Why help'st Thou not when I implore Nor hear'st when I through anguish roare verse 2 O God by day to Thee I cry But Thou Thy audience dost deny And in the night when I should sleep My sorrowes will not silence keep verse 3 But Thou in Holinesse dost dwell O Thou the praise of Israel verse 4 Our Fathers plac'd their trust in Thee And Thy deliverance set them free verse 5 They cry'd to Thee surpriz'd with feare And from Confusion saved were verse 6 But I a worme and no man am Reproach of men and peoples shame verse 7 7 Beholders Me their pastime make Shoot out their lip their head they shake verse 8 He trusted God that He would save See if from him he safety have verse 9 But Thou didst take me from the womb And ever since my hope become verse 10 On Thee when on the breast I hung And from the birth my care was flung verse 11 When trouble 's neare O be not far Since left to me no helpers are verse 12 For many bulls with bellowing sound Strong bulls of Bashan girt me round verse 13 They gape like Lions Me about verse 14 I am like water powred out My bones disjoynted torture crackes My heart within me melts like Waxe verse 15 My strength is like a Pot-sheard dry'd My tongue up to my Palate ty'd verse 16 Thou brought'st me down unto the grave For dogs my life encompast have Assemblies of the wicked meet They pierced have my hands and feet verse 17 My bones stick out consum'd and bare Whil'st they remorselesse on me stare verse 18 They now to part my garments hast And Lots upon my vesture cast verse 19 But be not far from me O Lord verse 20 My soule deliver from the sword verse 21 My darling save from rav'ning jawes Of dogs and from the Lions pawes For thou hast heard me from the hornes Of fierce assayling Unicornes verse 22 I to my brethren will proclaime The Praises due to Thy great Name verse 22 Yee that fear God all Iacobs line And Israëls seed in Prayses joyne verse 24 Th' afflicted He did nere despise Nor hid His face but heard their cries verse 25 My praise and vowes devout to Thee Shall in thy Church performed be verse 26 He to the meeke will plenty give The hearts that seek Him ever live verse 27 Far as the world extends it 's bound Religious Converts shall be found They shall remember and implore And ev'ry Kindred Him adore verse 28 For God's the Kingdome is whose sway All Nations of the Earth obay verse 29 The rich who on Earth's fatnesse feed Ev'n to the Soule that dies for need All from the throne unto the dust Before Him bow and worship must verse 30 All these shall serve Him in their seed And sons to God adopted breed verse 31 Who to succession shall proclaime His righteousnesse and awfull Name PSAL. XXIII verse 1 THe Lord my Shepheard is and guide I shall no want abide verse 2 He makes me lye in fruitfull meads And by stil waters leads verse 3 My Soule to danger given ore He doth againe restore And guides me in the righteous path His Name elected hath verse 4 Yea though in vale of darknesse lay'd Or death's more ghastly shade I feare no ill Thy rod and staffe Direct and keep me safe verse 5 Thou dost for me a plenteous fare Before my foes prepare Thou dost with oyle annoint my head My flowing Cup doth shed verse 6 Thy mercy sure shall me attend Untill my Life doth end And in the House of God will I Remaine Eternally PSAL. XXIV verse 1 EArth is the Lords with hir encrease And all that there have place verse 2 He founded it upon the Seas And made the floods hir base verse 3 Who in God's Holy Place shall stand Or on His Hill appeare verse 4 He who is pure in Heart and hand Nor to deceive doth sweare verse 5 He blessings shall from God receive And righteousnesse from high verse 6 This is their race who God believe And to His sight are nigh verse 7 Lift up yee Gates lift up your head Yee Doores Eternall spread The King of Glory shall come in And his approach begin verse 8 Who is the Great and Glorious King Of whom our Praises sing The Lord in Battaile mighty This The King of Glory is verse 9 Lift up yee Gates lift up your Head Yee Doores Eternall spread The King of Glory shall come in And his approach begin verse 10 Who is the Great and Glorious King Of whom our Praises sing The Lord in Battell mighty This The King of Glory is PSAL. XXV verse 1 WIth Thoughts lift up to Thee O God my Soule doth flee verse 2 To shame O never me expose Nor triumph of my foes verse 3 Let those be free from shame Who wait upon Thy Name But let them feele it who Thy Lawes Transgresse without a cause verse 4 Thy wayes unto me shew Teach me Thy truth to know verse 5 Thou art the God do'st me defend On Thee I still depend verse 6 Thinke on Thy mercies Lord Thy ancient love record verse 7 Remember not my sins of youth But save me in Thy truth verse 8 Good is the Lord His ways To sinners He displaies verse 9 The meek He will in judgment guide Who in His precepts bide verse 10 His paths with truth abound Great mercies there are found Which He unto all such doth grant Who keep his Covenant verse 11 O for Thy Names sake Lord Pardon to me afford And with my heinous crime dispense For great is mine offence verse 12 To him that feares He shewes The way which he shall chuse verse 13 His Soule shall dwell at ease his race Shall long on earth have place verse 14 To them who God do feare His secret shall appeare He will His Covenant declare To such as faithfull are verse 15 Mine eyes on God are set Who plucks me from the net verse 16 O Lord to we in mercy turne Afflicted forlorne verse 17 My heart's distresse is large O Thou my woes discharge verse 18 Looke on the paine wherein I live And all my sins forgive verse 19 Thinke on my many foes Whose hate most cruell growes verse 20 O keep my soule from scandall free Who put my trust in Thee verse 21 Let Justice me defend Who on Thy grace attend verse 22 Thy Israël O God release And all his troubles ease PSAL. XXVI verse 1 IUdge me O God for in Thy path My foot insisted hath My trust hath on Thee Lord rely'd Therefore I shall not slide verse 2 Examine me O Lord and try My reines and heart descry verse 3 Thy mercy still is in my sight Thy truth hath kept me right verse 4 I have not with vaine persons sate Or those that use deceit verse 5 Ill congregations I detest Nor am the sinners guest verse 6 In innocence I le wash my hand So at Thine Altar stand verse 7 That I may
publish in my Song What thankes to Thee belong verse 8 O Lord devoutly I affect The House Thou dost Elect. I Love the honour of that Place Thy presence deignes to grace verse 9 Shut not my soule nor judge my life With men of blood and strife verse 10 Whose arme it selfe in mischiefe lifts Whose hand is fill'd with gifts verse 11 In mine integrity I goe Save me and mercy show verse 12 So will I Praise Thee when my feet Within Thy Temple meet PSAL. XXVII Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 GOd my Salvation is and Light What terrour then shall me affright My life 's sole strength He is and aid Of whom then shall I be afraid verse 2 When wicked men mine enemies Conspiring did against me rise When they approach'd my flesh to eat They stumbling fell in their retreat verse 3 Although an host encamped were My heart their numbers shall not feare And though a War against me rise My confidence shall them despise verse 4 One thing of God I have desir'd That I unto His House retir'd Might spend my dayes there grow old His Temples beauty to behold verse 5 For He when times of trouble threat Will me in his Pavilion seat Within His Tabernacle hide And safety on a rock provide verse 6 And now my head up-lifted shall Behold my foes encircling fall Therefore glad Songs and sacrifice With praises to Thy throne shall rise verse 7 Heare O my Lord and when I cry In mercy to my voyce reply verse 8 When Thou command'st Seek ye my face My heart O Lord seek Thee saies verse 9 Hide not Thy face from me in ire Nor leave me helplesse I desire verse 10 Who when my Parents me forsake Wilt me unto Thy favour take verse 11 Teach me O Lord Thy wayes to tread In pathes of truth and plainnesse lead verse 12 Nor leave me to their cruell will Who raise false witnesse me to kill verse 13 I fainted had but for beleife In endlesse life to find releife Wait on the Lord of courage be O wait on Him will strengthen Thee PSAL XXVIII verse 1 TO Thee O Lord my Rock I cry Forbeare not to reply Least I be if Thou silence keep Like those in death that sleep verse 2 Heare Thou the voyce of my request In accents lowd exprest When I with lifted hands entreat Before thy Mercy seat verse 3 O draw me not with sinners hence Whose works are Thy offence Who when their hearts would mischiefe wreake Peace to their neighbour speake verse 4 Give them according to their deeds And wicked labours seeds And in the workes they did invent Render their punishment verse 5 Because Gods works they set at nought And what His hand hath wrought He cast them to destruction shall Nor build them when they fall verse 6 Blessed be God who when I pray'd Became my shield and aid verse 7 Therefore my heart in Songs of Praise With joy His fame shall raise verse 8 He His Annointed doth defend Strength to His Servants send verse 9 Thy people save Thine Heritance To endlesse blisse advance PSAL XXIX verse 1 YEe Mighty in your Race and Tribe Glory to God ascribe verse 2 In beauty of His holinesse His Name adore and blesse verse 3 The Lord by His commanding voyce Brings downe the Waters noyse The Glorious God the Thunder makes Which earth's foundation shakes verse 4 He rules the Sea with pow'r from high Dreadfull in Majesty verse 5 His voyce when He in fury speakes The lofty Cedars breaks verse 6 Like sporting Calves the Mountaines skip Great Lebanon doth leap And Syrion by his Motion borne Like a young Unicorne verse 7 His voyce the flames of fire divides From clouds when Lightning glides verse 8 At His rebuke the desart quakes And barren Kadesh shakes verse 9 Bring forth He makes the frighted Hinds Rends forrests with His Winds And all His glory must declare Who in His Temple are verse 10 God sits above the Watry maine Doth King for ever reigne verse 11 He will His peoples strength encrease And blesse them long with peace PSAL. XXX Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 O Lord I Thee will magnifie For Thou hast lifted me on high Nor madest me a scorne to those Who were my lifes professed foes verse 2 O Lord my God I cry'd to Thee Who hast in mercy healed me My Soule Thou broughtest from the grave And from the pit of Hell didst save verse 4 O all ye Saints your voyces raise To sing your Makers endlesse praise Remember still with thankes to blesse And magnifie His Holinesse verse 5 For but a Moment lasts His wrath His favour life restored hath Our weeping may endure a night But joy comes with the morning light verse 6 In my prosperity I said My bases are for ever lay'd I shall not from my place remove But stand supported by Thy love No change of times or fortunes hate Can overthrow my happy state For thou my Mountaine mad'st so strong I shall on earth continue long Yet whilst exalted in my thought I was to suddaine trouble brought And soon as Thou didst hide Thy face My comforts vanish'd hence apace verse 8 Then unto Thee O Lord did I With humble supplication cry I did to God my plaint addresse Thus powring forth my heavinesse verse 9 O Thou most Glorious most Good What profit is there in my blood What triumph canst Thou gaine by it When I goe downe into the pit Shall silent dust or darknesse have A tongue to praise Thee in the grave Or those in earth who closed are From their low Cells Thy truth declare verse 10 O Lord Thine eare of mercy lend And from Thy dwelling succour send verse 11 For Thou the cause for which I mourn'd Hast into Songs and Dances turn'd My Sack-cloath Thou didst off me take And cheerfull robes of gladnesse make verse 12 That I Thy praises might renew To whom incessant thankes are due PSAL. XXXI Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 IN Thee O Lord I put my trust Save me from shame as Thou art just verse 2 Bow downe Thy gratious eare with speed Be Thou my strong defence at need verse 3 For Thou my Rock do'st me protect O for Thy Names sake me direct verse 4 Pull me from out the dang'rous net Which they for me have closely set verse 5 My spirit I to Thee commit For Thou O God did'st purchase it verse 6 I hate all those love vanities But on the Lord my trust relies verse 7 I joy in Thy compassion show'n Who hast my Soule in trouble know'n verse 8 Thou didst from hostile hands discharge To liberty my feet enlarge verse 9 Have mercy Lord and send reliefe Mine eye and soule both wast with griefe verse 10 Through sin I sigh away my dayes My bones consume my strength decayes verse 11 My foes reproach my neighbours fright I am whilst friends avoid my sight verse 12 Like to the dead I sit forgot And
long shall I without reliefe Take counsaile of my griefe How long wilt Thou my soule expose To hir insulting foes verse 3 Consider Lord my Prayer heare When I my hands up-reare Lighten mine eyes ere losse of breath Cause me to sleep in death verse 4 Lest that mine enemy prevaile Triumphing when I faile And those that trouble me be glad When they behold me sad verse 5 But in thy Mercy Lord and Grace My constant trust I place My glad heart shall rejoyce alone In thy salvation verse 6 I will my gratefull Anthems sing Unto the Heavenly King Who with such bountifull regard His servants doth reward PSAL. XIV Sing this as Psalme 100. verse 1 THe fool within his heart hath said There is no God that all things made Corrupt and wicked are their facts Nor is there one who goodnesse acts verse 2 The Lord from Heaven downe did looke And view of all mans children tooke To see if any knowledge sought Or upon God would place his thought verse 3 But all of them are gone aside And in their filthinesse abide Throughout their numbers there is none That good performeth No not one verse 4 Do then all knowledge thus defy Those workers of iniquity Who eat my people up as bread And never God have worshipped verse 5 Affrighted they and stricken were With great amaze and sudden feare For God amongst the righteous race Is ever present by His Grace verse 6 The poore mans counsaile and his faith Your shamelesse malice mocked hath Because he God his refuge makes And sure protection from Him takes verse 7 O who that Israël may live Salvation will from Sion give When God shall His from bondage free Then Iacobs race shall joyfull bee PSAL. XV verse 1 LOrd who shall in thy dwelling bide Or on Thy Hill reside verse 2 Ev'n he whose life and deeds are right Whose words in truth delight verse 3 He who reviles not with his tongue Nor doth his neighbour wrong Who none with slanders doth backbite Or undeserved spight verse 4 Who in his pure impartiall eyes Vile persons doth despise But love and honour doth afford To them that feare the Lord verse 5 Whose mind not alters if he sweare Though he a looser were verse 6 Nor by extortion wealth contracts Nor lawlesse use exacts Nor to betray the innocent For wicked bribes is bent verse 7 Who so doth this shall never move Out of his Makers love PSAL. XVI Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 PReserve O God and succour mee Who put my faithfull trust in Thee verse 2 Thou O my Soule to Him hast said Thou ar't my Lord and only aid To Thee my goodnes not extends No merit nor perfection lends verse 3 But my delight on Saints is plac'd By most excelling vertues grac'd verse 4 Their sorrowes shall be multiply'd Who have on other Gods rely'd To These I no burnt offering Nor bloody sacrifice will bring Of them I neither mention make Nor in my lips their Names will take verse 5 Thou only Who my portion ar't Shalt have the duties of my heart God fills my Cup and doth advance The lot of mine inheritance verse 6 My lines in pleasant places lay'd A wealthy heritage have made verse 7 Thee therefore will I ever bless Who gav'st me counsell in distress And by Thy warnings do'st invite My reines to serve Thee in the night verse 8 I set the Lord before mine ey And hold Him in my memory Whil'st He assists at my right hand I stedfast and unmoved stand verse 9 This glads my heart my Glory shall Rejoyce how low so ere I fall And in the grave my flesh shall rest With hope to Rise againe possest verse 10 Thou wilt not leave my Soul in Hell Eternally condemn'd to dwell Nor sufferest Thy Holy one In death to see corruption verse 11 Thou wilt the path of Life declare At whose Right Hand and Presence are Such pleasures which no time shall end And joyes no thought can comprehend PSAL. XVII verse 1 LOrd heare the right my cry attend My pray'r which lips unfeigned send verse 2 Judge me and with impartiall eye Behold my causes equity verse 3 Thou prov'st my heart and in the night Visit'st and try'st and find'st me right I in my purpos'd thoughts professe That never shall my mouth transgresse verse 4 Thy word hath kept me from mens works And pathes where the destroyer lurkes verse 5 Hold up my goings in thy way That so my footsteps never stray verse 6 I call'd on thee who ar't inclin'd My voyce to heare my speech to mind verse 7 O shew thy kindnes thou whose hand Sav'st them that trust when foes withstand verse 8 Keep as the Apple of the eye And by Thee shadow'd let me lye verse 9 From wicked men and deadly foes Whose strong oppressions me enclose verse 10 For they with fatnes swoll'n and pride verse 11 Have compass'd us and closely ey'd verse 12 Like Lions greedy of their prey Or Lions whelps they lurking lay verse 13 Arise O Lord and in thy frowne Both disappoint and cast him downe Deliv'rance to my soul afford From wicked men who are thy sword verse 14 From men I say who are thy hand To punish sinners in the land Whom pleasures of the world enslave And in this life their portion have Thou giv'st them treasure at their will Their belly do'st with plenty fill Who full of Children at their death Their substance to their race bequeath verse 15 But I behold Thy glorious sight And presence will in endlesse light And wak'd from death with thee abide With Thy blest likenesse satisfi'd PSAL. XVIII Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 I Thee will love O Lord my pow'r Thou art my fortresse rock and tow'r verse 2 My God my trust my confidence My horne of safety and defence verse 3 To God most prais'd I send my Cries Who saves me from mine enemies verse 4 When pangs of circling death prevail'd And floods of wicked men assail'd verse 5 I compass'd am with paines of Hell The snares of death about me dwell verse 6 To God I cry'd distrest and griev'd Who from His Temple me reliev'd verse 7 The earth then trembled at His wrath Which Hir foundations shaken hath verse 8 A smoake from out His nostrills came And from His mouth devouring flame verse 9 He bow'd the Heavens and came downe Beneath His feet was darknesse throw'n verse 10 On flying Cherubs He did ride verse 11 On wings of Wind through Heaven glide Thick darknesse His Pavilion made And watry Clouds the sky orelay'd verse 12 Yet at His brightnesse those gave place Whilst haile and fire powr'd down apace verse 13 13 His voyce was heard in thunders loud And coales fell from the breaking Cloud verse 14 His shafts dispers'd them as they flew Their force His darted lightnings slew verse 15 The Oceans Chanell did appear The world's foundations naked were At Thy rebuke O Lord and blast Which Thy incensed Nostrills
like Midian them confound Whose sword themselvs did wound Like Sisera O make them all Who did at Kishon fall verse 10 Be they as Iabin swoll'n with pride Whose dreadfull Armies dy'd Their carkasses in Endor flung Were spread on earth as dung verse 11 Let Oreb's Zeb's Zalmunna's fate Reward their Princes hate verse 12 Who said let us our force address Gods Houses to possess verse 13 My God! O make them like a wheele As straw in winds to reele verse 14 As raging fires their fuell burn And Hills to ashes turn verse 15 So with Thy tempest them pursue With stormes their fear renew verse 16 O Lord their faces fill with shame That they may seek Thy Name verse 17 Let them confounded ever stand And perish by Thy hand verse 18 That men may know Iehovahs Name Rules all this earthly frame PSAL. LXXXIV verse 1 HOw lovely Thou great Lord of war Thy Tabernacles are verse 2 My longing soule is faint and pain'd Whilst from thy Courts restrain'd My heart my flesh with all that give Me pow'r to move or live Cry loud till they admitted be The living God to see verse 3 Yea Sparrows find a house to rest The Swallow builds hir nest Their young they to thine Altar bring O Lord my God and King verse 4 Blessed are they who all their daies Thee in thy Temple praise verse 5 Blest in the man whose strength Thou art Whose wayes direct his heart verse 6 Who passing through the mournfull vale Where springs and comforts faile Make wells in Baca's barren plaine And pooles to fill with raine verse 7 They go from strength to strength nor faint Through wearinesse or want Till to thy House approaching neare In Sion they appeare verse 8 Lord God of Hosts my prayer heare O Iacob's God give eare verse 9 O God our Shield looke downe with grace On Thine Annointed's face verse 10 One day which in Thy Courts He spends Thousands of ours transcends I 'ld rather keep a door with thee Then all earth's glory see verse 11 For God our shield our Sun and light Crownes those that walk upright Nor failes all good such men to give Who in His Statutes live verse 12 O Lord of Hosts great God of Might Who dwell'st in endlesse light How blessed shall that servant be Who puts his trust in Thee PSAL. LXXXV verse 1 LOrd to thy land Thou good hast been Which hath Thy favour seen Thou Iacob's Off-spring hast set free From thtir captivitie verse 2 Thou thy forgivenes didst dispense To cover all offence verse 3 Thou hast remov'd Thy wrath which burn'd And from thy fiercenes turn'd verse 4 Turne us O God of health and peace O cause Thine anger cease verse 5 Wilt Thou displeas'd for ever be With all posterity verse 6 Wilt Thou not us againe receive Thy peoples joyes enlive verse 7 Lord shew That mercy which we want And Thy salvation grant verse 8 I will what God declares attend For He His peace will send And cures His Saints of all their paine If they not sin againe verse 9 For His salvation is near To such as do Him fear That glory in our land may dwell And all things prosper well verse 10 Mercy with Truth united is Justice and Peace do kisse verse 11 Truth springing out of earth is strook And Right from Heav'n doth look verse 12 The Lord shall give us all things good Our land yield store of food verse 13 Before Him Righteousnes shall go His wayes and steps to shew PSAL. LXXXVI verse 1 BOw down thine eare Lord to my cry Poor and in misery verse 2 Preserve my guiltles soul whose faith On thee depended hath verse 3 Shew mercy Lord for all the day Before thy throne I pray verse 4 Rejoyce thy servants soul which he Lifts up O Lord to thee verse 5 Thou good and gratious do'st live And ready to forgive Thou plenteous mercy keep'st in store For all who Thee implore verse 6 Unto my prayer Lord give eare My supplications heare verse 7 In time of trouble and of greife Thou sendest me releife verse 8 Among earths Gods or Pow'rs Divine No works are like to thine verse 9 The Nations all whom Thou didst frame Shall glorifie Thy Name verse 10 Thou wonders do'st Great God alone verse 11 Thy way to me make know'n My heart unto thy feare unite Who in thy name delight verse 12 Then I my faculties will raise To honour Thee with praise verse 13 Who do'st my soul in mercy save From the devouring grave verse 14 O God! the proud against me rise In furious companies Ungodly men my life have sought Who set thy pow'r at nought verse 15 But Thou a God compassionate Whose mercies not abate Long suff'ring art and patient To pardon sinners bent verse 16 O turne to me in love againe Let me thy pity gaine Give strength and from destruction O save Thine hand-maids son Some token of thy favour deigne Which may my haters shame Because Thou Lord ha'st brought me aid And art my comfort made PSAL. LXXXVII verse 1 UPon the Holy Mountaines brest Where God Himself doth rest By His protection firmely stay'd Are Her foundations lay'd verse 2 The Lord who Sion did elect Hir gates doth more affect Then all the num'rous tents beside Where Jacob's sons abide verse 3 Ierusalem thou City faire God's dwelling and His care Of thee thou throne of Iudahs Kings Are spoken glorious things verse 4 I wil strong Rahab mention With high-towr'd Babylon The scorched Ethiopian lands The plaines where Tyrus stands Philistia too shall reck'ned be With those acknowledg me verse 5 For ev'ry quarter of the earth Gives Sions children birth God shall establish Hir on high Hir numbers multiply When Nations far dispersed shall Be gather'd at His call verse 6 And when the Lord His Churches fruits With all Hir Sons computes They shall amongst His people know'n Be counted for his own verse 7 The Singers too rehearsed are Who there His praise declare From whence arise fresh springs of Grace To water ev'ry place PSAL. LXXXVIII Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 TO Thee O Lord who me do'st save Both day and night I cryed have verse 2 Lend to my voice a gratious eare verse 3 Whose troubled soul to death draws neare verse 4 Cast down to earth I mongst the dead verse 5 Am only free and numbered Like those who in the grave forgot By thee cut off corrupt and rot verse 6 Thou in the lowest pit ha'st layd And darkest deeps my cov'ring made verse 7 I am hard pressed by Thy wrath And every wave afflicted hath verse 8 Thou mine acquaintance hast remov'd And sever'd me from those I lov'd Their friendship turned is to hate My life shut up and desolate verse 9 My weeping eye doth daily mourne My hands stretch'd out my hopes forlorne verse 10 Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead To praise Thee rais'd and wakened verse 11 Shall the devouring grave declare How true thy
To Thy bright throne ascend on high verse 2 Hide not Thy face in time of need But answer my request with speed verse 3 For all my daies away consume Like to the smoak or rising fume My bones like fired brands became Burnt up scorch'd in sorrowes flame verse 4 My heart like grass is withered And I forget to eat my bread verse 5 I wast and pine in daily groanes That scarse my flesh cleaves to my bones verse 6 Like Pelicans remov'd from sight Or Owles in desarts shunning light verse 7 As sparrowes their lost mates bemoane So do I watch and sit alone verse 8 I with reproach all day am torne Of enemies against me sworne verse 9 I ashes eat instead of bread And drink the tears my sorrows shed verse 10 Which mischeifs from thy wrath are grow'n Since thou who rais'd hast cast me down verse 11 Thus like the dark declining shade Or dying flow'r I hourely fade verse 12 Yet thou O Lord dost still endure From times successive change secure verse 13 Thou therefore shalt in mercy rise And Sion help which ruin'd lies The time is come for hir repaire verse 14 Whose stones and rubbish prized are Thy servants pity hir neglect And on hir dust with sighs reflect verse 15 So shall the Heathen feare Thy Name And Kings Thy Majesty proclaime verse 16 When God shall Sions buildings reare And in His glory shall appeare verse 17 He will regard the poor man's suit And not despise the destitute verse 18 This shall be written for record That after Times may praise the Lord Second Part. verse 19 The Lord from high His beams display'd And out of Heaven earth survay'd verse 20 The Captives setters to unty And Pris'ners save condemn'd to dy verse 21 That so in Sions blessed hill And Salem which His wonders sill verse 22 They may His name and praise declare When all the people gather'd are verse 23 He hath my strength to weaknes brought My Short'ned dayes are come to nought verse 24 So that to God I thus did pray O take me not as yet away Nor cast me off from this lifes stage In prime of youth and mid'st of age For though My dayes be few and fraile Thy yeares O God will never faile verse 25 Thou Lord hast earth's foundation lay'd And by Thy hand the Heav'ns were made They all shall perish and decay And in their time consume away Like to a garment when grow'n old They shall nor use nor motion hold But though the world and they must fall Thy Being is perpetuall verse 27 Yea as a vesture worne and chang'd Is from it's gloss and forme estrang'd So Shalt Thou change this massy frame Yet still Thy selfe abide the same verse 28 And like Thy selfe from changes freed Thou wilt prolong Thy servants seed Whose children shall remaine with Thee And in Thy sight establisht be PSAL. CIII As Psalme 51. verse 1 MY Soul thy best devotion raise To bless the Lord and sing His praise verse 2 O never unremembred be The benefits He powr'd on thee verse 3 Whose pardon doth all sins release And keep thy body from disease verse 4 Who thee redeem'd to death cast downe And doth thy life with mercies crowne verse 5 Who with good things shall fill thy mouth And eagle-like renew thy youth verse 6 He by right judgment hath redrest All such as are by wrong opprest verse 7 His wayes have Know'n to Moses been The Israelites His works have seen verse 8 All which His will and nature shew To mercy swift to vengeance slow verse 9 He will not alwayes with us chide Nor let His anger long abide verse 10 Nor deales according to our sin Nor have our crimes rewarded bin verse 11 For high as Heav'n is earth above So large so boundless is his love verse 12 Removing all our sins as far As East and West divided are verse 13 Yea like a Father 's to his Son To us is his compassion verse 14 He knowes our frame too weak to trust Remembring that we are but dust verse 15 The daies of man like to the grass Or fading flow'r to nothing pass verse 16 Which blow'n and shaken by the wind Leave neither place nor print behind verse 17 His goodnes though confirm'd and sure To childrens children doth endure verse 18 Ev'n unto such whose cleare intents Walk after His Commandements verse 19 The Lord in heav'n prepares His throne And governs all the world alone O therefore bless that pow'rfull Lord Who made and rules us by His word verse 20 Ye Angels that in strength excell And never 'gainst His word rebell verse 21 Ye winged Ministers who still Prepared are to act His will Ye Heav'nly hosts and creatures all verse 22 Bless Him and at His foot-stool fall Lastly my Soul thy Maker praise And bless His goodnes all thy daies PSAL. CIV. As Psalme 51. verse 1 MY Soul the Lord for ever bless O God! Thy greatnesse all confess Whom Majesty and honour vest verse 2 In robes of Light eternall drest He Heaven makes his Canopy verse 3 His chambers in the waters ly His Chariot is the cloudy storme And on the wings of wind is borne verse 4 He Spirits makes His Angels quire His Ministers a flaming fire verse 5 He so did earth's foundations cast It might remaine for ever fast verse 6 Then cloath'd it with the spatious deep Whose wave out swells the mountaines steep verse 7 At Thy rebuke the waters fled And hid their thunder frighted head verse 8 They from the mountaines streaming flow And downe into the Vallies go Then to their liquid center hast Where their collected floods are cast verse 9 These in the Ocean met and joyn'd Thou hast within a bank confin'd Not suff'ring them to pass their bound Least earth by their excess be drown'd verse 10 He from the hills his Christall springs Down running to the vallies brings verse 11 Which drink supply and coolnes yield To thirsting beasts throughout the field verse 12 By them the fowles of heaven rest And singing in their branches nest verse 13 He waters from his clouds the Hills The teeming earth with plenty fills verse 14 He grass for Cattle doth produce And every Herbe for humane use That so He may His creatures feed And from the earth supply their need verse 15 He makes the clusters of the vine To glad the Sons of men with wine He oyle to cheere the face imparts And bread the strength'ner of their hearts Second Part. verse 16 The trees which God for fruit decreed Nor sap nor moyst'ning vertue need The lofty Cedars by His hand In Lebanon emplanted stand verse 17 Unto the birds these shelter yield And Storks upon the fir-trees build verse 18 Wild goats the hills defend and feed And in the Rocks the Conies breed verse 19 He made the changing Moone appeare To note the seasons of the yeare The Sun from Him his strength doth get And knows the measure of his Set.
Who keep'st the poor from suff'ring wrong And help'st the needy 'gainst the strong verse 11 False witnesse did against me rise And things unknowne to me devise verse 12 For good they me reward with ill To spoile my soule and life to spill verse 13 Yet when they lay in sicknesse cast I did for them both pray and fast verse 14 As for my friend or brother borne Or for my Mother did I mourne verse 15 But of my trouble glad they joyn'd Yea abjects in my scorne combin'd verse 16 The mocking hypocrites at feasts By flowting me delight the guests verse 17 How long wilt Thou looke on O Lord Nor reskue to my soule afford O save me from destructions jawes My darling from the Lions pawes verse 18 Then in the great assembly I Will thanks and praises multiply verse 19 Let not insulting foes despise Or wink upon me with their eyes verse 20 They speake not peace but practise strife Disturbing those of quiet life verse 21 Their mouth 'gainst me they opened wide Ha ha our eye hath seene it cry'd verse 22 O Lord Thou their despight dost see Nor silence keep nor absent be verse 23 Stirre up Thy selfe to judgment wake My cause to Thy protection take verse 24 O judge me in Thy truth least they verse 25 With joy We have him swallow'd say verse 26 But let confounding shame them cloath Who love my hurt my quiet loath verse 27 Let them that favour my just cause Extoll the Lord with lowd applause Whose goodnes doth his servant raise verse 28 And still my tongue shall speake Thy praise PSAL. XXXVI verse 1 MY heart of the transgressor saith No fear of God he hath verse 2 Himselfe he flatters in conceit Becomming all mens hate verse 3 His mouth doth fraud and sin devise He is nor good nor wise verse 4 He mischeife on his bed contrives By wayes abhorred thrives verse 5 Up to the clouds Thy mercies reach The hills Thy justice teach verse 6 Thy judgments Lord who all dost keep Are like th' un-fathom'd deep verse 7 How doth Thy love excell Thy wing Man-kind ore-shadowing verse 8 Thy house to them full plenty brings Who drinke of Thy pure springs verse 9 Thou hast lifes springs and in Thy sight We shall behold the light verse 10 Thy kindnesse Lord and grace impart To the upright in heart verse 11 Let not the foot of pride prevaile Nor wicked hands assaile verse 12 Downe are they fall'n who ills devise And never shall arise PSAL. XXXVII Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 FRet not thy selfe nor envious be At those that work iniquity verse 2 For they shall soon to nothing passe Cut downe and wither'd like the grasse verse 3 Trust in the Lord be doing good So shalt thou dwelling have and food verse 4 Delight in Him and for thy hire He give thee will thy hearts desire verse 5 Commit thy selfe to his sole care By whom our actions crowned are verse 6 Thine innocence Hee 'l bring to light Cleare as the day or noon-tide bright verse 7 Rest then on Him nor 'gainst those fret Whose wicked projects prosper yet verse 8 And cease from wrath least anger may To greater evils thee betray verse 9 For wicked ones are cut away But good men long on earth shall stay verse 10 The Sinners vanish in short space Though sought thou shalt not find their place verse 11 Yet shall the meek unshaken stand Inheriting the promis'd land Their blessings here on earth encrease With plenty crown'd and lasting peace verse 12 Ill men with fury and despight By plots would circumvent th' upright verse 13 But God shall laugh and them defie Whose vengefull day is comming nigh verse 14 Their sword is draw'n their bow is bent To slay the just is their intent verse 15 But by their sword themselves shall dy And all their bowes shall broken ly verse 16 A good mans lot though small is more Then wicked rich mens wealthy store verse 17 Destruction shall their armes enfold But God the righteous doth uphold verse 18 The Lord accounts the just mens age And will prolong their heritage verse 19 In evill times not sham'd nor griev'd In dayes of famine still reliev'd verse 20 But Gods enraged enemies Shall vanish as the Smoakes that rise Dissolv'd and melted into fume As doth the fat of Lambs consume verse 21 The wicked borrow but not pay The good both lend and give away verse 22 Such as be blest possesse the land The bad cut off and cursed stand Second Part. verse 23 A good mans steps God orders right Who doth in His commands delight verse 24 Though fallen he shall rise againe For God's right hand doth him sustaine verse 25 I have been young and now am old Yet never did my eyes behold The just forsaken or unfed Or see his children beg their bread verse 26 He mercy shewes and lends in need And ever blessed in his seed verse 27 Depart from evill and doe well That you with Him may ever dwell verse 28 God judgment loves His Saints not leaves But sinners of their race bereaves verse 29 The just His promis'd land possesse And dwell in endlesse Happinesse verse 30 In judgment and discourses wise A righteous mouth will exercise verse 31 Gods Law doth in his heart abide Nor shall his goings ever slide verse 32 Though wicked persons daily wait To shed his blood confederate verse 33 God lets him not condemned ly Or by a wrongfull sentence dy verse 34 Wait on the Lord and keep His way That He to life exalt thee may When thou the wicked men shalt see Cut off and quite extinguish'd be verse 35 I in great pow'r have ill ones seen Like spreading Lawrells fresh and green verse 36 Yet pass'd he by and soon was gone Not found againe nor thought upon verse 37 Marke the upright the just intend For such a man in peace shall end verse 38 But sinners to destruction cast Are in their death cut off at last verse 39 God to the righteous help doth raise He is their strength in troubled dayes His aid shall save them from th' unjust Because in Him they plant their trust PSAL. XXXVIII Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 LOrd let me not in anger wast Nor Thy rebukes in fury tast verse 2 Thy piercing arrowes deeply wound Thy pressing hand doth me confound verse 3 My sickly body finds no ease Because my sinne doth Thee displease Nor will that guilt Thou dost detest Afford my troubled conscience rest verse 4 My sins like to a torrent grow'n My sinking head have overflow'n They burthen me with care and feare And are become too great to beare verse 5 My sores and wounds corrupted smell My foule offence and folly tell verse 6 Bow'd downe with trouble and forlorne By night I wake by day I mourne verse 7 My Ioynes diseas'd my flesh unsound And all my body seems one wound verse 8 I feeble am with anguish broake And roare