the Forest bare And in his Temple ev'ry one his glory doth declare verse 10 The Lord doth sit upon the flouds and rules them at his will The Lord sits as a mighty King and so continues still verse 11 And all this pow'r the Lord shall use his people to uphold His people God will blesse with peace and blessings manifold Psalm 30. LOrd thou hast me advanc'd I will exalt thee with my voice Thou hast not made mine enemies against me to rejoice verse 2 O Lord my God in my distresse I call'd and cri'd to thee Thou gav'st me answer to my sute and thou hast healed mee verse 3 Thou hast O Lord preserv'd my life when I was neer the grave Thou hast kept me alive my soul thou from the pit didst save verse 4 O all ye holy Saints of his sing ye unto the Lord In memory of his holinesse praise him with one accord verse 5 His anger but a moment lasts but life his favour brings Weeping may last a night but joy comes when the morning springs verse 6 In prosp'rous times I said I shall be moved at no hand verse 7 When by thy favour thou hast made my mountain strong to stand Thou didst but hide thy face and I was troubled by and by verse 8 Then cry'd I to the Lord my God my humble sute made I. verse 9 What gain is in my bloud when I unto the pit go down Shall the dust speak and honour thee shall dust thy truth make known verse 10 Hear me O Lord God when I pray have mercy upon me From me withdraw not thou thy self but Lord mine helper be verse 11 My mourning into dancing now O Lord is turn'd by thee My sackcloth thou tookst off and hast with gladnesse girded mee That my tongue may not cease but still sing praises thee before O Lord my God to thee will I give thanks for evermore Psalm 31. LOrd let me never be asham'd because I trust in thee But in thy righteousnesse and truth save and deliver mee verse 2 O Lord bow down thine ear to me and quickly set me free Be thou my strong rock and an hold of sure defence to mee verse 3 Thou art my fortresse and my rock to which I still retire Lead me for thy name sake therefore and guide me I desire verse 4 Thou art my stay and strength alone pluck me out of the gin And net which privily my foes have laid to take me in verse 5 Into thy hands Lord I commit my spirit which came from thee Thou hast O Lord thou God of truth sav'd and redeemed mee verse 6 All those that idols do regard and lying vanities I have abhorr'd but on the Lord alone my heart relies verse 7 I in thy mercy will rejoice because my miseries Thou weighest and hast known my soul in all adversities verse 8 Into mine enemies hands thou Lord hast not inclosed me But thou in a large room hast set my feet at libertie verse 9 I am in trouble Lord to me grant mercy and relief Mine eyes my belly and my soul are quite consum'd with grief verse 10 My life is spent with grief my years in sighes away do flie My strength doth fail my bones consume for mine iniquitie The Second part verse 11 Among my foes I was a scorn my neighbours specially A fear to friends they that saw me without away did fly I am forgotten as a man that now hath long been dead And like a broken vessel cast aside and perished verse 13 For many slanders I have heard I saw fear every way While they against me did conspire to take my life away verse 14 But all this while in thee O Lord I trusted still for aid Thou art my Lord and gracious God my soul within me said verse 15 My times are in thine hands alone save me and set me free From my foes hand and from all those that persecuted mee verse 16 Upon thy servant cause thy face to shine forth graciously And save me for thy mercies sake to thee alone I fly verse 17 Let me not be asham'd O Lord for I have call'd on thee Let sinners be asham'd let them in the grave silent bee verse 18 To silence put the lying lips that grievous things do say And hard reports in pride and scorn of righteous men do lay verse 19 For those that fear thee how great good hast thou laid up in store And wrought for them that trust in thee the sons of men before verse 20 In secret of thy presence thou shalt hide them from mens pride And in a tent from strife of tongues thou shalt them closely hide verse 21 For ever blessed be the name of God the Lord for he In a strong City wonderful kindnesse hath shew'd to me verse 22 For in my haste I said I am cut off before thine eyes But even then thou heard'st the voice of my complaints and cryes verse 23 O love the Lord all ye his Saints the faithful he preserves And plentifully doth reward the proud as he deserves Be of good courage he your hearts uphold and strengthen shall All ye that on the Lord do hope and on his name do call Psalm 32. BLest be the man whose sin the Lord doth graciously remit And whose transgressions he doth both cover and acquit verse 2 And blest is he to whom the Lord imputeth not his sin Who in his heart hath hid no guile nor fraud hath lodg'd therein verse 3 When I my self held silence then all my bones waxed old With plaints and roarings all the day through torments manifold verse 4 Because by day and night thy hand lay heavy upon me Which caus'd into the Summers drought my moisture turn'd to be verse 5 To thee then I acknowledged my great iniquitie And did not hide my foulest sins for thus in haste said I I will confesse unto the Lord my great transgressions And thou forgav'st th'iniquity of all my sin at once verse 6 For this cause when thou maiest be found the Saints shall thee intreat Surely to him shall not approach the flouds of waters great verse 7 Thou art my hiding place and thou from trouble set'st me free And with songs of deliverance thou about doest compasse mee verse 8 I will instruct and teach thee in the way that thou shalt goe And with mine eye of providence direct thee what to doe verse 9 Be ye not now like horse and mule that nothing understand Which thou from harm with bit keep'st in and bridle with strong hand verse 10 Unto the wicked shall be store of sorrows and of woes But mercies him that trusts in God shall round about inclose verse 11 Be glad ye righteous in the Lord greatly in him rejoice Let the upright in heart with shouts for joy lift up their voice Psalm 33. YE that are righteous in the Lord unfeignedly rejoice It well becomes th'upright in heart to praise him with their voice verse 2 Praise God with Harp and
took'st me out of the womb and thou didst make me rest In hope on thee when I did hang upon my mothers brest verse 10 Ev'n from the womb and brest I was cast wholly upon thee And from my mothers belly thou art still a God to mee The Second Part. verse 11 O be not thou far off from me since trouble is so nigh For if thou leave me there is none to help or stand me by verse 12 Many strong bulls have compast me that I cannot get out Yea the strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round about verse 13 They gap'd and open'd wide their mouths upon me in that day Like rav'ning roaring Lions when they set upon their prey verse 14 My loins are loos'd and I pour'd out as water spilt decay Mine heart within my bowels doth like waxe melt quite away verse 15 My strength is like a potsherd dri'd my tongue that cleaveth fast Unto my jaws and I am brought to dust of death at last verse 16 For many dogs have compast me the wicked men in bands Assembled have and me inclos'd they peirc'd my feet and hands verse 17 I may tell all my bones they look and stare upon me all verse 18 They part my garments and casts lots to whom my coat shall fall verse 19 Therefore be not thou far from me O Lord in time of need O thou my strength and onely stay to help me now make speed verse 20 Deliver now my soul and life from the sword by thy pow'r Mine onely one my darling dear from dogs that would devour verse 21 Pluck me out of the Lions mouth O Lord and set me free Thou from the horns of Unicorns already hast heard me The Third Part. verse 22 Unto my brethren then will I declare and shew thy name And in the middest of the great assembly praise the same verse 23 Praise him all ye that fear the Lord him do you magnifie You Jacobs seed and fear him all Israels posteritie verse 24 For he hath not despis'd nor loath'd th'afflicteds misery Nor from him hid his face but hath heard him when he did cry verse 25 In the great Congregation my praise shall be of thee In presence of stâ—â—â— as him fear my vows perform'd shall bee verse 26 The meek that eat shall be suffie'd and they that seek his face Shall praise the Lord your heart shall still live quick'ned by his grace verse 27 The ends of th' earth shall turn to God and this to heart shall lay The kindreds of the Nations him shall worship in that day verse 28 The Kingdomes and Dominions unto the Lord belong And onely he hath rule and pow'r the nations all among verse 29 The fat and rich men of the earth shall eat and worship all The poor that to the dust go down shall bow and on him call verse 30 Ev'n those that cannot save their lives a seed that him obeys God's generation shall be call'd and so esteem'd always verse 31 And those his righteousnesse and truth shall openly declare To children after to be born that these his doings are Psalm 23. MY shepherd is the living Lord and he that doth me feed I cannot then want any thing whereof I stand in need verse 2 In pastures green of tender grasse he makes me down to ly And leads me gently by the streams that run so quietly verse 3 He quickens and restores my soul and safely leads me on In right ways and in safe streight paths for his name sake alone Though I walk through the vale of death yet will I fear none ill For thou art with me and thy rod and staff comfort we still verse 5 A table thou prepar'st for me in presence of my foe Mine head with oil thou dost anoint my cup doth overflow verse 6 Goodnesse and mercy all my days shall surely follow me And ever in the house of God my dwelling place shall be Psalm 24. THe Lords is all the earth and all the store thereof is his The world with all that dwell therein his own possession is verse 2 For he hath founded it upon the swelling seas to stand And stablisht it upon the flouds that flow beneath the land verse 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of God the Lord most high Or stand in his most holy place to dwell continually verse 4 The clean of hands and pure of heart who unto vanity Hath not lift up his soul nor yet hath sworn deceitfully verse 5 A plenteous blessing of all good he from the Lord shall have Faithful and righteous dealing from the God that doth him save verse 6 Of those that seek to him this is the generation O Jacobs God that do thy face seek and attend upon verse 7 Lift up your heads ye gates and doors that everlasting bee You shall by you the entring of the King of glory see verse 8 This King of glory who is he the Lord of strength and might Mighty in battel who subdues all that against him fight verse 9 Lift up your heads ye gates and doors that everlasting bee You shall by you the entring of the King of glory see verse 10 But who of glory is the King the Lord of hosts is he That is the King to whom most due all praise and glory be Psalm 25. O Lord I do lift up my soul and heart to thee verse 2 I trust in thee O Lord my God let no shame come to mee verse 3 Let not my foes have cause to triumph over mee Let none of them be made asham'd that alwaies wait on thee Let them be made asham'd that trespasse without cause verse 4 Shew me thy holy ways O Lord teach me thy paths and laws verse 5 Lead me forth in thy truth and teach me I thee pray Of my salvation thou art God on thee I wait alway verse 6 Thy tender mercies Lord think on and keep in minde Thy loving kindnesses of old that I may daily finde verse 7 My sins and faults of youth forget and think on mee According to thy mercy Lord and for thy goodnesse free verse 8 God is exceeding good upright and faithful too Therefore will he the sinners teach the way that they should goe verse 9 Those that are meek in heart in judgement he will guide He will instruct in all his ways the meek and void of pride verse 10 The ways of God are truth and mercy to preserve All those that keep his Covenant and precepts do observe verse 11 Now for thy holy name O Lord I thee intreat To grant me pardon for my sin which is exceeding great The Second part verse 12 What man is he that fears the Lord him in the way That he should choose to walk therein he will teach day by day verse 13 His soul in goodnesse shall continue quietly The earth shall be an heritage to his posterity verse 14 All those that fear the Lord his secret blessing know His covenant to them he doth by tri'd experience
spare a little give me space my strength for to restore Before I go away from hence and shall be seen no more Psalm 40. I Waited long and sought the Lord and patiently did bear At length to me he did incline and he my cry did hear verse 2 He took me from a dangerous pit out of the miry clay And on a rock he set my feet and stablished my way verse 3 He in my mouth put a new song unto our God of praise Many shall see it and shall fear and trust in God alwayes verse 4 Blest is that man that makes the Lord his trust and onely stay Nor doth the proud regard nor such as to lies turn away verse 5 O Lord my God full many are the wonders done by thee And so are all thy thoughts of grace to us-ward as men see None can in order them recount unto thee more they are Then can be numbred up if I would strive them to declare verse 6 Offerings accustom'd thou dost not nor sacrifice desire Sin-offerings thou didst not command nor offerings made by fire verse 7 Mine ears thou op'nest then said I lo now I come to thee For in the Volume of thy book 't is so foretold of mee verse 8 My whole delight and pleasure is my God to do thy will Thy Law within mine heart I fixt that I might it fulfill verse 9 Thy righteousnesse I publish and in great assemblies tell Lo I have not refrain'd my lips O Lord thou know'st full well The Second part verse 10 Within mine own heart I have not conceal'd thy righteousnesse But thy salvation have declar'd thy truth and faithfulnesse Thy loving kindnesse I hid not that no man should it know The trust that in thy truth I finde to all the Church I show verse 11 Thy tender mercies now O Lord do not withhold from me Let truth and loving kindnesse me preserve continually verse 12 I am encompast round about with evils manifold My sins and mine iniquities on me have taken hold They press me down that I cannot look up for they are more Then all the hairs upon mine head my heart fails me therefore verse 13 But of thy mercy gracious Lord be pleas'd to set me free With speed O Lord do thou afford thy saving help to mee verse 14 Together them shame and confound that seek my soul to spill Let them be driven back with shame that wish me hurt or ill verse 15 For a reward unto their shame let them quite wasted be That in scorn and rejoycing say Aha aha to me verse 16 Let them in thee be glad and joy who thee do seek alwaies Let such as thy salvation love say still to God be praise verse 17 Yet the Lord thinks upon me still though poor and weak I be Thou art my God my Saviour stay not O Lord from me Psalm 41. BLessed is he that poor weak mens condition wisely weighs And them relieves the Lord shall him set free in evil days verse 2 The Lord will him Preserve alive and blesse him in the land And thou wilt not deliver him into his enemies hand verse 3 Him will God strengthen on the bed of his pining disease And in his sicknesse thou wilt make his bed and give him ease verse 4 I said when I was griev'd O Lord be merciful to mee And heal my soul for by my sin I have offended thee verse 5 Mine enemies speak ill of me when shall he die they say So that his name from off the earth may perish quite away verse 6 When he to see me comes he speaks smooth words but in his heart Doth heap up mischief which he tells when he doth forth depart verse 7 My foes against me do conspire and whisper secretly Concerning me to work my hurt they plot maliciously verse 3 Some fearful plague doth cleave to him say they and some strange pain And surely now he lieth down he shall not rise again verse 9 Yea my familiar friend whom I trusted assuredly That eat bread with me lift his heel against me scornfully verse 10 But Lord be merciful to me and up again me raise That I may justly them requite according to their waies verse 11 By this I know that certainly I favour'd am by thee That now mine enemy hath no cause to triumph over mee verse 12 But as for me thou me upholdst in mine integritie Thou sett'st me thee before and hast me ever in thine eye verse 13 The Lord the God of Israel blest from everlasting be To everlasting yea Amen Amen gladly say we Psalm 42. Like as the hinde after the brooks of waters pants and brays So my soul panteth after thee O Lord my God always verse 2 My soul for God the living Lord doth thirst uncessantly O when before the Lord my God come and appear shall I verse 3 Tears flowing from mine eyes have been my meat both night and day While to my soul continually where is thy God they say verse 4 My soul in me is poured out when this I think upon How I with the great multitude into Gods house had gone With them into Gods house went I with voice of joy and praise With the great multitude that kept the solemn holidays verse 5 Why art thou now cast down my soul what doth disquiet thee Wait still on God for him I shall yet praise for helping mee verse 6 My God my soul 's cast down therefore upon thee think I will From Hermonites and Jordans land and from the little hill verse 7 At thy great water spouts loud noise deep unto deep doth call And over me come furiously thy waves and billows all verse 8 Yet God his mercies will command by day by night with me Shall be his song and pray'r to God God of my life is he verse 9 Thus will I say to God my rock why me forgett'st thou so And why do I thus mourning walk oppressed with my soe verse 10 They wound my soul as with a sword within my bones when me My foes reproach and say my God where is he where is he verse 11 Why art thou now cast down my soul why thus with grief opprest Art thou disquieted in me in God still hope and rest verse 12 For yet I know I him shall praise who graciously to me The health is of my countenance yea mine own God is he Psalm 43. Against th'ungodly plead my cause O Lord and judge for me And from the man of frauds and wrongs save me and set me free verse 2 For of my strength thou art the God why dost thou cast me by Why mourn I for th' oppression of my strong enemy verse 3 Send out thy mercy and thy truth that they may lead me still And may me to the Temple guide and to thine holy hill verse 4 Then will I to Gods Altar goe to God my joy alwaies Yea on my harp O God my God will I set forth thy praise verse 5 Why art thou now cast
water they have spilt their bloud about Jerusalem As for their bodies there is none takes care to bury them verse 4 To all our neighbours bordering neer a vile reproach are we A scorn and mocking stock to those that round about us be verse 5 How long O Lord for evermore shall thus thine anger last And shall thy burning jealousie like fire devour and waste verse 6 Upon the Heathen pour thy wrath that have not known thy name And on the Kingdomes all that have not call'd upon the same verse 7 Thy servant Jacob they have now devoured and destroi'd His habitations they have wholly laid waste and void verse 8 O now forget our former sins and us prevent in haste With tender mercies for we now down very low are cast verse 9 For th' honour of thy holy name our Saviour us relieve And for thy names sake purge away our sins and them forgive verse 10 Why should the Heathen say where is their God let him be known Among them by revenging of the bloud-shed of his own verse 11 Ev'n in our sight of prisoners receive the sighs and cry By thy great power preserve such as appointed are to die verse 12 Into their bosomes seven fold to our neighbours repay Those vile reproaches Lord wherewith they lade thee day by day verse 13 So we thy folk and pasture sheep will give thanks unto thee For ever and shew forth thy praise to all posterity Psalm 80. O Thou that Joseph like a flock shepherd of Israel Dost lead shine brightly forth that dost between the Cherubs dwell verse 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and in Manassehs sight To come and save us in distresse shew forth thy pow'r and might verse 3 Turn us O God bring us again from our Captivity And cause thy face on us to shine then saved shall we be verse 4 O Lord thou God of hosts how long wilt thou thus angry bee Against thy peoples pray'r and sutes which they present to thee verse 5 Thou feedst them with such sorrows that their bread with tears they eat Thou dost give them their tears to drink in measure full and great verse 6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours that be neer Our enemies amongst themselves at us do laugh and jeer verse 7 Turn us again O God of hosts from our captivitie And cause thy face on us to shine then saved shall we be verse 8 Thou hast a Vine from Egypt brought by thine out-stretched hand And thou hast cast the Heathen out to plant it in their land verse 9 A large room thou prepar'dst for it that it might thrive and grow And mad'st it fill the land where it had ta'en deep root below verse 10 And with the shadow of the same the mountains cov'red were The boughs that did from it shoot out like cedars did appeare verse 11 Her mighty boughs from sea to sea she spread on every side Her branches to the river great Euphrates multipli'd verse 12 Why hast thou then her fences all and hedges thus down cast That all that passe along the way her branches break and waste verse 13 The fierce wilde boar out of the Wood turns up her roots apace Her branches wilde beasts of the field eat up before our face O Lord of hosts return again we pray thee unto thine Look down from Heaven and behold and visit this thy Vine verse 15 The Vineyard which with thy right hand thou plantedst carefully The branch which thou mad'st strong that it might bring forth fruit to thee verse 16 Behold it is burnt up with fire and it is quite cut down Thy people perish when thou dost in wrath upon them frown verse 17 Upon the man of thy right hand let thy right hand remain On him whom thou mad'st strong and didst for thine own self maintain verse 18 And then will we no more go back nor from thee ever fall O quicken and raise up our hearts we on thy name will call verse 19 Turn us O God of hosts again from our captivity And cause thy face on us to shine then saved shall we be Psalm 81. SIng unto God our strength and might lift up aloud your voice Unto the God of Jacob sing and make a joyful noise verse 2 Take up unto you now a psalm the timbrels hither bring The pleasant harp and psaltery that we may sweetly sing verse 3 In the new Moon the Trumpet blow as God gave us command On solemn feasts in general assemblies of the Land verse 4 For this a statute was ordain'd by God to Israel A law which Jacobs God them gave that they might keep it well verse 5 In Joseph this a law he made when he went from the land Of Egypt where the speech I heard I did not understand verse 6 I from the heavy burthens took his shoulder clean away His hands were also quite set free from making pots of clay verse 7 In trouble thou didst call on me and I did set thee free From the dark cloud whence thunder comes I straight ways answer'd thee At the waters of Meribah I did thee prove and try Where murmuring thou didst of me ask water grudgingly The Second Part. verse 8 Hear O my people and I will declare my law to thee My servant Israel if thou wilt hearken unto mee verse 9 Besides my self amongst you then no strange God shall allow Nor worship any other God nor shall unto it bow verse 10 I am the lord thy God I thee brought up from Egypt land Open thy mouth and I will it fill with an open hand verse 11 But for all this they would not hear my voice when I did chuse For mine own people Israel me did utterly refuse verse 12 Therefore in wrath I gave them up by their lusts to be led And so in their own counsels still they vainly wandered verse 13 O that my people unto me had hearkned what I said And Israel had walked in my ways and me obey'd verse 14 I would have quickly by my pow'r subdu'd their enemies And turn'd my hand against all those that did against them rise verse 15 Gods enemies should soon themselves have humbled him before Their states and prosp'rous times should have endur'd for evermore verse 16 I would have fed them with the crop and finest of the wheat And made the rock with honey drop that they their fill might eat Psalm 82. IN the assembly of our God the Lord himself doth stand And he doth judge amongst the gods and rulers of the land verse 2 And thus against them pleads How long will ye unrighteously Give sentence thus and wicked men accept so partially verse 3 Defend the poor and fatherlesse when they of wrongs complain And judge for the afflicted ones the poor mans cause maintain verse 4 Deliver poor and needy men from those of pow'r and might And from the hand of wicked men let free and rid them quite verse 5 They know not nor will understand
that call on thee shew'st mercy plenteously verse 6 When I unto thee pray O Lord attend and bow thine ear And of my supplications the voice be pleas'd to hear verse 7 In time when troubles compasse me I will to thee complain For certainly I know that thou wilt answer me again verse 8 Amongst such as are Gods esteem'd none Lord is like to thee Nor any works unto thy works may once compared bee verse 9 The nations all throughout the world which thou didst make and frame Before thee come and worship shall and glorifie thy name The Second Part. verse 10 For thou Lord art exceeding great all power is thine own Thou workest strange and wondrous things for thou art God alone verse 11 Teach me thy way of truth O Lord I will walk in the same Unite my heart and soul in one to fear thy holy name verse 12 Thee will I praise O Lord my God with all my heart and I For ever more thine holy name will highly glorifie verse 13 Because thy mercy towards me in greatnesse doth excell My self thou hast delivered even from the lowest hell verse 14 O God the proud against me rise terrible men are met In Troups to seek my life they have not thee before them set verse 15 But thou full of compassion Lord and gracious hast been found Long-suffering and in mercy and in truth thou dost abound verse 16 O turn thee unto me O Lord and mercy on me have Strengthen thy servant and the son of thine own handmaid save verse 17 On me some sign of favour shew that all my foes may see And be ashamed Lord when thou dost help and comfort mee Psalm 87. UPon the holy mountains Gods foundations do abide verse 2 God Zions gates loves more then all Jacobs dwellings beside verse 3 Exceeding great and glorious things reported are abroad Of thy great name Jerusalem thou city of our God verse 4 Rahab and Babylon with Tyre and Cush and Palestine To those that know thee will I name that these converts of thine verse 5 Were born in them of Zion too it shall be said these men Were born in her the high'st himself shall her establish then verse 6 Yea when God shall his own record thus shall his reck'ning be Of any man amongst them nam'd in Zion born was he verse 7 Both singers and the players on instruments there shall be My springs of graces and of joys and comforts are in thee Psal 88. O Lord that art the God to me of my salvation I have cry'd day and night to thee in pray'r and made my moan verse 2 Before thee let my prayer come hearken unto my cry verse 3 My soul is troubled sore my life unto the grave draws nigh verse 4 I counted am as one of those that to the pit descend As a weak man they me esteem and one that hath no friend verse 5 Shut out as one dead like the slain that lie in grave forgot Quite cut off from thine hand and care whom thou remembrest not verse 6 In a most loathsome dungeon thou hast laid me down below In darknesse and in dang'rous deeps that do me overflow verse 7 Thy fearful indignation upon me hard doth lie Thou with thy waves and billows dost afflict me grievously verse 8 My friends thou hast put far from me to them I loathsome grow I am with griefs so compass'd in that forth I cannot goe verse 9 Because of mine affliction Lord I daily mourn for grief I daily call and stretch my hands to thee for some relief The Second Part. verse 10 Those that are dead Lord wilt thou cause thy wondrous works to see Shall they arise out of their graves and praises give to thee Shall all thy loving kindnesses men in the grave declare Or they speak of thy faithfulnesse that in destruction are verse 12 Shall in the darknesse be made known thy wonders manifold In the land of oblivion shall thy righteousnesse be told verse 13 But unto thee do I O Lord daily lift up my cry And in the morning with my pray'r prevent thy face will I. verse 14 Why dost thou then O Lord in wrath cast off my soul from thee And why the favour of thy face dost thou thus hide from mee verse 15 I am afflicted from my youth and ready still to die Thy terrours which I suffer still distract me fearfully verse 16 The fiercenesse of thy wrath like waves hath clean gone over me Thy terrours have me quite cut off which I suffer from thee verse 17 Like over-flowing waters still they round about me came And by them all together met encompassed I am verse 18 My friends and such as did me love thou hast put far from me And into darknesse them remov'd that mine acquaintance be Psal 89. THE mercies of the Lord will I for ever sing and will With my mouth shew thy faithfulnesse unto all ages still verse 2 For I have said that mercy shall for ever settled be Thy faithfulnesse established in Heav'n it self by thee verse 3 A Cov'nant with my chosen I have made firm to abide Which unto David by an oath I surely ratifi'd verse 4 That I thy seed establish will for ever to endure And unto generations all will build thy Throne most sure verse 5 The Heav'ns shall shew with joy and mirth thy wondrous works O Lord Thy Saints shall in thy Church on earth thy faithfulnesse record For in the Heavens to the Lord who may himself compare Amongst the sons of mighty ones who with him equall are verse 7 The Saints in their assemblies ought the Lord greatly to fear He must be rev'renced of all that come about him near verse 8 O God the Lord of hosts who can like thee a strong Lord be Thy truth and faithfulnesse do as a girdle compasse thee verse 9 The sea though raging furiously thou rulest at thy will The waves though mounting up on high thou makest calm and still verse 10 Thou Egypt strongly didst beat down as one that wounded is And with thy mighty arm thou hast dispers'd thine enemies The Second Part. verse 11 The heaven is thine the earth is thine and by thy pow'r and will The great wide world thou founded hast and all that doth it fill verse 12 The North and South from thee alone their first beginning had Both Tabor West Hermon East In thy name shall be glad verse 13 Thou hast O God an arm of strength that worketh mightily Strong is thy hand and thy right hand in pow'r exceeding high verse 14 In justice and in judgement doth thy thrones foundation lie Mercy and truth shall go before thy face continually verse 15 O those that know the joyful sound a blessed people be In the light of thy countenance Lord they shall walk with thee verse 16 All the day long shall they rejoice because thy name is nigh And in thy righteousnesse and truth shall be exalted high verse 17 For of their strength thou
only art the glory and the praise And in thy favour shall our horn exalted be always verse 18 For God the Lord is our defence who doth us safety bring The holy One of Israel is our almighty King verse 19 Then to thy holy One thou spak'st and saidst in vision A mighty one I have advanc'd and have laid help upon Whom I out of the people chose David I did anoint verse 20 With holy oil my servant whom I found and did appoint The Third Part. verse 21 With whom my hand and pow'r shall be confirm'd and stablished And by my mighty arm shall he always be strengthned verse 22 The enemy on him shall not any exaction lay Nor shall the son of wickednesse afflict him any way verse 23 I will beat down before his face all his malicious foes And will them greatly plague that doe in hatred him oppose verse 24 With him my mercy and my truth shall be continually And in my name his horn shall be exalted graciously verse 25 The power of his hand will I unto the seas extend Of the rule of thy right hand shall the rivers be the end Thou are my father he shall cry thou art my God alone Thou only art the strength and rock of my salvation verse 27 I likewise vvill him make and call my first-born my delight He shall the Kings of th' earth excel in glory and in might verse 28 For him my mercy promised for ever keep I will And my unchanged Covenant shall with him stand stedfast still verse 29 Yea his seed also will I make for ever to endure And as the days of heav'n his throne shall stable be and sure verse 30 If his children forsake my law vvalk not in my judgements verse 31 But break my statutes and do not keep my Commandements The Fourth Part. verse 32 Then their transgression with the rod visit on them will I And sharply chastise them with stripes for their iniquity verse 33 My loving kindnesse ne'rthelesse I will not utterly Take from him nor my faithfulnesse suffer to him to lie verse 34 My Covenant shall continue still that will I never break Nor ever alter will that thing vvhich once my lips did speak verse 35 Once sware I by my holinesse and that perform will I With David I will promise keep to him I will not lie verse 36 His seed and his posterity for ever shall endure And his throne as the Sun shall be before me settled sure verse 37 Or as the Moon which in the skie for ever standest fast A faithful witnesse of my truth so shall his kingdome last verse 38 But now thou wholly hast cast off and abhorr'd utterly And hast with thine anointed one been wroth exceedingly verse 39 The Covenant with thy servant made thou wholly broken hast And hast profan'd his glorious Crown and to the ground it cast verse 40 Yea farther thou hast broken down in wrath his hedges all Thou his strong holds hast overthrown that they to ruine fall verse 41 To all that by the way do passe a spoil and prey is he And a reproach he is to those that neer him dwelling be The Fifth Part. verse 42 The right hand of his opposites thou hast set up on high Thou hast made all his enemies rejoice exceedingly verse 43 The edge thou also of his sword hast turned in his hand And hast nor strengthned him that he might in the battel stand verse 44 The brightnesse of his glory thou hast made to cease and waste And thou his throne of Majesty unto the ground hast cast verse 45 Thou of the flower of his youth the days hast shortned And thou as with a garment him with shame hast covered verse 45 How long Lord wilt thou hide thy selfe shall thy wrath ever last And shall thine anger evermore like fire consume and waste 47 Remember now how short a time I shall on earth remain If life be spent in miseries thou hast made man in vain verse 48 What man is he that lives on earth and death shall never see And from the power of the grave what man his soul can free verse 49 Thy former loving kindnesses O Lord where are they now Those which in truth and faithfulnesse to David sworn hast thou verse 50 Remember Lord the soul reproach of all thy servants dear How I the scorns of mighty ones do in my bosome bear verse 51 Wherewith thine enemies O Lord reproaches laid upon Reproaches on the footsteps of thine own anointed one verse 52 Now let the holy Lord our God for us be blest for aye Amen amen with heart and voice let all the people say Psalm 90. A Dwelling place of safety thou hast been to us O Lord In all our wandrings in times past a place of sure abode verse 2 Before the mountains were brought forth the earths and worlds great frame Thou God from all eternity for ever art the same verse 3 Thou to destruction dost crush weak man with grief and pain And to the sons of men thou say'st to dust return again verse 4 Though life a thousand years could last it seemeth in thy sight As yesterday when it is past or as a watch by night verse 5 Thou like a floud sweep'st them away and as asleep they be In morning as the grasse they are which soon we changed see verse 6 In the morning it flourisheth and grows up fair and green But in the evening cut down and with'red it is seen verse 7 By thy wrath in this wildernesse quickly consum'd are we And troubled by thine anger fierce and much affrighted be verse 8 Thou all our foul iniquities hast set before thine eyes And the light of thy countenance our secret sins espies The Second Part. verse 9 For all our days do in thy wrath come to a speedy end And as a tale that men do tell our days and years we spend verse 10 Scarce threescore years and ten the days of our short life may bee And if by reason of their strength men fourscore years do see Yet is the pride of all their strength but pain and misery And that at length is soon cut down and we away do fly verse 11 Who of the sons of men doth know what pow'r thine anger hath To bring his heart to fear thee still according to thy wrath verse 12 Teach us the number of our days wisely O Lord to weigh That unto wisdome then betimes our hearts apply we may verse 13 How long vvilt thou in wrath proceed return some favour show Of thy decree against thine own O Lord repent thee now verse 14 O satisfie us speedily Lord with thy mercy free That all our days we all rejoice may and be glad in thee verse 15 According to the days wherein affliction we have had As years of evil we have seen long time now make us glad verse 16 O let thy work of grace appear now in thy servants sight And to their children after them shew forth
his fame Then the red sea did he rebuke and dried up it was Through deep as through the vvildernesse he made his people passe The Second Part. verse 10 And from his hand that hated them he did his people save And from the power of their foes to them redemption gave verse 11 Waters cover'd their enemies not one was left alive verse 12 Then they believ'd his Word and praise to him in songs did give verse 13 They soon forgat his works nor on his counsel did rely verse 14 But in the vvildernesse for flesh lusted exceedingly verse 15 And in the desart tempted God who gave them their desire But leannesse sent on them though they had what they did require verse 16 They also Moses in the Camp envied spitefully And against Aaron murmured the saint of God most high verse 17 Therefore the earth open'd her mouth and Dathan swallowed And all the Congregation of Abiram covered verse 18 In their assembly kindled was an hot consuming fire And the devouring flames burnt up the vvicked in Gods ire verse 19 In Horeb where God spake with them they there a calf did frame A molten image they did make and worshipped the same verse 20 And thus their glory ev'n their God most vainly changed they Into the likenesse of an oxe that eateth grasse or hay verse 21 And they their God and Saviour unkindly did forget Who had for them in Egypt done things marvellous and great The Third Part. verse 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham and fearful things to see verse 23 At the red sea wherefore he said that them destroy would hee Had not his chosen Moses stood before him in the breach That from destroying them at once his wrath he might impeach verse 24 Yea they despis'd that pleasant land vvhich he had sworn to give And his sure promise and his word these vvould they not believe verse 25 But they did murmure in their Tents and there rebelled they And to the vâ—icâ— of God their Lord refused to obey verse 26 Therefore he by himself did swear in lifting up his hand Them in the desart to destroy e're they should see the land verse 27 And that in future ages all their seed should be destroi'd And by his hand be scattered in strange lands far and wide verse 28 To Baal-Peor they themselves did join and cleaved fast And there they of the sacrifice of idols dead did taste verse 29 Thus vvith their own inventions they did so far provoke The Lord to anger that forthwith the plague upon them broke verse 30 Then stood up Phinehas in his zeal and those sinners did slay And did just judgement execute and then the plague did stay 31 And this to him for righteousnesse accompted was by grace To be rewarded unto him and his from race to race The Fourth part 32 At the waters of Meribah they did him angry make So that with holy Moses too it vvent ill for their sake verse 33 Because vvith grudging they provok'd his spirit so grievously That he in passion with his lips spake unadvisedly verse 34 Nor as the Lord commanded them did they the Nations slay verse 35 But with the Heathen mixt themselves and of them learn'd their way verse 36 Thus they did serve their idols which to them a snare became verse 37 Their sons and daughters offered to idols to their shame verse 38 And bloud of innocents they did ev'n of their children shed Whom unto filthy idols they of Canaan offered verse 39 Thus vvas the land defil'd vvith bloud and they with their own vvay And with their own inventions a whoring went astray verse 40 Therefore against his people was the Lords wrath kindled sore And ev'n his own inheritance he therefore did abhor verse 41 Into the hands of Heathen men he gave them for a prey Their enemies that hated them over them bare the sway The Fifth Part. verse 42 Their enemies did them oppresse by vigorous commands And into base subjection they vvere brought under their hands verse 43 Full often from distresse had he delivered them before But vvith their own inventions they still provok't him more And for their sins they vvere brought low and weakned grievously verse 44 Yet when he saw them in distresse he hearkned to their cry And he for them to mind did call his Covenant speedily verse 45 And after his rich mercies he repented tenderly verse 46 And favour he caus'd them to finde ev'n in the sight of those That led them captives from their land and vvere their cruel foes verse 47 Save us now and deliver us O Lord our gracious God And gather us that scatter'd are in Heathen lands abroad That we unto thy holy name may render thanks alwaies And being saved joyfully may triumph in thy praise verse 48 Blest the Lord God of Israel be to eternity Let all the people say Amen praise ye the Lord on high Psalm 107. O Give ye thanks unto the Lord our God for good is he And his mercies exceeding great to everlasting be verse 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord thus of his mercy say Whom he hath from his enemies hand redeem'd and brought away verse 3 Out of the lands wherein they were dispersed and distrest He gathered them from North and South from East and from the West verse 4 They wandred in the wildernesse in a forsaken way And where they could no City finde therein to dwell and stay verse 5 They hungred and thirsted in them their soul did pine away verse 6 Then they in trouble cri'd to God and he freed them that day verse 7 From their distresses and he led them forth by the right way To Cities that were dwelt in where they might in safety stay verse 8 O give due praises to the Lord for his great goodnesse then And for his strange and wondrous works amongst the sons of men verse 9 For he the longing soul in want doth fully satisfie With goodnesse souls that hungry be he filleth plenteously The Second Part. verse 10 Such as do in sad darknesse sit and in deaths dismal shade Whom sore afflictions bind as we do men with irons lade verse 11 Because against the voice of God they walkt rebelliously And all the counsel did contemn of him that is most high verse 12 Their stout hearts therefore he brought low with great troubles and grief And when they fell down there was none to help or give relief verse 13 Then did they in their trouble cry unto the Lord for aid And he freed them from their distresse according as they prai'd verse 14 Then did he out of darknesse bring and from deaths shadow take And of their great afflictions their bonds in sunder brake verse 15 O give due praises to the Lord for his great goodnesse then And for his strange and wondrous works done to the sons of men verse 16 For he the mighty gates of brasse hath broken by his might And the strong bars of iron he
but vvalk in darknesse on All the foundations of the earth out of due course are gone verse 6 I unto you high titles gave and said that Gods you be That of the highest God you are the children all of ye verse 7 But like the rest of mortall men you die and perish must And like to other Princes you shall fall and turn to dust verse 8 Arise O God to judge the earth do thou thy self advance Thou shalt all Nations challenge as thine own inheritance Psalm 83. KEep not thou silence now O God no longer hold thy peace Remove not still O God nor cause thy vvorking hand to cease verse 2 For now behold thine enemies rise up tumultuously And they that hate thee vaunt themselves and lift their heads on high verse 3 For they against thy people have conspired craftily And have against thine hidden ones resolved cruelly verse 4 Come let us cut them off say they that they no more may be A nation nor shall Israels name be kept in memory verse 5 They do all vvith one heart and minde together counsel take Yea against thee O Lord they do their combination make verse 6 There vvere the tents of Edomites there Ismaels children were With them were join'd the Moabites the Hagarens were there verse 7 Gebal and Ammon joined do with Amalek conspire With them the Philistims agree with those that dwell at Tyre verse 8 To them hath Ashur join'd his foree in league with them is he That to Lots children he an aid and arm of strength may be verse 9 As to the Midianites thou didst so deal thou with them here As with Jabin and Sisera the brook of Kison neer verse 10 Which were at Endor slain and there did perish utterly Their bodies in the fields cast out like dung on earth did lie The Second Part. verse 11 Let all their noble men O Lord like Zeb and Oreb fall As Zeba and Zalmunna were make thou their Princes all verse 12 Who proudly said into our hand let us Gods houses take Yea all his houses through the land our own possession make verse 13 But O my God make thou them like to wheels that cannot stay As stubble doth before the winde so let them fly away verse 14 Or as the flame of fire the wood consumeth speedily And on the mountains burns the thorns and briars when they 're dry verse 15 As with a tempest with thy wrath pursue them speedily And vvith thy fury like a storm do thou them terrifie verse 16 Cover O Lord and fill their face with their deserved shame That they confounded thus O Lord at length may seek thy name verse 17 Let them be to confusion brought and troubled very sore And put to a perpetual shame and perish evermore verse 18 That men may know that thou whose name Jehovah is alone Art most high over all the earth and besides thee is none Psalm 84. HOw lovely is thy dwelling place O Lord of hosts to me Thy Tabernacles glorious more then can expressed be verse 2 My soul within me longs yea faints the Courts of God to see My heart and flesh cry out aloud my living God for thee verse 3 The sparrow findes her out an house the swallow hath a nest Wherein she laies her young but I for my feet finde no rest Thine Altars O thou Lord of hosts my Lord God and my King verse 4 Blest are they that dwell in thine house to thee still praise to sing verse 5 Yea blessed are those men to whom thou art their strength and stay That with their hearts and whole desires to thine house mindes the way verse 6 When through the Valleys dry they go where wells they dig up still The rain from Heaven doth them all most plentifully fill verse 7 From strength to strength they walk on stil unwearied they bear Their travel till before the Lord in Zion all appear verse 8 Hearken O Lord the God of hosts to that which I do pray O God of Jacob give an ear to that which I do say verse 9 O God our shield and our defence Behold and look upon And graciously accept the face of thine anointed one verse 10 Because within thine house one day is better to abide Then in another place to stay a thousand days beside verse 11 Much rather would I keep a door in the house of my God Then dwell in tents of wickednesse as now I do abroad verse 12 For God the Lord our Sun and shield will grace and glory give And no good thing withholds from those that do uprightly live verse 13 O Lord of hosts that man is blest and happy still shall bee Whose heart by faith doth ever rest and firmly trust in thee Psalm 85. O Lord our God unto thy Land thou hast done graciously Thou hast brought Jacob back again from his captivity verse 2 Thou to thy people didst forgive their great iniquities And all their sins which they had done hast cov'red from thine eyes verse 3 Thou all thy wrath hast quite withdrawn which on them heavy lay And from the fiercenesse of thy wrath hast turned clean away verse 4 O God of our salvation return us back again Unto our former state from us O Lord thy wrath refrain verse 5 Why shall thine anger never cease but still lie upon us And shall thy wrath itself extend unto all ages thus verse 6 Wilt thou not us restore again and quicken us that we Who are thy people evermore in thee may joyful be verse 7 Thy mercy and thy favour Lord shew us and us relieve And thy salvation in thy love unto us freely give verse 8 Now vvill I hear what God will say for he with peace will blesse His Saints and folk but let them not return to foolishnesse verse 9 Surely to such as do him fear is his salvation nigh That glory now may in our land abide continually verse 10 For faithful truth and mercy free shall now together meet And righteousnesse and peace with kisse shall there each other greet verse 11 Truth and uprightnesse on the earth out of mens hearts shall spring And faithfulnesse from Heaven shall look down and blessings bring verse 12 Yea every good thing shall the Lord give to us bounteously And then our lands with fruits shall us abundantly supply verse 13 Before his face shall righteousnesse go forth which shall us lead And in the way shall set us so that we his steps may tread Psalm 86. DO thou O Lord bow downn thine ear and hear me graciously And help me and consider Lord that poor and weak am I. verse 2 Preserve my soul for I am one that favour'd is by thee O thou my God thy servant save that puts his trust in thee verse 3 Be merciful to me O Lord to thee I daily cry verse 4 Rejoice thy servants soul O Lord for unto thee do I verse 5 Lift up my soul thou Lord art good and pardon'st graciously And unto those