me in his right paths even for his owne Names sake verse 4 And though I were even at deaths doore yet would I feare none ill Thy rod thy staffe do comfort me and thou art with me still verse 5 Thou hast my table richly stor'd in presence of my foe My head with oile thou dost anoint my cup doth overflow verse 6 Thy grace and mercy all my daies shall surely follow me And ever in the house of God my dwelling place shall be PSAL. XXIIII THe earth is Gods and wholly his the fulnesse of it is The world and those that dwell therein he made and they are his verse 2 For firmly he hath founded it above the sea to stand And laid below the liquid flouds to flow beneath the land verse 3 Who is the man O Lord that shall ascend into thy hill Or passe into thy holy place there to continue still verse 4 Whose hands are harmless and whose heart no spot there doth desile His soule not set on vanitie who hath not sworne to guile verse 5 That man the blessing from the Lord assuredly shall have And he shall righteousnesse receive from God that doth him save verse 6 This is the generation of them that seek him right Jacobs true seed that of thy face doth seek the blessed fight verse 7 Ye gates lift up your heads doors which everlasting be Then entring in by you ye shall the King of glory see verse 8 But who of glory is the King the Lord of strength and might The mighty Lord that conquers all in war that with him fight verse 9 Ye gates and everlasting doores your selves wide open ye And for the King of glory great an entrance there shall be verse 10 But who of glory is the King the Lord of hosts is he He is the King to whom most due all praise and glory be PSAL. XXV I List mine heart to thee my God and guide most just Now suffer me to take no shame for in thee do I trust verse 2 Let not my foes rejoyce nor make a scorne of mee And let them not be overthrowne that put their trust in thee verse 3 But shame shall them befall which harme them wrongfully Therefore thy pathes and thy right waies unto me Lord descry verse 4 Direct me in thy truth and teach me I thee pray Thou art my God and Saviour on thee I wait alwayâ—… verse 5 Thy mercies manifold I pray thee Lord remember Think on thy loving kindnesses for they have been for ever verse 6 My sins and faults of youth forgive Lord and forget In mercy free remember me and for thy goodnesse great His mercie is full sweet his truth a perfect guide Therefore the Lord will sinners teach and such as go aside verse 8 The humble he will teach his precepts for to keep He will direct in all his waies the lowly and the meek verse 9 And all the pathes of God are truth and mercy still To those that do his covenant keep and do obey his will The second part verse 10 Now for thy holy Name O Lord I thee intreat To grant me pardon for my sin for it is wondrous great verse 11 Whoso doth feare the Lord the Lord doth him direct To lead his life in such a way as he doth best accept verse 12 His soule shall evermore in goodnesse dwell and stand His seed and his posteritie inherit shall the land verse 13 All those that feare the Lord his secret well do know â—…nd unto them his covenant he by his spirit doth show verse 14 Toward my gracious God mine eies are ever set â—…e is my Saviour and shall pluck my feet out of the net verse 15 With mercy me behold to thee I make my moane For I am poore and desolate and comfordesse alone verse 16 The troubles of my heart are multipli'd indeed Bring me out of this miserie necessity and need verse 17 Behold my povertie mine anguish and my paine Remit my sin and mine offence and make me clean againe O Lord behold my foes how they do still increase Pursuing me with deadly hate that faine would live in peace verse 19 Preserve and keep my soule save and deliver me And let me not be overthrowne because I trust in thee verse 20 And let found uprightnesse in safety me preserve For on thee do I wait whose love keeps those that do thee serve verse 21 Deliver Lord thy Saints which on thy Name do call Redeem O God thine Israel out of his troubles all PSAL. XXVI LOrd be my Judge and thou shalt 〈◊〉 my pathes be right and plaine I trust in God and therefore hope still stedfast to remaine verse 2 Prove me my God I thee desire my waies search out and trie As men do prove their gold with fire my reines and heart espie verse 3 For I thy loving kindnesse great before mine eies do lay And I have walked in thy truth and kept that holy way verse 4 I do not love to stay and sit with them whose deeds are vaine To come in house I do refuse with the deceitfull traine verse 5 The congregation I do hate of sinners vehemently I will not sit with wicked men their company I flye verse 6 Mine hands in innocence I wash and do my sins forsake Then I thine altar compasse Lord mine offering there to make verse 7 And there to spread abroad thy praise with words of thankfulnesse And solemnly thy mighty workes of wonder to expresse verse 8 The habitation of thy house Lord I have loved well And in that place I do delight where doth thine honour dwell verse 9 Oh shut not up my soule with them in sin that take their fill Nor yet my life among those men that seek much bloud to spill verse 10 Who do imploy their hands might to practise mischiefe still And whiles of justice sale they make bribes their right hands do fill verse 11 But I in my integritie still walking will abide Redeem me and thy mercy grant when I through frailty slide verse 12 My foot stands in an even place thy grace doth set it right I therefore will thee praise O Lord in all the peoples sight PSAL. XXVII THe Lord is both my health light shall man make me dismaid Sith God doth giveme strength might why should I be affraid verse 2 My wicked enemies and my foes drew neere me to devoure But when against me they arose they fell with all their power verse 3 Although an host the field doth fill my heart yet fearlesse is Though warre against me rise I will be confident in this verse 4 One thing I of the Lord desire and beg it vehemently The same of him I will require and seek it instantly That while I live my dwelling place may in Gods house be still To see the beauty of his face and to inquire his will verse 5 In troublous times he shall me hide within his place most pure And keep me secret by his
verse 4 Come let us cut them off they say that they no Nation be Let Israels name be put away when none can Israel see verse 5 In counsell they with one consent together joyned be They are with mischievous intent confederate against thee verse 6 There were the tents of Edomites there Ismaels children were With them were joyn'd the Moabites the Hagarens were there verse 7 Gebal and Ammon joyned be with Amalek they conspire With them the Philistims agree and those that dwell at Tyre verse 8 Ashur his force to theirs bath laid in league with them is he That to Lots children he an aid and arme of strength may be verse 9 But thou like Midian make them all and such as Sisera was With his King Jabin who did fall where Kishâ—…s brook doth passe verse 10 As those thou didst at Endor slay slay these that thee withstand Make them like those whose bodies lay as dung upon the land The second part verse 11 And let their slaughtered Noble men like Zeeb and Oreb fall As Zeba and Zalmunna then now make their Princes all verse 11 Who proudly said Into our hands let us Gods houses take Let us his houses through the land our owne possessions make verse 13 But O my God like wheeles them make that run and do not stay As winds away the chaffe do take so make them flie away verse 14 As fire doth consume a wood and it to ashes turne And as the mountaines high that stood the lightning flames do burne verse 15 So let thy tempest furiously them drive and on them light And let thy storme sent from on hie with terrour them affright verse 16 Cover O Lord and fill their face with their deserved shame That they may humbly begge thy grace and seek thy glorious Name verse 17 Yet more let them consounded be and veâ—…t continually Yea be they put to shame by thee and perish fearfully verse 18 That men may know that only thee they should Jehovah call And thee alone on earth to be the Highest over all PSAL. LXXXIV HOw lovely is thy dwelling place O Lord of hosts to me The Tabernacles of thy grace how pleasant Lord they be verse 2 My thirsty soule longs vehemently yea faints thy courts to see My very heart and flesh do cry O living God for thee verse 3 The Sparrowes find a room to rest and save themselves from wrong The Swallow makes her selfe a nest wherein to lay her yong verse 4 Ev'n nigh thine altars is the place in which these birds may lie While me my God and King they chase and force far thence to flie verse 5 O those that in thy house may dwell right blest and happy be They ever thy great acts will tell and still be praising thee verse 6 And likewise blessed men are they whose stay and strength thou art Which to thy house do mind the way and seek it with their heart verse 7 For though through vallies dry they go thy grace is with them still Which like a fountain springeth so that it their pits doth fill verse 8 Thus did they go from strength to strength and all unwearied were And thus before the Lord at length in Zion all appeare verse 9 O Lord thou God of armies heare now I to thee do pray O God of Jacob give an eare to that which I shall say verse 10 Behold O God our shield with grace him that thus out is cast Look upon thine Anointeds face and bring him back at last verse 11 Because within thy courts one day is better to abide Then in another place to stay a thousand daies beside verse 12 And in my Gods deare house I could more gladly keep a doore Then in the tents of sin I would dwell with all wealth and store verse 13 For God a sun and shield that is will grace and glory give And he no good will keep from his that do uprightly live verse 14 O Lord of hosts that man is blest and happy still shall be Whose heart by faith doth ever rest and firmly trust in thee PSAL. LXXXV UNto thy land our Lord and King thou hast done graciously For Jacob thou againe didst bring from his captivity verse 2 Thou to thy people didst forgive their great iniquities All sins wherein they once did live thou cover'dst from thine eies verse 3 Thine anger so thou didst asswage that all my wrath is gone And thou art turned from thy rage with them to be at one verse 4 O God our health do now convert thy people unto thee From us let all thy wrath depart and angry cease to be verse 5 Why shall thine anger never end but still proceed on us And shall thy wrath it selfe extend upon all ages thus verse 6 Wilt thou not us to life restore and quicken us that we Who are thy people evermore in thee may joyfull be verse 7 To us thy mercy Lord declare and all our sins forgive And unto us thy flock that are thy free salvation give verse 8 Now will I hear what God will say for he with peace shall blesse His Saints and flock yet must not they returne to foolishnesse verse 9 Surely to such as do him feare is his salvation nye That glory may to us appeare and dwell here constantly verse 10 For truth and mercy here shall meet in one to take their place And peace with kisse shall justice greet and here they shall embrace verse 11 Truth with a spring the earth shall blesse and it with glory crowne And on us shining righteousnesse from heaven shall look downe verse 12 Yea God shall give us bounteously all that for us is good Our land with fruit shall us supply and give us store of food verse 13 Before him righteousnesse shall go which shall us rightly lead And in the way shall set us so that we his steps shall tread PSAL. LXXXVI O Lord to me bow downe thine eare and heare me graciously Thou that dost help the weak me heare for poore and low am I. verse 2 Preserve my soule for grace I have receiv'd a Saint to be O thou my God thy servant save that puts his trust in thee verse 3 Thy mercie Lord on me expresse and help my misery For through the day I do not cease on thee to call and cry verse 4 Comfort O Lord thy servants soule that now with paine is pin'd For unto thee Lord I extoll and lift my soule and mind verse 5 For thou art good and bountifull in pardoning very free In mercie thou art plentifull to all that call on thee verse 6 Therefore O Lord when I do pray regard and give an eare Mark well the words that I do say my supplication heare verse 7 In time when trouble doth me move to thee I do complaine Because I know and well do prove thou answerest me againe verse 8 Among the gods O Lord is none to be compar'd to thee And of all works that have been done like thine
daies thus therefore did I say verse 24 My God in midst of all my daies now take me not away From age to age eternally thy yeares endure and stay verse 25 Thou the foundations of the earth before all times hast laid And Lord the heavens are the work which thine owne hands have made verse 26 They perish shall yet evermore shalt thou endure and stay Yea like a garment shall they all waxe old and passe away verse 27 Thou â—…s a garment shalt them change and changed they shall be But thou dost still abide the same thy yeares no end shall see verse 28 The children of thy servants shall continually endure And in thy sight their happy seed shall stand for ever sure PSAL. CIII O Blesse and praise the Lord my soul and to him thankfull be Yea blessed be his holy Name by all that is in me verse 2 Give thanks to God for all his gifts shew not thy selfe unkind And suffer not his benefits to slip out of thy mind verse 3 That gave thee pardon for thy faults and thee restor'd againe For all thy weak and fraile disease and heal'd thee of thy paine verse 4 That did redeem thy life from death from which thou couldst not flee His mercy and compassion both he did extend to thee verse 5 Who with good things most liberally doth satisfie thy mouth That like the Eâ—…gles now agame rerewed is thy youth verse 6 The Lord doth justice execute for those that are opprest So that their sufferings and their wrongs are turned to the best verse 7 His waies and his commandments just to Moses he did show His counsell and his valiant acts the Israelites did know verse 8 The Lord is kind and mercifull when sinners do him grieve And he is very slow to wrath and ready to forgive verse 9 He chides not us continually though we be full of strife Nor keeps our faults in memory for all our sinfull life verse 10 Nor yet according to our sins the Lord doth us regard After our great iniquities he doth us not reward verse 11 For as the heaven in his height the earth surmounâ—…eth farâ—…e So high to those that do him feare his tender mercies are verse 12 God doth remove our sins from us and our offences all As far as is the rising Sun full distant from his fall The second part verse 13 And looâ—… what pity parents deare unto their children beare Like pity beares the â—…ord to such as worship him in feare verse 14 The Lord that made us knowes our shape our mold and fashion just How weak and fraile our nature is and how we be but dust verse 15 The daies of man are like to grasse that quickly doth decay Or like the flower right faire in field that fades full soon away verse 16 For gone it is when over it the stormy wind doth passe The place shall never know it more where once it standing was verse 17 But yet Gods mercy to his Saints for ever is and was And to their childrens children downe his righteousnesse doth passe verse 18 To such as do his covenant keep and do remember so The just commandments of his mouth that in them walk they do verse 19 The Lord his throne of majesty in heaven did prepare His Kingdome ruleth over all and all his subjects are verse 20 Ye Angels which are great in powâ—… praise ye and blesse the Lord Which to obey and do his will immediately accord verse 21 Ye noble hosts and ministers cease not to laud him still Which ready are to execute his pleasure and his will verse 22 Yea all his workes in places all where he doth rule as King Praise ye the Lord and thou my soul his praises ever sing PSAL. CIV O Praise and blesse the Lord my soul for thou art very great O Lord my God with honour cloth'd and majesty beset verse 2 With light as with a robe thy selfe thou covâ—…rest about And like a spacious curtain thou the heavens stretchest out verse 3 The beams of thy great chambers thou dost in the waters lay Thy speedy chariots are the clouds that swiftly flie away verse 4 Thou on the wings of winds dost walk and spirits thou dost take For messengers and ministers a flaming fire dost make verse 5 The firme foundations of the earth so stedfast thou dost lay That never from her fixed place she may be mov'd away verse 6 As with a garment thou the earth with the great deep dost cover The deep whose swelling waters once the mountaines flowed over verse 7 But turning back at thy rebuke they sleâ—… and would not stay And at thy thunders dreadfull voice they hasted swift away verse 8 They by the mountaines do ascend and by the vallies low To their owne home w th thou for them hast founded down do go verse 9 There hast thou set them stedfast bounds which shal them still restrain That back they never do returne the earth to drowne againe verse 10 Into the fruitfull vallies thou the crystall springs dost send Which to the sea among the hills their winding course do bend verse 11 These do give drink to every beast that dwelleth in the field And these their waters give to quench the thirst of Asses wild verse 12 By them the winged â—…owls of heavâ—… delight their nests to build Which in the branches of the trees do pleasant musick yeeld The second part verse 13 From his high chambers rainâ—… dowâ—… he watreth the dry hills And with the fruits of his owne works the spacious earth he fills verse 14 Thence for the cattell he doth cause the flowry grasse to spring And thence for service of mankind the herb he forth doth bring verse 15 That food and nourishment he migâ—… draw from the fruitfull earth And wine which the sad heart of man makes glad and cheeres with mirth verse 16 And oile to make mans face to shine and to appeare more bright And bread that to the heart of man supplieth strength and might verse 17 Thy trees O Lord are full of sap the Cedars that do stand Lebanon which planted were by thine owne mighty hand verse 18 In them the airy birds aloft do chuse their nests to make 〈◊〉 for the Stork the firre trees she doth for her dwelling take verse 19 To the wild Goats the mountaines high a place of refuge be The Conies also to the rockes do for their safety flee verse 20 Thou sett'st the Moon in heav'n by her the seasons to discerne â—…om thee the Sun his certaine time of going downe doth learne verse 21 Then thou dost shady darknes make black night is over-spread All beasts of forrests from their dens creep forth then to be fed verse 22 Then the yong Lions for their prey do roare and God entreat â—…gging in that their speechlesse speech that he would give them meat verse 23 But when the Sun doth rise away together they do flie And hiding them from light and sight downe in their
thy displeasure hot verse 2 Thine arrowes do stick fast in me thy hand doth presse me sore verse 3 And in my flesh no health at all appeareth any more This griefe I have because thy wrath is forth against me gone And in my bones there is no rest for sin that I have done verse 4 Because gone up above mine head my great transgressions be And as a weighty burden they too heavie are for me verse 5 My wounds do stink and are corrupt they very loathsome be Because my foolishnesse and sin have loathsome been to thee verse 6 I troubled and tormented am and much how'd downe am I And in great paine I all the day go mourning heavily verse 7 A loathsome sickness sills my loines my flesh hath no whole part verse 8 I feeble am and broken sore I roare for griefe of heart verse 9 Thou know'st Lord my desire my groans are open in thy sight verse 10 My heart doth pant my strength doth faile mine eies have lost their light The second part verse 11 My friends and lovers from my sore aloofe off standing are Those that to me before were neere now stand from the afarre verse 12 They that did seek my life laid snares and they that sought the way To do me hurt spake lies and thought on treason all the day verse 13 But as one deaf that heard it not I suffered all to passe As a dumb man I did become whose mouth not opened was verse 14 As one that heares not in whose mouth reproofes not framed be verse 15 For Lord I wait on thee and thou my God wilt answer me verse 16 For I have prayed that my foes rejoyce not over mee Nor magnifie themselves when they my foot to slip do see verse 17 For by the greatnesse of my griefe ready to halt am I My vexing sorrow in my sight appeares continually verse 18 For I will my transgression shew and for it I will mourne I will be sorry for my sin and from it I will turne verse 19 But yet mine enemies lively are and strong their power growes The number of them doth increase that causlesse are my foes verse 20 They also that most wickedly for good do ill reward Mine adversaries are because what 's good I sollow hard verse 21 Forsake me not my Lord my God far from me never be O Lord thou my salvation art haste to give help to me PSAL. XXXIX I Said that I would carefully take heed unto my way Lest with my tongue I should offend and it should go astray verse 2 As with a bit I will keep fast my mouth with force and might Not once to whisper all the while the wicked are in sight verse 3 I held my tongue and spake no woâ—… but kept me close and still Yea from good talk I did refraine but sore against my will verse 4 My heart grew hot within my brest while I was musing long At length the fire kindled was then spake I with my tongue verse 5 The end and measure of my daies to know Lord teach me so That I may know how fraile I am and herce must shortly go verse 6 My daies thou hast a hand-bread mâ—… mine age is in thin eie As nothing surely in his strength man is but vanitie verse 7 Man walketh like a shade and doth in vaine himselfe annoy In getting goods and cannot tell who shall the same enjoy verse 8 And Lord for what now do I wait what here can profit me Surely on thee my soule doth wait my hope is all in thee The second part verse 9 Then Lord from my transgressions all do thou deliver me And to the foolish a reproach O let me never be verse 10 I was as dumb and to complaine no trouble might me move Because I knew it was thy work who dost afflict in love verse 11 Lord take from me thy scourge and plague I can them not withstand I am consumed by the blow of thy correcting hand verse 12 When with rebukes thou dost correct man for iniquity Thou fret'st his beauty like a moth all men are vanity verse 13 Lord heare my suit and give good heed regard my teares that fall I sojourne like a stranger here as did my fathersall verse 14 Oh spare a little give me space my strength for to restore Before I go away from hence and shall be seen no more PSAL. XL. I Waited long and sought the Lord and patiently did beare At length to me he did accord my voice and cry to heare verse 2 He took me from a fearfull pit and from the miery clay And on a rock he set my feet and he did guide my way verse 3 To me he taught a Psalm of praise which I must shew abroad And sing new songs of thanks alwaies unto the Lord our God verse 4 These things a multitude shall see and seeing be affraid And fearing to the Lord shall flee and trust in him for aid O blest is he whose hope and heart fixt in the Lord remaine That with the proud doth take no part nor such as lie and faine verse 5 O Lord my God full many are the wonders thou hast done Thy gracious thoughts to us-ward far beyond mans thoughts have gone So that when I to thee intend their number to expresse Of them then can I find no end for they are numberlesse verse 6 Yet sacrifice not to require nor offrings pleas'd thou wist No not for sin or made by fire but pierc't mine eares thou hast verse 7 And then I said Behold and look O Lord I come to thee For in the volume of thy book thus it is said of mee verse 8 Thy will and pleasure to fulfill my God I do delight Thy Law is in my heart and will thy spirit there did it write verse 9 Thy justice and thy righteousnes in great resorts I tell Behold my tongue no time doth cease O Lord thou know'st full well verse 10 Within my heart I have not hid thy perfect righteousnesse But thy salvation shew I did and constant faithfulnesse The second part I kept not close thy loving mind that no man should it know The trust that in thy truth I find to all the Church I shew verse 11 Thy tender mercy Lord from me withhold not nor remove But let my safety come from thee and from thy truth and love verse 12 For evils numberlesse enfold and round encompasse mee My sins on me do take such hold that up I cannot see And surely many more they be then haires upon my head Therefore my heart forsaketh me and is discouraged verse 13 But of thy mercy gracious Lord be pleas'd to set me free O Lord with speed do thou afford thy saving help to me verse 14 Let them sustain rebuke and shame that seek my soule to spill Drive back my foes and them defame that work or wish me ill verse 15 And to reward their shame againe confounded let them be Ev'n those that joying in
my paine do say Aha to me verse 16 Let them in thee have joy wealth who thee do seek alwaies Let such as love thy saving health still say To God be praise But as for me right poore am I and lie in need full low Yet God in this my poverty doth think on me I know verse 17 Thou only my deliverer art my help and all my stay Therefore thy succour to impart my God do not delay PSAL. XLI THe man is blest that carefull is the needy to consider For when the time of trouble comes the Lord will him deliver verse 2 The Lord will him preserve alive and blesse him in the land And he will not deliver him into his enemies hand God will him strengthen on the bed where he doth faint and mourne â—…nd in his sicknesse thou O Lord his bed shalt make and turne I being pained thus did say Have mercy Lord on me â—…nd heale my soule for by my sins I have offended thee Of me mine enemies evill speak When shall he die they say 〈◊〉 so his name from off the earth may vanish quite away verse 6 To see me when he comes he speakes vaine words but then his 〈◊〉 â—…oth heap up mischief which he telâ—… when forth he doth depart verse 7 My foes against me do conspire and whisper secretly â—…gainst me to procure my hurt they plot maliciously verse 8 Some foule disease to him doth cleave they say and some strange paine And surely now he lieth downe he shall not rise againe verse 9 Yea ev'n mine owne familiar friend that trusted wâ—… by me Though he did eat my bread his heele against me lifted he verse 10 But Lord be mercifull to me and up againe me raise â—…hat I may justly them requite according to their waies verse 11 By this I know that certainly I favour'd am by thee Because mine enemy hath no cause to triumph over mee verse 13 But I in mine integrity am stablish't by thy grace And thou for ever dost me set before thy glorious face verse 13 The Lord the God of Israel blest from everlasting be To everlasting and Amen Amen say gladly we PSAL. XLII LIke as tho Hart doth pant and bray the well-springs to obtaine So doth my soule desire alway with thee Lord to remaine verse 2 My soule doth thirst and would draw neer the living God of might Oh when shall I come and appeare in presence of his sight verse 3 My teares of sorrow are become my meat both night and day While unto me continually Where is thy God they say verse 4 My soule is powred out in me when this I think upon That I with the great multitude into Gods house had gone With them into Gods house I went with voice of joy and praise Yea with the multitude that kept the solemne holy-daies verse 5 O why art thou cast down my soul what doth disquiet thee Still hope in God for him shall I yet praise for helping mee verse 6 My God my soul is much cast down but on 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 run furiously thy waves and billowes all verse 8 Yet God by day shall mercy send by night give songs shall he And to the God by whom I live my praier yet shall be verse 9 And I will say to God my rock Why me forget'st thou so And why do I thus mourning go oppressed with my foe verse 10 Like to a sword among my bones their sharp reproaches be While daily say my foes to me Thy God now where is he verse 11 O why art thou cast down my soule why thus with griefe opprest Art thou disquieted in me in God still hope and rest For yet I know I shall him praise who graciously to me The health is of my countenance yea mine owne God is he PSAL. XLIII O Lord against ungodly men me judge and pleaâ—… for me And from the man of fraud and wrong O sâ—…t me safe and free verse 3 God of my strength thou art why then thus cast me off dost thou Why for th' oppression of my foe thus mourning walk I now verse 3 O send to me thy light and truth and lead me with thy grace Which may conduct me to thy hâ—…l and to thy dwelling place verse 4 Then to Gods altar yea to God my chiefe joy go will I And on the Harp O God my God will praise thee thankfully verse 5 Why art thou then cast down my soul what â—…hould discourage thee And why with vexing thoughts art thou disquieted in me verse 6 Still trust in God for him to praise good â—…use I yet shall have He of my countenance is the health my God that doth me save PSAL. XLIIII O God we with our ears have heard our fathers have us told What workes thou in their daies hast done and in the times of old verse 2 How thou didst cast the Gentiles out by thy owne mighty hand Planting our fathers in their place and gav'st to them their land Not by their sword or arme the land of promise they possest But by thy hand thy arme and grace because thou lov'st them best O God who art my King command for Jacob victories Through thee we shall beat downe our foes which do against us rise For neither shall my sword me save nor trust I in my bow But thou dost save us from our foes and them dost overthrow In God we all the day do boast and ever praise his Name But Lord now thou hast cast us off and hast us put to shame 〈◊〉 Thou with our armies goest not forth but us thou now dost make â—…o turne our backs before our foes and they our spoiles do take 〈◊〉 Thou hast us given up like sheep for meat that slain must be â—…mong the Heathen far and wide we scattered are by thee 〈◊〉 Thou sell'st thy people yet to thee no riches do arise â—…hou sell'st them yet no wealth to thee is added by their price 〈◊〉 Unto our neighbours a reproach thou hast us made to be â—…hey mock us that dwell round about â—…o them a scorne are we The second part verse 14 Yea thou among the heathen now a by-word us dost make The Nations proudly in contempt at us their heads do shake verse 15 Thus my confusion hast thou made before me still to be Thus comes it that the shame of face doth daily cover me verse 16 Ev'n for his voice that doth reproach and speaketh blasphemy By reason of th' avenging man and cruell enemy verse 17 For all this we forgot not thee nor yet thy covenant brake verse 18 We turn not back our hearts from thee nor yet thy paths forsake verse 19 Though in the place of Dragons we sore broken are by thee And though with dreadful shade of death by thee we covered be verse 20 If our Gods Name we had
gladnesse filled be verse 12 Go walk about all Sion hill yea round about her go And tell the towers that thereupon are builded on a row verse 13 Consider her faire palaces her bulwarks mark ye well That to the following age ye may her strength and beauty tell verse 14 Because this God is ours our God for evermore is he He will not leave us but ourguide ev'n unto death will be PSAL. XLIX HEare this all people all give eare that in the world do dwell verse 2 Both high and low both rich poor together mark it well verse 3 Because my mouth the weighty words of wisdome shall impart Of understanding are the thoughts which issâ—…e from my heart verse 4 Unto an hidden parable I will encline mine eare â—…nd then will open on the Harp the secret which I heare verse 5 Why should I that redeemed am in ill daies feare or doubt When close my sins do follow me and compasse me about verse 6 The rich indeed who in their wealth do only put their trust And boast themselves in the great store of riches that do rust verse 7 None of these can their brothers soule redeem by any way Nor can he for him unto God an equall ransome pay verse 8 Their soules redemption pretious is and left it still must be Wealth cannot make him ever live and no corruption see verse 9 Por that wise men and brutish sooles die all they well perceive verse 10 And being dead to other men their wealth behind do leave verse 11 Yet their deep thought is that their house continue ever shall And their faire dwellings for their lands by their owne names they call verse 12 But yet in honour shall not man abide continually But passing hence may be compar'd unto the beasts that dye The second part verse 13 Thus a great folly plainly is their wisdome and their way Yet their posterity approves what they do fondly say verse 14 Like sheep they in the grave are laid and death doth them devoure And in the morning shall the just on them have rule and power Their beauty shall consume away and perish in the grave When for a dwelling in the dust their house they changed baye verse 15 But God will surely me redeem from hands of grave and hell For he at last will me receive with him in blisse to dwell verse 16 Then if a man grow very rich affraid thou must not be Nor when the glory of his house thou dost increased see verse 17 For he shall carry nothing hence when death his daies doth end Nor shall his glory after him into the grave descend verse 18 Though he his soul did seem to bless whiles he on earth did live For when thou to thy self dost well men will thee praises givâ—… verse 19 Yet shall he to his fathers go which have been dead before Ev'n to their generation who light shall see no more verse 20 Thus man in honour is yet whiles he understands not right His true felicity is like the beasts that perish quite PSAL. 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THe mighty God the Lord spake and the earth did call From the Sun-rising to the place where he doth set and fall verse 2 And out of Sion hill which by the Grace divine Of beauty the perfection is he gloriously doth â—…hine verse 3 Our God shall come and speak yea speak with power shall he Before him sire shall waste and stormes shall round about him be verse 4 And to the heavens cleere he from above shall call He to the earth shall call that he may judge his people all verse 5 Together let my Saints unto me gathered be Those that by sacrifice have made a covenant sirme with me verse 6 And then the heavens shall his righteousnes declare For God himself is Judge of all whose judgements righteous are verse 7 My people Israel heare speak will I from on hie Against thee testifie I will God even thy God am I. verse 8 For sacrifices few thee blame I never will Nor for burnt-offerings for the same appeare before me still verse 9 Think'st thou that I do need thy cattell young or old Or else so much desire to seed on goats out of thy fold verse 10 The beasts are all mine owne which in the world abound And all the cattell which upon a thousand hills are found verse 11 The fowles of mountaines hie are all to me well knowne Wild beasts which in the fields do lie ev'n they are all mine owne verse 12 Then need I not to thee for hunger to complaine Because the world belongs to me and what it doth containe The second part verse 13 That I the flesh of Bulls will eat once canst thou think Or else that I to quench my thirst the bloud of goats would drink verse 14 But rather to the Lord thanksgiving offer thou To the most High performe thy word and fully pay thy vow verse 15 And do thou call on me in all thy troublous daies And then I will deliver thee â—…nd thou shalt give me praise verse 16 But to the wicked traine which talk of God each day And yet their works are soule and vaine to them the Lord will say verse 17 With what a face dar'st thou my word once speak or name Why doth thy talk my Law allow thy deeds deny the same verse 18 Whereas for to amend thy life thou art so slack My word which thou dost thus pretend is cast behind thy back verse 19 If thou a thâ—…fe dost see thou joyn'st with him in sin And with unclean adulterers thou hast partaker bin verse 20 Thy mouth maliciously to evill thou dost give verse 21 Thy tongue thy neighbour to deceive by crafty words doth strive verse 22 Against thy brother neere thou sitting downe dost speak Thy tongue against thy mothers son in slanders forth doth break verse 23 These things thus hast thou done and I have silent bin Thou thought'st that I was like to thee who dost delight in sin verse 24 But I will thee reprove for thine iniquities And I will them in order set plainly before thine eies verse 25 Consider this with feare ye that forget the Lord Lest into pieces you he teare when none can help afford verse 26 Whoso doth offer praise he glorifieth me And he that doth uprightly walk shall Gods salvation see PSAL. LI. ACcording tothy goodnesse great have mercy Lord on me Blot out my sins for numberlesse thy tender mercies be verse 2 From mine iniquity and sin Lord throughly wash thou mee For my transgressions I consesse my sin I ever see verse 3 Against thee thee alone have I sin'd and transgrest thy Law Before thee evill have I done thy glorious eies it saw verse 4 That when thou sentence dost pronounce thou justifi'd maist be And wholly cleere when thou for sin dost judge and chasten me Bâ—…hold in wickednesse my shape and being I receiv'd â—…infull of sin and flesh of flesh my mother me conceiv'd But â—…o the
the Cymbals loud and cleare with gladnesse give him praise And on the Cymbals sounding high aloft his praises raise verse 5 Let every creature that hath breath with one consent agree To praise the Lord that breath doth give the Lord still praised be Of him and through him and to him are all things to whom be glory for ever Amen Psalmes of harder and lesse usuall Tunes corrected and the Tunes not altered BEcause to sundry Congregations Families and Persons the harder Tunes of divers Psalmes by custome or skill are easie and delightfull which delight as it makes them desired so it may also make the Psalmes themselves more used and familiar These Psalmes are now set forth corrected whereof they had great need that satisfaction be not wanting to a reasonablè desire or a profitable delight PSAL. LI. MErcy Lord mercy grant to me Of thy great goodnesse and free grace And as thy mercies many be Blot out my faults my sins deface verse 2 Defil'd I am with spots of sin O throughly from them wash thou me Foule mine iniquities have bin From them let me be cleans'd by thee verse 3 For I with griefe and sins deep sense Acknowledge mine iniquities My loathsome sin and mine offence Do still appeare before mine eies verse 4 Against thee only sin'd have I And done this evill in thy sight Which doth thy sayings justifie And cleare thee in thy judgments right verse 5 Behold thou know'st and I confesse My shape in sin I did receive And me defil'd with wickednesse At first my mother did conceive verse 6 Behold thou that dost search the heart Truth in the inward parts dost love And thou shalt in the hidden part Make me know wisdome from above verse 7 With sprinkling hyssope purge thou me And clean I shall be in thy sight Wash me and being wash't by thee Above the snow I shall be white verse 8 Of joy and gladnesse make me heare Within my soule the pleasant voice That so the bones which broken were Made whole by thee may now rejoyceâ—… verse 9 From my great sins O hide thy face And turne away thy purest eies And by thy free forgiving grace Blot out all mine iniquities verse 10 O Lord create in me a heart Clean and unspotted in thy sight Renew in my most inward part A spirit firmly good and right The second part verse 11 Cast me not off nor banish me From thy sweet favour and thy face And let me not forsaken be Of thy most holy Spirit of grace verse 12 Thy heavenly joy againe to me Of thy most deare salvation give Uphold me with thy Spirit free In stedfast holinesse to live verse 13 Freely then I and constantly Will teach transgressors thy right waâ—… And sinners taught from sin to flye Shall turn to thee and give thee praise verse 14 Deliver me from guilt of bloud O God of my salvation God My tongue thy righteousnesse aloud Shall then sing out and shew abroad verse 15 My lips by sin that closed be Do thou Lord open graciously My mouth then opened thus by thee Shall speak thy praise abundantly verse 16 For sacrifice delights not thee Which willingly I would present Burnt-offrings though they many be Yet will they not give thee content verse 17 A broken spirit is in Gods fight A great and pleasing sacrifice A broken heart and soule contrite O God thou never wilt despise verse 18 In thy good pleasure graciously Do good to Sion blesse it still And of Jerusalem mightily Build up the walls with peace it sill verse 19 The sacrifice's of righteousnesse With offrings burnt shall then please thee And bullocks then with thankfulnesse Shall on thine altar offred be PSAL. CXI WIth my whole heart will I Give praise to the most Hie In meetings of th' upright verse 2 Great works the Lord hath wrought Of all out to be sought That in them do delight verse 3 His workes most glorious be His righteousnesse hath he Por ever stable set verse 4 His wondrous works he would We still remember should His grace and love are great verse 5 The Lord for those doth care And food for them prepare That do him love and feare He them remember will For he his Covenant still In faithfull mind doth beare verse 6 His workes of power and might Before his peoples sight He plainly did make knowne The heritage and lands Then in the heathens hands To give unto his owne verse 7 Judgement and truth we see Workes of his hands to be His statutes all are sure verse 8 For ever fast they stand In truth was each command And uprightnesse most pure Redemption great he gave His people deare to save verse 9 A Covenant ending never He did command and frame Most reverend is his Name His Name is holy ever verse 10 The Lord to feare and dread Is wisdomes spring and head Those that obey the will Of him that doth them save Good understanding have His praise endureth still PSAL. CXII THe man is blest that God doth feare And in his lawes doth much delight verse 2 Great shall his seed on earth appeare Blest is the race of the upright verse 3 Riches and wealth his house shall fill His righteousnesse endureth still verse 4 In darknes light shines to th' upright Who shines himselfe in graciousnesse And in compassion doth delight And leads his life in righteousnesse verse 5 A good man lends w th good affection And his affaires guides w th discretion verse 6 For ever mov'd he shall not be Still lasts the memory of the just verse 7 Fearlesse of tidings ill is he His fixed heart in God doth trust verse 8 His stedfast heart feares not at all Untill he see his enemies fall verse 9 Gifts to the poore disperst hath he His righteousnesse shall ever live His horne with honour rais'd shall be The sinner shall this see and grieve verse 10 And gnash his teeth melt quaile The wicked mans desire shall faile PSAL. CXIII PRaise God his servants give him praise To the Lords Name give praise alwaies His 〈◊〉 for evermore be blest verse 3 From where the glorious Sun arose Unto the place where downe he goes His Names due praises be exprest verse 4 Above all Nations God is hie His glory and his majestie Above the highest heavens are verse 5 Upon his high-exalted throne Since the great God doth sit alone With our Lord God who may compare verse 6 Who humbleth yet himselfe so low As to look downe behold and know Things that in earth and heaven be verse 7 The poor from dust to rise he makes And from the dunghill up he takes The needy man of low degree verse 8 That he with Princes may him set And to high place with Princes great Of his owne people may him raise verse 9 The barren he doth make to beare A mother glad of children deare Therefore unto the Lord give praise PSAL. CXX IN griefe and misery I to the Lord
marke iniquities Tâ—…n what 〈◊〉 of mortall man Can stand before thine eies verse 4 But we well do know and prove Forgivenesse is with thee That when sins thou dost remove Fear'd with love thou maist be verse 5 Waâ—… I do still for the Lord My soule waits patiently And upon his faithfull Word Hope do I stedfastly verse 6 My soule waits more earnestly For the Lord then doth he That the morning watch'th to spy That waits the morne to see verse 7 In the Lord let Israel His hope for ever place For still with the Lord doth dwell Rich mercy and free grace verse 8 Large redemptions with him be Therein abounds he still And his Israel set free From all their sins he will PSAL. CXLVIII PRaise ye the Lord of might Him from the heavens praise Ev'n in the highest height Praise ye the Lord alwaies verse 2 The Lord praise ye His Angels all Hosts spirituall His face that see verse 3 Praise him bright-shining Sun And Moon the lamp of night And while your race ye run Praise him all Stars of light verse 4 Heavens most hie The Lord praise ye And waters that be Above the skie verse 5 Let all these praise the Name Of the Almighty Lord Who did them make and frame By his commanding word verse 6 These still to last Stablish't hath he And set a decree Not to be past verse 7 And from the earth below Gods praise ye Dragons tell His praises speak and show All deeps that roare and swell verse 8 Ye vapors flying Fire haâ—…e and snow Fierce winds that blow His word obeying verse 9 Ye Hills and Mountaines all And Trees that fruitfull are Ye Cedars great and tall His worthy praise declare verse 10 Cattell and beasts all Each creeping thing All birds of wing Both great and small verse 11 On earth Kings great in might All people that do live Princes and ye that right On earth by judging give verse 12 Both young men all And maides him praise Men full of daies And children small verse 13 Let all these praise present Unto his glorious Name Because most excellent Alone appeâ—…res the same verse 14 His glory hie And honour are Above earth faâ—…e Yea above the skie verse 15 By him exalted be His peoples horne and might Praise of his Saints is he Of Israel his delight A people that be Unto him neare And very deare The Lord praise ye A Table how to find every Psalm in his right Page Psalme A. Page 30 ALl laud and praise with heart and voice 50 51 According to thy goodnesse great 97 78 Attend my people to my law 152 100 All people that on earth doe dwell 203 125 All those that trust in God 278 Psalme B. Page 57 BE mercifull to me O Lord. 107 119 Blessed are they that are sincere 251 128 Blessed art thou that fearest God 280 134 Behold and have regard 286 144 Blest be the Lord my strength that doth 311 Psalme E. Page 127 EXcept the Lord doe build the house 280 Psalme F. Page 37 FRet not thy self at wicked men 66 59 From all my cruell enemies 110 Psalme G. Page 5 GIve eare unto my words O Lord. 5 29 Give O ye mighty to the Lord. 49 46 God is our strength to whom we flye 87 48 Great is the Lord and with great praise 90 82 God in the congregation 167 89 Gods mercies I will ever sing 179 107 Give thanks unto the Lord our God 227 Psalme H. Page 12 HElp Lord for good and godly men 17 13 How Lord shall I for ever thus 18 49 Heare this all people all give eare 91 56 Have mercy Lord on me I pray 105 67 Have mercy on us Lord. 123 84 How lovely is thy dwelling place 170 133 How pleasant and how good it is 285 Psalme I. Page 11 I Trust in God then to my soule 16 20 In trouble and adversity 32 25 I lift mine heart to thee 41 34 I will at all times blesse the Lord. 58 39 I said that I would carefully 74 40 I waited long and sought the Lord 76 77 I with my voice to God did cry 149 91 In secret place of God most high 188 101 I mercy will judgement sing 203 116 I love the Lord because my voice 245 120 In my distresse unto the Lord. 273 124 If on our side God had not been 277 142 In troubles great unto the Lord. 299 Psalme L. Page 6 LOrd though thine anger I deserve 7 16 Lord keep me for I trust in thee 21 26 Lord be my Iudge and thou shalt see 44 31 Lord let me never be asham'd 51 35 Lord plead my cause against my foes 61 38 Lord though thine anger I deserve 71 42 Like as the Hart doth pant and bray 80 54 Lord by thy Name deliver me 101 60 Lord thou of late us off hast cast 112 68 Let God arise and let his foes 124 72 Lord give thy judgments to the King 137 90 Lord thou hast bin our dwelling place 186 102 Lord hear my prayer let my cry 204 123 Lord from the earth below 276 140 Lord save me from the evill man 296 143 Lord heare my prayer hearâ—… my suit 300 Psalme M. Page 22 MY God my God what is the cause 35 23 My shepherd is the living Lord. 39 45 My heart doth utter forth 85 71 My Lord my God in all distresse 134 Psalme N. Page 115 NOt unto us Lord not to us 244 Psalme O. Page 3 O Lord how much doe they increase 3 4 O God that art my righteousnesse 4 7 O Lord my God I put my trust 8 8 O God our Lord how wonderfull 10 10 O Lord why from thy servants sight 14 15 O Lord within thy Tabernacle 20 17 O Lord give eare to my just cause 22 18 O God which art my rocke and strength 24 21 O Lord how joyfull is the King 33 28 O Lord my rocke to thee I cry 47 44 O God we with our eares have heard 82 47 O clap your hands with one accord 89 52 O mighty man in wickednesse 99 55 O God give eare and doe apply 102 63 O God my God thou only art 116 64 O Lord unto my voice give eare 118 65 On thee Lord who dost Sion save 119 69 O God save and deliver me 129 70 O God to me take heed 133 80 O Shepherd by whose grace and might 162 83 O God no longer silent stand 168 86 O Lord to me bow downe thine eare 174 88 O Lord who of salvation 177 94 O Lord God to avenge all wrong 193 95 O come let us lift up our voice 196 103 O blesse and praise the Lord my soule 208 104 O praise and blesse the Lord my soul. 210 105 O give ye thankes unto the Lord. 215 108 O God my heart now fixed is 232 109 O thou the God of all my praise 234 117 O all ye Nations of the world 247 118 O give ye thanks unto the Lord. 248 129 Oft they now Israel may say 281 130 Out from the overflowing depths 282 131 O Lord I am not 〈◊〉 in mind 283 139 O Lord thou hast me search't and knowne 293 141 O Lord upon thee doe I call 298 Psalme P. Page 106 PRaise yee the Lord O give yee thankes 221 111 Praise ye the Lord him will I praise 239 112 Praise ye the Lord The man is blest 240 113 Praise ye the living Lord. 242 135 Praise yee the Lord and his great Name 287 136 Praise yee the Lord for hee is good 289 146 Praise yee the Lord my soule him praise 305 147 Praise yee the Lord for it is good 307 148 Praise ye and blesse the Lord. 309 150 Praise God within his Sanctuary 311 Psalme R. Page 61 REgard O Lord for I complaine 114 122 Right glad I was when thus to mee 275 132 Remember Davids troubles Lord 292 Psalme S. Page 81 SIng unto God our strength and might 165 96 Sing yee with praise unto the Lord. 198 98 Sing a new song to God most hye 2â—… 149 Sing ye unto the Lord our God 310 Psalme T. Page 1 THe man is blessed 1 14 The foolish man within his heart 19 19 The glory of Almighty God 31 24 The earth is Gods and wholly his 40 27 The Lord is both my health and light 45 32 The man is blessed all whose sins 54 41 The man is blest that carefull is 78 50 The mighty God the Lord. 94 53 The foolish man within his heart 100 62 Truly my soule doth wait upon 115 73 Truly to Israel God is good 140 75 To thee O Lord we thankes doe give 147 76 The Lord is knowne in Iudah well 148 79 Thine heritage the heathen take 161 87 The groundworkes of Gods cities be 176 92 To give thankes to the Lord it is 190 93 The Lord doth raigne and cloth'd is he 192 97 The Lord doth raigne whereat the earth 199 99 The Lord doth raigne with trembling great 202 110 The Lord did say unto my Lord. 238 145 Thee will I â—…d my God and King 303 Psalme V. Page 85 VNto thy land our Lord our King 172 121 Vnto the mountaines high 274 Psalme W. Page 2 WHy did the Gentiles madly rage 2 9 With my whole heart to thee O Lord. 11 36 When I consider in mine heart 65 74 Why art thou Lord so long from us 145 114 When Israel from Egypt came 243 126 When Sions sad captivity 279 137 When captives we at Babylon 291 138 With my whole heart O gracious Lord. 292 Psalme Y. Page 33 YE righteous in the Lord rejoyce 56 58 Ye Rulers that are put in trust 119 66 Ye men on earth in God rejoyce 121 FINIS N. Aleph 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Beth. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gimel 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Daleth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 He. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Vaâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Zain 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cheth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Teth. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Jod 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Caph. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lamed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mem. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nun. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Samech 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ain 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Pe. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Tsade 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Koph 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Resh 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Schin 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Tau
also brought me forth that I in a large place might be He did deliver me because he did delight in me verse 20 According to my righteousnesse so did he me regard After the cleannesse of my hands he gave me my reward verse 21 For that I walked in his waies and in his pathes have trod And have not with a wicked heart departed from my God verse 22 For all his judgements constantly I did before me lay From me his statutes out of mind I did not put away verse 23 But when before him I did walk with him upright was I And watchfully I kept my selfe from mine iniquity verse 24 After my righteousnesse the Lord hath recompensed mee After the cleannesse of my hands which his pure eies did see verse 25 For Lord unto the mercifull thou full of mercie art And thou wilt shew thy selfe upright to the upright in heart verse 26 Thou wilt be pure unto the pure and those that sin eschew But thou to those that froward are thy selfe wilt froward shew verse 27 For thou wilt the afflicted save in griefe that low do lie And wilt bring down the countenance of them whose lookes are hie verse 28 The Lord will light my candle so that it shall shine full bright The Lord my God will also make my darknesse to be light The fourth part verse 29 By thee through troups of men I break and do escape them all And by my God assisting me I over-leap a wall verse 30 Unspotted are the waies of God his word is purely tri'd He is a sure defence to such as in his faith abide verse 31 For who is God except the Lord besides him there is none And to his Church who is a rocke except our Lord alone verse 32 It is the mighty Lord of hosts with strength that girdeth me And he it is that makes my way perfect and right to be verse 33 Like to the seet of nimble Hindâ—… my feet he maketh swift And then upon my places high he me aloft doth lift verse 34 He doth instruct my hands to war he gives them strength to fight So that to break a bow of steele mine armes from him have might verse 35 The shield of thy salvation receiv'd I have from thee Thy right hand holds me up thy love greatly exalteth me verse 36 And when I walk my steps thou hast inlarged under me That I go safely and my feet are kept from sliding free The fifth part verse 37 Mine enemies I pursu'd have and did them overtake Nor did I turne againe till I an end of them did make verse 38 I have them wounded so that they could never rise againe Under my feet my foes are cast and there downe fall they slaine verse 39 For to the battell with great strength me girded so hast thou That under me mine enemies thou hast enforc't to bow verse 40 And thou hast given me the necks of those that with me fight That such as hate me causlesly slay and destroy I might verse 41 They cried out but none there was that would and could them save Yea they did crie unto the Lord but he no answer gave verse 42 Then did I beat them small as dust before the wind that flies And I did cast them out as dirt upon the street that lies The sixth part verse 43 Thou safely from the peoples strife hast me delivered And to the heathen me hast made a ruler and a head verse 44 A people that I have not known to me shall servants be As soon as they of me do heare they shall submit to me verse 45 The strangers shall submit to me and they shall fade away And from those places be affraid wherein they closely lay verse 46 But blessed be the living Lord most worthy of all praise That is my rocke and saving health praised be he alwaies verse 47 For it is God that on my foes doth vengeance take for me The people under me that bow by him subdued bâ—… verse 48 He saves me from mine enemies all yea thou hast lifted me Above my foes and from the man of violence set me free verse 49 Therefore among the nations Lord I will give praise to thee By me before them in a song thy Name shall praised be verse 50 He greatly his anointed King and often doth deliver To David he doth mercy shew and to his seed for ever PSAL. 〈◊〉 THe glory of Almighty God the heav'ns do speak and shew The firmament his handy-worke presenteth to our view verse 2 Day unto day doth speak and tell his wisdome and his might And a true knowledge of the same night sheweth unto night verse 3 Each tongue and language heares the voice which they abroad do send Their speech through all the earth their words go to the wide worlds end verse 4 A Tabernacle for the Sun in them prepar'd hath he Whom as a bridegroom coming forth we from his chamber see verse 5 In glorious brightness forth he comes from his appointed place As a strong man he doth rejoyce swiftly to run his race verse 6 And all the skie from end to end he compasseth about Nothing can hide it from his heat but he will find it out verse 7 Gods Law is perfect and converts the soule in sin that lies His Testimony is most sure and makes the simple wise verse 8 Just are the Lords Commandements and glad both heart and mind Pure are his Precepts and give light to eies that be full blind verse 9 The feare of God is excellent and doth endure for ever The judgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether verse 10 And more then gold then much fine gold to be desir'd alway The hony and the hony-combe are not so sweet as they verse 11 By them thy servant is fore-warn'd to have God in regard And in performance of the same there shall be great reward verse 12 But who the errors of his life can understand and see Then Lord from all my secret faults cleanse and deliver mee verse 13 And keep me that presumptuous sins prevaile not over me So I upright and innocent from the great sin shall be verse 14 The words which from my mouth proceed the thoughts sent from my heart Accept O Lord for thou my strength and my redeemer art PSAL. XX. IN trouble and adversitie the Lord God heare thee still The majestie of Jacobs God defend thee from all ill verse 2 And let him from his Sanctuary thy mighty helpeâ—…â—…e And let him out of Sion hill support and strengthen thee verse 3 Let all thine offerings graciously by him remembred be With favour thy burnt sacrifice let him receive from thee verse 4 According to thy hearts desire the Lord grant unto thee And all thy counsell and intents full well performe may he verse 5 In thy salvation we will joy and in thy name we will Display our banners and the Lord thy praiers all fulfill verse 6 Now know I God his King doth
wonted sins and still they did him grieve For all the wonders that he wrought they would him not beleeve verse 33 Therefore their daies in vanity did he consume and wast And by his wrath their wretched yeareâ—… away in troubles past verse 34 But ever when he plagued them they fought him speedily Remembring that God was their strength and Saviour most hye verse 35 Yet with their mouths they flattered him and spake but fainedlâ—… verse 36 And they unto the God of truth with their false tongues did lye verse 37 For though their words were gooâ—… their heart yet with him was not right And stedfast in his covenant they were not in his sight verse 38 Yet being of compassion full their sins he did forgive When justice them might have destroi'd he suffered them to live The fifth part Yeâ—… many a time his anger fierce away he turned hath And he though they provoked him stirr'd noâ—… up all his wrath verse 39 For that they were but fading flesh in mind he did retaine A wind which passeth soon away and cometh not againe verse 40 How often did they him provoke within the wildernesse And in the desart did him grieve with their rebelliousnesse verse 41 Yea they turn'dback and tempted God and to the holy One They did set limits and would shew what could by him be done verse 42 Not thinking of his hand and power not of the day when he From their oppressing enemy did mightily them free verse 43 His signes in Egypt they forgat though wrought before their sight And wonders great in Zoans field done by his dreadfull might verse 44 Remembring not that he had turn'd their rivers into bloud That so the thirsty could not fetch their drink at any floud verse 45 Nor how he sent them swarmes of flies which did them sore annoâ—… And fill'd their countries full of frogs which did their land destroy verse 46 How to the Caterpiller he their lanâ—…s increase did give To Locusts he their labours gave whereon they thought to live verse 47 And in his wrath their fruitfull vinâ—… he did destroy with haile And â—…e their pleasant Sicamores with frost did make to quaile verse 48 And he delivered to the haile their cattell in the field And to hot thunderbolts their flocks to be destroi'd and kill'd verse 49 On them the fiercenesse of his wrath he caused to descend Trouble and anger God on them by evill spirits did send The sixth part verse 50 He to his anger making way spar'd not their soules from death But to the killing pestilence gave up their life and breath verse 51 And in the land of Egypt he the first-born all did smite And in the tents of Ham the chiefe of all their strength and might verse 52 But his own people whom he lov'd in safety he did keep And led them in the wildernesse like to a flock of sheep verse 53 He led them safely by his power they had no cause to feare But by the seas their cruell foes all overwhelmed were verse 54 He brought them out into the coasts of his owne holy land Ev'n to the Mount which he did get by his strong arme and hand verse 55 For them he cast the heathen out and did their land divide And in their tents he set the Tribes of Israel to abide verse 56 Yet did they tempt the highest God and him provoked they His testimonies they forsook and did not them obey verse 57 But like their fathers turned back and dealt unfaithfully Aside they turned like a bow that shoots deceitfully verse 58 And they with altars him displeas'd set up in places hie And with their graven images him mov'd to jealousie verse 59 When God of this great wickednes in heaven heard the cry He waxed wroth and Israel then abhorred vehemently verse 60 Yea then the Tabernacle he of Shiloh did forsake The tent and place where he to men his presence knowne did make verse 61 His strength into captivity then gave he to be led His glory to the enemies hand he then delivered The seventh part verse 62 He gave his people to the sword and being angry then verse 63 With his inheritance the fire consum'd their strongest men verse 64 Their maidens then no marriage had their Priests fell by the sword Their widowes lamentations to them did not afford verse 65 But then the Lord arose as one that did from sleep awake And like a Giant that by wine refresh't a shout doth make verse 66 His enemies in the hinder parts he smote both great and small And so upon them did he put a shame perpetuall verse 67 Moreover he the Tabernacle of Joseph did refuse The fruitfull Tribe of Ephraim he was not pleas'd to chuse verse 68 But he the Tribe of Judah chose and purpos'd there to dwell The Mount of Sion he did chuse for it he loved well verse 69 And he his Sanctuary built like to a palace hye And like the earth it stablished to stand continually verse 70 And he his servant David chose his flock to rule and keep Whom of his speciall grace he took even from the folds of sheep verse 71 He followed then the Ews with yong when God did him advance To feed his people Israel and his inheritance verse 72 And so in soundnesse of his heart them faithfully he fed And he with skilfulnesse of hands them wisely governed PSAL. LXXIX THine heritage the Heathen take and Lord thy house by them Defiled is and heaps they make of thy Jerusalem verse 2 The bodies of thy Saints they give unto the fowles for meat Their flesh whose soules with thee doe live to beasts they give to eat verse 3 Their bloud throughout Jerusalem as water spilt they have And none there was that gave to them a buriall and a grave verse 4 To those that here are dwelling nye thus a reproach are we And they derlde us scornfully that round about us be verse 5 How long Lord shall continually thy wrath against us last And shall thy kindled jealousie like fire still burne and waste verse 6 On Heathen lands that know not thee let thy wraths tempest fall Powr'd out on Kingdomes let it be that on thee do not call verse 7 For they have got the upper hand and Jacobs seed destroi'd His habitation and his land they have left waste and void verse 8 Forget our old iniquity prevent us Lord in haste With tender mercies graciously for downe we low are cast The second part verse 9 O God our Saviour we thee pray us now to help and save In mercy purge our sins away that praise thy Name may have verse 10 Why shall the heathen men when us so low cast downe they see Say to thy great dishonour thus Their God now where is he O let that God be knowne among the heathen in our sight Whiles thy Saints bloud shed forth by wrong thou dost revenge by right verse 11 And let the prisoners sighes ascend before thy
great above the heavens hie â—…hy truth doth reach unto the clouds within the lofty skie Above the starry heavens high exalt thy selfe O God And Lord display upon the earth thy glory all abroad verse 6 That thy beloved mightily delivered may be â—…ave them O Lord with thy right hand and herein answer me verse 7 God in his holinesse thus spake My joy shall now be great â—…chem in parts I will divide and Succoths valley mete verse 8 Gilead I claime as mine by right Manasseh mine shall be Ephraim is of my head the strength Judah gives Lawes for me verse 9 Moab I for my wash-pot take and Edom over thee I cast my shooe Philistia make a shout because of me verse 10 Into the Citie fortifi'd who will me safely bring Who into Edom will me guide to enter conquering verse 11 Wilt not thou Lord which heretoâ—… hast seemed us to hate Thou Lord who with our hosts no mâ—… hast marched forth of late verse 12 O give us help most gracious Loâ—… from trouble set us free Because the help of mortall men we find most vaine to be verse 13 Through God we shall do valiantly and conquer when we fight For he it is that shall tread downe our enemies with his might PSAL. CIX O Thou the God of all my praise to help me do not cease When sinners do against me speak do not thou hold thy peace verse 2 The wicked and the guilefull mouth against me opened be And with a false and lying tongue they have accused me verse 3 They did beset me round about with words of hatefull spight And though to them no cause I gave against me they did fight verse 4 They for my love became my foes but then I went to pray verse 5 Evill for good and hate for love to me they did repay Set thou the wicked over him and at his owne right hand â—…ve thou his greatest enemy leave ev'n Satan there to stand And when by thee he shall be judg'd condemned let him be â—…nd let his praier turne to sin which he shall make to thee Few be his daies and after him his charge another take And fatherlesse his children be his wife a widow make verse 9 Yea let his seed be vagabonds and beg continually And from their places desolate seek bread for their supply verse 10 Let covetous extortioners take all his goods away Of all for which he labour'd hath let strangers make a prey verse 11 Let there be none to pity him let there be none at all That on his children fatherlesse will let their mercie fall The second part verse 12 Let his posterity from earth cut off for ever be And in the following age his name be blotted out by thee verse 13 Let not his fathers wickednesse from Gods remembrance fall Let not from him his mothers sin be blotted out at all verse 14 But let them in the sight of God appeare continually That he may wholly from the earth cut off their memory verse 15 Sith mercy be forgat to shew and did pursue with spight The poore sad man that him whose heaâ—… was broken slay he might verse 16 As 〈◊〉 in cursing pleasure took so let it to him go As blessing was not his delight farre from him be it so verse 17 As 〈◊〉 with cursing cloth'd himselfe into his bowels so Like water and into his bones like oile downe let it go verse 18 As doth his garment cover him so to him let it be And as a girdle girt wherewith continually is he verse 19 This the reward be from the Lord unto mine enemies Who evill speak against my soule and mischiefe do devise The third part verse 20 But for thy Names sake O my God and Lord do thou for me From my distresse deliver me for good thy mercies be verse 21 Because I needy am and poore yet do in griefes abound And in me my afflicted heart doth feele a piercing wound verse 22 As when the shadow doth decline so I away do go And as the Grâ—…shopper so I am tossed to and fro verse 23 My trembling knees are weak faint because I long do fast My flesh of fatnesse now doth faile and I consume and waste verse 24 And I a vile reproach and scorne to them was made to be And they that did upon me look did shake their heads at me verse 25 But thou O Lord that art my God mine aide and succour be According to thy promise Lord save and deliver me verse 26 And they shall know thereby that this is thine owne mighty hand And that O Lord thou hast it done so shall they understand verse 27 Although they curse with spite yet thou shalt blesse with loving voice They shall arise and come to shame thy servant shall rejoyce verse 28 Let them be clothed all with shame that enemies are to me Let their confusion as a cloak to them a cover be verse 29 But with my mouth I greatly will give thankes unto the Lord And ev'n in the great multitude his praise I will record verse 30 For at the right hand of the pooâ—… to save him stand shall he From those to save him of his soule that cruell Judges be PSAL. CX THe Lord did say unto my Lord Sit thou on my right hand Till I have made thy foes a stoole whereon thy feet may stand verse 2 The Lord shall out of Sion send the scepter of thy might Amid thy mortall foes be thou the ruler in their sight verse 3 And in the day on which thy reigne with mighty power shall be The people with a willing heart shall subject be to thee verse 4 Yea they in beauteous holinesse thee serve and worship shall Thy births dew is the dew that doth from womb of morning fall verse 5 The Lord hath sworne of this oaâ—… he will repent him never Of th' order of Melchisedeck thou art a Priest for ever verse 6 The Lord in glory high advanc't that sits at thy right hand Shall in his day of wrath strike througâ—… great Kings that him withstand verse 7 The heathen he shall judge and fill the place with bodies dead And over many countries he shall smite and wound the head And he shall drink out of the brook that runneth in the way â—…erefore he shall lift up on high his royall head that day PSAL. CXI PRaise ye the Lord him will I praise with all my heart and might 〈◊〉 the assembly of the just and in the Churches sight The works of our almighty God in greatnesse do excell And ought to be sought out and seen of all that love them well His workes are very beautifull and shine full gloriously And his most perfect righteousnesse endures eternally verse 4 The Lord hath made his wondrous workes remembred still to be The Lord is of compassion full and mercifull is he verse 5 A blessed portion he doth give to them that do him feare And his sweet covenant of grace in mind he