose sp'rit there is no guile nor fraud is found therein When as I did refrain my speech and silent was my tongue My bones then waxed old because I roared all day long For upon me both day and night thine hand did heavie ly So that my moisture turned is in summers drought thereby I thereupon have unto thee my sin acknowledged And likewise mine iniquitie I have not covered I will confesse unto the Lord my trespasses said I And of my sin thou freely didst forgive th'iniquity For this shall every godly one his prayer make to thee In such a time he shall thee seek as found thou mayest be Surely when flouds of waters great do swell up to the brim They shall not over-whelm his soul nor once come near to him Thou art my hiding-place thou shalt from trouble keep me free Thou with songs of deliverance about shalt compasse me I will instruct thee and thee teach the way that thou shalt go And with mine eye upon thee set I will direction show Then be not like the horse or mule which do not understand Whose mouth lest they come near to thee a bridle must command Unto the man that wicked is his sorrows shall abound But him that trusteth in the Lord mercy shall compasse round Ye righteous in the Lord be glad in him do ye rejoyce All ye that upright are in heart for joy lift up your voyce PSAL. 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And let me never be asham'd because I trust in thee Let uprightnesse and truth keep me who thee attend Redemption Lord to Israel from all his troubles send Another of the same TO thee I lift my soul O Lord My God I trust in thee Let me not be asham'd let not my foes triumph ov'r me Yea let thou none ashamed be that do on thee attend Ashamed let them be O Lord who without cause offend Thy wayes Lord shew teach me thy paths Lead me in truth teach me For of my safetie thou art God all day I wait on thee Thy mercies that most tender are do thou O Lord remember And loving kindnesses for they have been of old for ever Let not the errours of my youth nor sins remembred be In mercy for thy goodnesse sake O Lord remember me The Lord is good and gracious He upright is also He therefore sinners will instruct in wayes that they should go The meek and lowly he will guide in judgement just alway To meek and poor afflicted ones hee 'l clearly teach his way The whole paths of the Lord our God are truth and mercy sure To such as keep his covenant and testimonies pure Now for thine own Names sake O Lord I humbly thee intreat To pardon mine iniquitie for it is very great What man fears God him shall he teach the way that he shall choose His soul shall dwell at ease his seed the earth as heirs shall use The secret of the Lord is with such as do fear his Name And he his holy covenant will manifest to them Towards the Lord my waiting eyes continually are set For he it is that shall bring forth my feet out of the net O turn thee unto me O God have mercy me upon Because I solitary am and in affliction Enlarg'd the griefs are of my heart me from distresse relieve See mine affliction and my pain and all my sins forgive Consider thou mine enemies because they many are And it a cruell hatred is which they against me beare O do thou keep my soul O God do thou deliver me Let me not be asham'd for I do put my trust in thee O let integritie and truth keep me who thee attend Redemption Lord to Israel from all his troubles send PSAL. XXVI A Psalm of David JUdge me O Lord for I have walkt in mine integrity I trusted also in the Lord slide therefore shall not I. Examine me and do me prove try heart and reins O God For thy love is before mine eyes thy truths paths I have trod With persons vain I have not sat nor with dissemblers gone Th' assembly of ill men I hate to sit with such I shun Mine hands in innocence O Lord I 'le wash and purify So to thine holy altar go and compasse it will I. That I with voice of thanksgiving may publish and declare And tell of all thy mighty works that great and wondrous are The habitation of thy house Lord I have loved well Yea in that place I do delight where doth thine honour dwell With sinners gather not my soul and such as bloud would spill Whose hands mischievous plots right hand corrupting bribes do fill But as for me I will walk on in mine integritie Do thou redeem me and O Lord be mercifull to me My foot upon an even place doth stand with stedfastnesse Within the congregations th' Eternall I will blesse PSAL. XXVII A Psalm of David THe Lord 's my light and saving health who shall make me dismaid My lifes strength is the Lord of whom then shall I be afraid When as mine enemies and foes most wicked persons all To eat my flesh against me rose they stumbled and did fall Against me though an host encamp my heart yet fearlesse is Though war against me rise I will be confident in this One thing I of the Lord desir'd and will seek to obtain That all dayes of my life I may within Gods house remain That I the beauty of the Lord behold may and admire And that I in his holy place may reverently enquire For he in his pavilion shall me hide in evill dayes In secret of his tent me hide and on a rock me raise And now ev'n at this present time mine head shall lifted be Above all those that be my foes and round encompasse me Therefore unto his tabernacle I 'le sacrifices bring Of joyfulnesse I 'le sing yea I to God will praises sing O Lord give ear unto my voice when I do cry to thee Upon me also mercy have and do thou answer me When thou didst say seek ye my face then unto thee reply Thus did my heart above all things Thy face Lord seek will I. Far from me hide not thou thy face put not away from thee Thy servant in thy wrath thou hast an helper been to me O God of my salvation leave me not nor forsake Though me my parents both should leave the Lord will me up take O Lord instruct me in thy way to me a leader be In a plain path because of those that hatred bear to me Give me not to mine enemies will for witnesses that lie Against me risen are and such as breath our crueltie I fainted had unlesse that I believed had to see The Lords own goodnesse in the land of them that living be Wait on the Lord and be thou strong and he shall strength afford Unto thine heart yea do thou wait I say upon the Lord. PSAL. XXVIII A Psalm of David TO thee I 'le cry O Lord my rock hold not thy peace to me Lest like those that to pit descend I by thy silence be The voice hear of my humble pray'rs when unto thee I cry When to thy holy oracle I lift mine hands on hy With ill men draw me not away that work iniquity That speak peace to their friends while in their hearts doth mischief ly Give them according to their deeds and ills endeavoured And as their handie-works deserve to them be rendered God shall not build but them destroy who would not understand The Lords own works nor did regard the doing of his hand For ever blessed be the Lord for graciously he heard The voice of my petitions and prayers did regard The Lord 's my strength and shield my heart upon him did rely And I am helped hence my heart doth joy exceedingly And with my song I will him praise Their strength is God alone He also is the saving strength of his anointed One. O thine own people do thou save blesse thine inheritance Them also do thou feed and them for evermore advance PSAL. XXIX A Psalm of David GIve ye unto the Lord ye sons that of the mighty be All strength and glory to the Lord with cheerfulnesse give ye Unto the Lord the glory give that to his Name is due And in the beautie of holinesse unto Jehovah bow The Lords voice on the waters is the God of majestie Doth thunder and on multitudes of waters sitteth He. A
things hast shew'd and on them sent And thou hast caused us to drink wine of astonishment And yet a banner thou hast given to them who thee do fear That it by them because of truth displayed may appear That thy beloved people may delivered be from thrall Save with the pow'r of thy right hand and hear me when I call God in his holinesse hath spoke herein I will take pleasure Shechem I will divide and forth will Succoths valley measure Gilead I claim as mine by right Manasseh mine shall be Ephraim is of mine head the strength Judah gives laws for me Moab's my washing-pot my shoe I 'le over Edom throw And over Palestina's land I will in triumph go O who is he will bring me to the city fortifi'd O who is he that to the land of Edom will me guide O God which hadest us cast off this thing wilt thou not do Ev'n thou O God which didest not forth with our armies go Help us from trouble for the help is vain which man supplies Through God wee 'l do great acts he shall tread down our enemies PSAL. LXI To the chief musician upon Neginoth A Psalm of David O God give ear unto my cry unto my pray'r attend From th' utmost corner of the land my cry to thee I 'le send What time my heart is overwhelm'd and in perplexity Do thou me lead unto the Rock that higher is then I. For thou hast for my refuge been a shelter by thy pow'r And for defence against my foes thou hast been a strong tow'r Within thy Tabernacle I for ever will abide And under covert of thy wings with confidence me hide For thou the vows that I did make O Lord my God didst hear Thou hast given me the heritage of those thy Name that fear A life prolong'd for many dayes thou to the King shalt give Like many generations be the years which he shall live He in Gods presence his abode for evermore shall have O do thou truth and mercy both prepare that may him save And so will I perpetually sing praise unto thy Name That having made my vows I may each day perform the same PSAL. LXII To the chief musician to Jeduthun A Psalm of David MY soul with expectation depends on God indeed My strength and my salvation doth from him alone proceed He onely my salvation is and my strong rock is He He onely is my sure defence much mov'd I shall not be How long will ye against a man plot mischief ye shall all Be slain ye as a tottering fence shall be and bowing wall They onely plot to cast him down from his excellency They joy in lies with mouth they blesse but they curse inwardly My soul wait thou with patience upon thy God alone On him dependeth all my hope and expectation He onely my salvation is and my strong Rock is He He onely is my sure defence I shall not moved be In God my glory placed is and my salvation sure In God the Rock is of my strength my refuge most secure Ye people place your confidence in him continually Before him pour ye out your heart God is our refuge hie Surely mean men are vanitie and great men are a lie In ballance laid they wholly are more light then vanitie Trust ye not in oppression in robbery be not vain On wealth set not your hearts when as increased is your gain God hath it spoken once to me yea this I heard again That power to Almighty God alone doth appertain Yea mercy also unto thee belongs O Lord alone For thou according to his work rewardest every one PSAL. LXIII A Psalm of David when he was in the wildernesse of Judah LOrd thee my God I 'le early seek my soul doth thirst for thee My flesh longs in a dry parcht land wherein no waters be That I thy power may behold and brightnesse of thy face As I have seen thee heretofore within thy holy place Since better is thy love then life my lips thee praise shall give I in thy Name will lift my hands and blesse thee while I live Ev'n as with marrow and with fat my soul shall filled be Then shall my mouth with joyfull lips sing praises unto thee When I do thee upon my bed remember with delight And when on thee I meditate in watches of the night In shadow of thy wings I 'le joy for thou mine help hast been My soul thee follows hard and me thy right hand doth sustain Who seek my soul to spill shall sink down to earths lowest room They by thy sword shall be cut off and foxes prey become Yet shall the King in God rejoyce and each one glory shall That swear by him but stopt shall be the mouth of liers all PSAL. LXIV To the chief musician A Psalm of David VVHen I to thee my prayer make Lord to my voice give ear My life save from the enemy of whom I stand in fear Me from their secret counsell hide who do live wickedly From insurrection of those men that work iniquity Who do their tongues with malice whet and make them cut like swords In whose bent bows are arrows set ev'n sharp and bitter words That they may at the perfect man in secret aim their shot Yea suddenly they dare at him to shoot and fear it not In ill encourage they themselves and their snares close to lay Together conference they have Who shall them see they say They have searcht out iniquities a perfect search they keep Of each of them the inward thought and very heart is deep God shall an arrow shoot at them and wound them suddenly So their own tongue shal them confound all who them see shall fly And on all men a fear shall fall Gods works they shall declare For they shall wisely notice take what these his doings are In God the righteous shall rejoyce and trust upon his might Yea they shall greatly glory all in heart that are upright PSAL. LXV To the chief musician A Psalm and song of David PRaise waits for thee in Sion Lord to thee vows paid shall be O thou that hearer art of pray'r all flesh shall come to thee Iniquities I must confesse prevail against me do But as for our transgressions them purge away shalt thou Blest is the man whom thou dost choose and mak'st approach to thee That he within thy courts O Lord may still a dweller be We surely shall be satisfi'd with thy abundant grace And with the goodnes of thy House ev'n of thy holy place O God of our salvation thou in thy righteousnesse By fearfull works unto our pray'rs thine answer dost expresse Therefore the ends of all the earth and these afar that be Upon the sea their confidence O Lord will place in thee Who being girt with pow'r sets fast by his great strength the hills Who noise of seas noise of their waves and peoples tumult stills Those in the utmost parts that dwell are at thy signes afraid
timbrels play Within the congregations blesse God with one accord From Isra'ls fountain do ye blesse and praise the mighty Lord. With their Prince little Benjamin Princes and councell there Of Judah were there Zabulons and Naphtalies Princes were Thy God commands thy strength make strong what thou wrought'st for us Lord. For thy house at Jerusalem Kings shall thee gifts afford The spear-mens host the multitude of bulls which fiercely look Those calves which people have forth sent O Lord our God rebuke Till every one submit himself and silver pieces bring The people that delight in war disperse O God and King Those that be Princes great shall then come out of Egypt lands And Aethiopia to God shall soon stretch out her hands O all ye Kingdoms of the earth sing praises to this King For he is Lord that ruleth all unto him praises sing To him that rides on heav'ns of heav'ns which he of old did found Lo he sends out his voice a voice in might that doth abound Strength unto God do ye ascribe for his excellencie Is over Israel his strength is in the clouds most hie Thou' rt from thy Temple dreadfull Lord Isra'ls own God is he Who gives his people strength and pow'r O let God blessed be PSAL. LXIX To the chief musician upon Shoshannim A Psalm of David SAve me O God because the flouds do so environ me That ev'n into my very soul come in the waters be I downward in deep mire do sink where standing there is none I am into deep waters come where flouds have o're me gone I weary with my crying am my throat is also dry'd Mine eyes do fail while for my God I waiting do abide Those men that do without a cause bear hatred unto me Then are the hairs upon my head in number moe they be They that would me destroy and are mine enemies wrongfully Are mighty so what I took not to render forc'd was I. Lord thou my folly know'st my sins not covered are from thee Let none that wait oh thee be sham'd Lord God of hosts for mee O Lord the God of Israel let none who search do make And seek thee be at any time confounded for my sake For I have born reproach for thee my face is hid with shame To brethren strange to mothers sons an alien I became Because the zeal did eat me up which to thy House I bare And the reproaches cast at thee upon me fallen are My tears and fasts t' afflict my soul were turned to my shame When sackcloth I did wear to them a proverb I became The men that in the gate do sit against me evill spake They also that vile drunkards were of me their song did make But in an acceptable time my pray'r Lord is to thee In truth of thy salvation Lord and mercy great hear me Deliver me out of the mire from sinking do me keep Free me from those that do me hate and from the waters deep Let not the floud on me prevail whose water overflows Nor deep me swallow nor the pit her mouth upon me close Hear me O Lord because thy love and kindnesse is most good Turn unto me according to thy mercies multitude Nor from thy servant hide thy face I 'm troubled soon attend Draw neer my soul and it redeem me from my foes defend To thee is my reproach well known my shame and my disgrace Those that mine adversaries be are all before thy face Reproach hath broke my heart I 'm full of grief I look'd for one To pity me but none I found comforters found I none They also bitter gall did give unto me for my meat They gave me vineger to drink when as my thirst was great Before them let their table prove a snare and do thou make Their welfare and prosperitie a trap themselves to take Let thou their eyes so darkned be that sight may them forsake And let their loins be made by thee continually to shake Thy fury pour thou out on them and indignation And let thy wrathfull anger Lord fast hold take them upon All waste and desolate let be their habitation And in their tabernacles all inhabitants be none Because him they do persecute whom thou didst smite before They talk unto the grief of those whom thou hast wounded sore Adde thou iniquity unto their former wickednesse And do not let them come at all into thy righteousnesse Out of the book of life let them be raz'd and blotted quite Among the just and righteous let not their names be writ But now become exceeding poor and sorrowfull am I By thy salvation O my God let me be set on hie The Name of God I with a song most cheerfully will praise And I in giving thanks to him his Name shall highly raise This to the Lord a sacrifice more gracious shall prove Then bullock ox or any beast that hath both horn and hoof When this the humble men shall see it joy to them shall give O all ye that do seek the Lord your heart shall ever live For God the poor hears and will not his prisoners contemn Let heav'n and earth and seas him praise and all that move in them For God will Judah's cities build and He will Sion save That they may dwell therein and it in sure possession have And they that are his servants seed inherit shall the same So shall they have their dwelling there that love his blessed Name PSAL. LXX To the chief musician A Psalm of David to bring to remembrance LOrd haste me to deliver with speed Lord succour me Let them that for my soul do seek sham'd and confounded be Turn'd back be they and sham'd that in my hurt delight Turn'd back be they Ha ha that say their shaming to requite In thee let all be glad and joy that seek for thee Let them who thy salvation love say still God praised be I poor and needy am come Lord and make no stay My help thou and deliverer art O Lord make no delay Another of the same MAke haste O God me to preserve with speed Lord succour me Let them that for my soul do seek sham'd and confounded be Let them be turned back and sham'd that in my hurt delight Turn'd back be they Ha ha that say their shaming to requite O Lord in thee let all be glad and joy that seek for thee Let them who thy salvation love say still God praised be But I both poor and needy am come Lord and make no stay My help thou and deliverer art O Lord make no delay PSAL. LXXI O Lord my hope and confidence is plac'd in thee alone Then let thy servant never be put to confusion And let me in thy righteousnesse from thee deliv'rance have Cause me escape incline thine ear unto me and me save Be thou my dwelling rock to which I ever may resort Thou gav'st commandment me to save for thou' rt my rock and fort Free me my God from wicked hands hands cruell and
work is there All nations whom thou mad'st shall come and worship reverently Before thy face and they O Lord thy Name shall glorify Because thou art exceeding great and works by thee are done Which are to be admir'd and thou art God thy self alone Teach me thy way and in thy truth O Lord then walk will I Unite my heart that I thy Name may fear continually O Lord my God with all my heart to thee I will give praise And I the glory will ascribe unto thy Name alwayes Because thy mercy toward me in greatnesse doth excell And thou deliver'd hast my soul out from the lowest hell O God the proud against me rise and violent men have met That for my soul have sought and thee before them have not set But thou art full of pity Lord a God most gracious Long-suffering and in thy truth and mercy plenteous O turn to me thy countenance and mercy on me have Thy servant strengthen and the son of thine own hand-maid save Shew me a signe for good that they which do me hate may see And be asham'd because thou Lord didst help and comfort me PSAL. LXXXVII A Psalm or song for the sons of Korah UPon the hills of holinesse He his foundation sets God more then Jacobs dwellings all delights in Zions gates Things glorious are said of thee thou City of the Lord. Rahab and Babel I to those that know me will record Behold ev'n Tyrus and with it the land of Palestine And likewise AEthiopia this man was born therein And it of Zion shall be said This man and that man there Was born and He that is most high himself shall stablish her When God the people writes He 'll count that this man born was there There be that sing and play and all my well-springs in thee are PSAL. LXXXVIII A song or psalm for the sons of Korah to the chief musician upon Mahalath Leannoth Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite LOrd God my Saviour day and night before thee cry'd have I. Before thee let my prayer come give ear unto my cry For troubles great do fill my soul my life drawes nigh the grave I 'm counted with those that go down to pit and no strength have Ev'n free among the dead like them that slain in grave do ly Cut off from thy hand whom no more thou hast in memory Thou hast me laid in lowest pit in deeps and darksome caves Thy wrath lies hard on me thou hast me prest with all thy waves Thou hast put far from me my friends thou mad'st them to abhor me And I am so shut up that I finde no evasion for me By reason of affliction mine eye mourns dolefully To thee Lord do I call and stretch my hands continually Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead shall they rise and thee blesse Shall in the grave thy love be told in death thy faithfulnesse Shall thy great wonders in the dark or shall thy righteousnesse Be known to any in the land of deep forgetfulnesse But Lord to thee I cry'd my pray'r at morn prevent shall thee Why Lord dost thou cast off my soul and hid'st thy face from me Distrest am I and from my youth I ready am to dy Thy terrours I have born and am distracted fearfully The dreadfull fiercenesse of thy wrath quite over me doth go Thy terrours great have cut me off they did pursue me so For round about me every day like water they did roul And gathering together they have compassed my soul My friend thou hast put far from me and him that did me love And those that mine acquaintance were to darknesse didst remove PSAL. LXXXIX Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite GOds mercies I will ever sing and with my mouth I shall Thy faithfulnesse make to be known to generations all For mercy shall be built said I for ever to endure Thy faithfulnesse ev'n in the heav'ns thou wilt establish sure I with my chosen one have made a covenant graciously And to My servant whom I lov'd to David sworn have I That I thy seed establish shall for ever to remain And will to generations all thy Throne build and maintain The praises of thy wonders Lord the heavens shall expresse And in the congregation of saints thy faithfulnesse For who in heaven with the Lord may once himself compare Who is like God among the sons of those that mighty are Great fear in meetings of the saints is due unto the Lord And He of all about Him should with reverence be ador'd O thou that art the Lord of hosts what Lord in mightinesse Is like to thee who compast round art with thy faithfulnesse Ev'n in the raging of the sea thou over it dost reign And when the waves thereof do swell thou stillest them again Rahab in pieces thou didst break like one that slaughtered is And with thy mighty arm thou hast disperst thine enemies The heav'ns are thine thou for thine own the earth dost also take The world and fulnesse of the same thy pow'r did found and make The North and South from thee alone their first beginning had Both Tabor mount and Hermon hill shall in thy Name be glad Thou hast an arm that 's full of pow'r thy Hand is great in might And thy right hand exceedingly exalted is in height Justice and judgement of thy Throne are made the dwelling place Mercy accompani'd with truth shall go before thy face O greatly blest the people are the joyfull sound that know In brightnesse of thy face O Lord they ever on shall go They in thy Name shall all the day rejoyce exceedingly And in thy righteousnesse shall they exalted be on hy Because the glory of their strength doth only stand in thee And in thy favour shall our horn and pow'r exalted be For God is our defence and He to us doth safety bring The Holy One of Israel is our Almighty King In vision to thy holy-one thou saidst I help upon A strong one laid out of the folk I rais'd a chosen one Ev'n David I have found him out a servant unto Me And with my holy oyl My King anointed him to be With whom My hand shall stablisht be Mine arm shall make him strong On him the foe shall not exact nor son of mischief wrong I will beat down before his face all his malicious foes I will them greatly plague who do with hatred him oppose My mercy and my faithfulnesse with him yet still shall be And in My Name his horn and pow'r men shall exalted see His hand and pow'r shal reach afar I 'le set it in the sea And his right hand established shall in the rivers be Thou art my father he shall ery thou art my God alone And he shall say Thou art the rock of my salvation I 'le make him My first-born more high then Kings of any land My love I 'le ever keep for him My cov'nant fast shall stand His seed I by My pow'r will make for ever to endure
consum'd and all fruits of their ground He smote all first-born in their land chief of their strength each one With gold and silver brought them forth weak in their tribes were none Aegypt was glad when sorth they went their fear on them did light He spread a cloud for covering and fire to shine by night They askt and he brought Quails with bread of heav'n he filled them He op'ned rocks floods gusht and ran in deserts like a stream For on his holy promise he and servant Abraham thought With joy his people his elect with gladnesse forth he brought And unto them the pleasant lands he of the heathen gave That of the peoples labours they inheritance might have That they his statutes might observe according to his word And that they might his Lawes obey Give praise unto the Lord. PSAL. CVI. GIve praise and thanks unto the Lord for bountifull is He His tender mercy doth endure unto eternitie Gods mighty works who can expresse or shew forth all his praise Blessed are they that judgement keep and justly do alwayes Remember me Lord with that love which thou to thine dost bear With thy salvation O my God to visit me draw near That I thy chosens good may see and in their joy rejoyce And may with thine inheritance triumph with chearfull voice We with our fathers sinned have and of iniquity Too long we have the workers been we have done wickedly The wonders great which thou O Lord didst work in Aegypt land Our fathers though they saw yet them they did not understand And they thy mercies multitude kept not in memory But at the sea ev'n the Red-sea provok'd him grievously Neverthelesse he saved them ev'n for his own Names sake That so he might to be welt known his mighty power make When he the Red-sea did rebuke then dryed up it was Through depths as through the wildernesse He safely made them passe From hands of those that hated them he did his people save And from the enemies cruell hand to them redemption gave The waters overwhelm'd their foes not one was left alive Then they believ'd his word and praise to him in songs did give But soon did they his mighty works forget unthankfully And on his counsell and his will did not wait patiently But much did lust in wildernesse and God in desert tempt He gave them what they sought but to their soul he leannesse sent And against Moses in the camp their envy did appear At Aaron they the saint of God envious also were Therefore the earth did open wide and Dathan did devour And all Abirams company did cover in that hour Likewise among their company a fire was kindled then And so the hot consuming flame burnt up these wicked men Upon the hill of Horeb they an idol-calf did frame A molten image they did make and worshipped the same And thus their Glory and their God most vainly changed they Into the likenesse of an ox that eateth grasse or hay They did forget the mighty God that had their Saviour been By whom such great things brought to passe they had in Aegypt seen In Hams land he did wondrous works things terrible did he When he his mighty hand and arm stretcht out at the Red-sea Then said he he would them destroy had not his wrath to stay His chosen Moses stood in breach that them he should not slay Yea they despis'd the pleasant land believed not his word But in their tents they murmured not hearkning to the Lord. Therefore in desert them to slay he lifted up his hand 'mong nations to o'rethrow their seed and scatter in each land They unto Baal-Peor did themselves associat The sacrifices of the dead they did profanely eat Thus by their lewd inventions they did provoke his ire And then upon them suddenly the plague brake in as fire Then Phineas rose and justice did and so the plague did cease That to all ages counted was to him for righteousnesse And at the waters where they strove they did him angry make In such sort that it fared ill with Moses for their sake Because they there his spirit meek provoked bitterly So that he uttered with his lips words unadvisedly Nor as the Lord commanded them did they the nations slay But with the heathen mingled were and learn'd of them their way And they their idols serv'd which did a snare unto them turn Their sons and daughters they to devils in sacrifice did burn In their own childrens guiltlesse bloud their hands they did embrew Whom to Canaans idols they for sacrifices slew So was the land defil'd with bloud They stain'd with their own way And with their own inventions a whoring they did stray Against his people kindled was the wrath of God therefore Insomuch that he did his own inheritance abhore He gave them to the heathens hand their foes did them command Their enemies them opprest they were made subject to their hand He many times delivered them but with their counsel so They him provok'd that for their sin they were brought very low Yet their affliction he beheld when he did hear their cry And he for them his Covenant did call to memory After his mercies multitude he did repent And made Them to be pity'd of all those who them did captive lead O Lord our God us save and gather the heathen from among That we thy holy Name may praise in a triumphant song Blest be JEHOVAH Israels God to all eternitie Let all the people say Amen Praise to the Lord give ye PSAL. CVII PRaise God for he is good for still his mercies lasting be Let Gods redeem'd say so whom he from th' enemies hand did free And gathered them out of the lands from North South East and VVest They stray'd in deserts pathlesse way no city found to rest For thirst and hunger in them faints their soul VVhen straits them presse They cry unto the Lord and he them frees from their distresse Them also in a way to walk that right is he did guide That they might to a city go wherein they might abide O that men to the Lord would give praise for his goodnesse then And for his works of wonder done unto the sons of men For he the soul that longing is doth fully satisfie VVith goodnesse he the hungry soul doth fill abundantly Such as shut up in darknesse deep and in deathsshade abide VVhom strongly hath affliction bound and irons fast have ty'd Because against the words of God they wrought rebelliously And they the counsell did contemn of him that is most hie Their heart he did bring down with grief they fell no help could have In trouble then they cry'd to God he them from straits did save He out of darknesse did them bring and from deaths shade them take These bands wherewith they had been bound asunder quite he brake O that men to the Lord would give praise for his goodnesse then And for his works of wonder done unto the sons of men
get I therefore every way that 's false with all my heart do hate × NUN The 14. part Thy word is to my feet a lamp and to my path a light I sworn have and I will perform to keep thy judgements right I am with sore affliction ev'n overwhelm'd O Lord In mercy raise and quicken me according to thy word The free-will offrings of my mouth accept I thee beseech And unto me thy servant Lord thy judgements clearly teach Though still my soul be in my hand thy Laws I 'le not forget I err'd not from them though for me the wicked snares did set I of thy testimonies have above all things made choice To be my heritage for ay for they my Heart rejoice I carefully inclined have my heart still to attend That I thy statures may perform alway unto the end ס SAMECH The 15. part I hate the thoughts of vanitie but love thy Law do I. My shield and hiding-place thou art I on thy word rely All ye that evill doers are from me depart away For the commandments of my God I purpose to obey According to thy faithfull word uphold and stablish me That I may live and of my hope ashamed never be Hold thou me up so shall I be in peace and safetie still And to thy statutes have respect continually I will Thou treadst down all that love to stray false their deceit doth prove Lewd men like drosse away thou putst therefore thy Law I love For fear of thee my very flesh doth tremble all dismaid And of thy righteous judgements Lord my soul is much afraid ×¢ AIN The 16. part To all men I have judgment done performing justice right Then let me not be left unto my fierce oppressours might For good unto thy servant Lord thy servants surety be From the oppression of the proud do thou deliver me Mine eyes do fail with looking long for thy salvation The word of thy pure righteousnesse while I do wait upon In mercy with thy servant deal thy Laws me teach and show I am thy servant wisdom give that I thy Laws may know It 's time thou work Lord for they have made void thy Law divine Therefore thy precepts more I love then gold yea gold most fine Concerning all things thy commands all right I judge therefore And every false and wicked way I perfectly abhore פ PE. The 17. part Thy statutes Lord are wonderfull my soul them keeps with care The entrance of thy words gives light makes wise who simple are My mouth I have wide opened and panted earnestly While after thy commandements I long'd exceedingly Look on me Lord and mercifull do thou unto me prove As thou art wont to do to those thy Name who truly love O let my footsteps in thy word aright still ordered be Let no iniquitie obtain dominion over me From mans oppression save thou me so keep thy Laws I will Thy face make on thy servant shine teach me the statutes still Rivers of waters from mine eyes did run down when I saw How wicked men run on in sin and do not keep thy Law צ TSADDI The 18. part O Lord thou art most righteous thy judgements are upright Thy testimonies thou command'st most faithfull are and right My zeal hath ev'n consumed me because mine enemies Thy holy words forgotten have and do thy Laws despise Thy word 's most pure therefore on it thy servants love is set Small and despis'd I am yet I thy precepts not forget Thy righteousnesse is righteousnesse which ever doth endure Thy holy Law Lord also is the very truth most pure Trouble and anguish have me found and taken hold on me Yet in my trouble my delight thy just commandments be Eternall righteousnesse is in thy testimonies all Lord to me understanding give and ever live I shall ק KOPH The 19. part With my whole heart I cry'd Lord hear I will thy word obey I cry'd to thee save me and I will keep thy Laws alway I of the morning did prevent the dawning and did cry For all my expectation did on thy word rely Mine eyes did timously prevent the watches of the night That in thy word with carefull minde then meditate I might After thy loving kindnesse hear my voice that calls on thee According to thy judgement Lord revive and quicken me Who follow mischief they draw nigh they from thy Law are far But thou art near Lord most firm truth all thy commandments are As for thy testimonies all of old this have I try'd That thou hast surely founded them for ever to abide ר RESH The 20. part Consider mine affliction in safety do me set Deliver me O Lord for I thy Law do not forget After thy word revive thou me save me and plead my cause Salvation is from sinners far for they seek not thy Laws O Lord both great and manifold thy tender mercies be According to thy judgements just revive and quicken me My persecuters many are and foes which do combine Yet from thy testimonies pure my heart doth not decline I saw transgressours and was griev'd for they keep not thy word See how I love thy Law as thou art kinde me quicken Lord. From the beginning all thy word hath been most true and sure Thy righteous judgements every one for evermore endure ש SHIN The 21. part Princes have persecuted me although no cause they saw But still of thy most holy word my heart doth stand in aw I at thy word rejoyce as one of spoil that findes great store Thy Law I love but lying all I hate and do abhorre Seven times a day it is my care to give due praise to thee Because of all thy judgements Lord which righteous ever be Great peace have they who love thy Law offence they shall have none I hop'd for thy salvation Lord and thy commands have done My soul thy testimonies pure observed carefully On them my heart is set and them I love exceedingly Thy testimonies and thy Laws I kept with speciall care For all my works and wayes each one before thee open are ת TAU The 22. part O let my earnest pray'r and cry come near before thee Lord Give understanding unto me according to thy word Let my request before thee come after thy word me free My lips shall utter praise when thou hast taught thy Laws to me My tongue of thy most blessed word shall speak and it confesse Because all thy commandements are perfect righteousnesse Let thy strong hand make help to me thy precepts are my choice I long'd for thy salvation Lord and in thy Law rejoice O let my soul live and it shall give praises unto thee And let thy judgements gracious be helpfull unto me I like a lost sheep went astray thy servant seek and finde For thy commands I suffred not to slip out of my minde PSAL. CXX A song of degrees IN my distresse to God I cry'd and He gave ear to me From lying lips and guilful tongue O Lord my
and put to shame All who my soul annoy For I thy servant am PSAL. CXLIV A Psalm of David O Blessed ever be the Lord who is my strength and might Who doth instruct my hands to war my fingers teach to fight My goodnesse fortresse my high tow'r deliverer and shield In whom I trust who under me my people makes to yeeld Lord what is man that thou of him dost so much knowledge take Or son of man that thou of him so great account dost make Man is like vanity his dayes as shadows passe away Lord bow thy heav'ns come down touch thou the hils and smoke shall they Cast forth thy lightning scatter them thine arrows shoot them rout Thine hand send from above me save from great depths draw me out And from the hand of children strange Whose mouth speaks vanity And their right hand is a right hand that works deceitfully A new song I to thee will sing Lord on a psalterie I on a ten-string'd instrument will praises sing to thee Ev'n He it is that unto Kings salvation doth send Who His own servant David doth from hurtfull sword defend O free me from strange childrens hands whose mouth speaks vanity And their right hand a right hand is that works deceitfully That as the plants our sons may be in youth grown up that are Our daughters like to corner stones cary'd like a palace fair That to afford all kinde of store our garners may be fill'd That our sheep thousands in our streets ten thousands they may yeeld That strong our oxen be for work that no in-breaking be Nor going out and that our streets may from complaints be free Those people blessed are who be in such a case as this Yea blessed all those people are whose God JEHOVAH is PSAL. CXLV Davids psalm of praise I 'le thee extoll my God O King I 'le blesse thy Name alwayes Thee will I blesse each day and will thy Name for ever praise Great is the Lord much to be prais'd His greatnesse search exceeds Race unto race shall praise thy works and show thy mighty deeds I of thy glorious Majesty the Honour will record I 'le speak of all thy mighty works which wondrous are O Lord. Men of thine acts the might shall show thine acts that dreadfull are And I thy Glory to advance thy Greatnesse will declare The memory of thy goodnesse great they largely shall expresse With songs of praise they shall extoll thy perfect righteousnesse The Lord is very gracious in him compassions flow In mercy He is very great and is to anger slow The Lord JEHOVAH unto all His goodnesse doth declare And over all His other works His tender mercies are Thee all thy works shall praise O Lord and thee thy saints shall blesse They shall thy Kingdoms glory show thy pow'r by speech expresse To make the sons of men to know His acts done mightily And of His Kingdom th'excellent and glorious Majesty Thy Kingdom shall for ever stand thy reign through ages all God raiseth all that are bow'd down upholdeth all that fall The eyes of all things wait on thee the giver of all good And thou in time convenient bestows on them their food Thy hand thou openest liberally and of thy bounty gives Enough to satisfie the need of every thing that lives The Lord is just in all his ways Holy in his works all God's near to all that call on him in truth that on him call He will accomplish the desire of those that do him fear He also will deliver them and he their cry will hear The Lord preserves all who Him love that nought can them annoy But he all those that wicked are will utterly destroy My mouth the praises of the Lord to publish cease shall never Let all flesh blesse his Holy Name for ever and for ever Another of the same O Lord that art my God and King Thee will I magnifie and praise I will thee blesse and gladly sing Unto thy holy Name alwayes Each day I rise I will thee blesse And praise thy Name time without end Much to be prais'd and great God is His Greatnesse none can comprehend Race shall thy works praise unto race The mighty acts show done by thee I will speak of the glorious grace And honour of thy Majestie Thy wondrous works I wil record By men the Might shall be extold Of all thy dreadfull acts O Lord And I thy greatnesse will unfold They utter shall abundantly The memory of thy goodnesse great And shall sing praises cheerfully Whilst they thy righteousnes relate The Lord our God is gracious Compassionat is he also In mercy he is plenteous But unto wrath and anger slow Good unto all men is the Lord O're all his works his mercy is Thy works all praise to thee afford Thy saints O Lord thy Name shall blesse The glory of thy Kingdom show Shall they and of thy power tell That so mens sons his deeds may know His Kingdoms grace that doth excell Thy Kingdom hath none end at all It doth through ages all remain The Lord upholdeth all that fall The cast-down raiseth up again The eyes of all things Lord attend And on thee wait that here do live And thou in season due dost send Sufficient food them to relieve Yea thou thine hand dost open wide And every thing dost satisfie That lives and doth on earth abide Of thy great liberalitie The Lord is just in his wayes all And holy in his works each one He 's near to all that on him call Who call in truth on him alone God will the just desire fulfill Of such as do him fear and dread Their cry regard and hear he will And save them in the time of need The Lord preserves all more and lesse That bear to him a loving heart But workers all of wickednesse Destroy will he and clean subvert Therefore my mouth and lips I 'le frame To speak the praises of the Lord To magnifie his holy Name For ever let all flesh accord PSAL. CXLVI PRaise God the Lord praise O my soul I 'le praise God while I live While I have being to my God in songs I 'le praises give Trust not in Princes nor mans son in whom there is no stay His breath departs to 's earth he turns that day his thoughts decay O happy is that man and blest whom Jacobs God doth aid Whose hope upon the Lord doth rest and on his God is staid VVho made the earth and heavens high who made the swelling deep And all that is within the same who truth doth ever keep VVho righteous judgement executes for those opprest that be VVho to the hungry giveth food God sets the prisoners free The Lord doth give the blinde their sight the bowel down doth raise The Lord doth dearly love all those that walk in upright wayes The strangers shield the widows stay the orphans help is he But yet by him the wickeds way turn'd upside-down shall be The Lord shall reign