that call on thee shew'st mercy plenteously verse 6 When I unto thee pray O Lord attend and bow thine ear And of my supplications the voice be pleas'd to hear verse 7 In time when troubles compasse me I will to thee complain For certainly I know that thou wilt answer me again verse 8 Amongst such as are Gods esteem'd none Lord is like to thee Nor any works unto thy works may once compared bee verse 9 The nations all throughout the world which thou didst make and frame Before thee come and worship shall and glorifie thy name The Second Part. verse 10 For thou Lord art exceeding great all power is thine own Thou workest strange and wondrous things for thou art God alone verse 11 Teach me thy way of truth O Lord I will walk in the same Unite my heart and soul in one to fear thy holy name verse 12 Thee will I praise O Lord my God with all my heart and I For ever more thine holy name will highly glorifie verse 13 Because thy mercy towards me in greatnesse doth excell My self thou hast delivered even from the lowest hell verse 14 O God the proud against me rise terrible men are met In Troups to seek my life they have not thee before them set verse 15 But thou full of compassion Lord and gracious hast been found Long-suffering and in mercy and in truth thou dost abound verse 16 O turn thee unto me O Lord and mercy on me have Strengthen thy servant and the son of thine own handmaid save verse 17 On me some sign of favour shew that all my foes may see And be ashamed Lord when thou dost help and comfort mee Psalm 87. UPon the holy mountains Gods foundations do abide verse 2 God Zions gates loves more then all Jacobs dwellings beside verse 3 Exceeding great and glorious things reported are abroad Of thy great name Jerusalem thou city of our God verse 4 Rahab and Babylon with Tyre and Cush and Palestine To those that know thee will I name that these converts of thine verse 5 Were born in them of Zion too it shall be said these men Were born in her the high'st himself shall her establish then verse 6 Yea when God shall his own record thus shall his reck'ning be Of any man amongst them nam'd in Zion born was he verse 7 Both singers and the players on instruments there shall be My springs of graces and of joys and comforts are in thee Psal 88. O Lord that art the God to me of my salvation I have cry'd day and night to thee in pray'r and made my moan verse 2 Before thee let my prayer come hearken unto my cry verse 3 My soul is troubled sore my life unto the grave draws nigh verse 4 I counted am as one of those that to the pit descend As a weak man they me esteem and one that hath no friend verse 5 Shut out as one dead like the slain that lie in grave forgot Quite cut off from thine hand and care whom thou remembrest not verse 6 In a most loathsome dungeon thou hast laid me down below In darknesse and in dang'rous deeps that do me overflow verse 7 Thy fearful indignation upon me hard doth lie Thou with thy waves and billows dost afflict me grievously verse 8 My friends thou hast put far from me to them I loathsome grow I am with griefs so compass'd in that forth I cannot goe verse 9 Because of mine affliction Lord I daily mourn for grief I daily call and stretch my hands to thee for some relief The Second Part. verse 10 Those that are dead Lord wilt thou cause thy wondrous works to see Shall they arise out of their graves and praises give to thee Shall all thy loving kindnesses men in the grave declare Or they speak of thy faithfulnesse that in destruction are verse 12 Shall in the darknesse be made known thy wonders manifold In the land of oblivion shall thy righteousnesse be told verse 13 But unto thee do I O Lord daily lift up my cry And in the morning with my pray'r prevent thy face will I. verse 14 Why dost thou then O Lord in wrath cast off my soul from thee And why the favour of thy face dost thou thus hide from mee verse 15 I am afflicted from my youth and ready still to die Thy terrours which I suffer still distract me fearfully verse 16 The fiercenesse of thy wrath like waves hath clean gone over me Thy terrours have me quite cut off which I suffer from thee verse 17 Like over-flowing waters still they round about me came And by them all together met encompassed I am verse 18 My friends and such as did me love thou hast put far from me And into darknesse them remov'd that mine acquaintance be Psal 89. THE mercies of the Lord will I for ever sing and will With my mouth shew thy faithfulnesse unto all ages still verse 2 For I have said that mercy shall for ever settled be Thy faithfulnesse established in Heav'n it self by thee verse 3 A Cov'nant with my chosen I have made firm to abide Which unto David by an oath I surely ratifi'd verse 4 That I thy seed establish will for ever to endure And unto generations all will build thy Throne most sure verse 5 The Heav'ns shall shew with joy and mirth thy wondrous works O Lord Thy Saints shall in thy Church on earth thy faithfulnesse record For in the Heavens to the Lord who may himself compare Amongst the sons of mighty ones who with him equall are verse 7 The Saints in their assemblies ought the Lord greatly to fear He must be rev'renced of all that come about him near verse 8 O God the Lord of hosts who can like thee a strong Lord be Thy truth and faithfulnesse do as a girdle compasse thee verse 9 The sea though raging furiously thou rulest at thy will The waves though mounting up on high thou makest calm and still verse 10 Thou Egypt strongly didst beat down as one that wounded is And with thy mighty arm thou hast dispers'd thine enemies The Second Part. verse 11 The heaven is thine the earth is thine and by thy pow'r and will The great wide world thou founded hast and all that doth it fill verse 12 The North and South from thee alone their first beginning had Both Tabor West Hermon East In thy name shall be glad verse 13 Thou hast O God an arm of strength that worketh mightily Strong is thy hand and thy right hand in pow'r exceeding high verse 14 In justice and in judgement doth thy thrones foundation lie Mercy and truth shall go before thy face continually verse 15 O those that know the joyful sound a blessed people be In the light of thy countenance Lord they shall walk with thee verse 16 All the day long shall they rejoice because thy name is nigh And in thy righteousnesse and truth shall be exalted high verse 17 For of their strength thou
for them I shall destroy in Gods own name The Second Part. verse 13 Thou hast vvith violence at me thrust sore that fall I might But yet the Lord sustained me and made me stand upright The Lord is my defence and strength which I depend upon He is my song and praise and he is my salvation verse 15 In dwellings of the just is heard the voice and melody Of joy and health for the right hand of God doth valiantly verse 16 The right hand of the mighty God exalted is on high The right hand of the mighty Lord hath done most valiantly verse 17 I shall not die but live and shew the Lords works sorely he verse 18 Hath chastned me but unto death hath not delivered me verse 19 Set ye vvide open unto me the gates of holiness That I may enter into them the Lord to praise and bless verse 20 This gate of God there shall with me the righteous enter in verse 21 I will praise thee thou hast me heard and my salvation been verse 22 The stone which by the builders was refused vvith disgrace Now the head-corner stone is made and set in chiefest place The Third Part. verse 23 This vvas the mighty vvork of God this was the Lords own fact And it is marvellous to behold vith eyes that noble act verse 24 This is the day vvhich God hath made and hath advanced high We will therein be glad and will rejoice exceedingly verse 25 O send salvation now O Lord I pray thee earnestly O Lord I thee beseech to send us now prosperity verse 26 Blessed be he that in the name of God comes us to save You all out of the house of God the Lord we blessed have verse 27 God is the Lord that shews to us light and prosperity The sacrifice to th' altars horns with coards binde speedily verse 28 Thou art my God and therefore I vvill praises give to thee Thou art my God therefore by me thou shalt exalted be O give you thanks unto the Lord exceeding good is he Because for ever to his saints his mercies lasting be Psal 119. BLessed are they that are sincere and upright in the vvay Who all their lives vvalk in Gods law and it in heart obey verse 2 Yea blessed are all those that keep his statutes constantly And that the Lord vvith their vvhole heart do seek unfeignedly verse 3 They also do not willingly practise iniquity That in the holy ways of God vvalk in sincerity verse 4 Thou hast commanded us that in obedience to thy will With all our care and diligence we keep thy statutes still verse 5 O that the whole frame of my way were now directed right That I thy statutes might observe and keep vvith all my might verse 6 No conscience of my sin shall then bring any shame to me When to all thy Commandements my due respect shall be verse 7 Then in uprightness of my heart thee vvill I praise when I Thy righteous judgements shall have learn'd by practise thoroughly verse 8 In confidence of help from thee thy statutes keep vvill I Then fail me not O Lord and me forsake not utterly BETH The Second Part. verse 9 By vvhat means undefiled may his ways a yong man make If he according to thy Word thereto good heed do take verse 10 With my whole heart I have thee sought and thus seeking abide Let me not vvander from thy ways nor from them turn aside verse 11 Within mine heart and secret thoughts thy Word I have hid still That I might not at any time offend thy holy will verse 12 Thou in thy self art blessed Lord goodness abounds in thee Then for the glory of thy grace thy statutes teach thou me verse 13 To other men I with my lips declared and did show The judgements of thy mouth that them all men might learn and know verse 14 Thy testimonies and thy ways have made my heart so glad As if the riches and the wealth of all the earth I had verse 15 Upon thy precepts still shall be my meditation Thy holy vvays I do respect and fix mine eyes upon verse 16 Upon thy statutes my delight shall be so firmly set That by thy grace I never vvill thy holy Word forget GIMEL The third part verse 17 According to thy bounty great deal with thy servant Lord That I may live and constantly observe and keep my Word verse 18 Let my vveak eyes by thy good spirit so fully opened be That all the wonders of thy law I may discern and see verse 19 I am a stranger on the earth and wander dang'rously Hide not thy laws from me that they may guide me constantly verse 20 My soul within me breaketh Lord longing continually For thy judgements that them I may know and keep faithfully verse 21 Thou hast rebuked all the proud and thy curse on them brought Because from thy Commandements they erre in deed and thought verse 22 Contempt and vile reproach of men let not upon me fall For I have kept and do observe thy testimonies all verse 23 Great Princes sit and speak against thy servant every where But all my meditations upon thy statutes were verse 24 My comfort and my hearts delight thy testimonies be And what to do in all my doubts they teach and counsel me DALETH The Fourth Part. verse 25 My soul doth cleave unto the dust I hardly life retain According to thy faithful Word Lord quicken me again My ways and works I did declare and did confesse to thee And thou in mercy didst me hear thy statutes teach thou me verse 27 Make me to understand thy way which thy Commandements show Then of thy vvonders shall I talk that others may them know verse 28 My soul doth faint and melt away through heaviness and grief To me according to thy Word send strength and give relief verse 29 The ways of men which falshood are remove far off from me Grant me to know and keep thy laws which true and righteous be verse 30 For I of truth and righteousness have chosen the right way And all thy laws and judgements I before mine eyes do lay verse 31 Unto thy testimonies I did closely stick and cleave Then to reproach and shame O Lord thy servant never leave verse 32 The way of thy Commandements I will run cheerfully When thou hast by thy spirit mine heart enlarged graciously HE The Fifth part verse 33 Of thy Commandements O Lord teach me the perfect way That without swarving walk in it unto the end I may verse 34 Give me right understanding then I shall keep faithfully Thy law and duly it observe with my whole heart will I. verse 35 By the strength of thy Spirit Lord make me to go aright In paths of thy Commandements for therein I delight verse 36 Incline mine heart unto thy laws and make me them to love And do all filthy avarice far from my heart remove verse 37 From vain desires and worldly lusts turn back
verse 6 All ye the seed of Israel pray still for Zions peace All those that love Jerusalem God prosper and encrease verse 7 Let peace be still within thy walls and godly unity Thy palaces let God enrich with all prosperity verse 8 I wish thee now prosperity even for mine own dear friends And brethrens sake whose hope of wealth on thine estate depends verse 9 Yea for the house of God our Lord my heart shall never cease Nor hand be wanting to procure thy happiness and peace Psalm 123. LOrd from the earth below mine eies life up vvill I To thee whose dwelling is above even in the heavens high verse 2 Behold as servants eies look to their masters hand As to her mistress hand the maid doth look and waiting stand So on the Lord our God we look and do attend Until he to us favour shew until he mercy send verse 3 Have mercy on us Lord on us thy mercy be For filled with contempt and scorn exceedingly are we verse 4 Our soul is greatly fill'd with scorns of men at ease And with contempt of proud men who from scoffing never cease Psalm 324. HAd not the Lord been on our side may Israel now confess verse 2 Had not the Lord been on our side in time of our distress verse 3 When they against us rose inflam'd with rage and cruelty Like rav'nous beasts they us alive had swallow'd suddenly verse 4 Then had their force orewhelm'd our souls like to a mighty floud verse 5 Of swelling waves or raging streams that cannot be withstood verse 6 Then alwaies praised be the Lord whose mercies ever live A prey to their devouring teeth our souls who did not give verse 7 For when our souls like harmless birds were snared in that net That crafty fowlers secretly had round about us set Our gracious God lookt down from heav'n and brake that secret gin And wondrously did we escape that were ensnar'd therein verse 8 The hope of all dot help did stand in thy most holy name Our gracious God who by thy power didst earth and heaven frame Psal 125. ALL those that in the Lord do trust shall be like Zion hill That cannot be remov'd away but standeth stedfast still verse 2 As every way Jerusalem the mountains do defend So God his people round about abides time without end verse 3 Wicked mens power on just mens lot shall not rest still lest they Through weakness of their spirits at last to sin should fall away verse 4 Do good O Lord unto all those who are good in thy sight Ev'n to all those that faithful are and in their hearts upright verse 5 But as for those that turn aside and love to go astray Led by their loose and wandring nets in their own crooked way God shall to judgement lead them forth vvith vvorkers of all ill But on the Israel of God peace shall continue still Psalm 126. WHen Zions sad captivity the Lord again did bring Like to a dream it seem'd to us and as a feigned thing verse 2 Then was our mouth vvith laughter fill'd and with singing our tongue And of this wonder thus they spake the heathen folk among Great things the Lord hath done for them verse 3 Great things acknowledge we The Lord hath done for us for which we glad and thankful be verse 4 The rest of our Captivity bring again graciously Ev'n as the moistning water streams over ground parcht and dry verse 5 They that with labour do their seed in tears and sorrow sow When harvest comes with songs of joy their Corn shall reap and mowe And for a little seed which he bears out with countenance sad He brings home with him loads of sheaves vvherewith his heart is glad Psalm 127. EXcept the Lord the house do build vain is the workmans pain Unless the Lord the City keep the watchman wakes in vain verse 2 To rise up early is but vain in vain late vvatchings are Vain is it pensively to eat the bread of grief and care For the beloved of the Lord are so far by him blest That unto them he largely gives sweet sleep and quiet rest verse 3 Lo children are an heritage vvhich doth from God descend And the wombs fruit is his reward his blessing doth it send verse 4 Children of youth a strong defence are to their parents dear As arrows to a strong man be when there is cause of fear And blessed is the man that hath his quiver full of those They unashamed in the gate shall speak unto their foes Psalm 128. BLessed art thou that fearest God and vvalkest in his way verse 2 For of thy labour thou shalt eat happy art thou I say verse 3 Like fruitful Vines on thy house side so shall thy wife spring out Thy children stand like olive plants thy table round about verse 4 Thus art thou blest that fearest God who all thy daies shalt see verse 5 The promised Jerusalem and her felicitie verse 6 Thou shalt thy childrens children see to thy great joyes encrease And likewise grace on Israel prosperity and peace Psalm 129. OFt they may Israel now say me from my youth assail'd verse 2 Oft they assail'd me from my youth but never they prevail'd verse 3 Upon my back the plowers plow'd and furrows long did cast verse 4 The righteous Lord hath cut the coards of wicked men at last verse 5 O let them all confounded be and forced back to fly That do to Zion hatred bear and cursed enmity verse 6 Let these be like the grass which we on the house tops do see Which fades and dries away before grown up it fully bee verse 7 Whereof the mower cannot finde enough to fill his hand Nor can the man his bosome fill that puts the sheaves in band verse 8 Neither do they say that pass by upon you blessing be From God the Lord and in the name of God bless you do we Psal 130. OUt of the depths of miseries O Lord I cri'd to thee verse 2 Lord hear my voice let to my pray'r thine ears attentive be verse 3 Lord who shall stand upright if thou do mark iniquitie verse 4 But that of men thou maist be fear'd forgiveness is with thee verse 5 Upon the Lord I wait my soul doth wait upon the Lord All the dependance of my heart and hope is in his Word verse 6 My soul doth look out for the Lord my God more watchfully Then they that have watch'd all the night the morning to descry verse 7 Let Israel hope in the Lord with the Lord mercy is And with him there is plentiful redemption for all his verse 8 And he his Israel shall redeem and them shall â—ustifie And he shall freely them discharge from all iniquitie Psal 131. O Lord I am not puff'd in minde I have no scornful eye I doe not exercise my self in things for me too high verse 2 But as the chi'd that newly is wean'd from his mothers breast So do
folk for still do last his mercies sure verse 17 Who great and mighty Kings didst smite for still his mercy doth endure verse 18 And who the famous Kings did slay for still do last his mercies sure verse 19 As Sihon King of th' Amorites for still his mercy doth endure verse 20 And the great Og of Bashan King for still do last his mercies sure verse 21 And gave their land an heritage for still his mercy doth endure verse 22 Ev'n to his servant Israel for still do last his mercies sure verse 23 Who thought on us in low estate for still his mercy doth endure And from our enemies us redeem'd for still do last his mercies sure verse 25 Who giveth food unto all flesh for still his mercy doth endure verse 26 O to the Lord of heaven give thanks for still do last his mercies sure Psalm 137. THE Rivers near of Babylon there sate vve mournfully On desolate Zion vve thought and vvept abundantly verse 2 Our Harps once instruments of joy used Gods praise to sound We hang'd aside on vvillow trees vvhich planted there we found verse 3 For there of us a song they ask'd that us did captives bring Our spoilers call'd for mirth and said a song of Zion sing verse 4 Shall vve those sacred songs ordain'd for praises of our God Prophane amongst these heathen vvhere vve scattred lie abroad verse 5 O dearly lov'd Jerusalem O Zions sacred hill If I forget you my right hand shall quite forget her skill verse 6 If I forget thee let my tongue cleave to my palate fast If I joy till Jerusalems sorrows be over past verse 7 Remember Edom Lord who in Jerusalems sad day Cry'd out to the foundations down raze it raze it we say verse 8 Daughter of Babel justly thou ere long destroy'd shalt be Happy the man thy deeds to us who shall reward to thee verse 9 Yea happy shall he be that plucks thy dearest little ones Out of thy bosome to dash out their brains against the stones Psalm 138. WIth my vvhole heart O gracious Lord vvill I give praise to thee Ev'n in the presence of the Gods thou shalt be prais'd by mee verse 2 Towards thy holy Temple I will worship and will praise Thy name for all thy kindness great and for thy truth alwaies For above all thy name thou hast thy truth advanced high verse 3 And faithfully thou answer'st me vvhen I to thee do cry And in my soul thou gav'st me strength verse 4 All Kings on th' earth O Lord Shall praise thee when they of thy mouth shall hear the sacred Word verse 5 Yea for the righteous ways and works of God they all shall sing With joy for great the glory is of God the Lord and King verse 6 Though God be high the lowly still by him respected be Whereas the high and proud of heart afar off knoweth he verse 7 Walking in midst of troubles thou reviv'st me thy right hand Saves me and stops the wrath of all my foes that me withstand verse 8 Thou perfects that which me concerns thy mercy ever stands O Lord then do not thou forsake the work of thine own hands Psal 139. O Lord thou hast me searcht and known verse 2 Thou know'st my sitting down And mine uprising yea my thoughts far off to thee are known verse 3 My paths thou compassest about thou seest when down I lie And art with all my works and ways acquainted perfectly verse 4 No word is in my tongue O Lord but it is known to thee verse 5 Thou me behind beset'st before thou lay'st thy hand on mee verse 6 So great a depth of knowledge is too wonderful for me It is so high that it by me cannot attained be verse 7 From thy all-seeing Spirit to go what place seek out shall I And from thy presence to remove Lord whither should I fly verse 8 To heaven if I mount up aloft lo thou art present there In hell if I do make my bed behold there thou art neer verse 9 Yea let me take the morning wings and in an instant fly And sojourn in th' earths utmost parts which in the sea do ly verse 10 Yet there to lead and order me thine hand stretcht out shall be And even there shall thy right hand soar and take hold on me verse 11 Or if I say the darkness shall me cover from thy sight Then unto thee the darkest night about me shall be light verse 12 Yea darkness hideth not from thee but night as day is bright Before thy peircing eyes alike both darkness are and light The Second Part. verse 13 My reins and my most inward parts possessed are by thee When I was in my mothers womb there hast thou covered me verse 14 Thee will I praise for fearfully and strangely made I am Thy works are marvellous my soul right well doth know the same verse 15 My substance was not hid from thee form'd in a secret place And in the low dark parts of th' earth beneath I fashion'd was verse 16 Thine eyes my shapeless substance saw and written in thy book Were all my parts though yet not made which after fashion took verse 17 How precious and how rare O God are all thy thoughts to me Yea how great is the sum of them if they accompted be verse 18 If I should reckon them the sum above the sand vvould be Each morning when I do awake my thoughts are still with thee verse 19 The wicked and ungodly men Lord surely thou wilt slay Therefore far off ye bloudy men depart from me away verse 20 They speak against thee wickedly words of scorn and disdain Thy enemies blasphemously do take thy name in vain verse 21 Hate I not them Lord who do thee hate as thine enemies Am I not sâ—â—â— grâ—â—ved at those that up against me rise verse 22 I hate them â—â—ch a perfect hate I count them as my foes Search me O Lord and know my heart my thoughts try and disclose verse 24 Consider Lord if wicked way in me there any be And in thine everlasting way direct and lead thou me Psalm 140. FRom evil and ungodly men Lord save me by thine hand And from the man of violence whom I cannot withstand verse 2 Whose hearts within imagining malice and mischiefs are Continually they gathered are together all for war verse 3 For slanders like a serpent they their sharpned tongues have whet And adders deadly poison they under their lips have set verse 4 Keep me O Lord from wicked hands from violence me save Who to destroy me in my paths a wicked purpose have verse 5 The proud a snare and cords have hid and for me spread a net By the way side where I should pass they gins for me have set verse 6 Therefore said I unto the Lord thou art my God alone O Lord hear thou the voice of this my supplication verse 7 O God the Lord thou art the strength of my salvation In
day of battel thou my head hast cover'd safe alone verse 8 Grant not O Lord what evil men desire most wickedly Destroy their wicked plots lest they themselves do magnifie verse 9 As for the head and chief of those about that compass me With mischief out of their own lips Lord let them cover'd be verse 10 Cast them into the fire and let coals burning on them fall Cast them into deep pits from whence they may not rise at all verse 11 Let not an evil speaker be confirm'd on earth below The violent shall evil haunt unto his overthrow verse 12 I know that God the Lord the cause of men in misery Will still maintain the right of those that poor and needy be verse 13 Surely the righteous shall have cause thy name to bless and praise And in thy presence the upright shall dwell and live always Psalm 141. O Lord unto thee do I cry come to me speedily Give ear with favour to my voice when I to thee do cry verse 2 As incense let my prayer be set forth before thine eyes And the up-lifting of mine hands as th' evening sacrifice verse 3 O Lord God a continual watch set thou my mouth before And of my lips that they may not trespass keep thou the door verse 4 Turn not my heart to any ill to work a wicked deed With wicked workers let not me upon their dainties feed verse 5 But let the righteous smite me that a kindness is to me Let him reprove me that to me a precious oyl shall be Which shall not break or wound my head my prayer yet shall be Presented unto God for them in their calamity verse 6 When Judges me pursuing shall in stony places fall My words shall then seem savoury and men shall hear them all verse 7 About the graves devouring mouth our bones lye scatter'd round As chips of wood which men do cut lye scatter'd on the ground verse 8 But O my Lord and God mine eyes still look up unto thee In thee is all my trust let not my soul forsaken be verse 9 Lord keep me safely from the snare which they for me prepare And from the subtil gins of them that wicked workers are verse 10 Into the nets which they have set let all the wicked fall Whilest I for whom they them prepar'd escape from them withall Psalm 142. IN my distress unto the Lord I with my voice did cry I supplication with my voice made to the Lord on high verse 2 My sad complaint I poured out before him in my cry My trouble I before him shew'd and great perplexity verse 3 My heart orewhelmed was in me my path was known to thee In ways where I did walk a snare they closely laid for mee verse 4 I lookt and view'd on my right hand but I of none was known All refuge wholly failed me for my soul car'd not one verse 5 Then cry'd I to the Lord and said my hope thou only art And in the land of living men my portion and my part verse 6 Hear thou my cry I am brought low in mercy set me free From those that do me persecute and are too strong for mee verse 7 My soul from prison bring that I may praises give to thee The saints shall compass me about when thou art good to me Psal 143. LOrd hear my pray'r attend my sute sent up in great distress And answer me now in thy truth and in thy righteousness verse 2 And do not with thy servant Lord in judgement plead at all For justifi'd be in thy sight not one that liveth shall verse 3 My enemy hath pursu'd my soul my life to ground hath thrown And made me in the dark to dwell like men dead long agone verse 4 Therefore my spirit is overwhelm'd and pressed down in me My heart in me is desolate and doth no comfort see verse 5 I call to minde the days of old on all thy works I thought Upon the works I meditate which thine own hands have wrought Behold to thee most gracious Lord I now stretch out my hands My soul doth greatly thirst for thee like dry and thirsty lands verse 7 Hear me with speed my spirit doth fail hide not thy face from me Lest like to them that do go down into the pit I be verse 8 In thee I trust thy kindness make me evâ—ry morning finde Shew me the way wherein to walk to thee I life my minde verse 9 From all mine enemies O Lord safely deliver me To hide my self under thy wings Lord unto thee I flee verse 10 Thou art my God thy spirit is good teach me to do thy will And in a plain and even ground Lord do thou lead me still verse 11 Quicken me Lord for thy names sake raise me out of distress And out of trouble bring my soul ev'n for thy righteousness verse 12 And for thy mercy slay my foes let all destroyed bee That do afflict my soul for I a servant am to thee Psalm 144. BLessed for ever be the Lord my only strength and might Which doth instruct my hands to war my fingers too to fight verse 2 My goodness sort deliverer my tower and shield is he In him I trust he doth subdue mine enemies under me verse 3 Lord what is man that thou of him dost so much knowledge take Or son of man that of him thou so great account dost make verse 4 Man is like vanity his days away like shadows sly verse 5 Lord bow the heavens and come down with power and majesty The mountains touch and they shall smoak verse 6 Thy lightnings cast abroad And scatter them thine arrows shoot and them destroy O God verse 7 And from above send down thine hand rid and deliver me From the great waters from the hand of strangers see me free verse 8 Whose mouth and tongue speak nothing else but foolish vanity Their right hand is a right hand full of fraud and treachery verse 9 I a new song will sing to thee O God on Psaltery And on ten-stringed instruments to thee sing praise will I. verse 10 It is he onely that to Kings timely salvation sends His servant David he alone from hurtful sword defends verse 11 From strangers hand me rid and save whose mouth talks vanity And their right hand a right hand is of fraud and subtilty verse 12 That as a plant our sons may be in youth grown to a tree Our daughters as carv'd corner stones like a fair palace be verse 13 Our garners with provisions may of all sorts full be found Sheep in our streets with thousands and ten thousands may abound verse 14 Our Oxen be to labour strong that none do us invade There be no going out no cry within our streets be made Happy that people are that be in such a case as this Happy that people are whose God the Lord Almighty is Psalm 145. THee will I laud my God O King and blesse thy name always verse